Chapter 654: Ten Lives of Wandering 1
Xia Shi rested her chin on her palms, "Hearing you say that, it really does seem like it."
By the way, Director Xu, are there any historical records of who King Cheng liked? Like a childhood sweetheart or something."
"I’ve looked through all the records detailing King Cheng’s deeds, and there’s no account of any woman by his side. It’s also possible that the history books have omitted this.
After all, a person’s life is so long, and the history books only record those significant events."
Xia Shi found this reasoning sensible, her face filled with yearning, "I wonder which woman was so fortunate as to have an emperor remain chaste for her all his life."
Xu Jiayang pondered for a moment before speaking.
"Actually, not just King Cheng, but in history, there were a total of five emperors who had no imperial harem, aside from Emperor Xia Liang. The other four were truly all alone.
And they all had one thing in common: they liked selecting brides but not taking concubines. It all feels like they were searching for someone."
Xia Shi’s mouth fell open slightly, "No way!"
"This is just my personal guess, but these four emperors are actually quite similar. They are all renowned wise rulers in history, but they never married. They liked to hold auditions, but were very insistent about not taking concubines.
They had no offspring and after their death, the throne was passed to someone in the Royal Clan."
"Director Xu, you really know a lot." Xia Shi looked up admiringly.
Xu Jiayang, once hailed as the number one talent in the entertainment circle, truly lives up to his reputation!
Xu Jiayang raised an eyebrow, "Otherwise, how do you think I achieved my past successes?"
He became famous at a young age, sweeping all the best director awards, but how much sweat was shed behind the scenes, and how many people could see that?
Everyone only saw his brilliance, yet they did not know that success doesn’t come overnight.
Ten years of cold hardship go unnoticed, but once you succeed, the whole world knows!
In order to become an outstanding director, he had been studying the great classics and all of history since middle school.
All of his scripts were written by himself.
It could be said that his understanding of history is not less than that of a historian!
"Baby, what’s wrong with you?"
Xia Shi turned her head by chance and discovered that Xia Weibao’s complexion didn’t look right.
"Ah? Oh, no, I’m fine."
Xia Weibao shook her head, appearing somewhat absent-minded.
Xia Shi was worried and touched her forehead, "Are you sick? It’s not that you’ve caught the plague and haven’t recovered, is it?"
"No." Xia Weibao waved her hand away and forced a smile, "Really, I’m fine."
But for some reason, when she heard Xu Jiayang talk about those historical matters, she felt a blockage in her heart, a very oppressive, uncomfortable feeling.
She stood up and washed her face with cold water in the bathroom, trying to make herself more alert.
Strange, she hadn’t done anything; why would she suddenly feel so unwell?
And her mind felt somewhat dazed.
After washing up, she finally felt a bit more spirited.
She picked up the script of "Chengtian Dynasty," "Let’s go with this one."
Xia Shi pursed her lips, "Actually, I think the other one suits you better. You looked stunning as Her Majesty the Empress in ’Allure,’ and some fans have even started calling you Her Majesty the Empress.
If you play an empress again, you might end up being labeled as an empress.
The title of Empress of the entertainment circle is quite imposing!"
Yet Xia Weibao shook her head, "No, I prefer ’Chengtian Dynasty’."
As for the reason, she was not clear.
It was as if a voice in her heart was telling her to act in "Chengtian Dynasty."
"Alright then, ’Chengtian Dynasty’ isn’t bad either. The historical figure is popular, and the script is well written. Prepare thoroughly so that you can be confident during the auditions."