
An Old Lady Works as an Extra on Set to Feed Her Family in Ancient Times
老太片场跑龙套,养活古代一家人
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The author is very powerful, and there is no need to deliberately emphasize gender. Some authors always like to write "male director", "female director", "female director" and so on, but the author only needs to use normal names to explain the identity, using "he" and "she" to indicate the identity. It's not like shouting slogans to fight for something for women. It's quite objective and everyone is good. Most of the directors, screenwriters and actors who play opposite the heroine in the article are women. The person who interviewed Lotus is a woman. Everyone helps each other, which makes people feel warm in their hearts. [Sending Hearts]
This is what the novel is really like, rather than leading a group of children and telling them that they only need to have something as illusory as the system space to be able to lie down, because a small contradiction will be magnified a hundred times, and then go out to slap them in the face and counterattack! In order to succeed, I will work hard, overcome, and conquer, and my family will be harmonious and safe! Many novels nowadays have brainwashed many people who are not strong-willed enough! This book is also fantasy (after all, time travel back and forth in ancient times), but the success of the heroine, every step of the way, is not only her own intelligence, but also her perseverance! The author is great!
The heroine in Dahua is so amazing, every move, every word and every sigh is very real, just like the real people around her. "Missing My Late Husband" is very precise and the details are poignant. Many times, death is unrealistic. There is no feeling at the moment of departure. Only in a certain moment of shared experience, you suddenly remember that this person is no longer there. The writing is smooth and natural, not deliberate or pretentious. You can take it in as you read it, and the emotions will follow. Very contagious!
It's beautiful, well-written and well-paced. I'm tired of the double world traveling routine of selling wild vegetables, but this one as an actor is very new. The heroine is quite strong. She came across the world and became an actress by mistake, and then she ran wildly on this road. When I take a role, I will understand how people really acted in ancient times. When I watch dramas, I will also try to figure out other people's acting methods and keep improving myself. There is no such false feeling of instant success, I feel very at ease after reading it. Many modern details are also written quite well. The crew does not just do things for others casually, but also does things like shopping for a penny. It is very detailed and has a sense of life. As for the shortcomings, I feel that some members of the family have relatively poor memories. Except for one Xiaoman who can cook, they can't remember anything else. I personally like to see a high proportion of protagonists, so it doesn't have any impact. If the proportion of family members is high in the future, maybe it will be better to improve it. I will read the content later and decide whether to change the rating. Anyway, I think the content so far (documentation is completed) is very good. There are too few people to comment on it, so I will comment first. In recent plots, the element of "double world travel" has almost disappeared, and it has become the heroine's career path starting from a young actress. Although it is quite interesting to watch, I mainly want to see the "double world travel" information gap, so I won't read it for now.
Very beautiful! After swiping it, I tied it in one go! Why is the rating so low? It's strange, I think it's totally fine to rate this book 9+. The heroine is smart, tough and perceptive, and can turn the experiences she has traveled into her own wealth. Watching her get better and better step by step is really gratifying. The heroine's family is also well shaped. Everyone has their own strengths and has found the path they want to take. Everyone supports each other and the family becomes one. It is really great not to have the kind of super relatives who can cause brain hemorrhage... Most of the people she meets around the heroine are also very nice, including the enthusiastic agent, the lady who works as an extra, the enthusiastic and talented actors, the netizens who speak to the heroine online... That's why I joined Earth Online (I'm sure) The author's writing style is also very natural, without too much useless rhetoric. Every description of each character's actions and every sentence spoken are on point. The old woman's sentence "Waiting for my mother." Made my eyes turn red instantly [I almost cried] For the sake of my seriousness in writing a long review, could the author tell me how many gifts I can give to change a chapter and add an update? [Sending my heart]
I watched an AI short drama and it was so good, so I found this original book. It's so good! This is the first time I read this kind of theme about a farmer from ancient times to the present becoming a movie queen. It is very fresh, and the author's writing style is also very good. Many times, it makes people feel picturesque. The only pity is that this is a novel that needs to be updated. Can you update it like crazy 😂😂
It's tied. I've been reading a lot of modern novels recently. The theme of this book is very novel. The heroine can seize the opportunity to become independent and self-reliant, and lead her family to work hard and become rich. Moreover, the plot progresses quickly and the language is fluent and not clumsy. I hope the author will continue to do so and bring us a different journey through time.
It's good-looking. Although the heroine has a golden finger, she doesn't have to control everything. She takes it step by step. Starting from the small roles, each character has her own research. It is very realistic that modern life is the type of equality and mutual help even when meeting noble people. There are no weird relatives in ancient life, which makes it very comfortable for parents to watch. I hope there won't be a lot of emotional scenes with a male protagonist. After all, the relationship between the female protagonist and her deceased husband has always been described as very good, and the female protagonist always misses her. I feel that adding a male protagonist is a bit like imposing emotional scenes and forcing the pursuit of perfection. Don't make up about the heroine's dead husband reincarnating in modern times. I watched a movie a while ago that was like this. The heroine has always been an independent female character and worked hard on her own. Then suddenly she saw someone in the modern age who was just like her deceased husband and pestered others for this and that. The character collapsed. Everything is fine with the heroine, so there is no need to add a male protagonist to show off her charm by being attracted to the heroine. That would be cliché. So far, there are no bad points, and it's a great five-star review! ! !
A very good book with very detailed content. But the only bad thing is the "beauty" pursued in female videos I think the heroine, as a grandmother of three generations, is still from ancient times. Her image should be that of the elderly Cai Ming or Zhao Lirong. There is no need to pursue the word "beautiful" too much. It is really against the rules for a bunch of 20-year-old girls to call the heroine sister. But the heroine is really inspiring, and her spirit is indeed worth learning from.
The subject matter is very novel. Usually this kind of ancient and modern drama, most likely you start by picking up garbage from the wet market to support your family, and later make a fortune selling ancient vegetables and chickens. It is warm and cozy, but there are really no surprises. This is my first time watching the drama, and the characters are indeed close to the protagonist's life. If the acting is good, it will not feel out of place. The author's writing is very good and the story is very smooth. I didn't expect that watching an ancient person acting and climbing up step by step is more exciting than watching some movie queen system and being reborn to dominate the entertainment industry. Call it a cool novel. Lotus is indeed climbing up one step at a time, one small character at a time. Call it a cool novel. Her space is much more powerful than a bunch of systems [laughs]