After Xiao He completed the three-click combo, the video automatically redirected to another video of the same person criticizing the uploader.
This video is purely a吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for sarcastic or critical commentary) video. Xiao He looked closely and realized that it was still two familiar faces – Xu Youyou and Ran Yunrui in "Qing Guang Ru Chu".
"The Light of Qing Guang Ru Chu" premiered a few days ago as a contemporary of "Shining Stars". However, unlike "Shining Stars", which was recommended by the whole internet, this drama received shockingly bad reviews. It was as if all the negative marketing accounts had kissed it overnight.
And this content creator also took the lead, showing no mercy, and immediately summarized the show:
"Believe me, family members, this is a groundbreaking masterpiece of utter garbage that offends everyone from every angle, young and old."
"I can only say listen to advice and you'll eat your fill. Don't open this work, or you're doomed. You're about to waste the most precious time of your life buying rice that will make you choke. I'm not kidding."
"I suspect the male lead suffers from intermittent bipolar disorder and facial paralysis. As for the female lead, needless to say, I feel like her existence is solely to torment everyone, not just the male lead, but also all the viewers of 'The Light Remains.' She can no longer be described as human; she's practically a vengeful spirit coming to claim lives..."
It's clear how deep this content creator's resentment runs. The first two or three minutes are all about complaining, and there's no overlap in the points. They've really filled the screen with complaints.
Xiao He felt a headache just listening to it. He scrolled through the rest and found that it was still a series of complaints—only this time, they were well-founded.
The male lead has a volatile temper and is quick to resort to violence. He'll fight anyone he dislikes, and he's always picking on everyone and everything. If Xiao He hadn't been reading a commentary, he might have thought the uploader had completely exposed Ran Yunrui's true colors. To be honest, the male lead played by Ran Yunrui is practically identical to him. If it weren't for the fact that the swearing in the show was censored, Xiao He would have boldly declared, "A perfect recreation!"
The female lead, played by Xu Youyou, is usually just a brainless troublemaker or prone to crying and screaming, giving off a kind of "I'll make you crazy if I don't want to" kind of beauty. This uploader didn't even edit the video, just showed the raw footage, which already made many viewers uncomfortable.
Just listening to the same screams from the female lead in the background at different times, in different places, and for different reasons, Xiao He had already silently exited the video.
He rubbed his ear afterwards, still feeling a bit shaken.
It's hard to believe that in just a few short minutes, Xiao He had already developed a headache from Xu Youyou's screams.
He felt that the old woman should be given some compensation for her work injury.
Of course, the later part of the series is the worst, with the characters being repeatedly tormented by these screams, making it a truly hellish ordeal.
"Are you watching the show featuring Xu Youyou and the others?"
Liu Rulan had obviously also heard Xu Youyou's sharp scream.
Xiao He handed the tablet to Xiao Chen to put away, and answered her question at the same time: "It was playing automatically just now, so I took a few more glances."
"But is the quality of their show really that bad?"
Xiao He found it hard to believe that this was an adaptation of a major IP with a fan base based on the original book.
Logically, with the original storyline as a foundation, the plot logic and quality should be guaranteed. So how did it end up like this?
Liu Rulan shrugged: "You know, during the time they were filming, Xu Youyou and Su Shengxi's relationship had just been exposed, causing a large number of fans to leave. During this period, Ran Yunrui's fans were also restless. They felt that Xu Youyou's relationship scandal delayed their brother's filming and affected his mood, so they made a fuss with the production team to replace him."
In the end, although the replacement was not successful, Ran Yunrui's fans started making a fuss about the billing ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) order, demanding that Ran Yunrui be listed first and Xu Youyou second, otherwise they would boycott the show!
Anyway, the whole thing went on for a long time, almost from the start of filming to the end, there wasn't a single day of peace.
To be honest, it's quite ironic. Xu Youyou is an award-winning actress, and for her to come and film this kind of idol drama with no real value is already lowering her status. Besides, she originally came to act in this idol drama to mentor her junior, Ran Yunrui, and help him rise in status.
Now that she's in trouble, Ran Yunrui's fans are the first to betray her and fight her for top billing, which is really ridiculous.
However, she herself was disappointing. She should have had no problem bringing Ran Yunrui along, but her performance in the drama was terrible, even disastrous.
So much so that Ran Yunrui next to him didn't seem so out of place anymore—of course, this isn't to say that Ran Yunrui acted well.
Thinking about it this way, Xu Youyou really is a great contributor. She generated all the buzz before the show started and attracted all the attention after it started airing.
Xiao He felt that the crew of "Qing Guang Ru Chu" should kowtow to Xu Youyou, as she was a true benefactor!
Liu Rulan sighed, "Their agents have been working themselves to the bone lately, and their WeChat Moments are full of complaints. It's really pitiful."
Even Liu Rulan, who had always been at odds with Cheng Hongwen, silently gave Cheng Hongwen's latest update a thumbs up as encouragement after learning about the situation.
However, of course, Cheng Hongwen might have perceived Liu Rulan's "like" as a form of mockery.
Xiao He suddenly realized: "...Right, they have the same agent."
Haha, this is even more interesting. Two artists under the same manager are fighting each other. What should the manager do in this situation? Whom should they side with?
The advice here is to sit and watch, and absolutely do not try to mediate. Those fans' obsession with billing order goes far beyond what the celebrities themselves do. Otherwise, let alone just the manager, even if the celebrities themselves tried to mediate, they would get slapped a few times.
That's just how outrageous it is.
While they were chatting and laughing, the plane suddenly became delayed.
Xiao He glanced at the time and spread his hands helplessly: "It seems that you can't talk about people behind their backs. If you do, you'll get your comeuppance."
Liu Rulan was speechless: "Now that things are going to get metaphysical, you're talking about metaphysics."
Fortunately, the delay didn't keep everyone waiting too long, and the plane soon arrived at the airport, allowing them to begin preparing to board.
This time, Liu Rulan booked business class, which offered better privacy. After boarding the plane, Xiao He immediately took off his hat and mask, and then prepared to sit down and catch up on some sleep.
Just then, someone suddenly stood next to him.
Xiao He paused as he took out his blindfold, then looked at the old man staring at him.
The old man was probably in his eighties, with a head of white hair and a face full of wrinkles. His back was slightly hunched, but his eyes were still sharp and bright, quietly fixed on Xiao He, as if he were thinking about something.
Xiao He: ? Who is this guy?
"Hello, is there anything I can help you with?"
Xiao He looked the old man up and down but didn't detect anything unusual, so he asked him curiously.
However, the old man didn't speak, but just continued to stare intently at Xiao He, making Xiao He feel a little uneasy.
"Dad, what are you doing here!"
A middle-aged man came up from behind and pulled the old man back, then apologized to Xiao He with a look of regret: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I disturbed you."
"It's alright, it's alright."
Immediately afterwards, the old man was pulled away by the middle-aged man.
Xiao He glanced at it, but didn't take it seriously. He put on his eye mask and started to rest.
