Ding Wanyu wasn't embarrassed at all. Instead, she carefully examined Xiao He with a calm and composed gaze. After a long silence, she finally said, "Indeed, the perfect man in this world can be acted out; he simply doesn't exist."
Shu Yuxiu was an actor, and Xiao He was also an actor.
Xiao He: ...
Xiao He didn't know how to respond to Ding Wanyu's words.
After saying that, Ding Wanyu burst out laughing: "I'm sorry, I got too caught up in the role recently and thought about some of my own stories, which made you feel uncomfortable."
Xiao He quickly waved his hand: "It's nothing, it's nothing, nothing at all."
At most, he was just feeling a little guilty.
"Shu Yuxiu is a complete scumbag."
Ding Wanyu murmured softly, then asked Xiao He with some curiosity, "What was Shu Yuxiu's final fate? Can you tell me?"
Xiao He shook his head: "Sorry, I don't know either."
"That's true, Director Ning likes to create this kind of suspense."
Ding Wanyu nodded thoughtfully, then chuckled softly.
Xiao He had a gut feeling that this senior had an unspeakable sad past.
"It seems we'll have to find out the answer in the movie theater."
Ding Wanyu tucked a stray hair behind her ear, her eyes gentle. When she looked at Xiao He again, she was back to how she was when they first met, with the kindness and ease of a senior, and her tone was gentle: "Then goodbye, Xiao He."
Goodbye, Teacher Ding.
Soon, Ding Wanyu also left the island.
Xiao He continued filming the next part of the story.
...
Before we knew it, it was already July.
During this period, Xiao He returned to China again to participate in several other well-known celebrity events and award ceremonies.
Xiao He had quite a few outstanding roles last year, including Meng Zetian, Mu Ze, and Shen Jue. These roles earned him several awards at other award ceremonies, but none of them were as prestigious as the Magnolia Award.
Of course, with these activities, Xiao He's reputation as a talented actor, a rising star, and a popular idol has been thoroughly established. His fan base has increased significantly, and the script and other invitations that had previously decreased have gradually recovered and started to increase.
By the end of July, most of the scenes for "No Bait" had been filmed, with only a few final versions of the ending remaining.
Thinking that the filming here would be finished soon, Xiao He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Shu Yuxiu is the most physically demanding character he has ever portrayed.
It's really strange, but he doesn't have this feeling when he plays crazy people or serial killers. It's only when he plays Seo Yu-soo that he feels like he's being drawn into the character.
For him, playing Shu Yuxiu was even less stressful than playing Yin Qi, since Shu Yuxiu's state at many times was quite similar to Xiao He's own... But thinking about it carefully, it was really a bit scary. He and Shu Yuxiu were like-minded people who were attracted to each other.
Thinking about the "Chasing the Wind" drama crew he was about to join, Xiao He was actually quite impatient.
He urgently needs Song Chenye's righteous aura to suppress Shu Yuxiu's influence.
Also in late July, during the summer vacation season, a web drama called "The Imperial Decree" officially announced its release date, scheduled for August 12.
This year's summer movie season, for the first time ever, did not revolve around fairy tales or puppet shows, but instead focused on female protagonists' palace intrigue and domestic power struggles.
Whether it's because the platforms are deliberately trying to undermine each other, or because the copyrights for similar works in the same period were all sold out at the same time, netizens have noticed that there are actually four similar works scheduled to air this summer.
Two domestic dramas and two palace dramas were broadcast on four major video platforms. Among them, Tencent Video, with its deep pockets, promoted the palace drama "The Legend of Zhaohua" with a large investment, while Kuzi Video, which has always been relatively low-key, held the low-budget web drama "The Imperial Decree" produced by Linghui Studio.
Among them, "The Legend of Zhaohua" is undoubtedly the most eye-catching, with a star-studded cast and many veteran actors. It is said that it is based on another novel by the same author as the classic palace drama of that year, and has a good fan base and high popularity.
The other two dramas about family feuds are also adapted from two popular novels. One is a reincarnation theme and the other is a time-travel theme. Both dramas feature popular young male and female actors in a romantic relationship, and they have a large fan base. Even before the dramas were officially announced, there were already waves of arguments on the internet, and the "bloodbath" on the internet in August can be foreseen.
Only the web series "The Imperial Decree," produced by Linghui Studio, has an unknown director, an unknown script, an unknown team, and an unknown lead actor, making it a series of debuffs.
Despite the decent casting, and the memorable natural willow-leaf eyebrows of the female lead Pan Yuerou, whose appearance was also quite good, the drama was simply too obscure. Apart from being produced by Xiao He's studio, it had no highlights or advantages whatsoever, making it a terrible flop.
Furthermore, it is not one of the summer drama series that Cool Video is promoting.
Kuzi's main focus this year is a suspenseful crime drama, so they didn't even think about the palace drama that was scheduled for this summer. It was only after netizens dug up "The Imperial Decree" and put it together with other dramas on other platforms that they were able to generate buzz and hype for the summer season.
After all, it's normal for the major platforms to fight each other every summer. Even if they don't fight, countless marketing accounts and bloggers will analyze the popularity and revenue of several works released in the same period this year.
The resourceful netizens always manage to dig up some data, analyze which hit drama is the most profitable, and incidentally shatter the fragile hearts of fans of each show, sparking another wave of online arguments and successfully gaining new popularity.
That's basic internet etiquette.
Kuzi was also very pragmatic. Since "The Imperial Decree" became Kuzi Video's entry in this genre during this controversy, they did not hesitate to recommend it and gave it a small featured spot on their main page.
Basically, once you enter the video platform, you can find "The Imperial Decree" by flipping through a few pages in the frequently popping-up recommendation bar on the main page.
Well... it's better than nothing, at least Coolzi was somewhat lenient this time and didn't really let it go.
Don't get your hopes up too high; capitalists won't even look at such a nobody.
Fortunately, Xiao He and Shu Han both have some influence now, and when "The Imperial Decree" was officially announced, they also helped promote it on Weibo.
Many fans are still willing to support them.
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Beijing City.
"Ah! Yue Rou, look! Brother Xiao and the others are all helping to share and promote it, and so many people have already made reservations!"
Fu Meihua excitedly shook her friend's arm.
"Yes, I saw it."
Pan Yuerou also lowered her head and looked through the comments on the internet, her eyes filled with both anticipation and trepidation.
"I'm so happy! This is your first leading role in a drama. I can't wait to see the finished product!"
Fu Meihua rubbed her hands together, then rested her elbows on the table, propped her chin on her hand and pondered: "I just don't know when 'The Legend of Zhaohua' will be released. I just hope it won't clash with our release date."
Although their production team for "The Imperial Decree" is incomparable to that of a large production like "The Legend of Zhaohua," Fu Meihua secretly hoped that "The Legend of Zhaohua" would not be as ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) good as "The Imperial Decree" because she thought that Pan Yuerou had turned down a supporting role in "The Legend of Zhaohua" to play the lead role in "The Imperial Decree."
Besides, to put it bluntly, they are now competitors.
However, no sooner had Fu Meihua finished speaking than Pan Yuerou came across the official Weibo account of "The Legend of Zhaohua".
Then she frowned slightly.
"The Legend of Zhaohua has also been scheduled for release, on the same day as ours."
"What?!"
Fu Meihua was shocked.
"Damn it, how come they're on the same day as us?!"
