Chapter 321 The drama begins

In winter, the city of Peking is shrouded in coldness.

In a private room of a high-end club in the city, Yang Mi, the recently popular female star, is singing her latest masterpiece "Love Offering" with deep emotion.

"When I turned around, I realized that I had already stepped out of the world of mortals!"

When the song ended, the lingering sound lingered, and the other people in the box applauded and praised, with compliments coming one after another.

"This song is really popular now!" "Mimi sings it so well."

Yang Mi dropped the microphone, walked lightly, sat back on the sofa, and drank a sip of fresh juice to moisten her throat:

"I am almost sick of singing this song. Many TV stations have invited me to participate in their New Year Galas and specifically asked me to sing "Love Offering"."

Hearing Yang Mi's slightly Versailles words, Qin Lan, Huo Siyan, Li Xiaolu and others rolled their eyes.

Today is the second day of the Chinese New Year. Coincidentally, all members of the Teddy Sisters are in Peking, so they decided to get together and keep in touch with each other.

"Lulu, have a piece of fruit." Jia Nailiang looked flattering. He carefully inserted the toothpick into the cut fruit pieces and was very attentive to Li Xiaolu.

"Hmph!" Li Xiaolu snorted coldly, turned her head away, and acted like a spoiled little princess.

"Xiaolu, what happened between you and Aliang? Did you have a fight?" Seeing the young couple having a quarrel, elder sister Qin Lan wanted to be a peacemaker.

Li Xiaolu's eyes widened as she glared at her boyfriend, feeling angry: "Let him speak for himself!"

When the girls heard this, they were immediately filled with curiosity and looked at Jia Nailiang in unison: "Ah Liang, did you make Xiaolu angry?"

"That!" Jia Nailiang scratched his head, an embarrassed look on his face, and he stammered for a long time without being able to utter a word.

"You can't say it, right? Then let me say it!" Li Xiaolu raised her eyebrows and bit her lip, "He likes Liu Shishi!"

When everyone heard the "revelation", they all looked curious and couldn't help but look at Jia Nailiang. They didn't expect that he would eat from the bowl while looking at the pot. He was quite a playboy.

Gan Wei used the dignity of a wife of a listed company CEO and warned, "Aliang, you must not do anything to let Xiaolu down."

Jia Nailiang quickly explained: "I really didn't feel sorry for Lulu. A long time ago, when I was filming "Hello, Old Times", I pursued Liu Shishi, but she didn't have any feelings for me!

We haven't been in touch since the filming was wrapped. Lulu, everyone has a past, so stop harping on my past!"

Seeing Jia Nailiang's embarrassed face, Xiong Naijin covered her mouth and laughed secretly: "Aliang, Liu Shishi doesn't like you?"

"Hmph! Why does Liu Shishi look down on Aliang?" A woman's mind is like the weather in June, changing at any time.

In the previous second, Li Xiaolu was still brooding over the fact that her boyfriend had pursued Liu Shishi, and in the next second she was standing up for Jia Nailiang.

Huo Siyan crossed her beautiful legs and took a sip of the red wine in her glass: "Speaking of which, doesn't Liu Shishi have a boyfriend? Do you have any information? Do you know who that guy is?"

Several girls subconsciously looked at Yang Mi. Among the people present, she was the only one who had a close relationship with Liu Shishi and might have met Liu Shishi's boyfriend.

How could Yang Mi dare to expose the relationship between the richest man and the first lady? She could only respond vaguely: "I have never seen him, but I heard from Liu Shishi that the man is not from the entertainment industry, but works in the IT industry."

Gan Wei pretended to be arrogant, "So you are a programmer. My husband LeTV is in need of talents in this field. If Liu Shishi's boyfriend has good skills, we can introduce him to work at LeTV."

When Yang Mi heard that Song Ci was asked to work at LeTV, she was amused by Gan Wei's arrogance. She couldn't help but complain in her heart that LeTV's scale was even larger than that of a subsidiary of Tenda, so what was there to brag about?

She was now extremely disgusted with Gan Wei's condescending attitude.

Especially after LeTV Video went public last year, she was extremely unhappy with the feeling of being superior. Liu Shishi's husband is the richest man, but he is not as domineering as Gan Wei.

Seeing Gan Wei's arrogant face, acting like the wife of a listed company CEO, Yang Mi couldn't help but sneer at her, "She is a core technical backbone of Tengda Group, and she probably doesn't think highly of LeTV."

"Yeah." Gan Wei was choked, his face suddenly turned ugly, and a hint of displeasure and embarrassment flashed in his eyes.

Qin Lan saw that the atmosphere was not right, so she quickly changed the subject: "Liu Shishi's new drama will be broadcast today, I don't know how the ratings are, whether it can surpass "Palace Lock Heart Jade"."

Li Xiaolu sneered: "Palace Lock Heart Jade has been the most watched show on provincial satellite TV in the past five years. This kind of achievement is hard to come by.

There are not so many big hit dramas in the world. Cai Yinong is just trying to show off his wealth, and Liu Shishi can only wait to be humiliated.

Wait until the ratings for the first episode come out and see why her fans are still so arrogant. They keep saying that there is a ceiling for manners, but I just can’t stand her being so arrogant all day long! "

"You know what, Liu Shishi's fans are really good. The promotional poster for 'Startling by Each Step' is very creative. I'm so envious."

Thinking of the fan-made posters she saw on her phone, Huo Siyan was secretly amazed. She debuted earlier than Liu Shishi and played many outstanding roles, but her number of fans is not even a fraction of hers.

Xiong Naijin poured red wine into the glasses of several people and said, "Second sister, what's the situation with Huang Yi? He scolds you every day on Weibo?"

When this was mentioned, Huo Siyan became emotional and started to curse: "She is a lunatic. When Yang Yi and I were together, they had broken up for more than half a year, but she still kept harping on this matter."

The girls were stunned. They originally thought that Huo Siyan and Huang Yi were fighting over love because of Huang Yi’s wealthy ex-husband Jiang Kai, but they didn’t expect that the male protagonist of the story was someone else!

Seeing Huo Siyan lose control of herself, Qin Lan patted her on the back and said to her in a soothing tone, “Just ignore her.

We female stars should focus more on our careers. My family’s new movie “The Banquet” will start shooting in a few days. I will talk to him and arrange a role for you.”

"Thank you, big sister." Huo Siyan calmed herself down and decided not to think about those things that would spoil the fun during the New Year.

Qin Lan glanced at Yang Mi who was drinking juice, and suddenly an idea came to her mind: "Mi Mi, you are so popular now, how about I let Lu Chuan arrange a female lead for you!

You and Liu Shishi are having such a bad time now, so don't act in that movie "Charlotte's Troubles."

"The leading female role!" Yang Mi was very tempted, but she remained rational and shook her head to politely decline Qin Lan's invitation.

"Charlotte's Troubles" is a movie invested by Tengda Culture and Liu Shishi Studio. If I quit halfway through, I will offend the company and the eldest sister, and no one in the entertainment industry can protect me.

Qin Lan felt a little regretful that Yang Mi didn't take the bait. The actress didn't have many roles in the movie "The Banquet", otherwise she would have played the role herself.

I just pretended to invite Yang Mi just now, just to take the opportunity to vent Lu Chuan's anger and hit Ma Xin, to let netizens see that even the heroine of your movie ran away, what face do you still have?

When Huo Siyan heard that her elder sister was going to give the leading female role of "The Feast" to Yang Mi, she became burning with jealousy. She rolled her eyes and started to make plans.

Thinking about his deep affection for Yang Mi and how he had spoken up for her and confronted Cai Yinong, it wouldn't be too much to take advantage of her popularity and sell some clothes.

"Mi Mi, what do you think about the last time I told you about investing in my trendy brand store?"

When Yang Mi heard her second sister bring up the old matter again, she had no way to refuse. Last time she made the excuse that she had no money, but now she was endorsing one product after another, and she couldn't get away with this reason anymore.

Moreover, the sisters all spoke up for themselves a few days ago and supported "Palace". It would be a bit inhumane to refuse it now.

"Okay, I'll take a share." Yang Mi gritted her teeth and agreed reluctantly. She comforted herself silently that Taobao sales were extremely popular now, and Huo Siyan's trendy brand store would definitely do well.

Seeing that Yang Mi finally agreed, Huo Siyan was overjoyed and clapped her hands and said with a smile: "Let's work together to make the fashion brand bigger and stronger. The e-commerce industry is booming now, and there will definitely be money to be made."

At the Songzhai Villa in Jingyuan, Liu Shishi and Song Ci went to their uncle's house to celebrate the New Year. After dinner, they hurried back home.

"Sister Li, please turn on the TV and tune it to Donghai TV." As soon as Liu Shishi entered the house, she took off her leather shoes and started yelling at the housekeeper.

"Madam, I know your new drama will be aired today, so I kept the TV on, waiting for you to come back." Sister Li smiled gently, responding to the hostess while taking the windbreaker handed to her by the host.

Song Ci looked at her watch and said softly, "Scarlet Heart" will be on in a few minutes. Shishi, go change your clothes first."

When Liu Shishi looked at the time, it was 7:20, and there was still some time before the broadcast, so she hurried upstairs and changed into a comfortable home outfit.

A few minutes later, Liu Shishi sat happily in front of the TV. The coffee table in front of her was filled with fruits, snacks and cakes brought by the servants.

"Yi Yi, you want to watch 'Startling by Each Step' too?" Liu Shishi asked in surprise when she saw Song Ci sitting beside her motionless.

My husband usually doesn’t watch TV dramas much, he just reads the news occasionally, but today he actually took the initiative to wait with me for the new drama to start.

"It's New Year's Day, so I watch TV to kill time." Song Ci nodded slightly. Mainly, he also wanted to see how Miss Liu's masterpiece would be different after changing the two male lead actors.

At 7:35, after Donghai TV played a few commercials, the touching and slightly sad theme song slowly aired.

"One glance and one persistence, destined to be like a moth flying into a flame. Knowing that it is a disaster, why do you still not know what to do."

"Was the male part sung by Hu Ge?"

Liu Shishi nodded, reached out to pick up a bright red strawberry from the fruit plate and fed it to her husband.

Song Ci opened his mouth and took a bite of the tip of the strawberry: "You sang well, better than that devilish song "Love Offering"."

Miss Liu threw the remaining half of the strawberry butt into her mouth, her eyebrows curved: "I also sang an interlude, the title of the song is "Waiting for Your Season"."

"Is there a complete version? Send it to me later."

"Hmm!" Liu Shishi leaned her little head on her husband's shoulder and said sweetly, "Yi Yi, I sang this especially for you, you have to enjoy it."

Song Ci was slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "Okay! It's your birthday in a few days, and I'll sing a song for you too."

The exciting and ancient theme song soon ended, and the first episode of "Startling by Each Step" began.

With carved mahogany screens and blue brick floors, the Qing Dynasty palace in the picture is full of antique charm.

The camera zooms in, and we see Maertai Ruoxi, played by Liu Shishi, with a bandage tightly tied on her head, revealing bright red bloodstains, like an enchanting red plum blossom.

After a long time, Ruoxi's eyelashes trembled and she slowly woke up from her coma.

"Yi Yi, do you know what the meaning of this paragraph is?" Liu Shishi nestled in her husband's arms, laughing.

On the TV screen, the scene changed and Ruoxi covered one eye with one hand and looked at her other hand in disbelief.

"Zhang Xiao is severely myopic. She is wondering how she can see clearly without glasses, right? She is even doubting whether this body is still her own?" Song Ci analyzed thoughtfully while holding his wife's hand.

The commentator, Comrade Xiao Liu, lost the opportunity to perform and could not help but pout and mutter, "It's boring."

As the plot progresses, the heroine soon recalls the reason for her time travel.

On the streets of a bustling city, Zhang Xiao, a modern woman who had just got off work, was walking angrily while arguing fiercely with her boyfriend on her cell phone.

"Mr. Song, work overtime, overtime. All you do every day is work overtime. Do you know that you have a girlfriend?" Zhang Xiao's voice was sharp and a little aggrieved.

Then Song Ci's voice-over came from the receiver of Zhang Xiao's mobile phone, and he was humble to Zhang Xiao, apologized repeatedly, and made various promises.

Zhang Xiao's anger subsided a little after listening to her boyfriend's apology and consolation. However, because she was busy making a phone call, she accidentally stepped on a high-voltage wire and then had an argument with the workers. Due to a series of coincidences, her soul traveled to the Qing Dynasty.

"Honey, do you think it's you who netizens figured out the dubbing?" Miss Liu was in a playful mood, hoping that fans would notice this little Easter egg.

Song Ci thought about it and realized that he didn't give many public interviews, so netizens might not be very familiar with his voice: "The audience probably won't pay special attention to this."

The scene jumps to the Qing Dynasty again, and Ruoxi's sister Ruolan appears slowly with lotus steps. Liu Xinyou, who plays Ruolan, has an elegant temperament and the gentleness and tranquility of an ancient woman.

"Inside Ruoxi's body is Zhang Xiao's soul that traveled through time and space. Where did Ruoxi's original soul go?"

Her husband's question was a bit strange. Liu Shishi thought about it seriously for a while: "It should still be in the body, so Zhang Xiao had Ruoxi's memory at the beginning, so he could recall the scene of falling from the upstairs."

Song Ci was just curious at the moment, so he said it casually. After hearing his wife's answer, he continued watching the show with peace of mind.

Time passed quietly, and after more than 40 minutes of playing, the ending song sounded leisurely. The sound of the erhu was melodious and ethereal, like crying and complaining, full of a sad sense of fate, giving people a feeling of loss.

"The opening and ending songs are really good. It seems that Tangren really put a lot of effort into this drama, "Startling by Each Step."

Her husband's pertinent comments made Liu Shishi look forward to it: "Honey, do you think the ratings of my "Startling by Each Step" can exceed that of "Palace Lock Heart" starring Mimi?"

“It’s hard to say about the results of the first broadcast, but after a few more episodes, there will be no problem for the ratings to surpass “Palace”.” Song Ci is confident about this enhanced version of “Startling by Each Step”.

Whether it is the publicity or the cast, this drama is unprecedented in its strength. In addition, Cai Yinong's clever planning and personal involvement have forced Yu Zheng and Yang Mi to hype up the drama and take advantage of the popularity of "Palace". The ratings will definitely not be bad.

After a few minutes of commercials, the second episode began. The two male protagonists appeared one after another. The Fourth Prince played by Nie Yuan and the Eighth Prince played by Yu Bo also appeared.

After watching it, Song Ci had to admit that everyone in the play had good acting skills, and their temperament and image were unique.

After the first two episodes were aired, Liu Shishi couldn’t wait to check Weibo, opened the app, and exclaimed in surprise: “Wow, I and “Startling by Each Step” are on the trending search list!”

(End of this chapter)