S University's winter training suddenly started right after the final exams. Chen Qizhao rushed to the company and school at two o'clock. He thought he could relax after the final exams, but who would have thought that the notice of military training would come one week before the final week. He originally wanted to skip the military training, but unfortunately this year's military training had attendance requirements and students were not allowed to take long-term leave unless for health reasons. He had no choice but to go to the military training honestly and leave Feihong's matter to Special Assistant Xu.

Special Assistant Xu has been very diligent in visiting Feihong recently. After signing Nie Chenxiao, he also brought some people over from the headquarters.

Generally speaking, there was no shortage of manpower, and with special assistant Xu in charge, Yu Jie did not dare to do anything tricky in front of him, so everything went smoothly.

S University has a late holiday, and the freshmen are undergoing military training.

When others started their winter vacation, freshmen were still standing at attention on the playground in winter.

Some projects of the research institute also entered a temporary rest period, and Shen Yuhuai and his friends in the group also had some free time. However, because their tutor had taught several classes at S University this year, they came to S University in their spare time to help the tutor with chores and sort out student grades. On the way to the office building, they inevitably saw a group of people standing on the playground.

"Qizhao is also a freshman this year, right?"

Liu Sui scanned the playground, trying to find his target among the crowd. "Oh, how pitiful! Everyone else is on holiday, but they still have to go through military training."

The clanging sound of the suitcases attracted the attention of many students on the sidelines.

Shen Yuhuai: “He’s not here, he should be on the other side of the playground.”

"I still want to see him." Liu Sui looked relaxed. "Sorry to bother you. You won't be going back to City B before the New Year, right?"

"No, my family is spending the New Year in S City this year."

Shen Yuhuai studied abroad all year round. Occasionally, when there were frequent competitions, he often did not return to S City. Therefore, during that period, most of his family members took time out to spend the New Year in B City and returned to S City after the New Year. But this year, because he came to the Ninth Institute, the Shen family planned to stay in S City for the New Year, which saved some trouble.

Liu Sui laughed twice: "That's nothing compared to you. I'm still struggling with my thesis, but you've finished your thesis in the blink of an eye and are waiting for the teacher to grade it. Are you planning to continue your studies at the institute after graduation?"

"Maybe." Shen Yuhuai looked down at his phone. He had just replied to a few messages when he noticed the chat box that remained on it.

I just chatted with Chen Qizhao this morning. I'm used to his immediate replies. Now when I see that there's still no reply after 8 o'clock, I feel a little uncomfortable.

Liu Sui took the high-speed train back to City B today. When Shen Yuhuai sent him to the high-speed rail station, the green bean soldiers on the playground had been disbanded and the cafeteria was overcrowded.

[-Zhao: I didn’t check the news this morning, and I couldn’t eat in the cafeteria at noon because there were too many people there recently, so Yan Kailin and I ordered takeout in the dormitory. ]

[-s: I heard you have a day off at night? ]

[-Zhao: Well, it’s time to rest tonight. The performance will be held the day after tomorrow. Brother Huai is in S University? ]

[-s: I'm here today, what would you like to eat tonight? I'll bring it to you. ]

Chen Qizhao sat on the ground while Yan Kailin beside him wolfed down his food and complained about his instructor while eating.

Yan Kailin: "Brother, if you don't eat, the food will get cold. After eating, you still have to go to the playground."

There were too many people ordering takeout, and the food was delivered to the dormitory too slowly. By the time I finished eating, I didn’t even have enough time to take a nap, as I had to go to the playground right away.

Chen Qizhao lowered his head and replied to the message, his brows slightly furrowed, as if he was thinking about something.

"Didn't you say there was no problem with that web drama? Why are you frowning like that?" Yan Kailin suddenly remembered that his brother's web drama seemed to be about to start airing: "How about asking your counselor for some leniency this afternoon and asking for leave to go to the company? Your attendance should be half enough, so they won't deduct your points, right? If it doesn't work, how about pretending to be sick?"

Not long after he finished speaking, Chen Qizhao's phone rang.

Yan Kailin saw the contact on the screen, it was Shen Yuhuai.

Chen Qizhao stood up and went to the window to answer the phone.

Yan Kailin: “?”

No, why would you want to avoid him by making a phone call.

He was eating and listening nearby, when he suddenly heard Chen Qizhao's reply, "What? Brother Huai is going to bring us something?"

Chen Qizhao looked at him: "What do you want to eat?"

"There are so many things I want to eat. How about the same restaurant we went to last time? I like their roast duck..." Yan Kailin ordered dishes by himself, and the menu he read out was quite long.

Chen Qizhao had a blank expression on his face. Couldn't this guy be more down-to-earth?

"What is he saying?" Shen Yuhuai's smiling voice came from the receiver.

"He..." Chen Qizhao was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly thought of something. He ignored Yan Kailin who was still flipping through the menu on his phone, and leaned slightly against the window, feeling the cold wind coming in from outside. He said, "Yan Kailin said the food you cooked was delicious."

Shen Yuhuai paused for a moment: "I did it?"

Chen Qizhao paused and said, "Well, don't worry about him. It's too troublesome. Let's just eat at a nearby restaurant..."

Shen Yuhuai: “No trouble.”

Chen Qizhao paused for a moment and said, "Okay."

"Thank you, Brother Huai."

When Chen Qizhao came back after answering the phone, Yan Kailin looked at him with a bit of resentment in his eyes.

Chen Qizhao turned his phone to the ordering page and handed it to him, "Here, order whatever roast duck you want."

"Didn't you say Brother Huai would bring it? Their delivery is too slow. I gave a bad review after I ordered last time."

Yan Kailin answered the phone: "You have been very close to Brother Huai recently."

"Are you okay?" Chen Qizhao paused: "Are you okay?"

Yan Kailin was speechless, how could there be none!

Not to mention the period before military training, they ate in the cafeteria a few times a week, and every time Shen Yuhuai came to S University, he would leave as soon as he was called, and there was no one to accompany him to eat takeout in the dormitory. Let’s not talk about this. Last time, I went to eat at a farmhouse with Shen Yuhuai. He asked me to go to the bar but I didn’t go. I either went to the company or made an appointment with Shen Yuhuai for dinner…

"Don't you feel uncomfortable being with Brother Huai?" Yan Kailin gestured twice. "It's very uncomfortable, as if I'm with an elder and can't even drink smoothly. I tell you, during the time I lived in his house, there wasn't even a bottle of beer in his refrigerator. At most there was iced coffee and mineral water. I was shocked. He is definitely a frigid virgin. My brother is better than him. At least my brother keeps instant noodles in his refrigerator."

Chen Qizhao: "...your brother put instant noodles in the refrigerator?"

Yan Kailin: "Is there a problem? It's easy to get. I just take instant noodles and beer when I want to eat. There's not even instant noodles at Chen Yuhuai's house!! When I opened the locker, it was all those dried noodles that needed to be cooked. Don't say it, I want to cry, but he does cook well."

Chen Qizhao thought about it and realized that Shen Yuhuai rarely drank and didn't smoke.

As he was thinking, he suddenly saw his dormitory which was a mess like a doghouse.

Chen Qizhao: "Put away the food after you finish eating."

Yan Kailin stuffed noodles in his mouth and whimpered, "Aren't you going to eat anymore?"

"No more eating." Chen Qizhao walked into the bathroom, "I'll clean up."

In the blink of an eye, it was night. Shen Yuhuai arrived outside the dormitory door. As soon as he knocked on the door, someone came to open it.

As soon as the door opened, he saw Chen Qizhao with half of his arms and shoulders exposed, and his eyes narrowed slightly behind the lenses.

Chen Qizhao held the medicinal wine in his hand, "Brother, go in and sit first, I'll rub some medicinal wine."

He turned and went into the bathroom.

Shen Yuhuai put his things down and walked to the bathroom door, where he saw Chen Qizhao standing in front of the mirror, trying to wipe his back. From his angle, he saw a bruise below his shoulder blade, which was especially noticeable against the fair skin on his back. Seeing that the boy was struggling with his movements, he just walked over.

When Chen Qizhao raised his eyes, he saw Shen Yuhuai in the mirror. Seeing that the other party was walking towards him, his hands moved a little slower.

"I'll help you." Shen Yuhuai took the medicinal wine from his hand and stopped his gaze on the bruised back, "How did you do this?"

Chen Qizhao couldn't say that he got itchy and started practicing with the instructor and accidentally got hurt, right? His physique is troublesome. He gets bruises easily from the slightest bump or collision. He didn't feel anything at the time, but who would have noticed that most of the bruises were there when he was taking a shower last night? No wonder he always feels sore when he raises his hand.

He had no choice but to say, "I accidentally got it during military training. It's been a little sore these past two days, so I took some medicinal wine to wipe it off."

Halfway through his words, Chen Qizhao suddenly felt a cold touch on his back.

Shen Yuhuai pressed his slightly cool fingertips on his wound, and a sore and numb feeling spread, and he shrank his shoulders.

Shen Yuhuai: “Hurt?”

Chen Qizhao lowered his head and said, "It's a little itchy."

It's strange, he's obviously not ticklish.

Shen Yuhuai said nothing, poured some medicinal wine into his palm and rubbed it open, “You pull the clothes.”

Chen Qizhao did as he was told: "Oh."

She rubbed her warm palms against his back, massaging the bruise evenly.

Shen Yuhuai's hands were steady, and the strength with which he pushed the medicinal wine was just right.

Chen Qizhao: "Brother Huai knows this?"

"A little bit." Chen Yuhuai lowered his eyes, "I seem to be hurt every time I see you."

Chen Qizhao paused, "No?"

It was just the last time when He Shuhang was beaten outside the research institute.

Shen Yuhuai said nothing, his attention entirely focused on the smooth muscles and bones under his palms.

He touched the butterfly bone on Chen Qizhao's back, which was surrounded by thin muscles and seemed to contain endless power.

It takes a long time to apply the medicinal wine, but it seems very long.

When Chen Qizhao came back to his senses, Shen Yuhuai had already helped him pull up his clothes, “Let’s go, the food is getting cold.”

Yan Kailin, who lived next door, was invited to have dinner, and Yan Kailin’s small square table was placed in Chen Qizhao’s dormitory.

Shen Yuhuai specially put the food in a thermos bag, and it was still hot when he took it out, and it looked very appetizing.

Yan Kailin was swiping his tablet, "Brother, when will your web drama be aired?"

Chen Qizhao: "In two weeks, probably before the New Year."

Shen Yuhuai looked at Chen Qizhao: “The web drama you mentioned investing in before?”

"Not only that, my brother is so busy running around. Didn't you sign a contract with some little celebrity?" Yan Kailin flipped through the video software and found the trailer for "Heart's Eyes". "Brother Huai, this is it. My brother signed the male lead."

Chen Qizhao: “…”

He looked at Shen Yuhuai and found that Shen Yuhuai's eyes had stopped on the trailer.

"The trailer feels good." Shen Yuhuai said, "This seems to be the star you chased last time?"

Chen Qizhao: "I don't chase stars."

The corners of Shen Yuhuai’s mouth curled up slightly: “I know, I’m just a little interested.”

-*

Time flies.

At 8 o'clock in the evening on the day when "The Heart's Eyes" was broadcast, the Feihong office was brightly lit and everyone was on high alert, keeping a close eye on the feedback on the Internet. As a suspense drama, it has a limited audience in the current domestic market. In order to avoid the impact of excessive early publicity on the reputation of the work, they did not engage in excessive marketing before the work was broadcast. They only mentioned the production team of the drama in a small suspense circle, trying to attract more people's curiosity.

It’s just that the capital behind "Xiao Yao" is too strong. It almost dominated the charts of most social software within a few days of its launch. It has a luxurious crew, the male and female protagonists are both first-line traffic stars, and even small supporting roles are guest starred by young idols. In a sense, there is no lack of topics at all. Competing with such works at the same time is a huge challenge for "The Mind's Eye".

After the first episode was aired, most of the online discussions were still about the daily updates of "Xiao Yao", and "Xin Yan" did not make any splash at all.

The office was silent...

“Did we expect too much?” an employee in the office couldn’t help but say, “The data from the online streaming platform shows that the number of views is below our expectations. Could it be that all the netizens went to watch Xiaoyao?”

"Stop talking. I saw Xiaoyao's official Weibo added more content yesterday. Today's preview seems to be at a climax. We may be in a bit of a precarious situation."

The person in charge looked at the data on the computer screen with a sullen face, and the refresh button was almost worn out by him. "Let's see. We have sufficient funds. If it doesn't work, we can buy a hot search to increase the popularity of "Mind's Eye". Have you contacted the crew? What did they say?"

The girl in charge of contacting said, "The crew said they are watching us and can cooperate with us in promotion."

The crew of "Heart's Eyes" was too poor. All the investment of the entire crew was basically used in the drama, and there was no early publicity at all. This time, the publicity was invested by Chen Ershao with the endorsement fees he saved. Feihong also became the sponsor of the crew in disguise, but it was the first time for Chen to participate in such a small web drama investment, so it is hard to say whether it will make a profit or a loss.

But during this period, Chen Ershao contacted the crew, and before the show was broadcast, they organized the actors to shoot a number of short advertising videos and submitted them for review urgently, intending to use the show to promote Feihong's electrical appliances.

"The data on the first day is limited. Let's see what happens tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. If it's really not optimistic, we can only use Plan B." The person in charge didn't want to use Plan B. He was also a person who had carefully watched the sample film. The feature film of "Mind's Eye" was much better than he expected. In addition, Director Li was meticulous and the plot rhythm and exquisiteness were completely in line with the public's aesthetic taste. Plan B was to increase publicity, but the audience was limited. No matter how big the publicity was, it would be saturated and would cause disgust from others...

"Go back and rest tonight." The person in charge said, "Get off work, and we'll deal with the rest tomorrow."

In addition to Fei Hong, Chen Shiming's public relations team is also paying attention to the progress of "The Heart's Eyes". Ever since their boss asked them to focus on "The Heart's Eyes", as expected, all kinds of internet trolls appeared in the few days before the show was aired. It seems that someone is really behind the show and wants "The Heart's Eyes" to fail completely.

At the first opportunity, they removed the black entries and related unfavorable comments, and started a game with the unknown other party. In the seemingly silent network, they clashed several times in succession. Not only that, they also found many people along this line.

But the other party seemed very cautious. After noticing their actions, they restrained themselves a little, as if they were worried about exposing more problems in this game.

"Some people are using Yicheng's cover to muddy the waters, but we checked carefully and found that they have only been forwarding Yicheng-related information in the past two days. Someone must have hired a group of trolls to impersonate Yicheng and stir up trouble between us." Chen Shiming handed a few documents to Chen Jianhong. "In this case, we also found the hand of Mr. Xu. There are indeed some old people in the group who are betraying their own people. It's only a matter of time before they are caught."

Chen Jianhong frowned tightly: "Do they have any follow-up actions now?"

"No, as long as my team shows up, they dare not show up." Chen Shiming said, "They are very worried that we will find out something. Some people even pretend to be Yicheng's people to spread rumors in the industry. The main purpose is to provoke conflicts between us. They really hope that we will confront Yicheng."

Chen Jianhong paused on the document. "I discovered it during the meeting. I'm afraid it's more than one person. I asked Xiao Jiang to handle this matter..."

"Dad." Chen Shiming suddenly said, "I hope you can leave this matter to me."

Chen Jianhong frowned slightly, "What are you doubting?"

"There are still people in the group who leaked the news. I believe that with the shrewdness of the other party, they will arrange people under your command. Even if Assistant Jiang is trustworthy, this matter will spread from one person to another, and from two to four. We cannot guarantee that there will be no problems in the links." Chen Shiming explained: "From the recent actions, it can be seen that the other party took action only after we leaked the news first. This means that there is a lag in their receiving information from me, and it may be better to leave it to me."

There were several cigarette butts piled up on the ashtray in the study. Chen Jianhong coughed, his face slightly tired. "Your consideration is not unreasonable, but Shi Ming, the people in the group are watching you. Now you are still dealing with the Feihong matter. After so many things, the other party may not fail to pay attention to your actions."

"They won't, at least during the non-Hong period, they won't notice the problem." Chen Shiming continued: "Don't they expect to see us versus Yicheng? In fact, we are already versus Yicheng. The competition for spokespersons and the conflict in the drama series, on the surface, we are indeed on opposite sides of Yicheng. And these just happen to numb the other party's perception..."

The other party hopes that they will quarrel with Yicheng, so they can only quarrel with Yicheng.

But you can't really make a fuss, you can just pretend to do it.

And it is all thanks to Chen Qizhao that such excellent external conditions were created.

Being able to calmly turn a potential conflict into a reckless fight is a far-fetched excuse that would not be realistic for anyone, but for the usually foolish Chen Qizhao, even he did not doubt it at first.

If it weren't for what Special Assistant Xu said, he might have simply attributed the incident to Chen Qizhao's momentary impulse, but if he linked it to what had happened recently, then this would be an excellent environment for a counterattack.

In addition, Chen Shiming's eyes darkened a little. During these several inspections of multiple management levels within the group, some of the problematic projects did not seem to have much to do with Chen Jianhong on the surface, but they had some indirect connections to a greater or lesser extent. There would be no doubt about this under normal circumstances, and it would be reasonable for Chen Jianhong to ask people to inspect the project... But the key lies in the previous meeting, with Yu Jie, who was responsible for assisting the Feihong Rongguang project.

What a coincidence! Why was he staying at the headquarters when the spokesperson had problems?

The period from when problems arose in the Rongguang project to when the news reached the conference room was very short. Yu Jie's appearance and the difficulties in the conference room seemed like a collaboration that was foreseen in advance.

If this is the case, the problem is most likely within Chen Jianhong's assistant team.

But he currently has no evidence, which is the most passive thing.

Chen Jianhong stared: "Leave it to you, and leave the shareholders to me."

He hesitated and said, "But are you sure about Feihong?"

"Dad, maybe you can try to trust Qi Zhao."

"Heart's Eyes" did not cause much waves in the early stage of its broadcast, and Feihong Company was in a gloomy mood.

But when the company decided on a marketing plan to save the popularity of "Heart's Eyes", Chen Ershao and Chen Shiming, who came to Feihong for inspection, started arguing on the spot! Chen Ershao excitedly asked the public relations department to buy black hot searches to blacken Xiaoyao and Fu Yanyu, but Chen Shiming played it safe and asked everyone to hold back and wait until the series had been aired for a while before making any decision.

The quarrel was quite loud, but Assistant Yu was very happy to see the current situation. During this period, Chen Shiming and Special Assistant Xu were always making things difficult for them. They thought it would be difficult to operate after the show started, but they didn't expect that "Mind's Eyes" itself would not live up to expectations, and they didn't need to do anything to influence it. Feihong's investment in it was doomed to fail.

"Then we don't need to do anything. Just try not to show up in front of Chen Shiming. He should be keeping a close eye on us recently." Jiang Yuze instructed, "What about Chen Qizhao? Why didn't he increase marketing efforts to compete with Yicheng for coverage? This doesn't seem like his style."

"In fact, he wanted to increase marketing, but Special Assistant Xu was present, and probably Chen Shiming also gave a hint. Chen Qizhao seemed to have had a quarrel with Chen Shiming recently, and he rarely came to the company." Assistant Yu was a little speechless: "They quarreled with each other, and Chen Qizhao had no power after all, so he couldn't quarrel with Chen Shiming, so Feihong didn't make any moves recently."

"Chen Shiming is rational, and this is in line with his approach. Otherwise, we would not have found a breakthrough from Chen Qizhao. But it doesn't matter now. There are already rumors in the group that Chen Shiming is paying attention to Yicheng, and conflicts have probably arisen." Jiang Yuze knew very well that in the current situation, as long as they waited for Feihong's project to completely fail and then added fuel to the fire at the meeting, this matter could easily become the main conflict between Chen and Yicheng.

Then their goal will be achieved.

At Feihong headquarters, Special Assistant Xu looked at the dismal data and called Chen Qizhao with mixed feelings.

Chen Qizhao returned home after the military training, but because of a "quarrel" he was angry and didn't want to come to the company. Now he is staying at home and accompanying Zhang Yazhi every day.

Chen Qizhao: "You should go find Chen Shiming. He is the one who said he doesn't want to do marketing. What's the point of finding me? Let your boss make the decision."

Special Assistant Xu: "The boss said that you decide on this matter."

"What did Chen Shiming tell me at the time?" Chen Qizhao stood in the kitchen, watching Zhang Yazhi chopping vegetables and making chicken soup. "Oh, he said that netizens might not have started watching it yet, and you're already getting anxious?"

Zhang Yazhi glanced at Chen Qizhao and asked, "Did you quarrel with your brother again?"

Chen Qizhao explained: "I don't argue with him."

Special Assistant Xu: “…”

He felt like a ball, being kicked back and forth by his boss and his boss's brother.

Chen Qizhao asked, "Which episode will be broadcast tonight?"

”

It's episode 5. "Zhang Yazhi looked up at Chen Qizhao and said, "It's broadcast too slowly. There are only four episodes a week. It's not enough to watch." ”

Special Assistant Xu: "The Heart's Eyes is a short drama, and it will only be broadcast for about a month."

"Heart" is a niche drama, and forced marketing can indeed easily ruin its goodwill. What they are doing now is just one or two marketing campaigns, which can increase the exposure of the drama, but after all, the traffic is limited, so they dare not expand it. This is also what they are worried about. What if the show doesn’t become popular after it’s aired, wouldn’t all their preparations be in vain?

Chen Qizhao said "oh" and ignored Assistant Xu. Instead, he asked Zhang Yazhi, "Do you want me to ask someone to get you some samples?"

"No, I have to increase your views." Zhang Yazhi said very seriously: "Don't worry, my mother has posted it on her friends' circle, and they are all watching it recently."

Chen Qizhao: “…”

That amount of playback is not necessary.

Special Assistant Xu said in a bitter tone: "Second Young Master?"

Can you rescue them first? They are really anxious to get a definite answer on whether or not to do marketing.

"Let's see tonight." Chen Qizhao said nonchalantly, "Maybe more netizens will watch it tonight?"

Special Assistant Xu: “…”

That night, Zhang Yazhi dragged Chen Qizhao to watch "Heart's Eyes", but Chen Qizhao was huddled beside her, browsing his phone, and saw the dissatisfaction caused by the latest episode of "Xiao Yao" on the Internet. "Xiao Yao" may seem like a big production, but in fact, because there are too many people with connections, the script has been changed into a mess a long time ago. They want to add more scenes here and more couples there. The screenwriter was still able to keep it stable at the beginning, but in fact, the plot had already collapsed in the second half. Moreover, this time, because of the long-term additions to "Xiao Yao", this collapsed plot appeared even earlier.

[Oh my god, what kind of crap is this episode tonight? 】

【Isn’t it a big deal in the lecturer’s office? I came to watch the competition, but half of the plot was just about four guys and four girls gossiping! ? 】

[@TV Drama Xiaoyao, is there something wrong with your crew? Can the rhythm be changed? The fourth male lead has more scenes than the second female lead. Isn’t that outrageous? 】

[The heroine didn't say anything. To be honest, did we take too many photos of Fu Yanyu in the face? He does look ugly in ancient costume. 】

Fans of the drama "Xiao Yao" and fans of the actors started to quarrel online, and #Xiao Yao's plot collapsed# became a hot topic that evening, with both sides arguing fiercely.

As the night gradually approached, a post recommending "The Heart's Eyes" appeared on the homepage of a blogger in a certain audience circle on Weibo. The blogger wrote an excited article recommending the book, attached a nine-square diagram, and passionately recommended it to his friends on the homepage.

[I’m going! I’m going!] I was so pissed off by the plot of Xiaoyao tonight, but when I was watching other dramas, I discovered a treasure! ! Domestic suspense film! It’s really suspenseful! Slightly scary! But its plot rhythm is really great! ! ! Sisters who like this can try it. Come and try it. I recommend it to you. The following contains spoilers...]

[I went to see it too!] The eyes at the end of the first episode scared me to death! 】

[The main characters are quite handsome. Who is the guy with glasses? His acting is so impressive! ! 】

[Nie Chenxiao!] Woohoo my old treasure! Lao Nie’s acting skills are good! 】

[Late at night, who is it that is clicking on the next episode while being scared? 】

…

The small rumor started from this circle and quickly spread to the homepages of various netizens. During this short period of fermentation, more and more netizens began to pay attention to "Heart's Eyes". Finally, when "Heart's Eyes" entered the fifth episode, which was the first climax of the whole series, this web drama became a hot topic for the first time in the middle of the night and completely entered the public's field of vision.

"Heart's Eyes" suddenly became a hit thirteen days after its launch.