[Shi Shan's acting style is overly formulaic and academic, while Lao Ye's emotional scenes are always understated. These two are evenly matched...]

[I've racked my brains but can't figure out what kind of chemistry these two could have. Besides, isn't "Half a Sky" a female-centric drama? Can a romantic pairing really generate buzz?]

I worked on the set of "Tianban" (a TV series), and all I can say is that these two aren't as simple as they seem. I can't say any more, or I'll be exposed.

【88】

[WOWOWO, no wonder Old Ye wanted to end his own CP with Li Yaozu, turns out he was planning to sell a new one!]

[So, your first move after getting ashore is to take down your ex-husband, huh? [Funny]]

[No, no, no, I still lean towards pure hatred. Please believe me, the depth of my hatred for Li Yaozu is genuine, okay?]

[A Weibo marketing account is spreading rumors that "Tianban" will be released during the summer movie season; we'll see then.]

[This summer's blockbuster season has a drama from Metafilm, the one called "Flying Flower Order."]

【"Flying Flowers Chasing the Moon: A Lifetime of Romance." A grand production of a fantasy puppet show. Just how confident is Ruguan TV, unafraid of a Waterloo?】

[I'm really curious how much the Shi Shan and Ye Chu pairing will cost... The ivy and leaf bud are fighting like this...]

Am I not afraid of backlash from fans?

Ye Chu values ​​her fans a lot; she even responded to insults and harassment. She probably wouldn't dare sell herself.

[Shi Shan doesn't seem to care much about his fans, and he's always loved to sell himself.]

Looking forward to me slapping the ivy [funny]

[Looking forward to my milk and the CP fans who deleted their posts slapping the solo fans [funny]]

It's May already, and if it's a summer blockbuster, it'll be airing in about two and a half months. Let's see how it performs.

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Just as Shang Yechu was chatting enthusiastically with her fans, Ji Juntao's phone rang incessantly.

"Hello?" Shang Yechu answered lazily, and casually replied to another fan.

Ji Juntao exclaimed twice, his voice spitting fire: "Why didn't you tell me before interacting with your fans?!"

"Why report such a small thing?" Shang Yechu asked, puzzled. "It's just replying to a few comments."

"If someone takes a screenshot and uses it to mock you later, let's see what you do then." Ji Juntao said, taking a deep breath. "Forget it, forget it, don't reply now. The more you say, the more mistakes you'll make."

Looking at the ever-increasing number of comments in the comment section, Shang Yechu said with some reluctance, "I'm being very careful. If you're worried, switch accounts and see what I've replied to."

Ji Juntao sneered: "There are plenty of people more cautious than you. Believe it or not, if you say 'I'm willing to try any type of role,' it will become 'Ye Chu said she can play any type of role' in the mouth of the second marketing account, and 'Ye Chu can handle any role' in the mouth of the third marketing account? One person tells ten, then a hundred, and two months from now, you will be the number one braggart in the Chinese entertainment industry!"

Shang Yechu was well aware of this problem in the Chinese entertainment industry. But the feeling of connecting with fans was too wonderful; the feeling of being completely accepted no matter what she said or did was something Shang Yechu had never experienced before.

When fans idolize celebrities, the celebrities themselves find it hard to resist the temptation to become gods. Shang Yechu was no exception.

Just as Shang Yechu knew Ji Juntao's flaws, Ji Juntao also knew Shang Yechu's weaknesses. Hearing Shang Yechu remain silent, Ji Juntao paused for two seconds and then said bluntly, "Didn't you always say that actors need to maintain an air of mystery? If you keep replying like this, your fans will strip you bare, what kind of mystery is that?"

This statement struck a nerve with Shang Yechu. More terrifying than being misunderstood by fans as not valuing them was the tarnished image of her acting career. Shang Yechu instantly snapped out of the fans' comforting embrace and decisively typed out a new Weibo post:

@叶初Leaves: [Alright, it's almost time! I had a great chat with everyone today. I have to go filming now, hope we can chat again next time!]

After sending this message, Shang Yechu didn't even bother to look at the wailing of her fans who hadn't been noticed, and hurriedly went offline.

Ji Juntao said on the other end of the phone, "You've been good enough to them. To be honest, it really startled me. There aren't many artists in the Chinese entertainment industry who dare to do this... I need to check your posts. If there are no problems, I'll buy you a few more trending topics about your fan service."

Just chatting has turned into a benchmark for spoiling fans?

Shang Yechu found it genuinely funny. In the past, she would never have dared to imagine a day when she could be revered like a god simply by saying a few words.

"Then go ahead." Shang Yechu was about to hang up the phone when she suddenly heard Ji Juntao say, "By the way, did Xiao Gu come to see you?"

"Wasn't he looking at the script? Why is he looking for me?"

I heard the sound of drinking water coming from Ji Juntao's end: "He's finished reading the script and said he has some suggestions for revisions. He wanted to discuss it with the screenwriter through me. I told him I was sick and that he would take care of the screenwriter's work. Didn't he come to you?"

Shang Yechu's eyelids twitched twice: "Revision suggestions?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the doorbell of Shang Yechu's apartment rang as if it were a magical device.

Speak of the devil and he appears.

"He's here." Shang Yechu felt inexplicably nervous, her throat tightening. "Do you want to sit in on the conversation?"

"It's just a script, you can decide on it, I'm busy here." Ji Juntao spoke quickly, "busy reviewing whether you said anything you shouldn't have just said."

Ji Juntao hung up the phone as he spoke, and at the same time, Aunt Song opened the door and welcomed Gu Wenhua in.

Gu Wenhua had a thin layer of dark circles under his eyes. Strangely enough, his skin was already dark enough, yet his dark circles were still so obvious.

"You've arrived." Shang Yechu stood up and sat down on the living room sofa to greet Gu Wenhua. She first sincerely said, "Thank you for your hard work."

"It's nothing." Gu Wenhua pulled out a thick stack of manuscript paper from his bag—his aesthetic sense was still the classic straight male aesthetic, and the bag was so ugly that Shang Yechu felt a chill.

Gu Wenhua spread a stack of manuscripts in front of Shang Yechu: "I've finished reading the script."

Upon seeing the thickness of that stack of papers, Shang Yechu's heart began to pound. How much of the script did Gu Wenhua want to revise?

If the changes are minor, Sheng Wenzhi can be appeased into compromising. But if the changes are significant, Sheng Wenzhi might very well fight Gu Wenhua to the death. A physical fight, in a very real sense.

According to Ji Juntao's account, "a few suggestions for revision"... that shouldn't be too many, right?

While Shang Yechu was repeatedly trying to comfort herself, Gu Wenhua pulled out a piece of paper covered with writing and said, "These are my suggestions for revision."

Shang Yechu's vision went black; Gu Wenhua's revision suggestions filled an entire page! Who knows how many revisions would be made in the actual revisions!

Shang Yechu could almost see herself walking in the morning light to Sheng Wenzhi's house to urge him to finish his manuscript. In her imagined scene, Sheng Wenzhi was still the same person who couldn't understand human speech, while Shang Yechu's lips were worn thin, barely thick enough to hold a sheet of paper. It was truly a scene of utter chaos and darkness.

Gu Wenhua handed the paper to Shang Yechu: "Take a look at it first."

Shang Yechu took the paper and was about to examine it closely when Gu Wenhua patted the remaining stack of manuscript paper.

"The one you have in your hand is the core plot I plan to keep. The rest of these will all be deleted or drastically altered."

Shang Yechu: "..."