Chapter 341
Was it her who was photographed by the paparazzi?
In Harvest Media, Ling Sui has a considerable say.
She said it was put on hold, but it would not affect the screenwriters who had already joined the project team from continuing to create. Other long dramas can choose actors after writing 5-10 episodes, but Ling Suisui only shoots works with complete scripts.
Although this news was a bit sudden, it actually wouldn't cause Feng Yang too much trouble. Even if Ling Suisui doesn't want to act in the role in the end and sells it to other companies, there will be many colleagues vying for it, because this is a script customized by Ling Suisui himself.
Just look at "Ru Meng Ling" and you will know that "female protagonist + political intrigue" has become the new hot element. The estimated IP revenue alone has made peers jealous and they have launched follow-up projects one after another.
How crazy is this trend? Even if you start with a PPT, you can attract advertisers and investors, which is no different from picking up money on the ground.
In the past, political intrigue was a niche subject that was destined to fail. There were even fans who would suggest that their own costume dramas should have “fewer political intrigue lines” and that selling good CPs was the right thing to do. No one would like to read those high-sounding things!
Facts have proven that the audience doesn’t dislike watching political intrigues; they just don’t like watching things that treat others like fools. That kind of "political struggle" that was like playing house was not even as cunning as the games played by primary school students. It really proves what it means that "even if he puts on the dragon robe, he still doesn't look like a prince."
The popularity of "Ru Meng Ling" was soaring on the Internet in March. Ling Sui originally wanted to maintain her low-key daily life, but unexpectedly Tong Xiaoman told her that paparazzi asked them for money.
This was quite a strange matter. Ling Suisui wondered which artist in the company was photographed doing something, and she also thought that it might be Cheng Jingyuan and Qinqin's affair that was exposed. The powerful paparazzi also found out about her relationship with Hao Xuan, and thought she could get more money by contacting her, but she never expected that it was her who was photographed.
Ling Suisui was confused: "What was I photographed for?"
"It's said that you and Chen Yuening are in love." Tong Xiaoman said, "I took a picture of you two entering the villa together."
"Is that all?" she demanded.
"Yes." Tong Xiaoman shrugged. "I thought you two were really dating, but I didn't expect you didn't even hold hands or hug."
Ling Suisui: ...
That's right. If they really talked about it, she would definitely tell the team first. Given her status, this wasn't something that needed to be hidden.
"They probably wanted to take a picture of Fu Ningyun, but they didn't expect to take a picture of me."
Ling Suisui estimated that the paparazzi came to her to ask for money with the tentative mentality of "she will give it if she feels guilty." They were squatting outside, how could they not know that that night was a party and not a date between her and Chen Yuening?
"Don't pay attention to it." Ling Suisui expressed her attitude, "They won't release it in the name of exposing their relationship. How can this be considered as evidence? At most, they can say that they were photographed meeting privately."
Tong Xiaoman nodded and decided not to take care of the matter herself, so she just left it to her assistant to handle.
Are you kidding? Even if what the paparazzi took was real, they wouldn't give money because exposing it would have no impact on Ling Suisui, let alone if it was fake?
Chen Yuening's attitude was similar. He sent money if he wanted to, but he didn't want any money.
Both sides really don’t care, and the frustrated paparazzi can only say that they photographed “Glorious Sui Yue” meeting privately, which is completely consistent with Ling Sui’s guess.
This matter became a hot topic, and CP fans were jubilant, as if it was Chinese New Year. People added Chen Yuening to the "first tier of son-in-law", and some said that he and Ling Suisui knew each other the earliest and had a classmate friendship. This kind of affection for each other in the residence is still very precious.
However, Sui Si just chuckled twice and indifferently spread the promotional pictures of "Ru Meng Ling" all over the popular square.
Apart from Mengnu, Suisi doesn't care whether Ling Suisui is in a relationship or not, nor does she care which son-in-law can successfully take the throne.
They only have one request, that even if a man really has this honor, the official announcement must be posted in the barrage of "Ru Meng Ling".
What bad intentions can a young man have? It's just that the average pollen population is poor. As for CP fans? Let’s first push the popularity of “Perfect Life” over 30,000 to see its strength.
If you can’t make it, then what else is there to say? Let’s support “Ru Meng Ling” first. After all, the popularity of this drama on Antenna has never been less than 30,000 since it was first aired. The peak record is about to be broken, and the average record is also easily achieved.
Ling Suisui originally thought that everything was fine, but unexpectedly Cheng Jingyuan suddenly jumped out to refute the rumor. He posted a group photo of that day on Weibo, saying that it was just a gathering of friends and everyone should not think too much about it.
Netizens are all puzzled. No, did anyone ask you?
Apart from the CP fans who are happy with anything, who would think that taking a picture together means they are together? Can’t old classmates get together? Someone has already found out that the address of the villa is a B&B. Is it necessary for you to come out and "clarify" it?
Ling Suisui was quite angry. To be honest, she secretly hoped that Cheng Jingyuan would always be a fool, but she had no reason to stop him from making progress.
If he became famous through his works, Ling Sui would have nothing to say, as it was his own ability, but he insisted on using this method to seek a sense of existence, which made her very unhappy.
Fortunately, this incident did not cause much waves on the Internet. Even bystanders might not remember Cheng Jingyuan's name, let alone his face, so it did not cause any real trouble to Hao Xuan for the time being.
Ling Suisui also took this opportunity to take advantage of this incident to give Fu Ningyun some negative feedback. It is very easy for her to say something bad about someone and lower his favorability in the eyes of others.
This is also due to her usual image as a good person in the circle - everyone who knows Ling Sui knows that she is a relatively upright and kind person who will not easily bully others. If she did, she must have been pissed off.
On one side is her affectionate boyfriend, and on the other side is Ling Suisui who once helped her career take off. Who will the balance in Fu Ningyun's heart lean towards? Of course it is the latter.
You can find another man, but you must cherish the person who helps you in your career. Fu Ningyun quickly came out of her love-obsessed state. When she removed the filter of her imagination about Cheng Jingyuan, she disliked him more and more. The little flaws that she could tolerate before and even thought were a little cute, now made her dislike him.
Fu Ningyun certainly had reasons to be angry with Cheng Jingyuan - she and Ling Suisui were good friends, and when he tried to take advantage of Ling Suisui's popularity, did he ever consider his own feelings and situation? Isn't he worried that this might embarrass her?
Ling Suisui felt a little comforted. Although the process was a bit tortuous and thrilling, at least the original goal was achieved. She didn't necessarily want Fu Ningyun and Cheng Jingyuan to break up, she just wanted her to calm down and see his true nature before making a decision.
It would be difficult to expect a man who is not yet famous and is eager to dump his ex-girlfriend just after signing a contract with a company to be sincere to his next girlfriend.
Maybe some girls would naively fantasize that "I'm different from other women and he's only good to me", but Ling Suisui believes that Fu Ningyun would not be so stupid.
Chen Yuening, another party involved in this incident, is now thinking that the guy named Cheng Jingyuan is indeed not a good person. He has many schemes and can't hide them.
He wanted to help Ling Suisui continue to dig up dirt on him, but then he thought of Ling Suisui's refusal and hesitated for a moment.
...Forget it, Suisui said no, and she must have her reasons.
Although he didn't know why, Chen Yuening chose to believe Ling Suisui's arrangement.
He opened the group chat of the main creators of the "Easy As Pie" project and scrolled up the chat history.
Tang Bing wanted to call everyone together for an offline meeting, and everyone was reporting their schedules. Because this is a work account, his assistant has replied on his behalf, and the final meeting time is set on April 1st.
The reason for setting this date is that Ling Suisui will attend the Oscars at the end of the month, so she has to give some time for interviews, fly back to China, and adjust to the jet lag.
Of course, only the latter two things were mentioned in the group. As the award ceremony date approached, no one dared to mention the topic of whether or not he had won the award, for fear of creating pressure on Ling Suisui.
In fact, if Ling Sui were to say it herself, their overly cautious behavior actually made her feel more stressed.
But everyone means well. She can just digest it herself and there is no need to trouble others to make adjustments.
The award ceremony is at the end of the month, and Ling Suisui has some other schedules. He has to go to Europe first and then fly to the United States.
She still chose to charter a plane this time. The price was indeed a bit expensive, but it was comfortable. Ling Sui already makes enough money to spend in his lifetime, so why not provide a better working environment for his team members?
The cross-country flight was a long one, and she finished watching the latest episode of Ru Meng Ling on the plane. At the end, Jinzhan's life was hanging by a thread, leaving the audience with a suspense.
But... In the Internet age, it is destined to be impossible to keep the audience in suspense like before. Many netizens who have read the script (even the previous versions) have revealed that there will be no Golden Zhalant in the next episode. The damn screenwriter just wants to torture us!
As soon as the news came out, the audience was outraged. Before the next episode was even aired, they were already cursing under the official blog, asking the screenwriter to behave himself.
Jinzhan is the second most popular character in “Ru Meng Ling”, second only to the heroine Yun Zheng. Many people also support her and Yun Zheng’s CP, so how come she was offline when the plot was only halfway through! The devil screenwriter just can't stand seeing Yun Zheng have any good points, so he has to torture her to death, right?
The audience's anger is of course justified - other protagonists recruit subordinates, no matter what their personalities are before they are recruited, as long as they join the protagonist's camp, they will immediately be loyal to the protagonist and are willing to go through fire and water for him, with the protagonist's interests as their primary goal. This is standard in many works.
But Yun Zheng doesn't have this kind of "kingly and domineering" air. Her subordinates are all very cunning, and only half of them really want to work for her, but that doesn't stop them from getting benefits for herself; the other half are not loyal to her at all, and they purely use each other. Not only are they ready to run away at any time, but Yun Zheng also has to guard against them stabbing her in the back.
As for why she didn't replace herself with a group of loyal subordinates, the answer is similar to asking why ordinary students don't take the entrance exams to Peking University or Tsinghua University - is it because she doesn't want to?
As a woman standing in the court, and as a military officer who is looked down upon by others, Yun Zheng's debuffs are fully stacked, and there are still people willing to work for her. This is already a golden finger that the screenwriter has tried every means to give her.
The female officials trained by Yun Zheng will only come in handy in the later part of the plot. Now they are still in the growth stage, and even Yun Zheng herself is not sure about their future.
The only person she could trust, who could share her mental stress, and who she could place high hopes on, was Jinzhan, who had been with her since childhood.
But she went offline and still died for Yun Zheng, and Bai Yueguang's lethality was fully stacked.
Ling Sui looked at the discussions under the topic words and cursed the screenwriter for being inhumane. The real-time dynamics refreshed new content every second.
She clicked her tongue twice. Did the audience think that this would make the screenwriters feel ashamed? No, this will only make these knife lovers happy.
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