After Jian Ruoxi left, Lu Shen stared at her back for a long time. Unlike the time she walked out of the house, Lu Shen could clearly feel the determination in her turning away.
He has already made his choice this time, and it will probably be very difficult to get Ruoxi to turn back.
Just as he was lost in thought, Li Anran called, "Ah Shen, have you finished your business? When are you coming back?"
"I'm done. I'll head back now." He said this wearily, deeply realizing that he had truly lost something extremely important this time.
That evening, Jian Ruoxi returned to her residence, utterly exhausted. She collapsed onto the table, lost in thought, her mind completely blank.
It's really over between her and Lu Shen.
Lu Shen has Li Anran to take care of, but what about her?
How long will it take her to forget the three years she spent together? She can't calculate it, and she doesn't know what her true home is.
Jian Ruoxi was immersed in grief, and tears of sorrow streamed down her face.
The sudden message notification from her phone startled Jian Ruoxi from her grief; it was from Lu Jin.
"Ruoxi, today is your first period drama since your comeback. The first episode will air soon, so don't forget to watch it!"
She had almost forgotten about something so important.
She quickly turned on the TV, which was playing the opening theme song.
The opening theme song is Jian Ruoxi's favorite part of the entire series because the lyrics are written from the Empress's first-person perspective, telling the story of the tumultuous relationship between the Empress and the Emperor.
No one could empathize with the Queen's state of mind better than she, the actress who portrayed her.
After listening to the opening theme song, Jian Ruoxi took a picture of the opening sequence and captioned it, "A dream within a red wall, a person in a cage, everything begins today." After posting the Weibo post, she began to watch the first episode attentively.
"Will you come to our house to propose marriage?" The young empress was carefree, and Jian Ruoxi brought the innocent and naive girl to life.
At the same time, it cleverly combines the girl's bold questions with her shy expression, easily stirring the heart.
Jian Ruoxi took out her notebook and wrote down the exciting parts, which was her habit.
She watches every TV series she stars in repeatedly, noting her highlights and shortcomings, and practices in her notebook whenever she has free time.
"I will only recognize you as my wife in this life, and there will be no one else." In the first episode, Su Ziyu plays the emperor in his youth.
She couldn't doubt the promise of this "young emperor" while watching. Su Ziyu truly deserves to be called a movie star; with just the first line, he could easily draw the audience into his emotions.
Viewers who watched the first episode would not doubt the sincerity of the "young emperor" when he said those words.
"Eye contact is the most important element in emotional scenes; it's the first step to drawing the audience in." Jian Ruoxi wrote this sentence in her notebook, something she learned from Su Ziyu.
When she reviews her performances, she not only looks at her own but also at the performances of other actors, and learns some techniques from them that she can use.
Jian Ruoxi, who was seriously studying acting skills, had long forgotten what happened during the day, quickly recovered from her grief, and focused on improving herself.
After the debriefing was over, Jian Ruoxi finally had time to open her Weibo account.
The hashtags on Weibo shocked her.
Jian Ruoxi's new period drama looks as good as ever.
"My new drama has only aired its first episode, and I'm already in the top 50 of entertainment trending topics?"
She didn't expect her new drama to achieve such good results so soon after it aired.
Clicking on the entry reveals a pinned video comparing her costume from the first episode of her new drama with her costume from three years ago.
Comparing the two, without explanation, no one would believe that this is a comparison of Jian Ruoxi's period costumes three years ago and now; there is absolutely no difference.
Even if there is some improvement, it can only be said that after three years of experience, Jian Ruoxi's period costumes have become more composed, and she looks more elegant than she did three years ago.
Netizens left numerous comments on Jian Ruoxi's recent Weibo post.
"Ruoxi, I watched the first episode of the new drama. You are still as beautiful as ever. I'm so glad you chose to come back! Otherwise, I don't know who else could have played the role of the empress."
"The ancient costume made me feel like I was back three years ago. Who can understand!"
"Ruoxi's acting skills are forever divine!"
Throughout the night, Jian Ruoxi's Weibo was constantly active, and she would reply to some of the encouragement and support from netizens.
"Thank you everyone for your support, I will continue to work hard!"
"The Queen will go through many things in the future and will need everyone's support to get through the difficulties."
Netizens were surprised by Jian Ruoxi's quick and patient replies.
Jian Ruoxi's approachable image has improved in everyone's mind, and everyone's impression of her has become better.
Jian Ruoxi just felt that she couldn't handle everything on her own.
Because in addition to comments and private messages from netizens, she also received a lot of collaborations and invitations, so many that she didn't know how to handle them.
"I really miss Lu Jin right now. I wish she were here with me."
Jian Ruoxi personally handled all the collaboration requests from the brands that evening.
The partners were all surprised, saying, "We didn't expect Ms. Jian to be so dedicated to her work, personally going over the details with us."
Originally, they just wanted to ride on Jian Ruoxi's popularity. How things would develop for her later depended on how the show aired.
It would be very worthwhile for the brand to seize the opportunity before Jian Ruoxi becomes too popular.
"Because I have always liked your brand philosophy and look forward to cooperating with you, it is natural that I need to take it seriously," Jian Ruoxi explained to them sincerely.
The partners felt Jian Ruoxi's sincerity and happily finalized their cooperation with her.
"It's been a long time since I've met such a sincere artist, Ms. Jane. Please make sure to reserve enough time for us in the future. I've already booked our next collaboration in advance."
"Don't worry, I definitely will."
Although many people wanted to collaborate with Jian Ruoxi, she didn't agree to everything; she did some screening beforehand.
Jian Ruoxi will only communicate with those who align with her future development goals.
After finishing all that, it was already two o'clock. Jian Ruoxi couldn't stay awake any longer, so she squinted her eyes, crawled into bed, and fell asleep.
"Looks like I need to get Lu Jin to help me find some people quickly. I can't finish this job by myself, even if I work myself to death."
She used to have a team, but she disappeared from the entertainment industry for three years. Those people from before either retired from the industry or had other jobs.
"There are still many things to deal with in the future, so I really can't afford to have too much sadness."
After figuring things out, Jian Ruoxi gently stroked her belly and fell into a deep sleep.
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