Chapter 43 Chapter 43 (Minor Revision)

【Hahahaha, this is my first time seeing this kind of media group interview, the media was speechless.】

【Thinking back to two years ago, there was a young newcomer I liked, who was directly made to cry during a media group interview. The tables have turned! Good job, Qin Wen!】

【I hate this kind of provocative behavior from the media. They're clearly two different dramas, why compare them?】

【I think it's okay to ask. After all, with the current popularity of Six Doors Secret, no other drama can compete with it. Perhaps only Scheme of the World can suppress it?】

【Annoying! This is the celebration for Six Doors Secret, can those who are praising Scheme of the World get out!】

【Just speaking the truth, Scheme of the World is really good!】

【Exactly, Six Doors Secret fans are too sensitive, getting defensive at the slightest mention?】

……

Although Qin Wen cleverly avoided the pitfall of comparing the two dramas, the debate in the comments inevitably brought the comparison between Six Doors Secret and Scheme of the World onto the hot search.

Scheme of the World is a grand costume political drama meticulously crafted over two years by top star Jiang Si Ning. From the currently released behind-the-scenes footage and trailers, it's grand in scale and exquisitely filmed, aiming to be the annual drama king.

Since its release date was announced, many big dramas have changed their broadcast times to avoid it.

Only some smaller productions were left, clearly sent to be cannon fodder.

No one expected that Six Doors Secret, a dark horse, would emerge and become a mountain standing before Scheme of the World.

However, most people believe that once Scheme of the World airs, it will definitely end Six Doors Secret's dominance.

After all, it's Jiang Si Ning.

Jiang Si Ning's debut drama became a hit, and his subsequent dramas have all performed well. There's a saying in the industry that as long as Jiang Si Ning is signed, the ratings are basically guaranteed.

And for this drama, Jiang Si Ning is not only the lead actor but also a co-producer, adding another layer of insurance.

With these factors, even though Six Doors Secret is unstoppable now, no one believes it can defeat Scheme of the World.

Even Gao Shen, the director of Six Doors Secret, is somewhat uneasy.

Gu Xing Shi comforted him: "Director Gao, you have to have more confidence in yourself!"

Gao Shen sighed softly and said to Gu Xing Shi: "It's not that I lack confidence. The director of Scheme of the World is Lu Ke Bing, one of the directors I most respect. With him and Jiang Si Ning, I really can't imagine how they could lose."

Gu Xing Shi didn't say anything.

The name Lu Ke Bing is indeed very famous. He has several high-quality television dramas under his belt, and a few years ago he even tried filmmaking. Although the box office was average, the reviews were quite good.

Now he's back to making television dramas, and he's collaborating with Jiang Si Ning. Two powerhouses together, you can imagine how formidable it will be.

However, Gu Xing Shi and Qin Wen both had good attitudes.

Qin Wen played the role he had always dreamed of, acting with unrestrained passion, and he was already very satisfied.

Gu Xing Shi was even more calm. In his opinion, Qin Wen's acting career has just begun. Six Doors Secret becoming a hit was already a pleasant surprise, and he didn't expect much more.

Therefore, both of them approached watching the first episode of Scheme of the World with a mindset of learning and appreciation.

However, after only twenty minutes, Gu Xing Shi couldn't help but yawn.

It's beautiful, the sets and costumes are exquisite, and Jiang Si Ning's acting is also good, the supporting characters are not distracting, but no matter how he looked at it, it was boring.

Gu Xing Shi secretly glanced at Qin Wen beside him, but saw him concentrating, and immediately reflected, could it be that I don't know how to appreciate it?

He sat up straight, watched for another five minutes, and then couldn't help himself, using a pillow to wipe away the tears from his yawning.

Although……

It's really boring.

Before falling asleep, Gu Xing Shi thought so.

Two hours later, the ending theme song of Scheme of the World sounded, and Gu Xing Shi slowly woke up, stretching: "Finished watching?"

Qin Wen put away his notebook and nodded earnestly.

Gu Xing Shi was a little puzzled: "It's that good? You even started taking notes?"

Qin Wen shook his head: "I watched it for a few minutes and found that I didn't understand what the drama was trying to say. Thinking that I shouldn't waste my time, I started studying the acting skills of the various actors, such as this long shot, the actor's repression and subsequent outburst, it was amazing…"

Gu Xing Shi: "…"

His understanding of the "overachiever" was still insufficient.

Besides Gu Xing Shi and Qin Wen, many others were also paying attention to the premiere of Scheme of the World.

For example, Jiang Yue.

After chasing the drama for a while, Jiang Yue had become a fan of Six Doors Secret. However, as a film and television UP master, to be fair, the apparent strength of Scheme of the World was far superior to Six Doors Secret.

Therefore, tonight's premiere of Scheme of the World, she rarely didn't chase Six Doors Secret, but instead turned on Scheme of the World.

But after watching it, she was dumbfounded.

This is the grand costume political drama meticulously crafted over two years??

Of course, there are advantages.

Lu Ke Bing's aesthetic is consistently online, every screenshot can be used as a desktop wallpaper.

Jiang Si Ning's acting is also not a problem, several long shots can be considered show-offs of skill.

However, this does not change the fact that the drama is "ugly".

The plot hardly progresses, the character logic is untenable, the political intrigue is childish, everyone is trying to preach, and the dialogue is convoluted, making people want to fall asleep.

Jiang Si Ning's showy acting skills only highlight himself and are detached from the entire drama.

It's like taking a pile of dung and making it a beautiful pile of dung.

Jiang Yue couldn't describe her mood, disappointment, anger, and a feeling of helplessness.

It's like a gourmet seeing the best ingredients made into terrible dishes.

Yet, the hot searches are all praising Scheme of the World as beautiful and Jiang Si Ning's acting as excellent.

What's more, many people are belittling Six Doors Secret, thinking that Six Doors Secret has a small scale, stereotypical characters, and poor acting, and is inferior to Scheme of the World.

They are even mocking the audience of Six Doors Secret for not knowing how to appreciate, saying they are "country bumpkins".

Jiang Yue was so angry that her blood pressure was rising.

Scheme of the World buying hot searches is one thing, but is it necessary to put one down to lift the other? Even with Six Doors Secret, a drama that has nothing to do with it, and even mocking the audience??

Did Scheme of the World's publicity team lose their minds, or are they sent by a rival company?

Jiang Yue, in a fit of anger, wrote a long Weibo post directly analyzing why Scheme of the World is bad, which stirred up a hornet's nest.

The hired water army and fans rushed to Jiang Yue's Weibo, cursing more and more viciously.

Jiang Yue is not a pushover.

She has been able to maintain her outspoken style in the C-station film and television area for so many years because she is tough.

But as the battle escalated, many passersby joined in.

【Let me whisper, I also think Scheme of the World is not good, I didn't even finish one episode…】

【I'm a fan of Jiang Si Ning, I watched it for him, but I have to say, this drama is really not good, but Jiang Si Ning is not a god, occasional mistakes are normal, just do better next time.】

【I argued with a friend before, she said my aesthetic is bad, and that I can only watch low-quality idol dramas, which made me angry. Even if I get scolded, I have to say, Scheme of the World is bad!!!!】

At the same time, there is a force working to decouple Scheme of the World and Six Doors Secret.

Whenever there is a hint of comparison leaning towards Six Doors Secret, they quickly pull it back to Scheme of the World.

Originally, there were topics comparing Six Doors Secret and Scheme of the World on the hot searches, but they were subtly reduced in heat and quietly disappeared.

……

When Gu Xing Shi woke up the next morning, the only remaining hot search was #SchemeOfTheWorldIsBad.

Gu Xing Shi was stunned.

Immediately afterward, he received a call from Sun Hongfei, who said cheerfully: "Mr. Gu, don't worry, last night, Six Doors Secret's views were not affected, and even increased!"

Gu Xing Shi was surprised: "Really?"

"Of course it's true." Sun Hongfei said tirelessly, "But this is thanks to Mr. Wen, he had already instructed us to monitor public opinion, saying that Scheme of the World might bundle with us. At that time, we still thought Mr. Wen was overthinking it. Does Scheme of the World need to bundle with us? Who knew that by night, we found out that Mr. Wen was indeed incredibly insightful, and he actually guessed right…"

Gu Xing Shi listened to Sun Hongfei's praises for Wen Yue, remained silent for a moment.

After Sun Hongfei finished speaking, not hearing Gu Xing Shi's response, he wondered: "Mr. Gu, why aren't you speaking? Don't you think Mr. Wen is amazing?"

Gu Xing Shi: "…"

What should he say?

He's not Wen Yue's subordinate, he doesn't have the obligation to praise him!

However, facing a fanboy, Gu Xing Shi still endured it, and perfunctorily said: "Yes, yes, your Mr. Wen is really great!"

Sun Hongfei: "Mr. Gu is too polite."

This is clearly your Mr. Wen!

Gu Xing Shi: "?"

Fortunately, Sun Hongfei quickly returned to normal and began to discuss normal business with him.

After hanging up the phone, Gu Xing Shi slowly got up to wash his face and brush his teeth.

While brushing his teeth, he couldn't help but call the system: 【System! Scheme of the World is so bad, is there some gossip?】

The system immediately popped up: 【Hehe, I was just about to tell you, host!】

Gu Xing Shi immediately became energetic: 【Tell me, tell me!】

System: 【Many people now say that Lu Ke Bing messed up this time, but that's not entirely true. Lu Ke Bing's performance was normal. The biggest problem is Jiang Si Ning and the screenwriter!】

【Didn't Lu Ke Bing try filmmaking before? That wasted several years, and the results weren't very good. He had a screenwriter he always worked with, and his previous hit dramas were all written by this screenwriter. However, this screenwriter is getting older, and after Lu Ke Bing tried filmmaking, he also retired.】

【Later, Lu Ke Bing returned to television dramas, wanting to make a big splash, so he signed a wagering agreement. For this, he specially went back to the screenwriter's hometown and invited the old man back. But Jiang Si Ning was dissatisfied with the script, feeling that his role wasn't good enough, so he brought in a screenwriter he worked with and insisted on changing the script.】

【The old man had a strong temper, was secretly sidelined by them, and simply quit. Lu Ke Bing was furious, but Jiang Si Ning is a co-producer, and has a good relationship with the investors, and pressured Lu Ke Bing together. Lu Ke Bing signed the agreement, so he couldn't run away like the old man, so he could only grit his teeth and continue filming.】

【Seeing that he was swallowing his anger, Jiang Si Ning became even more arrogant, not only changing the script but also making a mess of it, and insisted on adding those showy long shots, to show off his acting skills, hoping to win awards with this drama!】

Gu Xing Shi was dumbfounded: 【Didn't he think that doing this would make the drama a mess? Even if he acts well, what's the use if the drama is bad?】

System: 【Hey, this isn't the first time Jiang Si Ning has done this. He did the same thing in a previous work, but at that time he wasn't so bold, and the screenwriter of that drama was more capable and managed to salvage it. The water army and fans later praised him, making him truly believe that his acting was superb and that he could carry a drama, which led him to become even more arrogant.】

【But the news didn't spread widely at that time, and the data of that drama was still very good, so it was covered up. Lu Ke Bing has been making films for the past few years and didn't know, so he was fooled into taking this, and when he wanted to regret it, it was too late. He tried his best, but Jiang Si Ning was too confident and ignored him, and even used his position as a producer to suppress him, so he finally gave up, going along with Jiang Si Ning's nonsense, long shots and close-ups…the first few episodes were still okay, but the later ones got worse…】

Gu Xing Shi was shocked: 【The first few episodes were still okay?】

System: 【Later there's a scene of Jiang Si Ning's wet sword dance, which is the most explosive part of the whole drama, but he himself is quite satisfied, he reportedly spoiled it to his fans on Weibo, saying it's a gift for them…】

Gu Xing Shi: 【…Hard to comment.】

System: 【Oh, by the way, he also plans to enter the film industry and very cleverly chose Feng Tingyun's crew, but during the audition, he was directly rejected by Feng Tingyun.】

Gu Xing Shi: 【emmmmmm…I feel sorry for Lao Feng for a second.】

……

In the following period, as Scheme of the World aired, the subsequent episodes became increasingly boring and trivial, except for Jiang Si Ning's high-profile scenes in every episode, there was nothing else.

The views of Scheme of the World dropped visibly. Forget comparing it to Six Doors Secret, it couldn't even compare to another low-budget sweet drama airing at the same time.

The audience of Six Doors Secret finally had their moment.

And compared to the increasingly loose plot of Scheme of the World, Six Doors Secret was getting better and better. On various social platforms, everyone was discussing the plot and speculating about what would happen next, it was very lively.

As for Scheme of the World, apart from the water army's weak screen sweeps, the only hot search it has recently been on is Jiang Si Ning's wet sword dance, but the title is #JiangSiNingIsGreasy.

This stark contrast made Jiang Si Ning, who was originally full of confidence, look gloomy.

Seeing this, his manager could only comfort him: "Si Ning, things have come to this, don't look at these anymore. At least fans still recognize your acting skills. Let's choose our next drama carefully, it won't affect you."

"What do you mean it won't affect me!" Jiang Si Ning angrily pointed at the scripts on the table, "Look at these scripts, before, who would dare to send such bad scripts to me!"

The manager said helplessly: "Wait until this period passes, and the limelight dies down."

But Jiang Si Ning became even angrier, complaining: "I said Lu Ke Bing was no good! You said he was a great director, great directors make things like this? It's a waste of my acting!"

The manager wanted to say something, but Jiang Si Ning was becoming more and more arrogant and bad-tempered.

When they were on set, he had advised Jiang Si Ning not to fight with the old screenwriter, but Jiang Si Ning rebuked him, and then seemed to deliberately oppose him, angering the old man and pushing his own screenwriter to the forefront.

Afraid of adding fuel to the fire, the manager could only continue to persuade him gently.

Jiang Si Ning finally sat down on the sofa in a huff. At this time, he thought of something and asked, "By the way, what about the audition results from Director Feng?"

The manager secretly panicked.

As soon as the audition ended, Feng Tingyun directly sent him a message to refuse, but it was during the premiere of Scheme of the World, and the manager was afraid that Jiang Si Ning would make a fuss and affect the publicity, so he hid it.

He thought that after Scheme of the World aired, if the results were good, Jiang Si Ning would be in a good mood, and he could tell him slowly.

But who would have thought that Scheme of the World would fail so miserably!

If Jiang Si Ning knew he had been rejected now, he didn't know what kind of tantrum he would throw.

Just as he was hesitating and didn't know what to say.

Jiang Si Ning saw a new hot search pop up.

#QinWenJoinsFengTingyun'sNewFilm#

Jiang Si Ning said incredulously: "Qin Wen?? The perpetually smiling second male lead in Six Doors Secret?"

The manager: "…"

Jiang Si Ning clicked on Weibo and became increasingly angry: "What? He didn't even audition, Feng Tingyun invited him to join the film himself?! I actually have to act with this kind of person?"

The manager knew he had to explain things clearly before Jiang Si Ning completely misunderstood, so he said through gritted teeth: "Actually, you won't be acting with him…"

Jiang Si Ning: "What do you mean?"

The manager's voice became lower and lower: "Your audition…didn't pass."

Jiang Si Ning: "What?!"

The manager quickly comforted him: "Don't get angry, it's difficult for television actors to enter the film industry, and it's Feng's film, failing the audition is normal, you're still young, we'll try again, we'll find a way…"

"What do you mean failing the audition is normal! What do you mean it's hard for television actors to get into films, Qin Wen only played a supporting role, and why was he invited by Feng Tingyun?" Jiang Si Ning looked at him darkly, "Do you mean my acting is worse than his?"

The manager knew Jiang Si Ning was always proud of his acting skills, and dared not agree with him, so he said, "I heard that Feng Tingyun and Qin Wen's manager have a good relationship, maybe it's because of that?"

"It must be because of that!!"

Jiang Si Ning became angrier and angrier, "He wants to climb up by stepping on me! He doesn't know what he is! Find someone to dig up his scandals, I want him to know that I, Jiang Si Ning, is not someone he can step on at will!!"

The manager dared not persuade him any further, quickly assigning the task.

But after sending it out, he looked at the name Gu Xing Shi, Qin Wen's manager, on the information, and felt a sense of foreboding, had he forgotten something?

-

Gu Xing Shi has been very busy recently.

Six Doors Secret is unstoppable, especially the episode where Yu Changyan's identity is revealed.

Although it's a shocking twist, because of the foreshadowing and clues laid earlier, and with Yu Changyan's background being revealed, Qin Wen's acting perfectly held up in this important scene.

The audience not only didn't feel cheated, but also exclaimed excitedly.

Many people even supported Yu Changyan, both sides have supporters, and they began to dig for details and slowly understood the true meaning of the drama.

And Qin Wen's explosive acting in this scene spread online.

Gu Xing Shi didn't expect Feng Tingyun to see it and immediately appreciate Qin Wen's acting skills, inviting him to join his new film.

Gu Xing Shi knew Feng Tingyun's character. Favors are favors, movies are movies.

He wouldn't give away movie roles as favors just because he owed him a favor.

Therefore, from the beginning, he didn't ask Feng Tingyun about the audition script. After all, Qin Wen is a newcomer who has just started learning acting, it's better to progress gradually and not push him too hard.

But he didn't expect that in the end, by chance, Qin Wen actually joined Feng Tingyun's crew.

Although it's only a small supporting role, being recognized by Feng Tingyun and entering the film industry is already a great achievement.

In these busy but happy days, he completely forgot about Scheme of the World and Jiang Si Ning.

But he didn't expect that if he didn't go looking for trouble, trouble would come to him.

Seeing the overwhelming negative posts about Qin Wen online, Gu Xing Shi was furious.

Don't push me, or you'll regret it!

【System!】

【Here! Host, I've been ready! I tell you, Jiang Si Ning has a lot of scandals~】

Gu Xing Shi listened to a lot of scandals and gradually calmed down.

Jiang Si Ning would naturally retaliate, but the priority is to defend Qin Wen.

It's not just Gu Xing Shi who is angry, Qin Wen's fans are also very angry.

【Qin Ge is definitely not like that! Many of these scandals are obviously made up!】

【I want to cry, it takes one mouth to spread rumors and it takes a lot of effort to refute them, self-proof is the hardest. If these rumors are allowed to spread, Qin Ge's career will be greatly affected in the future.】

【Wuwuwu, I've been explaining for Qin Ge, but still many people don't believe it, what to do?】

When everyone was worried, someone shouted in the fan group, "10086 Da Lao posted on Weibo," and everyone rushed to Weibo.

They thought that he would refute the rumors one by one, but when they clicked on Weibo, it turned out to be a list of water army companies and the accounts they used to spread rumors.

Even how much money each company spent and what rumors the water army made up after receiving the money were clearly stated.

The water army, which had been making waves, was stripped bare and immediately became silent as chickens.

【Wow!!! What a hardcore clarification!!!】

【Hahahaha worthy of 10086 Da Lao, others solve rumors, he directly solves those who make rumors!】