Chapter 3 Is that her boyfriend? He's really 'handsome'!
Filming for "The Love Journey" will begin in just two days.
In just two days, a lot happened online, and public opinion was deliberately manipulated, leading to polarization in opinions about Song Ying.
The first incident involved a marketing account releasing high-definition photos of Shen Linzhou meeting a beautiful woman at night. The woman was not Song Ying, but a minor internet celebrity with a figure very similar to hers. She actively pursued Shen Linzhou, but he remained unmoved.
Secondly, Shen Linzhou posted a long article to express his love for Jiang Yueyao, detailing their four-year relationship. While thanking her for her trust, he also showed off their affection and garnered a lot of sympathy.
In contrast, Song Ying, who was innocently caught in the crossfire, was once again targeted and accused of trying to gain fame despite not being famous, and of deliberately trying to be associated with others even if it meant being criticized, which she described as unscrupulous.
"These online trolls are like mad dogs biting indiscriminately. Right now, under the topics that are calling Yingjie a mistress and saying that she interfered in Jiang Yueyao and Shen Linzhou's relationship, how many slanderous and filthy words are still hot? Jiang Yueyao herself posted articles to indirectly criticize Yingjie before the matter was investigated. Are netizens all blind to these things?"
"When they don't respond, they say they feel guilty; when they do respond, they say Sister Ying likes to freeload. Are these people out of their minds? They've said everything they could think of!"
Song Ying debuted as a child star. She acted in two dramas as a hobby when she was young, one in a period drama and one in a modern drama. More than ten years have passed, and she is still a top source of material on video website editing charts. The barrage comments are full of "You're making me want to have a daughter again."
Her parents didn't want her to enter the entertainment industry too early and waste her studies, so they made her retire from the industry to continue her studies. Later, she developed a love for acting and completed her bachelor's and master's degrees. Now, she has made a comeback at an older age.
Assistant Xiaolu has liked her since she was a child. When she was in college, she would go to great lengths to edit the few clips of Song Ying that she had to make videos. She was her number one fan.
Seeing the distorted trend online, I'm furious. I'm venting my anger in the office while simultaneously engaging in heated online debates with a group of people on my phone.
"When Sister Ying came back and started filming her first drama, Jiang Yueyao openly and secretly slandered Sister Ying's acting skills. Now she's trying to frame Sister Ying again. How can there be such a shameless person in this world!"
The little deer's fingers flew across the keyboard as she typed, her teeth clenched, as if she were about to engage in a fight from afar.
Two slender, long fingers snatched her phone away, and Song Ying turned off the screen. "Why are you so angry? You're going to smash the screen."
"Sister Ying, aren't you angry?!"
When Xiaolu turned around and looked at Song Ying, she felt extremely wronged.
"Of course I'm angry."
Song Ying placed her phone on the table, then gracefully walked to the sofa next to her, sat down, and handed Xiao Lu a glass of water.
Her graceful and exquisite waistline even made Xiao Lu, a girl, a little smitten.
"But now the wind is blowing in one direction, and getting angry or speaking out won't solve anything, so why make things difficult for yourself? The other side is full of professional online trolls, and even if you don't eat, drink, or rest, you still can't outdo them. So be good, calm down and get some rest."
"So we're just going to do nothing? You're joining a variety show tomorrow, and people online are saying that you're doing this to promote your new drama, even going so far as to smear yourself as a mistress to get involved with Jiang Chenlian. You're not even famous yet, and you're already thinking of bringing your boyfriend into the industry to make money together." Xiao Lu felt more and more sorry for Song Ying.
Song Ying was aware of the previous comments, but she didn't expect netizens to have such rich imaginations, and to have come up with such a long and logical explanation for her.
She wouldn't believe it without someone guiding her from behind.
As for who it is, the answer is obvious.
Since her comeback, she has only filmed two movies.
The second film, currently under review, is a crime drama in which she plays a policewoman. She has no romantic scenes with her co-stars, and her senior colleagues have been very supportive, making the filming process extremely harmonious.
In her first period drama, *Que Ge*, she played the third female lead, Chu Tan Yue, who was the unrequited love of the male lead, Shen Lin Zhou, and the two had several scenes together. At that time, the female lead of that drama was Jiang Yue Yao.
Jiang Yueyao is known as the number one beauty in the Chinese entertainment industry. In the drama "Que Ge", she plays the female lead, who is also the number one beauty in the martial arts world. However, when the makeup and costume were revealed, the online comments were overwhelmingly negative, with many believing that Song Ying's appearance was more in line with the title of number one beauty.
Not only that, during their scenes together, Shen Linzhou also began to intentionally or unintentionally create some physical contact, but Song Ying always managed to avoid it.
At that time, Song Ying and Qin Shu had just gotten their marriage certificate and were enjoying their honeymoon. They would go about their own little life after get off work and had no time to deal with these complicated matters.
Even later, when some inexplicable malicious edits from the set started circulating online, claiming her acting was poor and she had to do many takes, Song Ying didn't take it seriously. She thought it was just another marketing tactic by the production team, and she was just waiting for a twist after the show aired.
It wasn't until these last two days, when she was suddenly accused of being a mistress, that Sister Hong investigated and uncovered the truth: whether it was the slander against her acting skills, the accusations that she seduced male actors, or the current interference, all of it was orchestrated by Jiang Yueyao behind the scenes.
Now look what's happened, another dramatic script has been written for her.
"Of course, this matter cannot be left unresolved."
Song Ying curled her fingers, blew on her newly done nails, and her eyes curved like crescent moons. "Shouldn't we take advantage of this variety show opportunity to settle all our old and new scores?"
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"Love Detective Journey" is conducted via live broadcast. Each season, three permanent couples are invited to participate in a month-long trip. Through the details of their travel life and the various tasks set by the production team, the tacit understanding between the couples is tested.
During this month, a new couple will join as guest stars every week, creating interactions with the regular cast members and preventing viewers from experiencing viewing fatigue.
In order to generate buzz, the guest stars are all couples who are both highly popular and controversial.
For example, in the first week of this season, the guests were couples in the entertainment industry who were going through a divorce, and their family conflicts were magnified on camera; in the second week, the guests were singers who had just been rumored to be in a May-December romance. Netizens turned into Sherlock Holmes, frantically searching for evidence of the woman dating a rich man in their interactions, but were ultimately defeated by the true love that transcended age.
Under the keen eyes of countless netizens, the seemingly harmonious but actually estranged couple completely fell apart, while the steadfastly united couple received blessings from the entire internet.
Song Ying was invited as a guest star in the third week, which is why she was invited.
As soon as the live stream started in the morning, many viewers were already glued to their screens.
[Shen Linzhou is considered one of the four most handsome men in period dramas in the Chinese entertainment industry. Song Ying shamelessly claims that her boyfriend is even more handsome than Shen Linzhou. Today, I'm going to see just how many noses and eyes her boyfriend has!]
[Haven't you heard the saying, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"? Didn't that certain ordinary-looking woman claim her short, unattractive husband was the most handsome man in the world, and was afraid other actresses would harass him? I think Song Ying is most likely just like that woman, stubbornly refusing to admit it.]
[Shen Linzhou's stunning good looks (pictures), Song Ying's boyfriend is welcome to take the challenge!]
Aside from a group of haters, the active participants were also fans of Jiang Yueyao and Shen Linzhou.
Don't make your intentions of watching the spectacle or provoking too obvious.
As for Song Ying's own fans?
Although she has good national recognition because she debuted as a child star, her fans are either mothers or grandmothers and rarely pay attention to entertainment gossip.
Most of her remaining young fans hope that she will make a comeback and succeed in her career.
But her works haven't been released yet, and her acting skills can't be proven. Instead, rumors have surfaced about her poor acting, her tendency to ride on others' coattails, and her dating before she even became famous. Now, these people are starting to waver and feel disappointed, wondering if they've made the wrong choice to support her.
Please, Song Ying, leave me with just a little bit of lingering affection for my childhood memories!
This comment expressed the sentiments of many fans.
At this very moment, in the frame.
Shen Linzhou was squeezing toothpaste for Jiang Yueyao, then handed her warm water and patted her head.
"Honey, go wash up first, I'll go downstairs and cook breakfast for you."
For the past two weeks since the show started airing, Shen Linzhou has been doing this every day, but at this moment, facing the camera, Jiang Yueyao's cheeks still turned slightly red, and she smiled shyly and bashfully. Even when brushing her teeth, she couldn't stop smiling.
[This is so sweet! If Actor Shen squeezed toothpaste, fetched water, and made breakfast for me every morning, I'd marry him in a heartbeat! Yueyao, what are you waiting for?!]
Even though I knew he wasn't calling for me, I still felt like I'd been shot in the heart.
Real couples are so sweet, it's almost giving me diabetes.
Among the three couples who are regular guests, the most popular is the "Jiang-Chen" couple, a good-looking pair in the entertainment industry.
They've been a couple for four years, and they're still as sweet as when they were first in love, showering each other with affection in every little detail.
In addition to the previous trending topics, this has attracted more attention from the general public to the couple's relationship.
[Just a casual observer, am I the only one who thinks this couple's relationship seems a bit fake? After four years, they should be practically an old married couple, right? And she's been blushing for three years straight after squeezing toothpaste out? It feels like they're acting.]
Some people questioned it in the comments, but that one comment was quickly drowned out by other comments from the CP fans.
After Jiang Yueyao finished washing up, she went downstairs to have breakfast. Shen Linzhou thoughtfully cut the fruit into pieces and fed it to her. The two smiled at each other from time to time, surrounded by pink bubbles, just like an idol drama come to life.
During this time, the other two couples also went downstairs to eat, but there was obviously no extra "breakfast with love", only the working meals prepared by the production team.
"Yueyao, your movie star Shen is so considerate! If my Qiao Yu were half as good as him, I would wake up laughing in my dreams."
The speaker was Zhou Ruoyu, Jiang Yueyao's best friend.
She and her boyfriend Qiao Yu were known as the "Pisces" couple.
Zhou Ruoyu has been in the entertainment industry for a long time without much success. She was able to appear on the show this time entirely thanks to Jiang Yueyao's recommendation. As a result, she always flattered Jiang Yueyao during their time together, and the two took the opportunity to promote their sisterly relationship on the dating reality show.
Another couple is Tiandou and Dameng, a million-follower internet celebrity couple on the Tomato platform. They are a sweet girl and a wild beast combination, and are considered the comedic relief. Their popularity is second only to Jiang Chenlian.
Netizens love the unexpected charm of this couple, but perhaps there's an unspoken hierarchy of disdain between internet celebrities and stars. Even after half a month, they still struggle to integrate with the other guests, which has sparked some controversy online.
"Your Qiao Yu is great too."
Jiang Yueyao smiled and looked at Qiao Yu next to Zhou Ruoyu. Her beauty was captivating, and the latter couldn't help but blush when she saw her.
Jiang Yueyao saw this and her smile became even brighter. She then looked away and turned to Shen Linzhou beside her.
"Actually, I told Linzhou that it didn't have to be so complicated. But he said he was worried that I wouldn't like the breakfast the production team prepared, so he insisted on making it for me. I couldn't stop him, so I could only let him do it."
"It's no trouble for me to make it for you."
As Shen Linzhou spoke, he reached out and took a tissue to wipe the milk stains from the corner of Jiang Yueyao's lips.
"Wow! You guys are really... I've had my fill of dog food!" Zhou Ruoyu teased.
"Yueyao, Shen Yingdi is handsome and considerate. You'd better hold on to him tightly so that he doesn't get targeted by those shady characters."
Zhou Ruoyu's words were loaded with meaning. While praising one guest, she didn't forget to sarcastically mention the other, "By the way, it's almost nine o'clock now, hasn't the new guest arrived yet?"
"It should be soon, right?" Jiang Yueyao took a bite of salad, chewed it a dozen times before swallowing, and then added casually, "After all, it's a live broadcast, not filming. Song Ying shouldn't keep everyone waiting, right?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the live chat erupted in cheers.
[Song Ying's lack of popularity is understandable; she makes people wait while filming? My Yueyao is never late for filming.]
[This unknown celebrity is so pretentious and loves to freeload; I've really learned something new today.]
Just as Zhou Ruoyu was about to reply, a car engine roared outside the small house where the group lived together.
"It looks like Song Ying! She's here!"
Zhou Ruoyu was sitting in a spot where she could see the view outside with just a glance up. But soon, she burst out laughing, "Is that her boyfriend? He's really 'handsome'..."
Despite saying that, Zhou Ruoyu's expression told everyone that the reality was clearly not like that.
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