Chapter 98 Breaking 1 [VIP]
Chapter Summary: Are they trying to create a romantic pairing between me and Teacher Yin?
The parking lot on the basement level.
As soon as Mu Zhi and Liu Cai stepped out of the elevator, Zhou Jingzhu, who had just finished her phone call, came over and affectionately took Mu Zhi's arm.
With a mysterious look on his face, he said, "I just saw a man with a stunning profile, a tall stature, and an outstanding temperament, wearing a black coat, take the elevator up."
"It stopped on the 6th floor, the same floor as you!!"
"Zhizhi, how come I've never heard you mention such a handsome neighbor? Come on, could he be some male celebrity friend in the industry?"
After hearing Zhou Jingzhu's description, Liu Cai realized that the man was the one she had met at the elevator entrance.
To clarify for Mu Zhi: "It seems to be Zhi Zhi's neighbor."
"However, we didn't greet each other when we bumped into each other, so we didn't seem to know each other very well."
Mu Zhi didn't shy away from the topic: "...He's my neighbor and also my boss."
Zhou Jingzhu and Liu Cai have the same shocked face.jpg
Wow, she lives with the boss! Oh, no, she lives on the same floor.
Seeing the two of them burning with gossip, Mu Zhi briefly explained the moving process.
Based on her woman's intuition, Zhou Jingzhu felt that the boss of Lanxing Media must have some affection for Mu Zhi, somewhat like a big bad wolf inviting a little white rabbit to his territory to make a nest, so that he could easily devour his prey.
The second son of the He Group, the company's boss, is handsome and has no scandals. Although, there's nothing wrong with dating such an exceptional man.
But from a friend's perspective, this is also a personal experience shared by someone who has been through it all.
Zhou Jingzhu reminded Mu Zhi: "Zhizhi, your career is booming right now. As a popular actress, you must resist temptations."
No fan would support their idol dating at such a young age, especially with their boss! Once a relationship or scandal gets out, it will cause the public's focus to shift...
She is a living example.
Initially, when photographed, she chose not to respond.
Later, in a fit of anger and to fight against her family to the end, she made it official.
Now, this has led to their careers being involuntarily intertwined. Whether it's appearing on variety shows, attending awards ceremonies, or under Zhou Jingzhu's personal entertainment news posts and Weibo updates, netizens most often mention and are most concerned about her relationship with Jasper...
Mu Zhi's rapid rise to fame has led to a surge in her net worth and access to more resources, attracting the attention of many.
Mu Zhi gave the same answer as last time: her career comes first, and she's not considering dating.
After seeing Zhou Jingzhu and Liu Cai off.
Mu Zhi took the elevator upstairs, and as soon as the elevator doors opened, she saw the boss.
A little surprised, you're out again so soon?
This time, I didn't pretend not to know them and took the initiative to speak.
He Zhiyue explained, "I saw that you had friends there just now, and I didn't know if you would have any concerns. In order not to cause you any trouble, I didn't greet them."
It turns out he was thinking of himself.
Being a celebrity does make one prone to scandals, but it's rare that He Zhiyue is always considerate and thoughtful, always standing in other people's shoes and taking care of their feelings, maintaining a comfortable social distance in public and in private.
Unbeknownst to them, Mu Zhi and He Zhiyue's private interactions were not just those of a boss and company artist; they could also get along comfortably like friends.
Hearing He Zhiyue casually mention, "The boy you were waiting for the elevator with, was he your friend?"
Mu Zhi nodded: "Yes."
Note He Zhiyue's inappropriate wording and correct it: "She is a girl, a member of Five Flowers."
He Zhiyue remembered that there was a short-haired girl in the Five Flowers girl group who was very good at playing with knives, guns, and sticks. "Teacher Liu Cai?"
"kindness."
A few minutes ago, he saw Mu Zhi standing with a "young man" and they seemed to have a close relationship, unlike when she was with other men she would deliberately keep her distance.
My heart felt a prick, like swallowing a mouthful of vinegar, sour and bubbly, yet I had to pretend nothing was wrong.
Back home, I felt awkward, unsure whether to sit or stand. My mind was racing: I have no principles, Mu Zhi has the freedom to make friends, Mu Zhi is an adult, Mu Zhi is ambitious, Mu Zhi won't easily... My body had already reacted first, heading towards the elevator.
Now we hear "young man" as Liu Cai, it's all a misunderstanding.
He Zhiyue couldn't suppress the smile on her lips, and her mood instantly soared.
"Teacher Mu, I wish your new drama great success in ratings!"
"Thanks."
As the two were talking, He Zhiyue entered the elevator but hesitated to press the button. Mu Zhi stepped forward and reminded him.
He Zhiyue: "......" Then he'll sit in the car for a while and then come up.
On the third day after its premiere, the spy drama "The Edge of the Blade" achieved a viewership rating of over 1%.
Ratings increase over the first 3 days:
Tomato TV: 0.933%, 0.986%, 1.069%;
Beicheng TV: 0.59%, 0.63%, 0.66%.
According to netizens, a show's success can be judged by its ratings over the first three days. If the ratings don't rise, the show is basically doomed. If they rise steadily, it means the show is good and viewers like to follow it.
Currently, it seems certain that "The Edge of the Blade" will achieve a final viewership rating of over 1%.
On that day, the production team and the platform arranged a live broadcast event for the main creative team, which was similar to the previous live broadcast event for "The Bell Ringer", in which the main actors connected together for a live broadcast.
It's like the old offline press conferences, now they've been changed to "online press conferences".
The live stream will start at 6:30 PM.
Mu Zhi left home for the company in the afternoon, put on makeup, changed clothes, and tested the live broadcast equipment in advance.
Everything is almost ready, and there's still about an hour before it starts.
Remembering that her agent had mentioned a couple of days ago that another script had been submitted, Mu Zhi headed towards the director of her agency's office.
In the lounge.
Minmin and several other team members were looking for suitable background locations and adjusting the live broadcast camera for Muzhi's live broadcast. Someone started talking about the ratings of "The Edge of the Blade".
"Before the broadcast, it was not well received, and many people said it would not break 1."
"It broke 1 on the 3rd day. What kind of face-slapping literature is this? Sister Mu and Teacher Yin are too amazing."
"Now those haters who always talk bad about Sister Mu should shut up and stop."
Minmin, who was scrolling through her phone, looked up, held up one finger, and shook it: "NO!"
"They brought out Liao Yaning to compete against Sister Zhizhi."
In the past two years, dramas broadcast on CCTV-1 and CCTV-8 have a certain viewership base, and they have basically dominated the top 20 in terms of viewership ratings.
Netizens generally don't compare dramas broadcast on satellite TV with those airing on CCTV-1 and CCTV-8 at the same time.
The viewership gap is too large to warrant comparison.
From the very first day of its premiere, "The Blade's Edge" swept the top two spots in the prime-time drama ratings on local satellite TV channels, surpassing other channels.
On the forum, some netizens started a thread comparing the ratings of "The Edge of the Blade" with those of dramas currently airing on CCTV-1 and CCTV-8. The drama airing on CCTV-1 is a poverty alleviation drama, and the male and female leads are not well-known, so few people who frequent entertainment forums can name them.
CCTV-8 is currently airing an urban romance and entrepreneurial drama called "Bread and Love," starring Liao Yaning, the top actress and one of the "Four Little Flowers" at Shengyu Media Company.
She has several TV dramas with ratings exceeding 1%, earning her the title of "Queen of Ratings".
This urban drama is adapted from a well-known published novel, written by a top-notch screenwriter and directed by a renowned director of realistic dramas in the television industry. The director's previous work was a hit drama with a viewership rating of over 2.
This is her second collaboration with Liao Yaning.
It can be said to be one of the best production teams in the television industry.
"Bread and Love" aired two days earlier than "The Edge of the Blade," and its ratings were released last Tuesday, the 7th.
The first episode on its premiere day broke 1, with a viewership rating of 1.212%.
Fans praised her as the queen of ratings, saying she carried the show.
Some netizens questioned whether the show benefited from the 1.823% rating of the previous drama's finale, as the ratings for the following three days hovered around 1.1% and did not actually rise.
Fans will definitely not admit that the ratings were boosted by the previous drama; they are praising Liao Yaning's appeal.
A few days ago, "The Edge of the Blade" was not expected to have good ratings and was not worthy of being compared with "Bread and Love". Now, the ratings have exceeded 1.
The two dramas were airing at the same time, and their ratings were not much different.
Mu Zhi and Liao Yaning are both popular actresses from the same period, and as the lead actresses, they are inevitably compared to each other.
Minmin saw a post titled "[Liao Yaning/Mu Zhi's new dramas, which drama do you think has a better ratings?]" where netizens were expressing their opinions and no one could convince anyone else, so they started arguing.
I'm optimistic about Liao Yaning:
The ratings for "Bread and Love" were higher than those for "The Edge of the Blade" in the first week. The plot is going to be exciting, so the ratings will definitely rise and the gap will widen soon.
I'm optimistic about Muzhi:
Judging from the increase in viewership, "The Edge of the Blade" will surpass "Bread and Love" in viewership in a couple of days, unless the plot falls apart.
Inside the building, fans from both sides have already gotten involved, with one side taking away their respective idols and the other stating that they wouldn't participate in any pairings or feuds, and that they look down on each other.
When Minmin started reading the posts, she thought the netizens were just being nosy by bringing up Liao Yaning to compare viewership ratings with Mu Zhi.
There's no point in comparing them.
She worked on the set of "The Edge of the Blade" and learned that the male lead had over a thousand scenes, while the female lead only had over seven hundred. The male lead and the villainous second male lead had more scenes together than the female lead.
Mu Zhi doesn't have many scenes, and she's not the lead actress.
According to the fan community, Mu Zhi shouldn't be the one to shoulder the blame for the collapse.
According to the synopsis, "Bread and Love" is a female-led entrepreneurial drama with a substantial investment and a top-tier production team. Liao Yaning has primarily worked in television, so if this drama flops, it will undoubtedly have a negative impact on her career.
Minmin could tell that Muzhi preferred the big screen and loved making movies. She had just finished filming a movie by a famous director, and her next project would probably also be a movie.
The two actors are not on the same track.
Half an hour later, I browsed the gossip forum again.
I saw that this post was still floating on the homepage and had been discussed for more than ten pages.
Minmin clicked on the next few pages, scrolled down and looked, and found that the onlookers were enjoying the drama and had brought up the other three actresses, turning it into a discussion about "which of the four actresses has the best future prospects".
Last year, after "The Bell Ringer" aired, when Mu Zhi was just becoming popular, she was considered a substitute for one of the "Four Little Flowers" and was ridiculed for not being qualified.
After the movie was released this year, Mu Zhi joined the "Four Little Flowers," while Du Xixi was "removed from the list."
Now, in the building, who is the top of the four little flowers?
Most netizens nominated Mu Zhi because she played the lead role in a famous director's movie, and they felt that she had risen to a higher level and had a brighter future.
Some people in the building were subtly inquiring about how Mu Zhi got the "Countdown" project, what her relationship was with the big director, or which investment firm was backing her...
Mu Zhi returned to the lounge.
Minmin was about to mention the forum to Muzhi when the live stream was about to start, so she had to give up.
With her keen sense for entertainment gossip, she felt something was off.
After a few months of filming hiatus, the boss has returned to the screen, and his new drama has already seen impressive ratings after only 3 days of airing. Could it be that some people are hiding behind the scenes, plotting something sinister?
Live broadcast event for the spy drama "The Edge of the Blade".
The lead actors, including Yin Xiuran and Mu Zhi, participated in the live broadcast.
During the interview and interaction session.
The host has already addressed the common questions that are asked at press conferences.
Such as:
"Could you please introduce the role you're playing?"
How was the collaboration with Teacher Yin/Teacher Mu?
What interesting things happened on set during filming?
......
It's been almost a year since filming wrapped.
Mu Zhi always has to carefully recall her thoughts before each press conference/live broadcast/roadshow.
After the interview, a game segment followed, featuring a rapid-fire Q&A session.
The host asked Mu Zhi several questions:
"Didn't you feel your heart flutter during that tango scene in the first episode that viewers said they were hooked?"
What do you call Teacher Yin in private?
Is Ms. Yin your ideal type?
Please describe Teacher Yin in three words?
Mu Zhi answered each question cleverly.
But inwardly I couldn't help but think: What the heck?
The host seemed to be intentionally steering the conversation towards #creating a romantic couple#.
Speaking of which, the reason why "The Edge of the Blade" was broadcast on the Owl platform is because Duomeili has a strategic partnership with the platform. Including "The Edge of the Blade", three works were packaged and broadcast on Owl this year.
This is Mu Zhi's first work to be launched on the Owl platform. Well, it wasn't very pleasant back then because of the withdrawal from the competition of "Chasing the Light Girl", but it's all in the past now.
She's long gone from Xinghe Culture, so there's no need for the platform to make things difficult for her by focusing on her withdrawal from the competition.
Although the host is a member of the platform, the questions asked are generally prepared by the host himself and should be personal questions.
Did this host watch "The Edge of the Blade" and ship her with Teacher Yin, so she prepared questions with her own agenda?
The next day, Mu Zhi was to be interviewed by about ten media outlets.
When a popular celebrity's new drama is released and generates buzz, online interview programs by platforms and media outlets will typically interview the actor to discuss the new drama and their recent activities.
After the interview.
Mu Zhi noticed that several of today's interviews were related to couples.
During the airing of "The Bell Ringer", when she and Ning Yao were working together, she gave rather official answers, cooperated with the promotion, and did not break up the CP.
Because "The Bell Ringer" is a period idol drama with romance as the main theme.
In the spy drama "The Edge of the Blade" that aired this time, the male and female leads never confessed their love for each other until the female lead died. Their relationship was more of a partnership, with each other covering for one another. One of them had the country, faith, and mission in his heart, while the other was determined to take revenge. Under the influence of the male lead, she also developed patriotism.
Personal love comes last.
Therefore, the promotional focus of "The Edge of the Blade" should not be on romance.
For Mu Zhi, Yin Xiuran was a colleague who acted with her, a senior colleague in the same company, and an actor she admired.
That's all.
Thinking back to the trending topics and press releases arranged by the production team since the show premiered three days ago...
Mu Zhi asked her agent, "Does the production team want to create a romantic pairing between me and Teacher Yin?"
[Author's Note]
I added a little bit of inner monologue to Yue Ge (doge emoji)
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