Gu Yu recalled the first time she saw Ye Chu on the screen. Ye Chu's first role was an insignificant supporting actress, the only daughter of a schoolteacher... Ye Chu was still very green at that time, but Gu Yu recognized her at a glance and then kept an eye on her situation in the industry.
"Am I... worthy of being liked?" Ye Chu was a little confused.
"Yes, you have been working hard and making progress, which is evident to everyone. Everything you have now is what you deserve."
Ye Chu's mind was filled with the private messages and comments from her fans. There had always been many people supporting her and seeing every bit of progress she made. But she didn't know when it started, she had been blinded by self-doubt and insecurity and had stopped paying attention to their encouragement.
Having calmed herself down, Ye Chu tried to speak in a composed voice, "I understand." She would compose herself, stop wallowing in self-doubt, and build more confidence in herself. And then... "I will continue to work hard."
Ye Chu looked up at Gu Yu: "I was hoping that one day I could be on par with the great movie star!"
One minute she was doubting herself, the next she was brimming with confidence. Gu Yu found it both amusing and exasperating. But he always supported Ye Chu, so he naturally wouldn't dampen her enthusiasm: "You definitely can."
The finale of "Chu Han" aired on a Saturday night, a prime time slot, and with the highly anticipated Farewell My Concubine about to take the stage, the finale garnered immense attention.
The plot has only just begun, and the viewers in the live chat are already very tense.
"Ahhh, I'm so anxious! Can we break through? Can we break through?!"
"Based on history, the previous one should not be possible."
"Please don't tell anyone, I'm already feeling terrible!"
"I have very mixed feelings. Although I am looking forward to the finale, I am also reluctant to accept the ending of Xiang Yu and Yu Ji. I am conflicted."
"I don't want my daughter to cut my throat, sob sob sob..."
"Haha, wait a minute, what kind of weird expression is 'slitting one's neck'? That's called 'suicide,' okay?"
"I don't want my brother to cut my throat either, waaaaah..."
"There's nothing we can do about it. That's just how history is. No matter how we try to adapt it, we have to respect the historical outcome."
As the comments scrolled by one by one, Chu Jun in the video kept backing away from the screen...
"It looks like we're really going to lose..."
"My brother's face is so painful, sob sob sob."
"The overall situation is settled."
"No! My brother... Waaaaah!"
"The comments in the front are clearly divided between men and women, haha, the difference in their focus is too big."
"I was feeling really upset watching the plot, but the comments made me laugh out loud, hahaha."
The Chu army was besieged at Gaixia, with few men and running out of food. Han Xin ordered the Han army to sing Chu songs on all sides. Hearing the songs of their homeland, the Chu soldiers lost all confidence and their morale collapsed. Many of them fled overnight.
"What?!"
"Extremely uncomfortable."
"That's so unfair."
"That's just a tactic; on the battlefield, no one cares about such things."
"That's true, but overall it's not very...humane?"
"Stop discussing, be quiet! The main event is about to begin!"
After a long while, someone finally spoke again.
"Where are the comments? Someone come and cry with me!"
"I can't see the screen anymore, my face is covered in tears."
"I must say, the scene of a beautiful woman committing suicide is still quite beautiful."
"Your style was off earlier, could you please reflect on it?"
"Mommy fans were speechless on the spot."
"Even the female fans are depressed."
"Boyfriend fans are all going into seclusion."
That evening, Ye Chu once again topped the Weibo trending list, albeit by committing suicide.
Ye Chu saw her name trending alongside the words "suicide" on Weibo, and her feelings were complicated, so she couldn't help but post a new Weibo.
Ye Chuchu Chuchu V: Today's trending topics are a tiny bit scary. [So scared I cried]
"Mom came, Mom smiled, Mom left."
"I'm working overtime today and haven't checked for updates yet, but the trending topics have scared me to death."
"Don't be afraid, upstairs sisters, Chu Chu is fine."
"I can imagine how confused I looked when I first saw it trending, hahaha."
"Stop talking, I can picture it already, it's so cute."
"Send me upstairs, the new video is finished, it's heart-wrenching, only click if you can handle it~ [link]"
"Xiao Da! Xiao Da, I'm all for it! What's a little heartbreak? I'm going to give it a triple like right now."
Ye Chu was used to peek at the screen for a while, so he clicked on the link. Xiao Xiao's videos, which she made early, were always of very high quality. This time, she made an edited video of her junior sister and master.
"Wow, that's amazing!" Ye Chu exclaimed, hugging the tangerines and curled up on the sofa. She then returned to the Weibo comment section, where Xiaoxiao, who had gotten up early, had already been pushed to the top of the comment section and was quickly noticed by her fans.
Seeing the many lively replies, Ye Chu couldn't help but feel moved again. After secretly resolving to work even harder, she reached for the script for Escape 2 on the table, patted Little Orange's head, and said, "Okay! Orange, Mommy will work even harder!"
"Woof!" Little Orange responded, wagging its tail and gently licking Ye Chu's fingers with its pink tongue.
Lin Mu's efficiency was frighteningly high. Ye Chu and Gu Yu gave their opinions, and he was able to revise the script the next day and bring the revised version to Gu Yu. Ye Chu seriously suspected that this director was revising the script without sleep.
What she holds in her hand now is the finalized script for Escape 2.
Filming won't start until the end of next month, so Ye Chu will have plenty of time to process the content.
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