Zhou Cheng's fans said: Our brother doesn't form CPs with anyone, he just enjoys his own little world, okay? Don't bring up our brother's topic.
Han Ye's fans said: Our baby is still young, we don't ship him with other people. Those who randomly ship couples and create hype are just idiots.
CP fans said: "What's it to you if we ship our stuff? If you don't want to ship, get lost. Who are you to meddle in my territory?"
The three types of fans were cursing relentlessly, quickly pushing the topic to a new level of popularity. A large number of netizens who neither ship the couple nor support them also clicked in to watch the drama unfold.
This Weibo post shot up like a rocket, quickly climbing into the top three, right below the trending topic of Zhou Cheng participating in a variety show.
Qiao Nansheng clicked her tongue in disapproval: "Your fans are arguing with Han Ye's fans and the CP fans, are you going to do anything about it?"
"How do you manage it?" Zhou Cheng glanced at her, his tone indifferent: "Shipping couples is common in the entertainment industry, you'll get used to it."
There's no way to control this kind of thing. At most, you can post a reminder on Weibo, but people will still ship them as they please. Anyway, it's just shipping a couple, so it won't affect them much.
After Zhou Cheng finished speaking, he suddenly remembered that she had signed with Huaying Film Studio. His expression changed slightly, and he said, "If Huaying Film Studio arranges for someone to hype you up, refuse."
"Why?" she asked casually.
Zhou Cheng: "Wouldn't it be better to work with me? I'll take you to new heights."
"Are you sure that's going to be a ride for me?" Qiao Nansheng rolled her eyes and said with great disdain, "That's more like being drowned in your fans' spittle."
"Don't worry, I won't do any publicity stunts," she said confidently, knowing what he was worried about—he was terrified that Grandpa Zhou would see it. And she had no intention of creating any scandals or rumors with anyone anyway.
At least not before the divorce.
After the divorce, she can do whatever she wants with her publicity, and nobody can stop her.
Just thinking about all the pictures of handsome young men saved on her phone made Qiao Nansheng feel incredibly proud; she really loved good-looking guys!
Zhou Cheng glanced at her but didn't say anything more.
…
I started watching the variety show at 8 o'clock, and there were a few commercials in between. By the time I finished watching, it was already midnight.
Even though it was late at night, Qiao Nansheng didn't feel sleepy at all; on the contrary, she became more and more energetic.
She excitedly said to Zhou Cheng, "I suddenly realized that there's a reason why everyone ships you and Han Ye as a couple."
The man, who was talking to Xiang Fei about the script with his head down, lifted his eyelids and looked at her when he heard this.
"Hmm?" He looked puzzled, not understanding.
"So handsome and good-looking." Qiao Nansheng recalled their interactions on the variety show. "You two were the two who interacted the most throughout the show. You played games together, looked for food and gathered firewood together, and you're both so handsome. How could we not ship you?"
At first, she didn't quite understand why people were shipping them, but after watching more and more, she started to ship them a little bit too.
Especially when seeing Zhou Cheng and Han Ye interacting, Zhou Cheng's "doting" smile and gentle tone were absolutely irresistible!
Even through the screen, you could feel Zhou Cheng's deep "love" for Han Ye.
Zhou Cheng: "..."
He expressionlessly reached out and pressed his hand against Qiao Nansheng's increasingly twisted smile, coldly saying, "Stop your wild thoughts. Don't ship me or Han Ye."
He sees Han Ye as a rival in love. She ships him and Han Ye as a couple, so how can he view Han Ye?
"Oh, okay." Qiao Nansheng pushed his hand away and rubbed her cheeks. "Alright, alright, I'll secretly enjoy it."
As they were talking, they picked up their phones and went to Weibo, searching for "City and Wild". Immediately, a bunch of CP topics appeared, and even a super topic was created in such a short time.
Awesome!
speed!
Well done!
Qiao Nansheng casually followed the super topic and Han Ye, and after clicking in to take a look, the sweet videos and GIFs edited by netizens made her smile non-stop.
Zhou Cheng, who was silently observing her from the side, thought: "..."
It seems like I've gotten hooked.
He moved his lips, but in the end he said nothing and let her have her way.
Zhou Cheng looked down at the message Xiang Fei had sent him on his phone.
Xiang Fei: Brother Cheng, Sister Ji wants you to choose one out of three. Get back to her as soon as possible; she needs to give you an answer by tomorrow morning.
Before this, Xiang Fei sent over three scripts: a modern drama, a period drama, and a Republican-era drama. Modern and period dramas were Zhou Cheng's most frequently performed roles, and he was already a bit tired of them; youth idol dramas were also unsuitable for him at the age of thirty, and he had only taken on one Republican-era drama, which was a war film with two male leads, and he had acted in it three years ago.
The work originally had a good reputation and a high rating on Douban, but later, due to the other male lead's involvement in drug use, the entire work was maliciously downgraded.
Zhou Cheng glanced at the electronic version of the script. This Republican-era drama had nothing to do with the War of Resistance against Japan. It focused on the love and hate between men and women and had a strong sense of the era. The beginning was somewhat formulaic, but it changed later on.
This drama is different from other dramas. Either there is no love, or the love is sweet, or it is first sad and then sweet. The male and female leads hurt and use each other throughout the entire drama. It can be said that it is sad from beginning to end, with no sweetness in the middle. The only sweetness is when the female lead dies in the finale and the male lead hugs her once.
After a quick glance at the script, Zhou Cheng came to a two-word conclusion: Not bad.
Yes, you can accept it.
He thought to himself that he would keep the Republican-era script and delete the other two, and then he told Xiang Fei about it.
Xiang Fei: Brother Cheng, are you really taking this role? The male lead is such a jerk, won't it get a lot of hate after it airs?
Z: That's it. Those two scripts are no good. They start off well, but then they fall apart.
Xiang Fei: Huh? Really? I haven't seen it yet. If you're sure about this, Brother Cheng, I'll go tell Sister Ji.
Z: Hmm.
…
Putting down his phone, Zhou Cheng looked up at Qiao Nansheng, who was still engrossed in shipping the couple. Thinking of a character in the script, he had an idea and asked her, "What are your plans for the future?"
"Huh? What do you mean, what are your plans?" Qiao Nansheng asked, confused.
"Filming or variety shows? Singing?" Zhou Cheng asked bluntly.
"I don't know." Qiao Nansheng shook her head, talking to him while saving the video and screenshots as her screensaver. Looking at the live wallpaper of Zhou Cheng and Han Ye talking, a smile gradually appeared on her lips: "Let's take it one step at a time. Isn't it only those with the most votes who can debut? I don't know anything, so it's difficult for me to debut, let alone act in dramas or do variety shows."
Singing is out of the question. Someone who's tone-deaf would probably be thrown eggs and kicked off the stage if she tried to sing.
Zhou Cheng's eyes flickered slightly: "Who said you have to debut before you can get acting roles? I have a script here, and there's a role that's perfect for you. Want to take a look?"
Qiao Nansheng paused in saving the video. She looked up at him, and the man's serious expression didn't seem like he was joking. "You...are you serious?"
"Okay." Zhou Cheng opened the script and handed her his phone. "You can take a look first."
Qiao Nansheng didn't answer, shaking her head in refusal: "No, I can't act, I don't want to be scolded."
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