As Song Xia and Sister Hua predicted, the palace drama became very popular after its premiere, showing signs of surpassing "He Came from the Sea". Netizens also had a high level of affection for the Empress played by Song Xinghe. Unfortunately, the plot only covered the first few days, and her later appearances were only in the memories of the male lead and the concubines.
"It's getting a lot of buzz online, but the viewership is still much lower than 'He Came from the Sea.' Even though it's only been airing for a few days, we can already see the signs of it." Yue Ya was still a little excited. Lan Mengfan got a lot of high-end resources because of 'He Came from the Sea,' and she didn't want the viewership record to be broken so quickly.
"After all, palace intrigue dramas are an old genre, unlike 'He Came from the Sea,' which has a novel theme. Although netizens like this kind of female-centric drama, sweet love is always a timeless classic."
Yue Ya looked at Song Xia with bright eyes: "Senior Song, is the 'She Came from the Light' series that Xinghe is about to film, a sequel to 'He Came from the Sea'?"
Speaking of this, Song Xia smiled helplessly: "It wasn't originally called that. Rose Films insisted on changing it to this name. The male and female leads don't have any fantastical identities. It's just a campus drama. However, there aren't many conflicts or disputes between the male and female leads. It's also a sweet romance drama. Rose Films probably wanted to ride on the popularity of 'He Came from the Sea'!"
"How can you call it piggybacking? You wrote them all, and Rose Films invested in and broadcast them. Calling it a series wouldn't be wrong. Senior Song, I heard from my master that you have a few more projects planned?"
This was told to her by Sister Hua. After all, she was her apprentice, and she couldn't treat her too badly.
"Yes, but I'll just write a brief outline. The story will be filled in by the studio's screenwriters. If you don't mind, you can go and pick one."
Yue Ya beamed: "No problem, no problem at all. Senior Song, please rest assured, we will definitely not make any changes to the dramas we buy. We will film everything according to the original script."
She now understands that only by respecting the original script can a good work be produced. Look at how much criticism Gu Zhiya's "Office Girl" received. Even the currently popular palace drama starring Xu Xiaoran has been criticized because some plots were changed and some actors had more screen time. Professional tasks should be left to professionals to ensure higher audience approval.
She had a feeling that Song Xinghe's current drama "Different Sisters" and her upcoming drama "She Came from the Light" would be popular and have high ratings, since Senior Song would never joke about her daughter's reputation.
So once these two dramas finish airing, Senior Song's reputation as a screenwriter will be even more prominent. When I then air a drama with a script rewritten by Senior Song, the attention it receives will definitely be substantial.
When the palace drama was in its second half, Gu Zhiya, who played the role of a favored concubine, appeared. In this production, she didn't dare to cause trouble and obediently finished filming her own scenes. However, the audience's expectations for her were not as high as in her previous life. Moreover, because they had just finished criticizing her in "Office Girls," their goodwill towards her had not yet recovered, so they were quite critical of her acting.
Xie Dong deserves a lot of credit for guiding public opinion. Before Song Xia stood up for them, he and Song Xinghe suffered a lot at the hands of the other party. Now that they have the opportunity, they naturally want to get their revenge.
Just as the palace drama was about to finish airing, the variety show that Qiao Leyi participated in was finally about to premiere. Unlike TV dramas, which are filmed and then broadcast, variety shows are usually filmed and broadcast simultaneously. Although many netizens expressed their opposition to Gu Zhiya, many people were still curious about their daily life in a wealthy family, so the show remained highly popular.
Moreover, the focus of this variety show is not Gu Zhiya, but Qiao Leyi and her husband Gu Mingze, so the voices of resistance were met with a rebuttal.
This is a real couple from a wealthy family, and they have been in love for so many years. Their wedding was a sensation back then. How many women haven't fantasized about an idol drama-style romance when they were young?
Although most girls know that the kind of romance in idol dramas is unlikely to happen to them, it doesn't stop them from watching to pass the time. So, with the attitude of shipping couples, they all eagerly await the new variety show.
Besides Qiao Leyi and her husband, the variety show also invited three other families, but none of them were as famous as theirs. Therefore, the biggest highlight of the show was their family, which is why Qiao Leyi made a grand entrance at the beginning of the first episode.
Early in the morning, Gu Mingze got up quietly because he had a company meeting, so as not to disturb Qiao Leyi. By the time Qiao Leyi got up, the sun was already high in the sky. The housekeeper had made her breakfast again, but she only ate a couple of bites of the extremely expensive ingredients.
In just one minute of playback time, Gu Mingze's doting affection for her and her daily life as a wealthy lady were revealed.
After breakfast, she leisurely did yoga, showing off her graceful figure, and then took the hose to water the plants in her garden, displaying a carefree and leisurely lifestyle.
Then she spoke candidly about the TV series that caused Gu Zhiya's reputation to plummet, her face full of helplessness: "Because this child was disobedient and changed the script at will, I sent her to study. Although it was the family's money that was invested, how could we just ruin other people's work? She's staying with her grandparents for a while, I'll go see her later."
"She's really good at talking!" Sister Hua exclaimed. "She changed the online sentiment with just a few words."
Song Xia glanced at the screen and, sure enough, topics attacking the male lead, Yuan Chunyu, had already begun to emerge, and the director and screenwriter didn't let them off the hook either.
[By the way, Qiao Leyi is really beautiful, and has a great figure. Even at her age, she's so disciplined.]
Everyone says she's rich and has plenty of free time, so how could she not take good care of herself? But if I were that rich, I'd be eating delicious food every day and wouldn't bother exercising at all.
So this is just the villa where she and Chairman Gu live?
[It's normal for rich people to own multiple properties. Am I the only one trying to defend Gu Zhiya? She's just using her own money to rewrite a script; is it really necessary to make such a big deal out of it? Especially Yuan Chunyu—did they owe him his salary?]
[To be honest, the director and screenwriter were also irresponsible. Knowing there were problems with the plot, why didn't they warn Ji-ah? Did they just want to watch the little girl make a fool of herself?]
【What else could it be? Our Zhiya's family provides her with too many resources, and some people are jealous. I don't believe no one hired online trolls during that period.】
I think Gu Zhiya is already quite sensible. If I had her family background and fame, I would be even more willful than her.
I feel a little sorry for Ji-ah. Just because of one drama, she had to cancel all her subsequent appearances and was even forced to study.
[This shows they have good family upbringing; it seems the wealthier the family, the more they value education.]
The variety show had only just started airing when Gu Zhiya's reputation reversed. It has to be said, Qiao Leyi is truly amazing.
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