Gu Mingze knew that Qiao Leyi was never content with the status quo and wanted to use Zhiya to climb to a higher level. Last time, when he asked him to use the relationship between the Gu and Lin families to take Zhiya to meet Lin Boyu, he did not object. However, if the other party was willing, that would be fine, but if he forced him, he was afraid that the other party would not accept it.
As expected, not only did Lin Boyu not have this idea, but the Lin family did as well. Although the two were of suitable age and Zhiya was beautiful, he knew in his heart that Lin Boyu had more choices and was unlikely to choose to marry an ambitious star.
He had his pride, so after others only subtly expressed their intentions, he stopped bringing his daughters to such occasions. However, Qiao Leyi and Zhi Ya seemed unwilling to give up.
So now he sees clearly that Qiao Leyi only has ambition, and her feelings for him over the years are probably pitifully little. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been accompanying Zhiya to make a name for herself outside, focusing on building Zhiya's reputation, and even ignoring him.
He just regretted that he had let Zhiya be raised by Qiao Leyi for so many years, which spoiled Zhiya's personality and gave her some unrealistic fantasies.
Even without Lin Boyu, there are still countless good men in the world. Why hang yourself on one tree?
Gu Mingze was unaware that Qiao Leyi had actually changed her mind and wanted Gu Zhiya to marry someone with a more manageable temperament and have children, so that the children could take the surname Gu and inherit the Gu family business. However, Gu Zhiya was unwilling to do so.
Gu Zhiya was blinded by the fame she had been made since childhood. She felt that if she didn't find a man with outstanding family background, appearance, and talent, she would be outdone and ridiculed. She was the daughter of the Gu family and the nation's daughter. How could she be inferior to others?
Especially Song Xinghe. What does Song Xinghe have? Just a philandering and promiscuous mother. Why is everyone's attention gradually shifting to Song Xinghe? Even the Lin family's endorsement was given to Song Xinghe.
If only she could ruin Song Xinghe, but her mother wouldn't let her do it. However, in terms of career, she seemed unable to compete with him anytime soon. The only solution would be to find a good man to marry, just like her mother did back then. But Lin-gege kept using the excuse of being too busy with work to see her...
"Sister Gu, the director is calling you."
Gu Zhiya was in a bad mood when she heard this, and she frowned: "Am I older than you? You call me 'sister'? Or are you trying to call me 'older' to climb the social ladder?"
The assistant's face paled, and she explained in a low voice, "Ya Ya, I didn't mean that?"
Gu Zhiya snorted again: "Ya Ya, are we that familiar?"
The assistant fell silent; after all, she worked under someone else. But even so, Gu Zhiya still wasn't going to let it go: "You have no tact whatsoever. Don't bother coming in tomorrow."
The assistant watched the departing figure with resentment. She used to be a fan of Gu Zhiya and went to great lengths to become Gu Zhiya's assistant. She used to think that Gu Zhiya was a little princess, innocent, kind, bright and pure. But after getting to know her, she realized that Gu Zhiya was a spoiled devil who did not treat people from the lower class as human beings and was very disdainful of her fans in private.
She's had enough of serving her for so long. Even if she's not kicked out, she'll leave anyway. She'll show Gu Zhiya what happens when a fan turns against her!
The drama that Gu Zhiya is currently filming is a new role that Qiao Leyi arranged for her. It is also the role that Gu Zhiya is best at. She plays the daughter of the male and female leads. She has a significant role in the drama and is quite likable. The male and female leads are middle-aged artists with high reputations in the industry. The drama is about ordinary career and family life, and it also involves the emotional scenes of Gu Zhiya's character. It revolves around the conflicts of the family and ends with a happy ending.
It's a rather clichéd plot, but because of the support of director Ming and the two lead actors, and because it was filmed by a national television station, the role of Gu Zhiya was initially sought after by many young actors. In the end, she only got the role because of her previous reputation as the nation's daughter and Qiao Leyi's efforts.
Actually, this wasn't the path Qiao Leyi had planned for her before. Gu Zhiya had already played the role of the nation's daughter enough. If she continued to play that role, it would be even more difficult for her to transition to a different role. If she wanted to compete with Song Xinghe for strength and popularity as a young actress, she would probably have to take a lower role, since there were too few leading roles for her.
However, this is currently the best way for Zhiya to return to the public eye and regain her reputation. As for another transformation, if that doesn't work, she can shamelessly ask a well-known screenwriter in the industry to write a play for her, or buy the rights to a novel or anime, so that Zhiya can take the lead role. With a fan base, even if her popularity drops, it won't drop too low.
Because this drama is full of big names, and because the consequences of changing the script before were too serious, Gu Zhiya didn't dare to do anything reckless again, and she became quite sensible.
On the other hand, after Song Xinghe's variety show aired, it indeed generated a lot of buzz, proving her status as a popular and talented young actress. What surprised fans even more was that five days before the airing of "She Came from the Light," on Christmas Day, news of Lin's endorsement was released, and the company promoted it nationwide. Posters for her new endorsement were displayed in major shopping malls and subway stations, further boosting her popularity.
Rose Films felt they had struck gold, and sure enough, on New Year's Day, the popularity of "She Came from the Light" remained high, even surpassing the popularity of "He Came from the Sea" when it premiered last year.
This is not surprising, as "He Came from the Sea" gained popularity later on. The first two episodes were mostly supported by fans, and the popularity gradually increased as word-of-mouth improved.
"She Came From the Light" is a sister film to "He Came From the Sea." With the popularity of "He Came From the Sea" preceding it, coupled with Song Xinghe's recent surge in popularity, it's normal for "She Came From the Light" to initially surpass "He Came From the Sea" in terms of record.
However, the popularity of "He Came from the Sea" was unprecedented back then, and it will be quite difficult for "She Came from the Light" to surpass it later.
But neither Rose Films nor Song Xia and Song Xinghe ever thought that "She Came from the Light" would surpass "He Came from the Sea" in every aspect. As long as the word-of-mouth doesn't collapse and the popularity stays at the level it was when it first aired, that's enough.
As it turns out, everything produced by Song Xia is of high quality. The first two episodes alone generated a lot of buzz online, not only because of the plot, but also because Song Xinghe's outfits in the show became trending topics.
"She Came From the Light" is a very common campus romance, unlike "He Came From the Sea" which has a mythological feel. The name is also because when the female lead, played by Song Xinghe, fights for the rights of others, she seems to shine in the eyes of the male lead.
Essentially, this is a sweet campus romance, but because Song Xia's script is very delicate, the director's filming techniques are also very beautiful, and the chemistry between the male and female leads is very strong, although the plot is not as novel as "He Came from the Sea", it still attracted many movie fans, and the ratings and popularity only increased.
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