Chapter 88
Li Tingyu clarified the matter so quickly that it was concluded before the trending topics had fully taken hold.
Netizens who were following the whole thing almost died laughing. So someone was trying to smear Li Tingyu, but they mistakenly took the lewd dream man's remarks as an accusation from an ex-boyfriend, and even made it to the top of the trending searches with a straight face.
- Hahahaha, haters, speak up!
- I'm dying of laughter. Didn't they do their research before buying those smear articles? This is a double loss. They must have spent a lot of money on trending topics.
- Some people actually took the fantasies of a perverted man seriously. This generation of haters is really laughable!
- "Legend of the Qing Dynasty" is really popular, and people are rushing to dig up dirt on people. It's terrifying that even a high school classmate's statement from hundreds of years ago can be dug up.
......
Xu Ying only found out the next day that Li Tingyu had become a trending topic with negative connotations.
She knew that the people behind this were actually after the drama "Legend of the Qing Dynasty." The drama was so popular right now that everyone was watching it closely, and the actors would be severely disgraced if they made any mistakes.
There's nothing we can do about it.
This drama has launched the careers of too many actors. With so many actors becoming competitors in the future, everyone will try to bring down one by one.
Fortunately, when she signed the contract, she made them cancel their original accounts; otherwise, the mastermind behind it would have to analyze their past statements word by word.
No matter how careful a person is with their words and actions, they can't withstand this kind of analysis.
Xu Ying called Zhou Xingyun, feeling it was time to shift the audience's attention slightly.
"You said the surrounding area can be sold now!"
Zhou Xingyun was quite excited; she was interested in anything related to making money.
"We're not selling it. We're just promoting it first to generate buzz. We'll officially start selling it after the TV series finishes airing, and we can also divert public attention from it."
Regardless of whether Li Tingyu's story is true or false, this whole saga has somewhat pulled the audience out of the story, and their current launch of related products is a good way to draw attention away from it.
“Okay, no problem. I already had the shop registered, and we're just waiting for the products to be listed.”
"Um."
She trusted Zhou Xingyun to handle things.
*
With the drama "Legend of the Qing Dynasty" halfway through its run, a new online store suddenly appeared, and the news spread like wildfire among viewers.
Driven by curiosity, countless viewers and netizens entered the online store and ended up adding items to their shopping carts.
The same incense and incense burner as those in "Legend of the Qing Dynasty" are all here, as well as the clothes and headdresses of the concubines... Actually, Xu Ying didn't initially plan to make the clothing accessories as well, but Liu Meng found her.
She said that since they were already making incense and incense burners, why not also make a set of the iconic costumes from the show? Maybe many viewers would want to try out a Qing Dynasty look.
Xu Ying thought about it for a moment and then agreed. After all, she was herding one sheep or two sheep.
Liu Meng persuaded Xu Ying for the sake of her studio's employees, but the audience did indeed like the clothes in the show. As soon as the merchandise store went online, tens of thousands of pre-orders for various clothing items were sold.
Qing Dynasty clothing was not suitable for everyday wear, and it was also quite expensive. Those who could afford to buy it truly loved it.
Incense and incense burners are different; a lot of people are spending money on these two items. The number of orders in the back-end system has already exceeded 200,000, and this is only the first day.
Zhou Xingyun had stockpiled a total of one million orders of goods. She originally thought it was more than enough, but now she realized it might not be. So she contacted Li Lanyou and Liu Meng one by one to ask them to place more orders as soon as possible.
Xu Ying was a hands-off manager; all she had to do was wait for her share of the profits.
Seeing that the store's pre-sales were going well, she stopped focusing on that and instead sat back down at her computer to write "Starting with a Bowl".
As mentioned earlier, Zhu Yuanzhang was developing steadily in his own territory, but with wolves lurking all around, his peaceful development was ultimately only temporary.
Now, his urgent task is to figure out how to eliminate the enemies around him.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang occupied a base centered on Yingtian, he was surrounded by Yuan troops to the east and south, Zhang Shicheng to the southeast, and Chen Youliang to the west, who was eyeing him covetously from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.
There are other smaller forces around, but none of them are a threat. What worries him most are Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng.
Zhu Yuanzhang's worries soon became a reality.
Chen Youliang was indeed very ambitious. He killed his subordinates and declared himself king. Later, he joined forces with Zhang Shicheng and agreed to attack Yingtian from the east and west, causing great shock in Yingtian.
At this critical moment, the strategist proposed a plan to lure the enemy deep into their territory.
So Zhu Yuanzhang ordered his subordinates to write a letter to Chen Youliang. Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang's subordinates were originally friends. He promised to act as an inside agent to help Chen Youliang capture Yingtian. Chen Youliang believed him without a doubt and indeed kept his promise.
It wasn't until Chen Youliang led his army to the agreed-upon Jiangdong Bridge that he realized he had fallen into a trap.
But it was too late.
Zhu Yuanzhang had secretly laid an ambush with his soldiers. At this moment, many soldiers rose up and attacked, and Chen Youliang was defeated and fled.
Subsequently, Zhu Yuanzhang pressed on and defeated Chen Youliang multiple times within two years, capturing his stronghold of Jiangzhou. Chen Youliang was forced to flee to Wuchang.
But he still harbored wicked intentions.
At that time, the Red Turban Army in the Central Plains split and weakened. Zhang Shicheng took the opportunity to attack Anfeng, where Xiao Mingwang was located. Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice but to lead his troops to rescue Xiao Mingwang.
Chen Youliang seized the opportunity of Zhu Yuanzhang's departure and immediately gathered troops to attack his territory, Hongdu.
Zhu Yuanzhang's nephew held out in Hongdu for eighty-five days, finally awaiting the arrival of Zhu Yuanzhang's troops. Thus, Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang clashed again, and the two fought a decisive battle at Poyang Lake.
In this battle, Zhu Yuanzhang achieved a victory against overwhelming odds, setting fire to the ships and inflicting a major defeat on Chen Youliang's army. Chen Youliang was killed by a hail of arrows, and his greatest threat was finally eliminated.
At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang's prestige grew daily, and with the recommendation of his officials, he became the Prince of Wu.
"Imperial edict, King Wu's decree"—although he is not the emperor in name, he has already seized the real power of the emperor.
*
The first thing Li Qinqin does when she gets home is turn on the TV. Watching "Legend of the Qing Dynasty" while eating takeout has become her recent habit.
Although she had read the novel long ago, she already knew how the plot would unfold.
However, watching TV and reading novels are completely different experiences, not to mention that TV series have made appropriate changes and increased the conflict in the plot.
Therefore, she looked no different from the average viewer.
"That was so exciting!"
Those who have read the novel find it exciting, let alone those who haven't.
Mo Yun's mother was stunned: "Oleander can cause miscarriage..."
The safflower hidden in the incense, the oleander juice placed in the food—she, who had little experience with palace intrigue, was completely unprepared for the plot's development.
"Hahahaha," Mo Yun thought her mother's expression was even more interesting than a TV drama.
"These people have a lot of tricks up their sleeves, just keep watching."
Mo Yun's mother exclaimed, "She's already amazing enough now, I can't even imagine how amazing she'll be in the future."
Each of them speaks with a hidden barb, and if you're not careful, you'll be framed or tricked. It's really not easy to survive in the harem.
And children.
"And that Fourth Prince, he's still at odds with the female lead, what are we going to do!"
She is a mother, a parent, and she feels that if her child is not close to her, it would be more painful than having her flesh cut off with a knife.
"Fourth Prince," Mo Yun didn't expect her mother to suddenly mention the Fourth Prince. "Didn't we say earlier that this was all the female lead's scheme? Now that the Fourth Prince has become the legitimate son, his status and position are different from his brothers."
Mo Yun pursed her lips, desperately trying to suppress her urge to spoil the plot, and didn't tell her mother about the Fourth Prince's ascension to the throne.
"It's good, but it would be even better if the relationship with the female lead could be improved." In the previous episode, the Fourth Prince saw Consort De playing with the Sixth Prince in the Imperial Garden behind the artificial hill, which made her feel very sad.
However, she quickly forgot about feeling unwell.
Because among the new batch of concubines selected for the palace, there was a clever imitator who dressed exactly like Ma Lu, and her way of speaking and her mannerisms were infuriating to behold.
"This so-called 'noble person' is so annoying!"
She copied the female lead's words and actions, trying to curry favor with the emperor, but why did she go and sow discord between the fourth prince?
"You bitch!"
Mo Yun's mother cursed, saying that's how the concubines in the drama all cursed, and now that she watches the drama every day, she's learned to curse too.
Mo Yun covered her mouth and laughed.
She really wanted to record her mother's expressions while watching the show and post them online; they were so funny.
"This cunning scholar has finally emerged."
Not to mention Mo Yun's mother, even Li Qinqin rolled her eyes at this moment. If you had to pick the character she disliked the most in the show, it would definitely be this copycat.
It's not that she wasn't targeting the actors; it's purely a matter of personal taste.
Whenever the drama involves issues like real and fake body doubles, she always unconditionally sides with the real one, let alone the fact that the real one is the female lead, in which case she is even more biased.
If it weren't for the fact that Consort Song ultimately took the blame for the female lead, she wouldn't be so lenient with her now.
A shrewd scholar is annoying no matter where he is.
Li Qinqin was watching TV with the live comments on, and as soon as Consort Song appeared, the live comments were filled with question marks.
-? ? ?
-Why does this person look so familiar?
-Even though they look completely different, her imitation really captures the essence of Ma Lu.
- Slightly affected.
- I'm dying of laughter! Did you guys see that? She was about to roll her eyes, but then she suddenly realized she was imitating Consort De, so she blinked and quickly withdrew her eyes halfway through, hahaha!
-This character is just for laughs, right?
-It's kind of fun, actually.
Now it was Li Qinqin's turn to be confused: "?"
Are the audience members alright? Why do they seem to like this copycat? Li Qinqin shook her head, somewhat unable to keep up with the audience's thought process.
After watching two episodes of TV, Li Qinqin turned off the TV and took out her phone.
After finishing "Legend of the Qing Dynasty", she still has updates to "Starting with a Bowl" to read. Hehe, her days have been quite fulfilling lately.
Today's update for "Starting with a Bowl" is just as exciting.
The male protagonist battles Chen Youliang.
Because the book describes Chen Youliang as ambitious and cunning, Li Qinqin had been worried that Chen Youliang would cause harm to the male protagonist.
Just as she expected, Chen Youliang was proving to be a difficult opponent to kill.
Every time the male protagonist leads an attack, he manages to escape, and eventually, he turns the tables and besieges the camp while the male protagonist is away.
She's so angry!
Fortunately, the male lead's nephew was quite capable, holding out without surrendering. When the male lead finally arrived with his troops, Li Qinqin finally breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as the male lead is there, defeating Chen Youliang is not a problem; she is confident of that.
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