Chapter 99
After replying to this fan, Xu Ying turned off her phone and went to see Zhou Xingyun.
Zhou Xingyun has finally returned from Beijing.
She wanted to see what was wrong that made the other person rush back so hastily, and why they were stammering and refusing to explain clearly.
"Actually, Luo Ying and I are engaged. Our parents met and had a meal together," Zhou Xingyun said with a smile, showing off the ring on his hand.
Xu Ying was taken aback: "You two are engaged? What's wrong with that? It's a good thing."
Zhou Xingyun said with distress, "The main reason is that Luo Ying's father didn't particularly like me before, and I was worried that something might change, so I didn't tell you."
She and Luo Ying had known each other for a long time. When they were little, she was very naughty and often led Luo Ying into trouble, for which Luo Ying's father had to clean up their messes many times.
So in Luo Ying's father's mind, she wasn't a good girl.
"Congratulations! You've even put the ring on; looks like you've won over her dad."
"Don't talk about me, I see your new novel has already been sent out," Zhou Xingyun nudged her shoulder, "What are your plans? I don't think this story is very suitable for a film or television adaptation..."
The pacing is too slow. It's okay to read as a novel to pass the time, but it would be too uneventful if it were made into a TV series.
"Yes, a lot of things would have to be cut if this novel were to be adapted into a film."
Xu Ying did not deny this.
Indeed, a TV series needs a clear main storyline, as well as conflicts and ups and downs. If "Traveling to the Ming Dynasty to Take the Imperial Examination" is to be adapted into a TV series, many useless subplots will have to be cut.
"This book is expected to be serialized for a long time. If you are interested in filming it, you can wait until next year to read it."
Since they already have "The Ming Dynasty" on hand this year, they don't need to rush to consider the next project.
"Hmm, I'll take another look."
Although she trusted Xu Ying's creative abilities, Zhou Xingyun was not someone who would invest blindly. She had to see the potential for film and television adaptation in a book before she would be willing to place her bet.
"Okay, I'll head back now."
Now that Zhou Xingyun has returned to oversee things, Xu Ying no longer needs to come to the film set every day.
"Okay, you can go back now."
Xu Ying carried her laptop bag and went to check on Group B before leaving.
Lin Zhongxu from Group B is giving acting instructions to the actors. He looks younger and more handsome than the actors, and the contrast between his serious demeanor and his interactions with them is surprisingly funny.
Xu Ying didn't disturb him. She waited until he finished reciting the play, said goodbye to him, and then left.
After returning home, she didn't waste any more time and went straight to her study to write "Traveling to the Ming Dynasty to Take the Imperial Examination".
The book had only been serialized for a short time, and she didn't have many drafts saved up to begin with. In addition, she had been busy with filming for the past two days, and the updates were all using up her saved drafts. Now she was forced to write and update as she went.
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Wang Yi was stunned.
She sent many private messages to Eryuetian, but most of them went unanswered. This is normal, as Eryuetian is a public figure and her inbox must be overflowing. How could she possibly have time to reply to a nobody like her?
However, just a few days after she sent her last private message, she received a small red dot.
The moment the notification from her Big Eyes account went off, she was still frowning and doing her homework while holding her computer. The next second, she caught a glimpse of the name in the notification bar on her phone screen.
? ! ! !
She grabbed her phone, unlocked it, and eagerly went inside.
It's February...
It really was her...
She actually replied to my message...
A mix of emotions surged within Wang Yixin, and she couldn't quite figure out what she was thinking. Perhaps she was just more excited, since even her idol hadn't replied to her message, but Eryuetian had.
She opened her chat window with February Sky, and the other person sent her a short message, which she read word by word several times.
February Sky: You don't have as good a eye as me. He's not suitable for this role. I have a more suitable role for you. Do you want to consider it? What do you think of Dingzhi?
February Sky actually said that her taste wasn't as good as hers, how narcissistic! Wang Yixin pouted, but when she saw that February Sky had recommended other suitable roles for her, she was still subconsciously happy.
Decided...
Who is Dingzhi?
Wang Yixin thought back for a moment, and it seemed that this character had never appeared in any of Er Yuetian's novels so far. Could it be a character from someone else's novel?
After racking her brains, she still had no clue. Completely baffled, Wang Yixin couldn't help but take a screenshot of her private message and post it on the TK short video platform.
"Can anyone tell me which novel and which character Dingzhi is?" That was all she said, along with a screenshot of her private message and some upbeat background music.
Her simple question and answer quickly garnered thousands of replies within two hours.
- Did I see that right? February Sky replied to you, and February Sky even recommended a role for your idol?!
-What good luck! I'm going to send a private message to Eryuetian for my sister too!!!
I just want to know who Dingzhi is. Could everyone in the comments section please not change the subject and answer the original poster's question too? [laughing emoji]
-Yeah, who is Dingzhi?
"Your taste isn't as good as mine, he's not suitable for this drama." That's so direct, February Sky! Hahaha, I feel strangely cute and a bit arrogant about it.
Zhou Xun won by default this time; his fans are really awesome.
-Holy crap, go check it out! Your video is trending!!!!
......
Wang Yixin was completely unable to complete her homework. Ever since she posted the video on TK, her phone had been ringing non-stop. At this point, she was starting to feel a little scared, realizing that she had made a big fuss over nothing.
She opened TK Video, wanting to make the video private and visible only to herself, but it was too late. She immediately spotted the comment in the comments section saying that she was trending.
She slumped into her chair on the spot. How could this be? Her first thought was whether she had caused trouble for Er Yuetian.
Regardless of her previous impressions of Eryuetian, the current situation is that Eryuetian kindly replied to her. If she were to be attacked by public opinion because of her, she would feel really bad.
She nervously clicked on the app and saw a trending topic related to herself in the third position on the entertainment trending list.
#Who is Dingzhi?#
The name of this trending topic is quite strange. Anyone who sees it will be curious and click in to see what's going on. How did an anonymous person become a trending topic?
So everyone was immediately amused by this gossip.
-I was wondering why the trending topics were so strange. Turns out it involved February Band and Zhou Xun. That makes it all clear, haha. Now I'm starting to wonder who Dingzhi is.
-The name of this trending topic is so fitting.
Zhou Xun also benefited from his fans' fame, as he trended on Weibo for a while, hahaha!
- A prime example of fans carrying their idol to new heights.
What's been going on with Zhou Xun these past few years? Didn't he win an award? Why has he suddenly stopped making any moves?
-Yeah, I was saying that the entertainment industry finally had a male artist who was both good-looking and had good acting skills, but who knew he would suddenly disappear? How strange.
- It's probably because of "Who Dares to Challenge," right after he won the Best Actor award, the movie flopped, which made other investors hesitant to invest in him.
-I can only say that I have a bad eye for scripts.
-It's not that simple. Don't you even know who the financial backer of "Who Dares to Challenge" is? Do you think he can escape just by saying he won't act?!
- The screenwriter for "Who Dares to Challenge" is Zhang Sandao, and the investor behind it is Cool Cat Entertainment. Wow, it's a TV series...
Zhou Xun's name has once again come into the public eye because of a trending topic.
After two years of flopping, the drama "Who Dares to Challenge" has finally attracted a lot of attention, but this attention is not directed at the drama itself, but at the complex web of forces behind the production team.
Once netizens' curiosity is exposed, they won't give up until they get to the bottom of it.
As a result, the screenwriter of this drama, Zhang Sandao, was the first to be dragged out and ridiculed, followed by a senior executive of the investor, Cool Cat Entertainment. Of course, this executive is now in prison for money laundering, which is quite gratifying.
What's puzzling is that "Who Dares to Challenge" was Brown Bear Video's summer blockbuster that year, so why would the executives at Cool Cat Entertainment invest in it?
Something's fishy going on.
Netizens continued to dig deeper, and as they did so, they discovered that this executive from Coolcat and a senior executive from Brown Bear Video were very close, and that the two were even shareholders of a certain cultural and artistic company.
Now it's connected!
Good heavens, it's like pulling up a radish and bringing out a whole bunch of mud.
The more netizens analyzed, the more people they uncovered. These people were intricately connected through a series of inconspicuous companies, and ordinary people wouldn't even know they were linked together unless they looked closely.
The situation escalated.
Wang Yixin was dumbfounded in her dormitory.
At first, she was worried that her videos would have a bad influence on February Sky. Now she is worried that her videos will have a bad influence on her brother. She hasn't seen that people are already questioning whether Zhou Xun is in cahoots with these people.
How could that be!
Wang Yixin was the first to disagree.
Her brother isn't like that; he must have been forced into it!
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Xu Ying had been typing away at home all afternoon and was just about to take a break when she saw the trending topic on DaYan.
?
The fact that Zhang Sandao's money laundering case has a sequel is astounding, and the sequel was even triggered by a sentence he sent to Zhou Xun's fans. It's just too dramatic.
Xu Ying clicked in and ate her fill of gossip, but as she ate, she realized it wasn't so bad after all.
Anyway, this matter doesn't involve her, and based on her current understanding of the entertainment industry, it shouldn't involve Zhou Xun either.
Zhou Xun is indeed a man with no weaknesses. As a screenwriter, although she has never actually met him, it doesn't stop her from being full of curiosity about him.
She had heard about Zhou Xun's situation from Zhou Xingyun, and heard that he was planning to retire from the entertainment industry.
Upon hearing the news, she felt a deep sense of regret. She hadn't even had a chance to work with the other person, and they were already planning to retire from the entertainment industry.
However, a long time had passed since her conversation with Zhou Xun, and Zhou Xun showed no signs of retiring from the entertainment industry, so Xu Ying assumed the rumors were false.
Until today, seeing the news dug up by netizens and looking back at the rumors, she suddenly felt that maybe it was true that he wanted to retire from the entertainment industry, but the interests behind him were too great, and how could the people behind him bear to let him retire?
From this perspective, today's trending topics may not be a bad thing.
The power of the people is limitless. Perhaps with the push from netizens, those hidden masters behind the scenes will be exposed little by little, and Zhou Xun, without the threat of these people, may no longer think about leaving the entertainment industry.
She told Purple Lavender that Dingzhi was a good fit for the role of Zhou Xun, and she wasn't kidding.
Dingzhi was the courtesy name she prepared for Cao Hongjing, the male lead in "Crossing Over to Take the Imperial Examination in the Ming Dynasty". Cao Dingzhi, a scholar who appears weak but is actually proud and wise, is perfectly suited to be played by Zhou Xun.
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