Chapter 25 Chapter 25 Recording a new variety show
"If you don't like it, can you let me go?"
Xia Nuan moved her neck to the side, but Lou Su went a step further and pressed his face against Xia Nuan's exposed skin, his breath licking her ears.
Xia Nuan's body trembled slightly, she stomped on him and shook off his hand.
Xia Nuan was angry, "Do you know what you are doing?"
Lou Su smiled, revealing his small fangs. He stared at Xia Nuan with eyes fixed on her like he was stalking prey, a savage look between his brows. Her every move was engraved in his eyes. "Xia Nuan, do you really not like me?"
Xia Nuan hadn't seen Lou Su's eyes like this for a long time, and she was stunned for a moment.
Then her expression became firm. She was not a promiscuous person, nor did she want to be one. If she didn't like something, she just didn't like it. She would not give others unreasonable expectations.
"I don't like you. I can pretend that what happened just now never happened. I don't know why you like me, but there is no possibility for the two of us."
Xia Nuan looked Lou Su straight in the eye, no trace of shyness on her face. "Let's announce our breakup on Weibo tonight. It'll be good for both of us."
Lou Su tried to force a smile, but failed. He covered his face with his hands, a sad smile spreading across the corners of his mouth.
"Okay, I get it." Lou Su swayed a bit. "But you said at the time that after breaking up with me, you'd sign a contract with Langfeng, right?"
Xia Nuan nodded, "Lang Feng was so persistent in wanting to sign me, it must be partly because of you."
Xia Nuan stared at Lou Su, trying to find something different in his expression.
Lou Su didn't answer her, and he became his unruly self again.
That night, just like the last time Lou Su officially announced his relationship on Weibo, this time the Weibo post about him and Xia Nuan breaking up was firmly at the top of the trending searches within less than an hour after it was released.
Lou Su's Weibo post stated that the breakup was amicable, and he took all the blame on himself. Regardless, Lou Su's fans were incredibly happy that day, flocking to Xia Nuan's Weibo post to thank her for letting Lou Su go.
The marketing accounts were very aggressive and spread rumors about the reasons for their breakup, but there was no evidence, so they disappeared soon and did not cause much waves.
After Xia Nuan posted the breakup Weibo, she felt deflated. It was finally over, and all the plot points were finally completed.
This time, the system had no delay and spoke almost at the same time as the two people posted on Weibo.
[Plot Point 6: Breaking up with Lou Su after the variety show is complete. Host, congratulations, all plot points have been completed. From now on, you don't have to worry about your own death in a car accident.]
She didn't know if it was a psychological effect or for some other reason, but she felt as if the restraints on her body had completely disappeared.
Xia Nuan didn't know if she was hallucinating or because she had been under too much pressure recently, but she actually heard genuine joy in the system's electronic sound.
Xia Nuan's eyebrows were filled with smiles, and a smile played on the corners of her lips. [System, why do I feel like you are also very happy for me.]
System: [The host has completed the task, so the system is naturally happy.]
Xia Nuan raised her eyebrows slightly. "Now that everything is done, can you answer some of my questions?"
System: [Of course.]
Why does her attitude seem to have become more positive? Could it be that she has completed the plot points? Will this system also give her rewards?
Xia Nuan pursed her lips. "You kept insisting I treat this place like the real world. What's your real intention? You probably noticed, too. I later thought about the specific direction of this novel, but the developments in the novel are very different from my reality. Did my appearance trigger a butterfly effect?"
Xia Nuan paused for a moment, then finally asked the question that had been bothering her for a long time: "Why do I feel like you don't dare to appear in front of Lou Su and Ye Li?"
The sound of electric current crackled in Xia Nuan's ears for a long time, so long that when Xia Nuan thought the system would stop talking, the sound stopped.
[Host, the novel you are reading is actually a pirated version that has been tampered with by someone else.]
When Xia Nuan heard this, her eyes suddenly widened. [A pirated novel, could there be an authentic version?]
System: [Actually, this novel was originally a Mary Sue novel, and the heroine was none other than Xia Nuan. However, because the author portrayed Xia Nuan as overly fickle, falling in love with every woman she met, this was criticized by many readers. Later, one of them wrote another story based on this novel.]
Because Lou Su was a character in the original book, and he was the most famous character in the novel, that person made Lou Su the protagonist. He also killed off the original book's heroine, Xia Nuan. This is the ending that Xia Nuan had in the novel you read.
After the system said this, it sent the entire plot of the two novels to Xia Nuan.
Xia Nuan was dumbfounded after hearing the system's words, unable to recover for a long time. [So, which novel world is this?]
The system suddenly set off fireworks in Xia Nuan's mind: [Originally, the two fictional worlds were incompatible with each other, but because of Xia Nuan's death, the two incompatible fictional worlds suddenly merged. This is why you, the host, have transmigrated into Xia Nuan's body.]
[Actually, I am the Great Will of the World in the original novel. The plot points you have completed are actually those in the original novel. If it weren't for you, I would have disappeared by now.]
Xia Nuan was a little confused. "Wait a minute, you mean you won't disappear until I complete those plot points? So, was the will of the world from another book originally dominant here, but now you have the upper hand? Then I won't continue to follow the plot of your novel."
Xia Nuan thought of the scenes she had just seen and shook her head in rejection.
System: [Host, you are not entirely correct. I have now merged with the great will of this world. Host, you can rest assured that the foundation of this world—you, Lou Su, and Ye Li—is now stable. From now on, you can live your life according to your own will.]
Shortly after Lou Su and Xia Nuan's breakup trending topics were removed, the number of fans for the "Lou Xia CP" (Lou Xia CP) increased, tripling or quadrupling in less than a week. The "Lou Xia CP" super topic originally had only a few tens of thousands of followers, but now has over 200,000.
According to the comments in the super topic, Lou Su is not an actor, and the way he looks at Xia Nuan cannot be fake. He even put the blame on himself in the breakup Weibo. It can only be said that the expired sugar of BE's CP is the sweetest.
Not only did the number of fans of the CP downstairs increase, but the number of fans of the summer CP super topic also increased little by little. The small super topic that originally had only five or six hundred people suddenly had two or three thousand people pouring in.
"Palace Wall" itself is not a particularly large novel IP, but because this book was published very early, and the BE ending is unique in the HE style, its popularity cannot be said to be small.
Miao Qianyu is an old fan of the book "Palace Wall". It can be said that she remembers every character and every dialogue in it clearly, and she can even pinpoint the chapter where any sentence comes from.
Miao Qianyu was one of the book fans who were not optimistic about the remake of "Palace Wall" at the beginning. Like most book fans, she was also afraid that Xia Nuan's acting skills could not support the role of Mu Jin, but more importantly, she was afraid that "Palace Wall" would be modified by capital.
She actually felt that judging solely by appearance, the casting of the show was really good, especially the roles of Mu Jin and Xie Yanming, which perfectly matched her imagination when she read the book.
But the more pessimistic she is, the more she pays attention to the filming progress of "Palace Wall". Although this drama is just an A-level script, but looking at the Reuters, the scenery and costumes do not look too cheap.
Moreover, she did not miss any of the Reuters news circulating on the Internet.
Just looking at the spoilers, the chemistry between Xia Nuan and Ji Mian is particularly addictive, especially when there are many people in the shot, but it's as if there's a wall between them, and no one else can get in.
Although Miao Qianyu didn't want to admit it, she was indeed bewitched by the atmosphere between the two people. At that time, she was just praying that Xia Nuan's acting skills would not be too bad.
"Palace Wall" was filmed for a full five months.
During these five months, Xia Nuan hardly left the crew. After the filming was completed, it was already from autumn to spring.
Xia Nuan had moved out of her original community a long time ago. She now lives in a house that Lin Dayong found for her, which is very close to the company.
After filming "Palace Wall", Xia Nuan took a month off for herself. She went to Xinjiang and stayed there for half a month, and then went to Tibet and stayed there for more than half a month.
When Xia Nuan was relaxing in Tibet, Su Yuzhou suddenly sent a message to the work group of the main characters of "Crossing Road". "Crossing Road" has been scheduled to be released on May 1st, and they will be promoting together soon, so they were asked to free up their schedule.
However, because this is a pure art film, it was originally intended to win awards. Although box office is also important, it is not what "Fork in the Road" cares about most.
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Langfeng’s resources are indeed not comparable to Dahong Media’s.
Lin Dayong: "You've had enough rest now. The recent theme of 'Hello Happy' is all about ancient male gods and goddesses. I thought you would be a good fit for this theme, so I discussed it with them. The shoot will probably be next Tuesday, and it will be broadcast in two weeks. If you plan to go, I will reply and agree."
"Hello Happy" is a variety show with guest interviews and game-style content, and it is extremely popular among the people.
The C-position host is the extremely well-known Lin Zihou, who has been hosting the show for more than 20 years.
Xia Nuan blinked, "Brother Lin, who are the guests?"
Lin Dayong flipped through his phone. "Well, the cast is currently set for the popular historical drama, with the first female lead, second female lead, and first and second male lead. You should know the second male lead, it's Ji Mian. Oh, and there's another person you should know, Mo Zhuyuan, he'll be there too."
"If you go, there should be seven guests. Since you're a temporary guest, you probably won't have many screen times. But you still have to be active. This time you're mainly going to make yourself known."
"Brother Lin, thank you for your concern. I'll go back."
Lin Dayong smiled innocently, "Are you my artist? Okay, I'll reply to them right away."
Xia Nuan and her assistant flew to Changxiang, the filming location of "Hello Happy" one day in advance.
The filming had not started yet the next day, but the door was already surrounded by fans. Every time a nanny car came by, they would shout their idol's name loudly.
Xia Nuan knew that there were definitely no fans of hers here. She had already imagined what an awkward scene would be like when she got off the bus. Xia Nuan encouraged herself and got off the bus with a smile on her face.
Unexpectedly, a loud girl suddenly started shouting Xia Nuan's name, and her momentum was so strong that Xia Nuan was startled.
"Xia Nuan! Xia Nuan! I'm here, I'm here!"
Xia Nuan looked closely and saw that it was the girl she had met at the airport a few months ago. She greeted her happily, "I remember you, you were the one from the airport last time."
"Yes, yes, it's me, it's me!" Mo Xinjia shouted excitedly with a look of a young girl in love.
Xia Nuan waved to her, not daring to stay here any longer, and walked in quickly.
After Xia Nuan left, fans of other stars nearby suddenly began to whisper to each other.
"That's Xia Nuan! Damn, why is she so pretty?"
"How come she's so beautiful in real life? I used to think all those pictures of Xia Nuan online were photoshopped."
"I remember Ji Mian acted in a TV series with her, and it seems to have just finished filming."
"Yes, A Mian plays the male lead, and Xia Nuan plays the female lead."
Xia Nuan was the second one to arrive. When she walked in, Mo Zhuyuan was chatting with Lin Zihou from "Hello Happy TV". The two seemed quite familiar with each other.
Xia Nuan greeted them somewhat stiffly, "Teacher Lin, Teacher Mo, hello."
Lin Zihou waved to Xia Nuan gently, "Hello."
Mo Zhuyuan's ears twitched when he heard the voice, his eyes lit up, and he immediately turned around, "Long time no see."
Lin Zihou: "So you two know each other. Oh, by the way, I remember you and Xia Nuan filmed a movie together."
Mo Zhuyuan nodded, "Yes, it will be released soon, maybe we can come again then."
Lin Zihou nodded and said, "Okay, you guys chat first, I'll go check out the backstage."
Xia Nuan and Mo Zhuyuan haven't seen each other for about half a year, but they have kept in touch during this period. Xia Nuan occasionally posts on WeChat Moments, and Mo Zhuyuan is always the most active one to like the posts.
Mo Zhuyuan: "I saw your circle of friends and saw that you went to Xinjiang and Tibet?"
Xia Nuan nodded, "To get out of the role? The shoot was a bit long this time, so it's a good time to relax."
Mo Zhuyuan pretended to be aggrieved, "Last time, you ignored me for more than two months because you were leaving the show."
"Okay, okay, Mr. Mo, I was wrong. I apologize to you, okay."
Mo Zhuyuan waved his hand magnanimously, "Forget it. I'm a magnanimous person. I'll forgive you this time."
Xia Nuan bowed in a funny way, "Then thank you very much, sir." Ji Mian was the third one to come. When he came in, Mo Zhuyuan was chatting and laughing with Xia Nuan.
Xia Nuan saw Ji Mian first, greeted him, and said in surprise, "Why are you wet?"
Ji Mian was wiping with a tissue, "It was raining outside just now."
He had said half of this when he saw Xia Nuan and laughed subconsciously, "Why are you here too? Why didn't you tell me in advance?"
When Ji Mian first looked at the guest list, Xia Nuan was not on it yet.
He vaguely remembered his agent saying that there was one more guest on the variety show, but at that time he was frequently being interviewed and was so busy every day that he forgot about it after his agent said it and also forgot to ask. He didn't expect it to be Xia Nuan.
These two people are really familiar with each other. Mo Zhuyuan's expression turned cold for a moment, and then he smiled as if to hide it.
Ji Mian and Xia Nuan smiled at each other, then turned their attention to Mo Zhuyuan, "Teacher Mo, long time no see."
Mo Zhuyuan greeted him politely, "Long time no see."
The host of the program "Hello Happy" is Lin Zihou. There are five members in the Happy Group. There are seven guests this time, so there must be a guest in the Happy Group.
The director team had already discussed this matter. This time, four people were from the same crew to do publicity. Mo Zhuyuan was a bigger star, so he joined the Happy Group.
After knowing the decision, Xia Nuan nodded indifferently. She came here just to make herself familiar.
Mo Zhuyuan's face fell for a moment. When playing games, he would always run to Xia Nuan and the two of them would whisper to each other.
Ji Mian was originally working opposite the second female lead in the same crew, but when he glanced at the two people standing next to each other, his face couldn't help but darken for a moment. Realizing that his expression was not right, he rubbed his forehead as if unintentionally, and then resumed his normal work state, but his eyes still couldn't help but look over there for no reason.
The variety show was filmed for almost a day and finally finished.
Mo Zhuyuan complained to Xia Nuan affectionately, "Come on, you can't refuse me this time. We agreed to have dinner together tonight. This dinner is so late, and we originally agreed on it last year."
Xia Nuan looked at him amusedly and gestured to stop, "OK, OK, you've been nagging me for almost a whole day. I will definitely accompany you."
As soon as Ji Mian walked out of the dressing room, he saw the two of them talking and laughing, and the dissatisfaction on his face was almost overflowing.
Mo Zhuyuan glanced at him seemingly unintentionally, with an inexplicable pride in his eyes.
Ji Mian clenched his fists so tightly that they made a creaking sound, and gave Mo Zhuyuan a smile.
Ji Mian's assistant was only a few seconds late. When he walked out of the dressing room with a big bag, he was just about to call Ji Mian when he saw him walking past Xia Nuan and Mo Zhuyuan.
The assistant pursed his lips, looking helpless. Although he knew that Brother Ji was somewhat interested in Teacher Xia, Brother Ji, didn't you just urge me to leave quickly because I had to rush to attend the next announcement?
"What are you talking about? You look so happy." Ji Mian leaned over and smiled at Xia Nuan.
Xia Nuan: "Oh, we are going to have dinner later, you——"
Mo Zhuyuan interrupted Xia Nuan and looked at Ji Mian with a smile, "Teacher Ji should be busy later, so we won't disturb you."
The assistant shook his head slightly and took a sip of the water. Before he could swallow the water, he saw Ji Mian turned and walked towards him. His expression changed from a smile to a frown in an instant.
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