Xiaolei cleared her throat: "The following comments are excerpted from Greenpet.com, from the first installment of the 'Xiao Fengque' series—'Xiao Fengque: The Mystery of the Dynasty.' This film achieved a score of 8.1 on Greenpet. However, some netizens still have reservations about it. Let's hear what they have to say. Ahem, please listen to the question—"
"Green Petal user Super Mario1399: [Li Yi's acting... has a kind of... surrealistic feel...]"
After reading the review, Xiaolei looked up at the two people in front of her and asked, "The next question is, what are your thoughts on this review?"
The words of Green Petal users are far more venomous than Shang Yechu's; these words are even more cutting than directly saying that Li Yi's acting was bad.
CTS Channel 6 is known for its bold and unconventional style, but it's rare for them to be so disrespectful to their artists. Shang Yechu immediately understood: Li Yi, this nepotism hire, was bundled into the program, and although the Sixth Empress Dowager didn't say anything, she couldn't possibly be indifferent. And now, she's being put in a difficult position.
Having seen through this, Shang Yechu had nothing to worry about anymore.
Shang Yechu joked, "Surrealism, does it refer to Xie An flying around in the sky? Li Yi's aerial acting is really good, I'd like to learn from him someday."
Li Yi paused, then gave an embarrassed smile: "That's too kind of you. I thought someone would call me an abstract artist."
Li Yi's self-deprecating humor did not appease Xiao Lei, and a second malicious comment followed immediately:
"Green Petal Netizen Crazy Rabbit: [Xiao Fengque killed someone with a red pill, Xie An killed someone with a leg-stretching and eye-glaring pill. Xiao Fengque only killed one old eunuch, Xie An poisoned a group of spectators. In the Xiao-Xie rivalry, Xie An wins!]"
Logically, Shang Yechu should have shown humility and sympathy for this comment. But since Li Yi was the one being criticized, Shang Yechu felt that it was already professional of her not to laugh out loud.
"No, no," Shang Yechu said modestly. "The one who killed Eunuch Fu was the Wind Whisper Blade. That red pill was actually a hawthorn pill for digestion."
Xiao Lei glanced at Shang Yechu with slight surprise. Shang Yechu had completely skipped over the part related to Li Yi and did not participate in the evaluation of the other person at all. She was as slippery as an eel.
Li Yi frowned imperceptibly. As a pampered and spoiled child, he had always been the one being fawned over. He usually found the verbal sparring of others tedious and laughable. But now, with this sarcastic and vicious mockery directly hitting him, he realized just how humiliating it was.
Previously, when the entire internet criticized his acting, Li Yi didn't really care. He didn't care how well he acted; as long as he could deliver, everything was fine. But now, being relentlessly attacked by netizens in front of Shang Yechu, Li Yi felt an indescribable embarrassment for the first time.
"So Xie An is also skilled in using poison?" Li Yi was still smiling, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. "This is the first time I've known that."
It's always satisfying to humiliate someone you don't like. CTS had no intention of making things difficult for Shang Yechu; in several rounds of questioning, Shang Yechu deftly deflected the questions. The host, Xiaolei, tacitly understood the situation and focused her attention on putting Li Yi down.
"Green Petal user Nine-Tong Wood Fish: [Can I say this? I feel like Li Yi and Ye Chu's acting is on completely different levels.]"
"Green Petal Netizen Loves Rainbow Candy: [Although Princess Pingzhao killed her own father, working with Xie An can be considered an atoning outcome for all the sins of her past life...]"
"Netizen 'Green Petal Bucket Dipped in Sugar' commented: 'Do you know why this movie only got an 8.1 rating? The missing 1.9 points are because Li Yi is slightly better than Erbi.'"
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After a round of playful banter, the Q&A session finally came to an end. Only one question remained.
Li Yi was barely able to maintain his facade of gentle elegance. Shang Yechu watched coldly, estimating that he was on the verge of exploding. Fortunately, the negative comments about Green Petals were repetitive and not enough to completely break down Li Yi's defenses.
"One last question—" host Xiaolei said with a smile, "Green Petal netizen Peng Xiangmei: [I heard that Li Yi has practiced martial arts since childhood for the role of Xie An, so he must really like this character, right? I'd like to hear what kind of feelings Li Yi has for Xie An?]"
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