Chapter 21: A Floppy Ending? (2/2)



Zheng Bohan suddenly broke ties with his senior, Xu Hanwen, and suddenly decided to film a palace drama to directly compete with Xu Hanwen's "Qingyun Biography".

Zheng Bohan suddenly seemed to have lost his mind, adding a villain in disguise to his drama...

Shang Yechu felt a sudden jolt in her heart.

Based on her experience in her previous life, she was prejudiced and believed that "The Legend of Qingyun" must have been written before "The Tale of Yunqing," and that the latter plagiarized the former.

But, if—and she meant if—is it possible that both *Qingyun Zhuan* and *Yun Qing Ji* were written by Zheng Bohan?

Or perhaps the scripts for these two dramas were actually the same thing?

Let's assume that two years ago, Zheng Bohan wrote the script for "Qingyun Biography" and discussed filming it with Xu Hanwen.

Xu Hanwen secured investment by leveraging his and Zheng Bohan's golden partnership, making "Qingyun Biography" a major project.

Last year, a pampered young master parachuted into the project—the same guy who brought a small group of a dozen screenwriters. He completely revamped the script. Zheng Bohan was furious and stormed off, severing ties with Xu Hanwen.

Even without anyone, the project could still function normally, and "The Legend of Qingyun" continued its promotional efforts steadily. Zheng Bohan grew increasingly angry, so he decided to take matters into his own hands, assembling a team and rewriting the script of "The Legend of Qingyun" into "The Tale of Yun Qing"...

The villain in the first episode who was wearing makeup was actually a veiled reference to the production team of "The Legend of Qingyun," who had completely altered his script!

Shang Yechu was just letting her thoughts wander. But as she pondered this, she strangely realized that, apart from not being able to explain why Zheng Bohan didn't stand up to defend himself after being accused of plagiarism in her previous life, her other analyses didn't seem to have any major logical flaws.

Now all that's missing is to find out the identity of the peach picker. Once the other party's identity is confirmed, Shang Yechu will be able to piece together the original grudges and affections between the two dramas.

No rush, no rush. Shang Yechu thought to herself. Filming for "The Legend of Qingyun" will start soon, and the main cast will definitely be officially announced after filming begins. Then we'll know who the Crown Prince really is.

Shang Yechu temporarily put aside her analysis of the two dramas and said to 103, "Show me my data panel."

103 displayed the panel.

Name: Shang Yechu

Age: 20

Weight: 45kg

Height: 162cm

IQ: 140

Beauty rating: 60

Health value: 40

Combat strength: 0

...

……

After reading it, Shang Yechu went to the bathroom and looked at her face in the mirror.

The person in the mirror still had single eyelids, but the bridge of her nose seemed to have become slightly more prominent, and her lips were thinner. Her underbite had obediently shrunk back; now, no one would use "underbite" to describe Shang Yechu anymore.

Generally speaking, a beauty score of 60 is considered attractive. But Shang Yechu looked at her from all angles and didn't find anything about her face attractive. The standards for ordinary people are different from those in the entertainment industry. Just like those beautiful internet celebrities in the future, when they act in TV dramas or movies or attend events, they will immediately be overshadowed when standing next to stars.

Shang Yechu currently weighs 45kg, theoretically speaking. Her maximum weight is around 40kg. If you were to convert 5kg of weight into beauty points, her face would be even more attractive.

However, that 5kg of weight was a strategic reserve that Shang Yechu had kept for herself. It was for emergencies, not something she would use lightly. She was just a maid; it wasn't worth using her weight reserve for such a role.

Oh well, if I'm not pretty enough, I can make up for it with makeup. Even the most exquisite features will look less appealing on a dull complexion. Shang Yechu decided to buy some cosmetics and try to whiten her skin.

Of course, there were also cosmetics stores on the pedestrian street. Shang Yechu picked and chose, and reluctantly spent five hundred yuan to buy a set of cosmetics.

A few years later, the retro trend made a comeback, and Hong Kong style makeup became very popular. Shang Yechu had a rudimentary understanding of Hong Kong style makeup, which basically involved black eyebrows, red lips, and white skin, using strong color contrasts to create a grand and bright look.

In her previous life, Shang Yechu was never considered conventionally beautiful; she had only studied the "makeup" of comedians, not actresses. Therefore, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and, with her limited skills, give herself a "Hong Kong style" makeup look.

After finishing her makeup, Shang Yechu stared at the woman in the mirror who looked like a water ghost and fell into deep thought.

What exactly went wrong?

————

After washing her face, Shang Yechu collapsed onto the floor, utterly exhausted.

Having a high IQ doesn't mean you can save someone with poor hand skills; Shang Yechu still has a long way to go on her makeup journey.

Today was too tiring, and all sorts of unexpected things happened. Shang Yechu indulged herself for once, not reading or practicing calligraphy, but lying on the soft, thick floor mat, letting her mind wander and daydream.

The long-awaited rest allowed the taut string to relax. Shang Yechu closed her eyes to rest for a while, then suddenly remembered something.

She took out her phone and started searching for "Sheng Wenzhi" on her browser.

Unsurprisingly, there were no search results. It seems the other party most likely used a pseudonym.

Shang Yechu then opened Sheng Wenzhi's WeChat. The profile picture was blank, and her WeChat Moments were also empty. However, her personal signature was quite interesting: "Tudo o que vês. É tudo nada."

Shang Yechu used software to translate it, and it means "All that is seen is nothingness".

Considering Sheng Wenzhi's act of walking into the water, this signature becomes quite interesting. This person's nihilism and self-destructive tendencies seem extremely severe, even more so than when she lost her parents in junior high school.

I forgot to ask Sheng Wenzhi why she committed suicide...

Before falling into a deep sleep, Shang Yechu thought about this question.

Fortunately, Sheng Wenzhi seemed to be in good condition today, so it looks like she won't be suicidal anytime soon.

Shang Yechu fell asleep.

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