[Holy crap! I have a feeling the director of "The Legend of Luo Xia" is a closeted gay man, Ye Chu? He was so resentful after being rejected by Ye Chu that he'd rather change the actors' names than not eat meal replacements!]
[I burst out laughing, is this some kind of stand-in script?]
The hashtag #ChuLanIsYeChu'sSubstitute# even trended on Weibo. Ye Chu's fans knew this was a publicity stunt for the drama and didn't intend to give it any attention; they just wanted to leave Ye Chu alone. But for some reason, several of Chu Lan's biggest fans started subtly and sarcasticly criticizing Ye Chu in the trending topic.
[Someone rejected the witch Yan Feixia back then because of their high standards, but now that Chu Lan is popular, they're trying to piggyback on her fame. Their behavior is utterly disgraceful.]
【Choran is not a substitute for anyone! Cholan is not a substitute for anyone! Can you please respect the fans of other celebrities?】
[“All the directors in the Chinese entertainment industry love me and can’t wait to have me, so they found a stand-in for me—which fandom’s Mary Sue script is this? Some of the older generation’s fans should probably read less domineering CEO novels.”]
Listen to this! Is this even human language? Ye Chu needs to ride on the coattails of a female supporting character in a fantasy drama, which is already utterly ridiculous. And this "XX is XX's substitute" meme—did Ye Chu's fans come up with it? Your production team is using Ye Chu to generate hype, and now it's our fault!
The fans were sitting at home, and their idol was being constantly targeted by some inexplicable drama, which already made them furious. Now, they were being unfairly accused, which made them even more enraged. They could no longer contain their anger and charged forward, beating the fans of Xiaoxiangbao (the name of Chulan's fans) so badly that they were crawling on the ground.
Even Qingping Entertainment couldn't stop them; they could only watch helplessly as the Ye Ya fans dealt a heavy blow to Chu Lan, who had just become a sensation and whose fan base was still developing.
How familiar all of this seems?
Fortune changes like the tides. Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. There's nothing new under the sun.
Chu Lan has just become popular, and no matter how high her popularity is, she's still a nobody compared to Ye Chu. Ignoring her at this crucial juncture will only lead to her fading into obscurity once the drama's fans leave in March. At this point, any experienced entertainment company will definitely send professional fans to stir up trouble and create a frenzy of fan wars, aiming to both alienate and retain existing fans and convert drama fans. Achieving this is a win-win situation.
Unfortunately, this time, the leaf buds, just like the ivy before, have become endearing and lovable tools for tormenting fans.
Even if Shang Yechu had a perfect plan, she couldn't possibly stop her fans from fighting—who could withstand the laws of history? If she angered Yeya, she would attack even her, the main character! She could only stare dumbfounded as her fans were left scrambling for their teeth.
This was just a small marketing interlude during the broadcast of "The Legend of Luoxia". In fact, similar topics and marketing campaigns ran throughout the entire marketing and popular broadcast period of "The Legend of Luoxia". In addition to the bizarre topic #ChuLanIsYeChu'sStuntDoll#, there were also #TheLegendofLuoxiaDirectorIsClosetedToYeChu#, #QiShengAgreedToJoinTheCastBecauseYanFeiXiaWasPlayedByYeChu#, #YeChuRegretsGivingUpYanFeiXiaForHappinessStreet#, etc. Such trending topics can only be described as intellectually disabled and visually impaired.
These marketing campaigns went too far, attracting a lot of ridicule. The sharp-tongued netizens on Green Petal even jokingly referred to Qi Sheng as the superficial male lead of "The Legend of Luoxia," while Ye Chu was the deeper female lead.
Shang Yechu felt a little smug that her former enemy had now stooped to riding on her coattails. But the overwhelming feeling was disgust, utter disgust. It was like being taken advantage of by locusts.
The script for "The Legend of Luoxia" was indeed handed to Shang Yechu. If she had known this would happen, she should have burned the lousy script at the company gate.
Once someone tries to ride the coattails of a trending topic, they'll do it again. Changing the name Chu Lan wouldn't be for nothing; they had to make the most of it. Based on this intuition, Shang Yechu searched for more information about Chu Lan online.
Sure enough, Shang Yechu quickly noticed something amiss.
Chu Lan is currently signed with Guanjun Century. In addition to "The Legend of Luoxia", she will soon join the cast of a fantasy drama called "Who Dreams of Luofu", playing the second female lead.
This is the same notebook that was handed to Shang Yechu back then.
Everything makes sense now. The female lead's character in that drama was utterly terrible, while the second female lead was exceptionally brilliant. Shang Yechu initially thought that Guanjun Century was oblivious to the quality of their own script, which was why they dared to so enthusiastically invite her to star in that mess. Now, it's clear what Guanjun Century was really up to—it's completely unbelievable!
If Chu Lan simply stayed in her obscure, less-than-ideal role, or even if she managed to climb the ranks, but without any conflict of interest or competition with Shang Ye Chu, Shang Ye Chu didn't intend to hold a grudge about what happened in the previous life. After all, she couldn't use something Chu Lan hadn't done in this life to cause trouble for her.
But now, Chu Lan has already eagerly latched onto Ye Chu, this juicy piece of meat, and begun her journey of leeching off him. Ye Chu is forced to revisit the past and look towards the future.
Shang Yechu felt a strange sense of relief.
Thankfully, Chulan, thankfully you made it up.
Thankfully, thankfully you climbed up and started staring at me and sucking my blood again.
Actually, I've never let go of that matter. Even though I've been reborn and my career path is vastly different from my previous one, I still want revenge for the humiliation you all caused me. I want revenge on all of you, and ideally, I want you all to feel the same pain and shame as I did.
Fortunately, you've finally given me a reason to take revenge.
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Although "The Legend of Luoxia" and the matter of Chu Lan were significant to Shang Yechu, they were merely two small leeches to him. The most important thing at the moment was the Sino-Russian co-production project.
Qingping Entertainment's extensive efforts paid off; as November drew to a close, the script for this Sino-Russian co-production project finally reached Shang Yechu's hands.
The script's title is very simple, consisting of only three characters:
Ice and Iron.
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