"This reporter is clearly harboring ill intentions. Li Xinyan is currently immensely popular due to her role as Nie Xiaoqian, while Yang Yingying's show has concluded, and she seems to have no upcoming projects?"
"Li Xinyan has truly become famous this time. A mere assistant debuted in a massively popular drama with a premiere box office of 630 million. She'll likely be flooded with offers from now on."
"Life is truly bizarre sometimes. A junior assistant accompanies a top star to an audition, and in the end, the assistant gets the role. Even television dramas wouldn't dare to write such a plot."
"Only the veteran writer Jiangnan has such courage. Look at other screenwriters; don't they all bow down to traffic stars?"
Indeed, Jiangnan's dramas have never cast traffic stars, yet each one has been a massive hit.
This is definitely a breath of fresh air in the film and television industry.
Li Xinyan didn't directly answer his question, but instead asked with a smile, "What do you think of my performance in this drama?"
The reporter was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "You acted very well."
Of course, it was excellent. Many film critics have praised Li Xinyan's pure yet alluring performance, believing she truly embodied the soul of Nie Xiaoqian.
After the immense success of "A Chinese Ghost Story," many short video platforms attempted to imitate Nie Xiaoqian, but none managed to capture that essence of pure yet alluring charm.
This also earned Li Xinyan's acting skills widespread recognition.
"So, is your question even necessary to ask?"
No matter how she answered, it would be twisted by others, so Li Xinyan decided not to answer at all. Let them say what they wanted. With no background, she couldn't do anything about public opinion. All she could do was act well and let her work speak for itself.
In fact, Li Xinyan felt incredibly fortunate because she met Jiangnan, who was willing to give her opportunities.
And two opportunities at that.
Besides this "A Chinese Ghost Story," she also had Zi Xuan in "Chinese Paladin 3." With just these two roles, she had already achieved a debut at the pinnacle of her career.
The internet was now filled with videos imitating her Nie Xiaoqian.
It was hard to imagine how much buzz "Chinese Paladin 3" would generate once it was released.
After all, the female lead's character in "Chinese Paladin 3" wasn't particularly likable. In comparison, Zi Xuan was far more captivating.
"Indeed, Teacher Jiangnan's casting choices have always been impeccable."
"It seems like every drama by Teacher Jiangnan becomes a massive hit. It's now set a box office record of 630 million, not far from the domestic historical high of one billion."
"A billion in box office? That was screenwriter Zhao Lin's 'Monster Master,' a film hailed as the most impressive in cinema. It's still difficult to surpass."
"Zhao Lin hasn't released a new film since that movie set a box office myth. It's a shame."
"Perhaps he's protecting his reputation, not wanting to break the legend. As long as I don't release any more films, I'll forever be a legend."
Speaking of box office, one cannot help but mention "Monster Master." This film raked in one billion yuan at its premiere, becoming a legend in the film industry.
Screenwriter Zhao Lin, after achieving such acclaim, never released another film.
The reasons were clear to everyone; breaking the one billion box office mark was a pipe dream, so it was better to preserve that legend.
As the audience discussed.
The event continued, but the subsequent reporter questions were too formal, and the answers were all perfunctory.
Many viewers lost interest.
…
"A Chinese Ghost Story" continued to dominate trending topics.
Although the music scene had a competition between Ting Yu and Josse, it wasn't as exciting as anticipated.
Ting Yu's dominance in China meant that Josse's arrival was merely an exhibition.
However, many netizens were quite looking forward to the electronic music song he collaborated on with Lin Yanzhi.
After all, electronic music is mainstream abroad, and it's Josse's forte.
Many of his electronic music tracks were quite popular in China.
Moreover, this was a genre Ting Yu had never ventured into. Lin Yanzhi's persona as a "time-transcending" singer still awaited this song to be cemented.
"My latest single, 'Bowl Big, Noodles Long,' will be released at the end of the month, performed by yours truly. The song features an electronic rock style. Please witness the era of electronic music together!"
"Go, Brother Yanzhi! Time-transcending!!"
"Support electronic music, support Brother Yanzhi!"
"Haha, the song title is so strange. Perhaps only Josse, known as a genius producer, could come up with something like this."
"Chinese style is still Ting Yu's strength. We accept our loss there, but we aren't afraid of electronic music. Go, Brother Yanzhi!"
Although Lin Yanzhi's follower growth had paused due to issues with the movie, the box office fraud was the company's affair. He was merely the lead actor, and the company had handled public relations for his image immediately, which had some effect. At least, there wasn't a large-scale fan exodus.
Then, the company began marketing the "time-transcending singer" persona.
This got the fans all hyped up, eager to witness this moment of transcendence.
However.
To everyone's surprise.
Just as Lin Yanzhi's fans were wildly imagining how amazing their brother was.
Ting Yu updated his Weibo.
"My latest single, 'Time-Transcending,' will be released at the end of the month, performed by yours truly. The song features an electronic rock style. Please show your support."
This was a blatant escalation!
Ting Yu's move was undoubtedly a direct provocation.
You release a movie theme song? Fine, I will too.
You release electronic music?
Alright, I'll play along!
You claim to be a time-transcending singer.
Then I'll directly release a song titled "Time-Transcending"!
As soon as Ting Yu posted this Weibo.
The atmosphere was so charged it felt like it could explode!
"Wow, this is too targeted! The song title is directly 'Time-Transcending,' surely it's mocking Lin Yanzhi's persona?"
"Remove the word 'surely.' This is already practically stomping on him and slapping him in the face."
"Hahaha, this is the first time I've seen Ting Yu target someone so directly."
"It's not the first time. Don't you remember Liu Qiliang, who understood square dancing the best, and his night of being dominated by ten square dance songs?"
"Lin Yanzhi riding on the popularity of Dark Night Rabbit and Ting Yu must have truly angered Ting Yu."
"Poor kid. Who did you provoke, of all people? You had to provoke this Ting Yu, who's fierce but rarely speaks..."
"Hmph, Ting Yu is asking for trouble this time. He's facing Josse's specialty in electronic music. To target Brother Yanzhi, he's not valuing his own reputation enough. If he loses, he'll definitely lose fans, right?"
"Ah, yes, yes, yes."
"Exactly, Ting Yu is falling off. No one understands electronic music better than Josse."
"@Ting Yu, the opponent is so arrogant, aren't you going to release ten electronic songs this time?"
Alright.
The city matches had provided too many memes for Ting Yu and his opponents.
Now, Ting Yu's fans, upon seeing anyone questioning, immediately joined the ranks of doubters.
The sole purpose was to encourage Ting Yu to release more songs.
Truly dedicated fans.
The direct confrontation between Ting Yu and Lin Yanzhi was now out in the open.
And after a brief period of attention, Ting Yu's fans had all disappeared.
Because.
"Masked Singer" was about to air.
Rumors were circulating online again.
After so many episodes, people had realized that some online rumors were actually true, especially when friends who had attended live tapings came out with spoilers.
However, there were so many false rumors that even the true ones were disbelieved.
But this time, there was a consistent piece of gossip: the ending was very surprising!
And Mo Yan shed tears on stage!
…
ps: Only two updates today. The weather is 43 degrees, and I've found myself a job, proudly becoming a working bee once again!