The fourth day of the Lunar New Year.
He had originally wanted to spend some one-on-one time with Lin Yanyu, but her agent called, and Lin Yanyu excitedly packed her bags.
"I'm firing Li Fang!" Su Yu said irritably.
During the New Year, she actually arranged work for his wife, completely disregarding him, her boss.
"Alright, you're all grown up, still like a child. It's only about a week of filming, and you'll be back to accompany me after it's done," Lin Yanyu said, hugging Su Yu's waist and nuzzling his face, gently comforting him.
Lin Yanyu had always been a career-driven woman. Even though Su Yu could easily elevate her to a very high status, she still wanted to make a name for herself in the entertainment industry through her own abilities.
This time was no different. She was going to participate in an official short video shoot about environmental protection, playing the female lead.
It could also be considered her first attempt in film and television, stepping away from her identity as a singer.
"You didn't tell me you wanted to be an actress, or I could have helped you find good scripts," Su Yu said, cupping her waist and unable to resist slipping his hand inside. It was smooth and warm like jade, making him reluctant to let go.
"It's just a public service short film, not a TV series. Don't worry, you've read the script, right? There are no intimate scenes, no kissing scenes, not even holding hands..." Lin Yanyu felt that her future husband was very generous in other aspects, but extremely petty when it came to her.
He read the script several times and only relaxed after confirming there were no intimate scenes.
However, she felt no dissatisfaction. Instead, a little joy bloomed in her heart, as she knew this was Su Yu's way of showing he cared. Therefore, when she accepted this short film, she had also carefully read the script. It was a simple public service film about environmental protection, with no romantic or co-starring scenes.
"I didn't say that..." Su Yu's eye twitched, and he retorted.
Although he knew that for artists, especially actors, some intimate scenes were inevitable.
But Su Yu couldn't accept Lin Yanyu being intimate with others in front of the camera, not even a little bit.
He was very broad-minded in other aspects, but he admitted that he was a bit small-minded in this regard and couldn't let his wife sacrifice herself for art.
That was why he hadn't let Lin Yanyu venture into film and television, nor had he acted himself.
"Time is almost up. I'll video call you when I arrive. Be good at home. If you're bored, you can help Mom discuss wedding matters," Lin Yanyu glanced at her phone and then pecked Su Yu's lips.
"Then come back early, and report back when you arrive," Su Yu nodded.
The two lingered for a while longer.
Then he let Lin Yanyu leave.
It was the New Year, and he was alone again.
Su Yu sighed. He wanted to find some people to play games with, but he found that Gong Ju Ren and the others had already started working and had their own affairs.
"They're all so hardworking, making me look like a couch potato..."
Su Yu suddenly realized that since "Era Music King" had reached its peak, he had indeed become more leisurely. However, he felt a bit restless because with everyone around him working so hard, he seemed to be becoming more and more of a couch potato.
...
The public opinion surrounding "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" was still ongoing.
After fermenting overnight, Weibo's trending searches were all filled with comments about the protagonists not being born until the fourth episode.
If it were in the past, the market wouldn't have reacted so strongly.
But this time was different; the anticipation before the broadcast had been built up to the maximum.
However, what no one expected was that the foreshadowing would be so long, and so much space would be used to portray the protagonists' parents, which in many people's eyes, was putting the cart before the horse.
After all, most viewers watched a drama for the protagonist, not the protagonist's parents.
"He's run out of talent, Jiangnan is completely consuming his fans' patience!"
"Although the Zhang Cuishan storyline is above average, I want to see Zhang Wuji's plot more. So, can he grow up tonight?"
"I'm not watching anymore. 'The Sound of Rain' is quite good. At least the protagonist shows off in the first episode and isn't so dragged out."
"Good news, the production team of 'The Sound of Rain' will be live streaming tonight to watch the drama with everyone. Chu He and Yang Yingying, popular movie stars, will be in the live stream room. Let's watch the drama with the main cast!"
As the oldest entertainment company in domestic entertainment, Guang Nian Entertainment was very good at seizing opportunities.
They instantly found an entry point from the market reaction and began to guide public opinion extensively.
They also arranged for several main actors of "The Sound of Rain" to hold a "watch the drama with fans" event tonight to boost the TV series' ratings.
In contrast, on the "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" side, Jiangnan had not responded at all, and Xing Hui Entertainment's official Weibo was also silent. Among the main actors, only a few new actors were active on Weibo, sending out some fan benefits related to the show. Shen Qingfeng and the Qin sisters' Weibo were even posting daily updates of their travels.
After "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" was filmed, Su Yu had not lined up any subsequent scripts for the crew, so after their long period of hard work, they were enjoying a period of leisure.
Director Zhang Li actively interacted with netizens and even opened a live broadcast to answer questions.
However, when asked why he filmed the protagonists' parents' scenes, he looked troubled. He only said to ask everyone to be patient with Jiangnan, that he definitely had his reasons for doing so, and other official statements, without revealing anything concrete.
"As an old fan of Jiangnan, I still firmly believe he has his reasons for doing this!"
"Does Jiangnan's current status not qualify him for you to watch a few more episodes of foreshadowing?"
"And still calling him 'Jiangnan has run out of talent'! The crew of 'The Sound of Rain' should act like decent people and hire internet trolls to smear us if they can't beat us!"
"I think the storyline of Mr. and Mrs. Zhang Cuishan is excellent. Yin Susu's character design gives me the feeling of watching Huang Rong, and smart women like her are my type!"
"Is there a problem with the plot? I don't think so. If the stills weren't released, you wouldn't know who the protagonist is. You'd probably think Zhang Cuishan was the protagonist and watch it with great interest."
"I also think Jiangnan's works are not suitable for advance promotion. Although they are just ordinary stills, it was only after the protagonist was revealed that this controversy arose!"
With so many hit dramas and multiple "Box Office King" titles, and with "Dying to Survive" still grossing hundreds of millions daily, this minor controversy could not affect his loyal fans. Even though the internet was in an uproar, many loyal fans still supported him.
The next day, during the prime time slot.
On the Penguin Satellite TV live stream, although the popularity was not as terrifying as the first day, the scrolling barrage of comments indicated that "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" had not been affected by the online public opinion.
True drama fans would not abandon a series because of a few episodes.
They were more inclined to believe that Jiangnan would not have arranged it this way without reason, and that using such a large portion of the story to portray the protagonists' parents was definitely for the needs of the later plot!