It's reasonable for me, a stuntman, to live a crazy life, right?

Chapter 1383: Wife Returns Home, "Raging Waves" Becomes a Hit!
"Yesterday, the art-house drama film 'The Room Next Door,' produced by Feiyue Films, directed by Liu Yifei, and starring two Best Actress winners, Zhang Manyu and Gong Li, with Zhang Jingyi in a supporting role, officially wrapped up filming!"

"Youku has launched a new drama called 'Raging Waves,' produced by Feiyue Pictures, written and directed by Xu Jizhou, and starring Zhou Yiwei, Zhang Songwen, and Li Yitong. The drama tells the story of police officer An Xin's love-hate relationship with the gangster Gao Qiqiang in their struggle against the criminal gang."

"Hu Ge's wife's identity has been revealed; she is none other than his executive agent, Huang Xining! Their daughter's nickname is Xiao Moli..."

...

Before we knew it, it was already the Little New Year in northern China, which falls on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month.

Liu Yifei's directorial debut, "The Room Next Door," has been filming for almost two months, and today it was officially announced that filming has wrapped.

The news immediately went viral and became a trending topic!
Everyone is paying close attention to this movie, after all, it is her first film as a director after transitioning from actress, and she has invited two award-winning actresses, Maggie Cheung and Gong Li, to collaborate. Zhang Jingyi also plays a role in it. Just looking at the cast makes people look forward to it.

At the same time, thanks to the efforts of the media and paparazzi, Hu Ge's wife's identity was revealed.

To everyone's surprise, the "male god" that so many people longed for actually fell into the hands of his agent!
Meanwhile, news of Feiyue Films' new drama "Raging Waves" being released on Youku was trending on the hot search list, which somewhat overshadowed the popularity of Hu Ge's "County Committee Compound"...

Outside Terminal 3 of Beijing Capital International Airport.

The cold wind swirled fine snowflakes against the car window.

Chen Fei glanced at his watch. It was just past nine o'clock, and there was still half an hour before the flight landed, but he had already been waiting in the parking lot for almost forty minutes.

He simply couldn't suppress his longing, and he practically sped all the way from the company.

For the past two months, Liu Yifei has been overseeing the filming of "The Room Next Door" in Yunnan, while he has been busy with the Lunar New Year film season and a bunch of other things at his company. The two of them have been able to meet through video calls.

Every time Chen Fei saw her red and swollen eyes on the screen, he wanted to fly over immediately, but she always stopped him with "Wait for me to come back".

Now, things are finally looking up; both of them have finished their work.

It was almost 10 o'clock when the flight landing notification popped up on his phone, and Chen Fei opened the car door to greet the passenger.

He walked through the bustling crowd and, upon arriving at the exit, immediately spotted that familiar figure.

In the VIP passage, Liu Yifei wore a camel-colored long coat with a matching belt around her waist, which made her figure appear even more upright.

Her long hair was loosely tied back, revealing her smooth forehead. She wore only light makeup, yet it was more captivating than any elaborately made-up look.

At the same time, she was holding a small figure in her arms.

The little one was wrapped in a black down jacket, wearing the same large sunglasses as his mother, and his face mask covered his entire body, leaving only his bright black eyes peeking out as he curiously looked around.

"Wife!" Chen Fei rushed to greet her, his voice filled with an urgency he himself didn't realize.

Liu Yifei looked up and saw him, a smile instantly appearing in her eyes, and she quickened her pace.

As she approached, she handed the little one in her arms to Chen Fei, saying, "Look who's here!"

The little guy's eyes darted around, and he called out in a childish voice, "Daddy!"

Chen Fei's heart melted instantly. He quickly reached out to take his son, then pulled Liu Yifei into his arms, resting his chin on the top of her head, and said in a muffled voice, "I've missed you so much."

"Alright, alright, so many people are watching." Liu Yifei smiled and nudged him, but her eyes were moist.

But just then, several flashes of light suddenly went off.

Paparazzi had been staking out the area, and as soon as the two met, they immediately surrounded them with their cameras, snapping photos incessantly.

"Director Chen! Yifei! Can you say a few words? What are your plans after filming for 'The Room Next Door' wraps up?"

"Is this the first time you two have made a public appearance with your child?"

"Regarding the Spring Festival film season..."

As the voices grew closer, Chen Fei frowned. Before he could speak, his bodyguards quickly stepped forward, forming a human wall that kept the paparazzi firmly two meters away.

The head bodyguard said in a deep voice, "Sorry, this is a private matter, please do not disturb."

Chen Fei ignored the questions from behind, holding his son in one arm and Liu Yifei's hand in the other, and strode towards the parking lot.

Once inside the car, he lowered his head and pinched his son's cheek: "Little Stone, have you been naughty with Mommy?"

The little guy quickly shook his head: "No, I'm very well-behaved when I'm with Mommy."

Liu Yifei smiled and ruffled her son's hair, then turned to look at Chen Fei, her eyes full of tenderness: "Going home?"

"Okay," Chen Fei started the car, glanced at her, and said gently, "Let's go home and get ready for the New Year."

"Have you finished everything at the company?"

"I've given all the instructions and bought all the New Year's goods. I'll go home and rest for a bit, and then go back to the courtyard house tomorrow."

"it is good."

Outside the car window, the paparazzi were left far behind, while the warmth inside the car slowly spread like melting snow.

However, as soon as his car drove out of the airport parking lot, the trending topics on Weibo seemed to be accelerated, soaring to new heights.

The hashtag #ChenFeiHitsLiuYifeiAtTheAirport# climbed into the top five trending topics in less than ten minutes.

When I clicked in, all I saw were photos and videos from the airport.

Fans captured Chen Fei's careful handling of his son, and his gentle profile as he spoke softly to Liu Yifei while embracing her. The accompanying captions were all the same:

"Help! What an amazing love story! After being apart for two months, they're still as sweet as newlyweds when they meet again!"

Following closely behind, the hashtag #ChenFei'sSonMakesFirstPublicAppearance# also became a trending topic.

Although Xiao Shitou was wearing sunglasses and a mask in the photo, netizens still found that his eyes and eyebrows looked exactly like Chen Fei's.

The comment section was instantly flooded with comments such as "The genes are too strong" and "Is this the legendary Little Stone?"

Some observant netizens even noticed that the little guy's down jacket was the same brand as the one Chen Fei wore last year, a matching pair.

"They're definitely related by blood, even their taste in clothes is the same!"

The media was also busy.

Chen Fei and Liu Yifei spotted at the airport with their child; the family of three looks heartwarming together.

Liu Yifei returns to Beijing after filming wraps; Chen Fei personally picks her up at the airport; her son makes his first public appearance.

Numerous news releases, such as "A heartwarming family of three...", quickly flooded the internet, emphasizing the topic of "showing affection" between the lines.

On the bus, Liu Yifei scrolled through the news and couldn't help but mutter, "This is trending faster than we're getting home."

Upon hearing this, Chen Fei laughed and said, "Let them be, it's inevitable."

Little Stone nestled in his mother's arms, looking curiously at his own photo on the phone, and asked in his childish voice, "Mommy, was I on TV?"

Liu Yifei pinched his little face: "Yeah, my son is trending on social media, even more so than your dad."

Although Chen Fei is a shareholder of Weibo, the direction of this trending topic was entirely left to the platform's independent operation.

After all, these topics revolve around normal family reunions, contain no sensitive content, and fall within the scope of netizens' spontaneous attention, so the platform naturally will not deliberately interfere.

The hype that should be generated should be allowed to develop naturally.

However, the review system had already automatically screened out those comments that used the topic to promote their own agendas, such as comparison posts that claimed "a certain celebrity's behavior with their child is just for show," as well as malicious comments spread by a few haters. These comments were deleted and blocked in less than ten minutes.

Chen Fei had already made this clear: "Normal discussions can be allowed, but those who want to stir up trouble and start a war should be cut off immediately."

He never stooped to elevating himself by suppressing others, nor did he want his family to be bothered by irrelevant disputes.

At this moment, Huang Xiaoming had just finished a business event and was sitting in his van scrolling through his phone.

Seeing the trending topic "Chen Fei and Liu Yifei appear together at the airport" pop up on the screen made his eyes sting.

The natural and intimate interaction between the two in the photo, and the soft and cuddly appearance of the child in his arms, felt like a fine needle gently pricking his heart.

After the divorce, his daughter lived with his ex-wife, and he had to report to her in advance if he wanted to see her.

Backstage at the event, a familiar reporter jokingly remarked that he was "getting younger and younger," but only he knew that his empty home didn't even have a single light constantly on.

"I'm only in my forties, I can't just stay single forever, can I?" He stroked his phone case, a thought suddenly popping into his head.

"Next time I look for someone, I need to find someone who can settle down and live a peaceful life, someone gentle and able to take good care of the family..."

Thinking about it, he realized his idea was too realistic, so he shook his head and closed Weibo.

Meanwhile, in the lounge at the event, Zhang Ziyi looked at the same trending topic with a very gloomy expression.

Outside the window was the Spring Festival set set up by the production team, with red lanterns hanging glaringly, but she had just received a message from Wang Feng saying, "I'm busy with Spring Festival Gala rehearsals, I can't come back for New Year's Eve."

In the years since we got married, we've been separated most of the time, and we can't even get together for Chinese New Year. This house is just for show.

She gripped her phone tightly, her knuckles turning white.

She married him despite the controversy, wasn't it all for a stable home?
But who would have thought that now we can't even get a proper reunion greeting!

"What's the point of living like this?" A thought grew wildly in her mind, "It's better to get a clean break and avoid being bothered by it."

There was a knock on the door of the lounge, and her assistant reminded her that it was time to go on stage.

Zhang Ziyi took a deep breath, suppressed her surging emotions, and forced a professional smile at herself in the mirror.

The trending topics on the screen are still updating; the more lively other people's reunions are, the more desolate my own situation seems.

A home like that is better off without!
……

After resting at home for two days, on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, Chen Fei took Liu Yifei and their son back to the courtyard house.

As soon as the door was pushed open, the old man's hearty laughter came from the inner room:

"Oh, you're finally back!"

The old man hurried to the door to greet her, his eyes crinkling into slits with laughter. He first showered Liu Yifei with concern, then scooped up the little stone that rushed towards him, exclaiming, "Oh, my dear grandson, I've missed you so much, Grandpa!"

"Great-Grandpa, I miss you too."

The wintersweet in the courtyard was in full bloom. Little Stone broke free from the old man's embrace and chased after the sparrows that landed on the branches, stepping on the blue bricks. His laughter, like silver bells, filled the entire courtyard.

"I made meatballs, cut some pork, and cooked a big pot of vegetables. Come on over and eat it while it's hot."

The old man shouted as he pushed open the kitchen door, and the aroma of stewed meat immediately wafted out.

The family went into the kitchen, chatting and laughing, and the air was filled with warmth.

However, at this moment, the film and television industry was like being thrown into a raging fire, completely boiling over!

"The Storm" has garnered over 10 billion views in just three days since its release, and has received an 8.8 rating on Douban, becoming the biggest dark horse of the year!
Looking around, the Douban review section was almost entirely flooded with positive reviews; after scrolling through several pages, I couldn't find a single negative review.
"Zhang Songwen's portrayal of Gao Qiqiang is amazing! His timidity when selling fish, his ruthlessness after becoming rich, even the way he wipes the fish scales is full of layers. One look from him can remind you of those moments when 'honest people are driven to desperation' around you. This is true acting!"

"An Xin's storyline is both heartbreaking and admirable. From a naive young man to a man with a full head of white hair, she has persisted in investigating cases for twenty years. Even when she was ostracized and isolated, she never gave up. Such idealism is too rare in reality. Li Yitong's portrayal of Meng Yu and her scenes with him are like finding candy in broken glass."

"Holy crap, the costumes, props, and sets are amazing! Pagers from 2000, flip phones from 2010, smartphones from 2020—even the street advertisements have changed with the times. After Gao Qiqiang moves from a fish stall to a mansion, the changes in the furniture style all reflect the character's change in mindset. Has the production team ingrained 'meticulousness' into their DNA?"

"Good heavens! The plot moves so fast that you can't even fast forward! In the first episode, Gao Qiqiang is bullied, in the second episode he gets in touch with someone through An Xin, and in the third episode he's already using tricks. There's no unnecessary dialogue, and every supporting character is well-developed. Xu Jiang's arrogance, Uncle Tai's cunning, and Cheng Cheng's shrewdness—the ensemble scenes are even more captivating than the main storyline!"

"Holy crap! I've had enough of those 'righteous and glorious' anti-gangster dramas. 'Raging Storm' dares to portray Gao Qiqiang's 'evil' with its roots and An Xin's 'good' with its consequences. This courage to not shy away from the gray areas is miles ahead of those unrealistic dramas!"

Even more surprising than the widespread praise online was that Gao Qiqiang's lines in the drama became trending memes on various short video platforms.

For example, the line "I want to eat fish" was originally an ordinary line, but netizens paired it with his sinister expression and turned it into an emoji, which immediately became a code that "hinted at taking action".

The saying "The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish" has become a popular meme across various industries.

Fishmongers use it for advertising, workers use it to joke about working overtime, and even state media have quoted it, joking that "the light of the righteous path is more expensive than the storm."

It's worth noting that the last time there was such a nationwide phenomenon of people following the show and the lines going viral was when Qi Tongwei from "In the Name of the People" became a breakout star.

Meanwhile, as "Raging Waves" dominated the trending searches, the popularity of other dramas airing at the same time, such as "Towards the Wind" and "The Legend of the Young Swordsman," was directly suppressed and even the newly launched dramas became "background characters."

According to data platform statistics, after the release of "The Raging Waves", Youku's daily active users surged by 30%, and many viewers even subscribed to memberships specifically to watch the show. The TV drama industry ignited the Spring Festival season's popularity a month in advance!
Many in the industry are saying, "We used to say that the Spring Festival movie season was fiercely competitive, but now it seems that TV series can also secure the year's popularity with a hit show. 'The Storm' has raised the expectations of the entire industry to the max!"

Amidst this fervor, films scheduled for release during the Spring Festival, including "Man Jiang Hong," "The Wandering Earth 2," "Boonie Bears: Accompany Me with 'Bear Core'," "Nameless," "Deep Sea," and "Exchange Life," held premiere events one by one.

However, what puzzled the film and television industry and the entire internet was that Lu Chuan's "749 Bureau" was the only one that was marketing various trending topics, but did not hold a premiere.

This has piqued the curiosity of many people.

What's this guy up to now?

(End of this chapter)