The diva and I cross each other

Chapter 479 "The Beginning" aired

"The Beginning" adopted Penguin Video's usual broadcasting method, releasing four episodes in one go on the first day of broadcast.

Of course, not everyone can watch these four episodes. Non-member users can only watch the first episode today, which is preceded by a 60-second advertisement.

As for the distinguished Penguin Video VIPs, they can watch the next three episodes because they are members who have advanced access to this feature.

In 2015, no one had come up with the idea of ​​advanced on-demand streaming, so viewers were limited to watching four episodes on the first day.

However, Penguin Video will not give up this good opportunity to make money. They took the opportunity to launch a VIP continuous monthly subscription service, which offers a 88% discount for continuous monthly subscriptions.

Penguin has always been such a company that will bring you happiness as long as you pay, whether it is videos or games.

The audience is no longer surprised by the penguins' greed for money.

Moreover, the 88% discount can also help you get some benefits from Penguin, so many viewers still become members of Penguin Video, but many people also choose to wait for the resources for free.

In order to build momentum for the broadcast of "The Beginning", Penguin Video spent a lot of money on buying press releases. Now, when you open major social platforms, you can definitely see related entries for "The Beginning" and Misty Theater on the hot search list.

The public opinion war between Penguin Video's Misty Theater and iQiyi's Suspense Theater has been in full swing during this period.

"Who is the Murderer?" has now aired 16 episodes, but unfortunately the TV series failed to maintain the tight rhythm of the first two episodes.

From the 8th episode, "Who is the Murderer?" fell into the vicious circle of domestic TV dramas, and began to spend a lot of time and effort to describe the interaction between the male and female protagonists, putting the emotional drama between the two above the line of solving the case.

This made many netizens who had been following the series feel very uncomfortable, and the reputation and online scores of "Who is the Murderer?" were also slowly declining.

What's even more outrageous is that there are still 10 episodes left in "Who is the Murderer?", but the main case has not yet been unfolded, which seems to be a bad ending.

The high opening and low closing of "Who is the Murderer?" has made netizens more excited about "The Beginning". Many netizens even hope that "The Beginning" will be a huge failure like "Who is the Murderer?", so that both dramas and two video platforms can be criticized at the same time.

In this strange atmosphere, "The Beginning" was launched.

In an ordinary community in the mountain city, Xin Xiaowei's mother Liu Qiuping and father Xin Zongyu were sitting in front of the computer with Penguin Video open, waiting for "The Beginning" to be broadcast.

As for the heroine of "The Beginning", Xin Xiaowei, she is not at home at the moment. The TV series is online, and the heroine must be busy. Xin Xiaowei is currently recording a variety show, and the purpose is naturally to promote "The Beginning".

It is worth mentioning that the leading actor of "The Beginning" is Xu Jianxing, who played the young Emperor Wu of Han in "The Legend of Emperor Wu of Han".

He was also the young male resident guest that Lin Shuwen saw when she went to record "A Longing for Life" before.

Xu Jianxing is only 25 years old this year, but he is already a first-line star.

Huayue Entertainment also regards Xu Jianxing as the company's key training target in the next stage, and plans to invest resources to make him the best actor before he turns 30.

It is because of this that Xu Jianxing was able to get high-quality resources such as "A Longing for Life" and "The Beginning".

At 20:10 in the evening, Penguin Video, as usual, launched a sneak attack minutes in advance and went online secretly. Liu Qiuping happened to refresh the page and saw the update. She clicked play without thinking.

Seeing this, Xin Zongyou put down his phone and turned to look at the computer screen.

It was purely by chance that Hsin Hsiao-wei became a child star. When she was in the fifth grade, she participated in the June 5 Children's Day performance and was spotted by a director who took her to act in a TV series.

Since then, Xin Xiaowei has continued to go to school while appearing in various TV dramas as a child star. She took the art examination route in the college entrance examination and was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy.

However, due to the lack of exposure while in school, Xin Xiaowei's popularity plummeted. When she made a comeback, Star Entertainment only gave Xin Xiaowei a TV series with a B+ investment as a resource.

This TV series did not make Hsin Hiu-wei famous, but instead became an opportunity for Lin Shu-wen to enter the entertainment industry. The subsequent movies were even more of a complete failure.

Then Star Entertainment completely gave up on Xin Xiaowei. Xin Zongyou had originally planned to let his daughter come back to take over his job. After all, it was a stable job, right?

As a result, at this time, Lin Shuwen helped Hsin Xiaowei and let her star in "Charlotte's Troubles". She also reserved a role for Hsin Xiaowei in the later "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", which directly brought back Hsin Xiaowei's popularity.

Now Hsin Xiaowei is also one of the most advanced second-tier stars. She only needs a film in which she plays the leading role to be promoted to the first-tier.

Therefore, both Hsin Xiaowei and her parents attached great importance to this film "The Beginning".

After the opening credits, the main film begins with an aerial shot of a city, which then slowly switches to a close-up, and finally freezes on a bus on a busy bridge.

"The Beginning" is just like "Who is the Murderer?" which aired last week. It gets straight to the point at the beginning without any dragging.

The voice of the heroine Li Shiqing was heard. She was calling the police and informing them that there was a bomb on the No. 45 bus!

Her voice sounded a little panicked and extremely anxious, like a female college student who suddenly encountered something beyond her ability.

This surprised many viewers, as the male and female protagonists in suspense-themed films are mostly smart and capable.

Even if the hero's intelligence is to be highlighted, the heroine should at least have a relatively high fighting ability.

For example, the heroine of "Who is the Murderer?" is the best fighter in the police force.

In a suspense drama, there is a female protagonist who is not outstanding in anything. It is very likely that the drama is about the male protagonist. The female protagonist is just an ordinary person, a pure vase to set off the male protagonist.

Such a heroine role is not pleasing to many viewers.

Because in TV dramas where the female lead plays a vase role, she often does not help the main plot, but becomes a burden or even a troublemaker. Hsin's parents also felt that something was wrong, as they were more familiar with the entertainment industry because of Hsin.

A skill that every domestic screenwriter has is: when they can’t figure out how to advance the plot, they use the heroine as a tool and let her do things.

This is also the reason why there are so many naive and brainless female protagonists in domestic TV dramas.

But Huayue Entertainment's TV series never do this? Is it to promote Xu Jianxing? Then their daughter will become a supporting role again this time.

Xin Zongyou and Liu Qiuping continued to look down with some uneasiness.

The bus continued to drive while the police were on the phone.

The first episode was only three minutes in and the progress bar had only moved forward a little bit when the bus suddenly exploded with a loud bang!

"Why did it explode?" Liu Qiuping asked in surprise.

Xin Zongyou shook his head, obviously he was also a little confused.

Liu Qiuping and Xin Zongyou did not know the plot of "The Beginning" because "The Beginning" was filmed by Huayue Entertainment.

Huayue Entertainment has confidentiality measures when filming TV series. The actors will not, and dare not, tell others about the plot of the TV series before it is broadcast.

Otherwise, not only will the role he plays be withdrawn, but he will also be sued by Huayue Entertainment. This condition is much stricter than that of other entertainment companies.

Therefore, Hsin Xiaowei never told her family about the plot of "The Beginning".

That's why the two of them looked confused when the bus exploded.

Xin Zongyou was silent for a few seconds, then turned to Liu Qiuping and said, "Wife, I feel that the main plot is most likely that after the bus exploded, the character played by our daughter survived by chance, and then cooperated with the police to find the mastermind behind the explosion."

Liu Qiuping obviously thought so too. According to the routine of domestic TV dramas, a case occurs and then it is solved. This is the main process.

However, this sudden fast-paced explosion still made Liu Qiuping a little overwhelmed.

Just at this moment, the TV screen turned dark and the words "Episode 1" appeared.

And behind these three words, there is a special symbol, which looks like a sideways 8.

"Is this symbol a Möbius strip?" Shin Jong-woo muttered to himself.

"Mobius strip? What is that?" Liu Qiuping asked.

"A Möbius strip is simply a loop that you can never get out of. If someone stands on the surface of a huge Möbius strip and keeps walking along the "road" he can see, he will never stop."

After listening to her husband's explanation, Liu Qiuping frowned. Her intuition told her that this pattern might not be that simple.

When the screen turned on, the scene showed the inside of the bus.

Xiao Heyun, played by Xu Jianxing, was wearing glasses and sitting by the window, soundly sleeping.

Li Shiqing, played by Hsin Xiaowei, had a look of pain on her face, and then suddenly woke up!

Liu Qiuping couldn't help but ask as she watched this scene: "Didn't the bus explode?"

Xin Zongyou thought for a moment and said, "Maybe it's a flashback!"

Liu Qiuping thought about it and felt that this explanation was quite reasonable.

The next plot content is that after Li Shiqing woke up in shock, she also woke up Xiao Heyun who was sitting next to her.

Xiao Heyun looked at her in surprise, then saw that her face was pale, cold sweat was constantly coming out of her forehead, and her hands were shaking. Out of kindness, Xiao Heyun thought about opening the bag and getting a tissue for Xin Xiaowei.

As a result, the package was damaged and couldn't be opened. After using too much force, his elbow directly hit Li Shiqing's chest.

Li Shiqing was shocked again.

Also shocked was Shin Jong-woo in front of the screen.

"Fuck! How could this pretty boy do that?"

"Shut up! Are you annoying?"

"But him"

"This is obviously a stealth shot." Liu Qiuping said as she rewound the video and played it again.

"Look for yourself, there is obviously a camera switch here, just to get this angle. The real angle should be slightly below the shoulder."

Xin Zongyou breathed a sigh of relief after hearing his wife's explanation.

(End of this chapter)