The Entertainment Industry in Turmoil: Young Actresses All Want to Rise to the Top

Chapter 341 What truly breaks through the circle! [Two chapters combined, 27 bonus chapters]

On July 11, 2016, the eyes of the entire internet audience were focused on the two dramas.

Mohen Video has released its long-awaited, blockbuster production, "Goblin" (also known as "The Lonely and Great God").

Facing off against Kiwi's exclusive broadcast of the historical drama "Singing All Along the Beautiful Rivers and Mountains," which is produced and starred by ratings queen Lin Xinru, and also features the talented young actor Yuan Hong.

Lin Xinru has been deeply rooted in the Chinese entertainment industry for many years and enjoys extremely high popularity. Her works have been synonymous with blockbusters in the past.

In an effort to suppress the momentum of the Ink Trace Video, Kiwifruit's marketing strategy this time can be described as a painful sacrifice.

Kiwifruit not only launched the highest-profile special page on the site, but also spent a fortune to buy out Baidu's web page promotion. As soon as you open your browser, Lin Xinru's grand ancient costume poster will instantly capture your attention.

Lin Xinru's resources, which she had cultivated in the industry for many years, were also squeezed to the extreme on this day. Almost half of the artists in the entertainment industry forwarded the trailer for "Singing All Along the Beautiful Rivers and Mountains", showing her immense popularity.

Shen Mo's counterattack, on the other hand, was even more precise.

Instead of competing with kiwifruit to see who could buy more trending searches, he directly used ByteDance's big data to accurately deliver the trailer and promotional materials for "Goblin," which depicted the fateful first encounter in the snow, to all core audiences who love fantasy, beauty, and tragic romance.

Zhang Ruoyun and Zhu Yilong, the "Dead Ghost CP" from the drama, also gave an in-depth interview. The tacit understanding that the two inadvertently revealed during the interview instantly ignited the enthusiasm of the CP fans.

In the trailer, Zhang Ruonan's face, which exudes a strong "first love" vibe, and Meng Ziyi's bright and beautiful appearance have been turned into countless exquisite live wallpapers, which have gone viral on social media platforms.

"Holy crap, what kind of divine quality is this? Every frame could be a wallpaper!"

"Is nobody shipping Zhang Ruoyun and Zhu Yilong as a couple? I feel like they look better together!"

"Isn't anyone praising Zhang Ruonan? That face is the epitome of first love, the brokenness is absolutely stunning."

"Mencius's beauty is so stunning it's breathtaking; is this really the kind of beauty that can exist in the human world?"

Suddenly, the internet became a battlefield between two opposing forces, with major marketing accounts and self-media outlets smelling the scent of money and rushing in to ride the wave of popularity.

[Lin Xinru VS Zhang Ruonan: Who is the next ratings darling?]

[Comparing the traditional grand scale of "The Long Ballad" with the novel fantasy of "Goblin," which do you prefer?]

[Guess which one is more powerful: Kiwi's steady hold, or Inkwave Video's breakthrough?]

Amidst such a massive publicity campaign, the premiere date quietly arrived.

Around 5 a.m. on May 11, in the data monitoring room of Houtao.

Thousands of screens reflected the operations director's face, which was covered in cold sweat.

Just ten minutes ago, he was in high spirits as he watched "The Long Ballad" surpass 10 million views in the first ten minutes.

But now.

"The data is wrong—this is incorrect!"

The operations director pointed to the word cloud on the social media platform, his voice trembling slightly.

In the trending discussions about "The Long Ballad", the keywords were "Lin Xinru's condition", "costumes and props", and "Yuan Hong's period costume".

However, under the trending topics for "Goblin," the keywords were: "First meeting in the snow," "Grim Reaper couple," and "What's the name of this song?"

"Requesting wallpapers featuring the dialogue."

"That's called a dimensional reduction attack."

At the headquarters of Mohen Video, Shen Mo watched the live monitoring and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

Kiwifruit is playing the information flow game; they're trying to tell the audience: our show is big, our people are famous, and we have a lot of money.

Mohen is playing with emotions, and Shen Mo directly pulls the audience into a dream world made up of buckwheat flowers, umbrellas, and destiny.

The audience of the former is "watching the play," while the audience of the latter has already "become immersed in the play."

At 10 p.m., the technical department of the kiwi fruit company was in complete chaos.

Baidu Index shows that the search volume for "The Long Ballad plot" has plummeted, while the curves for "Goblin OST" and "Goblin Bride" have soared like a rocket!

Audience attention is the most honest data in the world.

A person can have two apps, but their emotions can only be immersed in one story.

At 11:15 p.m., a third-party data platform released a data report on the premiere.

Traffic index: "Goblin" has 1.6 times that of "The Long Ballad".

Discussion popularity: "Goblin" is 2.3 times that of "The Long Ballad".

What truly broke through the defenses of Kiwifruit's top management was the detailed metrics: the new members of "Goblin" accounted for a staggering 31.7%!

This means that "The Long Ballad" is consuming Lin Xinru's reputation built up over the past twenty years, while "Goblin" is expanding the territory of Mohen Video.

One is about maintaining the status quo, the other is about attacking.

The outcome of the match is already decided the moment the data is released.

The following day, the premiere data was released: "Goblin" achieved a viewership rating of 1.8% and 5500 million views on the Mohen Video online platform.

The premiere of "The Long Ballad" only garnered a 1.2% viewership rating, while its online viewership on iQiyi reached 3000 million.

"waste!"

Lin Xinru's agent slammed the tablet onto the sofa.

On the screen, the comment section of "The Long Ballad" has gone out of control, with fans complaining about the Mary Sue plot and aesthetic fatigue, and some even praising the costumes and props of "Goblin".

Lin Xinru stood in front of the vanity mirror wearing a silk nightgown.

She looked at her still beautiful reflection in the mirror and took a deep breath.

There's no point in saying more; she lost the first round, and she accepts it.

But there are no invincible generals in this world. Losing on the first day of broadcast does not mean that the whole game is lost.

There's also the word-of-mouth, the long-term appeal, and the national support she's built up over twenty years. As long as the word-of-mouth picks up, this show still has a chance to turn things around.

As one of the investors, and also the producer and lead actress, Lin Xinru was unwilling to completely admit defeat.

"Call the kiwifruit company," Lin Xinru said calmly and resolutely. "Tell them that if they don't want to lose, they should join forces and increase their advertising."

"To conduct comprehensive online promotion, we need to attract more new viewers. As long as the reach is large enough, □"

The scales of justice will naturally tip in our favor.

Gong Yu had the same idea.

He was unwilling to admit defeat on the first day, lest that tell Shen Mo and the others that kiwifruit was inferior to Mohen Video.

The data from the first day already shows that if both sides target their core audiences and directly attack each other, Kiwi's ancient costume Mary Sue drama cannot beat Mohen's modern fantasy drama.

His platform needs a turning point.

And the turning point is "breaking out of the circle".

If real money is used to force more viewers into the theater, as long as the base is large enough, "The Long Ballad" still has a chance to turn things around.

The next day, the kiwifruit's large-scale counterattack officially began.

If the previous publicity campaign was "all-out in terms of prestige," then this round of publicity can be described as "nuclear bombing."

"Collect cards from the 'The Long Ballad' series for a chance to win a prize—100% chance of winning!"

"Watch the show for 3 consecutive days and get a free one-month membership; watch it for 7 consecutive days for an even greater chance to win amazing prizes!"

As soon as the event was announced, bargain hunters across the internet were in an uproar.

Those who enjoy freebies are spreading the word: "Getting a membership just by leaving the game running is such a steal, why not take advantage of it!"

Various online shopping groups and deals forums have pinned tutorials on how to participate in the "Chang Ge Xing" idle lottery game.

You're not the target audience? No problem, just open it and leave it aside. Kiwi doesn't care if you watch it or not, all it wants is for you to turn on the TV series.

On Weibo's trending topics list, #The Long Ballad# immediately topped the list, with the topic's views exceeding 100 million within two hours.

On major social media platforms, images and articles about "lottery giveaways and freebies" flooded the screens, causing Kiwi's daily active users and new downloads to surge.

At the same time, various promotional articles began to flood the entire internet.

"The Long Ballad" breaks the annual popularity record on the iQiyi platform.

The hottest historical drama of 2016, "The Long Ballad"

Read "The Long Ballad" and experience the legendary life of a great magician.

The premiere of "The Long Ballad" marks a new trend in historical costume dramas.

On its third day of airing, "The Long Ballad" broke the annual record for popularity on iQiyi.

The operations director looked at the steeply rising curve on the big screen and breathed a sigh of relief.

"This one's in the bag."

Lin Xinru, on the other hand, was not so relaxed. She was staring at other numbers that she cared about more.

The speed of real-time updates in Douban's short review section, the amount of original Weibo posts discussing the plot, and the frequency of Bilibili's fan-made videos.

These data were not taken off simultaneously.

A system pop-up window drew in many casual viewers who weren't part of the core user profile of this show.

But they weren't there to watch the show; some were there to complete tasks related to exploiting loopholes, while others were drawn in by the title of a historical drama.

Some were drawn in by the hype surrounding the year's most popular drama.

Without exception, they lacked the standards that fans use to watch period dramas with romantic subplots.

The kiwifruit team looked at each other as the play completion rate skyrocketed in the backend, thinking they had it all figured out.

However, once these people actually took a few glances at it, the comments and bullet screen messages started to change.

"Was Lin Xinru really playing a teenage girl in the first few episodes?"

"I originally came for the free membership, but this plot is just too Mary Sue-ish!"

"I didn't want to watch anymore after watching half an episode; history was turned into a mythological drama."

"Is this all there is to court politics? A bunch of ministers talk for ages, but the final decision rests entirely on the heroine's word?"

"The female lead can lead troops, solve cases, advise the emperor, and even casually fall in love all by herself. Isn't she using a cheat code that works all the time?"

"Did the female lead think her head was glued to the wall because she didn't give face to the founding emperor in the main hall? Does the screenwriter's palace have some kind of get-out-of-jail-free card?"

"For women, love may be everything; for men, power and career come first, and love is at most an added bonus."

Unlike "The Long Ballad", Mohen's offensive is softer.

A Fresh Perspective on Eastern Fantasy Aesthetics Through the Lens of Ghosts and Monsters

Zhang Ruonan's First Love Face: Acting Skills or Instinct?

Zhang Ruoyun x Zhu Yilong: Where Does the Strongest CP Chemistry of the Year Come From?

These articles never mention the three words "Chang Ge Xing" (Long Song), yet there are comments about him under every single one of them.

"On the other hand, a certain female-centric drama is still using the same old formula from twenty years ago."

"Unlike some dramas that are labeled as historical dramas but are actually filmed as ancient costume Mary Sue stories."

"I suggest you just create a fictional world; don't ruin my impression of historical dramas."

Even more damaging, an increasing number of accounts on social media began posting comments about "plot logic bugs".

Someone worked overnight to compile 17 logical flaws in the first six episodes of "The Long Ballad" and posted them on Weibo with pictures and text.

Some people took screenshots frame by frame to prove that the female lead, in order to save the male lead, single-handedly blocked the enemy on the battlefield, and was shot in the leg by an arrow, but actually flew into the air and fell into the water.

Others used historical facts to point out, point by point, the drama's timeline was distorted, the official system was chaotic, and the characters' behavior violated basic political common sense.

The final straw that broke the camel's back came from a 3,000-word review posted on Douban by a user who claimed to be a "five-year veteran member of the kiwifruit community".

The title was long, but it immediately ignited the entire public opinion field.

"Does the great magician Liu Xiu need a little girl like you to save him?"

In the post, he dissected frame by frame every setting in "The Long Ballad" that contradicted the historical background, from the separatist regime of the regional warlords to the palace system, using official history, documentaries, and academic papers to completely expose the flaws of this costume idol drama.

"I wasn't the target audience for this show to begin with; it was your pop-up ads that forced me into it."

"Since you insist on showing me, then I'll use a magnifying glass to take a good look and see how you treat history like clay."

This post was shared more than 30,000 times in three hours, and the comment section was almost entirely filled with victims' alliances.

"I was lured in by that membership giveaway and ended up losing money!"

"I was forced to look for it by Baidu. When I opened my browser, all I saw was Lin Xinru's face. I thought it was some kind of blockbuster—and this is it?"

"It wasn't my choice to watch it; you forced me to. So what's wrong with me giving my opinion?"

"If you enjoy the benefits of breaking into a new circle, you have to bear the criticism of breaking into a new circle."

"Viewers who watch serious dramas won't judge your Mary Sue plot by the standards of historical romance dramas."

Overnight, "recruiting men" became the exclusive slang for "The Long Ballad".

Every audience member who was forcibly drawn into the show by the overwhelming marketing of kiwifruit is a "conscript" for this grand spectacle.

They spontaneously opened columns on various social media platforms: updating the logic bugs of "The Long Ballad" daily, and their scathing satire and quick meme-making were even more frequent than the fans' own content.

On Bilibili, the parody video "Lin Xinru is a powerful female lead" has been viewed over a million times.

The meme "If I don't watch 'The Long Ballad' for a day, I feel like ants are crawling all over me" swept across Tieba and Zhihu, quickly evolving into a carnival-like online吐槽 (tu cao, a form of online吐槽 ...

When "The Long Ballad" finally had a highlight scene, the comments section was filled with mockery instead of cheers.

"Wow! The female lead is amazing! If I had a wife like that, I feel like I'd dare to restart Chaos too!"

"The costumes and props are indeed very well done, but the female lead is too omnipotent. The complexity of the battlefield and the intrigue of the political intrigue are all overshadowed by the protagonist's halo."

"You want to film battles and palace intrigues, you want to film everything with such limited screen time, yet you can't film anything well. Why don't you even film the wedding night?"

In the kiwi fruit conference room.

Staring at the Douban rating, which plummeted from an initial 7.2 to 6.2, and the almost unanimous 0 reviews of three stars or less, I felt a sense of unease.

Gong Yu finally realized a cruel truth.

He spent tens of millions to buy a group of "enemies".

This group of people didn't come to watch the show; they came to prove they weren't just watching for free, and that the hype surrounding the popular dramas online was all fake.

Of course, the team behind Mohen Video and other brokerage companies were also involved in guiding and adding content.

The two video platforms were fighting a good battle head-on, and you had to stab yourself in the back. As a competitor, it would be unreasonable not to finish the job.

The kiwifruit marketing team tried to salvage the situation by contacting Lin Xinru's team overnight, asking her to post a heartfelt long article, pleading with viewers to be patient for a few more episodes and wait for the plot to unfold.

Lin Xinru's fans are also desperately trying to explain.

"We're just a period drama, why are you watching us like a serious drama?"

"Isn't it enough to just look at their faces and acting skills? Aren't the male lead handsome and the female lead beautiful? Which of our actors is not a good actor?"

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"The original novel for the TV series was a romance novel, why are you demanding so much?"

"Click the 'X' in the upper right corner to watch the actual show, but please refrain from posting malicious comments!"

But it was too late.

Once the avalanche of public opinion begins, it cannot be stopped by a short essay.

A film and television review blogger summarized it in one sentence.

"If you reap the benefits of breaking into a new niche, you must also bear the criticism of that."

Even more devastatingly, another drama, "Goblin," was airing at the same time.

Without comparison, there is no harm.

Judging from "The Long Ballad" alone, the costumes, props and sets are not bad, and the actors' acting skills are also good. In previous years, it might have been able to carry the show on the back of Lin Xinru's popular image.

But right next door is a movie called "Goblin," which is wallpaper-worthy from frame to frame, full of foreshadowing, and whose OST can be listened to on repeat all day long.

When two dramas are put together in the same summer and air the same time slot, going head-to-head, it's not a difference, it's a crushing defeat.

The aggressive promotional campaign for kiwifruit did indeed lead to a rebound in sales figures.

The various data for "The Long Ballad" surpassed those for "Goblin" for nearly a week.

During this period, Gong Yu would project the day's comeback data onto the big screen every time he held a meeting, as if this would prove that Shen Mo had only launched a sneak attack.

The kiwifruit marketing department even prepared a celebratory press release in advance, stating, "The one who stays until the end is the winner."

However, data can lie, but emotions cannot.

The trending search terms for "The Long Ballad" are "The Long Ballad Mary Sue", "The Long Ballad Plot Flaws", and "The Long Ballad Serious Drama".

Meanwhile, the trending search terms for "Goblin" are "Goblin OST made me cry again", "Zhang Ruoyun and Zhu Yilong's rooftop scene is divine", "Zhang Ruonan's tear fell into my heart", and "Meng Ziyi is absolutely beautiful".

On one hand, there are negative reviews that are exhausting to deal with, and on the other hand, there are spontaneously spreading recommendations.

The former is consuming energy, while the latter is storing it.

The turning point came faster than anyone expected.

The second Thursday marked the night that "Goblin" achieved its legendary status.

As the plot progresses to the middle, the female lead, played by Zhang Ruonan, is kidnapped, and a van speeds along an empty road.

Inside the car, Zhang Ruonan was pressed down in the back seat by a bearded man, her eyes filled with terror and a sense of despair.

One second the comments were discussing the plot's direction: "This kidnapping scene was a bit sudden."

"Where's the Goblin? The Ghost Couple, come save us!"

The next second, the number of comments surged, almost filling the entire screen with: "Rewatch!"

"Check-in!"

"He's so handsome!"

"A divine moment!"

The scene changed suddenly.

The camera shifts, and a street lamp in the distance suddenly goes out, followed by a second and a third.

At the same time, darkness engulfed the streetlights one by one, carrying an irresistible sense of oppression.

When the van arrived, the streetlight shattered completely, and shards of glass and sparks rained down from above, scattering tiny points of light on the road.

The kidnapper's expression changed from confusion to fear.

The road, which was just a moment ago brightly lit, is now only left with the headlights of this bread truck still on.

Two lonely beams of light pierced forward, while the smoke from the shattered streetlights swirled wildly within them.

"The sense of oppression is incredible!"

"High-energy warning ahead!"

"High-energy warning ahead!!"

"High-energy warning ahead!!!"

The screen was completely covered by the barrage of comments.

The screen fell silent instantly, as all the viewers held their breath.

"Beep beep—beep—beep beep"

A melody began to play.

Two slender black silhouettes slowly stepped into the frame from directly behind the camera.

The headlights shone down on them, outlining their shoulder lines, waistlines, and the curves of their clothes as they walked.

One walks with a steady gait, the other with a casual demeanor.

Backlit, stepping on glass, covered in soot, he looked like a judge descended from another world.

Zhang Ruoyun and Zhu Yilong's faces finally emerged from the backlight.

One was as cold and stern as a knife, the other had a smile in his eyes.

The background music exploded at that moment.

See ya!

"Never gone my way————"

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The live chat exploded.

The image of a customer giving a goosebumps is so cute!

"Is this a way for a human to come up with anything???"

"Take a break from learning composition! Take a break from learning lighting and shadow! Take a break from learning music composition!"

"I've pressed the screenshot button until it's worn out!"

This scene completely upended the entire entertainment industry.

The Weibo post immediately topped the trending search list, with the Weibo Index surging by 800% and the Hundred Index forming an almost vertical curve, leading the data monitoring team to suspect that there was a problem with the backend.

On Bilibili, a video clip of this scene garnered over 100,000 views within half an hour, with the barrage of comments so dense that later viewers could only see a blank white screen.

Following this, an increasing number of related terms simultaneously dominated Weibo's trending topics, directly taking over the top of the list.

#GoblinFengshen#

#Zhang Ruoyun and Zhu Yilong's Backlit Scene#

#NeverGoneBGM#

#Zhang Ruonan's Sense of Fragmentation#

Each one garnered tens of millions of views.

But that's not the craziest part.

The most unexpected thing was the sudden emergence of another term, which even Shen Mo himself did not anticipate.

#Even passing ants stop and stare for ten seconds#

This entry comes from an ordinary blogger with only two thousand followers.

At 12:06 AM, she posted a Weibo message with only one line: "I was just passing by the living room to get some water when I accidentally caught a glimpse of a person walking against the light. I stood there holding the cup for a full three minutes without moving, and the water got cold."

The number of reposts exceeded 30,000 within an hour.

The comments section has become a huge "victims' alliance".

"My mom was watching a TV series, so I went over to take a look and never left."

"My roommate was playing music out loud. When I turned around, all three of us lying on the bed were craning our necks to look at his screen."

"My cat even stopped for a moment when it passed by the TV."

Even a well-known film critic, famous for his sharp tongue, posted a Weibo message late at night: "This shot is amazing! It redefines the entrance of an idol!"

The next day, a professional film industry analysis blogger published a film analysis.

《论

Visual Grammar of Backlit Rescue Scenes

The article breaks down this scene into sixteen technical nodes.

The lighting designer implemented millisecond-precise delay control on the timing of the streetlights breaking, maximizing the psychological pressure of "darkness approaching".

The sound engineer left three full blank beats before the background music started, using absolute silence to build up to the emotional outburst that followed.

Zhang Ruoyun and Zhu Yilong's movements were rehearsed eleven times, with each step being required to be exactly the same to enhance the sense of ceremony in the scene.

However, the most upvoted comment under this analysis was written by Shen Mo himself: "Technique is the skeleton, but what truly brings this shot to life is Zhang Ruoyun and Zhu Yilong."

Zhang Ruoyun forwarded this comment.

"Thank you, Mr. Li, for the script! Thank you, Mr. Shen, for your support! I've never felt so cool in my life!"

Zhu Yilong replied in the comments section.

"More handsome than me?"

Fans of the "Dead Ghost CP" instantly went crazy, expressing that they were shipping them, and sparking another wave of excitement.

Following the release of this professional film and television shooting analysis, countless copycat videos immediately appeared online.

The filming style followed the specific steps outlined in the film analysis guide, with clothing style and walking posture completely copied from the Dead Man's Couple, and then the same background music was added.

Among the imitators are students, elderly people who dance in public squares, hotel staff, and of course, some internet celebrities and entertainment stars.

The related videos received a huge number of likes and shares as soon as they were posted on Bilibili and Weibo.

The hashtag #BacklightFamousSceneImitationShow# was directly pushed into the top ten of the trending searches.

With this, "Goblin" has truly broken into the mainstream.

After this one night, the gap between "Goblin" and "The Long Ballad" widened completely.

"Goblin" achieved a viewership rating of over 3% on Hunan TV, and its total online viewership on Mohen Video exceeded 10 billion, with an average of over 5000 views per episode.

Million.

Meanwhile, the ratings for "The Long Ballad" on Beijing TV have dropped from 2% a few days ago to 1.5%, and the total number of views on iQiyi's online platform has barely exceeded 4 million, with an average of only 2400 million views per episode.

What truly shook the industry was a piece of data released by Mohen Video.

The number of new members acquired for "Goblin" has exceeded 300 million to date.

With over 3 million paying members, the direct revenue is approximately 100 million yuan. Considering that the total investment and promotion costs for this TV series were only 100 million yuan, this means that the membership fees alone have already recouped the investment.

It's clear to everyone that after this iconic scene went viral online, "Goblin" will only gain even more traffic and popularity, and attract even more new members.

Meanwhile, the kiwi fruit company dared not release any new customer acquisition data.

Because, not to mention new user acquisition data, their retention rate for the second episode was only 31%.

The retention rate for the second episode released by Mohen Video was 87%.

The baseline for second-episode retention rate in the traditional TV drama industry is usually between 40% and 55%, with good dramas reaching 60% and phenomenal dramas potentially reaching 70%.

87% is an exceptionally high figure in the TV drama industry.

What does this number mean?

This means that out of every ten viewers who click on the first episode of "Goblin," nearly nine will actively click on the second episode.

Of the viewers who were drawn in by the tens of millions spent on kiwifruit, nearly 70% left after watching the first episode.

Then, many of them left testimonies on Douban, Weibo, and Bilibili saying they were "scammed," "not good," and "insulted their intelligence," before rushing to the streaming page for "Goblin" without looking back.

After all, one is fake marketing, and the other is genuine viral success.

Viewers still have their own criteria for choosing dramas.

At the headquarters of Mohen Video, Cai Huaijun was showing the backend data when he turned to look at Shen Mo.

"Mr. Shen, to use an inappropriate analogy..."

Cai Huaijun pushed up his glasses.

"They helped us lose and also helped us filter the audience."

"They're responsible for luring passersby in to watch the show, and then these people come here to cleanse their eyes."

"Most of the kiwifruit's extensive online marketing campaigns ultimately converted into new users for us."

"How much did the kiwifruit cost?"

"A conservative estimate is 40 million, not including the discounted value of Lin Xinru's team's own resources."

Cai Huaijun smiled and said, "If I were Gong Yu, I would be writing my resignation letter right now."

Meanwhile, on the set of "July and Ansheng," Li Yitong nestled on the sofa in the lounge, her fingers swiping across the iPad screen, the corners of her mouth curving upwards.

"What are you laughing at?" Tian Xi asked.

"Laugh out loud on Weibo."

She turned the screen around.

"Look, Lin Xinru's studio's official Weibo account posted a picture today of Lin Xinru reading the script on set."

The most upvoted comment was: "Sister Xinru, the script is good, but next time let's not clash with Shen Mo."

Tian Xi chuckled slightly: "These netizens really have a sharp tongue."

"There are even more poisonous ones."

Li Yitong was assigned to another lane.

"Look at this: I suggest renaming 'The Long Ballad' to 'The Legend of the Beautiful Rivers and Mountains: The Prequel to Ghosts,' since everyone watched the first episode and then went to watch 'Ghosts and Monsters.'"

"Alright, alright." Tian Xi waved her hand slightly. "You can read it in front of me, but don't read it in front of Shen Mo and Meng Ziyi. I'm afraid they'll get too cocky."

"You underestimate your brother Mo!"

Li Yitong winked at her, her crescent-shaped eyes brimming with undisguised pride.

Tian Xi snorted, "I know, you think too highly of your A-Mo."

On the other side, Meng Ziyi and Zhang Ruonan sat together after finishing a publicity interview.

Both of them had their Weibo pages open on their phones.

Meng Ziyi exclaimed excitedly, "I gained 150 million followers on Weibo today! What about you?"

Zhang Ruonan pursed her lips, suppressing a laugh, "Two million!"

She clicked twice and opened another page that made her gasp for breath.

Weibo trending topics list.

#Zhang Ruonan's Sense of Fragmentation#

This trending topic has been on Weibo for three days now.

It's been a few years. From the first time she rejected Mohen, to failing the college entrance exam and becoming a Taobao model, and then being unwilling to give up, she took the initiative to come to Mohen for an interview and signed a contract.

She knows best how much suffering she has endured.

Then, she went from being an intern in "Ink Trace" to a supporting role in "Nirvana in Fire," and then to the female lead in "Goblin."

Many people say she's a "resource-backed" actress, many say she's not good enough for the role, and many say Shen Mo signed her because of her looks.

After that, she followed Shen Mo's arrangement and entered Chenxi.

And how many people say she's a traitor, has no vision, and followed the wrong person?

But little did they know that the people they followed had never changed.

Otherwise, how could there be such a comprehensive promotion of Mohen Video, with even Meng Ziyi, the female lead of a 30 billion yuan movie, playing a supporting role for him?

She knew perfectly well who had made her who she was, but it seemed he didn't need her gratitude.

She turned her head and glanced at Meng Ziyi, who was completely absorbed in joy.

Meng Ziyi now is noticeably different from the person she was filming with for several months.

The most obvious thing is her habit of calling Shen Mo at any time, and her relaxed attitude when speaking.

That wasn't how she felt about her boss; Zhang Ruonan felt it was more like, like, being with a lover.

Her eyes suddenly reddened, she pouted, and suddenly felt very envious.

She immediately dropped her phone and threw herself into Meng Ziyi's arms.

Meng Ziyi stared blankly at the girl in her arms, then glanced at her phone and instantly felt...

She reached her point.

It's just trending on social media, it's just gaining followers!

The trending topic about Zhang Ruonan is followed by Meng Ziyi's entry: #Bright and beautiful Meng Ziyi#.

As for gaining followers, she had already surpassed 2000 million during the movie "The Mermaid," and now it's just increased a bit more.

Even with the recent surge in prices, Zhang Ruonan's current value is only 1100 million.

Thinking of this, Meng Ziyi raised his chin.

Xiao Zhang! You still have a lot of practice to do, and there's a lot of room for improvement.

As usual, I'm asking for your monthly votes!

If you're passing by, feel free to give your child a monthly pass!