Huayu: Just entered the industry, and was pursued by a young actress.

After uncovering such a bombshell, the reporters were immediately fired up.

In the following questions, Yang Mi toned down her sharp edge and answered them flawlessly and conventionally.

The reporters, naturally unwilling to give up, pointed their microphones at Zhou Jin again, trying to pry out some more juicy gossip from him. However, Zhou Jin's answers remained equally official.

He knew that in the entertainment industry, sometimes the more juicy gossip you release, the better. To really generate buzz, dropping one bombshell is enough.

Sure enough, as soon as the promotional interview for "The Breakup Guru" aired, Zhou Jin, who had just been trending on Weibo, once again appeared on the Weibo trending list.

The last time they trended on social media was because of the popularity of the couple "Ling Yue and Fu Qu", but this time, they completely rode on Yang Mi's overwhelming popularity.

Yang Mi was already very popular, and now she openly expressed her affection for Zhou Jin during the movie's promotion, which further ignited netizens' enthusiasm for gossip and creating rumors.

The internet immediately erupted in heated discussion:

"Wow, I didn't expect Feng Qingxue to interfere! I'm a die-hard fan of Ling Yue and Fuqu!"

"Waaaaah, Reba is probably crying her eyes out in the bathroom right now."

"A shocking plot twist! Feng Qingxue has fallen for her senior brother Ling Yue! Now it's Baili Tusu's turn to cry his eyes out in the bathroom!"

"Senior Brother is quite the ladies' man! In the drama, he has a junior sister chasing after him, and in real life, Feng Qingxue confesses her feelings to him. Who can resist that?"

"To be honest, I suddenly found the way Yang Mi and Zhou Jin were bickering at the press conference quite endearing. Their auras are so compatible! I can't wait for the movie to be released to see just how sweet they are!"

In the backstage dressing room, Deng Chao rubbed his hands excitedly, his face full of excitement, as he watched Zhou Jin and Yang Mi both trending on social media.

To be fair, Yang Mi's acting skills have always been controversial.

To say she's terrible would be unfair, but to blindly praise her acting skills would be pure lying.

The reason Deng Chao insisted on casting Yang Mi as the female lead despite opposition was because of her unparalleled popularity and fame.

Looking back now, he feels that the wisest decision he ever made was giving the male lead role to Zhou Jin.

When Zhou Jin acts in comedy, his uninhibited "abstract" and quirky style is even more natural than his own.

Moreover, the natural and perfect match between Zhou Jin and Yang Mi when they're together is simply amazing.

Furthermore, the huge success of "Gu Jian Qi Tan" has greatly increased Zhou Jin's popularity, making this promotional campaign a resounding success.

While he was happy, Deng Chao also silently came to his senses.

Given Yang Mi's current popularity and status, it would have been unlikely that she would have taken on the role in "The Breakup Guru".

The production team couldn't finalize the casting decision for a long time, but when Zhou Jin extended an invitation, Yang Mi readily agreed to participate.

Now that I think about it carefully, the private relationship between the two of them is definitely not simple.

Deng Chao knew exactly what was going on.

Yang Mi's schedule was so full before that she had no intention of participating, but Zhou Jin invited her and she came.

This time, when it came to promotional activities, Zhou Jin made a phone call, and she canceled her schedule to come over. She even took the initiative to create such a sensational topic during the interview.

This move sent "The Breakup Guru" and the two of them trending on Weibo four or five times!

This was Deng Chao's first time directing, and the publicity and promotion were better than expected.

He even had a feeling that even if the movie was just average, its box office success was guaranteed based on its current popularity and viewership.

Moreover, he has great confidence in the quality of this production.

Zhou Jin's acting skills are impeccable. Even Yang Mi, whose acting skills are usually average, was able to perform exceptionally well when acting alongside Zhou Jin because of his powerful aura.

……

After a long day of roadshow work, Zhou Jin and Yang Mi finally returned to the hotel.

Zhou Jin leaned back on the sofa, took out her phone, and opened Weibo.

Goodness, only a few hours have passed, and there are already four or five topics related to them trending on the hot search list.

The top trending topic was: 【The lotus has been turned green by the wind and snow!】

The second trending topic was: [Yang Mi boldly confesses her feelings to Zhou Jin!]

The title is obviously deliberately exaggerated, but who cares?

Netizens are most enthusiastic about creating on-screen couples, especially watching the emotional entanglements between popular celebrities.

Zhou Jin casually clicked on the trending topic, scrolled through the comments section, and almost burst out laughing.

Netizens are truly talented; they can come up with all sorts of outrageous yet hilarious jokes.

After Yang Mi finished showering and changing her clothes, she walked over and gently placed her hands on Zhou Jin's shoulders, asking with a smile, "What are you looking at, so happy?"

Zhou Jin held up her phone and waved it in front of her: "Look, now the whole internet is full of fans who ship us as a couple."

Yang Mi took the phone, her eyes landing on the highly-rated comment that read, "Dilraba is probably crying her eyes out in the bathroom," and she couldn't help but chuckle.

That's how it is in the entertainment industry. Many celebrities try to avoid scandals at all costs, and even issue statements to clarify them.

But in reality, as long as these scandals bring real exposure and huge profits, they are actually extremely happy inside.

After all, what celebrities need most in this industry is popularity and traffic.

The more rumors are generated, the larger the number of fans who ship them as a couple, and the higher their commercial value becomes.

Logically speaking, given Yang Mi's current meteoric rise to fame, she shouldn't need to rely on these baseless rumors to grab attention anymore.

However, if the person she's rumored to be dating is Zhou Jin, she not only doesn't object, but she'd even be happy to personally stir things up and add fuel to the fire.

Just then, Zhou Jin's phone suddenly vibrated.

At that moment, the phone was still in Yang Mi's hand.

She looked down and saw the words "Reba" flashing on the screen.

Yang Mi's lips curled into a smile of anticipation as she casually handed her phone to Zhou Jin, raising an eyebrow: "Your junior sister's here to interrogate you. Take this."

Zhou Jin sighed helplessly and took the phone with a sour expression: "You deliberately caused this mess, and now look what's happened, I have to clean it up."

He pressed the answer button, and immediately Reba's pitiful, extremely aggrieved voice came from the other end of the line: "Brother Jin...don't you want me anymore?"

Zhou Jin quickly and gently comforted her, "What nonsense are you talking about? I didn't know about what happened at today's press conference beforehand. The reporters deliberately set a trap and stirred up trouble. Sister Mi just improvised and said those things to generate publicity for the movie."

Dilraba continued to mutter, still feeling very aggrieved:

"But our 'Yuefu CP' has only been hyped up for a few days! I've been like a fake fan these past few days, scrolling through everyone's comments about shipping us online at a high intensity."

"But now, things have completely changed! The whole internet is obsessed with shipping you and Honey as a couple, and I'm practically being ostracized!"

Hearing Reba's aggrieved yet slightly sour little voice, Zhou Jin had a sudden inspiration.

"Reba, don't rush. Right now, the online buzz is at its peak. You can take this opportunity to post a Weibo to interact with the audience. Something playful like, 'I will defend Fuqu and Senior Brother's CP to the death,' or something like that."

"Once you post it, Honey and I will immediately like and share it on your Weibo. This way, we can not only treat both sides equally, but also allow the 'Yuefu CP party' which was originally at a disadvantage to regain the right to speak. When the popularity of both sides is combined, the effect will be absolutely explosive."

After listening to the call, Reba was clearly tempted, but still asked hesitantly in a low voice, "Brother Jin... is Sister Mi there?"

Zhou Jin turned around and glanced at Yang Mi, who had no expression.