Huayu 16: I Became the Dream-Fulfilling Master for Young Actresses

Her homework was scattered all over the floor. She squatted down to pick it up, and when she looked up, the sunlight fell right on the tip of her nose.

The comments section suddenly turned completely pink:

The female lead has such bright eyes!

【Chen Xiaoxi? That's such a cute name!】

[Her height difference with Jiang Chen is hilarious.]

[Chen Xiaoxi is so lively! And the actress named Bailu acts so naturally!]

Thirty minutes into the broadcast.

The number of bullet comments broke the record set in the first episode, almost completely obscuring the screen.

Zhou Ye's tablet screen had four windows open simultaneously, updating iQiyi's playback index and trending topics on Weibo in real time.

She bit her lower lip as she frantically typed, capturing every real-time data point in the premiere episode booklet for "A Love So Beautiful".

One hour into the broadcast.

The number of views has exceeded 900 million.

The first string of keywords related to "A Love So Beautiful" began to appear on Weibo's trending topics list:

#A Love So Beautiful Premieres#

#Chen Xingzhou Jiang Chen#

#Bai Mengyan Chen Xiaoxi#

#JiangChenChalkDust#

#Jiang Chen's Blackboard Writing#

The comment section under the official Weibo account of "A Love So Beautiful" has been flooded with comments:

[This is so sweet! Jiang Chen seems aloof on the surface, but the way he secretly looks at Chen Xiaoxi is absolutely adorable!]

Who knew Chen Xingzhou was not only a good actor, but also such a good director!

Chen Xingzhou, how many more surprises do you have in store for us?

The broadcast lasted for four hours.

Zhou Ye knocked on Chen Xingzhou's office door, and Chen Xingzhou looked over.

Her little face was beaming with undisguised joy, and flushed red with excitement.

"Senior, senior!! The data for the first four hours of the broadcast is in!"

She quickly came to his side and displayed the data on the tablet.

Chen Xingzhou glanced at the data panel:

Views: 1800 million.

Completion rate: 81.3%.

Number of bullet comments: Over 12,000, with positive bullet comments accounting for over 95%.

His gaze lingered on the number 1800 million for a few seconds.

He remembered that in his previous life, the show had 6385 million views on its first day.

His video received 1800 million views in four hours, but this was due to the large number of people who made reservations in advance and the effective promotion.

The number of views will definitely drop in the next few hours.

Based on this calculation, the first day's revenue could reach approximately 7000 million.

He smiled slightly and looked up at Zhou Ye.

Her eyes sparkled, and the small purse in front of her rose and fell with her breath.

"Senior, you're amazing!! Your first play, which you directed and starred in, is already this good!!"

Chen Xingzhou smiled faintly and reached out to rub her head.

"Calm down, you've had a hard day, go home and get some rest."

Zhou Ye shook his head, not even having time to feel shy:

"Senior, with such great data, how can I sleep! I usually go to bed early every day, but I'm making an exception today!"

Chen Xingzhou smiled and said, "Hmm, you're very motivated. Then I'll give you a task."

"Okay! What do you say, senior?"

She immediately stopped and looked at him expectantly.

"First, you should regularly post the bloopers and interactive videos we filmed during the shoot to Bilibili, Douyin, and iQiyi's Bubble Community. Posting a few every day should be enough."

"Secondly, we will encourage audience participation in creative activities. On our official Weibo account, we will launch initiatives such as [Handwriting Jiang Chen's Classic Quotes], [Recreating Famous Scenes from This Episode], [Submitting Jiang Chen's Blackboard Posters], and [A Love Letter Contest]..."

"Posts that receive rave reviews will receive an autographed photo or a gift pack."

"Hmm... Also, you need to learn to order others around. You're my assistant, how can you always do everything yourself?"

Zhou Ye scratched his head sheepishly, looking at his unwavering gaze with a mixture of shyness and sweetness:

"Senior... I understand, I'll be careful."

"That's all for now, go ahead."

Watching Zhou Ye walk away, Chen Xingzhou looked down at his phone screen.

In the group chat of the "Princess Agents" crew, Wang Yanlin was the first to speak up.

He took a screenshot of the comment "[Yan Xun: I refuse to accept my fate! Jiang Chen: ...Oh]" and then added several laughing emojis below it.

[Commander Chen! You really can transform into a completely different character?! Yan Xun and Jiang Chen are played by the same person, do you believe it or not?]

Zhao Liying: [Xingzhou, you've truly made a name for yourself! Directing and starring in such a hit drama! I was just thinking of acting with you, looks like that'll be difficult in the future.]

Chen Xingzhou: [How could that be? Whenever Sister Liying wants to collaborate, I'll adjust my schedule.]

Zhao Liying: [Haha, that's easy! I'll promote your drama on Weibo! I really enjoy watching it.]

Chen Xingzhou: [Thank you, Sister Liying.]

Lin Gengxin: [+1]

Chen Xingzhou: [Thanks, Update Bro.]

Deng Lun: [+1]

【…】

Wang Yanlin: [+0]

I won't help you promote it, otherwise I'm afraid my haters will attack you [sad face].

Chen Xingzhou: [Still can't leave the house? By the way, are you home yet?]

Wang Yanlin: […]

After leaving the group chat, he saw a lot more messages.

Li Yitong: [Xingzhou, I already retweeted your Weibo post about the premiere of "A Love So Beautiful".]

[By the way, I've already watched the first two episodes. The female lead's name is Bailu... right? I hope I'll have the chance to meet her.]

Her acting was very natural; she didn't disappoint your trust.

[Besides, you two have great chemistry, even stronger than me and you as Guo Jing and Huang Rong.]

Chen Xingzhou glanced at her and knew exactly what she wanted to say.

First, she was jealous; second, she wanted to say that she had noticed Bai Mengyan.

He smiled and replied:

[That's thoughtful. As for the chemistry between the main characters, the chemistry between Jing and Rong was given by Jin Yong, while the chemistry between Jiang Chen and Chen Xiaoxi was given by the script. Your portrayal of Huang Rong cannot be summarized by mere chemistry between the main characters.]

Meeting up isn't difficult. When you have some free time, let's get together; you should be able to chat easily.

Li Yitong: [Yes, I'm really looking forward to that day.]

Then there's Bai Mengyan.

Bai Mengyan: [Xingzhou, I...I'm really famous?!]

Chen Xingzhou: [Seriously, you're famous now. From now on, when people call you "Chen Xiaoxi," just respond. You deserve it.]

By the way, brands will probably be asking about your schedule in a while. Anyway, there are a lot of miscellaneous things to do, so get some sleep. You'll be busy from now on.

Bai Mengyan: [Mmm.]

Then came Li Qin, Meng Ziyi, and Tian Xiwei.

Li Qin only sent a few words.

As always, Tian Xiwei's sourness almost overflowed the screen.

However, she has become much more restrained since his last remark.

After going through all the messages, Chen Xingzhou rubbed his temples and finally fell asleep in the early hours of the morning.

……

The following evening at 8 p.m., Chen Xingzhou was pondering the next episode of "A Little Thing Called First Love" when his phone rang.

It's Manager Sun from iQiyi.

He answered the phone, and the voice on the other end was filled with barely suppressed excitement:

"Director Chen, I have something to tell you. The premiere data is out."

"The premiere episode garnered 8000 million views! It ranked first among exclusive online dramas on the platform that day!"