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All day long, Shen Zhiyi had nowhere to hide. The news that Xu Zhesheng's new movie "Coming Home" had passed the censorship spread like wildfire, climbing from Weibo's trending topics to WeChat Moments, and then from WeChat Moments into office gossip.

Director Hsu Che-sheng was the first to post on Weibo, along with a photo of himself on set smoking and watching the monitor. His caption was both artistic and sentimental, and the comments below were full of "Director Hsu is awesome".

Other actors followed suit, sharing and checking in, creating a joyful atmosphere.

Su Manman, the female lead in the film, was deeply moved and recorded a twelve-minute video with a clever title: "The Growth and Gratitude of the Female Lead in 'Coming Home'".

Shen Zhiyi didn't even want to lift her eyelids, but Yang Chun'er and Tan Gui seemed to have made a pact to forward her links on WeChat, accompanied by a string of exclamation marks.

The phone kept buzzing and vibrating on the table, like a miniature motorcycle starting up.

Shen Zhiyi smiled apologetically at her colleague who was glancing at her, before looking down and opening the messages.

When you open Su Manman's video, her face immediately fills the screen.

She wore a loose, off-white loungewear outfit, her hair was loosely tied back, and she wasn't wearing heavy makeup, only a thin layer of lip gloss—a typical example of a deliberately made-up, no-makeup look.

She smiled sweetly in front of the camera, her already sweet voice becoming even sweeter, with the last syllable drawn out softly. Under the soft glow of the ring light, her face glowed, making her look as pure as a college student who had just finished class.

For the first nine minutes, she rattled off a bunch of funny stories from the filming, thanking each member of the production team one by one, listing more names than the end credits.

In the last three minutes, the topic shifted to Hsu Che-sheng.

"Of course, the person I'm most grateful to for this movie is Director Xu..."

She drew out her words, her gaze drifting towards the lower right corner of the camera, as if she were peeking at the teleprompter or perhaps preparing some carefully crafted emotion. "He didn't mind at all that I was a newcomer. He taught me my movements step by step, helped me analyze the character's psychology, and even broke down the emotional layers of each crying scene for me..."

As she said this, she suddenly lowered her head and smiled, her eyelashes fluttering, and a perfectly placed blush appeared on her cheeks—the exact expression of a primary school girl when asked about her crush.

"We're also very good friends in private."

Her voice was soft and gentle, with a slight upward inflection at the end, "Director Xu truly deserves to be a Golden Duck Award winner. His cultural background and aesthetic sense have really broadened my horizons. I really... admire him very much."

She cupped her face in her hands, her eyes sparkling like pools of water, "I hope everyone will support 'Coming Home'! Please point out any shortcomings; I'll read every comment! Love you all~"

Shen Zhiyi watched the video at double speed.

The first nine minutes were barely a normal movie promotion vlog, but in the last three minutes, Su Manman's deliberate act was practically overflowing from the screen. Every sentence implied that her relationship with Xu Zhesheng was unusual, and her expression of lowering her head and pursing her lips while smiling was even more convincing than in the movie.

Su Manman wasn't thanking the director at all.

She's clearly using this opportunity to market the ambiguous relationship between herself and Hsu Che-sheng, encouraging fans to ship them as a couple and generating buzz for herself.

Shen Zhiyi patiently scrolled down the comments section, and sure enough, the top few comments were all screams:

"Holy crap, is I the only one who thinks something's off about Manman and Director Xu's interaction?"

"Everyone upstairs, stop talking! I think so too! That tone, that look in their eyes, I wouldn't believe they're just ordinary friends!"

"Hearing her say that, Director Xu really spoils her! Teaching her acting step by step? What the pinnacle of guiding a lover is!"

"Director Xu is the kind of handsome, talented man who comes along only once in a millennium! I became a fan after seeing him accept the Golden Duck Award! If he and Manman really got together, wouldn't that be a real-life perfect couple? They're a match made in heaven!"

"Never mind, I'm already shipping them! Director x Lead Actress, forbidden yet incredibly captivating!"

"Please, let's get married right now! Manman is so well-behaved, and Director Xu is so talented—they're a perfect match!"

"Getting married! Getting married! I've moved the Civil Affairs Bureau here!"

In the comments section, Su Manman's fans were completely captivated, obsessively shipping her with her, with some even going so far as to leave comments on Xu Zhesheng's Weibo urging them to get married.

As for the real male lead of this movie, the actor who spent seven months filming the lead role, he was completely relegated to the background in this marketing campaign, and no one mentioned his name even after scrolling through three pages of comments.

Shen Zhiyi exited the video and placed her phone face down on the table.

She picked up the cup of brown sugar ginger tea, which had cooled down, and took a sip.

It was truly a thrilling and enjoyable performance.

This is her evaluation of Su Manman's video.

Just as she was about to refocus on editing, her phone rang again, ringing repeatedly, making her sigh helplessly.

She thought to herself: "Isn't it just that Hsu Che-sheng released a new movie? Why does everyone want her attention?"

She glanced at the screen and realized it wasn't Yang Chun'er or Tan Yi, but her beloved mother, Xu Jing.

Speaking of which, ever since Xu Jing and Shen Ji subtly suggested to her that she and Xu Zhesheng should make it work, she hasn't visited them even once.

Firstly, she's been busy moving and working lately, so she really doesn't have much time.

Secondly, she didn't want to face them, fearing they would bring up that annoying topic again.

After all, Xu Jing's health isn't very good right now, so it's best if she doesn't get angry.

"Hello, Mom." She answered the phone, her tone relatively gentle.

But it wasn't Xu Jing speaking on the other end of the phone; it was her father, Shen Ji.

"Zhizhi, are you still at work?" Shen Ji asked.

Shen Zhiyi glanced at the time; it was only four in the afternoon. "Yeah, only four o'clock."

"Dad, what's wrong? Is Mom not feeling well?" Shen Zhiyi asked. Parents in China are always like this; she doesn't talk much with her father, and when she does talk, it's always about her mother.

Shen Ji chuckled on the other end of the line: "Your mother is fine. She just finished her medication and fell asleep. I was thinking you hadn't come for several days, so I gave you a call."

"By the way, I heard Ah Zhe's new movie is going to be released. Did you edit it?"

Shen Zhiyi vaguely sensed that there was something else behind her father's words, but right now she just wanted to finish speaking quickly so she could properly edit her video, so she simply hummed in agreement.

Shen Ji's hearty laughter came from the other end: "Good, good, as long as you edited it, Dad knew this movie must have your contribution. After your mother is discharged from the hospital, we'll go back and help you promote it properly. This is my daughter and son-in-law's work. Dad will book a whole theater and invite everyone in our family compound to come and see it."

When Shen Zhiyi heard the word "son-in-law," her brows furrowed immediately. Just as she was about to explain, Shen Haozhi's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Dad, Zhizhi is at work right now. Don't bother her."

Shen Ji nodded happily, "Okay, okay, Zhizhi, do you have time after get off work to come to the hospital? I haven't seen you for several days, and your mother is worried about you!"