Dongzhu Department Store, Huangpu District, Shanghai.
Dongzhu Department Store was a very famous shopping mall in Shanghai. It was located in the prime area of the city center, only a few hundred meters away from the Huangpu River. It was one of the favorite places for many Shanghai citizens to visit.
Especially on weekend nights, the mall was particularly lively. Men and women with big and small bags came and went between the stores, swiping their credit cards to contribute to GDP.
Even at seven or eight o 'clock, the entrances of the restaurants on the fourth and fifth floors were still full of customers waiting for seats.
In the central atrium of the mall, the performance stage was crowded around, and dozens of mall security guards were sweating profusely to maintain order, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
In the evening, the crew of "Sweetheart President" held a promotional event. The male and female protagonists, the director, and the original author of the novel all appeared and interacted intimately with enthusiastic fans.
"Sweetheart President" was part of QQ Video's plan to create a big IP. This self-made drama started shooting two months ago and gathered many domestic film and television stars. Among them, Tao Sicheng, who played the male protagonist, and Jing Yao, the female protagonist, were both quasi-A-list artists. At present, they were popular and had many fans.
"Sweetheart President" was filmed in Shanghai, and Dongzhu Department Store was one of the sponsors. Many of the scenes in the drama were shot here.
The evening promotional event was also part of the sponsorship contract.
Amidst the cheers and shouts of fans, Tao Sicheng and Jing Yao, who had just sung a love song together, walked off the stage and prepared to go to the temporary backstage to rest for a while.
At this time, a reporter with a nameplate on his chest, together with a cameraman holding a camera, came over and blocked the way of the two, and extended the microphone at the same time.
The logo plate fixed on the microphone showed that this was a reporter from Easy Net Entertainment.
Immediately afterward, two other media reporters came over and took a ride to get some entertainment news.
Seeing such a scene, the two stopped at the same time and showed professional smiles.
Such a promotional event was bound to involve reporters, and the organizers also paid money and gave red packets. Regardless of whether they were tired or not, it was their obligation to cooperate with the interview.
The reporter from Easy Net first asked a few irrelevant questions, and suddenly asked Tao Sicheng, "The TV series" Sweetheart President "premiered on QQ Video tonight. As the male protagonist, what expectations do you have for the number of views?"
The TV series "Sweetheart Big President" belongs to a network drama, which is only broadcasted on QQ Video. The most important standard to measure the performance is the number of views, which is equivalent to the ratings of TV stations.
Compared to the authoritative ratings survey, the integrity of video websites in terms of the number of views was really much worse, especially for this kind of self-produced drama. It was very easy to casually create a large number.
However, the integrity of big video websites such as Youshi and QQ is higher than that of competitors of small and medium-sized websites.
Of course, the number of views was not the only metric.
In response to the reporter's question, Tao Sicheng casually replied, "I believe that this TV series will achieve very good results. I am very confident in its quality. I believe that the audience will definitely like it!"
This kind of routine Q&A obviously can't meet the reporter's needs. He asked again, "As far as I know, there is a TV series" Autumn in My Heart "that will premiere on QQ Video tonight. What do you think of this competitor?"
This kind of question had a hidden trap. If he didn't answer well, it would be easy for the media to make a big deal out of it.
If entertainment news wanted to attract people's attention, it had to be explosive. Reporters loved to bicker with each other!
But Tao Sicheng was not a newcomer. How could he step into this kind of trap?
He glanced at the reporter quietly and said, "Autumn in My Heart is a very good work. This TV series premieres on the same day as" Sweetheart President ", which is a spur and motivation for us. I also wish" Autumn in My Heart "a success here!"
Tao Sicheng's answer could be said to be watertight.
In fact, he hadn't even seen the trailer of "Autumn in My Heart". He only knew that there was such a drama, which was starred by the singer Heavenly Queen Chen Fei 'er, that was all.
But this didn't prevent Tao Sicheng from pretending to know it very well. He didn't flatter or belittle it, which made him look very sophisticated.
The Easy Net reporter saw that he couldn't get anything out of his mouth, so he turned to Jing Yao with the microphone in his hand: "Then, Miss Jing Yao, what do you think of" Autumn in My Heart "?"
Jing Yao smiled.
Her smile looked a little cold and said, "I don't think" Autumn in My Heart "will be our opponent. There is no comparison between the two dramas!"
En?
Tao Sicheng turned to look at Jing Yao in surprise – did you take the wrong medicine?
Or are you deliberately hyping up the topic?
Jing Yao was not a newcomer, so she had a sense of propriety in her words and actions. Her answer was obviously over the top.
The reporter immediately became excited and quickly asked, "What do you mean there is no comparison?"
Jing Yao ignored Tao Sicheng's hint and said bluntly, "There is no comparison in all aspects. Whether it is the story, the investment or the cast," Sweetheart President "is much better!"
The reporter caught the problem: "'Autumn in My Heart' is Chen Fei 'er's leading role."
Jing Yao said lightly, "She sings very well."
After that, the female lead turned around and left, not giving the Easy Net reporter a chance to continue asking questions!
But the Easy Net reporter was already satisfied and couldn't wait to go back to prepare the manuscript.
This would definitely be an excellent topic to talk about!
At 12 o 'clock that night, the Easy Net Entertainment Channel published relevant news content.
The title was quite sensational.
"Jing Yao Bombards Chen Fei 'er – She Sings Very Well!"
The entertainment reporter vividly described the process of the interview with Jing Yao, and it was Jing Yao's last answer that stuck to the main theme. He pointed out that Jing Yao bombarded Chen Fei 'er only knew how to sing and didn't know how to act, so the latter's "Autumn in My Heart" could not be compared with "Sweetheart President" at all.
Strictly speaking, the entertainment reporter did not mean to distort Jing Yao. Jing Yao's attitude in the interview was very obvious.
In addition to Easy Net Entertainment, two other media also released news later, focusing on the competition between the two TV series, describing the two as mortal enemies, and irresponsibly speculating.
So the storm was suddenly set off!
In terms of status in the circle, Jing Yao was a bit far away from Chen Fei 'er.
But in the film and television industry, the situation was a bit different. Jing Yao was a professional actress and had appeared in many films and TV series.
And Chen Fei 'er had only made a cameo appearance in a few movies, which belonged to a playful nature. Jing Yao used her acting skills to ridicule Chen Fei' er, but it really couldn't be said that she was talking irresponsibly – she was a professional.
The key was that last night, "Sweetheart President" and "Autumn in My Heart" premiered on QQ Video at the same time. The former had more than 7 million views, while the latter only had 1.4 million. The gap was really a bit big.
Jing Yao, as the heroine, appeared in the first episode, while Chen Fei 'er had to wait until next Saturday to appear in the play, which happened to be a time difference.
Lu Chen didn't see the news until noon the next day.
At this time, on the Waves blog, the gossip about Jing Yao bombarding Chen Fei 'er has been spread widely.
In Jing Yao's blog, countless Chen Fei 'er fans scolded her to pieces, and many Jing Yao fans went to Chen Fei' er's blog to ridicule her. The two sides were in full swing!
"How could this be?"
Lu Chen was very puzzled. He couldn't help but ask Chen Fei 'er, who was sitting opposite him, "Do you have a grudge against her?"
Both of them were on the set. It was now the lunch break time. It was only when Li Feiyu brought him his mobile phone to show him the entertainment news that he found out, so he was full of questions and puzzlement.
It should be known that unless they wanted to deliberately hype up, if there was no hatred, any star artist with a little bit of status would not easily quarrel with each other, and let others see a joke for no reason.
Of course, Chen Fei 'er knew about this a long time ago, but he didn't tell Lu Chen.
Now that Lu Chen asked, she smiled faintly and said, "It was probably once before. Someone originally asked her to play a role, but then they found me."
"I didn't know at the time. I couldn't save face, so I acted. I didn't know that there was such a thing until later."
It turned out to be like this!
Lu Chen suddenly understood. He couldn't help but ask, "What if you had known at the time?"
Chen Fei 'er said proudly, "I was giving face to my friend, and it had nothing to do with her. She likes to think too much of herself, but that's her own business!"
Lu Chen smiled and gave her a thumbs up. "Sister Fei is awesome!"
Chen Fei 'er patted Lu Chen's hand and said coquettishly, "You're so annoying!"
Lu Chen chuckled and asked, "Then should I write a blog post to fight back against her?"
He was very disgusted with this kind of person who made trouble out of nothing. He wanted to slap her back.
Chen Fei 'er shook her head and said, "There's no need. I asked Sister Zhang to temporarily refuse all interviews. Let the truth speak for itself. It's useless to say anything without results."
Lu Chen nodded. He knew that Chen Fei 'er didn't want to argue with Jing Yao. The two of them were in different positions. If they took it seriously, it would only make the other party proud.
As long as the results of "Autumn in My Heart" were outstanding, Jing Yao's bombardment would naturally become a joke.
And Chen Fei 'er was the same as him. They both had to appear in the second half of the third episode, which would be aired next Saturday night.
Therefore, it would only make them look lowly if they were to be noisy now.
"Da Chen!"
At this time, Li Feiyu rushed over.
He said excitedly, "The national ratings of 'Autumn in My Heart' are out!"
Lu Chen suddenly became spirited and asked, "How much?"
Chen Fei 'er was also very concerned.
Li Feiyu smiled and said, "0.22%!"
0.22%！
The ratings were quite high. It was a perfect start for a TV series.
Lu Chen couldn't help but let out a long sigh. The previous depression was instantly gone!
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