Qian Qining found it hard to bring up the topic.
If it weren't for the abysmally low ratings that the drama was on the verge of being axed, he wouldn't have had to humble himself and go to Old Yang's place to endure humiliation.
Feng Yayin's complexion darkened.
"It seems my popularity is not what it used to be," she said with a smile, but her eyes were filled with a fierce glint.
Qian Qining waved his hands repeatedly and said, "It's not your fault. After all, Feng Yu is the queen of the hot search, and with the numerous fans of Actor Lu, just the support accounts for the Yulu CP already have a hundred million followers."
Feng Yayin dug her nails into her flesh.
She had worked so hard for so long, yet she couldn't even compare to a CP fan base.
Every drama she appeared in used to be a huge success, with ratings always outshining other shows.
However, ever since Actor Lu, who had always only made movies, switched to TV dramas, most of her popularity had been snatched away.
At first, she didn't care. Male and female actors didn't really compete with each other.
But now, the popularity of the CP of Feng Yu and him had exceeded all expectations.
"Don't they know that Xiao Yu is already married?" Feng Yayin's smile became a bit stiff.
Qian Qining sighed and said, "It's really hard to understand these fans. Some even say that since she just got married and hasn't even entered the church, she can't even be considered a widow. Even if she were, she could get remarried. They're willing to wait."
Feng Yayin dug her nails into her flesh again.
So, these stupid netizens would rather wait for that bitch Feng Yu to remarry and be with Actor Lu than find her, a great beauty, interesting?
"So, Yayin, if you're close to your sister, see if you can invite her back to the crew. It'd be best if she comes with Actor Lu," Qian Qining said with a forced smile. He had never been so humble in begging someone.
But the ratings had taught him a lesson.
Feng Yayin's smile froze. She looked at Qian Qining and said, "If she comes, will I be the second female lead?"
Qian Qining looked embarrassed. It was a no - brainer.
The audience wanted to see Feng Yu and Actor Lu.
As for her...
Feng Yayin's smile was still charming. She tidied her hair and said, "Sorry, Director Qian. I have a date with Brother Mu Li tonight. I'll take my leave."
She brought up Mu Li.
Qian Qining became even more embarrassed. He couldn't very well beg Feng Yu to come back and still be the second female lead, could he?
But if he didn't give Feng Yayin the role of the first female lead, he couldn't afford to offend the powerful backer behind her.
For a moment, Qian Qining was really troubled.
[Please, please, let "The Light of Enlightenment" be released soon. It's been so long. Why hasn't it started filming yet?]
[Same here. I've watched the second episode of "The Green Water Fate" for the Nth time. I'm dying to see the scenes of Actor Lu and Feng Yu. I'm going crazy.]
[Can't you just film and broadcast it at the same time? I'm going mad. You guys always tempt me with the trailers.]
Many netizens were crying out for the quick release of "The Light of Enlightenment".
This topic had firmly remained at the top of the hot search list.
Feng Yayin's face contorted with anger. She stared at the hot search.
Now, Feng Yu could truly be called the queen of the hot search.
Her number of fans had already surpassed Feng Yayin's, and was still growing at a rate of tens of thousands per hour.
Who would have thought that her success would come so quickly, just because Actor Lu had suddenly entered the scene.
The situation had completely changed.
In the script and the novel, the character played by Lu Zhiqian and Feng Yu didn't actually have many romantic scenes. Even if there were, it was just the other personality of the character he played competing with the forensic doctor played by Feng Yu. In the end, it couldn't really be considered a romantic scene. But the audience just loved it.
Feng Yu was quite fascinated by the script, but there was one thing that puzzled her: "For a person with a dual personality, even if they don't know what the other personality has done, there should always be some clues left. Why doesn't the police chief feel strange every time he wakes up in a strange place?"
Director Yang leaned over. He was also puzzled. "Maybe he just doesn't think that much."
Feng Yu shook her head. "Since the author set it up this way, there must be a reason. Since he's set as a police chief, a very smart one who's good at solving cases, he shouldn't be so indifferent to the place where he wakes up. Unless he's conscious and knows what he's doing."
Director Yang was shocked. After coming to his senses, he patted Feng Yu on the shoulder and said, "Do you know? This novel isn't even finished yet."
Feng Yu still shook her head in confusion. "According to the development, the only explanation is that the police chief is fully aware of everything the other personality has done. I even suspect that this other personality said those things on purpose. Is this really adapted from a real case?"
Director Yang gave her a strange look.
"Didn't you hear about this case? I thought you'd know it well."
"This case is the famous and mysterious case from the Fu family. It's a long - standing matter, and it's quite mysterious."
Feng Yu stood there stunned. She never expected that this script would be related to the Fu family.
Director Yang stroked his chin and said, "That female forensic doctor even testified in court back then. It was quite a big deal at that time. But since it happened in the imperial capital and it was decades ago, it's normal that not many people know about it now."
Feng Yu looked at Director Yang and asked, "Is the name of the novel the same as the name of the drama we're filming?"
Director Yang nodded.
Just as Feng Yu was about to take out her phone to check the novel, Lu Zhiqian walked over.
Even though it was the middle of summer, she felt a chill in the air.
Lu Zhiqian handed her an iced drink and asked, "Are you getting used to it?"
"Not bad. The character I play just dissects the corpses and checks the cause of death. The corpses aren't real. As long as they're not real dead people, it's okay."
Feng Yu lifted her lips slightly and took a sip of the iced drink he gave her.
Lu Zhiqian nodded slightly.
"There's no more filming for you this afternoon. They'll be shooting other scenes. If you're bored, you can go back first."
Feng Yu looked at him and found this man really hard to understand.
If you said he was enthusiastic, his tone was always the same, cold as ice, with a constantly stony face and rarely smiling.
If you said he was cold, sometimes he'd casually show a bit of concern, as if he wasn't that distant.
Anyway, he was quite a mystery.
She didn't know why Mr. Fu disliked him so much.
She felt he was just okay. Neither good nor bad, and she didn't have much of a feeling for him.
"It's okay. I'm just idle anyway. It's good to wander around here."
Feng Yu pulled at her lips. Go back? Back to the Fu family mansion?
Young Master Fu wouldn't give her a good look.
She hadn't come up with a solution yet. She'd think about it later.
"Because of Fu Liangshen?"