Global Film Emperor

Chapter 88 Unexpected Disaster
The camera initially focuses on Zhang Yushi's perspective, as she is the female lead, and since the main audience for romance dramas is women, this approach helps to increase viewer engagement.

She's a poor, naive girl who suffers setbacks at work and, unbeknownst to her, gets stuck alone in an elevator with her boss. Some of the absurdities will surely draw criticism, but it's a TV drama, so taking it too seriously is exhausting.

Most girls who haven't entered the workforce yet don't realize how difficult it is for a low-level employee to interact with the CEO, especially the president of a large corporation. You probably only see such a CEO once a year, except at the annual party, but that doesn't matter at all.

Then Lu Ze appears. He is Zhang Yushi's colleague in the drama. Before he turns evil, he is a comedic highlight of the show. He is not a silly fool, but a sharp-tongued person whose spit is so sharp that even his spitting water is black.

In reality, such a person would definitely have no friends, but this clueless female protagonist, who is constantly being teased, still happily befriends Guo Xiaofei.

With just a few lines of dialogue, the show amused most of the viewers, including Pan Xiaoting. Although she didn't find Lu Ze attractive, she could only say that he was quite good-looking and not ugly, but she still developed a liking for the character Guo Xiaofei.

After all, when someone makes sarcastic remarks, they're not hurting themselves. Most people wouldn't think it would be embarrassing; they'd just want to laugh. Moreover, Cheng Yuan's tactfulness is evident in the show, making Guo Xiaofei's sassy remarks not annoying. The early character development was very successful.

"Xiaofei, Mr. Xu is so handsome! Don't you think it would be great if I could find a boyfriend like him?"

"These are symptoms of carbon dioxide poisoning. You're hallucinating now. I admit that Mr. Xu is young, rich, and handsome, but you also have to admit that you're not good enough for him, right? What? When you look in the mirror, do your eyes have a built-in beauty filter?"

Whenever Lu Ze opens his mouth, there will definitely be "hahaha" and "233" in the comments. Of course, there will also be a few comments like "This guy has such a foul mouth" and "He's so annoying," but they are not very noticeable.

Lu Ze was also watching "Beijing Youth" and saw a comment that looked down on Guo Xiaofei. This didn't make Lu Ze angry or even annoyed.

No character can be liked by everyone. No matter how outstanding a character is, there will always be people who deliberately disagree with others. If this makes Lu Ze angry, then if Lu Ze really makes a bad drama, he will probably be so angry that he will die.

In just two episodes, all six main actors made their appearances, which was very efficient and straightforward, and also Cheng Yuan's style.

Other directors' romance dramas are always long and tedious, with characters loving each other today and tomorrow, their love stories always tangled and messy, and all sorts of vulgar plots that make your scalp tingle.

Cheng Yuan's ability to select scripts and direct films is far superior; he is clean and efficient, showing love when he should love and hate when he should hate, creating many characters with clear likes and dislikes.

However, this has led to some polarization in public opinion about Cheng Yuan. But no matter what, he is still the best romance drama director in China. As long as a drama is produced by Cheng Yuan, a large number of viewers will choose to watch it.

Aside from their own fans praising them, Han Tian and Zhang Yushi's performances were actually quite awkward to casual viewers. From the very beginning of the second episode, there were comments on the screen saying that their acting was so embarrassing that it was unwatchable.

At that moment, besides Guo Xiaofei, a character who could make everyone laugh, a second person who amazed the audience appeared: Tang Yufei.

As a wealthy young lady in the drama, she should have been reserved and gentle, but to everyone's surprise, this rich girl was actually a straightforward and shrewd woman.

Tang Yufei portrays a completely different image from most female characters in the story. She is cheerful, generous, and has a very high EQ. She can easily defuse an awkward situation with a witty remark.

Moreover, despite being adorned with jewels, he has no arrogance whatsoever. He can become friends with the female lead, fully understands the hardships of a low-level employee, and resolves a dispute for her.

It goes without saying what such a woman would be like in real life, and she's adored by millions in the TV series. Even Pan Xiaoting, who watched the show for Han Tiancai, couldn't bring herself to dislike the character.

Although Tang Yufei's identity is the clichéd fiancée of CEO Xu.

But gradually the wind direction changed.

"I feel awkward when I see Zhang Yushi and Han Tian playing their roles. Now I really like Guo Xiaofei and Tang Yufei! Wait, two Fei? I think I'm having some evil thoughts."

"Agreed. Seeing Han Tian and Zhang Yushi's faces makes me feel awkward. Look how happy they are. I always feel that the four supporting actors acted much better than the two main actors."

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A sentence or two might not stand out in the vast sea of ​​comments, but now the screen is practically filled with comments about Han Tian and Zhang Yushi's awkward acting.

This angered the fans. They said, "You say my Han Tian (Zhang Yushi)'s acting is bad? Then you try acting! If you can't, then shut up." What's even more infuriating is comparing the acting of the lead and supporting actors? Are they even worthy of each other? But the facts are even more telling. Anyone with eyes can see clearly who has better acting skills between Han Tian and Zhang Yushi and Lu Ze and Jiang Wenshu.

Rational fans know they are outmatched in skill, so they keep quiet, turn off the comments, and let it go. They understand that their idol still needs to work harder.

However, many irrational fans still lost their temper. Knowing that their idols' acting skills were indeed inferior to those of the second male and female leads, they changed their approach and attacked Lu Ze and Jiang Wenshu.

That's appearance!
"How can someone so ugly compare to my Tiantian? This guy looks so rustic and greasy, I feel like throwing up. What kind of acting is this?"

"The woman too, she looks like she's had plastic surgery, and she acts well? Are you blind?"

These seriously unrealistic remarks immediately ignited the barrage of comments. Who would still watch the show? Let's start arguing first! The two groups argued back and forth for a long time, their arguments completely irrelevant.

One side argued that Lu Ze and his co-stars were far better actors than Han Tian and Zhang Yushi, while the other side focused on Lu Ze and Jiang Wenshu's appearances, leading to a prolonged and heated debate.

Some enraged fans even checked the end credits and found Lu Ze and Jiang Wenshu's Weibo accounts to launch personal attacks. This behavior was considered excessive by many bystanders, as these fans have ruined the idol's reputation.

In just two hours, the feud between the magazines "Beijing Youth" became a trending topic.

But Lu Ze—no, not just Lu Ze—everyone in the industry who was following the show sensed a conspiracy. These two groups were probably working together; online trolls were stirring things up.

The target was obvious; these people weren't there to target Lu Ze and Jiang Wenshu, but rather one of Han Tian and Zhang Yushi.

The others were merely victims of this turmoil, suffering undeserved misfortune.

"Hey? Lu Ze? Don't make any comments on Weibo or other public occasions. I'll handle this. You should go and rest. Don't be too angry. Trust me, this will pass quickly."

Just now, Wang Kai, the head of Qian Shijia's online publicity department, called Lu Ze. Lu Ze was unlucky to have this happen. Who told him to work with Han Tian or Zhang Yushi on a movie? Even if it were Zhang Ze or Zhao Ze, this would have happened anyway, as long as he acted better than the lead actor.

"I understand. Don't worry, Minister Wang, I will cooperate with your work."

"Okay, I understand. I'll hang up now, I'm a bit busy here."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Ze turned off his phone, took a sip of water, and went into the bathroom. He hadn't expected to become a hot topic online so quickly.

The storm came too suddenly, catching Lu Ze off guard. He was caught off guard and a bucket of cold water was poured over his head. But he also understood that this matter would not end so simply.

At this point, he had offended Han Tian, ​​and Jiang Wenshu had offended Zhang Yushi. Although the whole incident was caused by them, unfortunately, both of them had too many haters.

Now there's this topic: in the same drama, the lead actor's acting is completely outshone by the supporting actor's. Haters will definitely remember this for life and will bring it up often.

Even if Han Tian knew what was going on and was aware of his own acting skills, would he like to hear that his acting was inferior to others, especially since he was a newcomer?

Let alone the fact that Lu Ze and Han Tian's relationship is just casual acquaintances, even if they were close, such a turn of events would definitely cause them to part ways, without a doubt.

After taking a shower to calm down, Lu Ze put on his underwear, lay down on the bed, vigorously dried his hair with a towel, and sighed.

"What an unexpected disaster!"

That's all for today, I'm too sleepy, going to bed now, goodnight!

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