Entertainment: I just want to be the boss behind the scenes

Chapter 515 "Prepare for drug test!"

Long before "The Beginning" was aired, many people had predicted online that it would definitely be another hit.

ArcLight's production, S+-level production, novel subject matter, and the foundation of previous works in the same series have all laid an excellent audience base for this drama.

However, after the show actually aired, it was discovered that the effect it created far exceeded previous expectations.

At the beginning of summer vacation in June, the first three episodes of "Beginning" were launched on Heng Video. On the first day of broadcast, the popularity on the site exceeded 8000, and the number of views in a single day exceeded million.

After the second week's update, the popularity on the site had already exceeded 300, with a cumulative playback volume of nearly million. It topped both the TV drama topic list and the popularity list, and was on more than hot searches in less than ten days.

If the data still has some water in it, then the heated discussion online is real.

"Canon", "Cycle", "Auntie Pot", "Prepare for Drug Test"... The plot and lines in the play were talked about by many fans and audiences, became a hot topic for a while, and began to spread beyond the circle.

[No matter where I am recently, whenever I hear "Canon", my heart trembles. 】

[Don’t mention it. Yesterday, when I was riding the bus, an auntie came up with a red plastic bag. My friend and I stared at her fearfully the whole way.]

[So, you are posting to us in a loop now. (Funny)]

[Lao Zhang: Did you have this symptom before, or did you develop it today? (serious face)]

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Comments like these have been appearing frequently in the message sections of major platforms in recent times, which shows how great the influence of "The Beginning" is.

The affected audience not only watched online, but also wanted to check in. It happened to be summer vacation recently, and many people wanted to travel, so many people chose Blue Island as their destination.

With previous experiences such as "Protecting Blue Mountain West", the Landao Cultural and Tourism Department is now familiar with this situation.

The official released the route map of "Bus No. 45 of "The Beginning"" through Weibo and short video accounts, marking the locations of various check-in points for fans to check.

Landao is a tourist city in itself, and it is crowded during the summer vacation. And this summer, the flow of people will definitely be even greater.

However, in addition to the popularity of the series itself, the biggest beneficiaries are the main actors.

The male lead Lin Yi previously gained some popularity for his role as "Gu Weiyi" in "A Love So Beautiful". This time, he became popular again for his role as "Xiao Heyun", a science and engineering man, and was nicknamed "Little River Fish" by the audience.

Another person who is very popular with the audience is Liu Yijun, who fully demonstrates the image of an experienced, resourceful and determined criminal police captain who is dedicated to the people.

Ever since "The Disguiser" became popular, his image has been hovering between "old silver coin" and "cunning villain", but I didn't expect that it would be "whitewashed" directly this time.

This is also a good thing. "Sweeping Dark Storm" will be aired in a month. He plays the leader of the supervision team in it, which is just right for the audience to adapt in advance.

In addition, the popularity of actors like Liu Dan, who played "Auntie Guo", and Zeng Kelang, who played "Lu·Apostle of the Cat·Conqueror of Asthma·The One Chosen by Light·Flute", also soared.

But to be honest, the one who benefited the most was Zhao Jinmai.

The little girl is a child star and most of the roles she has played before were "daughter" and the like. Therefore, in the impression of the audience and fans, she is always seen as a little sister who has not grown up.

However, after "The Beginning" was broadcast, many people suddenly realized that the little girl in their memory had grown into a young girl in the blink of an eye.

There is a so-called "fixed positioning" for many actors in the domestic entertainment industry. If you became famous for a certain type of role, then everyone's memory of you will always remain on that image.

Once you play a role with a different setting, the audience will find it strange. Especially for child stars, who have grown up in front of the audience, they are just children. If you want to transform when you grow up, you must play a role that is convincing enough to change the audience's impression.

Many child stars become ordinary people when they grow up, and almost all of them fail at this step.

It has to be said that the role of "Li Shiqing" came at the right time for Zhao Jinmai. As she is also a college student, the audience and fans can relate to her directly.

This also means that from now on, the scripts she takes on will no longer be limited to "rebellious daughter" and "middle school student", but she can be the leading female lead in a variety of themes such as ancient costume dramas and contemporary romances.

The little girl has been very happy these days. After all, no actor wants to play the role of a middle school student all the time. If it wasn't for the exam week, she would have come to find Meng Bai a long time ago.

Even so, she would video chat with me every day to talk about the exams and ask about the latest results of "Beginning".

"Tomorrow is the premiere of 'The Accidental Murderer', right?"

Zhao Jinmai's face appeared on the screen, and judging from the background, she seemed to be lying on the bed in the dormitory. Although she was not wearing any makeup and was under the dead light of the ceiling, her energetic girlish aura still emanated from the screen.

Meng Bai smiled and nodded: "Yes, tomorrow at Wanda Cinema in CBD."

"Well, unfortunately I have an exam tomorrow and can't go." The little girl pouted.

"Yeah, it's a pity, otherwise I could take advantage of your current popularity."

"Hey, it's okay. I'll post a support video later to help promote it."

"That's fine, but don't worry too much about it. Do well in the exam first." Meng Bai reminded: "I have contacted your tutor. If your grades are good, I can give you a place in graduate school in your senior year."

"Recruiting for graduate school... I feel like acting skills are still based on experience, right?"

"Acting skills are acting skills, and education is education. If you can graduate with a master's degree, it will definitely be a bonus for your image and so on."

"Okay, then I'll try my best!" Zhao Jinmai's little face was full of fighting spirit.

After chatting for a few more sentences, Meng Bai saw her suddenly stand up and look to the side. At the same time, he vaguely heard the voice of her roommate, asking her if she wanted to go to the library to review.

"Okay, wait for me a moment."

Zhao Jinmai responded, then turned around and said, "Brother Meng Bai, let's not talk for now. I have to go review."

"Good luck on your exam."

"Thank you. Bye, boyfriend."

"Bye girlfriend."

After hanging up the video, Zhao Jinmai thought about Meng Bai's address and couldn't help but smile.

"You were smiling so happily after the phone call, Mai Mai, are you in love?" the roommate next to her asked jokingly.

Zhao Jinmai neither denied nor admitted it. He just packed up his books and patted his roommate on the shoulder: "Let's go. I think there won't be any seats left in the library now."

Well, the exam week will end in two days, and I will have plenty of time. I must meet my "boyfriend" before going to Tokyo.

(End of this chapter)