Huayu 2021: Isn’t he in the technology field?

Chapter 157 The Ice Gate Ends Forever, Abruptly
Inside the private room, Jiang Qing looked at the Mario version of XIII on the screen with curiosity.

"Speak clearly."

"Okay, boss, I'm happy to serve you."

In the center of the screen, Thirteen solemnly raises his hand in salute.

"Generifying character comparison analysis for [Changyue Jinming]..."

In thirteen seconds, the screen switches to dual-screen mode. On the left is the character design of the female protagonist, Li Susu, from the original novel, while on the right is the character biography of the second female protagonist, Ye Bingshang.

Data flows between the two portraits, weaving a dense tapestry of golden threads.

Its appearance suddenly changes again, and the chibi-style little judge suddenly strikes the gavel.

"Based on a model of 327 million book fan comments, the homogenization index of Li Susu's savior goddess character is as high as 79%!"

The bullet screen generator scrolled wildly with comments such as "Another saintly white lotus," "Can't the female lead in a fantasy drama come up with something new?" and "The female lead is more like a villain."

"On the other hand, Ye Bingshang..."

The right side of the screen explodes with a black lotus effect, and the original passage is highlighted in red and enlarged.

"On the surface, she appears to be a delicate and innocent girl, but in reality, she has mastered the script of a beautiful, strong, and tragic heroine. The discussion surrounding her affair storyline is 2.3 times that of the female lead's storyline!"

In the public opinion heat map, keywords such as "darkening" and "crazy criticism of beauties" are burning in deep red.

Jiang Qing paused her teacup at her lips, watching the real-time emotional curves of the audience generated on the screen.

The black zigzag line representing Ye Bingshang rises sharply in the later stages, contrasting sharply with the smooth trend of the female protagonist's storyline.

"Next, consider the suitability of the actors."

Thirteen transformed into a stylist, photoshopping Chen Duling's modern photos with the Dunhuang-style look from the script.

The ancient costume modeling, generated by the data stream, automatically optimized the head-to-body ratio, adjusting the waist circumference of the ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) from 62cm to 58cm.

"The original novel describes Ye Bingshang as delicate and graceful, and Ms. Chen Duling's swan-like neck and slender figure perfectly match this description!"

The left screen begins playing a montage of Bai Lu's period drama scenes, with obvious red marks left by the cinched waist of her traditional Chinese dress.

A warning message popped up on the doctor's skin after thirteen sets of skin treatments.

"Forced portrayal of a broken female lead caused her health risk index to soar by 47%!"

Jiang Qing's eyes flashed, revealing a thoughtful expression.

A monitor of the "Changyue Jinming" makeup room pops up in the lower right corner of the screen.

When Chen Duling turned around wearing a light blue-white gradient ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), the hair ornament in her hair swayed gently, instantly revealing her goddess-like aura.

Thirteen posted a screenshot, and even the novel's illustrator liked and shared her makeup test photos.

"More importantly, there is dramatic tension."

Thirteen suddenly switched to the interface of a certain Jiang Literature City and applied the classic tragic novel template to Ye Bingshang's plot.

"The contrast between 'darkening' and 'killing without bloodshed' is exactly what contemporary audiences love!"

The simulated barrage of bullets suddenly exploded and rolled.

Who doesn't love a beautiful, tragic, and powerful villain?

"I've already cried through three packs of tissues because of Ye Bingshang's storyline!"

"The second female lead is the real career woman!"

"Tianhuan is so awesome!"

……

Jiang Qing's gaze swept over the real-time updated character index; Ye Bingshang's discussion level was increasing at a rate of 1.2% per minute.

The screen switched again, and the Weibo super topic ranking simulated by Thirteen showed that Ye Bingshang's aesthetics had entered the top 10 of ancient costume characters, while the topic of the female lead was still hovering outside the top 30.

"and this."

Thirteen retrieved the film and television database and conducted an acting spectrum analysis of Chen Duling's past roles and Ye Bingshang's roles.

"From a pure school beauty to a broken black lotus, the breakthrough index of her acting career is as high as 89%! The audience's expectations for the chosen ancient person are already at the top."

The screen is split-screen to play a compilation of Chen Duling's crying scenes. In the audition clip, the shot of her holding a lantern and smiling gently is dazzlingly beautiful.

Thirteen sets of data were analyzed using a large acting model that it constructed itself, breaking down micro-expressions into 368 data points.

"The frequency of the orbicularis oculi muscle twitching is 0.3 seconds per time, indicating an above-average level of micro-expression control, but there is still room for improvement."

Jiang Qing's fingertips paused on the data bar for "Vulnerability Performance Score 92 points," and her memory flashed back to Chen Duling's bright eyes when she talked about the role of "a workplace newbie who was cyberbullied."

"Boss, look at this!"

Suddenly, a capital game simulator popped up, and the green figure in the second female lead's position was frantically devouring golden resource points.

"According to statistics from 136 fantasy dramas in the past five years, the probability of the second female lead surpassing the female lead in popularity is as high as 23%! For example, Ms. Dilraba, whom you met today, surpassed the female lead Tang Yan through the modern drama [Diamond Lover]. She is a typical case of the second female lead overtaking the female lead in the entertainment industry."

The pyramid formed by the data stream suddenly flipped over, and the female lead tag that was originally at the top was replaced by "the second female lead who is hard to accept".

Immediately afterwards, the debate mode was switched in thirteen seconds, and the data bar charts on both sides clashed fiercely.

"The female lead is responsible for 54% of the plot's progression, but her character is 79% underdeveloped. The second female lead, although she has fewer scenes, contributes 83% of the heart-wrenching moments in the entire series!"

"Moreover, heartbreaking supporting characters are more likely to spark a wave of fan creations, and the number of views for Ye Bingshang's fan videos is predicted to exceed 10 billion!"

The screen suddenly redirected to a Taobao page, where 3.2 sets of the "Ye Bingshang Set" for pre-sale by Hanfu merchants had already been pre-ordered.

Thirteen bowed as he put on his salesperson uniform.

"The economic value that Teacher Chen Duling will drive will elevate her commercial value to a new level!"

Jiang Qing stared at her phone screen, her eyes slightly narrowed.

My phone suddenly vibrated. Chen Duling sent me a selfie of herself holding a cake, with cream still on her nose. She looked completely different from Ye Bingshang on the screen, but just as vivid and lively.

"the most important is……"

Thirteen returned to its original rippled form, his tone unusually serious.

"Do you want her to become a puppet in the game of capital, or an actress genuinely loved by the audience?"

The data stream condenses into two paths in the air.

On the left is a throne inlaid with gold and jade, while on the right, a thorny path is covered with blood-stained black lotuses.

When the simulated image of Chen Duling holding up the "Most Popular Supporting Actress" trophy lit up, Jiang Qing finally loosened her grip on the teacup.

"Thirteen, have you been secretly reading 'An Actor Prepares' lately?"

"This is a simulation algorithm based on 327 million comments from fans of the original work!"

Thirteen popped up a pitiful emoticon, and the classic barrage of "He looks like a dog" from "A Chinese Odyssey" floated above his head.

Jiang Qing chuckled softly and tapped the simulated bullet comments slowly flowing on the screen with her fingertip.

Those compliments like "Sister is the only one who is beautiful" and "Ice Gate will live forever" reminded him of Dudu's serious expression when she said she wanted to "try different roles".

He opened the chat window, saved the photo of her smiling eyes, and made up his mind.

This time, let me help you plan ahead.

"Tuk-tuk-"

A knock suddenly sounded on the door, and Jiang Qing put down her phone and looked at the door.

"Please come in."

The door opened with a click, and a pretty little face peeked in first.

"it's over?"

Jiang Qing pulled out the chair next to her and waved to her with a smile.

"Yes, I went to offer them a few drinks, but they had almost finished."

Chen Duling walked up to him, smoothed out her skirt, and gracefully sat down.

Her eyes were curved, and her cheeks had a faint blush.

"Now that filming is finished, can you take a few days off?" Jiang Qing gently tucked a few stray strands of her hair behind her ear.

Chen Duling felt his affectionate gesture and smiled even more, but after he finished speaking, she showed an embarrassed little expression.

"Hmm? Is there any other arrangement?"

Seeing her reaction, Jiang Qing looked curious.

Didn't this just wrap up?
"Um... it's that drama I told you about. The director keeps urging me to come over tomorrow, knowing that I finished filming today..."

Chen Duling's voice grew softer and softer until she lowered her head, but her small hand reached up to Jiang Qing's large hand and gently shook it.

"I estimate it will take a little over a week to finish filming. I'll come find you as soon as it's done, okay?"

She blinked her doe-like eyes, staring at him expectantly, her voice deliberately soft and sweet.

"Um……"

Jiang Qing pretended to be thinking, but his eyes firmly etched her coquettish appearance into his heart.

The bunny that's being affectionate is even cuter.

"Is it okay? It'll be quick, and then I can rest for half a month!"

Chen Duling puffed out her cheeks and lightly scratched his palm a few times with her fingers.

Her voice became increasingly affected and delicate.

Jiang Qing felt a tickle in his heart from her tickling. He rolled his eyes and pointed to his own face, his meaning very clear.

Chen Duling's expression brightened with joy.

She first gave him a coquettish glance, then leaned down and gently pecked his lips before quickly pulling away.

Ok?
Jiang Qing pursed her lips, savoring the soft touch that had just been there, and looked at the girl with rosy cheeks in front of her in surprise.

"What? Isn't it possible?"

Noticing Jiang Qing's gaze, Chen Duling looked directly at him, pretending to be nonchalant.

If he hadn't been holding her hand and noticing the momentary tension, he might have actually been fooled.

"Yes, of course."

Jiang Qing nodded at her in a serious tone.

"But it's too fast, I want to experience it more carefully."

"Ok?"

Before Chen Duling could react, Jiang Qing gently pulled her into his arms and lowered his head to find that pink mark on her skin.

"No~"

The moment their lips touched, Chen Duling's first thought was, "This is the third time today."

Jiang Qing cupped the back of her neck in his palm, his fingertips gently stroking the soft downy hair at the roots.

Chen Duling's eyelashes trembled, and her left hand, hidden in the folds of her skirt, unconsciously clenched.

The lingering sweetness of cream in her mouth was melted away by him, becoming indistinguishable between their lips and teeth.

When Jiang Qing's thumb brushed across the most sensitive spot behind her ear, she finally loosened her clenched teeth and let herself immerse herself in the sensation.

The neon signs outside the window moved across the wall, gilding the intertwined silhouettes of the two people with flowing gold edges.

Chen Duling's fingers, which were clinging to Jiang Qing's shoulders, suddenly curled up as she realized that he had somehow touched the back of her knees and was moving upwards.

"Don't……"

The broken trailing note was crushed by a deeper entanglement.

Jiang Qing's lips landed on her rolling throat, feeling the body in his arms suddenly tense up, then soften inch by inch as he stroked her back.

When Chen Duling looked up, her black bow hair ornament swayed precariously, and her long black hair cascaded down her arms where the two were pressed together.

When Jiang Qing noticed that she was having difficulty breathing, he finally stepped back half an inch and gently rubbed his nose against her burning earlobe.

"breathe."

Chen Duling opened her eyes groggily and found herself straddling his lap without realizing it, her skirt spreading out like a tide under the moonlight over her dark trousers.

She covered his smiling eyes in embarrassment and annoyance, but he grabbed her wrist and gently kissed her palm.

"Don't...um..."

Chen Duling's unspoken exclamation turned into a long sob, and through her shirt, one could hear two hearts resonating at the same frequency.

The night breeze seeping through the window cracks lifted the stray hairs on the back of her neck, which were then gently smoothed by someone's calloused fingertips.

It wasn't until she left the hotel and got into the car that Chen Duling gradually came to her senses.

She glanced at Jiang Qing furtively and realized that Chen Duo was still ahead, and probably had been seen by Jiang Qing when she was helped in.

What a shame!

With that thought, she immediately buried her head in Jiang Qing's arms.

Now that things have come to this, let's play dead!

Jiang Qing saw through her thoughts, and the corners of her mouth curled up almost imperceptibly, but she didn't point it out.

The hotel where the wrap party was held was not far from the film crew's hotel, and they arrived at the hotel's underground parking garage in less than ten minutes.

Chen Duling pretended to have just woken up, put on a mask, and got out of the car. Jiang Qing followed behind her with a smile.

Just as she was about to enter the elevator, she suddenly stopped.

"After I visited the set, she went too, right?"

No names were mentioned, but both knew who they were referring to.

"Correct."

Jiang Qing felt rather unaccustomed to her suddenly reverting to her usual aloofness.

"No need to see me off, you should go home and get some rest too."

Chen Duling turned around and smoothed his collar, her eyebrows curving slightly.

"beep……"

"Jiang Qing, do you know what I hate the most?"

The unfinished words were interrupted.

Before Jiang Qing could answer, Chen Duling continued on her own.

"When I was a child, people would mix sweet rice balls and taro balls in the same dish when we ate sweet rice wine dumplings."

Jiang Qing opened her mouth, but no sound came out.

What was supposed to be a natural progression was abruptly halted by calm words.

"Ding--"

The elevator doors opened at the appropriate time.

Good night, I'm still very happy today.

Chen Duling leaned close to his ear, then turned and stepped into the elevator, waving gently at him with a serene smile.

"Good night."

Before the elevator doors closed, Jiang Qing smiled and nodded at her.

He didn't stop smiling until the elevator doors were completely closed.

"Ugh……"

Indeed, the blessing of having multiple wives is not so easy to come by.

(End of this chapter)