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

Chapter 292 First On-Screen Kiss, A Cyclic Commentary

The banquet hall fell completely silent, and many people even deliberately held their breath.

On the giant screen, the suspenseful electronic sound effects and abstract looping symbols at the beginning of "The Beginning" instantly captivated everyone's attention like a vortex.

The only sounds in the air were the deep drumbeats of the background music and the focused gazes of hundreds of people on the screen.

Online, the Penguin Video playback page was instantly flooded with a torrent of bullet comments.

"Checking in! I've been waiting for you!"

"It's here! The last two episodes!"

"Sunflower seeds and soft drinks for sale in the front row!"

"A crane soars into the clear sky, its flight inspiring poetic thoughts that reach the heavens! Let's fight back against the CP!"

"I want a happy ending! I want a kissing scene! Screenwriter, have some decency!"

"Even though I know I can stop it, I'm still so nervous!"

"My hands were shaking with nervousness..."

As the comments section began to scroll, the fourteenth episode officially commenced.

The plot picks up right where the suspense from the previous episode left off.

After countless failures, despair, and sacrifices, Xiao Heyun and Li Shiqing finally identified the real culprit.

That is, Wang Xingde, the seemingly honest and simple bus driver, and his wife Tao Yinghong, who is obsessed with revenge after their daughter's accidental death.

As the police cordoned off the area, the atmosphere inside the bus became increasingly tense.

Tao Yinghong's signature look of despair and madness reappeared, igniting simultaneous gasps from both the live audience and online viewers.

"Aunt Guo's eyes! They give me goosebumps every time I see them!"

"Huang Jue's portrayal of the driver was absolutely superb, capturing that restrained sense of despair..."

"She's about to explode again!"

……

However, the story did not stop at a simple standoff.

When Li Shiqing tried to awaken Wang Xingde's last shred of sanity by using Wang Mengmeng's past experiences, a key question that had troubled all the drama's fans was raised by the character Lu Di.

"Wait! A loop... How did this happen? Why is it Li Shiqing? Why was Xiao Heyun pulled in? And his body..."

This is precisely the biggest blank space in the original script, and also the biggest logical gap.

But on the screen, Rudy took out a tablet computer, pulled up an analysis report, and the report was signed "Jiang Qing".

The live chat was immediately flooded with a dense barrage of "??????" comments!
The screen cuts to a concise animated demonstration, accompanied by Rudy's clear narration.

"According to the deductions of Dr. Jiang's team at Wuwen Technology, one possibility is that at the moment Wang Mengmeng was involved in a car accident caused by cyberbullying, a huge amount of resentment and a certain high-dimensional energy field of the universe that has not yet been fully understood (tentatively named the information singularity) were abnormally coupled in the area of ​​the cross-river bridge that the No. 45 bus passed through. Li Shiqing, as the only individual on the bus at that time who had pure sympathy for Wang Mengmeng and whose mental wavelength was highly compatible, unexpectedly became the energy anchor point of this [singularity], thus starting the cycle."

"Xiao Heyun was initially drawn in, most likely because the core algorithm of the game engine he developed inadvertently captured and amplified the abnormal energy fluctuations in the area at that moment, creating a secondary link with Li Shiqing's mental anchor."

"As for the increased physical burden on him, it's because, as a [secondary link point] pulled into the loop by Li Shiqing, he needs to use a large amount of his own energy to stabilize the unstable connection between the algorithm and the singularity in each loop..."

This explanation is clear and concise, with a strong science fiction flavor, yet it also has a deductive framework based on existing scientific theories, perfectly filling the logical gap of the supernatural phenomenon of "cycle" in the context of modern society.

"Holy crap! So that's how it is?!"

"Jiang Shen is amazing! He truly uses science to explain metaphysics!"

"This concept finally makes sense! Instantly elevates the whole thing!"

"Jiang Shen is absolutely amazing! He portrays Xiao Heyun in the drama and demonstrates the principle of cycles in real life. Daylight Entertainment really made the right choice this time!"

"No wonder Xiao Heyun is getting weaker and weaker, it turns out his computing power is insufficient (doge)!"

"Li Shiqing is definitely the chosen one! Kindness is her passport!"

……

A chorus of exclamations of sudden realization rippled through the room, and many people instinctively looked toward the main table.

Zhao Jinmai's eyes sparkled as she watched this scene; she knew perfectly well where these explanations came from.

During filming, Sun Molong was so excited holding the setting explanation that Jiang Qing had compiled overnight that he almost jumped up, saying that Jiang Qing had solved the biggest loophole in the script.

She secretly turned her head and her gaze fell on Jiang Qing beside her.

He was staring intently at the screen, his profile appearing calm and wise in the light and shadow.

Seemingly noticing her gaze, he turned his head slightly, meeting her eyes filled with adoration.

Zhao Jinmai's cheeks suddenly flushed, and she quickly turned her head as if she had been burned, pretending to be focused on the screen, but her reddened ears betrayed her true feelings.

A faint smile flickered across Jiang Qing's eyes as she turned her attention back to the plot.

The plot continues to unfold at a rapid pace.

The final rescue plan unfolds, and with the cooperation of the police, Xiao Heyun and Li Shiqing engage in a thrilling struggle with Wang Xingde and his wife.

Every adjustment to the details after the time reset, every life-or-death decision to detonate a bomb in a pressure cooker, tugs at everyone's heartstrings.

A tense atmosphere spread simultaneously in the banquet hall and online, with countless people holding their breath and clenching their fists.

"Keep it up! You have to succeed this time!"

"Old Zhang, hurry up! Get Aunt Guo under control!"

"Xiao Heyun, hold on! Don't faint!"

"Mai Mai's crying scenes are amazing, it breaks my heart..."

Just as the plot reached the dramatic moment when Xiao Heyun desperately lunged at the pressure cooker and Li Shiqing clung tightly to Tao Yinghong, Sun Zhonghuai's phone screen on the main table silently lit up.

He glanced down, and an overwhelming surge of joy welled up on his face, impossible to conceal.

He stood up abruptly, disregarding any sense of propriety, and grabbed the spare microphone from the host next to him. His voice trembled slightly with excitement, yet it carried clearly throughout the venue, even drowning out the background noise in the play.

"Everyone! Good news!"

All eyes were instantly drawn from the screen back to him.

"Just now! The real-time popularity of 'The Beginning' on Tencent Video is—"

Sun Zhonghuai raised his voice, filled with immense pride.

"It has broken through 34,000 points! It has broken the platform's all-time high record! Our 'Beginning' has set a new record!"

"Wow--!!!"

After a brief silence, the banquet hall erupted in deafening cheers!
Applause, whistles, and excited screams erupted instantly!

Everyone, whether they were the creators, the platform staff, or the fans, stood up excitedly and applauded loudly, their faces beaming with pride and joy!
"Record broken! Amazing!"

"Awesome start!!"

"Deserved!!"

"Ahhh, I'm so excited!"

"Xiao Heyun is awesome! Li Shiqing is awesome!"

The online comments went absolutely wild!

"Thirty-four thousand?! Holy crap! Another record broken!!"

"The ceiling for penguin popularity has been shattered!!"

"Awesome start! Awesome counter-attack on the CP!"

"Everyone rise! Congratulations on the new king's ascension to the throne!"

...This sudden and tremendous good news acted like a shot in the arm, pushing the atmosphere at the scene to a fever pitch.

Sun Molong excitedly waved his fist, Hou Hongliang shook hands with Han Zijie next to him, and Liu Yijun, Huang Jue and others were also beaming, patting each other on the shoulder in celebration.

Jiang Qing and Zhao Jinmai stood up at the same time and clapped enthusiastically along with everyone else.

Zhao Jinmai even jumped up and down excitedly. When she looked at Jiang Qing, their eyes reflected each other's bright smiles.

The cheers gradually subsided, but the excitement in everyone's hearts lingered for a long time.

Everyone's attention was drawn back to the screen, and the tension was even more intense because of the good news just now. The plot had entered its final and decisive climax!

The story has progressed to the end of episode fifteen.

After a perilous struggle and countless sacrifices, Xiao Heyun and Li Shiqing finally succeeded this time!
The pressure cooker was seized in time, and Tao Yinghong and Wang Xingde were taken into custody by the police.

With the piercing sound of sirens, the crisis of an explosion was completely averted.

Sunlight streamed through the car window, falling on Xiao Heyun and Li Shiqing, who had survived the ordeal and were now embracing each other.

There were no words, only the exhaustion and relief of surviving a disaster, and an intense emotion that had transcended everything through countless life-and-death experiences, an emotion so strong it could not be dissolved.

The scene shifts to a hospital, where Li Shiqing visits Xiao Heyun, who is wearing a hospital gown.

This time, Xiao Heyun didn't hesitate at all and went straight to the point, confessing his feelings to Li Shiqing and asking her if she would be his girlfriend.

The screen was instantly flooded with "Wow~" comments.

In the scene, Xiao Heyun takes the initiative, looking down at Li Shiqing in his arms with deep affection.

Li Shiqing also looked up, her eyes reflecting his figure, filled with endless dependence and a sense of relief that everything had finally settled down.

The surrounding noise seemed to have faded away.

Xiao Heyun slowly lowered his head with an almost reverent gentleness.

The camera zooms in, capturing a close-up shot.

After twenty-five cycles, countless near misses and life-or-death partings, the two lips finally pressed together firmly and tenderly without reservation.

Time seemed to truly stand still at that moment.

“Aa ...

The screams from the banquet hall instantly lifted the roof off!

It's even crazier and purer than when we broke the record!

Applause, stomping, and excited shouts blended into a huge wave of sound!

Yang Wei stood up excitedly and waved his arms. Liu Yijun and Huang Jue slapped the table and laughed loudly. Sun Molong covered his chest, his face full of satisfaction.

Online, the chat was visibly laggy!
Then came the deafening explosion of "Ahhh!" and "We kissed!" that completely engulfed everything!
"They kissed! They really kissed!!"

"Ahhh, I'm so happy!!"

"First kiss! First on-screen kiss!!!"

"Xiao Heyun and Li Shiqing! May the anti-explosion CP live on forever!!"

"A crane soars into the clear sky, its flight inspiring poetic thoughts that reach the heavens! It has come true!!!"

"Screenshot! Quick, take a screenshot! A historic moment!"

"Mom, my favorite couple got together in real life! (Even if it's just in the drama)!"

……

On Weibo's trending topics list, the hashtags "opening kiss scene", "Jiang Qing and Zhao Jinmai's first on-screen kiss", and "the anti-explosive couple kissed" skyrocketed to the top of the list, followed by the bright red "explosive" word!

Amidst this frenzied emotion that nearly set the space ablaze, the images on the screen did not end.

After the passionate kiss, there were heartwarming scenes of police handling the aftermath, media interviews, and everyone returning to their own lives.

The passengers on the bus, those once vibrant faces each carrying their own stories, have all ushered in a new beginning.

The soothing and hopeful end credits began to play, and the end credits started rolling.

Sun Zhonghuai's phone vibrated again.

He glanced at it, his face filled with indescribable ecstasy. He practically snatched the microphone, his voice hoarse with extreme excitement.

"Quiet! Everyone, please be quiet! There's more good news!!"

The entire venue fell silent instantly, with hundreds of eyes fixed on him, filled with anticipation.

"Final data!"

Sun Zhonghuai took a deep breath and shouted with all his might.

"The complete 15-episode series 'The Beginning' has surpassed 2.6 billion views on Tencent Video!"

"Yunhe Data's dehydrated viewership: 2.3 billion!"

"Fifteen episodes! Average viewership per episode—"

He paused deliberately, looked around the room, and, under the watchful eyes of everyone, made a resounding announcement.

"1.53 million! In the past three years! The undisputed number one in the online drama field!!"

"boom--!"

The cheers erupted more fiercely and for longer than ever before!

It swept through the entire banquet hall like a tsunami!
"The Beginning is awesome!"

"Xiao Heyun!"

"Li Shiqing!"

"Rebel against the CP (couple pairing)!!!"

The applause was thunderous and lasted for a long time!
Everyone stood up and clapped enthusiastically, their faces filled with excitement, pride, and the ecstatic joy of witnessing history!

The champagne tower swayed slightly as the excited crowd bumped into it, and the roof seemed about to be lifted off.

Liu Yijun excitedly hugged Huang Jue tightly, while Liu Tao and Liu Dan looked at each other and smiled, tears glistening in their eyes.

Sun Molong patted Hou Hongliang's back hard, and the two of them couldn't stop laughing.

Yang Wei rushed over and gave Jiang Qing a big bear hug.

Amidst this boiling sea of ​​excitement, Jiang Qing was also caught up in the atmosphere, clapping enthusiastically, a clear sense of satisfaction visible on his composed face.

He turned his head to look at the girl beside him.

Zhao Jinmai's cheeks were flushed with a beautiful blush from the immense joy she felt at that moment, and her eyes shone as if they were filled with stars.

She was looking at him too, her eyes sparkling with excitement, pride, and a hint of the passionate emotions that "Li Shiqing" felt for "Xiao Heyun," both on and off screen.

Their eyes met in mid-air, and without a word, they both understood the joy in each other's eyes.

Jiang Qing smiled gently and nodded slightly at her.

Zhao Jinmai also broke into a bright, shy yet radiant smile and nodded vigorously.

The surrounding area was filled with deafening cheers and applause, and golden champagne rain seemed to fall behind them.

On the giant screen, the last note of the end credits song faded, and the story of "The Beginning" officially came to a perfect end.

The moment when Jiang Qing and Zhao Jinmai looked at each other was faithfully captured by countless cameras, becoming the most touching footnote to this glorious night.

The end of the play is also the beginning of countless possibilities.

At this moment, the internet has already been completely ignited by the final dance of "Beginning"!
(End of this chapter)