Huayu Entertainment: The Birth of a Succubus Top Star

Da Mimi kept asking questions relentlessly, even wanting to know some details that couldn't be said.

Gu Zhiyan couldn't tell her any of this, so in order to shut Da Mimi up, he resorted to any means necessary.

"This is hard to explain. Come on, let's do it together and you'll see."

Next, with her own problems piling up, Da Mimi naturally didn't have the energy to ask about any other random things.

……

A few days later, Gu Zhiyan and Yang Mi went to the Harper's Bazaar Charity Night.

This year, the fashion group behind the Bazaar Charity Night underwent a major change, with Su Mang, the then president of the fashion group and editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar, officially resigning due to family health reasons.

That's what they claimed to the outside world, but the actual reasons for Su Mang's departure remain unknown to outsiders.

Although I knew from the beginning that the banquet, which was usually held in a sports stadium, had been moved to a hotel, the size of the venue must have changed.

But when Gu Zhiyan arrived at the scene, she was still a little surprised.

Bazaar went all out this time, with the interior basically designed like a corporate annual meeting venue.

The event venue was set up with dozens of round tables, bright red chairs, and a bright red color scheme. The tables were also very close together, and the style of the setup clearly indicated that it was a "banquet venue".

This prompted countless viewers watching the live stream to exclaim: "Is this pose at a fashion gala a joke?!"

The venue looks quite lively.

Before the charity gala even started, Gu Zhiyan began visiting other people's homes.

Da Tian Tian, ​​Liu Yifei, Nazha, Dilraba, Song Yi, Zhao Liying, Li Qing, Li Yitong... all these older and younger actresses attended.

Besides them, there were many familiar faces, including Huang Xiaoming, Xu Zheng, Zhu Yilong, Yang Baobei, Nini, Guan Xiaotong, Li Bingbing, Zhang Yixing, and some members of Rocket Girls 101...

Gu Zhiyan ran around the entire venue, becoming the busiest person there.

This scene prompted many viewers watching the live stream to make jokes.

"Um... I really haven't had time lately, I've been too busy, I'm exhausted, there are just so many gigs to do."

"Even eating and drinking require seizing every second; the moment I open my eyes, it's endless work."

The girls complained with expressions of utter despair.

"It's good to be busy. Being busy means you're popular. You'll know how lucky you are when you're not busy anymore," Gu Zhiyan shook her head. "Alright, that's enough. We can talk about dinner later. The banquet is about to start, so I'll go back to my seat now."

Gu Zhiyan took his leave, but was intercepted halfway there.

"Little Yan, you don't even know to come over and say hello to your sister," Nini said with a resentful tone.

"Um... I didn't see Sister Nini just now," Gu Zhiyan chuckled. "How's Sister Nini been lately?"

"My sister has been having a really tough time lately. You probably know about the drama 'The Rise of Phoenixes' that just aired, and the ratings were terrible..." Nini started complaining.

The ratings for "The Rise of Phoenixes" were not just bad, they were a complete flop.

The show's ratings once plummeted to 0.15%, breaking Hunan TV's previous low and setting a new "record" for Hunan TV's prime-time ratings in nearly a decade.

Its poor viewership performance directly led to a large number of episodes being cut during the later stages of the broadcast. Originally planned for 70 episodes, the satellite TV version only aired 56 episodes, ending the series hastily.

This also caused huge economic losses to Hunan TV. It is rumored that this drama caused Hunan TV to lose at least 500 million yuan.

This only accounts for direct economic losses, not including indirect economic losses such as potential GG (Gross Entertainment) and viewership revenue.

Hunan TV considered "The Rise of Phoenixes" a great disgrace.

This marked the beginning of Chen Kun's feud with Hunan TV, and also the origin of the nickname "Pu Kun" (meaning "Pu Kun").

As the saying goes, there are no wrong nicknames, only wrong names.

Since Chen Kun returned to the drama industry in 2018, he has starred in five dramas that have been broadcast over the past few years.

In terms of genre, "The Escape", "The Rise of Phoenixes", "Peace Ark", "Winning and Losing" and "Wind Rises in Longxi" involve espionage, political intrigue, military, workplace, and romance, with diverse themes and time periods covering ancient, modern, and contemporary times. Moreover, each of them is a prime-time drama that young actors dream of.

However, judging from the ratings, they all flopped without exception.

Besides "The Rise of Phoenixes" causing Hunan TV to fall below its baseline, the later "Wind from Longxi" completely shattered the floor tiles of CCTV-8.

"Pukun" truly deserves its name.