You were asked to write a political intrigue drama, but you wrote "Da Ming 1566".

Director Zhao wasn't surprised by the reply, but he felt a little sorry for Chen Yu. Being included on this list would have been incredibly beneficial. It would open up numerous opportunities for collaborations with official dramas, and Chen Yu would gain immense influence! However, Director Zhao also knew that given the current status of "The Ming Dynasty" and Chen Yu's qualifications, getting him on this list was extremely difficult. Nevertheless, he still asked a question.

"Has the organization found someone to write this script for internal learning?" came the reply on the other end of the phone.

"Several top screenwriters from Huaying have been selected to collaborate on the script."

"Barring any unforeseen circumstances, such as a script so outstanding that the leaders would approve it directly, it should already be finalized." Upon hearing this reply, Director Zhao's last bit of hope as a "fan" of "The Ming Dynasty" was dispelled, and a look of regret appeared on his face.

Huaying is already a leading film and television company, and its top screenwriters are all industry veterans. Not to mention that several top screenwriters collaborated on this script, it seems the organization highly values ​​this learning opportunity.

Director Zhao shook his head slightly, sighing softly as he looked at Chen Yu, who was still deep in thought with his eyes closed on the screen. "Chen Yu is still too inexperienced. His skills and experience can't compare to those top screenwriters at Huaying Film Studio." "Perhaps ten years from now, if such an opportunity arises again, Chen Yu will have a chance." "But for now, 'The Ming Dynasty' will probably remain on the shortlist forever." Meanwhile, the other contestants in the "Creator Competition" observed Chen Yu for a while longer. After confirming that Chen Yu was still deep in thought and no longer in his previous state of flowing inspiration, they all breathed a sigh of relief, their eyes filled with anticipation. "So it seems Chen Yu has indeed messed up his writing." "Then our chance has come."

"The popularity of 'Ming Dynasty' is so high now. If my script ends up surpassing it in the end, how high will the popularity be?"

"Fame, money, everything!" But just as they were immersed in their fantasies, and finally managed to focus their attention on their script and start trying to find their creative state,

On their screen, Chen Yu suddenly opened his eyes. He had already reviewed the entire plot of "The Ming Dynasty" after the dike was breached and the fields were flooded, as well as all the famous scenes. Only after making sure he didn't miss any of them did he finally end his deep thought.

After all, there are just too many famous scenes and memorable lines. Chen Yu would feel it would be a pity to miss any of them, so he had to make sure that nothing went wrong.

That's right. Just now, he was sometimes frowning and sometimes looking serious. It wasn't because he was troubled by the plot falling apart, as others might have thought.

Rather, he simply had too many memorable scenes to perform and was trying hard to recall them! Now that he had remembered them all, Chen Yu no longer hesitated. A hint of mockery appeared in his eyes.

He had previously seen some people claiming that the plot of "Da Ming Dynasty" had fallen apart after the eleventh act. Had it really fallen apart?

Let's show them again! Let's start with a memorable scene!

The clatter of keyboards, after a long pause, resumed. It froze the smug expressions on the faces of some film industry representatives, chilled the joy on the faces of the contestants, and even more so, the judges…

Professor Shuping and others in the audience, Qin Lan in the audience, Yan Ning outside the venue, and countless viewers who were already deeply attracted by "Ming Dynasty" stared wide-eyed, their eyes filled with ecstasy.

[The twelfth act of the Ming Dynasty begins.]

[Li Xuan, Yang Jinshui's godson and the supervisor of the Xin'an River channel, rushed into the bedroom of Yang Jinshui, the head of the textile bureau, as if he had lost his soul.]

[Godfather!]

Nine counties, nine major weirs, all...all cracked...Someone...someone destroyed the dikes, this is to harm the son, to harm the godfather...

Yang Jinshui's tone was surprisingly calm, much to Li Xuan's surprise.

"Who destroyed the dike? Who wants to harm you?" Li Xuan, still in shock, quickly explained.

The entire dike, with its nine major weirs, was built under my son's supervision last year. It was as solid as a rock and there was no way it would breach. But now every single one of the weirs has broken...

[The next moment, Yang Jinshui said leisurely.] [Where in the world is there a riverbank as solid as a golden fortress? Where is there a weir as solid as a golden fortress?] [Li Xuan was stunned.] [Godfather, you know all this?] [Yang Jinshui's gaze turned cold.] [Know what?] [Let me tell you, some things don't weigh less than four ounces until they're weighed, but once they're on the scale, they weigh a thousand pounds!] As soon as Yang Jinshui's line came out, the live chat went silent. Countless viewers gasped upon seeing these words. "Some things don't weigh less than four ounces until they're weighed, but once they're on the scale, they weigh a thousand pounds..." "Wow, that line is absolutely brilliant!"

"Whether in officialdom or the workplace, this is enough to serve as a motto. Some things, such as unspoken rules and gray areas, no matter how commonplace they are or how confident you are, you must be extremely careful."

"Otherwise, something that doesn't normally weigh more than four ounces could easily crush someone to death if they accidentally step on it."

Upon seeing this line, a finance employee at a listed company had a slight change in expression, remembering that he had some problematic accounts that he hadn't yet processed.

These kinds of accounts are considered unspoken rules in the industry, so he wasn't in a rush. But now he's competing for a higher position, and if his rivals were to sabotage him now, this seemingly insignificant thing could crush him!

Immediately, he gritted his teeth and began processing the accounts. Less than five minutes after he finished, the finance director called his cell phone. "Someone reported irregularities in your accounting procedures. Give me these accounts immediately." The audience member was drenched in cold sweat; these were the accounts he had just hastily processed. If he hadn't been alerted by Yang Jinshui's words, not only would his promotion and raise be ruined, but he might be in serious trouble.

He took a deep breath and firmly memorized those words.

At this moment, besides viewers who were shocked by Yang Jinshui's famous line, some more insightful viewers suddenly gasped and exclaimed in the comments.

"Brothers, besides the meaning of Yang Jinshui, why don't you try changing the order of this line?" Some curious audience members tried reading it aloud as suggested, and the line became: "Some things weigh a thousand pounds on a scale, but if you don't weigh them, they don't weigh four ounces."

The next moment, exclamations erupted from the viewers of "Ming Dynasty," and the live chat was filled with "Holy crap!" "Holy crap!"

"You can say that like that?"

"Yes, these two sentences are parallel, and their order can be changed depending on the situation." "In other words, it's to remind you to always be vigilant and careful, because even saying a single word that you shouldn't, like Li Xuan did, could lead to you being crushed by something that doesn't weigh four ounces."

"On the other hand, just like what Yang Jinshui did, even something as heavy as a thousand pounds, if it's not weighed on a scale, then it's not four ounces."

"On the contrary, it can be used to achieve one's own goals, such as promotion, salary increase, and rapid advancement!"

"Whether you say it the way it is or the way it is, it's absolutely a golden rule for officialdom and the workplace!" "This dialogue is absolutely brilliant, I'll memorize the whole thing!" After this conversation between Yang Jinshui and Li Xuan, the worries that the audience had felt because of the experts and industry insiders' confident assertions that "the Ming Dynasty has collapsed" suddenly vanished.

"It crashed?"

"You call this a breakdown?!" "It's these people's brains that are broken, aren't they?!"

After this dialogue, the popularity in Chen Yu's live stream, which had been slightly declining, surged again. And this momentum is only getting stronger.

Some viewers genuinely believed that the flooding of the fields wouldn't happen so quickly when the eleventh act began, so they temporarily went to do other things. At that time, the popularity in the live stream actually dropped a bit from its peak.

Later, some industry insiders asserted that "Da Ming Dynasty" had collapsed, which also affected some viewers, causing them to temporarily leave.

But now Chen Yu has already started the twelfth act, and the audience members who left earlier have also received the news. For example, one audience member who was carrying sunflower seeds, cigarettes, and beer home took out his phone, glanced at the group message, and was completely dumbfounded.

"Huh? I just went out for a meal, and the flooding of the fields is already over?" "Holy crap, such a big part of the story, and I missed it?" "What? The twelfth act has already started, and the opening lines are awesome?" He quickened his pace and jogged towards his home, wanting to catch up on the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible so he wouldn't miss anything more.

For example, another viewer, after seeing the prediction that "Da Ming Dynasty" had failed, also temporarily left the live broadcast room and expressed his regret to his group members.

"It's such a pity. 'Ming Dynasty' was supposed to be a legendary series, but it fell apart so early. I wonder how they're going to be able to continue the story?"

"Never mind, I'll play a game first and check back later." But just as he was about to start a game, he found his phone kept buzzing with messages; someone was tagging him. He was stunned when he saw the messages.

"You'd be better off believing in Qin Shi Huang than those industry insiders." "Collapsed? Collapse my foot! You think you've collapsed onto a pedestal?"

"You've already got a royal flush in Act 12, and you're still playing video games? With your 0-17 score, are you playing the game or is the game playing you?"

"Hurry back and watch 'Ming Dynasty'!" Only then did the viewer realize what had happened. The Ming Dynasty hadn't collapsed?!

Without a second's hesitation, he immediately closed the game and reopened live stream room number 8 in the "Creator Competition." Such scenes were countless. Furthermore, Yang Jinshui's statement, "It doesn't weigh four ounces on the scale, but on the scale it's a thousand pounds," and its opposite, both became trending topics, widely circulating across the internet and attracting even more new viewers.

The popularity of Chen Yu's live stream not only returned to its peak, but even surpassed it in an instant.

The "Creator Competition" production team, initially feeling regretful about the relatively flat trend in the popularity graph, were now excited to see it suddenly surge again. They practically wanted to call Chen Yu "Dad!"

More importantly, it's only the second day, and Chen Yu's "The Ming Dynasty" has already reached this level of popularity. What will it be like if it waits until the seventh day? The director of the "Creator Competition" trembled just thinking about it. "Perhaps, this will be an insurmountable peak!" At this moment, Director Zhao, who was in charge of selecting scripts for the system's learning program, suddenly had a glimmer of hope appear in his expression, which had been one of regret for Chen Yu.

If this trend continues, perhaps there is a slight chance that "Da Ming Dynasty" could compete with Huaying's top screenwriters for this opportunity?

It's not impossible that "Ming Dynasty" might be a must-watch and must-learn TV series for those within the Chinese system.

At this moment, the sound of Chen Yu typing away on the keyboard, along with the soaring popularity in the live stream, made Mr. Li of Xiangyu Pictures widen his eyes.

"Wait, didn't they say this kid really messed up this time?" "Holy crap, why is he up again?"

A moment later, Mr. Li silently called the florist again. The florist on the other end of the line asked with a mixture of surprise and uncertainty, "Mr. Li, you wouldn't...?"

Mr. Li coughed twice.

"The board of directors has decided to postpone my promotion for now, understand?" "Keep the flower basket for me, just in case I need it."

The florist was speechless.

「···」

"Mr. Li, are you sure you really need this flower basket?" "People order flower baskets for the champagne at the victory celebration after success is confirmed." "You ordering a flower basket? Isn't that like sounding the charge? Usually, by then, it's already too late, isn't it?"

This sentence instantly made President Li lose his composure. "Damn it, will you die if you don't tell the truth?!" "What if, what if?!" The contestants, who had just breathed a sigh of relief and were trying to regain their creative flow to begin writing their scripts, were suddenly interrupted again by Chen Yu's rapid-fire keyboard typing. The contestants' eyes widened, their teeth clenched tightly. "Seriously, is Chen Yu's inspiration truly inexhaustible?"

"I just finished writing two scenes, thought about it for a while, and now this scene is here, and it's starting with lines of this caliber again?"

"Write, write, write! How the hell am I supposed to write this?"

"Even if I write the most amazing stuff, nobody will read it. Will it even reach a fraction of Chen Yu's popularity?" Thinking about this, even the usually arrogant contestant number 6, Andrew, felt a pang of bitterness. The group unanimously decided to give up. "I refuse to believe Chen Yu won't experience writer's block!" "I'll start writing again when Chen Yu stops!"

"I'll just wait for 'Ming Dynasty' to collapse, and then I'll take over the viewers who came from Chen Yu's live stream."

"I simply refuse to believe that with the plot development of 'The Ming Dynasty,' it won't collapse. If you're so capable, Chen Yu, keep writing all day long. I don't believe I can't wait until then!"

At this moment, Chen Yu, who had just finished typing out Yang Jinshui's famous scene, let out a soft sigh. He glanced at the time. It seemed there was still plenty of time. His eyes narrowed slightly.

"It's already the second day, and the main character still hasn't appeared, which is a bit unreasonable, isn't it?"

"Now that the ideas and lines are all sorted out, let's just write straight to Hai Rui's entrance!" "Perfect timing! The next iconic scene, Hu Zongxian's arrival in the capital, and the young Grand Secretary's line, 'The two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty are on my shoulders,' and that line, 'Damn it, my head hurts,' are coming up soon!"

"Sigh, there are just too many memorable scenes and lines. I need to work harder, otherwise I won't be able to finish writing them all!"

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