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

These media outlets are currently in the eye of the storm because of their previous predictions that the plot of "The Ming Dynasty" would inevitably collapse. Seeing this plot outline now, they were overjoyed and immediately released it. "The subsequent plot of 'The Ming Dynasty' is already a smooth road ahead; for professional film critics like us, it's crystal clear!"

"The plot is utterly unsurprising; the Ming Dynasty continues to crumble, and the story will continue to descend into mediocrity..."

Soon, in the live stream room where the numerous memorable lines from the nineteenth act were being hotly debated, some viewers, along with online trolls hired by top film and television companies, began to clamor for spoilers.

At first, the rest of the audience scoffed at the so-called spoilers.

But when they saw the seemingly plausible and detailed plot outline, they all looked on with surprise and uncertainty. This subsequent plot summary actually seemed to have some substance?

Suddenly, more and more viewers in the live stream began seriously discussing the spoilers to come. Meanwhile, Chen Yu, having finished writing the nineteenth act, took a deep breath and prepared for the twentieth. This would be a climax comparable to a dam bursting and flooding the fields. From this act onward, Gao Hanwen would essentially be sidelined, and Hai Rui and Wang Yongji would hold up Chun'an and Jiande, making the plot increasingly dramatic!

Before starting to write the twentieth act, Chen Yu took out his phone and glanced at the audience's comments, only to discover the so-called spoilers for the subsequent plot outline.

Chen Yu was stunned for a moment when he saw those plot speculations that seemed so plausible.

"What? Gao Hanwen can't possibly be eliminated because of a honey trap. Instead, he will continue to be the main force in the resistance in Zhejiang, while Hai Rui will play the role of a strategist."

"As for Wang Yongji, he's just a nobody, the kind of character used for a dramatic exit or sacrifice, to evoke a tragic, relentless fighting spirit?"

"What the hell is all this crap?" Chen Yu was dumbfounded.

Who came up with this plot?

Gao Hanwen is basically going to be eliminated in the next scene, right? Hai Rui and Wang Yongji will be the ones carrying the heavy load!

Wang Yongji was by no means an insignificant nobody. The next scene would be his and Hai Rui's moment of glory as county magistrates confronting the governor, with Gao Hanwen bowing down!

Wang Yongji's statement at the governor's office was truly both generous and poignant, moving even the apathetic high-ranking officials of Zhejiang to silence.

Especially that part.

Yu thought of those drowning in the world as if he himself were drowning; Ji thought of those starving in the world as if he himself were starving.

"My lord, the pen in your hand holds the lives of hundreds of thousands of disaster victims in your hands. We are all in this together; please, my lord, be careful!" This powerful passage, in Chen Yu's mind, is no less significant than any famous line from the Ming Dynasty drama. This is the true mark of someone who cares deeply for their country and its people!

If we were to rank the lines or debates in "The Ming Dynasty," Wang Yongji's words in the next scene would definitely be in Chen Yu's top three!

But how could such a dazzling character be treated as a mere background character in this so-called spoiler? Chen Yu shook his head, watching the comments gradually rising in the live stream, and roughly understood that there were probably still people pushing things along behind the scenes.

But is this ridiculous so-called "plot outline" all it takes? It's laughable that Hai Rui is considered some kind of strategist, with Gao Hanwen as the main force? And Wang Yongji is considered some nobody who will easily disappear from the scene? Chen Yu sneered, his eyes gleaming.

Then let these people witness Wang Yongji's famous scene and Hai Rui's sharp wit! The next moment, Chen Yu's keyboard started clattering.

[The Ming Dynasty, Act Twentieth - Feeling the Suffering and the Hunger!]

Chen Yu's typing immediately caught the attention of the viewers who were still debating. Seeing the headline about this scene, they became excited.

Because they had already sensed that a scene that Chen Yu had given a special title to must be an extraordinary moment.

Furthermore, this is the twentieth act, which should be another climax. With both elements combined, could it be a scene as shocking as the breaching of the dike and flooding of the fields in the tenth act? The audience's eyes were filled with anticipation.

The screenwriters from top-tier film and television companies watching from behind the scenes looked rather unimpressed. "Self-pity and hunger? What kind of nonsense is that?"

"Giving it a mystical title is just to create suspense." "But the plot outline has already been revealed, what suspense can Chen Yu add?" "If he follows a similar plot, he's doomed." "If he changes his own plot at the last minute, he'll die even faster." "When the bigwigs at Huaying saw through the plot, Chen Yu's 'Ming Dynasty' was already destined to fail." A group of people looked at Chen Yu on the screen with mockery in their eyes, as if they wanted to see his dying struggle. At this moment, Chen Yu's keyboard was clattering, and lines of plot were pouring out. After the unpleasant meeting on reform and disaster relief in Zhejiang, the next day, Gao Hanwen, Hai Rui, and Wang Yongji agreed to go and check the grain market and silk prices to gain a deeper understanding of the current situation in Zhejiang.

But before he could even leave, Gao Hanwen was stopped by officials from the governor's office, who said that Zheng Bichang had invited him to look at the silk. Left with no other choice, Gao Hanwen went.

Upon seeing this, viewers in Chen Yu's live stream who had read the "plot outline" gasped, their eyes filled with astonishment.

"This seems to match the plot outline. Gao Hanwen was transferred under some pretext, but it wasn't for any real business. What awaits him is a trap set by Shen Yishi!"

"Hiss, it seems like things are starting to look up." Gao Hanwen was then led to Shen Yishi's workshop and then to the villa where Shen Yishi kept Yunniang, a famous courtesan from Jiangnan. Yunniang was playing "Guangling San" there. Even through the courtyard wall, Gao Hanwen was drawn in by the sound of "Guangling San" and followed Shen Yishi's lead step by step into the depths of the trap.

In Chen Yu's live stream, the viewers' astonishment grew increasingly pronounced. Up to this point, they all had a sense of déjà vu. The entire plot development of "The Ming Dynasty" had been predicted correctly by that plot outline! Were those film critics and film review media outlets telling the truth? Was the plot of "The Ming Dynasty" truly beginning to become mediocre, even heading towards collapse?

In the live broadcast room, various doubts and debates immediately arose, but the popularity did not decline. On the contrary, it steadily increased due to the increasingly intense debates.

But the screenwriters and representatives of top-tier film and television companies watching all this from behind the scenes remained completely calm and even showed expressions of great interest.

"It seems Chen Yu is quite capable. He knows that rashly changing the plot will lead to an even more disastrous end, so even though the plot has been completely seen through, he still writes it according to the original plot."

"However, this only slows down the decline in the popularity of 'Ming Dynasty'." "This current debate is probably the last hurrah for 'Ming Dynasty'."

Then the hype will start to plummet.

They watched as Chen Yu continued typing away on the keyboard, seemingly engrossed in the story, and a mocking smile crept onto their lips.

"Looks quite focused?"

"Unfortunately, no matter how focused he is, it's useless." "According to what those big shots at Huaying said, Hai Rui will definitely sense that something is wrong, deduce that Gao Hanwen has fallen into a trap, and come to rescue Gao Hanwen."

"Come on, stop struggling, just write." But then, the plot development surprised them. As Gao Hanwen stepped deeper into the trap, Hai Rui didn't come to the rescue by deducing the situation from some minor details, as Huaying's top screenwriters had said. Instead, he chatted happily with Wang Yongji.

Then, at the grain market, they encountered a scene that made them clench their fists in shock.

The disaster victims who came from Chun'an to purchase life-saving food, as mentioned earlier, are now being detained along with their boats. They are even being treated like thieves by government soldiers with muskets.

Hai Rui and Wang Yongji were furious. They dismissed the soldiers and followed them directly to the provincial government office to argue their case. He Maocai was so angry when he heard about this that he almost exploded. He took Hai Rui and Wang Yongji to the governor's office, left them in the gatehouse, and stormed off to see Zheng Bichang.

This meeting, this outpouring of grievances, turned into another memorable scene.

Zheng Bichang had already received a letter from Luo Longwen on Yan's side, and only then did he realize that Hai Rui and Wang Yongji, the two county magistrates, were not only sent by the Qingliu faction, but were also personally recommended to the Ministry of Personnel by Prince Yu.

In other words, although he was only a county magistrate, he had the shadow of Prince Yu behind him! And Gao Hanwen had the backing of a junior Grand Secretary! Zheng Bichang's eyes glazed over.

The situation is becoming increasingly clear.

This shows that the imperial court is in chaos.

They're up there with knives, but they're all slashing at Zhejiang. Old He, if you have a way to get rid of me as governor, I'll give you the position.

Then, Zheng Bichang went on to analyze further.

[They want us to do things that are like cutting flesh to heal a wound, and they even have to send a doctor to watch over us.] [They want us to cover up the deficit, and they want things to look good on the surface.] [To put it bluntly, they want us to bleed more money, buy land and convert mulberry fields so the people won't cause trouble, and then hand over every penny of the profits.]

"You can't expect the horse to run, you can't expect it to eat grass!" He Maocai said through gritted teeth. "Then we'll accept it."

Let them erect a memorial arch, we'll stand up for them. "At worst, we'll just not get a share of the money." Zheng Bichang shook his head with a wry smile.

If only I could be "I accept it, but I'm afraid I won't even be able to hold the position." "We won't take a share of the money, but what about those people in the palace and the court? They'll try to push the blame onto us to clear their names." "Just wait, Old He, the prison cart is ready for you and me. You and I will just wait to be sent to the capital." He Maocai, after hearing Zheng Bichang's analysis, finally realized he was in a deadly trap, on the verge of death.

This man was extremely ruthless, taking a huge risk and devising a vicious scheme to frame Hai Rui for colluding with Japanese pirates.

This part of the story left the audience completely mesmerized.

They had previously witnessed how Hu Zongxian manipulated Zheng Bichang and He Maocai. At that time, they only thought Hu Zongxian was awesome, and these two high-ranking officials looked like fools, being played with in the palm of his hand.

But after reading Zheng Bichang's analysis, the audience was shocked to discover this.

Zheng Bichang is definitely not a noob; it's just that Hu Zongxian was too strong when he faced him, which made him seem weak. In reality, with Zheng Bichang's skill level, he could absolutely kill an ordinary person without them even knowing how they died.

Take Zheng Bichang's ability to analyze his own situation while being in the thick of it, for example; 99% of people in this world cannot do that.

Even the viewers in the live stream, watching the script from God's perspective, didn't analyze the thoughts of the various forces as thoroughly as Zheng Bichang.

There are many points that viewers would never have thought of if Zheng Bichang hadn't pointed them out! Zheng Bichang's analysis made countless viewers in the live broadcast room exclaim that he was awesome.

"What the hell are these people thinking?"

"With just these fragmented thoughts, he analyzed the situation almost perfectly." "I remember now, this is what Lü Fang once called 'three considerations for officials,' and Zheng Bichang has learned it to the bone. Now it's Zheng Bichang's way of considering danger, retreating, and adapting!"

"I'm sitting in an office, and I have no idea what my situation is. I keep making mistakes out of nowhere, sob sob sob. Compared to the people in this drama, I'm just a useless piece of trash!" "I feel like if I were transported into the Ming Dynasty, I probably wouldn't survive past the halfway point!"

"Half a scene? Dude, you overestimate yourself. If ordinary people like us go in, we'll most likely not even get a single word. We'll just become the price for the flood, the rotten flesh used to bring down Yan's party."

"After all, think about it, even the lowest-ranking magistrate here is more powerful than the current county officials!"

"Sigh, 'The Ming Dynasty' truly lives up to its reputation as an educational drama. Let's watch it carefully, learn from it, and try to survive half the story. If we could, in the real workplace, we might not become incredibly successful, but at least we could live comfortably and not be complete idiots!" At the same time, Zheng Bichang's words, spoken through gritted teeth, began to spread across the internet. The reason was simple: his resentment was palpable even through the screen, making him a perfect voice for modern working-class people!

For example, the line "They are holding knives up there, but they are all slashing towards Zhejiang" perfectly captures the true feelings of lower-level employees amidst the power struggles among upper management in the workplace.

And then there's the line, "You can't have your cake and eat it too," which many viewers found absolutely brilliant. It's so incredibly vivid!

While audiences were buzzing with discussion, the screenwriters at top-tier film and television companies behind the scenes felt a chill run down their spines. "This plot isn't right."

"Gao Hanwen is still trapped! Hai Rui, why are you saving disaster victims? Why are you going to the yamen to argue?" "Save your superior, Gao Hanwen!"

"No, Chen Yu, this is a critical situation! Gao Hanwen, the main force of the resistance, is about to withdraw. What are you still writing here for a prank?"

"Why aren't you following the script?!"