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

After several audience members explained the difficulty level, the rest of the audience finally realized just how terrifying it was.

"To give an analogy—if the political intrigue in 'Ming Dynasty' is a battle of gods, then Chen Yu would have to tailor-make a unique highlight moment for every character who appears!"

"So many 'monster-level' character highlights? Now I finally understand why Teacher Shuping's expression changed drastically in surprise!"

"Even if he were to spruce up the script in seclusion, it would still take three to five years, right? How dare Chen Yu tackle it in the seven-day competition of the 'Creator Competition'?"

"Incredible! Absolutely incredible! If Chen Yu succeeds, he'll immediately be deified and ascend to the pinnacle of the divine realm!"

Amidst the gasps of amazement, a sliver of doubt arose among the audience—

"Even Professor Shuping thinks this script is insane, can Chen Yu really handle such a challenging task?"

"Time is limited, and this is the quarterfinals stage; one defeat and it's over!"

At this moment, Yan Ning stared at Chen Yu on the screen, her cheeks flushed with excitement.

"To take on such a difficult challenge in the quarterfinals... Chen Yu, I'm impressed, truly impressed!"

"If you succeed, I will honor you as the strongest!"

"Let me see what kind of historical drama about power struggles and intrigue you can create in these seven days!"

Before he could finish speaking, Chen Yu took a deep breath, a hint of anticipation curving his lips, and lightly tapped the keyboard with his fingertips—

[The Ming Dynasty, Act III - Court Discussion in the Golden Palace]

Characters featured: Emperor Jiajing, Yan Song, Yan Shifan, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Lü Fang, Chen Hong, Huang Jin...

When those words appeared, the judges' panel, the audience, and Yan Ning in front of the screen, which had been buzzing with discussion, instantly fell into dead silence.

"This... can't be right?"

"I thought Chen Yu was going to spend seven days slowly building up the ensemble cast within a long storyline..."

"So, in the third act, he brought out the entire cabinet and the Directorate of Ceremonial?"

"Holy crap, they're unleashing their ultimate move right from the start?!"

After a long pause, Teacher Shuping shook his head with a wry smile: "I never expected this, I really never expected this... This kid Chen Yu, you can't judge him by common sense."

Yan Ning was so shocked that she couldn't speak, as if she had suddenly stumbled upon someone cultivating immortality, even though she considered herself the greatest martial arts master in the world.

"Forgive my ignorance... how can so many characters be shown in a single scene?"

"And it needs to revolve around the storyline? If that can be accomplished... hiss—"

"Terrifying!"

At this moment, the script for Act III of "The Ming Dynasty" was rapidly unfolding on Chen Yu's screen—

[When Lü Fang and the other Grand Eunuchs of the Directorate of Ceremonial arrived outside the Jade Palace, they saw in the distance through the moon gate opposite a palanquin, followed by several figures wearing cloaks.]

[After Lü Fang and the others alighted from the palanquin, Lü Fang said, "They've arrived; let's go greet them."]

Yan Song's palanquin slowly came to a stop. Seeing Lü Fang and his entourage approaching, he hurriedly instructed Yan Shifan, "Quickly, help me down."

The Yan family, father and son, walked ahead, followed by several cabinet members and Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, who maintained a respectful distance. The group then proceeded to greet Lü Fang and his entourage.

From afar, Lü Fang cupped her hands and said with a smile, "Congratulations!"

When Yan Song saw Lü Fang, he always had a bright smile on his face and would respond with, "Great joy! Great joy!"

[Lü Fang smiled broadly and took Yan Song's other arm, saying, "Your Excellency, with this snowfall, you were eighty last year, so you must be seventy-nine this year."]

Yan Song deliberately suppressed his smile: "Does Eunuch Lü think I'm too old? The snow is fine, but if it were all silver, I wouldn't have to worry about it anymore and could retire to my hometown!"

[Lü Fang helped Yan Song up the steps of Yuxi Palace: "No! Long live the Emperor, Grand Secretary, you still have to serve the Emperor for another twenty years!"]

At that moment, Yan Shifan, who was supporting Yan Song's other arm, suddenly sneered and said, "If we continue for another twenty years, some people will probably hate us to death."

[Lü Fang smiled and looked at the cabinet ministers following Yan Song, raising an eyebrow and saying, "It can't be that bad, can it?"]

The group of people seemed not to hear, lowering their eyes and focusing their gazes on the ground at their feet.

[End of Act III, Part 1.]

As soon as Chen Yu finished writing this part of the script, a familiar light immediately appeared in the audience's eyes—

Here it comes again!

This familiar smell, this familiar atmosphere, is clearly a "high-level gathering" that a workplace newbie wouldn't understand!

"Could any expert explain this?"

"They only said two sentences, what deeper meaning could there be?"

Several CEOs of listed companies who had previously spoken in the live broadcast were now carefully considering their words and offering their analysis:

"On the surface, this scene appears calm and uneventful, but it's just a meeting between Lu Fang, the Grand Eunuch of the Directorate of Ceremonial, and Yan Song, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, where they exchange pleasantries."

"But upon closer inspection, the undercurrents have already surfaced."

A senior executive frowned, breaking it down like solving a math problem: "Did you notice? The Grand Secretary Yan Song is already eighty years old, and he still has to come to the meeting early in the morning despite his advanced age."

"As a result, apart from his son Yan Shifan, the other cabinet members didn't even offer to help him up—in the end, it was Lü Fang and Yan Shifan who helped him up the steps."

"Looking at Yan Shifan's words and the way Lü Fang looked at those cabinet members, it's clear that the cabinet is divided into two factions."

"One faction consists of Yan Song and his son Yan Shifan, whom we'll call the 'Yan Party' for now."

"The other faction is the group of Xu Jie, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng."

"The two factions are at odds, and this conflict has been out in the open for a long time; Lü Fang and the others are well aware of it."

"In contrast, Chen Yu wrote about Lü Fang and Yan Song, with Lü Fang and Yan Shifan each supporting one of their arms—this gesture was quite deliberate."

"It takes strength to climb the steps, and these steps are a metaphor for 'difficulties'; each person holding onto one arm means that Yan Song now has to rely on his son and Lü Fang to support him in order to overcome this hurdle."

"In other words, Lü Fang and Yan Song are now in cahoots."

This analysis immediately drew exclamations of "amazing" from viewers in the live stream, as well as from teachers Yan Ning and Shu Ping.

Yan Ning and Shu Ping are experts at writing scripts and analyzing techniques, but it's not really their forte to pick out factional intricacies from these details.

After hearing this analysis, everyone suddenly realized:

"Is that even possible?"

"I can see that Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and Yan Song and his son were at odds."

"But Lü Fang and Yan Song are on the same side? Without explanation, it's really hard to understand!"

"ox!"

At this moment, many viewers recalled Yan Ning's speculation from the first two scenes—that the outline of the Ming Dynasty was that the Crown Prince conspired with Chen Hong and some court officials to usurp the throne.

Now that the third act has just begun, clues are already emerging:

"Understood!"

"Those court officials who were won over by the Crown Prince and were preparing to rebel were none other than Xu Jie, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng!"

"Good, plotting to usurp the throne? A treacherous minister indeed!"

"Yan Song, Yan Shifan, and Lü Fang share the same stance; they represent the Jiajing Emperor!"

"So, Yan Song and his son were truly loyal and incorruptible officials!"