Chinese Entertainment: Top-Tier Boyfriends of Young Actresses

After Su Yu returned to China, Huo Xiaolan immediately came to his door.

"Did nothing go wrong during the filming of this variety show?"

Su Yu pushed his suitcase into the corner and flopped onto the sofa: "No, but Sister Huo, I feel like I'm not really suited to the atmosphere of variety shows. I always feel a bit awkward in front of the camera. I should probably take on fewer of these kinds of jobs in the future."

Huo Xiaolan nodded: "Your personality is indeed not very suitable for variety shows. Never mind, let's talk about this later."

She paused, then changed the subject: "Your popularity has declined significantly lately, and you haven't received many collaboration offers. What are your plans for the future?"

The popularity of Su Yu's previous song "Want to See You" has indeed passed its peak.

Huo Xiaolan did not engage in excessive marketing during Su Yu's peak popularity. After all, there is a saying that too much of a good thing can be bad. Su Yu does not yet have a true representative work to his name. If he continues to rely on marketing to maintain exposure, it will only damage his public image.

"I don't have any plans for now. I'll take this time to rest." Su Yu leaned back on the sofa, looking tired.

"Okay." Huo Xiaolan didn't say much, but she took out a document from her bag and handed it to her. "Huace has sent a notice asking you to cooperate with them in promoting 'A Love So Beautiful' in August. They expect to officially broadcast the drama in September."

"September? So soon?" Su Yu took the document and flipped through it, somewhat surprised.

According to the standard procedures of domestic production companies, after the filming of a new drama is completed, post-production usually takes several months, and some projects may even take more than half a year.

However, filming for "A Love So Beautiful" wrapped up in mid-June, and after that, it entered a 60-day post-production phase. By September, it would only be a little over three months, which was indeed a bit rushed.

"They also want to ride your coattails," Huo Xiaolan said, leaning back in her chair with a knowing tone. "Although your last wave of popularity has passed its peak, there's still some residual heat, which can save them a lot of advertising costs. Besides, they're in a hurry. Seeing that you became a hit with just one song, while their studio's only talent, Hu Yitian, hasn't made a move yet, they definitely need to speed things up."

Su Yu understood immediately after hearing this.

To put it bluntly, the production team's move was to quickly release the drama while he still had popularity, and also see if they could boost Hu Yitian's career as well.

After handing over his work and confirming that there were no further plans, Su Yu took a break.

He only stayed in Beijing for one day before heading straight to Shanghai, since Wang Churan had been keeping a close eye on his itinerary.

The show had barely finished filming when the girl started contacting him, insisting on seeing him.

Having no other choice, Su Yu had to go to Shanghai to appease the girl.

Su Yu also had a sweet trouble with this.

The girl's current clingy behavior, with eyes full of him, is completely different from the aloof Wang Churan that Su Yu remembered from the future.

Where did the aloof and sophisticated older sister go? How did she turn into a clingy and adorable little wife?

Despite his thoughts, he still obediently booked a flight to Shanghai.

What else can I do? She's my girlfriend, so I'll just have to spoil her.

This time, Su Yu brought Xiao Zhou with him when he went out.

He's at least a second-tier celebrity now. If he runs into fans in Shanghai, he can explain that he's there for work by having an assistant with him, so that people won't take pictures of him acting alone and spread them on Weibo.

Knowing that Su Yu was coming, Wang Churan was naturally overjoyed.

She didn't even try to hide it from her mother anymore, openly and frankly admitting that Su Yu was coming to Shanghai to see her.

Wang's mother was also helpless. Since the end of the college entrance examination, her daughter had been completely unrestrained and she couldn't be stopped.

She later looked into Su Yu's situation with others and found that the young man was quite outstanding, good-looking, and highly educated. So she acquiesced to their relationship and stopped interfering.

Today, Wang Churan was very bold. After confirming that her mother had left for work, she took him home directly.

Although Su Yu had been near her home before, he had only lingered outside the residential area.

Pushing open the door, Su Yu stood in the entryway and looked around. Sure enough, very few art students came from poor families.

The Wang family is a typical middle-class family. Their house is located in the JA district, not far from the Shanghai Theatre Academy Huashan Campus, a pretty good location. There is a black piano in their living room. Su Yu doesn't recognize the brand, but he guesses it must be expensive.

These days, owning a house like this in Shanghai means you're considered moderately wealthy.

"This is my room." Wang Churan pulled him open a door, her tone tinged with a hint of embarrassed pride. Su Yu leaned against the doorframe, glanced inside, and couldn't help but chuckle.

The room wasn't big, but it was very clean.

The bed sheets were light pink, and there were several plush toys piled up on the headboard.

On the wall next to her desk were photos of herself, including costume photos from the TV series "Oh My General", photos of her with her classmates when she graduated from high school, and of course, the most eye-catching photo of her with Su Yu.

On the windowsill sat a succulent plant and an empty perfume bottle, and the bookshelf was filled with youth novels in addition to performance textbooks.

The room's decor perfectly matched Su Yu's preconceived notions about Wang Churan.

"Baby, how about we play a game?" Wang Churan suddenly turned around, put her hands behind her back, and looked up at him.

Su Yu withdrew his gaze from surveying the room and leaned against her desk: "What game?"

"I can say one word that will make you laugh out loud in a second, do you believe me?"

Su Yu looked at her mysterious expression and smiled: "I don't believe you."

"Okay, then repeat after me—eggplant."

"eggplant."

"eggplant."

"eggplant."

Su Yu looked at her calmly, his expression unchanged.

Wang Churan tilted her head, as if she had expected him not to laugh, and suddenly softened her voice: "You really can't laugh. Then say my name."

Su Yu paused for a moment, then said, "Wang Churan."

As soon as he finished speaking, the corners of his mouth involuntarily curved upwards.

He didn't even realize what was happening before a smile was already on his face.

"What happened?" Su Yu asked her with a smile.

Wang Churan smiled too, her eyes sparkling.

She put her hands behind her back, swayed her shoulders slightly, and said with a hint of smug excitement, "Then try again."

Su Yu tried again: "Wang Churan."

I couldn't help but laugh.

Wang Churan looked at him with a happy expression, then her voice suddenly became very serious: "My friend said that if someone really likes you, they will always smile involuntarily when they call your name."

After she finished speaking, she felt a little embarrassed, and the tips of her ears turned slightly red, but she still looked straight at him.

Su Yu leaned against the desk, looking into her bright, sparkling eyes.

The June sunlight streamed through the gauze curtains outside the window, falling on her profile and turning her eyelashes golden.

He reached out and pulled her closer to him, his voice a little softer than usual: "Then try calling me."

Wang Churan looked up at him and called out, "Su Yu."

Then she smiled too.

The two of them stood facing each other, laughing at each other like two fools.