Chinese Entertainment: Top-Tier Boyfriends of Young Actresses

Chapter 94 A New Storm Has Arrived, He Loves It (4k)

Afterwards, Su Yu asked his staff to take Hu Lianxin to another room in the studio to rest first, and then they would talk in detail after all the other people had finished their auditions.

The behavior of these people afterward was rather...unpredictable.

Apart from Zhang Jianing, who performed relatively consistently, the rest, to put it bluntly, were mostly mediocre.

When Zhang Jianing played Chen Yunru, she really captured the quiet yet resilient quality very well, and her delivery of lines was also accurate. At least from a technical point of view, there were no major flaws.

Su Yu ticked a box on the back of her file, listing her as an alternative.

When Zhou entered, Su Yu actually had some expectations.

After all, she was a graduate of the Beijing Film Academy and had played the female lead in his music video, so she was more familiar with the story of "Someday or One Day" than the other auditionees.

As soon as the intensity increased, she immediately faltered.

When she was playing Huang Yuxuan, her facial features started to uncontrollably flare out when she got excited: glaring, pouting, shouting, all her emotions were written on her face, but she didn't connect with the character at all, it was just a mess of facial features.

This girl clearly performed very well in "Better Days," so why does she look so...unpleasant now?

The problem became more apparent when the screen switched to Chen Yunru.

She probably wanted to portray herself as "gloomy and introverted," so she kept her head down and spoke in a low voice the whole time. But the feeling wasn't one of inferiority or isolation; it was more like a female lead in an idol drama sulking when she was in a bad mood.

She did receive systematic acting training at the Beijing Film Academy, but the gap between her skills and talent became apparent when dealing with roles that required nuance.

Su Yu leaned back in his chair and sighed silently.

After the audition, the girl probably felt pretty good about herself and even sent Su Yu a WeChat message.

"Brother Su Yu, how was my performance just now? Not bad, right?"

Su Yu stared at the line of text, unsure how to respond.

Does she have some misunderstanding about her acting skills?

He thought for a moment and finally replied with only one sentence: "Go back and practice your basic skills more. You need to improve your lines and body language."

Su Yu suddenly thought of Wang Churan.

His daughter was a newcomer when she played Liu Xiyin in "Oh My General", but her performance was much better than Zhou's today.

In comparison, Xiao Chuan's acting skills are indeed a cut above Zhou's.

After everyone finished their auditions, Su Yu had his staff invite Hu Lianxin to his office.

When the little girl sat down, her back was straight, and her hands were placed neatly on her knees, her posture like that of an elementary school student.

Su Yu looked at her like this, smiled, and then began to paint a picture of a bright future for her.

"If you sign the contract, there's a very good chance you'll be the female lead in 'Someday or One Day,'" Su Yu paused, then added.

"In the future, we will give you priority in the production of our own projects. And if you sign with us, everything from actor training to resource matching will be personally handled by Sister Huo, who is my agent."

"So, have you thought it through?"

"I do!" Hu Lianxin nodded without hesitation. Just kidding, this is Su Yu, the hottest male celebrity right now. If she refused, people would say she's out of her mind.

Huo Xiaolan chimed in at the opportune moment: "However, there's one thing I need to make clear to you beforehand. You're only seventeen years old, which, according to the law, means you have limited civil capacity. The contract will only be effective if your legal representative agrees to or ratifies it."

She opened a document and pushed it in front of Hu Lianxin. "So your parents need to be present to sign the contract. This is a notification form. Take it back and let them see it first."

Hu Lianxin took the notification and nodded.

After she left, Huo Xiaolan looked at Su Yu and said seriously, "Are you really going to sign her? Our studio doesn't have that many resources to develop her right now."

Su Yu smiled and said, "It's alright. At worst, I'll go out and earn money to support the studio. Besides, don't you think this girl is very talented?"

Huo Xiaolan thought for a moment, and unusually didn't refute: "She is indeed very talented, but talent doesn't guarantee success. There are many talented people in the industry, but in the end, only a few will stand out."

"Take your time." Su Yu put the pen he was holding on the table.

Afterwards, Su Yu and the director discussed it and all felt that Hu Lianxin was suitable.

So Su Yu decided that once she signed a contract, he would cast her as the female lead; if she didn't, he would find other alternatives.

On the third day, Hu Lianxin's parents flew from Shenzhen to Beijing.

The contract details are: a 30/70 split, a ten-year contract, and standards for new employees.

Hu Lianxin's parents felt that the contract period was too long.

Huo Xiaolan explained to Hu Lianxin's mother and parents that the contract was quite generous for a newcomer, considering that the studio needed to spend money to train her in the early stages, so the contract period was a little longer.

In the end, they still signed the contract.

After the official signing, it was confirmed that she would be the female lead.

However, from that day until filming began, she still had to participate in acting training arranged by the studio.

Physical training, dialogue, and acting were all scheduled, making final preparations for the start of filming.

With the cast finalized, preparations for "Someday or One Day" have entered their final sprint.

On October 24th, the official Weibo account of "Someday or One Day" released the cast poster.

The caption is simple: "Traveling through thousands of timelines, just to meet you."

The TV series "Someday or One Day" begins filming today.

Starring: Li Ziwei/Wang Quansheng (@Su Yu), Huang Yuxuan/Chen Yunru (@Hu Lianxin), Mo Junjie (@Peng Yuchang), Xie Zongru/Xie Zhiqi (@Wang Yanlin), Su Yu Studio, Tencent Video, Huace Media, Producer: Huo Xiaolan, Director: Chen Xiaoming

The poster features a dual timeline theme, with Su Yu and Hu Lianxin appearing in modern and high school attire, respectively.

Because of Su Yu's presence, this Weibo post quickly became a trending topic.

"Super excited for Su Su's new drama! Li Ziwei, here I come!"

"From 'A Love So Beautiful' to 'Someday or One Day,' Su Su is determined to dominate the youth drama genre!"

"Who is the female lead? I've never seen her before. Is she an ordinary person? But she's quite pretty."

"Peng Peng is here too! I'm all for this lineup!"

"This is Su Su's first self-organized drama series, it has to be a huge hit!"

The comments section was as lively as during Chinese New Year.

With Su Yu's current fan base, just likes and reposts are enough to push an official announcement Weibo post to the top of the trending searches, without even needing to buy trending searches.

However, on the very second day after the official announcement, some dissenting voices began to emerge.

The incident began when someone posted a thread on Douban's Group 8 with the short title: "Hu Lianxin, the female lead of 'Someday or One Day,' is she an ordinary person who made a name for herself, or is there more to the story?"

The post thoroughly exposed Hu Lianxin's background: she was from Shenzhen, still in high school, a student at an art exam training institution, and had no film or television works.

Then they dug up a quote from Su Yu in a previous interview: "The female lead was selected through a public audition."

The poster added sarcastically, "A public audition, and they ended up choosing a complete newbie with no experience? This girl is indeed pretty, but being pretty and having acting skills are two different things. This doesn't seem like a pure casting process at all."

The post was quickly reposted on Weibo, and many of Su Yu's haters flocked to Weibo, asking: "So who exactly is this female lead? Has anyone dug into it?"

"Do you believe the story of selecting a complete novice with zero experience through a public audition? I certainly don't."

"Hmm... Could she be Su Yu's girlfriend? I feel like I've seen this kind of thing before."

"Don't talk nonsense upstairs. My Su has never had any scandals. This girl was selected through a proper audition."

"Fans, stop defending her. It's questionable that a complete newcomer with zero experience could pass the initial selection. Besides, there were people like Li Xin and Li Yitong at the audition. Why was she chosen?"

"Is she going to be another new sister-in-law?"

"May your whole family die if you spread rumors!"

Dissenting voices began to spread on a small scale.

To Su Yu's surprise, before the studio could even make a move, the evolved raindrops had already taken action.

These fans' fighting spirit skyrocketed after the Reed Sisters joined.

The anti-black group immediately released a unified message and clarification in the super topic, organized fans to report malicious posts, and used positive comments to dominate the trending topics.

"The second male lead, Peng Yichang, is also a newcomer, so how come he's the female lead's girlfriend?"

"This generation of haters is really bad. They start with a picture and make up all the content. Where's the evidence? Show us the proof!"

Oh, wait, you don't even have a picture.

"That's laughable. If Su Su really wanted to promote his girlfriend, couldn't he have just put her in 'A Love So Beautiful'? Why did he have to create a whole new drama? What kind of logic is that?"

"Anyone who has read Su Su's previous interviews knows that he said he only considers the fit of the role when casting. Can you do your homework before making up stories like this?"

"Protect our newest girl! She was selected through a public audition. Those spreading rumors will be receiving lawyer's letters!"

"Just like last time, whose interests did Su Su threaten? People keep smearing him!"

The little raindrops have been through many battles, and their fighting power is no longer at the level where they were struggling to control the comments section.

These scattered posts questioning the issue were quickly reported and deleted, and positive comments once again dominated the trending topics section.

Su Yu browsed through the Super Topic backend and couldn't help but sigh: Lu Ge's group of old fans are really useful. They are proficient in everything from ranking to spending money, and they are also adept at fighting back against negative comments and controlling comments, which has saved him a lot of public relations budget.

Huo Xiaolan also said that these scattered trolls wouldn't amount to much and shouldn't be taken too seriously.

But on the third day, things suddenly started to change.

First, a group of marketing accounts appeared out of nowhere and began to spread several posts with almost identical titles.

"A deep dive into 'Someday or One Day' female lead Hu Lianxin: How did a complete novice with zero experience land a role in Su Yu's new drama?"

An eyewitness to the audition revealed: Su Yu said "She's the one" the moment he saw Hu Lianxin.

The accompanying photos were Hu Lianxin's bare-faced ID photo and a picture of her with Su Yu at an event. The photos were photoshopped, but some people still believed them.

Immediately afterwards, numerous anonymous accounts posted in the comments section, all using the same phrase: "A male fat man auditioning? Who are you kidding?"

"Su Yu chose her just because of her looks, isn't he? He's using his position for personal gain!"

"A top celebrity promoting his girlfriend to stardom—I've seen this script before!"

Even more outrageous, some accounts started fabricating timelines, claiming that Hu Lianxin had been frequently entering and leaving Su Yu's residential area several days ago, and even provided several blurry photos of people whose faces were not clearly visible as "solid evidence."

Immediately afterwards, someone gave it a push from behind, and the hashtag #SuYu'sGirlfriend# was pushed to the top of Weibo's trending topics.

Although the position wasn't very high, the word "girlfriend" naturally attracts attention, and Su Yu himself is a frequent visitor to trending searches, so the popularity of the topic rose rapidly.

As soon as this topic trended on social media, fans of the opposing team swarmed around it like sharks smelling blood.

The first to step in were Li Yifeng's fans.

After Lu Han made his official announcement last time, Su Yu took the opportunity to gain a large number of fans from Lu Han's fans, and surpassed Li Yifeng in terms of super topic check-in and Weibo data.

They were completely dominating Li Yifeng.

In addition, there was a long-standing feud between Su Yu's fans and Li Yifeng's fans.

Li Yifeng's fans had been holding their breath for a long time, but they just couldn't find the right opportunity to unleash their anger.

Upon seeing the trending topic #SuYu'sGirlfriend#, they immediately rushed to add fuel to the fire.

"They used to hype up these 'high-quality idols,' but now they've fallen apart, haven't they?"

"Some people are really pathetic. Their previous boyfriends got married, and now the new boyfriends they've been following have found them another girlfriend."

Immediately afterwards, Kris Wu's fans, Meigeni, also joined the fray.

A while ago, Su Yu released "Birds and Cicadas," which topped the new song charts of Kris Wu's "I Choose" and "BM," both released on October 12th, on several music streaming platforms.

When the fans were celebrating in the comments section, they also made some sarcastic remarks, which caused the Meigeni fans to explode once.

I had a battle with the raindrops right there and then.

Seeing Su Yu trending on social media, they naturally wouldn't miss the chance to kick him while he was down.

As a result, on the hashtag #SuYu'sGirlfriend#, Li Yifeng's fans and Kris Wu's fans unusually stood on the same side, engaging in a three-way battle with the fans.

But what truly escalated the battle was a single sentence uttered by the Megnis.

"A top celebrity personally promotes a newcomer with no background. You're saying she's his girlfriend? What's in it for him? He's obviously smitten."

The phrase "He loves it so much" spread like wildfire across the trending topics page.

In less than half an hour, the hashtag #HeLovesItSoMuch# also topped the trending searches, with Meigeni and Li Yifeng's fans in the comments section using the same sentence in perfect unison: "He loves it so much, so he chose her."

"He loves her so much that he's willing to go against public opinion to support her."

Huo Xiaolan looked at the constantly fluctuating data in the background, put the machine on the table, and said with certainty, "This is obviously the enemy's doing again. Look at the time when these marketing accounts publish their articles. They are almost all at the same time and using the same template. Most of the accounts stirring up trouble in the comments section are paid trolls. It's exactly the same as last time."

Su Yu, sitting on the sofa, frowned: "Who is it? Li Yifeng? Kris Wu? Or Yang Yang?"

"I don't know." Huo Xiaolan shook her head. "Any of these companies could be involved; they've done it before anyway."

She paused, her expression becoming even more serious. "This time they even brought up the topic of unfinished people, and they're even more ruthless than last time."

indeed.

As the hashtag "He Loves It" gained traction, concerns arose about the legal risks associated with having relationships with minors under the age of 18.

Hu Lianxin's age was also revealed; she is only seventeen years old, which, according to the law, makes her a minor.

Although Su Yu and she had no real relationship, once that label was attached to them in the public sphere, many people would not care about the truth.

The tone of the comments section has shifted from "he promotes amateurs" to "he's dating an unfinished product," and this precipitous decline in public opinion has put unprecedented pressure on the entire studio.

It should be understood that if these accusations are proven true, it will be a devastating blow to both his personal image and the drama "Someday or One Day".

"First, we can rule out Kris Wu!"

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