127: Chapter 127 Little Blackie's Guide to Watching TV Series

The drama tells the story of the female lead, Character, who, through a twist of fate, marries Commander Ye Fei of the Imperial City Guard and becomes entangled in a series of conspiracies involving the royal family and the safety of the Imperial City.

During this time, Character uses her superb medical skills and intelligence to solve cases of poisoning, expose traitors, stop epidemics, and even cure the mysterious illness of Prince Xiao Ran.

Prince Xiao Ran inevitably falls hopelessly in love with her, but alas, the gentleman's heart is set while the lady's is not. In the end, Character and Commander Ye Fei live together in seclusion, far away from the mundane world.

As for Prince Xiao Ran? Although he becomes the winner in the power struggle, with his beloved gone, he can only reminisce in solitude. (Thoughtfully helping everyone refresh their memories.)

The first episode of the drama begins with a panoramic view of an ancient capital, followed immediately by scenes from the daily life of the female lead, Character.

As the daughter of an imperial physician, the director uses a small plot point right at the beginning to establish her Character as someone skilled in medicine.

At the end of the first episode, the male lead, Commander Ye Fei, played by Zhou Qi, also makes an appearance.

The whole episode flows quite smoothly with a brisk pace, and Lin Chuyan finds it very enjoyable to watch.

Little did he know, he would soon hear Xia Zhi's words.

Lin Chuyan is a bit confused. Is there something wrong with his taste? How did this drama manage to get only negative reviews? Is it really that bad? That shouldn't be right!

The costumes, makeup, and props are good, and Director Yang's skill is evident; there is no doubt about that.

"Read the negative reviews to me and tell me what they say."

Xia Zhi is also confused.

"I like the original work, but this version of Prince Xiao Ran is really terrible."

"Sorry, as soon as Lin Chuyan appears, I'm pulled out of the immersion. He really has no acting skills."

"Bro, why don't you just focus on Singing? You sound pretty good when you sing, but let's just forget about acting [facepalm]."

"This is truly ruining the original work. Who understands the anger of the book fans? Lin Chuyan, give me back Prince Xiao Ran!"

Lin Chuyan and Xia Zhi look at each other in bewilderment.

"Damn it, I haven't even appeared in the first episode yet, I…"

Are they really just blindly hating? Lin Chuyan finds it funny. Could they at least watch the drama first?

The most outrageous part is that there are Haters pretending to be fans? And they even used the tactic of praising first and then criticizing? Who could tolerate this?

After thinking about it, he posts on Weibo.

"Has everyone watched the drama? I think I did a decent job in the ten-plus minutes I appeared. I checked Douban and was surprised to see so many people scolding me? To be honest, I feel a little aggrieved."

Come on, let the baiting begin, and with a straight hook at that.

Before long, the comments section starts to fill up.

"You're actually feeling aggrieved? Have you ever considered the audience's feelings? Screw you!"

"Can you open your mouth when saying your Lines? Did you eat shit? It sounds terrible."

"Get your wooden acting out of the Chinese Entertainment Industry! With your skills, you dare play Prince Xiao Ran? You'll accept any script, won't you!"

"You feel aggrieved because we scolded you? If you have no acting skills, don't come out and embarrass yourself. Boycotting the trash web drama, the drama, starts with me!"

Lin Chuyan watches with amusement. Can he really catch fish even with a straight hook?

He doesn't even need to speak; his fans have already swarmed in to speak up for him.

"Awesome, whose fans are these? Feng Liqian? Zhang Jingxiao? Cai Xu? Jiang Pei? Song Ziqi? Oh my, have the monsters and freaks my brother offended become a bit too many?"

"Hahahaha, I'll blindly guess Feng Liqian. The idol is illiterate, and the fans are brain-dead. I'd say they are quite a match."

"I checked the timestamps of the one-star reviews for Lin Chuyan on Douban. The earliest one was at 8:10. That's only 10 minutes in. I don't think I need to say who the Character appearing on screen was, right? Oh no! My brother has become the female lead!"

"Hilarious. Spread the word: Lin Chuyan is the female lead of the drama."

"That's impressive. Could you at least watch the drama for a second before hating? Damn, I'm giving a five-star review right back! Come on, let's fight!"

"To be reasonable, if Lin Chuyan really acted poorly, I would be the first to roast him. But now? If anyone hates on Lin Chuyan, I'll be the first one to disagree!"

"Damn, what is this drama? It's a female-centric drama. I really didn't want to watch it, but now, I really want to see what it's actually like."

Soon, Lin Chuyan is trending again.

"#Lin Chuyan's new drama, the drama, was maliciously given negative reviews#"

Heaven knows, he didn't do anything. Well, at most he posted a baiting post. That doesn't count as marketing, right?

Director Yang Yang is grinning from ear to ear. There's no other reason; this wave is truly stable.

There are too many good dramas that didn't become hits. Although Director Yang Yang is quite confident in the drama, he is also afraid it will flop without a sound, which would affect his upcoming collaboration with Bilibili.

Now, influenced by this "malicious negative review" incident, the number of people paying attention to the drama has suddenly increased several times over. The data on Bilibili can verify this.

Thinking back to when he spent 400,000 in salary to sign Lin Chuyan, he felt a sting of regret at the time. Now, thinking about it, Director Yang can't help but marvel at his own wise decision...

Tsk tsk, his judgment is still very good.

However, Director Yang clearly underestimated Lin Chuyan.

Or rather, when Director Zhang Qian of "seven days of pursuit" recommended Lin Chuyan to him, and he finalized the casting, it might have been one of the most correct decisions he ever made.

Lin Chuyan's subsequent actions have gradually started to become incomprehensible to an old man like him.

The final cut of the drama is indeed 36 episodes, with a pace of 2 episodes per day, which can be finished within 3 weeks.

The next day during the day.

Lin Chuyan checks the official drama schedule, asks Director Yang to clarify his appearance time, and starts posting the next Weibo.

"Haters' Guide to Watching the drama"

First, before hating on someone, you must figure out their appearance time. Hating awkwardly before I even appear in the first two episodes—being so unprofessional, can other Haters look up to you?

Second, those who know me know that starting from the third episode, it's member-exclusive again. Here, I suggest everyone sign up for one. Still the same saying: if you don't pay and I don't pay, when will I, your big brother, ever succeed?

Third, it is said that Prince Xiao Ran will appear in the third episode. Ignore my previous Weibo post; this time I'm really not lying. Haters can passionately scold me tonight."

The onlookers are just watching the fun, the bigger the better.

"He's really… I'm dying of tears, he's too good to the Haters! He even specially made a guide for them! Wuwuwu, I've never seen such a good person."

"Do you really appear in the third episode? Why don't I believe you… Hurry up and swear! If you lie, you're a puppy!"

"To the person above, he is already Lin the Dog. It's better to believe that I am the First Emperor of Qin than to believe him."

"Damn it, member-exclusive again. You really have a way, Lin Chuyan! Others scam fans out of money, you scam Haters out of money! Are you even human? Won't your conscience hurt? Huh?!"

Only Brother Mosquito, without a word, goes up and immediately signs up for a Bilibili premium membership.

It's just 15 yuan, right? It's only the price of a cup of milk tea!

"I spent 6 yuan on 'seven days of pursuit'! I spent 18 yuan on 'rebirth' EP! I spent another 15 yuan on 'The drama'! Lin Chuyan, you say you have acting skills, I want to see what you can act like!"

After posting this, Brother Mosquito picks up his phone and edits a new Moments post:

"Honestly, I've been looking forward to this drama for a long time! Lin Chuyan's 'The drama' is finally airing! Aaaaah! Are there any friends who want to watch the drama with me?"

He edits it to "Visible only to a certain Junior" and posts it.

That's right, it's just that conflicted.

No choice, Brother Mosquito sadly discovered that the Junior he wanted to confess to was actually a fan of Lin the Dog!!!

He was planning to confess, but now the rhythm has been completely disrupted.

What else can he do? He can only try to find more common topics with the Junior!

Don't say it, this trick is quite useful. He didn't know until he started chatting. Once they started chatting, he found out that the Junior, a fan of Lin Chuyan, actually knew less about Lin Chuyan than he did!

So, when the Junior asked with an expectant look, "Senior, are you also a fan of Lin Chuyan?", what else could Brother Mosquito answer?

"Yes, I am. The peak creates hypocritical support, while the twilight witnesses the devout believer! Lin Chuyan's journey has been so difficult, so every time, I support him with real money!"

— — 6 yuan movie ticket for "seven days of pursuit", "rebirth" EP membership purchased on the same day, the record can be checked!

For the happiness of the little head, sacrificing the big head and enduring it a little bit isn't too much, right?

Enough talking, I'm going to watch the drama, otherwise I won't have anything to talk about with the Junior.

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At eight o'clock in the evening, a large crowd surged into Bilibili once again.