TPH Chapter 11.2

The Protagonist’s Halo [Arc 1] Chapter 11.2: Entertainment Circle Vase (16)

The attention received by “Empty Star” when it was broadcast was unprecedentedly high. After all, the entertainment industry’s top male god, actor Ji Yanhuai, played the leading role, and there was also a famous director in the TV drama circle. All of these were the golden standard for big productions. It’s a pity that the only flaw was the extra vase heroine. Ji Yanhuai’s fans all sighed and lamented, and left comments on the official blog to complain and insult Su Man.

This was also intentionally guided by Ji Yanhuai’s agent Zhou Zhuo. He was worried that after the show was aired, Su Man’s popularity would overshadow Ji Yanhuai, so he made preparations in advance. Of course, he didn’t tell Ji Yanhuai about this.

Coupled with the recent breakup of Ji Yanhuai and Su Man, which has been on the hot search for a few days, it can be said that “Empty Star” is the most watched TV series in the entertainment industry in recent times.

The drama was broadcasted on both the internet and TV channels, with two episodes released on the first day.

Many of Ji Yanhuai’s fans are ready to skip Su Man’s part at any time.

But what can we do…Su Man’s destructive power in the play is too great.

Every gesture, every movement, even every frown and smile, is eye-catching.

The ratings came out the next day, and 1.5 was definitely a high start.

The discussion about Su Man actually accounted for a considerable proportion, second only to Ji Yanhuai.

“Fuck, is this still Su Man? Can I say that once Su Man appears, I can’t see anyone else?”

“You are not alone, +1”

“Su Man’s acting is not as bad as the outside world says. Is this bad? Today’s fans have too high a standard for acting.”

“To reply to the above comments, if we look at Su Man’s previous dramas objectively, her acting skills can’t be said to be terrible, but they can’t be praised as good either. Compared with this drama, there is a huge gap between them.”

“From today on, I’m a fan of Su Man. Please feel free to discuss her acting skills and don’t compete with me for the goddess.”

“It’s no surprise that the male protagonist played by Ji Yanhuai would fall in love with her at first sight.”

“Just before I turned on the TV, I listed Su Man as the female artist I hate the most, but now I don’t hate her at all. How can she be so charming?”

Similar comments emerged one after another, surprising many people.

The popularity of “Empty Star” was expected by many people. It was natural for such a cast to be so popular, but no one expected that the amount of discussion about Su Miao was so astonishingly high.

By the third day of its broadcast, public opinion had completely reversed, with almost unanimous positive reviews.

“This kind of unexpected beauty of a woman who looks perfect but plays with life, and seems cold and sad in reality, is perfectly portrayed by Su Man, deeply attracting everyone’s attention.”

“This director is really good at filming. He actually brought out the unique side of Su Man.”

“Yes, I fell.”

“The smile she gave when she saw the gift was so adorable. And the way she looked at the male lead was so alluring that it made my heart flutter. She was pure and innocent.”

“Why is it that Miss Xiao Yue was still a gentle, soft, cute and beautiful little angel the moment before, and the look in her eyes changed from a naive girl to a sinister boss the next moment? I feel abused. Director, please come out and tell me who you want to abuse. Can you not abuse the male and female protagonists?”

Unlike a few days ago, many fans and netizens were still mocking the crew for choosing a vase heroine, or were finding fault with the crew and looking for reasons to continue to criticize them, feeling happy that Ji Yanhuai and Su Man broke up because of this drama.

Now it is even more exaggerated than the whole network mocking her. The search terms with the Su Man tag are rising rapidly, and the comments are endless, so many that they are about to explode. Just like when Su Man first emerged in the entertainment industry with her stunning beauty, now Su Man’s acting skills have also become popular in the entertainment industry overnight, attracting countless attention.

Many viewers and netizens who are experienced in watching TV dramas also realized that Su Man is not just a simple vase. They are anxious about the subsequent plot and wish that the TV station or the crew would release more than a dozen episodes in one go.

At the same time, #XiaoYue# also became a hot topic. What happened to the vase role that was supposed to have few scenes?

This hot search was quickly pinned to the top, and many of Ji Yanhuai’s fans gathered here to criticize this drama for being a male-dominated drama, and that Su Man was just a supporting role but had too much screen time.

But unexpectedly, it turned out to be a comment by Ji Yanhuai that was pinned to the top in half an hour.

“In fact, fans just don’t want to admit that your idol Ji Yanhuai has been suppressed.”

The mastermind behind this hot search was Ji Yanhuai’s agent Zhou Zhuo. He had expected that Su Man might get a good response after the show was aired, but he didn’t expect it to happen so quickly, so he immediately bought this hot search, which was actually to stir up the fans’ emotions and stir up the mess. But when he saw this most popular comment, he was so angry that he wanted the staff to delete it.

During this time, the comments increased at a rocket speed, and began to shift to the topic of whether Ji Yanhuai was suppressed by Su Man.

“Is the person who asked this question blind? Who is Ji Yanhuai? He is the youngest actor to win three Golden Globes awards in China. Comparing him with Su Man is just a fake way of riding on his popularity.”

“The one above is really blind. He has never watched the show.”

…

Agent Zhou Zhuo was busy guiding fans in the battle.

Logically speaking, Su Man’s fans who are completely invincible, and the agency which is kind enough not to stab in the back by terminating the contract, are completely powerless compared to Ji Yanhuai’s tens of millions of fans who stand at the top of the entertainment industry pyramid. It would be easy for Zhou Zhuo to take advantage of them.

But unexpectedly, those fans who went to Su Man’s Weibo and clamored to slaughter her were slaughtered back and even attacked by the official Weibo of the crew.

“It must be fake.” Agent Zhou Zhuo muttered, “It must be a hired water-army, it must be.”

He completely forgot that Su Man was still in the process of terminating her contract with her old company, so she had no capital to hire the Internet trolls.

“It shouldn’t be. We found that some people were so crazy as to open dozens of small accounts to fight, and some of them looked familiar.” The staff member’s voice became lower and lower as he spoke.

“What do you mean?” Although agent Zhou Zhuo was personally in charge of the operations, the specific operations were all directed by the arranged staff, so he did not know much about Ji Yanhuai’s fan base.

The staff couldn’t bear to look directly at the agent Zhou Zhuo’s face, “It should be… fans who climbed the wall.”

Zhou Zhuo had a stunned look on his face, as if he was thinking, “Are you kidding me?”