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Chapter 567: Do You Want to Participate in the Love Variety Show?
Liu Wangxue and Wenxi had a very idle Spring Festival.

Liu Wangxue had no script to write or revise - the script based on the story of Qiu Xiangrong and Tao Huaxin was also written while she was on the set. It was also to advertise Qiu Xiangrong's brand, so the name of the play was "Not Sweet".

The story begins with the two people's respective families, then they meet and get together, and finally ends with the opening of the "Not Sweet" store. The key words of the story are "youth", "love" and "dream".

The script was signed to Yunxi Entertainment. The project was launched before New Year's Day. The casting has been completed and filming will start at the beginning of next month.

The director of this drama is Yuan Daji, who was the director they invited to direct the drama "Yuyue Chunjian" when the copyright of the drama was still in the hands of Liushi Entertainment.

Yuan Daji's contract with his original company expired in the middle of last year, and he did not renew it. After the contract was terminated, he signed with Yunxi Entertainment. He is best at youth and idol themes, and his camera language is delicate and beautiful, so this drama was given to him to direct.

The script of this drama itself is not difficult, Yuan Daji is a senior director, and the actors are all from Yunxi Entertainment, so just shoot it according to the script. So Liu Wangxue will not follow the crew this time, but he should also find time to visit the set.

As for Wenxi, not long after returning from a field trip to the southwest last year, the children's clothing brand "Chunjian" was officially launched. Offline children's clothing stores were opened in Haishi and Jingshi at the same time. The store in Haishi was found through Du Yunkai's connections, and the store in Jingshi was naturally opened in Hongbin Plaza, where Mu Lezhang lived.

In the past two years, the "Metaphor" brand has gained a high reputation in the circle, the studio has expanded, and designers have been trained.

The business on both sides was getting better and better, and her own wallet was completely fatter, and so was Liu Wangxue's.

This Spring Festival, Wenxi gave her employees paid leave, and she herself was also very generous to take a ten-day break, saying that she would not go anywhere and would just stay with Liu Wangxue to eat and sleep.

After paying New Year’s greetings in the village on the first day of the new year, the two of them took their three little ones to watch TV together.

When "Halo Effect" was first aired last year, Liu Wangxue and Wen Xi were very busy. They didn't follow the show or play games. They just paid attention to the feedback from online audiences and game players.

On the first day of the game’s release, sales exceeded two million copies. At the same time, the number of new members of Shenghai Video also reached one million.

The series consists of five stories and a total of 58 episodes. From the beginning to the end, the discussion on major platforms has remained high. Jingshan Technology also has a large player base, and the two are bundled together and benefit each other.

By the finale in early September, Shenghai Video had gained over six million new members, the show’s cumulative views had exceeded two billion, and the game’s sales had exceeded ten million.

Such beautiful data, of course, is inseparable from the reverse recommendation of the majority of netizens.

The subject matter of the story is relatively heavy, including domestic violence, PUA, narcissistic personality disorder, etc. It talks about how to identify and avoid falling into the quagmire brought by these people, and if accidentally trapped, how the victims can save themselves.

But thanks to Meng Luoqiu, Liu Wangxue adds just the right amount of spice to the heavy story, capturing both the plot and the emotions, neutralizing the viewing experience while also providing a profound contrast between light and dark.

Meng Luoqiu's original words were: "Nowadays, few people are not crazy for a few dollars. Occasionally, they watch a drama to seek spiritual relaxation. We can't be emotionally gloomy from beginning to end. We have to trick people in and kill them - well, what I mean is that in order to play a warning role, we have to first release some attraction that makes people want to click in and watch."

The result is that every audience who follows the drama shouted "I was tricked into watching it and was killed", but it didn't last long, because the style of the drama's barrage, comments, and messages under the official Weibo account of the crew suddenly changed, and turned into recommendation - something like "super sweet drama, beautiful love, she and her little wolfdog", "super attractive villain", "you will miss out if you don't watch it", etc.

All major platforms have also started secondary creations. Some of them cut out the beautiful shots in the drama or game and recommend them as modern romance dramas or O-games. Some of them cut out collections of funny clips and say that this is a super good drama to watch while eating or a fun game.

Officials from the crew, game, and playback platforms all encouraged secondary creation and selected popular videos for reposting.

Liu Wangxue was so happy that she almost died of laughter. This result was partly due to the marketing rhythm of Yunxi and Shenghai, but a larger part was due to the spontaneous action of netizens who felt that they could not be "cheated" themselves and wanted to let others experience what it meant to have a "reversal that comes unexpectedly."

There are also a few other happy things about the actors themselves. For example, Shen Xun, he portrayed the role of "a scholar in front of people and a beast behind people" very successfully. Just as Ran Anyu predicted, after the show was broadcast, his career did reach a higher level, allowing other directors, screenwriters and investors to see more possibilities in him.

But because the character was so successfully created, Shen Xun was so scared that before the third story was aired, he sent a WB message in advance, saying that he hoped that all viewers would watch the show carefully and not take the character's words and deeds to task on the actor himself. He also closed the WB comment section and private messages.

At first, netizens didn’t take it seriously and went to comment on Ran Anyu’s WB post, asking what was wrong with Brother Xun. He was just playing a villain, so why did he close the comments?

Ran Anyu replied: [Shh, watch the show first]

After the true character of Shen Xun was fully revealed, the audience was furious. They couldn't distinguish between the character and the actor himself. But Shen Xun closed the comment section, so people couldn't leave messages to scold him. Then they found out that he even closed private messages, so they just got furious in the barrage or posted on WB@沈珣 themselves.

When Shen Xun was chatting with Liu Wangxue via text, he said: [Fortunately, I had foresight and escaped a cyberbullying incident.]

Liu Wangxue replied with an emoticon of covering her face with her hands and laughing and crying.

Before the incident involving Shen Xun came to an end, the fourth story was already aired. The male protagonist here was even more beastly than the one played by Shen Xun, and the audience's attention was successfully attracted to him.

The actor is called Han Zhenhao, who is nearly ten years younger than Shen Xun. He is a carefree person in normal times. He once played a special forces soldier and is the unique "King of Soldiers" in the minds of the audience.

Han Zhenhao's role this time also creates a huge contrast. When he becomes perverted, even his hair exudes evil spirit, and there is not a trace of his former righteousness.

Han Zhenhao is a very self-satisfied person, and he is mentally strong. He expected to be scolded by the audience, but he was not afraid at all. The audience's anger towards him reached its peak during the matricide scene, and his WB was destroyed. But he would fight back against anyone who scolded him, and he had a verbal battle with angry netizens until dawn, and threatened that "I lose if you go to bed one second earlier." In the end, netizens were all broken by him. After all, big stars don't need to go to bed early, but workers can't.

Another one is Lou Rui, who plays Han Zhenhao's younger brother in this story. The high pressure from his family made him a cowardly person, and he didn't even dare to confess his love to the girl he liked. Later, the girl he liked died unexpectedly, and the girl's sister became his sister-in-law, but was subjected to cold violence by his brother for many years.

Later, he witnessed his mother's death at the hands of his brother - although he also felt that his mother deserved to die, there was still a kind side to his character, coupled with his empathy for the girl he once loved, after hearing the news of his sister-in-law's suicide, he developed hatred for his brother, and revenge came from this. But at the moment when he was about to succeed, he was taken away by the police.

The elder brother played by Han Zhenhao is a criminal lawyer. He had made all the preparations before killing his mother. He pointed all the evidence to his younger brother and also implicated his younger brother in the accidental death of his father several years ago. In the end, he brought his younger brother to court, and the verdicts of the first and second trials were both death penalty.

When the Supreme Court was approving the case, it discovered suspicious points and contacted the local police to reopen the investigation. Coincidentally, the sister-in-law who had attempted suicide woke up from a coma, and the key clues of the case were revealed.

At the end of the story, the younger brother was acquitted, but he was still heartbroken by the things his brother left behind. When he should have been ready for a new life, he committed suicide.

This is also the audience's regret in this story, but unexpectedly, when they were feeling sad, Lou Rui appeared again in the next story.

That's right, he made a guest appearance as a well-off rock singer. While eating hot pot shabu-shabu, inspiration suddenly struck him and he wrote a "Shabu-shabu Song" with a cheerful style, down-to-earth lyrics and a very catchy melody.

Yes, after listening to this song, Meng Luoqiu thought it was very good, so he used it as the interlude of the fifth story. He also added a scene for Lou Rui, and combined with the performances of several comedians, it was very funny.

The audience said that they had only shed half of their tears, and wondered if they could complete their sadness and mourning!
Later, when a column on the Rule of Law Channel interviewed several well-known lawyers regarding related cases, they also talked about this drama. Some viewers found that both the drama and the game had thanks to these lawyers at the end, which sparked another round of discussion.

In short, whether it is a game or a drama, the goals that everyone wanted to achieve in the early stages have been achieved.

During the Spring Festival, from the afternoon of the first day to the third day, Liu Wangxue and Wenxi hardly moved from the sofa except for eating and sleeping. They watched the drama from beginning to end and played the game as well.

Wenxi sighed and said, "You really have good intentions. You really want to popularize the law and really want to teach me how to practice it."

Liu Wangxue said proudly: "That's right, these big guys were invited because of Mr. Xu's mother's face."

Wenxi laughed at her: "Mr. Xu, it's been almost a year since you got engaged, and you still haven't changed your mind?"

Liu Wangxue warmed her hands with the small porcelain in her arms and said, "We're only engaged. We haven't had the wedding yet, and we haven't even gotten the certificate. Why are you changing your words?"

Wenxi asked her, "Isn't it time for you to discuss marriage? The wedding dresses are ready and still at my place." The wedding dresses were completed last fall, one for each bride and groom. Wenxi sent pictures to Liu Wangxue after receiving them, and Liu Wangxue liked them very much. But Xu Qingsong never mentioned it, and he didn't know when he could go and try them on.

Liu Wangxue thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll ask him when he comes back."

As if they had telepathic connection, Xu Qingsong sent her a message shortly after, saying that he wanted to hold the wedding before she joined the crew this year and asked for her opinion.

The second part of "The Twenty-one Cases of Da Zhao" is also scheduled to start shooting in June this year. It is now early February, and there are still more than three months in between. If we hold a simple wedding, there will definitely be enough time to prepare.

However, Liu Wangxue still considered the PC game and asked Xu Qingsong: [Didn’t you say that the PC game will be tested at the beginning of next month? There are a lot of things to do at the wedding, and they are complicated. Will it delay your work time? ]

Xu Qingsong: [There is no way to delay. I just want to marry you as soon as possible. We have been engaged for almost a year. I am anxious.]

He was really anxious, and his family was urging him to go home for the New Year.

Liu Wangxue sent a laughing emoji and typed: [Okay, where do you want to hold your wedding? What kind of wedding do you want?]

Xu Qingsong: [Don’t steal my lines, I should be the one asking you this]

Xu Qingsong: [It all depends on your opinion. The time and place are up to you.]

Liu Wangxue thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we go to Beijing? Your home is there and mine is close too, so it will be convenient for relatives and friends to come over."

Xu Qingsong: [Okay, then the date is set at 520?]

Liu Wangxue smiled: [Okay, I love you (′‵)Ｉ L]

Xu Qingsong: [Love you (づ￣3￣)づ╭～]

Wenxi came in after talking to Du Yunkai on the phone in the yard. Seeing Liu Wangxue smiling brightly, he asked her, "What's the good news?"

"Discussing the wedding." Liu Wangxue said without even raising her head.

"So fast!" Wenxi sat over and glanced at her phone screen, surprised, "Could your Mr. Xu have installed a bug in your phone? How could it be such a coincidence that he sent a message right after we finished talking?"

Liu Wangxue laughed at her: "Open your video app now, maybe it has already pushed wedding-related content to you."

Wenxi sat cross-legged and opened it to take a look. A video of a wedding scene appeared on the homepage with the title "She dressed up beautifully, just to go to a hardship."

Wenxi immediately threw away his phone and cursed in his heart, what an unlucky omen!
Then he leaned on Liu Wangxue's shoulder and watched her discuss with Xu Qingsong.

Liu Wangxue didn't want the wedding to be too grand. She just wanted a simple and warm ceremony, and then have a meal and a drink with her friends and family.

But obviously, neither the elders of the Xu family nor the elders of the Meng family would allow her to think so.

Xu Qingsong relayed what his grandparents said, that not only should they hold a wedding, but it should also be a grand one, because his cousins' weddings were quite grand, and the elders felt that his wedding must not be "shabby".

While Liu Wangxue was sending a message to Xu Qingsong saying [Okay], she said to Wenxi, “It’s over. I have a lot of work to do. I’m going to be exhausted—”

Wenxi wanted to suggest that they go directly to a pre-marriage agency, but before she could finish her words, Xu Qingsong's voice message came in again.

Liu Wangxue clicked on it and listened to him: "Don't worry, you don't have to worry about anything about the wedding. My cousin has a friend who does wedding planning, so she asked them to plan it. My mom and aunt have nothing to do recently, so they took over the wedding chores. And you just need to attend beautifully."

Wenxi immediately said, "Let's take a look. Where is the trouble?"

Liu Wangxue was very happy, but she couldn't just sit there and do nothing. She still had to participate. She replied to Xu Qingsong: "Let's go back to Beijing together on your birthday next month. It's not good to let the elders worry about everything."

Xu Qingsong: [Okay, I think so too. We will stay in Beijing for a while, take wedding photos, try on wedding dresses, and most importantly, get the marriage certificate.]

Liu Wangxue: [OK]

I sent another kiss emoticon.

It was settled. Wenxi hugged her and sighed: "My Xuxu, you will no longer belong to me -"

Before she finished speaking, Liu Nanshan and Gu Xuelan came back from outside and asked her with a smile: "What's wrong?"

Liu Wangxue told her parents about the wedding.

Liu Nanshan and Gu Xuelan were just about to discuss this matter with her. They had just gone for a walk in the village, and when they came back they stopped by Tao Huayu's house. As a result, they kept listening to Tao's mother talking about Tao Huayu.

Tao Huayu finally confirmed his relationship with the talented and beautiful designer he admired after New Year's Day this year. After Tao's mother found out, she kept asking him when he would bring her home to meet her so that they could arrange their marriage.

Tao Huayu was almost furious when his mother asked him this: "We've just started the relationship! Mom, oh..." Then he couldn't stand it anymore and ran back to the city on the second day of the junior high school.

Liu Nanshan and Gu Xuelan tried to persuade Tao's mother, but Tao's mother compared them to Xu Qingsong and Liu Wangxue, saying that they were already engaged, but Tao Huayu's was just the beginning, and she was anxious.

As they talked, they asked about when the wedding would be held, so Liu Nanshan and Gu Xuelan decided to ask Liu Wangxue when they got back. Now that they saw that the two children had discussed it, they were relieved.

Liu Nanshan said, "Then your mom and I won't go on the trip in the next two days. The wedding is a big deal, and we can't just let the Qingsong family worry about it. Your mom and I will go over to help."

Gu Xuelan felt the same way.

Liu Wangxue signed up for a tour group for her parents when they were playing in the Northeast after the filming was finished. She also signed up for her aunt, uncle-in-law, uncle, and aunt, so that they could go out and play together. I heard from my parents that they wanted to go out and play before, but there were three little ones at home and they couldn't leave without someone. This time, Liu Wangxue would be at home for a long time, so she signed them up for a three-week tour, from the southeast coast all the way to Sichuan and Chongqing.

Liu Wangxue said, "It's okay, don't worry. If you want to go, it won't be too late to go after you come back from your trip."

So on the fifth day of the first lunar month, Liu Nanshan and Gu Xuelan went back to their hometown first. As agreed last year, they had to stay in the old house in the village for a few days. On the ninth day of the first lunar month, they boarded a plane to Fuzhou with Liu Wangxue's aunt, uncle-in-law, uncle, and aunt, officially starting a three-week trip.

Xu Qingsong came back from Beijing on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, and the studio started working on the eighth day. Liu Nanshan had been away for three weeks, and the colleagues in the studio were a little uncomfortable. First, they liked the food he cooked, and second, they were already familiar with each other, and they could chat and joke during meals to relieve the pressure from work.

Du Yunkai came back a day earlier than Xu Qingsong because Wenxi was here. On the tenth day of the first lunar month, Wenxi returned to Hai City, and Du Yunkai happened to be meeting a client, so he went back with her.

Three days later, Du Yunkai returned to Taojia Village from Hai City again. He brought a contract to Xu Qingsong and asked him, "My sister's company has a dating variety show. The fifth season will be filmed this year. Do you and Xuxu want to participate?"

Xu Qingsong looked at the words "The Longest Confession" on the cover of the contract and suspected that either Du Yunkai was confused or he was confused: "Participating in a dating variety show? Why?"

Du Yunkai ignored Xu Qingsong's expression and said as a matter of course: "Advertisement!"