Chapter 1656 - 1645: The Villain’s Foster Mother

Chapter 1656: Chapter 1645: The Villain’s Foster Mother

After Ye Mu Immortal’s role became popular, the director of "Shengxia" took advantage of it immediately, releasing the movie. Although Mingming was only the second male lead, his position on the poster was more noticeable than the female lead and the male lead.

As fans of Ye Mu, the "wooden slips" were naturally unwilling to miss anything related to Ye Mu. Just the box office on the first day crushed many of the concurrent works, with nearly every screening full.

In this movie, Ye Mu’s performance was even more dedicated than in that fantasy drama, and almost everyone who watched the movie said they hadn’t wasted their support for their brother. In an era dominated by fresh young faces, most of whom lack real talent, Ye Mu seemed like a breath of fresh air.

Zhou Linxia had actually seen the movie during its premiere, but seeing how popular it was now, she brought Zhou Wanghui and Liu Meiqing to watch it again.

In the drama, she played a role akin to everyone’s Bai Yueguang. As the female lead, every outfit she wore in the drama was outstanding, especially when shown on the big screen, which further highlighted her purity to the extreme. Zhou Linxia had always been very satisfied, but after watching the movie today, her mood wasn’t great, mainly due to the comments from other audiences.

"To be honest, the female lead is quite unappreciative. How could she not be satisfied when brother is so good? Does she want to marry a prince?"

"Don’t say that, the brother is a prince, it’s just this female lead has a problem with her judgment."

"Talking about high ideals, but in the end, isn’t she still going to work for a living? Stop pretending to be a Fairy!"

"Did you see the final look she gave brother in the movie? She totally regretted it, but the opportunity doesn’t wait for people. Who does she think she is, that once-popular campus beauty?"

"Exactly, wasn’t she saying before that relying on family’s resources doesn’t count as personal ability? Why should others’ generations of hard work lose to your ten years of studying? Isn’t every generation’s effort meant to make the next generation’s life better? Since when did this become a shame?"

"In summary, the female lead’s worldview is problematic."

"It’s not just her worldview; her judgment is lacking."

"Hehe... You’re right."

A few young girls giggled as they left, not noticing that the woman sitting next to them was already dark-faced, her chest heaving, clearly furious.

"Don’t listen to their nonsense. It’s just a movie, and Mom thinks you did very well." Liu Meiqing touched Zhou Linxia’s hair.

Zhou Wanghui nodded too: "Yes, every man has a Bai Yueguang during their school days. Linxia, while watching you, Dad felt like he was young again. These young girls are inexperienced, we shouldn’t bother with them. Didn’t the professional critics say it was great?"

With this consolation, Zhou Linxia felt much better. It’s true, why bother with these immature young girls? But Ye Mu’s fans were really annoying, daring to say anything. Does her acting well or poorly require recognition from these young girls? Just wait until she wins an award to shut them up.

Indeed, though "Shengxia" is a youthful campus drama, the director’s filming technique was very seasoned. Although these were ordinary events, after filming, it felt like returning to one’s youthful days, very immersive. Initially, the audience consisted of Ye Mu’s fans, but following that, it was those drawn by word of mouth.

Although most people watching felt that Zhou Linxia’s female lead rejecting Ye Mu’s second male lead was impulsive, as this second male lead was truly excellent in looks, family background, and talent, the most important thing is that he had a sincere heart. Everyone knows, student era’s feelings are the purest; once you miss them, they’re truly gone.

But isn’t adolescence like this anyway? Always accompanied by more or less regret. If thinking were as mature as adults, wouldn’t it lose the restless and rebellious spirit of youth?

Precisely because it captures the psyche of ordinary people, this movie still has a considerable chance of winning an award. Zhou Linxia is aiming for both Best Newcomer and Best Actress. When she wins the award, she’ll use the trophy to block those unreasonable dumb fans of Ye Mu.

Actually, Zhou Linxia cares too much about these things. Fans are always irrational, constantly surfing for their idols without caring for anything else. Overall, for her debut, her performance was quite good.

However, winning an award is indeed uncertain. Firstly, her role didn’t require much acting skill. Secondly, being a newcomer in the industry, although the movie did well in revenue, it doesn’t necessarily mean her performance as the female lead was very good. It’s rare for organizers to award Best Actress to a newcomer.

But she is backed by the Zhou Family, and there’s Li Tangfeng, a rich second generation with ties in the entertainment industry. Whether she can win an award is still uncertain.

However, since the film’s release, Zhou Linxia’s schedule has become busier with various invitations coming in. But those endorsements and magazines she favored leaned towards Ye Mu, and she wasn’t very satisfied with the selections. In the end, she decided on a variety show.

This is an observation-type variety show to see what celebrities do at home regularly. It’s said that celebrities have a certain vanity, and Zhou Linxia is naturally no exception. She just wants those haters to see what kind of life she actually leads, how could she care about an ordinary rich second generation?

Before the variety show started filming, a pilot episode was shot first, mainly introducing the experiences and achievements of various celebrities before. The front portion featured either foreign-returned trainees or actors with formal training, or a background actor who rose to Emperor status. When it reached Zhou Linxia, the style suddenly changed.

The pilot episode included photos of her receiving awards in speeches, snapshots of her attending a famous overseas music academy, and videos of her hosting personal piano concerts.

By this time, everyone realized how exceptional Zhou Linxia was, even brighter than the Bai Yueguang she portrayed in the film.

The pilot episode attracted the netizens’ attention immediately. From Zhou Linxia’s pilot, people speculated her background might be good, but when the show aired, they truly understood: is this ’good’? This is like being born at most people’s finish line, even many who strive a lifetime couldn’t afford any random car parked in her garage.

The spacious villa had so many angles that couldn’t be captured fully, plus the magnificent wardrobe lined entirely with limited edition bags and scarfs. The program team struggled to blur out the brands entirely, not to mention the jewelry that blinded netizens’ eyes. Netizens admitted they were envious, and Zhou Linxia suddenly trended in several hot searches.