A Favor Done, A Husband Won-Chapter 191: The Last Bouquet of Fireworks at Midnight
Shi Su’s Weibo followers are skyrocketing, and the number of people in the Weibo fan group is gradually increasing. People are also starting to silently rank in the super topic.
Previously, those who followed her were mostly haters or curious bystanders, or drama fans without much loyalty. Now, unexpectedly, these new fans are discussing recent events upon joining the group, and even initiating to share Shi Su’s stills from "Yao Platform," including some of her shooting clips leaked from the crew.
Furthermore, these folks, intrigued by her acting skills, have gone into archaeological mode, digging up the minor roles she’s recently taken in domestic dramas, pulling various clips and sharing them on Alphabet Station.
It seemed like days ago she was surrounded by immense malice, but at this moment, invisibly protected by a gradually accumulating strength.
Shi Su didn’t directly speak out on Weibo, yet it seemed as if she had proactively spoken.
A new fan hesitantly tagged her with a question:
——@Shi Su, Susu, did you learn martial arts or dance? Your combat scenes in "Yao Platform"’s leaks are absolutely awesome! When it airs, it will definitely attract a bunch of fans!
Shi Su certainly didn’t use her main account; being online on her main account would be discovered. At times like this, she wouldn’t even post on Weibo, so why show online on her main account to let people speculate.
She was using the official account of the studio, which happened to be in the group.
She responded in the group: [Thanks for the attention, let’s anticipate together! (smile)]
——Wow, are artist studio staff so easygoing? I can edit videos and fine-tune beautiful pictures. If Miss Shi Su needs help, I am ready to assist anytime!
Shi Su replied: [Wow, amazing! (thumbs up)]
Afterwards, a few new fans started chatting lively in the group; Shi Su accomplished her goal and didn’t speak further, just checked the trending searches once more.
Although the change in general direction was beneficial for her, there were still many fans of Tong Yuanyuan and even Shi Yunyin questioning the video’s source and degree of sophistication.
Some even suspected that Tong Yuanyuan’s sub-fans in the station were bought by Shi Su, but it was all speculation, no evidence, especially since the video was posted by Tong Yuanyuan’s fan on the official site, causing significant harm to Tong Yuanyuan and obviously having a mostly positive effect for Shi Su.
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That evening, the studio brought good news.
A combat scene video of Shi Su was turned into a GIF by the group’s new fans, used by a marketing account that posted it combined with current trending topics on Weibo, resulting in viral spread after posting!
In less than three hours, it was reposted over fifteen thousand times, and the repost count kept rising, with the majority of reposts and comments content being [The moves are so smooth!], [Could a domestic entertainment actress’s fight scenes be this amazing?], [Sister, you’re so cool!], [Wow, this move is incredible!], [Oh no, I think I’ve also been converted into a fan!], [Silently beginning to anticipate this drama...] and other spontaneous compliments from various spectators and Red V accounts enchanted by the video, all naturally reposting.
That night another trending topic about Shi Su emerged, #Shi Su’s Combat Scenes are Amazing#, although not reaching the first place in trending searches, it naturally made it to the top ten.
Tilans official blog took the chance when Shi Su was at her peak hype that night, suddenly posting a shooting scene video of her filming an ad promotional film, in the video, Shi Su kept diving to perfect the underwater effect, repeatedly practicing moves and pulling off each required scene to perfection.
Before midnight, another Shi Su-related trending topic appeared, #Shi Su Dedication#, although not highly ranked, it was still naturally trending.
That night, Tong Yuanyuan somehow logged on to Weibo, set the previous rumor-mongering post about Shi Su unable to be commented.
Shi Yunyin also logged into Weibo however didn’t delete the post nor configured anything else, instead posted a shorter one with only a symbolic cold smile emoji.
Shi Su’s buzz entirely overshadowed the termination buzz of Four Seas Entertainment and Shi Yunyin, leaving her unnoticed, Yunyin finally quietly logged off without uttering another word.
As Shi Su was about to sleep past midnight, suddenly another explosive news appeared.
Jiang Jing Ru Hua Film and Television Investment’s official blog ignited the last firework before midnight, directly posting highly purposeful content:
[Domestic entertainment female artists’ fight scenes are finally more than well-edited pseudo-impressive moves, dedicated talented actors are definitely worth attention. Jiang Jing Ru Hua plans to break conventions starting next year, while investing in films, considering signing several artists for focused cultivation; how much longer is Shi Su’s management contract valid? Would you mind us poaching her? @Shi Su, @Yijia Media, @Shi Su Studio]
The sudden appearance of such a renowned film investor Jiang Jing Ru Hua, openly expressing their intention to poach Shi Su, caused an instant explosion on Weibo.
The fiery popularity and related trending topics behind Shi Su changed from the usual red hotness to dark red with explosive.
Chu Jiu sent a WeChat message: [(shock) (laugh crying) Sister, are you going to conquer the scene?] 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖
Shi Su: "..."
After returning Chu Jiu an equally baffled emoji, she directly navigated to find Jing Luozhou’s name in WeChat.
Shi Su: [Mr. Jing, can’t people catch a break?]
Jing Luozhou: [How’d you know it was me (⊙o⊙)?]
Shi Su: [This kind of arrogant provocative tone, which of your employees dare to post this? You even directly tagged my management company? Why not tag our CEO directly?]
Jing Luozhou: [Honestly wanted to, just couldn’t remember who the CEO was for half a day.]
Shi Su: [... How long has it been since "Yao Platform" wrapped? Is it going to air soon? As the investor big daddy, your way to boost the drama’s heat beats even the publicity team!]
Jing Luozhou: [The production team is experienced, post-production progressing swiftly, if review goes well, and applying for a prime-time airing file, it can smoothly broadcast by the end of next month.]
Shi Su: [Really, you’re quite the businessman, using me to stir up heat; shouldn’t you pay me a salary? (disdain)]
Jing Luozhou: [Mutually beneficial! You can ask my brother for the salary! Hahaha!]
Shi Su: [(disdain)]
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On Weibo, gossiping netizens were discussing Shi Su’s situation, saying she’s famous before the drama even aired.
And she’s just the secondary female lead, even overshadowed by the male lead and second male lead. Although a secondary female lead, she’s only the fourth billed.
Who is the primary female lead again?
Oh right, Xia Yilin.
Gossipers went to scrutinize Xia Yilin’s Weibo, remembered she stirred up drama two months ago, and she even forwarded Tong Yuanyuan’s post, clearly not an easy person to get along with, and apparently doesn’t get along well with Shi Su.
The previous KC endorsement incident, the joke arising from that, people haven’t forgotten.
Once "Yao Platform" airs, presumably everyone will drown in melon fields, devouring gossip until stuffed.
Yet there’s great anticipation to see just how Shi Su, unexpectedly bullied within the cast yet ending up the fourth billed secondary female lead, can soar once the drama airs!
