No matter how bad the chills are, the lines still have to be delivered.
"How do I run into you wherever I go?"
Shen Siyi usually encountered courteous people, never such a ruffian, and even if she wanted to curse, she could not find the words.
The conversation here was transmitted to Director Zhang a few meters away, and even he twitched at the corners of his mouth upon hearing the lines.
"Wenxin, are you sure this line isn’t cheesy?"
"No, no, no, you have to trust me!"
"No, I don’t trust you. What era are we in that we’re still doing this? Have you been under too much stress lately, starting to make things up?"
Director Zhang once again worried about the ratings for the latter half of "You Smile."
Screenwriter Wenxin scoffed, "What do you know? For a character like Shen Siyi, no matter what official match I write for her, there will be people claiming it’s not suitable."
Director Zhang thought about the recent popularity of the Shen Siyi character and felt there was indeed some truth to it.
If she were matched with someone of similar family background, the audience would find it boring and predictable. If she were paired with a poor boy, that would be a melodramatic plot twist, and the audience would come up with a whole series of stories in their minds.
"But this Mu Qing..."
"Mu Qing’s character is set as a self-made success who clawed his way up from childhood. He is seven or eight years older than Shen Siyi. Such a person would not be decorous, always acting on mood, yet very methodical with his own bottom line—a type she would never have encountered in her eighteen years of life."
"It seems...that actually makes sense?"
"Moreover, the reason Mu Qing could become successful is not only because he has high IQ but also a high EQ."
"Ah right, it’s evident in several of the scenes being shot for this episode."
He was a successful man with both intelligence and emotional savvy fully engaged.
"Just watch the ratings for the upcoming episode. It’s Mu Qing’s first appearance; there will certainly be discussions about him."
And indeed, Screenwriter Wenxin’s prediction came true.
After the latest episode of "You Smile" aired, posts about the new male Find your next favorite novel on NovelHub today!
At first, it was the "Multiply" CP fans who started it.
[Sisters, we must firmly Find your next favorite novel on NovelHub today! What’s a man worth, anyway? Just vanish from my sight!]
[I’ve already sharpened my knives. I’ve edited all the little articles about how the second male lead isn’t suitable for Shen Siyi and just wait for the new episode to finish airing, a screenshot, and then I can post it!]
An hour later, the wind direction in the Multiply CP group changed.
[Ahhhhh—Mu Qing is so freaking handsome!]
[His entrance even carried a breeze; one second he’s riding a motorcycle chasing away the local thugs hitting on the heroine, and the next second he replaces them, becoming a thug himself!]
[This plot twist is so unexpected; I’m laughing to death in the bathroom.]
[Shen Siyi is totally bewildered, okay? The dignified Miss struggled to maintain composure, for the first time her expressions so rich, hahahaha!]
[My goodness! Even Jiang Cheng never caused Shen Siyi to change her expression so much. Why do I feel like Mu Qing suddenly came alive?]
[Why did the last second freeze on Mu Qing taking care of Shen Siyi? He’s so smooth!]
[A man in his twenties who can cook, flirt, and fight all at once, just a bit too cheeky, emmmmm~~]
[Mu Qing doesn’t speak and he’s the perfect gentleman; the moment he opens his mouth everything’s ruined, hhhhhhh~~~]
The girl who was about to post articles and screenshots suddenly hesitated.
"Huh? This Mu Qing... is actually quite likable?"