Lu Yinbing was caught off guard by her grab, and her first reaction was to throw away the scissors to avoid hurting anyone. Fortunately, Xia Yitong first pushed the scissors away along her hand, and then she felt much more comfortable picking him up.
Lu Yinbing let her hold him and spin around for more than ten rounds. After more than ten rounds, he was still spinning. Lu Yinbing quickly stopped her: "Stop, stop, stop. I feel dizzy."
Yes, yes, yes, Lu Yinbing's mind hasn't fully recovered yet. Xia Yitong put her down belatedly, his eyes shining as he looked at her.
Lu Yinbing pinched her face and asked, "What are you so happy about? Huh?"
"The new TV series is on air," Xia Yitong said, a little embarrassed to brag about herself, "and the response is pretty good."
Can you be so happy just because of the good response? Which TV series she starred in before was not "good", and I didn't see her... No, I didn't know her at that time. Lu Yinbing thought again.
She hasn't read many reviews online. She has quit the internet recently and only watches TV occasionally. She has watched every episode of Xia Yitong's new TV series. If the full score is 100, she would at least score 80 points, while ordinary people would probably give it 120 points. It's obvious that it's not just good, but probably praised to the sky.
But even though she guessed it, she still found it quite amusing to see Xia Yitong hiding it, wanting her to praise her but still being a little shy. So she chose not to point it out and just said "hmm" indifferently. She picked up the scissors on the ground again and turned her gaze to the flowers and plants in front of her. She did take off her earphones because she couldn't hear Xia Yitong clearly when she was wearing them.
When Xia Yitong saw that she didn't care much, she immediately felt a little anxious. Why didn't she ask herself? What was good about the response? Why was she so happy about the general good response
Why... don't you ask
Xia Yitong looked at her eagerly, with an expression that said "I'm so pitiful, I want to show off, come and ask me", but she couldn't be so straightforward, so she had to circle around Lu Yinbing again and again.
"Let me help you cut it." Xia Yitong said.
Lu Yinbing handed the scissors to her. Xia Yitong cut a leaf without looking at her. She said in a relaxed tone, "Director Qin told me today that the ratings have exceeded 4. This year's annual ratings champion is basically in the bag. Now the main thing is to try hard to see if we can break the ratings record of the past decade."
Lu Yinbing: "Well, come on."
"..." Xia Yitong walked around again, staring at the clump in front of her, thinking it was all good, and she didn't know what Lu Yinbing was cutting, but she wanted to stay with Lu Yinbing for a while. After cutting a piece, she picked up another one, but she didn't know where to start. She circled the scissors around a few times, pretending that she had already cut it. She also used her body to block it a little so that Lu Yinbing couldn't see it.
Could Lu Yinbing not see it? She almost failed, but fortunately her acting skills were solid and she managed to keep her composure.
Xia Yitong said: "But it's probably a bit difficult. It has to break 5 at least to break the record. It's been broadcast for a month now. Although the ratings are still rising, they tend to stabilize in the later period. I think it's a bit difficult."
Lu Yinbing smiled in his heart: This drama has a broadcast cycle of two and a half months. It is only the first month now, and there is still a full month and a half. The ratings have exceeded 4 in the first month. With the climax of the later TV series, the ratings will definitely rise sharply again. Breaking 5 is just around the corner. I just don’t know if that day will come sooner or later. Xia Yitong’s words are fine for others, but she is fooling herself, an expert in this circle, just to show off and let others praise her.
Lu Yinbing was a little addicted to teasing her, so how could he let her go so easily? He said, "Yeah, let's see how strong she is. If she has enough strength, I think there's still a chance."
Xia Yitong immediately became anxious, his face changed and he said, "It's not about whether there is a chance or not, it's -"
"What is it?" Lu Yinbing asked.
"Nothing," Xia Yitong curled her lips and said, "I think so too." She was so confident about a fact that had not yet been accomplished. If something unexpected happened, she would be slapped in the face. But she felt very uncomfortable if she didn't say it.
If Lu Yinbing asked her, she would still be modest, and then there would be a round of compliments to each other, allowing her to be happy for a while, just a little while, and then she would adjust her mindset and continue to work hard, which is why she is now stuck in between.
Lu Yinbing said: "What if it doesn't break five?"
Xia Yitong put the scissors with the handle facing outwards and quietly handed them to her, then walked into the house. Regardless of whether Lu Yinbing did it intentionally or unintentionally, she was already angry. Couldn't Lu Yinbing say a few nice words
She sulked all the way back to the house and sat down on the sofa angrily. Lu Yinbing had made her angry, so she came over to comfort her. She didn't comfort her with nice words, but quietly turned on the TV and used the remote control to randomly order the popular "Mei Qi".
All actors cannot immerse themselves in their own performances and always feel something is weird. Xia Yitong is the same. She cannot focus on the screen for fear of embarrassment.
Lu Yinbing: "For someone like me who watches the show every day when it's replayed on TV and uses my phone, tablet, and TV to watch it live, can you give me a higher rating?"
"What did you say?" Xia Yitong was surprised. What was going on
Lu Yinbing said, "I'm going to increase your ratings. I'm going to try to get it over 5 next week, and over 6 by the end."
Xia Yitong: “…” If the fifth day is just around the corner, then the sixth day is a miracle, which is basically impossible to happen. Now is not the past. People only have TV dramas as an entertainment activity, and other things take up too much of people’s attention.
"It's not illegal to think about it," Lu Yinbing said, bending one leg. "You act so well, you are honest and intelligent, so any success you have is justified."
Xia Yitong finally got the chance to be modest: "That also requires the cooperation of others, and the careful guidance of the director."
"Have you been waiting for me to praise you for a long time?" Lu Yinbing hooked her neck and let her lean into his arms.
Xia Yitong smiled into her chest: "It hasn't been long, just waited from just now until now."
"Why are you talking to me in such an official tone? How do you think you acted?"
"I think... 70 points."
"truth."
"…" Xia Yitong said, "Then I won't be polite. One hundred points."
"Do you want to have some shame?" Lu Yinbing grabbed her head.
Xia Yitong looked up and explained, "At that time, I put all my energy and effort into the performance. It was impossible for me to do better at that time. One hundred points, no problem!"
Okay, if there's nothing wrong with it, then there's nothing wrong with it. Lu Yinbing flicked her forehead with his finger and said, "To celebrate, shall I take you out for a big meal?"
"Can we eat at home?" Xia Yitong actually refused, which was rare.
"Why?"
"There are so many fans, I'm afraid of being recognized."
Lu Yinbing stared at her with a subtle look.
Xia Yitong: "I'm telling the truth." She swore to God that this was definitely not for the purpose of getting Lu Yinbing to praise her or revealing the fact that she was now liked by many people, although objectively it had this effect.
Lu Yinbing went to look in the refrigerator and said, "Since you are so popular now, it is probably impossible for you to go out to buy food. I can't go out alone. I'll have to let you down. I can only eat this tonight."
She fished out a large bunch of cabbage and weighed it in her hand.
Xia Yitong's face immediately fell. Although drinking water can make one full, he couldn't eat such a simple dish as cabbage stalks.
Lu Yinbing: "There is another way, let Xue's mother buy some vegetables and ask her to deliver them—"
Before she finished speaking, Xia Yitong raised her hand and said, "I agree."
When Lu Yinbing finally called Xue Yao, she said, "It's been a while since the three of us had dinner together. Let's have dinner together tonight. I'll cook, but we don't have any food at home. Please bring some over."
Xue Yao was still praising the two children in her heart for being filial. They left work early to go to the supermarket, and came to the door with big and small bags, completely unaware that they were being plotted against.
Xia Yitong has been on the hot search list every other day in July and August. It was not her name, but her character, which made Xia Yitong a thousand times happier than if her real name was on it. In mid-August, a group of photos were released online at the same time, which were photos of Xia Yitong learning martial arts from September to December of the previous year at the Shaolin Temple. It looks like a candid photo, the pixels are not very high, but you can see the face and what she is doing. The official Weibo account of the TV series "Mei Qi" reposted that except for some particularly professional actions, Xia Yitong performed all the fighting scenes herself without using a stand-in.
Oh my god, I actually went to Shaolin Temple. I must not let my dad see this news, otherwise he will definitely not let me go [bye-bye]
The third picture is a horse stance under the scorching sun, right? No wonder Xia Yitong looked a lot darker at the beginning of the TV series 23333
Other people with high traffic would post on Weibo even if they got their fingers cut, as if the whole world was framing them. If Xia Yitong's identity had not been exposed now, who would have known that she had studied in Shaolin Temple for three months.
It reminds me of Lu Shen. Every time Lu Shen shoots a new movie, he will learn a new skill. He practiced sword for a year for filming. If it wasn't for the broken knuckles, no one would know. I hope there are more actors like this in the circle, instead of stars who fuck up their character all day long.
…
At the end of August, the ratings of "Mei Qi" broke 5 for the first time, setting a record for the highest ratings in thirteen years. The crew held a celebration banquet at the place where the premiere celebration was held. At the celebration banquet, a reporter mentioned the problem with the set of pictures circulating on the Internet.
Xia Yitong answered openly, "I did learn from a master for three months, and the master was the master that Teacher Lu had learned from before." She also said politely, "These are what an actor should do. Please pay more attention to my work. Thank you."
After that I didn’t want to talk more.
Some people thought these words sounded familiar and dug out a news release from many years ago. Lu Yinbing had been wearing a bandage because of an injury to her knuckles during sword practice and was not allowed to take it off when attending events. When the media discovered this, she said at the time: "It's my duty. Please pay more attention to my new movie." Then she avoided talking about it.
History is so similar.
This comparison, which took place thirteen years apart, was subsequently posted online, sparking heated discussions among netizens. For the first time, Xia Yitong and Lu Yinbing's names were put together in terms of performance.
Hot review number one: Has no one noticed that Xia Yitong and Lu Shen are becoming more and more alike? They are similar in every way, their speech, their conversation, their style, is this my illusion