Chapter 96: 《My Love from the Star》 Premieres to Hot Reception

In the evening, Wei Jin was curled up on the sofa with Liu Yan, waiting for the broadcast of *My Love from the Star*.

This drama was placed in the Mango TV Golden Eagle Theater; one must know that this is Mango TV's prime-time slot, and its viewership ratings are consistently among the best for the same period.

Liu Yan would be going to record *Boys and Girls Rush Forward* in a few days, and Wei Jin also wanted them to have more time alone; after all, this woman had always been very sensible.

Gently brushing away the hand that was acting up on her chest, Liu Yan spoke:

"Boss, it's about to start."

After a round of commercials, the beautiful theme song of the TV series began to play, and accompanied by the exquisite opening sequence, it immediately captured Liu Yan's attention.

"It looks pretty good, it seems to have the quality of a movie."

"That's for sure, the post-production was done by Shanhe Ink, and even just that cost quite a bit of money."

Wei Jin also looked at the quality of the visuals, feeling somewhat proud.

Since its establishment last year, Shanhe Ink had not yet taken on any external projects; the two consecutive orders came from *My Love from the Star* and *Time-Space Cohabitation*, and the company's subsequent projects would all be handed to them to handle.

But Wei Jin believed that with the airing of *My Love from the Star*, there should be no shortage of projects coming their way in the future.

As the plot developed, the story background and character settings gradually unfolded.

On the television screen, Professor Wei, played by Qiao Zhenyu, was wearing a shirt and sitting on an expensive sofa, appearing mysterious and noble.

As an alien who had lived on Earth for over three hundred years, the instigator of the "Tunguska Event," he had witnessed the decline and fall of the Ming Dynasty and experienced the vicissitudes of life.

While possessing superpowers, he also had abilities such as immortality, telekinesis, time-space stasis, and teleportation, and all his senses, including vision and hearing, were seven times sharper than those of humans on Earth.

It was just that he could not mix with the bodily fluids or blood of humans on Earth.

As an immortal species, he naturally viewed everything around him with a look of indifference.

The comet he had waited for for hundreds of years was about to arrive on Earth in three months, and this was also his opportunity to go home.

However, his encounter with the female lead was as inevitable as the turning of the gears of fate; destiny had finally arrived. "Wow, Qiao Zhenyu acting cool is really a bit of a surprise. Boss, I think you're also suited for this style. What do you call this again?"

When Liu Yan saw Qiao Zhenyu sitting on the sofa, she was clearly a bit surprised, because the two would occasionally run into each other at the company, and she knew Qiao Zhenyu was a gentle and quiet person.

"This is called the 'ascetic style'—it's the kind where you look at it and just don't want women to get close."

Wei Jin didn't give Liu Yan a lecture, just mentioned it casually. Currently, there were no male stars in the country following the ascetic style; Qiao Zhenyu could be considered to have reaped the first wave of dividends, though it was estimated that after the TV series aired, there would be more male stars following this route.

However, Wei Jin didn't intend to follow this route; otherwise, how would the female stars pursue progress?

"Yes, yes, yes, he looks cold and aloof, but it's completely different from those cheesy domineering CEO types; it feels more real."

It was also the first time Wei Jin discovered that Liu Yan was quite enthusiastic about TV series, talking about it with such eloquence.

"Li Jie's performance is also so funny, it's completely inconsistent with her real self."

Li Ruoxue, played by Zeng Li on TV, was a cold goddess on the surface, but in private, she was a funny, goofy girl; the dramatic conflict she brought was truly too intense, making people unable to help but continue exploring.

"Boss, you are really good to Li Jie."

Although Liu Yan hadn't been in the company for long, she had watched step by step how Wei Jin sent Zeng Li to the altar. One *Lurking* allowed Zeng Li to earn enough artistic reputation in the field of serious drama, and one *Amour* made Zeng Li the second Cannes Best Actress in Asia and the first in the mainland.

Liu Yan had a premonition that after this *My Love from the Star*, Zeng Li's national popularity and fan base would far exceed domestic first-tier stars, becoming a true top-tier actress.

"Don't think so much, your paths are different. In the future, you will become the most popular female host in the country."

After all, Liu Yan was not professionally trained; for someone who switched careers halfway, if she wanted to carve out her own path in the film and television field, the road would be long and difficult. It would be better to be at ease as a host, and she could still become an existence in the entertainment industry that could not be ignored.

"Mm, I'll listen to you, Boss."

"At a time like this, don't call me Boss."

"Then what should I call you?" "Call me Daddy."

As the TV series ended, Wei Jin also felt the appetizer was enough and intended to start enjoying the main course. Sure enough, as Liu Yan expected, after the first two episodes aired, the forums on the internet exploded.

Not just on the Tianya Forum, but almost all film and television forums saw a large number of hot posts discussing *My Love from the Star*, with the focus of the discussion naturally being Qiao Zhenyu and Zeng Li, who played the lead roles.

Qiao Zhenyu's character, who was almost omnipotent, along with his cold and ascetic male god image, brought an unparalleled sense of novelty and shock to the audience.

The female star played by Zeng Li also received a large amount of praise; clearly a popular star at the height of her fame, she had no common sense in private, often made mistakes, and had a kind of naive and cute charm.

"Boss, last night's ratings are out. The premiere broke 8 directly, reaching 8.2. According to the agreement, did we make a killing?"

There was an irrepressible excitement in Liu Yan's voice. According to this trend, the peak viewership rating breaking 10 would be no problem, and this drama was very likely to be this year's ratings champion again.

"That goes without saying. Since I dared to bet, I had confidence. It shouldn't be a problem for this drama to earn a hundred million."

"Boss, you are truly amazing."

The longer they spent together, the more Liu Yan could discover the shining points in Wei Jin, so she was happy to do many things for him.

"My 'amazing' is not limited to just this."

Wei Jin intended to have a morning workout, and his large hands began to wander over Liu Yan's body.

Unexpectedly, Liu Yan dodged away; she didn't want to be exhausted right after getting up, so she immediately changed the subject:

"The internet is also full of praise, Boss, come and take a look."

Hearing this, Wei Jin was a bit curious and took the laptop to look.

"This drama is very conscientious; the special effects must have cost a lot of money, right?"

"Time stasis is really stunning. How was it filmed?"

"Is there no one who thinks the costume design is great? I heard it was Wei Jin's idea; his aesthetic is indeed very high-class."

"That goes without saying. It's rumored to be a top French design team; just the outfits for the male and female leads in the drama cost several hundred thousand."

"Damn, no wonder the quality is so good. They really should call other cheesy domineering CEO dramas to see what 'luxury' means."

"Am I the only one amazed by Wei Jin's script? How is this guy's brain wired? I suggest the relevant authorities investigate him."

"Seconded."

"Seconded +1."

Wei Jin looked through the netizens' comments, feeling somewhat smug:

"This generation of netizens still knows their stuff; they have an eye for quality."

Over the next few days, the ratings climbed all the way, easily breaking 10. Everyone at Mango TV was naturally full of joy and happiness; the Department Head who had insisted on buying the drama was even personally praised by Station Chief Ouyang, and he felt like he was walking on air recently.

However, the other local satellite television stations that had also participated in the initial bidding were in a bit of a bind; watching such a hit slip through their fingers, they were filled with endless regret and immediately rushed to contact Wei Jin Fengliu Film and Television Company to purchase the second-run broadcast rights.

But by now, the competitors were no longer just those few from before; many television stations participated in the second-run bidding for My Love from the Star, with the highest offer already reaching 800,000 per episode, which already exceeded the first-run prices of many television dramas, showing just how explosive My Love from the Star was.

Of course, when a television drama is a hit, the ones who benefit the most, besides the production company, are the cast members.

Qiao Zhenyu's name quickly climbed to the top of the Baidu Search popularity chart for entertainment celebrities, and Ceng Li followed closely behind, with the search index for My Love from the Star also leading by a wide margin.

Even Hu Jing, who played the second female lead, gained a wave of fans and significantly increased her popularity thanks to this drama.

For the past two days, she has been calling to invite Wei Jin to her home as a guest, asking Wei Jin to appraise her newly purchased silk stockings.

Unfortunately, Hu Jing's talent is truly far inferior to Liu Yan's, so Wei Jin could only politely decline; these days, he is so happy with Liu Yan that he has forgotten all about Shu. The new book is now on the shelves, the second update for today is presented, I earnestly request all readers to provide a subscription and add to your favorites, thank you everyone!

(End of this chapter)