Chapter 406: Who Are You?

By the time Li Yang discovered the anomaly on her delicate face, it was already too late.

She yanked off the ruined facial mask, feeling somewhat annoyed.

A facial mask isn't something where the longer you leave it on or the drier it gets, the better.

Doing so actually has the opposite effect.

Li Yang felt she had already fallen into the trap of *Nirvana in Fire*.

To be precise, she had fallen into the trap of Mei Zhangsu.

"This drama is different from our *Jade Pearl City*."

"*Jade Pearl City* is a female-led drama; the Drama and content are not very interesting to many male viewers, as it only satisfies the points of female viewers."

"But *Nirvana in Fire* is different; it feels like it kills with both men and women!" Li Yang couldn't help but say.

This point is terrifying!

This means the audience reach of this drama is inherently wider than *Jade Pearl City*, not to mention the quality is so high.

At the same time, its audience is not just young viewers.

Middle-aged viewers can also feel the infinite charm within it.

Many people's parents are perhaps members of the binge-watching army.

"Luo Mo is truly a terrifying opponent." Li Yang concluded.

She also knows Luo Mo is very strong; the *Chinese Paladin* series is a phenomenal hit, even being called: redefined the Xianxia drama.

But after all, the dramas the two of them filmed had never collided head-on, so the feeling wasn't that intuitive.

Now, having been hit so hard by Luo Mo, she truly feels she cannot withstand the impact of this man.

"If he had agreed to play the male lead in *Jade Pearl City* back then, how good that would have been..." Li Yang suddenly felt that her *Jade Pearl City* male lead, who had won the 【Best Actor】 award twice, was suddenly not so appealing.

"With Luo Mo's talent, if he had become a member of the *Jade Pearl City* creative team, perhaps he could have even sublimated the entire script." Li Yang even had such a thought.

This top-tier young actress, the head of the Four Little Dan, suddenly felt that Tang Shiyu might win this round.

If she really gained Luo Mo's recognition and was fortunate enough to play the lead in the future...

"Then the threat would be huge!"

………

………

The Drama of *Nirvana in Fire* has already entered an extremely compact stage.

Every episode has the progress of the main line and sub-lines, and it makes people unable to stop watching.

In the sixth episode, Mei Zhangsu uses his methods to save Nihuang from a dangerous situation.

Not only that, but he also makes Prince Yu look at him with new eyes, thinking he must firmly control this Qilin talent in his hands.

Prince Yu thinks that Prince Jing, Xiao Jingyan, is merely a chess piece in this matter, little does he know... he is the one who is a piece on Mei Zhangsu's chessboard!

This type of Drama naturally poked at the satisfaction points of many viewers again.

At the same time, many viewers discovered a very strange point.

"I'm watching this drama, and I actually didn't press fast-forward, nor did I turn on double speed!"

For many people, this broke their past habits.

It's very strange; if you say the pacing of *Nirvana in Fire* is fast, it's not fast.

Yet it gives people a sense of compact plot.

This is the charm of multi-line interweaving.

Main lines, sub-lines, hidden lines... interwoven together, even if the story is told slowly, even if every detail is displayed delicately, it won't make you feel the story is told slowly or the plot is too fragmented.

On the contrary, you will even be addicted to this exquisiteness.

Yes, it is just exquisite.

You will be willing to look at the details and will marvel at the dedication of the production crew.

You will feel that once you fast-forward, perhaps if you are not careful, you will miss some wonderful parts.

If you turn on double speed, perhaps you will watch it too carelessly, and many interesting lines will be missed.

Therefore, many Drama Critics, when watching the drama from a professional perspective, frequently sigh at the terrifying aspects of this drama.

In reality, they still underestimated the terror of *Nirvana in Fire*.

You must know, there are many viewers on Earth who not only don't press fast-forward or turn on double speed when watching for the first time.

They do the same when watching for the second and third time!

It's very strange; for a drama, when you are on your second or third rewatch, you clearly already know the subsequent Drama, yet you can see different feelings.

For example, in the second episode, the scene where Mei Zhangsu enters the palace to meet the Grand Empress.

Many people didn't feel it was very touching during the first watch, but during the second watch, they watched it with tears streaming down their faces.

Because everyone knows the Grand Empress will not be in this world for much longer.

Because after everyone finishes the whole drama, they have endless heartache for Mei Zhangsu, so when the Grand Empress calls out that "Xiao Shu," your heart will be exceptionally uncomfortable.

After watching the sixth episode, a multiple-choice question was placed before many viewers who had not activated Penguin Video membership but specifically ran to Penguin to watch *Nirvana in Fire*.

——To 【Member Early Access】 or not?

Does that even need thinking?

Activate it!

At worst, I just won't renew my Pineapple and Qiqu next month; there's no loss.

Anyway, I'm only following *Nirvana in Fire* and *King of Love Songs* recently!

The data team at Penguin Video can clearly see that the number of new members today is skyrocketing!

The data refreshes every ten minutes, and every time it refreshes, they can see the data has risen by a large margin.

The most absurd part is that the increase is still growing!

Over at Penguin Video, they are already overjoyed.

As for Luo Mo Studio, they are keeping a close eye on the online reputation.

This matter was ordered by Luo Mo.

He himself is not worried about the reputation of *Nirvana in Fire* slipping, but as the studio boss, he feels it is still necessary to train the abilities of some of his employees.

If they cannot even monitor things well, or fail to grasp the direction of public opinion, then they are a bit useless.

In reality, after the 【Member Early Access】 feature was launched, it did indeed bring about changes in certain aspects.

People, after all, are very complex creatures.

Everyone's attitude toward things that are free is different from things they have spent money on.

For free things, people are more tolerant.

For paid things, people are more critical.

"I spent money, and this is what you show me?"

"Just this? Is that it?"

Even if the quality of the entire Drama remains consistent from beginning to end, just because everyone paid a membership fee, some viewers will naturally feel that the quality has declined.

The only solution to this problem is—the Drama must become increasingly exciting!

And episode seven, as the first episode under the 【Member Early Access】 feature, appears crucial.

As for the content of this episode, it naturally did not disappoint the viewers.

After Nihuang escaped danger, she had her younger brother invite Mei Zhangsu, wanting to thank him in person.

In reality, expressing thanks was indeed the official business, but she had another motive.

This motive can be summarized in four words—frantic probing!

She has already begun to suspect Mei Zhangsu.

The confrontation here is not just a clash of wits.

At the same time, there is also emotion.

Nihuang is being proactive, while Mei Zhangsu is exercising restraint.

Princess Nihuang's attire today is more elegant and simple, as she has changed into casual clothing.

This outfit and makeup make it very easy for Mei Zhangsu to recall every little detail of the time the two spent together in the past.

The scene where the two meet and bow to each other was filmed by Xu Chujing in one take.

In this moment, after Princess Nihuang bows her head, the moment she lifts her eyes, her gaze and the faint smile on her face contain emotions that are extremely complex, yet burning.

The reason why old acting veterans from the National Theatre of China like Luo Chun and Zhou Tong often reveal "auntie smiles" on set, and why they also feel that Director Luo and Xu Chujing have mutual affection, is because they feel there are several scenes that are very difficult to film.

For example, this meeting scene; the eye acting of the two is very hard to control, and even experienced people like them would not be confident in doing it in one take.

Yet, Luo Mo and Xu Chujing are always able to achieve it.

Do Luo Mo and Xu Chujing have acting skills? Naturally, they do.

Among the younger generation of Actors, Xu Chujing being crowned 【Best Actress】 naturally makes her a leader among them.

The film and television awards on Blue Star have a higher gold content than those on Earth.

As for Luo Mo, after undergoing "special training," he is no less impressive.

But it definitely hasn't reached the point of doing everything in one take.

However, the emotions between the two are their own personal business.

Judging from the final presented effect, this scene of their eyes meeting is very brilliant, and can even be described as stunning.

The bullet comments are full of praise.

"I feel Luo Mo's acting has improved a lot since the *Chinese Paladin* period."

"Hard work pays off; there aren't many people these days willing to settle down and refine themselves through theatre tours."

"Jing's eyes just now were so bright, so beautiful."

"If it were me, I'd be infatuated too!"

Mei Zhangsu was invited to this residence just to look at the house, thinking that since he had just arrived in Beijing, he should be settled into a place to stay.

But now, this is hardly about looking at a house.

This is about looking at a person.

The most fatal part is that Princess Nihuang went straight on the offensive, saying: "But I don't know why, I always feel that this is not my first meeting with you, sir; there is an innate sense of trust."

After finishing this scene, Xu Chujing specifically went back to her trailer and stayed there quietly by herself for nearly ten minutes.

This sentence was spoken by Princess Nihuang, but it was also what Xu Chujing felt in her heart.

Clearly, as far as she was concerned, when she first met Luo Mo on *Creating Idols*, she was a stranger to his appearance, his voice, and everything about him.

Yet, deep inside, a sense of familiarity, trust, and even reliance would arise.

Therefore, this is not just Princess Nihuang asking Mei Zhangsu; this is also...

—Xu Chujing asking Luo Mo!

So much so that when Luo Mo invited her to a family dinner, Xu Chujing seemingly casually mentioned it, asking if Luo Mo had ever raised any small pets.

Luo Ma answered immediately, saying: "He pestered me to raise a puppy when he was little, but since our family ran a restaurant, his dad scared him by saying it might end up becoming a dish."

Upon hearing this, Xu Chujing lowered her eyelids slightly.

Luo Mo, however, smiled and said: "Actually, I did raise one."

Luo Ma looked puzzled and asked: "Raised what?"

"A Cat," Luo Mo said directly.

"How come I don't know about that?" Luo Ma was even more confused; Luo Mo had never raised a pet at home from childhood to adulthood.

So she pressed, "Where are you raising it?"

Xu Chujing also suddenly looked up at this moment, staring at Luo Mo.

Luo Mo said to Luo Ma, "In a place you don't know about."

After saying this, he even winked at Xu Chujing, the actress who played the Cat Demon and the "pet" in the mini-game 【Feeding the Diva】.

So much so that for a moment, she couldn't tell if Luo Mo was telling the truth or teasing her.

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