novelraw Chapter 88 You're Going to Explode, My Love from the Star
Chapter 88 You're Going to Explode, My Love from the Star
Chapter 88 You're Going to Explode, My Love from the Star
A residential house in Zhejiang Province.
It's not even 8 p.m.
Wu Sisi stretched, feeling sore and lost. She had finally finished watching "The Woman of the Sun," but she didn't know what else to watch.
This is a Korean drama, and it's not exactly a great show. It certainly can't compare to classics like "Full House," "I'm Sorry, I Love You," or "Delightful Girl Choon-Hyang," but it's still watchable.
Besides, a classic like that might only be made once every few years, so it's impossible to expect every film to be of that quality. Just make do with what you have.
She became obsessed with modern romance dramas last year, and in just over a year, she watched almost all the modern romance dramas from South Korea and Taiwan. Now she's starting to regret it a bit. She didn't know how to watch them sparingly back then, wasting several or even dozens of episodes a day, and sometimes even fast-forwarding when she was impatient.
Now that's settled, we've finished all the fine chaff and the coarse chaff from before, and we don't know what to eat to pass the time.
I left my computer desk, went to the living room, lay down on the sofa, and turned on the TV to randomly change channels.
Domestic period dramas are quite well-made. After watching all the modern idol dramas, I might have to rely on period dramas to make a living in the future.
When she switched to the Economics and Lifestyle channel, she unconsciously stopped. A period drama was playing. It was a wedding procession, and the bride in the sedan chair was very beautiful, but she was crying all the time, which piqued Wu Sisi's curiosity.
Was she forced to marry someone she didn't like?
The answer was soon revealed: according to the entourage, the girl's husband was already dead, meaning she would become a widow before even getting married.
"How tragic!" Wu Sisi clicked her tongue.
Suddenly, the scene took a dramatic turn, and a flying saucer appeared in the sky.
"?9"
While Wu Sisi was still in a daze, the wedding procession was blown about by the strong winds brought by the UFO, and the bridal sedan chair, along with the bride inside, was swept to the edge of the cliff, about to fall.
Even if you know that what's on TV is fake, you can still get the audience's hearts racing.
Wu Sisi was deep in thought when the scene suddenly froze, as if someone had pressed the pause button on time. A man walked into the frame; at first, only his legs were visible, and he was dressed in modern clothes.
Then the camera slowly pans up, revealing a handsome modern man.
The modern-day handsome man pulled the sedan chair back from the edge of the cliff, then reached out his hand to the bride inside, whose cheeks were still wet with tears, to help her down from the sedan chair.
"So cool! The visuals are amazing!"
Wu Sisi sat up straight excitedly, her eyes glued to the TV for a second. She reached out and groped around for a while before finally finding a cushion to hug.
Then the scene shifts to the modern era, and the man from before begins to introduce himself.
He came from outer space and arrived in China during the Ming Dynasty, where he has lived for 500 years. All his senses are seven times stronger than those of an Earthling—the comet he has been waiting for for 500 years is approaching Earth, and in three months, he will be able to return to his home planet.
The camera then pans to what appears to be a film or television shooting location?
Outside, there were crazy fans, and lying under the parasol was—Fan Bingbing?
Is the female lead Fan Bingbing?
Is Fan Bingbing the lead actress in this drama?
Wu Sisi couldn't help but frown.
The beginning of the show was quite engaging, but she genuinely disliked Fan Bingbing. Firstly, she disliked her appearance; she was too glamorous and aggressive. Secondly, she was too good at self-promotion; she was everywhere.
In short, I lost interest quickly, but since the beginning was pretty good, I can still take a few more glances.
Is he an actor or a big star?
That affected, pretentious air of his was truly his natural self.
Her assistant bought her some coffee, which she then set aside after taking a picture and posting it on her blog. It turned out she had only asked her assistant to buy it so she could interact with her fans through a photo. The assistants, seeing her interacting with fans, acted as if facing a major crisis.
A fan shared a greeting card she received, which wished her a healthy baby. Clearly, this fan was a mother. The actress, Song Lan, directly replied to the fan: "The name 'Lin'er' is very well chosen. It sounds auspicious and grand."
Wu Sisi was completely stunned.
How did the female lead come to the conclusion that the fan's child's name was "Lin'er"?
Could it be because the greeting card has the words "Wishing you a son" on it?
Can Lin'er understand it this way?
On TV, a fan subtly suggested that the child's name wasn't Lin'er, but the female lead, once again using her imagination, replied, "I understand, Lin'er is a nickname, the formal name is actually 'Lin'?"
Sure enough, on TV, Song Lan was ridiculed by the entire internet for not knowing that "Lin'er" was a term of endearment for someone else's child in ancient times.
Her management team was furious, but when they met Song Lan, they still had to carefully coax her.
Is this a natural performance?
"Who would see 'Zhu Lin'er' and assume the child's name is Lin'er? That's incredibly ignorant! But it's all too true when it comes to celebrities."
Although Wu Sisi doesn't like Fan Bingbing, she has to admit that Fan Bingbing's performance in this scene was absolutely perfect! Seeing netizens furiously criticizing Song Lan's stupidity and ignorance in the scene, Wu Sisi felt a strong sense of empathy. If any celebrity made such a basic mistake in real life, she would definitely start a crazy吐槽 (tu cao, a form of online criticism) session!
Later, when Song Lan moved, she was scolded for not letting her assistants follow her because she was in a bad mood. As a result, she misunderstood that the male lead, Du Mengyao, who was riding the elevator with her and did not press the floor button, was a fan stalker. On the spot, she bombarded Professor Du with questions: "Do you want an autograph?"
Are they going to leave after taking a group photo? They even said the main character is so young but full of energy, and should hurry home and study hard, blah blah blah.
Then the elevator doors opened, and Professor Du got off. Song Lan chased after him, calling him a pervert and warning him not to go to her house. It turned out that the male protagonist, Professor Du, was her neighbor.
When Song Lan realizes she's misunderstood the other person, Fan Bingbing's acting is hilarious. This scene, along with the previous one where she mistakenly used the name "Lin'er" in her blog post, perfectly establishes Song Lan's character.
Within minutes of the start of a TV series, the identities of the male and female leads, their personalities, temperaments, and educational backgrounds are practically imprinted in the audience's minds.
The plot seems quite interesting, and it's possible that no other actress could portray Fan Bingbing's energy like this! The role of Song Lan is practically tailor-made for Fan Bingbing!
Although Wu Sisi doesn't like Fan Bingbing, she has to admit that the show would be a complete waste if Fan Bingbing wasn't cast.
The part where Song Lan sees netizens criticizing her is hilarious. In the scene, a netizen actually asked Song Lan if she had also had wrinkle-removing injections in her brain, and even asked her: Your brain must not even have wrinkles, right?
Wu Sisi laughed so hard she slapped her thigh, saying, "Using the absence of wrinkles on the brain to indicate low intelligence is simply amazing!"
And aren't celebrities always getting all sorts of injections? Wrinkle-reducing injections? Smoothing out the wrinkles on their brains? So they have low IQs? That's a flawed logic!
Is this for real?!
Another question is, do big stars really read every single comment from netizens who criticize them?
So they must have seen all those posts I made criticizing celebrities before, right?
Wu Sisi felt that the show was becoming more and more addictive.
Even Fan Bingbing, whom she had always disliked, didn't seem so annoying anymore.
Before the first episode even finished airing, discussions had already begun online.
"Lin'er" (a child) and "wrinkle removal injections" have become frequently used terms. Some netizens took advantage of the time during the segment on GG (Girl's boyfriend) to enthusiastically recommend these products to their friends, while others seized the opportunity to discuss them online.
"Wait, it hasn't even finished airing one episode yet, and it's already being recommended? Is this some kind of paid shill?"
"I'm just saying during this break that everyone should hurry up and watch it, this show is seriously amazing!"
"I saw several familiar big bloggers recommending it, so it might actually be interesting. It's a pity the female lead is Fan Bingbing. It's just that the production team didn't know how to cast actors."
"The person upstairs should go watch an episode. You'll understand after watching it. This show would have been a complete waste if it hadn't cast Fan Bingbing. She's a perfect fit for the role."
"Lin'er's part was hilarious; it was extremely exaggerated yet perfectly reflected my understanding of the culture surrounding celebrities in the entertainment industry."
That's simply amazing.
Actually, the part where Song Lan saw the three characters "Zhu Lin'er" and immediately used "Lin'er" as the baby's name was changed by Shen Qing.
The original female lead mistook cotton seeds for mocha seeds. During the Yuan Dynasty, Goryeo official Mun Ik-geon was sent as an envoy to the Yuan Dynasty. On his return journey, he secretly hid cotton seeds in his writing brush and brought them back to Goryeo.
In Korean, cotton and mocha are homophones, so when Cheon Song-yi posted a message thanking teacher Moon Ik-geum for secretly bringing back mocha seeds, she was criticized by the entire internet for being stupid and ignorant.
If the story's setting is changed to China, the homophony between mocha seeds and cotton seeds is gone, and the allusion to Wen Yijian is also lost, so it definitely can't be used anymore.
Shen Qing didn't dwell on whether the homophones were accurate or not. The essence of this plot was that the female protagonist was criticized by the entire internet for lacking common sense, which was meant to set up the later plot. So, the Chinese version just needed to find an example of someone being criticized for lacking common sense.
There are quite a few examples like this in real life. Zhu Lin'er's story is not Shen Qing's original creation, but a real-life example of a top Chinese female celebrity's actions.
The result was naturally widespread ridicule online, causing the once highly regarded and talented top female star to suffer a decline in public opinion.
Seeing that the show is very popular and the online reviews seem to be good, many netizens decided to give it a try.
As a result, many more people fell into the trap.
All signs indicate that the show is receiving rave reviews.