CH 117

At nine o'clock, the official Weibo account of 'Romance…' posted its final Weibo: "A golden branch comes from the imperial family, her talents praised even by the Empress. The Princess' elegance is renowned throughout the world, and her brilliance has been shining in the prosperous era. Princess Tiansheng @Ruan Jinghong.

After this post, the official Weibo account and real-time discussions were filled with a continuous stream of "?" 

It took a full two minutes for words to disrupt the formation to appear.

[Am I not mistaken? ''Romance…' as Yaoshi's first S+ project of the year, and everyone is curious about the female lead after Queen Wen, they announced Ruan Jinghong, an 18th line?]

[Upstairs, saying that Ruan Meow Meow is an 18th line is too much, she was the second most popular person in "Holiday Saturday", she's at least a 2nd line, right?]

[What does the fan upstairs use variety shows for? This show is full of powerful factions, she is the only one who is out of place, saying she was wronged to be called an 18th line]

[The second most popular in the variety show last time tied up with Queen Wen to stir fry CP, addicted to sucking up blood, right?]

[Anyone who has watched the variety shows seriously knows that Ruan Meow Meow has never intentionally fired up the CP with Queen Wen from the beginning to the end, but just likes her and wants to support her. Are you that angry?]

[Disappointed, I take back my previous prediction of the annual drama king, this drama went downhill, a single rat spoiled the pot of porridge]

[Is there anyone who can dig up what background Ruan Jinghong has? They made such a big fuss about this drama, all just to promote her.]

[Someone already dug into it during the previous Holiday Saturday show. Either she really has no background, or her background is deeply hidden.]

[To be honest, I think Ruan Jinghong is also fine. After all, for such a long time, no one has come up with a candidate of the right age and fame to match Queen Wen. At least they both have high looks and good CP.]

Before this drama was heavily promoted and attracted so much attention, Ruan Jinghong was mentally prepared for the possibility of being mocked after the unexpected official announcement.

She originally thought about cutting off the internet as soon as nine o'clock arrived, but curiosity killed the cat.

However, compared to the expected one-sided ridicule, the current situation is actually much better than expected, and many people are speaking for her.

Ruan Jinghong has been in seclusion filming for the past month, and there hasn't been much news about her, but the CP fans Wen Xiang Ruan Yu have only increased in numbers.

"Holiday Saturday" has a very good long-tail effect. After the super good looks and wonderful chemical reaction between her and Wen Jin were broadcasted on the whole network, it attracted many Jiquan* to make fanworks.

*姬圈 (Ji Quan) or Hime Circle or Lesbian Circle…or Yuri/Lily fans, fan circle centered on les cp and les (looking/vibing) idols. 

The management of CP Chaohua is well-organized, the food is sufficient, and the water is evenly served, so that each CP fan can get the greatest freedom to ship on CP on the basis of self-discipline and civilization, among which Xiao Yuan is a big contributor.

The number of fans of Wen Xiang Ruan Yu has increased from the initial 5,000+ to the current 60,000+, and it has increased by 8,000+ in less than half an hour after the official announcement that Ruan Jinghong will play Princess Tiansheng.

In fact, half an hour ago when the official announcement of Wen Jin portraying Shangguan Yue was made, many CP fans secretly made wishes in the group, hoping that Ruan Jinghong would also have a chance to make a cameo in 'Romance Does Not Know Me'.

Anyway, being in the same frame is sweet enough. Even if the two people don't have scenes together, as long as they have been in the same drama crew, it's enough for fandom wives to imagine and create fanworks.

Even before the show was filmed, some fans suggested that after Wen Jin's Shangguan Yue gets broadcasted, they could use this material and the editing of Ruan Jinghong's cat servant to piece together a Wen Xiang Ruan Yu version of "Romance…".

Although the art style is somewhat different, at least they are both in ancient costumes.

In the end, before the CP fans could finish their imagination, the official directly exploded with thunder, and the owner personally handed out big candy and stuffed it directly into everyone's mouths.

It took only a few minutes for the crowd of several thousand people to go from being in disbelief at the beginning to celebrating together.

After the messages in several groups instantly became 999+, they found something was wrong.

It's obviously a very happy thing, why are there so many people scolding Ruan Meow Meow?

So what should we do? Roll up your sleeves!

Wen Xiang Ruan Yu's CP fans are all in full swing at this time, and everyone dances like one against a hundred.

All of a sudden, they chatted back and forth with netizens and fans from all over the Internet who came to watch.

#RomanceDoesNotKnowMe related search term's popularity is still rapidly rising. At this moment, the popularity of the top hot search has increased to more than ten times its usual level.

The entertainment industry is full of conflicts of interest. Although Wen Jin and Yaoshi stand tall enough, there are also many enemies in the dark.

Just the fact that "Romance…" is a strong contender for the year's drama king, makes other S+ TV drama projects in the same period feel like they're facing a formidable enemy.

People were just worrying about not having a reason to compete with 'Romance…' and now, the handle* has been handed over to them.

*weakness 

Virtue does not match, capital feeding S, what a ready-made reason to attack.

So, the first wave of navy quickly arrived and started accusing Ruan Jinghong of being shamefully promoted. They said that she must have a financial backer behind her, otherwise, how could she, with no virtue or ability, be able to be paired with so many talented actors and be announced after Wen Jin*?

T/N: Usually the bigger, veteran and more popular actors are billed either at the top or at the very last with big fonts

These people also deliberately counted Wen Jin's various achievements since her debut, in order to compare and emphasize Ruan Jinghong's "unworthiness".

They described Wen Jin as hard-working and pitiful, with eloquence and emotion, exaggerating the "hateful" capital, in an attempt to arouse the empathy of Wen Jin's fans.

This can be regarded as a common tactic of the navy. After all, many fans have a bit of persecution paranoia, thinking that the capital is persecuting their own weak and innocent idols.

But this trick is useless in front of Wen Jin's fans.

These navies don't even need to wait for Yaoshi to handle the public relations; they were already exposed by Wen Jin's large number of fans.

[Where do so many low-level sailors come from, you just replace the name directly with a set of template rhetoric, don't you do your homework?]

[It's a bit funny to say that capital kidnapping is a bit funny, who doesn't know that Wen Wen herself is the largest shareholder and the largest capital of Yaoshi]

[You still want to use us as gunmen, don't you know that our Wen family generals are all high IQ]

[If Wen Wen films, I will watch, this TV series has 50 episodes, much longer than the movie, so happy]

[I believe in Wen Wen's strength and vision, if it's produced by Wen Wen, it must be a fine work]

....

In the past, many netizens also hated capitalism, but when they saw this group of low-level navies taking the rhythm, they rebelled against it.

[Isn't it just that there is a leading actor who is low in rank? The actor and investor Queen Wen has no objection, why would we have an objection?]

[It’s just a drama, watch it if it looks good, don’t watch it if it’s not good, at least the actor’s appearance is in my aesthetics]

[Ai, I hope that Ruan Jinghong won’t be too slow, I still really want to watch this drama]

[It’s been a long time since I’ve encountered a historical drama of this level, this costume lover really hopes that this drama can be filmed well]

....

So under the protection of a large number of fans with online IQ, Yaoshi did not use any public relations means this time, and the first wave of official announcement crisis was resolved invisibly.

Of course, Ruan Jinghong, as a little transparent in the entertainment industry, suddenly fell into the sky, which inevitably aroused the envy of many fans.

Obviously my XXX is more popular than her, how could she?

However, in the current public opinion environment, they can't tear up the pie, at most they can't help but say something secretly, which can't be completely avoided.

The drama 'Romance…' is destined to start from the official announcement day until the airing day, accompanied by Ruan Jinghong's doubts.

This situation is actually very good, but Wen Jin can't see her baby being questioned.

She nestled on the sofa and hugged her girlfriend, looking angry and wronged: My girlfriend is the best in the world, and I can't bear to say anything bad about her, so why do you say that about her?

She slid her slender fingers on the screen of her phone, entered all the thoughts in her heart into the Weibo message box, and was about to press the post button, but was stopped by Ruan Jinghong with quick eyes and hands.

"Teacher Wen, what are you doing?!"

Ruan Jinghong looked at the word "girlfriend" in the message box with a shocked expression on her face.

She's just become a hot search, how did she almost get her relationship officially announced?

Wen Jin was completely unaware of how terrifying her actions were just now and spoke as if it were nothing.

"They were saying bad things about you, so I'll post on Weibo to get back at them."

Is this just a matter of getting back?

Ruan Jinghong pointed to the message box, her words stuttering.

"Teacher Wen, once you post this...doesn't it mean that it's an official...official announcement of our relationship?"

Wen Jin regained her senses and nodded, "You're right. So, does Ruanruan think it's okay to make an official announcement of our relationship now?"

Is it okay to announce our relationship now?

"Of course not!"

Ruan Jinghong felt that despite being shocked by the hot searches she saw all evening, it still couldn't compare to the shock she felt upon hearing Wen Jin's words.

Just a moment ago, the official announcement of the TV drama caused such a huge commotion. If they were to unexpectedly announce their romantic relationship now, wouldn't they be afraid that Weibo might crash tonight from the overwhelming response?

Ruan Jinghong herself doesn't care much. As a little transparent, if they make the romantic relationship official, at most, she'll just be mocked by the whole internet as "unworthy".

Perhaps even more serious, from now on, she will be labeled as 'Wen Jin's girlfriend,' and there will be no more 'Ruan Jinghong' in the world.

But Wen Jin is different. Despite reaching her current position, she still maintains zero scandal

Not only is she the youngest Best Actress, but she's also a big shot in the entertainment industry. Many people have already elevated her to the altar in their hearts.

A god cannot be flawed.

The announcement of Wen Jin's relationship will never be a trivial matter at any time. It will not only affect her reputation in the entertainment industry, but will even affect the reputation of her company.

Ruan Jinghong had seen so many business battles before and believed she hadn't watched them in vain.

Now, with just an official announcement of their collaboration in a drama, it has already caused such a huge uproar.

If they were to officially announce their romantic relationship, the consequences could be difficult to imagine.

Ruan Jinghong had seen those mocking and sarcastic comments about her online before, but to be honest, she didn't feel very angry.

Even to some extent, she felt that what the other side said made some sense.

As of now, she indeed still needs to grow, to reach a position where she can stand shoulder-to-shoulder with her loved one.

She's just a bit sad, sad that she has become a weakness for Wen Jin.

She could clearly see the posture of that previous wave of navies, on the surface it was aimed at her, but in fact it was aimed at Wen Jin and Yaoshi.

She remembered back when they were recording the variety show, she was worried that Wen Jin might be a love brain and that she might suffer if she falls in love.

Now, from what she sees, it is indeed the case.

She has to stop this impulsive love brain behavior, and not let her girlfriend suffer!

Wen Jin suddenly got hotheaded, wishing to show off her girlfriend to the world.  But she was met with a scoop of cold water head-on, and she was a little disappointed.

"Seeing Wen Jin pursing her lips without saying a word, Ruan Jinghong took the initiative to reach out and hook her hand around her neck. Her small furry head rubbed against her delicate and distinct collarbone, and her voice became soft and tender.

"Teacher Wen~"

Wen Jin remained silent, quietly glancing at the little thing in her arms, with a sorrowful expression.

Ruan Jinghong, seeing that her previous attempt didn't work, tried another tactic.

She knelt on the sofa, lifting herself up, and found those tightly pursed, beautiful red lips. Leaning in, she made a kissing sound, deliberately loud.

After playfully giving a quick peck and moving away, to her surprise, Wen Jin didn't chase after another kiss. It seemed that she was genuinely feeling down.

She could only hold her girlfriend in her arms, imitating the way her girlfriend usually coaxes her by patting her head, and patiently soothing her.

"I also really want everyone to know that I am with Teacher Wen, and I want to tell everyone that I have such a perfect girlfriend."

"But now is not the most appropriate time. The new drama has just been officially announced, and my existence is already controversial."

"If we suddenly announce our romantic relationship at this time, the public opinion will be very uncontrollable. It will not only affect Teacher Wen but also the production crew."

"I hope that one day, I can proudly stand by Teacher Wen's side and tell everyone that you are my girlfriend."

"I hope our relationship will receive blessings."

Wen Jin is aware of these concerns. She just couldn't see someone saying that her precious girlfriend is "unworthy", and she wanted to stand up and slap everyone in the face.

We are a perfect match and naturally meant for each other. Why should we care about the objections of those demons and goblins?

But after calming down, she also realized that her impulsiveness might not only fail to protect her girlfriend but also push her into a new storm.

This time, Ruanruan will be questioned and perhaps it is all because of my selfishness and stubbornness.

Wen Jin stretched out a hand to touch Ruan Jinghong's right ear, pinched it lightly, and thought: I didn't expect that this little thing who is usually foolish will be logical when analyzing problems.

Ruan Jinghong saw that Wen Jin had calmed down, and offered her ears to act like a spoiled child.

"Is Teacher Wen not angry anymore?"

Wen Jin immediately put on a tense face when she heard the words, "I'm still a little angry."

Ruan Jinghong was not in a hurry, grabbed Wen Jin's free hand, put it on her other ear, and blinked a pair of round eyes.

"Then how can Teacher Wen not be angry?"

Wen Jin grabbed Ruan Jinghong's two lovely earlobes with both hands until they were all red.

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She asked Ruan Jinghong to kneel beside her, deliberately teasing her.

"That's it, don't move."

Early the next morning, Ruan Jinghong was dragged out of bed by Wen Jin.

Ruan Jinghong glanced at the time on her phone, it was only ten past seven, she closed her eyes in a daze, and said reluctantly.

"Teacher Wen, why do you get up so early?"

At the moment she is still on vacation, as long as she wants to, she can sleep until the sun rises.

"I've made an appointment with Director Shen to meet and discuss things in the morning, and you will also come with me."

When Ruan Jinghong heard that it was work-related, she didn't dare to stay in bed anymore, rubbed her sleepy eyes, stepped on the slippers by the bed and got up.

The two had a simple breakfast, and it was only nine o'clock in the morning when Wen Jin drove to the destination.

Ruan Jinghong looked at the familiar private restaurant in front of her and asked in doubt.

"Teacher Wen, didn't you say we were going to see Director Shen? Why did we come to Sister Gu's shop?" 

"Director Shen is inside."

Wen Jin said, leading Ruan Jinghong into the store.

At this point, the store was not open yet, but because of the prior notice, the door was reserved for the two of them.

The interior decoration of the store is the same as before, with the original ecological environment created by the log building, the vines spreading on the roof, and the fountain in the central pool, where fishes play together.

At this time, there were no other shop assistants in the store, only Gu Jinrong and Shen Qingzhi were sitting at the square table in the southeast corner, feeding each other, very affectionately.

It was only then that Ruan Jinghong finally remembered why Shen Qingzhi looked familiar before, and it turned out that she met her once here.

Director Shen turned out to be Sister Gu's wife.

Shen Qingzhi saw people coming into the shop but didn't seem to care. She leaned against Gu Jinrong like a boneless person, lazily swallowed the food in her mouth, and then greeted them.

"Hi, little girl, we meet again." 

Holding grudges, she ignored Wen Jin directly.

Shen Qingzhi is wearing casual clothes today, with a big light golden ponytail, she looks like a youthful female college student.

But at this moment, Ruan Jinghong learned her real age and identity, and a sense of respect arose in her heart. "Hello, Director Shen, Sister Gu."

Shen Qingzhi sneered, "Don't be such a good student looking at the teacher, Boss Wen asked me to tell you the script in advance today, let's talk at that table."

As she spoke, she took the script and took Ruan Jinghong to the next table, leaving Wen Jin and Gu Jinrong to catch up.

"Romance Does Not Know Me" is about the story between Princess Tiansheng and Shangguan Yue in history.

The two of them knew each other when they were young, one was high and powerful, the other was stunningly talented, and they cherished each other.

At that time in Tang, men were the most important, but they stood out among the men with their talent and skill, and also wrote a remarkable chapter in that era.

However, the two people who were rumored to have a bad relationship had a deep bond in private, and this bond lasted through their lives.

Here, Ruan Jinghong plays the role of Princess Tiansheng, the most beloved youngest daughter of the Heavenly Empress. From the moment of her birth, she has been adorned with boundless glory and has enjoyed prosperity and affection to the fullest.

Therefore, the early form of this character should be sunny, proud, and high-spirited.

She will even be a little arrogant, with eyes above the top.

Towards Shangguan Yue, who is talented despite being a guilty minister, she has pity and admiration, yet she also carries a hint of arrogance, unwilling to appear too eager.

This character is already very diverse in its early form, Shen Qingzhi looked up at Ruan Jinghong who was obediently listening to her class, and sighed.

In terms of commonality between actors and roles, there is only one sunshine at present.

Tuning and teaching the leading role is a long way to go.

Shen Qingzhi dissected the entire script and analyzed it with Ruan Jinghong until her mouth was dry.

Fortunately, although Ruan Jinghong has a simple appearance, she is not stupid when it comes to comprehending the script.

Although she cannot generalize from one instance to another like Wen Jin and Gu Jinrong, she is still more than capable of applying the same method in a similar situation.

After two hours, under Shen Qingzhi's organization, Ruan Jinghong wrote a character sketch for Princess Tiansheng.

When Shen Qingzhi took a look at it, she found it quite appropriate and finally nodded in satisfaction.

"It seems that you understand the character well, what you need to do in the next period of time is to quickly find the essence of Princess Tiansheng.

"When an actor enters the scene, you are no longer yourself."

"I hope that when we meet next time, you will stop being so obedient and become proud and confident."

Shen Qingzhi spoke excitedly, directly pinched one of Ruan Jinghong's arms and raised it up, causing Ruan Jinghong to hiss in pain.

She let go with a dazed expression: What's the matter, I didn't pinch that hard just now?

Ruan Jinghong saw Shen Qingzhi was stunned, and quickly explained.

"Director Shen is not your problem, it's because I exercised too much last night and my arm was strained."

Shen Qingzhi was even more puzzled: What strenuous exercise did you do at home? Lifting the horizontal bar?

Seeing a suspicious blush on Ruan Jinghong's face, she suddenly understood.

"I have something nice for you."

As she spoke, she took out a plaster and a wristband from her carry-on bag, and said mysteriously.

"This is my exclusive treasure, I don't tell this to ordinary people.

"Apply this medicine on the strained arm, and it will be back to normal within two days.

"There is also this wrist guard, which also protects the wrist, and this is for you.

"Walking in the rivers and lakes, a fierce attack is a must!"

Ruan Jinghong: Huh?

Shen Qingzhi handed the "Essentials for a fierce attack" to Ruan Jinghong with a serious expression, earnestly entrusting it to her.

"Recover well and prepare for the drama well. Learn more from me. As an excellent little gong, you must balance work and life."

Ruan Jinghong squeezed some ointment and smeared it on her arm, it was refreshing and comfortable, and she cast a grateful look at Shen Qingzhi.

Seeing Ruan Jinghong's well-behaved face, Shen Qingzhi felt some affinity to the child and sighed in her heart: How could such an honest child be snatched by Wen Jin, a wicked hearted person?

She was afraid that Ruan Jinghong would be bullied, so she approached and whispered.

"Let's discuss the script here first, and before it's time for dinner, I'll teach you a few tricks of onslaught, and I'm sure you'll be able to hold that wicked hearted to death in the future."

Ruan Jinghong frowned and retorted, "Teacher Wen is so kind!"

Shen Qingzhi chuckled, "So, do you still want to listen?"

"Yes!" 

At this table, Shen Qingzhi and Ruan Jinghong were getting close to each other, whispering in their ears, and Wen Jin at the next table was chatting with Gu Jinrong, while keeping an eye on her girlfriend's movements.

Seeing the two getting closer, she unconsciously frowned.

Under what circumstances, do you need to get so close to talk about the script?

Seeing Wen Jin's uneasy expression, Gu Jinrong poured a cup of tea calmly with a smile.

"It seems that Qingqing really likes your little girl. I have rarely seen her take the initiative to chat with people so eagerly."

Wen Jin turned her head when she heard the words, with an expression of being owed money and not paying back, "Aren't you jealous when she's like this?"

Gu Jinrong chuckled, and handed the teacup filled with tea to Wen Jin's desk.

"Would you like tea?"

Wen Jin drank five cups of tea in a row before Shen Qingzhi finished teaching all the "secrets of onslaught".

After she finished speaking, she ignored Ruan Jinghong's overwhelmed expression and went straight to Gu Jinrong's side, hanging on her body like a koala.

"Wife, I'm hungry."

Gu Jinrong affectionately squeezed Shen Qingzhi's fingers, then stood up and greeted Wen Jin.

"I'll bring out lunch. The shop is closed today, so why don't you all stay here and have a meal together?"

It didn't take long for Gu Jinrong to bring out the dishes. They were all simple home-cooked dishes, prepared in advance, and simmered over a low fire.

It's just an ordinary lunch, and the dishes are very common, but they are cooked by a famous chef, and they are all delicious in color, flavor and taste.

Ruan Jinghong, a snack foodie, twitched her index finger. She looked at Gu Jinrong who had taken off her apron, and said with emotion.

"Fortunately, Sister Gu is closed today, so we have the good fortune to taste so many dishes cooked by the owner herself."

"The last time I came here, it seemed that only one dish of boiled cabbage, which was Sister Gu's creation."

Seeing Ruan Jinghong admiring her so much, Gu Jinrong felt happy, and she picked up a drunk shrimp for Ruan Jinghong with the serving chopsticks.

"If you like Sister Gu's cooking skills, eat more now. I usually only make signature dishes in the shop, and it is closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays."

Ruan Jinghong bit into the drunken shrimp, feeling her mouth water.

After swallowing the dish, she could finally satisfy her curiosity, "Do you have weekends off when running a restaurant too?"

Gu Jinrong smiled warmly, "Actually, I originally planned for a four-day workweek, but many customers are familiar regulars who couldn't bear to miss our dishes, so I changed it to a two-days off a week instead."

Sure enough, a very personal boss, a very personal shop.