CSGM - Chapter 139
Chapter 139: Pear Blossoms in the Rain
The movie Three Kingdoms went from a lukewarm promotional campaign to exploding in popularity overnight. The director rubbed his eyes, which had been staring at his phone screen, and opened various major apps to take a look-
In the crew's group chat, dozens of messages praising Chu Xi had flooded the feed. The words were exhilarating.
【@Chu Xi Thanks for carrying us, Sister Xi! /[Wow]/[Wow]/[Wow]】
【I woke up with a start and saw the 'Want to See' count was number one. Went back to sleep... Woke up again, and the numbers are even higher than second place. /[Tears of Laughter]】
【@Chu Xi Sister Xi, why don't you come work in our promotions department? You're the GOAT!!! /[Bittersweet]】
【My friend said the presale tickets for over a dozen cinemas in X City are already sold out.】
...
And on Weibo, the hashtag #ChuXi'sFirstMovie was actually an entertainment hot topic?!
In the topic thread, a crowd of people were expressing: Buy, buy, buy! It's been a while since I've seen a movie, I'll go to the theater for my goddess!
There was another type of sentimental comment. They felt that since they couldn't buy a ticket to the international competition of I Am the Brain King, they would buy a movie ticket to make it up to Chu Xi.
There was also no shortage of impulsive viewers who didn't know who to curse at online, but were cursing up a storm anyway- Are people in the entertainment industry blind? Why isn't Chu Xi popular? Why are certain brain-dead "Nine-Year Education Leaky Fish" top-tier stars, while Chu Xi only has these kinds of numbers?!!
No matter, they were here now, and these tickets had to be bought!
Giving their full support!
Director Yang of Three Kingdoms belatedly found out about what Chu Xi did last night.
He was stunned for a moment, blinking blankly at the TV wall from his large bed.
How had his lead actress, without a sound, made the movie's promotion explode overnight...
Instantly setting off a nationwide frenzy to snatch up presale tickets...
Three Kingdoms had suddenly become the most anticipated movie of May...
Holy shit!
So this is what they call a! Heaven-sent! Stroke of luck!
What? The lead actress is named Chu Xi? No, no, no, her name is my lucky star!
The director returned to the crew's group chat, his own excitement ignited.
Additionally, his words were filled with surprise.
【@Chu Xi /[Thumbs Up] You're pulling off big things quietly again!! My god, can you give a heads-up next time? Let me mentally prepare for the happiness in advance, hahahahahahahahaha!!】
He wakes up, and his lead actress has already gone viral from an international brain competition, and even brought the movie's topic along for the ride.
Director Yang had never encountered such a good thing before!
Now, looking at Super Family of Five's "Want to See" count of over seventy thousand... Hmm... that's not that many.
Hahahahahaha!!!!
Back at the team-building dinner for the Jade-Carving Ballad crew, laughter and cheerful chatter were endless.
Only Zhou Yu ate his food quietly, saying very little. But his beady eyes darted between Chu Xi and Ren Zhi, squinting as he secretly observed something.
Recently, there had been constant rumors online that Chu Xi and Ren Zhi were suspected of dating. Many of his fans had come to his live stream to ask for gossip, and he also wanted to know if it was true.
Could that bootlicker Chu Xi really win over Ren Zhi?
Wouldn't her resources skyrocket then?
At this thought, Zhou Yu felt a bit of contempt, but also extreme jealousy.
What if Chu Xi really did manage to suck up to her? What if she really did latch onto that connection...
The thought made Zhou Yu uncomfortable, so his scouting eyes frequently glanced over at the activity between Ren Zhi and Chu Xi.
After observing them throughout the celebratory dinner, he came to some conclusions.
The dinner ended and everyone dispersed. The director told everyone to go back to their hotel rooms and rest well. The actors whose scenes started at ten tomorrow morning should arrive at the set first; the rest could come after twelve-thirty.
The ample time arranged was enough for everyone to recover after a night of drinking to their heart's content.
Zhou Yu had a little to drink. Although the total amount wasn't small, his tolerance for alcohol had always been good.
Zhou Yu went back late at night and, with a clear head, started a live stream.
Fans on break and those staying up late flooded in. After a few minutes, the live stream had 80,000 concurrent viewers.
Zhou Yu's live stream content usually consisted of chatting about his recent work, discussing the online opinions about him, singing a few songs, and then just shooting the breeze with his fans.
When it came to the final segment, someone in the bullet comments asked:
【Brother Yu, is filming for this show about to wrap up? Can I be so bold as to ask if there are any little couples in the crew? /[Husky]】
Through the fans' filter, Zhou Yu was a straightforward Northeastern boy, an honest person, the only "real person" on the entire internet. Unlike other prim and proper celebrities, he was just different, possessing a strange kind of appeal!
After reading the bullet comment, Zhou Yu held the microphone and said with a laugh:
"Friends, who do you think might be a couple? Come on, come on, type out your suspicions quietly-"
Then, looking at the bullet comments, he said with a smirk, his tone three parts contempt, three parts ridicule, and four parts nonchalance:
"Let's not even talk about whether same-sex relationships are something everyone accepts. Just use your brains. Suppose-and I'm just saying suppose-your Brother Yu fell for a top-tier star who's currently a huge hit online. But your Brother Yu is just some lousy singer, not even second or third-tier. If I pursued a top-tier star, would she accept me?"
"Let me give you another example. You guys, suppose one of you got famous one day, became a huge star overnight, a household name, the kind with hundreds of millions of fans online wanting to date you. Then some random actor in the industry wants to pursue you. Would you agree? Would you date her? And what would you do if people found out?"
"Exactly. As you all know, if I were a top-tier star, I wouldn't date some so-so actor and affect my own future. Do you think that person is dumber than you? Could she be more clueless than you, folks?"
After Zhou Yu said this, everyone who heard it thought, that's right!
What kind of person was Ren Zhi? A top actress who had reigned supreme for years, consistently popular, desperately self-disciplined and career-focused... How could she possibly be in a relationship?
What Zhou Yu said was absolutely right. It seemed they had really been bewitched by all that "sugar" online.
"All that sugar you see, the little ambiguous moments and whatnot, come on, friends, get a grip! It's all for hype, just to tease you people... Why hype this? For traffic, for fame... Alright, I can't say anymore. If I keep going, your Brother Yu is going to get his neck wrung, hahaha..."
During the dinner tonight, Zhou Yu had figured it out.
He figured all those topics and tags about a suspected romance were bought by Chu Xi and her team. They were just shamelessly using Ren Zhi for hype.
He had pulled the same stunts before. They were all cut from the same cloth, so who couldn't see through the trick?
After ending the stream, he did a search on the Weibo public feed.
Seeing the reactions he had anticipated, like people complaining, "The CP I shipped with all my heart was just an act, I'm crushed," and "I can't believe Chu Xi would pull a stunt like this, my impression of her has soured instantly," Zhou Yu's mood improved considerably. He turned off his phone and lay down on his bed.
In another hotel building, on the Xth floor, Ren Zhi had just helped Chu Xi back to her room.
Zhuang Yuge and Wen Huixiang, who were on the same floor, were with them on the way back. In the elevator, Ren Zhi gave them an awkward smile.
Because she and Chu Xi weren't on the same floor; her room was actually one floor up.
But as she helped Chu Xi out of the elevator on this floor, she had to explain to Zhuang Yuge and Wen Huixiang, who were watching.
"She drank too much, so I'm seeing her back."
Zhuang Yuge nodded without a word. She didn't say much or ask any questions and returned to her own room.
Wen Huixiang patted the drowsy Chu Xi's shoulder understandingly and laughed out loud:
"You call that drinking a lot? I don't think she even had half of what you did. Turns out her tolerance is terrible, hahahaha... Get her back so she can sleep it off. Don't want her to be unable to get up tomorrow!"
Ren Zhi was clearly just taking Chu Xi back to her room, but who knew that in the process, Chu Xi wouldn't let her leave.
Chu Xi wrapped her arms around her waist and lifted her head. Her dazed eyes gazed at her, like shimmering light scattered across the sea under a night sky.
"Baby, are you still worried I can't beat that little islander?"
"Baby, I miss you the second we're apart."
"Baby, let's go brush our teeth. I stink. I'm not fragrant like you."
"Baby, I like you so much."
Ren Zhi took her to wash up, and Chu Xi planted a kiss on her face, smearing it with toothpaste foam.
Looking at the two of them in the mirror, Ren Zhi smiled softly, ruffled the top of her head, and asked:
"Do you really like me?"
Chu Xi squinted her eyes in a sunny smile, her lips curving as she said, "Baby, I love you."
"I didn't realize you were so clingy," Ren Zhi said softly with a smile, wringing out a towel soaked in warm water.
She turned to the side to wipe Chu Xi's face clean, then washed her own.
Leading her back to the bed, Chu Xi flopped down, still clutching the corner of Ren Zhi's clothes, using her weight to pull her close.
Without even taking off her pants, Chu Xi subconsciously wrapped her legs around Ren Zhi's waist, coiling around her.
After a kiss where Chu Xi held her head, Ren Zhi tilted her head back to breathe.
Chu Xi's kiss tonight was different from usual-more forceful. After prying open her lips, her invasion was more intense.
It seemed that after her brain was stimulated by a stimulant like alcohol, her intimate actions also took on a hint of savagery.
Chu Xi's lips grew glossier. Hearing the delicate gasps in the air, her ears couldn't help but turn red all over. Her hands began to touch Ren Zhi's clothes, helping her remove them.
"You drank so much... and you still want to... do things..."
She still wanted to get up to mischief like this? Ren Zhi kind of wanted her to rest first.
"Baby, I have experience now. I'll definitely do a good job today."
Definitely today.
Ren Zhi had heard this no less than five times, and she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"I'm worried your head is spinning, aren't you dizzy?" she asked with concern.
"Not dizzy. I'm fine."
As Chu Xi spoke, she wasted no more time, burying her head down, her tongue moist and soft.
Summing up her experience, she found that Ren Zhi preferred this.
…
After the intermittent and suppressed cries of pleasure, some faint red scratch marks appeared on Chu Xi's back.
She snuggled up and noticed a moist tear track at the corner of Ren Zhi's eye.
She reached out to gently wipe it away, then lightly kissed her cheek.
At that moment, Chu Xi still thought it was because she had done so well today that Ren Zhi had shed physiological tears, and she even felt a small thrill of joy.
But just a moment later, she noticed Ren Zhi was lying still, her arms hanging limply, while tears still welled in her eyes, ready to fall.
After meeting that gaze, which was still like pear blossoms in the rain, Chu Xi's consciousness jolted.
She realized something was wrong. Startled, she jumped out of bed, went to the bathroom to splash her face with cold water to sober up, then returned to the bed and nervously took Ren Zhi's hand.
"Baby, what's wrong? Baby... did I hurt you?"
There was no answer.
Ren Zhi just suddenly asked her apologetically, "Don't you feel wronged being with me?"
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