As if reading the doubt in Yin Chengjue's eyes, Sally shrugged and said, "Isn't it to showcase my professional capability? I spent time and effort selecting these scripts. Besides..." She tapped her finger on the "Trials of the Celestial Clan" script and said, "I'm just advising Xiao Yu not to choose it. But if Xiao Yu really likes it, it's not completely off the table. Moreover, if the follow-up PR handling is done well, it has the potential to become even more explosive than 'The Sorcerer's Decree'."
Yin Chengjue raised an eyebrow: "Oh? Let's hear it."
Sally: "It's essentially about handling the CP fan issue properly. Because after the drama ends, the two actors playing the leads can't frequently appear together. Among the real-person CP fans, some will choose to give up, some will choose to persist, and some will switch to being solo fans of one side."
As she spoke, Sally held up three fingers, counting them off: "A laid-back PR approach is to let the CP fans do their own thing, but this can easily affect the subsequent film and TV projects the leads take on. Once a lead stars in another drama with a different actor, some real-person CP fans won't be able to handle it and might choose to leave the fandom, or even turn from fans into antis."
"So, most artist teams involved in this type of work choose a more direct PR method: purging fans, inciting sympathy to strengthen fan loyalty, guiding fans to become solo stans, and then continuously inciting sympathy to solidify the fanbase." Sally said: "Although the methods aren't pretty, the results are quite effective. The artist can indeed maintain heat this way, continuing to benefit from the residual popularity even after the drama has finished airing."
Yin Chengjue frowned upon hearing this: "This method..."
Rong Yu said: "I don't want to do that. It feels like treating fans as tools."
Sally: "That's why I don't recommend auditioning for this script. Although, even if you audition, you might not necessarily get the part, because many artists have their eyes on the controversy and heat in this area, wanting a piece of the pie from these dual male lead dramas."
Yin Chengjue said: "Tell us about the drama 'The Chase'. After all that buildup, the one you placed last is actually the one you most want to recommend, right?"
"Hehe, exactly. The two dramas I mentioned earlier are both holding auditions recently, and roles still need to be confirmed through casting. But this 'The Chase'... the director proactively sought me out. After seeing the trailer for 'Blood Mist', he felt Xiao Yu's image perfectly matched the villain role in the script. So he contacted me, wanting to invite you to play the villain in 'The Chase'."
"Villain?"
Sally nodded: "Yes, the villain. A tragic villain with a rich character setting and a complex backstory. A villain embodying anger, resentment, hatred, and sorrow all in one. If acted well, he could even overshadow the male lead's protagonist aura, showcasing a unique charm."
Yin Chengjue: "Speak plainly."
Sally: "Play him!"
Rong Yu picked up the script Sally was strongly recommending and started flipping through it.
Sally then began explaining the general plot of "The Chase" to Yin Chengjue.
The male lead was a young man overflowing with a sense of justice, who worked as a cashier in a convenience store.
For a long time, he had a crush on a woman—a lively, cheerful girl who loved photography. This girl was also the female lead.
The story opened with the male lead working the night shift. Sometime between 3 and 4 AM, he locked up the convenience store and began walking home under the dim glow of the streetlights.
As everyone knows, when a male lead is on the scene, something is bound to happen—be it an awesome display of power or a satisfying moment of comeuppance for a villain.
Even without those, something else would inevitably occur.
And so, this male lead just so happened to encounter a street brawl.
The normal reaction for most people upon seeing a street fight would be to steer clear or run to call the police, but the male lead refused to do either!
He rolled up his sleeves, impulsively waded into the fray, and after a chaotic round of shouts, punches, and kicks, he managed to drag out the man who was being beaten up by the thugs. Both of them were left covered in bruises and cuts.
The man the male lead had saved was the story's villain—a villain suffering from amnesia.
Oh, what a cliche amnesia trope!
But the reason it became a trope was precisely because it was popular!
If audiences were willing to buy it, naturally someone was willing to serve this dish—a perfectly logical market operation.
So, the male lead took the villain home. After a thorough washing, a haircut, and a shave, the male lead and the female lead—who had come over to see—finally got a clear look at the villain's face: a handsome face with delicate features.
The female lead immediately showed signs of being captivated. The male lead, seeing the girl he had crush on react this way, instantly sensed the danger and wanted to throw the villain out. But, driven by his overwhelming sense of justice, he ultimately decided to let the villain stay temporarily.
Don't ask why, just blame it on the male lead's protagonist aura of righteousness!
Up to this point, the plot hadn't presented any major shocking twists. Aside from the witty and humorous dialogue that gave it the feel of a comedy, the story was quite mundane.
It was within this ordinary, unremarkable life of a common citizen that an opportunity arose to shatter the monotony—the female lead suddenly disappeared!
This plot, which had seemed utterly unremarkable and as bland as plain water, underwent a dramatic, earth-shattering transformation because of the female lead's disappearance.
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