Chapter 441 - 441 260

Chapter 441: Chapter 260 Chapter 441: Chapter 260 “The publicity this time has been effective for the drama team,” Qin Yulong cast one last glance at her phone screen before turning to Wenyan, “I originally thought ‘Palace Wall Lock’ would be released first, but it turns out this ‘Legend of Chang’an’ has exceeded expectations.”

Wenyan smiled, “As they say, no plan survives contact with the enemy, right? Who would have thought that before we even finished filming the script, the air dates would already be settled?”

Qin Yulong nodded, “I’ve conducted some market research, and I’m pretty optimistic about this drama. I hope it will achieve good results. Actually, this mix-up might well turn out to be a good opportunity.”

“How so?” In recent months, Wenyan’s focus had been solely on shooting. With Qin Yulong as her partner and having a studio, she had become even less concerned about anything else outside of filming.

“Because there are quite a few costume dramas being shot right now. If we went by the original plan, the competition later on would be quite fierce. Now, this is the only drama of its kind releasing in the same time slot as ‘Legend of Chang’an,’ so isn’t that a good opportunity? What’s that old saying… something about a horse?”

“Are you trying to say ‘A blessing in disguise’?”

“Exactly, that’s what I mean.”

“We’ll see when the time comes.” Due to her personality, Wenyan preferred not to have overly high expectations for things that hadn’t yet yielded results.

“Sometimes it’s just down to luck whether the numbers explode or not. Anyway, I’ll just do my job well. By the way, are people still bad-mouthing me online?”

Qin Yulong nodded, “As long as there’s popularity, bad reviews will never disappear, but it’s already much better than before.”

“Right!” He Xing added, “The title CP Queen has really caught on outside the circle.”

Wenyan couldn’t help but laugh and cry, “But Baobao, that’s not exactly a complimentary term.”

“That’s true,” He Xing chuckled awkwardly, “but it’s definitely better than before. Because the random pairings this time are all within the drama and haven’t extended to real-life people. If someone has to complain, then it should be the screenwriter and the original author who bear the brunt of it first.”

Wenyan said, “The rivalry among the fans of these random pairings must be quite intense too.”

“It’s unavoidable,” Qin Yulong, standing behind the sofa, reached out and patted Wenyan’s shoulder gently, “Some of the novel’s fans are quite dissatisfied with its adaptation, and these tend to nitpick the most. But overall, they are just a small part.”

“Got it! Well, here’s to shedding the title of ‘CP Queen’ sooner and to embarking on a journey toward the Vast Universe and a road filled with flowers!”

The corner of Qin Yulong’s mouth twitched, “You just made it awkward for me.”

“Hahahaha,” Wenyan laughed loudly, “As long as I’m not embarrassed, I don’t care about your feelings.”

“You really have the heart to make me dig out a three-bedroom apartment with my toes?”

“Hahahaha, and another one goes crazy. I’ll stop talking now, someone’s looking for me.”

The phone kept signaling incoming messages.

Upon opening the messages, Wenyan saw they were from Gu Xiran.

“Hm?” Seeing the line of text, Wenyan was somewhat puzzled.

Attracted by Wenyan’s reaction, Qin Yulong asked, “What’s up, who’s looking for you?”

“Gu Xiran.” Wenyan showed her phone directly to Qin Yulong.

Qin Yulong read from the screen softly.

“Boss Wenyan, what do you think? Have you decided whose card to turn over tonight?”

Huh? Qin Yulong’s expression was now virtually identical to Wenyan’s earlier one.

“What does he mean by that?”

Wenyan shook her head, indicating she had no clue, and promptly sent back a question mark to Gu Xiran.

Then she added another line: ‘Why are you making this kind of joke with me?’

Gu Xiran: ‘Because I want to have my card turned over.’

Wenyan: ‘Your wish will come true soon because we’re going to shoot that scene tomorrow.’

Gu Xiran: ‘Tomorrow is too far away.’

Wenyan: ‘…too far? It’s only a few hours away. Come on, what do you want to talk about?’

Gu Xiran: ‘You’ll be wrapping up the shoot tomorrow, and I’d like to invite you to dinner. Would Boss Wenyan honor me with her presence?’

Wenyan: ‘Shouldn’t the drama team be organizing a wrap party?’

Gu Xiran: ‘How can that be the same? The wrap party is a group meal organized by the crew. But I’d like to show my gratitude to you specifically. My agent has reminded me many times, and if I can’t get you to come, she will definitely keep nagging me about it. So please, do me a favor.’

Wenyan: ‘Alright then. When?’

Gu Xiran: ‘How about tomorrow night? It’ll be right after you wrap up everything. I’m worried if we wait too long, you’ll be even busier.’