Time flew by, and soon it was the day the first episode was set to air. At that time, the Ji family - Ji Ruochu, her husband, and their child - were still at the filming site.
The couple directly rewrote people's understanding of the term "doting love". It was precisely because of this that Ji Ruochu's modesty and courtesy became even more precious.
I couldn't help but pick up my own registered account and start praising her extensively.
[Filming crew comments:
I always thought the national 'all-rounded daughter' was just a persona, but it turns out... it's all real.
She's great at acting, has a high degree, and is also impeccable in her dealings with people.
Wow, this young lady is someone I would be honored to serve. I'm not at all jealous, she deserves to be pampered.]
These words, without any context, immediately attracted a crowd of onlookers.
[Who? Where's my imperial censor? Go investigate at once!]
[Okay, okay, you're not naming names, are you? You'd better sleep with your eyes open tonight.]
[Could it be that L-surname little princess? There have been non-stop reports about her being approachable and good-tempered recently.]
[It shouldn't be her, right? The post said her acting skills are great, so we can rule her out.]
[Speaking of acting skills... I thought of someone.]
[+1, but it shouldn't be her, she already has two variety shows this year, she couldn't be that prolific, even if it's a clique, it should be after the new year, right?]
[Who? Who is it? Tell us already! (An image of a frantic wild boar screaming in the field.)]
However, no matter how the netizens tried to dig, the leaker did not provide any more information, so the idle netizens started to browse through her previous dynamics.
It was very clear that this was a staff member's account used to vent their feelings, with most of the posts being random grumblings, such as the crew's box lunches being inedibly bad.
There were also posts saying some small celebrities were actually playing wildly behind the scenes, kissing their underground lover one moment, and the next rolling around in bed with a hot celebrity.
The next day, they had a melancholic look while filming a parting scene, and had to add: "You know, those glistening eyes were much more natural than the fake crying with eye drops before."
There were also posts saying a certain deeply affectionate male idol was extremely disrespectful towards women, looking like a proper gentleman but bringing a different woman to stay overnight at the filming site for 8 out of the 10 days.
That night, the netizens' guesses about these celebrities topped the hot search list, although it couldn't match the heat of 'Living Alone', it was still steadily in the top ten.
Scared, the blogger hastily set all her posts to private, but... it was too late.
Marketing accounts had already taken screenshots of her posts and preserved the comments below.
After the investigation team's meticulous analysis, a few pieces of information were successfully pinned down.
First, from about half a month ago.
[Unexpected, it's been almost twenty years since she left.]
Then, for example, a post from a month ago in the middle of the night.
[Crazy, crazy, they actually dare to remake this movie. If her fans find out, they'll definitely curse the crew to death.
Hmm... I hope the director can cast well, and not eat people's blood buns.]
A few days later, the blogger posted a series of exclamation marks.
[It's her!!! Oh my god! She's so brave! Her fans are going to go crazy after the announcement!!!]
[But yysy (to be honest), she's really beautiful! Her acting skills are too good, on par with, no, even a bit better than her... Wait, is this the legendary talent? Does she have any weaknesses at all?]
...
Through these few posts, the netizens came up with a very reasonable guess:
[First, a hugely popular classic work is going to be remade. Second, one of the original cast members has been dead for twenty years. Finally, the new lead actress is extremely talented, her acting skills even surpassing the previous veteran.]
Regarding these reasonable guesses, the crowd started to show off their capabilities, digging bit by bit.
After all, although there are many classic works, but with the main actor having passed away twenty years ago, this time frame can already narrow down the work to be the one that must have been released twenty years ago.
And with one of the main actors already deceased, and the blogger's comments suggesting that if the netizens knew about this remake, it would undoubtedly cause an uproar, the final answer could only be one thing.
That is - the film 'Seeking Enjoyment' starring the late Tan Ruo.
After all, Tan Ruo had died on the very day of the filming wrap-up for that drama. It was said that the Empress Tan collapsed in the middle of filming the most emotionally charged scene of the entire plot, and she didn't even have time to wait for the ambulance before leaving this world.
Because of this, the production team was cursed by netizens to the point of being drenched in dog blood. If it weren't for the later reveal that the company's higher-ups knew Tan Ruo didn't want to renew her contract, and deliberately pushed her to accept a series of performances in the final moments, forcing her to work nonstop, leading to her sudden death, this film might not have even made it to the screen.
Although it was eventually released, the audience didn't really buy it. Just as the investors were about to cut their losses and flee, Ling Chujin used her own assets to acquire the screening rights of this film.
Ever since then, the cinemas under the Ji family name have opened for ticket sales every year during the month of Tan Ruo's death anniversary, and all the proceeds have been donated to charity in Tan Ruo's name.
Because of this, news about the Ji Mochen couple is always on the hot search list during the month when Tan Ruo's last work is aired, though not at the top, it has continued for twenty years.
Everyone knows this is the doing of Tan Ruo's die-hard fan, Ling Chujin, and no one has dared to attempt a remake of this film all these years.
The Ji family and the Ling family are not to be trifled with - one is the current top force in the domestic entertainment industry, and finding an actress as brilliant as Tan Ruo would be no easy task.
And now, this film is actually being remade, and everyone first wondered if Ji Mochen and his wife knew about this. Then they thought about who would be so stubborn as to dare to infringe on the domain of the powers that be.
Finally, they began to wonder: So who is the new female lead? Does she want to retire from the industry?
