This humble Taoist priest is going to be a movie star!

The apartment Liu Yifei rented was indeed not too far from Li Qing's Xiangshan residential area.

We walked at a moderate pace.

The two walked side by side on the shoulder of the road, amidst a constant flow of traffic.

"What are your career plans for the future? Do you have any ideas?" Liu Yifei clasped her left and right hands behind her back, making circles with her hands.

"Ideas?" Li Qing thought for a moment, then stroked his chin and said, "First win the TV King award, then the Best Actor award, become a handsome guy earning 208 million a day, and then live a luxurious life."

Hearing Li Qing's frank thoughts, Liu Yifei chuckled: "That's quite something. Earning 208 million a day, only the top stars with the most box office appeal can do that."

Being a Best Actor only represents the pinnacle of acting skills, not box office appeal. Some Best Actor winners still end up playing supporting roles.

Conversely, those with box office appeal are most likely to be Best Actor winners.

"Then I'll become a star," Li Qing said confidently. "Otherwise, I'd be letting down the connections my master introduced me to."

When the topic of "personal connections" came up, Li Qing clearly hesitated for a moment.

Jiang Chenggang sneezed at home...

However, under the night sky, Li Qing's eyes were exceptionally bright, reflecting a clear light.

Liu Yifei watched and watched...

Watching.

Li Qing's confident demeanor did not make Liu Yifei feel that he was shameless.

On the contrary, I think he's... straightforward.

Previously, Liu Yifei thought that Li Qing was like a Taoist master, pure of heart and without desires, ignorant of worldly affairs, and unmoved by external things.

In retrospect, his apparent indifference to external things was simply because his goal was very clear.

The mountain is right there; Li Qing must climb it and then climb it down.

"I really envy Brother Li..." Liu Yifei touched her chin with one hand: "I'm just lost, standing at a crossroads in my life."

"Whatever choice you make, as long as you can convince yourself, that's fine."

"Um."

Liu Yifei leaped forward, then suddenly turned around and said with a smile, "We're here. That's my rented apartment."

Yuhua Building.

Wow, it's quite luxurious, with an elevator, and it's on the 19th floor.

It's a mid-to-high-end apartment building; most people who come to Beijing to work in the city really can't afford to rent it... Well, Liu Yifei is at least considered a top-tier actress.

Renting this kind of building is quite easy.

"It is indeed quite close to the place we rent."

"Right..."

"Take care on your journey. I won't see you off here."

Goodbye.

"bye."

Li Qing watched Liu Yifei go upstairs before turning and leaving.

The summer breeze in Beijing is quite pleasant.

Just as Li Qing was walking back, her cell phone rang.

I saw the QQ message.

Thank you! I'll treat you to a meal next time, Brother Li! ~n(*≧▽≦*)n

Li Qing smiled, replied with a manual OK, and put away her phone.

The first drama aired.

Everything went exceptionally smoothly.

...

He took Liu Yifei back home, and then went back to help tidy up the house.

Eating hotpot and singing songs is fun and enjoyable, but cleaning up the house afterwards isn't so great.

At least that's how Jiang Chenggang was; he started being loud and boisterous very quickly.

"If you eat too much and don't exercise, you'll probably gain even more weight," Wang Baoqiang commented on Jiang Chenggang's physique.

Jiang Chenggang showed no shame whatsoever, but instead acted with self-righteousness.

"Tomorrow, oh tomorrow, everyone says they'll start dieting and exercising tomorrow."

"It's already past midnight, so it's the second day."

"It's not even the second day yet."

Wang Baoqiang: "..."

"Then go and tidy up the table, okay?"

"Okay, okay..."

Jiang Chenggang chuckled; he was capable of cleaning up the table.

Things that don't require much effort are good things.

Li Qing wanted to see when he could turn all that fat into muscle.

Xiuer!

.....

The next day, the chat group for the main cast of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" was in an uproar.

The ratings are out.

The first day's viewership rating exceeded 7 points.

Exclusive broadcast, with a viewership rating of 7 points.

This achievement is absolutely phenomenal.

No wonder they always use Jin Yong's martial arts novels as inspiration for their productions; this viewership rating is something other original martial arts dramas wouldn't even dare to dream of.

For Li Qing, a supporting character, this result was just something to look at with amusement; it wasn't really surprising.

Adapting Jin Yong's works, this achievement is truly remarkable.

Portal websites like Baidu Tieba are also having heated discussions about it.

However, the first day's attacks weren't directed at "The Return of the Condor Heroes." Instead, the first target was a family drama series airing at the same time.

Mother, the Way.

The TV series achieved a viewership rating of 16 points on its first day.

For martial arts dramas, it's like a pillar of strength; for family dramas, it's a decent achievement with a touch of goodness.

Martial arts dramas and family dramas are not even in the same league; they can't be compared.

Martial arts dramas can make stars, but family dramas can't. The difference is quite significant. With the same viewership ratings, the online discussion can differ by an order of magnitude.

However, this time, "The Way of Mother" broke the ceiling of discussion for family dramas for the first time, and was discussed to the skies in places such as Li Yi Bar and World of Warcraft Bar.

It spread like a plague, and there was no way to stop its trend in the following days.

Of course, this popularity isn't a good thing either; it's all negative comments.

In short, it's saying that the female lead's brain has probably been kicked by a donkey over and over again, otherwise she wouldn't be able to think like this.

Damn it, absolutely not!

The overwhelming popularity and the overwhelming criticism led to a precipitous drop in the ratings of "The Way of Mother".

When everyday family dramas lose their dominance, everyone has to find something else to watch.

So, I jumped to The Return of the Condor Heroes.

After the melodramatic TV series that dominated the market flopped, martial arts dramas became the second option for people to watch. Even those who had already seen enough of the old Condor Heroes series would still give it a try.

After all, there's unlikely to be any surprises in the plot.

But the greater probability is that there will be no mines!

At least it won't be as ridiculously bad as "The Way of the Mother"...

......

"That works too!"

If we're talking about who cares most about viewership ratings here, it has to be Zhang Dahuzi.

As the producer, I invested a whopping 3 million yuan in this adaptation of Jin Yong's novels.

With such a large investment, the ambition to recoup the costs and achieve the desired results must be considerable.

This premiere met Zhang Dahuzi's expectations.

This has put his mind at ease.

He never expected to steal ratings from family dramas.

But this particular film, "The Way of the Mother," pulled a stunt, directing all its attention to "The Return of the Condor Heroes."

The average weekly viewership rating reached 9 points!

The trend is still rising!

"Perfect timing, advantageous location, and harmonious relationships—tsk tsk."

Without saying anything more, Zhang Da Huzi directly bought champagne.

Let's pop the champagne!

"But it seems like they're really criticizing us online, and they're even saying they're going to give us a low rating on Douban." Yu Jian poured Zhang Da Huzi a glass of champagne.

Zhang Da Hu Zi chuckled, his heart completely unmoved, and he even felt a little amused.

"Will it have any impact?"

"Yes, there definitely is."

Will it affect viewership ratings?

"That won't affect anything."

"That makes sense. They're not our target audience, so they're criticizing us even louder and promoting us." Zhang Dahuzi downed a glass of champagne and said, "And I can even recall the lines from those insults."

They only use the same few lines of dialogue.

The previous version is better.

The actors' performances are not as good as before.

It was not a faithful adaptation of the original work.

Zhang Dahuzi had already tasted and seen enough of these kinds of words.

Anyway, it contributes to generating buzz...

However, what Yu Jian said next surprised Zhang Dahuzi.

Unexpectedly, these netizens' breakthrough point... was here?

Upon opening the website, everyone's criticism was directed at the adaptation of Yin Zhiping's work.