This celebrity became even more popular after being exposed of having multiple girlfriends
Chapter 487 - 354: The Series Explodes_2

Chapter 487: Chapter 354: The Series Explodes_2

Some people, even if they’re just sitting there doing nothing, can instantly give you a sense of "having acting skills."

And the shots following Wu Mu’s entrance definitely have that feeling.

Yu Jiajia stared at Wu Mu on the screen.

Watching Wu Mu sit at the entrance of the medical school, listening to a cassette, feeling somewhat out of place with the surroundings.

Then Sun Yueqing enters the scene, seeing Wu Mu from Sun Yueqing’s perspective, and goes up to ask for directions.

Wu Mu looks up at the screen.

Whoa!

Yu Jiajia gasped, finally understanding the meaning of the meme about his look-up scene in the comments!

She clutched her chest.

Oh no, it’s the feeling of a crush!

She always thought she was just a casual game fan, different from those obsessive celebrity stans.

But after watching this scene...

She kind of wants to be a girlfriend fan now!

...

"Hello, I’m Afei talking about movies, but today I’m not discussing movies, we’re discussing TV dramas instead. The drama I’m going to talk about probably needs no introduction. Why not hop on the trend of such a popular person!"

"Wu Mu’s web drama ’Disappeared’ can be said to have finally arrived amid anticipation, from initial investor collapse to Wu Mu ousting Zhou Yu, and then the drama’s marketing about Wu Mu’s stunning acting skills, it has been one twist after another, facing much skepticism."

"Then, like a sensational narrative, it carved a bloody path amidst all doubts, with the drama’s same-name album selling nearly ten million copies, and later, the drama was acquired by the Tencent Platform for a whopping 450 million. So, is this drama of good quality?"

"Honestly, with only two episodes aired, I can’t boast too much, but if the drama can maintain the level of the first two episodes, I’d just say, it’s divine!"

"Also, Wu Mu’s performance in the drama, I think it warrants a separate video discussion. When I first heard of the ’Wu Mu acting skills’ marketing, I, like everyone else, wore this expression: black person question.jpg, is it really true that Wu Gou has acting skills!?"

"Have you all forgotten that he served us a drama meal last year? Do you think we don’t remember how awkward it was with his previous collaboration with Sun Yueqing?"

"But after watching the first two episodes with a sense of tragic curiosity..."

"When it comes to Wu Mu, there’s nothing wrong with it... Wu Mu, you smell so nice!"

Sun Yueqing, holding her phone, was amused by this uploader’s humorous breakdown, "This is too hilarious, why is everyone saying he smells nice."

The manager sitting next to her also smiled, "It’s not just in the videos, the ’he smells nice’ tag has already made it to the Weibo hot search."

"The drama exploded!"

"24 hours after launch, platform heat is 35,000!"

The Tencent Platform’s heat is calculated by weighted measures including effective play volume, interactions, and search volume; no need to know the exact formula, just remember the highest drama heat value in recent years was 33,000.

Directly breaking the ceiling, with over 2,000 more!

And still, it’s within 24 hours!

It will surely rise further.

The drama’s explosion naturally brought the greatest gain to Wu Mu at the center of the buzz, but for Sun Yueqing, the female lead, the gain wasn’t small either.

Most straightforwardly, her price went up!

"The company plans to raise your pay quote by three to five million roughly, the exact increase depends on the drama’s subsequent reception, for endorsements let’s hold off for a while and see first."

Increase in pay and endorsements?

Money-minded Sun Yueqing was so happy she couldn’t contain her grin.

When she signed on to play in Wang Ren’s drama, she never expected to increase her commercial value much with it, considering Wang Ren wasn’t seen favorably at the time.

She just found the role challenging, thinking it would challenge her acting and enhance her label as an actor.

Unexpectedly, after Wu Mu joined, using his popularity and the reputation of the same-name album, he made the drama popular too.

Feeling pleased, she kept scrolling through the videos.

"Brothers, Wu Gou was faking it all along, he truly has acting skills! Yesterday on New Year’s Day, Wu Gou’s new drama..."

"The must-watch super divine drama this new year, another evolutionary direction for Wu Mu Evolved, ’Disappeared’ premiered on New Year’s Day..."

"I won’t allow anyone to have not watched Wu Mu’s new drama ’Disappeared’ yet! If you haven’t seen it, go watch it quickly! ’Disappeared’ premiered, first day of premiere..."

The big data kinda cultivates it.

Scrolled through several videos all about Wu Mu’s new drama.

Pure face-slapping content, just days ago when she scrolled, it was all about skepticism, saying the drama is marketing, Tencent crazily buying hot searches for a wave of heat.

Then the drama aired yesterday, and suddenly the tone changed.

For now, we won’t discuss the drama’s quality, but Wu Mu’s acting indeed lives up to the hype before the premiere.

His performance in normal scenes might not be that exaggerated, but those spirited moments left a deep impression.

Of course, watching these face-slapping videos is quite refreshing but not as much as another type of video.

"I must apologize to ’Starry Sky Lovers,’ I previously made a video mocking Sun Yueqing and Wu Mu’s idol romance drama for its cringe, saying they weren’t compatible for romance dramas, no chemistry at all... but now I must say, Sun Yueqing and Wu Mu as a couple are delightful! Turns out they can perform romance dramas so sweetly! ’Disappeared’..."

"Oh my, big news, ’Disappeared’ premiered, ’Starry Sky Lovers’ PTSD made me endure my discomfort and start playing, and then... are they the same Wu Mu and Sun Yueqing that were awkward in ’Starry Sky Lovers’? Where’s my Wu Gou who was trying hard despite the cringe!? "

Sun Yueqing felt satisfied.

Yes, they all owe her an apology!

Previously, her romance drama with Wu Mu in ’Starry Sky Lovers’ got severely criticized, countless people accused her of disrespecting acting, taking any role for pay, making crap money.

Even within her fanbase, there weren’t many opposing voices.

Now finally vindicated!

What’s wrong with acting romance dramas with Wu Mu? The previous time was just a failed attempt, now that it’s done well doesn’t everyone praise?

...

Wu Mu’s new drama exploded.

A perfect response to Tencent Platform’s expectations.

In two days since launching, with only three episodes aired, it’s already showing the posture of a new drama king.

Heat and discussion have completely maxed out!

Leveraging the buzz around Wu Mu’s turned-around acting skills and the reputation of the same-name album, it attracted a lot of attention right from the start.

Countless people were drawn in to see how the drama was, and whether it was truly as exaggeratedly praised outside.

And once they watched it, they were blown away.

Not just for good acting, good actors are plenty, one more doesn’t make a difference.

But for someone as good-looking as Wu Mu to utilize his strengths in a drama, making viewers see sweet romance fantasies, well, that’s rare.

The shots and expressions are so aligned with everyone’s notion of romance.

The female is beautiful, the male overly handsome, and then the gradual acquaintance, every little move and reaction...

Awei is dead!

Wu Mu’s Weibo increased by four hundred thousand followers in two days.

A hit drama, even if only aired on a web platform, is on a different scale compared to Variety shows.

No matter how popular or legendary a Variety show is, many aren’t interested in watching it, at most they see the clips to get a sense. But a widely-discussed drama, especially one that everyone around is talking about, really draws many to follow along and watch, breaking through the original fixed viewing circles.

Wu Mu’s fanbase continues to grow, not only beginning to break through its original circles but most importantly, the composition of fans is starting to change.

The previous fans, being repeatedly swayed by Wu Mu, were mostly quiet rational fans.

But now with these new appearance-centric fans drawn in by watching the drama, new girlfriend fans, that’s a bit different.

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ps: In the book, this drama is ’The Long Season,’ a domestically recognized god drama of recent years, and ’Disappeared’ was a name I invented to fit the plot. Turns out there’s a real movie called ’Disappeared,’ unrelated.