Episode 2 Premiere

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  Ye Sumang walked under the streetlight and took out her phone to take a look. It was Liu Yifei who had called.

  "Little busy bee, how did you have time to call me?" Ye Sumang asked with a smile after pressing the answer button.

  Due to the promotion of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", Liu Yifei was noticed by renowned producer Zhang Jizhong and joined the crew of "Demigods and Semi-Devils" playing the role of Wang Yuyan, she should be filming in Dali at this moment.

  Ye Su Mang was right, at this time Liu Yi Fei was indeed inside Dali City and even in the filming scene.

  However, she who didn't have many scenes today was hiding in the rest room watching TV. After just finishing "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", she couldn't help but think of him and gave Ye Su Meng a call.

  Because of the unfamiliar environment, she suddenly felt very lonely. The first person she thought of was Ye Sumang, and she felt that she had a lot to say to the boy.

  "Yèzi gē..." The girl's voice was filled with anxiety, apparently something was troubling her again.

  Leaning against the lamppost, Ye Sumang heard that the girl had something on her mind and didn't tease her anymore. She asked softly: "How's life in the crew?"

  "It's okay, they were all very polite to me." The girl said it was okay, but her tone wasn't happy.

  Ye Su Mang also heard the implication in Liu Yifei's words. Politeness is politeness, but it doesn't necessarily mean closeness. Unlike her previous experience with the "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" crew, this time she collaborated with mostly well-established big-name actors who were much older and more experienced than her, making it difficult for Liu Yifei to fit in with their circle.

  "By the way, that game I introduced to you last time, have you played it?" Ye Sumang didn't continue with this topic, but suddenly shifted to the game.

  "Of course!" As expected, the girl's emotions were temporarily suppressed as soon as she heard about the game, and she began to discuss it enthusiastically with Ye Sumang.

  The girl's voice was filled with excitement, a departure from her usual calm demeanor when she was out. At this moment, she was chattering away non-stop. Ye Su Mang held the phone and listened quietly, occasionally responding with words of agreement or asking questions to clarify his doubts, preventing the conversation from falling flat.

  As for why Liu Yifei is so interested in games, Ye Sumang was also very surprised. At first, he brought the girl to play games just to help her relieve psychological pressure, but unexpectedly, she became a little game enthusiast.

  Maybe in the game world, she can do some things that she wants to do but cannot or dare not do in the real world.

  "Hey, Yezi Ge, you don't know how bad Zhang Zhi's temper is. He scolded me on set and made me memorize such a long and complicated martial arts script. My head hurts every day..." Under Ye Su Mang's intentional guidance, Liu Yi Fei gradually turned the topic back to the set and began pouring out her grievances to Ye Su Mang.

  "He scolds you, that's also for your own good. If he didn't appreciate you, he probably wouldn't even bother to say anything..."

  "I also understand, but it's just not comfortable psychologically." Liu Yifei, who was reclining on the sofa with her feet kicked up, kept kicking the armrest of the sofa as she replied in a complaining tone that sounded more like pouting.

  Ye Sumang cleverly picked up the meaning of 'seeking comfort' in the girl's words, smiled and said a few comforting words.

  On the other end of the phone, Liu Yifei immediately sent over a silvery laughter.

  As time went by, Ye Sumang didn't stay in the same place for long and started walking home with a relaxed pace while listening to the phone.

  The girl kept talking to him on the phone about the fun things she encountered in the new drama group, or some small grievances. For example, she secretly gave Zhang Jizhong a nickname "Zhang Da Hu Zi", which was recognized by many small actors privately. Or when filming, which actress was jealous of her and refused to interact with her privately.

  As they talked about these little things, the laughter between them grew more and more, by the time Ye Sumeng walked into the house, Liu Yifei's mood had clearly shifted, her words filled with relaxation.

  "Oh no, I have to go film!" Just as Ye Sumang had just put down her coat, Liu Yifei suddenly exclaimed that it was already her turn to act.

  A flurry of noisy sounds arose, Ye Su Mang heard Liu Mama shouting for the staff to come and touch up Liu Yi Fei's makeup. Just as she was about to hang up the phone, the girl suddenly said urgently: "Oh right, I just watched 'The Legend of Sword and Fairy', but it feels a bit weird watching my own show, hehe, after the ratings come out, remember to tell me ASAP, I have to go film, bye!"

  "Goodbye..." Ye Sumang's words had barely fallen when there was a busy tone on the other end of the phone.

  "Whatever." Shaking her head, Ye Sumang changed into her pajamas and threw herself onto the big bed, soon falling into a dream.

  The next morning, Ye Sumang was woken up by a ringing phone call. When she opened her eyes and looked at the time, it wasn't even six o'clock yet.

  "Hello? Who is it?" Yeh Su-meng yawned, fumbled for the phone on her bedside table in a daze, and picked up the call without even opening her eyes.

  "Su Mang, I am your sister Cai."

  "Ah, Cai Jie? Oh, Cai Jie, what's up?" Ye Su Meng's mind went blank for a moment before she came back to her senses, realizing it was a call from Cai Yi Nong.

  "Hey! Are you so idle? I've been waiting all night for the ratings data, and I still haven't slept!" Cai Yinan said with a complaint, holding a report: "You don't even care about your own TV drama's ratings?"

  "Concerned? How can I not be concerned?" Upon hearing the news about the ratings, Ye Su Mang's spirits lifted slightly.

  "Hmph, I'll take it that what you're saying is true!" Cai Yinan said this, but the excited look on his face could no longer be concealed, and with a hint of excitement, he continued: "The first episode's ratings were 1.467, the second episode was 1.535, it's a great start!"

  "Cai Jie, are you sure you didn't get it wrong? Didn't you mistake market share for ratings?" Ye Su Mang was also shocked by these two sets of numbers. He had thought that his TV series would accumulate popularity in the early stages and only explode later on, but he hadn't expected to achieve such high ratings from the very beginning, making him somewhat hard to believe.

  "Go, Sister Cai is not blind to the point of confusing ratings with market share." Cai Yinniang rolled her eyes and couldn't help but scold Ye Sumang on the phone, this kid's words were really infuriating.

  "Haha, Cai Jie, your eyes are really good!" With a hearty laugh, Ye Su Mang was now completely spirited and refreshed. Such great results would absolutely bring fame and fortune to Tian Xia Film and Television this time around. Thinking about the contract she had signed, it seemed that Xiang Nan TV Station was going to suffer a huge loss this time.

  Just as Yeh Su-meng thought, the president of Xiangnan TV station is now indeed suffering and enjoying at the same time.

  The Legend of Sword and Fairy premiered with a high rating, immediately taking the top spot in national ratings for its time slot, which got everyone at the TV station extremely excited.

  But thinking of the contract Ouyang Changqing signed back then, Director Tai felt a twinge of heartache.

  Because according to the contract, the price of each episode of TV series will increase with the number of viewers. At this moment, "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" has broken 1, which means that the price of these two episodes has also risen from the initial 750,000 to 1.5 million.

  However, Ou Yang Chang Qing is quite open-minded about this and even put forward his own suggestions.

  "Director, what are you worried about? Isn't it a good thing that the TV drama has high ratings? The higher the ratings, the happier we should be. If it breaks 3, even if we spend 30 million per episode, we'll still be happy! Anyway, the advertisers will foot the bill in the end. You can just insert two more ads and the money will come out."

  "Is the advertisement time too long? Will the audience feel dissatisfied?" The director asked with some concern.

  Upon hearing this, Ouyang Changqing disdainfully curled his lip. In his eyes, the old stationmaster was really too timid and cowardly.

  However, Tai Zhang is still his superior, and Ou Yang Changqing despises him even more in her heart, but she won't show it. She still smiles and patiently explains.

  "If the TV series is good, don't worry about nobody watching it! Director, rest assured! I'll go contact the advertisers now!"

  Ouyang Changqing finished speaking and stood up to leave the office, looking at the back of his subordinate who had benefited from him, the director seemed to feel that the rolling advertising fees were flying towards himself.

  For a time, the TV station's building echoed with bursts of stifled laughter, fanatical and full of weirdness...