Your Rival in Love Gets Prettier Every Day

Chapter 24: Drunk

Sunshine Media had been in the limelight in recent years. The dramas produced by the company usually occupies the hot drama lists and mainstream awards for the past two years. Ratings and quality were both good. Being so well known, many celebrities would join the banquet to develop a good relationship with them.

The TV station that would be hosting the broadcast for <The East Palace is Coming> was also present. Sunshine Media and the TV station had signed an agreement before filming took place. The TV station had reserved a golden autumn schedule* for the drama. As such they were also involve in today's press conference. Sunshine Media spared no efforts for the press launch.

*Translations help: (金秋档期) = no idea what this is referring to. I'm assuming prime time slot in Fall for shows at the TV station.

An incident occurred during the dinner party. Liu Hui ran to the media table to socialize and made a toast.

A person at the table asked him: "You have appeared as the male lead in my movies in the past. Why did you decide to take on male No. 4 in <The East Palace is Coming> this time? Is this role very outstanding?"

Liu Hui's makeup was no less inferior than Shen Jintia. The corner of his eyes was painted with and his eyebrow slightly raised: "I came here to play male No. 2, and I almost had the role, but Shen Jintai snatch it away. Hahahaha. But I was quite surprised that he was wiling to play a second lead to Bai Qingquan." He smiled solemnly.

The smile looked heartfelt causing many at the table to feel pity for him who was robbed his role. Soon everyone at the table started posting about it.

"My, my, who would have thought that Shen Jintai would be willing to play the second male lead to Bai Qingquan."

"So the implication of what you said is that Shen Jintai got this role due to some behind the scene scheme? Or was it because he brought in capital?"

"The Shen family is bankrupt, right? I also saw a post some time ago that showed a notice from the court. Bankruptcy should be a matter of fact. How does he still have money to buy a role?"

"A dead camel is thinner than a horse. The poverty of the entertainment industry and the promotion of the young people do not mean the same thing!"

Xiao Tang, who was in the hotel room, had been contacting the gold powders to control the comments. When he heard the news, he was a little surprised. Liu Hui was a resource star1, who wasn't that popular. Bai Qingquan had more fans than he did, but if you had money, you could still have a large water army2. If his water army and moonlight powder unite to blacken Jintai, it'll be the end of him!

1Resource coffee/drip (资源咖) = term use to describe a star who plays a leading role when they debut. They tend to not have a lot of acting experience since they don't play small roles and thus have no experience climbing up in the showbiz circle, unlike others in the circle who work step by step to reach the top.
2Reminder: (水军) = online paid posters and social media bots commenting or posting predefined content on online platforms. In the entertainment industry, water armies are used to promote, defame, or boost data of particular works or celebrities.

He was about to report to Li Meilan, when he found that Liu Hui's marketing comment had been overturned.

"The both of them are two sides on the same coin. Everyone knows that Liu Hui has a gold master behind him. Though he hasn't been photographed many times, it's the one with the beard."

"That's right. His acting skills aren't as good as Shen Jintai, right? It's just one resource star stealing from another. The wicked has finally met the wicked."