Your Rival in Love Gets Prettier Every Day

Chapter 40: Exploded Overnight

The storm brought heavy rain and thunder all night. Like the storm, Shen Jintai exploded overnight. As expected, he became popular. When he woke up the next day, the autumn morning light shone on his body, highlighting the may cherries that were slowly ripening for the picking. Fermentation takes time.

After a TV series was broadcast, public opinion would peak the next day. Shen Jintai was awakened by Li Meilan's call. Li Meilan couldn't control her groundhog scream: "Jintai, you are on fire!"

What could best prove that an actor was on fire?

Hot search? Can buy.

Forum swiping? A water army can been deployed.

These public platforms couldn't provide solid evidence. The best testament was the circle of friends! Li Meilan sent a screenshot to him from her friends circle.

"This is not my work number. This is my personal alt account, and the people who added it are all relatives and friends!" Li Meilan specifically emphasized.

Shen Jintai, who was still a little sleepy, rubbed his eyes. He saw that the Moments on the screenshots were all stills from <The East Palace>, and he had the most stills. One of them posted a video that was the scene where his clothes were torn off.

It seems that all heroes see the same thing.

Shen Jintai's voice was still a little hoarse. He was happy in his heart: "Low-key, low-key. Only two episodes have been broadcasted so far."

Li Meilan: "You made such a big splash for just two episodes! Will there be more in the future?! Do you know how high the wild list* rating was yesterday? I don't think it's a problem at all to break 1* with two stations! Do you know what this concept is?"

*Wild list (野榜) = basically like a polling list that shows which TV show is popular.
*Break 1 = it's some kind of TV rating system in China. I'm not sure how it works but breaking 1 means it's really good.

He did not know.

Li Meiland: "Let me tell you, this year's ratings champion is <Metamorphosis in the Workplace>, with an average of 1.5 on both stations. If <The East Palace is Coming> can break 1 on both stations when it debuts, I dare not think about the popularity in the later stages!"

Although the premiere was high, it mainly reflected the high expectations of the audience and good publicity. Nevertheless, Shen Jintai was extremely happy that his comeback debut was off to a great start.

He jumped up from the bed with a kip-up*. The sun was shining outside. He opened the window, and fresh air blew on his face. After the autumn storm, the air still carried the aromas of rain and osmanthus. The sky was clear and blue, and the white clouds were light.

*Carp (鲤鱼打挺) = .

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Yan Qiuchi was motionless as he woke up at 7. After waking up, he noticed something strange and went to the bathroom to wash his underwear.

The maid came in to tidy up his room. When she saw him doing laundry she hurriedly said: "Oh, just put it there. I'll take care of it."

"I can do it." Yan Qiuchi said calmly. He always had one or two days in the month that made him feel impetuous. In fact, it had nothing to do with Shen Jintai. It was simply a young man's inexhaustible energy at work.

To the eyes of outsiders, he was a very self-disciplined person, and indeed he was. But only he truly knew how much he desired. These heavy desires, coupled with his skin hunger, were stronger than ordinary people's. He had them since he was a child.