Shuangqing City, the most high-end villa area.
Gong Juren, the chairman of Gong Shixiong Hotpot, was crying like a child in the home theater.
The million-dollar sound system was playing the song "Always So Quiet."
On a screen that was as big as a wall, a promotional video was playing.
Beside him, his son Gong Juren patted his back and gently comforted him.
"I originally thought the old thief Jiangnan would change Lin Yueru's ending in the TV series, but judging from the promotional video, it should still be the original ending!"
Gong Youcai pounded his chest and stomped his feet.
Ever since Xianjian was announced to be made into a TV series, he had been paying close attention.
He had really hoped that Xianjian, like other TV shows, would change the plot and give Lin Yueru a good ending.
However, to his surprise, the promotional video showed that Lin Yueru's storyline was 100% faithful to the original novel!
Gong Youcai immediately felt unwell.
Other book fans were accusing the screenwriter of blindly changing the plot, but he was different. He wished that the old thief Jiangnan could change the plot of the book so that he wouldn't be heartbroken again when watching the TV series. Even a simple ending where Lin Yueru didn't die would be fine.
"Dad, the reason Jiangnan's books are so popular is precisely because he wrote so many vivid supporting characters. If you change it, it will lose its flavor," Gong Juren comforted him in a low voice.
He watched the promotional video with his father, but he was a Ling'er supporter and didn't feel much after watching it, especially since the entire promotional video was edited from Lin Yueru's perspective.
However, thinking about Ling'er's ending, Gong Juren's teeth ached.
Fortunately, he decided not to think about it. At least Ling'er died last. He could just not watch it then.
"I won't watch it. I'll never watch this show, even if you kill me!" Gong Youcai declared firmly.
"Dad, you are Jiangnan's number one fan. How can you not support his first TV series?" Gong Juren quickly said.
He had finally found a common hobby with Gong Youcai, and he couldn't let him abandon it so easily.
If they were going to be heartbroken, they should do it together. Otherwise, it wouldn't be as fun if he was heartbroken alone.
"Don't say anything more. Even if I starve to death, even if I jump off this building, I won't watch the Xianjian TV series!" Gong Youcai waved his hands repeatedly and said righteously.
Looking at his father's expression, Gong Juren suddenly felt a pang of sympathy. He wanted to persuade him further, but after opening his mouth, he ultimately didn't say anything.
If he doesn't watch, he doesn't watch. His father was already so old. If he had a stroke from being heartbroken, it would be troublesome.
"Then you won't watch it when the time comes," he said, patting Gong Youcai's back again.
Gong Youcai's emotions finally calmed down.
He wasn't a masochist. Being heartbroken once was enough. How could he be heartbroken a second time?
If he said he wouldn't watch, then he wouldn't watch!
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Tencent Platform.
In the preview trailer rankings, "Ask Sword Seek Immortal" had continuously explosive popularity.
With the accumulation of various promotional resources, the playback volume rapidly increased, directly securing the first position. This meant that the anticipation for this drama had reached the top among dramas of the same period.
Although the original novel fans were harshly criticizing it, with the support of traffic fans, the review section still seemed to have a relatively good reputation.
However, after "Ask Sword Seek Immortal" preview topped the chart, the traffic fans did not have much time to celebrate before they saw "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" catching up at a terrifying speed. After only a few refreshes, it had occupied the position of "Ask Sword Seek Immortal," pushing it to second place.
The traffic fans were stunned.
What was going on?
Were they manipulating the data?
Even if they were manipulating data, they couldn't do it like this, right?
They clicked in out of curiosity.
They found that the comment section was filled with listeners of Tingyu.
"Haha, Tingyu has indeed continued his style. This song paired with Lin Yueru is absolutely perfect!"
"Not bad. Recently, Tingyu's songs have all been grand and emotional. It's truly refreshing to listen to a sad song occasionally."
"From this song, it's evident that Tingyu understands Lin Yueru very well. It's truly fitting for her."
"Haha, Jiangnan, a writer, what does he know about Lin Yueru? We have to rely on our great Tingyu."
"However, I really hope the TV version can change Lin Yueru's ending. Not just Lin Yueru, but others too."
"Give it up. Although book fans complain about the old thief Jiangnan's heartbreaking plots, if he really changed them, it wouldn't have the same flavor."
"I agree. The book fans of 'Ask Sword' next door are already cursing because the screenwriter messed up the plot. It's great to have the original author as the screenwriter; there's no worry about such things."
Seeing these comments, the traffic fans could no longer sit still.
They rushed to leave comments.
"This is too blatant to be manipulating data, isn't it?"
"Everyone, report it. This surge in ranking is too exaggerated. They must have manipulated the data!"
"Shameless. Xianjian is a group of newcomers and veterans. Without traffic support, how could there be such a surge in ranking? The 'Ask Sword' crew has so many traffic fans, and they don't even have this speed."
To the confusion of these traffic fans, the comment section provided very harmonious replies.
"Sorry, Tingyu's new songs are not available on music platforms, so we can only listen to them in the preview."
"No offense to everyone in the film and television industry, we are just here to listen to music."
"Haha, you guys continue to fight for the rankings. We are just here to listen to music."
"Are you shocked by just this much speed in ranking?"
"This speed is normal operation for Tingyu. I actually think it's a bit slow."
"Haha, a bunch of traffic fans who have never seen the world, only know to focus on your idols, right? Go and understand Tingyu's dominance in the Chinese music scene."
"Hahaha, Tingyu manipulating data? That's the funniest joke I've heard this year."
To these replies from Tingyu's fans, the traffic fans were completely dumbfounded.
Normal operation?
How could that be possible?
They had heard of Tingyu and knew that he had been trending on hot searches without interruption. Even if their idols managed to get into the top few for a few hours by buying hot searches, they could only last for a few hours and could not shake his popularity.
However, that was all they knew. They didn't have much concept of Tingyu's terrifying dominance over the charts because they hadn't experienced it firsthand.
After all, traffic fans often followed their idols, voting for them everywhere throughout the day, so they didn't have time to pay attention to these things.
Although the music and film industries were both part of the entertainment industry, many fans between the two did not overlap. Unless the idol was active in both circles simultaneously, most fans in the film and television circles were busy voting for their idols and did not have a deep understanding of matters in the music industry.
Especially the fans of these traffic idols, they were constantly promoting their idols on various platforms and didn't have time to care about Tingyu's ranking speed.
When they learned about Tingyu's past achievements on encyclopedia websites, they were completely shocked.
"Consistently ranked first on the monthly new song chart in its category!"
"Consistently ranked first on the quarterly hot song chart!"
"Occupied the top ten on the square dance new song chart!"
"Broke the record for the fastest fan growth in history!"
"The song 'Gilded Cage' reached number one on the Cantonese new song chart in just one hour, breaking the record for the shortest time to top the chart in the music industry!"
A series of introductions to Tingyu's past achievements stunned those traffic fans.
Even those who frequently followed the music industry and knew Tingyu very well felt their scalps tingle when they saw these records.
Unknowingly, he had achieved so many outrageous accomplishments.
Was he still human?
This was the only question running through the minds of all traffic fans.