[BL] Accidental Mark

Chapter 65

Zhou Yan anxiously read Weibo. The comments area was full of smoke and conspiracy theories. She hesitated for a moment before deciding to ask President Pei for advice. [President Pei, Cheng Xia is being scolded and it has gone onto the hot search. There are many people who suspect you're taking care of Cheng Xia and want to support him, which is why you pushed him into Director Zhu's crew. Do you want to have the PR department act?]

Pei Shaoze had naturally seen the messy speculations in the hot search topic. This wasn't easily explained because Pei Shaoze really did want to support Cheng Xia and the two of them were in love. However, Cheng Xia was right in the interview. Xu Ziyang's role wasn't won with money. Cheng Xia won it himself. It was impossible to negate his efforts and strength just because of Tianxuan's additional investment. The fans in the entertainment industry would just be hot for a few days and then it would pass.

Pei Shaoze calmly answered, [Give it the cold treatment and don't spend money to get rid of the hot search. Instead, take care of Cheng Xia. Let the netizens scold and guess. The more they question it, the more Cheng Xia will conquer the audience with his acting skills when the drama is released and these black fans will have nothing to say. Rational passersby will like Cheng Xia more.]

Zhou Yan, [You mean to let public opinion spread and to not care about it?]

Pei Shaoze, [Yes. This type of speculation will be suppressed by new gossip within three days. There is no need to clarify it. Cheng Xia's psychological endurance isn't so fragile. Look at his new Weibo. He is cheering for himself and ignoring the black fans.]

"......" It was true. She had just checked Cheng Xia's Weibo and he didn't seem affected at all. The number of comments on the new Weibo post had exceeded 10,000. Many people called him shameless but Cheng Xia ignored them all. Zhou Yan's worried mood finally relaxed. [I understand, President Pei. The heat regarding this matter will naturally go down and I believe Cheng Xia will prove himself.]

On the Internet, Cheng Xia's evaluation had reached the bottom. Once the show was released, word of mouth meant he would rebound and the black fans will have nothing to say. Instead, they had helped the crew promote the drama for free. Cheng Xia could achieve a beautiful turnaround and make his name known in one fell swoop.

Zhou Yan prayed silently in her heart. 'Cheng Xia, we are all very confident in you. It's up to you next.'

***

Early the next morning, Cheng Xia arrived at the shooting location on time. Everyone in the crew knew that Cheng Xia had been scolded onto the hot search last night and some people watched the show in secret. Apart from the few people who saw Cheng Xia's acting skills, others didn't quite understand why Director Zhu would choose a newcomer. There were even some doubts within the crew.

However, Cheng Xia was full of smiles and energy. He greeted the staff along the way and didn't look depressed at all. Everyone was really confused. Did this newcomer really not care or was he not aware of the hot search?

The deputy director was worried he would be affected so he went all the way to Cheng Xia's dressing room to comfort him. "Cheng Xia, many keyboard warriors on the Internet just curse for fun. Don't be uncomfortable by their scolding and don't mind their words. Director Zhu and I think you're particularly suitable for the role of Xu Ziyang."

Cheng Xia smiled. "Thank you, deputy director. There is no need to worry, I don't care about it at all."

The young man looked honest and not like he was pretending. The deputy director was relieved and patted him on the shoulder. "Keep thinking like this." Many of the newcomer actors he met before couldn't stand the attacks of the netizens. They were distracted when filming and some secretly hid and cried. There were few who were optimistic like Cheng Xia.