Just before the official release of the works of the contestants in the sixth episode of “The Ultimate Scriptwriter,” there was a post on the Starlight Group’s film and television section predicting the works of these five contestants.
The theme this time matched Fang Ji’s style to a whopping ninety percent. One could even say it was tailor-made for Fang Ji. Everyone was betting on whether Fang Ji would come out on top this round.
In fact, by this point in the competition, the styles of the contestants were mostly established. It was similar to how Su Mansheng excelled in the fourth round, and in previous rounds, there were highlights from Shuishui and An Xiaoyu. While other writers might be interested in Yan Yue’s new style, the contestants currently in the competition wouldn’t risk trying a new approach.
Firstly, as the competition was nearing its end, stability was sought after. Trying out a new theme suddenly was risky, as there were too many uncertainties and risks. Not everyone could transition as successfully as Yan Yue did.
Secondly, outside of the competition, anyone could try their hand at melodrama or any other genre. Writing was diverse and open to experimentation as long as it wasn’t plagiarism. But within the competition, if a contestant suddenly took a new route, the competition might allow it, but the audience might not. The audience might not recognize the originality in the content, only seeing it as imitation of Yan Yue.
Lastly, everyone had their preferences, habits, and strengths. Finding the path that suited oneself the most was the most crucial.
Yan Yue had found her own path, and as opponents, everyone was putting in their utmost effort. With the absence of rivalry during the competition, everyone was a friend, and they were all happy for Yan Yue’s success.
So, in the thread predicting the contestants’ works, the discussions were lively. While there were numerous speculations about the other contestants’ works, no one thought that the other contestants would imitate Yan Yue’s style.
However, some believed that Yan Yue might be the dark horse of the sixth round. Everyone still remembered Yan Yue’s calm demeanor when the theme for the sixth round was revealed on the main stage. She seemed as if she had everything under control. Regardless of the difficulty of the challenge the production team presented, Yan Yue seemed unfazed.
Of course, there were also those who found Yan Yue too confident and arrogant in her current state. There were plenty of negative comments in the thread as well.
And so, after half an hour of lively discussion, it was 8 PM, and the works of the sixth episode were released on time!
Everyone eagerly rushed to the official website of the show, found the section for the sixth episode’s works, and clicked without hesitation. And then, they were drawn in just like they were during the revival round – the fluorescent purple cover caught their attention.
But no, this time, the cover was even more exaggerated than before!
Looking at this blindingly bright fluorescent purple cover, and seeing it split into two teams, each team composed of protagonist groups stacked like a totem pole…
Everyone: Leaving aside everything else, this is certainly about families…
Not only that, not a single member of both families was lowering the family’s overall appearance! Regardless of the story’s plot, this fact alone ensured a good business for plastic surgery clinics…
At this point, some individuals, unable to resist their curiosity, quickly started a thread in the Starlight Group’s film and television section, titled:
【[Prediction Thread] Hahaha, I can’t hold back anymore after seeing the cover and title. Let me start the predictions!】
The thread starter posted a screenshot of the cover and the title in the main post. In the second post, they laughed so hard they couldn’t breathe, and then in the third post, they got to the point:
【As usual, I’ll start a prediction thread. No spoilers, please. If you’ve seen the episode, don’t come here and pretend to be knowledgeable. I’ll start. I’ll finish watching in an hour, and then I’ll come back here to share my thoughts!】
During the competition, the film and television section of the Starlight Group’s forum often had prediction threads. Although there wasn’t any substantial reward for accurate predictions, being the first to guess correctly was immensely satisfying and boosted one’s ego. It even increased one’s follower count. This game had gained popularity in the film and television section during the competition, and enthusiasm for it was high.
Seeing the thread title, many people’s immediate reaction was that it must be about Yan Yue’s new work. It was hard to deny that the works of other contestants, whether in terms of the title or the cover, were exuding a certain seriousness.
Only Yan Yue seemed to have that unusual flair.
Chen Linshan, who usually participated in predicting the plots of the contestants’ works within the first five minutes of their release, decided to visit the thread. As it had happened so many times before, when people recognized her username, they started to follow and support her predictions, which only fueled her ego.
Seeing the support from many people, Chen Linshan was quite satisfied. Since Aunt Wang was still trying to figure out how to watch the episodes on the competition portal, Chen Linshan decided to publicly share the episodes she predicted and invited Aunt Wang to join her in watching.
It was already after work hours, and even if she and Aunt Wang were watching together in the kitchen of the master’s house, it wouldn’t be an issue as long as they didn’t disturb the household. The Ye family was quite lenient in this regard.
Thus, a young and an older woman, each holding a glass of water, sat down and began their journey of watching the show together!
The episode began with the familiar phrase:
【All characters and events in this show are fictional. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.】
Aunt Wang, having lived for so many years, had never seen such a snarky opening line before. This only added to her interest in the show.
As she was about to say something, a loud “slap” sounded, and she received a hefty slap on her face!
Aunt Wang: “Ouch!”
Chen Linshan: “!”
Chen Linsan secretly thought that things were not good. She forgot to remind Aunt Wang. She hoped that Yan Yue wouldn’t inject her spiritual power into any of the main characters.
Confused, Aunt Wang was rubbing her face and asked, “Why?”
Chen Linsan smiled and said, “Because you never know who will be the next one to get slapped.”
Aunt Wang didn’t understand at first, but when she saw the next scene, she felt her face starting to burn again…
[In the swaying lights of a nightclub, the waves of music were like trying to flip the house. As for her, did she really think she could compare to your icy heart? She should take a good look at herself, a country bumpkin. What qualifies her to compare herself with Young Master Gu’s crush?”
“That’s right, Young Master Gu shouldn’t be concerned with such an inappropriate woman. She’s not worth it. Come on, let’s continue drinking!”
“No, did any of you notice that the woman was bleeding just now?”
“Are you talking about the blood on her face and hands? If she’s bleeding, so be it. It’s good that her appearance is ruined. Who gave her the right to share the same face as Young Master Gu’s crush?”
“That’s right! Why do you care about that woman? Could it be that you’re interested in that country bumpkin, hahaha?”
Just as someone said this, there was a “crash” sound. Young Master Gu once again dropped the glass in his hand. The glass hit the feet of the man who had been teasing others about Young Master Gu’s crush and the man instantly turned as timid as a quail. Looking again, Young Master Gu’s complexion was even worse than when he was toying with that woman…]
For a while, nobody dared to speak up.
After half a minute, Young Master Gu suddenly spoke, “Where is she bleeding?”
The man who noticed Ice Heart bleeding quickly answered, “I saw blood on her skirt… below, her leg seemed to be covered in blood…”
As soon as the man finished speaking, he saw Young Master Gu suddenly stand up from the sofa and walk out with a terrifyingly dark expression on his face.
As Young Master Gu left, everyone fell silent.
“What’s going on? Does Young Master Gu like her or not?”
“Who knows. But that woman might…”
“I think so too. When she came today, it seemed like she had something to say to Young Master Gu. But he was a bit drunk at the time and even used force in front of so many people…”
“Young Master Gu’s thoughts are hard to guess. Let’s be more careful when we speak in the future. Even if that woman is a stand-in, she’s still Young Master Gu’s woman. We shouldn’t joke about her too much…”
A group of people exchanged comments.
The scene shifted. The rain was pouring outside, and Young Master Gu’s impatient figure dashed out, but there were no more figures on the streets.
On the other side, Ice Heart left the bar, allowing herself to be drenched by the rain. Suddenly, a car came straight towards her!
“Crash—”
A loud noise, and the screen went dark.]
Aunt Wang was startled, “What’s going on? Is it over?”
Chen Linsan was still shocked by the information provided by the group of friends a moment ago. Now, seeing the female lead getting into a car accident after the encounter with Young Master Gu, despite the earlier confrontation with the domineering daughter-in-law, and now the potential miscarriage and sudden car accident, she was dumbfounded!
In the end, countless thoughts condensed into just two words, “Holy crap!!!”
This was way too intense!!
Looking at the screen again, it turned black for less than three seconds, and Young Master Gu returned home after not finding Ice Heart.
[Mrs. Gu saw her son soaked in rain and asked what happened. The driver said Young Master Gu went to find Ice Heart. Mrs. Gu immediately frowned, expressing disdain for Ice Heart and blaming her for causing her son to get wet in the rain. She even took the opportunity to advise her son to stay away from Ice Heart and suggested that he interact more with Shen Family’s daughter, who was conveniently invited over for the dinner.
Young Master Gu responded impatiently and went back to his room.
Shortly after, someone knocked on the door.
When Young Master Gu opened the door, he found his elder brother, Gu Ze. After hearing about his younger brother’s scene at the bar, Gu Ze strongly disapproved and advised Young Master Gu to control his temper when he was outside, as he was representing the entire Gu family.
Young Master Gu had never held his conventional and conservative elder brother in high regard. He gave some perfunctory responses and said he understood.
Gu Ze knew his advice wouldn’t be heeded, but he couldn’t help but mention Ice Heart’s situation. He believed that since Young Master Gu agreed to be in a relationship with her, he should treat her well. The current behavior was inappropriate, and considering how long Ice Heart had been missing, he suggested his younger brother should move on.
As soon as the topic shifted to Ice Heart, Young Master Gu’s temper flared up like dynamite being ignited.
The two brothers had a heated argument and parted ways.
For a long time after that, Young Master Gu never saw Ice Heart again, and he didn’t send anyone to look for her either. In his eyes, that woman would definitely not leave him and would be unwilling to give up the prosperity and wealth of the Gu family. She would surely come back soon.
However, who could have foreseen that Ice Heart’s disappearance would last a whole year.
And during that year, Young Master Gu got engaged to the daughter of the Shen family. It seemed like Ice Heart had been completely forgotten…]
This part of the storyline was explained swiftly, taking only five minutes. The timeline in the drama advanced by a year.
With the same fast pace, the same high tension, and every character’s lines being pivotal as usual, Aunt Wang, who wasn’t usually a drama enthusiast, was now engrossed in the story!
The audience saw that Young Master Gu had gotten engaged to another woman and the barrage of comments exploded—
【I really want to say ten thousand curses! Yan Yue, you know how to make me angry!】
【This is infuriating! If the female lead ends up with Young Master Gu, I’m going to storm the production studio!】
【This is so tragic. Is this heiress from the Shen family really that unfortunate? How can this guy have so many girls liking him?】
【Is Ice Heart coming back?! The reincarnation of the white moonlight counterattack!】
【Ah, I’m so excited! So excited! Yan Yue is really skilled at revenge plots! I was worried about the female lead ending up with that guy, but now I can relax. Look at Yan Yue’s domineering son-in-law. What’s not better about Han Cheng than that scoundrel Gu? And in the end, Su Zhen didn’t end up with him either! So don’t panic! Sister Yan will handle it, and we just need to focus on trust!】
The barrage was full of trust—
【I was just about to say, such a big and heavy trophy fell on the foot, and nothing happened. But then you turned around and hit me with this plot twist, Yan Yue, you really understand meticulousness.】
【I originally thought it was quite romantic when Gu Sha caught Yu Ling. Gu Sha also looked much better. After all, despite being a bit bad, Gu Sha is actually good-looking. But I didn’t expect you, Yan Yue, to come up with this twist!! You really don’t need to pay so much attention to logic, hey!】
【No, what’s the deal with this Niu Gulu Yu Ling? Hahaha, Yan Yue, you’re a genius at naming things.】
After laughing at the barrage, I’ll continue to watch the drama seriously.
Following the plot where Gu Sha picked up the invitation letter for Yu Ling, everyone knows that these two will probably meet at the banquet.
Many people have already criticized Yan Yue for creating a harem for the male lead Gu Sha. How many beautiful girls have been connected to Gu Sha in one way or another! Now they hope that this sister Yu Ling will stay away from Gu Sha. The recent encounter clearly showed that Gu Sha saw Yu Ling looking like his lost love, Bai Yueguang, and he had some thoughts! Also, they can’t wait for Bing Shang to come back and seek revenge. Who wouldn’t want to see Gu Sha chase his wife like a madman?
As expected, just like everyone guessed, Yu Ling couldn’t enter the banquet hall because she lost the invitation letter…
[Gu Sha intentionally watched from the side until Yu Ling was troubled enough by the Fu family’s people. Then, Gu Sha signaled the people behind him to push him forward.
As soon as the Fu family’s people saw Gu Sha coming, they immediately nodded and greeted him respectfully.
Gu Sha glanced coldly at the Fu family’s people. His bodyguards behind him understood him very well. Without Gu Sha’s reminder, they handed his invitation letter over.
The Fu family’s people were about to compliment him when they heard Gu Sha’s cold voice, “She’s with me.”
The Fu family’s people looked troubled at his words.
Gu Sha furrowed his eyebrows and his gaze turned dangerous. He said, “What’s the matter? Can’t I bring my own woman here?”
The Fu family’s people were stunned, “Uh, Gu Sha… Who is this?”
However, Gu Chen didn’t even give him a glance. Instead, he looked lightly at the woman standing next to him with a bewildered expression. He smiled and said to the woman, “Yu Ling, push me in.”
Yu Ling, who was called by name, looked surprised on her face, but she quickly realized. She gave a gentle smile and said, “Okay,” before pushing Gu Chen into the banquet hall.]
Seeing this, there were still many viewers who were drawn to Gu Chen’s extraordinary appearance, his captivating voice, and his unbridled and arrogant aura.
【Should I say it or not, him saving her was quite cheesy…】
【I know I’m guilty, but Gu Sha is really handsome, oh my god! Look at those hands! Look at that face! Look at that figure! And listen to that voice! Plus, that carefree and arrogant attitude towards everyone, damn it! People who like this type are really irresistible.】
【Actually, from the beginning until now, Gu Chen has been quite cheesy, but he’s also really bad. This might be what they call a “bad but cheesy” character. Yan Yue is really amazing! The character development is so skillful in capturing people’s hearts.】
【Don’t say about Yu Ling, even I would be moved if I were her!】
【Uh, well, just a bite of Gu Sha x Yu Ling, arrogant second generation x gentle young lady】
【???? Wake up, everyone! Gu Chen might be cheesy, but he’s still a bad guy! Did you forget that he hit women? We must never tolerate domestic violence! Stay clear-headed, don’t get caught up in romance brain!】
Some viewers felt that Gu Chen was cheesy, while others remained clear-headed and thought Gu Chen was scum. Both sides had their own opinions and didn’t interfere with each other.
And at this moment in the show――
[With her charming appearance and outstanding temperament, Yu Ling became the center of attention at the banquet, and many young masters wanted to invite her to dance. Just when Yu Ling was feeling embarrassed, Gu Chen took the initiative to be pushed over in his wheelchair.
As the young master of the Gu family arrived, others sensibly made way for him, giving Gu Sha a sense of presence.
In front of everyone, Gu Sha extended his right hand casually, with a hint of unruliness in his raised eyebrows. He casually asked, “Want to dance?”
Yu Ling bit her lip, looked at his wheelchair, and hesitated, “Will it be… inconvenient――Ah!”
Before she could finish her sentence, Gu Chen grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his arms. He then sat her on his lap and lifted his hand slightly. The bodyguards behind him understood his intention and pushed the two of them to the center of the dance floor.]
The viewers:…
Gu Sha, you’re going a bit too far!
After the bodyguards pushed them for about five minutes obediently, the music finally ended.
[After the dance, Yu Ling curiously asked Gu Chen how he knew her name. Gu Chen returned her the trophy and the invitation letter.
Yu Ling immediately realized that she had injured Gu Chen’s foot, and a sense of guilt overwhelmed her.
Seeing her reaction, Gu Chen took advantage of her guilt and used the opportunity to get closer to her…]
Even Chen Linshan felt like she was getting hooked by the interaction between Yu Ling and Gu Chen.
From the beginning of the story until now, apart from Bai Yueguang and Bing Shang, Gu Chen’s special treatment of Yu Ling was the most outstanding, and it might even surpass his feelings for Bing Shang.
Soon, Chen Linshan slapped her face!
No, no, Gu Chen is abusive! He’s just a scumbag! Just getting hooked on everything will only lead to her downfall!
Luckily, the banquet scene finally ended. Chen Linshan breathed a sigh of relief. If Gu Chen and Yu Ling appeared together for a few more minutes, she might actually have a brain meltdown from the romantic atmosphere!
However, before she could catch her breath, the next second, Yan Yue dropped another bomb on her!
[The next day, Gu Chen’s older brother, Gu Ze, brought back his fiancée whom he had privately promised to marry during a business trip to xx Star. He said he wanted to introduce her to everyone.
With a hangover, Gu Chen rubbed his painful head and came downstairs irritably to meet the guest.
By this time, the Gu family members were already sitting in the living room. Seeing Gu Chen come down, Gu’s mother happily called him, “Ah Chen, come and meet your big brother’s fiancée.”
Gu Chen felt impatient, but he put on a fake smile and walked up to his future sister-in-law. However, when he saw the person in front of him, his pupils trembled!!
At this moment, the camera had been avoiding showing the face of the woman in question. She stood up along with Gu Ze. Gu Ze held the woman’s hand and
introduced her to his younger brother, “Ah Chen, this is my fiancée, your future sister-in-law.”
The camera froze on Gu Ze’s fiancée’s face.
Gu Ze pronounced her name out loud as he looked at his fiancée――
“Niugulu Yu Ling.”]
Chen Linshan and Wang Yi: “?????”
A few seconds later, the barrage exploded!
【Damn it!!!!】
Author’s note:
Readers: Yan Yue, don’t go too far!!
Yan Yue: Huh? What’s wrong? Have you all seen the scene where the sister-in-law blushed and was pinned against the wall by her little brother-in-law, with his red eyes as he kissed her waist?