The Daughter of the Enchanted in the Modern Age

Chapter 22

"Let me see the model. Damnit damnit! This is the latest high-end version. I'm so envious." Zhang Zhe looked at Xia Yu with envy.

As a male student of this era, who would not want to wake up with the best gaming computer that allows one to play all the games to the maximum specifications?

"Hey, why are there more downstairs? Why are you buying so much?" Su Mei flipped through the box and found another one below the first one.

"My brother bought it for you. He said it was a gift for all of you." This was the first time Xia Yu had called Xia Wanyuan 'sister', but unfortunately, she could not hear him.

With that, Xia Yu advanced and opened the box. The four new computers were glowing, but compared to the excitement and brightness in the eyes of the other three, it seemed a little dim in comparison.

"F*ck!"

The three of them were astonished by what Xia Yu's sister had done. From their usual interactions, they guessed that Xia Yu was the rich second generation heir. But, they did not expect him to be so generous.

They advance and touch the gaming computer which is said to have top-level performance. Sure enough, expensive stuff feels different.

However, they are still students. Other than Yang Lin, the other two had good family backgrounds. However, they had never received such a precious gift.

Therefore, even though the three of them were very excited, they rejected the gift.

"Thank you for your brother's goodwill, but this is too expensive. We can't afford to pay it back." Although Yang Lin was poor, he was not against the rich. He knew that he should not accept gifts from others for no reason.

"Yes, that's right," the other two echoed.

"Thank you. He bought it." Recalling Xia Wanyuan's words before she left, Xia Yu pursed her lips. "In addition, my brother told you to watch me for an A at the end of the semester. If I get it, it'll be yours and you can assume it's paid off."

Since Xia Yu had already said many things, the three of them no longer refused.

They all said that they would definitely keep an eye on Xia Yu and make sure she succeeds in the final exam.

"Xia Yu, does your brother need a younger brother? Do you think I can be his sister too?"

"That's right, that's right. I can too!"

"God!" Xia Yu scolded jokingly.

"Well, snacks! And so much fruit! Boohoo, Xia Yu, your sister is my sister to come forward!"

"Dream!"

They play around in the dorm and share snacks and like this, their relationship becomes more harmonious.

***

After an overnight discussion, Xia Wanyuan's topic slowly rose to the top of the search rankings and appeared before everyone again.

"Xia Wanyuan only took ten days to finish filming 'The Long Ballad'"

When this topic was brought up, a group of anti-fans, as well as novel fans who had noticed the filming of the drama series, were instantly incensed. They did not care about anything else and started scolding him first.

One marketing account featured photos of Xia Wanyuan leaving and returning to Beijing, and the time difference between the two photos was twelve days.

[I'm dying from laughing. This was the first time I heard about the second female lead to finish filming in ten days.]

[Xia Wanyuan's trash destroyed my goddess. When would a useless person who was unprofessional and lacked acting skills be out of the entertainment industry?!]

[Poor Prince Charming Qin Wu and Goddess Ruan Yingyu. They filmed the drama very carefully, yet this woman treated the hard work of others like this!]

[Out of the entertainment industry, Xia Wanyuan! Since filming was completed in just ten days, it was not too late to replace it! Get someone else to play a role!]

[That's fine! Replace him! Get Xia Wanyuan out of the entertainment industry!]

The voices of those who seriously composed how many times the Heavenly Spirit Princess would appear and realized that she did not have many scenes immersed in the sea of public opinion.

Gradually, passers-by, haters, fans of the original novel, swarm the production team of "The Long Ballad" under the influence of people with bad intentions.

One by one, they began posting about boycotting Xia Wanyuan on their latest Weibo post, asking for a replacement. Angry fans of the original novel even gathered and drew red bars in the photo. Everyone is suing a replacement actress on Weibo.

In just two hours, there were nearly a hundred thousand comments.

The situation is becoming more and more serious. Director Yang, who had just returned to Beijing Film City, had just sighed when his subordinates reported the news. He's angry with anger.

"Omong empty! They kept asking us to obey the real one, and we did! And when we made the film to its original likeness, they complained about the role not having enough scenes! It's ridiculous!"

Seeing that there was no response from the Weibo account of the cast and crew of "The Long Ballad", the angry fans immediately pushed the topic of "Daughter of Heavenly Spirit Xia Wanyuan" into the hot search list.

The hottest posts were strong complaints from certain fans and a demand for a casting change. Seeing trending topics that are increasingly popular, the anger of the fans is increasing.

Finally, the production crew of "The Long Ballad" finally responded with two responses to the mass condemnation.

One of them was Xia Wanyuan's role description.

The other is a fifteen-second video.

All the fans of the original novel who angrily clicked on the video fell silent after watching it.

Amidst the scolding on Weibo, a hustle and bustle of different voices slowly appeared.

[It seems like the Heavenly Spirit Princess doesn't show up often.].

Some logical fans of the original novel also came up with a comparison between the scenes in the original novel and the scenes from the drama, confirming that Xia Wanyuan did record most of her scenes.

[What the fuck? You guys still got the mood to discuss this? I was surprised by the video.]

[I also... Is that Xia Wanyuan? Suddenly I felt no need to replace him.]

[The movement exposed sexual violence in order to eliminate it.].

[AHHHHHH! She's so beautiful! I retract my words. Don't change him!]

Initially, it just became a trending topic occupied by novel fans. As the rankings slowly rose, many passers-by also started talking about it.

The top trending topic was a Weibo account that accused the production team of "The Long Ballad" of spoiling Xia Wanyuan with laziness and demanding a replacement.

The second most popular topic is the videos released by the production team.

Curiously, people passing by on Weibo wanted to see what the production team had done to make fans so angry that they demanded a replacement.

Fifteen seconds later.

Damnit damnit!

Why are they asking for a replacement?!!! Are these people crazy?

The video is fifteen seconds long. It is clear that it is an unedited film.

On the long street, lanterns of all colors were arranged on both sides of the city, and pedestrians were everywhere.

Enveloped by the fading light, Xia Wanyuan, who was wearing a light purple dress, stood up. He held the rabbit light in his hand as he walked towards the camera.

A slender waist with slightly slanted shoulders, and she had a slender neck that accentuated her supple figure. The lanterns emitted a layer of warm light on his body, and his entire body was surrounded by a heart-shaking indifference and elegance, like a lotus flower blooming alone under the moonlight, relaxing and refreshing.

[Geez, fans nowadays are very hard to please.]

A small group of passers-by started to speak for Xia Wanyuan.

[Yes, she was beautiful, but with Xia Wanyuan's acting ability, would she be able to play the role of the Heavenly Spirit Princess?]

Seeing that public opinion was slowly changing, some professional accounts began to change their arguments. What's the point of being beautiful? His poor acting skills would still destroy his character.

[That's fine. Just look at his eye piercing acting. He's like a picture in JPG format. No matter how pretty she looks, she is just a pretty face.]

[At least she has a pretty face. Let's see if he can act well after the drama is over.]

Netizens could not help but click on that short video again.

'Geez, she's really pretty. He also had a powerful aura.'

However, Xia Wanyuan's past photos and videos were still clearly displayed in the comments. It was hard to imagine how such a handsome person could act so rigidly.

[Forget it, based on this face and appearance, I won't scold her for now. We will talk about it after the drama is released.]

His comments were garbled, but no longer filled with insults. Although most of the comments are still skeptical, people are reluctant to be honest.

Within an hour, the video was played three million times.

A short video was sent to a WeChat group called "The Four Great Generals".

"Hey, look at this video my boyfriend sent me. This is the actress who plays the Heavenly Spirit Princess. He is my god!"

In the dormitory where they were all quietly lying on their beds and playing with their new computers, Zhang Zhe's roar broke the silence.

"The Long Ballad" was adapted from a novel written for men, so the audience was mostly male. The two female characters in the original novel are naturally considered goddesses by many men.

And in this dormitory, other than Yang Lin, everyone had read this novel before. Xia Yu knew that Xia Wanyuan would be acting in a drama, so she had specifically downloaded a novel to read a few days earlier.

"Holy bastard! Who'sis this?! i declare! He is my god from now on!"

"This is the Heavenly Spirit Princess I imagined my entire life! Oh, my God, she's beautiful! I can see it a hundred times!"

No matter how much hate arises among the fans, liking someone is a very simple and straightforward thing for heterosexual men.

Xia Yu heard what they said and clicked on the video with a look of disdain. A surprised expression flashed in his eyes. "This woman actually looks pretty good in old-fashioned clothes."

"I think he is mediocre," Xia Yu said mercilessly.

"Wow! Xia Yu, your expectations are too high! How could he be 'so-so'? She was practically a pretty face that only appeared once in five thousand years!"

"Xia Yu, I'm telling you. You can scold me, but you cannot insult my goddess. Come out and fight!"

"Ck, childish," Xia Yu sneered. However, she was secretly very pleased with the praise given to Xia Wanyuan by her roommate.

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