Chapter 130: Audience Reactions After the Appearance

That day, Xiao He's Weibo was particularly lively.

Clearly, the character Meng Zetian played by Xiao He gained everyone's recognition the moment he appeared.

Though this "recognition" came with quite a bit of hatred.

Even Xiao He's mother called him late at night, hesitating to speak, then speaking hesitantly, finally asking just one question: "Does that bastard you're playing die in the end?"

Xiao He: "...Of course he dies."

"Good! That's wonderful!"

Mother Xiao instantly became happy.

Xiao He: "...Otherwise, I could spoil the later plot for you—"

"No!"

Mother Xiao immediately cut Xiao He off, fell silent for a moment, then asked: "Are you very—ahem, is the character you play very beastly later on?"

Xiao He sweated: "Pretty much."

"Then forget it..." Mother Xiao muttered, "I'll tell your dad not to watch either. The immersion is too strong, otherwise both of us might want to fly over and beat you up immediately."

Xiao He: ...Mom, where's your maternal love?

Xiao He helplessly rubbed his forehead: "Then you'd better not watch. When relatives and friends ask about it recently, just pretend you don't know, act like I'm not the one who acted in it."

However, Mother Xiao chuckled on the other end, her tone proud: "I would never pretend not to know. My son acted too well! If they hate you because of the character image, that just shows how outstanding my son is. They can't distinguish between reality and fiction themselves - it's good to have less contact with such foolish people."

Xiao He was stunned for a moment, then chuckled softly: "Alright, suit yourselves. But if it affects your daily life, you must tell me. And about the moving we discussed before..."

"Ah, forget about moving." Mother Xiao decisively refused. "We're quite comfortable living here, don't want to move."

Since both of Xiao He's parents had very stable jobs, after being assigned housing, the Xiao family had basically never moved, always living in that residential area. Besides the houses and neighborhood being somewhat old, life and work were very convenient. Mother Xiao was also sentimental and didn't really want to change locations.

"But—"

"And most importantly, your dad heard that our area is very likely to undergo urban renewal in the coming years. We might get demolition compensation then." Mother Xiao said very seriously. "Anyway, your dad and I aren't going anywhere. You can go wherever you want to be, just don't disturb our lives."

Xiao He: "...Alright then."

Xiao He stopped trying to persuade her.

After chatting with Mother Xiao a while longer, Xiao He hung up the phone.

Although it was already very late, Xiao He and his team were still waiting in the airport departure lounge for their flight.

Xiao Chen handed over a cup of hot coffee.

"Thanks."

Xiao He took it and sipped, then looked at Liu Rulan: "Sister Liu, how are things looking online?"

Liu Rulan was browsing on her tablet. Hearing Xiao He's question, she smiled and showed him the video playing on her device: "Haha, Su Shengxi's crappy acting skills have received unanimous praise from everyone."

Xiao He: ...

As expected, whenever it came to Su Shengxi matters, Sister Liu's combat power would skyrocket.

You could really see how much resentment had built up over those years.

Curious, Xiao He took it to watch.

This was a video from a Bilibili content creator in the commentary section. This creator's video was actually mainly promotional, strongly recommending everyone to watch 'Starry Radiance,' but he spent a significant portion criticizing the show's only "flaw."

"Right now, I seriously suspect Su Shengxi has been set up by capital. I'm being genuine here, not mixing in any falsehood. Otherwise, how come no one told him that his acting in 'Starry Radiance' is obviously terrible."

"'Starry Radiance' is completely Director Wen Hongyuan's showcase of skills work. He successfully used one Su Shengxi to show us that even with one weak link in the entire series, he can still produce an excellent work. Of course, my suggestion is that Director Wen shouldn't insert this 'advertisement' showcasing his own abilities into the plot next time. Otherwise, every time I see this living 'advertisement' Su Shengxi appear, I have to manually skip the 'advertisement,' which is really annoying."

"And to some fans, please stop asking me to sharply critique Xiao He's acting skills. I think with eyes there, everyone can see. If you absolutely want me to say something unpleasant, then I'll satisfy you—Meng Zetian, you damn (bird language and flower fragrance)..."

"Alright? I think my evaluation is still quite fair. If you feel my video was helpful, welcome to like, favorite, and share~"

Xiao He: "..."

Alright, alright, I'll give you that like, favorite, and share.