Half of that time was spent dealing with the infighting between Fu Yunyi and his rivals.
Although it's true that fame brings trouble, and Fu Yunyi's rise to fame will inevitably attract some envious people,... Fu Yunyi himself is also hated by some.
It was already noticeable when Fu Yunyi recorded a live variety show with Xia Zhiyi that he got along well with the other guests on the show. Viewers of the live stream were also influenced by this and felt that although Fu Yunyi wasn't that cool, he seemed to have a good personality and was easy to get along with.
But that was based on the premise that the other guests had relatively mild personalities and that Fu Yunyi found them agreeable.
Fu Yunyi is, in essence, a third-generation rich kid from a wealthy family. He has enjoyed a privileged life since birth and has been spoiled since childhood. Although he has an uncle, Fu Chi, at home to keep him in check and prevent his Old Master Fu from spoiling him too much, he still has many people who fawn over him outside.
In this situation, how good could the young master's personality really be?
What are you thinking about?
First of all, Fu Yunyi is not one to swallow his pride or tolerate being wronged.
So, in the entertainment industry, a place of fame and fortune, he had already offended some people before he even became famous—because he wouldn't be humble just because someone was more famous than him. If he felt someone wasn't worthy of his respect, his attitude wouldn't change at all.
But when facing true artists, veteran actors with both artistic talent and integrity, Fu Yunyi would lower his head and behave more obediently than anyone else.
Fu Yunyi sometimes wouldn't even give a second glance to celebrities who have little to no work and have become famous through marketing, comparisons, and other means.
Fu Yunyi used to be labeled as a cool guy, and some people could explain it away as part of his personality.
Then, after appearing on a live variety show, the "cool guy" label disappeared. Fu Yunyi gained a new batch of fans while becoming more down-to-earth, but those who had previously smoothed things over with that label were now unhappy.
They're unhappy, but they won't come directly to fight Fu Yunyi.
However, they will sabotage things elsewhere, such as secretly spreading rumors about Fu Yunyi online, or secretly poaching his partners, etc.
Fu Yunyi has Protagonist Halo around him, which usually makes things go smoothly for him, and even bad things will eventually turn into good things. Doesn't that sound like a very useful thing?
However, the Protagonist Halo... while bringing benefits, also has its drawbacks.
The biggest downside is that having this thing means he'll have no shortage of problems.
One side effect is that, while someone might initially dislike you, it's often just a thought. In reality, aside from a few exceptions, most people wear masks to maintain a facade of harmony.
However, under the influence of the Protagonist Halo, someone who originally just disliked you might, at some point, escalate their malice, turning their thoughts into actions, causing a series of events, and ultimately being defeated by your luck, becoming one of the stepping stones on your "protagonist" life path...
Ah, you could also call it a brain-dead aura.
Xu Chen didn't know about this thing. If she knew that the reason she always had to deal with these inexplicable acts of hostility towards Fu Yunyi was because of this, she would probably be speechless.
Xu Chen: Thank you!
After all, he's the main character. If nothing happened around him, how would that distinguish him from the other "passersby"?
As for its other function, such as automatically attracting people with bad intentions, that's normal operation.
Therefore, Xia Zhiyi initially did not intend to take the initiative to get close to the male and female protagonists.
The reason is simple: he's unsure if he'll lose his mind because of this thing.
In other worlds, he wasn't worried about this, because he was, after all, an outsider. In those worlds, there might occasionally be a Protagonist Halo, but its effect on him was greatly reduced.
This is his original world. At first, Xia Zhiyi himself was not sure what extent he could take revenge under the control of the plot, but he was not so reckless to directly contact the protagonist without any preparation.
After getting to know him, Xia Zhiyi discovered that Fu Yunyi, the protagonist... wasn't a bad person.
Then, his Protagonist Halo didn't seem to have any effect on him.
Of course, it's also possible that Xia Zhiyi's immediate leap into the sky stole the spotlight from Fu Yunyi, directly diminishing his Protagonist Halo.
After all, if a main character isn't as dazzling as a "passerby," even that halo can become repressed.
Then Xia Zhiyi was no longer worried.
This is one of the reasons why he was willing to continue associating with Fu Yunyi later on.
Since they won't be passively degraded in intelligence, whether or not they befriend the protagonist is entirely up to them.
Coincidentally, Xia Zhiyi only disliked the protagonist, but not Fu Yunyi, so when Fu Yunyi took the initiative to associate with her, she naturally did not refuse.
Through a series of maneuvers, Xia Zhiyi directly transformed himself into the protagonist's male aunt, making Fu Yunyi merely an appendage to Fu Chi.
main character?
Ah, maybe so.
However, based on what Xia Zhiyi found out before, the female lead, Gu Miaomiao, who should have already made her appearance by this time, is still a working-study college student due to Xia Zhiyi's indirect influence, and has not yet been tricked into going to the Huanyu industry.
And the so-called indirect impact...
Xia Zhiyi was also surprised when she found out, because the reason why Gu Miaomiao hadn't entered the plot yet was because Zhou Kai had messed things up and the news was spreading everywhere. Huanyu was too busy to care about anything else, so he had no time to work on any web series.
Without that web series, Gu Miaomiao lost her chance to be an extra, and naturally missed the opportunity to be scouted and tricked by Huanyu.
The reason why the web series that Huanyu used to select promising young talents was canceled before it even had a chance to take off was also somewhat related to Xia Zhiyi.
When the news of Xia Zhiyi joining the cast of " The Chasing " was announced, Zhou Kai secretly sabotaged things. At the time, Xia Zhiyi didn't say anything openly, but she naturally dug up all sorts of solid evidence against Zhou Kai and sold it to the paparazzi.
And it sold to quite a few people.
He simply appeared to do nothing.
Therefore, Xia Zhiyi in Zhou Kai's decision to get himself imprisoned.
However, on the surface, everyone believes that Zhou Kai brought this upon himself.
Xia Zhiyi did some work, and Xu Chen and the company weren't pushovers either. Knowing clearly who their opponent was, they wouldn't just sit idly by.
In addition, Huanyu had previously used underhanded tactics against Fu Yunyi several times. With both old and new grudges, the company's actions this time were not simply aimed at Zhou Kai.