And whenever she has a problem, the company behind her is naturally the first to be affected.
Shen Yan sighed, "Even I've been bombarded with insults by your fans..." What can he do? He's Ye Mo's manager. Whenever Ye Mo has a problem, they either cause trouble for the company or for him.
Ye Mo had already found the official Weibo account of the " Flowers Fall Throughout the City " production team and forwarded its latest post. Her fans had already set her as a special follower, and as soon as she Weibo, they immediately received a notification and rushed to the scene.
[ Momo? Is it the living Momo?!]
[It couldn't be someone from the company on Weibo, could it? Momo, if you're alive, blink at us!]
[ Momo, why haven't you shown up for so long? Even the paparazzi can't find you. Tell us, has the company blacklisted you and isn't letting you appear in public?]
[Which popular celebrity hasn't made any moves in six months? Brilliant Star is such a terrible company, something's definitely wrong!]
Looking at the fans' comments, Ye Mo felt he still needed to explain things to the company.
Next, the fans saw that every time they refreshed the page, they could see Ye Mo's latest reply.
[Alive, warm, touch it if you don't believe me], [The company hasn't sidelined me, I just want to take a break recently], [If you can, please support me!]
[The Fall of the City Flowers] This drama!
Ye Mo's reply made the fans both happy and excited, and they couldn't wait to throw out their questions. Ye Mo had nothing to do, so she chatted with them on her phone. In the end, Shen Yan couldn't stand it anymore and sent her a message. Only then did she regretfully put down her phone and stop interacting with the fans.
Shortly after, [ Flowers Fall Throughout the City ] was launched on the platform and officially began airing.
Ye Mo initially chose to film this drama because he found the female lead's personality very interesting. In recent years, fantasy dramas have been a popular genre, and various directors have made countless versions of them. To put it bluntly, they've been overdone, with similar plots and only minor changes. Therefore, without a novel storyline, it's difficult for newly released fantasy dramas to break through.
The opening of [ Flowers Fall Throughout the City ] wasn't particularly strong, as the initial plot seemed no different from previous fantasy dramas—a predictable story of an ordinary mortal woman meeting a noble immortal...
[This plot is so cliché, I know what's going to happen even without watching further!]
[The plot is clichéd +1. Have all the screenwriters in the industry run out of ideas? They keep making the same old stories over and over again. The plot is really unoriginal and you can see the ending from the beginning.]
[But hasn't Ye Mo's acting improved? She acts so naturally, not at all stiff!]
[It seems Ye Mo's acting skills have really improved. In both the previous and this installment, his acting doesn't pull the audience out of the story. Compared to before, it's a rapid improvement!]
The plot was so-so, but I absolutely loved the female lead's personality! She's so cool yet strong-willed, and she doesn't spoil anyone at all.
Female supporting role
The male lead is disgusting! She followed you to your territory, and you don't even protect her? The female lead is just a mortal!
[that is...]
The premiere of "[ Flowers Fall Throughout the City ]" had good viewership, as it was Ye Mo's first leading role and many people were paying attention. However, after the first day of airing, the viewership declined, with most viewers saying that the plot was too clichéd.
What's even more surprising is that after the initial drop in data, the show's numbers started to rise every day, and the online reviews were actually quite good.
Shen Yan glanced at the audience's comments and roughly understood why.
Yes, the plot of [ Flowers Fall Throughout the City ] is indeed a bit clichéd, but there are actually no major flaws in the storyline, and the pacing is fast, so it doesn't feel boring. In addition, the actors' performances are all quite good, at least they don't pull the audience out of the story, which makes the audience feel respected.
Meanwhile, other dramas airing at the same time, despite their high-profile pre-release hype, failed to impress viewers after their premieres. Their plots were increasingly atrocious, either flopping quietly or becoming viral on Bilibili's comment section. This, in turn, made the drama "[ Flowers Fall Throughout the City ]" stand out.
All I can say is that the competition wasn't going well at the same time.
However, the reputation of "[ Flowers Fall Throughout the City ]" was reversed after the tenth episode. In that episode, the female lead almost killed the male lead with a knife. If it weren't for the male lead's capable subordinates, he would have been completely dead.
Viewers of this episode were like:?! What happened? How did the female lead almost kill the male lead?!
Before this episode, according to viewers' speculation, based on the clichéd setting of fantasy dramas, the subsequent plot of [ Flowers Fall Throughout the City ] would be that the female lead would be tortured, and after being tortured terribly, her hidden noble identity would be revealed... In some ways, everyone's guess was correct, but what no one expected was that the female lead's identity would be revealed when she almost killed the male lead!
[I'm shocked! I thought I already knew how the plot was going to go, but no one told me that the first thing the female lead did after regaining her identity was to try and kill the male lead... I really didn't expect this turn of events!]
[Haha, who understands how I feel? I really enjoyed watching it! When the female lead stabbed the male lead in the heart without hesitation, I felt like my mind and body were elevated.]
[Damn, after seeing so many stories of men abusing women, I was completely taken aback when I saw a woman killing a man.]
[!!! I said before that something was off about the female lead, and you all said I was over-interpreting. Go to episode 7, 32 minutes in, and you'll see that the way she looks at the male lead is very indifferent. It just means that although she hasn't regained her memories, when she learned that the male lead wanted to kill her, she had already decided to strike first.]
[Does anyone understand what I mean? When the female lead found out the male lead wanted to kill her, instead of feeling wronged or crying, she was thinking about how to kill him. That's the normal plot development! Why would you still have feelings for someone who wants to kill you?!]
All I can say is that the screenwriter gave us an unconventional direction with a clichéd beginning. Now I'm suddenly looking forward to what's to come. Judging from this trajectory, it shouldn't be the usual back-and-forth torture anymore, right?
Having seen too many storylines where the male protagonist abuses the female protagonist, the sudden shift to female protagonist abusing the male protagonist in "[ Flowers Fall Throughout the City ]" attracted many viewers, and the subsequent plot certainly did not disappoint them.
With episode 10 as the dividing line, the plot of "[ Flowers Fall Throughout the City ]" becomes more and more exciting with each episode, and the popularity of the show begins to rise at an alarming rate.
Undoubtedly, "[ Flowers Fall Throughout the City ]" became a hit, and even the second, third, fourth, and fifth female leads gained recognition. The male lead also became incredibly popular, and Ye Mo completely shed his reputation as an "acting black hole" thanks to this drama.
On the second day after the premiere of " Flowers Fall Throughout the City," the show's popularity was declining. Who could have imagined its subsequent explosive popularity? Due to the poor quality of other dramas this summer, " Flowers Fall Throughout the City " directly drained the audience's attention, becoming the only winner of the summer season.
After airing for half a month, [ Flowers Fall Throughout the City ] also came to an end.
As required by the production team, Ye Mo had to watch the finale live with the other actors on the night of the finale. This was also a form of promotion, and many dramas currently airing have this requirement.
Although Ye Mo planned to take a break and not accept any work during this period, she was still very cooperative with the work that was not yet completed, so she did not refuse the crew's arrangements.
Incidentally, it also lets her fans see how well she's doing now, so they don't keep imagining her being sidelined and mistreated by the company, or suffering there.
On the day of the finale, Shen Yan and his assistant arrived at the Ye Family early to help Ye Mo adjust his equipment.