wavenovel Chapter 876 July
Chapter 876 July
Chapter 876 July
The reporter's question made the actors on the stage smile again. Chi Jingyuan had a smile on his face, but when he looked at the female reporter, he couldn't help but complain in his heart.
Honestly speaking, it is already very impolite to mention other TV series at the press conference of "Goblin", not to mention that it is a competing TV series with a fantasy theme, similar subject matter and characters, which has already been a big hit and has the same release date as the TV series being broadcast at the same time.
He suspected that this reporter either came with a mission or came purely for the gimmick and attention.
"Legend of the Blue Sea" is also a romantic drama disguised as a fantasy drama. The two leading actors, Jun Ji-hyun and Lee Min-ho, are both the top male and female partners in the Peninsula entertainment industry. Coincidentally, just like the writer of "Goblin", Kim Eun-sook, has a hit predecessor "Descendants of the Sun", the writer of "Blue", Park Ji-eun's previous work was also a big hit, which is the "My Love from the Star" that is popular all over Asia.
Such similar resumes naturally made all reporters, passers-by and even the audience compare the two dramas.
The broadcast dates of the two dramas are only two weeks apart, which can be said to be in the same schedule. It can be said that from any perspective, "Blue" is the biggest competitor of "Goblin".
This drama has been incredibly popular since its debut, and its ratings have continued to rise. The fourth episode aired the day before yesterday had already registered 17.1% of the ratings. Compared to "Goblin," which has yet to show anything, this drama can already be said to have had a huge start.
The leading actors Ji Kyung-won, Lee Dong-wook, and Bae Suzy also talked privately about this rival drama, saying that they were worried about not being able to compete and being defeated. That wasn't the case, as after filming for some time, they were very confident about "Goblin."
But to be honest, the fact that TV dramas with the same theme performed so well during the same period did put them under a lot of pressure.
Moreover, on the Internet, fans of the two TV series and fans of the actors are not so friendly and have already started to quarrel with each other.
But no matter how they argue with fans online, the crew must remain harmonious, otherwise it will easily cause controversy.
"I think I need to answer this carefully, otherwise it might cause misunderstandings..."
Kim Eun-sook laughed while holding the microphone and said, "I really like fantasy dramas, so I also watched writer Park's works with great interest. They are really wonderful..."
This sister had obviously prepared for this kind of question in advance, and she spoke with reason and logic, very fluently: "And everyone knows that writer Park and I belong to the same studio, writer Park and I eat the same bowl of rice, so theirs and our TV series must have good results, haha, I will support them."
Kim Eun-sook's perfect answer left the reporters in the audience with nothing to lose. They were both impressed and disappointed. The reporters then turned their attention to the male lead, Chi Jingyuan: "Excuse me, Jingyuanxi, have you seen it? What do you think of it?"
"Of course I watched it, it was really interesting, and I'm also quite interested in fantasy themes, so..."
Chi Jingyuan, who had never watched "Legend of the Blue Sea", spoke immediately, smiling and talking freely, expressing his approval of the drama with great emotional intelligence. Then he turned the topic to their "Goblin" and praised it mercilessly, and finally showed an expectant and somewhat embarrassed smile:
"You can watch their show on Wednesday and Thursday... Just watch us on Friday and Saturday. Please tune in at 12pm on December 2nd, Kang Sang Mida~"
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This press conference, which was broadcast live on V LIVE, naturally attracted many long-awaited drama fans, as well as fans of the main actors including Ji Jingyuan... Of course, most of them were his fans who watched the whole thing. After that, the "Goblin" crew once again uploaded a three-minute trailer video edited from highlights, as well as a group photo of the five main actors.
In the photo, Lee Dong Wook and Liu Inna are sitting on the left, while Ji Kyung Won is wearing a dark exquisite suit, maintaining a slightly mature posture and expression, sitting upright on a small sofa in the front.
His CP Bae Suzy was wearing a white see-through sweater paired with a long beige skirt, an extremely elegant and graceful outfit with a little bit of sexiness. She was sitting on the armrest of the sofa next to him, with short hair draped over her shoulders and an elegant smile. One hand was placed on Ji Jingyuan's shoulder very skillfully and naturally. The smiles and movements of the two looked extremely harmonious, and they looked like a perfect match. Coupled with the title and broadcast time of the drama "Goblin" in the upper left corner of the photo, it is easy to create a strong sense of anticipation.
...A promotional photo, with a CP on the left and a CP on the right. Only Lu Xingcai in the middle is sitting there playing alone. I don’t know what he is doing.
The press conference, the trailer and the promotional photos immediately pushed the popularity of "Goblin" to a peak before the show started, and countless people started discussing it online:
"I've watched all the promotional videos for Goblin. The war scenes in it are really grand. It's Ji Kyung-won's first time filming a period drama, which is really exciting. I heard there will be awesome special effects!!...TvN has had hit dramas at the end of every year in recent years, such as 14's Misaeng and 15's Reply 1988. I have a feeling that this year's Goblin will also be a big hit, Fighint!"
"Wow, Yuan and Suzy are such a good match. The CP feeling in this promotional photo is overflowing. My favorite male idol and my favorite female idol are working together again. Ahhh, so excited. I'll stay tuned for the broadcast!"
"Yuna and Suzy have formed a limited group before, and their collaboration on the New Year song "some" was a big hit. This time they are working together on a TV series. Is this really a coincidence? Did you see the previous Reuters interview? Why do I feel that Suzy's eyes are drawn when she looks at Yuan? Are these two really dating?"
"Go to hell, Bae Suzy, a scheming bucktoothed idol, is so bad at selling. The group with four-digit sales couldn't even make the news when they disbanded. The dramas she's filmed are worse than the last. Her performance in Uncontrollably Fond was so bad that it looked like she was going to be completely a failure. Who knows what dirty tricks she used behind the scenes to get the leading role in Goblin? It's disgusting just thinking about it. She's still bragging about being the nation's first love every day. Yue~ She only knows how to take advantage of our Yuan oppa every day. Can you please get out of here!"
"Why are you being so vicious? I think Yuan and Suzy are a good match. They are a good match in looks and height, and their status is similar. Why are they so aggressive... These young fans of EXO are really scary. They get angry as soon as a woman gets a little closer to Yuan. Why are you everywhere?"
"Although Ji Kyung-won and Bae Suzy are a perfect match, why do I feel that Ji Kyung-won and Lee Dong-wook are a better match... And what's wrong with Lu Xingcai in this promotional photo? Doesn't he feel awkward in it?"
"There are a lot of people discussing this, but I don't think I've seen much promotion for Goblin. There are just standard promotional videos and leaked photos. It feels like a small-scale campaign."
"It's not that there is no publicity, it's just that it's difficult to promote. The situation has not been good recently and the people are deeply concerned about national affairs. If you promote a TV series too much at this time, it will easily cause public disgust. The "Goblin" crew is still very rational in doing this."
"How can we compete with The Legend of the Blue Sea without promotion? They've been all over the news lately, and their ratings are almost 20%. It would be embarrassing if TV series of the same type were too far behind."
"Competition? Can you please stop dreaming? The partnership between Jun Ji-hyun and Lee Min-ho is the best in the entire film and television industry. How can Ji Kyung-won and Bae Suzy, who are both idols, compete? They are not even real actors, let alone acting skills. Their popularity and status have all been blown away. Goblin should just be the second, while Legend of the Blue Sea and Mermaid CP should compete!"
"...I don't have a very good opinion of Bae Suzy and Jun Ji-hyun, but to say that Ji Kyung-won was blown up by Lee Min-ho, I can only say that you might be the real moron."
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"Jingyuan's new drama is about to be aired. There has been a lot of news about Goblin recently."
In Red Velvet's practice room, Kang Seul-gi was scrolling through the news on her phone and saw a series of press releases and reports about "Goblin". She said with anticipation and relief.
But after she finished speaking, she glanced around a few seconds later, but was somewhat embarrassed to find that no one agreed with her. The members around her were doing their own things, as if they didn't hear her at all.
Park Soo-young was sitting on the sofa with her head tilted, legs crossed, and was casually browsing her phone. When Kang Seol-ki looked over, she seemed to see that this sister seemed to pout her lips, looking a little disdainful and not very happy.
...Kang Seul-ki remembered that one of the leading actors of "Goblin", Yook Sung-jae, was Park Soo-young's ex-boyfriend. As far as she knew, the two of them did not seem to have broken up peacefully and it was not a very pleasant breakup. No wonder she looked a little unhappy when she heard the news about her ex-boyfriend's new drama.
In many circles, the relationship between boyfriends and girlfriends will take a sharp turn for the worse and become like enemies after breaking up. They will feel particularly uncomfortable when they see that the other party is doing better than themselves, so Jiang Seqi understands Park Soo-young's reaction.
...In comparison, she found Chi Jingyuan to be really amazing.
And on the other side...
Bae Joo-hyun sat against the wall with her legs together, staring blankly ahead as if in a daze... Jiang Seul-ki clearly remembered that when she casually looked over just now, this sister had been looking down at her phone, and she didn't know what she saw that made her throw the phone aside so quickly.
And... she was very keenly aware that something was wrong with the captain recently. It seemed that her mood was getting worse and worse. As the days passed, she seemed a little anxious in the dormitory. She kept nagging more and occasionally got angry over trivial matters. After this happened twice, she spoke much less in the past two days.
…Although she didn’t know the exact reason, Kang Seul-ki could probably guess it.
Son Seungwan of 91CP was sitting next to Bae Joo-hyun, frowning and looking at his phone with his signature facial expression. He kept mumbling something with his mouth tilted. It was unknown whether Bae Joo-hyun, who was obviously in a daze, was listening to him.
The whole practice room environment suddenly became a little weird and awkward. Jiang Seqi felt as if she was the only one in the entire Red Velvet who was paying attention to the upcoming "Goblin" which had been a hot topic in the past two days, and she was the only one who was supporting her good brother Ji Jingyuan's new drama...
I had originally thought of getting the members to watch the premiere together... but now the atmosphere looks like everyone will secretly watch the premiere by themselves with their phones.
Jiang Seqi couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth, and she sighed in exhaustion;
"Alas, I don't know when Yeri will be able to recover and come back... With her personality and hobbies, she will definitely like Jingyuan's drama."
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"...I have always liked Lee Dong Wook, he is tall, handsome and very elegant. He looks good with Yoo In Na. Suzy is so pretty. The expression of this promotional photo is so elegant. And Sungjae is my age..."
"It's a fantasy-themed romance drama. The previous trailers looked very pleasing to the eye, and the scenes are really romantic."
“I watched Blue but it didn’t appeal to me very much…Ah, Goblin is still five days away from being released! I really want to watch it!!”
On the other side, in Twice's lounge backstage at "Inkigayo", Lin Nayeon's scratching sound like a cat could be heard from time to time.
"Goblin" is about to be released. Recently, a lot of materials have been released online and it is a topic of discussion everywhere. As a loyal audience of melodramatic romantic TV dramas, Lim Nayeon has been ready for it and has recommended it to the team countless times in the past few days.
However, Yu Jeongyeon looked at the older sister next to her who had a look of anticipation and excitement on her face, as if she was in love, and her expression was a little strange... How could she not hear that this sister praised everyone else but specifically did not mention one person's name.
In fact, before, she could already call out "Jingyuan Oppa" very naturally, and her tone was full of Lin Nayeon's signature coquettish flavor, which sounded sweet and sickly... But after knowing about the relationship between Ji Jingyuan and Mingjingnan, after a period of entanglement and loss, everything suddenly returned to the way it was before.
It’s just that the performance seemed a bit too deliberate, full of childishness... Yu Jeongyeon didn’t know what to say about it.
...Forget it, let's not mention it. It's better than yelling "the ground is bright and the ground is bright" in front of other people.
"Okay, stop covering your face. Why are you so excited~"
With a motherly tone, Yu Jeongyeon dotingly reached out her hand to nudge the excited Lim Nayeon, and then took the opportunity to reveal some relevant news she knew: "I heard that the OST of "Goblin" is very good, and it was co-produced by Kyungwon Oppa and Jung Eun-ji Unnie."
"Ah? How did you know?" Lin Nayeon widened her eyes.
"Kyung Won-oppa said in our group that he really liked that song and specifically asked Jung Eun-di to collaborate with him... You know they have a very good relationship."
"Hmm...Also, is there anything else I don't know about?"
The two of them were chattering excitedly, and some members nearby who liked the TV series or supported Chi Jingyuan were also listening with great interest...but Ming Jingnan, who was not far away, just thought they were noisy.
Others didn’t know about the past between Bae Suzy and Ji Kyung-won, and thought that this TV series was just a collaboration. Some members even had a good impression of this senior from the same company.
But how could she not know? How could she not know that beneath Bae Suzy's kind appearance was a vicious inner being?
She looked at the promotional photos of "Goblin" on her phone, which had been widely circulated on the Internet in the past two days. She looked at Bae Suzy, who was sitting next to her with her hand on her boyfriend's shoulder, biting her lip and looking unfriendly. Her usually gentle and kind heart now burst into extreme dissatisfaction.
Scheming dead woman...
Don't be complacent!
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"Lee Min-ho's romantic acting in "Legend of the Blue Sea" exploded, and the ratings of the sixth episode soared to 19%"
"Actress Go Ara's contract with SM has expired, and her future is attracting attention"
"The popular boy band Beast wants to set up its own studio, CUBE denies it"
"EXO's latest winter special album will be released in mid-December"
"The movie "Brother" starring Jo Jung-suk and EXO.DO defeated "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" and successfully topped the box office yesterday."
"SBS Monday-Tuesday drama "Romantic Doctor Kim" aired its 8th episode, reaching a new high in ratings, breaking the 20% mark and surpassing "Blue""
"The latest stills of Ji Kyung-won from "Goblin" are released, and the epic war scenes are eye-catching!"
"EXO.Yuan has won the title of the most popular Peninsula star on Instagram for two consecutive years."
There are never-ending stories in the entertainment industry, and all kinds of jaw-dropping news happen every day.
A few days passed quickly and it was December 12nd.
(End of this chapter)