"Starry Radiance" concluded perfectly, immediately trending with multiple hot search topics that very night.
Some expressed emotional reflections on the plot, others thanked the production team, some enthusiastically recommended the show—and then there was—
["Finally finished airing, Su Shengxi, we've been enduring you for so long!!!"]
Many people were confused when they saw this topic, unsure what was happening.
But when they clicked in, they discovered it was filled with everyone's roasting.
["I've been restraining myself again and again during Starry Radiance's broadcast period, afraid of affecting the show's performance. Now that it's finally finished airing, well then, I'm going to start calling people out."]
["The biggest flaw in Starry Radiance, the person who most deserves to be kicked out, is Su Shengxi! His performance was complete garbage. Bai Mingchuan had such a good character design, yet he portrayed it in that awful way. Every time I saw him, I genuinely felt my vision go dark!"]
["Truly every viewer has their own personal tribulation, and mine was clearly Su Shengxi."]
["I really couldn't stand it, especially during the scene where Meng Zetian died. Xiao He acted really well—the words spoken before death even led me astray emotionally. But then the camera switched to Su Shengxi spacing out! What the hell was he spacing out about? And that expression afterward, I'm honestly speechless. I feel like Su Shengxi directly brought his personal emotions into the plot. When Meng Zetian died, he was actually smiling. I was truly dumbfounded."]
["And there are still fans defending him, saying Bai Mingchuan should smile happily when seeing Meng Zetian die. Then I can only say that Su Shengxi and his stupid fans simply don't understand Bai Mingchuan's true character design and core personality!"]
["As a journalist, Bai Mingchuan has strong empathy. His father initially willingly served the puppet government as a dog for the family's future. Although Bai Mingchuan couldn't understand his father at first, the experiences later in the story were enough to make him comprehend his father's difficulties. That's why he became so disoriented when hearing Meng Zetian's excuses."]
["Another point: Meng Zetian thoroughly investigated Bai Mingchuan and knew about the conflict with his father. So I think Meng Zetian's final words weren't random, but deliberately meant to trigger Bai Mingchuan's memories, making him think of his father and thus find an escape loophole! This actually shows Meng Zetian's sinister cunning from another angle!"]
["Wow, I knew that plot segment felt weird. Now that you've analyzed it, I finally understand what was strange."]
["So when Meng Zetian died, Bai Mingchuan's inner emotions were extremely complex. In that moment, he projected his complicated feelings about his father onto Meng Zetian. Even we viewers felt a moment of sympathy for Meng Zetian (Teacher Xiao acted so well—I was truly drawn into the scene by him, but that doesn't mean I forgive Meng Zetian's treason!). Even people outside the screen were genuinely emotional, yet Bai Mingchuan in the drama showed no reaction at all. Does that make sense?"]
["I used to think acting skill gaps usually only appeared between veteran actors and young performers. But thanks to the brilliant performances from Teacher Xiao and Teacher Su, I've witnessed the disparity among peers."]
["I don't think 'disparity' is the right word—this is more like a chasm."]
["Another thing: during Starry Radiance's popular broadcast period, his fans kept aggressively marketing everywhere. If they were just promoting the show, fine—I was promoting it everywhere too, I endured that. But then, damn it, they were actually promoting Su Shengxi's acting skills! When I saw those marketing posts, I genuinely felt my vision go dark."]
["You don't know my despair. One of my roommates doesn't usually follow entertainment news, but one day she suddenly asked me if Starry Radiance was good. I thought she'd finally come around and was about to recommend my favorite show, but then she said she absolutely wouldn't watch any drama starring Su Shengxi—in that moment, my world collapsed."]
["Exactly, one of my friends also thought Su Shengxi was the main lead in Starry Radiance. I genuinely felt homicidal in that moment."]
["My friend is an anti-fan of Su Shengxi. To avoid supporting Su Shengxi's new drama, they turned off all recommendations and refused to watch no matter what."]
["That really is despair."]
["I've actually been thinking about this for a while, but was afraid of being attacked by his fans... Whatever, I'm going to say it: if Starry Radiance didn't have Su Shengxi, this drama would definitely be more popular."]
["? Seriously, are you all completely ignoring us fans? Without Su Shengxi, this drama would have flopped long ago. You people really talk without feeling the strain."]
["Fine, now that the results are out, you're kicking away the ladder? If it weren't for us Su Shengxi fans helping boost the heat and working on the data metrics, who would want to watch this garbage drama that whitewashes traitors? How ridiculous."]
["To be honest, I seriously suspect the director and screenwriter of this drama have biased perspectives, actually writing plotlines that whitewash the villain Meng Zetian. I'm honestly laughing—that this kind of drama could be released is simply our nation's sorrow. Since nobody appreciates it, why not just report it and get it taken down?"]
["Strongly demand deletion of Meng Zetian's scenes! The Starry Radiance production team inserted personal agendas! Deliberately beautifying the villain's image, intentionally whitewashing a traitor! If the corresponding content isn't removed, we will proceed with reporting and complaints!"]
["Six six six, Su Shengxi's fans have arrived, I'm out of here."]
These topics didn't last long before Su Shengxi's fans descended.
Compared to these scattered casual viewer comments, these fans had extremely strong combat power, quickly dispersing these discussions. Seeing this, the casual viewers also scattered, not daring to confront these fans' frenzy.
Even the slightly higher-ranked popular comments were now being doxxed and cyberbullied by these fans, almost tearing people apart completely.
Simultaneously, as the contrasting counterpart to Su Shengxi, the fans' firepower was clearly directed at Xiao He. Combined with the lingering resentment from the previous accidental-like incident, their firepower was extremely fierce, with momentum comparable to the last cyberbullying storm.
Liu Rulan's expression was serious, her gaze fixed on the escalating controversy on the screen before her, her eyebrows almost knitted together.
Xiao He, who had just arrived at the studio, walked in.
"What's the current situation?"
Xiao He's hair was still dripping wet, but after receiving Liu Rulan's message, he didn't dare delay at all. After informing his coach, he came directly from the swimming pool.
"It's fine, probably just those fans causing trouble again." Liu Rulan glanced at Xiao He and turned to call Xiao Chen: "Xiao Chen, go get a towel and hairdryer."
Then she gave Xiao He a somewhat reproachful look: "I told you the situation isn't particularly urgent, you could have come slowly! Running over with wet hair like this—if someone with ill intentions photographed you and posted it online, people might think our studio isn't doing well."
Xiao He somewhat awkwardly rubbed his wet hair, explaining: "I heard some casual viewers got dragged into this... Su Shengxi's fans directly doxxed them? This situation is much more serious than my issues. I'm mainly worried about them."
Since acquiring intermediate hacking skills, Xiao He had again conducted comprehensive platform detection and protection for his and his family's and friends' basic information. Even if his anti-fans were bold enough to collect his family's information from certain official platforms, he had left backdoors and didn't need to worry at all.
But those casual viewers—that might not be the case.
Without background or technical skills, if those mad dogs dug up their real information, it could very well affect their real lives.