Chapter Thirty-Seven: Boasting, Bad Coins, and Crashing the Trending List

“Tonight at 8 o’clock, everyone, tune in to Tansheng TV. We’ll meet Meilei there, don’t miss it.”
“We’ve waited so long, finally, we get to see Meilei. I love Meilei, who dreams of being a pilot.”
“Du Wei is finally coming—lawyer Du Wei truly looks heroic and sharp.”
“Remember, everyone, 8 p.m. tonight, Tansheng TV, then at 10 you can binge six episodes on EasyView.”
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The buzz on Weibo today was extraordinary.
The official account for ‘Waiting Only for You’ released an extended trailer.
“I don’t care what kind of person he is. I just like him. All these years, I’ve been waiting only for him.”
“Do you understand what it feels like to fall in love with someone? I don’t care about his strengths or weaknesses. I love him, and all my life, I’ve waited only for him.”
“I’ve had enough of this family. You’re always trying to control me. Please, I beg you, let me go.”
“I don’t like delicacies, nor do I enjoy being the heiress of the Du family. I’d rather be with Meilei—even if we eat simple food every day, what does it matter?”
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“I love you. All these years, I’ve stayed right here just to wait for you. It’s true—it's been so long, far too long.”
“You know, the thing I hate most is wasting food. So in our home, wasting food will never be allowed.”
“There are so many people wanting to invite me to breakfast, so you’ll have to take a number and wait your turn.”
“You’re too old to pretend to be cute. I don’t like it.”
“To me, you’re not the Du family heiress. You’re just the Gu Wei in my heart, always have been.”
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The extended trailer naturally focused primarily on the characters played by Chu Chen and Li Jingjing.
The other main actors only had a few seconds in the montage, while Chu Chen and Li Jingjing featured more prominently.
The video was then wildly shared by fans of both actors.
“Take a look at the benchmark for idol dramas. Chu Chen is so powerful—his words are both domineering and tender. I love it, truly.”
“My husband Chu Chen is the legendary ‘suit gangster’—so wild, I adore it.”
“Even though he’s not playing the typical CEO, I think his dominance is incredibly attractive.”
“Supporting my Meilei—now unlocked as a professional pilot.”
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In an instant, after ‘Waiting Only for You’ released its six-minute extended trailer, fans began frantically sharing it.

This is the power of traffic-driven celebrities.
Their fan circles will proactively work to boost their data.
Look: at 9 a.m., ‘Waiting Only for You’ dropped the extended trailer, and within half an hour, the shares had surpassed 100,000—a terrifying feat.
Not only that, the show claimed three spots on the trending list: ‘Independent Woman Gu Wei,’ ‘Suit Gangster Meilei,’ and ‘The Right Way to Confess.’
Most of these were pushed up by marketing accounts and fans.
Of course, it’s not as if outsiders aren’t joining in.
After all, nowadays dramas have become clever: use traffic actors as leads and seasoned veterans as supporting cast.
Take ‘Waiting Only for You’—Chu Chen and Li Jingjing are the leads, but the other main actors are all seasoned performers.
Not to mention Chen Hai and Sun Xia; even Jiang Tian and Tian Min are powerhouses. Go back thirty years, and they would have been fresh-faced stars, often cast as leads.
These actors may not have huge traffic, but they have mass appeal with ordinary viewers.
So, nowadays, many dramas play this game: traffic actors for exposure, seasoned actors for skill, each performing their role. Of course, traffic actors earn many times more than the veterans.
For now, that’s just how the market works.
Inferior coins drive out the good, and then the inferior coins loudly boast about their own quality.
Take ‘Waiting Only for You’—all the buzz comes from Chu Chen and Li Jingjing’s fans, who not only manipulate the data but also lavish praise on their acting to the point of exaggeration.
But the general audience is used to it.
“I plan to watch this one—not for anything else, but because it’s been so long since Tian Min has acted.”
“Yeah, given this cast, I really like Chen Hai. Among the younger generation, his acting is solid.”
“Kong Yi is directing, plus all these strong actors—I think this show won’t disappoint.”
“That’s right—don’t forget Kong Yi’s self-written, self-directed classic from fifteen years ago.”
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None of the general viewers discuss Chu Chen and Li Jingjing; their focus is on Chen Hai, Sun Xia, Jiang Tian, and Tian Min.
Indeed.
As for Lin Xing, almost no one mentions him.
Even if fans try to push him onto the trending list, it’s nearly impossible.
But this situation changed at 2 p.m.
At 2 p.m., the trending topics still featured three, mostly related to Chu Chen and Li Jingjing, but suddenly, another trend appeared: #Lin Xing’s Explosive Pork Butchering#.

This trending topic left many baffled.
“What’s going on? Why does Lin Xing always end up on bizarre trending topics?”
“Seriously, butchering pork makes the trending list?”
“What the heck? How did Lin Xing suddenly become a hot topic?”
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Some people were confused, especially seeing the keyword and wondering if it was a paid trend.
Most of the posts were marketing accounts.
“I absolutely refuse to let anyone miss Lin Xing’s pork butchering scene on ‘Farm With Stars’—this moment is explosive in the whole entertainment industry. I don’t believe anyone else could butcher pork like this.”
“I laughed so hard—everyone, go watch the latest episode of ‘Farm With Stars.’ You don’t need to watch anything else—just watch at 40 minutes and 12 seconds. I was completely enthralled.”
“‘Farm With Stars’ pork butchering scene is truly explosive; Lin Xing really surprised everyone.”
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Many of these posts were from marketing accounts, which made it easy to assume Lin Xing’s team bought the trending topic.
But after watching the clips posted, some people were just as baffled as the guests.
Had Lin Xing spent the past ten years working as a chef?
As the buzz grew, more and more viewers started promoting it on Weibo.
And Lin Xing swiftly shot up the trending list.
Suddenly, everyone realized that today was the new episode release for ‘Farm With Stars.’
As for the current ranking of trending topics, they were:
#Suit Gangster#
#Lin Xing’s Proper Pork Butchering#
#Chu Chen and Li Jingjing#
#The Right Way to Confess#
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