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Chapter 43: Shocking Everyone 

Ye Hengyang’s death officially kicked off the main plot of the original novel, subsequently leading to the massive demon-slaying war.

[Did you guys watch Into The Abyss last week? So many climaxes!]

[Ye Hengyang just died like that? No way? There are still three episodes left, what will they show?!]

[He really died, completely dead, if the drama strictly follows the original work. Next is the demon-slaying war, and the plot of Yiye Zhangmu’s spirit and flesh merging!]

[Speaking of which, this drama is really heavy. It’s a bit awkward watching it with my family. Next up is necrophilia, right?]

[What the heck, it’s that heavy?!]

[Hahahaha, I know about this, I saw the bullet comments yesterday, it seems like in the next episode, both sides will start fighting over Ye Hengyang’s body.]

[This…isn’t this too stimulating? Real incest?]

[Don’t listen to the nonsense upstairs. Mu Huaying snatched Ye Hengyang’s body because he wanted to resurrect him, right? Didn’t the previous episodes mention that the Demonic Sect has a dark art that can bring people back to life? Ye Qingdu definitely doesn’t want his son’s body to fall into Mu Huaying’s hands. Even if he’s resurrected, he’d be a demon, so he gathers all the sects to besiege Mu Huaying. The demon-slaying war is the climax of the drama!]

[Wuwuwu, did Ye Hengyang really die just like that? I can’t accept it.]

[I heard from Hua Fen that Ye Hengyang still has scenes.]

[He definitely does. He’ll appear later. It involves spoilers, so I won’t say more.]

[What’s Hua Fen, a fan group?]

[Yan Huihua’s fan name. Yan Huihua has already become a popular star.]

[This drama is really too popular. People are watching it on the subway, bus, even in the market. This is the first nationally popular danmei drama, right?]

[Speaking of this, I really have to praise Jin Yanliu again. His vision is amazing. Choosing the divine older brother and the evil younger brother arc for the first season was really smart.]

[Yeah, real brothers definitely have a wider audience than socialist brotherhood. Fans of BL can enjoy it, fans of brotherhood can enjoy it, those who like dog-blood love it, and pure visual fans love it too.]

[I heard that this drama has made a fortune. Jin Yanliu is an investor, I wonder how much he earned.]

[The real money-making for this drama is yet to come. I heard from my friends in the industry that several first-tier TV stations are fighting over the second and third seasons of Into The Abyss, and the copyright fees have been driven up to astronomical prices.]

[I also heard that. The first season was actually sold relatively cheaply, but the second season’s price has multiplied many times. Not only TV stations, but even video websites are fighting over it. Xianxia dramas have always been popular on video websites. Have you seen Into The Abyss‘s daily views and WeChat index? They’re all off the charts! These will all translate into real money!]

Having just finished dinner with a TV station executive, another acquisition department head from a first-tier satellite TV called to arrange a dinner.

After hanging up the phone, Jin Yanliu sighed.

He originally planned to spend all his money on Into The Abyss, and donate the rest. Unexpectedly, his investment not only broke even, but also made a huge profit!

The second season had been signed, but he still held the third season in his hands. As long as the second season maintained its reputation, the copyright fee for the third season could probably skyrocket.

This went against his original plan.

He was not only richer than before, but also more popular.

Would all of this benefit the imposter?

He looked at the calendar by the bed. There was one month left until he was transmigrated back.

Winter had arrived, and the days were getting colder, but his popularity was soaring. The filming of Into The Abyss was nearing its end. They were currently filming Zhou Beiyang and Lu Yao’s scenes. On a whim, he decided to attend a charity gala.

With so much money, he had to find a way to spend some of it.

This should be his last chance to indulge in this kind of limelight.

“Dress me up well. I want to blind everyone,” he said to the makeup artist.

Xiao Pangzi laughed and said, “You blind everyone even without dressing up.”

Joyful occasions bring high spirits. Jin Yanliu looked more vibrant than before. But speaking of which, ever since Into The Abyss became a huge hit, their entire studio had been in high spirits.

Even including the campus drama that launched Jin Yanliu’s career, this was his most successful drama since becoming an actor. Jin Yanliu had just given everyone in the studio huge red envelopes, so everyone was even more motivated. When Cheng Fei held a meeting with them yesterday, he outlined their future. The blueprint he painted excited Xiao Pangzi so much he couldn’t sleep all night.

The more popular the boss became, the better the benefits for them, the employees. Plus, Jin Yanliu was always generous. He felt that if he worked with Jin Yanliu for another two years, even in a city with ridiculously high housing prices like Nancheng, he could buy his own apartment within the second ring road.

How could he not be excited!

This charity gala was organized by Fengdian Entertainment. Along with the one organized by Aishang Entertainment mid-year, they were considered the two most influential charity galas in the entertainment industry. More stars than the stars in the sky attended tonight, but the one everyone was eagerly anticipating was Jin Yanliu.

Jin Yanliu’s current popularity was already at a level unmatched in the entertainment industry. Two nationally popular dramas, godly visuals, top-tier rich second generation, these labels made him an unprecedented existence in the entertainment industry. When his car stopped at the end of the red carpet, as soon as Xiao Pangzi got out of the car, a wave of screams erupted.

Xiao Pangzi was startled.

Some uninformed people thought the screams were for him.

[Who is that? I don’t recognize him. Which big star is he?!]

[He’s Jin Yanliu’s assistant! Jin Yanliu is here!]

[Oh my god, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!]

Jin Yanliu sat in the car, camera flashes already aimed at him, clicking non-stop. He got out of the car, buttoned his suit jacket, and waved to the crowd.

[It’s Jin Yanliu, Jin Yanliu is here!] Online forums were instantly ignited.

[My Mu Huaying!]

[Jin Yanliu is about to unleash his godly visuals again.]

[He’s so handsome! Did you guys see? Standing under the flashing lights, his face is even whiter, his eyes are truly Mu Huaying possessed, captivatingly beautiful!]

[Jin Yanliu suits this kind of rich young master, looking down on everything, both nonchalant and domineering. The phrase “radiant and dazzling” was made for him.]

Jin Yanliu’s appearance ignited the entire entertainment industry. He was the center of attention. The host arranged a special interview segment for him. Fans screamed themselves hoarse. The media’s cameras never left him. The chairman of Fengdian Entertainment even personally came out to greet him and arranged his seat in the very center.

[Have you noticed that several top actresses and two top middle-aged actors didn’t come tonight?]

[Probably don’t want to be overshadowed by Jin Yanliu?]

[That’s hilarious. Do top actresses still care about this level of popularity? But if they came, Jin Yanliu wouldn’t be sitting in the C position, right?]

[Jin Yanliu stole the show tonight. Everyone else became a foil. It’s a good thing he was the last to appear, otherwise I’m afraid the stars after him wouldn’t get many camera shots.]

[The entertainment industry is so realistic. Whoever’s popular gets the attention. But with Jin Yanliu being so prominent tonight, I wonder how much he’ll donate later.]

[I just saw veteran actress Yao Sisi donate ten million! It’s impossible for anyone to donate more than her, right?]

[Wow, why did she donate so much?]

[Her husband is rich, right? She’s always been charitable. Besides her, most people seem to be donating a few hundred thousand, and some are donating goods instead of money. Actor Hu Ming donated ten ambulances.]

Just as everyone was discussing, shocking news spread across the internet.

[Oh. My. God!]

[Holy shit!]

[I’m truly shocked. It’s not trending yet?!]

[If I were rich, I would definitely find an OP who could finish their sentence in one go.]

[Jin Yanliu’s donation amount…]

[How much did he donate, too little, or too much? It should be too much, he’s not short of money.]

[Jin Yanliu donated one hundred million!]

[Holy shit…This…]

Jin Yanliu’s donation of one hundred million at the charity gala not only shocked everyone present, but also the entire internet, even the Into The Abyss crew was stunned.

Zhou Beiyang had just finished filming a night scene with Lu Yao. During a makeup touch-up, he heard the crew members discussing it. He vaguely heard Jin Yanliu’s name and asked, “What happened to him?”

“Brother Yanliu donated one hundred million at the charity gala tonight!”

Zhou Beiyang was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look. Even just saying the number, the staff member was excited: “He broke the record for individual donations in the entertainment industry!”

Lu Yao, who was next to him, was also shocked. One hundred million, Jin Yanliu was damn rich.

Even if you’re rich, you don’t donate like this.

He could only marvel at Jin Yanliu’s wealth.

This guy was so generous, so kind?!

Soon, the entire Into The Abyss crew knew about it. Besides shock, there was admiration.

“He deserves to be rich. If it were me, I definitely wouldn’t be willing to.”

“I know our drama made a lot of money, and the second season was sold for a sky-high price, but even if it’s divided equally, Brother Yanliu wouldn’t get one hundred million, right? Even if he’s rich, this is definitely not a small amount.”

“If he’s not popular, who is? I think after tonight, he can be popular for a lifetime.”

Yan Huihua didn’t have any scenes today, so he heard about it at the hotel.

After hearing about it, he stared at Jin Yanliu’s photo for a long time.

In fact, it wasn’t just them who were shocked, even Jin Yanliu’s anti-fans were stunned.

In the anti-fan group chat, everyone was discussing this.

[This guy is quite generous.]

[He’s rich. If I were as rich as him, I would donate more than him!]

[One hundred million…]

[I almost feel bad about criticizing him…]

Why did they feel like they’d been slapped in the face?

You know, they had received instructions from above. Ever since the news of Jin Yanliu attending the charity gala came out, they had been relentlessly bashing him.

A charity gala, naturally, they seized on his charity to criticize him.

But Jin Yanliu didn’t really have any substantial flaws, so their arguments could only focus on things like “he hasn’t donated more than others despite being so rich,” and they deliberately mocked him, saying “he probably won’t cough up much tonight.”

Then one hundred million smacked them in the face.

The anti-fans were collectively shocked into silence, even the anti-fan who secretly liked Jin Yanliu, Liu Yeluo, was stunned by this one hundred million.

The video from the scene was also released. In the slightly dim charity gala venue, a handsome young man sat in the audience, holding a microphone and saying, “In that case, tonight, however much Yanliu donates, I’ll donate double.”

The host smiled and looked at Jin Yanliu. Jin Yanliu stood on stage, casually brushed his hair back, and said lightly, “Mr. Zhao, you have to keep your word. I’ve already written the amount I want to donate on the board. Everyone can be my witness. I’m not deliberately raising the price.”

The handsome young man below smiled and said, “I keep my word.”

An extremely dramatic scene unfolded. Jin Yanliu turned the cardboard in his hand around and said with a smile, “I donate one hundred million.”