Forcing Me to Be Reborn?!-Chapter 648 - 464: Co-branded with Langya List

"Langya List’s" advanced airing forced Youu Tea’s second joint promotion to move up ahead of schedule.

Cheng Zhu, the reborn, had actually become quite accustomed to the butterfly effect he had caused.

"In my memory, it should have been ’The Disguiser’ that aired first with the same cast lineup, followed by ’Langya List,’" Cheng Zhu thought to himself.

In 2015, both dramas were blockbuster hits, the kind that would still be watched repeatedly years later, with some of their catchphrases becoming widely recognized.

For example, "Kneel down, big sister has a favor to ask."

Based on data such as ratings, viewership, and viral index from various platforms, both dramas were top-notch.

"Langya List" even swept numerous major awards with ease.

It could be said that it was a year when Hu Ge was riding the crest of success, truly giving off the feeling of dominating the screens.

However, Cheng Zhu was well aware that the rise of "Langya List" had actually been more tortuous than "The Disguiser."

The drama didn’t explode in popularity from the start; this had to do with its narrative style in the first few episodes and the title itself.

Despite that, Cheng Zhu firmly believed it was the most suitable drama for joint promotions this year, which had something to do with its unique characteristics.

"With ’Momo,’ it was for the gimmick, for the heat and the spotlight."

"But the joint promotion with ’Langya List’ is really about reaping the rewards."

Cheng Zhu was very clear that there would definitely be people who disliked any work, no matter what it was.

But that was okay; he wasn’t making money from these people.

He personally felt "Langya List" couldn’t be considered a top-tier high-IQ strategic and scheming drama, especially compared to something like "Great Ming Dynasty," there was quite a gap.

He initially just watched it as a thrilling drama, where the thrilling parts were devilishly so, and the torturous parts were sufficiently cruel.

The actors’ performances were spot on, and there was an abundance of veteran actors showcasing their talent.

For the general public, that was already enough.

This was also one of the reasons for its wide audience.

Otherwise, the female audience base would definitely have been reduced.

To be honest, Cheng Zhu loved making money from women.

"Mens’ money is damn hard to make!"

Of course, whether the women were spending men’s money was none of his business.

As a qualified businessman, he wouldn’t pick a partner for joint promotions based on personal preference.

Even if he personally didn’t like "Langya List," as long as he believed the general public would, he would go ahead with the collaboration.

The simplest consensus: Joint promotions are for making money!

As long as it could bring in a hefty sum of cash, then he would adore it.

The only bad scenario now was, "In the past life, ’The Disguiser’ aired first, so ’Langya List,’ produced by the same team, had built-in traffic when it aired."

"In that case, although its popularity was driven by word of mouth after a lousy start with all sorts of data, the opening now might be even worse."

"However, back then ’The Disguiser’ hadn’t finished airing, and the two dramas even clashed. I wonder if that would cancel each other out."

But it didn’t matter anymore.

These days, comebacks are actually very popular.

Fighting your way up could indeed attract even more attention!

It’s like when many people see the box office of a movie climbing, they can’t help but want to check it out.

"Now, just wait and see."

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Time passed, and Saturday arrived.

Tonight was the official premiere of "Langya List."

Lin Lu and Cheng Zhu had made plans; she would go to the market to buy some ingredients and then personally cook for Cheng Zhu. After dinner, the two of them would happily binge-watch the drama on the sofa.

Clearly, since the birthday hug and sleepover last time, Little Lu had become more and more natural coming to Cheng Zhu’s rental.

Previously, she felt this place was like half dragon pool and tiger’s den, stepping in was like entering a wolf’s lair.

She was willing to let a certain lascivious wolf hug and nibble on her, but she feared being devoured entirely.

But now that she had already stayed over, what was the big deal about coming over for a meal and watching a drama?

Couples in the passionate phase of their relationship do love this kind of cozy everyday vibe.

By five o’clock in the afternoon, Lin Lu arrived at Building B of Xinhang Apartment.

As soon as Cheng Zhu opened the door, he saw her holding groceries.

"Ta-da! Isn’t it lavish?" the voice actress began her own voice-over work, presenting it like a treasure.

Cheng Zhu glanced at the potatoes, onions, carrots, and other vegetables she was holding and made a guess.

"The home-cooked meal you mentioned, you’re not planning on making curry for me, are you?" he asked.

No sooner had he spoken than he saw his girlfriend’s bright, wide eyes open in shock: "Ah! How did you guess?!"

"Because it feels like you just wouldn’t know how to cook at all, surely going for some sort of instant food, deduced from the ingredients," Cheng Zhu said with a laugh.

He glanced around and continued to expose her, "Speaking of which, where did you hide the curry roux, not in your bag, right?"

"Ah! Cheng Zhu, you’re so annoying!" Lin Lu, clearly frustrated and caught out again.

Huffing and puffing, she threw her Chanel bag, known as "Fat Fang," onto the dining table and pulled out a box of ready-made curry roux.

"I actually wanted to make you guess properly," she pouted, feeling it was truly unamusing.

Yet Cheng Zhu found her little pout extremely amusing.

He didn’t go to comfort her but instead responded in a manner of teasing, "Not bad, Lin Lu, sneaking around researching me, huh? I don’t recall ever saying I loved curry; who told you I liked it, Jiang Wanzhou?"