Not to mention, in support of Xia Ningxi’s first screenplay, Song Linghua had specially invited an old friend who worked in costume and even make-up design to promote traditional Chinese opera culture.

The make-up for the characters in the play was simple and generous, but it was very compatible with the characters themselves and their positioning. Instead, it sublimated the entire plot tone and the appearance of the actors to a certain extent.

In the eyes of the outside world, these two shows had been secretly competing since the start of filming. They had thought that the two shows would be evenly matched after the broadcast because they had been fighting so hard before.

Unexpectedly, many people saw the pros and cons of the two shows on the first day.

Wen Jingping looked at the high viewership of the premiere of Empress with delight. She imagined that soon, she would become a famous beauty and movie star. Wherever she went, fans would pick her up and give her gifts, attracting the attention of everyone.

In the end, this fantasy only lasted for a day before it was completely shattered by the plummeting viewership and reputation.

On the second day of Empress’s broadcast, the viewership plummeted. It was not even half of the premiere. All kinds of negative reviews flooded the comment section at the bottom of the web page, directly cutting the ratings of the series from the eight points given by the premiere to five points, and it kept dropping.

[This is a big production that claims to have invested a few hundred million? Hehe, I think this so-called big production is using these flashy clothes, jewelry, and the exorbitant pay of the actors.]

[This kind of nouveau riche hairstyle that can’t wait to pile up into a small hill and pile up a box of gold, silver, and jewelry on his head, as well as this film studio-style plastic costume that can cause a person to fall to their death with a single trip. There’s also the dazzling gold and jade that can’t wait to blind your eyes and tell you how rich the production team’s exaggerated background is. When will these directors and producers understand whether or not a show is good in terms of plot and acting skills, and not these messy superficial things?]

[XXX passerby fan. Since my idol also acted in this drama and I saw that the makeup photos were okay, I clicked on the photo and watched an episode. I was blinded by the light. What kind of aesthetic standards do directors and stylists have nowadays? Do they really think that the audience likes nouveau riche style like you?]

[On the top floor, I’m also a passerby fan of an actor in this drama. In order to watch him, I endured this strange style and watched an episode. In the end, I couldn’t stand the awkward acting skills of a few actors and was persuaded to quit. It was too eye-piercing!]

[The director and the scriptwriter of this drama are really amazing. They clearly saw that many of the supporting actors in this drama are excellent actors. Even if they aren’t experienced actors, at least those who have watched several of their dramas before know that their acting skills are passable. At the very least, they won’t cause the audience to inexplicably leave the drama. In the end, in this drama, the collective acting skills of the actors have declined. Is it the actors who act perfunctorily or the director who acts perfunctorily?]

[Doesn’t anyone feel that the lines of this drama are especially awkward? When I clicked on it, I happened to see that talent show, and the lines directly shocked me away. I really doubt the standard of this drama’s scriptwriter. This kind of overbearing CEO series of lines that gave people goosebumps wouldn’t have been popular a few hundred years ago, okay? I really thought that when filming a costume drama, the lines would follow the era. They really treat the audience as fools.]

Other than these ordinary audiences who were only attracted by the trailer and the publicity, but were persuaded to leave by the plot and acting skills, the audience for the premiere were mostly fans of ancient culture who were attracted by the publicity of Hai Yi’s early historical drama.

These people had genuine feelings for ancient culture. When they saw their favorite things being ruined, their reaction was much greater than the ordinary audience.