In the MiHoYo screening room.
The sound of sobbing was incessant.
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"Ah, boss! What happened to them in the end! You, you have to tell me."
"If you don't tell me, I, I won't get up! Ahh!"
Furina cried loudly, collapsed onto the sofa. Her words made the group of beautiful girls around her look on with red eyes. The atmosphere was more terrifying than being under siege.
"Ahem. Of course, they ended up together."
Xia Wen cleared his throat.
"The bad boss must be lying to us."
Fu Xuan turned away, looking skeptical.
"Believe it or not, it's up to you."
Xia Wen smiled wryly. Seeing everyone looking so dejected, he added, "Alright, calm down for now. I'll give everyone half a day off today."
Upon hearing the news of a break, the many beautiful girls forgave Xia Wen.
"Hmph, you're still sensible, boss."
March 7th huffed.
Even though the break was announced, the girls still didn't leave the screening room. Instead, they gathered in small groups, discussing the plot.
Just as Xia Wen was about to leave, Kafka approached.
"Boss."
Today's Kafka didn't show her usual lazy, alluring demeanor; instead, she seemed a bit downcast.
Her beautiful eyes looked reproachfully at Xia Wen.
'Really, creating such a desperate love story in the adventure plot, I don't know what you were thinking. It even made me a bit sad.'
After a brief mental reproach, Kafka slowly spoke, her voice tinged with a slight hoarseness due to her sadness.
Her mature voice was even more enchanting.
"My bestie just sent me a message. She's arrived at the company and wants to join too."
"Do you want to meet her? Oh, and she's a big sister like me~ Maybe she can give you a surprise."
At the end, Kafka tossed her hair, unable to resist teasing Xia Wen, deliberately speaking in an alluring tone.
"Big sister, big sister. I won't be deceived by you big sisters."
Xia Wen rolled his eyes and raised an eyebrow, "Let's go, I want to see what kind of person she is."
Moments later, the two arrived at the lobby.
Just as Kafka said, a big sister, comparable to her, was elegantly sitting on the sofa.
She was even bolder than Kafka. In seductive purple, with a full figure, and unabashed high-heels with stockings, her gaze fixed on Xia Wen without a trace of shyness, a seductive smile playing on her lips.
If Kafka was like a dangerously enchanting spider, then this big sister was like a glass of poisoned red wine filled with the same aggressiveness as Kafka.
When she saw Xia Wen approaching, she smiled seductively and said, "Hehe, just as you said, a handsome boss~"
At the moment of seeing her, Xia Wen could only smile wryly and shake his head
"You really gave me a surprise."
Kafka apparently misunderstood Xia Wen's meaning. She raised an eyebrow in surprise.
Did she… seem more charming than me? Kafka felt a bit of dissatisfaction.
However, that wasn't what Xia Wen meant, because the enchanting big sister sitting on the sofa was Black Swan.
Originally, in Xia Wen's plan, the "Myriad Celestia" was supposed to air tomorrow as a surprise. But unfortunately, a key character was missing, and it was irreplaceable.
In the Fables About the Stars, Black Swan appeared as a mysterious lady, sparking a lot of discussions. Without Black Swan, replacing her with others would definitely lose a lot of topics.
Now that Black Swan joined halfway, this problem was easily solved. It was even enough to just film Black Swan playing cards, and the Fables About the Stars would be completed.
"Welcome to Mihoyo."
Xia Wen offered a genuine smile.
"Ah~ Seems like joining the company isn't as hard as you said, Kafka."
Black Swan, slightly surprised, stood up and shook hands with Xia Wen.
When Xia Wen wasn't looking, she flashed a smile and winked at Kafka.
Kafka, a bit helpless, curled her lips, crossing her arms, not paying much attention to her best friend's 'pride.'
The three of them didn't notice.
Not far away, Ganyu, who was preparing to go upstairs, was shocked to see her boss surrounded by two big sisters.
Black Swan gave Ganyu the impression of a more wicked big sister!
"It's over, it's over, Ningguang! Boss has trouble handling one, and now there are two."
Ganyu frantically took out her phone and quickly sent a message to Ningguang.
Ganyu: Ningguang! Big danger! Reply quickly!
Then, she stealthily took a photo of the two big sisters surrounding Xia Wen and sent it to Ningguang.
In the next second, Ningguang replied immediately.
: I'm abroad on business. Keep an eye on Xiao Wen, I'll come back as soon as possible.
Usually, no matter how important things were, Ningguang would not replied immediately.
But now, not only did Ningguang reply quickly, but she also didn't exchange pleasantries with Ganyu.
Knowing Ningguang well, Ganyu understood that Ningguang was genuinely anxious and even angry.
"Bad women! Ningguang is coming soon. I won't let you trick the boss."
Ganyu hid in a corner, clenching her little fists against her chest, whispering.
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With Black Swan's addition, Xia Wen immediately started filming the parts related to her in the Myriad Celestia: Fables About the Stars PV.
It was actually quite simple. Just let Black Swan say a few lines. Film a mysterious and inscrutable card game scene.
During the filming process, while chatting with Black Swan, Xia Wen learned that Black Swan was not only Kafka's best friend but also a tango expert who enjoyed dancing whenever she could. But since Kafka joined Mihoyo, she had fewer dance partners and hadn't danced in a long time.
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While Xia Wen was re-shooting and chatting with Black Swan, online, the performance of "Honkai: Star Rail" Episode 2 continued to rise.
On MiHoYo's official website, Episode 2's view count had already surpassed 50 million.
And that's just the first day! It was clear to anyone that the numbers would continue to rise.
At the same time, major streaming platforms, which only went live after the official site, still had a total view count exceeding 80 million.