The sequel to 'Empress' was a modern drama, and the general direction of the plot had already been finalized after many meetings with the author, Shui Yiyi. The finer details and the exact content of the drama would be drafted by Shui Yiyi herself.

After finalizing the details, Gu Zhou bought the rights to adapt the sequel into a drama.

On the same day, Gu Zhou went to Weibo to publicly announce that the sequel to 'Empress' would be in the works. He mentioned that the production of the sequel would start soon, and that the female lead of the sequel would be Xu Jiaojiao.

Shui Yiyi also retweeted Gu Zhou's Weibo post, and announced to her fans that she was writing the sequel to the novel, 'Empress', and that the novel would be posted online when the drama starts airing.

Gu Zhou's fans didn’t have much of a reaction after they found out. In any case, their Prince Charming Gu was the investor and male lead of the sequel. Besides, his co-star, Xu Jiaojiao already had a boyfriend, so his fangirls were at ease.

However, the fans of Shui Yiyi’s novel were shocked when they saw the announcement. After all, only half a year had passed since they protested about the huge changes in the dramatized version of ‘Empress’ regarding the story and ending of the second female...