Chapter 61: The Final Episode
A few days later, fans noticed on Faye Peraya Malisorn's official account a picture of Faye getting a tattoo on her wrist. Looking at the image, everyone was supportive, finding it beautiful and edgy. In the post's caption, Faye only mentioned it was her grandmother's name, so no one knew the real reason behind her second tattoo.
It wouldn't have been a big deal if the tattoo shop hadn't inadvertently leaked a photo of Faye and Yoko together. The image of Yoko sitting beside Faye, her eyes red and holding Faye's hand, immediately sent the fan couple into a frenzy of excitement. Everyone knew that Yoko Apasra was very afraid of pain, and she was even more afraid of Faye doing anything that would hurt herself. If there wasn't a special reason, she definitely wouldn't have followed Faye there.
Some even speculated that Faye had a third tattoo. When asked to confirm this information, the tattoo shop became wiser, remaining completely silent and refusing to say anything more. However, internal sources still whispered that Faye indeed had a third tattoo, located on her side waist, just below her chest. The content was top secret; if that tattoo shop revealed any more, Ninestar would take action.
It was no exaggeration to say that Faye and Yoko were incredibly popular. Their every action and gesture was closely watched. Their commercial value and popularity were soaring, almost surpassing the drama "Journey" itself. People who had seen "Journey" definitely liked the two of them, but those who liked the two of them might not necessarily have known about "Journey." This was still very good for both of their personal brands.
Following the wave of their popularity, Ninestar organized many events and had Faye and Yoko participate in numerous advertisements and sales campaigns for high-end products. Faye and Yoko even attended events in other major cities to promote brands as well as "Journey." Their schedules were packed and extremely busy.
During this time, the final episodes of "Journey" were broadcast on various platforms, followed by the last episodes airing on national television. Once the national broadcast was complete, the final episode of the series, their special wedding episode, would be released simultaneously, considered a great treat for fans.
The premiere event for the special episode of "Journey" was a grand affair, the most extravagant event Ninestar had organized since its establishment. Domestic and international fans had been informed by the company, and tickets had gone on sale a month in advance. Tickets for the event sold out instantly. Even fans who couldn't buy tickets came to join in the celebration. After so many things had happened between Faye and Yoko, anyone who followed them had their own opinion about their relationship. Moreover, Faye and Yoko's personal charisma was immense, like two precious gems shining brilliantly, so it was no wonder they were loved by many.
Since "Journey" began airing, Faye and Yoko had participated in many accompanying events, but none were as large-scale as this one. Nearly 3,000 tickets were completely sold out, and online viewing tickets were also exponentially increasing. To prepare for the event, Faye and Yoko rehearsed and practiced very diligently.
Good news arrived abundantly. A few days before the final event, Ninestar announced that "Journey," Faye Peraya, and Yoko Apasra had been nominated for the national television and film awards. This was the biggest award of the year, voted on by critics. Previously, before her brief hiatus due to publicly coming out as gay, Faye had received the Most Promising Rising Actress award at this very ceremony.
This time, Faye made a dazzling comeback with a nomination for Best Actress in a Television Series. Yoko was nominated for Most Promising Rising Actress. And "Journey" was nominated for Best Television Series. Even in the fan-voted category, the FayeYoko couple was nominated for Couple of the Year, which would be decided by online fan votes. All of these awards were highly valued and prestigious. This was the goal Faye had been aiming for since she started acting again.
The awards ceremony would take place in early November, leaving just over a month to prepare for voting and integrate media data, success metrics, and garner favorable reviews from art critics. Ninestar in general, and the actors' personal teams in particular, were starting to lobby to strive for these awards.
Regarding the hostile forces, after their blatant appearance at the resort and threatening Faye, he had vanished without a trace. There were no further clues to track him down. Thien contacted the resort to check the security cameras, but the angles that might have captured his face had all been deleted from the system. As for investigating Faye's hometown, Thien was also proceeding, but it was very difficult due to the passage of time. The people still living there had no information, so Thien was now inquiring at Faye's elementary school from back then.
Busy schedules, consecutive events, and a happy private life occupied all of Faye and Yoko's time. Although they both understood that something big would surely happen in the future, they remained cheerful and tried to enjoy their current life. Because truly, worrying too much at this point wouldn't solve the problem. So Faye and Yoko decided to adopt a mindset of being ready to face any challenges, whatever they might be.
The premiere event for the final episode of "Journey" would be followed by a live press conference immediately after. True to their title as the most popular rising lesbian couple, and with the most heavily invested Girl Love drama, this premiere event was a grand and magnificent affair.
For today's event, Faye and Yoko wore elegant black formal dresses. Yoko's was a knee-length dress, while Faye wore a glamorous, form-fitting long gown. At this moment, they sat leaning against each other, both quietly waiting.
Finally, the studio staff announced that the program was about to begin. Standing in the waiting room, Yoko couldn't help but feel nervous.
She turned to look at Faye; they held hands, their fingers intertwined and inseparable.
"Journey is truly over," Yoko whispered, smiling, her eyes unable to hide her emotion.
Faye turned and embraced her. Today was the premiere of the final special episode, the ultimate ending of the drama.
"Journey the drama ends, but we still have a very long road ahead," Faye stroked Yoko's hair and lightly kissed her lips.
"Hehe, I know. Let's go out." Yoko took Faye's hand, leading her out.
For the first premiere event, Faye had led Yoko onto the stage, introducing and protecting her. This time, it was Yoko's turn to hold Faye's hand and lead her forward.
Faye smiled and followed her out.
That afternoon, the 3,000-seat auditorium was completely filled, overflowing with pink and blue LED cheering lights. As soon as Faye Peraya and Yoko Apasra appeared, they were met with enthusiastic cheers from the entire audience in the hall. The premiere event for the final episode of "Journey" officially began.
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"You two have come this far, and the drama 'Journey' is considered one of the most successful dramas of this year. But were there any moments outside of filming, any scenes that moved you deeply and are unforgettable?"
During the program, there was a small segment for interaction and answering audience questions. The MC selected a few questions and asked Faye and Yoko.
Yoko nudged Faye, indicating for Faye to answer first. From the beginning of the program until now, Yoko had cried several times; she truly couldn't control her emotions.
Unconsciously stroking Yoko's head, which made the audience below erupt in cheers, Faye smiled and replied:
"There were truly many moving moments, so many that Faye can't even remember them all. But right now, if I have to mention the most moving one, it would be the times when she held an umbrella for Faye. Whether it was sunny or rainy, in moments of confusion or heartbreak, Yoko always appeared and held an umbrella for me. She truly..." Faye looked deeply into Yoko's eyes, "appeared at the right time!"
The last time, when they boarded the train to start outdoor filming, Yoko shielded Faye from the sun even though they were angry at each other. The night she confessed her feelings, she waited for Faye for hours and held an umbrella for Faye in the pouring rain. The day Faye brought her home to meet her family, in that quiet place, Yoko held an umbrella for Faye while she stood talking with her family. Holding an umbrella was just a metaphor; what moved Faye the most was that Yoko was always by her side.
Yoko watched Faye from beginning to end, her eyes never leaving her.
"And what about Yoko?" the MC turned to ask Yoko.
"Can I tell the story from Conson Island?" Yoko smiled.
"Hmm?" Faye tilted her head and smiled slightly. Conson Island was where they had confirmed their feelings. She didn't know which moment Yoko intended to talk about, but Faye indulged her and nodded.
"We drank a lot of wine and played Truth or Dare..."
As soon as Yoko said this, the entire audience in the auditorium erupted in cheers and shouts. Extremely witty, Yoko looked down at the audience, feigning surprise at everyone's reaction.
"...after that, Faye and I watched the moon together. That's all."
Hearing her say that, Faye couldn't help but chuckle. That night, of course, earth-shattering things had happened, but Yoko would definitely never reveal that. Faye pinched Yoko's cheek for her cheeky answer. The fans below shouted for her to continue, but Yoko just puffed out her cheeks and smiled.
"Next question, please. If tomorrow something unexpected happened, between fame, career, money, and your partner, what would you two choose to keep?"
This time, both of them answered very seriously, quickly, and without joking.
"Faye would choose Yo."
"I would also choose you, sis."
"Why is that?" the MC continued.
Yoko thought for a moment. "Because I've experienced a time without those things, and I lived quite well. But without... I don't think I would be okay." Thinking of the difficulties she and Faye still had to face, Yoko squeezed Faye's hand and said as briefly as possible.
Then she glanced at Faye, waiting for her answer.
Faye looked at Yoko, then down at the audience below the stage, took a deep breath, and said very seriously and sincerely,
"I don't know what big thing could happen that would make Faye lose everything. I also don't know how to explain it clearly to everyone. But for Faye right now, everything like money, fame..." Faye turned to look at Yoko, "...is not as important as you."
The MC was very good at seizing the opportunity. "Can this be considered a confession?"
The MC's words were met with enthusiastic cheers from the entire audience. In response, Faye and Yoko only smiled.
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The event was extremely successful. The special episode premiered, and the wedding scene of Faye and Yoko, as soon as it appeared on the screen, received overwhelming support from fans. When the two of them cried and exchanged vows and wedding rings, the fans below the stage also teared up. It was all genuine emotion. The final scene of the drama ended with Faye and Yoko holding hands and strolling on the beach. As soon as the film ended, it was met with prolonged applause from the audience.
"Journey," the most successful girl love drama of the year, had come to an end. This drama was not only commercially successful but also contributed to creating the most popular golden couple of the moment, Faye Peraya and Yoko Apasra.
After the event and bidding farewell to the fans, Faye, Yoko, Wanwan, and Thomas moved to a smaller hall to participate in the live press conference with Ninestar and the media. Given the scale of the drama, the press conference naturally had the participation of almost all the newspapers in the country; no one wanted to miss any sensational news.
At this press conference, sitting at the head table, Ninestar would briefly announce the company's future development plans, new project information, and Faye and Yoko's event schedules.
While the press conference was underway, Faye keenly noticed that on the right side of the press room, Minhan received a phone call, then her expression turned serious, and she immediately hurried over and whispered something in Wanwan's ear. For a second, Wanwan glanced at Faye and Yoko.
Wanwan replied to Minhan with something but still focused on looking ahead to continue the press conference. Faye frowned, and under the table, her hand unconsciously grasped Yoko's hand with worry.
"What's wrong?" While Thomas was answering a reporter, Faye turned and whispered to Wanwan.
Unlike her usual composed and relaxed demeanor, this time Wanwan's gaze was quite serious.
"My office and Danny's office in the Ninestar building were broken into. Danny was assaulted by a man, but fortunately, her injuries weren't severe, and company security took her to the hospital."
"What?!" Both Faye and Yoko were shocked after hearing Wanwan's words.
What was happening? Was the opponent finally unable to hold back and had taken action?
"But what's in your and Danny's offices?" Yoko asked, confused. She was just a communications specialist; what was there to attack?
Wanwan frowned; this was what worried her. Because in all the things that had happened recently, Faye, Yoko, and even Ninestar still had an extremely dangerous and terrifying weakness. Wanwan was afraid that if the intruder couldn't find it in Wanwan's office, they would go to Danny's office.
"Wan, what's in your and Danny's offices?" Faye asked seriously, a chill starting to spread throughout her body.
Without rushing to answer, Wanwan's gaze was cold, filled with calculation to handle the situation.
But it seemed that this time, Ninestar no longer had time to react.
Ting
Ting!!
Ting!!
Ting!! Ting!!... Ting!!
Almost simultaneously, all the reporters' phones in the press room received messages from an anonymous number.
The entire Ninestar team also received similar notifications at the same time. Faye squeezed Yoko's hand tightly; Yoko's eyes were also filled with confusion. The reporters below almost simultaneously took out their phones to check the messages they had received.
"Director Wan? What is the Three-Party Agreement?"
"Faye, does Faye know about this Three-Party Agreement?"
"Is this a fan service creation plan? Yoko, do you know the content of this?"
"Are you two really queerbaiting?!!"
"Allowed to hold hands, hug, kiss cheeks, always not allowed to take your eyes off each other... Oh my god. Are you treating the audience and fans like a joke?"
No one knew who started it, but all the reporters in the press conference began to clamor and attack Faye, Yoko, and Ninestar with countless questions related to the Three-Party Agreement.
"Faye Peraya!! This is the Three-Party Agreement with Faye's signature on it. From the beginning, was the entire drama 'Journey' based on a detailed fan service creation plan? Was the entire Faye and Yoko couple fabricated by you people?!!"
Faye stared intently at her phone. The message sent was a link to an anonymous post on social media.
The post was titled: "Money, Fame, Career, and Yoko Apasra, What Will Faye Peraya Choose?" Attached to the post was the entire content of the Three-Party Agreement with Faye Peraya Malisorn's signature.
Yoko saw the content of the post, her eyes widened, so frightened that she couldn't speak.
Faye clenched her hand tightly, her face pale.
Ninestar's, Faye's, and Yoko's biggest weakness, the Three-Party Agreement Faye signed with Ninestar from the beginning of "Journey," the agreement that clearly and detailedly planned every behavior, gesture, script, and fan service creation process between Faye and Yoko to serve the S+-level drama "Journey," had been completely exposed.
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