164: Chapter 164 Lin Chuyan, a Master Carpenter

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After the word-of-mouth for the premiere and early screenings of "the hovering blade" came out, Lin Chuyan was essentially relieved. Whatever happened next had nothing to do with him; he only needed to enjoy the praise from the audience.

He casually flipped through a few short reviews on "Douban".

"Actually, when I watched "drama" before, I was quite worried that Lin Chuyan's Acting range was too narrow and fixed. I didn't expect this—I didn't expect this at all. This isn't just a slap in the face; this is a solid, heavy blow to my head."

"Lin Chuyan's white-haired, ear-stud look is truly stunning! Can I say this look doesn't lose to "Prince Xiao Ran" in the historical drama? His plasticity is too strong."

"Honestly, the young fresh meat in this circle are all too pretentious when performing. There really aren't many who dare to destroy their own image like this. It's worth encouraging."

"It's mainly because the "Acting" is good. After seeing "Prince Xiao Ran" in "drama", who could have imagined he could play such a piece of trash criminal so well?"

"Does anyone know what works Lin Chuyan has coming up? I want to watch."

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As for the movie's word-of-mouth not being great... what did that have to do with his personal Acting reputation? Anyway, he wasn't the lead actor carrying the box office. Besides, the box office for this movie seemed pretty good at the moment.

Lin Chuyan opened "Maoyan" Professional Edition to take a look. Pre-sales for "the hovering blade" had already reached 80 million. For this season, that was considered quite good, and it was currently firmly occupying the top spot in pre-sales for new films.

However, the good news didn't stop there.

Wu Yue called him: "Xiao Yan, I've basically finished negotiating with the movie that wanted the song copyright for "a little red flower". Their movie has also finished filming and passed censorship; it should be released soon."

"Soon? How soon? It won't clash with "the hovering blade", will it?"

"It's also in the summer season, but it won't be until mid-July at the earliest. Don't worry, it's a month apart from "the hovering blade"."

"That's fine. What's the movie called?"

"Isn't it a coincidence? It's called "a little red flower"."

"Huh?"

"Yes, there's a plot in the film about drawing a little red flower. So, they are dead set on wanting this song. Seeing that I didn't react much, they even invited me to the production company to watch an internal screening."

"Is it good?"

"It's quite good. With this quality, I don't think the box office will be bad. I met the director that day and chatted with him for a while. How should I put it? You can tell he has a lot of ideas and ability, so let's go with him. Maybe there will be opportunities for collaboration in the future."

"Fine, I'll listen to you. So, how much did we sell it for?"

"1 million, a discounted price. Don't worry about how much others sell for; from now on, this is our minimum price. As long as it's sold to film and television works, we will follow this standard."

Lin Chuyan had nothing more to say; he could only shout 666 on the side.

"Also, after your new album was released, someone came to ask for the copyright for the song "the ordinary road"."

"Who is it this time?"

"A racing movie, "pegasus". The first one was quite good."

"So they want it as the theme song for the second one?"

"Yes, and it should also be for the "Spring Festival Movie Season". But the problem is, they haven't started filming the second one yet... I guess they just want to get the copyright in hand first."

Hearing Wu Yue say this, Lin Chuyan hesitated a little: "Is it reliable? They won't just hold onto the copyright and never use it, right?"

"They shouldn't. The director of the first one made money, and the second one should still have the original cast. I feel there shouldn't be a big problem. I guess they are still polishing the script, and then they felt your song was really good... Oh, right, they offered 2 million directly. It looks like they are determined to get it."

Lin Chuyan decisively made a decision: "Sell!"

"Okay." Wu Yue smiled, then asked, "You just finished filming "the long season". How about taking a break for a while? Or do you want to keep filming? Anyway, there are always movie offers."

"Rest, I must rest!" Lin Chuyan said firmly, "It's not easy to take a break. I plan to go back to my hometown to see my parents first, take them to see my movie, and then go find my girlfriend for a date. We haven't seen each other for too long."

"What, aren't you afraid of your parents seeing your on-screen image?"

"I'm afraid, but if I don't take them, they told me they plan to go see it themselves. I thought since I have time now, I'll go back for a few days..."

Wu Yue expressed agreement: "You did a great job on this point. Unlike some artists, tsk tsk."

"What's wrong?"

"Oh, nothing. It's just that last time I watched a variety show, there was an artist who suddenly started crying while talking, saying they didn't have many opportunities to see the elderly at home and missed them very much... I was thinking, if you miss your family, just go home. To be honest, this artist's schedule isn't so packed that they can't go home. After all, they still have time to film some vlogs on weekdays... It's absurd."

Lin Chuyan laughed: "Indeed. If a regular worker is too far from home, they have a reason; after all, plane tickets are expensive, and working hours aren't as free as an artist's. For an artist to say such things... well, it's a bit pretentious."

"Well, go have fun. I'll keep an eye on the scripts, and if there's a good one, I'll let you know. Also, I bought two screenings of "the hovering blade". You don't need to buy movie tickets either; just take three."

"Five."

"Hmm?"

"Accompany my parents to watch one, and then accompany my girlfriend to watch one."

That's fine. This time it was Wu Yue's turn to shout 666.

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No sooner said than done, Lin Chuyan asked Xia Zhi to buy the plane tickets, and then he didn't need her to follow. By the way, he gave her a short vacation, with salary paid as usual, so she could do whatever she wanted.

But Xia Zhi clearly had other ideas: "Brother, are you going to find the boss's wife?"

"... Yes, I'll go home first, and then I'll go find her."

"Take me with you. I'm going to find my girlfriend too..."

"Hmm?" Lin Chuyan sensed it instantly, "Your girlfriend? Who? Don't tell me it's..."

Xia Zhi nodded: "Yes, "Wen Qi"."

"Holy crap, holy crap!" Lin Chuyan suddenly remembered something, "No wonder she recommended you to join the company. I thought you two were just good friends... Good guy, she even took a big red envelope from me for the job recommendation! By the way, did she reveal my relationship with "Xingxing" to you before?"

"No. When it comes to work, she's very tight-lipped."

"Okay, let's go together. You book the tickets. Come back to my hometown with me first. We'll leave tomorrow."

"Alright."

"Oh, right, one more thing." Alone with Xia Zhi, Lin Chuyan finally remembered one thing, "Help me film another "Douyin" video! The response to the last one was good; let's keep up the good work."

"Response was good." "Keep up the good work."

Xia Zhi held back her laughter: "Is it still "Violin"?"

"Yes. I've been busy lately, and the soundproofing at that hotel in Spring City wasn't very good, so I didn't feel embarrassed to practice more, and I'm a bit rusty."

Xia Zhi nodded, seemingly understanding: So that's how the word "rusty" is used.

Soon, a video of playing the "Violin" was filmed.

Lin Chuyan first turned the phone volume down, then admired it several times: "Elegant, truly elegant."

Without saying a word, he uploaded it directly to "Douyin" and edited the text: "Oh my god, when will this box be sawed open?"

Click publish.

Five minutes later, many people playing "Douyin" suddenly swiped to Lin Chuyan.

"Damn! "Douyin" is not a lawless place. I advise you kid not to urinate everywhere."

"Posting songs elsewhere, but posting "Violin" on "Douyin"? What did we "Douyin" users do wrong?"

"I usually like to watch some wood handicraft videos, but you can't push this stuff to me just because the copy says sawing a box, right?"

"Brother, I'm short of firewood to keep warm in the second half of the year. Can you lend me the "Violin" to play with for a few days?"

"Lin Chuyan, why are you still being an actor and "Singer"? I think you have talent as a carpenter."