237: Chapter 237 The Paparazzo Who Questions Life

Watching "ambush from ten sides" is basically just watching Lin Chuyan act cool and show off his relationship.

Director Du Qiyu is the same—why did he have to film an MV so beautifully?

Isn't this deliberately trying to annoy the Haters?

Plus, in public, these two don't hold back at all; they actually kissed.

Add in the shooting, running, holding hands, drinking...

Fans are taking screenshots, making GIFs, creating nine-grid collages, WeChat stickers... just add a few words, and they can be perfectly applied to life scenarios.

Take Brother Mosquito, for example. Recently, when he chats with his Junior, she sends him Lin Chuyan stickers every few sentences.

Junior: "Mosquito, which cafeteria should we go to for lunch later?"

Brother Mosquito: "You decide, I'm fine with anything!"

Junior: "Okay, let's go to the second cafeteria. (GIF: Lin Chuyan pulling Ruan Xingyu) Follow me."

A while later, Brother Mosquito: "I've arrived at the second cafeteria, what are you eating?"

Junior: "I'll order myself in a bit~"

Brother Mosquito: "Then what do you want to drink?"

Junior: "Jingjie Pure Water, thanks! (GIF: Lin Chuyan and Ruan Xingyu drinking) Cheers."

Damn it, there's no way to defend against this!

It feels like Lin Chuyan has, at some point, completely integrated into Brother Mosquito's life.

His girlfriend likes him, and his goddess likes him too.

When browsing Weibo, he can see his trending topics from time to time—they're still hanging there right now.

#Director Du Qiyu directs ambush from ten sides MV#

#Lin Chuyan Ruan Xingyu screen kiss#

Disgusting! So disgusting! Pfft! How disgusting!

Browsing Douyin, he doesn't know why the algorithm keeps recommending related short videos—those videos of Lin Chuyan playing the Violin, Brother Mosquito has seen every single one of them, and he was so angry he unfollowed on the spot. But it's useless; it still recommends them even after unfollowing!

Recently, he heard that he joined a crew to film, and it's actually "pegasus 2"!

He has seen Director Chu Dong's "Pegasus 1" and liked it quite a bit; it had funny moments and exciting moments, making it one of the few movies he was willing to buy tickets to support. As a result, Lin Chuyan actually butted in and is playing the second male lead in "pegasus 2"! Should he still watch it then?

Forget it, forget it, let's discuss that later.

Brother Mosquito thought about this while running to buy water for his girlfriend, but when he got it, he saw Lin Chuyan printed on the water bottle...

One can only say, it's fortunate that Lin Chuyan doesn't do many endorsements, and it's fortunate that he's too embarrassed to eat snail noodles in the dormitory.

But, when did all of this start?!

There are quite a few people as confused as Brother Mosquito, such as General Manager Liao and Tian Qiu from Entertainment Reporter Xiao Ba.

The song "ambush from ten sides" was originally written to curse them. But it's been a long time, and apologies have been made, so the heat has long since died down. They had been quiet for a long time, but recently entertainment news has been publishing again.

As for Lin Chuyan, it's not that General Manager Liao is afraid to provoke him—what is Lin Chuyan anyway? Even if he's doing well in the entertainment industry, what does that have to do with General Manager Liao? He's not eating rice from the Lin family anyway.

Besides, is there any of these celebrities who isn't afraid of their entertainment reporters? None of them are clean, and they are all afraid of being exposed by them, right?

General Manager Liao will always remember the pathetic state he was in when he was so angry at Lin Chuyan that his chest hurt. As someone who holds a grudge, how could he just let it go? He has always had people tracking Lin Chuyan.

But damn it, this guy really has no dirt on him!

Previously, it was exposed in Hong Kong that Lin Chuyan was getting cozy with the female lead on the set of "a moment of romance". General Manager Liao was quite happy, but after sending his subordinate Tian Qiu to follow him, he didn't get a single thing.

Come on, buddy, is your life a bit too disciplined? Every day it's just two points and one line, either the hotel or the set?

There are so many bars and clubs in Hong Kong, don't you go out to play?

With your looks, if you went out to play and just crooked your finger, wouldn't women be falling over themselves?

What a waste, such a waste.

And that female lead, he hasn't seen them alone together off-screen at all...

How should I put it, it feels like Ruan Xingyu is managing him quite well...

The most outrageous thing is that in the photos occasionally taken, this guy is actually holding a book... No, you're so young, why are you grinding in the entertainment industry? Working so hard, are you preparing for graduate school?

None of the videos Tian Qiu brought back were usable.

When Lin Chuyan first hired an assistant, Tian Qiu also took a bunch of footage, but after sending it to General Manager Liao, the old fox saw through it at a glance, which is why no joke was made—kidding, that woman looked more man than Lin Chuyan.

The photos taken later, Tian Qiu was too lazy to send back. Recently it's even more outrageous; occasionally when he's not on set, every time he goes out, he goes to a racing training institution.

Others might not know, but Tian Qiu knows—this is preparing for "pegasus 2".

Also, reading books is one thing, but recently he's even reading "criminal psychology"... Is this also preparing for a new show?

What does that mean? Learn a skill for every movie he films?

And then he doesn't even issue a press release to promote himself? Just learning silently? Is he saving up for a big move?

The more Tian Qiu secretly filmed and followed, the more he doubted life: could it be that this person, Lin Chuyan, is really a clean, virtuous young man rarely seen in the entertainment industry?

Honestly, he can't keep following him.

He wants to switch to following someone else; if he keeps following, he's going to become a fan of this guy...

Lin Chuyan naturally didn't know about the Haters' troubles. He has been driving well in racing recently, so the scenes these days have been completed very well, and Director Chu Dong has nothing but praise for him.

There are quite a few NGs, but they are generally because of issues with other actors he's acting with.

With things going well, time naturally became abundant.

He had already finished reading "criminal psychology", and he was indeed lacking books to read. As for musical instruments, he only brought one Violin, which was for Douyin, so he wouldn't practice it for now.

With nothing to do, he wandered over to Director Chu Dong's side. He didn't talk, just watched Director Chu Dong working there.

How to put it, he just felt that actors only need to act their part well, but a good director really has too many things to consider. (Feiming style)

Like the scripts he reads, he analyzes how he should act his character to be correct. And Director Chu Dong needs to discuss the script with every actor, explaining the intention and emotion of certain scenes. To shout "Cut" correctly, it requires him to have a deep understanding of every character, as well as how to translate text into visual language.

Besides this, the director also needs to conceive the visual style of the scene, including camera movement, lens selection, and composition—a good cinematographer can certainly help the director a lot, but Lin Chuyan discovered that Director Chu Dong discusses this aspect with the cinematographer. He has his own ideas about why he chooses specific lenses and angles to enhance the story's narrative.

In addition to the cinematographer, Director Chu Dong also communicates with the art director, costume designer, and all team members—he understands how each department works together, only then can the whole film be completed in the direction he wants.

This doesn't even count post-production special effects. Post-production will definitely require him to provide a lot of opinions, and then he will make the final decision.

Lin Chuyan watched these scenes and couldn't help but compare Director Chu Dong with directors he had worked with before, like Director Du Qiyu and Director Han Xiao.

It feels like these good directors have different strengths.

Like Director Chu Dong, because of his identity as a writer, he has very strong ideas about the story text. Plus, the story itself is a racing theme he is good at, so he is very handy at filming it.

And Director Han Xiao of "the long season", because of his identity as a band guitarist, has an outstanding aesthetic for music, and he also has a firm grasp of lens language.

Like Director Du Qiyu, he has endless imaginative ideas and is particularly good at making quick decisions on set, such as adjusting scene layouts, modifying scripts, or dealing with emergencies. Every decision makes people admire him.

But they do have common patterns, which is that for the entire film team, no matter which job it is, they can clearly issue and explain their requirements and what they want. They speak with substance and won't leave the people below looking confused.

Don't underestimate this skill. If you want a bad director to explain, many times they can't explain it clearly—they have no substance in their belly.

Either they don't know what they want, or the requirements they give are too bizarre to be achieved.

Having figured these things out, Lin Chuyan watched even more eagerly. When Director Chu Dong was not busy, he would take the initiative to ask him why a certain plot or a certain shot was handled that way.

Seeing that he was interested, Director Chu Dong would say whatever he knew—to be honest, he is a well-known director in this circle, but he is far from being a big director, so he didn't feel there was anything to avoid.

Furthermore, he has seen many young people, but honestly, he has never seen one so eager to learn, so he was willing to say a few more words.

And Lin Chuyan thought more simply. He has slowly developed the habit of learning, and now that he has learned new things in his studies, his knowledge base has been broadened, and he just thinks it's quite fun.

Being able to understand more is never a bad thing, right?