293: Chapter 293 Combination Punch

The apartment Lin Chuyan had been renting had finally reached the end of its lease.

On his first day back in Beijing, he packed his bags and left, moving directly into his girlfriend's big house to start a wonderful new life.

Ruan Xingyu was out of town and said she wouldn't be back for a few days.

She asked if he needed anyone to help him move, but he declined.

He had moved in with just a suitcase to begin with, and since he was rarely home throughout the year, he didn't really have that many belongings.

Last month, he had gone even further and moved his toiletries over to Ruan Xingyu's place, so there wasn't much left to pack.

The hardest things to pack were actually his books.

He usually just tossed them aside after reading, so now that he had to pack them up, he decided to take the opportunity to sort and categorize them.

As for his trophies, although there were many, they were all at the studio.

Wu Yue cared about these more than he did, and after they arrived at the company, it was Wu Yue who displayed them.

Walking in from the reception desk, you could see a whole row...

In the words of Brother Yue, this is called "style."

Once everything was taken care of, Lin Chuyan started opening his treasure chests.

The last time he opened treasure chests was, well, the last time—at the end of October when he unlocked "in the name of the father."

Throughout November, he had either been in Guangdong Province filming "the knockout" or in Hong Kong shooting music videos; he had truly kept a low profile.

Fortunately, at the beginning of the month, he had announced several endorsements in a row, released "my territory," and thanks to some flashy moves by Vogartis and Director Du Qiyu, they had put together a teaser trailer for "in the name of the father"...

For someone like him who naturally attracted traffic, any event involving him would be infinitely magnified, so he had managed to get two treasure chests based on these few things.

There was also one more from the long-term achievement reward for his acting career; the Golden Melody Awards for Best Supporting Actor carried quite a lot of weight.

A bunch of people complained that he was a nepotism hire and that there was a dark conspiracy, but after investigating, they found out his dad was just a cook, and he had been terminated by Jinghua Entertainment.

His biggest backer was Li Mujian.

Moreover, Li Mujian was just an actor, not a capitalist, and he never played those kinds of games—you only had to look at his eldest disciple, Zhang Wentang, to know that.

After so many years, while he was well-known within the industry, not many viewers actually knew who he was.

In the end, even the Haters didn't understand why Lin Chuyan was able to win the award: "Impossible! How could there be no manipulation? We must have just not discovered it yet."

As usual, Lin Chuyan went to wash his hands before opening the achievement reward chest for his acting career.

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining 20 base attribute points (can be distributed freely)]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining 20 specialized skill points (can be distributed freely)]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the complete Songwriting for the work "Vulgar Song"]

It was a rather niche song sung by a girl, but Lin Chuyan liked it a lot.

He hummed a few lines and planned to let his girlfriend try it in a few days.

Continue opening!

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining 50 base attribute points (can be distributed freely)]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining 50 specialized skill points (can be distributed freely)]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the complete Songwriting for the work "the art of war"]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the complete Songwriting for the work "36 stratagems of love"]

Good grief, he had just finished looking at "the art of war" and now he gets a song called "the art of war"?

People outside were already spreading rumors that he "learned a new skill with every movie he filmed."

He had originally thought there was nothing to learn from Gao Qisheng, but it turned out he got a song of the same name?

No, not just one, there was also "36 stratagems of love"...

This was a combination punch.

The themes of the two songs were actually poles apart; one was about anti-war sentiments, and the other was about love.

The former felt a bit more niche, but the latter, the one for his girlfriend, felt like it could become a hit.

Continue opening!

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining 80 base attribute points (can be distributed freely)]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining 80 specialized skill points (can be distributed freely); unlocked specialized skill "Boxing"]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the complete Songwriting for the work "dragon fist"]

Damn, this time it was a real combination punch.

He really had been practicing Five-Step Fist less and less, and the reason was simple: for him now, the intensity was too low.

Brother System was being a bit too considerate, immediately cranking up the intensity for him...

Lin Chuyan tried adding 21 points to "Boxing" and began to understand the skill.

How should he put it? Adding points could improve technique and knowledge of the rules, but everything else had to rely on himself.

Things like stamina, tactics, mental fortitude, recovery ability...

Fortunately, he didn't plan on getting into the ring, so he didn't need to worry about those.

Don't forget, boxing was both a combat skill and a sport.

What could he do as someone in the entertainment industry? Breaking a sweat and keeping fit was enough.

As for this "dragon fist"...

All he could say was that the fans who liked listening to "Zhou-style Rap" were in for a treat.

Lin Chuyan opened his computer, logged into Aiyue.com, and registered the copyrights for these four songs.

Well, no rush; he had to get his second album out first, otherwise Brother Zheng Hai would start cursing...

The person most excited to hear the news that he had returned to Beijing wasn't Ruan Xingyu, but Zheng Hai.

During the days Lin Chuyan wasn't in Beijing, Zheng Hai could be said to have handled everything else for the new album, just waiting for Lin Chuyan to record the songs.

Take the album cover, for example.

Lin Chuyan only had one requirement: the overall color should be yellow.

There was no other reason; he was simply paying tribute to his idol.

So, the Tianxing team began to refine the other details.

In terms of composition, they placed the figure on the left and the album title on the upper right.

This made the overall look better, and most importantly, it fit the concept of the album—Lin Chuyan on the left only showed his profile, he tilted his head slightly, gazing at the upper right corner.

Where his gaze landed was exactly the words "Ruan Xingyu," and the act of looking up also gave the feeling of looking up at Xingxing.

Zheng Hai sent him the first draft of the cover, originally wanting him to offer some feedback, but Lin Chuyan was very satisfied, so it was decided just like that.

As for the music videos, Zheng Hai's plan was to film all 15 songs...

Wasn't Lin Chuyan in a rush? Then they would release them first and add the rest later!

It wasn't like "ambush from ten sides" hadn't been handled that way before.

Not to mention Lin Chuyan, many other Singers did this too; it was perfectly normal.

In short: being slow was fine, but they couldn't be missing.

Times had changed, and now they wouldn't need to worry about budget issues.

After all, there was still a very lucrative path they hadn't taken yet.

"Xiao Yan, I think your new album can be monetized."

"If we don't count the EPs, this is only the second one. Is that appropriate?"

It wasn't that Lin Chuyan didn't want to sell it; after all, if there was money to be made, why not?

They were all good songs, and he wasn't ripping anyone off.

Zheng Hai shook his head: "There's nothing inappropriate about it; the quality of your album is so high.

Don't worry, you aren't the first to do this, and you won't be the last.

To put it bluntly, there's only one question we need to consider: can you sell it?

If you can't sell it and you charge for it, isn't that just pure embarrassment?"

"Hahaha, Brother, since you brought it up, you must think it will sell."

"That's right." Zheng Hai nodded, "Your first album was an instant hit, plus the six Golden Melody Awards, not to mention you have so many fans now; you might even be able to stack the fans of Xingxing—after all, it bears this album title.

Don't be afraid that it won't sell, rest assured."

He thought for a moment and added: "Don't feel like this is wrong.

As professional Singers, we release good songs, and no one is forcing anyone else.

This is a normal business practice.

Let me put it this way: some traffic stars who only act and can't sing at all will still release albums even if they have to use auto-tune.

Passersby won't buy it, but they can still sell hundreds of thousands of copies.

That's what's called a scam; it's harvesting the leeks of the fans who love them the most."

Once Lin Chuyan heard him put it that way, he understood.

Since he had figured it out, he wouldn't hesitate.

"Sure, sure. I won't get involved in the specifics. Brother, you can go talk to Brother Yue about the rest."

It was true that he had developed a rapport with Tianxing and Zheng Hai, and they had signed similar contracts during their first collaboration, but there was still a platform involved that needed a cut.

He was now definitely a top-tier artist, so there was definitely room for negotiation here.

Yes, leaving it to Wu Yue was definitely the right choice.