295: Chapter 295 Suffering

Lin Chuyan posted the Douyin video exactly when Douyin users were most active.

At this time, some had just gotten off work, some were eating, and others were thinking about playing on their phones after dinner.

Then, they scrolled past Lin Chuyan's video.

Zero-frame start.

Lin Chuyan gently placed the suona to his lips, took a deep breath, and then, a long, piercing sound from the suona shattered the silence.

The sound was high-pitched and impassioned, as if it could pierce one's eardrums and strike straight at the heart.

It had a metallic crispness, yet contained a deep resonance. It was as if it were telling those ancient stories buried in the human world, or as if it were exposing something, leaving the lurking demons and monsters with nowhere to hide.

However, the sound being played was... little yu?

Douyin netizens were dumbfounded: "Damn, one second I was watching beauties, how did I end up at a funeral the next second? What happened to the algorithm recommendation? Is liking and saving those videos every day useless? Your recommendations aren't accurate at all!"

"Damn, does Ruan Xingyu know about this?"

"Don't be like that, first love just broke up, they didn't die."

"We are mourning the lost love, not the lost lover..."

"You really are a marketing genius!"

"Wait, when did Lin Chuyan learn to play the suona? There wasn't any role that required learning it."

"To the person above, he is a Singer to begin with, okay!"

"Just because he's a Singer, he knows how to play the suona? Why don't you listen to what you're saying?"

"Brother, can you please stop playing? I'd rather you go back to playing the Violin, really."

"Damn, it's all the fault of those stupid netizens who insisted on scolding him for playing the Violin badly. Are you happy now?"

"Who said this suona doesn't sound good? This suona is amazing! I really like it. Yanzi, don't listen to them, keep playing. Can I request a song? I want to request in the name of the father."

Lin Chuyan read the comments with great interest. It must be said, Douyin netizens were friendlier than those on Weibo... It seems his main base of anti-fans was still on Weibo.

After dinner, he was on his way to the CCTV building.

Recording songs during the day, and just right to do something else in the evening—the CCTV Comprehensive Channel's program dreamer had wanted to find him for a long time, but he was always busy, and it had to be dragged until now.

On the way, Wu Yue chatted with him about this program.

"This program airs every Monday at 9 PM. Although it's only one episode a week, the host is popular, the ratings are high, and the common people love watching it."

Lin Chuyan felt a bit pleased inside: "The key is that parents love watching it. My parents watch it, Xingxing's parents also watch it. When all is said and done, the older generation recognizes this more. Plus, it's CCTV, Brother. I can consider this official recognition, right? I've really made something of myself!"

Wu Yue laughed: "It's definitely a huge recognition!"

After saying that, he lowered his voice inexplicably: "dreamer had an incident a long time ago. To put it simply, they invited a very popular young idol at the time on the show. Naturally, he was praised to the skies on the show. As luck would have it, not long after the show aired, he collapsed—cheating, sleeping with fans, and soliciting prostitutes. It caused quite a stir at the time."

Lin Chuyan understood instantly: "So that means..."

Wu Yue nodded: "Exactly. Although he is now a non-entity, his appearance on dreamer talking eloquently is still on Bilibili. It's been made into memes and blurred out, so pathetic, haha. Anyway, the station definitely carried out rectification. Later, dreamer became much more cautious when inviting guests. Anyone under 35 or controversial is basically not considered. They only invite famous actors and Singers with good reputations for many years, or artists, writers, and scholars from other fields far from the entertainment industry, hahahaha."

"I understand. Although a blanket ban isn't desirable, there's no other way." Lin Chuyan thought again, "So, do they really like me? Do they really have that much confidence in me?"

"Xiao Yan, you actually underestimate yourself a bit too much." Wu Yue said seriously, "You have to know what kind of person you are in other people's eyes."

"What kind?"

"First, you have a good teacher." Wu Yue attached particular importance to this, "Don't look at the old man as if he hasn't given you any resources, but people in the industry recognize this signboard, and that's very important. Including this time, they must have considered this point—you say you're how amazing, people might not have a concept; you say you are Li Mujian's last disciple, for people like them in the system, your image becomes clear at once. You understand, right?"

"I understand. In fact, the entertainment industry is the place that cares most about seniority. Without the teacher's signboard, some things might really fall short by one step."

Wu Yue nodded and continued: "Secondly, although we don't build any persona, the reality is that you will still be labeled, which is unavoidable. Fortunately, except for being sharp-tongued, everything else is fine. This is all a process of accumulation. It started from the moment you created the blue album concept: hard work, struggle, perseverance, professionalism... You say if the official media doesn't promote such young people, what should they promote?"

Lin Chuyan muttered: "They were the ones who scolded me first, and besides, being sharp-tongued isn't really a shortcoming..."

Wu Yue ignored him and continued: "Third is your work. The grand slam of Tianlai, Huayin, and Golden Melody Newcomer Awards, the six major awards of the Golden Melody Awards + Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Maple Awards... These are all solid, high-value awards, and you didn't win them 'watered down'. You have Acting, you have Singing Ability, your work stands the test of time."

"Finally, you are currently hot and very popular. However... although this is the reason why we can make so much money at the moment, it is also the point they value the least, hahahaha."

"In short, does dreamer not want to find young people? It's that they can't find someone they think is stable and suitable enough! Then you suddenly entered their field of vision."

Lin Chuyan nodded and said nothing more. He didn't know how else Brother Yue could praise him.

Looking out the car window, he could already see the CCTV building.

The car stopped at the South Gate.

The staff of dreamer were already waiting.

"Teacher Lin Chuyan?"

"Hello, hello."

"Do you have the entry letter for the program?"

"Yes."

Xia Zhi stepped forward and gave the letter.

Artists coming to record the show have to go through this process. Without this thing, security really wouldn't let them pass.

Led by the staff, he entered the gate and then the main building. The main building was mainly divided into 5 areas, including the program production area. Passing through, they soon saw the host Zeng Jie in a studio.

Zeng Jie was in his 40s this year. Although he didn't look like much, he was a graduate of a prestigious university, full of poetry and books, and had a very good temperament. Slowly, he became an iconic face of CCTV, or a signboard.

Some people said he was the head of CCTV, which he didn't admit, but he was indeed indispensable for the CCTV Spring Festival Gala every year.

Lin Chuyan certainly knew him. He might be very popular on the Internet, but as a famous CCTV host, Zeng Jie was much higher in the hearts of the common people, absolutely a household name.

Zeng Jie saw him and was about to greet him, but Lin Chuyan spoke first.

"Hello, Teacher Zeng, you can just call me Xiao Yan." He also introduced the people around him, "This is my manager and assistant."

Other staff members connected with Wu Yue, and Zeng Jie didn't really know them.

"Okay, hello everyone." Seeing Lin Chuyan in person, Zeng Jie refreshed his understanding of the word "handsome" again, "Indeed handsome, too handsome."

Lin Chuyan blurted out: "Teacher, I came here after putting on makeup."

"Hahahaha." Zeng Jie had a good impression of him for no reason because of this sentence.

Since the makeup was done, and there was no need for an audience, the talk show was recorded even faster.

The scene was very simple, a small round table and two cups of water.

Just sit and chat.

The topics were actually in three parts: Lin Chuyan's personal experience, digging deeper into his inner journey, and then asking some sharp questions.

Throughout the process, Lin Chuyan also felt why everyone loved watching this program—Zeng Jie was really humorous and witty, and had great personal charm, very good at guiding people to chat.

However, Lin Chuyan himself was quite talkative, not as cautious as other artists.

Zeng Jie appreciated this point very much. You know, his program didn't give interview outlines in advance, so artists were even more cautious when answering questions. Lin Chuyan could be said to be one of the people he had seen who was most willing to chat.

What made him appreciate it even more was that Lin Chuyan wasn't just chatting blindly; he wasn't a fool with an empty shell.

When asked about his appearance and how he would rate himself.

Lin Chuyan: "Full marks. I think my appearance isn't outstanding enough, but my confidence just makes up for it."

You can say he is self-deprecating, or you can say he really thinks it's full marks. In short, he wouldn't answer you in a standard way, but it wouldn't make people feel disgusted, and there was a little humor.

When asked about professional questions, he also had substance.

Regarding Singing, he said: "Technique must be filtered through taste to shine. Otherwise, it will sound rustic and greasy."

Regarding Acting, he said: "Actually, I hope my performance won't go smoothly, so I won't be anxious, because I know I'm heading towards something I haven't discovered yet. On the contrary, if it's too smooth, I will feel like I'm performing a routine, an experience, which is not conducive to breaking through myself."

But what surprised and appreciated Zeng Jie the most was that Lin Chuyan's dare to speak didn't stop at the surface.

When talking about his current life being too regular, and even some fans feeling sorry for him, he didn't deliberately talk about how hard he was, nor did he brag about how talented he was.

His perspective was a bit tricky.

Lin Chuyan shook his head, first refuting the most superficial suffering with three words: "I have money."

He continued: "I can buy most of what I want. This is not showing off wealth, this is a fact. Also, I can pursue the career I like, which is also one of the greatest happiness for me."

Zeng Jie also retorted: "So you think you haven't suffered? That's not right, is it? You must have suffered, such as the efforts you made before your comeback. Also, you filmed while releasing albums, and learned many skills, which ordinary people can't do. This is all sweat."

"You are right. Because suffering also comes in many kinds."

Lin Chuyan continued to analyze, completely ignoring whether the words he said would hurt the hearts of some netizens.

"Some people think they can endure hardship, but in fact, they only endure physical hardship. There are several kinds of suffering that ordinary people really can't endure. Independent thinking is the suffering of mental effort, endurance and restraint is the suffering of self-discipline, reading and learning is the suffering of loneliness, bowing and scraping is the suffering of dignity. These four kinds of suffering are what truly divide people into levels."