320: Chapter 320 Zeng Jie's Invitation

January 1st was a statutory holiday, so there was no one at the studio. Lin Chuyan went there anyway—mainly because Ruan Xingyu had to go to Tianxing, and he was bored at home by himself.

First, he practiced boxing to work up a sweat. After finishing, he started practicing his new song, "dragon fist," which he didn't know when he would be able to release.

After practicing the song, he played on his phone for a while.

Although Xia Zhi wasn't working, she still sent him various screenshots from time to time. When Lin Chuyan saw the post where Brother Mosquito was arguing with someone, he couldn't hold back his laughter. He then began to seriously consider and decide to give Xia Zhi a raise after the Spring Festival.

He took another look at the work group chat and found that Wu Yue was actually sending out red envelopes. Lin Chuyan was quick-handed and snatched one. Unsurprisingly, he was caught lurking, so he sent out several himself... It was a major holiday, and the movie had earned so much, it wouldn't be right not to send any, would it?

After that, he booked a private room at a restaurant for dinner to have copper-pot hot pot.

He had an appointment to have dinner with Zeng Jie that evening, which he hadn't forgotten.

Zeng Jie had said he could bring his girlfriend along, and he hadn't forgotten that either.

When evening came, he drove to Tianxing to pick up his girlfriend, and then headed straight to the restaurant.

On the way.

"So, are you busy this month?"

Lin Chuyan knew she didn't plan to go on the Spring Festival Gala, and her concert had already concluded.

"Teacher Zeng Jie asked me to record a show, right? Sister Mei said to let me set the time myself, so let's set the time in a bit. After recording, besides occasionally running a few gigs, there shouldn't be anything else, so I'll give myself a long vacation later, hee hee."

Whenever vacations were mentioned, Ruan Xingyu was in a great mood. When she was in a good mood, she wanted to listen to music, so she started playing Lin Chuyan's songs in the car.

"Hey, hey, why aren't you playing your own?"

"It's weird to listen to your own songs, okay..." Ruan Xingyu said righteously, cutting off what her boyfriend was about to say. "You're different. You can even watch the movies you act in; your mentality is very strong, you're not an average person."

Fine, whatever the girlfriend says goes.

Lin Chuyan was even a bit curious: "So which song is your favorite?"

"I like all the songs on the Yellow Album... hahahaha!"

Ruan Xingyu couldn't help but laugh after saying it herself.

They were all written for her, how could she not like them? She casually played "sunny day."

"Carrying you is like carrying the sunshine; no matter where we go, it's a sunny day. Butterflies fly freely, flowers fill the sky, blooming one by one, fragrant because of you..."

While driving her, Lin Chuyan asked, "So what do you plan to do on your vacation?"

"Pestering you."

"You better mean it, Ruan Xingyu. By the way, I should be able to rest for a while too. How about you come back to my hometown with me?"

Ruan Xingyu answered very smoothly: "Okay."

"You're not afraid anymore?"

"We've been talking about this for a long time. I've already done a lot of mental preparation, don't worry."

Ruan Xingyu had long since stopped being afraid.

She was certain that the man in front of her was a part of her future.

She would have to meet them sooner or later.

"Very good, then let's do it this month? It'll be just before the New Year." Lin Chuyan calculated, "Around the time of the New Year, I still have 'pegasus 2' to be released, and I'll definitely have to be busy with promotions then."

"Okay. Speaking of this, I want to ride in your car again." Ruan Xingyu emphasized, "Not the car, the motorcycle!"

Lin Chuyan realized it in a second: "Ruan Xingyu, you're jealous."

"Do I?"

"You do."

"So what?"

Lin Chuyan caved in a second: "So I've decided to buy one and take you for a ride."

They arrived at the restaurant, entered the private room, and Lin Chuyan sent the room number to Zeng Jie. He didn't wait 5 minutes before the latter arrived.

Zeng Jie greeted the two: "Xiao Yan, Teacher Ruan."

Ruan Xingyu felt it was strange to hear this address: "Teacher Zeng Jie, you'd better call me Xingxing."

Zeng Jie was also very straightforward: "Fine. Let's eat, let's eat, I'm hungry. I have to say, I haven't had hot pot this year yet; it's really comfortable to eat this in winter."

The three ordered food and started chatting intermittently.

Zeng Jie first set the time for Ruan Xingyu to record "dreamer," and then turned the topic to Lin Chuyan.

"Xiao Yan, your movie is really a hit; even people around me are discussing it."

"I feel there's still some element of luck; other movies in the same period aren't doing too well."

Zeng Jie shook his head: "You're too modest. The main thing is that your movie is good enough. The director is good, and you are good too."

Zeng Jie didn't wait for him to speak and continued: "Before inviting you to record the show, I watched all your works, ahem, including those from before your debut. Of course, not just movies and TV dramas, but I also listened to your musical works several times, and I quite like quite a few of them. In my eyes, you are young, very popular, but not arrogant or impetuous. Your acting is very good, and the works you take on are all quite good. Your Singing Ability is also good, and you have won quite a few awards. Most importantly, even though you are young and already have so many fans and honors, you are still very serious about your work and very dedicated in your relationships; you are impeccable in every aspect."

Lin Chuyan knew that the other party had something to say, that was true, but he didn't expect the preamble to be so long... Listening to this whole thing, he almost blushed from shyness.

"Brother, stop, stop, it's exaggerated, too exaggerated. My popularity is high because I was a traffic star from the beginning, my work is serious because of passion, and my relationship is dedicated because my girlfriend is excellent. You can't take this as my merit, hahahaha."

Zeng Jie shook his head. There was naturally a reason for the long preamble; if the other party wasn't such a person, there wouldn't be the matter he wanted to talk about later: "Fine, fine, fine, I won't praise you, and you don't be modest either; let's take a step back. By the way, I came here this time because I have a serious matter to ask you."

Lin Chuyan didn't speak, nodded, and continued to listen to the other party.

"Are you interested in appearing on the Spring Festival Gala?"

As soon as these words were out, both Lin Chuyan and Ruan Xingyu were stunned, looked at each other, and didn't speak.

Zeng Jie was a CCTV host and also a Spring Festival Gala host. The Spring Festival Gala he spoke of was naturally not a local station.

However, Lin Chuyan knew that the Spring Festival Gala had already started rehearsals. Like the premiere a few days ago, the brothers from 0713 had come to Beijing for rehearsals.

"Brother, wasn't the list already set long ago? Rehearsals have already started, how is there still a spot for me?"

Zeng Jie smiled: "Rehearsals are not just once, and it's normal if some don't pass later on. There are such situations every year."

"Understood."

"In short, that's the situation. I recommended you to the higher-ups, and they all agreed. As long as you nod, leave the rest to me."

Lin Chuyan looked at Ruan Xingyu again, and the latter nodded at him—such a good opportunity, Ruan Xingyu wanted to agree for her boyfriend.

"Brother, of course I have no problem, I couldn't ask for more!"

This was Lin Chuyan's honest words—nonsense! Who wouldn't want to be on the Spring Festival Gala?

Oh, that's not right, his girlfriend didn't want to, she had already been on it...

Zeng Jie nodded: "Fine, then you prepare a few songs. When the time comes, I'll take you over and see which one they like. I think 'the brightest star in the night sky' is good. In any case, you choose one yourself. Something like 'in the name of the father' is not quite suitable, you know."

Of course, Lin Chuyan understood. For something with religious overtones that also told a gangster story, if Lin Chuyan chose this one, he would be an idiot... However, he really did have one he wanted to sing.

"Brother, I have a new song here that hasn't been released. I think it's quite suitable. Let me show you the lyrics..."

"To the northeast of the center of Dunhuang, the coastline of this nation is like a bow. The Great Wall is like a dream waiting to be shot for five thousand years, and I use my arms to pull open the weight of this entire land."

"What content does the wind blowing south from the Mongolian Plateau write? Do they understand the Chinese characters? We have the same skin color and face. Crossing the east of the Yellow River, climbing to the peak of Mount Tai, I draw the north wind to the west, tanning my body to a bronze color."

Zeng Jie's eyes lit up as he listened: "You have such a song? That's great! These lyrics couldn't be more appropriate. What is this song called?"

"'dragon fist.'"