338: Chapter 338 Who exactly is smearing this man?

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It would have been fine if they hadn't mentioned Director Yu Jin's "Fengshen", but once they did, a lot of things came flooding back.

"Oh my god, I remember when Lin Chuyan went to Director Yu Jin's "Fengshen" set, he was auditioning for Yang Jian, right?"

"Yes, I remember it very clearly, because I've seen Yanzi's audition video."

"Damn, so even with this look, Lin the Dog couldn't catch Director Yu Jin's eye?"

"Looking at the audition video, it seems like they didn't even give him a chance to put on makeup or try on costumes..."

"Wait, no, I saw the audition video too, Lin Chuyan's performance was pretty good, right? Why didn't they give him a chance?"

"Maybe they had someone better... maybe..."

"That's true, we'll see when the time comes."

Netizens aren't unreasonable; after all, "Fengshen" doesn't release for a few more days, and since no one has seen their version of Erlang Shen yet, how could they feel comfortable randomly bashing anyone? Better wait and see.

However, Director Yu Jin was truly panicking at this moment.

What is this? Why did some crappy game suddenly release at such a critical juncture? Why is Lin Chuyan the face model for Erlang Shen in it?

One second he thought Lin Chuyan had incurred public wrath, and the next second, he suddenly became the incarnation of Erlang Shen himself?

Director Yu Jin didn't know what was going on at first. His movie was set to be released during the Spring Festival Movie Season, and with so many things to handle every day, where would he find the time to pay attention to a game release?

It wasn't until his subordinates sent him the CG video that he realized something was terribly wrong—Lin Chuyan's version of Erlang Shen was simply too brilliant.

This brilliance wasn't just because Lin Chuyan was handsome, nor was it just because his face fit the look; it was an all-encompassing success.

Many people only focused on how handsome Lin Chuyan's Erlang Shen was, but in reality, it was because Game Science's CG was so well-made. From the moment Lin Chuyan appeared—no, even before he appeared—the monkey's eyes didn't contain any Giant Spirit God, Four Heavenly Kings, or the hundred thousand heavenly soldiers... his eyes only held Erlang Shen.

Game Science had been building it up, even with the appearance of the Howling Celestial Dog—the camera deliberately avoided showing Erlang Shen.

And when Erlang Shen finally appeared, the BGM suddenly changed—king meets king, the real plot started at this very moment.

Game Science gave Erlang Shen long stretches of Lines, fully showcasing his villainous characteristics. Combined with Lin Chuyan's face, that aura of arrogance was simply wild beyond measure.

Lin Chuyan was just too good, or rather, Game Science was too good. A deity like Erlang Shen, who opposed imperial authority, needed exactly this demeanor and aura.

And during the fight, Game Science had Lin Chuyan display several divine weapons—spear, sword, and axe—one after another, making it as flashy as possible. In that instant, he almost suppressed the Monkey King...

This is the complete form of Erlang Shen!

And the Erlang Shen in "Fengshen"... damn, others might not know what his version of Erlang Shen in "Fengshen" looked like, but he did!

It was completely crushed by Lin Chuyan in every aspect.

Director Yu Jin still had self-awareness: the actor he had pre-selected was handsome, but definitely not as handsome as Lin Chuyan, and the costume styling couldn't reach the height Lin Chuyan had achieved...

Furthermore, while Yang Jian in "Fengshen" was indeed the top disciple of the third generation of the Chan Sect, how could he possibly fight with such earth-shattering intensity like in this CG? Visually, it was far inferior!

Director Yu Jin was truly speechless: although they were both Erlang Shen, they weren't from the same book, for crying out loud. But, when the movie was released, who would care about that? People would only think: Oh, so this is the idiot who rejected Lin Chuyan and replaced him with this loser?

Director Yu Jin checked the pre-sale figures again; in fact, "pegasus 2" and "Fengshen" were currently neck and neck, both biting tightly at each other's heels.

The problem was, what would happen after the release?

He wasn't afraid of comparing the quality of the films, but he was afraid of people making an issue out of his "rejection of Lin Chuyan" and amplifying the public opinion.

After thinking for a long time, Director Yu Jin finally summarized it in one sentence: Annoying, this Lin Chuyan is truly annoying.

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The annoying Lin Chuyan had to return to Beijing today for the final rehearsal of the Spring Festival Gala.

He was in a good mood; he had finally satisfied his craving for playing Erlang Shen, even if it was just a game.

The only pity was that he didn't have time to play it himself.

He had bought so many 4090s, yet not a single one belonged to him. Tragic, truly tragic.

Ruan Xingyu, on the other hand, was a bit interested in playing, after all, her boyfriend was in it.

However, she was ultimately dissuaded by Lin Chuyan—it wasn't like they hadn't played games together at home before; if Ruan Xingyu struggled to play "It Takes Two" on the Switch, she shouldn't even consider this...

When the rehearsal ended, Xia Zhi was still working diligently back home and kept sending him messages.

"Brother, look at Weibo, you're really living on the trending list..."

This time, it wasn't "black myth: wukong".

The young couple started trending for other things.

#Ruan Xingyu as you wish#

#Lin Chuyan dragon fist#

Actually, the news of him appearing on the Spring Festival Gala had long been leaked by Entertainment Reporter Xiao Ba. After all, he had been in and out of the TV station so many times, and everyone wasn't blind. But he had never responded, so the matter just fizzled out.

Until the Spring Festival Gala program list came out—my goodness, both Lin and Ruan were going to be on this year's Spring Festival Gala! And both were solo performances!

What did a solo performance mean? You have to realize, many young idols only get to sing a few Lines each, or several people sing one song together.

This was a symbol of status within the industry.

"By the way, I know these two songs; they can be checked on Aiyue.com, and both were written by Lin Chuyan."

"Lin the Dog is doing great now; the songs he writes can even make it to the Spring Festival Gala stage. I'm looking forward to it."

"It's a pity, I actually wanted to hear them sing a duet, after all, I'm a CP fan."

"Prestige! This is prestige! Look at the entertainment industry, which couple gets this kind of treatment?"

"I can understand Ruan Xingyu doing a solo, but Lin Chuyan too? That's a bit laughable."

However, fans immediately retorted.

"The user above, why are you acting like a foreigner? Don't you have any idea what level Lin Chuyan is at right now?"

"Acting like a foreigner is useless; damn, even foreigners know Lin Chuyan now, okay! Hilarious, are you an alien?"

"I won't even mention Lin Chuyan's other achievements; just talking about music, he has two major albums! The yellow album sold 2 million copies! Who are you?"

"The songs were all written by Lin the Dog, okay? And do you think the Spring Festival Gala program team doesn't screen them? It's guaranteed!"

"I thought about it, that means I can hear three new songs from my brother during the New Year? as you wish, dragon fist, drifting!"

Besides the Spring Festival Gala trending topics, another one was quite surprising.

#Conscientious Boss Lin Chuyan#

At the end of the year, the year-end bonuses and such for many artist studios were dug up.

Because the treatment of Lin Chuyan's employees was a bit excessively good, it instantly moved many netizens to tears, which was unexpected.

"How can I make my boss see this trending topic inadvertently?"

"Damn, never mind the 4090s, why are there so many other things?"

"Is Lin Chuyan Studio still hiring? I can do anything, sob sob sob."

"18 months' salary... damn, my company can't even pay out 13 months' salary."

"Actually, what moved me the most was the thing about buying mobile phones for parents. My parents are just like that; their phones are slow, but they don't want to replace them, thinking it's a waste of money."

"My mom is the same. Last year I forced her to switch to a new one. Later she said, before switching she didn't feel it was slow, but after switching, she realized the original phone was indeed quite slow."

"Actually, it doesn't need to be as much as 5,000 yuan. Now phone performance is severely excessive, especially since parents don't play games; they can use a phone around 2,000 yuan very comfortably. If everyone has the ability, changing a phone for your parents is a good choice."

Lin Chuyan never expected that this matter would also break out of his fan circles.

However, there was something even more moving for the netizens to come.

Soon, the sentence he said in the work group, "Working so far away from home is not easy; it's not just you who has it hard, your parents have it hard too," was also dug up.

It must be said, this sentence really struck a chord with the hearts of the vast number of netizens.

Consequently, another trending topic appeared, and even casual netizens were sincerely praising him.

#Who Exactly is Smearing This Man#