354: Chapter 354 Lipstick

Lin Chuyan did not tell Ruan Xingyu about this over the phone; it was not something that could be explained clearly in a single call, so he waited until night, when the two were lying in bed, to talk it over in detail.

"You want to make a movie?!"

Upon hearing her boyfriend's "filmmaking declaration," Ruan Xingyu couldn't help but turn her head to look at him. In the darkness, she could only see her wide eyes and slightly parted lips.

"Yeah... I don't know if it will work out yet. It's just an idea. I have a fully formed story in my head, and I want to write it down and film it."

He did not mention the script. After all, they had both been quite busy lately, and being together every day, where would he find the time to write a script?

However, Ruan Xingyu was always good at providing emotional support. She immediately wrapped her arms around Lin Chuyan's arm: "Awesome! I want to hear the story."

"Actually, it's a story about love, dreams, and reality."

Lin Chuyan began to tell it.

When he finished, Ruan Xingyu became serious: "It sounds like... it's already a very, very complete story."

"Right? I've already decided on the leads—it's just us two."

In the dark, Ruan Xingyu couldn't help but sit up. After a two-second pause, she laid back down on him to talk: "Me? The female lead? Are you serious?"

"I'm serious. Do you like the story?"

Ruan Xingyu answered honestly: "I like it, but I'm afraid I won't act well... Think about it, the female lead is an actress, and I'm not an actress. You're essentially making me, someone who isn't an actress, become an actress and then play an actress in the movie..."

"It's fine, she's just an eighteenth-tier actress."

"That's still an actress!"

"Ahem, don't forget I'm the director. If the director says you can do it, you can do it!"

"Why does that sound so weird?"

"Maybe because I want to cast you through the 'casting couch.'"

"You've got a lot of nerve, Little Yan. You dare to try and 'cast' the top star of Tianxing?" Ruan Xingyu buried her face in his neck, her voice sounding a bit muffled. "Are you out of the play after this?"

"Warning! No hickeys allowed!"

"Not necessarily."

Feeling the warmth and itchiness on his neck, Lin Chuyan felt a mix of pain and pleasure, so he simply started talking about business: "Anyway, the female lead is yours. Don't be afraid of not Acting well; I'll go beg my senior to teach you. He is very good at teaching Acting."

Ruan Xingyu was indeed distracted: "Okay, then tell me more about it. What else should I pay attention to?"

When Lin Chuyan told her about the "musical film" and "Hollywood," she realized the matter was significant. However, she had always trusted her boyfriend. As for other things she could help him with, there was no need to mention them right away. After thinking about it, she just asked: "So when do you plan to start filming?"

"Definitely this year. The preliminary plan is to finish filming by June or July..." Lin Chuyan suddenly thought of something. "Do I need to check your schedule?"

"No need, it's all yours."

After learning that the songs Lin Chuyan wrote for her had already accumulated into an album, Ruan Xingyu had already set her work focus for the year on the new album. If she added this movie—having to learn Acting, learn Dance, and there were quite a few insert songs—she would definitely be busy enough.

"Being so good to me? Come, let Little Yan serve you well."

Lin Chuyan stopped talking, pulled the quilt over both of them, and burrowed into the covers.

Over the next few days, Lin Chuyan was relatively relaxed. He first shot three high-end luxury endorsement commercials.

Now, looking at him, he had four luxury categories on his body: ready-to-wear, watches, jewelry, and luxury cars. He was a global ambassador for all of them, just waiting for the official announcements.

As for the shooting process, it was simple. Honestly, it was like making money while lying down. Just for these few days of shooting, Lin Chuyan felt that even if he printed money, it wouldn't be as fast as he was earning it.

His endorsement fees were all set by Wu Yue, and Wu Yue's quotes were fair and honest: 10 million per quarter.

Is it high? Someone offered even higher.

Vermillion Luxe, a high-end cosmetic brand from France, is renowned in the international makeup industry for its unique color aesthetics and innovative formulas. The brand was founded in the 1980s by makeup artist Isabelle Dubois, who perfectly combined the artistic spirit of France with the art of makeup, committed to creating products that could inspire a woman's inner charm.

Among them, the "Ethereal Charm" lipstick series is the representative work of Luxe, standing out in the global makeup industry with its dreamlike colors and unique appearance.

Luxe came to Lin Chuyan specifically for the "Ethereal Charm" lipstick series, wanting him to be the global ambassador for this lipstick series.

Yes, Lin Chuyan ultimately accepted the endorsement for the cosmetic brand he saw a few days ago.

Because he suddenly remembered: No one had endorsed it on Blue Star, but back home on Earth, someone had! Takuya Kimura's lipstick commercial caused a sensation at the time—not just in the island nation, but worldwide.

That commercial remains one of the famous cases in the advertising industry to this day, and it didn't look feminine when shot.

It seemed like some of the shots were lying on the bed, and it seemed like his upper body wasn't wearing clothes, but in reality, it was filmed very restrainedly. Even his pectoral muscles were only half visible, with no nipples exposed at all. But just like that, it made people feel incredibly sexy.

After figuring it out, Lin Chuyan didn't hesitate anymore. There was a condition, just one: he could shoot it, but how it was shot had to be discussed.

Both sides hit it off immediately.

The endorsement fee was 50 million a year—it can only be said that cosmetics are truly profitable, especially such international big brands.

After finishing all the commercials, he wasn't idle; he ran to Tianxing to watch Ruan Xingyu record songs, and recorded one for himself along the way.

Ruan Xingyu's new album had already been finalized, with 12 songs in total—

"Vulgar Songs," "kepler," "Millennium Love," "Lydia," "Say You Love Me," "Wild Child," "So Many People in This World," "Close," "Starfall," "album," "as you wish," "Beyond the Light Years."

Among these, the only ones the outside world had heard were "kepler," "Starfall," and "as you wish."

As for the others, like "36 stratagems of love," Zheng Hai felt the overall style didn't quite fit, so it wasn't included.

Lin Chuyan expressed no objection to this. If it wasn't included, then just don't include it; wait to release it together with "the art of war" in the future.

These two days he also ran to record "tear bridge," trying to sing it according to Wu Bai's singing style, and then was stopped by Zheng Hai.

Zheng Hai took the music and actively modified it, letting both him and Ruan Xingyu sing it once. Well, this time the feeling was finally right. [Note: Not a demonic modification. The song is very good, otherwise it wouldn't have been selected, but it really couldn't hold up Wu Bai's singing style (it's too unique), so the version they sang sounds more like the AI David Tao and AI Stefanie Sun versions of "tear bridge"]

Ruan Xingyu's recording progress wasn't that fast, but it didn't matter. The MV could be filmed first. In this regard, Lin Chuyan naturally took on the role of the male lead without hesitation.

As a result, the employees of Lin Chuyan Studio hadn't even returned to work yet, and they saw their own boss busy non-stop back home...

No, usually he tells us not to involution, not to work overtime, but you take advantage of our holiday to work this hard? The employees started buying plane tickets to Beijing one after another. There was no way, they were truly eager to work. Must go back, have to go back, otherwise, they would feel guilty taking this year-end bonus.