437: Chapter 437 Mysterious and Profound

Materials for "lotus lantern" had been released before.

Once, they released Lin Chuyan's official character look; the appearance of the silver-armored celestial god immediately captivated a vast crowd, and countless fangirls began looking forward to the premiere.

Another time, a short video of him spinning the spear with one hand on set was leaked by someone unknown; after being turned into a GIF, it is still being used to this day.

And then, there was today.

A brand-new trailer!

Although the video was only a few seconds long—short, yes... but it was damn handsome!!!

Majestic, imposing, mighty, oppressive.

These were some words netizens could think of to describe this trailer.

The key point was this word "might".

In just a few short seconds, it actually possessed that aura of shaking the Three Realms.

How was it done?

My brother is a true actor; you can't see any trace of his previous role at all, and everyone watching isn't taken out of the immersion.

Many netizens started analyzing it frame by frame.

We won't even mention the Heavenly Palace in the beginning; the highlight still falls on Yanzi.

"The costumes, makeup, and props are done well; the production team put in the effort."

"black myth: wukong is just a 3D model after all, Lin Chuyan's live-action look has more feeling."

"This third eye is so weird. To put it nicely, it's a cloud pattern; to put it bluntly, that's just... a line?"

This was the point of contention for many people.

[This wouldn't be its unopened state, right?]

[Doesn't look like it. If it weren't open, shouldn't it be a slit?]

[Don't you think it looks good?]

[It looks good, but... can they even change it like that?]

[Who knows, let's just wait. Lin Chuyan said it would be released next month.]

Some people started bashing it directly.

[Lin the Dog, where is your Howling Celestial Dog? I want to see a dog walking a dog.]

[Adaptation isn't just making things up. They even changed the third eye to nothing; what else can't this show do?]

[Fans, stop forcing the hype. Can you really see so much in just one look?]

The fans were indeed promoting it desperately; whether it was forced or not is a matter of opinion.

Some expressed their feelings directly:

[My brother is so handsome!]

Some could praise it a bit more elaborately:

[Who's to say otherwise? My brother is guarding the three realms of film, television, and music!]

[With my brother's magnificent beauty, it's no problem to say he's a celestial god descending to earth, right?]

[Holy crap, why can the man I like always be this cool!]

Fans with good literary talent were already writing praises for this version of Erlang Shen:

[How good-looking is Lin Chuyan's version of Erlang Shen?

Silver armor like a pouring glacier, cold light covering his body; standing like an ancient pine piercing the clouds, the cloud pattern between his brows revealing divine might.

Concealing a divine weapon, the three-pointed double-edged spear glimmers with cold iron light, his battle robe surging like a dark night galaxy.

His brow slightly pressed, his gaze like a quenched frosty blade, containing both the aloofness of the nine heavens and the coldness of guarding the Three Realms.

A silver crown binding his hair, his battle intent solidified; behind him seems to be the invisible pressure of thousands of troops, making even heaven and earth hold their breath—

That is the spirit of a celestial god standing at the edge of an abyss, the killing intent that makes all things in the mortal world bow their heads.]

Many people realized that the good thing about the "lotus lantern" trailer was that it was sufficiently focused.

There were no fights, no story, no character roles at all; there were even pitifully few special effects. The one and only thing it did was highlight the look of the show's male lead.

Or to go a step further, it highlighted Lin Chuyan's looks and appearance.

In contrast, "creation of the gods 2" wanted to show too many things; almost every character appeared, but they weren't showcased well and it actually became a point of ridicule.

In short, "lotus lantern" and "creation of the gods 2" released trailers at the same time and hit the trending searches together; no matter how you look at it, this matter reeks of something strange.

Whether it's a coincidence no longer matters; everyone naturally compares them.

[You ask me what I'm watching for the summer season? Of course, I'm watching "lotus lantern" at home! Who the hell has too much money to burn and goes to watch the four big buffoons?]

[For Erlang Shen, I choose Lin Chuyan.]

[I'm dying of laughter. How do I remember Director Yu Jin having been sniped by Lin Chuyan once before? That's too miserable, hahaha.]

["lotus lantern" might not necessarily be good, but "creation of the gods 2" is visibly terrible.]

Director Yu Jin was already furious anyway.

Yang Jian, it's Yang Jian again.

Is Lin Chuyan sick? Why is he Acting as Erlang Shen every single day?

Back then, he insisted on playing Erlang Shen for the "creation of the gods" audition, later he went to be the face model for Erlang Shen in a game, and now he's made a TV series where the male lead is Erlang Shen?

Holy crap, is he addicted or what? How big is this addiction?

Are you a born Erlang sacred body? Are you the reincarnation or something?

Also, what's there to compare between these two!

If you're talking about the characters, they aren't even from the same era!

His is a third-generation disciple of the Chan Sect, while Lin Chuyan's is the number one war god of the Three Realms.

They both have "three" in them, can you put them together for comparison?!

As Lin Chuyan became more and more popular, sometimes a thought would pop into Director Yu Jin's head: If his Yang Jian had been played by Lin Chuyan back then, would there be anything different? Would it be more stylish?

It's a pity, there are no "ifs" in the world.

He only had one thought now: Can you stop messing with me? I still have a third part coming up. Do you have more stuff up your sleeve? I don't believe you still have bullets in your gun!!!

As for trying to pull some dirty tricks on Lin Chuyan... he had done that before, that's true, but he certainly wouldn't dare to now—with Director Deng Yu as a cautionary tale right there, who would dare to mess around?

If he were caught by Lin Chuyan, who knows what bizarre things this mad dog would do?

Also, if he attracted the fire to himself, Director Deng Yu would probably wake up laughing in his dreams.

Calm, must stay calm.

Even lyrics as blatant as "what content does the wind from the Mongolian plateau write" are not unbearable...

Besides, isn't it just releasing a trailer? Yeah, just treat that guy named Lin as a fart and let him go.

After all, the movie hadn't started pre-sales, and it hadn't been released yet; Director Yu Jin could still exercise his Ah Q spirit and maintain some optimism at this moment.

Lin Chuyan didn't think that much.

At least in his eyes, there were no other films.

Whatever "creation of the gods" or not, it had long been irrelevant to him.

Besides, one is a TV series and the other is a movie; he doesn't have any box office pressure, so why think about so much?

As for the trailer, he just purely admired his own look, watching it over and over a dozen times.

It had a flavor to it.

Once he spoke in the trailer, he felt like it had that flavor.

What flavor? Of course, it's the flavor of "char"!

This role could be considered the one he put the most effort into.

First, he specifically learned a set of Lingxi Spear Technique, then put a lot of effort into learning wirework, training himself to the point where he was as steady as an old dog while flying in the air. Combining the two, that was how he got the "flying backward in the bamboo forest" shot later.

Then, he spent every day immersed in the play, pondering the charm of Erlang Shen. For every line and every look, he tried his best to achieve what he considered the ultimate.

Holding the three-pointed double-edged spear in his hand every day, his sense of conviction was unprecedentedly full.

During that period, Lin Chuyan had a mysterious and profound feeling: his sense of performance conviction wasn't bestowed by a system, but gifted to him by the mythological figure Erlang Shen.

Director Lin sent him a voice message, seemingly sharing the same feeling: "Watching the post-editing here, to say your Acting skills surpassed so-and-so... that might not be certain. But some roles are just like that; it's wrong when others do it, only you have the most style and are the most suitable.

Believe me, from now on, the mythological figure Erlang Shen will be fixed to your face!"