447: Chapter 447: The Howling Celestial Dog

# lotus lantern premieres #

# The most handsome Erlang Shen #

# Lin Chuyan is acting in a period drama again #

On the day of the premiere of "lotus lantern", Lin Chuyan's trending searches began to pop up continuously again.

Most of the topics were still focused on the look of this version of Erlang Shen, as the plot had not really unfolded yet.

Clicking into them, there were all sorts of pink bubbles. As of now, it is hard to say whether "lotus lantern" is good or not, but the point of "who is the most handsome Erlang Shen" seems to be undisputed.

Not to mention the fans, even Ruan Xingyu personally promoted it.

[ Lin Chuyan's new drama "lotus lantern" is really good. ]

Ever since Ruan Xingyu went public with her relationship, she has posted quite a few Weibo posts about her boyfriend.

Honestly, reading between the lines, she seems a bit love-struck, but her boyfriend is always writing songs for her! Well, being a bit love-struck is understandable; after all, it doesn't affect her career, does it?

However, netizens are still going to tease her.

[ Sister, which part is good? Is the drama good... or is the person good? ]

[ Of course, the person is good-looking. Who wouldn't be dazed watching this? ]

[ I get it, this must be the starry-eyed look. ]

[ Now I think my sister really has a good eye. I originally thought she was just love-struck and liked a washed-up idol, but I didn't expect Lin Chuyan to be such a huge potential stock. ]

[ Lin Chuyan is really great. There's one more reason to like Lin Chuyan: don't you think he really loves traditional culture? And he promotes it so well! From "summer of the little monsters" to "lotus lantern", what will the next one be? ]

This belongs to the "great Confucian debating scriptures" series; once you find someone pleasing to the eye, every part of them seems like an advantage.

However, Ruan Xingyu loves hearing this, and she happily liked every comment praising her boyfriend.

Besides Ruan Xingyu, quite a few other artists are also recommending it.

For example, Zhang Wentang; his popularity is still very high. Once he posts on Weibo, quite a few fans take his recommendation and go watch "lotus lantern".

Of course, there are some people who, although in the same circle, are actually fans of Lin Chuyan.

There's no help for it; Yanzi is just too well-rounded, and he has almost reached the top in everything.

There are those who like his songs, those who like his acting, and even more who like his looks.

The most typical example is Shi Shilan.

After collaborating with him in "drama", the girl has developed quite well. She doesn't have any thoughts of breaking through herself, and she is currently doing well in the track of pure female lead or female second lead, having accumulated quite a few fans.

Fans: Did our idol go off to chase a star? She even checked in on the super topic? And liked various marketing accounts praising Lin Chuyan?

It's a bit hard to hold back, but none of this affects Shi Shilan's star-chasing.

She was originally a fan of Lin Chuyan's looks, and with "lotus lantern" airing these past few days, she immediately started her star-chasing mode again, checking in promptly at eight every night.

Fans: Since our idol is chasing, should we also chase our idol's idol?

Don't say, quite a few people were actually converted to fans this way.

I didn't know it usually, but with Lin Chuyan's blockbuster new drama airing, I discovered that there were so many artist fans hidden away.

There was another way of promotion that everyone didn't expect — Game Science even specially made a promotional poster.

The picture depicted two people, the "black myth: wukong" version and the "lotus lantern" version of Erlang Shen, respectively.

One animated, one live-action. Same face, different feelings. Hmm. It can be considered a rather fun contribution.

The next day, the plot of "lotus lantern" progressed steadily.

In the last episode, Yang Jian had just experienced a great disaster, and burdened with a deep blood feud, he was finally about to meet his destined pet, the Howling Celestial Dog.

On his way to Mount Yuquan to seek Master Yuding as his teacher, Yang Jian encountered an abandoned little black dog. Just as the latter was about to be taken away and eaten by a beggar, Yang Jian used the bracelet his sister gave him to save it from the man.

However, Yang Jian was barely able to take care of himself and was constantly on the run; how could he have time to take care of a puppy? In desperation, he could only entrust it to a farmer. Yet, he didn't expect that before he had gone far, the farmer was going to kill it for meat again...

Yang Jian could only save it again.

How to put it, if you want to shape the character of Erlang Shen, just filming how mighty he is only stays on the surface — who doesn't know that? You also have to film his soft inner side; only then will the character be three-dimensional enough, right?

He is a god, but he is also a human.

"lotus lantern" is now sparing no effort to film the gentle side of Erlang Shen.

In this way, even if he becomes the Judicial God later and is misunderstood, the audience will have their own scale to judge right and wrong in their hearts.

Who says this Erlang Shen is bad? This Erlang Shen is amazing!

The audience will only feel more and more sorry for him.

At this moment.

The image of Erlang Shen holding the little black dog with both hands melted the hearts of countless female fans.

Look, he is still talking to the puppy.

"I can tell you very clearly that I really cannot take you with me. I have very important things to do, and I might lose my life at any time. If you follow me, I will only implicate you. Do you understand?"

Yang Jian's voice had a hint of "coaxing a child" in its gentleness.

The puppy was silent, only whimpering twice.

"It's good that you understand." Yang Jian was a bit reluctant, "Now we must part ways and go our separate ways. I will put you down, and you are not allowed to follow me again."

However, the puppy was caught again, and this time it was caught by the Great Golden Crow.

Yang Jian had to disguise himself as a heavenly soldier and save it again.

After saving it three times in a row, Yang Jian finally decided to keep it by his side — there was no other way; without him, this silly little black dog really couldn't survive.

"From now on, I am your master. As long as I am alive, you are not allowed to die."

This was probably the happiest day in the life of the Howling Celestial Dog, right?

It had a name and a master.

He wore black clothes, and it had black fur.

At this moment, their eyes met, as if it were destiny.

The audience was confused: What is this? The silver-armored god from the trailer wasn't seen, and instead, he was holding a puppy and coaxing it the whole time?

But... inexplicably, why does it feel so cute?

[ The dog is cute, and Yanzi is also cute. ]

[ Ahhh, such a cute puppy, such a cute Erlang Shen!!! ]

[ Finally know why Lin Chuyan is called Lin the Dog; this dog is really so affectionate towards him! ]

[ There is really love in his eyes! He is so gentle! ]

[ I am that puppy, wuwuwu, Lin Chuyan, please hug me too! ]

[ I also want to be Lin Chuyan's dog, and I want to be held high by him. ]

Perhaps it's because the characters Lin Chuyan has played, whether affectionate or cold, were all too "serious"? He has never shown this side before?

Or maybe previous cultural works about Erlang Shen have never shown the process of him meeting the Howling Celestial Dog?

Whether it's "journey to the west" or "black myth: wukong", the Howling Celestial Dog always appears in a very cool way; who has ever filmed such a cute little black dog?

Also, what should Erlang Shen be like? In past film and television dramas, whether it's "listening to the summons but not the decree" or having explosive combat power, it seems there has really never been a scene of him "coaxing small animals"?

In short, the online response was inexplicably huge.

Lin Chuyan did not expect it to be this big.

"Brother, why do I feel... like the second episode is already showing signs of becoming a hit drama?"

Xia Zhi had been keeping an eye on the internet; she knew the current public opinion.

"I don't understand it either. Is this coaxing of the puppy that good to watch?"

"Maybe it's the contrasting cuteness. However..." Xia Zhi found it a bit funny, "They don't know what the Howling Celestial Dog looks like in human form yet. I guess they will be disappointed later."

"That's good. I really like this image after it transforms into human form. If we really made a handsome puppy-like boy, holy crap, wouldn't the internet be filled with fanfiction about me and the Howling Celestial Dog? No way..."

Lin Chuyan had been in the industry for a long time, after all, and he knew the nature of these netizens.

"Currently, it seems the pace of one episode per day is pretty good." Wu Yue joined the chat, "If you don't catch it at eight in the evening, there is a rebroadcast the next day during the day. Don't say, it really has the feeling of chasing dramas during summer vacation."

Xia Zhi also nodded from the side: "I think this is just the first round. Later, when CCTV sells the rebroadcast rights... if every channel is broadcasting it..."

Lin Chuyan nodded and silently said in his heart: "lotus lantern", go for it!