483: Chapter 483 Terrifying!

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The filming of "la la land" had wrapped up perfectly, and with Lin Chuyan's successful proposal, this wrap party could have been a joyous occasion.

However, the questions from the local media and Lin Chuyan's perfect counterattack gave the event a rather different atmosphere.

Fortunately, Lin Chuyan kept in mind the saying, "A mighty dragon does not crush a local serpent." While being sharp-tongued might feel good for a moment, he didn't want these media outlets to write a hit piece on him later...

After some thought, Director Lin decided to show a bit of respect, concluding with a statement:

"The German author Hesse wrote in 'Klingsor's Last Summer': 'All the waters of the world will meet again; the Arctic Ocean and the Nile will mingle in the humid clouds.' This ancient and beautiful metaphor makes this moment sacred; even in our wanderings, every road will lead us home.

In the 'la la land' crew, our Executive Producer, Producer Zhang Man, is Chinese; our Director of Photography, Sand, is Swedish; our costume and makeup artist, Mel, is American; our gaffer, Alexis, is French... I could list many more examples like this. We have gathered here because of film, and that in itself is the most wonderful thing, regardless of geography. Also, let film return to being just film. Ultimately, audiences only pay for good movies, not anything else, right?"

Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap—

Producer Zhang Man finally couldn't help but lead the applause. Once someone took the lead, the wrap party was soon filled with continuous applause.

She had long heard that Lin Chuyan loved to read and learn, and now she had finally witnessed it—so this wasn't just a manufactured persona? He was actually capable of this! This guy could quote literature off the top of his head!

Damn, is this what they call 'class'?

Producer Zhang Man finally understood why Lin Chuyan had so many die-hard fans, why he could become famous abroad, and why he could achieve things others couldn't...

Never mind the netizens; even she, who frequently saw Lin Chuyan in person and could easily lose the 'fan-goggle' effect, was about to be conquered by his charisma.

The local media reporters were also completely convinced.

Some of the more cultured ones could even understand why Lin Chuyan chose to quote the German author Hesse instead of someone else—because in the 1960s, there was a craze for reading Hesse's works in the United States! Quoting Hesse was not only appropriate but also showed great respect for them!

This young man before them... had he even considered this?

This Chinese youth, terrifyingly so!

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Regarding Lin Chuyan's performance at this wrap party, everyone present could only describe it with one word: "impeccable."

This time, it wasn't just in China; his news was also being reported frantically abroad.

News that likely would have been released as a minor footnote ended up gaining quite a bit of momentum.

[ "We share the same blue sky!" Chinese Director Lin Chuyan quotes Hesse to shatter Hollywood prejudice ]

[ Glazed Tiles and Jazz: Lin Chuyan redefines the boundaries of "cultural appropriation" with "la la land" ]

[ A Chinese person breaks into Hollywood: A record of a media confrontation regarding cultural ownership ]

[ "la la land" wrap party shows sparks: This young Chinese director's performance is nothing short of perfect ]

[ What exactly is "la la land"? Lin Chuyan: I will make the musical that Hollywood dares not film ]

[ A critique of "self-Orientalism"! Lin Chuyan arrives with his "la la land" ]

It was too rare.

The movie hadn't even been released yet, and it had already won unanimous praise from the media? You guys didn't take bribes, did you? The key thing is, this is a movie directed by a Chinese director!

Well, to be accurate, it didn't have much to do with the movie itself; it was mainly Lin Chuyan's personal charisma that conquered these foreigners, causing the film "la la land" to receive industry attention right after wrapping.

In any case, this was good news. And it was a battle Lin Chuyan won all by himself; would it be an exaggeration to say it was "deeply satisfying"?

And when this news reached China, the reaction of fans and netizens was completely different from that in Hollywood.

Weibo had barely recovered from crashing for half a day, and netizens here were still digesting the news of "Lin Chuyan proposing to Ruan Xingyu." Some netizens even refused to believe it, firmly convinced that the proposal was just a hallucination caused by Lin Chuyan eating too much Western food.

Then, before one wave subsided, another rose; this guy had actually come up with something new!

What about this time?

The marketing accounts had already written out every question asked by the Los Angeles media clearly and distinctly.

Every one of them was sharp; if you answered poorly, it wasn't just about the Los Angeles media giving you bad reviews. The most important thing was that netizens back home would think you had embarrassed yourself abroad, and you weren't just losing face for yourself, but for China.

So, this could be a big deal or a small one.

Netizens looked at these questions and truly felt they were difficult...

Usually, they would criticize those "poorly educated celebrities" for stuttering when answering questions because the questions were indeed very simple, and everyone felt, "I could do better."

But damn, these questions were hard to answer even in their native language...

Holy crap, watching Lin Chuyan's counterattacks against the foreign media was no different from reading a power fantasy novel.

Entertainment Reporter Xiao Ba's commentary on this matter was only four words: Pride of the Chinese!

Fans were ecstatic, and passersby became fans.

Help, who could possibly resist this damn charisma?

a thousand words could be summed up in one sentence: How is Brother so smooth!

[ I'm convinced. After being retorted by Lin Chuyan so many times, this time I am completely convinced. ]

[ Great, this guy has finally gone abroad to wreak havoc on others; please keep it up! ]

[ They say one sentence, he replies with four or five; it looks like he's scolding them, but it's actually well-reasoned. You're awesome, Brother! ]

[ So he really does have substance; can other young artists in China learn from this? ]

[ I just want to know where I can see the footage of the proposal??? ]

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Lin Chuyan was returning to China today. He was still at Los Angeles International Airport, but this was the current situation both domestically and abroad.

It was all news about him.

Trending searches, trending searches, and more trending searches.

Producer Zhang Man couldn't help but sigh as she watched: "Director Lin, you are truly famous..."

Lin Chuyan laughed and didn't take it to heart: "Do you believe that if 'la la land' had been made into a piece of crap, their rhetoric would be different? They would still say I'm embarrassing myself."

"I believe you, but I have confidence in the film. By the way, are you putting the proposal video in the movie as a post-credits scene?"

"No post-credits scene. I'll play it when the credits roll, with the video on the left and the subtitles on the right."

A post-credits scene would slightly affect the film's expression; the end credits were just right, as many movies already show behind-the-scenes footage there.

Besides, this could indeed be considered behind-the-scenes footage.

Producer Zhang Man nodded: "That is more appropriate... What are your plans after going back?"

"Of course, I'll start the film's post-production immediately. Then, I'll go win an award; hmm, I also need to record songs, release an album, and hold concerts... I'll have to ask Xia Zhi about the specific schedule."

"Win an award? For 'the mission'?"

"No, 'summer of the little monsters' won Best Animated Short Film, which happens to be in these next few days."

There was one thing Lin Chuyan didn't mention: this time, receiving the award was secondary; the main purpose was to meet someone—the director of "ne zha."