484: Chapter 484 Provincial Song

Returning to the country.

On the plane.

Ruan Xingyu seemed a bit sleepy, wrapped in a small blanket, and was sleeping.

Lin Chuyan had nothing to do, so he decided to open the treasure chests.

It was September now, and the treasure chests for July and August could be opened all at once.

These past two months, because "lotus lantern" was airing every day, he could steadily obtain treasure chests every week after it started, saving up seven in total.

The points were just a bonus; the important thing was the works obtained.

Lin Chuyan opened them in one go, and the first six were all love duets.

【Congratulations to the host for obtaining the work "Give You a Bottle of Magic Potion" with complete Songwriting】

【Congratulations to the host for obtaining the work "You Are a Song in My Heart" with complete Songwriting】

【Congratulations to the host for obtaining the work "blooming flowers and full moon night" with complete Songwriting】

【Congratulations to the host for obtaining the work "Prague Square" with complete Songwriting】

【Congratulations to the host for obtaining the work "Strange Weather" with complete Songwriting】

【Congratulations to the host for obtaining the work "marry me today" with complete Songwriting】

Looking at the last one... very good, he had a wedding song now.

When getting married, he could also make the wedding highlights into an MV. Perfect.

Counting the previous works, the unreleased love duets included "every day", "must love", "A Glimpse", "Liang Shanbo and Juliet", "Pirates", and "french toast". Hmm, 12 songs, enough.

He actually managed to save up a whole album of love duets.

Zheng Hai was going to be busy.

As for the album name...

There was already a "a thousand words" album recorded halfway, so this one could just be called "marry me today".

The release times for the two albums could be spaced out. "a thousand words" would be released as soon as it was recorded, and the later one could be treated as a wedding anniversary gift! Release it on the wedding day, perfect.

Oh wait—Lin Chuyan thought happily for a long time before remembering he had one more chest left.

Open it!

Open the treasure chest—

【Congratulations to the host for obtaining the work "boundless oceans, vast skies" with complete Songwriting】

Holy crap, a provincial anthem!

Lin Chuyan thought about it and felt he could actually find an opportunity to release this one first...

It would be unreasonable if this song didn't become a hit.

Then, in a few days when he held a concert, he could sing it when he went to his hometown. A guaranteed stadium-wide singalong.

Perfect!

... Landed in Beijing.

Went home first.

No rush to adjust to the jet lag.

Originally, Lin Chuyan was supposed to go to his teacher's house the next day, but because they had been abroad for a while, he and Ruan Xingyu decided to invite a few friends for a small gathering, which could also be considered a celebration of their relationship taking a step forward.

Teacher, senior fellow apprentice, parents, Wu Yue, Zheng Hai... Besides these people, he asked around and everyone else was out of town, except for Director Chu Dong and Zeng Jie, so they were invited too. A group of people having a happy drink.

Three rounds of drinks later.

Lin Chuyan chatted with Director Chu Dong, mainly to borrow people from him for the post-production of "la la land".

Director Chu Dong was a bit surprised, but agreed without thinking too much: "The special effects industry in the country is actually quite good now."

"Yes, and my film doesn't need too many special effects; it's definitely enough. For the rest, I can control the editing rhythm anyway, no problem."

"Alright, then let's use the best. When do you need people?"

"As soon as possible."

"Then tomorrow?"

"... Give it two days, brother, wait until I get the footage for the film."

"Okay, then I'll tell the editor and the boss of the special effects company. You can contact them directly with their numbers when the time comes." Director Chu Dong smiled, "Rest assured, they will definitely pay attention to a film by you, Lin Chuyan."

Another matter resolved, Lin Chuyan felt even better.

"Thanks, brother. You know, if you let foreigners do post-production, they might not care. It's really not as good as doing it ourselves."

"What are you thanking me for? I have a stake in this film too, alright!"

Indeed, though not much.

At the time, Sugiura Ran, Director Du Qiyu, and Director Chu Dong combined for a total of 10%, with Director Chu Dong being the smallest at 2.5%. This investment was really negligible.

For Director Chu Dong, it was just to express support for Lin Chuyan, and he had no intention of necessarily recouping any costs.

However, the entertainment industry changes in an instant, and so much has happened in the meantime.

Especially Lin Chuyan, who couldn't be judged by common sense...

When they first talked about "la la land", Director Chu Dong thought he would be blacklisted by the domestic film circle. Who knew that later, this guy would film "summer of the little monsters" to boost everyone's confidence in his directing ability, "the mission" would turn around and go to the platform to divide the relationship between capital like Director Deng Yu and theaters, "lotus lantern" became wildly popular and expanded his casual audience, and the bet with Director Deng Yu made a big deal out of "la la land"...

He's way too good at causing trouble!

A man of Director Deng Yu's age with his old bones, could he withstand this?

The two of them were both directors now, so they had even more common topics. They simply chatted in-depth about "la la land", its cinematography style, its artistic expression, its emotional core...

Coupled with Lin Chuyan's silver tongue, after this long conversation, Director Chu Dong was already full of confidence in "la la land".

After the chat ended, Zheng Hai also came to congratulate him.

"Xiao Yan, congratulations!"

Lin Chuyan waved his hand: "Brother, no need to say anything. I'll be at Tianxing to find you soon. I won't stop until I finish recording."

"Soon? Tomorrow?"

Lin Chuyan scratched his head: "Tomorrow won't work. I have to sleep at home tomorrow to adjust to the jet lag, hahaha."

Reasonable and convincing.

Zheng Hai nodded: "Then the day after tomorrow?"

"Let me think... Xia Zhi! Xia Zhi! I don't have anything else these next few days, do I?"

Xia Zhi: "Brother, nothing tomorrow. The day after tomorrow you have to go to Chengdu. Have you forgotten? I also helped you make an appointment with someone for that award for 'summer of the little monsters'."

Lin Chuyan looked back at Zheng Hai.

The two of them were speechless.

"... About that, Xingxing doesn't need to go with you, right?"

Lin Chuyan: "Xingxing? Are you talking about my fiancée?"

Zheng Hai: "..."

Showing off your affection, are you?!

Thinking back, these two never seemed to avoid him from the very beginning when they were hiding their relationship from netizens... It was too much.

Lin Chuyan knew when to stop: "Yeah, yeah, she won't go with me. I really just have something to go over there for, and I'll be back in a day or two."

"That's good. She doesn't record songs as fast as you. It's good if she can record the songs at Tianxing with peace of mind."

... The dinner party ended.

The teacher and senior fellow apprentice got into the car and were driven away.

Ruan Shan and Chen Wanyi told the young couple to live well, and then they left too.

After everyone else had gone home, only Zeng Jie remained at the scene.

"Xiao Yan, has Old Yu looked for you?"

Old Yu was the director of the Spring Festival Gala, Director Yu.

"No."

"That'll be soon. He mentioned this to me a few days ago. Just wait."

"... I'm really not intentionally making excuses, but I estimate I won't have time then."

Lin Chuyan had no time to appear on the Spring Festival Gala later. Not to mention releasing an album—at least Tianxing would keep an eye on that. Others, the post-production of "la la land" could only rely on him to supervise, the concert would probably have to be held abroad, and if the release date of "la la land" was confirmed for the Spring Festival Movie Season, he would have even less time.

Zeng Jie patted him on the shoulder: "I know you're busy, but I think Old Yu seems very confident. He told me he has a way and said you would definitely agree."

"Huh?"

"Hahaha, I'm not sure either, anyway, he was being all mysterious."

Lin Chuyan was a bit curious, but still shook his head: "Director Yu might be disappointed."

No time means no time. Could this Director Yu... actually have some brilliant idea?