491: Chapter 491 The Detail Monster

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The Sound of the Era! The Song of the Era! The Spirit of the Era!

Wawa's interpretation of "boundless oceans, vast skies" remained tightly focused on the word "Era" from beginning to end, never straying from the topic.

Even when praising Lin Chuyan's Singing Ability, he could eventually tie it back to the phrase "Sound of the Era." One has to admit, that's impressive.

One can only say that this guy's ability to hype up Lin Chuyan is, as always, breathtaking and awe-inspiring, with no ceiling in sight.

In fact, everyone is used to this situation; after all, when does Wawa ever not hype things up?

After reading it, it's nothing more than fans liking the post, passersby taking it as a reference, and Haters grumbling, and then the whole thing just blows over.

But who would have thought that something originally meant for fun would actually be reposted by so many Official Media outlets?

In other words, the authorities also highly recognize the spirit embodied in this song?

It's over. Could it be that he actually succeeded in hyping it up?

Looking at the repost captions from the Official Media, with such awareness and such depth, one can only say that the value of "boundless oceans, vast skies" continues to rise.

[Ideals never die, freedom is immortal! Lin Chuyan uses the voice of an innocent child to pour into the battle song of strivers; every note tells us: no matter how pathetic the posture of looking up at the sky may be, it is worth it.]

[When "boundless oceans, vast skies" plays, the sighs in the workers' headphones turn into a charge. A tribute to all the idealists growing stubbornly in the concrete forest!]

[This is the correct way to approach artistic creation! No exaggerated flashy techniques, only sincerity and passion.]

[From "watching the snow on a cold night" to "traveling thousands of miles," the young generation finally has their own spiritual nourishment.]

[Beware of the spiritual degradation in cultural deconstruction: when someone mocks "earthy ideals," please throw this song at them: only the true, powerful sound of the era can withstand the torrent of commerce!]

[How can artistic works empathize with the people? The answer is hidden in the tremolo of "afraid of falling," and written in the footprints of "traveling thousands of miles." I suggest certain creators who work behind closed doors memorize the full text.]

[What kind of spiritual food does this generation of audiences need? The fact that "boundless oceans, vast skies" topped the charts proves that young people have never given up; they just refuse plastic chicken soup!]

[If faith had a sound, it would be this song: it has both the solitary courage of watching snow on a cold night and the thunderous power to tear through the dark clouds!]

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Too many, there are just too many to count. Some Official Media outlets even created their own hashtags, and it quickly hit the trending searches.

#"boundless oceans, vast skies" sings the spirit of the era#

#This is the correct way to approach artistic creation#

Looking at these trending search terms, netizens really wanted to ask: Is this Lin Chuyan really that favored by the authorities?

Consequently, the voices online became even more unified, with only the Haters still having a breakdown.

Haters: No, we just casually cursed it as a tacky, hyper-hyped song, and it ended up being hyped into a Song of the Era? And it seems like everyone is starting to acknowledge it now?

The Haters quickly found someone: Zhao Peng.

If you, Wawa, can hype it up, can't Zhao Peng retort?

You have to know that this guy takes an unconventional approach; he is a music critic who specializes in hating on Lin Chuyan. Plus, he is extremely at odds with Wawa, so whenever Wawa praises something, he is bound to go against him.

It is precisely because of his "bravery" and "not following the crowd" that many Haters view him as an opinion leader. They usually gather in his comment section to curse Lin Chuyan together, finding it quite enjoyable—a bit of that Ah Q spirit.

But this time, the Haters were clearly going to be disappointed—Zhao Peng is also a shrewd person; how could he dare to stick his neck out at a time like this?

The trouble is that the people following him can see when he logs into Weibo.

[Zhao Peng, say something, Zhao Peng!]

[Are you a coward too, damn it?]

[Are you scared now? Trash.]

[No, what do you have to be afraid of? It's just some Official Media, just some new media editors, those who know, know.]

[These editors are using official accounts to repost their idol's Weibo; is no one going to manage this???]

Then, they were quickly mocked by passersby: Yes, yes, yes, it's all fans. Everyone on this planet has been brainwashed by Lin Chuyan, except for you, who are clear-headed, wise, and the only sober one among the drunk. You are the most awesome person in the world. Satisfied yet?

Fans: Chinese Music Industry, your emperor has returned! Releasing a song just like that has this much influence; who else is unconvinced?

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Although Lin Chuyan knew that "boundless oceans, vast skies" would likely possess the influence it had in his past life at some point, it now seemed that this point in time might be much earlier than expected. In this way, he could be considered to have successfully completed his task.

Rehearsal, continue with the rehearsal. By the way, add this song, "boundless oceans, vast skies," to the setlist for the Yangcheng concert.

Besides that, he continued to keep an eye on la la land every day. The editor had chatted with Lin Chuyan a lot these past few days, knew the story of this film by heart, and had grown to admire Lin Chuyan's editing approach.

He had numbered all the footage and then fell into deep thought while looking at the film's so-called first shot.

"Director Lin, you are talking about the 5-minute Long take..."

"Yes, a Long take." Lin Chuyan pointed it out to him, "There are three takes here in total. We considered this when we were filming, and they can be edited into a fake Long take."

"And the quantity is..."

"Hmm, we filmed 100 takes for each."

Editor: "..."

Lin Chuyan patted his shoulder: "Don't worry, it's just this one that we filmed a bit more. To be honest, every take has mistakes. I will watch this with you, and we will try our best to find the one with the fewest mistakes to use."

The editor finally had a concept of Lin Chuyan's "professionalism."

Once he started working on it, he gained a new understanding of Director Lin's directorial work—this is completely unlike a rookie director.

"Director Lin, this shot is too beautiful." The editor was quite knowledgeable: the movement of this shot, the color coordination, and the choreography of the Dance were all beautiful.

"Director Lin, this car of yours is also good-looking." Honestly, he didn't believe it when Lin Chuyan said online that this film had an investment of 300 million, but now he had seen it with his own eyes. Not to mention how expensive such complex Dance choreography with dozens of people is, just these cars—it takes a lot of effort to get them as props.

Lin Chuyan took a look and realized that the car the editor was pointing at was the male lead's Buick.

"Hehe, you think it's just for looks?"

"What do you mean?"

The other person was an editor, so Lin Chuyan naturally wouldn't hide anything and simply explained it to him.

"This car is a 1982 Buick Riviera. It is a notoriously failed product in Buick's history. The 0-100km/h acceleration takes 15 seconds, but the price was 60,000 dollars. At that price, you could already buy a brand-new BMW 5 Series in America, but the male lead chose such a car."

"Now look at the female lead's car." Lin Chuyan asked him to pull the timeline back a bit, "This is a Toyota Prius, the most popular car in Los Angeles because it's cheap and fuel-efficient, and this one is even an older model."

"Did you spot the issue?" The editor didn't catch his train of thought immediately: "Hmm... they are indeed very different..."

Lin Chuyan explained: "One looks good but isn't useful, the other has ultimate cost-effectiveness. In other words, if you know enough about cars, you wouldn't even need to watch the subsequent plot to know what kind of personalities these two have. I can even tell you why I chose these cars; I am explicitly telling the audience: these two are destined to break up by the sixth minute of the beginning. Of course, the general audience might not be able to tell, but that's okay, it doesn't matter if they don't."

The editor didn't know what to say: No, you even considered this? What a detail freak...

Is this Lin Chuyan? One second he releases a new song, "boundless oceans, vast skies," captivating everyone, and one would think he is a rookie in the field of directing. Never did he expect that the next second, he would captivate him, a veteran editor.