493: Chapter 493 Ruan Xingyu in Ancient Costume

Lin Chuyan was definitely a natural talent when it came to manipulating traffic.

Often, he would just post something casually, yet the public opinion effect would be better than what many others spent hours agonizing over...

Take this time, for instance. The comment section was discussing the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala, and this guy suddenly mentioned something like "marry me today"... No, was it really that sudden? But considering Lin Chuyan had successfully proposed a few days ago, it didn't seem that sudden, right?

So, does this mean good news is on the horizon? What about the details? Where will the wedding be held? How will it be handled? There's no news at all.

You two just keep hiding things, you're keeping everything from the fans, right?

Also, the next album... Damn it, you haven't even released the next one yet, you can't play like this.

And listening to this, if the duet song "blooming flowers and full moon night" is on the album after next, does that mean this album has even more duet songs?

The question arises again: What about "a thousand words"? Isn't that also a duet love song? The fans are getting more and more confused.

[Brother, this is too much. If you've recorded them, just release both albums together!]

[Lin Chuyan, I can't take it anymore, please, give me two more songs [tears]]

Lin Chuyan replied: [Okay, I'll sing one tomorrow, and another one at the concert.]

Speaking of the concert, the tickets finally went on sale a few days ago. And unsurprisingly, they sold out in the very first second—no matter which venue, everything was gone in seconds.

It even trended on the hot search at the time. In short, those who bought tickets started showing them off, and those who didn't started wailing.

It was only then that Lin Chuyan deeply realized that, indeed, the most profitable business for a Singer is holding concerts... He finally understood why those Singers in his past life loved holding concerts so much...

Especially top-tier Singers; honestly, they earn much more than actors.

Wu Yue did the math for him. Taking the Birds Nest as an example, the total ticket revenue was about 80 million, plus brand naming rights and merchandise sales, the total revenue was approaching 100 million.

Of course, this is revenue, not profit.

Regarding cost expenditures, the venue rental for the Birds Nest is 3 million per day, but in practice, it's not calculated that way.

In reality, if you want to perform there, even if you only sing for one day, you are charged for several days: "setup (1 day) + performance (1 day) + dismantling/withdrawal (1 day)". And for Lin Chuyan, the stage setup will likely take more than one day, let's say 4 days in total, so that would be 12 million.

But if you hold 5 consecutive shows, the cost is different. The rent becomes setup (2 days) + performance (5 days) + dismantling/withdrawal (1 day), which is 24 million.

In other words, 12 million for 1 show, 24 million for 5 shows... anyone would know how to choose.

In addition to venue rental, there are stage construction, lighting and sound, stage design, security... just these alone cost tens of millions.

Plus promotion, ticketing platform commissions, Tianxing's share, taxes... that's another tens of millions gone.

Ultimately, Lin Chuyan can get about 20 million per show.

He will hold 5 consecutive shows at the Birds Nest this time, Singing from the 14th to the 18th.

After a few days of rest in between, the venue will be set up simultaneously in Shanghai, and he will continue to sing on the 22nd, for 7 consecutive shows.

Specifically: Beijing (5 shows) + Shanghai (7 shows) + Guangzhou (8 shows) + Hong Kong (10 shows) + Tokyo (7 shows) + Seoul (7 shows) + Beijing (5 shows).

Basically, that's the rhythm: sing, rest for a few days, then continue Singing. Finally, after circling abroad, he will return to the Birds Nest to perform another 5 shows, completing the entire tour.

A total of 49 shows, lasting two months, ultimately earning 1 billion.

After finishing the tour, he can just make it in time for the Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony.

Perfect.

"1 billion, 1 billion, can't spend it all in a lifetime..."

Lin Chuyan muttered to himself, but quickly dismissed the thought of "can't spend it all" because he thought of the many places that needed money later.

Yang Xiaozhou: Huh? Is 1 billion a lot?

The production cost of "ne zha" is said to be 60 million... but 60 million is probably not enough. If he is willing to spend money to make it perfect, could the final product be better than in his past life?

Plus the various promotion costs for "ne zha", conservatively estimated at over 200 million.

Not to mention the other plans he chatted excitedly about with Yang Xiaozhou that night, they all needed money...

This wave is about using Singing to support filmmaking. Lin Chuyan can only hope that "ne zha" can bring him returns sooner.

October 6th, Mid-Autumn Festival, Luoyang, Henan Province.

CCTV's Mid-Autumn Festival Gala is usually not held in Beijing but chooses cities with profound cultural heritage or characteristics to showcase the local natural scenery, history, culture, and folk customs through the gala.

And this Mid-Autumn Festival Gala in Luoyang was themed "Moon of the Divine Capital, Reunion of People". The main stage used the Yingtianmen of the Sui and Tang Luoyang City as a background, and each program was personalized and innovatively shaped by connecting the ancient and modern, and shifting between the virtual and real.

Lin Chuyan and Ruan Xingyu were a very important and special part of it—the two of them would be wearing exquisite Tang Dynasty costumes, Singing "blooming flowers and full moon night" under the moon, performing a dream of the Divine Capital where "the ancient and modern share this moon, you and I are all reunited".

Yesterday, the two had already tried on the clothes and rehearsed the program a few times. Regarding the presented effect, the gala director only had four words: The splendor of the Tang Dynasty.

Well, the prosperous Tang Dynasty should be beautiful, luxurious, and vibrant. These adjectives fit these two perfectly.

At this moment, with less than two hours left until tonight's gala, the two of them are staying in the same lounge.

Tonight is a live broadcast, and there is an audience on-site, so no mistakes are allowed. Fortunately, both of them are used to such big scenes, and plus they are performing with the person they like, they are not nervous at all.

Lin Chuyan even has time to think about random things.

"What are you thinking about?"

Ruan Xingyu asked from the side.

Lin Chuyan blurted out: "Thinking about how to spend 1 billion."

Ruan Xingyu naturally knew what he was referring to: "... Did you think of it?"

Lin Chuyan smiled: "Not yet, how about you help me spend it? You are better at spending money than I am."

"Director Lin is too modest. A few hundred million gone at once for making a movie, I don't have that ability."

"Hahaha, just lamenting that the concert is really too profitable."

"That's only if it's someone like you and me. Someone previously lost over 10 million holding a concert at the Birds Nest... let alone holding several shows in a row."

"Teacher Ruan is very immodest today?"

"Obviously, I've been corrupted by you."

The two talked about tonight's gala again.

"I didn't expect you to look so good in ancient costumes..." Lin Chuyan was of course referring to Ruan Xingyu's makeup and attire, and at this moment, he clicked his tongue, "I'm so stupid, I didn't even think of this."

He should have thought of it earlier.

Ruan Xingyu's face already has a certain classical beauty; it would really be a waste not to film some ancient costume dramas.

"Xingxing, frown for me to see."

"Why?"

"Be good."

Ruan Xingyu did as she was told.

Well, she didn't feel it when she was smiling, but with this frown, her temperament became cold and aloof again.

The ancient costume temperament is really too good.

Lin Chuyan was already fantasizing: What if Ruan Xingyu's bun suddenly had a hairpin fall out, her long hair scattered, then a slow-motion shot, with some BGM... wouldn't that be mesmerizing?