495: Chapter 495 "A Thousand Words" - Ready

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A celebrity couple is just different; either they don't make a move, or when they do, it's an absolute bombshell.

For this Mid-Autumn Festival Gala, everyone's initial expectation was just to see Lin Chuyan and Ruan Xingyu sing a song together.

Who could have expected that while they did sing, the main focus wasn't on the song at all.

Is this even a song? This was clearly a stage light show titled "blooming flowers and full moon night," performed for all the viewers using Lin Chuyan and Ruan Xingyu's period costumes combined with the production team's AR technology.

It was exquisite, beautiful, and had a wonderful meaning.

Well, you also get to watch these two show off their affection; this round wasn't a loss, it was a massive win, alright.

As soon as the program ended, the internet was flooded with rave reviews for the song "blooming flowers and full moon night" and the performance itself.

[The next album hasn't even been released yet, and songs from the one after that are already being brought out. Is there any justice left?]

[Xingxing is truly too beautiful. I don't know if you all get it, but it's that kind of beauty that just makes you feel good when you see it. Last time at the Spring Festival Gala she sang "as you wish," and this time she sang "blooming flowers and full moon night." One interprets the past, the other sings of the present. If someone else were up there, it really wouldn't have the same vibe.]

[Another day of envying Lin Chuyan.]

[To be honest, they are really a perfect match. I find it very hard to imagine anyone else standing next to Ruan Xingyu now...]

[Has anyone noticed how their eyes were practically stringing together! Like they wanted to be glued to each other! I'm totally shipping them now...]

[It's true. I didn't feel anything before, but suddenly I've started looking forward to "la la land."]

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With Lin Chuyan and Ruan Xingyu appearing on a show together, trending searches were guaranteed, and they immediately took six or seven spots.

#Lin Chuyan and Ruan Xingyu Perform Together#

#blooming flowers and full moon night#

#Lin Chuyan and Ruan Xingyu Couple Chemistry#

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Among them, two surprised Lin Chuyan.

#Meeting on the Moon Bridge#

Clicking in, it was full of various screenshots of him and Ruan Xingyu dressed in period costumes.

The so-called "Meeting on the Moon Bridge" referred to the various shots of them in the center of the bridge.

Palace lanterns casting shadows, round fans covering faces.

Meeting for the first time under the moon, a single glance lasting ten thousand years.

One is a rare flower from the celestial garden, the other is an unblemished jade. If one says there was no predestined fate, yet in this life, they happened to meet.

The comments were filled with all kinds of "god-tier images," or people just went to the video to leave comments like "checking in at the iconic scene."

Some even said this was Prince Xiao Ran from "drama" finding the happiness that truly belonged to him, finally not having to be a sycophant anymore...

Another surprising one was that "la la land" actually made it to the trending searches as well.

#la la land Anticipation#

It was obvious that his and Ruan Xingyu's performance made too many people look forward to "la la land" being served up sooner—this movie is the true carnival for the couple's fans!

Wu Yue started discussing business with him: "The promotion for 'la la land' can definitely start now. As the saying goes, even the best wine fears a deep alley. My feeling is that this film might be difficult to penetrate the lower-tier markets. However, this Mid-Autumn Festival Gala has really opened up a line of thinking for me—we can do more of this kind of national-level event marketing. I'll keep an eye out for you later."

Wu Yue naturally knew that "la la land" already had many selling points, but who wouldn't want to go further? This was a film that concerned Lin Chuyan's future, and from Wu Yue's perspective, it had to be treated with caution.

"Alright, thank you for your hard work, Brother Yue."

Lin Chuyan had no objections. He just wanted to finish editing the film and the special effects as quickly as possible, and then take the finished product to Boss Yang—the other party was far more experienced than him when it came to how to market the film and how to prepare before release.

As he was thinking this, there was finally news about the other film.

What a coincidence, right? Boss Yang suddenly called him.

Lin Chuyan picked up.

"Nickname, 'new police story' wrapped up filming today."

"Congratulations, Boss Yang! This film will definitely do well at the box office."

"You have a share in the film too, so congratulations to you as well! Besides, with you and Jiaju, I'm very reassured." Boss Yang didn't just call today to announce the wrap-up. "By the way, I actually wanted to ask you something."

"Go ahead."

"When do you plan to release 'la la land'? Let's not let our own people clash."

With two consecutive films sharing mutual interests, the two were truly strongly bound together.

"Currently, I'm thinking of the Spring Festival Movie Season, as it's close to Valentine's Day."

"Alright, show it to me once it's edited. Then... I'll push 'new police story' back."

As for why he wouldn't push it forward, he naturally had his own selfish motives.

There was a bet regarding "la la land," and he hadn't forgotten about it.

If the bet was won, then no one in the country would be able to stop Lin Chuyan; he would be an absolutely unrivaled existence. "new police story" could just take advantage of his momentum to release and harvest the audience.

If the bet was lost, then "new police story" would be Lin Chuyan's final film. Wouldn't the audience engage in revenge consumption? It could still harvest a wave.

This plan was calculated perfectly.

Although his personal relationship with Lin Chuyan was good, it didn't prevent him from considering his own interests.

Lin Chuyan didn't think much of it; these things couldn't affect him, so whatever happens, happens.

Afterwards, the two chatted for a few moments, and Boss Yang suddenly asked if he had any new moves recently.

New moves? It was highly likely that the commotion from him registering a new company was too big, and this was him coming to sound him out.

Lin Chuyan had a strange expression: "Yes, a 1 billion investment."

200 million turning into 1 billion, it had quite a bit of Wu Yue's style... but according to his long-term plan, it wasn't really bragging.

Boss Yang was very curious: "Nickname, this isn't very kind of you; you didn't even say a word."

"You know, it's just an animated film called 'ne zha.' And as far as I know, their team should have approached you guys back then."

Boss Yang didn't quite remember: "...seems like there was something like that, but isn't 1 billion too much?"

"That's the production cost, and it's actually not enough. Including post-production and promotion, it's about 200 million."

"Then what about the remaining 800 million?"

"Oh, because we definitely won't just make this one film. You can tell from the title, this is just the beginning. After three films, it will be about right."

Boss Yang didn't know what to say. You can't just squander money like that, right?

"You wouldn't want to cover everything yourself, would you?"

Lin Chuyan asked back: "How about you invest some?"

"Forget it, hahaha! Next time, definitely next time."

Lin Chuyan naturally knew the other party had no interest, otherwise he wouldn't have asked like that.

"ne zha" was his and Director Yang Xiaozhou's; no one could take a slice of this cake.

Distribution? After "the mission," he wasn't too worried about that. No rush; let "la la land" pave the way first.

After hanging up the phone, Director Mu Sheng also called, also talking about the wrap-up.

Then the topic somehow turned to the mask Lin Chuyan took when they wrapped up filming back then.

Lin Chuyan told the truth: "I originally wanted to hang it on the wall, but my girlfriend vetoed it, saying it looked a bit scary. I plan to set up a collection room in my newly bought villa later and put all the memorable props together."

Director Mu Sheng: "That's great, you really know how to live. Do you want props from 'a moment of romance'? I'll find a way to help you look for them."

"What props?"

"Don't even think about the motorcycle, but the denim jacket should be no problem."

Lin Chuyan thought to himself that he didn't want the bike anyway.

"Thank you, Director! I'll give you the address; just mail it directly to my company."

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Back in Beijing, Tianxing finally completed the post-production work for "a thousand words."

However, Zheng Hai still made changes to the album.

First, he removed "loneliness" and "in the name of the father." He mainly felt that these two didn't fit the theme of "a thousand words." Actually, in his opinion, "the art of war" could also be removed—it was clearly an anti-war song! But thinking there was still "36 stratagems of love," he didn't dwell on it and left it in.

Second, he reordered the songs. "the art of war," "36 stratagems of love," "Simple Love," "Romantic Love," "williams castle," "Poetry Water Snake Mountain Temple," "2Night Hide Love," "deep blue," "sunny day," "rainy day," "tear bridge (Two Versions)," "Skinny," "not in vain." A total of 14 songs, all new.

Lin Chuyan followed the advice; anyway, "loneliness" and "in the name of the father" had already been released, so listening to Brother Zheng Hai was definitely the right choice.

Besides, no matter how this album was arranged or how capriciously it was handled... wasn't there still Teacher Wawa? Teacher Wawa could naturally smooth it all out...