53: Chapter 53 White Hair Earring Design

Tianxing's promotion was at it again.

The next afternoon, the Tianxing official Weibo account posted a new update:

"rebirth MV Behind-the-Scenes."

The attached image was a screenshot from the MV for "I Am a Fish."

It was clearly a photo of Lin Chuyan and Ruan Xingyu messing around on the sofa...

The most ridiculous part was that the angle of the screenshot was so bizarre that you couldn't see Lin Chuyan's face at all, just the back of his head.

And although only a small part of Ruan Xingyu's profile was visible, she had so many fans, and naturally, there were plenty of forensic-level detectives among them; how could they not recognize her...

Lin Chuyan could only sigh that Tianxing really knew how to play the game.

However, was this really okay? Wouldn't he get torn to shreds? This was using Ruan Xingyu to market himself.

Yesterday, when Zheng Hai told him over the phone that they were going to release MV behind-the-scenes footage, Lin Chuyan hadn't thought much of it at the time, but he hadn't expected them to pull something like this.

With his doubts, he called Zheng Hai and was told that it was requested by Ruan Xingyu.

"Xingxing said she wanted to thank you for writing 'Similar to Love' for her, so consider it a favor to you."

Lin Chuyan was still worried: "Brother Zheng Hai, is this okay? Won't I get scolded for this?"

Zheng Hai was actually a bit confused himself; "Similar to Love" was something Tianxing paid 500,000 for, alright? How did it end up sounding like Lin Chuyan gave it away for free...

"It's fine. At most, they'll just scold Tianxing for its marketing tactics. We're used to it, we're used to it. In any case, the scolding won't reach Xingxing... As for you, you're going to get scolded once the official MV comes out anyway, so it doesn't really matter—I already disagreed when she wanted to be the female lead in your MV. You brought this upon yourselves; don't blame me."

Lin Chuyan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he still said thank you.

Regardless, Zheng Hai had agreed to this obviously thankless promotion. As Lin Chuyan's producer and the boss of Tianxing, he could have actually refused.

"Don't mention it. If you want to thank someone, thank Xingxing. I'm going to go check the netizen comments now..."

"I'm going too..."

The netizens were indeed already in an uproar.

"What's wrong with Tianxing? What kind of MV is this? What the hell kind of screenshot is this?"

"You can't see either of their faces. It's disgusting. Are you doing this on purpose to mess with me?"

"Forget it, let's go. every day they just know how to market. They've crashed and burned this time!"

"Wait, brothers, something's not right. I can't tell who the guy is, but isn't that girl Ruan Xingyu?"

"It really looks like Ruan Xingyu... Holy crap, Ruan Xingyu is filming an MV for someone else???"

"MV female lead? Damn, why? Who is this guy???"

"Did the company force my Xingxing to film this? And then used her for marketing? Isn't that a bit too much?"

"The person above is killing me with laughter. Don't you know what kind of status your Xingxing has? If she didn't want to, who could force her?"

"I'm going to find out who this guy is... Damn it, that dog-shit company Tianxing really knows how to keep people in suspense."

As expected, it was Tianxing that got the worst of the scolding.

Lin Chuyan didn't care; he actually wanted to be scolded.

As for Ruan Xingyu, she was currently smiling as she watched "rebirth" hit the trending topics.

Xingxing: "[Image] [Image]"

The screenshots were #rebirth MV Ruan Xingyu# and #Who is the male lead of the rebirth MV#

Xingxing: "Yay, trending again."

Lin: "Why are you happier than me?"

Xingxing: "If more people pay attention, your album will sell well. If the album sells well, you'll be in a good mood, right?"

Lin: "And?"

Xingxing: "My boyfriend is happy, so I'm happy [Heart]"

Lin: "Whether the album sells well or not isn't important; what's most important is that my girlfriend is happy."

Xingxing: "I want an autographed album!"

Lin: "What? Are you a fan?"

Xingxing: "You caught me."

Lin: "Alright, wait until I get back, and I'll deliver it in person."

Xingxing: "Are you coming to deliver the autograph? Or for something else?"

Lin: "Looks like you understand very well."

Xingxing: "[Seductive]"

Even though they hadn't talked about anything racy, Lin Chuyan was already getting a bit restless.

Damn it, long-distance relationships are so hard.

...

After having a lovely chat with Ruan Xingyu, Lin Chuyan still had to go to Zhao Jinpeng's studio today, mainly to finalize the costumes and makeup.

The few outfits were actually very simple; apart from school uniforms, they were just a few T-shirts, much simpler than "drama."

The only thing worth mentioning was that this movie was being filmed out of season.

It was winter now, but the script was set in summer, which meant that everyone had to wear summer clothes and film outdoors while braving the low temperatures.

It wasn't that the director had some special fetish; Director Liu Zhi wanted to film in summer too, but unfortunately, the schedules of the several lead actors were different, and this period was the only time they could all be gathered together.

What else could they do? They just had to bite the bullet and go for it, then use lighting and cinematography to create the summer effect. This could also be considered one of the charms of filmmaking.

It wasn't like there were no precedents... Lin Chuyan recalled his past life and vaguely remembered that "Wolf Warrior" seemed to have been filmed in winter.

"Xiao Yan, Su He, Xiao Le, you guys go with the makeup artist, and come find me when you're done."

Director Liu Zhi called out casually and then went off to get busy with other things.

It wasn't just Lin Chuyan who came today; there were two other young actors, though he didn't know which roles they were playing.

Lin Chuyan followed the makeup artist while secretly observing.

Emmm... this guy named Su He was highly likely to be on his side... He looked way too much like a thug or a bandit...

A few seconds after sitting down in the makeup room, the ferocious-looking Su He, whom he had just been complaining about in his mind, smiled and spoke to him first:

"What should I call you, brother? My name is Su He, and I'm playing Wang Tianxiao this time. You can just call me Su Su."

Sure enough, he was playing the villain Wang Tianxiao, and his billing was even behind his own.

However, Su Su? Good grief, Lin Chuyan admitted he had stereotypes; this guy had quite a contrast.

"Then we're on the same side, haha. I'm Lin Chuyan, playing Xie Yu."

Su He was a bit of a social butterfly and very enthusiastic; he even helped introduce the others: "His name is Meng Xinle, and he's playing Luo Zhicheng."

In the story, Luo Zhicheng was the target of their bullying, and later he took the initiative to tip off the male lead, Li Changfeng, giving the male lead the chance to successfully take revenge.

Meng Xinle had actually filmed quite a few movies; although they were all small roles, he actually had some fame because of his good looks.

He had originally just wanted to get his makeup done quietly, but didn't expect to be suddenly tagged. He glanced over at them, didn't say anything, and pulled a clear fake smile at the corners of his mouth.

Lin Chuyan and Su He were both tactful; seeing that Meng Xinle didn't want to talk to them, they didn't continue to make fools of themselves and started chatting among themselves instead.

"My role was actually set long ago. It was just you guys that the director was still hesitating about. I didn't expect that once you arrived, everything was settled. You're good, brother; this face of yours is unmatched."

Su He's face was really something; if it weren't for his friendly tone, Lin Chuyan would have thought the other guy wanted to beat him up.

He couldn't help but tease: "Don't just talk about me; aren't you also chosen because of this face?"

Su He didn't mind, and the two of them laughed happily.

Su He's makeup was easy to do; it was nothing more than adding a few features to his original look. Honestly, there wasn't much room for creativity, so the makeup artist ultimately chose to put a lot of effort into his hairstyle, making him look even more ferocious.

An ear stud was added to Lin Chuyan's left ear, and his originally well-proportioned face instantly gained a bit of a rascally handsome vibe.

The makeup artist looked left and right, and finally put a wig on him.

Silver-white.

The whole person suddenly became wicked and mysterious.

"Holy crap, so damn handsome!" Su He, who had already finished his makeup, couldn't help but exclaim from the side, "This is good, this is good. It's just that, dammit, standing next to you makes me look like a piece of crap..."

Miserable, so miserable.

Lin Chuyan couldn't help but speak up to comfort him: "It's fine, we're not even on the same track, so I'm not a threat to you."

Su He: "I'm a powerhouse of acting skill. What about you?"

Lin Chuyan: "An idol with acting skills."

Su He: "..."