535: Chapter 535 Something Happened

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The crowd outside the Civil Affairs Bureau had grown even larger.

It wasn't necessarily all fans; passersby, upon hearing that a big celebrity was inside getting their marriage certificate, stopped to take a look as well.

As Lin Chuyan and Ruan Xingyu stepped out of the main entrance, the fans who had been waiting for a long time swarmed them instantly. Fortunately, the situation remained under control.

"Lin Chuyan! Ruan Xingyu! Congratulations, congratulations!"

Amidst the wave of blessings, the newlyweds smiled radiantly, thanking everyone repeatedly while distributing the wedding candies they had prepared to the fans. It wasn't until all the candies were given out that the two of them boarded their car under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

Back in the car, opening Weibo, the address of the Civil Affairs Bureau where they had registered their marriage was hanging prominently at the top of the trending list. The registration process was relatively simple, so they had gotten out in little time. If they had stayed inside any longer, who knows how many more people would have rushed over from afar.

The second trending topic was still them.

#Lin Chuyan and Ruan Xingyu give out wedding candies to fans#

Clicking into the trending topic, the screen was filled with photos of the two distributing wedding candies at the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau. Many netizens even posted pictures of the candies they had received.

[I couldn't bear to eat it, planning to keep it forever!]

[Xingxing is super nice. She handed the candy to me personally, hehe.]

[I never dreamed I would get to eat Lin Chuyan and Ruan Xingyu's wedding candy!]

[Envy, jealousy, and hate! I ran to the wrong Civil Affairs Bureau.]

Lin Chuyan and Ruan Xingyu were also preparing to post on Weibo—it wouldn't be appropriate to get married and say nothing; they had to show some affection, right?

For the image, they used a photo of their marriage certificate with personal information hidden; the text just needed a little editing.

Lin Chuyan:

[@Ruan Xingyu Hello, locked in.]

Ruan Xingyu:

[@Lin Chuyan Hello, threw away the key.]

Netizens:

[Hello, when are you planning to have a baby? I'll try to be reborn into your family.]

[Big brother is up there; I'm the second child.]

...

In the following days, Lin Chuyan took some time off to take Ruan Xingyu home to meet his parents.

No matter how dazzling they were outside, they were still like two children upon returning home.

But this state was truly great. It was rare for the two of them to live a life of being pampered during the day and playing secretly at night; it couldn't be more comfortable.

Of course, Lin Chuyan was also handling work matters on the side.

First was the short video production for la la land. This part had been proceeding according to plan, and he only needed to control the key aspects and make the final decisions.

Second was continuing to provide funding for ne zha. The concert revenue had been arriving, and Lin Chuyan immediately wired the money to Director Yang Xiaozhou, inquired about the progress of ne zha, and took the opportunity to comfort him: "Don't worry, take your time. Slow work produces fine products."

Lin Chuyan also shared his thoughts: "Perhaps we cannot make the most perfect animated film, but we must make the most sincere one. Letting the audience feel your sincerity and letting them know that you are truly making a movie, not just fooling them—this is the most important thing."

This was also his biggest takeaway from watching ne zha in his previous life. Perhaps it wasn't the best, but among a crowd of terrible films, this sincerity truly touched the audience, making everyone willing to walk into the cinema and pay for it.

Meanwhile, another piece of good news arrived—

la la land finally received the 'Film Public Screening Permit' header, the so-called Dragon Mark.

President Fu was reliable; it had indeed been approved ahead of schedule.

Lin Chuyan immediately called him. The content of their conversation was simple: Time waits for no one; China Film Group would immediately arrange for la la land to enter the Spring Festival Movie Season.

President Fu reminded him: "Xiao Yan, since it's confirmed for the Spring Festival Movie Season, find a time to officially announce the release date. It's less than two months until the Spring Festival, so it's about time."

"Okay. But I took a look around, and it seems no other films have set their dates for the Spring Festival yet?"

"Director Qi Kai's side is basically confirmed, which is why he went to the Hong Kong Film Awards to promote it. Other production companies are waiting and watching, especially since you also intend to enter the Spring Festival Movie Season."

"Hehe, then let me be the first one."

This was confidence, unafraid of any other films.

"Good, but you need to make the Venice premiere clear so you don't cause any misunderstandings for the audience."

"Understood. I'll announce the release date on the official Weibo in the next two days and clarify it at the same time."

The official Weibo account for la la land already existed, and the two teaser trailers released at the Hong Kong Film Awards could also be seen there.

On the day of the official announcement, he planned to release a release-date poster, which had already been produced.

After hanging up, Lin Chuyan contacted Boss Yang to align their progress.

The global premiere in Venice had been settled. The film festival would open next month, and the organizers would prepare a large hall for la la land.

In other words, apart from the official announcement of the release date, other promotional efforts could also begin to build momentum.

Boss Yang gave a reminder: "Nickname, you must take this seriously. Have confidence in yourself and your work. Some press releases can be prepared now."

"Okay, I will arrange it."

Lin Chuyan knew what he was referring to. As long as the film could get three points of praise at the premiere, they could blow it up to eight points back home. Furthermore, there was the "personal revenge story against capital" packaged from his bet with Director Deng Yu, which could also be started.

He was actually more confident about the former than Boss Yang. la la land would definitely not just get "three points of praise"; there was basically no need to worry about that.

As for the latter, he decided to think it over a bit more.

What Boss Yang said made sense, but this "revenge story" was a bit off-track and didn't really fit the content of the film.

Or rather, one could say: this method of promotion was more like marketing the director himself rather than the film itself.

Did la la land need to be marketed like that? He would decide based on the situation after the release.

...

Ruan Xingyu was playing on her phone on the sofa while listening to her husband, who was sitting beside her, making non-stop phone calls.

After the two calls were finished, just as she was about to speak, Lin Chuyan's third call came in immediately. This time, it was from Wu Yue.

"Something happened."

Wu Yue's voice sounded quite calm, but one could also call it cautious?

Lin Chuyan felt a tightness in his heart: "...Brother Yue, just tell me directly. If you do this, I'll start overthinking, and it'll be even scarier once I do."

"An actress revealed during a livestream that you invited her to a hotel privately while on set and also accused you of workplace bullying."

Lin Chuyan: "???"

Good grief, they're starting to spread rumors again?

However, Lin Chuyan actually breathed a sigh of relief: "An actress? Do I know her? Also, just this? I thought something major happened. Didn't Feng Liqian try to target me once before? Who is pulling strings behind the scenes this time?"

Wu Yue was somewhat helpless: "Who knows? Anyway, it was made up to sound very convincing. It's also possible there's no one behind it, and they're just trying to leech off your popularity. By the way, this rumor-mongering woman is from the drama crew. I guess you probably don't know her."