575: Chapter 575 Occupying the High Ground of Public Opinion

The crown of Best Picture at The Oscars ultimately went to another film.

Lin Chuyan hadn't seen it. The subject matter wasn't to his taste, and he really couldn't muster any interest, so he couldn't even be bothered to watch it.

However, the people here really loved it; a 100% freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes was a bit exaggerated.

However, Lin Chuyan glanced at the Douban rating, and the film was only a 7.4, a full point lower than la la land... perhaps there was some kind of cultural difference.

But it didn't matter; he had no regrets.

It wasn't just him; the audience shared this sentiment.

In particular, the mutual confessions of Lin Chuyan and Ruan Xingyu, the recognized power couple of the Chinese Entertainment Industry, during their acceptance speeches at the awards ceremony, became the biggest highlight of the night.

They loved and accompanied each other, achieved success together, and became the light in each other's lives.

It wasn't just Lin Chuyan who was hooked, the vast audience watching the live stream felt the same way.

The relationship between Lin and Ruan could be called the absolute model of love in the Chinese Entertainment Industry.

The two hadn't been dating secretly for long, and everyone thought they would keep it hidden forever, but unexpectedly, they suddenly made it official.

After the official announcement, everyone thought they would keep a low profile, but they ended up showing off their affection wherever they went.

They say that public displays of affection lead to quick breakups, but these two weren't just being clingy; they actually had real substance. They released albums, made movies, appeared on shows, won major awards, got their marriage certificate within two years, and even held a wedding at the Spring Festival Gala!

The netizens were thoroughly impressed.

"This is love! The best kind of love!"

"I believe in love again... but then again, they are truly a match made in heaven, from their looks to their talent."

"Wuwuwu, Mom and Dad are so amazing."

"As a CP fan who joined the fandom back when Lin Chuyan was defending Ruan Xingyu like a madman, the fanfiction I wrote about them has been serialized on Fanqie for a long time."

Besides that, many netizens were enthusiastically discussing the feat of Ruan Xingyu successfully being crowned "Best Actress of the Three Major Awards."

"Unprecedented and likely unrepeatable; Ruan Xingyu reached her peak the moment she debuted!"

"Many people haven't realized one thing: this is the first Oscar Best Actress of Chinese nationality, and perhaps it will also be the last."

"To be honest, I don't even know what status Xingxing has now... Other artists in the Chinese Entertainment Industry: You can't just play like that, right?"

"Lin Chuyan is the same, an Oscar Best Director. With this couple standing there, how are others in the Chinese Entertainment Industry supposed to feel?"

"Who would have thought that after Lin Chuyan spent two years making movies, the number of Best Actor awards he won wasn't even as many as Ruan Xingyu's Best Actress awards... I'm dying of laughter."

After the awards ceremony concluded, Lin Chuyan chatted with Colleen Bell for a while.

Colleen Bell was truly sparing no effort to get Lin Chuyan to film here. It gave Lin Chuyan the feeling that he was being strongly persuaded to invest in building a factory locally...

Lin Chuyan didn't hesitate and directly stated his position: as long as there was concrete policy support and he could see the policies being effectively implemented, he would definitely come over this year to shoot his second feature film.

He wasn't sure how much this incentive funding would be, but having something was better than nothing. Even a mosquito's leg is meat; since there were relevant policies, he should still strive for them.

After hearing about this, Emily volunteered, suggesting that Lionsgate could handle the follow-up. Lin Chuyan left it to her and stopped worrying about it—Lionsgate was the local powerhouse, so they were definitely better at dealing with these things than he was.

He and the creative team of la la land held a victory banquet the next day.

The banquet didn't invite outsiders; only team members and people from Lionsgate attended.

Lin Chuyan and Ruan Xingyu were in high spirits and even sang a duet of "City of Stars," which could be considered a perfect conclusion to the la la land project.

There was no need to describe the atmosphere at the scene—the film was too successful. Everyone who won awards won, and everyone who got nominations got them. They had all made a big name for themselves in the industry through this project; how could they not be happy?

For example, the domestic editor for la la land recommended by Director Chu Dong was inexplicably nominated for an Oscar for Best Editing... Although they didn't win, this was truly miraculous.

The editor had been so excited back then: "Huh? I'm now someone with an Oscar nomination? Holy crap, hurry up and post it on Moments, Weibo, and Douyin, and change my bio—get everything set up in one go!"

It was, well, quite a bit like the feeling of when one person gets promoted, even their pets ascend to heaven.

After finishing all his business in Los Angeles, Lin Chuyan finally embarked on his journey back home.

Wu Yue and Zheng Hai both wanted to arrange a fan and press meet-and-greet for them at the airport, but Lin Chuyan refused—he should do fewer things like that, especially at the airport, as it had a bad influence.

What he wanted to do most at this moment was to go home and get some good rest.

Although he said "rest," it was actually just lying at home while working.

For example, the word-of-mouth promotional video for la la land was finished, and the final version needed to be shown to Lin Chuyan—the music was perfectly synced with the rhythm, paired with the Dance moves in the film, and the names of the awards flashed one after another; it looked inexplicably cool.

Another example: the script and storyboards for mr. & mrs. smith. The original version was certainly very good, but some shots still needed to be changed, especially parts where the female lead was "too revealing."

But how to change it was a difficult problem. Lin Chuyan's idea was to find a way to present sexiness without being overly revealing.

Fortunately, Ruan Xingyu naturally possessed a mature, dominant aura and a powerful presence, which fit the original version, so modifying it wasn't too tricky.

Another example: he also had to prepare content for the seminar, which was actually what he was most focused on these past two days.

Lin Chuyan had thought about it seriously: products from the system are always high-quality. He just needed to not forget his original intention and keep walking down this path.

For him at the moment, what was more critical was to take the opportunity to occupy the high ground of public opinion in the Chinese Entertainment Industry.

Who was the most prominent person in the entertainment industry right now? It was him, Lin Chuyan.

Now was the best time! Carrying the prestige of The Oscars, his words carried great weight; it was the perfect moment to put forward his viewpoints and make everyone listen carefully.

As for whether this would be useful, it had to be viewed from different perspectives.

For those industry insiders attending the seminar, this was just an ordinary seminar; things would likely continue as they always had. But for the audience, Lin Chuyan's speech would be crucial—everyone knew the Chinese Entertainment Industry was rotten, but someone needed to point out exactly how it was rotten.

Lin Chuyan didn't mind being that person.

He wanted to set things right and let the audience clearly know what was right and what was wrong.

This was about occupying the high ground of public opinion through subtle influence.