How did this star become more popular after his scandal?

Chapter 334 Red Dust Inn
With the official announcement of the release date for Jiang Yu's film and the start of promotional activities, online discussions have largely focused on the Spring Festival films, with Jiang Yu's "Secret" generating relatively high buzz.

After all, this film is Jiang Yu's debut, his first film as both director and actor. Moreover, from the moment the film was first leaked, there was a lot of controversy. Many people thought that Jiang Yu's film with this niche subject matter would flop, but many others believed that Jiang Yu's talent and ability made him someone who could create miracles.

This has led to a polarized public opinion surrounding the film even before its release.

However, as the Spring Festival films are gradually being promoted and their release dates are announced, there are more and more trailers and discussions about them online, with everyone waiting to see the movies after they are released on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Before the release of films during the Spring Festival, there was something else that garnered even more attention from people across the country: the Spring Festival itself.

Time flies, and the Spring Festival is just around the corner. During this time, Jiang Yu has been leading the main creative team of the movie "Secret" on a promotional tour all over the country.

He himself didn't have much time to rest, after all, this was his first film. As the boss, director, screenwriter and lead actor of his debut film, he definitely had to take it seriously.

Therefore, Jiang has hardly rested during this month; he's either on the road promoting his work or participating in various events.

Su Muwan and Yang Xue have been quite busy lately, with various events and invitations pouring in as the Chinese New Year approaches. The invitation to this year's Spring Festival Gala was sent to them well in advance. Jiang Yu initially wanted to decline, as he's currently busy with film promotions and promotions and couldn't easily get away. However, he couldn't refuse the enthusiastic invitation from CCTV. Since Yang Xue and Su Muwan had already gone, Jiang Yu couldn't very well turn down the invitation. He just needed to attend the final rehearsal and then perform on stage that evening.

Jiang Yu was very familiar with these routines and procedures, so there was no need for excessive rehearsals or drills.

While Jiang Yu and his creative team were touring the country for promotional tours, Yang Zihan was naturally the happiest person. As the female lead, she spent the most time with Jiang Yu, the company's owner, during this period of promotional travel.

Since filming for the movie "Secret" wrapped up, my boss has been busy resting and recording the variety show "Go Fighting!", while I've been busy with other work. It's been a long time since I've spent time with my boss.

It's only in the last month, since they started doing promotional tours, that Yang Zihan and Jiang Yu have spent the most time together. During the day, they promote the movie together, and at night, the two of them stay together.

It seems that Yang Zihan is turning all her longing for Jiang Yu, whom she hasn't seen for so long, into action, trying her best to please and satisfy him.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it's Chinese New Year.

Jiang Yu arrived at CCTV in the morning, participated in the final rehearsal in the afternoon, and then waited for the live broadcast of the Spring Festival Gala in the evening.

He was also a little emotional for a moment. It felt like just yesterday that he came here to participate in the Spring Festival Gala. Time really flies; another year has passed in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, Su Muwan, Yang Xue, and Song Yuqing were all sitting next to Jiang Yu. CCTV's seating arrangements were quite deliberate, and because of their relationship with Jiang Yu, knowing that he and Su Muwan were close, they were generally seated at the same table. After all, arranging Jiang Yu and his group at the same table during last year's Spring Festival Gala resulted in high viewership and online buzz.

Jiang Yu hadn't seen Yang Xue and Su Muwan for a long time either. The three women sat together and chatted with Jiang Yu. The three women were on good terms now, and since they hadn't seen each other for a long time, Jiang Yu had a very pleasant chat with them.

"Brother, your movie will be released on the first day of the Lunar New Year. I'll bring the people from my company to support it."

Yuqing looked at Jiang Yu with a smile. She knew that her brother had put in a lot of effort for this movie, which was about a secret that couldn't be told. When the movie was released on the first day of the Lunar New Year, she would definitely bring her whole family and the people from her company to support her brother's movie.

Jiang Yu smiled as he listened to his conversation with Qingmei.

"Okay, then thank you, my little sister Yuqing."

He also knew that since he started filming this movie, he had been touring all over the country for promotional tours. His younger sister Yuqing, as well as Mu Wan and Yang Xue, had all been helping with the publicity. Although they had their own jobs, the three women had been posting a lot on Weibo lately, mostly to promote his movie.

Even when she was doing a roadshow recently, she was in the same city as Su Muwan and Yang Xue, and both women came to support her.

Su Muwan also looked at Jiang Yu with concern. She could see a trace of fatigue on Jiang Yu's face. She also knew that Jiang Yu had been traveling all over the country to promote the movie and was very tired.

"How are you? You look pretty tired. Do you want to take a break?"

Su Muwan knew about the nationwide roadshow and promotional activities, and Jiang Yu had already covered almost all of them in the past month. Seeing how hard and tired Jiang Yu was working, Su Muwan didn't want him to continue and wanted him to get some rest.

"It's alright, let's see how it goes after the movie is released. If my performance and box office are both pretty good, then I'll stop running."

Jiang Yu's true thought was this: once the movie was released, regardless of its performance, he didn't really want to continue running the promotions; it was just too exhausting. If the movie flopped, so be it; at worst, he'd be ridiculed for a while. Anyway, he wouldn't lose too much money.

Yang Xue looked at Jiang Yu with a pained expression, seeing his exhausted face. He had dark circles under his eyes, and a hint of bloodshot in them. He had been working non-stop for a month, traveling to so many cities for promotional roadshows. Yang Xue and the others saw all this and felt deeply for him.

"If all else fails, let's stop running after the movie is released, stay home and rest. It's just one movie, we won't lose too much, and maybe the movie will do better than expected."

As Yang Xue said this, she really didn't want Jiang Yu to be so tired. Seeing Jiang Yu sitting there yawning a bit, she felt a little sorry for him.

Jiang Yu nodded when he heard Yang Xue and the others' words of concern.

"Don't worry about me, I know what I'm doing."

He gave the three women a reassuring look. Then he sat down, squinting his eyes as if to rest for a while.

There's still about half an hour until the Spring Festival Gala live broadcast. The guests are waiting here, with nothing much to do, so Jiang Yu is taking this time to doze off.

Seeing this, Yang Xue and Su Muwan remained silent. Even the guests around them who were about to approach Jiang Yu to say hello were quietly shushed by Su Muwan, Yang Xue, and Song Yuqing. They pointed to Jiang Yu, who was resting with his eyes closed in his seat, and told everyone not to disturb him.

The other guests nodded in agreement, knowing that Jiang Yu had rushed over overnight, and didn't bother him further. Soon, as time passed, it was time for the Spring Festival Gala live broadcast to begin. Su Muwan gently patted Jiang Yu, who quickly composed himself.

With the host's appearance, the Spring Festival Gala officially began.

At this moment, Lin Qianqian was sitting in front of the TV at her hometown, having New Year's Eve dinner with her parents. Everyone was also in the living room, eating New Year's Eve dinner while watching this year's Spring Festival Gala.

Although many people feel that the Spring Festival Gala is not as good as it used to be, many families still choose to have New Year's Eve dinner with their families and watch the Gala on this special day. It seems to be a tradition on this special occasion.

Some people even feel that if they don't watch the Spring Festival Gala during the Chinese New Year, the holiday isn't quite complete.

Lin Qianqian thought the opening program of the Spring Festival Gala was quite good. Although everyone said that the Spring Festival Gala was not as good as it used to be, she still thought it was very good.

Especially now that Jiang Yu appears on the Spring Festival Gala every year, that's what Lin Qianqian is most looking forward to.

"Here it comes, it's the Spring Festival Gala again. This year has gone by so fast. Happy New Year everyone."

"Yes, it feels like another year has passed in the blink of an eye. The Spring Festival Gala is here again this year. It feels like last year when I was sitting in front of the TV watching the Gala. Time really flies."

"When is Jiang Yu? I want to see Jiang Yu."

"Wow, the director just cut to a shot, and Jiang Yu, Yang Xue, Su Muwan, and Yuqing are sitting together again."

"Jiang Yu seems very tired; he was yawning just now."

"Of course, he's been busy promoting the movie for the past month. I bet he even rushed over overnight to record the Spring Festival Gala, he must be exhausted."

"Yes, Jiang Yu's first film will be released on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Although many people are not optimistic about this niche film, I think I still want to go see it with my boyfriend."

"I'm also planning to go see it with my boyfriend. After listening to the theme song 'Secret' that Jiang Yu released before, I felt very touched. I have to go see if this movie is any good."

"Me too. I didn't pay much attention to the movie promotion beforehand, but after listening to Jiang Yu's song 'Secret That Cannot Be Told,' I decided to go see the movie."

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Although the Spring Festival Gala invites many guests, Jiang Yu's popularity and influence are currently quite significant. Many viewers tune in not only for the other guests but also specifically to see Jiang Yu's performance.

This time, Jiang Yu's performance wasn't scheduled towards the back, but rather in the middle. This was because Jiang Yu had spoken with CCTV; he didn't want it scheduled too far back. He was worried he wouldn't be able to keep up if it were. After all, he was quite tired, and finishing his performance early meant he could go back to his hotel to rest; he had a roadshow to do the next day.

Song Yuqing, Su Muwan, and Yang Xue's performances were also scheduled for earlier in the program. Song Yuqing was in a relatively early position, while Su Muwan and Yang Xue's performances were basically next to Jiang Yu's. After Su Muwan and Yang Xue finished their performances, it would be Jiang Yu's turn.

However, after Su Muwan finished her performance this time, she did not return to her seat to rest. Instead, she changed into a red ancient costume, took a prop sword, and slowly walked towards the stage.

When everyone saw that this program was originally Jiang Yu's, but Su Muwan walked onto the stage first, dressed in ancient costume and holding a long sword, everyone was taken aback.

"Hmm, isn't this Jiang Yu's show? Why is Su Muwan here too? Is it a collaboration between the two of them? Is it a duet?"

Immediately, the audience at the scene and online became excited, especially after Su Muwan appeared. Jiang Yu also slowly walked onto the stage. There was a guzheng on the stage. Jiang Yu sat in front of the guzheng and gently plucked the strings. Su Muwan, dressed in ancient costume, stood quietly in the center of the stage.

As the music began, information about the song Jiang Yu was about to perform appeared on the big screen. Jiang Yu gently plucked the strings, and Su Muwan's figure swayed slowly to the music.

Song Title: Red Dust Inn
Singer: Jiang Yu

Lyricist: Jiang Yu

Composer: Jiang Yu..."

When everyone saw this scene, they immediately became excited, especially Lin Qianqian, whose eyes sparkled with excitement as she watched the scene brought by Jiang Yu's program.

"Another ancient-style song. And judging from Su Muwan's appearance, she's dancing as a backup dancer for Jiang Yu!"

Seeing this, Lin Qianqian immediately guessed that Jiang Yu's song, "Red Dust Inn," was definitely an ancient-style song, without a doubt. And Su Muwan, dressed in ancient attire, holding a long sword, and dancing gracefully to the music, was clearly meant to be Jiang Yu's backup dancer.

If word got out that pop diva Su Muwan was working as a backup dancer, probably no one would believe it. In fact, you probably couldn't find anyone in the entire entertainment industry who would have a pop diva like Su Muwan as their backup dancer.

Unfortunately, this person is Jiang Yu. Apart from Jiang Yu, probably no one else could have the dignified diva Su Muwan as his backup dancer.

This moment also made Lin Qianqian somewhat expectant. Watching Jiang Meng and Su Muwan's stage performance on the Spring Festival Gala, a glimmer of anticipation shone in her eyes.

Jiang Yu sang a traditional Chinese style song, accompanied by Su Muwan's dance. This was the first time I'd seen them perform in such a novel way; I'd only ever seen them sing together before. This time, they were doing something different.

(End of this chapter)