This celebrity is absolutely wicked.

Chapter 161 We still underestimated Director Lu's cultural level
Netizens had just finished watching the National Day Gala and listening to "Ode to Young China" when they saw the program's promotional materials.

The preview for the next episode was released at the end of the last episode, which mentioned the content of this episode.

Longtime viewers know there are recitation and singing competitions, but they don't know the specifics.

However, seeing the phrase "let nature take its course" still excited everyone.

"The songs everyone sang in this episode were actually written spontaneously?"

“I was saying that the songs for the country are all old ones. For such an important holiday as National Day, it’s only natural that we should write a new song.”

"Looking forward to Teacher Shunqizi's new song, let's see if it can curb Lu Ting's arrogance."

"The only way to defeat Lu Ran now is to let nature take its course."

While netizens were discussing the topic, Xingyao Media was promoting "National Treasures Can Talk" online.

The lead actor in this movie is Jiang Yixuan, a top star from Xingyao Media.

Jiang Yixuan has been in the entertainment industry for several years. He first debuted on an idol talent show and later signed with Xingyao Media.

After filming a TV series, he became an overnight sensation and rose to the top.

His status within the company is unmatched by any other celebrity.

Any good resources in the company are basically given to him first.

This show, "National Treasures Can Talk," has a great concept: it can promote culture. Plus, it's produced by a well-known director in the industry, so the lead roles are highly sought after.

Ultimately, the lead role went to Jiang Yixuan.

However, the movie's popularity has been slightly affected today.

The promotional material for "A Young China's Tale" and "We Are Walking on the Road" last night distracted the audience.

People's attention span is limited; if a little is spent on one thing, less will be spent on another.

In a movie theater in Beijing.

Jiang Yixuan and the film's creative team are giving a promotional tour in the theater.

The audience in this theater was actually arranged by the publicity team; there were some friends in the industry and Jiang Yixuan's fans.

This will be the Q&A session.

The host selected a female fan of Jiang Yixuan to ask a question.

Amidst the expectant gazes of the crowd, the female fan stood up, angrily saying, "Jiang Yixuan, how can you act in this kind of movie and do it justice to the fact that we've liked you for so long?"

On stage, the main creative team looked extremely embarrassed.

Jiang Yixuan, who was about to answer the question, also froze on the spot.

The host quickly stepped in to smooth things over.

However, this scene was secretly captured by others at the scene.

What great news material!
This movie must be so bad that even longtime fans can't stand it.

After the roadshow ended, Jiang Yixuan got into his protection car surrounded by a group of people.

As soon as Jiang Yixuan sat down, he yelled, "How did you let someone like this in? Do you know how embarrassed I was just now? Do I have to teach you how to select people?"

The surrounding staff remained silent.

Jiang Yixuan was furious; that fan had touched a nerve.

"If you really like me, you should like me no matter what role I play!"

Over the years, Jiang Yixuan has been trying to enter the film industry, and "National Treasures Can Talk" is his second attempt.

The previous movie was ridiculed by netizens.

Jiang Yixuan absolutely refused to admit that it was his own problem; it must be the audience's problem.

Jiang Yixuan said angrily, "Is there something wrong with my acting?"

Several staff members shook their heads in unison.

"no problem."

Venting anger on staff is something that big stars in the industry do most often.

Jiang Yixuan was only scolding people out of consideration for his image; some celebrities have even resorted to violence.

After giving him a dressing down, Jiang Yixuan took out his phone and checked the online discussions.

He was furious when he saw "The Young China" trending on the hot search list.

"What level is this? It's trending ahead of me on social media. What's the marketing team doing? Where's the movie's trending topic?" Jiang Yixuan asked.

The staff member whispered, "The movie is expected to trend on social media this afternoon."

Jiang Yixuan clicked into the topic "Speaking of Young China" and listened to a song sung by Lu Ran.

He knew Lu Ran.

After listening for a while, Jiang Yixuan returned directly.

"What rubbish is this?"

……

In the afternoon, in the karaoke room.

Lu Ran said to the children in the choir, "You all sang very well. Now you can rest for ten minutes."

When he came over, Li Quan handed him his phone.

"Starlight Media's new movie has been ridiculed by netizens."

Lu Ran took the phone and glanced at it.

The movie "National Treasures Can Talk" received very poor reviews online, with many viewers saying that watching the movie felt like being in prison.

The movie's story is bad, and the actors' performances are bad too.

"Let's start with the core logical problem: the transnational thief is portrayed as a tool. He comes to our Chinese museum to steal cultural relics because they are valuable. If it were simply for money, it would be easier to steal from foreign museums."

"Jiang Yixuan's acting is terrible. He has a blank face during tense scenes, he has a blank face when he is happy, and he has a blank face when he is scared. He has too few facial expressions."

"I could tell they wanted to elevate the patriotic sentiment at the end, but I'm sorry, it didn't feel as good as listening to 'Ode to Young China' again."

Lu Ran read through some of the comments from netizens.

Some netizens even compared his acting skills with Jiang Yixuan's.

Although Lu Ran has not played many roles, each character he portrays has its own unique characteristics.

This angered Jiang Yixuan's fans.

Jiang Yixuan's fans began listing his numerous achievements, including TV drama award nominations and record-breaking album sales—a whole host of statistics.

"Lu Ran's fans have had enough. They can fight with the Fire Group, but what right do they have to try and pick a fight with Jiang Yixuan?"

"Has Lu Ran acted in any hit dramas? Jiang Yixuan has!"

"Can Lu Ran's album sales break records? Jiang Yixuan broke them!"

“A star like Lu Ran, who obviously has powerful backers, is not worthy of being compared with a star like Jiang Yixuan, who has worked his way up step by step.”

Lu Ran's fans were all amused.

If he had powerful connections, would he have been framed back then?
Lu Ran glanced at it briefly and then returned the phone to Li Quan.

"Brother Quan, how's the contact with Beihai Park going?"

He and the Sunshine Choir are preparing to record a video at Beihai Park in Beijing.

Li Quan: "As soon as Beihai Park heard that you were the one filming, they agreed. We just need to set a time. They will send people to the site to maintain order. It's just that it's a holiday now, so the park is crowded."

"It's okay, it's good to have more people, it's more lively with more people."

Lu Ran didn't care at all.

"After Director Feng's program airs, please promote the Sunshine Choir's new song release."

Li Quan nodded.

Two days later, online discussions about "National Treasures Can Talk" were still ongoing.

The movie's pre-sale box office reached 100 million yuan, but after three days, the total box office is only 150 million yuan.

It's obvious that this movie has flopped.

Netizens have been criticizing the film extensively.

Jiang Yixuan's acting skills were criticized mercilessly.

After so many years in the industry, her acting skills haven't improved at all.

Lu Ran was once again brought up as a case study.

He's not even a professionally trained actor; he learned everything on his own, and yet he acted quite well.

At 7:30 p.m., "We Are Walking on the Road" officially started airing.

This episode was significantly more popular.

"Come and see Lu Ran cleanse his eyes."

"I really want to slap myself. Why did I spend money to watch Jiang Yixuan's movie? Wouldn't it have been better to watch free variety shows on CCTV?"

"Haha, are these all people who were called Lu Ran's fans because of the online flame wars these past few days?"

At that moment, a bolded comment appeared on the screen.

"Attention all new fans! Please maintain the discipline and purity of our fan group, reject fan culture, and refrain from blindly praising Director Lu."

The new group of spectators seemed to have seen something extraordinary.

"This organization is strange, quite interesting."

At this point, the main program began.

The scene began with everyone cooking and eating, but after a while, it switched to the children's recitation competition.

One by one, everyone took turns reciting, and Zhou Hao and Bai Yiyi's recitations were only so-so.

But when it came to Lu Ran, the style of the story seemed to change completely.

It's very formal.

However, when Lu Ran recited "In a Hurry," the comments section exploded.

"This article is great, I've never heard of it before."

"Comrades, I checked, and this article isn't online at all. It seems to be Director Lu's original work!"

"Lu Tingzhen's writing is truly outstanding!"

Sure enough, later on, the program revealed that the author of the article was Lu Ran.

The live chat exploded with excitement.

"This is the power of Director Lu!"

"I underestimated Director Lu's cultural level. I feel that this article would be just as good as one in a Chinese textbook."

"Don't underestimate it, it's absolutely on par with us!"

Online, a group of viewers went to Weibo to discuss the show before they even finished watching it.

Many of the sentences here are beautiful and can be copied down.

More adults will find this article particularly moving.

Time flies and never returns. Before we could experience youth, it was already over. Before we could spend time with our parents, they had already grown old.

Too rushed!
But the exciting part of this episode isn't over yet.

At the end of the program, the children in the choir sang "I Love You, China" together.

The child's innocent voice reached everyone's ears, giving the song a unique feel.

And now, it is during the National Day holiday.

Wait until this episode airs.

Several trending topics have appeared online.

Lu Ran in a hurry

I love you, China.

[Variety shows are better than movies]

Lu Ran also posted the full text of "In a Hurry" and the video of "I Love You, China" on Weibo.

Finally, Lu Ran made another announcement.

"I have something to tell you all: the children who came up with me on the stage of the CCTV National Day Gala and sang 'I Love You, China' in the program 'We Are Walking on the Road' are all members of the Sunshine Choir. They are a group of students from Sunshine Primary School who love to sing. The day after tomorrow at 3 pm, the Sunshine Choir's first song will be officially released. This is a song for the children, and we hope they will like it."

Burning Studio also promoted it.

Netizens were a little confused when they heard that it was the Sunshine Choir, but they all remembered it when they heard that it was the children who sang with Lu Ran.

(End of this chapter)