This celebrity is absolutely wicked.

Chapter 241 Director Lu, Your Research Direction Is a Bit Strange
The video begins with the intro to the song "Youth".

The image shows Ah Wen, the assassin from "Black Tide".

Ah Wen walked arrogantly down the street, holding a knife in his hand.

The singing began at that moment.

"Changing your lifestyle can make you happier~"

This singing voice was specially tuned by Liang Mancang; it sounds a bit like Lu Ran's voice.

As the song "Youth" plays, a story slowly unfolds.

When he was young, Ah Wen worked as an assassin for the gang leader Du Feng and killed many people.

Later, the assassin, Awen, went into hiding and went to northern Shaanxi to control desertification and plant trees.

The image shows Ma Tieshan and Li Chunxing.

I'll keep hammering you until you drop dead, I just can't stop.

"Never back down in the face of any hardship!"

That's exactly the line from the lyrics.

Netizens burst out laughing immediately.

"If you insist on saying it that way, then it is true that Ma Tieshan did not back down in the face of difficulties."

"How exactly did you turn it around?"

"I have a bad feeling!"

Later, Ma Tieshan successfully controlled desertification and was upgraded to a land-based administrative department.

The video shows Director Lu wearing an executive jacket.

Don't let hardships stop you from moving forward.

"Hang in there, and your own blueprint will come to you!"

In the scene, Lu Ting stands in front of a map in the billiard hall, giving instructions and pointing out the key points to the staff.

They're clearly talking about where to put the loan sharks in the city, but they're making it sound like they're doing urban planning.

When the scene changed again, Lu Ting killed Zhang Jianguo.

The chorus begins.

On one side of the screen, Lu Ting kills Zhang Jianguo with a knife, while on the other side, the assassin Awen stabs a policeman to death.

"I'm still the same boy I used to be~"

Once the singing started, a group of night owls couldn't resist any longer.

"This is utter garbage, yet strangely it makes sense!"

"With the granaries full, I advise you to leave the country as soon as possible, or the Ministry of Land and Resources will definitely prosecute you!"

"In court, Judge Lu: I want to sue Liangmancang. Judge: Please play the video once. Judge Lu: Forget it, I'm withdrawing the lawsuit."

"From assassin Awen to desertification control hero Ma Tieshan, and then to a military leader thanks to his achievements in desertification control, who can understand the hardships he has endured along the way?"

"Anyone who can connect these three videos must have something wrong with their head. I'm truly impressed."

After watching the video, netizens gave it a thumbs up, donated coins, and shared it.

I can't watch this awful video by myself.

The next morning, while brushing his teeth, Lu Ran saw the message that Li Quan had forwarded.

"Take a look at the video edited by Liang Mancang."

Lu Ran clicked on the video.

A little over three minutes later, the video was finished.

Lu Ran also fell silent.

This guy, Liang Mancang, is truly a genius for editing three completely unrelated films together with just one song!

This is also thanks to the fact that "The Beginning" hasn't aired yet.

Otherwise, if the grain granary were full, Xiao Heyun would definitely be cut out as well.

This kind of talent deserves recognition!

Lu Ran has indeed been considering holding a fan appreciation event recently.

This matter is indeed a bit too outrageous, and Lu Ran is still hesitant about whether to open it or not.

There is no precedent for this in the entertainment industry.

But today he made a decision: it must be held.

He had to see these extraordinary people among his fans.

After watching the video, Lu Ran shared it on Weibo.

"Comrade Liang Mancang's video editing is excellent. Please send me your address via private message. I have something to send you."

After posting on Weibo, Lu Ran sent a message to Li Quan.

"Brother Quan, we can start preparing for the fan appreciation event. Let's hold it before the Spring Festival. We'll cover all the expenses ourselves."

Li Quan replied quickly.

"The company doesn't have much money left in its account, and we still need to invest in Soldier Assault and Day and Night. We can't afford to spend this money recklessly."

A fan appreciation event definitely requires an offline activity, and covering all expenses would cost at least several hundred thousand yuan.

After all, there are venue fees, accommodation and meals for fans who come to the event.

The last fan representative conference was quite high-class, so the awards ceremony definitely can't be any less prestigious.

"Don't worry about spending it. Once it starts airing, you'll make a lot of money."

"alright."

Li Quan couldn't say anything, after all, Lu Ran was the boss.

What puzzled Li Quan was that Lu Ran had too much confidence in "The Beginning".

Although the company staff also thought "The Beginning" was good, after analysis, they felt that the show would only earn a maximum of ten or twenty million yuan.

There are no similar topics on the market for reference, and the topic is somewhat niche, which means that no one can predict the final data.

The estimate of ten to twenty million, pre-tax, is based on the popularity of Ning Sirou and Lu Ran, and the fact that the story itself is quite good.

Even if everyone splits a ten or twenty million share, there won't be much left.

They invested money to continue filming, but it was as if they hadn't invested any at all.

After Lu Ran shared the video of the full granary on Weibo, his fans saw it.

"The granaries are full; get ready to receive the court summons!"

"This video is outrageous, let me take another look."

"In a word, absolutely amazing!"

The video of "full granary" quickly became a trending topic on K-site.

"Has Director Lu ever considered covering the song 'Youth'?"

Fans also asked in the comments.

However, Lu Ran didn't have time to reply at the moment. He took his laptop and USB drive to find his tutor.

His mentor was a female teacher in her fifties named Duan Xiaoxia.

Duan Xiaoxia was a kind person who never got angry with her students. She started tutoring Lu Ran and his classmates in their major courses when they were juniors. In their senior year, Lu Ran was assigned to Duan Xiaoxia's class.

His graduation thesis proposal and final thesis were both completed under the guidance of Duan Xiaoxia.

Lu Ran was very confident in his thesis proposal.

This was the culmination of a long period of his hard work.

After meeting up with their roommates, the group headed to their advisor's office.

When Lu Ran and his group arrived, there were already several students in the office.

They simply greeted each other.

For these students, seeing Lu Ran every day had become routine, and there was nothing unusual about it.

When it was Lu Ran's turn, Duan Xiaoxia opened WeChat and received the file Lu Ran sent.

Lu Ran's research project is titled "Automatic Temperature Control of Beer Fermentation Tanks Using PLC".

Duan Xiaoxia squinted as she looked at it.

After watching for a while, Duan Xiaoxia sighed.

"Teacher Duan, what's wrong?" Lu Ran asked quickly.

Duan Xiaoxia said slowly, "You can all come and listen. Actually, the learning goals at the undergraduate level, including your current thesis proposal and graduation thesis or design, are not really about producing any results."

The important thing is to cultivate in you the habit of identifying problems, thinking about problems, and trying to solve them. When you enter the workforce, you will face many problems you don't know or understand; mastering this method will help you solve those problems.

The students nodded in agreement.

Duan Xiaoxia looked at Lu Ran: "Lu Ran, I have a suggestion for you. This topic is not suitable for you. Aren't you in the music field? You can try to see if you can combine automatic control with music. I think this type of topic is more suitable for you."

Lu Ran understood; he was being asked to go back and rewrite it.

Lu Ran was still not giving up.

"Teacher, what's wrong with me?"

Duan Xiaoxia said, "Your thesis proposal is beautifully written, full of ups and downs, and captivating. I thought it was a novel or a script, only to find out it was your thesis proposal."

Lu Ran was immediately embarrassed.

Cheng Dong, standing next to him, burst into unrestrained laughter.

It must be said that Ms. Duan Xiaoxia is quite perceptive.

Lu Ran has also been working on the script for "Day and Night" during this time.

"Cheng Dong, take a look at yours," Duan Xiaoxia said.

Cheng Dong confidently submitted his research proposal.

After a while, Duan Xiaoxia said, "He's not as good as Lu Ran."

Now it was Lu Ran's turn to laugh.

After returning home, Lu Ran began to ponder.

How can music be combined with automatic control?

He summarized that the requirements for the research proposal are the background of the chosen topic, the main research content and plan, and the expected goals.

If we're talking about developing applications, we need to see what the music industry needs right now.

You'll have to ask someone about that.

Lu Ran first asked a question in the Burning Studio group.

What aspects of the music industry do you think need to be automated right now?

In the group chat, everyone was asking questions.

[Li Quan: This topic is too high-level, you should switch to another group.]

Lu Ran changed his question.

"What do you think is still an area for improvement in the music industry?"

[Li Haorui: I really can't think of an answer to that.]

[Wang Jiayue: I think Director Lu still has a lot of room for improvement.]

[Zhao Long: Old Wang, what's wrong with you these days? You're so glib! What do you mean by "room for improvement"? Director Lu is just giving us the opportunity, which is why he's slowing down his progress.]

Zhao Long has been removed from the group chat.

Wang Jiayue has been removed from the group chat.

After asking around in the group without getting any information, Lu Ran decided to ask other people.

He opened Zhou Ruiyang's chat interface.

Zhou Ruiyang, who has been involved in the music industry for many years, must have a wealth of insights.

After Lu Ran finished asking his question, Zhou Ruiyang said, "Let me think about it."

After a while, Zhou Ruiyang replied.

"If you ask me what has improved, I do have one thing: wind instruments can't be played and sung at the same time. That's where wind instruments can't compare to string instruments. If people had two mouths, they could play and sing at the same time."

After listening, Lu Ran gave Zhou Ruiyang a thumbs up.

An old house where a treasure.

The senior colleague certainly has a lot of ideas.

Zhou Ruiyang: "Why are you asking this?"

Lu Ran: "I'm writing my graduation thesis."

Lu Ran thought for a moment, then activated the blank instrument card in the system and converted it into a suona skill card.

Lu Ran found the suona, an instrument that needs to be blown, very interesting. If he wanted to study how to control it automatically, he thought this instrument would be perfect.

Anyway, it's not a loss to convert it, and I can use it in the future.

Lu Ran asked Li Quan to buy him a suona (a traditional Chinese wind instrument), and then began to think about the research approach that Duan Xiaoxia had given him.

Online, the popularity of "Youth" continues, with even many niche media outlets joining in its dissemination.

After all, this song is indeed very positive.

However, netizens are still a little disappointed that Lu Ran has never covered this song.

Finally, a day later, Lu Ran updated a video on Douyin.

"I've recently been working on my graduation thesis topic: how to sing while playing a wind instrument. I've made a small but significant achievement, and I'd like to show it to everyone."

In the video, Lu Ran is holding a suona (a traditional Chinese wind instrument). A tube is connected to the suona's whistle, and a hair dryer is attached to the other end of the tube.

After clicking into the video, netizens were immediately confused.

After Lu Ran turned on the hair dryer, he pressed his hand on the sound hole of the suona.

The suona made a sound, playing the tune of "Youth," which wasn't very pleasant to listen to, but it was still clear.

After playing a section, at the end of the video, Lu Ran said earnestly, "This is the general idea for now. The subsequent research will be to optimize the entire process, add automatic control, and improve the entire design. I hope that in the future we can play complete pieces. This can solve the problem that wind instruments cannot be played and sung by singers at the same time."

For a moment, netizens fell silent.

“Director Lu, stop this research. I advise you to focus your energy on the right path. Your research direction is a bit unorthodox.”

"You've been tinkering with this all these past few days?"

"Who is Director Lu's mentor? Come out and put him in charge!"

(End of this chapter)