This celebrity is absolutely wicked.

Chapter 347 The Proud Youth

This song was originally the ending theme song for the second season of "That Rabbit".

Since it was a Youth Day gala, Lu Ran chose to sing this song at the gala.

With the preceding short film "That Rabbit" setting the stage, the audience's emotions were already in place.

"That bastard Lu Ran is out!"

"He still wants to sing? He dares to sing? I'll kill him!"

"It has to be Director Lu; there wouldn't be this much water anywhere else."

"Something's wrong with you up ahead."

When the scene switched to the stage, Lu Ran slowly began to speak.

In the beginning, I was just an innocent and crybaby.

"Ten years later, I finally understand that as long as you give it your all, failure doesn't matter."

As soon as Lu Ran opened his mouth, a youthful spirit shone through.

Ultimately, Lu Ran was just a 22-year-old senior college student.

That youthful spirit couldn't be hidden.

He didn't wear any fancy costumes, just a simple long-sleeved shirt and trousers.

In the live stream, clips of Na Tu, her current achievements, and Lu Ran's singing voice complemented each other.

Those people were teenagers back then!

Our nation was once a youth!
The next second, Lu Ran's voice was fully released.

Run, proud young man!

"A young heart holds unwavering conviction."

"Burn, proud blood!"

"I want to sing the victory song one more time!"

When Lu Ran sang those two lines, Hu Nengkai felt goosebumps all over his body.

On the live chat, many of Lu Ting's fans also mentioned a name.

"Lu Burning!"

The fans were amused.

"Indeed, the Lu Hall has been burning for a long time, it's burning too much."

"This song is so refreshing, it's really energizing."

"Keep it up, brothers!"

Later, Lu Ran even sang a rap.

In Lu Ran's previous songs, there were almost no rap parts.

Hu Nengkai was quite surprised when this segment came out.

"Lu Ting can rap, and he's not bad at it. His lyrics are different from those of other rappers."

There is rap in this world, but those rappers only responded with one sentence: they deserve to be underground.

They learned the bad aspects of rap culture but not the good ones.

Amid cheers from netizens, "Proud Youth" came to an end.

When the song ended, the screen showed several rabbits squatting on the ground, with a five-pointed star in the center of the ground.

The rabbit's voice rang out.

"Every rabbit dreams of becoming a great power."

In K Station's live stream room, netizens also started spamming this phrase.

Backstage, after Lu Ran left the stage, Li Quan handed him a water cup.

After taking a sip of water, Lu Ran went to change his clothes.

Attending these kinds of parties is now second nature to him.

I was a little nervous the first time I came, but the second time went much more smoothly.

The third and fourth times felt just like going home.

After finishing, Lu Ran called Wang Jiayue to go back to the hotel together.

On the way back, Lu Ran took out his phone to check the situation online.

The Youth Day Gala may not be as grand as other large-scale galas, but it is still organized by CCTV and its main target audience is young people, so it has a large audience.

Both songs, "Misplaced Time and Space" and "Proud Youth," have trended on social media.

The song's subsequent effects will certainly go beyond this.

"Did you notice that the song information for 'Proud Youth' says it's the ending theme song for the second season of 'That Rabbit'?"

"Does that mean season two is coming?"

"Toilet paper is ready, let's go!"

Liaoyuan Studio's official Weibo account also reposted the Weibo post with the stage video of "Proud Youth", announcing that "That Rabbit Season 2" is indeed ready.

This time, the sale of the broadcasting rights for "That Rabbit" proceeded as expected, and it will still be broadcast on video platforms across the entire internet.

These platforms are all desperately waiting to be fed.

After the Youth Day gala ended, the video clip from "That Rabbit" that was played during the gala also became a trending topic.

This letter, written by a rabbit from the past to its present-day friends, truly touches the heart.

Tonight, Xu Gaomin is still in a state of utter chaos.

He didn't dare check the box office figures or go online all day.

To be honest, he doesn't care if a lot of people criticize his movie.

They're all veteran directors; they have the mental fortitude to handle this.

Some movies get more viewers the more they're criticized.

The only thing that hurts him most is when the box office is losing money.

After filming "Snow Blade and Furious Tiger", Xu Gaomin and an actress chatted about the script in a room for a while.

After their conversation, the actress returned to her room, leaving Xu Gaomin alone there smoking.

Xu Gaomin took out his phone, hesitated for a moment, and then decided to go online to check.

"Logically, Lu Ran's popularity should have dropped by today, right?" If the hype surrounding "A Man of Both Literary and Martial Arts" has died down, he'll have to start buying online trolls to boost positive reviews, hoping to salvage as much as possible.

With this in mind, Xu Gaomin clicked on Weibo.

As soon as he opened the trending topics list, he saw a topic.

#This is no better than the nameless river.

Xu Gaomin's face darkened.

"Another negative trending topic. Who bought me negative articles again? I don't believe anyone's film is better than mine."

Xu Gaomin clicked on it.

"The short video 'That Rabbit' on tonight's Youth Day gala was like a tearjerker. In just a few seconds, one character fired at me while another shared an apple, perfectly capturing the bravery, fearlessness, and selfless dedication of our soldiers. Isn't that better than Wumingchuan?"

Xu Gaomin clicked into the video and quickly finished watching it.

The video also included a clip of Lu Ran singing at the end.

Adding this song completes the video.

"It's Lu Ran again!"

In the comments section of Weibo, netizens called for a boycott of "Nameless River" and urged people not to watch it.

The veins on Xu Gaomin's forehead were bulging.

"These netizens don't understand movies at all! The film market has been ruined by audiences like you!"

The next day, the box office figures for "Nameless River," which had been showing for four days, came out, showing only 20 million yuan left.

Even if the box office recovers by the weekend, it certainly won't recoup the costs.

The film alone cost a considerable amount in actor salaries.

Xu Gaomin used his connections to secure a lot of investment for this film, but now it's all gone.

Lu Ran went to Liaoyuan Studio as soon as he returned from Beijing.

After setting the air date for the second season of "That Rabbit", he officially announced it online.

Last night's "That Rabbit" short film went viral online. "That Rabbit" doesn't need any pre-release promotion; it's already hot enough.

This weekend, four episodes of the second season of "That Rabbit" were released all at once.

The netizens' reactions were also quite strong.

After all, it has been more than four months since I last watched "That Rabbit".

After arranging things for "That Rabbit", Lu Ran received a call from Liu Dayong.

"Hey, Mr. Dou from the Red Star Art and Culture Center is coming to visit the set. Are you coming?"

Upon hearing the news of the set visit, and recalling what Gao Yuhui had told him a few days earlier, Lu Ran thought of the list of support projects.

There is clearly still a chance.

For "Soldiers Sortie", this support list is neither necessary nor unnecessary at this point.

The popularity of "Li Yannian, a man of both literary and martial talents" can also be used to promote "Soldiers Sortie".

Whether or not to take it is one thing, but letting Xu Gaomin take it is another.

Some of you old folks shouldn't waste resources.

Especially the veterans in the arts and culture circles.

"Okay, when did this happen? I'll go check."

"Tomorrow."

"it is good."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Ran went to Shen Fupo's office.

As soon as he entered the door, Mrs. Shen's eyes lit up.

She quickly ran to the door, locked the office door from the inside, and drew the curtains.

This type of double-layered curtain has a blackout layer inside, so when it's drawn, no light from outside can get in.

Lu Ran suddenly felt a little nervous.

"Qingyi, what are you doing?"

The wealthy woman walked up to the light switch: "I'll show you something."

She stretched out her finger and pressed the switch.

Suddenly, the entire office was plunged into darkness.

Lu Ran could only hear the clattering sound of Shen Qingyi's high heels on the ground.

The sound was getting closer and closer to him.

At that moment, a green light shone, illuminating Shen Qingyi and his face.
Holding a luminous watch in her hand, Mrs. Shen said happily, "Isn't this watch nice? Look at the glowing effect."

Lu Ran remained silent for a few seconds, then breathed a sigh of relief, though with a slight sense of regret.

"It's not bad. Actually, you could have told me in advance next time you wanted to see this. I thought you were up to something."

The wealthy woman looked at Lu Ran suspiciously, then took Lu Ran's hand and put the watch on his wrist.

"It's yours, no need to thank me."

"Why don't you turn on the light first?"

With the clatter of high heels, Mrs. Shen turned the lights back on.

Lu Ran asked, "How are the preparations for Xinghuo Film and Television Company going?"

Mrs. Shen: "It's all done."

Xinghuo Film and Television Company is the third company that Lu Ran has opened.

From now on, we will handle all film and television production business with this company.

The film and television production teams he trained all signed contracts with this company.

If you want the film and television industry to become industrialized, at the very least, you need to make the companies legitimate first.

After chatting with Shen Qingyi about company matters, Shen Qingyi reminded her, "Don't forget you still have your graduation thesis to write. Don't go out unnecessarily during this time; we'll talk about it after the defense."

Lu Ran nodded: "It'll be finished soon, and I can show it to you then."

Shen Qingyi nodded: "Zhao Long and the others invited you to visit the Earth Trainees. It'll be sometime between the end of May and the beginning of June. Are you going?"

Lu Ran estimated that by now his thesis defense would be almost over, and he could go out and have some fun.

(End of this chapter)