This celebrity is absolutely wicked.

Chapter 360 This is the inside story of the Huaqu Awards!
As the first singer signed to Burning Studio, Li Haorui has thought this through after undergoing ideological training.

They're all from Burning Studio now, already labeled as Lu Ran. Do they want to sit on the fence and stay out of it?
What are you thinking?

If Lu Ran is truly suppressed, their group won't fare any better.

We might as well fight to the bitter end with Lu Ran.

Hit a punch to avoid a hundred punches.

Furthermore, given Lu Ran's character, he would be willing to go through fire and water for her.

Lu Ran nodded.

The others also continued reading the script.

After reading it, Wang Jiayue handed the script to the others and looked at Lu Ran, saying, "It's really well written. Being cultured makes all the difference."

This is an insult that doesn't even use swear words.

Wang Jiayue also noticed Lu Ran's attitude, and she followed suit.

Then, Qin Yue laughed and said, "It's my first time doing something like this, so I'm a little nervous."

Zhao Long laughed heartily: "What's there to be nervous about? This looks exciting! Let's film it, let's film it right away!"

The members of Burning Studio almost unhesitatingly chose to continue filming.

Among the trainees from DaDi, some young people who signed with ChangAn Entertainment are still hesitant.

These people are in their early twenties and don't have much social experience, while some of them know about the entertainment industry.

I was stunned after reading the script.

Lu Ran is so cool.

Is this really something that can be done?
This video has offended quite a few people.

It's actually normal to have this kind of thought.

After everyone had finished watching, Lu Ran asked again, "Now, if anyone doesn't want to participate in the filming, they can withdraw without any consequences. This is my promise, Lu Ran."

No one believes what others say, but everyone believes what Lu Ran says.

That's Lu Ran's reputation.

Some of the farmers seemed hesitant, as if they wanted to quit.

Before they could speak, Li Haorui immediately said, "The Huaqu Awards have accumulated deep resentment over the years. Not only do we hate them, but the audience hates them too, and many singers in the entertainment industry hate them as well. There's no use in running away. We might as well just have a showdown with the Huaqu Awards. At worst, we won't get any awards in the future. Anyway, Lu Ran will be there to hold up the sky if it falls. Peace is achieved through struggle, and peace will survive. Peace is achieved through compromise, and peace will perish."

If I win an award, I can make some money that goes against my conscience.

If we don't win the award, there's actually no loss.

Reminded by Li Haorui, the trainees who were somewhat scared suddenly understood the key point.

"I'm actually scared? What am I scared of? I work for Chang'an Entertainment. Does that mean I won't be targeted if I quit?"

"Yeah, with Lu Ran around, what's there to be afraid of? If I really quit, how will I get along in the company? Will I even have the nerve to ask the boss for resources?"

After thinking it through, everyone's resolve became even stronger.

Lu Ran looked at Li Haorui.

Brother Shen has taken on the air of an instructor.

I've been studying a lot of ideological theories lately.

As expected of the first artist signed by Burning Studio, he has set a good example.

Zhao Long said nonchalantly, "What are you all afraid of? Have you forgotten that we still have more than 100 acres of land? We've also registered an agricultural company. At worst, I'll quit the entertainment industry and focus on agriculture."

"Lu Ran, don't waste time. I think we need quite a few actors to film this video. I'll go and bring the villagers over for you."

Peng Zhuoran: "I'll go choose the chicken."

"Then I'll go prepare the props!"

"I'll handle the logistics."

Everyone began to organize themselves spontaneously.

Lu Ran also considered it for a moment.

This video really needs to have a few villagers as extras.

As for the other equipment, we borrowed it directly from the production team of "The Earth Trainees".

Lu Ran: "Okay, let's get it done and start filming tonight!"

A group of people immediately sprang into action.

Several shots were filmed at night, and a few more were filmed the next day. With the assistance of the local village committee and the director team, the video was successfully filmed, and the editing work began that afternoon.

Lu Ran used two stamina recovery cards and finished editing the "Chicken King Competition" video overnight.

The controversy surrounding the Chinese Music Awards is far from over online.

Or perhaps the Huaqu Awards didn't want this controversy to end.

The current public opinion is evenly matched, and if netizens continue to argue, it will actually benefit the Huaqu Awards.

All this buzz is traffic.

On Weibo, many people who enjoy gossip often search for Lu Ran to see if he has any new updates.

Unfortunately, Lu Ran didn't make a move at all.

However, news came from the "Earth Trainee" team.

"The live streams of the trainees from Dadi have been shortened these past few days, and it's said that they've all been helping Lu Ran film videos."

"Why are you filming a video? Do you really need so many people?"

"Could it be the response video that Lu Ran mentioned?"

Finally, at 10:00 AM sharp, Lu Ran updated a Weibo post.

The Weibo post reads: "I filmed a short video with my friends called 'Chicken King Competition' to see which chicken can win the title of Chicken King!"
The video is displayed below.

As soon as Lu Ran posted on Weibo, Li Haorui, Wang Jiayue, and others also reposted it on Weibo.

Subsequently, Burning Studio and the official Weibo accounts of Earth Trainees also reposted it.

This has now been seen by many netizens.

"What Chicken King Competition? Is this Director Lu's response?"

"What does this have to do with the Chinese Music Awards?"

"How could the Chicken King Competition have anything to do with the Chinese Music Awards? We were stood up by Lu Ran."

Despite saying that, netizens still clicked on the video and prepared to watch it.

The video started playing. It was fairly complete, with an intro, though it looked rather rudimentary.

The opening credits displayed the title "Chicken King Competition," with a line below stating, "This story is purely fictional. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental."

The scene then shifts to a room.

Several people were chatting, including Lu Ran, Wang Jiayue, and Li Haorui.

Lu Ran continued telling the story at length.

As the group chatted, Lu Ran's identity was revealed.

Lu Ran plays a character named Mr. Hua, who has planned a series of competitions, such as the Duck King Competition and the Singing King Competition.

At that moment, Peng Zhuoran ran in.

During their conversation, the matter was clarified.

Peng Zhuoran raised more than 300 chickens. Now that the chickens have grown up, they are ready to be sold, but they can't be sold because no one in the market wants them.

So Peng Zhuoran went to Mr. Hua and asked him to come up with a solution.

"Yes, let's hold a Chicken King Competition!"

Mr. Hua began to explain to everyone.

"What I mean is that we should think of a way to fool all the people in our town into buying Lao Peng's chickens."

"So you're telling people to buy it and they'll just buy it?"

"Of course. If you want to participate in the competition, you first need to buy one of Lao Peng's chickens. After the competition, if you win, you'll get a generous prize, and if you lose, you'll still get a chicken. It's not a bad deal."

Li Haorui, representing the chicken farming association, said, "Cockfighting is illegal."

Mr. Hua: "Who said we should have cockfighting? We can hold a beauty contest for chickens, based on their plumage, physique, demeanor, and singing voice."

"A singing voice?" the group asked in confusion.

"It's a crowing contest to choose the best one."

Qin Yue: "How about crowning him Chicken King?"

At first, viewers didn't quite understand what was going on, but fortunately, the plot moved very quickly, and by this point, some viewers had already realized the problem.

"Is this 'Chicken King Competition' referring to the Huaqu Awards?"

"Mr. Hua is the Huaqu Award."

"What is Director Lu planning to do?"

Subsequently, Mr. Hua secured the planning rights for the Chicken King Competition and oversaw the entire event.

The first thing to do was to secure sponsorship.

When daytime came, Mr. Hua sat arrogantly in the courtyard.

Qin Yue was the first to run over carrying a bunch of instant noodles.

"This is instant noodles provided by the small shop at the east end of the village. Make a note of it."

Mr. Hua looked disgusted: "Take it back and tell him that this is a competition, not children's play, and then disappear."

Then Zhao Long came over.

"Director Guo from the veterinary hospital asked me to ask you if 100 jin of chicken feed is enough, and it's all the best."

Mr. Hua said calmly, "That's enough, but there can only be one thank you. If you want to put up an advertising board on site, you'll have to add at least 200 pounds and make it disappear immediately."

Another person approached.

"The clothing store owner, Mr. Jiang, asked if he could be the exclusive sponsor."

Mr. Hua: "It depends on how much money he offers. If it's less than 200,000, don't even think about it. He'll disappear immediately."

"Mr. Liu, the owner of the town's supermarket, asked me to ask you how much the exclusive naming rights cost?"

"Let him discuss with Boss Jiang that whoever offers the highest price will get the naming rights, and they should disappear from my sight immediately."

Netizens seemed to think this was normal.

After all, when it comes to advertising, the more money you pay, the better the placement.

Later, Li Haorui, representing the chicken farming association, also brought the president's handwritten nomination.

"The golden rooster crows at dawn, its song astonishing all."

When the Chicken King Competition opened for registration, a group of villagers flocked to buy chickens to participate.

The scene shifts again, showing a group of people sitting together at night.

Mr. Hua exclaimed excitedly: "It's incredible! More than 300 chickens were sold out in less than an hour!"

Not only did the chickens sell out, but the price even went up on the black market.

Wang Jiayue also wanted to participate, but she didn't buy a chicken.

Peng Zhuoran gave one of the chickens he had kept to Wang Jiayue.

This chicken is Peng Zhuoran's favorite chicken, and he always holds it in his arms.

Peng Zhuoran only wants to see this chicken compete.

Wang Jiayue asked, "Then why don't you participate in the competition?"

Mr. Hua: "The rules of the competition state that he is a chicken seller and is not eligible to participate."

Wang Jiayue was relieved: "Then I'll hold it for now, and when it wins, we'll split it 50/50."

Mr. Hua said calmly, "I'll say a few words while I'm at it. The competition starts tomorrow, so you should tell the organizers what you have to say so we don't end up shirking responsibility."

As soon as he finished speaking, one person after another came up to Mr. Hua.

"I asked the shop owner to look after his chicken for me."

Qin Yue asked, "The chickens are at their house, how are we going to take care of them?"

Mr. Hua waved his hand: "Don't worry about it, I know what I'm doing."

Then, another person came up to offer assistance; they were all people who had sponsored them before.

Mr. Hua: "Don't worry, as long as you've sponsored us, no matter how much, our brothers know how much we've done."

When this statement was made, netizens immediately thought of the various news about the Chinese Music Awards that had been circulating online recently.

In an instant, netizens watching the video were all dumbfounded.

"Director Lu is about to flip the table! This is the shady dealings behind the Huaqu Awards!"

(End of this chapter)