The younger generation, starting from where the wind blows...

Chapter 245 Xu Hongdou: Bah, you filthy scoundrel!
Yang Muye walked behind Xu Hongdou and asked her to open the photo.

In the wrap-up photo, Cheng Feng and Wu Di stand in the center holding flowers, flanked by Zhang Kai (the "plastic brothers") and Guan Zhenlei and Lu Xiaobei (the "loser" guys).

The others were all crew members.

Director Hao Yi and screenwriter Gu Xiaobai, with their arms around each other's shoulders, squatted in the front row.

Looking around the entire film crew, not a single woman could be seen.

No, there's one!
The chubby girl who played Wu Di's wife in the movie.

Yang Muyi almost didn't recognize the person standing on the far right of the group photo.

Xu Hongdou turned her head away from the computer screen:

"Isn't Nan Sun the female lead in this movie? I haven't seen her."

"Her scenes were all filmed in one go, and she had already left the crew."

As he spoke, Yang Muyi leaned down, as if he wanted to steal a kiss from Xu Hongdou.

Startled, Xu Hongdou raised her hand to cover her face and dodged to the side.

As a result, Yang Muye simply bent down to type a reply to the message.

"Your film crew is really 'plain'!"

After typing a line of text, I pressed Enter.

After finishing, he straightened up and looked at Xu Hongdou with a half-smile.

"What are you hiding from?"

Xu Hongdou glared at Yang Muye in annoyance.

"Next time you need to type, just let me know in advance and I'll give you my seat."

Yang Muye shrugged with a regretful expression.

"I thought you would say, 'I don't need to do it, you type it for me.'"

"You think beautiful!"

Yang Muye glanced at the hairdryer indifferently, then said to himself in the mirror with a touch of self-admiration, "Of course! We have to live up to this face, right?"

Puff!

Xu Hongdou covered her mouth and laughed.

This is the advertising slogan for Dabao SOD Honey. I remember it vividly from watching TV when I was a child, except that Yang Muyi modified it a bit.

"Drip drip!"

A notification sound for a new message rang.

Yang Muyi continued blow-drying his hair in front of the mirror, asking without turning his head, "Yours or mine?"

Xu Hongdou glanced at the computer screen.

"Your Mr. Nice Guy replied that he hadn't been near any women for a full two weeks in order to film this movie well."

Hearing this from Hao Yi alone, Yang Muye certainly wouldn't believe it.

After all, he's the kind of person who wouldn't even spare Avatar.

However, during the filming of the movie, Gu Xiaobai would often go to the film set whenever he had free time.

According to the information Gu Xiaobai provided, Hao Yi has indeed been quite restrained lately.

It's not that Hao Yi has finally turned over a new leaf, nor that he's had enough fun; it's mainly that he now has greater hopes.

Yang Muye had promised that if the online release of "Old Boys" met expectations, he would bring back the original cast and crew to invest in and produce a proper theatrical film.

Hao Yi once experienced the joy of being a film director, and now he dreams of returning to that industry.

You have to perform well during the filming of "Old Boys"

Just as Xu Hongdou was about to ask Yang Muye how to reply, Hao Yi sent another message.

"Mr. Yang, I'd like to discuss something with you."

After Xu Hongdou relayed the message, Yang Muye replied while looking in the mirror:

"What did you ask him about?"

After Xu Hongdou typed a reply, Hao Yi sent her a compressed file.

It's not big, only about 10MB.

Just as Xu Hongdou was about to ask Yang Muye if he wanted to accept the offer, Hao Yi sent another text message explaining the situation.

"Didn't Mr. Yang ask me about Geng Hao when we last met? This is the title track of Geng Hao's new album, and I got it from him in advance."

Xu Hongdou relayed the original text to Yang Muye while clicking "receive".

After the documents were received, Yang Muye's hair was dried.

Xu Hongdou took the initiative to stand up from in front of the computer.

"I've already unzipped the file for you, and it's on your desktop."

Seeing that Xu Hongdou was about to leave, Yang Muye called her back.

Have you ever heard Geng Hao's songs before?

Xu Hongdou shook her head.

"Then why don't you stay and listen together?"

Yang Muyi walked to the computer, sat down, hovered the mouse over the MP3 file, and clicked play.

Accompanied by a clean guitar intro, a slightly hoarse and deep voice rang out.

"Are you not satisfied with your life?"

"I haven't laughed in a long time, and I don't know why."

"Since you're unhappy and don't like it here."

"Why not head west?"

"Let's go to Dali."

Upon hearing this, Xu Hongdou subconsciously looked at Yang Muye, who was sitting in front of the computer.

Hesitant to speak.

The singing continued.

"The journey was a bit bumpy."

"The air is a bit thin."

The more expansive the scenery, the lonelier I feel.

"I don't know who is waiting there."

"I don't know what the future holds."

The lyrics and melody are not complicated, but they are very evocative.

As Xu Hongdou listened, it felt as if she were on her way to Dali, watching the scenery rushing past through the car window.

"Everyone has dust on their head."

"Who doesn't have teeth marks on their shoulders?"

"Perhaps love is waiting by Erhai Lake."

"Perhaps the story is unfolding."

……

"Pick up the courage that time has crushed."

"Let your feet be covered in fragrant mud."

The song ended, its lingering melody still echoing.

After a silence of about two or three minutes, Xu Hongdou spoke first.

"This song is really nice, did you write it?"

Yang Muye shrugged.

"This time it really isn't."

Seeing the doubt on Xu Hongdou's face, Yang Muye took off his shirt without saying a word.

Xu Hongdou immediately covered her eyes with her hands and cried out in a trembling voice:

"What are you doing!"

Liu Wenjing and Xu Sanduo, who were in the living room, rushed over upon hearing the noise and were stunned by what they saw in the bedroom.

Yang Muye stood shirtless in front of the desk, while Xu Hongdou stood by the bed with a flushed face, raising her hand to cover her eyes.

It must be said that Yang Muye's well-defined upper body muscles, his standard inverted triangle body with a wasp waist and a bear back, and his clearly visible eight-pack abs are visually striking.

After a two-second pause, Liu Wenjing immediately turned her face to the side and closed her eyes tightly.

Her fair face turned red at a visible speed.

Xu Sanduo, on the contrary, took a few more glances.

Yang Muye's muscles are quite ordinary among Xu Sanduo's former comrades; at most, they are just better shaped and sculpted.

However, Xu Sanduo knew that it was all show and no substance, and it was of no use.

Seeing that nothing unexpected had happened in the room, Xu Sanduo turned and left. Liu Wenjing followed suit and ran away.

Yang Muye coughed softly, reminding Xu Hongdou.

The person is gone; you can take your hand down now.

Xu Hongdou opened her fingers a crack, then immediately closed them again in fright.

"Put your clothes on quickly, or I'm leaving."

"So what? Haven't you ever met a man at the beach or swimming pool?"

"Put it on right away!"

Xu Hongdou said angrily.

Her cheeks were burning so hot they were almost burning her ears.

Swimming is swimming, why are you taking off your clothes in the bedroom?
Do you have a swimming pool here?

Yang Muye had no choice but to do as he was told.

Xu Hongdou peeked through her fingers to make sure Yang Muye had put his clothes on, and then put her hand down from in front of her.

Just as I was about to leave, Yang Muye's voice came from behind me.

"Sanduo and Wenjing were both at the door and saw everything. Are you sure you want to go out now?"

Xu Hongdou suddenly stopped and turned around to glare angrily at Yang Muye.

What a mess you've made!
Yang Muye pulled at his collar, exposing both shoulders one by one.

"Don't overthink it. I didn't mean to take my clothes off and show off my body in front of you. I just wanted to prove to you that I don't have any teeth marks on my shoulders. This song really has nothing to do with me."

Xu Hongdou was speechless for a moment.

Why did you have to take off your clothes right away when you were just showing your shoulders like this?

Stinking rogue!
"Drip drip!"

The notification sound for a new message rang again.

Hao Yi guessed that Yang Muyi had probably finished listening to the song by now and sent another message to ask how he thought it was.

Yang Muye sat back down at his computer and typed a reply:

"It's alright, it sounds quite soothing."

Hao Yi replied immediately:
"Mr. Yang, here's the thing: Geng Hao actually paid for his new album himself. He poured all his savings into it for his musical dream. Now the record company is only willing to release the album, but they won't spend a penny on promotion. He had no other choice, so Geng Hao came to me."

"Isn't there a singing competition at the end of 'Old Boys'? Like that 'The Voice of China'? I want Geng Hao to play a contestant and sing 'Go to Dali' on stage, so that our movie can help promote his new album."

This advertising idea wasn't Hao Yi's own creation; the movie's plot already included performances by other contestants.

The scenes involving the other contestants in the previous film, "Old Boys," were not shown in detail; Yang Muye added them himself.

He arranged for an ordinary-looking guy to go on stage and sing "The Most Dazzling Ethnic Style".

The goal is also to promote the song.

The theme songs of "The Most Dazzling Ethnic Trend" and "Old Boy" are completely different styles and do not affect each other.

Now, Hao Yi recommends Geng Hao's song "Go to Dali," which has a different style from the two songs mentioned above.

Adding it in is also acceptable.

It's simply a matter of extending the movie's runtime.

Even Yang Muyi suspected that Hao Yi had already taken the initiative and filmed the footage of Geng Hao's performance on stage.

All that's needed is Yang Muye's approval before it can be included in the main footage.

In front of the computer, Yang Muye typed a reply:
"Did Geng Hao write both the lyrics and music for this song himself? Who owns the copyright?"

"He wrote all the songs on the album himself, and he owns the copyrights," Hao Yi immediately replied.

"Fine, then I won't take advantage of him. One hundred thousand, no questions asked!"

Upon seeing Yang Muye's reply, Hao Yi instinctively froze.

Geng Hao used all his money to self-fund his album. Even if he sold himself, he still couldn't afford the 100,000 yuan advertising placement fee!
Unfortunately, Hao Yi couldn't say that Yang Muye's price was unreasonable.

Because of another product placement in the movie – the red can of Wanglaoji herbal tea.

The other party actually paid 100 million yuan to become the exclusive title sponsor of the "The Voice of China" singing competition in the film.

This means the movie has already recouped its costs even before its release.

Of course, Wanglaoji wasn't stupid either; the two sides signed a betting agreement.

The number of views for "Old Boys" must exceed 5000 million after its release, otherwise the film will have to compensate advertisers for their losses.

The total screen time of the red-canned Wanglaoji herbal tea in the film is less than ten seconds.

In contrast, Geng Hao's segment singing "Go to Dali" is over forty seconds long.

The duration is ten times that of Wanglaoji's footage.

Yang Muyi was already being very generous by only charging Geng Hao one-tenth of the advertising placement fee from Wanglaoji.

The problem now is that Geng Hao really can't come up with 100,000 yuan.

Hao Yi is the same.

He used all his money for foot massages and helping impoverished women.

"Mr. Yang, Mr. Geng Hao is a bit short on cash. Do you think we could reduce the amount or offer to pay in installments?"

Yang Muye immediately replied:
"How much less, and how many installments?"

When Hao Yi saw this, he really wanted to slap himself on the spot.

I shouldn't have said that unnecessary thing.

Now we have no choice but to go down this dark path.

“Actually, installment payments are fine. Once Geng Hao’s new album sells, I’ll pay him right away. I can act as his guarantor.”

As soon as Hao Yi sent the message, Yang Muyi immediately replied with a string of exclamation marks.

Hao Yi thought Yang Muyi was upset that the payment was too late, and he was thinking that he could borrow tens of thousands of yuan from Gu Xiaobai to help Geng Hao pay part of the bill.

At this moment, Yang Muye sent another message.

"Are you mistaken? The 100,000 yuan I mentioned was for the copyright of the song 'Go to Dali,' and Geng Hao can retain the original singer's rights."

In other words, as long as Geng Hao took the money...

The song "Go to Dali" is by Yang Muye, except for the one by Geng Hao.

Geng Hao can sing it himself without any problem, but if others want to cover it, they have to buy authorization from Yang Muye.

Hao Yi was stunned after reading it.

Realizing what had happened, I rubbed my eyes hard to make sure I wasn't seeing things.

Not only do they not want Geng Hao to pay, but they also want to give Geng Hao money?

Given Geng Hao's current financial situation, he would agree to accept even 50,000 yuan, let alone 100,000 yuan.

Wouldn't it be great to keep the remaining 50,000 as a kickback?
Of course, as soon as the thought popped into his head, Hao Yi forcibly banished it from his mind.

It's inhumane for Geng Hao to be taking kickbacks when he's already in such a miserable state.

Fifty thousand yuan is a small matter; it would be a huge loss if Yang Muyi found out.

That kid Geng Hao is really lucky. Once he gets the money, he'll definitely make him treat me to a sauna and foot massage all-inclusive service.

Once isn't enough; at least three times.

"Mr. Yang, I'm sorry, I misunderstood!"

"Don't worry, Geng Hao and I are good buddies. I've agreed to this for him. If he dares not sell for 100,000 yuan, I'll slap him across the face twice!"

Hao Yi sent two messages in one go.

After reading it, Yang Muye replied with a "good" and then casually closed the chat window with Mr. Nice Guy.

"Xu Hongdou, I've finished talking. Do you still want to continue?"

"No need, just help me download QQ."

After saying that, Xu Hongdou ran away from the room as if she were fleeing.

Yang Muye was about to close Xu Hongdou's QQ account.

"Drip drip!"

Xu Hongmi sent a new message.

Xu Hongdou just minimized the chat window; she didn't close it.

"Xu Hongdou!"

Yang Muye called out to the living room, but there was no response.

Yang Muye didn't read the message Xu Hongmi sent and immediately logged out of Xu Hongdou's QQ account.

Yang Muye then opened his QQ, found Xu Hongmi in his friend list, and sent her a message.

"Sister Hongmi, Xu Hongdou's QQ is logged into my computer. Do you need to talk to her?"

　Hao Yi (Xu Zheng) and Geng Hao (Huang Bo) – from the movie "Breakup Buddies"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)