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Chapter 167 Kindness and Warmth

Tian Xiwei opened her phone and quickly flipped through the beginning of the script.

When she learned that "Today You're Marrying Me" was a love song duet to be sung at Zhang Dongsheng and Xu Jing's wedding, she gained a new understanding of the entire script.

Tian Xiwei was deeply impressed by the book's ingenious layout, delicate emotions, and overall framework.

It's no exaggeration to say that none of the many scripts she's taken on in the past few years have been as good as the one Li Shen wrote in one night!

She looked up and gazed at Li Shen, her big eyes sparkling.

"Have you seen enough? If so, tell us your thoughts."

"The sweet wedding, the touching love song, and the hidden dangers of the marriage and Zhang Dongsheng's inferiority complex form a strong contrast, which increases the depth of the characters and the tension of the plot!"

The wedding ceremony marked the beginning of Zhang Dongsheng's gradual descent into darkness. Are you trying to make this a memorable scene in the very first act of a stage play?

Li Shen nodded.

The biggest difference between stage plays and web series is that stage plays are limited in length!

Web series can tell a story slowly.

But a stage play is only 20 minutes long, so the plot must be tight and the narrative must be concise. Every minute, every shot...

Every head must have meaning.

To ensure that the dozen or so actors all had outstanding performances in those 20 minutes, Li Shen made many adaptations to the original play and made significant adjustments to the story structure.

Only in this way can it be more suitable for stage performances.

However, if "The Hidden Corner" is adapted into a web series in the future, Li Shen will most likely not make too many changes to the original series.

The fact that the plot of the stage play and the later web series differs has another advantage: it keeps the content of the future web series fresh!

Li Shen considered many issues while writing the script.

While others take things one step at a time, Li Shen always plans ten steps ahead and considers the overall situation.

He also thought a lot about the song "Today You're Marrying Me".

Initially, he wanted to write Jolin and DT in the lyrics as Xu Jing and Zhang Dongsheng, and he originally wanted the song to be written by the character Xu Jing.

The advantage of this design is that after the song "Today You're Going to Marry Me" is released, netizens will be curious about who Zhang Dongsheng and Xu Jing are.

Based on past experience, this song is sure to become a hit within three days of its release.

The moment this mystery is revealed during the stage performance will surely surprise and elicit a strong reaction from the audience.

As a result, the moment the stage play opened, the topic of "The Hidden Corner" exploded!

The entire stage play has a higher chance of becoming a hit!

However, the thought flashed through Li Shen's mind!

He abandoned the idea of ​​replacing Jolin and DT with Xu Jing and Zhang Dongsheng.

The reason is simple: he didn't want to upset some viewers, especially newlyweds.

At these recent wedding ceremonies, if any newlyweds sang this song together, they would be all sweet and happy, only to discover later that the lyrics mention Zhang Dongsheng and Xu Jing, and that Zhang Dongsheng killed Xu Jing.

Li Shen could not allow his work to ruin the happy weddings of couples.

Therefore, he abandoned the song design that would have been more conducive to stage plays.

Public figures must have a necessary sense of social responsibility.

Li Shen not only abandoned his plan to rewrite "Jolin" and "DT", but also deleted the setting that "Today You're Going to Marry Me" was written by Xu Jing.

Li Shen picked up his phone and posted a simple Weibo message: "Wishing my friends DT and Jolin eternal happiness — wedding banquet tomorrow."

Unable to attend, I'm sending you "Today You're Marrying Me" as a gift!

Tian Xiwei asked in surprise, "You really have a friend named DT, Jolin?"

Li Shen laughed and said, "Of course not!"

"Oh! So you want to separate this song from the character of Zhang Dongsheng as much as possible?"

"clever."

If Li Shen hadn't posted this on Weibo, netizens would easily have associated the song with Zhang Dongsheng.

After this Weibo post was published, the song naturally became associated with other people.

In this way, "Today You're Going to Marry Me" becomes even more independent of "The Hidden Corner".

A white lie—this is Li Shen's way of showing gentleness and kindness to the world.

In the original series, the real underworld song is the children's song "Little White Boat," which serves as background music for death and adds to the horror elements.

In its previous life, "The Hidden Corner" turned "Little White Boat" into a terrifying nursery rhyme with the power of a single drama.

The line from the children's song, "Floating, floating, floating towards the Western Paradise," sent chills down the spines of the audience.

Whenever this song appears, it's usually accompanied by a murder case or a high-energy plot.

In the stage play, Li Shen does not intend to write "Little White Boat," but rather another classic children's song.

This children's song, along with "Shall we go hiking together?", will become a horror element in the stage play version!

"Tian Xiwei, practice another children's song."

"Huh? A children's song? Is it also being released in the next couple of days?"

Li Shen shook his head: "This children's song is a secret until the stage performance."

Li Shen is responsible for all aspects of this stage play, including acting, directing, writing, and music!

Let our competitors experience what it means to completely crush them!

As expected, the song "Today You're Marrying Me" will become a hit tonight!

Other singers release new songs by making various appearances, buying trending topics, and climbing the charts, but even after all that, the song might still flop.

And this song, "Today You're Going to Marry Me," became an overnight sensation, witnessed by millions of viewers!

This song is romantic and touching, catchy, and both ceremonial and joyful—it's the perfect match for a wedding!

That night, clips of the song went viral on major short video platforms.

Many couples who are about to get married have decided to change their songs at the last minute!

morning.

Li Shen, Tian Xiwei, and others walked towards the official car outside the courtyard.

Liu Qing said happily, "Teacher Li! Last night's program set a new record for live variety shows this year!!!"

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Li Shen looked at her: "Director Liu, why are you so excited?"

"Because I never expected it! I never dreamed that this show would become so popular because of this song!"

Li Shen smiled.

He recalled a derogatory saying: "The affairs of actors are known to all."

Ordinary people are just too gossipy!

Even if a second-tier celebrity's relationship falls apart, the entire internet will dig into it.

The group boarded a car and headed to the film and television base.

Zhang Ruonan exclaimed with delight, "There's a short video of a wedding where a couple sang 'Today You're Marrying Me'!"

Everyone on the bus instantly became interested.

"This song became popular so quickly!"

"Forward this to me quickly, I want to see it."

Li Shen also opened Zhang Ruonan's link.

Since there was no instrumental version of "Today You're Marrying Me," the newlyweds had to mute Li Shen and Tian Xiwei's voices using software.

Accompanied by a simple piano piece, the newlyweds joyfully sang, "Liu Yan in the house!"

"Wang Wei in the house!"

The wedding was filled with joy!

This wedding video is the first wedding video on Weibo to use the song "Today You're Marrying Me".

So once it was released, traffic surged and it became an instant hit!

Are DT and Jolin the same as Wang Wei and Liu Yan?

They aren't, I am Jolin!

[The real Jolin is here!]

Li Shen smiled warmly as he watched the newlyweds in the video.

He commented: 【Congratulations.】

It was just two simple words, but they were his heartfelt blessing.

Commenters immediately responded in the comments section:

[Wild Li Goose spotted!]

[Hey Dog Bro, you're a scammer! You made me so happy for nothing!]

【I've already prepared the gift money, but even Li Gou can't do it!】

[I was so excited last night!]

If this happens again, your sycophancy will be discounted!

Li Shen looked at the screen: "Uh—"

"Hey Dog Bro, there's a wedding video on Douyin that plays your song. I'll forward it to you."

The video only played the original version of the song by Li Shen and Tian Xiwei; the bride and groom did not sing.

The comments section is full of questions about whether this couple is DT and Jolin.

This song, with perfect timing, location, and popular support, continues to become incredibly popular.

When Liu Cheng arrived at the film and television base, he was already waiting for a long time, with an elder in his early sixties standing next to him.

Everyone quickly stepped forward to greet them.

This elderly gentleman is Feng Yuanzheng, the director of the Beijing Art Theatre.

He was invited to become the performance consultant for Li Shen's team.

Feng Yuanzheng shook hands with Li Shen: "I've read the script, it's excellent! Don't worry, I will do my best to help you make this stage play as perfect as possible!"

"Thank you, Teacher Feng!"

With Feng Yuanzheng, a theatrical artist, present, Li Shen felt even more confident.

Li Shen said, "Please ask Teacher Feng to go to the conference room to rest first. I'll go see the young actor."

"Okay, you're busy."

The crucial role played by the three young actors in "The Hidden Corner" is self-evident.

Liu Qing did indeed put in a lot of effort, finding several well-regarded child actors for Li Shen: Yang Enyou, Han Haolin, and Jiang Ruilin.

Yang Enyou: "Hello, brother."

"What's so good about my brother?"

Yang Enyou: "Uh————"

Han Haolin: "Brother, I heard you wrote the script in one night. You've worked so hard!"

"Serve the people!"

Han Haolin: "————"

Jiang Ruilin: "Brother, you're so handsome!"

"Of course, the most handsome people are those who serve the people."

Li Shen entertained the child as they walked into the conference room.

Seeing the actors stand up, Li Shen gestured downwards, indicating that everyone should sit down.

"Let me introduce our three young actors. Let's give them a round of applause!"

Li Shen took his seat, with Liu Cheng to his left and Feng Yuanzheng to his right, and the actors sat on either side.

The script reading session begins.

Everyone analyzed the characters, exchanged opinions, and discussed the issue of actors being suitable for the roles.

Before we knew it, it was afternoon.

Li Shendao said, "Next, let's assign roles. Chen Guansheng, a retired police officer, and Wang Yanhui; Zhou Chunhong, the mother-in-law, and Yin Xiaotao—does anyone have any opinions on the role assignments?"

Wang Yanhui raised his hand: "I have an objection."

"Please speak."

"Why add the word 'old' to 'retired police officer'?" 55-year-old Wang Yanhui protested.

Everyone burst into laughter.

Li Shendao said, "Next, everyone should familiarize themselves with their own roles. If you have any questions about understanding the role or any confusion about the performance, you can send me a message. I'm available 24 hours a day."

Okay, meeting adjourned.

Three children, please follow me.

Li Shen walked out of the meeting room, with the three children following closely behind.

"Brother, where are we going?"

"I'll take you guys to sing karaoke."

"Okay, okay!"

Li Shen was worried that this children's song from his past life, once it became a horror element in the stage play, would have a negative impact on the children.

Therefore, the studio version of this children's song cannot be recorded by these children.

For the studio recording, he decided to have a professional children's choir perform it. The singers would be credited as part of the choir.

As for the three children, they only need to hum a few lines in the stage play, and the rest can be left to the background music.

The song wasn't difficult, and the three children quickly learned it.

Goodbye, brother!

"Brother, I will definitely work hard!"

It must be said that these three young actors are much more mature in their thinking than their peers.

Li Shen looked at Yang Enyou: "Yang Enyou, wait a moment."

"Brother, what's wrong?"

"Have you thought it through? What's so great about your brother?"

"Oh? I thought you'd forgotten about that!"

Li Shen asked with a smile, "So, what's so good about my brother?"

"Luckily, I have a good memory!"

"Ha ha."

Li Shen is very busy today.

In the recording studio of Sanya's family, Li Shen was guiding the children in the choir, recording children's songs until very late, but he was still not quite satisfied.

And tomorrow we also need to record "Today You're Going to Marry Me", which is also urgent.

Li Shen's WeChat kept buzzing as he patiently explained the scenes to each actor, striving to help them perform at their best.

Li Shen's workload was at its maximum.

At 11 p.m., Li Shen finally had some free time. He rode the starlight and returned to Peach Blossom Village alone.

A soft, melodious song drifted from the courtyard.

A beautiful girl sat on a bench, holding a guitar, and sang sweetly: "Yesterday is too late, tomorrow will be a pity, will you marry me today?

Upon seeing Li Shen enter the courtyard, the girl raised her chin and asked confidently, "I sang very well this time, didn't I?"

Li Shen stopped and asked, "Uh—whose song is this?"

"Li Shen, Taoyuan Village is holding a cultural performance in a few days, and I'll sing your song. Could you please waive the copyright fee, haha!"

"It's not my song, so where would I get royalties?"

Meng Ziyi asked doubtfully, "Am I really off-key? Then teach me!"

"How come you're so free? Aren't you going to study your performance?"

Meng Ziyi looked worried: "I'm still waiting for Director Jiang's notification."

Li Shen's script reading session is over, but she still hasn't seen what their script looks like.

Meng Ziyi then asked, "Do you have time? Could you teach me this song?"

"Okay, give me the guitar."

Is there anyone in this world who Li Shen can't teach about music?

He guided a group of children to make rapid progress, so how could he not easily master Meng Ziyi?

Li Shen, confident in his plan, picked up his guitar: "Pay attention to the pitch, Spring~".

Meng Ziyi: "Spring~"

"Okay, watch my lip movements and pay attention to the timing!"

I practiced this song several times in 20 minutes.

Li Shen looked at Meng Ziyi in surprise: "???"

"Meng Ziyi, why do you sing it differently again?"

"I know why! It's because you played it differently than last time!"

Li Shen:

Li Shen: "You want to learn from me, 'Spring flowers bloom'? How do I sing this song again?"

Holy crap, have I been led astray by Meng Ziyi?

"Sister Meng, I'm convinced. Goodbye!"

Li Shen put down his guitar and retreated!

The artists in the living room burst into laughter upon seeing this.

After the laughter subsided, Meng Ziyi, standing by the window, fell into anxiety.

Jiang Wen just sent me a WeChat message: "The script will be delayed for another day."

this day.

Wedding videos that used the song "Today You're Marrying Me" have become incredibly popular on major short video platforms.

Every video received extremely high exposure!

A large number of DTs and Jolins also emerged like mushrooms after rain, with netizens making wild jokes and claiming to be one of them.

Many people also tagged Li Shen, curiously asking him which couple, DT and Jolin, his newlywed friends today, were online.

As midnight approaches, Li Shen posts a message on Weibo:

[Besides my friends, all the newlyweds walking down the aisle today are DT and Jolin. Congratulations on your marriages! — This song is also dedicated to all future DTs and Jolins. This is my song, but it's also yours.]

Once this Weibo post was published, the public's stereotype of Li Gou began to change!

Li Gou, oh no, Li Shen, has a cold and sarcastic personality, but he has a warm heart!