HuaYu: The most muscular director in history!

Chapter 117 "24k Magic" Chongqing "Uptown Funk" BJ

On January 18, the morning light slipped into the bedroom, but before it could even open Xiang Nan's eyes, the latter was woken up by his phone ringing.

"Uh—" Shaking his head, Xiang Nan sat up shirtless, covered his head with his large hand for a while before slowly recovering.

Last night I attended a party; it was the birthday of Li Cai, the assistant director on the film crew.

I accidentally drank two too many glasses of wine, and I'm still feeling a bit dizzy.

Foreign liquor—is it really more intoxicating than Lao Bai Gan?

After doing a couple of chest-expanding exercises, Xiang Nan picked up his phone.

"Feed? Brother Chuan."

"Huff, holy crap, huff—" The voice on the other end of the line was panting heavily, as if he had just run up from downstairs: "Xiang Nan! Is he awake? It's blown up! It's completely blown up!"

Xiang Nan rubbed his eyes, got up and went to the bathroom. While washing his face, he replied in a steady, calm voice: "What's the rush? Explain yourself."

"Still clear? You better check the US music streaming charts!" Chen Yaochuan's voice cracked. "24k..."

The three songs, "Magic," "Uptown Funk," and "Blinding Lights," broke into the Billboard Top 50 within five days of their release, with "Blinding Lights" even reaching number three! Now, the entire North American social media platform is asking, "Who is Lionsman?"

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Xiang Nan raised an eyebrow, continued washing up, and didn't say anything.

Chen Yaochuan didn't stop rambling and hang up the phone until he finished washing up.

He went to the living room sofa, turned on the computer, and began browsing carefully.

Three topics remained firmly in the top three of the YouTube trending list:

#Who is LionNan?#

Who is RyanXiang?

#Blinding Lights will blow your soul away!#

Clicking in revealed a flood of wildly shared comments. One person even posted a screenshot of him in a red suit on a large screen, captioned, "Why is this yellow-skinned man able to blow up the streets of Hollywood?"

Someone posted a screenshot of listening to music on repeat for four hours, complaining, "I can't turn it off, I just can't turn it off."

Some people even dug up his scarce information, wondering, "How can a Chinese singer sing English songs so authentically?"

"Hehehe—that's really interesting. So Chinese people can't sing English songs well? Where do you put my Kun Ge's 'Deadman'?" Xiang Nan shook his head and laughed, for some reason thinking of Brother Chicken.

Chicken Bro is known as the king of memes in later generations, but after a period of silence, he really made a comeback?

Of course, Chinese people made up 80% of the audience at Mirika's concert.

Can you say that the older brother didn't work hard?

No! It's just that the Chinese fans are too mean; they actually stole concert tickets from Miracle's fans!

"Hmph—"

Just as Xiang Nan was lost in thought, a soft rustling sound came from behind the sofa; it was Yi Fei.

She sat up wrapped in a blanket, her hair sticking up like a ball of fluff. She glanced at the big blockhead's bewildered look, then suddenly raised her cotton-socked little foot and kicked Xiang Nan's arm.

"It's so noisy so early in the morning, it's so annoying!"

"Hiss—" Xiang Nan hung up the phone and rubbed his arm.

"?" Yifei kicked her little socked foot again, her face full of suspicion as she looked at Xiang Nan: "You didn't use any force?"

Xiang Nan closed his eyes and bit his lip slightly: "Hiss~"

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"Ugh!" Yifei blushed and grabbed a pillow, throwing it at her head. "Ugh! You pervert! You blockhead! Take this!"

"Oops, I made a mistake!"

While dodging her attacks, Xiang Nan kept an eye on her position to prevent her from falling off the sofa.

"Alright, alright." Seeing that she was sweating profusely from playing, Xiang Nan quickly stopped her.

Reaching out to smooth her spiky hair, Xiang Nan asked curiously, "Why are you sleeping on the sofa?"

"Uh, I got up early."

Yifei gave a perfunctory answer, and Xiang Nan didn't press the matter.

Actually, she got up early to wait for news about the album, but Chen Yaocuan and the others didn't come today.

"Alright!" Xiang Nan tidied her hair and patted her shoulder. "Go wash up, your breath stinks."

"No way! Ha—ha!"

Yifei breathed on it and couldn't smell anything else, but she was already feeling a little embarrassed.

"You're so annoying!!!"

After cursing, Yifei jumped up and ran to the bathroom.

When she returned, Xiang Nan was checking album data again.

"How's it going? Has it opened in North America yet?"

"very nice."

As the two were talking, a message from Xiao Huang popped up, along with a video.

The music video for "Uptown Funk" is playing on a loop on the giant screen in Times Square, New York.

Xiang Nan, dressed in a retro red suit, stood on the streets of Kyoto, surrounded by dancers swaying to the rhythm, with iconic landmarks such as the China World Trade Center and Yintai Center behind him. The scene was both joyful and sophisticated.

The camera panned across the street, where a dense crowd swayed around a large screen, some holding up signs that read "LionNan" and singing along at the top of their lungs.

"24kMagic was filmed in Shanghai, and it mainly focuses on the dazzling neon lights." Xiang Nan pointed to the corner of the video with his fingertip. "Uptownfunk is an uptown funk song, and it was filmed in Kyoto. It mainly focuses on the catchy dance and the high-end atmosphere of the city. The themes of all three songs are now complete: the modern and free city of Shanghai, the neon-lit and money-filled city of Chongqing, and the super high-end Kyoto."

"Ah!" Yifei suddenly widened her eyes and slapped her thigh: "Wait! Shanghai, Chongqing, and Beijing, aren't those the three major tourist cities you took on in September?"

Xiang Nan smirked and put his arm around her shoulder. "You took so long to realize?"

Yifei let him hug her, her little mouth agape: "This is... your bargaining chip with the three major cities? Using a widely popular English song, you've created a global buzz for the three major cities?"

Xiang Nan snapped his fingers: "That's right!"

Yifei lowered her head and remained silent.

She recalled how Big Bean had been embroiled in scandals and had remained silent for days on end.

I tried my best to make him happy, but on my birthday, three major cities issued statements at the same time, which shocked the whole of China!

Although it is allowed for celebrities to serve as tour drivers in multiple cities at the same time, that is extremely difficult!

From what I've heard, there are Zhao Benshan, Andy Lau, and others. They are superstars and comedy kings!

Yifei's eyes lit up, and she turned to look at Big Wood: "You, you're amazing."

Xiang Nan tilted his head: "That's it?"

"Otherwise what?" Yifei glanced at Liu's mother, who was setting the plates in the distance.

Seeing that she wasn't looking this way, she quickly moved and gave Xiang Nan a kiss on the cheek.

"Pop!"

Done!

As expected, Liu's mother's gaze fell upon them. Yifei pursed her lips and lowered her head, while Xiang Nan chuckled and turned back to continue looking at the reports.

"The sales of English majors have spread. Before the 8th, it was less than 10,000, but in just ten days, it has reached 70,000."

A surge of pride welled up in Xiang Nan.

He is a reincarnated person who enjoyed listening to music and making videos in his previous life. But who would have thought that an ordinary person could forcefully sell Chinese songs in the fiercely competitive market of Meika?

It still means 70,000 albums, which means 70,000 foreigners listened to his Chinese songs.

This is only in North America!

Of course, he knew in his heart that his greatest pride was actually winning over the fairy-like Liu Yifei!

Thinking of this, he turned to look at Yifei: "Want to know your album sales?"

Yifei's eyes lit up, and she nodded her little head vigorously: "Think, think! How much? How much?"