I'm really good at this.

It's Zhang Hong's turn!

Draw a card!

Zhang Hong drew the "Troublemaker" card!

Play "Troublemaker"! Set a card face down! End of turn!

Liu Yishou's turn!

Liu Yishou activated the card! "That's what I thought too!"

A chain reaction has begun! "Disruption" has failed!

Liu Yishou has recovered 500 health points!

Liu Yishou used his "Add a Play" card from his hand to directly attack Zhang Hong!

Zhang Hong suffered 1000 points of damage!

His life force was already as weak as a candle flickering in the wind!

In the sky, a death star is already shining there!

But there's no Kansai!

He has one last draw!

YA↘DA↗ZE↘

You're the one! "Filming wrapped!"

This is Zhang Hong's last scene in "Bloody Youth".

The story is about Zhang Hong handing over intelligence to the female protagonist, then covering their escape, and finally leaving himself alone to face the pursuing enemy.

The story of his heroic sacrifice unfolds beneath the tolling bells of the clock tower.

After that, he was no longer involved.

However, according to Zhang Hong, this play should not be called "Bloody Youth" but should simply be called "For Whom the Bell Tolls".

But at least the filming is finally finished.

As soon as Liu Yishou said "That's a wrap," the crew members, including the actors, all cheered (except for Wang Suanchen).

There was even a stagehand who took out a pre-prepared bouquet and placed it in Zhang Hong's arms.

After everyone had finished their fun and went to rest, Liu Yishou pulled Zhang Hong aside and said, "Xiao Zhang, congratulations on successfully wrapping up your scenes. It's just a pity that my filming isn't finished yet, so we can't have a celebration banquet for now. I hope you can come back and join us for the wrap party when the whole filming is finished."

"Next time for sure, next time for sure," Zhang Hong replied with a smile.

Next time? Who knows, maybe next time!

Not a penny, and you've wasted my whole day!

Fortunately, I, Zhang, am exceptionally talented and can get every scene right in one take; otherwise, I don't know how long I would have to work for nothing!

"Alright, I'll be waiting for you then. Let's drink until we drop." Liu Yishou patted his shoulder and laughed. "Oh, right, there's one more thing. I'm planning to find someone to make a theme song for your role, which can also be used occasionally at the end of the film."

For example, in your sacrifice scene, this song could be inserted right at the right time, followed by the end credits. These days, what's that trendy thing again? "Perfect insertion," right?

Zhang Hong stared with dead fish eyes: "Whatever makes you happy."

This is like rubbing salt into a wound!

I worked a whole day for nothing, and at most I ate three extra lunches from you! And you're telling me you're going to make background music for the character?

I sacrificed myself in the movie and you didn't even give me a red envelope, and you didn't even add an egg to my lunchbox?

And this is supposed to be a big-budget TV series! They're even stingy with the boxed lunches!

"Okay, it's settled then." Seeing that Zhang Hong's expression wasn't very pleasant, Liu Yishou explained, "Don't worry, I'm planning to spend 500,000 yuan to have someone write this song, so it definitely won't be too bad."

Huh? Five hundred thousand?

Zhang Hong's ears perked up.

"Sigh, but I'll have to trouble you to come and talk to me then, Xiao Zhang, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to grasp the mindset of the character 'Fang Bie'."

"No way!" Zhang Hong looked up and said hurriedly, "I can write songs!"

Liu Yishou was taken aback at first, then exclaimed with delight, "Xiao Zhang, you can direct, act, and even write songs?"

"I know a little, very little," Zhang Hong said modestly. "Just a tiny bit, a tiny bit."

Will he?

He can't!

He can't even read all the sheet music!

But he can sing!

In his past life, the nicknames "Jay Chou of Los Angeles," "Eason of Jianxi District," and "Jonathan Lee, the karaoke king" were not just for show!

If I can't write it down, I can just sing it, right?

"Then write down the score first and I'll have someone take a look." Liu Yishou nodded. "If there are no problems, it's not impossible."

Sheet music... Zhang Hong turned to look at Lin Muqing, giving her a pleading look.

Lin Muqing had initially been observing the situation with indifference.

It's only 500,000; she doesn't want to interfere.

Moreover, she also agrees with Zhang Hong's philosophy, which is that since I have made contributions, I should of course receive something in return.

Acting is a sacrifice, but it can also be a reward, allowing Zhang Hong to gain some initial fame through the drama "Liu Yishou".

And most importantly, they got in touch with Liu Yishou, which is a perfect example of low input and high return.

He paid 500,000 to write a song, and that 500,000 was only for the right to use the song in this TV series.

The ownership of the entire song still belongs to Zhang Hong.

Just write it. If Zhang Hong wants to earn some extra money, then let him earn it.

As for whether Zhang Hong's song will meet Liu Yishou's requirements...

Ha ha.

Lin Muqing has always been second in every subject, including music, since she was a child.

It goes without saying who came in first place, right?

The reason why Lin Muqing won so many awards was simply because Zhang Hong was too arrogant in the past and looked down on those awards.

But why is Zhang Hong looking at me with a mournful face?

"What's wrong?"

"I broke my fingernail, so I can't use a pen or musical instrument."

"..."

Lin Muqing remained expressionless.

Tsk, so because it's a paid songwriting job, they're unwilling to even compose and play the music themselves... What a pretentious intellectual.

You think I'd help you?

"Okay, when will you finish your composition? I'll play it for you."

Tsk, that damn face, it's impossible to be hard-hearted.

"We can do it now." Zhang Hong smiled broadly. "Actually, when Director Liu mentioned wanting a theme song that fits the character, I already had a melody in my head."

Liu Yishou strained his eyes to show he was genuinely shocked: "Really? I don't believe it."

Are you kidding me!

Only a few minutes have passed!

How could he possibly come up with a song like that?

Could it be a folk rhyme like "Hoeing the fields at noon, sweat drips onto the soil beneath the crops"?

Zhang Hong was speechless at Lu Yu's behavior. He rolled his eyes, cleared his throat, and said, "Is there a piano? I'll sing it once, and you can accompany me."

The following was addressed to Lin Muqing.

He had complete confidence in the girl's musical talent.

Liu Yishou nodded: "Come with me."

The production team of "Bloody Youth" was well-funded and had a scene that required the use of a piano, so of course they had a piano on set.

Upon entering the prop piano room, Lin Muqing sat down at the piano, her slender fingers resting on the black and white keys. Her equally clear black and white eyes looked up slightly at Zhang Hong.

A crowd of people surrounded them.

I heard that Zhang Hong wrote a song in just a few minutes, and this song might even be used as background music in a TV series. Everyone is very curious.

And everyone hopes that Zhang Hong's songs are really good.

(Except for Wang Suanchen).

"You can write a good song in just a few minutes? You really think you're some kind of pop king!"

Indeed, it is rumored that some big names in the music industry can write demos of classic songs in just a few minutes.

However, that was a state of sudden inspiration, and it's not the norm.

Besides, Zhang Hong is a TV drama actor, how would he know how to write songs?

Wang Chen didn't believe it.

So, amidst everyone's anticipation (except for Wang Suanchen), Zhang Hong sat down, cleared his throat, and sang the song he knew by heart.

"Wandering along Xinghai Road, stopping here and there, I revisit memories of my youthful wanderings..."

"Cough cough cough—!"

He suddenly coughed a few times and said awkwardly, "Sorry, I sang the wrong song."

Lin Muqing rolled her eyes.

Although Zhang Hongcai sang only two lines, she had already grasped the basic chords.

This is the perfect pitch of a genius.

Zhang Hong gathered his emotions and began humming the intro to the song.

Yes, the song he was going to sing was "The Wind Rises" from his previous life, but he was more familiar with another song called "The Peak Rises" with lyrics written by someone else, so he accidentally sang it wrong.

The original song was "Yakimochi," composed and written by Yu Takahashi from Japan in his previous life.

Later, it was covered by Chinese people with new lyrics and became "The Wind Rises".

Zhang Hong naturally doesn't sing the original version, but "The Wind Rises" is a song he listens to on repeat countless times. Every time he goes to karaoke, in addition to songs by Jay Chou, Eason Chan, Jonathan Lee, and Wu Bai, "The Wind Rises" is also a must-sing song.

He already knew the lyrics by heart, and in his opinion, the lyrics of this song were very fitting for the undercover agent "Fang Bie".

"We traveled along the way, stopping and starting, following the trail of the boy's drifting journey..."

The flowing chords replaced Zhang Hongheng's intro, and the man sitting there had a dreamy look in his eyes, as if he was recalling a montage of music videos he had seen in a past life.

Sunlight streamed through the window, illuminating the long, straight black hair of the girl sitting upright at the piano and the boy sitting on a high stool opposite her. With the gentle piano music as the foundation and the clear voice as the brush, it seemed to paint a world-famous painting in everyone's mind.

Wang Suanchen's eyes widened, then she quickly looked away.

It was as if he had seen something dazzling enough but forever out of reach.

Liu Meng and Xia Yu closed their eyes, clapped their hands gently, and murmured in harmony.

Liu Yishou's eyes were half-closed, and images that existed only in the setting but were never filmed floated through his mind.

Zhang Hong, dressed in a school uniform, was overcome with unspeakable sorrow when he parted from his lover, Liu Meng.

The helplessness of Zhang Hong, who went from China to the United States, was then sent by the United States to Japan to infiltrate, and was finally sent back to China from Japan.

That heartbreaking bitter smile when they met again.

The numb expression on his face when he said he didn't know her.

And if Zhang Hong hadn't died, decades later, the two, now old and gray, might meet again, perhaps with tears in their eyes or a faint smile.

"I once poured my youth into her, and my fingertips once played the music of summer. Let my heart's desires take their course."

Walking against the light, enduring wind and rain...

The singing stopped, and the piano chords, like a gentle stream, also came to an end.

As the music lingered, Lin Muqing placed her slender fingers flat on the black and white piano keys.

She opened her eyes, her expression still calm, but the man reflected in her eyes seemed to have turned into light.

As the music finally stopped, Liu Yishou let out a slow sigh of relief.

He knew this was the song he wanted.

He looked at Zhang Hong, and Zhang Hong looked at him too.

He gave a relieved and touched smile, and Zhang Hong returned a reserved and shy smile, and then...

Zhang Hong took out his phone, opened the online banking payment QR code, and his smile became even more shy.

Liu Yishou: "..."

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