Huayu: Were you ever a top star before writing nonsense?

Chapter 176 Move the camera position five meters to the left

The next day, at nine o'clock in the morning.

On the Dianniang website.

The latest chapter of "The All-Round Artist" is titled "Director, Start!"

This chapter was written by Shen Can last night, taking into account that he would be busy filming the "Underwater" music video today and might not have much time to write. He scheduled to release it at 6:00 AM this morning.

In this chapter, Shen Can activates the system shop by citing the fact that the protagonist's songs have accumulated 50 billion plays across the entire network.

From then on, the protagonist can purchase entertainment works, abilities, and talents within the system by spending real money.

The figure of 50 billion times is not something Shen Can made up.

He referenced the data from Dao Lang's "Rakshasa Mirage" after its release, which garnered 10 billion plays across the internet in less than a week.

The songs released by the main character are all hits, so 50 billion plays is reasonable.

--rigorous.

Shen Can wrote this mainly to "patch" his own future needs, in case he suddenly encounters a situation where he needs a certain work, a certain ability, or a certain talent.

He can create crises for the protagonist through the novel's plot, and then use the protagonist's in-game purchases to obtain the rewards he needs.

As for whether the protagonist has money to spend—he can just write whatever he wants and arrange for the protagonist to make money through endorsements, commercial performances, investments, and other ways to quickly generate income.

After the protagonist unlocked the system shop, in order to test its functionality, he purchased two rewards: [Spears' Directing Ability] and [Song: "Superfluous Explanation"].

Considering that the protagonist didn't have much money, Shen Can simply created a system that allowed the protagonist to buy things on credit.

The director's skills and "Superfluous Explanation" together require 500 million.

If the protagonist fails to repay the loan within three months, the system store will temporarily suspend services.

As a reborn online novelist, Shen Can knew all too well how disgusting some systems were to readers—those that readily obliterated their hosts or reduced their lifespans.

Therefore, the system he describes is full of benevolence.

Meanwhile, the credit service within the system's online store will also become another driving force for the protagonist to work hard to earn money.

On a practical level...

On online forums like Dianping, Tieba, and Tianya, readers aren't discussing the latest chapter of Shen Can's novel much; many are still focusing on the penultimate chapter of "The All-Round Artist"—"Earth and the Ruthless Emperor."

The creative concept of "The Masked Singer" has truly amazed countless people.

While other entertainment writers are still writing based on real-life variety shows, Shen Can has already started creating variety shows, and they are highly feasible original works!

This talented and handsome young man once again demonstrated to the world his amazing talent in the entertainment industry and his keen market sense during his freshman year of college!

It's terrifying!

He unleashed his ultimate move right away!

No one can fully understand the market, but Shen Can always seems to come up with something different.

Readers were so shocked that the novel's data saw a double surge in monthly tickets, rewards, and recommendation votes!

Sometimes, the thrill isn't just about the protagonist showing off, getting humiliated, picking up girls, and stealing treasures. Readers can also get a thrill from plots that amaze or intrigue them.

If they feel good, they'll generously give you something.

"Wow, that's impressive! Here's the money!"

"Brother Can, I've given you everything! Update quickly, I can't sleep tonight!"

"Please, give me one more time."

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Immediately, the book review section was filled with discussions about the plot and requests for more updates.

at the same time.

In the QQ group for top-tier writers, Chen Dong posted: "Holy Body, Great Emperor—I was overwhelmed with inspiration when I saw these words, especially 'Ruthless Great Emperor.' The image of a stunning empress who has lasted for millennia popped into my mind. It's such a pity that Shen Can didn't use his talent to write fantasy novels."

Dancing popped up in the group chat: "Why don't you ask Can Shen for his opinion and see if you can borrow his setting and then write your own fantasy novel? But you have to hurry, if you can think of it, others will probably think of it too @ShenCan."

However, Shen Can did not reply for a long time.

Chen Dong typed, "He's probably very busy. I'll ask him tonight."

Yes, Shen Can is very busy.

Around 7:30, he went out with Zhao Ji and Li Jinming to the first filming location for the "Underwater" music video.

I went to the theater.

As mentioned earlier, the theme of the "Underwater" music video is school bullying, so in accordance with the principle of "saving as much as possible", some of the filming locations for the music video were still chosen to be Shanghai Theatre Academy.

But unlike the "What's Wrong?" music video, this time the story will be set in a high school campus.

For this reason, the filming locations were mainly concentrated in the teaching building area. In addition, the filming team also obtained thirty sets of school uniforms for middle school students in Shanghai.

At this moment.

Inside the Shanghai Theatre Academy campus, the main actors Zhao Ji, Li Jinming, Lou Yixiao, Li Jiahang, Su Shensheng, Zhou Fang, Ke Qingchuan, and others have all changed into their school uniforms.

Shen Can didn't participate for the time being. He sat down in the director's chair with an air of authority, looking at the students who were full of youthful energy. He suddenly understood why some students would still be nostalgic for their high school goddesses.

The combination of youth, beauty, and innocence is unbeatable, a youth that can amaze others.

The four girls—Zhao Ji, Lou Yixiao, Su Shensheng, and Zhou Fang—wearing their school uniforms were a sight to behold.

Their charisma is something that some forty-year-old actresses can't match by trying to look younger.

Especially Zhao Ji, the moment she puts on the school uniform, the feeling of being a pure and innocent ideal instantly comes out.

"Hey—you four come here for a second, I'll give you some pointers on the play," Shen Can said.

I thought to myself: Directors are great, I should learn from them.

Although screenwriters can also give acting advice to actresses, in the messy world of the Chinese entertainment industry, screenwriters have far less say than directors.

Meanwhile, Sun Xiaohai, the original MV director, was speechless as he stood next to Shen Can.

What's going on?! He's the director, but Shen Can ended up sitting in the director's chair.

But Shen Can is also the sugar daddy—

Go ahead and get angry. He's the big spender. Do you still want to make money?

These days, it's hard to find a three-legged toad, but it's not hard to find a frustrated, failed director.

If you randomly throw a brick near Gaobeidian in Beijing, out of 10 people, 3 will be directors, and among the remaining few, there will be one or two producers, one or two actors, and so on.

But if you swallow your anger, Shen Can will take your job, and this crazy person will want to "try his hand at being a director."

What's this called?

It's like someone who's stuck in one direction has blocked both ends!

Sun Xiaohai's thought was: "I'm just trying to make a living, bro, can you please stop messing around?"

While he was feeling down, Zhao, Lou, Su, and Zhou, the four women, had already walked up to Shen Can, their pretty eyes looking at him with suspicion.

"Junior, why are you in Director Sun's seat?" Lou Yixiao asked, a gentle breeze ruffling her ponytail.

She participated in the filming of the music video for "What's Wrong?". At that time, Shen Can wrote the script for the music video, and Director Sun was in charge of the filming.

Shen Can glanced at her; this girl was really inexperienced.

But his heart belongs to Zhao Ji.

"Please wait a moment." Shen Can turned to Sun Xiaohai: "Director Sun, how about I try directing a scene?"

Shen Can used a question, but to Sun Xiaohai it sounded like a statement.

It's like a coal mine owner who loves investing in movies saying to a director, "Let the lead actress have a drink with me, and I'll consider the investment."

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Aside from his love for actresses, coal mine owners seem to have no other flaws.

Can you refuse?

However, Sun Xiaohai felt he should try to fight for it and not let Shen Can delay the filming process.

"Teacher Shen Can, directing is a technical job."

Shen Can waved his hand dismissively and smiled slightly, saying, "Every time you help me shoot a music video, I observe and learn diligently. I've also read some books and watched some videos. My theoretical experience is already quite rich; all I lack is practical experience."

"Are you sure?" Sun Xiaohai's eyes widened.

"Yes, I know a little bit." Shen Can nodded.

After these past few days of antics, he had accumulated quite a few more "wife points," and upon waking up in the morning, he redeemed the rewards from the system.

So he wanted to try out his newfound abilities.

Although he is indeed a complete novice in directing, he has already acquired the directing skills of an internationally renowned director. All he needs is practical experience, and frankly speaking, directing is not that difficult.

To be precise, it's not difficult to make a film.

Many directors in the film industry had incredibly diverse careers before becoming directors.

A common example of "actors becoming directors" is Xu Zheng, Jiang Wen, Stephen Chow, Wang Baoqiang, Chen Sicheng, and others, all of whom are actors who transitioned into directing.

Novelists can also cross over into directing, like Guo Jingming and Han Han.

There are also singers who have crossed over into directing, such as Jay Chou, Li Yugang, and Alec Su.

Even ordinary people can become directors. For example, Jiaozi was initially a medical student, then an employee of the animation company GG. From 04 to 08, he stayed at home for three years and eight months and completed the 16-minute short film "Hit, Hit a Big Watermelon" on his own. After winning an international award, he officially started his directing career.

Even more outrageous is the case of a female comedian who switched careers to become a director, and her two films grossed a total of approximately 90 billion yuan at the box office.

This shows that the threshold for becoming a director is not high.

The challenge lies in whether anyone is willing to buy the product after it's been photographed.

Shen Can is confident about this.

Besides possessing the abilities of a top-tier director, Shen Can's confidence also stems from the many commonalities between directors and online novelists.

Both aim to present a story to the audience, emphasize narrative rhythm, focus on emotional engagement, and strive for vivid scene depiction.

Film and television dramas are simply different forms of expression, with the addition of elements such as costumes, props, and actors.

Video is inherently more intuitive and stimulating than text, with a wider audience and a larger market.

However, when it comes to expression, there is no difference in quality between writing (keyboard) and using a camera.

The expression itself is the most important thing; the form is not so important.

As soon as she finished speaking, Su Shen's expression turned strange.

If she remembered correctly, Shen Can had said something similar when he asked Ma Junliang to borrow a guitar during military training two and a half months ago.

"Then please guide me and let me see."

Seeing Shen Can say this, Sun Xiaohai couldn't refute it anymore.

Anyway, Shen Can will only direct one game. Once he sees and experiences the difficulties involved, he'll probably stop playing.

"Alas, it's hard to accompany the prince in his studies, but it's even harder to accompany the patron in his studies. So difficult!"

Some people think that a director is just someone who yells "cut," but it's not that simple.

Unbeknownst to him, Shen Can was thinking, "My path to becoming a director begins from this moment."

Seven minutes later, Shen Can finished explaining the scene to the four women, and then instructed the staff: "Guo Chu, Chen San—you two move this camera position five meters to the left."

Li Jiahang was immediately stunned, then stared at Shen Can in astonishment.

Why does this sound so familiar? Should you add a bit of a Fenghua accent to it?

This kind of micro-management isn't something you can learn.

Director Sun: "————"

You're crazy.

Anyway, it's you and Xu Xinran who are paying for it, so you're the one who's wasting time and suffering losses.

"Wait a minute—why does it feel like Shen Can's modified movement is actually better than the one I just folded?"

Sun Xiaohai stared at Shen Can, trying to see a reaction on Shen Can's face.

But all I saw was Shen Can's serious expression.

He seemed serious; deleting it wasn't an allusion to a certain micro-management coach.

"start!"

As time passed, fine beads of sweat gradually appeared on Sun Xiaohai's forehead.

After the first scene was filmed, everyone on set looked at Shen Can differently.

Sun Xiaohai, trembling, stared at Shen Can with disbelief in his eyes: "Are you sure you learned directing from me?"

I'm so amazing, how come I didn't know?

If I had this skill, how could I still be just a small-time director?

However, the threshold for becoming a director is not high.

However, even with the same story and the same setting, different directors can produce different results, which depends on the director's skill.

Clearly, Shen Can has "kung fu".

"Yes." Shen Can nodded gently, then sincerely said to Sun Xiaohai, "Thank you."

Sun Xiaohai: "————"

monster.

Dragon TV.

Afternoons are always a time when one is prone to lust. Lisa Rong, the female host, held a cup of coffee in her hand, went to the glass curtain wall, looked out at the cityscape of Shanghai, and wanted to get rid of the "work smell" on her body and relax.

At that moment, a colleague came to her side.

"Sis, what's wrong?"

Lisa Rong looked at her with a puzzled expression. This person had short hair that reached her ears, wore a white full suit, and exuded a heroic, shrewd and capable aura.

This person is Yang Aoxue, one of the executives of Dragon TV, who is also the director of the song program for this year's Spring Festival Gala.

However, Yang Aoxue was frowning slightly, as if something was making her unhappy.

"It's all because of Shen Can—"

"Him? Isn't he a singer? What did he do to you?" Lisa Rongyou asked in surprise.

She knows something about you, Shen Can.

Overall impression: a handsome but abstract, 50-cent party member, good singer, and the only scumbag brother in the entertainment industry who writes online novels.

The character is extremely complex.

If you can't figure out this kind of person, please keep your distance as much as possible.

Trust me, you can't control it.

Since she was just a TV host in Shanghai, Shen Can wouldn't notice her when writing gossip and marketing posts, unless he suddenly lost his mind and wrote about a relatively unknown host like her instead of the many female celebrities in the entertainment industry.

Even if I were to write about female TV hosts, wouldn't Yang Lan, Li Hong, Dong Qing, and Zhou Tao be far more famous than me?

As for Yang Aoxue, Shen Can would be even less likely to write about her.

Although she is a strong, charismatic, and older sister type of woman, she rarely appears in public and not many people know her.

"I think I was a bit hasty."

Yang Aoxue skillfully linked her arm with Lisa Rong's and moved closer. Lisa Rong remained calm and took a step back.

Sister Xue is good at everything, except for her sexual orientation—it's hard to say.

Yang Aoxue explained nonchalantly, "At the beginning of the month, Shen Can's 'Preface to the Orchid Pavilion' went viral online —"

Yang Aoxue recounted how she had invited Shen Can to perform at the Shanghai Spring Festival Gala.

"Since the Spring Festival Gala snatched away 'Preface to the Orchid Pavilion,' Shen Can has brought out another Chinese-style song, 'Fireworks Fade Easily.'"

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"Sister, no problem," Lisa Rong said.

"I used to think that way too, but now look, Shen Can is still releasing song after song. Shouldn't I start picking them out more carefully?"

"What do you want to do?"

"I'm going to do something big!" Yang Aoxue pursed her full lips: "Our station's Spring Festival Gala will be broadcast on the first night of the Lunar New Year. I want to use Shen Can as our trump card, have him sing two songs, and see if we can take the top spot in the ratings for local TV station Spring Festival Galas in 08. At least in terms of song programs, I want to make Dragon TV famous all over the internet and unforgettable."

Lisa Rong looked at Yang Aoxue in shock.

The woman's eyes gleamed with ambition.

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