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

Chapter 177 The Beautiful Landlady Shocks the Industry

By the afternoon of the 17th, the necessary shots for the music videos "Underwater" and "The Ordinary Road" had been filmed.

"Mr. Shen Can, do I still have a chance?"

At Blue Phoenix Company, Sun Xiaohai stared longingly at Shen Can.

A few days ago, he was drinking with his friends and he was bragging to them that he was now the go-to director for Shen Can's music videos. He said that with the explosive popularity of Shen Can's songs, he would quickly become famous in the industry and become a big shot, with his rise to prominence just around the corner.

He has a good chance of becoming a well-known music video director.

Who would have thought that just a few days later, he would be eliminated by Shen Can.

Even Alibaba can't optimize its talent pool as quickly as you!

This young man in front of me not only has exceptional talent in music, but also an amazing talent in directing.

Shen Can seems to be completely beyond the standards of ordinary people.

It's like playing a game. Most people level up one level at a time, but Shen Can is different; he deals 99 damage in one hit.

9. Is he cheating?

Sun Xiaohai's feelings were complicated. Jealousy made him feel bad, but his desire to improve himself forced him to put on a smile when facing Shen Can.

The opportunity to ride the coattails of others is something many people may only have once in their lifetime, or even never have, and he doesn't want to lose it.

"Director Sun," Shen Can patted Sun Xiaohai on the shoulder, "Don't overthink it. We get along quite well working together, and there will be many more opportunities to collaborate in the future. At most, I'll take the lead and you'll assist me."

After all, many music videos require him to appear as the male lead, so it's necessary to have an assistant director.

Sun Xiaohai chuckled and rubbed his hands together: "Assistant director is fine too, it's just the credits—"

"No problem, it's guaranteed."

Shen Can had suffered enough in his past life to have his name credited in his works, so naturally he wouldn't make things difficult for others in this matter.

"Thank you, thank you so much—Brother Can is so generous!!" Sun Xiaohai thanked him repeatedly.

Although he's only an assistant director, at least he still has the opportunity to continue working with Shen Can—that gives him hope.

After Sun Xiaohai left, Shen Can spoke with Xu Xinran for a while before also leaving Lan Fenghuang.

There are people in the company who are specifically responsible for the post-production of the music video. All he needs to do is keep track of the work progress, give suggestions, and check the results.

The key issue is that Zhao Ji is sick—he has a cold.

In the music video for "Underwater," there's a scene where the female lead jumps into the sea, which is the core of the entire music video's emotional message.

Originally, the production team had already found a stunt double, and Zhao Ji only needed to run to the beach and leave the rest to the stunt double. However, Zhao Ji insisted on jumping for real.

That's what Zhao Ji said.

"I know it's better to use a stand-in, but using a stand-in will be discovered by someone with ulterior motives."

I know that many people are targeting you, and your career is on the rise. If it is revealed that you use a body double, they will make a fuss about it, which may have a negative impact on you.

Also, I have my own selfish reasons. I've only been in this industry for a short time, and I don't want to give people the impression of being "unprofessional."

That's why Shen Can agreed to let Zhao Jizhen jump.

He personally directed the filming of this scene, and the shoot went smoothly, completing it in one take.

However, when Zhao Ji was pulled out of the water, she was soaked to the bone, and the strong wind at the seaside caused her to fall ill immediately.

Fortunately, it was just a common cold.

Shen Can plans to go home and spend time with her; he will stay home as much as possible for the next few days.

Shen Can rushed back to his rented apartment.

"Achoo!"

On the sofa, Zhao Ji, wrapped in a blanket, was sneezing.

After closing the door, Shen Can quickly walked to her side and plopped down next to her.

"Are you feeling better?"

Zhao Ji gave a soft "hmm" and said, "Go ahead and do your own thing. I'll be fine in a couple of days."

"Everything is done."

"Let me use your legs—"

"leg?"

But then Zhao Ji shifted her buttocks back a little, then lay down and curled up, resting her head on Shen Can's lap like a kitten sleeping next to its owner.

A smile appeared on her lips: "Much better."

Then, she slowly closed her eyes.

Shen Can looked down at Zhao Ji's beautiful face, her features were three-dimensional, and her temperament was aloof. She didn't have the oval face that was common in the industry, but rather a top-tier square face, yet she still gave people an incredibly stunning feeling.

A true beauty with perfect bone structure.

"There is a beautiful woman in the north—" Shen Can murmured softly.

No problem. Zhao Ji is from Shandong Province. Considering Shanghai's geographical location, she definitely qualifies as a "Northern beauty".

Li Jinming, who was drinking hot water nearby:

Murder!

Is there anyone going to do anything about this?

Goodness, they can even show affection when they're sick!

"Shen Can, I have something to tell you." In his frustration, Li Jinming stopped calling Shen Can "boss" and addressed him by his name directly.

Shen Can brushed Zhao Ji's hair aside and said, "Okay, go ahead."

Li Jinming said, "Director Yang Aoxue from Dragon TV called and wants you to sing an extra song on the Spring Festival Gala, and your appearance fee will increase accordingly."

"Sure," Shen Can replied without hesitation.

It seems that TV stations mostly lip-sync, and with his veteran artist's acting skills, he can easily put on another relaxed and carefree performance.

As for him singing two songs by himself—this is not uncommon, but it is not unheard of either, on the Spring Festival Galas of major TV stations.

For example, Fei Xiang sang "Hometown Clouds" and "A Fire in Winter" at the 87 Spring Festival Gala.

In the 24 CCTV Autumn Festival Gala, Zhou Shen sang two songs by himself.

"Which song should we add?" Shen Can asked Li Jinming.

"She said she hasn't decided yet, and she needs to see the quality and popularity of your subsequent songs. She wants to pick a song with high play count, suitable for the stage, and that generates buzz."

Shen Can nodded, instantly understanding Yang Aoxue's intention.

"She wants to improve and achieve results."

To climb the ranks within the system, you need to have achievements to back you up.

This suited Shen Can's wishes perfectly. He needed the platform to gain greater visibility and popularity, while Yang Aoxue also needed to demonstrate her abilities to her superiors.

—A win-win situation.

Li Jinming blinked her big, bright eyes and said, "In addition, she also said she would arrange an interview for you on Dragon TV, sometime before New Year's Day."

"Okay." Shen Can nodded again.

Speaking of which, since he became famous, several entertainment media outlets have wanted to interview him, but he declined them all on the grounds that he was "too busy with work".

He saw it clearly: the interviews were of little use to him.

Moreover, many media professionals are journalism graduates, and they often ask questions with ulterior motives.

Just like when Michael Jackson was alive, the media would always ask him in interviews: Did you bleach your skin? Did you have plastic surgery? Did you sleep in a hyperbaric chamber? Did you buy ivory and human bones? Do you prefer children or women?

It's always the same few questions over and over again.

Michael Jackson has explained it so many times, why do you still ask? If he were a reporter, he could have memorized it and written his own article.

In short, Shen Can will not waste his time on the media.

As for the interview with Dragon TV—the reason why I'm going to sing on that channel—the Dragon TV reporter probably won't do anything malicious.

Just as he was lost in thought, Zhao Ji opened her beautiful eyes.

"I'm sleepy, carry me to bed, to your room."

"I need to write, which will bother you," Shen Can said.

"I just want to fall asleep to the sound of you typing."

"Yes, ma'am."

After Shen Can finished speaking, he carried Zhao Ji in a princess carry and walked towards his room.

A thought suddenly popped into his mind: "Zhao Ji rented the house from the landlord, and then she rented it to me, which means she's a sub-landlord—so, my story with her is that of a tenant and a landlady."

—The Beautiful Landlady

Li Jinming watched the two figures with resentment.

"I also want someone to hug me—"

She thought about the male friends she knew, and Shen Can's handsome face appeared in her mind, so her gaze fell on Shen Can.

But he was her best friend's boyfriend.

A sense of guilt instantly rose in Li Jinming's heart.

Forget about the birds, let's get back to our careers.

For the next two days, Shen Can stayed home with peace of mind, and Zhao Ji's health improved day by day.

It's worth mentioning that after Zhao Ji's continuous weight gain during this period, although she is still slim and slender, her sickly beauty has gradually disappeared, replaced by a healthy beauty.

It's obvious at a glance that her menstrual cycle is very regular.

In the novel's plot, Shen Can didn't drag things out.

Just a few days ago, I laid the groundwork for the masked singer storyline in an article, and today I'm already writing about how "The Masked Singer" has officially started recording.

Due to its novel program concept and Xue Ning's reputation as a renowned music variety show director, "The Masked Singer" has garnered significant attention online since its inception.

September 1st is the start of the school year for students, and it's also the date the first episode of "The Masked Singer" was officially recorded.

Jiang Wanning wore a mask that resembled both a smile and a cry, and was dressed in a white traditional Hanfu as she walked through the recording studio.

She was tall and slender with fair skin and long, flowing hair that cascaded over her shoulders, radiating a mysterious and powerful aura.

The staff members kept glancing at her.

The contestants on this episode have already met many, including a "powerful man" dressed in a full Spider costume, a "clown" in a clown outfit, and a "girl" dressed in Lolita fashion who behaves like a delusional teenager.

But Jiang Wanning's outfit still amazed them.

"Oh, what a sophisticated older sister."

At the entrance to the lounge, the contestant codenamed "Girl" saw Jiang Wanning and spoke in an exaggerated tone.

Jiang Wanning ignored the staff's gazes and looked at the "girl" from afar; their eyes met in the air.

She wasn't nervous; instead, she exuded strong confidence.

In this episode, Lin Yu prepared two songs for her.

They are "Slowly, Slowly" and "If the Moon Has Not Yet Come".

She is confident of advancing directly to the semifinals!

Meanwhile, Lin Yu was not idle either.

He took out a loan of ten million yuan from the bank in the name of his studio, and then contacted his apprentice, Xu Mingyue.

"My dear disciple, I have a script here. Do you want to play the female lead?"

Lin Yu held the script in her other hand, the cover of which had seven words written on it: "Love O2O".

On Singularity, the largest online novel platform on Earth, Lin Yu also published the first five chapters of his novel.

His idea was to market the film and the novel together once the work was made into a movie.

On the other end of the phone, Xu Mingyue said directly, "Master, are you the male lead? If you are, I'll act in it."

After finishing the chapter, Shen Can published it directly.

"When my readers are so fortunate, they pay the price of one book to read two or even more books," Shen Can remarked.

"The All-Round Artist" is one book, and he will also write some novel content from "Love O2O" in the plot, making a total of two books.

He had a feeling that his readers would comment in the book review section: "Wow, I'm reading a novel within a novel? Web novels can be like this?"

On a practical level...

Shen Can will also publish this novel; he wrote it back when he was still living in the Shanghai Theatre Academy dormitory.

He has now finished writing part of the book and it is time to release it.

He plans to release the novel after the song "The Ordinary Road" is released.

Ten minutes later, Shen Can logged into World of Warcraft, completed two quests, and then opened the book review section.

At this moment, the book review section is exceptionally lively.

"Holy crap! You're exaggerating again?!"

"Brother Can, you already owe us two songs, and now you're asking for two more? 'Underwater' and 'The Ordinary Road' haven't even been released yet!"

"Could you learn from the main character and speed up the pace?"

"My goodness, some singers struggle to release even one song, but Brother Volcano is lining up to release them. Is this the power of a musical genius?"

"The fake Qu father: Lin Yu, the real Qu father: Shen Can."

"Baby, I'm so hungry I could cry."

What kind of novel is "Love O2O"? The title appears many times in the book.

"Brothers, I feel that Jiang Wanning's 'Ruthless Emperor' is so cool, I love it."

"Lin Yu: You want to die."

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Shen Can glanced at the reviews and then left the book review section.

"schedule----"

Shen Can blinked. He also wanted to speed things up, but reality wasn't like an online novel.

The protagonist of the online novel simply can't stop, getting involved in one event after another —

But in reality, there are many more things to consider.

Song copyright registration, song production, and so on all require money, effort, and time, unlike novels, which can be mentioned in just a few strokes.

but----

Shen Can then logged into his blog and posted a message.

[Preview:]

"Underwater" will be officially released at 9:00 AM on November 24th.

"The Ordinary Road" will be officially released at 9:00 AM on November 26th.

Shortly after the blog was published, the Shen Can Bar, Shanghai Theatre Academy Campus Bar, Tianya Forum and other places became as lively as boiling water.

Shen Can ignored the online buzz, took a sip of water, then switched to the game page and sent a private message to Wan Qian, who was waiting for him to do a quest together: "The story chapters of 'Sheng Sheng Man' have started, your company's marketing can begin."

The music company that Mr. Wan signed with is called Starlight Coast Music Company, located in Beijing.

People on Starlight Coast are really going stir-crazy.

The news that Wan Qian had obtained Shen Can's song was known throughout the company, but netizens and fans were unaware of it.

They need to promote and market Wan Qian's new album.

Now, Shen Can has finally started writing the storyline for the song "Sheng Sheng Man", and Shen Can has also agreed that they can use his fame for marketing. After Starlight Coast got the news, it began to promote it extensively.

Pre-prepared press releases kept appearing online.

This news caused a major upheaval in the industry.

Shen Can, a music industry legend who has only been in the industry for a short time but has already reached the top, is already not satisfied with him—

He wrote and released his own songs, but then handed them over to Wan Qian?

This has made many singers extremely envious.

These days, a hit song is equivalent to a pension insurance policy!

It's like Shen Can gave Wan Qian and Yi Fan a pension insurance policy!

What exactly did Wan Qian do to win Shen Can's favor?

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