Huayu 2009: Who should we call the Heavenly King?

Chapter 144 A Dialogue Across Time and Space

Here, Shen Yan had just finished his acceptance speech, and over there, Fang Zhouzi's Weibo comment section was once again flooded with comments from both Nie and Nie.

Teacher, does your face hurt?

Teacher, are all the judges on the China Music Awards blind?

Teacher, how about we go back and brush up on our Chinese lessons first?

[Teacher, please say something! How can you remain silent about something this important?]

【————】

At first glance, these comments don't contain a single insult, but upon closer inspection, they're all sarcastic and sarcastic.

Every word is piercing to the heart.

Moreover, Weibo did not disable the comment section or feature selected comments.

After being subjected to sarcastic remarks for several days, Fang Zhouzi finally snapped and posted several Weibo posts in a high-intensity confrontation.

What's there to comment on in an award that's essentially a pork distribution scheme?

[Just because you've won a few mediocre awards doesn't make you any special. Why don't you dare say who actually wrote "The Ordinary Road"?]

Silence is the greatest sign of insecurity! Let your master prove himself first!

[Expo promotional song? Why don't you check out the previous one?]

【————】

Just as Fang Zhouzi was having his online argument, the awards ceremony had already ended. After dealing with reporters and a barrage of congratulatory calls and text messages, Shen Yan was also about to have his online argument.

but.

He only had one opponent in his lane.

Not right either.

He is someone who has prepared four sets of skins.

The older sister was wearing a loose white shirt, the length of which just covered her thighs. She leaned against the bedroom door frame and asked with a smile.

"Have you seen enough?"

"You're cheating."

Shen Yan touched his chin.

"That doesn't count."

"Oh, what if that's the case?"

The older sister chuckled and slowly lifted the hem of her dress.

???

interesting.

"This can be counted."

Shen Yan stepped forward, grabbed her wrist, and glanced at the dining table.

"But it has to be there."

".——.——"

The older sister gave him a charmingly disdainful look. Although she didn't say anything, he understood her expression.

agreed.

"Shen Yan————"

"Calling me by my name won't help."

"What's it called?"

"Think about it yourself."

"Baby?"

"Um?"

"husband."

"Say it again."

"I don't!"

"Um?"

"I'll just—uh, okay, good husband."

She didn't know how much time had passed when the older sister tried to stand up but failed. Hearing Shen Yan suppressing a laugh, she turned around and glared at him angrily, but her voice was weak and listless.

"Don't laugh."

"Okay, okay, I won't laugh, I won't laugh."

Shen Yan stopped smiling and reached out to pull her into his arms.

They hugged quietly for a while, then the older sister suddenly looked up and whispered something.

"husband."

"Um?"

Are you coming again tomorrow night?

"Come on, what's wrong?"

"Then I'll go buy some groceries tomorrow and cook for you."

"Hmm?" Shen Yan looked down at her, somewhat surprised. "Don't you say you can't cook?"

"I can learn, I just learned." Gao Yuanyuan snuggled closer to him. "I'm telling you, you're not allowed to say it's not tasty."

"Okay, okay, okay, you say it's delicious even though it tastes bad."

While he verbally agreed, alarm bells were ringing in Shen Yan's mind.

broken!

A woman who is willing to cook and clean for you is not a good sign!

I'm totally hooked!

Although his older sister is very sensible now and never intrudes on his life, people can change.

Who knows, one day in a fit of emotion, he might just force her to get married.

Garlic bird, garlic bird.

We haven't even finished collecting the interest yet; thinking about these things now is a bit too far ahead.

The next day.

Shen Yan went back to Beijing Film Academy, and the final exams were a piece of cake for him.

Over the next few days, he participated in the Spring Festival Gala rehearsals while enjoying a carefree and uninhibited daily life with the older sister.

During this time, Shen Yan also took the time to participate in an event.

Sina 2010 Internet Awards Ceremony

He won three more awards: Male Singer of the Year, Album of the Year, and the first Weibo KING.

He wasn't happy at all when he received this final award.

Who made Weibo Queen, who was also a big mouth, so bad?

Upon returning, Shen Yan immediately stuffed the Weibo KING trophy into the storage room.

I'm ashamed to be associated with them!

As for where Sister Blind went?

As the year draws to a close, Cai Yinong has assigned her a lot of work.

make money!

Make a fortune for me!

If you can't boss your man around, can't you?

Commercial performances, brand events, and magazine shoots kept her on and on. In private, Sister Xia complained to Shen Yan quite a bit, but it was just a few complaints, since she was also getting paid.

That evening, at the end of the video call, Sister Xia chuckled, revealing a mischievous expression.

"Baby, once I'm done with this busy period, I'll transfer all the money to you. You can help me buy stocks."

"Okay." Shen Yan glanced down at his older sister. "It's getting late, you should go to sleep."

"Okay, you should go to sleep early too. Goodnight."

"Good night."

After the call ended, the older sister popped out, sat on his lap, and teased him with a smile.

"Wow, you're really something, letting your girlfriend manage all the money she earns?"

"I'm just helping out with the management."

"Then, how about you manage my money too?" the older woman said while helping herself. "Anyway, I don't have much of a knack for financial management."

"Aren't you afraid I'll run away with the money?" Shen Yan chuckled, his hand twitching slightly.

"Go ahead and run. Even if you run, it will be out of my own free will."

"So carefree!"

Shen Yan praised him, then said seriously.

"If you don't have anywhere to put your things, go buy Apple stock and hold it for two or three years. I guarantee you won't lose money."

"Huh? Apple?"

The older sister stopped and looked at Shen Yan in surprise.

She originally thought Shen Yan had some inside information, because there are many rumors circulating in the industry.

Who would have thought that the big boy was talking about US stocks?

"Yes, I bought some a while ago."

Shen Yan was not worried about the chain reaction caused by "revealing heavenly secrets." This little thing would not affect the overall situation at all.

Even if tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people follow suit and buy, the impact will not be significant.

Apple stock doesn't rise every day. Once the variable of "human nature" is added, most investors can't grasp it.

"Okay, I'll buy some too. How much per share?"

"340 dollars."

"Over 2000 per share? That's so expensive?"

"Um."

"How much did you buy?"

"Ten million."

"US dollars???"

Shen Yan could clearly sense the shock his older sister was experiencing.

How could you not feel a sudden tremor?

"How is that possible? It's 1000 million RMB."

"That's still quite a lot." The older sister hooked her arm around his neck. "How about this, I'll transfer the money to you too. However, I don't have that much money. My entire fortune is only 300 million. If I lose it, I'll hold you responsible."

"It's alright, it's all thanks to me taking care of you."

In the older sister's ears, she automatically filtered out the preconditions and only remembered the three words "I will take care of you".

Shen Yan sensed her excitement.

after all.

The nerve endings in certain areas are very well developed.

After finishing the sword duel, Shen Yan took some time to log on to Weibo. With the Chinese New Year approaching, Weibo was hosting a series of celebrity New Year greetings.

In just a few minutes, a new post was fresh off the press.

The Year of the Rabbit is almost here.

The Year of the Rabbit is the year when people born in the Year of the Rabbit celebrate their zodiac year. If you were born in the Year of the Rabbit, this year is your zodiac year; if you were not born in the Year of the Rabbit, then it is not.

Twelve years ago was the Year of the Rabbit, and twelve years later it will also be the Year of the Rabbit.

Okay, that covers all the key points. Happy New Year in advance!

"Pfft."

Upon seeing this Weibo post, the older sister behind me smiled.

"Isn't that obvious?"

"As the great writer Zhu Ziqing once said," Shen Yan turned his head and said, "Our lives only become interesting if we talk a little nonsense."

"Keep making things up, go ahead and make it up." The older sister rolled her eyes; she didn't believe such nonsense.

"I didn't make this up, it's true."

"Really? I don't believe it!"

"What if it really was Zhu Ziqing who said it?" Shen Yan raised an eyebrow and revealed a malicious smile.

"Hmm? What do you want to do?" Gao Yuanyuan's eyes showed a hint of wariness; this smile was strange.

"Ahem, how about a bet?"

"What do you want to bet?"

"About what we didn't finish last time."

"Okay, I'll take the bet!"

The older sister readily agreed, even though she felt she might lose; she thought that was fun.

Besides, the boy isn't the type to act recklessly.

Didn't you stop it on your own last time?

soon.

The older sister admitted defeat; that sentence was actually said by Zhu Ziqing?

"bring it on."

Immediately, she closed her eyes, steeled her resolve, and looked as if she were ready to die.

"Maybe next time."

Shen Yan needed to take it easy. It wasn't that he couldn't, but his sister was coming back in a couple of days, and he needed to keep some supplies on hand.

The next day.

Shen Yan participated in the third rehearsal for the Spring Festival Gala.

On this day, the program order was also rearranged. The medley performance by Shen Yan, Li Jian, and Fang Datong was originally scheduled for after midnight.

This rehearsal was adjusted to start sixth.

After the adjustment, all three of them felt strange, but no one dwelled on it. It was better to get on stage sooner so that the event could end sooner.

On the same day.

The meeting room on the third floor of China Film Group.

Han Sanping sat at the head of the long table, with two printed lyrics spread out in front of him. On the left was "One Day," composed by Ma Shangyou and with lyrics by Chen Tao, and on the right was "As You Wish," with lyrics and music by Shen Yan.

"The moon in the sky, the thoughts in my heart, you will always be by my side. I promise you, my life will be pure, like your youthful face."

As the demo of "As You Wish" finished playing, Han Sanping gently tapped the table.

"I've listened to both songs. What are your thoughts? Let's all share them."

"I think 'One Day' is better."

Huang Jianxin spoke first, picking up the lyrics manuscript beside him.

"One day, the smoke from cooking fires will return to the village, faintly carrying the fragrance of rice paddies in the evening." The smoke, the rice paddies, and the village—these three images, layered together, represent the homesickness etched into the very bones of the Chinese people.

"And then there's the line, 'My motherland, no more sorrow, my motherland, peace everywhere.' 'I'm leaving now, and I won't come back. If you miss me, look at the sky.' Chen Tao used one sentence to express the last words the sacrificed man left for his motherland."

"I agree with Director Huang's opinion."

Lu Chuan put down her pen and raised her hand in agreement.

"Chen Tao's lyrics are all about me," it's the victim's own monologue, the emotions are more direct, and it's more suitable for the film's tone.

"The lyrics of 'One Day' are indeed good."

At this moment, Li Shaohong shook her head and pulled out the lyrics to "As You Wish".

"But we make movies from the perspective of those who come after us. This song is a reply we wrote to those who came before us in 2011."

"I too will see the world you have not seen, and write the poems you have not written." This is a consolation, a response, and a promise. A promise of what?

"I will continue the road you didn't finish, and I will see the tomorrow you didn't see."

"Think about it, the very last scene of the movie, where the delegates are singing, the camera rises, and the red boat sails into the distance—this image itself carries the meaning of 'sailing towards the future.'"

"If the end credits included the song 'As You Wish' along with some modern retrospective clips, wouldn't the impact be even stronger? Wouldn't the audience feel more involved?"

Then came another round of discussion, with both sides sticking to their own arguments and neither able to convince the other.

It wasn't until the young screenwriter Dong Zhe timidly raised his hand and offered a suggestion.

"Um—I think these two songs are actually echoing each other."

Upon hearing this, everyone present turned their attention to him, and Dong Zhe picked up two lyric sheets.

"Look, Chen Tao wrote 'Someday,' which is the martyrs' expectation for the future. Shen Yan wrote 'The mountains and rivers are safe and sound, and life is as ordinary as ever.' But is your vision truly fulfilled?"

"Two songs, one before the other, one about the past, the other about the present."

"Using 'One Day' as the promotional song represents the wishes of our predecessors, while using 'As You Wish' as ​​the ending theme song is our response."

"In this way, it becomes a dialogue spanning ninety years of time."

At this moment, no one spoke in the meeting room, but everyone's eyes lit up.

"yes!"

Li Shaohong slammed her hand on the table, her voice filled with excitement.

"The 'I' in 'One Day' is someone from the past, while the 'I' in 'As You Wish' is someone from the future. One is the beginning, the other the end, and the whole film is in between. This film symbolizes the past ninety years!"

"Brilliant, brilliant! You young people are so quick-witted!"

The next morning, Huang Weijing received a phone call.

After hanging up the phone, she edited a text message and sent it to Shen Yan.

[Good news! "As You Wish" has been selected, personally chosen by Chairman Han. "One Day" is the promotional song, and you are the ending theme song. We will discuss the specific details after the New Year.]

Simultaneously.

The production team also announced that the theme song and ending song have been officially finalized.

Although the song titles and lyrics were not revealed, the names of the lyricists, composers, and singers for both songs were all announced.

Upon seeing this news, another group of people went to Fang Zhouzi's Weibo to check in daily.

This time?

Fang Zhouzi simply pretended to be dead.

Not a single word was sent.

He's not stupid; it's not his place to speak on this kind of matter.

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