Huayu: Starting from an Unemployed Male Model

Wei Jun paused in his bite of the biscuit, looking at Lu Han with a surprised expression.

He knew that Lu Han's future girlfriend was Guan Xiaotong, but he didn't know when or where the two met.

"So, you fell in love at first sight?" Wei Jun turned his head to look at him, crunching the biscuit as he took a bite.

"How could that be? I only have a tiny bit of a crush on him," Lu Han said with a dejected expression. "My team and fans don't allow me to date."

"I don't believe you," Wei Jun said, putting the bag of cookies into his pocket. "Then why did you come to me?"

"I noticed you're quite good at charming girls on set. There were even girls pursuing you before," Lu Han said, scratching his head. "Can you teach me how to chat with girls?"

"Have you added each other on WeChat?"

"Yes, it's been added."

"Then just ask them out. If they agree, we can talk. If they don't, what's the point of talking?"

"Oh, this?" Lu Han's eyes widened. "Aren't we going to chat on WeChat first and build rapport?"

Wei Jun looked at him like he was an idiot. "You didn't learn that trick from the internet, looking at what people post on their WeChat Moments and then using that as a basis for your conversation, did you?"

"You just chatted for a bit and then suddenly asked her out for dinner and a movie? You think you can pursue someone like that?"

"How did you know? You're amazing!" Lu Han gave a thumbs up.

Wei Jun gave him a serious look. The other man was handsome, the pretty boy type. Although he looked a bit effeminate in ancient costume, that's the kind of look that's popular these days.

Yes, Guan Xiaotong would also like someone like that. She said in an interview that she only likes handsome men.

"Wait a minute, with your family background, looks, and top-tier status, do you even need to pursue someone?"

When a guy becomes handsome, even girls who are known to be slow to warm up will become proactive.

Wei Jun has been handsome since he was a child. During his school years, he received countless love letters, breakfasts, and gifts.

Upon entering society, he was admired and pursued by many wealthy women.

If Wei Jun is like this, benefiting from his good looks, then what about Lu Han, who has a family background, appearance, top-tier status, talent, and so on?

Oh, he's not without his flaws, though. He has a flat head and loves to drink.

"You don't understand," Lu Han sighed. "At the Vogue gala, there were a bunch of rich kids, and several of them added her. If I don't hurry, I'm afraid she'll be snatched away."

Don't worry, buddy, she can't get away.

"You still say it wasn't love at first sight?" Wei Jun said with disdain to Lu Han.

"Do you think I should confess first?" Lu Han touched his chin, thinking about how to confess.

"Are you stupid?" Wei Jun was speechless. "Confessing your feelings is the charge to victory. You haven't even made a successful attack yet, and you already want to win?"

"What should we do then?"

"Just deal with it. You need to think it through. Dating will have a big impact on you."

After Lu Han's official announcement, the once-dominant idol fell from grace, and his lost fans flocked to Kun Kun, Bozi, and Xiao Zhan, resulting in a significant drop in his commercial value and the loss of more than a dozen endorsements.

With his role in "Shanghai Fortress," he eventually became a variety show personality.

Why bother with romance? Isn't it better to focus on your career?

They might not make it official, but they're going to break up sooner or later anyway.

Looking at the Chinese entertainment industry, male celebrities and idols who date, get married, or break their vows of celibacy tend to experience a decline in their careers to some extent. Hu Ge, Lu Han, Kris, Kun Kun, Luo Da Shi... their popularity has generally decreased significantly.

Despite their numerous scandals, Xu Kai and VV have decent commercial value, receiving countless endorsement offers.

Wei Jun should learn from Xu Kai and VV. They can earn money by rehearsing lines with actresses at night or playing husband and wife on set. They can also be photographed shopping with female celebrities without any problems, as long as they don't respond.

Anyway, you have a huge number of fans who will defend you.

"Let's get her first, then we'll figure out a solution, right?" Lu Han rubbed his hands together unconsciously.

Wei Jun hesitated, seeing how quickly Lu Han was falling in love.

If you didn't know Lu Han before, or if you weren't that close, then do whatever you want.

Based on our time together, I've come to think that Lu Han is a good person. I don't want him to be troubled by love, causing him to fall from grace and lose his top-tier status.

"Didn't you say you wanted to release a song?" Lu Han snapped his fingers. "As long as you help me, I'll use all my connections and resources to help you."

Wei Jun has been thinking about his future lately. He has no background, no resources, and no connections. How can he survive in the Chinese entertainment industry?

Relying on posting short videos from later generations? Difficult. Short videos that go viral in later generations may not necessarily be popular in 2016. Almost every short video that goes viral has a contemporary era and cultural background, and TikTok hasn't even been released yet.

The reason why Wei Jun's "If Love Really Exists" became popular was largely due to its popularity on variety shows. To replicate that success, you'd need to be a top influencer.

Or you could learn from Papi Jiang and delve deeply into short videos. She now has over 800 million followers on Weibo, has gained the favor of investors, and used 1200 million yuan to found the MCN agency papitube.

Oh, a while ago she came to find Wei Jun, wanting to sign him. Papi Jiang carefully analyzed Wei Jun's short video and thought he had his own ideas about short videos.

Wei Jun refused.

This might be one path, and it's also the reason why Wei Jun hesitated.

Wei Jun believes that he can become famous overnight by making movies and TV series. He is confident in his looks, temperament, and figure, and believes that he can become famous overnight if he encounters a good script and role.

The second male lead in "Fighter of the Destiny" is lacking. The script, costumes, props, and directing are all subpar. How good can it be? At most, it will be popular for a while when it is released next year, but it will completely fade away after that, with no long-tail effect whatsoever.

After joining the crew, Wei Jun noticed something was off about the show. The entire crew was lethargic and lacked any sense of collaborative creation or mutual progress.

The director lets things slide as much as possible, doesn't have high requirements for the actors' acting skills, and only focuses on speeding up the pacing.

Once, Wei Jun saw an actor lose focus during filming and make a small mistake, but the director still let it pass. This changed Wei Jun's understanding of the industry.

It seems there's a reason why this show received low ratings and was criticized by viewers.

Wei Jun also wants to become famous through film and television dramas, but he has no plans for his next project. Good dramas and roles don't seem to come his way, and besides, after filming, it takes half a year or even more than a year for the drama to air.

I envy those "prodigies" who are reborn, returning to a time more than ten years ago, getting into the Beijing Film Academy, making a movie in their freshman year, becoming a national sensation, and getting their hands on countless celebrities in the Chinese entertainment industry...

Or, without relying on a memory glitch, one could memorize thousands of songs, release album after album, and become a global sensation.

Just create a memory card/entry for yourself.

Wei Jun thought it over and over again. He figured that if he released a song by leveraging Lu Han's fame and connections, he might actually become famous.

Lu Han truly loves music. He sings and practices every day on set, and he sings a lot when he goes out for commercial performances, especially this song "Medal," which just won an award and is very popular.

Wei Jun has worked as a model, sung countless songs with wealthy women, worked as an internet celebrity, and listened to countless "popular songs on Douyin." Even if he doesn't remember many of them, he will always remember a few songs that he often sang.

He can't compose or arrange music, but he can hum or sing songs. He once sang a song that would later become a hit in front of Lu Han, who was very surprised and thought Wei Jun was very talented, so he pulled him aside to talk about music.

As they chatted, Wei Jun came up with the idea of ​​releasing a song.