Huayu: Starting from an Unemployed Male Model

With the involvement of official media, the chorus version of "Touring Beijing" and its music video became a viral sensation online, with people discussing it everywhere, both online and in real life. Apart from the National Day holiday, it was the hottest topic on the internet in October.

Movies originally scheduled for release during the National Day holiday, such as "I Belonged to You," "Operation Mekong," "L.O.R.D.: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties," and "Ace vs Ace," have had their online popularity overshadowed by the music video for "Touring Beijing."

These film producers were furious. The tens of millions spent on promotion couldn't generate as much buzz as a music video. Ultimately, the box office of these films was affected, and they never reached the heights of their previous success. This was essentially a small butterfly effect caused by Wei Jun's rebirth.

It wasn't just the song and music video that became a hit, but also everyone involved, both on and off stage.

He Rundong and Li Yixiao have experienced a resurgence in popularity, with numerous film and commercial performance offers and even an invitation from Suqian Culture and Tourism Bureau to serve as tourism ambassadors.

Shen Ao was approached again by Ning Hao's Bad Monkey Pictures, with even more generous signing terms. Once signed, the script, funding, personnel, and connections would all be provided.

The Shanghai Rainbow Chamber Singers' reputation spread throughout Shanghai and began to extend to other provinces. Many music performances and music groups that needed choral singing sent invitations, and some Rainbow Chamber Singers members began to consider whether to resign from their original jobs and focus on the choir's cause.

The two child stars who played Chen Qiaotou and Chen Xiangkou began to attract the attention of the upper echelons of the film and television industry. They were offered roles as teenagers and children in major TV series, and at the same time, they gained a group of die-hard mother fans.

Li Lin became an overnight sensation because of her smile at Chenxiangkou, her affectionate eyes, her goosebump-inducing opera singing, and her tears in the firelight. Everyone began to remember this girl whose eyes could speak.

Her solo cover for the December issue of OK! Magazine marks her first solo fashion cover since her debut, and is interpreted by the industry as a "point where her commercial value is recognized by the mainstream fashion circle."

Luxury jewelry brand De Beers began to consider her, and Harper's Bazaar started contacting Li Lin for a jewelry campaign.

She became the female brand ambassador for OPPO mobile phones, endorsed L'Oréal Paris's makeup series, and was invited to participate in brand events such as the "Trumpchi GS8 NetEase Fashion Crossover Ceremony," sharing the stage with dozens of superstars including Jia Nailiang, Li Yundi, Shen Mengchen, and Qin Lan.

Everyone's gains were so enormous, and Wei Jun, as the producer of "Touring Beijing," was no exception; his gains were even greater.

In October, she secured three endorsements: Yili's "Ambrosial" youth line in the dairy category, Lux shower gel in the daily chemical and personal care category, and served as the "Chief Surprise Officer" for Tmall's Double 11. She also filmed a traditional Chinese style video and a Double 11 pre-heating video with the lyrics "If we can't hold onto our peak, then let's walk back to where we came from - this year's Double 11, let's start over together".

Also, Tencent Games' "CrossFire" performed the annual theme song "Endless War" and attended the e-sports carnival.

Of course, these weren't the only brands that approached him. There were also well-known brands such as Master Kong Iced Tea, Wanglaoji, Li-Ning Apparel, and Xiaomi phones. However, these brands overlapped with the types of products that Wei Jun had already endorsed, such as OPPO phones, Minute Maid, and Metersbonwe. Because of the signed agreements, he could not endorse similar products.

Among them, Minute Maid was the most cunning, wanting to collaborate with Wei Jun's "Travel in Beijing" to launch a "Travel in Beijing - Fruit Bubble" series of beverages with a traditional Chinese style, but he rejected it, as going too far would have been counterproductive.

What disgusts Wei Jun the most is that some micro-business brands, medical drug brands, and health product brands keep coming to him, such as "Chuanx" TST Secret, Huiren Shenbao, "Yangjing Gubenwan" and other garbage brands. This time, even a plastic surgery hospital came to his door to ask him to be a spokesperson.

Isn't that stupid?

He also received numerous invitations from magazines, including top-tier men's magazine Esquire, popular trendy men's magazine Men's Uno, FHM, Southern Metropolis Entertainment Weekly, and Grazia, which wanted to capitalize on Wei Jun's popularity once again.

Wei Jun and his team discussed and decided to select an appropriate amount based on the actual situation.

He has received many more invitations from variety shows than before. His old friend "We Are In Love" Season 3 wants to invite Wei Jun to join as a guest; Zhejiang TV's "We Are Seventeen" has invited him to be a regular guest, forming a brotherhood with Guo Fucheng, Lin Zhiying and others.

The casting director of Beijing TV's "Crossover Ice and Snow King" saw that Wei Jun was able to successfully replicate the dance after practicing only three times on "Day Day Up". He believed that Wei Jun had great potential and praised him highly: "Ice skating is the same as dancing. As long as you have enough physical coordination, you can succeed."

Besides these, there's also Bear Grylls' adventure show "Off the Run," the music variety show "Sound of My Dream," "The Jin Xing Show," "Battle of the Idols," "Day Day Up," and the second season of "Mars Intelligence Agency"...

In film and television, he has played a rock youth in "Sewing Machine Band," the young You Zhao in "Xuan-Yuan Sword: Han Cloud," and also appeared in "Operation Proposal" and "Nirvana in Fire 2"...

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Beijing Huairou Film and Television Base.

Inside a 3m x 3m awning, Wu Jing, Lü Jianmin, and Yu Nan were smoking and chatting.

"Old Wu, why haven't you found the actor for that rich second-generation Zhuo Yifan role yet? Filming has been going on for so long." Producer Lü Jianmin urged. The investment in this sequel has doubled, and if the filming is delayed because of not being able to find an actor, we will lose a lot of money.

"Wu Yifan can't handle it," Wu Jing took a deep drag on his cigarette, tilted his head back and exhaled, the smoke slowly drifting out of his mouth and nose. "That kid's team is asking for too much. Fine, they're demanding two male leads. People in his team say that he's a top star, and it wouldn't look good for him to play a supporting role."

Lu Jian flicked the ash off his cigarette with his index finger: "What the hell is a top star? He can't even play a supporting role properly. If you ask me, we need to find someone else right away. We can't afford to waste time. Once you finish filming your scenes in China, you should immediately go to Africa to film."

The story of Zhuo Yifan, a rich second-generation character, mainly takes place in Africa.

"I also want to change people, but the people who come for the interview are all ugly and unattractive. They are not tall enough, not good-looking enough, and not popular enough. They are far inferior to Wu Yifan."

"Those with comparable popularity, like Lu Han, are too short and have too young faces. Li Yifeng doesn't require two male leads, but he's asking for a high price. Zhang Han, on the other hand, is barely acceptable. He's tall, has a certain level of popularity, and he won't negotiate the price."

"I'm currently hesitating about who should play this role."

Wu Jing pulled at his hair fiercely, his face full of sorrow.

At present, Wu Jing is not averse to popular celebrities; on the contrary, he seems to be supporting them. He started supporting Wu Yifan a long time ago.

November 6, 2015, was Wu Yifan's 25th birthday, which was also the year he became most popular. Wu Jing left a message under his Weibo post to wish him a happy birthday: "[Are you chanting sutras, Tang Sanzang? Haha, happy birthday!]"

Both actors have played the role of Tang Sanzang; Wu Jing played the role in "A Chinese Odyssey Part Three," while Wu Yifan played the role in "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back."

Yu Nan exhaled a puff of smoke and interjected, "I do have someone in mind who matches the criteria of high traffic, height, appearance, and temperament."

"Who?" Wu Jing and Lü Jianmin turned to look at Yu Nan at the same time.

Yu Nan took out her phone, found the video of "Touring Beijing", and showed it to the two of them: "Wei Jun, if nothing unexpected happens, he will be the most popular person in the next few months."

"It's him?" Lü Jianmin asked in surprise.

"What? You know him?" Yu Nan asked curiously.

"Director Huang Jianxin mentioned it to me, saying that this young man is quite interesting. The instructors at the military training base have a very good impression of him, saying that he is a good prospect for joining the army." Lü Jian squinted his eyes.

Wu Jing watched the music video for "A Tour of Beijing" featuring two Peking Opera stars silently. After watching it, he asked Lü Jianmin, "Are you sure he's favored by the instructors at the military base?"

Wu Jing greatly admires soldiers and is proud to have participated in military special training. If Wei Jun is truly that outstanding, then he would be a suitable candidate.

Lü Jianmin nodded.

Wu Jing turned to look at Yu Nan: "Is he very popular right now?"

Yu Nan nodded slightly: "With official media getting involved, do you think it'll be a hit?"

"Then why don't you guys help me invite them?" Wu Jing couldn't wait to see Wei Jun.

"Okay, I know his girlfriend, I'll ask her." Yu Nan stubbed out her cigarette.

Lü Jianmin then pulled out his phone: "Let me ask Yang Xiaopei, is he one of hers?"

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