HuaYu: Starting with Photography to Navigate the Entertainment Industry

"I want to shoot a music video for 'Always Quiet,' and I need to borrow some equipment and period costumes from Mr. Li."

Hearing Xu Lang's words, Li Xiaolin's previously anxious heart immediately relaxed considerably.

"As for equipment and clothing, that's easy to arrange. Whenever you need them, I'll make them for you."

"Let's do it this afternoon."

"Okay, I'll make arrangements for you after lunch."

After saying that, Li Xiaolin quickly waved to Xu Lang and hurriedly left, afraid that he would make any more demands.

Meanwhile, Xu Lang returned alone to the recording studio he had been in before.

Upon seeing Xu Lang return, Qin Feifei, Zhang Liangying, Shen Qingyue, and the others immediately surrounded him, asking questions all at once:

"Xu Lang, how is it?"

"You sold the song to them?"

"Xu Lang, how much did you get for it?"

"Brother Lang, you didn't sell my senior's song too, did you?"

Xu Lang checked the time, then waved to the five people.

"It's lunchtime, this isn't the place to talk. Let's eat and talk, come on, it's on me, let's have a big meal!"

Xu Lang was overjoyed that his main purpose for coming to Changsha had been achieved, and he led everyone outside.

Diagonally opposite the TV station is a culinary landmark covering 88 acres, the largest Chinese restaurant in Asia, which holds a Guinness World Record and is known as the "Little Forbidden City of Changsha".

West Lake Restaurant.

That's all for today!

Upon entering West Lake Tower, a cluster of palaces comes into view, with red walls and golden tiles. Passing through the city gate and around the Nine Dragon Wall, the view suddenly opens up, with pavilions, terraces, artificial hills, flowing water, and winding corridors, making it feel like you have truly arrived at the imperial garden.

It was the first time for all of them to visit, and they were constantly amazed as they walked around inside.

"Wow, Xu Lang, are you sure this is a place to eat?"

"It must be expensive here!"

"Of course! Haven't you heard of it? Imperial Jade Liquor, one hundred and eighty yuan a glass!"

While the others were marveling at the scene, Xu Lang was observing the surroundings.

"Great! We filmed the music video here after dinner. The antique-style setting is perfect!"

Having come to Changsha, of course we had to eat Hunan cuisine. After finding a table in Section A, Xu Lang addressed the group:

"I'm having a great time today, my buddy blew a ton of money, so order whatever you want, don't be shy!"

"Haha, Lang-ge, you're so awesome!"

"Xu Lang, then I'll really order!"

"Wow, I just saw that there's a food area over there. Let's go pick out some snacks!"

Several young people were laughing and joking as they ordered food and played around.

The meal proceeded in this joyful atmosphere.

As the event neared its end, Shen Qingyue patted her belly and asked Xu Lang,

"Xu Lang, are we free this afternoon? Why don't you come with me to stroll around the pedestrian street?"

Shen Qingyue always wanted to possess Xu Lang alone and get rid of Qin Feifei and Zhang Liangying.

But how could Xu Lang possibly give her that chance?

"No, I have a lot to do this afternoon. You can go by yourself."

"Oh? Is there something else?"

Xu Lang ignored Shen Qingyue's pout and instead looked at Qin Feifei and Zhang Liangying.

"This afternoon, I want to shoot an unusual music video for the song 'Always Quiet.' You two, one sings and the other acts. You have to put your heart into it."

"An abnormal music video?"

Although Qin Feifei was puzzled, she had learned her lesson after witnessing Xu Lang's "resources" and dared not underestimate him anymore. She nodded and said:

"Yes, I've been trying to understand the meaning behind this song, and I'm starting to get a feel for it."

Zhang Liangying is now completely obedient to Xu Lang, doing whatever he asks, and she's overjoyed about it.

Since that morning, when Xu Lang rejected Li Xiaolin and Wang Peng and publicly promised to give her the song "A Quiet Moment," Zhang Liangying felt that Xu Lang had completely replaced Feng Ke at his peak.

This person, who understood her and could give her real help, took root in Zhang Liangying's heart and quickly grew into a towering tree.

She knew in her heart that she probably couldn't repay Xu Lang's debt anytime soon.

The 30,000 yuan helped me see through Feng Ke's true colors, rescued me from Feng Ke's rage, and even gave me a song that could be considered a "resource".

And what Xu Lang said during dinner just now was that he had already paved the way for her to compete in next year's Super Girl competition, and even said he would try to get her an OST song opportunity.

How can Zhang Liangying repay all this now?

All of this made Zhang Liangying feel extremely uneasy, and she didn't even know how to face Xu Lang.

Now, when she heard Xu Lang say that he was going to shoot a music video for "Always Quiet," she was pleasantly surprised, but also felt that she owed Xu Lang even more.

Even when her family was going through the most difficult time and she was borrowing money everywhere, she never felt so indebted.

Now, she deeply feels the weight of being heavily in debt.

Zhang Liangying stared at Xu Lang, her eyes flashing with an unusual light.

Finally, unable to contain her excitement, she approached Xu Lang, leaned close to him, blushed, and whispered:

"Xu Lang, why are you so nice to me?"

I don't know how I'm going to ever pay back this huge debt I owe you.

Hearing this, Xu Lang chuckled softly and whispered in her ear:

"A mountain of debt, a mountain of repayment!"

"what?"

Although she didn't know exactly what it meant, Zhang Liangying's face turned red instantly, and even her neck turned red.

Seeing this scene from not far away, Shen Qingyue couldn't help but curse inwardly.

"This little vixen, she looks so plain, but I never expected her to be so good at seducing people!"

Ignoring Zhang Liangying's reaction, Xu Lang called Li Xiaolin after dinner and asked the truck carrying props and costumes to come to Xihu Tower to find him.

Then, Xu Lang stopped by an arched bridge in the Imperial Garden.

He beckoned to Qin Feifei and Zhang Liangying, and said to them:

"This song, 'Always Quiet,' was written specifically for Lin Yueru from the Legend of Sword and Fairy."

Upon hearing the names of Legend of Sword and Fairy and Lin Yueru, the two nodded in agreement. Even though they hadn't played it, they were familiar with this nationally popular game.

Xu Lang briefly told the two about Lin Yueru's character story in the game.

Then, pointing to the arched bridge in front of them, he began to explain the key points of filming the music video to the two of them:

"What we're filming here is the scene of Lin Yueru and Li Xiaoyao's first encounter in Suzhou."

Xu Lang turned to Qin Feifei and instructed her:

"This shot is very simple. Lin Yueru is standing on a bridge outside Suzhou City, with her back to the camera. Her red cloak is fluttering in the wind. Li Xiaoyao runs past from behind and bumps into her."

...

This shoot lasted for more than three hours.

It was close to 5 p.m.

Xu Lang finally finished filming all the necessary shots.

He glanced at Shen Qingyue, Wang Zhe, and Chen Tao, and said to them:

"I'll take Qin Feifei and Zhang Liangying to do some editing and post-production. The three of you can just go to the TV station to watch the Super Girl finals later."

After saying that, he left with Qin Feifei and Zhang Liangying, along with the assistant sent by Li Xiaolin.

Upon arriving at Li Xiaolin's company, Xu Lang borrowed a computer, transferred the data from the memory card to the computer, and then opened the Tieba forum for Lin Yueru from the Legend of Sword and Fairy series, copying out a lot of game pictures from it.

Xu Lang was focused on his work.

Qin Feifei and Zhang Liangying stood behind him, exchanging a glance, their eyes filled with confusion.

"Is this how music videos are filmed?"

"This is way too easy!"

"They didn't even shoot many shots."

"Isn't this a bit too rough?"

"Why did he even add game footage?"

"Is this what he meant by 'abnormal music video'?"

Xu Lang was busy for more than two hours.

It was already 8 p.m., and the Super Girl finals had already started, but Xu Lang was still busy.

Qin Feifei really wanted to remind Xu Lang, but seeing how focused he was, she couldn't bring herself to do it and could only wait.

Finally, just before nine o'clock, Xu Lang stretched his arms and said something.

"Damn it, this outdated internet makes uploading a video a Flash file, but at least it's done."

Xu Lang got up from his computer, rubbed his eyes, looked at the already dark sky outside, and suddenly realized...

"Holy crap, what time is it?"

"8:50!"

"Oh dear, the Super Girl champion is about to be decided, right? Let's hurry up and leave, or we'll be late and it'll all have been a wasted trip!"

Xu Lang led the two men out of the office in a hurry and rushed towards Hunan TV.

Upon entering the television station, even before reaching Studio One, the song "Sour and Sweet Is Me" could be heard from outside.

"It's Zhang Hanyun, she's already on stage."

"Wow, this song sounds even better with the music."

Indeed, both Zhang Hanyun and Zhang Liangying sang a cappella before, but now with accompaniment, the feeling is completely different.

"Haha, this is the song I remember!"

Excited, Xu Lang strode into Studio One.

On stage, Zhang Hanyun, dressed in a beautiful princess dress, was finishing the song.

Xu Lang, Qin Feifei, and Zhang Liangying found their seats and then eagerly asked Wang Zhe, who was standing next to them.

"How's it going? How many votes have the top three spots?"

Upon seeing Xu Lang, Wang Zhe excitedly said, "Brother Lang, the effect of singing this song live was truly amazing!"

As he spoke, he took out his phone, found the notepad, and said to Xu Lang:

"Previously, Wang Ti and An Youqi had both finished performing. The competition was really fierce. An Youqi had 89486 votes, and Wang Ti had 89280 votes. The difference between the two was only 206 votes."

Just then, the host on stage announced:

"Contestant number 1, Zhang Hanyun, her total number of votes is..."