Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 26 Preliminary Promotion
After participating in the New Year's Eve party, Shi Xiaolong and Chen's father returned to the crew.

The filming of the sequel to Journey to the West has been completed and is now in urgent post-production. The production of special effects began during the filming and may take another two to three months.

Compared with the previous life, this time due to the increase in investment, most of the post-production personnel were pulled over from the sequel of Journey to the West, and their professionalism has been greatly improved.

The main controller, China Television Wuxi Film and Television Company, is also one of the producers of the sequel to Journey to the West. They have high hopes for the sequel. They hope that the sequel will be able to continue the popularity of the sequel when it is released.

The Monkey King is still played by Zhang Lingtong, and the production team is mostly the same. The art style of the drama is almost the same, and the audience might think that "The Sequel" is the sequel to "The Sequel".

In that case, "The Sequel" is equivalent to advertising "The Sequel" in advance.

Now, the broadcast time of the sequel of Journey to the West has been confirmed. It will be broadcast on CCTV-2 on February 8, which is during the Chinese New Year period. After that, various local channels will begin to broadcast it in rotation.

The sequel to Journey to the West must be aired at least around May to better extend the popularity of the show.

The post-production and review of this drama will require a lot of effort, and time is still very tight.

After the New Year, Chen's father told him the good news about the sequel, which would premiere in mid-April on CCTV-1.

"It's still stable to have a powerful investor," Chen Linfeng sighed.

Compared to the previous life, this is a huge improvement.

In today's era, local stations and CCTV are simply incomparable, and the audience coverage is vastly different. In small towns outside big cities and rural areas, most people can only receive local TV stations and CCTV.

What is certain is that Nezha from the sequel to Journey to the West will be one of Chen Linfeng’s representative roles in the future.

Newspapers began to publish news about the sequel to Journey to the West.

When these entertainment media promote the sequel, they often bring in the sequel to Journey to the West to gain popularity. From Zhang Lingtong to Tang Monk, Little White Dragon, and Guanyin, they are all the objects of hype.

Chen Linfeng could not escape being singled out as he is now very popular among students and many people who like reading.

With his name on it, the audience loves to watch it.

At this moment, local TV stations are broadcasting the sequel to Journey to the West.

In order to increase ratings, local TV stations often invite some actors from the TV series to appear on the show.

These actors starred in both the sequel and the sequel, so the topic naturally included the content of the sequel, which invisibly led to a lot of publicity.

By the beginning of April, the heat of the back-transfer was already evident.

Even classmates in the class asked about the sequel to Journey to the West, wanting to know whether it was a true and authentic sequel to Journey to the West.

Chen Linfeng naturally had to explain that this was a newly made-up story and was different from the original Journey to the West.

While film and television news was in full swing, another hot topic broke out. On April 4, Han Han dropped out of school, and this incident immediately caused an uproar.

Since last year, there has been public criticism of him. Now that he has even stopped going to school, people feel that this behavior is too rebellious and that more measures must be taken.

So Chen Linfeng was pulled out again and mentioned as Han Han's opposite.

It was in the midst of such noise that Chen Linfeng and Sister Mei went to BJ together to participate in some promotional activities before the broadcast.

Originally, he had nothing to do with these activities. He only needed to participate in some programs in the province to promote himself. But since he has been so popular since last fall, there has been a constant stream of him in the newspapers.

This time, it was the investor CTS that specifically asked him to participate.

"Student Shu Chang, your good friend is coming to Yanjing to visit you. Shouldn't you give him a warm welcome?"

"Oh, the sequel to Journey to the West in which you starred is about to be aired. I was upset enough when I didn't get selected, and you even came to show off to me. Only a fool would give you a warm reception."

Having said that, since Chen Linfeng came on April 4th, a Saturday, and there was no class, Shu Chang still went to the train station to greet him.

Chen Linfeng cherishes the friendship of this era.

They just had a good time when they attended the audition together and exchanged contact information. Later, Shi Xiaolong, he and Shu Chang called each other several times.

When I arrived in Yanjing, the first person I thought of was this friend.

Before the time travel, there would be no follow-up after exchanging contact information. There would be a lot of friends in the address book, but it would be good if you could call out one or two to greet you.

There was no trace of strangeness in Shu Chang's words. "You have been quite popular recently. I can see you in the newspapers every now and then. Don't forget me when you become rich and powerful."

"If you become rich, of course we will forget each other. When I become rich, who is Shu Chang? I don't know him."

After a few jokes, Chen Linfeng asked Sister Mei to take her luggage to the hotel first. Chen Linfeng followed Shu Chang to visit the most famous place in China - a square.

I visited the Forbidden City and went to the Memorial Hall to be baptized.

He seldom came to Yanjing in his previous life. Now he was unfamiliar with the place and without a mobile phone navigation, he was almost blind and had to rely on Shu Chang to lead the way.

For lunch, the two found an inconspicuous little restaurant, which was specially recommended by Shu Chang, who said that they could eat delicious and authentic Beijing cuisine.

They each ordered a bowl of noodles with soybean paste and a plate of shredded pork with Beijing soybean paste as a side dish.

“I have to say, especially from the locals, the food is really delicious,” Chen Linfeng gave a thumbs up.

Shu Chang talked about the recent hot topics, "How come Han Han failed so many subjects? Now he can't even go to school. No wonder experts have been criticizing him recently."

"Other people can make money by writing books. He doesn't have to go to school to make a living," Chen Linfeng didn't care.

He agrees with the importance of school learning, but for some individuals, they can do well without relying on school knowledge, so there is no need to cling to it.

"By the way, classmate Shu Chang, shouldn't you stand on Han Han's side? In my opinion, you two are the same kind of people. It sounds like you don't quite agree with his approach."

Shu Chang thought for a long time but couldn't figure out what similarities they had. "Don't talk nonsense. I'm a good student. How can I be the same type as him?"

Chen Linfeng made a "higher" gesture above his head, "You and he are both gifted geniuses, the kind that are higher than ordinary people."

"He has a talent for writing, and you have a talent for acting. You both have the ability to make a living without relying on a diploma, but it's just that you don't need to leave school for your studies."

"You're really good at praising people," Shu Chang said modestly, somewhat amused, "I don't think I can make a living by acting. It would be more reassuring to get into a good university."

"It's normal for you to be worried now. When you get a good role and can make a living from it, think about it carefully. Don't just think about going to college and getting a diploma."

Chen Linfeng was just giving a heads-up. They were already friends, and he didn't want Shu Chang to go down a path he might regret, like he did in his previous life.

"Why did you suddenly turn your attention to me? I'm just a nobody right now. I don't have the talent you mentioned. I just lost to you in the last audition. I forgot about it."

Shu Chang is indeed inconspicuous now, and there is no sign of his future fame.

Knowing that it was useless to say more now, Chen Linfeng simply changed the subject and continued talking about other gossip.

During the week before the TV series premiered, Chen Linfeng's main activity was to participate in press conferences organized by the drama production team and be interviewed by reporters.

The press conference was scheduled for the next day.

At the press conference, Chen Linfeng clearly felt that his status had been elevated.

A press conference was also held when the sequel to Journey to the West started filming. At that time, Chen Linfeng was just a child star.

In the eyes of entertainment news reporters, the New Concept First Prize was just an award for young people, and it was just a mention. At that time, only two reporters asked him questions.

This time it’s different. The new best-selling author has been living in the newspapers for most of the past six months and has hardly come down.

The newspaper is not there to just sit there and do nothing. They keep publishing these contents because the audience likes to read them. This shows that this young writer does have a certain degree of popular support.

Entertainment reporters like these kinds of stars who have people paying attention to them. Apart from Zhang Lingtong, he receives the most questions.

"Excuse me, classmate Chen Linfeng, do you have any plans for a new book?"

"I heard that your new book has sold two million copies, making it the most popular bestseller in recent years. Please tell me what you think."

"Excuse me, what do you think about Han Han dropping out of school?"

……

"Everyone, today is the press conference for the sequel to Journey to the West. Please don't ask irrelevant questions. Thank you."

Chen Linfeng couldn't hold it in any longer. You asked me what I thought of Han Han in this situation? Can you be more professional?

The host also quickly redirected the topic, picked a few "friendly" reporters, and finally got the press conference back on track.

"Excuse me, Mr. Zhang Lingtong, is there anything different about this Monkey King compared to the previous ones?"

"I think compared to the orthodox Journey to the West, the Monkey King in this drama is..."

On Saturday, April 4, the first episode of the sequel to Journey to the West was broadcast.

(End of this chapter)