The sweetest in the entertainment industry

Chapter 440 Departure
Most of the messages left by fans for Lu Nanting were just for fun and they didn't actually want him to do anything.

It's easy to imagine that, given Gu Lanxi's temperament, once she's made up her mind to do something, who can stop her?
Unexpectedly, he actually went online specifically to seriously express his views on love.

It's not that I'm not worried or unconcerned, it's just that out of respect, I don't stop them.

It must be said that Lu Nanting's words were quite endearing.

The fans suddenly understood the couple's thought process.

Even if Gu Lanxi is slandered to death, she can remain silent. But if someone slanders Lu Nanting, she will launch a powerful counterattack with the fastest speed, more ruthless than the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.

And what about Lu Nanting?
Aloof, trendy, and rarely revealing their thoughts to the outside world.

But when it comes to Gu Lanxi, he will definitely speak frankly and openly, for fear of causing even the slightest misunderstanding.

So, whenever they didn't appear in public for a long time, fans would spread all sorts of rumors, saying that their relationship was not good.

Gu Lanxi can usually tolerate it, but Lu Nanting, with his sensitive skin, can't.

Every time I see this, I can't help but pop up and show off—we're doing great! You're the one whose relationship is bad! You're the one who got dumped! You're the one who had a fight!
Extreme Realm has high hopes for Gu Lanxi. Even though it's their first collaboration, and she's only signed as the Asian regional spokesperson, the prestige is still off the charts.

Not only did they hire a top international production team to shoot the commercial, but they also broadcast it on television stations in 48 countries and regions across Asia, and expanded their reach at the fastest speed possible!

It was one thing to place huge advertisements in major transportation hubs and famous shopping malls across Asia, but it was probably because the dowry sent by Gu Lanxi's family when she got married was so sensational that the brand had a flash of inspiration and also placed banner ads in airlines.

As a result, Gu Lanxi's stunning photos appeared on airplane after airplane, accompanying passengers as they soared into the blue sky time and time again.

A cold and aloof expression, an exquisitely beautiful face, and incredibly piercing eyes...

That noble and intelligent temperament is extremely rare in the entertainment industry.

Gu Lanxi kept a low profile for the past few years, not accepting advertisements or business activities. Apart from filming, she also did promotional work for movies. At most, she participated in a few large-scale film industry events throughout the year.

In addition, fans who want to see her have to keep an eye on economic magazines, as well as news and economic channels on major TV stations, because she rarely even does interviews on movie channels.

With such a large investment, Extreme Realm is determined to leverage Gu Lanxi to maximize brand awareness and thus open up the Asian market.

The reason for doing this was not impulsive or because the boss had a good impression of her, but because the marketing department conducted careful research and determined that she had the potential and deserved the company's support.

Gu Lanxi's ability to drive sales is truly remarkable.

Whenever she appears in public, the same outfits she wears will sell out within half an hour.

The four endorsements announced last November all sold out. The production time for the Zhiyi intelligent car is relatively long, and it even requires a reservation of more than two months to buy one.

This is simply unbelievable for a female celebrity.

Influenced by the fan economy, female fans are more loyal and have stronger purchasing power, and they also make up a larger proportion of the fan base. This results in male top stars usually having a stronger ability to drive sales.

But everyone admires strength, and Gu Lanxi has become so strong that people disregard gender.

To paraphrase a popular fan comment, the Chinese entertainment industry is the Chinese entertainment industry, and Gu Lanxi is Gu Lanxi.

The usual practices in the industry don't work on her.

Traveler Camping Gear, Xiaowei Appliances, and Zhiyi Intelligent Vehicles are all domestic companies. Although they have a high market share in China, their international influence is not significant. Announcing a global spokesperson is just for the sake of sounding good.

Canoni is a globally renowned company, but it makes cameras and has always relied on its professionalism to establish itself in the market. Its corporate image is extremely aloof, so naturally, the official announcement wasn't made with such fanfare.

This is the first time Gu Lanxi has received such treatment as being officially announced by a top celebrity.

Besides wearing that pink ski suit for downhill skiing, Gu Lanxi also wore mountaineering clothes and a softshell jacket suitable for everyday wear when shooting this commercial.

Because Extreme mainly produces outdoor products, most of their clothing is brightly colored. Fans found this interesting and started visiting various city landmarks to take photos in different colored advertisements.

Mei Xue saw the opportunity for publicity and immediately contacted the brand to officially announce an event.

[Collect all seven colors of Gulanxi River, upload your photos, and you could win tickets to a meet-and-greet!]

According to the contract, when Extreme launched its new product in June, Gu Lanxi would attend the brand's meet-and-greet and hold an event to draw tickets. It was just a side thing, but it would be a win-win situation for both her and the brand.

Gu Lanxi rarely attends fan meetings, so the official announcement of her participation caused a nationwide frenzy.

Some popular photo spots even require queuing.

After the initial excitement of checking in subsided, and with the platform's notarization, the brand and Gu Lanxi each took half of the tickets. They then hired a designer to create an exquisite design, packaged it in a small gift box, and sent it to the fans.

This thoughtful sense of ceremony left a deep impression on fans, and although the fan meeting is still a long way off, everyone is already looking forward to it.

Gu Lanxi's work is progressing steadily. She is not a person who shows her emotions very outwardly. Every day after the script reading, she goes straight home without going anywhere else.

By the end of February, the forsythia in Jiangnan had already bloomed.

Spring is drawing ever closer.

After Paris Fashion Week ends, Lu Nanting has two concerts this March, so he'll be quite busy during this period.

Makeup trials, costume trials, choreography adjustments, rehearsals with the band...

Fortunately, the team revolves around him.

Gu Lanxi was going to be filming in Hengdian for a long time, but he clung to his wife and didn't want to leave home, so the whole team came here. The location was easy to find, the transportation was convenient, the cost of living was low, and the scenery was beautiful. And let me tell you, the air was much better than in big cities.

When Gu Lanxi got home from the film set, she would usually take a car to the vicinity of her residential area. Once she reached a less crowded place, she would get off the car with her skateboard, clear her mind, and skate home.

As the weather gets warmer, she usually wears a softshell jacket over a base layer. Her jellyfish-shaped haircut, which she had cut a while ago, has grown a little longer, and after some trimming, it looks much more casual.

Her hair was tied around her neck, and every morning, Lu Nanting would braid it into two small braids.

Some well-informed fans come to see her off to work and pick her up from get off work every day.

When she runs into acquaintances, she stops to chat with them while smiling. When she encounters paparazzi, she pulls her hat down and speeds away on her skateboard.

Regardless, the hype surrounding the endorsement has barely died down, and now leaked photos are back on the table.

A gentle breeze tousled her hair; her hands were behind her back; her cool outfit and casual body language made her both sweet and edgy.

Sometimes when Lu Nanting got off work early, he would run into her on the street and roll down his car window to call her over.

Sometimes the two would skateboard home together, and sometimes Gu Lanxi would get in the car and walk with him.

There are many celebrities in Hengdian, and paparazzi are always around, so the security in the residential areas is extremely tight.

But they just couldn't resist going out for walks.

Sometimes after dinner, the two would go out to see a movie hand in hand, and sometimes they would go to a convenience store together to buy a box of yogurt or a lollipop.

They were both quite self-disciplined; the photo of them glaring at the paparazzi while sucking on lollipops went on for a whole week, and they were only photographed once.

Those mom fans were bursting with creative energy; they not only made acrylic keychains, but also drew many comics based on the scene.

On March 6th, the two packed up and flew to Paris with their team. Besides Ni Bingyan and her group, they entered the VIP waiting room and discovered that Chen Lei was also on the same flight.

In this situation, Lu Nanting couldn't keep bothering Gu Lanxi with conversation, so Gu Lanxi chatted with the two of them while the staff went to check in.

Ni Bingyan is a very fussy person. While waiting for her flight, she took out a set of French listening comprehension questions to do, saying that she hadn't been to France in a long time and her French was a bit rusty, so she had to cram at the last minute to get a feel for the language.

The two will be filming together next, and filming will wrap up around mid-July, so there's no rush.

Gu Lanxi then sat down with Chen Lei and they started chatting quietly.

Thanks to Chen Lei's love-struck boyfriend, Gu Lanxi was surrounded by people at the airport, and even her hair clip was snatched away. The two had an unpleasant encounter.

However, Chen Lei was an open and honest person who was also very pragmatic. Even after filming night scenes, she still brought gifts to apologize to Gu Lanxi in person. She handled things very well, so Gu Lanxi didn't hold it against them.

"Did you work out all night again?"

Chen Lei looked very tired and listless, but she was afraid of being photographed in an unflattering way, so she kept wearing a mask and sunglasses and sat there quietly.

Upon seeing Gu Lanxi and her group, he took off his sunglasses and greeted the three of them one by one.

Lu Nanting and Ni Bingyan were both busy with their own things and didn't seem inclined to speak. Seeing Gu Lanxi sit down and ask this question, they remembered their straightforward persona in front of her and, not taking offense, covered their mouths and whispered to her:

"I just had a fight with my boyfriend and I'm in a bad mood."

Gu Lanxi didn't expect her to bring this up right away, and as if she had springs in her buttocks, she immediately tried to get up.

Chen Lei chuckled and grabbed her arm, preventing her from leaving.

Days pass by, and you hardly notice the passage of time.

Suddenly one day, a small thing will remind me, oh, so much time has passed.

When the apples at home ripened, my parents-in-law sent over a large basket as usual.

Pick the reddest ones at the top of the tree; those are the best.

Suddenly I remembered that many years ago, the elderly couple didn't know how to send packages, but after a family of four living far away came along, they, despite their advanced age, managed to learn how.

And the first time I went back to Juanwang's hometown with him, he took me to see his family's apple orchard.

At that time, my parents-in-law had only given up farming a few years earlier, and my father-in-law planted all kinds of cash crops on the family land, but they didn't know much about orchard management.

Knowing that I was a graduate student in pomology, they asked me to teach them.

I explained to my father-in-law how to prune branches, remove suckers and diseased branches, retain fruiting branches, fertilize, irrigate and protect against frost in winter, thin flowers and fruits in spring and summer, and observe and control pests and diseases...

If I go home in winter, I will help with winter pruning, and if I go back for May Day, I will thin the fruit trees.

At first they didn't understand, but time will tell them everything.

Many of our neighbors grow fruit trees, but my in-laws' trees have the best shape and always produce the biggest and best fruit, which makes them very happy.

More than a decade has passed in the blink of an eye. We've had enough of dating and having enough children. Sister Wang is about to start elementary school, and the apple tree in our yard has grown old.

Several of them died last year, so my in-laws planted new ones.

To ensure economic output, early-maturing varieties are generally only kept for 15-20 years.

Time is silent, but life will tell you that, truly, a very, very long time has passed.