The sweetest in the entertainment industry

With Zhou Sinian, a male lead with strong box office appeal, and Gu Lanxi, a female lead with excellent public appeal, both gave outstanding performances, and the film also encountered director Gao Yunyi falling seriously ill.

"Lurking" was a huge hit this May, with its box office soaring. In less than 20 days since its release, it has already surpassed 3 billion yuan.

When the box office broke 1 billion, the big investors were planning a celebration banquet in the group chat. Later, Jiang Yan suggested waiting because the box office was rising too fast.

In his own words, "Now is not the time to celebrate. If we work harder, we might become a huge hit."

Sure enough, it quickly broke through 20 billion and 30 billion, and now it is expected to reach 40 billion.

If successful, Gu Lanxi will become a true 10 billion yuan box office queen, and Zhou Sinian will become a 10 billion yuan box office king with three Golden Horse Awards.

In her fifth year in the industry, she has released seven films, all of which have been well-received at the box office and with critics. She has also won a lot of awards both at home and abroad. Gu Lanxi's journey can be described as a miracle in the Chinese entertainment industry.

In order to achieve the ambitious goal of becoming a "10 billion yuan box office queen", her studio has been working overtime every day this month to promote the film. After finishing her roadshow, she worked non-stop on the set, but she also made time to record videos to interact with her fans.

By late May, the box office momentum had gradually weakened, and friends in the industry helped to book out entire screenings, while fans even planned to book screenings until the end of the month.

Even Lu Nanting used all his pocket money to book two screenings, generously treating the entire cast and crew of "Star Trails" to a free movie.

Although there were some setbacks in May, overall it was a month of great success for Gu Lanxi.

This is also the main reason why she can remain calm even after encountering a series of idiots.

"Ahem, I just wanted to see if your nail polish looked good, that's all, don't overthink it."

Countless people in the industry wanted to get close to Lu Nanting in order to gain popularity by using him, but Gu Lanxi never thought that way.

Sometimes I even feel that the attention is too much and it's a bit annoying.

"So what? It's time for me to give you a shout-out in gratitude."

In his career, Gu Lanxi always supported him wholeheartedly, but he didn't offer much help to Gu Lanxi's career. He always wanted to do something for Gu Lanxi.

He was very happy and enthusiastic to be able to help promote the movie so generously.

He was willing to cooperate with anything that could generate buzz, even if Gu Lanxi didn't mean it that way. As long as it was for her good, he would take the initiative to do it.

"What? Are you going to post this online again? Do you know how long I was laughed at last time!"

Gu Lanxi disagreed with his plan.

She did not want to over-exploit Lu Nanting's fame.

The couple might braid their hair or paint their nails at home behind closed doors, but that's just for fun. If others found out, she would still feel embarrassed.

"If you don't apply it properly, I'll post it online and let everyone see how you usually torment me!"

"Don't underestimate me! As long as I focus on something, I'm sure I can do it very well!"

"Tsk, when it comes to dexterity, I'm not bragging, but I'm miles ahead of you!"

Gu Lanxi was unconvinced and took extra care when applying nail polish.

Then the two automatically skipped the topic of movie promotion.

Gu Lanxi thought that given their relationship, being too distant would only hurt their feelings.

Lu Nanting thought that, given Gu Lanxi's personality, being too assertive would definitely upset her.

The nail polish is very smooth and is the quick-drying type, not the kind used for manicures. It has a low concentration of film-forming agent, weak adhesion, and the solvent evaporates very quickly, so it dries in no time after application.

She first took a clear nail polish and patiently applied a thin layer as a base. Then she found a polish with gold glitter and applied it, finally remembering to apply another layer of clear polish for protection. "It looks golden and translucent, and you can even see the pink nail bed. It sparkles a lot under the light, unlike those high-concentration gold nail polishes that tend to look dirty..."

Gu Lanxi held the book in her hands to read it, and as she read, she shared her thoughts, her smugness impossible to hide:
"People always say I'm rough around the edges, but I just don't want to waste time on these things. If I really wanted to, I could be quite professional. Look, if I went bankrupt, I could even set up a nail salon to make a living."

Lu Nanting picked it up and examined it repeatedly, praising it endlessly after finishing:
"That's really great! Our Teacher Gu can do anything. Come on, take a picture of me, I have to post this on WeChat Moments to show off."

Don't you feel ashamed?

"What's so shameful about it? Do you want people to know I'm a married man who needs to be pampered?"

"you……"

Seeing her blushing and puffing out her cheeks, unsure of what to say, Lu Nanting suppressed a laugh and patted her head.
"We can't let the box office go against us. Right now, you need buzz. It's not that I look down on marketing, but working hard for several days is not as effective as me posting a Weibo."

The hype surrounding Rain Orchid has subsided for about a week now. During this time, audiences have been discussing the film's content, but it's simply impossible to dig out new information without spoiling anything, given that the film has been in theaters for over twenty days.

Gu Lanxi wasn't bothered at all: "I thought about it and felt that it would affect your image. Even if I don't succeed this year, it will be enough when this movie is released. I'm still young, there's no need to rush."

It feels different to scrape together 110 pieces of gold from bits and pieces than to own a blockbuster movie and get it all at once.

Lu Nanting continued to deceive, "I've come up with a brilliant copywriting idea that you'll definitely applaud."

"You speak first?"

"I'll send it to you first, then you can look at it."

"No, you go first."

"no……"

As expected, Lu Nanting was well-prepared. He ran while sending the message, and Gu Lanxi, who was a step behind, couldn't catch up no matter what.

I picked up my phone and wow!
Instead of posting the close-up of her hand that she had painstakingly posed for so long to finally get, they posted a picture of her carefully applying nail polish to his hand with a small brush, halfway through the process.

To be honest, she found her slightly bowed head and wide-eyed serious expression rather endearing and even cute.

But that's not the point; the point is the copywriting:
[Someone's childhood was delayed by more than a decade, but it has finally arrived!]

Gu Lanxi was furious and chased him for half an hour, from upstairs to downstairs, and then ran around the courtyard three times before finally catching up with him at the gate and forcing him to delete it.

Lu Nanting was out of breath from running, and then she had to twist his ear; he was really pitiful.

His eyes darted around, and a plan formed in his mind:
"I was in such a rush that I forgot to group the photos. Someone must have taken a screenshot. Deleting them won't help. Wait for me to edit them again; I guarantee you'll be satisfied! I swear!!!"

Knowing that he had always been reliable, Gu Lanxi decided to give him another chance: "Okay, then change it!"

Lu Nanting indeed took out his phone, glanced back at her, carefully opened the editing page, and typed quickly.

Before he could finish typing, Gu Lanxi noticed a smirk playing on his lips, revealing a hint of mischief. Sensing something was wrong, she snatched the phone and was immediately furious!

The copy had indeed been changed, but it was worse than before: "[When it comes to the throne within the family, I've never lost. For example, if I said I wanted it painted gold, she wouldn't dare...]"

But it was sent out with garbled text!
Lu Nanting has always been a sarcastic person in private, and he has teased her a lot over the years, but this is the first time he has acted so crazy in his WeChat Moments.

Especially that garbled text, it was simply a stroke of genius!
Gu Lanxi's face instantly turned bright red. She hugged his neck and shook him vigorously, blurting out a sentence without thinking: "Look at what you posted! Why are you so flustered? Were you chased by a dog?"

Lu Nanting stared at her for a long time, then suddenly burst into laughter! (End of Chapter)