Unboxing, Director!

Chapter 68 The Perfect Answer at the End of the Century

"Next, welcome our old friend, the King of Pop, Lu Jiang!!!"

Wow.

Amidst applause, Lu Jiang appeared on "Happy 100": "Friends in Fujian, how are you?"

"Ah~~~"

"Lu Jiang, I love you!"

"Lu Jiang is so handsome!"

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Another lively recording.

Lu Jiang was at ease and showed his charm by following the host's rhythm.

After completing the Spring Festival Gala program, this is already the seventh variety show he has participated in recording.

Previously there were "Variety Show", "Happy Mobilization", "Super Winner", "Happy Camp", etc. All the existing shows in the mainland have been on it, and some have been on it more than once.

Ever since the huge success of "Lu Jiang·Chinese Style", all the popular programs in the mainland have opened the door to him.

He no longer begged others to let him appear on the show, but the production team had to wait for his availability to arrange the program schedule.

Lu Jiang did not go out except for the two days when he recorded "Heaven and Earth Dragon Scale". The rest of the time he was busy with his schedule, autograph sessions, interviews, variety shows, commercial performances, and filming commercials.
The schedule is efficient and full, and he also has to participate in the Spring Festival Gala rehearsals in between. He is so busy that he has no time to rest.

While running announcements, Lu Jiang did not forget the "protagonists".

For example, those who appeared on "Happy Camp" today included the female actors Zhang Jingchu and Fu Jing from "Not Drunk", and the male supporting actor Deng Chao.

There is also the heroine of MVs such as "Ten Years".

If the behind-the-scenes team is able to participate, they will also be given a chance.

These people are not very famous now and would not have been invited originally, but who can blame the popularity of "Lu Jiang·Chinese Style"?

Lu Jiang has appeared on so many shows, and there are always a few variety shows that want to try differentiated marketing.

You see, they invited Lu Jiang, but we not only invited Lu Jiang, but also invited the actors. Lu Jiang is still the protagonist, but there are many more highlights. A group of beautiful girls and handsome guys surrounded Lu Jiang, which is also pleasing to the eye from a visual point of view. Just tell me which channel the audience likes to watch.

So these actors were grateful to Lu Jiang one by one, and they joked about "giving themselves to him" during meals, including Deng Chao.
However, among these people, Fan Binbin has always been absent.

Lu Jiang called me several times and said he was busy but he didn't tell me the details.

In fact, even if she didn't say it, Lu Jiang had already guessed it.

That was basically a dispute with Qiong Yao.

In the original time and space, she was sued for 100 million yuan by Qiong Yao because she secretly took on the role of "The Flying Dagger of Xiao Li" and another drama.

Now Fan Binbin is still taking private work, still for this drama, but there is no news about it in the market. I guess she is actively dealing with this matter.

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In the original time and space, she seemed to have found a backer to resolve this crisis.

It hasn't been resolved yet. Is it because the backer didn't put in enough effort, or maybe I am the backer?

If that was really the case, Lu Jiang finally understood why she had brought up the topic of "being at a dead end" again.

Lu Jiang felt that if this was really the case, then the same thing should be said, so just take it over, and it would be appropriate for her to be the chief steward.

Having said that, it’s really a pity that she couldn’t come.

Otherwise, just relying on the heroine status of "Dongfeng Po" and "Lanting Xu", her net worth can increase a lot after this wave of variety shows.
After finishing the recording of "Happy 100", Lu Jiang's team went directly to Xiamen.

Lu Jiang's national concert has entered the middle stage.

A total of 9 concerts.

We have already finished Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, and Hefei, and the next is Xiamen.

Xiamen became famous because of Lu Jiang’s last album “Our Time”. This time Lu Jiang is going to hold a concert and the XM Municipal Government strongly invited him.

Lu Jiang actually had no plans to hold a concert in Fujian, and he wasn't very interested in Xiamen, mainly because he had been cheated in his previous life.

But it couldn't withstand the enthusiasm of the government and fans.

The local government said that venue fees, stage setup costs, food and accommodation will all be provided.

Add to that the 500 million appearance fee, endorsement invitations from multiple local brands, and the team's appearance fee, and the price is very generous.

The offer of 500 million alone is almost the same as Andy Lau's maximum appearance fee for a concert in mainland China.

Lu Jiang’s other concerts were all collaborations between Warner and local organizers.

After calculating all the costs, Lu Jiang could only get about two million yuan for a large concert with 30,000 people.

So Lu Jiang thought about it carefully and felt that Xiamen these days was actually quite clean and not so chaotic, so he finally decided on it.

Before the show started, Lu Jiang received a call. It was Gao Yuanyuan, who had been banished to the cold palace by Lu Jiang before, who came to the scene.

Ever since Gao Yuanyuan was banished to the cold palace last time, it did not affect her fanatical belief in Lu Jiang.

She texted Gao Yuanyuan every three days, called her every five days, and wrote her a handwritten letter every two weeks. She was tireless and grew stronger with each setback. What surprised Lu Jiang the most was that Gao Yuanyuan actually took the initiative to learn the trumpet.

That is Gao Yifei’s “da da da da da” in the original version of “Our Time”.

When the artistic girl starts to fall in love, it is really hard to stop her, even though Lu Jiang has already said that he has a girlfriend.

So Gao Yuanyuan is still the Gao Yuanyuan of the original time and space, but she has more talents than the original time and space, and can play the trumpet.
At the same time, her "Make Friends" treasure chest also changed to "Make Friends and Participate in Lu Jiang's Concert", which is purple.

Since the other party is so eager, Lu Jiang must give him a chance.

But let’s put off communication for now, as the situation is very tense right now.

In September, superstar Aaron Kwok fell for a beauty trap in Australia, leading to the Australian Peach Blossom Video Incident.

Also in September, Zhang Baizhi was ordered to die by the underworld.

In October, the appearance of the two Kikis made Ekin Cheng the focus of public opinion on par with Aaron Kwok.

Earlier in August, the divorce between Wang Fei and Dou Wei caused a stir across both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong.

But compared to the above, the "Dragon Son" incident that broke out in October by Wu Qili was a real sensation.

It was not until November that Cheng Long, who was surrounded by enemies, was forced to return to Hong Kong and hold a press conference to admit the incident.

The sentence "I made a mistake that many men in the world would make" even dragged all men in the world down to take the blame for him.

If this happened after 2020, even if Cheng Long had three heads and six arms, he would not be able to escape the net of hundreds of millions of netizens.

So at this critical moment, can Lu Jiang, a mainland superstar with a legitimate background, make the same low-level mistake as these Hong Kong artists?
Of course not!

With so many paparazzi watching, suspicious people would appear in the hotel corridors from time to time. If Lu Jiang was not careful and was caught with some small evidence, he would be used as a scapegoat.

So Gao Yuanyuan was rejected again, but she once relied on her personal ability to become a small assistant in the team, responsible for clothing, lunch boxes and other miscellaneous matters.

In her opinion, maybe being able to stay with Lu Jiang would make her happy no matter what she did.

Lu Jiang was convinced by her and simply accepted it, paying her the same salary as last time.
It's June.

Mainland media outlets once again began reporting on Xie Tingfeng.

The reason is that Xie Tingfeng was nominated for the Golden Horse Best Actor for the movie "Half a Cigarette".

At the same time, Xie Tingfeng’s third album of the year also began to be released.

As for the quality of the songs, it's just so-so.

However, although the popularity of Lu Jiang's "Lu Jiang·Chinese Style" has passed its peak, Xie Tingfeng can still achieve certain sales results in the mainland.

However, no matter how hard he tries to "make a comeback", he will not be able to shake Lu Jiang's position in the short term.

As of December 12, "Lu Jiang·Chinese Style" had been released for two and a half months, with sales exceeding 1 million copies across Asia, including over 250 million copies in mainland China.

This result shocked the media.

At this rate, the annual sales of "Lu Jiang·Chinese Style" will probably exceed 400 million, which will surpass Jacky Cheung's "Kiss Goodbye".

For a time, Lu Jiang's reputation soared again.

However, the thing that will make Lu Jiang most excited is about to happen.

On December 12, the Second Elder presented two albums, "Lu Jiang" and "Lu Jiang·Chinese Style", to local citizens during his visit to Singapore. This "special gift" was broadcast on CNN, the American Cable News Network, and was seen by the whole world.

This should have been the glory of Yehenara.

But now it belongs to Lu Jiang.

The reason is also obvious.

As the mainland pop king, coupled with Chinese style, Lu Jiang is so right as a medium of cultural exchange in the new era!

Lu Jiang expressed his great honor.

Mainland media reported on it one after another, and Lu Jiang once again dominated the "hot searches" for several days.

The album continued to sell well.

Lu Jiang also took this opportunity to directly start his Southeast Asian signing and touring tour with Singapore as the first stop.

Then came January 2000, 1.

The sales of "Lu Jiang·Chinese Style" throughout Asia also soared to 386 million, of which the sales in the mainland are about to exceed 200 million, 107 million in Taiwan, and more than 70 in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and other places.

Completely broke the single-year sales record of "Heart Too Soft".

Lu Jiang has further solidified his title as the "King of Chinese Pop", and many media outlets have even begun to refer to him as the "King of Asia".

Faced with the terrifying data, media outlets used the same phrase to describe it many years later.

"The Chinese style that Lu Jiang launched at the end of the 20th century was the last glory of the physical record era. It was also the prelude to a new era, leading the Chinese music scene to a new peak."

In this regard, Lu Jiang now just wants to know that after so many days of hard work, the trip has finally come to an end, but he still has no idea how much money he has earned. He is very short of money now, and it is very useful.
　Normal updates will resume tomorrow

　　
　
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