How did this star become more popular after his scandal?

Chapter 250 Animation
After Director Yu saw the messages from Yang Xue and Su Muwan, he thought for a moment and replied directly.

"Yes, of course. If Xiao Yang/Xiao Su were to come, that would be the best. It just so happens that I'm planning to invite some celebrity guests to the next elimination round to vote and cheer on the students."

Director Hu naturally wouldn't let go of such a good opportunity. Just kidding, Yang Xue and Su Muwan, which one isn't a big star, the kind with super high popularity? If they can come, the show will definitely explode in popularity.

Originally, he hadn't planned to invite any guest stars, but since Yang Xue and Su Muwan both had their own ideas, he decided to just add them in. Anyway, he could invite a few more guest stars later, and Yang Xue and the others would serve as observers, so he could just give them voting rights.

It's just a matter of adding a few spots. With them here, the production team will definitely make the money. Director Yu is thinking, how big of a hit will this episode be? Maybe advertising fees will go up then, too.

Hehe, it has to be Xiao Jiang. With him around, there is no shortage of traffic. Even big-name stars don’t need to be invited, they come on their own.

Director Hu feels that the more he watches Xiao Jiang, the more he likes him. If he has a show in the future, he will definitely invite Xiao Jiang.

……

At this moment, online, searches related to tonight's "Star of Tomorrow" continued to rise in popularity. Many singers and artists had seen on Weibo or short video platforms that Jiang Yu had written new songs for his group of three students, and some even listened to the three new songs Jiang Yu had written for them.

Afterwards, many singers and artists suddenly felt that it was a waste of talent.

Listening to the three new songs sung by Yang Zihan and the other two, and seeing Jiang Yu's name listed as the lyricist and composer, the singers and artists in the circle could only envy him.

Jiang Yu's reputation has grown immensely. Everyone knows that he's a skilled songwriter, and every song he writes is a hit. The songs he wrote for Yang Xue, Su Muwan, and Song Yuqing, for example, were all huge hits. Many singers and artists have tried every possible means to get Jiang Yu's songwriting help, but without exception, they've been rejected. Even singers and artists who offered him substantial commissions have been met with the same fate.

But now, these three students who are nothing and have not yet made their debut have Jiang Yu helping them write songs. This treatment is really enviable.

"Ugh!"

Many singers, seeing the popularity of Yang Zihan and her group's new song, think it's definitely a retirement insurance-level song. But it just so happens that this song wasn't written by Jiang Yu for himself, and these three new songs were written by three trainees who haven't debuted yet. Sigh!
This is such a pity, it’s so enviable!

Many singers also had trouble sleeping tonight. They sighed while listening to the three songs sung by Yang Zihan and others.

……

At this moment, we are in a high-end residential complex in Zhonghai.

Xu Ya leaned against the headboard, scrolling through short videos, and it was the hot search about Jiang Yu writing a song for Yang Zihan and the others.

Xu Ya has long hair and looks a little lazy, but she has the charm and grace of a mature woman. Especially after seeing the hot search video, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly.

"This guy is still so good at writing songs. The songs he writes for the students are all of high quality."

Xu Ya watched the image of Jiang Yu flash by in the video, her eyes flickering slightly. It had been a long time since she had seen this guy. It was only after the Chinese New Year when she bought a house in Zhonghai and moved that this guy came to help. He then pestered her and left his mark in every corner of her new home: the living room, kitchen, balcony, bathroom, bedroom. Then he went back to work.

Recently, this guy has been busy recording "Star of Tomorrow" and filming TV series. He rarely comes back and can only be seen on the show.

but……

This guy, the female students in this group are all pretty.

Xu Ya took a screenshot and sent it to Jiang Yu, then her fair and slender hands tapped back and forth on the phone keyboard.

"Our teacher Jiang Yu is really amazing. He wrote new songs for all three students. These three girls are all pretty."

It was almost midnight, and Xu Ya had initially thought Jiang Yu wouldn't reply, after all, he'd said he had to catch a flight back to the set. But now, just a minute or two after sending her message, Jiang Yu replied.

"Of course I'm awesome. You know how awesome I am."

Xu Ya choked and felt her ears burning slightly. This bastard is so unruly.

"You landed?"

"Well, just arrived."

Jiang Yu looked at Xu Ya's message at this moment and also made a joke.

"You're still awake so late? You're still messaging me. Do you miss me?"

Xu Ya would never admit it, she just sent a humming emoticon.

"No, I just finished work and saw the trending search, so I just asked."

"Oh, alright, in that case, I won't bother our producer Xu anymore."

When Xu Ya saw the message from Jiang Yu, she panicked and waited for a long time. She did not see any message from Jiang Yu, so she felt a little depressed.

This bastard!
But the next moment, just when Xu Ya was about to put down her phone in disappointment, a WeChat message came.

She immediately picked up her phone and saw Jiang Yu's obscene message.

"What? Did you think I really got off?"

Xu Ya was so angry at this bastard that she laughed. Just as she was about to type a reply, Jiang Yu’s video call came in.

After hesitating for a moment, Xu Ya answered the call and saw Jiang Yu, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, with a sly smile on his face.

"Hello, our Producer Xu must have missed me. Look, I just arrived at the hotel and I'm calling him right now."

Xu Ya looked at Jiang Yu's face and watched him dragging his suitcase into the hotel room. It was obvious that he had just arrived at the crew's hotel.

"I didn't miss you."

Xu Ya was also a little arrogant and reserved at this moment, but her eyes were always fixed on Jiang Yu. Seeing that he arrived so late, she spoke again with concern.

"You arrived so late, why are you calling me instead of taking a break?"

Jiang Yu put the suitcase directly in the hall, sat down on the sofa, looked at Xu Ya's beautiful and mature face in the video, and said with a smile.

"Someone is missing me, so I have to make a video call to ease their pain of missing me."

Xu Ya looked at Jiang Yu's message on her phone, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise slightly, but her hands were typing a reply.

"I didn't."

"Hey, I didn't say it was you, you admitted it yourself."

Xu Ya felt a little ashamed and angry for a moment. Jiang Yu saw Xu Ya's evasive eyes and knew that she was shy.

Jiang Yu sat on the sofa and chatted with Xu Ya via video. It seemed like they hadn't seen each other for a long time. Although Xu Ya was a little reserved and a little hesitant at the beginning, she started to talk more as they chatted.

But as they chatted, the conversation turned a little different. I have to say, women of Xu Ya's age are really charming. In her early thirties, she exudes a mature charm and has a good figure. Moreover, teasing such a mature and powerful woman, seeing her shy look, I felt a sense of accomplishment for no reason. If I teased a younger girl like Song Yuqing, I would only feel happy and flirting, but there was no pleasure or sense of conquest from teasing a mature and powerful woman like Xu Ya.

I don’t know how long they talked. Xu Ya looked at the time and it was really late. She hung up the phone reluctantly with a look of shame and anger on her face.

This guy is really...

When Xu Ya thought about what Jiang Yu had just done, her face felt hot.

But when I think about it carefully, I feel a little excited. This is an unprecedented experience.

On Jiang Yu's side, he took a shower with a refreshed look on his face and then went to bed to rest.

After that, Jiang Yu was filming on the set. And on this day, Jiang Yu suddenly received a message from Mr. Yang of Penguin Video.

"Xiao Jiang, are you filming? I have a new project I want to talk to you about."

Jiang Yu had just finished filming a scene and was taking a break. When he saw the message sent by Mr. Yang, Jiang Yu was a little confused.

"new project?"

Are there any shows or film and television projects?

Since partnering with Penguin to develop the copyright for "Grave Robbers' Chronicles," Jiang Yu and CEO Yang have been chatting quite frequently. Besides discussing film and television dramas, they often discuss projects. When CEO Yang suddenly approached him about a new project, Jiang Yu immediately assumed it was a new show or film project from Penguin.

"It's halftime, Mr. Yang, what projects do you have?"

Mr. Yang didn't expect that Jiang Yu was taking a break. After sending the message, Mr. Yang put his phone aside. But when he heard the message notification, he picked it up and saw Jiang Yu's reply.

Mr. Yang didn't waste any time and just told Jiang Yu about the company's recent new projects.

"Xiao Jiang, we're planning to invest in several animation projects recently. As you know, Chinese animation has developed quite well in recent years. Although it's not as good as animation from the Japanese countries, the development momentum of Chinese animation is still very strong."

"And as you know, Penguin Video is the leader in animation among all major platforms. This year, we attach great importance to animation as a new project. We are thinking of trying to make an animation of your "Grave Robbers' Chronicles". If we can have both the TV series and the animation, we can give it a try. What do you think?"

cartoon?

Jiang Yu was also slightly stunned when he saw the message sent by Mr. Yang.

Mr. Yang and his team want to focus on developing Chinese comics and adapt their own work "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" into an anime?
Jiang Yu thought about it. Chinese comics have indeed developed very well in the past two years. While not as fast as the animation industry in Japan, they are indeed very strong. Furthermore, it's still in its early stages of development, so the market potential is enormous. Penguin, on the other hand, owns domestic online literature platforms like Yuedian Chinese, a subsidiary of Penguin.com, which is considered a leader among major domestic platforms in the animation sector.

If Penguin wants to make animation, it still has great advantages.

but……

Jiang Yu was not very optimistic about the anime of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles". In his previous life on Earth, the novel was popular, and then the TV series became a big hit. As for the anime, he didn't see any response.

but……

Jiang Yu thought it was worth a try. What if it became popular here?

and……

He still has a lot of anime IPs in his hands. There were so many classic anime on Earth in his previous life, and he can also bring them here to try.

After thinking about it, Jiang Yu typed a reply to Mr. Yang.

"As for the anime adaptation of The Lost Tomb, Mr. Yang, I think you can give it a try. However, I also have other anime IPs here. I can try to write new anime scripts for you to see."

Mr. Yang originally wanted to directly animate "Grave Robbers' Chronicles", but when he saw Jiang Yu's news, he was stunned for a moment.

Xiao Jiang has new IPs, can he also write anime scripts?
All of a sudden, Mr. Yang was surprised and quickly typed a question.

"A new anime? Xiao Jiang, can you write it?"

"Yes, there are. If Mr. Yang is not in a hurry, I will take the time to write a few episodes of the anime script and send them to you in the next few days."

Mr. Yang was delighted: "Haha, sure, Xiao Jiang, your talent is unmatched. Okay, I'm not in a hurry. I'll wait for you to send me a few episodes of the anime script."

"no problem."

Jiang Yu exchanged a few more pleasantries with Mr. Yang and then ended the conversation.

Sitting in his seat, Jiang Yu already had a choice in his mind. In his previous life, there were many anime on Earth, and many of them were classics. Jiang Yu had already made a choice in his mind, "Assassin". He felt that this anime was definitely a classic and very popular.

Director Yu saw Jiang Yu chatting on his phone, walked over with a bottle of water, handed it to him, and asked with a smile.

"What's wrong? Are you busy with work? I saw you typing very fast on your phone just now."

Jiang Yu took the water from Director Yu's hand, unscrewed it, took a sip, and said with a smile.

"Well, Mr. Yang approached me about making an animation."

Jiang Yu did not hide it. Director Yu was also one of his own. Moreover, they had recently been filming a movie together. He was the screenwriter and the leading actor, and Director Yu was the director. They got along very well.

When Director Yu heard this, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Doing animation?"

Jiang Yu nodded, and Director Yu continued to ask.

"Are you going to make your Tomb Raiders Chronicles into an anime?"

Director Yu heard Jiang Yu mention that Mr. Yang from Penguin Video had approached him about making an anime. His first thought was Jiang Yu's wildly popular novel, "Grave Robbers' Chronicles." They were already filming a TV series, so if they wanted to make an anime, this would be a ready-made IP, ready to be adapted.

But Director Yu saw Jiang Yu shook his head and said.

"Well... Mr. Yang is planning to adapt The Lost Tomb into an anime, but I told him that I have other anime IPs. I'll write a few episodes for him to read before he makes a decision. If it's okay, we'll use the new one. If not, we'll use The Lost Tomb."

(End of this chapter)