This celebrity is absolutely wicked.

Chapter 96 Can they even be paired up?

For some reason, Yang Fang's first thought was that the script had been changed.

Is Lu Ran involved in this drama?

At the time, Liu Dayong approached Yang Fang about the "Ode to the Desert" project, and Yang Fang provided a script.

However, unlike the online movies produced by the company, Yang Fang could still get involved.

Once Liu Dayong gave out the script, it was no longer his concern. Liu Dayong had told him that there would definitely be slight adjustments to the script.

After all, all sorts of situations can arise during on-set filming, so it's impossible to strictly follow the script.

But the question is, what exactly is the Northwest Hammer King?
That word sounds inappropriate!
Yang Fang quickly browsed the Weibo posts related to the topic.

Netizens are saying that the Northwest Hammer King and his sweet little wife are so sweet.

Still using the "I'll beat you to death" meme?

Seeing that the online discussions didn't reveal anything, Yang Fang searched for and watched the full version of "Ode to the Desert".

After watching the full film of "Ode to the Desert", he finally understood why he was called the Northwest Hammer King.

He wrote that Ma Tieshan became the Hammer King of Northwest China!
But I must say, this change made the character more three-dimensional and generated more discussion.

The emotions build gradually, and when the Shaanxi storytelling segment comes out at the end, it feels like a tribute short film, and the effect is very good.

Who revised this script?

Yang Fang made a phone call to Liu Dayong.

The call is connected.

"Director Liu, who revised the script for Ode to the Desert? I think the final cut is very good."

"Lu Ran modified it," Liu Dayong said truthfully.

Lu Ran and Yang Fang work for the same company.

Yang Fang was not surprised at all by this answer, and even accepted it very smoothly.

This scene seems familiar.

Liu Dayong chuckled and said, "Old Yang, the script is much better after the revision, especially the romance scenes. You're terrible at writing romance scenes. Look how naturally the romance between Ma Tieshan and Li Chunxing is handled in this version."

Yang Fang felt humiliated: "You can't slander someone's innocence out of thin air. How could I not write romance scenes? I just don't write them well."

"I understand, you're getting old and can't imagine sweet love anymore."

Liu Dayong directly mocked him.

"Get out of here! Only single people can write sweet love stories!"

Yang Fang is still trying to find reasons to defend himself.

After exchanging a few words, Liu Dayong and Yang Fang hung up the phone.

By evening, the situation had changed.

"Go watch Ode to the Desert! This short film is really different from what we imagined."

"Ning Sirou and Lu Ran, played by Wang Peng!"

"You ask me who Wang Peng is, I don't know either."

On K-site, videos created by netizens have also emerged one after another.

"The Northwest Hammer King and his ball-headed little wife."

"I almost got beaten to death while watching a video!"

"Even if you hit my forehead, I will love you for a lifetime."

"My name is Hu Delu!"

In the past, netizens would wait for others to film what they wanted to see; now, netizens can edit what they want to see themselves.

People edited together some clips from "Ode to the Desert".

When netizens clicked in, they were hit with a devastating blow.

"I went to Shigejie Commune to find Hu Delu to give me a fashionable hairstyle."

"You try to fix this ball head, I fucking want to beat you to death!"

A series of question marks immediately appeared on the screen.

Later on, it's all about how I'll beat you to death, and it gets really intoxicating to listen to.

"What kind of comedy is this?"

"Is this actor Lu Ran?"

"You two, separate right now!"

What movie is this?

"This is a promotional video presented by Shaanxi Province to celebrate National Day."

"???"

Many netizens couldn't hold back anymore.

You're telling me this is a promotional video for National Day?
Are you kidding me?
What kind of promotional video is this?
I must take a look.

In no time, the number of views for the film "Ode to the Desert" skyrocketed on Douyin, Kuaishou, and Weibo.

Especially on K-Station, as soon as Ma Tieshan appeared, the barrage of comments was filled with the nickname "Northwest Hammer King".

By the next day, there were even more and more parody videos.

Some even edited together "Hear the Voice of Home" and "Ode to the Desert".

The billiards hall manager, Lu Jie, no longer scolded his subordinates for being disorganized and undisciplined, but for threatening to beat them to death.

The scene of Lu Jie's suicide was even modified by netizens to read, "No one can judge me, not even God. I'm going to beat myself to death!"

The netizens who saw this video were left with a buzzing in their heads.

"It hasn't been that long, why is my memory all messed up?"

"As everyone knows, videos cannot be photoshopped, that's true."

"So in the end, Lu Jie killed himself?"

Another version edited together Ma Tieshan and the song "Xiaochou" (Sorrow). This version of the parody video wasn't funny; it was heavy.

Paired with the song "Xiao Chou" and a ghostly filter, Ma Tieshan's story becomes even more tear-jerking.

Lu Ran woke up in his new house in the morning.

He was browsing online information on his phone.

Then he was amazed by the ingenuity of the netizens.

His Weibo comment section has seen a surge in comments from netizens.

Like, "Let go of my goddess, or I'll fucking beat you to death!"

And what about paying homage to the Northwest Hammer King?

Director Lu, you acted so well, I really want to beat you to death!

Others asked where Hu Delu's barbershop was in Shigejie Commune.

The top-rated comment is a single sentence: Roses can't grow in the Northwest, but killing you is my most overwhelming expression of love.

The enthusiasm of netizens was also ignited.

As for the short film "Ode to the Desert," it has already become a hit online.

Thanks to the spread of these silly netizens, even some who were initially uninterested clicked to watch.

But the core point is that Lu Ran and the others really did a great job acting.

It's because of the good acting, the decent script, and the catchy memes that the video went viral online in a short period of time.

If you cast someone with poor acting skills, all that's left is a joke, and a joke that gets ridiculed.

Lu Ran browsed Weibo for a while, and then checked K Station.

A video was automatically recommended to him on the homepage.

"The Hammer King of the Northwest, but my future is not a dream."

Lu Ran clicked in again to take a look.

I have to say, "My Future Is Not a Dream" fits quite well here.

Turning a desert into an oasis was a pipe dream in the past!
It is the hardworking Chinese people who have turned their dreams into reality and truly put their aspirations into practice.

After watching the video, he checked WeChat.

In the "Ode to the Desert" group, Liu Dayong has already sent a red envelope.

Lu Ran clicked to claim the money and received thirteen yuan.

In the group chat, Liu Dayong was very excited and talked on and on.

His plan was completed in a single day.

The total number of views for "Ode to the Desert" has already exceeded one million, and it's aiming for ten million.

He never would have dared to imagine that such a promotional video could generate such a high level of discussion.

But he did it today.

The work of combating desertification in northern Shaanxi is a long-term endeavor, and it has not yet been completely successful.

This short film has drawn more attention to desertification control, made more people aware of northern Shaanxi, more people know about Shaanxi Province, and more people understand what the country has done over the years.

This is a long-term project, a project that will last for millennia.

In the group chat, Ning Sirou asked, "Director Liu, everyone's making all sorts of parodies and absurd videos these days, is that okay?"

Liu Dayong said, "It's fine. It's their business what they want to do, as long as it doesn't involve anything insulting."

Lu Ran finally found an opportunity to speak in the group.

"This is a creative practice of mass participation in cultural dissemination in the new media era, which reflects the cultural creativity of the people. This kind of secondary creation not only enriches the online cultural ecology, but also objectively expands the dissemination coverage of the original work, which is in line with the literary and artistic policy of letting a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend."

Ning Sirou silently typed a question mark in the group chat.

At this moment, Wang Peng added a comment.

"In secondary creation, we should adhere to the principle that positive energy is the general requirement, encourage innovative expression on the premise of respecting the spirit of the original work, and strengthen guidance for individual creative tendencies that are vulgar or excessively deconstructive, so as to ensure a clean cyberspace."

Lu Ran sent him three thumbs-up emojis.

Wang Peng then sent a grinning emoji.

Liu Dayong also silently typed a question mark in the group chat.

On the other side, Chang'an Entertainment.

Shen Qingyi's assistant placed a pile of documents in front of her.

Shen Qingyi asked in confusion, "What is this?"

The female assistant laughed and said, "All the collaboration offers are for Lu Ran. His film, 'Ode to the Desert,' has become a hit."

Shen Qingyi was full of questions.

In her memory, "Ode to the Desert" was a short film presented as a gift for National Day, right?

These videos are made just to complete a task; viewers don't like watching them, so how did they become popular?
The reason Lu Ran was cast in the role was to give him an extra layer of protection; there was no other intention.

"You can leave it there, I'll take a look at it later."

After her assistant left, Shen Qingyi searched for videos on her computer and started watching them.

As she watched, her expression changed.

She watched it on K-site without turning off the bullet comments.

The comments section was filled with people saying "Northwest Hammer King and his ball-headed little wife".

What is this stuff?
After watching the full video, Shen Qingyi noticed some recommended videos on the side of the webpage, which were related parody videos.

It contains sweet moments, touching moments, funny moments, and more.

Shen Qingyi frowned deeply as she looked at him.

She never expected that despite all her precautions, she couldn't prevent it!
Lu Ran was still forcibly paired up by netizens, and it was still the top-tier actress Ning Sirou.

Danger!

(End of this chapter)