A grand feast for the Chinese entertainment industry

Chapter 22 Whispers
Publicity.

The main activities were autograph sessions and fan meetings. I also participated in two radio live programs and recorded two TVB programs – the results were almost immediate and positive.

Lin Jianlu is tall with handsome and strong features, plus an indescribable sharpness about him. Even just being printed on posters and album covers makes him eye-catching. When his music video was first broadcast in Hong Kong, the song was good and the actor was good. He didn't even have to come to promote it. "Cold to the End" became an instant hit.

Now that I'm here, I've held three consecutive autograph sessions, each one packed to capacity. The crowds were even larger than in Taiwan, and at one point, the police had to step in to maintain order and prevent any chaos.

Surprisingly, at the fan meeting, the number of men and women was roughly equal, and the expected female fans did not dominate. This shows that Lin Jianlu is popular even among male fans, and is not the type of fan who only attracts female fans as previously worried.

After each song, regardless of gender, everyone shouted or screamed with excitement. The scene was so enthusiastic that as soon as it ended, Sylvia Chang couldn't help but say to Lin Chien-lu, "I think you can hold a concert right now!"

In short, the results were phenomenal.

As a result, Lin Jianlu's daily schedule began to appear in the pages of many Hong Kong newspapers, with many tabloids even giving it front-page headlines.

On April 11, filming officially began for the music video of "Ten Years".

Thus, Lin Jianlu met Wang Jing, who was "meticulous".

But old habits die hard. In fact, his filming schedule was still very fast. However, with more time and sufficient funding, he was much stricter about the scenes and the actors' performances. He was also willing to discard shots and make multiple takes. Uh, I don't know if it was intentional, but for the same kissing scene, Wang Jing asked him to shoot it eleven times before it was approved. In the later takes, Liang Yongqi's face was obviously getting redder and redder.

Lin Jianlu quietly asked him, and the guy winked and said, "It's nothing! A few rolls of film, what's more important than picking up girls? This tall girl is so pretty! We're good friends, no need to thank me!", which made Lin Jianlu both laugh and cry.

However, he did have some thoughts on it—for the first time since he transmigrated, the idea of ​​"marrying Fei Yuan Bing Tian and the five of us living a good life together" began to waver slightly in his heart.

This wasn't a joke, nor was it meant to be disrespectful. He was genuinely considering for the first time whether or not to start a relationship—Liang Yongqi was truly beautiful! She also had a great personality; she wasn't just superficially innocent, but genuinely pure in reality!
What if we can't get the Philippine dollar ice cream in the future?

After waiting and waiting, it all came to nothing. In the end, this person is already taken. What a loss!

But after thinking it over, he decided not to make that plan for now—he was a little homesick and wanted to go back to the capital. Now that he was financially independent, he planned to go home after completing this promotional trip step by step.

Although Leung Wing-ki's braised pork knuckle smells good, it's still not as fragrant as Tin Fook Hok's, right?

If I really get caught, am I supposed to stay here and start dating?
Surprisingly, the day after the MV filming wrapped, Leung Wing-ki took the initiative to call Lin Chien-lu's phone, "Brother Chien-lu, are you free today? You probably haven't been shopping in Hong Kong yet, do you want to go shopping? I can go shopping with you, and I can also continue to teach you Hong Kong dialect."

Lin Jianlu beckoned Lin Xilei over, gesturing for her to bring the new schedule. After a quick glance, she replied, "I'm busy this morning. I have to attend an event later, a commercial performance, it's a money-making event! I'll treat you to lunch."

"Sure! But it's still my treat!"

So at 11:30 a.m., the two met at a Western restaurant inside a building.

Zhang Aijia has returned to Taiwan, but Ge Fuhong will be staying here for a long time. The promotional work in Hong Kong is almost finished. After discussing with Ge Fuhong, Lin Jianlu plans to take on a few commercial activities here before going to Southeast Asia. Today is the first one.

He opened a brand's commercial fashion show, sang a song, and walked the runway for ten minutes, earning HK$20. After deducting the agent's 10% commission, he still made a whopping HK$18—he's famous now!

Hong Kong is a small place with an extremely developed entertainment industry, but its total population is limited. Selling 25,000 records is considered a gold record, and selling 50,000 records is already a platinum record. Even the Four Heavenly Kings, or the rivalry between Alan Tam and Leslie Cheung ten years ago, only achieved a record sales record of over 600,000 copies in Hong Kong, which is already one-tenth of the total population of Hong Kong. Under normal circumstances, even for the Four Heavenly Kings, it is still quite difficult to sell more than 100,000 records.

Wang Fei, who was already a top star in 1993, has achieved the highest record of record sales in Hong Kong to date, which is reported as "breaking double platinum", which is over 100,000 copies. However, it is clear that it did not break 150,000 copies. Otherwise, the media would have reported it as "breaking triple platinum"!

As a newcomer, Lin Jianlu's "Cold to the End" sold over 24 copies in just one month, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is likely to break 50 copies in the future. It is already enough to rival Jacky Cheung's "Goodbye Kiss" back then!
Moreover... almost none of the Four Heavenly Kings dare to walk the runway, their height is a real disadvantage! To be precise, male celebrities in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, no matter how handsome they are, rarely dare to walk the runway, otherwise it would be like exposing their shortcomings—but Lin Jianlu is definitely fine.

The brand was already very interested in his handsome and rugged image. Ge Fuhong was his long-term agent, and after they contacted each other, they immediately offered him a high price. After the show, the brand was very satisfied. While Lin Jianlu was on her date with Liang Yongqi, the brand's promotion team had already invited Ge Fuhong for tea.

A French suit brand with some market presence in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. Its name is difficult to pronounce, and when translated into Cantonese, it seems to be called "Hui Lang".

Never mind that, dating is important.

"No, that's not true. People mainly watched that movie because of Andy Lau! But the director told a good story, which is why the box office was so high. I just benefited from it! It's mainly because Sister Ge was so powerful, even though I'm a newcomer!"

"Yes, it will be a Cantonese album. The company is still helping me collect songs."

"It's okay, if I ever make a Mandarin album in the future, I'll definitely ask you to write a song for me! Or if the company gets the lyrics but doesn't compose the music, I'll ask you to compose the music for me!"

"No, no, repeat after me, no! No... Oh, you did that on purpose!"

"Recent movies? Yes, there is. 'Young and Dangerous' is currently showing and it seems to still be playing. That movie is very popular, everyone in Hong Kong is talking about it. Do you want to go see it together?"

Of course we have to go see it!

In his previous life, when Lin Jianlu started growing up, he was able to understand and enjoy watching movies. By then, "Young and Dangerous" had been out of fashion for many years, but the movie still influenced an entire generation and had many fans online. Later, when he went to university, Lin Jianlu watched every "Young and Dangerous" movie he could find.

Now that I have the chance to see it in a movie theater, of course I have to go.

So, while eating, he called Ge Fuhong to ask where "Young and Dangerous" was still showing. After finishing their meal, the two of them chatted and laughed as they took a taxi to the movie theater. They discreetly covered half their faces, bought their tickets, and went into the screening room. It was only after hearing Liang Yongqi's explanation that Lin Jianlu realized that this was actually a movie adapted from a comic book. There was a comic book of the same name that was released at the end of January and was almost finished with its run, but it had already grossed over 20 million at the box office.

And even now, as it's nearing the end of its run, there are still a dozen or so people sitting in the theater. No wonder it's been playing for over two months—it's traditionally the off-season for the film market.

The movie was neither particularly good nor bad; for Lin Jianlu, it was a nostalgic revisit.

Leung Wing-ki, on the other hand, must have seen it before. She kept coming over and whispering to Lam Kin-lu about the relationships between the characters in the movie, as well as many well-known rules of Hong Kong triads.

Her whispers were soft and gentle, her breath sweet and fragrant.

It was quite a pity for her, as this was clearly not the kind of movie she liked, yet she still watched it with me from beginning to end—well, it's hard to say whether she was watching the movie or looking at me, since she would occasionally turn her head and stare blankly at me, but she was definitely keeping me company!
After the movie, she seemed to realize that she had already taken up too much of Lin Jianlu's time, and was too embarrassed to bring up the idea of ​​having dinner together again. During their brief walk, she couldn't help but ask, "I often see your assistant on set, she's so pretty... Does she follow you around every day?"

"Hmm? Oh, no, she's actually one of Sister Ge's artists. She doesn't have any other work right now, so she came here temporarily to be my assistant. She's an actress."

"Oh...no wonder! She's so beautiful!"

Lin Jianlu stopped, turned to look at her, and couldn't help but chuckle.

Her face flushed instantly.

(End of this chapter)