Huayu 2015, the Artist of Light and Shadow

Chapter 126, a famous scene from "Idol Producer": You're so beautiful! So abstract! A cockfighting dance under Rembrandt's light and shadow!

For foreigners, Christmas is just around the corner.

They need to warm up for Christmas in advance and will launch many new products in November.

For Chinese people, November happens to be the month of the Double 11 shopping festival, a month of shopping frenzy.

Therefore, many brands will invest a lot of promotional resources in November.

These two months at the end of the year are also known as the fashion reckoning months for celebrities.

Yang Mi's most popular work this year was "Eternal Love" at the beginning of the year, a hugely popular ancient costume drama.

Tian Xiwei's hottest film this year was released last month and is still showing in theaters, having grossed over 10 billion US dollars worldwide.

Although she is the second female lead, her popularity should not be underestimated.

Because Lu Yunzhou takes her everywhere he goes when he's active in China, she appears in public more often than many top-tier actresses.

Piaget is a top luxury jewelry brand, so of course it invites top female celebrities.

Yang Mi is undoubtedly one of the top female celebrities in China.

Although Tian Xiwei is slightly inferior, she is a movie star who debuted with an epic blockbuster that grossed over 10 billion US dollars worldwide.

In terms of status, there is no difference between the two.

Tian Xiwei simply lacks the necessary qualifications.

But as long as Tian Xiwei can win Lu Yunzhou's favor, she can quickly make up for this qualification.

The recent scandals involving Yang Mi, along with the questionable actions of Jiahang Media, have led brands to continuously lower their assessments of her commercial value.

At this moment, Tian Xiwei is on an upward trend, while Yang Mi is like a high-priced concept stock, trying to lure in buyers. Once someone takes over, it will likely continue to fall—brands also need to hedge against risks.

Invited by Piaget, Tian Xiwei was naturally given a jewelry watch by the brand before her appearance. The jewelry she carried was worth over 1000 million yuan.

of course.

To avoid competition between the two women, the brand arranged for Yang Mi and Tian Xiwei to appear at different times and to look at different pieces of jewelry.

Yang Mi represents a mature and sophisticated woman.

Tian Xiwei represents a new force.

After touring the jewelry display cases, Tian Xiwei gave a media interview, posed for solo photos, and interacted with the products.

After finishing all that, she returned to the lounge and hurriedly asked her assistant, "How did I feel just now? Did I outshine Yang Mi?"

Tian Xiwei and Yang Mi are about the same height and have similar builds.

As Yang Mi has gotten older, her once clever and cute face has turned into a mean look, and when she's not smiling, she looks exhausted.

Tian Xiwei, on the other hand, has a face full of collagen and is always full of energy, like a perpetual motion machine. Just looking at her smile, you can feel her sunny and lively personality.

"Sister Tian, ​​you two are on different tracks, don't try to compete with each other. Don't forget that we're not just here for a brand event, the dinner tonight is the main event."

Although the assistant really wanted to cheer Tian Xiwei up, she couldn't bring herself to say anything against her conscience.

Yang Mi, at 31, is still at the tail end of her peak in terms of appearance.

Especially after applying heavy makeup, which covers up blemishes, she actually looks pretty good from a distance.

Unless you're on a big movie screen with a telephoto lens pointing directly at your face, those unnatural features on your face won't be so clearly exposed.

"You've reminded me."

"My older brother secured this opportunity for me, not to let me compete with Yang Mi in beauty—but to force me to be on par with Yang Mi, so that the industry would know that there is such a person as Xiao Tian."

Thinking about the important occasion that evening, Tian Xiwei thought for a moment and said, "Get the stylist here and have me change into a different dress. This one is too formal."

"Please change to Kou Rui's Song Dynasty Jiangnan series for tonight's brand dinner!"

Tonight is the main event.

The daytime activities are just a warm-up.

"Understood, Sister Tian."

The assistant reported this to Ji Rujing, who immediately arranged for a makeup artist to come over with clothes to change Tian Xiwei's look.

In another lounge, Yang Mi picked up an Estée Lauder lipstick in shade 333 and gently applied it to her red lips.

The matte finish and classic true red color are both sophisticated and luxurious. Under different lighting conditions, it also exhibits a gradient maple leaf texture.

Estée Lauder gave this lipstick a nickname: "Yang Honey Color" lipstick.

Yang Mi has always liked this shade of lipstick.

At this moment, as she applied her lipstick, admiring her stunning beauty in the mirror, she softly murmured a name: "Tian Xiwei."

"I think I understand something."

In an instant, Yang Mi felt a premonition, like a wild animal sensing danger.

"Cutting off my career advancement, forcing me to spend my entire life in period dramas? No serious dramas, no high-end films, only able to make comedies with director Da Peng?"

Yang Mi once acted in several comedy films with Deng Chao.

The box office performance was decent.

However, the impact on her fashion resources is practically zero. Taking photos of her is essentially a waste of time.

From then on, she realized that she couldn't do comedies. Comedies are only suitable for new actresses or actresses who don't have much fashion influence.

Because comedy is an art of offense.

But wealthy people, or rather, the potential users of the fashion products she endorses, don't like being offended.

"A coordinated attack from within and without, attempting to cut off all my resources?"

"I single-handedly nurtured Jiahang to its current size. Now that the company is about to fulfill its performance-based agreement, they want to kick me aside?"

"Zeng Jia, who would know you without me?"

"Zhao Ruoyao, without me, you'd probably be carrying someone else's bags somewhere!"

"Dilraba—do you really think you're Lu Yunzhou's white moonlight? He just wants to use you to make me angry, to make me feel the pain of betrayal, so he can vent his anger for Tang Yan. How could you be so stupid? He's using you!"

The moment she applied lipstick, Yang Mi suddenly understood the whole story.

However, she wouldn't say anything.

Because that's the rule of the game.

As long as she isn't proven to have broken the law—when a celebrity reaches her level, no one can destroy her!

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That evening.

The brand hosted a huge dinner party.

Besides Yang Mi, the brand ambassador, there were also some friends from the media and fashion circles, as well as some big names in the industry.

"Sister Ji, it's been a long time."

"Sister Ji, you're getting more and more charming."

"Sister Ji, is this your company's newest employee, Tian Xiwei? She's really beautiful. No wonder our Little Boat Brother takes her everywhere he goes."

Yang Mi spotted Ji Rujing in the crowd.

Previously, Ji Rujing was Tang Yan's agent and the deputy general manager of Orange Sky Entertainment. She was one of the earlier professionals in the industry and had a very wide network of connections.

However, later, as Orange Sky Entertainment declined, Ji Rujing took Tang Yan back to the mainland. By promoting Tang Yan as one of the four top female stars born in the 85s, Ji Rujing's status in the entertainment industry rose again.

After all, if you hold an ace in your hand, you can play it however you want, right?

However, things are different now.

After she brought Lu Yunzhou into the spotlight, she no longer had an ace up her sleeve; she was full of bombs from beginning to end.

You can play this hand however you want.

You can play the four Aces separately, either way is fine.

At this very moment, Ji Rujing is leading Tian Xiwei through the circles of various fashion media outlets and entertainment company moguls.

They received endless praise.

Finally, Ji Rujing landed in front of Gong Yuhan: "President Gong, you've been doing really well lately."

"No, no, I wouldn't dare."

Gong Yuhan is very arrogant outside. She and Huang Xiaoming and his group set up a casting platform and controlled the recommendation rights for many film and television roles.

Many agents in the industry have to flatter him.

Otherwise, you can't get roles in many dramas on various platforms.

But facing a powerful figure like Ji Rujing, Gong Yuhan could only bow her head and offer Ji Rujing a toast, asking softly, "Sister Ji, is there anything you need?"

"What are you talking about? What could I possibly need from you?"

Ji Rujing shook her head speechlessly and casually brought up Li Qin: "What has Qinqin been doing lately? I haven't seen her in a long time."

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Gong Yuhan is Li Lin's agent.

Of course, Ji Rujing wouldn't mention Li Lin without a reason. At this moment, Gong Yuhan's mind raced. Could it be that Lu Yunzhou missed Li Lin but was too embarrassed to say so, so he asked Ji Rujing to come and say hello?

If Li Lin can get on Lu Yunzhou's good side, they'll be rolling in money.

Tang Yan and Ji Rujing have already made a fortune, so they no longer care much about the money-making schemes in the entertainment industry.

How much money do you earn after working so hard filming?

Today is Singles' Day. Gong Yuhan just checked the sales figures of the LDC flagship store on Tmall.

Before we knew it, we had reached 20 billion.

The profits from just this one flagship store during Singles' Day were comparable to the profits from a super Hollywood blockbuster film produced by Lu Yunzhou.

Gong Yuhan guessed that Tang Yan was now at home counting money all day and was too lazy to go out and do anything. All she could see were a bunch of poor people, and she couldn't be bothered to talk to them.

"Qinqin will be coming to Shanghai in a couple of days for a Valentino offline brand event. Should I make the arrangements?"

What role might Lu Yunzhou be interested in inviting Li Lin to try out?

This is a great opportunity.

As an agent, Gong Yuhan certainly wouldn't refuse.

You've misunderstood.

Ji Rujing knew what Gong Yuhan was thinking, and sighed, saying, "Yunzhou is leaving for Langfang this afternoon to record a variety show."

"That's really unfortunate."

Gong Yuhan wondered to herself, what did Ji Rujing mean by this?

One minute she says she misses Li Lin, the next she says Lu Yunzhou isn't in Shanghai.

After thinking it over and over but still not figuring it out, Gong Yuhan suddenly noticed Tian Xiwei beside her and began to ponder.

I understand!

A moment later, Gong Yuhan suddenly realized and looked at Tian Xiwei beside her, saying, "Our company is preparing to shoot a movie called 'Zhu Xian,' and Qinqin will play Lu Xueqi. I suddenly feel that Xiaotian is very suitable to play Biyao in this movie."

With her bowl cut hairstyle, sweet and lovely appearance, and a hint of stubbornness in her eyes, isn't Tian Xiwei the perfect choice for Biyao?

As the owner of a casting company, Gong Yuhan certainly has that kind of insight.

Ji Rujing's roundabout mention of Li Qin wasn't to act as a pimp for Lu Yunzhou, but rather to let Gong Yuhan know that Li Qin and Tian Xiwei were not competitors.

If the two of them appeared in a TV series, one would be aloof and elegant, while the other would be sweet, clever, and cute, which would greatly enhance the overall quality of the show!

It will be even more dramatic!

"Is Zhao Liying also played this role?"

Ji Rujing seemed to remember something, and after thinking for a while, she said, "You have a good eye; you immediately noticed the good qualities in our Xiaotian."

"Sister Ji, you're joking. I make a living by my eye for talent."

After a few modest words, Gong Yuhan casually asked, "Would our Little Boat Brother be interested in playing the role of Zhang Xiaofan?"

"Inappropriate."

Ji Rujing gently shook her head, refusing on behalf of Lu Yunzhou, and even covered her mouth and laughed: "When I think about him playing Zhang Xiaofan, wavering between Lu Xueqi and Biyao, I can't help but laugh."

If Lu Yunzhou were Zhang Xiaofan, Lu Xueqi and Biyao would have already switched to a different competition mode—probably competing to see who could give birth to an heir first?

"Too."

"Little Boat Brother is not suitable to play Zhang Xiaofan; his temperament doesn't match. Lin Jingyu is suitable, but Lin Jingyu isn't the main character."

It's not a main role; given Lu Yunzhou's status, he definitely wouldn't take the role.

Gong Yuhan didn't say anything more.

After chatting for a while, the two went their separate ways to discuss projects with other people.

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"Sister Ji, is that all?"

After Tian Xiwei left with Ji Rujing, she seemed to realize that she had just landed the second female lead role in a movie.

Do we not have to pay anything?

"If it were someone else, of course they would have to give something in return. But now, others are begging to cooperate with us."

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"As everyone knows, Yunzhou has secured another large order."

"A Middle Eastern epic fantasy blockbuster commissioned by the Qatari royal family — although they can't fit in actors, they could invest."

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"It's basically a sure-fire way to make money."

"Mr. Cao from New Classics Media is also very interested. He has tried to talk to me about cooperation several times, but I have been ignoring him."

"This time, I took the initiative to give them the opportunity to cooperate. Gong Yuhan, unless she's a fool, will seize this opportunity."

"Believe it or not, if I said you weren't suitable to play Biyao, New Classics Media would immediately panic and might even send someone to persuade you to take the role, just to give them face."

The movie "Jade Dynasty" should be able to make some money.

It's a big IP after all.

However, New Classics Media was also aware that after Yang Yang and Liu Yifei ruined "Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms," the fate of "Jade Dynasty" wouldn't be much better.

But this project still has to go on.

But they haven't made a move yet because they want to use a few characters from this movie to exchange for some better resources from other companies.

Lu Yunzhou's company has very few projects.

Lu Yunzhou only makes one film a year, but the profit from that one film is more than all the projects of other companies combined in a year.

Lu Yunzhou's brand value alone is more valuable than the combined value of hundreds of artists in most companies.

This is the "head-to-head" siphon effect in the entertainment industry.

"But, Sister Ji, your subtext just now seemed to be encouraging Gong Yuhan and telling Li Qin that she has a chance to become her sister-in-law—won't that make her misunderstand?"

Although Tian Xiwei got the role, she felt that Ji Rujing was using his good looks to make Li Qin feel that she had a chance to become his sister-in-law, and that Lu Yunzhou was thinking about her every few days.

If Li Qin actually believes it, things might get a bit complicated.

"So what if I misunderstand?"

Ji Rujing, however, said nonchalantly, "Li Lin is well-behaved and doesn't cause trouble. Her acting skills are also passable. If our Little Boat Brother were to unleash his charm and trick her into coming to our company to work for us, I'd be more than happy to do so."

Ji Rujing didn't mind attracting a top-tier talent for free.

As for Lu Yunzhou having gained another little cutie, that's Lu Yunzhou's own business.

Ji Rujing believed that Lu Yunzhou could handle the situation very well.

"But, but—the boat girl will be furious!"

Tian Xiwei really wanted to say, "I'm afraid I can't help but punch Li Lin to death"—but in the end, she didn't have the right to do so, and instead used Wang Ran as a scapegoat.

"hehe."

Ji Rujing turned to look at Tian Xiwei, a teasing smile on her face. She couldn't help but think: If anyone's going to be angry, it'll be you first.

But in the end, Ji Rujing didn't say those words aloud. Instead, she changed her words and said, "Don't worry, Li Lin won't take the bait."

She has suffered in love and been deceived by many men. Now, her face is full of bitterness, and she no longer believes in such things.

"Of course, Yunzhou doesn't like Li Qin's personality either."

"He has a quiet personality and likes lively and cute girls who can make him laugh every day."

Tian Xiwei thought about it and realized that it made sense.

Zhang Ruonan is very cute.

Wang Churan is quite a goofball in private.

Tang Yan, needless to say, laughs every day, her face always full of smiles.

Naza is the same; she's carefree all day long, like a fool.

So is she.

Liu Haocun was not—Liu Haocun's face was full of ulterior motives, and she remained silent, like an old lady.

"By the way, Sister Ji, where did Big Brother go? Why didn't he come today?"

Without Lu Yunzhou, Tian Xiwei felt that this brand dinner was like a sky without the sun, leaving no focal point.

When Ji Rujing took her out for social events, Tian Xiwei always felt that Ji Rujing couldn't protect her and she didn't feel safe.

The moment Lu Yunzhou appeared, Tian Xiwei knew that everything was settled.

It's a feeling, and you can't do without it.

Ji Rujing casually replied, "He went to Langfang to record 'Idol Producer.' It will probably take him three or four days."

"Idol Producer," isn't that the show Cai Xukun participated in?

Tian Xiwei understood.

Lu Yunzhou is going to rescue Cai Xukun.

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Langfang.

Dachang Film and Television Town.

Cai Xukun has been confined to this training base for three whole months, and he's about to go crazy from being cooped up.

Ever since Zhang Jingyi sent him some great movies, no matter how much he called out to her, this female hero hadn't given him any response.

Cai Xukun found his phone and glanced at the last conversation.

[The Most Handsome Man in the Universe]: "Jingjing, are you coming this weekend? I've prepared a new gift for you."

[Xiangxi Zombie King]: "Die!"

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Zhang Jingyi's last two words broke Cai Xukun's heart.

Why tell him to die?

All I did was ask her to send me some great movies, didn't I?

"never mind."

Anyway, my time in prison is almost over!

Cai Xukun wrapped his phone in oil paper again and stuffed it into a crack in the wall.

Suddenly, he heard some faint noises and quickly hid.

A short while later, he saw a boy who looked neither handsome nor ugly, but for some reason, a bit silly, sneak over.

Cai Xukun knew this person, Fan Chenchen.

The other person's older sister is a superstar, Fan Bingbing.

The two siblings don't look alike at all.

Fan Bingbing is too beautiful — in comparison, Fan Chenchen has no star quality at all and is not much different from an ordinary person.

Not enough star power.

At this moment, Fan Chenchen looked around and dug out her phone from another gap. She then frantically sent messages with her hands forming hand seals like those in Naruto.

"Depend on!

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"Sister, I never thought you couldn't protect her either!"

"Lu Yunzhou isn't giving you any face!"

Fan Chenchen muttered something to herself, a helpless expression on her face.

I guess he's texting his sister.

Fan Bingbing had previously promised to find Lu Yunzhou and have him film more scenes. Then, her studio would promote Fan Chenchen and make her an instant star.

However, Fan Bingbing didn't find an opportunity to tell Lu Yunzhou about this.

The show is about to start recording.

Fan Chenchen was originally a fully equipped player who was cheating—but now, half of his cheats are gone, and his sense of security has vanished.

Fortunately, the other trainees all believed that there was something fishy about the show—the champion had already been decided by Fan Bingbing's younger brother.

Therefore, everyone was just going through the motions and didn't even think about competing with him.

By leveraging his status as Fan Bingbing's younger brother, he shorted the stocks of at least 90 people, making them unwilling to compete with him.

"Won't this big white goose from Shandong become my rival on my way to the summit?"

Of the 99 contestants in the entire Idol Producer, Cai Xukun watched from beginning to end and said that Fan Chenchen's overall strength was only average.

However, she has a wonderful older sister.

Of course, Fan Chenchen's sister is not as good as Cai Xukun's older brother—but the problem is that Cai Xukun cannot expose his relationship with Lu Yunzhou.

This time, he had no choice but to keep his secret.

"Who's there?"

Just then, Fan Chenchen heard a noise and turned around nervously.

Cai Xukun didn't hide; he walked out with his hands in his pockets.

"It's you, Ah Kun. You scared me half to death." Seeing that it was Cai Xukun, who was also a trainee, Fan Chenchen breathed a sigh of relief.

If it's a coach, it might be more complicated.

As a fellow trainee, Cai Xukun also secretly hid his phone; don't think Fan Chenchen didn't know.

"Ah Kun, out of all these people, I think you have the most star quality besides me. Keep up the good work, let's debut together and become big stars."

Fan Chenchen put her arm around Cai Xukun's shoulder, and they encouraged each other for a few moments.

These are all just polite words.

In fact, Fan Chenchen didn't take Cai Xukun seriously.

"Yes. Keep up the good work, Shandong white goose!"

Under Fan Chenchen's questioning gaze, Cai Xukun gave a haughty snort: "Don't look at me like that. Do you want to recall how my debut song, 'Just Because You're Too Beautiful,' became a hit?"

and many more!

Reminded by Cai Xukun, a vague memory surfaced in Fan Chenchen's mind.

It seems that Lu Yunzhou shared the song on Weibo, and after Lu Yunzhou's fans listened to it, it contributed a lot of popularity to Cai Xukun.

As a result, the song became a minor hit.

Cai Xukun also earned a nickname: Chicken Bro!

"Do you know Lu Yunzhou?"

Fan Chenchen wasn't stupid; she instantly realized—it was over. It seemed that a real nepotism case had infiltrated their group of 99 trainees.

It is even purer than his bloodline.

"I don't know him."

Cai Xukun insisted that he did not know Lu Yunzhou: "Brother Zhou just appreciates my talent and helped me forward it."

Don't make a fuss.

"Do you think I'm stupid?!"

Fan Chenchen looked incredulous and sighed inwardly. She had hoped to win a championship, but instead she encountered a pre-selected player with connections.

This world is too dark.

I've been practicing hard for months, and I was about to debut as a champion, but now I'm suddenly being told that all my efforts were worthless.

The sky is falling!

"etc!"

"Ah Kun, look what's that?"

Just then, Fan Chenchen noticed something and frantically pulled at Cai Xukun.

Cai Xukun didn't want to waste any more words with Fan Chenchen. He wanted to go back and continue practicing so that he wouldn't underperform during the recording of the show and become a laughing stock for Lu Yunzhou.

If Lu Yunzhou makes a fool of himself, wouldn't that be the same as making a fool of himself in front of Wang Ran, Tian Xiwei, Liu Haocun, Zhang Jingyi, and others?

Even if he dies, he can't let those people laugh at him!

Because you'll be laughed at for the rest of your life.

"What?"

Cai Xukun turned his head and looked over, then paused for a moment, and then a smile slowly appeared on his face.

far away.

Outside the wall.

A black van suddenly stopped.

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A girl dressed simply, with somewhat stubborn features and a simple ponytail, initially had a cold expression, but after the van stopped, she happily ran up to it.

A tall, handsome man in a black overcoat stepped out of the van.

Because the mysterious man had his back to Cai Xukun and Fan Chenchen, they couldn't see what he looked like.

Judging from his back view, he must be very handsome.

Because the other person had a very good physique, a tall and upright posture, and an outstanding demeanor. Even the wind seemed to create a sense of atmosphere for him.

"Jingjing, aren't you cold? Why aren't you wearing a scarf?"

The person who got out of the van was Lu Yunzhou, and the girl in front of him with a somewhat stubborn look was naturally Zhang Jingyi.

"It's not cold."

Zhang Jingyi shook her head, but as the north wind blew, she couldn't help but shrink her neck.

"You say you're not cold. What's the point of pretending in front of me?"

Lu Yunzhou shook his head slightly, took a gift box scarf from the car, unwrapped it, and personally helped Zhang Jingyi put the scarf on.

"Is it any warmer now?"

After doing all this, Lu Yunzhou smiled at Zhang Jingyi.

"Um."

It wasn't just my neck that felt warm; my heart felt warm too.

Zhang Jingyi nodded vigorously, then asked Lu Yunzhou, "Big brother, can I really go to see it live? I also really want to know how Kun-ge's training is going."

"OK."

Lu Yunzhou nodded and smiled.

When these trainees are recording the show, there are also audience members who score them; there are probably more than 100 people.

Lu Yunzhou could find a place for Zhang Jingyi and squeeze her in.

It's perfectly normal for Zhang Jingyi to want to watch the excitement.

Lu Yunzhou also came to watch the excitement.

"Thank you, brother."

As Zhang Jingyi spoke, she proudly shook her phone: "Big brother, let me treat you to dinner. I did exceptionally well in the training course recently. Teacher Zhou praised me repeatedly and even gave me a small bonus, encouraging me to keep up the good work."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yunzhou felt very proud and gave a thumbs up, saying, "Our Jingjing is really amazing; she actually managed to get a reward from Teacher Zhou."

Zhang Jingyi felt helpless at his childlike tone.

However, she could sense that Lu Yunzhou was genuinely happy for her.

"Big brother, I know a restaurant up ahead that's really good. I'll take you there." Zhang Jingyi took Lu Yunzhou's hand and walked forward enthusiastically and lively.

The autumn sunlight had a somewhat cold tone.

However, the lively atmosphere that Zhang Jingyi exuded warmed the northern autumn, making even the fallen sycamore leaves on the street carry a touch of warmth.

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"Big brother, you're so handsome!"

"I knew it! A girl from Hunan would be perfect for you!"

"Normally, he is quiet and doesn't say a word, but when he finds an opportunity, he strikes decisively, like a five-step snake that bites and never lets go."

Cai Xukun felt that Lu Yunzhou had finally figured it out and knew how to choose the girl who was most suitable for him.

Wang Ran is faking it; she's not cute or gentle at all.

Zhang Jingyi is really cute and gentle. She is usually very quiet and also very loyal.

They met by chance, and she saw him being treated like a prisoner as a trainee in Langfang. Every week, she would bring him some nice things to comfort him.

Such a loyal and righteous girl is a rare find in this world.

She deserves it.

At that moment, Zhang Jingyi took Lu Yunzhou's left arm, jumping for joy like a little sparrow, and led him to eat.

Seeing this, Cai Xukun smiled like an aunt, genuinely happy for Lu Yunzhou.

"What's going on?"

"Is this guy crazy?"

However, Fan Chenchen saw the smile on Cai Xukun's face at that moment and felt a strange pang of sadness.

"Isn't that girl outside his girlfriend? She brings him things every week."

"Now, his girlfriend is arm in arm with another man, looking blissfully happy—and he's smiling so happily here?"

"He must have been hit too hard, his brain was overloaded, and he was treating this as a dream—he simply couldn't believe it."

"Won't he stab me to death to silence me after he comes to his senses?"

Fan Chenchen had seen Zhang Jingyi secretly slipping things to Cai Xukun through the iron fence several times, and Cai Xukun was always very happy.

It's like a prisoner being visited by their lover.

The happiness in her eyes was something that couldn't be faked.

As a result, just as they were about to be released from prison, the girl turned around and threw herself into the arms of another handsome man.

Fan Chenchen put herself in Cai Xukun's shoes to see the problem, and felt like the sky was about to fall.

Once he gets out, he's determined to stab that adulterer to death!

However, before Cai Xukun left, there was one more thing he had to do—he would most likely kill himself, the person in the know!

"Brother Kun, I didn't see anything."

Fan Chenchen decisively admitted defeat. At this moment, Cai Xukun was invincible and on the verge of a mental breakdown.

He's someone you can't afford to offend.

"No, you saw it. And you even reminded me. Big white goose, you have sharp eyes. No wonder you're a superior breed from Shandong, inheriting some of the power of Chi You's bloodline."

"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have known this good news."

Cai Xukun laughed and put his arm around Fan Chenchen's shoulder as they walked toward the training camp.

"No, I'm not. Brother Kun, I'm blind."

At that moment, Fan Chenchen felt his legs go weak, because he felt that Cai Xukun had completely gone mad, his head was green, and he was about to turn into the Hulk.

That evening.

On set during the recording of the program.

"Big white goose, go! What are you standing there for? Unleash your full potential! Once you get an A..."

Afterwards, I'll celebrate with you properly.

Cai Xukun enthusiastically encouraged Fan Chenchen.

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However, Fan Chenchen only felt a murderous aura hovering above her head.

Moreover, he discovered that Cai Xukun's "girlfriend" was in the audience at that moment, and even waved to Cai Xukun.

This girl acted really well.

During the day, he was hugging and cuddling with other people, but at night he came to cheer for Cai Xukun?

Her acting was absolutely Oscar-worthy.

Fan Chenchen is now both eager to read the gossip and worried that if Cai Xukun goes crazy, he might stab her, the insider, to death first.

He got distracted at this crucial moment.

It started with Yuehua Entertainment's group dance "EOE0". Fan Chenchen blended in with the crowd and performed neither particularly well nor badly, just following the group and getting by for the entire performance.

However, Lu Yunzhou suddenly noticed Fan Chenchen.

Isn't this Fan Bingbing's younger brother?

Although he didn't have much interaction with Fan Bingbing, he knew what the production team wanted—

Fan Bingbing's younger brother is bound to be a huge topic of discussion for the entire program.

However, Lu Yunzhou was mainly there to watch the excitement and didn't want to make things difficult for the contestants, so he turned to look at Zhang Yixing next to him.

Zhang Yixing is the true main carry.

At that moment, Zhang Yixing instantly understood and said to Fan Chenchen, "Could you give us a solo rap performance?"

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Fan Chenchen couldn't refuse the producer's request, of course.

However, the moment Fan Chenchen looked up, she suddenly noticed that Lu Yunzhou was wearing a very familiar scarf.

Wait a minute.

It looks like that girl had one on her neck too.

Couple scarves.

"It's over!"

"I've found out about Lu Yunzhou's rumored girlfriend! She's actually Cai Xukun's ex-girlfriend—if I tell this gossip, will people think I'm crazy?"

Fan Chenchen felt like her brain had completely shut down.

Just then, music started playing.

The promised rap solo brought Fan Chenchen back to her senses.

However, while he was shocked by the gossip, he was also worried that Cai Xukun might suddenly turn on him after they returned, so he was completely out of sorts at the moment.

I can't remember any of the rap lyrics at all.

My body was very stiff, like my soul had left my body, and I didn't know what I was dancing.

"Why."

Seeing this, Zhang Yixing shook his head in disappointment.

He originally wanted to give Fan Bingbing some face, let her younger brother have a good performance, and then let the show's producers edit out a highlight segment.

When Fan Bingbing's announcement comes out, won't Fan Chenchen become an instant sensation?

pity.

Fan Chenchen's mental resilience is too poor.

"I had high expectations for you. However, your performance has left me a little disappointed. Keep it up."

After Zhang Yixing finished speaking, he looked at Lu Yunzhou, the producer representative.

The two of them discussed it in hushed tones for a while.

Ultimately, the judges collectively assigned Fan Chenchen to Class D.

"The white goose is all show and no substance. It's even worse than the queen ant. It's a disgrace to Shandong breeds."

Wang Churan previously appeared on the variety show "Actors, Please Take Your Seats," where she was scolded by Zhang Ziyi to the point of tears. But at least she completed her performance.

Although her performance was terrible, it was still much better than Fan Chenchen forgetting the lyrics and losing all rhythm in her dance.

Cai Xukun gave Fan Chenchen a disdainful look and began preparing to go on stage.

"Kun, you'll understand once you get on stage."

Fan Chenchen thought to herself that even as an outsider, she was completely thrown into a state of confusion by hearing such shocking gossip.

As the person involved, wouldn't Cai Xukun be furious if he saw Lu Yunzhou and Zhang Jingyi exchanging glances?

This program must not turn into an incident of bloodshed and sacrifice.

If Cai Xukun discovers the truth on the show and rushes up to beat Lu Yunzhou in the head—then all of them will probably make the headlines.

Moreover, it could be headline news worldwide.

If this really happens, this show will be popular for at least 20 years!

"I hope Kun can calm down. When it comes to such a big deal as his debut, he can totally tolerate his girlfriend being stolen."

"Once I become a big star, what beautiful girlfriend can't I find?"

"Besides, it's normal to lose when the opponent is Lu Yunzhou."

Fan Chenchen helped Cai Xukun convince himself. However, he still felt a little sorry for Cai Xukun.

If the cafeteria has any fancy dishes tonight, he can give the meat dishes to Cai Xukun to soothe his wounded heart, even if he has to go hungry for a meal.

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Cai Xukun had no idea how complex Fan Chenchen's inner thoughts were.

All he knew was that he had practiced for three whole months to create this sensation.

Three months ago, he was living a very carefree life.

As Lu Yunzhou's younger brother, he was very popular wherever he went—even when he went to Wang Ran's opera school to play basketball, many girls would ask to add him on social media.

Thinking about these past three months—a life like being in prison—he simply couldn't bear it any longer. Fortunately, after today, it will all be over!

Viewers across the country, please enjoy the ultimate move from [the most handsome man in the universe]!

After taking the stage.

Cai Xukun bowed to everyone, but his gaze couldn't help but fall on Lu Yunzhou.

Lu Yunzhou winked at him discreetly, then nodded gently, his eyes filled with anticipation.

Cai Xukun felt as if he had been given several buffs, and his whole body was burning with energy.

His body began to sway rhythmically, because his body was starting to stir; all his cells had come alive and were making their final preparations for battle.

"Hello everyone, I'm Cai Xukun, an individual trainee with two and a half years of training experience. I love singing..."

Jumping, rapping, basketball, music —

As the music started, suddenly everyone noticed that the background lighting had changed.

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When other trainees take the stage, the stage is brightly lit to ensure that everyone can see the trainees' performances.

However, as Lu Yunzhou's younger brother, Cai Xukun always received some preferential treatment.

The production team also gave Lu Yunzhou face.

At that moment, Lu Yunzhou mentioned to the on-site director that they had created a lighting effect for Cai Xukun.

When the music started, the stage was plunged into complete darkness.

Only a beam of warm golden light shone precisely on Cai Xukun, outlining the silhouette of his overalls.

A wisp of light clung to the ends of his hair.

Everything faded into darkness, leaving only a vibrant figure in the center of the stage, and beneath the dynamic music lay a power about to surge forth and a burgeoning life force.

"Rembrandt."

Seeing this, Lu Yunzhou whispered a name, a smile appearing on his lips.

Rembrandt was a super genius in art history.

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He inherited Caravaggio's art of light and shadow, and innovated upon it.

If Caravaggio liked to use a beam of light to pierce through fate, then Rembrandt liked to use light to outline the soul.

He has a nickname: "Noctiluca".

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Lu Yunzhou knew that Cai Xukun was going to perform a very funny dance.

However, behind this comical scene lies a story of a young man's unwavering determination to become famous—therefore, the light and shadow at this moment are dark.

In the darkness, only the overalls, the basketball, and the middle-part hairstyle remained.

The director used top and side lighting to create a triangular area to illuminate these visual labels.

These visual labels are the soul of this story.

This is a typical Rembrandt distributed light!

It must be said that the lighting skills of the on-site director were quite good.

"Holy crap, what's going on?"

"Did the production team specially create lighting and shadow effects for me?"

As the intro drumbeats began, Cai Xukun started his comical basketball dribbling between his legs.

However, his eyes were filled with surprise.

At this pace, the basketball slipped out of his control after only a few dribbles.

However, Cai Xukun remained calm and turned his back to the crowd.

Under the Rembrandt-style lighting, in that dark and bewildering state—he began to shake his shoulders wildly!

He has been practicing the "Kunshan Lean" move for three months!

At this moment, Cai Xukun had his back to the audience, but he was extremely confident and felt that he was absolutely cool.

This is Friedrich's romanticism!

A noble yet solitary quality.

This is my elder brother Lu Yunzhou's Heavenly Rank technique—my move has at least half of my brother's power. A mere talent show would be no match for him.

Let's fight!

"You're so beautiful, chicken!"

As the song ended, Cai Xukun's dance began to electrify the audience!

At that moment, the entire audience was stunned. Many people gasped in surprise.

"What kind of dance is this?"

"Excuse my ignorance! I've never seen anything like it!"

Below the stage, hundreds of audience members were all speechless with astonishment.

"What the hell?"

Zhang Jingyi's eyes widened, and a hundred question marks flashed through her mind.

All she wanted to ask was, which genius created this dance?

This is too abstract.

Is this the legendary Heavenly Rank cultivation technique?

She's not very talented and doesn't deserve to study!

Zhang Jingyi has practiced dance diligently for 10 years and won many awards in competitions, but at this moment, Zhang Jingyi really wants to say that she can't dance.

Cai Xukun's dance made her realize that she was truly just an ordinary person. She couldn't possibly come up with such abstract movements.

It's so abstract it's almost despair-inducing.

She couldn't help but imagine herself performing this dance in front of Lu Yunzhou—but then she thought better of it.

May God just send down a bolt of lightning and kill Cai Xukun.

"It really tastes just like this."

Lu Yunzhou already knew what Cai Xukun would do.

To enhance the drama of the dance, he went to the set and found the director to help Cai Xukun adjust the lighting.

The director, being quite astute, immediately delivered a powerful surprise.

I helped Cai Xukun with a Rembrandt-style distribution of light and shadow.

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Under this state of light and shadow, it was as if Cai Xukun's very soul was revealed.

However, the effect is truly abstract.

Originally, this kind of lighting was intended to create a very artistic atmosphere—the interplay of light and shadow would highlight the details of the dance movements.

There's also a unique sense of loneliness, like that of a seeker of truth in the dark.

In the darkness, the souls of those who seek the truth shine brightly.

This is why Rembrandt is known as the "Noctiluca scintillans".

However—at this moment, after reading it, Lu Yunzhou only felt that it was abstract.

As expected, Cai Xukun's chosen talent was completely opposite to the talent he had chosen.

The state of the abstract monster is a world that it cannot understand. This is a completely unfamiliar territory for Lu Yunzhou.

He really couldn't control himself.

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On stage, Cai Xukun finished his entire dance, slowly drew a heart shape towards the camera, and then arrogantly ended the dance.

It is full of youthful energy.

He combined the exuberance and naivety of youth with the rhythm of dance, and the combination was excellent.

It's estimated that no one will ever be able to replicate this classic scene.

"Slap slap."

After witnessing this scene firsthand, Lu Yunzhou stood up and applauded Cai Xukun.

I saw it in person, so I have no regrets.

Moreover, putting aside the abstract perspective, the dance was truly unique and charming.

This is unique in the Chinese entertainment industry.

A unique existence—that's art.

While clapping, Lu Yunzhou even took off the silk scarf from his own neck and put it on Cai Xukun's neck.

Just like awarding a medal to Cai Xukun.

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Lu Yunzhou took Cai Xukun's hand and raised it up.

"A!"

"You're the first one to get an A so far!"

Looking forward to your future performance!

The performance of those people just now was truly indescribable. Lu Yunzhou's face was full of embarrassment. Although Cai Xukun's performance was very abstract, at least from a dance perspective, his dance was still very distinctive.

He acted like a fair judge.

However, Cai Xukun saw things differently. He knew that Lu Yunzhou was just putting on a show to promote him and help him debut.

The goal is to draw all the attention and traffic to themselves, using the other 98 useless individuals as stepping stones!

"Thank you for your hard work, brother! I will definitely live up to your expectations."

Cai Xukun turned to look at Lu Yunzhou, his eyes filled with determination. Recalling the three months he had spent in prison, he now felt a sense of affirmation from Lu Yunzhou.

It's all worth it.

Having received the only A in the entire competition, Cai Xukun breathed a sigh of relief.

Backstage, Fan Chenchen noticed something, frantically ran over, pulled Cai Xukun aside, and silently questioned, "You were acting against me!"

Lu Yunzhou gave the scarf to Cai Xukun.

What does this mean?

This means that there is absolutely no conflict between Lu Yunzhou and Cai Xukun.

If there were any conflict, such as Lu Yunzhou stealing Cai Xukun's girlfriend, Cai Xukun would definitely not have accepted the scarf just now; instead, he would have thrown it away.

But Cai Xukun looked very happy just now.

Zhang Jingyi also waved wildly at Cai Xukun, genuinely happy for him, unlike the scheming woman who cheated on her boyfriend.

There must be some misunderstanding here.

Fan Chenchen thought and thought but couldn't figure it out—but there was one thing he sensed.

He was being played!

He underperformed and missed out on qualifying for Class A, and was instead assigned to Class D.

"I have no idea what you're talking about."

Cai Xukun really didn't understand what Fan Chenchen was talking about, so he finally used the skill he had been practicing for three months.

Lu Yunzhou seemed to admire him quite a bit.

It felt so good to be affirmed, especially by his most respected elder brother—at that moment, Cai Xukun was absolutely thrilled.

"I'm going to the restroom."

Cai Xukun made an excuse to go to the toilet, but instead dug out his phone and started sending messages like crazy in the group chat.

"Tian Dali, Wang Ma, I'm going to be famous!"

"I just did a shoulder-shaking dance, and the whole audience was stunned!"

"Even my older brother is looking at me with surprise!"

After showing off in the small group, Cai Xukun went to another large group to show off.

"Grandma Liu, the Northwest Wolf, the Little Zombie—I'm going to be famous!"

To avoid disbelief, Cai Xukun specifically tagged Zhang Jingyi: "Jingjing, you're right here, tell everyone, wasn't my dancing cool? Especially that moment when I turned my back to everyone and shrugged my shoulders, didn't it have that German romantic flair?"

Romanticism my foot!

It should be Kun-style abstract art.

Zhang Jingyi suppressed a laugh: "It's hard for me to describe. But once this dance is released, I'll definitely make it into a meme."

As soon as Zhang Jingyi said this, everyone asked what was going on.

"Rembrandt!"

"Big Brother set up a Rembrandt-style lighting effect for Kun, hoping to create an artistic masterpiece for him—but Kun ended up doing a cockfighting dance on stage!"

"I saw my older brother's expression was completely blank. He probably wanted to laugh but couldn't. Haha—it's so funny."

Zhang Jingyi had no choice but to explain to everyone.

After these words were spoken, the entire group fell silent for a long time.

Liu Haocun was the first to react, asking, "I'm illiterate. I want to ask, how is Rembrandt connected to the cockfighting dance?"

Naza posted a picture of a white goose laughing with its head tilted back, and chuckled, "I'm illiterate too. I don't know who Rembrandt is, but I know how the cockfighting dance is done—forgive my bluntness, but I can't imagine these two things connected."

"Ah Kun, congratulations! You're probably going to be famous! But you're likely going to become a comedian!"

Everyone knows that Cai Xukun wants to become an idol artist like Lu Yunzhou, ideally captivating countless young girls.

He definitely doesn't want to be a comedian.

But sometimes, fate is truly unpredictable.

What is destined cannot be avoided no matter how hard you try.

"That's not right."

"This is not the path I want to take!"

Cai Xukun was met with a lot of discouraging remarks, but he gradually calmed down. He really wanted to become famous, but he wanted to be a high-quality idol like Lu Yunzhou, not a comedian.

Just then, Wang Chanran revived and sent Cai Xukun a WeChat voice message: "Chicken chicken chicken—you're so beautiful!"

This voice message was clearly mocking Cai Xukun.

Cai Xukun couldn't stand it and immediately sent a voice message in response: "Big, big, big, Queen Ant with Big Foot!"

Wang scoffed, "So you finally admit it, you were the one who sabotaged me behind my back. Just you wait and see."

Upon hearing this, Cai Xukun's brain went blank, and he immediately knelt down before Wang Ran: "Sister-in-law, my account was just hacked. Please let me explain."

"It's no use denying it. I'm very angry right now."

Being called "Queen Ant with Bigfoot" was bad enough, but the problem was that even Zhang Ruonan knew about this nickname, which completely ruined Wang Ran's family image.

Wang Churan swore to the heavens that he would definitely take revenge.

"You noob, just you wait. After the show airs, I'll definitely pay to get you trending. From now on, nobody will know your real name; your nickname will be 'Noob'."