Wang Hui, one of the assistant directors, couldn't help but glance at Zeng Ling and joked, "Then Director Zeng, you must ask me to be your assistant director again. I also want to work with west Heng on a project."

"Aren't you planning to make a romantic drama film next? If you hire Director Zeng, won't you end up arguing with him?"

Zeng Ling likes to make big-budget films with a strong sense of national pride and patriotism, while Wang Hui is a true art-house film director.

With a polite smile, Jiangxi Heng listened to the directors finish speaking and nodded in agreement as if they were all equal, without mentioning that he would be going abroad to film a movie directed by Noel in the second half of the year.

The matter was accomplished in secrecy, and leaking it prematurely would not benefit him.

After leaving that film crew, I joined the "Running" crew. Filming days were not easy, and because of the subject matter of these two films, they were even more arduous than before.

When the weather got warmer in June, Xie Xingyan's album went on sale for the first time, selling 1000 million copies.

This achievement is unprecedented in the Chinese entertainment industry. Only the superstars of the 80s and 90s could sell so many albums back then. Now, with the development of the Internet and the songs becoming increasingly unpleasant, very few people will buy albums.

However, Xie's fans have strong purchasing power, and Xie Xingyan's popularity has gradually increased over the past year. After winning the award, everyone is looking forward to his album release, and many netizens have said they want to buy it and listen to it.

After handing over 30% of the profits to Huancai, Xie Xingyan sighed leisurely, thinking about the turmoil Huancai had experienced in the past few months.

Zhou Le asked curiously, "Why are you sighing after earning so much? Are you feeling a little heartbroken that three of the shares went to the company?"

Xie Xingyan shook his head and didn't say anything.

He has been feeling uneasy lately, not because of the album or the color glamour, but because of an unseen worry lingering in his heart.

He thought to himself, "Could it be Gu Zhoubai? But netizens have also dug up information about Dong Siming and Dong Yin, and that person is currently in the spotlight, so he wouldn't dare to exploit Gu Zhoubai for the time being."

Or am I worried about my filming plans for the second half of the year? But I'm not planning on acting in an S-level drama; I'm just going to have a guest appearance in "The Shared Apartment"...

After Xie Xingyan returned to her residence, she subconsciously made a video call to Jiangxi Heng.

By the time he realized what was happening, the video call had already connected. In the video, Jiangxi Heng was shirtless, his arms were exposed, and his skin was unevenly colored.

Xie Xingyan was stunned. This seemed to be the first time he had seen Jiangxi Heng without a shirt on.

That cosplay photoshoot doesn't count!

Jia Duobao is refilling his powder.

My once fair skin has turned into a rough, dark tan, I don't know if it's from too much sun or too much makeup.

"President Jiang, spray some more black powder. You sweated and some powder came off. But the sun is so strong today, your neck looks sunburned. You need to apply some ointment. I'll go get the ointment."

After Jia Duobao left in a hurry, Jiangxi Heng looked at the camera. Seeing that the other party was standing there without saying a word, he smiled and asked gently, "Why aren't you saying anything? I'm still filming. I still have to film for another afternoon after the makeup is finished. By the way, I haven't congratulated you yet. The first batch of albums has sold over ten million copies."

I moved the phone left and right to capture the muddy playground in the shot.

Xie Xingyan's eyes were a little moist, but her mouth was dry as she said, "I was lucky. No singers released songs this month, so I got the advantage. You...you're filming here? The conditions don't look that great?"

The camera cut completely outside.

Jiangxi Heng affirmed, "That's right, it's not very good. My movie was filmed in reverse order, first the second half and then the first half. This meant that I had to gradually become darker and thinner during filming. Now we're going back to where the main character started."

I stepped on a small stone; it must have been missed during the site inspection.

Jiangxi Heng didn't make a fuss. He picked up the pebbles and put them aside, while briefly explaining the movie to Xie Xingyan.

Xie Xingyan listened attentively, then asked mischievously, "Aren't you afraid I'll spoil the movie?"

Jiangxi Heng switched the camera back and focused it on his face again.

He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that Xie Xingyan was completely relaxed when he was cutting outside, and when he returned, Xie Xingyan even sat up straighter.

"I didn't stop the paparazzi and fan site admins from taking pictures during the filming. It's a sports movie, and the content is pretty much the same all the time. What could I possibly spoil? If you're willing to tell me, I'll take it as you helping with the pre-release publicity."

Xie Xingyan blinked: "Your reaction is really calm. You said you didn't stop the paparazzi and fansite admins from taking pictures, but why haven't I seen much news about your film crew online lately?"

If Xie Xingyan hadn't been told in advance that she was joining the production team, she would have thought she had disappeared.

Jiangxi Heng coughed lightly, looking at the sky and the ground: "Probably, if they wanted to get close to the film crew, they would first have to walk ten kilometers of mountain road, cross mountains and valleys to get to this remote mountain valley, and endure the heat and insects..."

There were outsiders who followed the film crew at the beginning.

However, as they moved to newer and newer places, the environment became increasingly harsh, and the group couldn't hold on any longer, so they packed up their equipment and ran away.

Xie Xingyan chuckled.

So there's another way to scare people away.

……

By the time filming of "Running" officially wrapped up, Xie Xingyan had already opened three album sales channels.

It wasn't that he wanted to make more money, but after each batch sold out, the top comment was always a desperate cry of "I didn't get any!!!" followed by a strong demand for Xie Xingyan to open another batch.

[20 tracks, five original songs, ten new songs from the industry-leading songwriter Jin, and five collaborative tracks, all for only 199 yuan! If this isn't charity, what is it? Buy! Buy a ton! I'm buying three copies: one for myself, one for my collection, and one as a gift!]

[I bought a physical album and it came with a free online digital album. These days, a single song costs 8 yuan, but a music video with video costs less than 10 yuan...]

Perhaps due to its high quality and low price, Xie Xingyan opened three sales channels within a month, and the 30 million yuan inventory was completely sold out.

Even excluding costs and profit sharing, Xie Xingyan's assets have exceeded 20 billion yuan.

A 20-year-old singer with personal assets of 20 billion yuan is an achievement that most people wouldn't even dare to dream of.

It was at this time that Dongyin collapsed. After persisting for half a year, Dongyin completely announced its withdrawal from the domestic entertainment market.

The artists were distributed among multiple companies, the employees were recruited by Huanyu, the equipment was used as assets to pay off debts, and the land was bought by Ling Wushuang.

"Xingyan, would you like to own a private recording studio?" After distributing the money, Ling Wushuang learned that Xie Xingyan was now quite wealthy, so she thought about making use of the land.

Xie Xingyan was puzzled: "Why not ask Jiangxi Heng?"

Ling Wushuang chuckled and said, "This person is going abroad in the second half of the year, so don't expand your operations any further."

The anxiety he had been feeling all this time suddenly found its way home, as if a heavy hammer had fallen from the sky and slammed down on Xie Xingyan.

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