HuaYu: Starting with Photography to Navigate the Entertainment Industry

Besides Zhang Hanyun and Cai Yinong, other people who couldn't sleep that night included fans of the Legend of Sword and Fairy game.

Major websites and forums, especially their gaming sections, are all discussing Xu Lang's video.

"Holy crap, this song is amazing!"

"Nice to listen to? It's more like it's heartbreaking; it sounds so sad!"

"Who sings this song? They sing it so well!"

"This song was practically tailor-made for Lin Yueru; it suits her perfectly!"

Soon, the discussion among netizens shifted from the song to Lin Yueru.

Originally, fans of Zhao Ling'er and fans of Lin Yueru in the Legend of Sword and Fairy were irreconcilable enemies. After this video was released, Lin Yueru's fans immediately went wild.

Lin Yueru's popularity in the game was no less than Zhao Ling'er's.

Now, Lin Yueru's popularity is soaring, firmly surpassing Zhao Ling'er's.

As time went on, this song broke out of its niche and even those who weren't fans of the Legend of Sword and Fairy game were moved by its high quality.

the next day.

The crew of the Legend of Sword and Fairy series in Hengdian.

On the conference room screen, Xu Lang's video had just finished playing. Cai Yinong scanned the directing team and asked:

"Tell me your thoughts on this matter."

The group exchanged glances at each other, and then director Li Guoli spoke first:

"President Cai, this is great news! This video, especially the song in it, will definitely spark a craze for the Legend of Sword and Fairy series. Isn't this just a warm-up for our show?"

We've essentially won by default, getting this much attention for nothing – what a great thing!

Moreover, I think we can take advantage of this momentum to promote this video and song, making them even more popular; the more popular they are, the better for us.

When he said that, everyone nodded in agreement.

Those in the entertainment industry, whether it's movies or TV series, all they need is popularity; otherwise, how can they become famous?

As soon as Li Guoli finished speaking, Huang Haoran from the music group also looked excited.

"Director, according to what we discussed before, weren't we supposed to tailor a theme song for each of the main characters?"

This song is a perfect match for Lin Yueru; it couldn't be more fitting as an interlude in our TV series.

I suggest that we contact the creator as soon as the song is released and buy it. At the very least, we should use it as background music for the TV series.

Hearing him say that, everyone nodded again.

I have to admit, this song is really well written and sung, and it really suits Lin Yueru perfectly.

Cai Yinong nodded. Last night, she was also shocked by the song. Huang Haoran's words were exactly what she wanted to hear.

Just as she was about to speak, she saw the assistant director in charge of casting hesitate, opening his mouth as if he wanted to say something.

"Director Wu, just say what you have to say. Why are you beating around the bush?"

"Ugh!"

Assistant director Wu Jinyuan gave a wry smile and said:

"You guys have all good things going on, but my situation is a complete mess."

As he spoke, he pointed to Qin Feifei's figure in the video and said:

"You're all focused on the popularity of the videos and songs, but I'm focused on this person."

You can see from various forums that Lin Yueru is extremely popular right now, and there's an overwhelming consensus that the girl in the video is Lin Yueru herself.

Especially the game fans, they're now calling out online, demanding that our production team cast this girl as Lin Yueru.

"Snapped!"

No sooner had Wu Jinyuan finished speaking than the producer next to him slammed his hand on the table and scoffed.

"The roles have already been cast, and filming is about to start. Changing the actors? Are you kidding me?"

Seeing this, Wu Jinyuan quickly said:

"Producer Leung, don't misunderstand, I'm not saying this, I'm just using online comments as an example."

As the two were talking, screenwriter Deng Liqi, who was standing nearby, also said:

"The character of Lin Yueru was drastically altered in our TV series. In order to highlight Zhao Ling'er, played by Liu Yifei, we not only deleted Lin Yueru's plot, but also changed her character setting."

At this point, he looked somewhat worried, "I'm afraid that Lin Yueru's popularity is too high and will affect our script."

"That's true!"

"That is indeed a problem."

"At that time, Lin Yueru's fans will definitely be dissatisfied."

. . . . . .

Listening to the discussions, Cai Yinong frowned.

For a period idol drama, the selection of actors is of paramount importance.

Tangren Media, in particular, started out with period idol dramas and places great emphasis on casting.

Cai Yinong, the boss of Tangren Media, is known in the industry for her sharp eye and accurate judgment of people. It can be said that Tangren Media deserves a large part of the credit for the later success of Liu Yifei, Tang Yan, Yang Mi, Liu Shishi, Gulnazar and others.

The problem is, when Cai Yinong watched the video last night, she also had a hunch that the girl in the video really looked too much like the Lin Yueru she had imagined.

But An Yixuan is also very good.

Last night, Cai Yinong was struggling with this issue and couldn't sleep well at all.

As for what those people just said, she had thought of it all.

"This is definitely a double-edged sword!"

But soon, she looked up again and said to Huang Haoran from the music group,

"The most certain thing here is that the song is really good. You should contact them as soon as possible. Whether you can buy it or use it as background music is fine."

"Okay, I'll contact them later."

After arranging the song, Cai Yinong looked at director Li Guoli and summarized her remarks:

"There are some potential problems with the actors and the script, but there's no need to worry."

I checked out the creator of that video; he's just a game fan who probably likes Lin Yueru. There's nothing to worry about. Once the hype dies down, it'll all be fine.

As for fueling the flames?

Cai Yinong hesitated for a moment,

"Let's wait and see how things go."

"it is good."

While the cast and crew of "Chinese Paladin" were discussing their plans, Xu Lang, along with Qin Feifei and Shen Qingyue, had already returned to Beijing.

After getting off the plane, Shen Qingyue walked beside Xu Lang, her face full of excitement.

This was her first time on a plane, and it took Xu Lang a long time to finally agree to take her back by plane on her own.

"Xu Lang, I can go back to school a little later today."

Shen Qingyue spoke softly, her head bowed, looking somewhat shy.

But just then, Xu Lang's phone rang.

The call connected, and Jiang Wei's voice came from the other end:

"Third brother, it seems the results of the photography competition are out. The school is setting up the exhibition. Have you heard about it?"

"Oh?"

The fact that the photography competition exhibition is open to the public means that the organizing committee has already completed the selection process and is only now displaying the winning works.

Xu Lang glanced at Qin Feifei beside him.

Seeing the questioning look in his eyes, Qin Feifei understood that Xu Lang was asking her if she had received the audition notice from the "Legend of the Condor Heroes" production team.

Qin Feifei's previously enthusiastic expression suddenly turned somewhat dejected. She sighed softly and shook her head.

Xu Lang nodded, then asked Jiang Wei:

"I haven't received any notification about when the awards ceremony will be held."

"It seems to be tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. I heard that quite a few leaders will be attending. The scale of the exhibition setup in the auditorium looks quite large; I heard it's more grand than previous photography exhibitions!"

"Okay, I understand. I'll be back at school in a bit."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Lang and the other two left the airport, hailed a taxi, and Xu Lang said to Shen Qingyue:

"You should go home now since you have class tomorrow."

After saying that, he called to Qin Feifei, quickly got into another taxi, and headed towards the Beijing Film Academy.

"Why..."

Watching Xu Lang's taxi speed away, Shen Qingyue pouted again.

This trip to Changsha made her realize that Xu Lang was not as easy to control as she had imagined.

The sense of crisis has intensified!

"Ugh!"

With a helpless sigh, Shen Qingyue could only get into the car alone and head back to her school.

Now, let's talk about Xu Lang and Qin Feifei.

The two sat in the car, chatting intermittently.

According to normal procedures, if Xu Lang's work wins an award, he will definitely be notified before the award ceremony and exhibition setup.

But now, the exhibition setup has already begun, and Xu Lang hasn't received any notification, which means...

After a long silence, Qin Feifei suddenly offered a suggestion, seemingly casually:

"Xu Lang, actually, your talent doesn't need any awards to prove it; that... doesn't mean much to you."

"ha!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Lang shook his head and chuckled awkwardly.

That was indeed what he thought before, and he really didn't take the award to heart.

But now that the day has actually arrived, he feels somewhat lost.

"Is there something fishy going on?"

Xu Lang thought for a moment. Based on the two sets of photos of Qin Feifei and Su Wan, he didn't believe he couldn't win the school's competition. After all, one of those photos was a "hall of fame" photo of Qin Feifei.

"Hall of Fame" is the evaluation given by the system, and its authority is self-evident!

But soon, he shook his head.

"That shouldn't be the case!"

Xu Lang would never doubt that other competitions were rigged, but the Beijing Film Academy's "Feng Hua Photography Competition" was unlikely to be so.

The sponsor of this competition is the production team of "The Return of the Condor Heroes," and they are aiming to cast actors for the TV series.

To falsify this is tantamount to planting a landmine for one's own TV series.

As he was thinking, his phone suddenly vibrated. He picked it up and saw it was an unfamiliar number from Beijing.

Xu Lang felt a strange surge of excitement.

He answered the phone and heard a man's voice on the other end:

"Hello, is this Mr. Xu Lang? I'm Zhang Hao, the planner from the 'The Return of the Condor Heroes' production team."

"plan?"

Upon hearing this title, Xu Lang felt a sense of doubt.

"Shouldn't the assistant director in charge of casting be the one who handles the photography competition on the film set?"

Why is the production crew calling me? If it's about the role, they should have notified Qin Feifei.

If it's about winning a competition, shouldn't it be the organizing committee of the photography competition?

What exactly is your job as a planner?!