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Creative team…… Qin Cheng

The creative team of a movie usually consists of the director, some of the actors, the screenwriter, the producer, etc. These people are the core part of a crew. The director controls the entire movie, the producer guarantees the smooth operation of the crew, the screenwriter is responsible for compiling the story, and the lead actor interprets and presents the story.

Though, among the Black Clouds crew’s tagged cast and crew, Qin Cheng was also tagged.

[Am I seeing wrong, or have I really gone back in time^[1]? So, Weibo now still allows same name, same surname accounts?】

[The editor wants to steal the chicken leg^[2]! As a guest actor, God Qin should not be included in the list of creative cast members, even if there may be more scenes and presence than the other guests, you can’t count him as such.】

[Aaaahhhhhhhh none of you went to go watch the video! BiliBili’s^[3] video! Oh my gosh, how are God Qin’s scenes compared to the others’. Who does he play? Do you know? Do you know? Did you see how RongRong called him in the end? He is Gu Mingxiu! ! ! 】

Ordinary netizens may not know yet who Gu Mingxiu was, but when Ling Xiao’s music fans saw the name, they collectively exploded.

Song writers were different from singers. They are basically the silent and devoted behind-the-scenes members. However, Gu Mingxiu was different. The man was handsome and had numerous scandals. Before he was twenty-seven, he could be seen in various gossip tabloids. This man was proud and arrogant. Because he was talented, he dared to do anything. It wasn’t until he was 27 years old that he slowly became silent and seemed to have lost interest in writing lyrics. Though, later, when he appeared by Ling Xiao, he became more obedient.

Gu Mingxiu’s accidental death at that time also caused a stir of discussion and mourning in the music scene.

If Qin Cheng played Gu Mingxiu, how could he be a side role!

Gu Mingxiu was one of the main supporters in helping Ling Xiao become a singer. It could be said that, without Gu Mingxiu, there would be no later Ling Xiao!

[Please tell me, what kind of role and presence does God Qin have in Black Clouds! If you dare say, which male supporting role has more presence than Gu Mingxiu, then please throw the evidence in my face now! Ling Xiao’s best friend of the same gender was Gu Mingxiu! it’s him!!!】

[Hahahaha. My family’s third young master^[4] finally has a new movie~]

[For God Qin, I will brush this movie twice^[5], three times, four times!!!]

Some fans were excited, of course there would also be Sunspots who took this opportune time to blacken^[6] Black Clouds.

[What ghost is this^[7], Qin Cheng playing Gu Mingxiu, would the protagonist of this movie still be Ling Xiao? Putting Qin Cheng’s name in front of Rong Xu’s name, can it be that Qin Cheng is the main? This spicy chicken^[8] movie, this is obviously Ling Xiao’s personal biographical film, making it like this, disgusting!】

[Qin Cheng actually playing the supporting role of this kind of movie? Was his status not guaranteed, this is too low ^[9]!】

[I finally understand why the director was willing to let a newcomer play the leading role. Isn’t Qin Cheng here? Why would the box office need the help of the leading role, hahahaha]

Qin Cheng has been famous for many years now and has hundreds of millions of fans, but naturally there would also be many Sunspots.

No one in the world could obtain everyone’s love. There would always be jealousy and envy. They would hide behind others’ backs, secretly insulting and cursing. Once they found a chance, they would become the same as a mouse in the gutter, swiftly popping out and taking advantage of the topic to play around with.

This time was indeed a good opportunity: Qin Cheng was actually playing Male no. 2!

Within his entire acting career, this was shockingly the first time. 

Since his debut, all of Qin Cheng’s roles had been Male no. 1. Even if he cooperated with a senior, he was still Male no. 1. Suddenly playing a Male no. 2, and even more so, co-starring with a newcomer, how could the Sunspots let go of this material. They crazily mocked it directly.

Qin Cheng’s fans initially hadn’t felt anything in their hearts. They were just happy that their male god finally had another movie. But, with the various stimulations of the Sunspots, they also felt a little sour in their heart: [You’re right, God Qin is not Male no. 1 this time …]

Just the #QinCheng# tag alone, it already rose to second place in the list of trending searches of the day. After an hour, it directly rose to first place! It was closely followed by #BlackClouds#, #GuMingxiu#, #RongXu# …… Relying on this heavy bomb, the Black Clouds cast was once again on fire, and countless netizens discussed the movie enthusiastically, looking forward to the film’s release.

This was the main reason why Director Liang exhausted all his efforts, insisting on making Qin Cheng the last killer, throwing everything out all at once.

The film Black Clouds could not be considered a large production. In terms of film concept and shooting, compared with other similar movies, it didn’t dare say how good it was. The biggest advantage of their production was Ling Xiao himself. Because of Ling Xiao, many big-name celebrities were willing to make guest appearances; also because of Ling Xiao, many music fans would take the initiative to follow this movie.            

This movie was special. Many films would generally throw out one of their biggest publicity stunts on the eve of its release to bring the film’s popularity to another level. But, for Black Clouds, what more promotion could they do?

Three lists of big-name guest appearances had been released, and exquisite video trailers had also been released. Advertised on the whole network with various marketing promotions.

So, it wasn’t until the last day that they released the news that Qin Cheng appears as “Male No. 2”. 

As long as someone begins a discussion at the start of the year, they (the person being discussed) would become famous. Many small actors and actresses were all scolded into fame. One movie actress became famous in the circle because of a phrase she once said: “Regardless if it is a scandal or good news, I want my name to appear in the newspapers everyday!”

At present, under Black Clouds‘ official blog, Qin Cheng’s Sunspots and Fans were fighting a battle. Although the Sunspots were refuted by the fans to the point where they couldn’t return a single word, their ambitions still burned unceasingly, reigniting with each spring breeze^[10]. On the other hand, Rong Xu’s fans watched from the sidelines, their hearts a little worried — would there be any issues when Rong Xu and Qin Cheng acted together; but they were also a little expectant — being able to act on the same stage as such a huge senior, they didn’t know how wonderful it would be.

When things heated to a certain threshold, the official blog staff saw that the time was just right and quickly came out to clarify-

[Black Clouds Crew: Qin Cheng is the specially invited guest of this movie, playing Male No. 2, Gu Mingxiu. Thanking Qin Cheng for taking on this role out of friendship, let us look forward to his performance in the movie.]

Immediately afterwards, Director Liang also said on his Weibo: [Everyone is just basing off my and the crew’s faces, cleanly coming to guest star in friendship^[11]. They didn’t earn a single penny, and yet even this could be blackened? It seems that I am too old and unable to understand this circle anymore. You can ask any of those who came to the guest star in Black Clouds. Which one asked for compensation?!】

Director’s Liang’s words had always been blunt and straightforward. With this response, Qin Cheng and Rong Xu’s fans all immediately smiled. 

[Yes, “Black Clouds” is unique. The reason why they @Qin Cheng first and then @Rong Xu is because of their status difference within the circle, and also because Qin Cheng acted in friendship. It is meaningless to complicate this, what is really interesting is — 

[I want to go to the theaters to see God Qin! ! ! After the release of The Disciple, I never saw any more of God Qin’s works. I want to watch Black Clouds, I want to watch! ! ! 】

[QAQ watch, what watch, I just went to take a look. The tickets for the next three days were already sold out by pre-sale. Black Clouds crew, spicy chicken crew^[8], ruining my youth! Why didn’t you announce the news of my male god’s participation until the last minute, why! If you had said so earlier, even if I didn’t sleep or rest, I would’ve grabbed a movie ticket for the premiere. Wu wu wu!. 】

[Black Clouds crew, you must have done this intentionally! I also couldn’t grab pre-sale tickets. Where I am, even the tickets for the fourth day are all gone. Strongly requesting to increase the number of theaters, strongly requesting to increase the number of showings! If I can’t see my family’s Rong Rong, if I can’t see my family’s God Qin … I … I’ll cry for you to watch!】

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Until the end, Wu Xiangmeng was unable to dig out any heavy news from the crew. Wu Xiangmeng felt a loss in her heart, but the stable ratings of the program made her smile again.

Chasing Dreams was the first promotional program that the film crew participated in. Afterwards, they went to Very Entertaining.

The last time he came to Very Entertaining was to promote Vie for Supremacy. At that time, Rong Xu was only a Male Number 4 and the program team didn’t place much emphasis on him during the show. If Tang Menglan hadn’t suddenly pulled Rong Xu on stage to sing, the audience wouldn’t have retained a very deep impression of him at all. 

But this time, it was different. Before the show started, the stage script Rong Xu received didn’t have many lines, only one sentence “During the fourth section, sing Ling Xiao’s “Black Clouds”.”

Rong Xu’s sudden status change within the circle was evident. 

Half a year ago, he was still a fledgling newcomer, but half a year later, here he was already male no. 1 (male lead) in a huge film production.

Although the film Black Clouds could be considered more unique, Rong Xu was still indeed male no. 1 and deserved the TV program’s respect. 

The viewer ratings for Very Entertaining were as high as ever; this season’s program rating was especially high! This time, female no. 2 and male no. 3 also participated in the program’s live broadcast. Including Director Liang, the five members of the film crew played games together and revealed inside information on the movie. They poked fun at each other and caused constant laughter amidst the audience. 

When the fourth program section arrived, Rong Xu stood in the center of the stage. A beam of light shone at his back, creating a hazy silhouette. The other lights on the set were all turned off, leaving only this light, making it seem as though this thin and tall youth was enshrouded by a layer of black clouds, lonely and hesitant. 

It was then that he began to sing the first part of the lyrics. 

Simultaneously, the viewer ratings for Very Entertaining rose by 0.2 percent, and continued to rise.

“Reminiscing, meeting your smiling face……”

This was the lyrics to “Black Clouds”! Not the movie Black Clouds, but the song “Black Clouds”!

Although many of Ling Xiao’s music fans have accepted the Ling Xiao played by Rong Xu, and felt that he played the role well, they couldn’t help but worry: Can Rong Xu sing Ling Xiao’s songs?

If Rong Xu was to sing on his own, his singing skills worried fans. If Rong Xu didn’t sing by himself, but directly used Ling Xiao’s original recordings, then upon hearing Ling Xiao’s voice, the fans would  quickly feel strange about the Ling Xiao played by Rong Xu.

But now, Rong Xu was singing “Black Clouds” and sang it very well!

[Sounds so nice! QAQ It ’s been a long time since I had heard such a beautiful “Black Clouds”. I finally understand why Director Liang said in Chasing Dreams that he chose to let him play the part of the Music God because of his excellent audition. It really sounds nice! 】

The ratings of Very Entertaining went as high as 2.9!

The Program staff was so pleased they invited the crew of Black Clouds to have supper together. The next day, Rong Xu followed the crew to Z province and participated in a new publicity program. Overall, they participated in the recording of nine variety shows, talk shows, and also reality shows. Of all the famous shows in Huaxia, they had been on almost all of them.

After that, it was a wave of road shows^[1].

They held offline meetings^[2] in major cities across the country to promote the movie.

The response of the road show was as good as the crew’s imagination. It seemed participating in so many good quality programs beforehand made the audience very excited and unable to wait to meet the crew.

Two weeks passed in a flurry, and only one day was left before the premiere of Black Clouds.

That night, Rong Xu dragged his exhausted body and returned to B City with the crew. The film crew of Black Clouds will hold the film premiere at the Capital Grand Theater^[3]. Over the past two weeks, they had tried their best to promote the film. Now, they will see the outcome of the promotions after its release.

Director Liang smiled at Rong Xu and said: “You live in B City, Rong Xu. Go home first. Siyu and I will live in the hotel. At twelve noon tomorrow, remember to meet up at the hotel on time. We will be attending the premiere in the evening, do not forget. Have a good rest.”

Rong Xu smiled gently, nodding, and Luo Zhentao sent him back to his apartment.

As soon as he opened the door, he smelled a burst of the tangy aroma of vegetables, and the body that he had been pushing the whole day suddenly stopped. Rong Xu looked up in surprise and was met with the sight of a cold, tall man serving a plate of vegetables from the kitchen to the dinning table. 

When he saw Rong Xu, the man raised his eyebrows calmly and asked: “You’re back?”

These words were generally redundant words^[4], but Rong Xu raised the corner of his lips, nodding lightly: “En, I’m back.” 

In his two lifetimes added together, this was the first time someone was waiting for him to return and welcome him home.

This feeling was very peculiar. Rong Xu only felt that there was a warmth in his heart which was slowly spreading. He changed his clothes and went to the dining room, preparing to eat together. At the same time, on the official blog of the Black Clouds, the promotional staff posted a low-key Weibo update, allowing it to float however it wanted, but this single Weibo post set off a storm on the Internet! 

[Black Clouds crew: the premier is imminent, new film is here! The entire creative staff invites you to listen to the song “Black Clouds”! @Director Liang Chao, @Qin Cheng, @Rong Xu, @Yu Siyu……]

The Author has something to say:

Rong Rong: this is the first time I’ve had someone welcome me home, even though it’s the house I rented~

Qin Cheng Cheng: Rong Rong, Rong Rong, do you see, on Weibo it’s @Qin Cheng @ Rong Xu, Baby is on top of you~~ \(>∇<)/~

(Google img: Capital Grand Theater)

TL Note: I realized that I had forgotten to include the Author theaters for the previous chapters. I have updated the previous chapters with small theaters ヽ(゜∇゜)ノ*:･ﾟ✧ Sorry about that! (Not all chapters have theaters)

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Here’s chapter 54 part 1! Part 2 will be up soon. It’s a bit late because I messed up the footnotes at first, had to redo the whole thing. Enjoy! 🙂

The first release of the luxury guest lineup was more than 20 first-tier big-star names. The second release of luxury lineups was still more than 20 first-tier big-star names!^[1]

Regarding grandness^[2], no movies in recent years could be comparable to Black Clouds.

  Although many netizens knew that these big names may only pop in to show their faces in the movie without being included in any substantial drama, this was still enough to make them thoroughly excited. One movie ticket could let them see so many big-name celebrities, how could it not be watched, how could it not be bought!

 Must Buy, Buy, Buy!

 The Black Clouds crew had only used a short video and caused a stream of discussion on the Internet. As long as one person discussed it, the popularity of this movie would continue to rise, and more and more netizens would see news regarding this movie.

Moreover, the Black Clouds crew did not spend a hefty amount, only placing many advertisements on Weibo and Tieba, as well as many video platforms and social networking sites. As soon as one opened these apps, they would immediately see a short advertisement video for Black Clouds. The screen would quickly circulate through the faces of many first-tier stars. At the end, the screen would suddenly darken and a handsome, clean youth would slowly walk towards you.

Behind him are meteors, where light and shadow circulated as if in a dreamy and colorful galaxy. He reaches out to you, slightly hooking up his lips, and a smooth and gentle smile blooms on his mouth. One couldn’t help but stare into his bright eyes and listen to his clear, musical voice: “I am Rong Xu, would you like to listen to Black Clouds with me?”^[3]

[Want, want, want, want, want, want ! ! Ahhhhhhh, hugs Rong Rong. I’ll give you 120,000 kisses! ! ! 】

[Wu wu wu~ how can my family’s RongRong be so good looking! How! 】

 [In this life, I do not not regret loving RongRong! Let’s make an appointment at the cinema, I will watch Black Clouds three times! 】

This ad was filmed while Rong Xu was still working with the Black Clouds crew. Soon, the ad spread throughout the entire network. The homepage of several well-known apps premiered this advertisement and filled the attention of all netizens. The overwhelming advertising offensive made Black Clouds more and more popular.

Finally, the first variety show that the Black Clouds crew participated in was officially broadcasted.

Because the crew was based in S City, the first show they chose was a well-known and acclaimed talk show in S City. Director Liang, Rong Xu and Yu Siyu were all present. The three sat on the sofa and chatted with the talk show host, Wu Xiangmeng.    

The show, Chasing Dreams, ranked among the top three in viewer ratings in the country and was famous for its sharp and bold comments. This program could be considered half-R^[4], with some words that were not suitable for children. For example, there would be occasional inappropriate jokes, and sometimes violent movie and TV scenes would be shown.

Of course, Black Clouds didn’t have those violent scenes, but the host Wu Xiangmeng still dug many traps for the three main crew members.

At the beginning of the show, Wu Xiangmeng directly asked Director Liang: “Why did you choose Rong Xu to appear as Ling Xiao? It seems that he only debuted half a year ago. When you first started auditions, his Vie for Supremacy hadn’t even finished filming, right? Choosing Rong Xu, was it because he had some sort of unique advantage compared to the other auditioners?”

Just this one question and immediately the viewer ratings increased by 0.1%!

Faced with such a tricky problem, Director Liang laughed and turned to look at Rong Xu, praising without hesitation: “The reason is that he performed spectacularly during the audition! Very, very well! I always believed that there were just some actors who had the ability to rely on their birth advantages to eat^[5], like Qin Cheng. His very first movie acquired rave reviews. Before that, he didn’t even have a single work.”

This was the best time to promote the movie. Director Liang naturally needed to protect his actors. Right now, even if Rong Xu was an extremely poor actor who loved to throw around the identity of a celebrity, Director Liang would still not say a word about it. Instead, he would only say good things. If even the director said that his actor’s strengths were subpar, who would think this actor was excellent, who would think that the movie was excellent?

At this moment, Director Liang said with a clear conscience: “When we held auditions, every actor was required to sing. Rong Xu’s singing touched me the most. His voice is very pure. I couldn’t believe that he is an actor rather than a singer. His singing skills are very professional, and I think Siyu can testify to that, too.”

Yu Siyu immediately followed up: “Director Liang’s words really are inaccurate. I know a lot of singers. What level Rong Xu is at, who needs me to testify to it? When the movie is released, everyone who goes to the cinema to watch the movie, wouldn’t they know best?”

At this time, Rong Xu forced a smile: “If you keep boasting, I have to blush.”

Wu Xiangmeng quickly said: “Rong Rong will blush? Hurry and blush, blush, blush. Troubling the camera person to give Rong Xu a close-up. Our ratings for tonight’s show will depend on Rong Xu. Post-production team, quickly write a line in large characters on the screen, write ‘Popular little fresh meat’s blushing scene’! Hahahaha.”

The entire program was recorded very smoothly, and the steady increase in viewer ratings also satisfied the program group.

During this period, although Wu Xiangmeng enjoyed digging traps for the three film crew members, Director Liang and Yu Siyu were both experienced hands. How could she succeed. So, Wu Xiangmeng pointed the cat’s head^[6] at Rong Xu: Such a young child, there will be times when he says the wrong things, right? As soon as you say something wrong … hehehe, the ratings of our show will explode!

But! Wu Xiangmeng never imagined that every problem she posed was easily bypassed by Rong Xu. Once, she threw a trap and asked: “Rong Xu, did it make you very nervous working with so many big-name celebrities?” In a Normal situation, Rong Xu should answer “nervous”, and then she would ask “Why would the seniors make you nervous”.

Unexpectedly, for the first question, this exquisite and beautiful youth smiled lightly and calmly replied : “To say I was not nervous is impossible. They are all my seniors. But, all the seniors are very patient and took good care of me, the newcomer. Some seniors and I had been co-stars before, and some not. Although I was nervous, Director Liang was always encouraging and guiding me, so I could overcome any difficult situation. “

Saying that, Rong Xu turned to look at Director Liang.

The smile hanging on the corner of Director Liang’ mouth grew even brighter. He lifted his chin proudly and accepted Rong Xu’s praise with a smile.

Mutual praising, everyone touted this kind of thing, who wouldn’t do so. Our Black Clouds crew is an iron plate, whenever you pry, we will accommodate ~

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Thank You, Anonymous K for my first ever coffee (Ko-Fi) donation! To celebrate, I finished part 2 early! Chapter 54 may also be posted by Sunday or Monday.

Without wasting time, Yang Jiyao had Rong Xu begin filming directly.

Without any story, just simply singing, not to mention Rong Xu, but other singers could also easily achieve this without any acting skills. However, it was one thing to be capable of doing it, but another to be able to do it well.

This MV was directed by Yang Jiyao, and she was also in charge of the filming process.

While working, Yang Jiyao looked serious and spoke loudly: “Stand by that window and imagine that you have just arrived in the big city, ready to realize your dream of becoming a rock star. With a little passion and excitement roiling in your blood, but still mainly try to express the singing. If the presentation isn’t perfect, that’s fine, too.

“If you say, that there is a tomorrow”

“Tomorrow’s you, will you appear?”

“When the breeze blows past our window, who still remembers those memories……”

Melodious and serene music sounded on the set. Clearly, his makeup was done heavily for stage appearance, however, when the song rang out, no one felt that this appearance was not pure enough.

Yang Jiyao, who was holding the camera, was also stunned, but she reacted quickly and continued to examine the scene in the camera. Yet, when she looked at the camera, she found that Rong Xu was actually standing perfectly center of the scene. His position allowed the breeze outside the window to blow gently and raise his hair.

Bright but non-glaring light shone upon him, hitting from the right side and creating a shadow on the left. It seemed as though he was frozen in time. He sang quietly alone in the frame. After he sang the first chorus, he slowly opened his eyes and looked deeply into the camera.

At this moment, a ray of sunlight fell upon the red cinnabar on his right eye, making it shine.

Yang Jiyao’s heart was stirred, and the scene came to an end.

After a moment of hesitation when looking back at the previously shot scene, Yang Jiyao thought for a while and nodded: “Pass! Next scene!”

Afterwards, he had to sing on the stairs, sing by the door, and sing by the fountain. Rong Xu always wore the red jacket. In Yang Jiyao’s camera lens, his gorgeous clothes contrasted with the environment. The rich coloration was like an oil painting, making people’s eyes shine when looking at it.

The early afternoon’s shooting was finished.

Next, Rong Xu changed into his second look.

In the “Lost Wings” MV, he only had 2 images. This time, it was a white collared shirt look.

The beginning of the MV portrayed the ambition and mutual support between two friends, but in the later scenes, with the news of the other party’s death, Yang Jiyao purposefully crafted a specific image. The scene of singing by the window in the red clothes will suddenly shift into an image of Rong Xu in a white shirt.

All the prosperity in the world had vanished. In reality, what I really cared about was only the one who used a broom as a guitar with me during our childhood, and a desk as our drum set.

    —— The scene in the lens displayed this type of morality

Before I had you in my life, I was a butterfly with open wings, beautiful and arrogant, unstoppable and unshakeable. After losing you, I returned to my original, rough self. The most important thing in this world is not fame and fortune, nor is it dreams of success, but rather the person who was always by your side and standing with you.

The same formatting of scenes, the same clear sounding song.

When Rong Xu entered the lens of a camera, he could automatically find the most optimal position and the perfect intersection of light and shadow. The youth in the camera exhibited a strong and commanding aura. In a white shirt, he was gentle and elegant like fresh tea. In a red coat, he stimulated one’s spirit.

“Okay! That’s it, we’ll continue to the next shot next to the stairs!”

With this kind of temperament,Yang Jiyao couldn’t help but applaud, subconsciously treating Rong Xu as she would a model.

Yang Jiyao often took photographs for top-name magazines and luxury brands. The models for those shoots were professionally trained and could even strike five or six poses within a second. The speed of their movement changes and lens finding were even faster than the photographer’s

shutter.

Therefore, when working with models, Yang Jiyao could work without using words, and the two parties would have a tacit understanding of the shooting process. But, when she was cooperating with Rong Xu, she had actually also reached the same speed as shooting with models.

A succession of “okay, pass” sounded on the set. After the 20 plus shots were all taken, Yang Jiyao found: that it was only 3:30 pm! The corners of her mouth twitched slightly, watching as Rong Xu was about to remove his makeup and change clothes for the end of the MV filming. Immediately,Yang Jiyao said loudly: “I think we can change up the style and try for a different feel.”

Rong Xuwen was speechless and he stopped and looked at Yang Jiyao in surprise. After a moment of consideration, he nodded with a smile: “Okay.”

Although this proposal was made by Yang Jiyao privately and was inconsistent with the original shooting plans, when Rong Xu walked out of the makeup room in a black cardigan, Yang Jiyao felt a sudden tremor in her heart.

Really …… looks too good!!!

“Okay, let’s head back to the room and shoot a few more. Props crew, set a layer of white rose petals on the ground … what? No white roses? Then find some within half an hour! There is a shopping mall next door, there must be a flower shop. Go, quickly!”

This time, it wasn’t until 8pm that the crew wrapped up “Lost Wings” for the day. For a crew that mainly shot MV scenes, the amount of time spent filming was long enough. Rong Xu’s tasks were all complete, but the crew would still have to continue to shoot the content of the MV story the next day. They had invited two lesser-known, eighteen-tier fresh meat actors to perform.

Rong Xu invited the whole crew out for supper, and Director Yang took some more pictures with them before letting Rong Xu leave.

Early the next morning, Rong Xu left B city by plane. The promotion plan for Black Clouds had been changed, and Rong Xu rushed to the S city in advance to meet with Director Liang and Yu Siyu. Coincidentally, he actually encountered an acquaintance on the same flight.

Tang Menglan happened to be shooting a modern workplace film and also had to head to S City. The two laughed and chatted for a while. When they were about to get on the plane, Tang Menglan had not yet had time to turn off her phone and received a message–

[Fraud! A complete fraud! What good fresh meat? The two guys who came here today only have a good face, what kind of sh*t acting is this. Angering me to death! There is absolutely no presence! I am not asking for someone as good as lovely sweetheart Xiao Rong Rong, but the difference shouldn’t be this big. Meng Lan, Zhao Chuyun lied to me, she found these two actors to harass me, help me to teach her a lesson! ! !】

The accidentally-seeing-the-content-of-the-message Rong Xu: “……”

The never-expected-that-their-friend-would-send-such-a-message Tang Menglan: “……”

A moment later, Rong Xu smiled slightly: “Director Yang is really lively.”

Tang Menglan smiled awkwardly: “…… really is quite lively.”

The two laughed twice, dropped their smiles at the same time, and stopped talking.

——You are the Sweetheart Xiao Rong Rong! ! !

The plane took off under this awkward atmosphere. Rong Xu closed his eyes and repeated a hundred times in his heart “I saw nothing, I saw nothing, I saw nothing.” 

At the same time, the Black Clouds crew also released the second wave of the luxury guests lineup on their official site, once again causing a stir.

With two weeks left, the most powerful promotional package of Black Clouds had officially arrived!

The Author has something to say:

Qin Cheng Cheng: …… (Doesn’t want to speak)

Sister Fu: Be good, maybe there will be your drama in the next scene~

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Chapter 53 is 5.2K characters long, so I split it into 2 parts. Enjoy!

The MV director for “Lost Wings” was a well-known advertising director in China, Yang Jiyao.

Advertisement directors were not the same as film directors. The former’s works were generally not long, usually only ten seconds, while the latter’s works could be as short as 90 minutes to as long as three hours. Advertisement directors paid more attention to the excitement and colors of the product, and do not have high requirements for the overall plot. Yang Jiyao was one of the leaders in this industry.

Yang Jiyao was born into the photography and film industry and had an innate understanding of color. She has shot many famous commercials previously and was well known for her rich and splendid color presentations. This time, Zhao Chuyun inviting her to shoot MV for “Lost Wings” really took no small effort. After all, Yang Jiyao has just recently received an invitation from an international luxury brand which, to any director, would also be a hot commodity.

However, when Rong Xu just arrived at the set, the director directly approached him with affection, latching onto his hand and not letting go.

Yang Jiyao was thirty-two years old this year. She was fashionable and beautiful, sporting dazzlingly blue-gray short hair. This color, not even Rong Xu had tried before, but on the avant-garde director, no matter how one looked, it was always suitable.

At that moment, Yang Jiyao carefully observed the young man in front of her, then said with a smile: “I can finally say I’ve met you. Sister Yun and I talked about this the day before yesterday, hoping I could help “Lost Wings” find a familiar director to film. When I knew that you sang it, I quickly arrived. Rong Xu, quickly give me a signature, come, come, let’s take a picture!”

While talking, Yang Jiyao took out her cell phone and was ready to take a photo.

Meeting such an enthusiastic director … this was a first for Rong Xu. Although Yang Jiyao was the youngest director that Rong Xu had ever met, normal directors should generally be strict and serious on the set, never playing around. Like Director Guo, Director Zheng, and Director Liang. 

How was it that when it came to Director Yang…… everything was reversed?!

Without giving Rong Xu a chance to respond or Luo Zhentao a chance to separate them, Yang Jiyao held Rong Rong’s little hand and took two photos together. Originally, Rong Xu was a little surprised, but when Yang Jiyao said “eggplant”^[1], his professionalism made him show a perfect smile with his eye slightly curved.

After taking the picture and getting his signature, Director Yang finally calmed down.

Rong Xu smiled calmly, and didn’t seem to mind much. Yang Jiyao gazed at the collected youth. With a flash in her eyes, she explained, smiling: “Actually, I heard of you very early on. Meng Lan and I are good friends, and she told me that you have superb acting skills, a good personality, and professionalism … Yes, and that you also like to eat green peppers! “

Hearing the name “Meng Lan”, Rong Xu was slightly surprised and quickly thought of Tang Menglan.

Yang Jiyao emphasized: “Meng Lan said that you are very helpful and very gentle. I can see it from today, you really are as helpful as she said.”

The youth laughed brightly: “Helpful in eating green peppers?”

Yang Jiyao laughed and spread her hands: “I didn’t say it like that. Before, I watched a few episodes of “Vie for Supremacy” for Meng Lan. I have watched all of your dramas. Rong Xu, in “Vie for Supremacy” your name is Wan Qiyao. My name is Yang Jiyao. Both of us are Yao, and we are filming an MV together today. This must be fate.”

To date, only actors have deliberately tried to approach directors, there’d never been a director deliberately try to get close to an actor.

Rong Xu believed that although he was still considered to have some popularity, Yang Jiyao’s enthusiasm really left him with doubts.

He kept feeling … that there seemed to be something wrong somewhere.

Burying the confusion in his heart, Rong Xu and Yang Jiyao talked for a while and then began to exchange pointers on matters related to the shooting. The content of the shooting was to be very simple, only a few scenes. Rong Xu would sing in the frame solo while the rest of the acting would be handled by the actors.

“Lost Wings” will utilize a story-telling MV style catering to music enthusiasts. The MV’s script told about a pair of good friends who grew up together. They each had their own dreams and experienced many hardships and painstaking efforts. Together, they gradually reached the peak of their life. However, between them, the two also had a huge disagreement which almost made them part forever, and they fell into the Cold War. It wasn’t until one person died that this decade-long cold war came to an end.

When separating, they condemned each other, believing their friendship had been exhausted.

When saying farewell, covered by a white cloth, one yearned to meet the other once more.

This MV was about a simple friendship between two different people, a relationship of childhood friends who grew up together. Despite the quarrels and fights, despite the ups and downs, in the end, they still hung the other in their heart. 

The MV’s purpose was to tell every music fan to cherish the people around them, and not wait to lose them before learning to cherish them.

Rong Xu was familiar with these types of scripts. It was narrated by flashbacks, which was a typical MV script style. Thus, the outcome of the shooting depended on the director’s techniques and strengths. Supposedly, Yang Jiyao will use a montage technique to add gorgeous colorations and create a dreamscape for the fans.

After determining the approximate shooting content, Rong Xu was led away by the stage manager to apply makeup.

When walking away, Rong Xu kept feeling that something was off and turned around from time to time to survey the set. However, there were only staff busying around, nothing was wrong with it. With this strange mood, Rong Xu finally entered the dressing room.

But when he entered the room, he didn’t know that Yang Jiyao suddenly excitedly walked aside a few steps, took out her phone from her pocket, and quickly typed a message to her close girlfriends.

[Good looking! Really good looking! The real person is better looking than on TV! Meng Lan, what you said was true. I actually like the person even more after I met them in real life. Wan Qiyao is really too awesome. In the future, if you have such fresh meat, introduce them to me, too. You must know, they are completely my type!!!]

After a while, Tang Menglan replied sullenly: [……Don’t you like girls? ]

Yang Jiyao typed rapidly back: [What. What, I can’t appreciate it? This tender and obedient little fresh meat is my favorite. I really envy you, you can film with such small fresh meat, how much tofu can you eat everyday. What about me? I only see models, models, or models …]

This time, Tang Menglan didn’t bother to reply, the corner of her mouth curved upwards while she was putting on makeup for a film. She said to her agent: “Seeing so many beautiful models everyday, and yet keeps complaining. Isn’t she homosexual? Seeing so many beautiful long legs, she should directly go jump on them, yet she still likes little fresh meat.”

This was similar to that fact that Tang Menglan also had many female fans. Homosexuals could also worship heterosexual idols. Yang Jiyao was right. She originally only wanted to give Tang Menglan face, so she conceded to watching a BG power^[2] film. Not watching it was fine, but once she did, it was beyond expectations –

As a born homosexual, she was not fascinated by the heroine Xiao Xiang or female number two, but instead was fascinated by a male character: Wan Qiyao!

Her picking up “Lost Wings’” MV was mainly for Rong Xu. Of course, high-level skill was also required, but if it wasn’t Rong Xu, then unless it was a singer of the divine level, she wouldn’t have taken the task. Otherwise, she would have never agreed to be the director for other singers. 

Soon, Rong Xu finished his makeup and changed to a red coat.

The bright red, worn on the boy’s body and coupled with the few strands of red hair that were specially dyed, carried a specific type of beauty and splendor. Rong Xu rarely wore such colorful clothes, but once the fair-skinned youth put on such a coat, he suddenly became blindingly bright. Everyone in the crew couldn’t help but turn to steal glances at him, and Yang Jiyao also nodded happily.

Phoenix eyes, thin lips and bright eyes, he was obviously only wearing a stylish leather jacket, but looked beautiful and vigorous, really making one envious.

This is the first time that Rong Xu has applied this type of makeup. From the time when he first arrived in this world, his roles were either an elegant recluse, or a cold and overbearing young master, and there was also the not-yet released Black Clouds. But, even if Ling Xiao was holding a concert, he did not put on much makeup.

But this time, the makeup artist used cinnabar to draw a curved hooked line along the corner of his right eye. The gorgeous cinnabar made those clear eyes carry a hint of shyness, which was far from Rong Xu’s actual image. However, this sense of difference made him appear even more dazzling.

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A drizzle of rain sprinkled down. The sky was stretch of gray. Heavy clouds covered the Earth, and the air was dull and depressing. The hazy rain curtain made the suburban cemetery feel cold. Two black cars slowly slid to a stop in front of the cemetery gate.  

A group of brightly adorned, middle-aged couples alighted from the car in the front. The middle-aged man was still pretty resilient, sporting a black tux suit, and gloomily got off the car. But, the middle-aged woman next to him seemed to be only used to luxury, having a mouthful of complaints. When she got off the car, she exclaimed: “It’s so dirty, where has all the money been spent? Can’t they even repair this road ?!”  

Auntie^[1] Wang nodded humbly and helped the Madame hold the umbrella.  

Just then, a pair of slender legs came out from the car behind. The youth’s fair-skinned hand gently stretched out to open the umbrella, and the sleek plain-black suit made him appear thinner than usual. He held the umbrella and passed by his aunt^[2] who was still complaining, following his second uncle into the cemetery grounds.  

Today was Old Master Rong’s death anniversary.  

For the original owner, the death of his parents was a grievous memory in his childhood, but the departure of Old Master Rong became turning point in his life. Although the original owner become rebellious and strange because of the death of his parents, when the old man was still there, he didn’t dare to be so wild. Only until the death of the old man, when the last person who really cared about him was gone, did he become the way he was afterwards.  

So, it was imperative that Rong Xu came today. Every year, the original owner came secretly, not following his uncle. But, Rong Xu’s memory did not contain the location of the old man’s burial site, so could only follow his Uncle Rong.  

While the group entered the cemetery, Rong Heng walked in front gloomily, but Mrs. Rong was still complaining about this and that with Auntie Wang. Finally, even Rong Heng couldn’t continue to listen, and turned back to reprimand her. Who would have expected that Aunt Rong would glare back: “What, when your father died, I didn’t see you looking too sad, what are you getting angry at me for?”  

Rong Heng’s face changed a few times, but he didn’t refute.  

Rong Xu calmly listened to their arguments, walking for a while before finally reaching the Old Master’s grave site.  

Steward Duan placed flowers and offerings on the site. Aunt Rong no longer had the audacity to complain further, and honestly gave the Old Master a bow. At this point, this simple ceremony was over. Aunt Rong complained about leaving. Rong Heng had wanted to stay for a while more, but couldn’t stand his wife any longer.  

In front of the tombstone, there was only a youth left who was still standing tall and straight, holding an umbrella and staring at the picture in place.  

Aunt Rong walked for a bit before turning back around, saying in a strange tone: “Oh, the big-name star is still looking? What filial grandchild are you pretending to be, when the old man died back then, didn’t you spend a lot of time outside and not want to come back? It’s too late to be sad, the old man can’t see it.” After a pause, she seemed to think of something suddenly, and giggled: “No, the superstar’s acting is so good, I must have some sort of misunderstanding.”  

This sarcasm, Rong Xu didn’t take it to heart at all. He stared at Old Master Rong’s stern looking photo on the tombstone. After a while, he squatted down slowly and wiped the raindrops off the photo with his fingers.  

Aunt Rong suddenly laughed: “Rong Heng, look at your nephew. His acting really is quite good.”  

Rong Heng’s face also changed a few, saying loudly: “Rong Xu, what are you doing, why aren’t you coming.”  

As if the youth didn’t hear them, he stared at the tombstone for a bit, closing his eyes and clasping his hands. After a while, he got up and left, this time directly bypassing Rong Heng and Aunt Rong, heading straight for the front gate of the cemetery.  

Rong Heng’s face turned dark, and there was embarrassment on Aunt Rong’s face. She shouted loudly: “Rong Xu, what kind of education did you receive, when elders talk to you, don’t you reply?”  

The youth continued to walk forward, completely ignoring these 2 people.  

Aunt Rong was even more furious: “What. What are you doing. The quality of this Rong star’s namesake really is incomparable to this ordinary woman’s. Rong Heng, do you see this, your nephew’s wings have already fully grown and become a big star’s. Why would he be willing to talk to you.”  

The group continued forwards. While walking, the complaints and ridicules of Aunt Rong were continuous. When they arrived at the gate of the cemetery, Aunt Rong sneered: “That’s right, you can’t blame others. The other’s mother never had the opportunity to teach him. Rong Heng, you also be considerately understanding of your nephew. Without a mother’s teachings, it would be fine as long as he didn’t kill or set fires … Ah! ”  

Aunt Rong ‘s eyes widened in horror, and she unbelievably reached out to wipe the rain on her face, angrily shouting: “Rong Xu, what are you doing!”  

Under the black umbrella, the delicate youth narrowed his eyes, and said lightly: “I don’t have a mother’s teachings, what do you say I did?”  

Aunt Rong’s face was smeared with rain-moistened dirt. Rong Xu had flung off the drops of water from the umbrella onto her cosmetics covered face. These cosmetics already couldn’t cover her aging face. Coupled with her years of pampering, her face was blessed to appear like a white bun, and with the addition of excess foundation, it only resembled a white bun even more.        

Aunt Rong was so furious that she couldn’t wait to go over immediately and bite the youth to death, but Rong Heng held her back and sternly reprimanded Rong Xu: “Rong Xu, how could you use violence. She is your aunt. Have you wings really hardened, capable of doing of anything. You dare to hit your own aunt, will you attack your uncle tomorrow!”  

Saying that, Rong Xu was a bit surprised that Rong Heng could still hold back his temper.  

“Second Uncle, I just tilted the umbrella, I didn’t expect Auntie to lean so close.” The boy raised his corner of his mouth with a smile on his face, “Second Aunt’s voice is so small, I thought she was scolding me from far away, but I didn’t expect her to be so close …” He blinked innocently. “If Second Aunt didn’t speak, I’m afraid I would have paid more attention.”   

Rong Heng: “You!”  

Aunt Rong: “Rong Xu, you come here!”  

Looking at the nearby mirror and seeing her own reflection, ugly and fat, Aunt Rong finally exploded, pushing past Rong Heng to walk towards Rong Xu. As she walked, she said: “Today, as your elder, I will let you know what it means to respect the old and love the young,” and then reached over to grab the youth’s ears.  

This action was very fast, such that normal people shouldn’t have been able to react, but Rong Xu dodged aside quickly, leaving Aunt Rong to grab at empty air and almost fall to the ground.  

Aunt Rong hadn’t reacted yet and hurried to pull at Rong Xu again, but the youth successfully dodged another three times in a row.  

One light-footed and nimble, one fat and awkward, Auntie Wang held the umbrella at the side while trying to persuade Aunt Rong. Soon, others in the cemetery who came to pray had noticed the situation, and started to point fingers.  

When Rong Heng saw this, an ugly look flashed across his face, and he shouted angrily: “What are you doing? Don’t you feel ashamed of yourselves!”     

The gathered audience finally saw clearly the faces of these people.  

“Eh, isn’t this the Rong Family? Today seems to be Old Master Rong’s death anniversary. They are here to pray. How did they start arguing in the graveyard?”  

“I remember that Rong Xu, didn’t our girl say a few days ago that she really liked this Rong Xu?”  

“Why does she like Rong Xu, isn’t this Rong Xu a bastard and a hooligan?”  

“You don’t know, this Rong Xu went to go become a celebrity, your girl likes him quite a lot.”  

“If the girl likes him, then he must be good. That Rong Heng seems to be very harsh on this little nephew, you see, even with this large audience, his wife is going around hitting the nephew…”  

The people who could be buried in this cemetery were all at least from wealthy families that knew all the trivial matters of B City.  

Hearing these mutterings and discussions, Rong Heng only felt ashamed and that he had thrown away his face. His blessed wife was still chasing his nephew, wanting to hit Rong Xu. But, Rong Xu always kept calm and avoided her, deliberately only dodging by a little bit so that Aunt Rong would think she could catch him on the next try.  

That kind of pampered body could still be considered passing if she sat honestly like a noble lady, but now she was like a barbaric village woman, hitting and beating. She disgusted him even more than a simple village woman.  

Rong Heng’s face was so gloomy that he was about to drip water. He whispered to the steward beside him: “Why aren‘t you quickly pulling the Madame and Rong Xu apart!”  

Steward Duan looked down while holding the umbrella, saying: “The Second Madame said we must formally educate the young master.”  

The implication was that he could not interfere.  

Rong Heng was so angry that his eyes were about to pop out, but this Steward Duan was already an old hand in the Rong family, and he also had a certain amount of status in Rong Family. He couldn’t make a move for the time being. So, when seeing Aunt Rong pulling at Rong Xu again and the people on the sidelines accuse him directly, Rong Heng rushed out from under the umbrella and dragged the woman back.  

“Enough, stop fussing, we will talk when we get home!”  

Aunt Rong’s mouth was still full of scolding, though, she no longer touched Rong Xu for the sake of Rong Heng’s face. Up until she walked out of the gravesite, she was still scolding. By the time she opened the car door to get on the car, she ridiculed again: “How can big stars still ride with us? Rong Heng, you also look highly on your Rong family. The other party is a big-name celebrity. They are different from us now.”  

“Pa—”  

The black umbrella snapped closed sharply, making a ear-splitting noise in the quiet atmosphere.  

Aunt Rong’s words were suddenly interrupted and she turned her head to look at Rong Xu, only seeing in the hazy drizzle, the handsome and cold youth slightly raising his lips. His eyes stared at her calmly, and he said with a slight smile: “Auntie, naturally, big stars are different. Big-name celebrities…… can swallow you alive, do you understand?”  

Suddenly, an oppressive pressure spread out over the cemetery.   

Within the slight sprinkle of the rain, that pair of eyes were clearly smiling, but they were also were cold and deep. He appeared to be sitting upon a throne and looking down at this woman. His words seemed to be said jokingly, but the phrase “swallowed alive” hung heavily in her heart.  

 Suddenly, she felt a cold sweat, and Aunt Rong stayed in place with a stunned look on her face. Even when Rong Xu entered the car, her spirit didn’t return for a long time. After she got into the car, she still wanted to curse at Rong Xu, but although at this time Rong Xu was no longer in front of her, she dared not speak.  

Whenever she tried to open her mouth to curse, those fierce eyes flashed through her mind, making her tremble as if something was pressing down upon her and preventing her from breathing. The hairs on her arm all stood up.  

The grave sweeping ended like this. Rong Xu did not return to the Rong Family mansion, but separated from his Uncle and Aunt Rong at the intersection. When he left, his uncle and aunt did not get out of the car to send him off at all, but Rong Xu didn’t care. Holding the umbrella, he just walked away steadily.  

Luo Zhentao drove to pick up Rong Xu and was surprised when he saw him alone. But, he quickly figured it out. He also complained a little: “When you said you were going to grave sweep with your uncle and aunt, I already didn’t think that was a good idea. Xiao Xu, I’ll bring you here in the future. You have a bad relationship with your uncle and aunt. It’s best to have minimal contact with them.”  

Rong Xu closed his umbrella. When he heard those words, he said with a smile: “Then, next year I will have Brother Luo send me here.” After all, he already knew the exact location of the Old Man’s graveyard now and would not reveal his secret.  

What happened today, Rong Xu did not tell Luo Zhentao, but Luo Zhentao should have been able to guess. With regard to the relationship between Rong Xu and his uncle and aunt, it was guaranteed that nothing good would have happened, nor would everyone have been cordial. 

The situation passed just like this and Luo Zhentao began to talk about the MV recording situation for next day. Rong Xu nodded slightly, but his eyes slowly looked outside the car.   

Dark black clouds covered most of the sky, pressing on everyone’s heart, as he replayed every scene that happened today in front of his eyes.  

Aunt Rong’s foolishness and irritable temper, Rong Heng’s coldness and pretending to be indifferent, Steward Duan’s bystander stance, Wang Ma’s meekness and timidity … and Rong Heng’s eyes when he looked at his wife with a flash of disgust.  

Since he is so disgusted, how could they live with each other and yet be fine?  

Rong Xu leaned back against the car seat, his lips slightly tilted up, as if something he had discovered something interesting.  

That night, Rong Xu made a phone call and calmly discussed the price with the party on the other end of the phone, fixing the time and content of the task. The next day, Rong Xu and Luo Zhentao arrived at a recording studio in the suburbs of B City. Before they had entered the door, a lady in fashionable dress walked over quickly, grabbed his hand, and said very excitedly: “Rong Xu? Rong Xu! I waited a long time for you, come quickly!” 

The Author has something to say:

Qin Cheng Cheng: Today, why did you not let baby even show a name……

Sister Fu: This kind of scene, where do you think you can appear…….

TL notes: Chapter 53 will be up by April 1

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Part 2 is up! Enjoy!

In the evening of the same day, Zhao Chuyun vigorously drafted 3 copies of a contract and finalized the contract with Rong Xu.  

 Originally, Luo Zhentao wanted to say “people who are part of Huaxia Entertainment can just follow the company’s internal processes,” but Zhao Chuyun rejected it and instead carefully stored the finished contract.  

When everything was completed, Zhao Chuyun’s face finally showed a sincere smile. She personally sent Rong Xu downstairs. When she brought the two to the elevator, she stared deeply at this young and beautiful youth, and then she gave the other party a brief hug.  

Rong Xu accepted the hug generously, and when he was about to let go, he heard Zhao Chuyun whisper by his ear: “You don’t look a lot like him, but your presentation of him is really great.”  

 After a slight pause, Rong Xu whispered: “Thank you for your flattery.”  

 When they finally bid goodbye to Zhao Chuyun, Luo Zhentao said emotionally: “Although I guessed that Zhao Chuyun allowing you to sing “Lost Wings” had ulterior motives, I never expected that she wanted to donate all the profits to a foundation.”  

 Rong Xu glanced at Luo ZhenTao and raised an eyebrow: “You guessed it early on, Brother Luo?”  

Luo Zhentao chuckled awkwardly: “Of…… of course I thought of it.” Without giving Rong Xu time to think about it, Luo Zhentao quickly added: “As the main producer of the single, Zhao Chuyun should have everything under tight control. The song recording is already long done, what’s left is to shoot the MV. Next week, you will start the promotion for Black Clouds and also participate in three variety shows. So, Xiao Xu, we are going to shoot the MV within this week. I am afraid Zhao Chuyun will give us a notice of the schedule tomorrow.”  

 Rong Xu lowered his head gently, and without exposing Luo Zhentao’s lies he said: “Coincidentally, I have nothing going on this week. I have all the time in my hands, Brother Luo.”  

 Luo Zhentao laughed and passed over the issue. 

 The Rongyun Foundation was a foundation established by Ling Xiao when he was alive, dedicated to donations for children in poor mountainous areas. Throughout all these years, it had already funded hundreds of Hope Primary Schools. After Ling Xiao’s death, this foundation was handed over to and run by Zhao Chuyun.  

 Although “Lost Wings” had had yet to be released, the potential income for the single would definitely not a small amount. In the face of this much money, it would take a great deal of determination to donate it all. So, when Rong Xu agreed without hesitation, Zhao Chuyun was also quite surprised.  

   It can be said that, for singing this song, Rong Xu’s only gain would be fame, he was able to sing the music god’s song, but would not receive any income.  

 Even Luo Zhentao felt a little apologetic for Rong Xu. Even if he were to get only one-tenth of the profits, it would still be good. But when he mentioned it, Rong Xu only smiled and said calmly: “Perhaps in the future, you would also have to help me run a foundation like Sister Zhao, Brother Luo.”  

 Luo Zhentao was stunned and turned to look at Rong Xu. But, at this time, Rong Xu had already lowered his head to turn on his phone and started to look at the latest entertainment news, making it seem as though he just said that casually.  

 When Rong Xu returned home, he unexpectedly did not see a glimpse of Qin Cheng.  

 In the empty house, no one had turned on the lights. When the switch was pressed, the lights illuminated the silent house, making it look a bit lonely. Rong Xu looked around before finally determining that Qin Cheng really wasn’t there.  

 He hung his clothes in his closet, and when he walked to the dining room, he suddenly saw a note on the table.  

 I have sudden work to discuss, may come back late at night  

On the small piece of paper, the black ink stained the shallow and delicate lines, contrasting black on white, and the ink glimmered slightly under the light. The words held strength, vigorous and powerful, and each stroke was sharp and domineering. Even if it was only printed on a thin piece of paper, a cold and insurmountable strength could be seen.  

 Rong Xu looked at it for a moment before placing it back onto the table. After he had casually cooked a bowl of noodles and sat by the dining table, he couldn’t help but pick up the paper to glance at it again.  

His eyes roamed the small piece of white paper. After a while, the youth raised the corner of his lips and pressed the white paper down with his index finger.  

 ”These words are so good looking…… Handwriting reflects the person?”  

 After eating the noodles, Rong Xu went to the theater room to watch a foreign film before resting.   

He had only come to this world for a short period of time. If he wanted to understand the situation within the circle, he couldn’t only focus on the surface news, he also had to watch the movies.   

During the afternoon, Qin Cheng had already said that the DVDs in the cabinet of the movie room could be viewed without worry. So, Rong Xu flipped through the foreign film selections in it and saw several famous, Oscar-winning movies. He had planned to take one of them out to take a look, but he suddenly froze.  

 The youth’s gaze was fixed on a nearby DVD for a long time. After a while, he pulled out the foreign film he originally wanted to watch and inserted it into the DVD player. The opening song of the movie soon sounded. With the melodious and gentle music, Rong Xu didn’t walk to the sofa to sit down, but rather went back to the cabinet again and pulled out a specific DVD.  

On the DVD box, a bright red rose was printed on it. The words Blood Rose came into Rong Xu’s view, and below those two words, the names of the director and the lead actor were printed in the second largest font.  

 Director Liu Sheng, male lead Chai Minglang, female lead … Xia Muyan.  

 After examining this DVD box for a while, Rong Xu put the things back in the cabinet, silently turning to watch the foreign movie.  

At this moment, a certain man who was reading the new script at Huaxia Entertainment suddenly felt a shock. His handsome eyebrows narrowing slightly, Qin Cheng looked up at the manager playing on his phone not too far away, and then looked back down at the script. After determining that nothing was out of the ordinary, he continued to read the script.  

 …… was there really was nothing abnormal?  

Wasn’t it in your own words that, within your DVD collection, Xia Muyan’s only film was The Story of Hongmen Banquet?   

Then, the other party’s Golden Phoenix Award -winning film Blood Rose, did you eat it, did you eat it, or did you eat it?!!  

 In any case, after Rong Xu finished watching this warm-hearted, feel-good foreign film, Qin Cheng still did not return. Rong Xu slightly washed up and prepared to rest. When he was about to enter the bedroom, he thought for a bit, and went into the theater room, helping the man find the seven DVD films with Xia Muyan in them.

 Among them, Xia Muyan was the female lead in five movies and the second female lead in two movies. Only the single The Story of Hongmen Banquet had Qin Cheng as a guest star. No other films had any sort of connection with Qin Cheng.   

Staring at these seven DVDs, Rong Xu slowly raised the corners of his mouth and one-by-one helped Qin Cheng place these DVDs at the corners of the cabinet (all difficult to spot places). After doing these things, the youth nodded with satisfaction and whispered to himself: “I guess you forgot about these movies?” 

Though he said that, the youth’s smile only became deeper.   

Completing everything well, Rong Xu returned to his bedroom in satisfaction and turned on his phone to browse through Weibo for a while.  

 [Rong Xu: I have learned a lot from working with my seniors, hearts [heart] [heart] [heart] // Black Clouds crew: The first group of the ultra-luxury guest lineup……]  

After this Weibo post was updated, Rong Xu looked through the fans’ responses. The current him as already able to calmly accept the exaggerated words of the fans, what “Rong Rong I want to bear little monkeys for you”, “Every day I want to lick Rong Rong a hundred times”, these were all simple and commonplace.  

 But this evening, just as Rong Xu was about to fall asleep, a phone call came over from an unknown number.  

When the call was answered, a calm voice on the other side of the phone sounded over: “Little Master, in two days it will be the anniversary of the Old Master’s death, do you need me to drive over and pick you up?” 

The Author has something to say:

Qin Cheng Cheng: Hmm? Did baby forget to do something? En, over thought it, didn’t forget anything.

Sister Fu: Dong. The other party has already discovered and grabbed your tail!!!

TL corner: Ahahahaha Qin Cheng was EXPOSED!! RX was kind enough to turn a blind eye to your self-advertisement, QC.

On another note: Chapter 52 is shorter than 50 and 51, so the whole chapter will be posted sometime within the next 2 or 3 days. Also, could someone let me know if the font size is alright? I received a message that the font on tablet mode is too small. Thank You!

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