The news of Su Yu attending Zhao Yuan's wedding spread like wildfire online within a few hours.
Zhou Xiali's live stream, being at the scene, had its recorded video go viral.
It surged onto the trending page of short video platforms.
#Listening Rain's new song "To You All" is a wedding blessing anthem!#
#The Singer Group reunites to perform a song blessing the wedding of Stellar Brilliance's high-level executives!#
#It must be a special destiny, Listening Rain's new song is coming soon!!!#
"Why can't I find it on music platforms!!"
"Ahhh! I really want this song, my sister is getting married tomorrow, and I want to sing 'To You All' for her wedding!"
"This song is too perfect for a younger brother to sing to his older sister, it's a shame there's no instrumental online."
"@Wangyun Music, hurry up and ask Listening Rain for the official version!"
"What a shame, I just got married yesterday, and suddenly I feel like my wedding was imperfect..."
"My brother has been captured and is being forced to learn this song!"
"Is it too late for me to make my mom have another son..."
The lyrics of "To You All" are very suitable for a younger brother to sing to his older sister.
Of course, it's also suitable for friends' blessings.
However, since it hasn't been released yet, everyone has been rushing to Listening Rain and Stellar Brilliance's Weibo accounts to urge them.
Only after it's released can the instrumental be downloaded online, allowing it to be performed at weddings.
And many soon-to-be-married couples are even more anxious.
Finally.
The next day.
"To You All" was successfully released on music platforms.
On the same evening.
A large wave of videos of people singing "To You All" at weddings appeared on the trending searches of short video platforms.
It also ignited a trend of showcasing wedding talents.
Among them, the most popular was a younger brother, around ten years old, singing this song to his sister, deeply moving countless netizens who gave him thumbs up.
There was also a father singing to his daughter, which was also very touching.
With the explosion of these videos.
People getting married recently have also been asking friends and family to practice it.
Of course, with so many well-sung videos, netizens are also joking, is it no longer acceptable to get married without a friend who can sing?
And this song, due to its special purpose, climbed to the top of the new song chart for popular music in just one day.
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After Zhao Yuan's wedding.
All Stellar Brilliance employees were given a two-day holiday.
The entire company felt a festive atmosphere.
During the holiday.
Su Yu, having nothing much to do, returned to his parents' place with Lin Yanyu.
"Fast and Furious" is set to be released at the end of the month, and Gu Qianqian, who has been swamped lately, had some free time today, so they decided to gather.
After dinner, Lin Yanyu was washing dishes in the kitchen with Zhang Guizhi.
Su Yu, meanwhile, was on the balcony discussing the movie with Gu Qianqian.
"Su Yu, I'm so nervous. What if the box office performance is really bad..."
As the director, this was Gu Qianqian's first solo directed film, and her feelings were as anxious as getting married.
"I've seen the preview. It's shot very well," Su Yu comforted her.
"With your words, I feel much more at ease," Gu Qianqian nodded.
Su Yu suddenly thought of something and asked Gu Qianqian, "How is the wrap-up of the Sword and Fairy series?"
"Sword and Fairy Season 1" had already finished filming, but as it was a Xianxia drama, post-production special effects were still being worked on.
The release date leaked to the public was December, which is next month.
Su Yu had been participating in programs and hadn't had much time to worry about these issues.
"Speaking of which, I just remembered, we were originally scheduled for Mango TV's golden time slot, but they suddenly said they had no slots available. Later I checked, and it seems it was snatched by the crew of 'The Quest for Immortals'."
Gu Qianqian pouted with some indignation as she spoke towards the end.
"Snatching it?" Su Yu was stunned.
"The Quest for Immortals" was filmed by Guang Nian Entertainment, one of the four major entertainment companies, which had more resources and connections.
Stellar Brilliance had Emperor Dynasty Entertainment behind it, whose main business was music. While they had film and television resources, they didn't have as many as Guang Nian Entertainment.
Therefore, in situations like having a time slot snatched, it came down to connections.
Guang Nian Entertainment's connections were clearly much stronger than Stellar Brilliance's.
However, did they think snatching Mango TV's golden time slot would change anything?
"Then let's not broadcast this drama on satellite, just release it as a web series."
Satellite broadcasting didn't offer much advantage for the "Sword and Fairy" series, as they relied on quality. As long as the quality was there, audiences would be willing to pay for the drama.
The price negotiated with Mango TV wasn't very high. Although Su Yu had the idea of releasing it directly as a web series, since negotiations were almost complete and they were just waiting to sign the contract, he wasn't going to dwell on the issue.
Now that the other party had voluntarily given up their drama, it was a perfect opportunity to avoid owing Mango TV a favor and directly proceed with a web series release.
Broadcasting on satellite television had one advantage, which was the ability to compete for awards and receive more award nominations, as it was difficult for web series to win such accolades, or even qualify for award consideration.
However, was Su Yu someone who cared about awards?
Those things were just trophies, not worth much money.
For Su Yu, they were optional.
"Alright, I'll have Stellar Brilliance negotiate with the platform. Actually, I also think a web series is better," Gu Qianqian nodded.
This drama featured all talented actors, and most of the budget was allocated to special effects. She was confident in crushing other dramas of the same caliber in terms of quality.
Therefore, releasing it as a web series would be like exploding a fishpond.
As a newcomer, while she had aspirations for awards, she didn't have too many. For a new director, accumulating reputation was the most important thing.
As for awards, life is long, and she could take her time.
"When I have time, I'll give you the script and storyboards for Sword and Fairy 3. You and Director Zhang will shoot it together again. As for casting, the original cast from Sword and Fairy 1 will suffice."
Sword and Fairy 3 had finished airing, and Su Yu had started writing "Journey to the West."
He planned to release the entire book at once after he finished writing it.
The advantage of doing this was that he could directly allow readers to quickly understand the background of "Journey to the West," and then film movies related to "Journey to the West."
"A Chinese Odyssey," "The Monkey King," "Kingdom of Women," and others could all be filmed based on this background.
And there were also songs like "The Love of My Life," "Daughter's Love," and "Monkey King," which could be released alongside it.
This was why Su Yu was planning to write "Journey to the West."
This classic big IP had already spawned many other classic works.
"Okay." Gu Qianqian felt that seeing Su Yu so calm made her feel calmer.
This was Su Yu, the God of Songs, the old man from Jiangnan... cough cough, the big boss from Jiangnan.
With such a formidable figure supporting her, even if she was only a 36D, she wouldn't even bend her waist at a 36F.
"Xiao Yu, what are you two siblings talking about? Come and watch TV quickly, 'Masked Singer' has started." At this moment, Mother Zhang Guizhi beckoned from the sofa.
"The Singer has started?" Gu Qianqian heard this and quickly ran to the sofa to grab a spot.
"Yay, I can see Tutu!" Su Xiaoling said in a childish voice, with her legs crossed on the sofa.
"You guys are watching 'Masked Singer' too?" Su Yu saw the program playing on the TV and felt his entire being go wrong.
Was this program that popular? Da Feng Novel
It's so awkward, but I still have to maintain a smile...
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ps: I had some things to do today and only managed to write two chapters. Thank you for all the gifts, muah...