At the end of the month, when the charts were tallied, "Breeze of Sorrow" ranked seventh.

Given a little more time, breaking into the top five wouldn't have been a problem.

The names Nemesis and Xuan Lu created quite a stir in the music world.

Inside the music department of Shenghua Entertainment.

"I heard Tianqi has released a pretty good song."

"New artist? What's the name?"

"Nemesis. The lyrics and music are both by someone called Xuan Lu."

"It's nothing, just a flash in the pan. Focus on preparing for next month's New Talent Chart; that's what's key."

"Okay."

Meanwhile, Li Yaowen was also discussing the New Talent Chart with Su Yao.

"Are you going to participate?"

"If you participate, I'll have the company's top composer whip up a song for you."

This was also out of consideration for Lu Xuan.

Su Yao nodded slightly. "I'm interested, but there's no need to trouble you with the song."

"Lu Xuan says he has some good ideas."

If she initially agreed to Lu Xuan's request because she didn't want to disappoint him,

then the performance of "Breeze of Sorrow" on the charts gave Su Yao a long-lost sense of accomplishment.

She suddenly realized that singing wasn't so bad after all.

Her exceptional talent made singing effortless and natural for Su Yao.

This boost easily sparked her interest in singing.

It just so happened that Lu Xuan told her he had several good songs he was preparing for her to sing.

Therefore, Su Yao had her eye on next month's New Talent Chart.

Hearing Su Yao's words, Li Yaowen was somewhat emotional.

"You two really have a good relationship."

"Lu Xuan's songs are all pretty good, almost at the level of a gold-medal composer. If this song were sold, it could fetch at least several hundred thousand."

Taking a song worth hundreds of thousands and letting his girlfriend play with it.

Even Li Yaowen felt it was a bit extravagant.

However, Su Yao's qualifications weren't bad either; letting her sing it wouldn't bury the song.

"That much..."

Su Yao quietly noted this.

When she returned home that evening, Su Yao found Lu Xuan.

"What are your plans? Are you planning to film a second movie?"

"Yeah, I already have an idea for the script, but I'm not planning to film it now."

Lu Xuan said, leaning back on the sofa with his hands behind his head.

He planned to film "Dying to Survive" for his second movie.

After all, there was a ready-made script, so he didn't have to put in the effort himself. Anyone who wouldn't film it would be crazy.

As for the reason for delaying filming,

there was only one: a lack of money!

The box office revenue for "Goodbye Mr. Loser" hadn't been settled yet; he had to wait a while.

When that time came, Lu Xuan wouldn't have to worry about money.

Then he would consider starting to film a new movie.

"Oh..."

Su Yao nodded. "Can I participate in your new movie?"

"Just as an investor."

"Huh?"

Hearing this, Lu Xuan immediately became interested.

It was reasonable that Su Yao wouldn't act in it, but he hadn't expected her to want to invest.

However, when filming a movie, the more investment, the better.

"How much are you planning to invest?"

Su Yao pursed her lips, remembering Lu Xuan's efforts during this time, and said softly, "Twenty million."

This was already all her savings.

When the box office revenue for "Eternal Love" was settled, she would have another income.

This was written in the original contract; Shenghua couldn't deny it.

But Su Yao hadn't really bothered to look closely at the other details at the time.

"Hiss—"

Lu Xuan sat up straight and inhaled slightly.

Su Yao's level of support really surprised him.

After spending so much time together, he almost forgot that the person in front of him was still a little rich woman.

"Ahem... Well, we'll talk about that later."

The amount was too large, and Lu Xuan hesitated for a moment.

"Okay."

Su Yao didn't mind. Anyway, she was keeping this twenty million for Lu Xuan, as if she was betting her dreams on him.

"Then, Lu Xuan, when you film your new movie, let me know."

"No problem."

After dinner, Su Yao wanted Lu Xuan to teach her how to play the guitar.

Now that she had decided to become the music industry's "Nemesis," she needed to work hard to learn musical instruments.

She couldn't always have Lu Xuan accompanying her when she sang, could she?

"Sure."

Faced with Su Yao's request, Lu Xuan, who had nothing else to do, agreed.

Under the moonlight, on the balcony, the two sat facing each other.

Careful guidance and occasional notes turned the dark night into a solo.

Slight touches between their bodies made the girl's cheeks flush.

A seed in her heart was growing vigorously.

......

Time passed like a fleeting horse, flowing quietly.

The days of waiting for the box office revenue to settle were boring, but finally, there were results.

From Li Hao, Lu Xuan got first-hand news of his movie's box office performance.

"Goodbye Mr. Loser" grossed seven hundred million!

In this era of scarce entertainment resources, seven hundred million was a very good result!

Especially as Lu Xuan's "nirvana work."

In a sense, it made "Goodbye Mr. Loser" a milestone in his directing career.

So Lu Xuan was very satisfied.

"Tonight, celebration banquet!"

With a wave of his hand, he directly posted a message in the small group about the gathering.

The location was set at an extremely luxurious restaurant.

It was time to make up for what he owed these little darlings.

"What? 'Goodbye Mr. Loser' made seven hundred million???"

When the outside world learned of "Goodbye Mr. Loser's" box office revenue, it caused another stir.

Seven hundred million!

Before the box office numbers came out, no one expected it to be so high!

Especially when compared to another work, the sense of disparity was even more obvious!

"Eternal Love" only made five hundred million.

Don't think that "Goodbye Mr. Loser" only made two hundred million more; just look at the production costs to know the difference.

"Eternal Love" was full of big names, with a claimed investment of thirty million, but in reality, a fifty million investment, to achieve five hundred million at the box office.

What about "Goodbye Mr. Loser?"

The director was washed up, the actors hadn't graduated, and the budget of three million was the bare minimum.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe the cost of the two movies as being as different as heaven and earth!

And this dark horse named "Miracle" truly appeared before people's eyes.

It made people remember a name.

Lu Xuan!

The former "box office poison" had once again transformed into a "genius director!"

That day, the sound of things being smashed was heard again from the film and television department of Shenghua Entertainment.

......

When the money was deposited into Lu Xuan's account, his heart finally settled down.

An unparalleled sense of security swept through his body and mind. At least that mountain of debt could be cleared off in one go.

"Finally, I can breathe a sigh of relief."

From the box office revenue, Lu Xuan first distributed generous shares to each of the actors who participated.

These young actors all received rewards they never dared to dream of.

At the celebration banquet, they almost drank Lu Xuan under the table.

Shouting "Teacher Lu, yyds!" (yyds is an internet slang for "forever god")

After dividing up what should be divided, Lu Xuan directly split the rest evenly with Li Hao.

Their relationship naturally didn't need to be said.

"Good brothers, forever!"

After getting enough funds, Lu Xuan, who was free of debt, was about to be full of ambition and prepare for his next movie when a piece of news disrupted his plans.

"What? The Shanghai International Film Festival?"