Chapter 165

Early summer.

The music festival had come to an end.

But Lu Xuan's popularity continued unabated!

A song like "The Ordinary Road," coupled with the gold-winning "Serving the Country with Utmost Loyalty."

These two songs made Lu Xuan incredibly popular.

His audience ranged from elderly people in their sixties and seventies to children in their teens.

Everyone loved his songs.

Many directors contacted Tianqi, wanting to purchase the rights to use "Serving the Country with Utmost Loyalty."

Meanwhile, "The Ordinary Road" inspired countless covers.

People were singing this song everywhere online.

Lu Xuan didn't miss out on this wave of popularity.

On various platforms and in his own albums.

He more or less mentioned his new movie, "Lighting Up The Stars."

Fans were listening to the song when the advertisement popped up.

A vlog (video snippet) personally recorded by Lu Xuan.

"Tired of listening to songs? Come and pre-order my new movie, 'Lighting Up The Stars,' a realistic drama coming mid-May. Look forward to your visit and learn about the heartwarming story of the 'star planters.'"

Normally, being interrupted by an advertisement would be annoying.

But looking at Lu Xuan's exceptionally handsome face in the video.

Fans just couldn't bring themselves to be angry.

They could only jokingly scold, "Good grief, this advertisement is impossible to refuse!"

"First time seeing someone advertise their own movie under their song."

No one was truly angry.

Instead, they were filled with anticipation for Lu Xuan's new film.

So, in this ordinary month of April.

On the list of most anticipated new movie releases, Lu Xuan's "Lighting Up The Stars" took the lead by a mile!

Occupying the top spot until the movie's release.

Crushing all the other movies released at the same time.

Making many directors gnash their teeth in anger.

"Damn it, isn't anyone going to deal with this young punk!"

"I've never felt so wronged!"

It was the first time in a long time that they had been bullied so badly by such a young director.

The expectation value of the second-ranked movie.

Was only half of "Lighting Up The Stars."

Where could they even go to complain?!

"No, no, I have to go see it, what makes it so outrageous!"

Some people, even though they were angry inside.

Silently pre-ordered tickets for the premiere.

Claiming it was to scout the enemy.

In reality, they were a little jealous, but also wanted to learn.

What exactly made Lu Xuan's movie so popular.

Could they summarize the experience.

And then plagiarize it?

If Lu Xuan knew what these people were thinking, he would probably be secretly delighted.

His only core experience was—

To make movies with heart!

He wasn't afraid of anyone copying him, he was afraid they wouldn't!

Only by becoming a benchmark in the industry.

Could Lu Xuan's ultimate goal have a chance of being achieved.

That year, capital triumphed over talent.

Or rather, capital chose talent.

What Lu Xuan had to do was make them choose him, choose a direction that was beneficial to the people!

Otherwise, it would be very, very difficult relying on himself alone.

Mid-April.

"Lighting Up The Stars" premiered.

The theaters were packed, and everyone was out in the streets.

People now had experience, when Lu Xuan's movie tickets went on sale, they needed to book and buy them as soon as possible.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to grab tickets for the first week.

So there was a saying online.

'Buy your ticket first, then get on the bus.'

As long as it was a Lu Xuan movie, people wouldn't even bother to find out what genre it was, they'd just buy the tickets first!

This time was no exception.

Many people poured into the cinema without knowing what movie they were about to see.

"What kind of genre is it? Is it sad?"

"Is it sad??"

"Front row selling tissues! Warm men's hugs, one yuan an hour, even willing to pay extra! Gays get out!"

The previous "Dying to Survive" had made everyone cry so hard.

So everyone had to ask if it was sad.

When watching a Lu Xuan movie, popcorn and soda were optional, but tissues were a must.

Because good movies always touched the heart.

"According to inside sources, Teacher Lu has announced that this movie isn't sad."

"So everyone, watch it without worry!"

"Really?"

Someone believed his lies.

As a result, just halfway through the movie, many people were already crying.

Wiping their tears with paper, cursing under their breath.

"Damn it, it's not sad, but it's so damn tear-jerking!"

"Teacher Lu is a liar! What about not being sentimental!"

(crying emoji)

"That little girl, isn't she the one from 'Dying to Survive'?"

"Yeah, so cute~"

"Her acting is also great, she made me cry several times."

Xiao Qun Qun's acting surprised everyone.

This little girl, who looked like a young Nezha.

Was truly lovely and made people feel sorry for her.

There had been similar child stars before.

Some were even cuter and prettier than Xiao Qun Qun.

But no one had acting skills as good as Xiao Qun Qun!

Because of her real-life experiences.

She didn't need to act, just show her true feelings.

And Lu Xuan, who acted opposite Xiao Qun Qun, was even more remarkable.

The actor's aura, combined with Lu Xuan's constantly improving acting skills, could be said to have once again refreshed people's perception of Lu Xuan.

Especially the long shot with veteran actor Li Xuejian.

Completely subverted people's previous image of Lu Xuan.

It could be said that he perfectly portrayed the movie character!

To the greatest extent, he achieved a deeply moving performance.

When watching the movie.

People laughed and cried, and cried and laughed.

Overall, it was a heartwarming movie.

After the premiere, a wave of positive reviews flooded the internet.

Some flaws were also pointed out.

But they didn't detract from the overall structure and plot.

So "Lighting Up The Stars" achieved even greater success!

Riding the wave of internet popularity, the remaining heat from the Golden Bell Award, and the overwhelmingly positive word of mouth after the premiere.

The movie's box office led the way!

Winning the daily box office champion for 10 consecutive days.

Successfully setting the highest box office record this year!

Even those released during the Spring Festival didn't have as high a box office as Lu Xuan's.

Some people commented.

If "Lighting Up The Stars" had been released during the Spring Festival, it would have been even more popular than it was now!

Most people agreed.

In the end, "Lighting Up The Stars" achieved both box office and critical success.

Getting this year off to a great start!

And Lu Xuan's reputation was completely established in the Chinese film industry.

As long as Lu Xuan's name was mentioned.

Everyone could say a few words about him.

Even children knew that the person who sang 'Loving you alone in the dark alley' was Lu Xuan.

For a time, Lu Xuan's name was on everyone's lips.

Seeing this, Lu Xuan no longer hesitated.

Before, in order to gain a foothold and restore his reputation.

He had been moving very slowly.

But now, he decided to move faster.

The reward for this main quest gave him full confidence.

[Main Quest Completed]

[Detected that the host has over-fulfilled the quest, rewards increased]

[Reward: Random full-length script x1, optional movie genre gift pack x3]

[New Main Quest: Film a movie of any genre and break the domestic box office record for that genre]

Lu Xuan: "I'm going to start making waves!"