"Two minutes? Those two minutes of plot were so packed, I was almost overwhelmed. Is this really something humans created?"

"I'm so excited! All I can think about is the way that older sister looked at me!"

"I can't escape! I can't sleep! What should I do?"

"Why do you haunt my dreams so? Director Lu Xuan, I beg you, take my wallet! I only ask that you let me properly see this movie."

"Hello, I have a friend who has a terminal illness. His only wish is to see this movie. I hope you can fulfill his wish."

"I confess, I am that friend."

"I'll be honest too, I'm also his friend."

Everyone excitedly chattered, eager to see *Brotherhood of Blades 2*.

Unsurprisingly, *Brotherhood of Blades 2* rightfully became the work everyone most wanted to see.

"I can't take it anymore. Today I saw someone actually message me, saying they had a pirated version of *Brotherhood of Blades 2*. It made me laugh. Do you think I'm the kind of person who watches pirated movies?"

"Heh, that's definitely fake. I absolutely don't believe it."

"That sounds so fake. How could it be such a coincidence? Just because *Brotherhood of Blades 2* is popular now, they claim to have a pirated version. How long has it been since the filming wrapped? Even the original probably hasn't been pieced together yet."

"Exactly!"

"Even though we're all shouting so enthusiastically every day, how could we not know in our hearts that they couldn't possibly be that fast?"

"Thanks to these scammers, who take the time out of their busy schedules to personally deceive my feelings."

"Let me tell you, I actually bought one. Do you know what was inside?"

"What?"

"A cartoon. And the kind that's for babies aged zero to three. I'm completely numb."

"Hahaha, that's awful!"

"How could such a terrible thing happen!"

"Help, this is so funny!"

"Is no one going to praise Miss Su Yao? She's so beautiful in the stills. How can there be such an elegant older sister? And she doesn't feel out of place at all. Although she's beautiful, she doesn't just seem like a pretty actress."

"That's right, her eyes are so expressive."

"I'm really looking forward to their collaboration. Is *Brotherhood of Blades 2* their first official collaboration?"

"Weren't there others before?"

"But weren't they not really dating back then?"

The behind-the-scenes clips and stills of *Brotherhood of Blades 2* were practically worn out from everyone's constant viewing.

People checked in on time every day, urging for the release.

Even a still of Su Yao and Lu Xuan facing off became many people's wallpaper.

Because it was just too good-looking, everyone couldn't help but want to see it more.

This day.

Lu Xuan had just posted a countdown still.

When he received a call.

"Boss, *Brotherhood of Blades 1* has some incredibly good news."

The caller was the manager of Xuan Yao Film and Television Dream Factory.

He excitedly called Lu Xuan.

"What good news?"

Lu Xuan asked curiously.

Because there were many possibilities for good news, he couldn't be sure which one it was.

"*Brotherhood of Blades 1* won Best Foreign Language Film at the Berlin Film Festival!"

Hearing the excited voice on the other end, Lu Xuan couldn't help but laugh and said, "Oh, that. But isn't it normal for *Brotherhood of Blades 1* to win awards?"

"Boss, there's more!"

The excited voice came again.

The other person excitedly said, "Not only that, but we've also been nominated for Best Action Choreography."

Lu Xuan had no idea about this news.

"That's pretty good news. It's worth celebrating."

"No way, boss, it's all over the internet. Don't you know?"

Hearing the surprise in the other's voice, Lu Xuan refreshed his Weibo and, sure enough, saw it.

"I was just posting promotions and missed it."

"You're pretty fast. I saw that the news came out at 12:48, and it's only 12:55 now. You called me so quickly."

"Of course!"

The other person excitedly said, "How could I possibly miss such a good opportunity?"

"Haha, good."

Lu Xuan also felt that such a good opportunity was indeed very rare.

There shouldn't be any mistakes at this time.

Because of the good news.

Too many people called to congratulate him.

Li Hao and Shang Lin were the fastest, and other friends also came to congratulate him.

Su Yao even ordered a cake and hired a private chef to prepare a candlelight dinner at home.

The two of them had a wonderful and romantic time.

"Looks like I really struck gold today."

Lu Xuan looked at Su Yao with an excited expression, feeling that today was even more joyous than the New Year.

Online, even more people sent their congratulations.

But Lu Xuan remained very low-key. Even when he saw such news, he never said a word.

Instead, he remained quiet.

After resting for a few days, Lu Xuan returned to work.

This time, he took Su Yao to the set of *Mr. Vampire*.

Because Lin Ying had already discussed it with Shang Lin.

Just two days before Lu Xuan arrived, Shang Lin had already arrived on set and started seriously researching what could be done.

"You're here!"

When Shang Lin saw Lu Xuan's arrival, he was immediately in a great mood.

He had been racking his brains these past few days, not knowing how to shoot it in the most appropriate way. He had thought of a lot of good ideas, but none of them were useful.

He could arrange the action scenes well, but the very mysterious and terrifying atmosphere within them.

He always felt like he was doing it wrong.

They wanted a Chinese-style horror atmosphere, but because there was no example to learn from.

They had no idea how to create that atmosphere.

After Lu Xuan and Su Yao arrived, Lu Xuan immediately entered the research phase.

"The set you guys built is actually pretty good. I know what the problem is. It's too modern."

"Too modern?"

"You can take a closer look. What is the setting of this movie? And Chinese horror requires more than just scary ghosts. It should create that sense of atmosphere."

Lu Xuan carefully explained some of the most important plots in *Mr. Vampire* to Lin Ying.

Lin Ying was stunned. Was there really such an operation?

But hearing Lu Xuan's words, he wasn't surprised at all.

This was a true genius!

"I roughly know how to arrange it now." After being enlightened by Lu Xuan, Lin Ying felt completely different.