Chapter 417

What? What? What?

In the blink of an eye, it's already 1 million; if it weren't certain that the person on the other side was Xia Yu, I'd have thought I'd encountered a telecom scam!

Congratulations to Brother Xia Yu for becoming the newest sucker!

"Oh my god! This is almost catching up to my annual salary," Zhu Xudan exclaimed in shock, caught between laughter and tears.

As an artist under the Jiaxing banner, she actually doesn't earn as much as everyone imagines.

All of the above has to be handed over to the company, and the remaining portion has to be used for daily expenses; it's not bad if she can save 500,000 by the end of the year.

Even Yang Chaoyue was like this back in the day; when she was working for Rocket Girls 101, she earned over a billion for the company, but it took her a full three or four years to buy a house.

It's not as easy as everyone imagines; although the money is earned simply, a lot of it is split away.

It's not like Lin Yu, who, with every gesture and every breath, can just write a few characters and have 1 million in his pocket.

"Almost 120,000 per character!"

Reba calculated naively, counting on her little fingers.

My god!

Although this isn't quite "a thousand gold per character," it absolutely refreshed Reba's values.

Is money really this easy to earn?

Why not just cling to Lin Yu in the future and let him support her; why struggle so hard?

"Thank you for the favor, Brother Xia Yu. Actually, if it weren't for the audience and fans, I would never have debuted in the domestic entertainment industry even if it killed me. My dream is to just peacefully write characters and drink tea in a thatched cottage."

Lin Yu's expression of "getting the benefit while still acting innocent" caused Reba and Zhu Xudan to burst into laughter.

Blow it! Just keep blowing!

Even Lin Yu can't go without zero-degree Coke, let alone peacefully drink tea; not even a ghost would believe what you say.

"Since Brother Xia Yu has come to the livestream, I'll write another piece!"

"The previous one was for Sister Jinglei!"

"Sister Jinglei, there's nothing in this trash can; it's not dirty."

As Lin Yu spoke, he even brought the trash can onto the table to show everyone.

Actually, Xu Jinglei didn't care at all whether it was dirty or not; what she wanted was the vigorous and powerful brushwork.

If she looks at it more every day, maybe she'll have new ideas for her own brushwork.

Xu Jinglei also made up her mind: if there is a recording of this livestream, she must repeatedly watch Lin Yu's brushwork method.

The rhythm of Lin Yu's brushwork is indeed different from the great calligraphers of the Calligraphy Association; it's more natural and more relaxed.

And that bastard Xia Yu, I'll go have a good talk with Yuan Quan when I get the chance.

This behavior is truly infuriating!

"Really? You'll write a separate one for me?"

"Then I'm not leaving!"

Xia Yu sent another barrage comment.

He had just returned from skateboarding, covered in sweat, and it was his wife, Yuan Quan, who reminded him to check out Lin Yu's livestream.

He didn't know until he looked, and he was shocked once he did.

He only glanced at it, and he couldn't pull himself away.

This Lin Yu is too awesome!

Xia Yu has been immersed in the calligraphy world for twenty years; he simply couldn't resist this kind of regular script.

Upon hearing Lin Yu say he could also imitate Song Huizong's handwriting, he was even more shocked, his hair standing on end; he wished he could run to Jiaxing Media right now to watch Lin Yu write with his own eyes.

"Wait a second."

"Brother Lin Yu, why don't we do a joint livestream?"

Xia Yu suddenly thought,

judging by Lin Yu's brushwork technique just now, he must have quite a deep understanding of calligraphy.

Why do many calligraphy masters hold exchange meetings? It's actually not to show off, but to discuss the state of mind and emotions when writing, as well as daily habits, and so on.

This would be a huge improvement for both parties.

If he could do a joint livestream with Lin Yu and chat on the spot about the imitation techniques of Song Huizong's Slender Gold script, there might even be unexpected gains.

"Okay! Brother Xia Yu!"

Lin Yu nodded and readily agreed.

Although he had already maxed out his calligraphy imitation skills, he actually knew very little about the calligraphy circle, and he didn't know that so many big shots in the entertainment industry were into this.

Could it be that he's going to accidentally enter the Beijing circle through calligraphy?

Thinking of this, Lin Yu instantly perked up, rolled up his sleeves, and looked full of drive.

"Hello, hello, hello! Can you hear me?"

Xia Yu is a native of Qingdao, but having lived in Beijing for many years, he already has a bit of a Beijing accent.

Xia Yu is definitely one of the powerful actors that Lin Yu recognizes.

Venice Film Festival Best Actor, Singapore Film Festival Best Actor, Golden Horse Best Actor, Golden Rooster Best Actor—Xia Yu almost debuted at his peak and has won every award he should have.

He is the one who is truly playing; after winning Best Actor, he married a beautiful wife, and every day he plays music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and travels the world—this is the standard for the ceiling of life!

"I can hear you, I can hear you!"

"Hello, Brother Xia Yu! What have you been busy with lately?"

"Are there any new plays?"

Lin Yu waved kindly toward the camera on the other side.

There were a lot of people, so there was a slight lag during the joint livestream.

"Me? I've been filming Director Wu's 'Creation of the Gods' lately, and there's an international calligraphy competition coming up soon, so I just happened to come here to steal some techniques!"

Xia Yu is also quite emotionally intelligent; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to win the school beauty of the Beijing Film Academy back then!

"Hahahaha!"

"......."

Hearing this, the two of them exchanged pleasantries.

Talking to someone with high IQ is truly refreshing.

Reba and Zhu Xudan also hurriedly greeted Xia Yu; he definitely counts as a senior in the circle.

"What should I write? Brother Xia Yu!"

"Anything is fine, whatever is convenient for you."

"Then I wish you and Sister Yuan Quan a hundred years of harmony and a lifelong union."

While speaking,

Lin Yu picked up the brush again and dabbed the ink on the inkstone.

"Brother Xia Yu, you must know the saying that people of the Jin Dynasty valued charm in calligraphy, people of the Tang Dynasty valued method, and people of the Song Dynasty valued meaning."

This sentence from Lin Yu instantly raised the level of the livestream.

Xia Yu's eyes flashed, and he nodded in surprise.

Good guy, if you didn't look at this youthful face, you would definitely think this was something said by an old man who had been obsessed with calligraphy his whole life.

"Exactly! Calligraphy in the Tang and Song periods basically emphasized charm and style, as well as legal norms, while the Song Dynasty clearly had further development and breakthroughs, not being constrained by ancient methods, expressing temperament, and conveying meaning and interest."

"Many people like Song Huizong's Slender Gold script precisely because it focuses on an atmosphere of freedom and comfort."

Xia Yu introduced it concisely.

The livestream exploded instantly.

"Holy crap! Is this still the Lin Yu I know? My impression is still stuck on the scene of him putting his underwear on Director Yao! How did he suddenly become so elegant and high-class? Which step did I miss?"

"Wow, this is like taking a nap, and when I look up, I see the blackboard full of problems; inadvertently, it seems Lin Yu has grown up, while I'm still standing in place, feeling ashamed!"

"You can be uncivilized, but you can't be uncultured."

"Hahahaha! This sentence made me laugh."

"Don't say it, Lin Yu really understands; just this one sentence basically shows his calligraphy knowledge, and he even let Brother Xia Yu explain it—this EQ is truly unmatched."

"Compared to Lin Yu, I'm simply a sinner! I'm the type who rotates the table when the leader picks up food, touches the tiles when the leader is listening, brakes when the leader drinks water, and cuts the song when the leader is singing K. I really should learn EQ from Lin Yu."

"Hahaha, brother, you haven't reached the stage of learning EQ yet; learn how to be a person first!"

"Buddy knows how to play, I've written it down; if I ever want to resign, I'll do exactly as you said."

"Holy crap... what is this?"