Chapter 62: Tian Tian, You Really Are My Lucky Star

After soothing Jing Tian, Wei Jin told many more jokes, finally making the young girl beam with joy. After agreeing to record a song in a week, Wei Jin said his goodbyes and left.

Wei Jin was truly angry. Perhaps he had been too low-key, leading any Tom, Dick, or Harry to dare bare their fangs in front of him, and even worse, implicating Jing Tian and causing her to suffer grievances.

Setting aside the connection with his uncle, she was just such a lively and adorable young girl; even just watching her smile from afar would make one feel happy. No one could bear to hurt her.

He took out his phone and called Chen Zhiming.

"Lao Chen, help me spread the word. I want all the dirt on Zhang Yadong. The price is negotiable. Don't ask why; he has provoked me."

On the other side, after sending Jing Tian home, Lu Zheng sat in the car and also took out his phone:

"Collect dirt on Zhang Yadong for me. Check what projects his company has recently, and find every way possible to ruin them."

After delegating the matter, Wei Jin did not pay much more attention to it. He had been very busy lately; he would deal a heavy blow once he had the time.

"My Love from the Star" had officially started filming. Wei Jin did not intend to direct it himself. After spending two days on set to establish the main filming style, overall visual tone, and actor makeup, he handed the camera over to Sun Hao.

Sun Hao was a senior from the 2001 Director Department of the Beijing Film Academy. He had joined the company for nearly a year and had participated in two of Wei Jin's projects. Wei Jin also recognized his abilities. Letting him direct "My Love from the Star" while Wei Jin served as producer could be considered a test for him.

Sun Hao was also very grateful for this and was very attentive to his first project, sending the filming footage to Wei Jin for review every day.

After spot-checking a few times, Wei Jin stopped worrying about it, because Sun Hao had already understood the overall style of this drama.

Regarding the actors, the female lead was Ceng Li. As for the male lead, after much thought, Wei Jin chose Qiao Zhenyu.

After meeting at the film festival last time, Qiao Zhenyu had subtly expressed his desire to sign a contract, and Wei Jin did not refuse. As for his issues with his previous agency, Wei Jin did not inquire.

The second female lead was given to Hu Jing, a character with some realism; if played well, it would be very brilliant.

For the second male lead, they invited Qin Hao this time to play a perverted villain; he was quite adept at this aspect.

The other supporting cast members were all seasoned veteran actors, the kind that were both cheap and easy to use.

On November 10, "Painted Heart," sung by this year's Super Girl third-place winner Zhang Jingying, was officially released.

This song had been recorded long ago, but it had not been released in order to coordinate with the film's promotion.

Once released, it received an unprecedented response. The beautiful and sorrowful musical style, combined with Zhang Jingying's ethereal dolphin voice, led many fans who had heard it to spontaneously recommend it to their friends.

Several promotional companies and Tianyu Company also began to exert their influence to promote the song on the charts, quickly pushing it to the top of major music charts.

For a time, this song could be heard in every street and alley, and Zhang Jingying also returned to the public eye thanks to her outstanding singing skills.

"Your silhouette is submerged in the dark night~"

"Watching what kind of results the peach blossoms bloom into~"

"Watching you hold me, your gaze is lonelier than the moonlight~"

"Just let you be happy in someone else's arms~"

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Jing Tian, who was resting, listened to the music and hummed "Painted Heart," looking intoxicated.

"Tian Tian, what are you doing? We're starting soon. Are you ready?"

Today was the day scheduled to record the song with Jing Tian. Wei Jin had specifically changed to a different recording studio. This Deep Blue Recording Studio was located in the HD District. Although it was just established this year, the team was very reliable and the equipment was very professional.

"Brother Wei Jin, I'm listening to the song 'Painted Heart'. It's really so good. You wrote it so well, and Zhang Jingying sang it so wonderfully."

Jing Tian looked at Wei Jin, who was debugging the equipment, and took off her headphones.

"It's just that the musical style is so sad. Is the movie a tragedy?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Jin was stunned, then slapped his forehead and walked quickly toward Jing Tian. Before she could react, he kissed her on the forehead. "Tian Tian, you really are my lucky star."

He then took out his phone and called the company's post-production department.

Jing Tian, who was on the side, had her brain directly crash after being kissed by Wei Jin. Her little face turned red rapidly, and she stood there blankly, her mind filled with wild thoughts: "Brother Wei Jin kissed me. Is he confessing to me? Should I say yes? But I'm only 17 years old."

"Then should I reject him? If I reject him, he will be sad, right? What should we name our children in the future?"

Wei Jin hung up the phone and looked at Jing Tian, who was in a daze, and couldn't help but chuckle.

Fortunately, this young girl reminded him in time. Usually, tragedies are not favored by audiences, so Wei Jin decided to use the "Fraudulent Editing Method," using rapid editing of scenes to make the plot chaotic and inverted. Many films in his past life had used this technique.

"Alright, Tian Tian, stop daydreaming. Let's begin."

However, Jing Tian's emotions could not calm down, and her performance was poor, often making mistakes. Fortunately, Wei Jin was prepared; he would just grind it out slowly.

Just like that, for several days in a row, the song was finally recorded. During the few days Wei Jin was recording the song for Jing Tian, the TV series "Lurking" also officially began airing. The premiere ratings broke 8, and subsequent ratings climbed steadily. Less than a week after airing, it had already broken 10, which simply dropped the jaws of many industry insiders.

The key was that the word-of-mouth was particularly good. The media gave unanimous praise, and even state media personally stepped in to provide free promotion for "Lurking."

The internet was filled with praise; some praised the actors' acting, some praised the well-written script, and some praised the costumes and props for being close to the era. In short, the reviews were very high.

The senior management at Mango TV was grinning from ear to ear. The revenue brought by this drama far exceeded their imagination. Perhaps they would have a chance to overturn CCTV this year and compete for the number one annual ratings.

Station Head Ouyang even gave direct orders to maintain a good relationship with Wei Jin Fengliu Film and Television Company, and that they must secure the next drama no matter what.

Wei Jin Fengliu Film and Television Company officially made a name for itself in the television drama field. Almost every drama produced or invested in by the company was a hit. It could only be said that Wei Jin's grasp of the market and research into audience preferences had reached a considerable height. For a time, even "My Love from the Star," which was still filming, had television stations coming to negotiate.

Ceng Li also became completely famous. Two consecutive hit dramas made her the fastest-rising female star this year.

For a time, the movie "Painted Skin," in which she starred, also received much attention.

For this reason, President Han specifically called to praise Wei Jin for choosing the actors well.

Before, when Ceng Li was confirmed to star, he felt that Ceng Li had no fame. Who knew she would rise so quickly, and just in time for the movie's upcoming release? This time, he was truly convinced by Wei Jin.

As the saying goes, fame brings trouble. Rumors about Ceng Li and Wei Jin spread on the internet once again.

This time, it was actually quite convincing, even including Wei Jin's previous car accident and the hospital care, which were all dug up.

Some media claimed that both sides had already met the parents, and that Wei Jin's father was very satisfied with Ceng Li, and so on. Other media counted Ceng Li's film and television resources over the past two years, all of which were participated in by Wei Jin's company. For a time, it seemed as if the two were just one step away from making their relationship public. Consequently, the "My Love from the Star" crew also welcomed several reporter visits and interviews. Sun Hao was also grinning from ear to ear; after all, this was the first TV series he directed, and free exposure was not to be wasted—the higher the heat, the better.

The three promotional clips for "Painted Skin" were also released.

One was a large number of fast-paced fight scenes, with gorgeous special effects that made people exclaim how satisfying it was.

The other was Xiao Wei's "skin shedding." This trailer was only a few dozen seconds long, and the actual skin-shedding plot was less than 10 seconds. But for this skin alone, including materials, technology, and post-production special effects, it cost over a million.

But the presented effect was great, with a very high sense of thriller and suspense, maintaining the bizarre and grotesque nature of the original story, "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio."

Of course, "Painted Skin" was a commercial film after all, and similar plots were just a gimmick to attract the audience's attention.

Sure enough, the trailer's response was very good, and everyone was very curious about the movie's plot.

In the final segment of the trailer, Xiao Wei is unable to obtain Amour, Pei Rong with a look of disgust attacks Xiao Wei, Wang Sheng rushes out and repels the opponent, Pei Rong seems to have become the great villain, and finally, Xiao Wei's face is pure white, shedding bloody tears, as she slowly lies in Wang Sheng's embrace; the camera flashes back to the segment where Wang Sheng and Xiao Wei first met, with Xiao Wei's gaze toward Wang Sheng full of surprise and admiration.

Sure enough, a large number of audience members thought they had understood the plot and were deeply moved by this romance between human and demon.

Several major companies even launched a lucky draw event on the internet involving movie tickets, inviting movie fans to share a million-dollar grand prize.

Once the news was announced, the internet instantly erupted in a clamor; with one movie ticket, one could win a thousand yuan in cash, so why not do it? One must know that in this era, the monthly income of an ordinary working-class person was only about one or two thousand, and for a time, many people were eager and ready, just waiting for the movie to be released.

Under such intense promotion, the movie "Painted Skin" officially held its premiere. New book released, three chapters today, thank you all for your support!

(End of this chapter)