[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-only-know-how-to-ride-the-trend":3,"chapter-i-only-know-how-to-ride-the-trend-i-only-know-how-to-ride-the-trend-chapter-14":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I Only Know How to Ride the Trend!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2343495,4580,"Chapter 14: A New Chapter in China","i-only-know-how-to-ride-the-trend-chapter-14",14,"\u003Cp>Dusk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the rented apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Long returned exhausted to the rented apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today he went to the set of “Love Ferris Wheel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bustling set initially left him overwhelmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially when lead actor Zheng Yichen entered the set, everyone there clustered around this rising star of Yan Ying, their awestruck stares locking onto him for a long time…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, amid all the noise, he and Chen Jianfeng sat there like fools, holding their work IDs and staring blankly at the “Love Ferris Wheel” set all day, doing nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Long didn’t know what he should do…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Jianfeng, meanwhile, stared blankly at the dazzling Zheng Yichen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching him step out of the chauffeured car, watching him surrounded by countless people, watching him speak confidently before reporters, watching him quietly return to the chauffeured car amid screams and reluctant goodbyes…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When will I have a day like this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Will I ever have such a day?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning to the rented apartment, Chen Jianfeng’s mind felt struck by something, staring at the ceiling and muttering to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice carried longing, envy, and an underlying sense of inferiority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Long silently stared at the script.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His emotions remained a tangled mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sun Wukong vs Superman 2” was called a movie, but the entire crew, counting his younger brother and Zhou Zong, totaled only four people…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the budget was still zero; judging by the situation, they’d have to rely entirely on “Love Ferris Wheel” for everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt like a joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he sat all day in a corner no one noticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a peripheral crew member, he hesitated for half an hour even for a boxed meal, finally swallowing his pride and going hungry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he boldly introduce himself as a director to the “Love Ferris Wheel” crew, invite them to auditions, or even muster the courage to mention “Sun Wukong vs Superman 2” to anyone else?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sun set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The day ended slowly in stifling heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With mixed emotions, Shen Long and Chen Jianfeng sat motionless on their chairs, staring blankly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until eight o’clock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A knock came at the rented apartment door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yang walked in as usual, bringing snacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yang could immediately sense the oppressive atmosphere inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One glance told him what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said nothing, simply sat quietly beside Shen Long and, rarely a smoker, offered him a cigarette.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can’t get past that mental barrier?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hesitating, Shen Long finally took the cigarette, lit it, and lowered his head: “I’m afraid… I feel like we’re a joke… Do we really have to rely on them for everything?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not reliance—cooperation,” Zhou Yang said, lighting his own cigarette and gazing toward the distant alleyway, his eyes calm. “But the first step is always the hardest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhou Zong, when did you take your first step?” Shen Long looked up at Zhou Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A long time ago,” Zhou Yang drew on his cigarette, murmuring at the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Were you afraid?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was,” Zhou Yang nodded. “But the cheapest thing in this world is face.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know, but I…” Shen Long stopped mid-sentence, unable to continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sometimes, life is a journey, filled with countless rejections, mockery, and sarcasm along the way. The road isn’t always smooth—everywhere you look, there are bumps, ditches, and mud. But if you keep walking, you’ll eventually find more companions beside you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoke curled upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yang’s gaze drifted silently to the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On his face, usually always smiling, now hung an unspoken depth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crushed the cigarette butt and stood up quietly: “I’ll take you through the hardest step—you follow behind me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Love Ferris Wheel” crew shot at Yongfeng Building beside Wanda Mall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The movie’s plot was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female lead, Su Zi, rode her bicycle and collided with the tycoon’s luxury car; her clumsy demeanor instantly stirred the tycoon’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came a series of stories between the sharp-tongued but wealthy childhood friend and the deeply devoted male second lead—the tycoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plot was simple, but for An Xiaoshi, directing her first official film and handling nearly everything herself, it was still challenging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So almost every night, An Xiaoshi and Zhang Jingya discussed plotlines, shots, and filming details, finally settling on a rough outline by dawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At seven a.m.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Xiaoshi was woken by a phone call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She answered, still half-asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Director An!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come quick and take a look…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Some random crew showed up claiming to be our strategic partner, set up an audition booth right next to ours, and the security can’t stop them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And they’re openly handing out business cards to everyone we turn away from our auditions…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“… ”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hanging up, An Xiaoshi took a deep breath and rushed out the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she reached the audition site, she saw a dense crowd gathered far ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She frowned and pushed through toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The security guards recognized her and immediately cleared a path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hurried forward, and before she even reached the scene, she heard a cacophony blaring from a loudspeaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she drew closer…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good news, good news! China’s first Eastern fantasy and Western magical epic is officially casting!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good news, good news! The epic masterpiece, directed by a renowned director and starring a powerhouse emerging movie star, is officially greenlit!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come one, come all! Take a look! Try it out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No loss here, no scams—just tap your lucky fingers, join our crew as a part-timer, and your journey to movie stardom begins!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good news, good news! The official strategic partner film of ‘Love Ferris Wheel’ is now casting!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cinematographers, crew, makeup artists, assistants—we want them all!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“… ”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Xiaoshi was stunned!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She saw under the morning sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yang, in a sharp suit, had set up a modest booth beside the “Love Ferris Wheel” audition site.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the booth hung a large promotional poster featuring stills nearly 60% identical to those of “Superman 2.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Xiaoshi stared closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did she see?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She saw the mighty, imposing Superman in the still—his face photoshopped with Chen Jianfeng’s head, the editing crude, as if pasted on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She saw Zhou Yang, somewhere, had acquired a massive loudspeaker and was blasting it like a street vendor at a market, looping the same hypnotic, brainwashing chant until An Xiaoshi felt dizzy, convinced she’d wandered into a vegetable market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She saw Shen Long, the “director,” sitting red-faced at the director’s chair, too embarrassed to look at anyone, clearly experiencing total social death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She saw actor Chen Jianfeng, holding freshly printed business cards, forcing himself to hand them out one by one to every curious onlooker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what was Zhou Yang doing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Xiaoshi instinctively glanced toward the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, the culprit Zhou Yang, facing reporters who had arrived, adjusted his glasses and was giving an interview.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is an epic film blending Eastern fantasy and Western magic!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, we are the strategic partner of ‘Love Ferris Wheel!’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We all have dreams!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, I’m producer Zhou Yang, a friend of Director An, and also an actor in ‘Love Ferris Wheel…’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My meeting with Director An was on a sunset evening—we met at the Yan Ying gate, and in that first glance, we knew we were each other’s partners!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Director An is the most romantic, beautiful, and talented female director I’ve ever seen—I was helplessly captivated by her charm…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Director An visited me three times to invite me, and I was deeply moved—I joined the crew…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“… ”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Zhou Yang shamelessly say these things on camera, An Xiaoshi was utterly stunned!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What nonsense is this man spouting?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, a wave of deep regret surged uncontrollably through her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, she ducked away, hurrying toward the rest area, terrified that Zhou Yang wouldn’t just embarrass himself—he’d drag her down with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zhou Yang’s eyes were sharp—he spotted her instantly amid the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did she see her, but her eyes brightened as she eagerly walked toward her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Director An, Director An, over here, over here, Director An…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Director An… thank you for supporting our film. I will never betray your trust, and I believe that with our combined efforts, we will achieve instant victory and triumph!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I firmly believe that today, we shall usher in a new chapter in the history of Chinese cinema!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Please vote, please follow-read—this is crucial in the new book phase, sob sob sob, please!)\u003C\u002Fp>",1398,"2026-06-20T23:43:44.409Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","60d815a77fa393f5bba6542931a5a7fffa617a831c58deb49a0ba81d59b00f43","i-only-know-how-to-ride-the-trend-chapter-15","i-only-know-how-to-ride-the-trend-chapter-13",101,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-only-know-how-to-ride-the-trend-cover.jpg"]