[{"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-21":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},2343502,4580,"Chapter 21: The Most Insane Shoot in History! (Third Update! Request Follows!)","i-only-know-how-to-ride-the-trend-chapter-21",21,"\u003Cp>Morning sunlight streamed through the window, illuminating the rented apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Long stared at the script with bloodshot eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had spent the entire night revising the script.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The insane advertisement had shattered his composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But thinking he was finally about to make a movie, he gritted his teeth and carefully found ways to weave every damn ad into the plot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By eight in the morning, Shen Long felt all his talent had been completely drained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clamor erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He put down the script and opened the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he saw a line of vans parked at the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw Zhou Yang step out of a van, smile at Shen Long, and say: “Shen Dao, this is Mr. Deng from [Four Rhombus Auto Repair Shop]… Mr. Deng, this is Shen Dao, famously renowned in our entertainment circle—he’s the director of our film…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Long blinked, instinctively looking at a young man covered in grease, then extended his hand to shake his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hello!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hello!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After shaking hands, Zhou Yang grinned: “From now on, all our production vehicles will be Mr. Deng’s vans! Mr. Deng has assembled us a small fleet! We mustn’t waste his support—we’ll shoot with confidence, with strength, with professionalism, with technology… especially showcasing the performance of Mr. Deng’s vans!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Long looked at the vans, then at Mr. Deng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt his sanity cracking again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Showcase strength?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Showcase technology?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vans?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How the hell am I supposed to…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gust of wind blew, and Shen Long felt utterly disoriented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s over!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Totally finished!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shen Dao, your talent these past days has been obvious to all of us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Long watched Zhou Yang’s familiar expression of admiration as he clapped him on the shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Long shuddered!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered their first meeting—Zhou Yang had used that same admiring look to make him feel like a genius!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Long felt his emotions about to collapse!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have no talent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have nothing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, another van approached from afar; Shen Long watched the [Euroland Apparel] advertising van roll up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A middle-aged man stepped out, opened the van door, and pulled out a stack of props.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were Sun Wukong costumes, Superman costumes, and row after row of brand-new suits…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man looked at Zhou Yang after stepping out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ve prepared all this for you these past few days!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Great! Thanks, Mr. Xu…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Long stared blankly at the scene…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Zhou Yang smiled at him: “Shen Dao, let’s start shooting today!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? Now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jian Feng, put on the Superman suit!” Zhou Yang said to Chen Jianfeng, who had just stepped out of the van, looking dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I recall the first scene: Superman gets swept up by a tornado in America, caught in a temporal vortex, and lands in the Journey to the West world, meeting Sun Wukong, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Y-yes…” Chen Jianfeng nodded dumbly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good. First stop: the sand field…” Zhou Yang nodded, then pulled out his phone: “Hello, Mr. Ding? Yes, yes, we need to borrow your sand field—we’re shooting a time-travel scene in a desert with swirling yellow sand, yes, yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The procession of vans headed toward the distant sand field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Long’s mind went blank, like an idiot’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, he noticed cinematographer Zhang Yunyi wearing a complex expression, as if holding back for a long time, finally blurting out:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shen Dao, are you sure we’re making a movie?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…” Shen Long jolted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down at the script.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to say something…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But found he couldn’t utter a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally nodded, gritting his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first scene is indeed in the desert…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This isn’t how you shoot it, damn it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cinematographer Zhang Yunyi carried his camera, staring blankly at the script, over and over again…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held back for a long time, then finally blurted: “Shen Dao, I’m not doubting you, but… could we possibly end up making a terrible film? Will we die horribly?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Shen Long trembled violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he still forced a shake of his head, struggling to sound calm: “In Hong Kong, they once shot waterfalls with a single plastic sheet… there’s no such thing as a bad location…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying that…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know if cinematographer Zhang Yunyi believed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t believe it himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prop master Liu Fang sat silently in the corner of the van, staring out the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt like his entire life was over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Screw it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shoot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just shoot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Shen Long’s gaze fell on Zhou Yang in the front driver’s seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhou Dao, our martial arts director…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, we don’t have one…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just thought of a cutting technique with powerful impact—pairing a single motion with sound effects to create stunning results! Better than those Hong Kong films!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>………………………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three days passed in a flash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>July 1st.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid a grand ceremony, the film [Love Ferris Wheel] held its official launch event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The event was packed; nearly every major media outlet in the entertainment circle showed up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Xiaoshi and Zhang Jingya attended the event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before the cameras, they had little screen time; instead, Zheng Yichen, Chen Liang, and several other leads dominated every frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the event, at the lunch banquet, the two girls became the center of attention…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surrounded by leering eyes, constantly toasted with drinks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After drinking a little, An Xiaoshi looked at all those smiling faces, then slipped away with Zhang Jingya during a break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hated this kind of setting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back at the hotel, after checking for cameras and other surveillance devices, they finally lay down on the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Xiaoshi stared at the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides investing, it seems we have zero control…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Xiaoshi murmured to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jingya stared at the ceiling: “Once this movie is finished, it’ll all be over!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you ever considered that this movie might flop at the box office?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Xiaoshi suddenly asked this question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?” Zhang Jingya froze: “How could that happen? So many stars… Don’t go imagining things…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Xiaoshi fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, a strong sense of unease had surged within her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over these past days, she had checked the production’s accounts and found a large sum that didn’t add up…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, the procurement expenses were clearly falsified—ten yuan for a single button!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can you believe that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this continues, the production’s budget will be exceeded soon, and then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wonder how Zhou Yang’s production is going.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Has filming already started?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, she called Zhou Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other end of the line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Filming is going smoothly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ve already shot one-fifth!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One-fifth? So fast? You’ve only been shooting for two days, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Technically, we’re almost on day three!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No good—still too slow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“… ”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When An Xiaoshi heard this, she was stunned!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this movie riding a rocket?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shooting this fast!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought it was utterly unbelievable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She called another crew member from Zhou Yang’s production.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other end, it sounded like roaring wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the person heard her question…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person’s face twisted in misery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t even know what we’re filming…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ve been rolling around all day…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yesterday we rolled around all day in the battlefield set…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today we’re rolling around in a mud pit at a repair shop…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This blower’s wind won’t let me open my eyes…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“… ”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know anything…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I feel like I’m an idiot!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone in this production seems crazy…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“… ”\u003C\u002Fp>",1262,"2026-06-20T23:43:44.409Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","2267b9c1790595accf8756ae2279db175731b4f9a76d8df7813a3a46249b89a7","i-only-know-how-to-ride-the-trend-chapter-22","i-only-know-how-to-ride-the-trend-chapter-20",101,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-only-know-how-to-ride-the-trend-cover.jpg"]