[{"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-23":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},2343504,4580,"Chapter 23: New Movie: Lin Daiyu vs Lu Zhishen!","i-only-know-how-to-ride-the-trend-chapter-23",23,"\u003Cp>I don’t know…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t even know what I’ve been doing these past two days…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I built a lot of model houses out of dirt…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I made a small moat…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I used some drinks to fake blood plasma…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what props I make, Zhou Zong always praises me…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He says, “Incredible!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He says, “Excellent! You’re unquestionably the world’s greatest prop master!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He always finds ways to praise me…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I even suspect he’d say my poop is well done!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>July 3rd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first day of filming for “Love Ferris Wheel”…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Xiaoshi sat motionless in front of the camera all day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this movie, she felt completely like an outsider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Script explanations were handled by Zheng Yichen; plot progression and production schedule were managed by dedicated staff…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t help offering some suggestions about the plot, but they were immediately dismissed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the first scene—the female lead crashing into the tycoon’s luxury car—An Xiaoshi simply could not connect the tycoon in her mind with Chen Liang, this greasy, posing actor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dissonance was overwhelmingly strong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, during the filming of the first scene, for some reason, she felt this movie was doomed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>3 p.m.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing the first scene, she returned alone to the production office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She called the prop master of the “Sun Wukong vs Superman 2” crew to check on the filming progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she sharply noticed that the prop master, Liu Fang, seemed to have undergone a subtle change in mental state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everything was done in one take? Doesn’t Zhou Zong or Shen Dao have any complaints at all?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No! Everything was one take…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How far along is the movie now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ve shot a third already. Right now, we’re working with some mechanics from the [Si Ling Auto Repair Shop] on the final boss—a mechanical monster’s makeup and design…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What! Already a third done?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ve only been shooting for four days, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though An Xiaoshi had seen it all, when she heard this, she couldn’t help but narrow her pupils!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, the original plan was 15 days, but Zhou Zong seems determined to finish all footage in 10. Now we’re shooting random footage during the day and editing at night. I just heard Zhou Zong’s schedule—the movie is set to release on July 11th…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“???”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When An Xiaoshi heard this, she had no words to describe her emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>July 11th?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had she heard correctly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She checked the date!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was already July 3rd—so they had only eight days left before release?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t they need censorship approval?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they took the fast-track route, still…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would any audience actually go watch this movie?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Xiaoshi’s eyes widened in shock—a deeper unease surged in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had originally planned to introduce a distribution company for this movie, but now…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe she should just drop it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait—filming this fast? Isn’t this obviously a total disaster?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hello? Is this Mr. Xu from [Star River Cinema]? This is Zhou Yang. We talked before about [Star River Cinema] investing. Do you remember?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, but I’m still considering the investment. However, I have a movie scheduled for release on July 11th—if your cinema has no film playing then, I can grant you the rights…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, I’ll grant you free screening rights… and we’ll split the box office.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right, standard industry split—55\u002F45.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s an Eastern fantasy sci-fi movie… investment isn’t huge—around three million yuan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>July 5th.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could have imagined…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just about eight days, the movie’s plot was already halfway done?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Shen Long, hunched over his computer, editing footage until his scalp ached, had stopped worrying about the filming pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt these past few days were the darkest of his entire film career.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One minute of action…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Zhou Zong’s request, it was cut to five minutes, then extended to seven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The movie’s plot had completely devolved into childish nonsense…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The actors showed zero acting skill; on camera, their movements were absurdly exaggerated, just trying to look cool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dialogue was excruciatingly cringey…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing his scenes, Chen Jianfeng sought out Shen Long and, in the most despairing tone, said: “I think after this movie finishes, I’ll be going to meet my great-great-grandma!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Long barely held back his emotions in response to Chen Jianfeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every day after filming, cinematographer Zhang Yunyi would sit alone in the bathroom smoking, and he’d smoke until midnight…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only one even slightly normal was the prop master, Chen Fang…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Fang was praised daily by Zhou Zong; no matter what prop he produced, Zhou Zong would lavish praise and immediately incorporate it into the film.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bad movie…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That term couldn’t even describe this movie anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was simply…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disastrously, earth-shatteringly bad!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After watching the barely-edited half of the plot, Shen Long instantly felt the world spinning…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt he, too, might soon meet his great-great-grandma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what about Zhou Zong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the rented apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Long watched Zhou Zong making call after call to cinemas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These days, Zhou Zong had been contacting cinemas across the country…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Long had specifically checked—these cinemas were all on the verge of bankruptcy or poorly managed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another similarity: they were all located near schools…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the rented apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yang looked at Shen Long’s pale face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhou Zong, do you think this editing is okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yang lowered his head, looked at the mind-blowing scenes Shen Long had cut, and nodded approvingly: “Good. But I feel it’s still missing something…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s missing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How about some special effects?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Special effects?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah. By the way, Shen Dao, you know how to do computer special effects, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Long was stunned. He pointed at himself and took a deep breath: “Me? Do special effects?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know how!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can learn!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait, how do I even learn?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry! Just make me some effects—like this laser, let’s just… ” Zhou Yang hesitated, then mimicked Ultraman firing a laser beam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know how to do special effects...\" Shen Long gasped in shock at this sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if we use filming techniques to compensate? Like lighting or camera angles...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You two should talk it over with Director Zhang. You're both so talented—just get me that effect, you understand? You can do it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"????\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Back in the day, TVB was broke too, but they found ways. Our crew, right? We can find a way too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"????\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think, with your talent, the special effects you create wouldn't be much worse than something like 'Superman II,' right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Zhou Yang’s serious expression, Shen Long was left staring blankly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not much worse than 'Superman II'?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Us?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Zhou!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of nonsense are you talking?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is that even human speech?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You're asking us to create a ten-million-yuan effect on a hundred-yuan budget?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, after this film wraps, I've applied for another movie project for us...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What project?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Chinese wuxia film: 'Lin Daiyu Fights Lu Zhishen'!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Zhou Yang blurted it out, Shen Long turned pale with shock.\u003C\u002Fp>",1186,"2026-06-20T23:43:44.409Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","7c7103c3e23723e7f4f72034d999b9366f540624ed1d005c500949c9764eecd7","i-only-know-how-to-ride-the-trend-chapter-24","i-only-know-how-to-ride-the-trend-chapter-22",101,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-only-know-how-to-ride-the-trend-cover.jpg"]