[{"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-55":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},2343536,4580,"Chapter 55: Burning Flame!","i-only-know-how-to-ride-the-trend-chapter-55",55,"\u003Cp>Midnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A light breeze stirred outside the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance, a clamor rose steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Long sat on a chair in his rented apartment, smoking a cigarette while working on a budget.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more he calculated, the more his head throbbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shooting another film like “Sun Wukong vs Superman 2” was easy—no more than 20,000 yuan would cover it—but to make a serious, decent sci-fi film…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Long silently lowered his head, staring at the budget…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wire rigging and equipment: 20,000 yuan equipment cost + 3,000 yuan per day average.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Props and camera equipment supplements: 45,000 yuan…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actor salaries and meals: around 60,000 yuan…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Special effects, computer tech, props, and rental fees: 85,000 yuan, lowest tier…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additional budget for management and equipment expenses: 50,000 yuan…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the numbers above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Long crushed out his cigarette, a faint bitterness tugging at his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how you shoot “The Stranger: Reboot,” it’s going to cost at least 260,000 yuan—that’s already the bare-minimum beggar’s version.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Shen Long pulled out his phone to call Zhou Yang again and report on the filming funds, his phone rang first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately answered the call!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hello?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhou Zong!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The funding’s arrived?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhou Zong, I think… I think I’ll need about 260,000 yuan…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I had 500,000 yuan, what kind of result could I achieve?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The effect would double…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One million?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fuck!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three a.m.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rented apartment was brightly lit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actors Chen Jianfeng, prop master Liu Fang, cinematographer Zhang Yunyi…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original crew from “Sun Wukong vs Superman 2” all crowded excitedly into the apartment, their eyes fixed hopefully on Zhou Yang, who had just entered, looking weary from travel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the window, the starry river glittered brilliantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhou Zong!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhou Zong!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhou Zong!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They saw Zhou Yang, dressed in a suit, silently walk in carrying a suitcase, scanning each of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone instinctively stood up as Zhou Yang entered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sit!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yang waved his hand to signal everyone to sit down, then placed the suitcase on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Long stared intently at the suitcase, his eyes slowly turning red, his emotions overwhelming…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But moments later, remembering the thick red envelopes Zhou Yang had once given them, his gaze flickered with bitterness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The box probably didn’t contain real money—even if it did, it was likely filled with nothing but one-yuan and five-yuan bills…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost everyone thought the same…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, they saw Zhou Yang, under all their gazes, lower his head and open the suitcase!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dim light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rented apartment fell into brief silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Shen Long trembled slightly, his eyes locked on the stacks of bright red hundred-yuan notes inside the box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, his mind felt like it had exploded—blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Impossible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Impossible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could Zhou Zong possibly bring this much money? Where did he get it? He…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that the top layer was money, and underneath was just paper?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was Zhou Zong playing the “quenching thirst with plums” trick?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, yes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must be—Zhou Zong couldn’t possibly have gathered so much money all at once…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Jianfeng, Liu Fang, and Zhang Yunyi stared at the box in disbelief, then looked up at Zhou Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as everyone’s minds conjured a reasonable explanation…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yang, under all their gazes, pulled out another stack of cash, then another, from the box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Long opened his mouth—this moment, he felt as if his heart had been stabbed, his whole body trembling violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s real!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stack after stack of real cash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even a single fifty-yuan note—every single bill was a hundred!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you all—for sticking with me since ‘Sun Wukong vs Superman 2’…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This journey has been brief, but we’ve tasted its bitterness and sweetness, been slammed hard onto the shore by reality, and once lost all hope…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yet, in the end, we passed the test and took another step forward—a crucial first step…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The first step in life is always the hardest!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So too is the first step on the path to success!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But as long as you don’t abandon your dream!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As long as you keep pushing forward, even amid storms, the belief that refuses to give up will carry you to a second step, a third, a fourth…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Step by step, step by step, climbing higher…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yang’s gaze burned like fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surging tide of emotion surged from Zhou Yang, spreading deep into everyone’s hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their emotions began to stir—Shen Long clenched his fists, his body trembling uncontrollably…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Zhou Yang spoke, and as he spoke, he placed a stack of cash into Shen Long’s hands, leaving him stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shen Dao, I know you’re a talented man!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I once said you would shine, rise higher and higher…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is a bonus—just 20,000 yuan, not part of the investment. Take it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For ‘The Stranger: Reboot,’ I’m investing another one million yuan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One million yuan still isn’t much—compared to ‘Superman 2,’ it’s like fireflies beside the moon—but remember, the world has never lacked stories of comebacks…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’d rather be a witness—to see you unleash your talent, express it fully through your lens!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yang adjusted his glasses, then turned his gaze to Chen Jianfeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jianfeng, from the moment I first met you, I knew you’d become a future film king…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your dream is gradually taking shape within you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your stage will be vast—thank you for holding on, and I hope you keep holding on, walking with me…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll lay down step by step for you, helping you climb higher and higher…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yang slipped a stack of cash into Chen Jianfeng’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clapped Chen Jianfeng on the shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Jianfeng’s mind went blank, yet his face flushed with excitement; he wanted to say something, but in the end, nothing came out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at Zhou Yang’s back…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Zhou Yang walked toward the cinematographer Zhang Yunyi: “Zhang Laoshi… I still remember, during the filming of your last movie, you stayed up all night learning Photoshop and special effects—often pulling all-nighters, then getting up the next day, shouldering the camera, hunting for angles, and diving straight into shooting… I believe it, I’m certain—effort always brings returns. Undeniably, ‘Sun Wukong vs Superman 2’ may have been terrible, but… our team will become better…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yunyi stared dumbly at Zhou Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, he felt a lump in his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sense of being truly valued surged into his heart for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded frantically: “It will be better—absolutely better!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took the money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Zhou Yang clapped him on the shoulder and turned his gaze to the prop master Liu Fang…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the rented apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When each sum of money was handed out to everyone’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the rented apartment, those once-overlooked youths now all had red-rimmed eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before meeting Zhou Yang, they had endured too many cold glances and rejections, feeling like scraps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After meeting Zhou Yang, they began slowly to feel valued, recognized, and inspired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“‘The Traveler: Reboot’!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m investing one million yuan in you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hope…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can ignite a small spark for you, so the flame of your dream won’t go out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I also hope you’ll carry that spark to attract and illuminate more kindred souls…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…“\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My only request!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that I want ‘The Traveler: Reboot’ to be seen by everyone as soon as possible—preferably before ‘Superman 2’ ends its run…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hope…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I long for more people to know…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can do bigger things with less money!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…“\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yang looked around at everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he turned and left the rented apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby, Zhang Jiali stood stunned, watching Zhou Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they stepped out of the apartment, she finally couldn’t hold back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhou Zong, aren’t you afraid they’ll…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If their dreams are worth only a little over a million, then the loss isn’t mine—it’s theirs…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yang gazed upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far off, the sky blazed with stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Zhou Yang was about to get into the car,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his phone rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He answered it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The call was from An Xiaoshi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhou Yang…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Director An?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhou Yang, how much more investment do you need?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…“\u003C\u002Fp>",1372,"2026-06-20T23:43:44.409Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","5d7634dfdbe72f644ef40c8e88b2d2cf7b6b2afda3bcba54a855e7be154ac15e","i-only-know-how-to-ride-the-trend-chapter-56","i-only-know-how-to-ride-the-trend-chapter-54",101,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-only-know-how-to-ride-the-trend-cover.jpg"]