Chapter 160: Regret? I Have No Regrets

Facts proved that the trope of a rival becoming the lover of the defeated party after losing was popular here for a reason.

Turning from mutual hatred to mutual love was a genuine highlight.

This episode's promotion on "Happy Camp" achieved results Rock Records could hardly have predicted; the small hit "Unconditionally For You" from Fish Leong's new album earlier this year was interpreted by many bored viewers as a confession to Zhou Yi.

Reporters even dug up photos from last year's Rock Records celebration banquet showing Zhou Yi in a suit and tie, and Fish Leong equally dressed up, holding champagne and chatting.

From "Courage" to "Unconditionally For You," a vividly portrayed devoted lover leaped off the page.

Add to that the speculations of conspiracy theorists who solemnly claimed the reason there were no rumors between Zhou Yi and Fish Leong last year was that they deliberately concealed it privately; otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why, among the hottest young female singers in Taiwan last year, only Fish Leong had zero rumors with Zhou Yi.

This did not fit Zhou Yi's constitution at all, wherever he went, rumors followed!

"When rumors become the norm, the one without rumors might be the concealed truth!"

This post from Tianya Forum was so professional that even Zhou Yi himself would have to exclaim "insider" upon reading it; most importantly, the article seriously analyzed Fish Leong's expression on "Happy Camp"—

Due to appearing overly professional, it directly became a hot post on Tianya, and was subsequently published by many small newspapers.

"Zhou Yi is an idol for many people in Taiwan; his success has inspired many, including me, especially with his excellent results of four wins out of six nominations at this year's Golden Melody Awards."

"He is a male singer who makes me feel very special."

"Last year, my 'Courage' indeed lost to him; at the company's celebration banquet, I even joked that he showed no mercy at all."

"..."

Although Fish Leong's remarks on "Happy Camp" when asked about Zhou Yi seemed normal at first glance, placed against the backdrop of Zhou Yi himself, whose reputation had skewed the atmosphere, they looked somewhat abnormal.

"Sandy Lam, Sun Yanzi, Angela Chang, Fish Leong. Tsk tsk, the four hottest young female singers in Taiwan currently; now the rumors are all complete."

Lin Yichen was also a young person, and a half-insider who had one foot already in the industry; naturally, her gossip heart was stirring. If this were true, Zhou Yi could be said to have swept up the top female singers of the millennium generation in the Taiwanese music scene in one net.

Her agent, Zhou Mei Yu, shot her a glance: "Just look at these rumors privately; Zhou Yi is currently a red-hot rising star. Even Chow Yun-fat stumbled on him; don't forget he sued so many media outlets over two months ago."

Lin Yichen, with her hands clasped, immediately nodded like a chick pecking rice.

Having mixed around in Taiwan, she was all too familiar with the lawsuit war that had swept the entire Taiwanese public opinion sphere over two months ago.

From "Next Magazine" down to various small papers, without exception, all lost the lawsuit.

Moreover, as many as thirteen small papers, after being sued by Warner's legal team, had their funds sealed by exploiting loopholes, dragged out until now until their capital chains broke and they could not circulate funds, finally helplessly announcing bankruptcy one after another.

The wealthy and powerful "Next Magazine" fared a bit better; in the end, it even achieved the level of spreading fame.

Especially this time, relying on the achievement of recording Chow Yun-fat's discriminatory remarks about Zhou Yi, even though they lost the lawsuit against Zhou Yi, they still thrived, not only making a name for themselves in one battle in Taiwan but also proving that their sharp blades were still unblunted in the Hong Kong gossip industry.

"Zhou Yi has arrived."

"Zhou Yi is arriving soon, everyone prepare."

"Zhou Yi is about to arrive."

"..."

Just as Lin Yichen and her agent were chatting, the set, which had been quiet for a long time, suddenly erupted—accompanied by the appearance of a black van, the tall and mighty Zhou Yi, accompanied by his agent, walked into the gate of Peking University.

Lin Yichen, the female lead of the MV, jolted, then walked over together with her agent.

"Mr. Zhou, hello, I am Lin Yichen; thank you very much for your support."

After greeting the MV director and others, Zhou Yi met the invisible Lin Yichen, who had waited until the very end to come up. Although she kept a very low profile, she did not give a sense of awkward inferiority.

"Just call me Zhou Yi."

Facing the girl who was only one year younger than him, Zhou Yi joked with a smile: "Calling me so formally, people might think I'm already thirty or forty years old."

"I wouldn't dare call you that; my agent would probably beat me to death." Lin Yichen glanced at her agent beside her, using her to open a topic with Zhou Yi.

It had to be said that although she was still in school, Lin Yichen's high emotional intelligence was already showing signs.

Unlike most of the roles she would play on screen in the future, the real-life Lin Yichen actually gave Zhou Yi a feeling somewhat similar to Chen Hao.

Even in personality, she was softer than Chen Hao, only not as pretty as her.

"In this MV, Zhou Yi, you just need to play a college student as yourself; the classroom can also be sampled from the classroom where you used to study."

The MV director, Jiang Cheng, who had collaborated with Zhou Yi many times before, held back his laughter and gave Zhou Yi direction: "If you keep getting NGs in this MV, I'll have to suspect whether your college life involved skipping class often and not being at school."

Within the plot framework Zhou Yi provided, this MV was basically equivalent to a youth film condensed into the duration of one song.

There was no nauseating so-called rebellion or abortion-type plot; the main focus was a reenactment of real experiences.

To strive for authenticity, over 80% of the filming locations were at Peking University and its surroundings.

From the meeting in the classroom upon first entering university, to the incredibly sweet scenes of playing around in the school and the capital during their romance, to the breakup after graduation.

Sweetness, innocence, regret, empathy.

Zhou Yi was very satisfied with the script expanded by the director and screenwriter; they didn't pull any stunts within the framework he provided, but instead wrote it very pure and ambiguous.

The only downside was... to act out the sense of regret just right, the demand on his acting skills was a bit high.

"Cut! Zhou Yi, you have now graduated from university and entered society; you learned from a class reunion that your former lover, Yichen, is getting married, so you must restrain yourself; don't lose control of your expression; such regret is a bit too fake."

"..."

It was the torturous MV segment again; last time Zhou Yi had received on-site guidance from Zhou Xun on how a scumbag should act restrained, but this time, without Zhou Xun as an artificial cheat code, he acted and acted until he lost the regret.

Out of necessity, the director's team had to start filming the school scenes first—

This entered Zhou Yi's comfort zone.

From the initial pursuit to the various little surprises and little expressions after falling in love, it was so smooth that Lin Yichen almost couldn't react in time.

Several days of continuous filming; although it was just acting, Lin Yichen still felt dizzy.

She was truly confused by Zhou Yi's extremely contrasting performance.

She was a newcomer to the industry, had not undergone any formal training, and no matter how high her acting talent was, she couldn't withstand Zhou Yi's torture with such a huge gap between his upper and lower limits; she almost went off track along with him.

When the field production team of "Super Visit" was invited to the MV filming site to prepare to shoot footage, the cameras were stunned by the sight of the two of them occasionally unable to hold back their laughter and the director shouting "Cut" every now and then.

"It needs to be regret, regret!"

After becoming familiar, Lin Yichen, speaking Mandarin with a thick Taiwanese accent, covered her mouth with one hand and laughed out loud after the director shouted "Cut" again: "If you really can't act it out, think if there's anything in your life that you regret?"

"I'd like to, but up to now, I really can't think of anything I regret; everything I wanted to do has been satisfied."

Zhou Yi spread his hands: "My life is complete."

" Haven't you ever loved someone you couldn't have? Or anything else? Or perhaps someone you secretly liked?" Lin Yichen asked, curious.

"No. Usually, it's others who secretly like me."

Zhou Yi lay on the grass, counting off on his fingers: "Just the ones I know of, there are already several, like…"

The Super Interview production crew: "…"

Could they even broadcast this?

ps: One more chapter~

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