[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta":3,"chapter-the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-chapter-39":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Playboy of Huayu: How Did a Celestial Immortal Transform Me?",{"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},2297665,4495,"Chapter 39: Taking Bingbing to Sanlitun","the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-chapter-39",39,"\u003Cp>Following the Hollywood-style commercial film script structure taught by Lu Kuan, Ning Hao spent a day and night without eating or sleeping to revise it, finally producing a draft that was decent and closer to the story of the later film *Crazy Stone*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Ning Hao’s support, Boss Lu’s transition toward becoming a director continued to accelerate, and he could now begin considering the production of his first film.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first film he planned was *Whiplash*, for three reasons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, 90% of the shooting scenes were indoors, and renting university campus venues would suffice, keeping costs low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, after the release of *Hero*, a wave of domestic commercial films had emerged; releasing the fast-paced *Whiplash* on the back of this trend promised clear profit prospects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, for his first film, he definitely needed to obtain some resources from Anita Mui; he planned to find Xie Tingfeng for the male lead, as he had received favors from Anita Mui when he first debuted, and this bit of face had to be sold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest was the issue of funding; the original work had an investment of around 20 million yuan in 2014, and that was under the strict Hollywood film industry system, with various union clauses restricting filming time and minimum wages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Placed in the present year of 2002, with Boss Lu’s various slick maneuvers, compressing the cost to under 7 million was not a big problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the film crew, he would use the cheap labor from the Youth Film Studio and could also borrow their studio logo and filming quota to solve the permit issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would have Ning Hao make a cameo as the cinematographer; under his own on-site guidance, there would be no problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for post-production, it only involved editing and scoring, which could be done by enthusiastic students from the Beijing Film Academy working for the love of the craft, and he would write the theme song himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of the theme song, Boss Lu realized he had been standing Fan Bingbing up for a long time; he had said since before the holidays that he would take her to meet music producers like Zhang Yadong, and it had dragged on until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few phone calls, he arranged to meet Zhou Xun and Fan Bingbing at Bar 88 in Sanlitun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beijing is a divided city, half aristocratic and half commoner, and Sanlitun is the intersection of the two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dazzling disco balls and jaw-dropping price tags constantly reminded people of the chasm between classes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the same hysteria and drunken stupor seemed to whisper in your ear that all beings are equal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Xun, what have you been busy with lately? Let's have a drink today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two had successfully developed into drinking buddies; Boss Lu was handsome and spoke well, and Zhou Xun liked him very much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure, I just came out of the recording studio.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then said viciously: \"This time I listened entirely to your guidance, and it exhausted me to death. If there are no results, you just wait!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xun did not like to hear the little Daoist Priest calculate her love life, but she did not mind him calculating her career.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially after hearing rumors about Lu Kuan’s exploits in Xiangjiang, the small circle in the domestic entertainment industry was very interested in his Wenjie Consulting Company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With outsiders present, Fan Bingbing restrained her natural allure well, yet she was still surprised by the weight of Lu Kuan’s words in front of a popular star like Zhou Xun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that Zhou Xun’s first album, as disclosed in the media, was also planned by Lu Kuan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Fan Bingbing’s status in the domestic entertainment industry was still far from comparable to hers, they were all friends, and Zhou Xun did not forget her while chatting with Lu Kuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bingbing, I heard from Little Lu that you also want to try releasing an album or something, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Sister Xun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Artists of this era were all expected to be triple threats in film, television, and music; this was a trend from Hong Kong and Taiwan, and Zhou Xun was not surprised by it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yadong is stuck in traffic, he should be here in a while,\" Zhou Xun checked her watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You two can chat with him later. I suggest booking two songs first and releasing a single to test the waters; making an album is really too tiring.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Kuan also nodded: \"The record company Sister Xun signed with is Warner, and the album was planned by the director Song Ke himself. You are just starting out, so trying a single first is also good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Bingbing nodded obediently, looking like she was at his beck and call...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, looking like she was at his command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry, Sister Xun. Although your voice is quite unique, your popularity and appeal are there, so the performance of this album won't be bad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the later years, Zhou Xun’s album *Summer* achieved sales of 280,000 copies during the 2003 peak period, on par with professional singers of the same period like Liu Huan and Yu Quan, which was quite impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xun clinked glasses with him and laughed: \"I'll take your word for it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, Zhang Yadong and Gao Yuanyuan also arrived; the two walked over, snuggling very sweetly, no longer needing to avoid suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two years ago, Zhang Yadong divorced Dou Wei’s sister and officially threw himself into the arms of the beautiful Gao Yuanyuan...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xun introduced everyone, and Gao Yuanyuan looked at the handsome Lu Kuan in surprise: \"Zhou Xun, the little immortal you mentioned whose words become reality is so young!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yadong had a rather wooden personality, and upon hearing this, he also sized up Lu Kuan from head to toe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Kuan laughed: \"What little immortal? That’s just a groundless rumor. I only just finished the Beijing Film Academy art exam today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Li Yapeng and Wang Fei were not here today, otherwise, Lu Kuan would have insisted on taking a group photo; it would become a famous scene in three years!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xun’s current boyfriend is Li Yapeng, Li Yapeng’s ex-girlfriend is Qu Ying, Qu Ying fell in love with Zhang Yadong in 2005, Zhang Yadong is Wang Fei’s exclusive producer, and Wang Fei married Li Yapeng in 2005...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a damn mess!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The topic turned to business, and when discussing Fan Bingbing’s musical path, Zhang Yadong was a bit troubled: \"Wang Fei just signed with Sony Music and asked me for songs, and there is also Pu Shu’s *Life Like a Summer Flower*; I really don't have the energy for now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not an excuse; he had recently been busy with the soundtrack for the film *Spring Subway*, starring his current girlfriend Gao Yuanyuan and his next girlfriend Xu Jinglei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss Lu expressed his envy; in his past life, he just threw money at women, nowhere near as high-end as Zhang Yadong, who could harvest them at will just by relying on talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key is that after breaking up, not a single female star spoke ill of him...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Bingbing was a bit discouraged; having finally used Lu Kuan’s connections to reach the hottest musical talent in the industry, she did not expect to be politely declined again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about this, Yadong, I will write a few songs for Bingbing, and you can take a look and help polish them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to copy songs for the *Whiplash* theme song anyway, so what did it matter how many he copied?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that, limited by Boss Lu’s own lack of musical talent, he estimated he could not fully replicate and present the legendary songs of the later era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, he could sing and hum a few of Zhou Jielun’s Chinese-style songs, but he was completely ignorant of the details like the combination of various instruments in the melody or the rhythm of switching between the main and chorus sections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the significance of the existence of professional music producers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xun and the others all looked at him in surprise, when suddenly, a disdainful sneer came from the booth behind them:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it, now any Tom, Dick, or Harry dares to mix in the entertainment industry; aren't they afraid of making people laugh their heads off!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xun’s expression turned ugly, and just as she was about to reprimand them, she saw a middle-aged man with a crew cut and a bloated face stand up, looking at Fan Bingbing with lewdness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bingbing, if you want to sing, come find me. Why bother with this pretty boy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previous book wrote that *Whiplash* had problems, so let this one set sail from here, fulfilling a wish~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1465,"2026-06-20T06:05:17.358Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","0be0edf4c9617c91789913f861098f0fcb41b104631feb76dc710961c3bbe39e","the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-chapter-40","the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-chapter-38",343,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-cover.jpg"]