novellhall Chapter 18 Musical Prodigy
Chapter 18 Musical Prodigy
Lin Zixuan ultimately did not give the Sina reporter a red envelope.
Because Hu Yanyan has clearly become a fan of Lin Zixuan, she looks like a complete fangirl.
After the interview, they took many photos of Lin Zixuan, who kept exclaiming, "So handsome!"
Then he took photos with Lin Zixuan, got her autograph, and exchanged phone numbers.
She even gave Lin Zixuan her blog number, saying that she had already followed Lin Zixuan's blog and asked Lin Zixuan to follow her as well.
Faced with such enthusiastic fans, Lin Zixuan naturally accommodated and satisfied them all, but as for the tacky red envelopes, she definitely couldn't mention them.
Of course, I was overjoyed. It seemed that this report was secured, and I would have another channel for publicity in the future.
Moreover, seeing Hu Yanyan interviewing such an unknown newcomer, other reporters were either curious or attracted by Lin Zixuan's handsome appearance.
Several reporters interviewed Lin Zixuan after completing their interviews, but it's hard to say how much of his material will make it into the final report.
The interview ended, and the reporters left satisfied, carrying large red envelopes from the film crew.
The crew immediately became lively, with everyone surrounding Lin Zixuan and urging him to treat them to a meal.
No one expected that Lin Zixuan, who was incredibly handsome and usually stayed quietly on set, learning from the director whenever he had free time, was actually a musical prodigy.
The three songs that have been very popular recently, "Autumn Never Returns," "Wait a Minute," and "Damn Tenderness," are all familiar to everyone. Several people in the crew have set these songs as their phone ringtones, and quite a few have set them as caller ID ringtones.
Who would have thought that he wrote and sang all three of his most popular songs? It's truly astonishing.
Most importantly, he managed to keep such a pretentious act to himself, and after being on set for so long, he hasn't revealed a single word about it to anyone else.
It's hard to believe that he'd willingly remain a nobody on set.
However, everything will be different from today onwards.
After Sina Entertainment's interview report is published, Lin Zixuan's popularity will surely soar, and her status in the crew will also rise accordingly.
Judging from the expressions of Pu Cunxin, Yu Hewei, Sha Yi, and other male comrades, it was envy, jealousy, and hatred. Originally, Lin Zixuan attracted the attention of the goddess of the crew with his stunning looks. Now that you are so talented, do the goddesses still have any hope?
The actresses looked at him differently. He was a real gem! Not only was he handsome, but he was also incredibly talented. Should they take the initiative and win him over? Even if they couldn't, developing a relationship with him beyond friendship would be a huge win.
Needless to say, Xu Qing looked at him with eyes so tender they were almost dripping with affection, as if she wanted to drag him into her room right now and tease him mercilessly. Of course, it was hard to say who would tease whom.
Director Gao Xixi and producer Wang Hui were overjoyed. They never expected that Lin Zixuan, who was only hired for 5000 yuan, would give the crew such a big surprise. So, should they give him more screen time?
Because they had to film in the afternoon, it wasn't appropriate to have a meal together at noon, so Lin Zixuan changed his invitation to dinner.
Hu Yanyan acted quickly. At 3 p.m., a news article titled "Rising Musical Prodigy Lin Zixuan - Creator and Singer of 'Autumn Never Returns'" was posted on the front page of Sina Entertainment, along with a super handsome photo of Lin Zixuan.
In the photo, Lin Zixuan is wearing a white shirt. He has a tall and slender figure, clear and masculine facial features, and deep and bright eyes. He is so handsome that it is hard to take your eyes off the screen.
Sina is, after all, the largest portal website, with an enormous reach and influence.
This report immediately attracted a lot of attention and gave Lin Zixuan a huge boost in popularity.
After all, she has both good looks and talent.
Who doesn't like a handsome guy, especially one who's also so talented?
While still in university, she was able to independently create three hugely popular songs: "Autumn Never Returns," "Wait a Minute," and "Damn Tenderness."
Previously, due to a lack of publicity, people didn't know who Lin Zixuan was. Now, seeing the introduction in the news, they realize how handsome, young, and talented he is, and naturally, many people have come to like him.
Lin Zixuan was still on set that afternoon when his phone vibrated in his pocket. He looked at it and saw it was a call from his roommate, Shen Tai. "Zixuan, check Sina News, you're going to be famous..."
This was just the beginning. After that, his phone was ringing almost non-stop. Classmates and friends called one after another to congratulate him. There were so many calls that he couldn't answer them all and eventually had to turn off his phone.
He opened the panel in his sea of consciousness:
Name: Lin Zixuan
Age: 21 (123)
人气：60304
Cultivation level: 2/100 (Qi Refining)
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The popularity stat was growing rapidly, increasing by more than 2 in just over an hour, and it was still growing rapidly. Before this, he had accumulated less than 3000 popularity points per day.
Since he had nothing to do on set anyway, he quietly returned to his hotel, turned on his computer, and logged into Sina Entertainment News.
The article at the very top was titled "Lin Zixuan, a rising musical talent – the creator and singer of 'Autumn Never Returns'".
Click to watch, and you'll find the article praising you to the extreme; after reading it, you'll feel incredibly proud of yourself.
However, the content is almost entirely true, with no fabrication or exaggeration.
This is the charm of words and artistic processing, and also the power of the pen.
He picked up his phone and sent a thank-you message to reporter Hu Yanyan. He quickly received a reply with just six words: "It's nothing, don't mention it."
He then opened Sina Blog.
The number of followers has reached 4371, an increase of more than 1500 followers in just a few hours.
The comment section was bustling with activity, but most of the comments were compliments, such as "Brother is so handsome," "Brother is so talented," and some even called him "husband," with some saying things like "Husband, I want to have your babies."
Log in to the 12530 website again and open the ringback tone backend data.
"Autumn Never Returns" has been downloaded 425381 times as a ringtone.
"Wait a Minute" has been downloaded 348627 times as a ringtone.
"Damn Tenderness" has been downloaded 338614 times as a ringtone.
The increase in ringback tone downloads is not significant; it may take more time for the trend to take hold.
However, the rankings of the three songs on the new song click charts of the five major music platforms have changed slightly. Among them, "Autumn Never Returns" has risen to 8th place on QQ Music and has also moved up one place to 10th place on Kugou Music.
The song was released on April 3rd, and tomorrow will mark its one-month anniversary. Although there's only one day left before it leaves the new song charts, the final ranking might still hold some surprises.
It seems that publicity is indeed necessary. Lin Zixuan has truly experienced the promotional effect of heavyweight media in this era.
Before the advent of social media, portal websites and traditional media truly held the power of public opinion, and film and television works and celebrities were truly inseparable from them.
That evening, Lin Zixuan hosted a banquet for the main cast and crew at a restaurant near the hotel. No dramatic incidents of forcing them to drink occurred, since they had to film the next day, and everyone in the entertainment industry was already a shrewd and calculating person.
Sun Ning noticed that something was wrong with his expression and repeatedly gave him hints under the guise of toasting him, but Lin Zixuan pretended not to understand.
The meal didn't end until after 9 pm. When it came time to pay the bill, they found that the producer, Wang Hui, had already paid in advance. He explained to Wang Hui that Wang Hui's salary for this film was already low, and this was just to make up for the shortfall in his salary.
Lin Zixuan sighed inwardly, no wonder everyone wants to become famous. Once you become famous, everyone around you is a good person.
Back at the hotel, Lin Zixuan turned on his computer.
I was pleasantly surprised to find that my blog's number of followers had exceeded 7000.
What surprised him even more was that on Baidu Tieba, fans had created his own personal Tieba called "Xuanyuan Bar". Although there were only a little over 100 fans, it was still a very good step forward.
The number of downloads of ringtones has also increased significantly.
"Autumn Never Returns" has been downloaded 438381 times as a ringtone.
"Wait a Minute" has been downloaded 357627 times as a ringtone.
"Damn Tenderness" has been downloaded 348619 times as a ringtone.
The total number of downloads has reached 112 million.
He had been happily browsing the internet for less than 10 minutes when Xu Qing sent him a message: "You little rascal, hurry up and come up."
As soon as he entered the room, the older sister rushed into his arms with great enthusiasm and gave him a passionate kiss.
. . . . . .
That night, the older sister was exceptionally gentle and understanding, and I learned several new things from her.
Despite repeated setbacks, they persevered, pushing their limits and engaging in in-depth discussions about the script with Lin Zixuan for a total of five sessions.
Before finally going to sleep, Lin Zixuan glanced at the panel in his sea of consciousness:
Name: Lin Zixuan
Age: 21 (123)
人气：81457
Cultivation level: 3/100 (Qi Refining)
Target 1, Popularity: 19967538
. . . . . .
My popularity has grown to over 8, and since 3 pm, it has increased by more than 2.
What a beautiful day.
However, he also discovered a new problem: during the fifth round of the battle, he found that the technique no longer absorbed human energy, as if it had already eaten its fill.
For him, the final round of the battle was nothing more than the simple pleasures between ordinary men and women.
He guessed that there was a limit to the number of people who could use the Hehuan Asking Immortal Technique to cultivate each day, and the current limit was 60 per day.
As for when they hadn't yet mastered the technique, the upper limit should have been even lower. However, back then, because they had to consider that their older sister had filming assignments every day, both of them restrained themselves.
Every night, they would fight for three rounds before calling it quits. He hadn't tested the daily limit of his cultivation technique, but he estimated the upper limit to be between 400,000 and 500,000.
Perhaps as one's cultivation level continues to break through, this upper limit will also increase accordingly.