Chapter 56: Face smacking

“Are you An Xiao’s rumored boyfriend?”

“No, we’re just friends.”

“Is the song [Invisible Wings] really written by you? Are you Barbarian Lu a.k.a. Doggy Lu?”

“My real name is Lu Yuan, Lu as in land (the meaning of the Chinese word), and Yuan as in faraway(the meaning of the Chinese word)…”

“Why did she ask you to compose for her? If I didn’t remember wrongly, she was going to look for Lin Yu and not you. Moreover, before your identity was exposed, you were just a nobody…”

“Yes, I don’t deny this fact. My acquaintance with her was by chance. I wrote a script for a movie called [Buried] and pulled in a sum of investment, and that was how I met An Xiao incidentally…”

“I didn’t expect you to be so incidental. Then, during An Xiao’s live broadcast, was it you whom she called?”

“Yes, it was me. You can compare the voice on the phone call and see if it was me.”

“I have already compared it. It was definitely your voice…”

“Yeah, then that’s right.”

“You said you’re a director?”

“Yes, [Buried] has finished filming, and it will start screening on September 1st…”

“I’ve heard that [Buried] is a one-man movie? And the main lead is a movie king?”

“Yeah, yes, he’s a movie king!”

“What kind of movie is this?”

“This is a very good suspense and inspiring film…”

“…”

This video was roughly ten minutes long. Even though it wasn’t short, but as a video on a specific topic that could easily last 1 hour, it was already considered short.

The setting of the video was in a dimly lit room. The interviewer was a famous paparazzi in the entertainment industry, Zhou Shuai, and the interviewee was a man sitting on a chair and looking very seriously at the camera.

He had a very gentle gaze. Even though his appearance was nothing special at first, once you take a longer look, you would feel that this man was worth a second look. In fact, his looks were interesting.

He neither looked like the typical idol nor the charming and glamorous old man.

However, this did not affect the interview’s result.

The man was facing the camera, describing the process of how he composed [Invisible Wings] and how he met An Xiao. Of course, he had answered some other questions as well. When he answered them, he ‘unintentionally’ publicized [Buried]. In an interview that lasted about ten minutes, the topic [Buried] was mentioned more than twenty times, it was rather crazy…

His voice was very natural and did not undergo any edit from Photoshop.

In fact, some people were comparing the voice from this audio and realized that it was the same…

This man…

It was Lu Yuan who just left.

“…”

“Barbarian Lu is Lu Yuan? The rumored composer who was offered a prize of five hundred thousand dollars is him?”

“It was indeed mentioned in the video. Moreover, if you compare the details, it seems like nothing is questionable about it.”

“The voice can be faked, so you can’t be certain. They could be doing it to increase the hype… There are all kinds of people in society today. Moreover, we can’t conclude things from just this video, right?”

“Yes, it may not be Lu Yuan. After all… after all…”

“…”

Someone was trying to comfort Chen Zhiyun.

However, Chen Zhiyun closed his eyes, not being able to let out any word despite having a lot to say.

It was obvious that such words of comfort were powerless.

Chen Zhiyun had been smacked in the face once, and this seemed like a second wave of being smacked…

He could feel a deep sense of helplessness. The moment he thought about how he had been posturing in front of Lu Yuan earlier, it all felt ridiculous.

Ding!

Actually, Lu Yuan was putting on an act all along!

Thinking of this and how Lu Yuan’s smile was always foolish and harmless, Chen Zhiyun felt like he had been f*cked…

“Hold on, once you refresh this page, the interview video is pushed down to No. 2. The topic No. 1 seems to be the official movie trailer for [Subway Station]…”

“Isn’t [Subway Station] the movie with 10 million dollars investments and filmed by big director Zhang Tong? Previously, the online publicity had always been heated!”

“Yes, it is a big hit!”

“Screening on September 1st…”

“F*ck, then we can watch it very soon, but why is the trailer so popular?”

“Erm, the name of this video is called Respect To Our Youth, We’re all [Old Boy]?”

“Let’s see…”

“…”

When the prelude of [Old Boy] started playing and the screen of the trailer came on, the previous sense of awkwardness had been reduced by a lot.

Everything was fine.

“This song is not bad and sounds quite professional. It seems like director Zhang Tong has invited a professional singer to sing it…” After he breathed out some air and chased away the discomfort in his heart, Chen Zhiyun expressed his opinions while watching this video.

At least, he couldn’t be staying here so awkwardly, could he?

“Yeah, that’s right!”

“Yes, especially the singer’s vocals. It was so deep and resonant. It makes me feel touched listening to the song, and the lyrics are good too…”

“Yes!”

“It seems like the composer is also a talented fella!”

“This song is going to be a hit!”

Other than Chen Shanbin who was still laughing coldly in the corner, the rest of them started to agree one after another, hoping to chase away the sense of awkwardness just now.

But…

“This singer, it feels like…”

“This guy…”

“F*ck! Isn’t this guy Lu Yuan?”

“F*ck, it really is Lu Yuan.”

“This…”

“…”

Just as the awkwardness was gone and Chen Zhiyun started to feel slightly normal, his pupils began to shrink again…

His breathing stopped…

His heart stopped…

He felt like he was about to vomit blood.

The third wave of the sudden attack had come so suddenly. Moreover, it was fiercer and much more ruthless this time around…

Bang bang bang!

“Weibo has been spammed…”

“What happened?”

“There’s a video on Weibo that seems to be about Lu Yuan too… It seems to be a Poetry Exchange?”

“Lu Yuan is writing poetry?”

“…”

“…”

“…”

Bang bang bang!

The fourth wave of the sudden attack caused everyone to lose their souls. They looked at the hype on Weibo, the two videos, as well as the lead story on entertainment news of “Barbarian Lu’s exposé…”

“Two poems of the Poetry Exchange…”

“Creator of [Old Boy]…”

“One million dollars of investment, can it produce a good movie…”

“Movie King? Who can it be?”

Tonight, it felt as though a bomb had dropped from the skies and exploded into the internet. Everything and everyone was crazy!

Chen Zhiyun took two steps back and his butt plonked onto the chair next to him. At that moment, all he could hear was the repeated replies from Lu Yuan’s foolishly smiling mouth…

“Actually, I have work to do, I’m very busy…”

“Thank you for your kind intention…”

“Do you wish to keep smoking cigarettes worth eight dollars for your entire life?”

“Yeah, yes.”

The words kept repeating over and over again…

As the words were repeating, it seemed to be coupled with the sounds of “piak” as if someone was smacking his face.

(Who could tell me what the f*ck is wrong with this world?)

(I only wanted to be in the limelight during the alumni gathering, but why…)

(Why is the limelight snatched by Lu Yuan?)

At this moment…

He felt waves of dizziness, and vulgarities almost burst out of his mouth…

Tell me, what was the matter with today! Just where did this Lu Yuan come from!

F*ck!

“Eh, you guys, take a look downstairs…”

“Downstairs?”

“The man who’s smoking in front of the Lamborghini. Is that Lu Yuan?”

“It seems like…Yes, wait, there’s a beautiful woman. Erm, the beautiful woman is chatting with Lu Yuan. They seem to know each other well!”

“The agent from China Gold is also standing beside them.”

“But why did Lu Yuan get into the beautiful woman’s car?”

“…”

This time, Chen Zhixiang took a deep breath and closed his eyes politely. In his heart, he couldn’t stop repeating a few civilized words.

He was jealous, indignant, and envious, but he couldn’t flare up. He had to maintain his elegant demeanor.

As for Chen Zhiyun…

Alright, his look had already turned pale.

His mind could only think of, piak piak piak piak…

How painful!

“Has the alumni gathering ended?”

“Not yet.”

“Are your female classmates pretty?”

“A few of them are quite pretty.”

“Stop it!”

“Huh?”

“I’m saying, stop smoking! Quit it.”

“…” Lu Yuan held the cigarette in his mouth. His brows furrowed as he looked far away.

“Can you be more serious?”

“Do I look unserious?”

“Put out the cigarette!”

“No, I won’t! I just lit it, and it’d be a waste to put it out now. What a shameful waste.”

“Lu Yuan, you will surely die of lung cancer in the future!”

“That’s impossible, I’m very healthy!”

“Umm, I’m planning to have a drink with A’Yuan at ‘Meeting You’ coffeehouse, do you think…” Tang Chong, who was next to Lu Yuan, turned and looked at Wang Jinxue.

“I want to talk with him about the movie tonight. I’m the investor for his movie… Can you meet him another time?”

“This…” Tang Chong looked at Lu Yuan and nodded thereafter. “Then I’ll look for A’Yuan again tomorrow.”

Wang Jinxue had a strong aura that inexplicably suppressed Tang Chong. Moreover, Tang Chong felt that Wang Jinxue looked a little familiar. After he recalled who she was, he kept his contract eventually.

“What is it about?” Lu Yuan finally put out the cigarette butt and looked at Wang Jinxue.

“The preparation before the movie screening.”

“Preparation?”

“Get in the car with me.”

“Where’re we going?”

“Get in the car.”

“…”