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Chapter 388: Chapter 367: Enduring Hardship with Great Perseverance_1

Fei Yang was upset.

Don’t I have a reputation to uphold?

It didn’t matter much if Chen Zhiyu was labelled as the Perennial Runner-up, after all, his rival was Xian Yu.

But things were different for him. He was the King of Singing, and one who was at the peak of his popularity, no less!

The King of Singing should not be disgraced!

… Oops, sorry, wrong set.

Anyway, Fei Yang was angry.

The assistant next to him obviously knew what had happened online.

He kept it from Fei Yang fearing it would upset him. Now that it was impossible to hide the situation, he could only attempt to console him by saying,

“Brother Fei, you don’t need to take the netizens’ silly memes too seriously. Today’s youngsters just enjoy playing these games. They mean no harm.”

“Uh-huh.”

Fei Yang said, “Last time, I didn’t care even when an internet troll cursed me at a concert. Why should I hold a grudge against these netizens who are just joking around?”

“An internet troll?”

The assistant chuckled, “That troll you reported last time was detained for several days.”

“Huh.”

Fei Yang rolled his eyes, snorted unhappily, and said, “That’s because he insulted my family — I just want to beat Xian Yu for once, and let him taste what it’s like to be second.”

“Alright.”

The assistant certainly knew that Fei Yang’s temper was relatively good among the kings of singing. He was merely trying to lighten the mood: “Actually, beating Xian Yu isn’t that difficult. After all, the end of the year is near.”

The assistant hinted.

Fei Yang’s eyes flickered slightly, “Yes, the end of the year is coming.”

According to the music industry, the end of the year is the time for the annual Battle of the Gods!

The Battle of the Gods was always a lively affair.

At this time, the kings and queens of singing and songwriters never shied away.

Last year, Xian Yu won the crown for the Champion Track with “Red Sun”. There are many who are not satisfied with this outcome, not just Fei Yang, who is eager to claim victory.

So.

This end of the year, as a trending King of Singing, Fei Yang is still going to participate in this Battle of the Gods!

Besides, Xian Yu started his comeback in September, apparently intending to join the Battle of the Gods at the end of the year as well.

At that time, Fei Yang and Xian Yu will meet again.

Holding a grudge for a year, Fei Yang is all set to turn tables at this year’s end and win the singing contest.

“Come to think of it.”

The assistant reminded him: “Xian Yu daring to release the song ‘Ten Years’ in September, rather than at the end of the year, shows that he is confident he can produce an even better song by then!”

“That’s true.”

A serious look crossed Fei Yang’s eyes.

Netizens had nicknamed him the new Perennial Runner-up, and in such a situation, Fei Yang couldn’t ignore Xian Yu.

Moreover, the song “Ten Years” was so popular that even if it wasn’t Xian Yu’s song, Fei Yang would definitely want to listen to it.

Also, a recent song, “Next Year, Today,” launched Xian Yu to the top two spots on the music charts, making him the center of attention in the music industry.

Even Fei Yang, who was determined to seek revenge against Xian Yu, had to admit that the song “Ten Years” was excellent.

This challenger could not afford to be taken lightly, not even a tiny bit.

“Unless Xian Yu doesn’t participate in the Battle of the Gods at the end of the year, but if he does, his song must be of extraordinarily high quality!”

The assistant’s expression was very serious.

Fei Yang clenched his teeth: “I learned my lesson last year, and this year I made more comprehensive preparations. I started preparing for the end-of-year song half a year in advance, just for this tough battle with him!”

King Fei was full of determination.

Preparing for the end-of-year song half a year in advance, such determination isn’t something everyone possesses.

Everyone says that Xian Yu writes good lyrics, right?

That’s perfect because the new song King Fei has prepared for the end of the year perfectly weaves the lyrics with the melody. The lyrics have a very lofty and poetic meaning. He fears neither the melody nor the lyrics!

…

Lin Yuan had no idea how eagerly King Fei was preparing, let alone how much King Fei longed to make him taste the bitterness of being second.

September sixteenth.

Lin Yuan arrived at the set of “Hachiko”.

He was there for two reasons. The first was that the filming of “Hachiko” was entering its final stage, with the shoot wrapping up at the end of the month. Lin Yuan needed to check on things.

The second reason was that Yi Chenggong, the director, had hit a snag with one of the scenes. No matter how he filmed it, he wasn’t satisfied. He asked for Lin Yuan’s help.

So Lin Yuan came.

Upon seeing Lin Yuan, Yi Chenggong’s eyes lit up, and he rushed over: “Mr. Lin, you have finally arrived!”

Lin Yuan cut to the chase: “What scene is giving you trouble?”

Yi Chenggong took out the script and pointed to a specific passage: “In this scene, the professor is preparing to go to the school, but for some reason, Hachiko is acting unusual today. It seems that he doesn’t want the professor to go, unusual for Hachiko who is normally not so clingy. This surprises the professor. As he sits at the railway waiting for the train, Hachiko walks up to him with a ball in his mouth.”

Lin Yuan understood.

This scene needed the cooperation of a dog.

More accurately, it needed Antarctica’s cooperation.

Antarctica was the grown dog featured in this scene, a character with a significant amount of screen time.

This scene was supposed to hint at the impending misfortune to befall the master, as sensed by Hachiko instinctively.

“The part where he brings the ball to the professor’s side isn’t difficult to film, but after the train departs, Hachiko needs to chase it for a while, and then return to his usual spot where he waits for his master every day. This needs Antarctica to show some emotion…” At this point, Yi Chenggong blushed, “Am I asking too much?”

Normally, Yi Chenggong wouldn’t demand so much, especially not from the other two dogs in the film. He wouldn’t press them like this.

But Antarctica was different. This dog was incredibly intelligent.

Because of Antarctica’s intelligence, Yi Chenggong couldn’t help but want to enhance the role, making the scene more heartfelt.

“Let me try.”

Lin Yuan walked over to Antarctica, crouched down, and petted her head: “Can you understand the feeling when someone you are close to is about to leave you?”

Antarctica stuck out her tongue and licked the back of Lin Yuan’s hand.

“I see.”

Lin Yuan allowed her to continue licking while he mentally summoned the System to arrange a dose of the Emperor’s Charm Potion for Antarctica.

Antarctica had never used the Emperor’s Charm Potion in all the shoots so far as she was naturally good at acting.

However, considering the relatively higher difficulty of this scene, Lin Yuan did not hesitate to spend that extra money.

Antarctica continued licking.

Lin Yuan couldn’t help saying, “Once we finish filming, you can go home. Yao Yao misses you. She even said she wanted to give you a bath the day before yesterday.”

Antarctica wagged her tail.

Standing up, Lin Yuan said, “You may start filming.”

Having gotten used to Lin Yuan’s way of talking to dogs as if they were people, Yi Chenggong nodded, “Let’s get ready then.”

The crew got to work at once.

Then again, the crew witnessed the formidable power of Lin “Druid” Yuan.

Antarctica, who had been struggling to perform this scene previously, suddenly cooperated perfectly, completing the scene smoothly. When Antarctica looked at the departing train blankly, some people even had moist eyes.

“Don’t cry!”

Yi Chenggong scolded, “How many eggs have we fed you all!”

Just as the crew was about to cry, upon hearing his words, they all burst into laughter.

It turned out that the plot was so heartbreaking that the crew often got moved and cried. Sometimes, they would cry multiple times a day.

After a couple of these crying incidents, their eyes would swell up. The crew had to provide eggs for them to soothe their eyes.

However, they were only peeling and eating the eggs instead of using them to soothe their eyes.

Someone sighed, “This film is set to leave the audience in floods of tears.”

Someone next to him scolded, “Can’t you get your idioms right? The correct phrase is ‘rivers of tears’!”

The first person shook his head, “Ah, you’re too inexperienced.”

Watching this scene come together, Lin Yuan felt a part of him being affected. The sadness caused a slight ache in his teeth.

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