I'm just trying to ride the wave of popularity!

Chapter 137 Zhou Yang in the MV (Part 2)

2003 years.

Starting in June.

The name Zhou Yang seemed to have appeared out of nowhere in the entertainment industry.

although……

From "Goku vs. Superman 2" to "King of the Beasts," mainstream media outlets almost exclusively reported negatively...

Criticism, satire, moral decay, nailed to the pillar of shame...

There were just too many different kinds of insults and abuse.

In fact, recently, mainstream media outlets have exposed Zhou Yang's numerous fraudulent activities, including having people impersonate media for interviews.

This includes, but is not limited to, shameless acts such as going to the premiere of "Superman II" and sticking labels like "Sun Wukong vs. Superman II" or "Superman II" on hand sanitizer...

It was once condemned by countless people...

Perhaps influenced by so many negative comments, Xian Xing's first impression of Zhou Yang was one of hostility.

If it weren't for the phone call I received from Zhou Yang a while ago, where he spoke very earnestly, hoping I could help train a street singer named Shen Hu, and offering exceptionally generous compensation, since Shen Hu happened to be short of money...

He couldn't have been invited.

Then, after meeting that street singer named Shen Hu, he had a very bad impression of him!
His singing skills are terrible, his foundation is weak, his voice is too generic, he not only lacks any talent, but he is also rather dull and stupid, so there is absolutely no possibility of him succeeding.

Training a singer like this is a complete waste of time!

Singers like this should change careers as soon as possible.

but……

The moment I saw the music video for the title track "Snail"...

Xian Xing gradually fell silent!
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The early morning wind blew into the room through the window.

The music video for "Snail" was playing on the computer.

As someone who has produced many successful music videos and was still active during the era of the Four Heavenly Kings, if we were to evaluate the quality of the music video for the song "Snail," it would be just so-so.

It wasn't as polished as the music video for "October," and the overall composition of the music video was somewhat haphazard. Even the camera was shaking during filming, and the camera position wasn't properly fixed.

The color scheme and composition were completely unrefined, as if they just photographed whatever came to mind...

Everything seemed to be done by a novice, like a cheap camera used to shoot a makeshift, unprofessional assembly of footage.

but……

For some reason, it was this unprofessionalism that inadvertently gave Xian Xing a sense of realism, like watching a documentary.

A soft piano melody filled the entire shot.

In the footage, he saw Zhou Yang at the crossroads, carrying that wallet, walking through the bustling street, making phone calls and searching for one investor after another...

With a fawning smile, he sincerely bowed and scraped to every figure in a suit and tie, excitedly introducing the script story hidden in his wrinkled wallet...

However, repeated failures and rejections gradually stiffened his smile, even giving it a bitter feel. But in the end, he gritted his teeth and stood up again.

They continued to communicate by phone...

Should we shed our heavy shells and search for where the blue sky truly lies?

Drifting gently in the breeze, I no longer feel the pain of the past wounds.

Accompanied by the piano melody and the soft, deep vocals, the overall tone of the music video has a slightly gloomy feel.

Her singing skills and style remain mediocre...

but!
In the footage, the young man walks forward step by step, rejected time and time again, yet he smiles each time...

Although no words were spoken,
Expectation, despair, pain, perseverance, excitement, exhilaration...

In just over ten seconds of footage, countless conflicting emotions were portrayed so vividly by a young man!

Even more surprisingly, Xian Xing was so shocked that she felt a sense of emotional resonance, and without realizing it, the most vulnerable nerve in her heart trembled slightly.

This emotional resonance, combined with the lyrics, instantly made up for any shortcomings in singing skills, and even amplified and strengthened the singer's emotions!

A low-budget singer and a low-budget music video, yet they have a high-budget lead actor.

Then, this high-end protagonist, with dreams as the main theme, sublimates the cheap and rough feeling and strikes straight to the heart!
Xian Xing was slightly startled!
Immediately afterwards, in the music video, the camera continues to focus on Zhou Yang's back as he walks through bustling streets, amidst the interplay of light and shadow, in the dim twilight...

We came to a series of sky bridges...

I saw a group of homeless singers, their voices hoarse from shouting.

He saw Zhou Yang stop in front of a homeless street singer who was ignored by everyone.

The bustling crowd contrasted sharply with the empty guitar case.

The corner was dimly lit, the scene was hazy, and the loneliness and desolation formed a stark contrast with the bustling street.

"My name is Shen Hu..."

With a hoarse, dry voice, the wandering singer named Shen Hu raised his head and looked at Zhou Yang.

After a brief exchange of glances, he saw Zhou Yang nod...

Then, the piano music gradually intensified, the melody rising step by step. The camera gave Zhou Yang a close-up, his deep eyes filled with empathy and encouragement. He reached into his pocket but couldn't find a single penny. Finally, he lowered his head in embarrassment and awkwardness. Then, he turned and left the overpass, walking step by step into the distance, into the deepest place...

I will climb step by step, waiting for the sunlight to quietly gaze upon its face.

[A small sky holds a big dream; a heavy shell encases a gentle yearning.]

The song, accompanied by its melody, gradually rose into the air. In the darkness where time seemed to intertwine, Zhou Yang continued to walk forward step by step. But in a corner unseen by anyone, he saw Zhou Yang punch himself hard, blood streaming from the corner of his mouth. He even tore the script to shreds, on which the words "Man" were faintly written...

The piano music is rising in intensity, but the camera work is becoming increasingly oppressive...

There was madness, pain, self-doubt, anxiety, and even grotesqueness...

Xian Xing actually felt a stinging sensation from Zhou Yang's figure.

Dreams and reality have created a series of bloody scenes, with hope being shattered time and time again, only to be reborn again and again.

Persisting desperately, moving forward step by step in despair...

Xian Xing felt that all her senses and perspective were completely immersed in the scene presented by the camera. The next shot…

In the melody, in the gradually rising lyrics...

Zhou Yang, a loser, encountered one loser after another...

There were actors who were kicked out of the film crew, directors who were dejected and impoverished, and staff members who were also kicked out of the film crew...

"If I had money, I'd like to buy a Qinzhou G1 and cruise around the city..."

"If I were rich, I would wear a European-style suit, stand in the sunlight, stand on the streets of a big city..."

"If I had money..."

"..."

As the melody played, one childish voice after another rang out.

In the interplay of darkness and light, fleeting figures appear in the frame.

I will climb step by step, and at the highest point, ride the leaf and fly forward.

Let the wind dry the tears and sweat, one day I will have my own sky.

One after another, disheartened people!

Each voice was filled with expectation.

One by one, they followed behind Zhou Yang, each carrying their own dreams.

Rejection after rejection, setback after setback, despair seems to have become the dominant theme...

They passed by [A Liang Fast Food Restaurant] and saw Xu Xueliang looking haggard.

After walking past the dilapidated Feihe Cinema, I saw a pretty girl standing silently below the cinema, staring blankly at the sign.

Passing by the [Siling Auto Repair Shop], I saw a middle-aged man with a stubble beard, looking lost, turning a wrench, drifting through each day in a daze...

……

At first, Zhou Yang was alone, walking silently in solitude.

Following closely behind, more and more people began to follow Zhou Yang...

Under the theme of "dreams," everyone contributed what they could to the film.

The melody in the music video grew increasingly soaring...

Shen Hu's voice, filled with emotion, grew ever louder...

It seemed to pierce the darkness and reach into the distance...

In the music video, light and shadow constantly intertwine.

One by one, figures, some excited, some desperate, some blurry, transformed into phantoms amidst the interplay of light and shadow.

Time and again, collapses, and time and again, regrouping...

The background noise was faintly mixed with laughter, crying, anger, and arguing...

The sounds grew louder and louder until the camera finally plunged into endless, terrifying darkness.

……

Xian Xing watched silently as darkness persisted for a moment, and then slowly, bursts of light began to emanate again.

Finally, the image freezes on the dim, indistinct light of the opening of "Monkey King vs. Superman 2"...

then……

A line of text popped up.

We are on our way.

[A tribute to every one of us on the road]

……

After watching the music video, Xian Xing looked out the window.

An indescribable emotion welled up in my heart.

I suddenly remembered those rumors on the internet, and that awful movie, "Monkey King vs. Superman 2"...

Somewhat dazed, yet also somewhat bewildered...

Immediately afterwards...

For some reason, the whole room was unusually quiet, eerily so.

He suddenly remembered that summer many years ago...

This is a scene from my first visit to Taiwan, where I kept submitting articles to every company.

Maybe……

These people are not as despicable and repulsive as some media outlets portray them to be.

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11 month 8 day.

Three o'clock in the morning.

Liu Jun finished watching the music video.

After reading it, his eyes reddened...

No one knows "Monkey King vs. Superman 2" better than him!

That day, he was so badly fooled by the unscrupulous merchants who used the "exciting" gimmick that he lost his temper!
Even now, those scenes are still vivid in my mind.

but!
These aren't the things that are truly touching...

But...

An article in the 【Movie House】 section titled 【How much suffering did he endure before he finally touched the hope of success!】

(End of this chapter)