The Book of All Things: Born for Joy

114. Opening Ceremony

Li Zichun and Zhao Qianfan returned home and told everyone about their plans.

Yan Xiaoli felt it was a bit too ostentatious and hesitated before saying, "Wouldn't this be seen as taking advantage of the official system?"

Li Zichun yawned and said, "No, it's not the main venue's awards ceremony, no one will care about this detail."

Seeing that he spoke eloquently and was always decisive, the other three assumed he already had a plan in mind, so they nodded and remained silent.

That evening, after taking a shower, Li Zichun called Xiong Wei, the CEO of Jiyin Live.

As a top streamer, Li Zichun should at most have some contact and chat with the operations manager. However, he is too popular. He breaks records with every live stream, becomes a legend on the street, sings on the street whenever he wants, is directly called out by the platform, and is targeted by eight major companies. He is practically a walking topic of discussion, and searches about him are always high every day.

Even though Xiong Wei, as the CEO of Jiyin Live, was very busy, his wife and children kept talking about him every day, which made him a little curious about this young man.

Li Zichun originally had no opportunity to meet people of this level, but since he had connections with the Lin family, he made a point of getting to know them during the Kowloon Harbour Flower Festival performance. The other party treated him with great courtesy and politeness, and the two had a good impression of each other. So, at Lin Xuehua's invitation, the three of them had a detailed discussion at the Fan Flower Manor.

At the time, Xiong Wei just thought that this person's appetite was too big. Was he just daydreaming? But when he saw the medal on his chest that marked him an honorary member of the National Academy of Literature of the Great Zhou Kingdom, which was usually awarded by the chairman of the Xu family himself, he patiently listened to him finish explaining his plan.

When he first heard about the plan, he thought the young man in front of him was crazy. But when he saw Lin Xuehua and Zhao Qianfan standing to the side so calm, it seemed that in their eyes, the Eight Great Entertainments were already "dead".

After some deliberation, he decided to join. The rest was simple; once he joined the group battle, the major families began to coordinate their actions. Coupled with the official crackdown that had been underway for some time, everything proceeded smoothly.

The crackdown on eight major entertainment companies during this entertainment industry cleanup operation has benefited Jiyin the most. Surrounded by the Xu, Dai, Zhang, Jin, Zhao and Lin families, Jiyin has taken over the video divisions of Happy Storm and Seagate Media, and also made a big bite out of Dynasty Entertainment, becoming the largest video website in mainland China.

Afterwards, Li Zichun gave him several more tips, such as spending money to recruit more people and live-streaming sales. These measures completely solidified their position as the leader in the domestic mobile short video software market.

In the eyes of the well-informed powerful families, Li Zichun is now a hidden, walking genius; seemingly quiet and unassuming, yet capable of killing you with ease. Don't believe it? Just look at what happened to the eight entertainment giants – that's the best example of what went wrong.

You can look down on those actors in the entertainment industry who fawn over the powerful and belittle the weak, but you should never underestimate their skills. Anyone who has survived this long has some tricks up their sleeve and a few powerful figures backing them up. As for Li Zichun, he is his own king.

After exchanging pleasantries and congratulations with Xiong Wei, Li Zichun explained his plans: he would focus on driving traffic to Jiyin Live over the next three days, and whether the software could sustain itself depended on them.

Xiong Wei thought he had forgotten and hadn't urged him, after all, he couldn't easily offend such a walking focal point. These past few days he had been holding back, watching Zhang Xiaochuan, Dai Rong, Xu Chengfeng, and Lin Xuehua brag in the group chat, and he was itching to do the same.

Now it was finally his turn.

For the next two days, promotional advertisements for "Those Unfinished Songs" could be seen everywhere on Jiyin Live and all its affiliated company platforms, websites, software, social media, etc., with Li Ke, Zhao Qianfan, and Li Zichun, the three heroes of the Wind and Dust Trio, standing on them.

After several conversations with Xiong Wei, Zhang Xiaochuan, stroking his chin, finally persuaded him to let Xiong Wei direct the performance.

So, for the next two days, a group of people would come to Li Zichun's place every day to practice singing.

Two days later, with the opening of the awards ceremony, all the guests arrived, and the red carpet alone took three hours. Li Zichun watched as the various stars competed for attention, searching for potential collaborations among the handsome men and beautiful women.

Because of Zhao Qianfan's crowning as a top-tier songwriter, everyone naturally knew about him and treated him with kindness. Under director Zhang Yimao's guidance, Li Zichun navigated among various people, adding hundreds of friends on social media alone. Others who couldn't attend wanted to add him but weren't qualified. The hierarchy at the event was very strict; these officially controlled stars—top-tier, first-tier, second-tier, and third-tier—were seated in separate sections.

As the final performance guest, Li Zichun naturally sat in the first row, in the ace award area, just like Zhao Qianfan.

The morning of the first day was just the opening performance; the official awards ceremony was in the afternoon.

The awards ceremony lasted three days. The first day featured awards for the film industry, the second day for television dramas, and the third day for singers. This was only the daytime portion; the evenings included awards for literature, art, and various other fields, truly bringing together the nation's artistic elites.

Zhao Qianfan's performance as the opening act on the first day naturally garnered much attention.

Because it was an awards ceremony for the film industry, the song Li Zichun gave him was also about movies.

Zhao Qianfan stood on the stage and sang "A Love Letter to Filmmakers" to the music:

How many people love the brilliance you left on the silver screen?

How many people love your aloof and independent attitude?

Your eternally childlike innocence and childlike spirit, the helplessness of self-admiration.

Who understands the sorrow you carefully conceal?

Who understands the remembrance on your faded face?

Your flawless nonchalance masks a hidden fear that slowly seeps into a pale complexion.

You are desperately pursuing eternity.

Life, however, is turbulent and unpredictable, full of regrets.

You foolishly pursue perfection.

But it has always been misunderstandings, hurt, abandonment, and blame.

Why grieve, why sorrow, why dwell on bitterness and pain? Why laugh, scold, hate, and love?

The human world is merely a place where you reside.

The Milky Way is where your soul can truly roam.

The human world is nothing but your invisible dream.

A dream left behind by chance, a dream of the mortal world.

To dream a silvery dream with one's own body

"To create a dream within a dream, using a body outside oneself..."

PS: Data is from the internet.

《给电影人的情书》是由罗启锐作词、李宗盛作曲、蔡琴演唱的歌曲，于2005年以单曲形式发行，后收录在蔡琴2008年11月21日发行的音乐专辑《不悔》中。该曲是为纪念中国电影诞辰100周年而创作的音乐剧《电影之歌》的主题曲。2006年，该曲获得第4届东南劲爆音乐榜颁奖典礼劲爆十大金曲奖。