Tianrui Entertainment is much quieter now.

With the high-profile start of filming for "Chinese Paladin", people from the company gradually traveled to Huazhou.

After lunch, Lin Rui passed by the recording studio and found that besides Wen Wenxuan, there were only three women left: Qiao Tong, Ruan Zhenzhen, and Tang Miaoyan.

Right now, the man and three women are still engrossed in practicing their new song, which is in stark contrast to the recording studio staff, who are all slacking off, their eyes occasionally flashing with excitement.

Lin Rui was already used to this kind of scene.

Back at the restaurant, Zhou Rongze demonstrated to him how to get a whole year's worth of daily necessities without spending a single penny.

Damn it!

As expected, people love getting things for free!

He's a CEO with a net worth of billions, isn't he ashamed to do something like this?

Compared to Li Mubai, it seems that this guy registered as a member of more than a dozen online brand stores in one go, and after a series of shady moves, he successfully paid out more than seven million yuan, which seemed to be all clothing.

No wonder he's the landlord's foolish son; while others get things for free, he fights for real money!

"Lin Rui".

"Chairman Cao?"

Upon seeing the incoming call notification, Lin Rui couldn't help but mutter, "How interesting!" He really hadn't expected Cao Kang to call so suddenly.

"Have you eaten yet?"

"I just finished eating, Chairman Cao. We're practically family, so please speak frankly."

Cao Kang wouldn't visit a temple without a reason; given his nature, he must have something to ask of him.

"Then I'll just say it directly."

Cao Kang paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "The association has already edited the promotional video, but we're having trouble deciding which song to use as background music."

"Then what?"

Seeing that Cao Kang hadn't said anything, Lin Rui couldn't help but ask.

Cao Kang felt somewhat exhausted.

Wasn't my hint obvious enough, Lao Cao's?

You don't think they want you to make a decision, do you?

However, thinking about Lin Rui's character, Cao Kang stopped overthinking and avoided making himself uncomfortable.

"An internal meeting was held, and everyone agreed that your 'Record of Leaving Xia Prefecture' was quite good, so..."

Before Cao Kang could finish speaking, Lin Rui laughed and said, "The Literary Association wants to use 'Leaving Xiazhou' as background music? No problem, Chairman Cao can make the decision. It won't involve any copyright disputes. If Chairman Cao really has concerns, he can contact Chairman Xu. I believe he won't mind either."

"Record of Leaving Xia Prefecture"?

Copyright dispute?

Am I, Lao Cao, really that lowly?

Even if he used "The Record of Leaving Xia Prefecture", would Old Ghost Xu dare to say anything?

Are you kidding me?!

wrong!

What a load of rubbish!

What would I use it for?

Is that what I meant?

Cao Kang clutched his chest and secretly glanced at Fan Bojian, who was looking expectantly at him not far away.

He felt that he could delegate the communication with Lin Rui in the future, such as having Comrade Fan come up with this bad idea to contact Lin Rui!

"What I mean is, help Huazhou write a piece of music similar to 'Leaving Xiazhou'."

"It's just about writing a theme song for Huazhou. As for the budget, the Cultural Association is quite generous and won't take advantage of you for nothing."

Cao Kang finished speaking in one breath, fearing that Lin Rui would interrupt him.

"You should have said so earlier."

Lin Rui muttered something in an annoyed tone.

The muttering almost made Cao Kang hang up the phone on the spot!

Why didn't you say so earlier?!

I, Lao Cao, am either hinting or stating things explicitly. If you didn't understand, fine, but now you've even learned to interrupt and fill in the blanks?!

I, Lao Cao, did want to say something later, but did you give me a chance?

"President Cao, didn't you finish editing it? Send me the video so I can take a look."

"Someone will send you an email later, please check your inbox."

Cao Kang didn't want to exchange pleasantries with Lin Rui anymore and immediately hung up the phone.

He quickly pulled a medicine bottle from his pocket, shook it for a while, and then put a pill into his mouth.

Five minutes later, Lin Rui received a new email containing a four-minute video.

Ancient capital, palaces, and picturesque landscape.

"Xuanzhou produced a promotional video for the gaming industry, and Huazhou edited this one in a similar way. Is this a move to develop the tourism industry?"

Even with Lin Rui's temperament, he couldn't help but want to complain.

Before he had even finished reading, he called Cao Kang.

"Did you receive the email?"

"received."

Lin Rui asked casually, "President Cao, is Huazhou planning to vigorously develop the tourism industry?"

"Tourism?"

Cao Kang was a little bewildered by this absurd question.

"Send over a longer video, and I'll have my colleagues at the company help edit it. The video you sent might make people think Washington State is trying to boost its tourism industry."

Cao Kang's eyes widened.

Actually, he only watched the first ten seconds or so of the edited video. It was all edited from documentaries from recent years, which he had seen before, so he found it boring and didn't watch any further.

"Wait me a moment."

With a sullen face, Cao Kang hung up the phone, walked to the computer, and opened the video file on the desktop.

It took Cao Kang a full four minutes, almost flying into a rage, to watch the edited promotional video.

In the end, his eyes were practically spitting fire!

Just as Lin Rui said, the entire four-minute-plus footage was almost entirely edited from a tourism promotion template!

"I'll have someone edit a two-hour video for you later."

"Okay, I'll try to get it done today."

"today?"

Cao Kang even doubted whether he had misheard.

"After watching the previous promotional video, if it's this kind of style, I happen to have a piece of music on hand that I originally planned to use in the movie later."

Cao Kang, who had been looking like he was questioning the meaning of life, relaxed his brows the next moment.

I knew it! How could creative inspiration come so quickly?

So it was leftover stock from before!

"Could you send it to me so I can listen to it?"

"I have the sheet music, but I still need to find someone to perform it. Also, some special vocal parts require technical synthesis. I'll send it to you later."

"good."

After ending the call, Lin Rui took out a sheet of music from his drawer.

—Memories of the Forbidden City

After hesitating for a moment, Lin Rui crossed out the words "Forbidden City" and changed it to "Huazhou".

Immediately afterwards, he went to the music room and called over some people to practice and refine the piece.

He then went to the studio alone and began composing music.

The people currently in the music room are Zhou Rongze's specially prepared team for Lin Rui. Their understanding of music and their mastery of instruments are almost top-notch in the industry.

Although it was a new piece of music, they mastered it almost completely in less than an hour of practice.

The recording of "Memories of the Forbidden City" was completed in just two hours, and Lin Rui promptly sent the audio files to Cao Kang.

When the audio file was opened, the eyes of the senior members of the literary association, who were sitting together, lit up.

Magnificent and grand!

A rollercoaster of emotions!

A truly epic and moving experience!

If paired with a carefully selected and edited promotional video, it will surely allow viewers to appreciate the vicissitudes and rich history of Huazhou!

"Hey? Look at the name of this piece of music."

"Memories of Washington?"

"Great name!"

The group of scholars applauded with delight.

This piece of music perfectly suits their tastes and complements the local customs and culture of Washington State!

Cao Kang nodded, then looked at a high-ranking member of the literary association not far away.

"Didn't the Tianrui film crew want to apply for filming locations at Weiyang Palace and Xuelong Mountain a couple of days ago?"

"Approved. Also, from now on, the Tianrui crew will be allowed to apply for filming locations without having to report them."

After saying that, Cao Kang looked at Fan Bojian and said, "Go to Xiazhou and copy all the documentaries we have prepared. Professional matters should be left to professionals like them."