As soon as Director Zeng finished speaking, everyone below looked at Xu Yanyu in surprise.
Director Zeng, what's going on here? The main actors aren't even as well-received as Xu Yanyu, who seems to have no connection to anything?
Director Wu looked at Director Zeng with a bewildered expression, and he heard the whispers of the people around him.
"What did Director Zeng thank Xu Yanyu for? Has Director Zeng gotten so excited that he's confused?"
"Old Wu, you and Old Zeng have a pretty good relationship. Do you know what Director Zeng means?"
Someone nudged Director Wu to get information.
"Don't ask me, I'm confused too." Director Wu scratched his forehead, equally bewildered.
Zhang Yubing almost bit her tongue. "How...how is this possible...just who exactly is Xu Yanyu?"
Fei Zeyu, who was standing on the other side of Director Zeng, was also stunned. He looked at Director Zeng in confusion as if to make sure that Director Zeng had said something wrong.
Yu Jingya's smile froze. She looked at Xu Yanyu in disbelief, then at Director Zeng.
Director Zeng ignored everyone's reactions and beckoned to Xu Yanyu, "Yes, it's Xu Yanyu! Yanyu, come here!"
Xu Yanyu looked at Director Zeng with a blank expression, and then, at Director Zeng's insistence, looked at Yu Jingya next to her.
If she wants to go over there, Yu Jingya will have to give up her spot; she can't very well take a longer route and push Fei Zeyu aside.
Director Zeng also looked at Yu Jingya, wanting her to move to another spot.
The spotlights below immediately started flashing incessantly, a rare sight indeed, forcing the female lead to give up her spot to someone unrelated to the film.
Even Bai Xinjin slapped his thigh and said, "Old Zeng has really learned his lesson; he knows how to generate traffic now. These past few years of hard work have definitely paid off."
"Whether it's black or white, as long as he can generate buzz and hype up the film, he won't lose money even if he makes an art film."
Qian Chang, who was standing next to him, turned pale.
Yu Jingya is an artist under his management, and Director Zeng used Xu Yanyu to climb to the top by stepping on his people.
Zhang Yubing covered her mouth, too shocked to speak.
Yu Jingya's expression was about to give way. She didn't want to move, but Director Zeng's expression didn't seem like he was joking.
She froze, unsure of what to do.
Xu Yanyu then said, "I am very happy to be able to participate in Director Zeng's film project. I would also like to thank Director Zeng for giving me this opportunity. Thank you for your kindness."
At the same time, she waved her hand to indicate that she would just stand where she was.
Director Zeng then realized that he had been a bit too emotional!
He stopped looking in this direction and turned to face the crowd, continuing, "When I was racking my brains trying to find suitable background music, Xu Yanyu stepped in and gave me two songs."
These two songs helped me understand the true meaning of a story and truly grasp how to tell a story to the public…
Yes, after receiving the two background music pieces by Xu Yanyu, Director Zeng rushed to edit the scenes with the music.
As he edited, he gained new insights and then added some new shots to the already edited sample footage.
Some ordinary shots, but which are helpful in expressing the theme of the film.
The film award jury's nomination letter mentioned the brilliance of his change.
"This approach, like the finishing touch, perfects the character of the film's protagonist and elevates the film's theme."
So how could Director Zeng not be grateful to Xu Yanyu?
He excitedly declared, "It's both popular and refined. I've already achieved the refined aspect. As for the popular aspect... well, from a universal perspective, it all depends on whether my audience buys into it! I hereby announce the official premiere of the film 'The Road to Success'."
After finishing his speech, Director Zeng bowed deeply.
The people in the audience started clapping, and at that moment, images of people began to appear on the big screen.
"Wandering, on the road..."
As the images appeared on the big screen, the song "The Ordinary Road" echoed around the theater.
"Ah, isn't this the recently popular 'The Ordinary Road'? Director Zhou actually chose this song as the theme song!"
"It really is Xu Yanyu's song. No wonder Xu Yanyu was able to stand on the stage. Director Zeng kept it a secret very well."
"Director Zeng's taste has really changed a lot; he actually chose this song. No matter how many times I listen to this song, I never get tired of it!"
"Although Xu Yanyu's acting skills are not good, her singing is really good."
...
The audience was buzzing with discussion, all eyes glued to the big screen.
Yu Jingya clenched her fists tightly. Of course, she knew that "The Ordinary Road" was Xu Yanyu's representative work.
No wonder Director Zeng values Xu Yanyu so much; she also knows that Director Zeng once lost his hair because of worrying about the theme song for the movie.
To her surprise, the final theme song was actually provided by Xu Yanyu...
At this moment, Director Zeng went around to the left and walked along a small path close to the wall, and the others followed closely behind.
Next, it was time to watch the movie, and they went to take their seats in the audience.
As the crowd jostled together, Xu Yanyu walked alongside Fei Zeyu.
Someone pushed Xu Yanyu's shoulder, and Xu Yanyu could only move closer to Fei Zeyu.
Fei Zeyu reached out and pushed the person in front of him to avoid Xu Yanyu's approach.
"Heh..." Xu Yanyu chuckled, not caring at all.
At this moment, Director Zeng turned his head to look behind him again and said quietly, "Yan Yu, I'll explain the contents of the movie to you in a while."
As soon as Director Zeng finished speaking, everyone who was still whispering fell silent.
What kind of spell did Xu Yanyu cast on Director Zeng?
It's worth noting that Yu Jingya worked with Director Zeng for so long, yet she never received any special treatment from him after filming wrapped.
Director Zeng had a thousand words he wanted to express at this moment.
He felt that only Xu Yanyu could understand the meaning he wanted to express in his film.
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