The True Young Master's Metaphysical Road to Fame in Showbiz Ch. 91

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Chi Qingzhou paused for a moment, sat up straighter, grabbed his phone, and responded in his mind, [He's a fairly average singer. The MV I shot, that was for him.]

System: [......]

Such an "average" guy.

Chi Qingzhou didn't respond further.

He unlocked his phone and opened the face blog.

As soon as Wen Zhuohua posted, his manager rushed into the hospital room, bursting through the door.

"My ancestor, why are you getting involved in this mess?!"

Wen Zhuohua turned his head away and sneered mockingly, "What, I just posted on Lianbo, and Chi Qingning's going to bring people to stab me? In a society ruled by law, if he has the guts to do that, I'd respect him as a man."

His manager was so angry his head was spinning, "What are you talking about! Don't you know who's backing him? The President Xiao Chi from the Chi family!"

Wen Zhuohua suddenly turned back, his eyes fierce, "Is that the reason you changed the MV from the version with Qingzhou? Chai Sheng, you knew I had high hopes for him!"

About three months ago, Chi Qingzhou entered the entertainment industry, and his first job was shooting the MV for Wen Zhuohua's new song.

Wen Zhuohua was relatively young, but had debuted early, and with his outstanding talent, he had already won all the major music awards, standing far above his peers.

While other young male idols were still fighting for the titles of first-tier, popular, and top-tier, the title of "King of Singers" was already firmly his.

Wen Zhuohua was serious about music, and every album he released was meticulously crafted, with all details carefully considered.

Perhaps it was this sincere attitude that allowed him to carve out his place in an era where the music scene was somewhat declining.

Fans loved him, and even passersby had a great impression of him.

His new album was inspired partly by religious chants, and not only was the singing difficult, but the MV was hard to shoot as well.

He had hired several actors who had appeared in wuxia, xianxia, and feng shui mystical movies to try filming, but the final results couldn't even be said to match expectations; they could only be described as barely watchable.

His team was desperate, even the director filming his MV complained, "Are you trying to make a classic masterpiece?" which only made him lose confidence, even considering replacing the whole thing with a tranquil landscape instead.

Just when he was feeling discouraged, Chi Qingzhou was sent by the company to take his criticism.

It was this collaboration, which everyone had little hope for, that surprised Wen Zhuohua.

The manager really didn't understand Wen Zhuohua's insistence, "He didn't do anything different from the others, did he? At most, he's just a bit quicker with the sword dancing."

Wen Zhuohua slammed his hand on the bedside table, raising his voice, "That's what you call 'similar'? Do you even have eyes? Qingzhou's sword dancing was the real deal, unlike the previous ones, who were just doing embroidery!!"

The main character in the MV was a Daoist priest who had lived in the mountains during peaceful times and came down to help during chaotic times. Holding a frosty blade, he radiated both martial prowess and compassion for the world.

This type of character was fairly easy to portray, and the other actors, while not perfect, could pull it off.

The real difficulty lay in the sword dance used for the ritual prayer scene, which was based on authentic Taoist ceremonial movements.

Every time the actors tried to film this segment, it gave a very awkward feeling, and they couldn't even get a real Daoist priest to come. The whole thing was nearly shelved.

But Chi Qingzhou's performance was completely different.

His yubu* was so precise it could be used in textbooks, yet it carried the lightness and grace of a white crane spreading its wings. His sword moves were smooth and flowing, the three-foot blade like frost and snow, slicing the air with a sound sharp enough to split mountains and rocks.

(*禹步 (Yǔ bù) is named after 大禹 (Yu the Great)—a legendary Chinese ruler famous for taming floods in ancient times.

According to legend, Yu the Great was so dedicated to controlling the floods that he walked through mountains and rivers for years without ever going home, and he worked so hard that he developed a limp. His uneven or dragging step became known as the "Yu Step" (禹步).

Later, in Taoist rituals, priests started mimicking this step as a way to invoke divine power, show respect to the heavens and earth, and connect with spiritual forces. It turned into a kind of sacred ritual movement believed to carry symbolic and magical meaning.)

Even though it was just a simple filming set, Chi Qingzhou made it feel like a real blessing ceremony.

That feeling—like your whole body and soul had been purified—was something Wen Zhuohua still couldn't forget.

He genuinely appreciated Chi Qingzhou's work and made the call on the spot to use that version of the MV.

But that very night, he mysteriously fell into a deep sleep—and didn't wake up for over two months.

It wasn't until the day before yesterday that he finally woke up. After two days of recovery, the doctors finally let him go online.

He opened Lianbo all excited, and—well, fine, he wouldn't argue that they didn't use the version with Chi Qingzhou. But what the hell was with this sudden "illegitimate child" scandal slapped on Chi Qingzhou? And his oh-so-great manager hadn't even spoken up in his defense?!

And then, just when the illegitimate child thing was finally cleared up, a bunch of so-called "Bodhisattvas" popped up out of nowhere, crying about how much they felt sorry for Chi Qingning, and asking Chi Qingzhou not to push him too hard...

How was Wen Zhuohua supposed to keep quiet about that?

He directly posted the MV version with Chi Qingzhou, said he was really looking forward to his new work, and politely asked fans to recommend some of the stuff Chi Qingzhou had filmed recently.

None of the fan accounts expected the first thing he'd do after waking up would be that, so after getting over the shock, they responded with a string of ellipses and told him Chi Qingzhou hadn't done anything new—just that he was currently filming a variety show, and if he wanted to see it, he could check the livestream room.

He didn't ask more questions, but the netizens who saw his post followed up on it.

[No joke, Chi Qingzhou really moves clean and sharp.]

[Yeah, for real. It's been years since the industry's had someone who fights this good and still looks intimidating.]

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