Love Confession Balloon

August 4th, Friday.

The second day after the movie Balloon was released.

Lin Chuan's Weibo private messages had exploded.

His follower count had also risen to over 500,000.

However, Lin Chuan, inside the recording studio, was completely unaware of all this.

Lin Chuan walked out of Old Zhou's recording studio, having finished recording the song Love Confession Balloon.

After informing his fans on Weibo that the movie Balloon was about to be released.

Lin Chuan had entered the recording studio to record Love Confession Balloon.

Although he had mastered Jay Chou's singing techniques.

It still took Lin Chuan a considerable amount of time to familiarize himself with the various instruments in Love Confession Balloon.

Old Zhou, wearing headphones, listened to Love Confession Balloon one more time.

"By the Seine, coffee on the left bank~"

"In my hand, I savor your beauty~ the lips that left their mark~"

"The flower shop's roses, whose name was written wrong~ The Love Confession Balloon, blown by the wind to the other side of the street, a smile flying in the sky~"

Old Zhou took off his headphones, tears welling up in his eyes.

As a professional in the arts, the young Old Zhou had also had a romantic past in Paris.

Back then, he was a poor student and met a beautiful French girl on the streets of Paris.

They had almost gotten married.

But the girl's husband absolutely refused.

Old Zhou's cross-border romance ended without a resolution.

This song, Love Confession Balloon, made Old Zhou recall that buried memory.

Wiping the tears from under his eyes, Old Zhou was still somewhat immersed in his melancholic emotions:

"Mr. Lin Chuan, your song is absolutely beautiful!

Huh? Mr. Lin?"

He looked up, only to find Lin Chuan already at the recording studio door, with one foot stepping out.

Hearing Old Zhou's voice, Lin Chuan turned his head:

"Oh, I have something else to do. Just send me the song later."

Old Zhou wanted to say more, but Lin Chuan had already disappeared from his sight.

In the morning, Lin Chuan received the master recording of Love Confession Balloon.

He logged into Weibo and Bika Net, preparing to check the private messages from netizens.

He discovered an unexpected surprise.

The topic "[Balloon is like a plate of fresh brain flowers]" had made it onto the Weibo trending searches.

It was currently in eighth place.

Lin Chuan clicked into the trending searches.

As expected, a large group of netizens in the comments section were crying their eyes out:

"After watching Balloon, I'm not okay. I thought it would be a story about a killer with a balloon, but I didn't expect..."

"Such a despairing worldview~"

"I really want to know where he got his inspiration!"

"I saw several people run out of the cinema crying."

Looking at the funny comments from netizens, Lin Chuan felt quite amused.

The fact that they had the energy to post on Weibo meant that their physical and mental health were not affected.

Lin Chuan was very pleased about this, and a little proud.

To make an ordinary person watch Balloon

was like tricking someone who thought they couldn't eat spicy food into eating Sichuan hot pot in Chengdu.

It opened the door to a new world for ordinary people.

It also generated revenue for the local proctology hospital. What a beautiful thing.

Besides, I only said on Weibo that Balloon was a mildly horror animated film.

Did I lie? No!

After all, adults have a strong capacity for endurance.

Thanks to Huayu Electric, Blue Star's Huaguo has a very complete rating system.

"Balloon" is a Category II film, and minors are absolutely not allowed to enter the cinema to watch it.

In fact, this is similar to how some food stall owners, who believe their snacks contain additives, or as they're commonly known, "tech and harshness."

For the sake of their conscience, they choose not to sell to elementary school students and instead set up stalls outside university campuses. It's the same principle.

Of course, "Balloon" will not harm people's physical health.

After all, "Balloon" is just a movie.

In the eyes of college students, it might not even compare to the start of the semester.

Lin Chuan believed that there must be a large number of horror film enthusiasts who would enjoy this type of horror film like "Balloon."

Lin Chuan posted "Love Confession Balloon" on Weibo and Bika Net.

He added the caption:

"Dear audience friends, we from 'Balloon' have produced a promotional song, 'Love Confession Balloon.'

Friends who like it, come and listen!"

As soon as the message was sent, comments from netizens quickly poured in.

"Haha, is this song sung by Hui Mei?"

"It's quite nice."

"I'm a little hesitant to click it. What if it fits 'Balloon' too well?"

"Hahaha, usually, movie soundtracks worry about not fitting the movie enough. Only those who have seen 'Balloon' would worry about it fitting 'Balloon' too well!"

"Lin Chuan, a singer whose directing career has held him back!"

The song "Love Confession Balloon" was of excellent quality in itself.

It even reached the annual Golden Melody Chart back in the day.

In the parallel universe Earth of his past life, this song once swept through streets and alleys.

And "Love Confession Balloon's" debut on Blue Star also amazed a group of listeners.

"You say you're a little hard to chase, wanting me to retreat~"

"Gifts don't need to be the most expensive, just the fallen leaves of Champs-Élysées~"

"Create a romantic date, not afraid of messing everything up, Having you means having the whole world~"

The fresh, casual, and catchy melody was played on repeat on many people's phones.

Shortly after Lin Chuan posted on Weibo.

The topic "[Balloon Promotional Song 'Love Confession Balloon']" also climbed to sixth place on the trending search list.

One spot higher than the current seventh-ranked "['Balloon' is like a fresh plate of brain flowers]."

Many netizens who hadn't seen "Balloon" left comments.

"It's so good, I've been listening to it on repeat for half the day!"

"The intro is very catchy, and the imagery is strong!"

"It's been a while since I've heard such meaningful rap!"

"Can anyone who's seen it tell me, is 'Balloon' any good? Summer vacation is almost over, I'm planning to take my girlfriend to see it."

"Our boss organized a team-building event, and we're all going to see 'Balloon' this afternoon. I want to know too!"

"Why do people say 'Balloon' is like a fresh plate of brain flowers!"

In the eyes of the audience who had seen "Balloon."

The melody of "Love Confession Balloon" was completely different.

"Love Confession Balloon, blown to the other side of the street~"

"Smiles flying in the sky~"

"You say you're a little hard to chase, wanting me to retreat~"

Wasn't this the famous scene in "Balloon" where the Head Balloons attacked the victims!

When you put yourself in that context, it was incredibly eerie!

All I can say is, Director Lin Chuan really understands dark humor.

But not a single person pointed it out.

Everyone tacitly chose to remain silent.

You have to know, what this generation of netizens loves to do most.

Is to tear up other people's umbrellas after they themselves have been rained on.

When doing bad things, no one finds it too hard or too tiring, and they all start promoting:

"Balloon is great, definitely the most 'special' movie I've seen this year! It might even be the most special in a decade!"

"People who say Balloon is like brain flower should really like eating brain flower, but they forget that not everyone likes brain flower."

"I love brain flower. As long as you dare to try, you'll find that brain flower is actually quite delicious."

"If couples want to deepen their relationship, Balloon is indeed a good place to go!"

"Don't say it, there seems to be a steamy scene in Balloon, it's quite romantic~"

"Friday team building, we're going to watch Balloon as a group. What kind of demon king, pfft, what a god-like leader, I'm so envious!"

Under the instigation of these netizens, many netizens who hadn't seen Balloon also developed a strong interest in it.

They flocked into the movie theaters.

And after they walked out of the movie theaters, they all changed their tune.

They also recommended the "good movie" Balloon to those around them.

The seat occupancy rate for Balloon has risen to 86%, which is a terrifying number.

The cinemas also proactively increased the screening schedule for Balloon.

A week later, the box office results for Balloon's opening week were released.

22.78 million!