Trailer

On set, as the sun began to set, the scenes for Director Hou, Ma Wei, and Xu Xiu concluded. The three gathered together to discuss their thoughts on the filming.

Director Hou spoke first:

"Lin Chuan's performance today truly stunned me!"

Ma Wei nodded, still a bit shaken, and said with a wry smile:

"I'm even a little afraid to teach him now. I feel like I have nothing left to teach him; he should be teaching me instead!"

Director Hou clasped his hands behind his back, gazing at the distant scenery, and sighed deeply, "The younger generation is truly formidable!"

Ma Wei made a gesture as if smoking, his eyes filled with melancholy:

"Indeed, the younger generation is formidable~"

Seeing the crestfallen looks on their faces, Xu Xiu felt like laughing.

At this moment, Director Hou and Ma Wei were both still in their costumes.

Director Hou, wearing a floral shirt, looked every bit the greasy, lecherous perverted grandpa.

Ma Wei, on the other hand, was in a tight suit.

Neither of them looked like respectable people, no matter how you looked at it.

Yet, they were discussing a serious topic with utmost seriousness.

This made Teacher Xu Xiu, who had a low threshold for laughter, feel incredibly uncomfortable, her face flushing red from holding it in.

The figures of the few people were stretched long by the setting sun.

"OK, cut!"

As Lin Chuan called out "cut," the day's filming finally came to an end.

The crew members on set also revealed expressions of relief after finishing their work.

Although the quality of "Happy Family" was quite good, making a movie was ultimately a very demanding job.

With the task completed, everyone felt a sense of liberation.

Lin Chuan had already noticed Director Hou, Ma Wei, and Xu Xiu gathered together.

Lin Chuan had no idea what the teachers were discussing.

After filming wrapped up, Lin Chuan stayed on set to edit the footage from the past few days.

During this time, the Senior Female Student had invited Lin Chuan out for dinner.

She wanted to discuss the script with him.

The Senior Female Student said she felt her understanding of the script was insufficient and wanted Lin Chuan, the director and screenwriter, to offer some guidance.

Lin Chuan comforted the Senior Female Student, telling her that her interpretation of the characters was already outstanding and more than enough to complete the performance.

After drinking about six or seven cups of tea, Lin Chuan finally finished editing a trailer.

The trailer's content was simple.

It told the story of a young man who attempted suicide but accidentally discovered he could see ghosts.

Moreover, these ghosts could possess him.

Following this, the story depicted the young man's battle of wits with the ghosts.

Lin Chuan logged into Weibo and Bika Net to release the trailer.

[Hello, dear audience friends. We are currently filming the new movie Happy Family, and the trailer is ready for you all. If you'd like to watch it, feel free to take a look.]

After some time to gain traction, Lin Chuan's combined followers on Weibo and Bika Net had already exceeded two million.

This was evident from Lin Chuan's continuously increasing Stamina Value.

For every 100,000 followers gained, Lin Chuan's body would automatically gain ten points of Stamina Value.

Now, after a full day of filming, Lin Chuan not only felt no fatigue at all.

Instead, he was full of energy.

Anyone who didn't know better might think Lin Chuan had drunk Red Bull.

Yes, the kind you drink by the case.

After the trailer was released, many netizens came to watch.

At the beginning of the video, a young man, crying miserably, stuffed sleeping pills into his mouth like candy.

Beep, beep, beep.

The sound of an ambulance.

The young man was rushed into the emergency room.

He unexpectedly found a smoking uncle sitting beside him.

"No smoking here!" he heard the nurse scold.

The young man was startled, realizing the cigarette was in his hand.

The young man was devastated. That night, he discovered four whole ghosts were following him.

There was a Perverted Grandpa who liked to stare at nurses' butts.

A Weeping Delicate Aunt.

A Gluttonous Child.

And a Useless Uncle who loved to smoke.

The male lead's head felt like it had grown several sizes larger.

When taking the bus, these four ghosts stacked themselves on the male lead's shoulders. The male lead was overwhelmed, but the people next to him noticed nothing.

These ghosts bantered and cursed with the young man.

They ate together, rode the bus together, and teased the aunt drying her quilt next door.

Gradually, smiles also began to appear on the male lead's face.

At the end of the video, one person and four ghosts sat side-by-side on a windowsill, happily eating a Giant Carp Candy Cake.

The trailer had a brisk pace, bright colors, and could be set to lively and cheerful music.

The netizens' comments arrived as expected:

"Is the new movie a comedy? It looks quite funny?"

"It seems like the male lead attempted suicide and was possessed by ghosts. From resisting at first to getting along harmoniously with his 'family' later on."

"It looks like this is really a 'healing film' this time."

"This Perverted Grandpa looks so familiar~"

"I feel like the male lead's acting is really powerful."

"Hahahaha, when I was a kid, I used to imagine having an 'invisible friend' that no one else could see. I didn't expect Director Lin to bring it to life?"

"Excuse me, is your good friend very similar to you and also a balloon? [Attached image.jpg]"

"Get lost, upstairs!"

"It looks so fun, I can't wait! When does it come out!"

Lin Chuan flipped through the audience's comments, a smile unconsciously appearing on his face.

Naturally, he felt pleased when the trailer he edited received positive feedback from the audience.

Lin Chuan alone had sold the copyright for Balloon for eight million.

The tens of millions in dividends from the cinemas had not yet arrived.

Lin Chuan had no particular desires; tens of millions was enough to live on.

Compared to the financial rewards, this feeling of being supported and trusted was actually more irresistible.

After browsing Weibo for a while longer, Lin Chuan noticed that after he posted the trailer.

Wang Dong, Jiang Kui, Ren Hang, Xiao Hei, and others had also reposted it with promotional captions.

These Weibo posts received many reposts and comments.

So, without realizing it, he had already accumulated a group of loyal viewers.

Just as he was about to exit Weibo, Lin Chuan discovered.

The trailer he posted had been reposted by the Jianghai City Film Academy's Weibo.

[So great! Director Lin Chuan's new film is absolutely amazing, just watching the trailer makes me so excited!]

Hmm, the tone was a bit saccharine.

The staff behind the school's official Weibo were some students from the school.

So, it was understandable to use such a marketing-account-like tone.

This official Weibo more accurately represented the school's supportive attitude.

As expected, below the Weibo post, there were many comments from students of Jianghai City Film Academy.

"Whoa, the school's official Weibo is promoting it too? Could Director Lin Chuan be from our Jianghai department?"

"I really love Director Lin's films. I've liked them since Spoon Killer Demon, and I didn't expect the school's Weibo to like Director Lin too!"

"It's been nine years since I graduated, and this is the first time I've seen the school's official Weibo recommend a movie!"

Probably to protect Lin Chuan's privacy.

Before Lin Chuan revealed his identity, the school's official Weibo had not directly stated that Lin Chuan was a sophomore in the Director Department.

But Lin Chuan had no intention of hiding his identity.

So, he simply replied to the school's official Weibo post.

[Haha, thank you, alma mater, for the recommendation. I will work hard to make this film!]

As soon as this Weibo post was published, it immediately attracted the attention of many netizens:

"So Director Lin is also a graduate of Jiang University?"

"So they're alumni! No wonder the university's official Weibo actively reposted and promoted it!"

"I remember the Jianghai City Film Academy has produced quite a few directors. Director Lin is the first director to be promoted by the school's official Weibo post. What prestige!"

Lin Chuan, naturally, did not see the netizens' comments.

At this moment, Lin Chuan had already logged out of Weibo.

Lin Chuan realized that today was already the fifteenth.

As usual, this was the day Lin Chuan's parents would send him his living expenses.

But Lin Chuan had already earned eight million, the first in his life, during the summer vacation.

Therefore, Lin Chuan directly clicked into the Loving Family Group Chat.

He sent a red envelope of ten thousand yuan to each of his parents.

One replied to Lin Chuan with an emoji pack saying "Thanks, boss, you're generous," and the other replied with "Wishing you peace, happiness, and well-being."

Imagining his parents' happy faces after receiving the red envelopes, Lin Chuan felt very content.

At the same time, he pondered in his heart:

"Sending twenty thousand a month, that's three hundred thousand a year. Add the dividends from the cinema chain, and if I do this for sixty years, I'll have spent it all."

"No, I still need to make money!"