Lu Chen: The Mad Genius Of Creativity

Chapter 27: The Frenzy Begins! Film Companies Join the Fray!

This sudden development stunned countless viewers in Lu Chen’s live stream, leaving them wide-eyed with disbelief!

The previously declining viewer count suddenly stopped dropping and even began climbing again at this very moment.

[Huan Yu Films has entered the bid!!!!]. [Oh my god! A production company has placed a bid!!!]. [This is insane! The Top 32 advancement round has already seen a production company bidding!!!].

The audience erupted in excitement.

[Is bidding starting early this year? I remember that in previous years, it usually began during the Top 16 round!]. [No, you’re mistaken! There was one year when bidding started in the Top 32 round as well!]. [That was the first competition! The legendary first year!]. [Could it be that Lu Chen is single-handedly elevating the fourth competition to the legendary heights of the first?]. [Haha, this is thrilling! Absolutely thrilling! Hey, haters in the chat, how do you feel now? Even film companies are getting involved—it proves they’re highly optimistic about this script! Let’s see what you have to say now!]. [What to say? Heh, now it gets interesting! So what if one company is bidding? Why are you all so excited?]. [Exactly! It’s just 100,000 yuan for a bid—what’s there to boast about?!]. [Do you think Huan Yu Films is planning to acquire the script? Maybe they’re just spending 100,000 yuan to grab some publicity and show their presence!]. [True, since you can withdraw midway with just a 10% fee, the real cost might only be 10,000 yuan…]. [Hahaha, the program team is genius for this setup. You can even withdraw midway? What a design!].

Despite the arguments between viewers, one thing was certain:

Huan Yu Films becoming the first production company to place a bid was nothing short of a bombshell for Lu Chen’s live stream—and the entire competition.

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At Jiaxing Media Headquarters.

“Boss, Huan Yu Films has placed a bid!”

Upon seeing the golden token with its auspicious cloud effects and the words “Huan Yu Films” emblazoned in gilt, Yang Mi’s pupils contracted.

The senior executives in the room grew anxious.

“Boss, according to the competition rules, each contestant can only have five bidding slots! One has already been taken, leaving just four. What do you think we should do?”

The production director, Sister Qin, asked with a slightly urgent tone, implicitly suggesting they should take action.

Yang Mi clenched her fists, her mind racing. She was clearly torn. But while she was deliberating, another shocking development occurred on the screen!

Once again, the token and auspicious cloud effects appeared, taking over most of the live stream screen!

This time, the golden characters on the token read—”Ai Qiyi Films!”

Boom!

Yang Mi felt her head buzz, and the senior executives below her grew even more agitated.

“Another company has placed a bid!”

“Ai Qiyi Films is in too!”

“Boss!”

Sister Qin hesitated, wanting to urge her further but unsure if it was appropriate.

Yang Mi took a deep breath, her expression turning icy.

“Sister Qin!”

“Here!”

“Bid!!!”

“Yes!”

The production director, overjoyed, immediately pulled out her phone and began the process.

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In the live stream, while countless viewers were still reeling from the shock of Ai Qiyi Films’ bid, the screen lit up once more.

For the third time, a token with auspicious cloud effects emerged, blocking a large portion of the screen. This time, the golden characters read—”Jiaxing Media!”

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[It’s Jiaxing!]. [Whoa! Even Boss Yang has stepped in!]. [Jiaxing couldn’t hold back any longer!]. [Hahaha, haters, are your faces red? Swollen yet? Who said it was just one company bidding? Look—it’s the third one now!]. [At this rate, the fourth and fifth companies will be in soon too!].

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At Zhengwu Sunshine Company, seeing Ai Qiyi Films and Jiaxing Media both stepping in, Hou Hongliang felt restless.

“Brother Kong, Li Xue, it looks like we’ll need to join as well. Only two slots are left now.”

“Isn’t this a bidding system? Even if we enter now with the 100,000-yuan minimum, won’t we get outbid later if someone raises their offer?” Kong Sheng asked, confused.

“Yes, that’s right! But if we secure a spot first, then even if we’re pushed out by other companies later, we can increase our bid. At the same price, the production team will follow the rule of prioritizing whoever bids first and occupies the seat first! They’ll still return the spot to us! This way, at least we can firmly secure one of the five spots!”

“Oh, I see. Then go ahead and handle it. After all, the company’s operations depend on you. Li Xue and I are just here for the acting,” Kong Sheng said with a smile.

“Yeah, Brother Hou, go bid! If you don’t do it now, it’ll be too late!” Li Xue urged anxiously.

To be honest, he was very fond of Lu Chen’s story! Especially the character Lin Yaodong, who was incredibly captivating! To create such a charismatic character in such a short time, Li Xue had immense faith in Lu Chen’s screenwriting abilities!

“Alright, I’ll bid now!”

As he spoke, the screen displayed the fourth appearance of the token with auspicious cloud effects.

This time, the company displayed was none other than “Youku”!

Hou Hongliang’s lips twitched. Without hesitation, he rushed to complete the bidding process!

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[Hahaha, that’s the fourth company! Only one spot left!]. [Huan Yu, Ai Qi Yi, Jia Xing, and Youku—you all have good taste!]. [Unfortunately, the overall quality of these companies isn’t particularly strong. I’m talking about their productions, not their financial backing.]. [If only a classic production company joined, it would be perfect!]. [If Noon Sun also gets involved, that would be absolutely amazing!]. [I feel the same! Noon Sun is my favorite production company!].

Just as many viewers were hoping, the fifth token with auspicious cloud effects appeared on the screen, dominating the live broadcast room once again!

And this time, the gilded characters on the token left the 600,000+ viewers in the livestream stunned at first, before erupting into overwhelming excitement the next second!

——[Noon Sun Productions]!

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[Aaaaaahhhhhh!!]. [Noon Sun!!!]. [Noon Sun is here!!!!!!]. [I’m literally crying!!! The golden trio has joined the fray!]. [Lu Chen is absolutely legendary now!!! This seals his status in the industry!!!!]. [Looks like we’ll really get to see Uncle Dong!!!]. [Oh my god, this is the first time I’ve been this excited watching a competition!!!]. [Seeing Noon Sun join in, I’m literally in tears!]. [My mom asked why I’m kneeling while watching this!].

As Noon Sun secured the last remaining spot, the live broadcast room’s popularity soared to unprecedented heights! The comment section was completely exploding with excitement!

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Off-screen, when Noon Sun took the fifth spot, at the Jiaxing headquarters, Yang Mi’s expression changed dramatically!

The other executives were equally stunned.

“This is bad. Hou Hongliang joined in too!”

“They’ve set their sights on this script as well!”

The same scene played out at the headquarters of Huan Yu Film, Ai Qi Yi, and Youku.

“Noon Sun is here!”

“Damn it! Things just got complicated!”

“With their industry reputation and prestige, we’re under a lot of pressure now!”

“So what? If the script is really that good, we can always throw money at it!!”

Intense debates erupted in meetings at each company!

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At the Huayi Brothers headquarters, when Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei saw the fifth token rise, they initially didn’t think much of it.

After all, Wang Zhongjun had already said there was no need for Huayi Brothers to stick their neck out and make the first move. Being a step behind was the mark of wisdom.

However, when they saw the fifth company was “Noon Sun”, Wang Zhongjun’s previously relaxed posture became electrified.

He shot up from the sofa in an instant!

“What! Hou Hongliang and Kong Sheng actually stepped in too!!”

“Brother, what do we do now?”

Wang Zhonglei’s face also turned pale!