In fact, even earlier than that, rumors were already circulating that Huasi Film and Television would continue to collaborate with Starlight Entertainment. The next step would be to cover his songs in English, produce an album, and sell it in the North American market!
True to Yu Zexiao’s nature, he was not keen on doing covers. Rehashing a song over and over, selling it in Mandarin and then switching it to English to repeat the process overseas, would stifle his creativity to death.
However, the urgency of the schedule played a role—the production of the album had to start immediately after "Rock Youth" wrapped up, making it impossible to meet the timeframe with new compositions. Secondly, Huasi Film and Television promised to bring in a world-renowned music producer to help him make the album feel fresher!
Upon hearing the latter piece of news, Yu Zexiao finally calmed down. Consequently, when Director Li asked him about it, his expression was markedly indifferent.
Seeing Yu Zexiao’s detached demeanor, seemingly uninterested, Director Li couldn’t help but sigh.
What would it mean for the sequel if both Yu Zexiao and Lu Jiayuan were absent?
But then again, not just others—even he himself was not interested in directing a sequel! Like Yu Zexiao, he felt that making a second part would just be a replication and extension of the first, devoid of any creativity. Such a film would be nothing but a commercial flick designed solely for profit.
While he didn’t consider himself a director who would forsake income for the sake of art, he wasn’t willing to bow his head just for the money.
Everyone on set could tell from Yu Zexiao’s expression that a second part was very unlikely.
After all, during the filming of "Rock Youth," his role as the leading man was undeniably a crowd-pulling magnet. Without him, and with someone else in the role—who would have as many fans and as much appeal as him?
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The group finished their meal each with their own thoughts and returned to the set. In front of so many people, Yu Zexiao unapologetically looked towards Jian Anning and spoke in a cold tone, "Anning, come to my room later."
His expression was calm, and his gaze extraordinarily serene. If not for knowing his character, she might actually believe that Yu Zexiao was the kind of haughty person who disdained even sparing a glance at women.
She was startled for a moment, and Yu Zexiao glanced at her with a "foolish woman" look, "Didn’t you say that Uncle Yin had something to tell me? About my album."
"Oh, right!" Jian Anning suddenly nodded; indeed, his next album was about to begin production. As for Huasi Film and Television’s promise to bring in that famous music producer, it seemed to be taking shape. Jian Anning nodded, her expression instantly becoming formalized, "Yes, Uncle Yin did mention some details, I’ll come over later to discuss them."
The others glanced at the two of them. Although the romance between these two had always been kept a secret to the outside world, and they had never admitted anything within the crew, it was an unspoken understanding among everyone.
Even if Yu Zexiao directly said to her, "Come to my room to spend the night."
Probably no one in the crew would dare have a reaction.
Of course, that didn’t stop some idle gossip behind their backs.