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Chapter 114 - 113. Eyes and Soul (Seventh Update)_1

Chapter 114: 113. Eyes and Soul (Seventh Update)_1

An Si had once dreamed of becoming a great professional cyclist, even aspired to be the dominant champion of the Tour de France, but he realized he had said farewell to professional racing after that competition where he tore his cruciate ligament.

When he later looked back at his early dreams after achieving career success, he would chuckle, dreams are just like that; they exist if you persist, and if you don’t, they’re merely fantasies.

The trophies he once received were all tucked away in a box, gathering dust in some corner. When people mentioned his past as a professional cyclist, he would just respond with a generous laugh and modestly say that it was all during his youth.

And yet, he was only 30 years old now. "During my youth," when did these words start hanging on his lips?

For some reason, when he saw Ren He’s fearless acceleration, although he yelled not to do it, something like a small spark seemed to ignite in his heart.

So there was still a fire burning inside him!

An Si didn’t know why he suddenly felt a bit emotional, and he suddenly started clapping and shouted, "Awesome!"

The crew members of Liu Erbao’s filming team with nothing in their hands also started clapping, "Awesome!"

After the first bend, Ren He’s speed returned to normal, after all, without the first big downhill, he didn’t have enough time to accelerate and dive. But what he could do was make the remaining bends smooth and perfect!

And An Si and the others already knew that the original video only showed the first three of Ren He’s twelve bends; last time, he had raced through all twelve bends at high speed!

Even though Ren He continued through the bends, everyone started moving and ran downwards, and Ren He’s fluid movements through the bends made everyone’s blood boil. However, the crane camera operators high in the sky suffered, they had an idea of the speed he would take, but this time Ren He was obviously faster. Fortunately, they ultimately kept Ren He’s every move in the frame!

When passing the eleventh bend, Liu Erbao muttered to himself, "He’s going to do it all in one go!"

Spending several days on a commercial shoot is quite normal, as they strive for perfection, and any dissatisfaction means having to redo it. If you don’t have that devotion, you don’t deserve to be in commercial production.

You know, taking a commercial photograph can cost up to 100,000 yuan! Some say the industry is excessively profitable, but without that diamond drill, you can’t handle the porcelain work, and Liu Erbao’s team is among the top in China, extremely meticulous. Even someone as meticulous as him felt that this round, if there were no mistakes later, would already be considered a successful one!

When Ren He entered the 12th bend at high speed, and the splendid lights shone on Ren He’s confident and persevering face, An Si felt that there was no longer any suspense— the opponent was successful again, and had already given him a huge surprise at the first bend.

Ren He stopped not far from the bend, stood firmly on the ground, and exhaled lightly. Only then did his sweat begin to seep out. In the cold night, the back of the TK apparel An Si had provided was already damped, invisible from the outside but he knew the lap had been physically taxing.

He stood quietly, listening as An Si and Liu Erbao’s team started clapping again. An Si walked over with a smile, "It proves that the high endorsement fee we offered was not a mistake, thank you."

"Earning my pay, no need for thanks," Ren He said cheerfully.

Liu Erbao also came over with a smile and said, "Releasing this video will definitely promote our team, too. I gotta say, though, we’ve shot extreme sports abroad, like surfing, yet I’ve never felt the excitement I do now while watching them perform. Awesome, seriously awesome! We Chinese are second to none! We must finish the post-production within three days, even if it means not eating or drinking, just to blind them with our brilliance!"

Everyone was racing against time. The original video’s growth in views on the website had begun to slow down. The best time to catch the trending wave is within a week; any later and the buzz would fade away.

Ren He was also quite happy, "Let’s go, it’s getting late. It’s 5 o’clock now. Hurry up and pack things up. I’ll treat everyone to Luo City’s most famous Iron Xie Mutton Soup. The timing is just perfect!"

"Alright, that’s a wrap!"

Watching them pack up, Ren He’s mood gradually calmed. The endorsement fee he had just earned was purely the result of risking his life. While not as much as the big names make, it seemed to be enough to start the first step of producing his own game!

The initial capital was in place, just waiting for the middle school exams to be over!

While eating, Liu Erbao suddenly said, "Next time TK wants a promotional video for Ren He brothers, remember to call us. Even if we have other gigs, we’ll push them aside to shoot for you. Do you know, last month we shot an endorsement commercial for a daily chemical product. They hired a top-tier actress -- my goodness. It took a whopping 51 takes to nail it! It wore us out and she was such a diva! Nothing like this shoot – smooth sailing, a one-take wonder, plus we got treated to mutton soup! Haha, brothers, am I right?"

In fact, Liu Erbao’s status in the industry was quite high, and the same was true even in the entertainment circle. When they filmed, they not only charged high prices but also were choosy about the subjects, refusing to shoot anything vulgar. Just like this promotional video they shot for TK, their starting rate was 3 million yuan. There was one time they were requested to shoot a music video, but they found it uninteresting and everyone wanted a holiday, so they just refused in front of the actress and went off to enjoy themselves.

But that actress didn’t say anything.

Liu Erbao positioned himself as a carefree artist. Sometimes, this group of artists might come off as unreasonably temperamental, making you despise them, but at other times, they were so endearingly lovely.

So it wasn’t just about that bowl of mutton soup; it was about wanting to hang out with people who were on the same wavelength.

The reason Liu Erbao took a liking to his friend Ren He was personal: to nail a shot in one take, it wasn’t enough to have just skills; you needed serious dedication, and anything less would not do. Liu Erbao had sharp eyes. Throughout the shoot, he had been observing Ren He’s expressions. The unwavering, belief-like gaze beneath the Red Scarf moved him – it was truly beautiful!

Ren He was a guy, but Liu Erbao thought that when Ren He drifted around a corner, his gaze was truly stunning! He even decided that this promotional video must include shots that accentuated Ren He’s gaze. This was essential. With that, the video would have a soul!

But no one knew, not even Ren He himself, that once again his charm attributes were at work...

That morning, An Si had ridden back to the Capital with Liu Erbao’s team. Ren He did not see them off. After a whole night’s effort, he planned to skip class and catch up on sleep, then get back to his tasks at night!

If Ren He was unknowingly late to realize the impact of his first video, this time he knew well that the TK promotional video called "The Name of Knight" would surely create another sensation online, both domestically and internationally. Everyone would witness the birth of the first person to perform high-speed bicycle drifting.

This was probably the first "number one" that Ren He had earned in the realm of extreme sports since his rebirth, and Ren He felt it was definitely not the last.