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Chapter 860: Chapter 814: Yuan Style Involution

Alright.

Regarding who the Yu Dynasty should push as the next King or Queen of Singing, Lin Yuan already had an answer in mind.

His gaze seemed to wander, but in reality, he was merely thinking about what specific song to use to elevate someone.

Who knows how much time passed.

Gu Dong, who was tidying up nearby, suddenly asked,

“Mr. Lin, are you having lunch at the company today?”

“What time is it?”

“It’s eleven thirty.”

“Then let’s eat together.”

Lin Yuan stood up, saying he was feeling a bit hungry.

“Mr. Lin’s treating?”

“Thanks, Mr. Lin!”

Gu Dong flashed a happy smile.

Lin Yuan ate at the executive cafeteria, where the food tasted even better than that of restaurants outside; Gu Dong couldn’t ordinarily get in there.

Before long, the two arrived at the cafeteria.

Once the food was ready, Lin Yuan hadn’t yet picked up his chopsticks when music suddenly filled his ears:

“Just crossed a few mountains and captured a few demons…”

Lo and behold, it was the fourth season theme song for Journey to the West, “The Heaven-Spanning Road Is Wide.”

Looking up.

Lin Yuan saw that the company cafeteria’s TV was showing Journey to the West.

A shareholder nearby chuckled, “So the executive cafeteria plays Journey to the West too. My dad’s been following every season of this series. His favorite is this theme song, but personally, I prefer the song that appeared during the Women’s Kingdom arc, ‘Daughter’s Love.’ Mr. Lin, your song is just too good!”

This series started airing at the end of March and included four seasons.

One season aired every two months.

Now it was October, just in time for the fourth season.

As for “Daughter’s Love,” mentioned by Jiang Kui, it was actually a song from the third season.

Related songs like “The Heaven-Spanning Road Is Wide” also first appeared in the third season.

Of course, these songs were all Lin Yuan’s creations.

However, most of these songs only entered the season rankings in mid-month, and their rankings varied.

Lin Yuan didn’t pay too much attention to that.

*After all, it was impossible to deliberately adjust airing times for movies or animations just to secure higher rankings on the charts.*

Luckily, the feedback for these songs was fantastic.

Just like the rave reviews for the high-quality production of Journey to the West.

Journey to the West, which continued airing up to the fourth season, consistently received over nine-point reviews on Xingkong Net each quarter.

Music, storyline, special effects…

All of it left audiences singing its praises!

This success could be considered both the highest-rated and most watched TV drama of recent years.

The only minor drawback of the series was the slow recovery of production costs, which had been astronomical.

“Looks like the Journey to the West TV series will wrap up next month.”

Lin Yuan spoke.

This series had made a tremendous contribution to promoting the Journey to the West IP.

Lin Yuan’s expectations had been met.

Now, Journey to the West had an astounding following across Qin, Qi, Chu, Yan, and Han—the five continents.

Sun Wukong’s popularity was particularly mind-blowing; he could truly be considered the most beloved mythical figure!

The influence of this character even surpassed that of the lead from *Investiture of the Gods,* Erlang Shen, Yang Jian!

From this perspective, Lin Yuan’s script for Journey to the West had achieved unprecedented success!

“Exactly.”

Gu Dong, seated nearby, grinned, “Recently, the company even contacted us and said they plan to produce an animated version of Journey to the West. From the popularity of the TV series, I’d bet the animation will do well too.”

Lin Yuan nodded.

Even the chairman personally discussed the Journey to the West animation with Lin Yuan; this project was destined to happen.

It was all part of an effort to further boost the prominence of Journey to the West.

…

After lunch.

Not long after returning to his office, Lin Yuan suddenly heard some movement outside.

“Ms. Zhao?”

Lin Yuan looked at the visitor with surprise.

Zhao Jue smiled and said, “Hope I’m not bothering you again.”

“Not at all. Please have a seat.”

Lin Yuan invited Zhao Jue to sit, while Gu Dong, quite adept by now, prepared tea.

Lin Yuan’s office was stocked with tea; the drawers and cabinets were packed to the brim with various types.

There was a company rumor that all this tea had been plundered by Xian Yu from the chairman.

“I have something to discuss with you.”

Zhao Jue looked at Lin Yuan, “You know that Journey to the West will wrap up next month, right?”

“Yes.”

Lin Yuan replied, “Saw an episode in the cafeteria during lunch.”

Zhao Jue laughed, “The chairman ordered the company cafeteria to only play our productions during lunchtime. Turns out the only thing everyone loved enough to watch on repeat was Journey to the West. A while back, they tried showing *Yang Xiaofan and Qin Tiange,* but that caused quite a backlash—people said they couldn’t eat while watching that show.”

“Pfft.”

Gu Dong couldn’t help but laugh out loud, then immediately apologized and silently left the office.

Lin Yuan, who often ate lunch in the cafeteria, naturally knew about this situation, though he didn’t think there was anything inappropriate.

*It’s wuxia; how could there not be fatalities?*

Taking a sip of tea.

Zhao Jue finally revealed the purpose of her visit:

“I’m here to talk about Journey to the West again. The TV series is incredibly popular, so our television department wants to create standalone scripts for some major characters in Journey to the West. But we need Mr. Chu Kuang, the original author’s, authorization. I heard this was one of your plans for follow-up projects after investing so much money into producing Journey to the West, so I hope you can understand.”

“Standalone scripts for Journey to the West characters?”

Lin Yuan froze for a moment, then nodded, “I did have that idea. Do you have scripts ready? If you do, I’ll need my friends to review the quality. If the quality is up to par, there’s no issue.”

“The scripts haven’t been written yet…”

Looking a bit embarrassed, Zhao Jue replied, “But we’ve already targeted someone to handle it. We’re trying to contact them as we speak!”

“Who?”

Lin Yuan asked.

“You’ve probably heard of them—Yi An, the author of the Journey to the West fanwork *The Legend of Wukong!*”

“…”

*Flooding the Dragon King’s temple?*

Yi An didn’t notice Lin Yuan’s subtle expression as she continued excitedly, “Yi An is amazing. *The Legend of Wukong* is brilliantly written! That’s why we want to invite him to specifically write a standalone script for Sun Wukong’s TV series. The television department has already started reaching out to him through blog contacts. If successful—and I’m confident of the script’s quality at this point—I hope you can coordinate with Mr. Chu Kuang to ensure approval. After all, nobody else has as much influence over Chu Kuang as you do. He might not accommodate Yi An, but he definitely won’t refuse you.”

*Influence?*

Lin Yuan’s expression grew even stranger.

*If you disregarded Yi An’s connection to me, Zhao Jue’s idea wasn’t entirely far-fetched.*

*In my past life.*

Zhou Xingchi had made a movie titled *Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons.*

He’d collaborated with the author of *The Legend of Wukong,* Jinhezai, on the script.

*The difference was that Zhou’s project was a film, whereas Zhao Jue wanted to focus on a TV series.*

*Should I agree?*

Lin Yuan mulled over it briefly before a thought struck him.

*This idea might actually be pretty great.*

*It could naturally facilitate the company contacting Yi An while keeping my involvement discrete.*

*Except for Yi An’s identity!*

Lin Yuan was determined not to let anyone discover this particular pseudonym.

For the sake of convenience, only Jin Mu was privy to the existence of this alias.

*You know why.*

As for standalone TV series based on characters from Journey to the West…

There were plenty of characters to choose from; it didn’t necessarily have to focus on Sun Wukong!

Lin Yuan had tons of stories in his head.

With that in mind.

Lin Yuan said, “Then go ahead and contact Yi An first. I’ll handle matters with Chu Kuang.”

*Sigh.*

*What a roundabout mess.*

*In the end, it’s all up to me to decide.*

Xian Yu is me; Chu Kuang is me; Yi An is me—

*The ultimate internal loop.*

*Loop away.*

*Loop hard.*

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PS: Any guesses about which Journey to the West character will get their own standalone TV series?

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