Rekindling the Youthful Era

Chapter 722 Youyu: Can we go home at night?

After having lunch in the school cafeteria, Li Luo drove Xu Youyu back to the Qingxi dormitory.

After getting off the car and watching Xu Youyu walk into the dormitory building, Li Luo turned around and walked into the dormitory door opposite and returned to his bedroom.

Unlike Xu Youyu who needed to catch up on sleep, Li Luo sat down at his desk after returning to the dormitory, opened his laptop and started typing.

There was no one else in the dormitory at this moment. Except for coming back to sleep at night, Bai Haoran stayed in school most of the time.

When Cheng Xin had nothing to do, he would study with Bai Haoran in school.

As for Wen Zexuan, he obviously would not stay in the dormitory at this time, and no one knew which girl he was flirting with.

Li Luo simply typed for more than half an hour, and the QQ avatar on the computer started to jump.

After clicking it, it was a message from editor Qianzhou.

[Qianzhou]: Recently, many people have come to discuss the film and television copyright of your work "Daqian Night Patrol".

[Qianzhou]: Of course, in addition to these, we are also discussing small copyrights such as comics, animation, and physical publishing.

[Qianzhou]: The leader’s suggestion is that you should slow down for now. After all, your average subscription has been increasing. At the current rate of increase, you may have a chance to break through the 100,000 average subscription mark on the main site next year.

[Qianzhou]: Once your achievements can break through this level, the copyright price will be completely different.

[Qianzhou]: But it depends on your intention. If you want to talk about it now, we can continue to move forward.

After reading the message sent by Qianzhou, Li Luo had nothing to hesitate about.

He is not short of money for the time being, so there is no need to rush to sell the copyright of "Daqian Night Patrol". He can just stockpile some first.

Today, the average subscription for "Daqian Night Patrol" is over 80,000, and it has only been on the shelves for more than three months.

The word count is just over 1.7 million. According to his current gradually decreasing word count, if he wants to write up to 3 or 4 million words, it will take at least until April or May next year to be completed.

That means it has been serialized for almost exactly one year.

By then, once the average subscription of "Daqian Night Patrol" exceeds 100,000, the copyright price is expected to soar to an exaggerated number.

In particular, he himself deliberately suppressed the martial arts level of the entire cultivation system, trying to reduce the difficulty of film and television adaptation.

When the time comes, we can find a suitable director and crew, and the results of the film and television adaptation may be very good.

From Li Luo's perspective, the copyright price alone is no longer his main consideration.

If I could make "Daqian Night Patrol" leave a mark in the history of online literature adaptation into film and television dramas, it would be a pretty good life experience.

So Li Luo responded without hesitation.

[Rekindle]: There is no rush regarding copyright for the time being. My opinion is the same as your leader's. Let's wait until next year to discuss the specific negotiations.

[Qianzhou]: Ok, I will convey your meaning.

After talking with Qianzhou, a while later, Li Luo received a call from Lawyer Tian.

The content of the words was very simple. He had been arranged to follow up on the copyright cooperation of "The Beginning". There has been the latest progress and the results are quite good.

"The price we have agreed on is 25 million," Lawyer Tian said on the other end of the phone. "This portion of the copyright fee will be directly converted into investment for the project 'Beginning' according to the proportion of funds invested in the project."

"Huayue Film and Television has roughly estimated the overall capital investment plan, including the copyright fee this time."

"The total investment is expected to be between 70 and 80 million, based on the 25 million yuan in copyright fees."

“By then, the investment in rekindling culture will account for one-third of the total investment.”

After listening to Lawyer Tian’s explanation, Li Luo was quite satisfied with the result.

From the initial copyright fee of 12 million for "Little Joy" to the current copyright fee of 25 million for "Beginning", it can be seen that the attraction of rekindling this brand has become very great.

If we say that before it was a mutual achievement between Huayue Film and Television and Chongran, each side had what the other needed.

Now, Huayue Film and Television simply needs to continue to maintain its cooperative relationship with Chongran, this cash cow.

Otherwise, judging from the performance of "Little Joy", there would definitely be a lot of film and television companies out there that would want to cooperate with Junran.

For capital, authors who have produced hit works definitely have much less risk and will naturally become the object of pursuit.

Of course, Ying Zhicheng’s contribution in mediation is also indispensable.

Especially when it came to the copyright price of "Little Joy", Ying Zhicheng hardly bargained.

When it comes to "The Beginning", Ying Zhicheng intentionally or unintentionally asked Lawyer Tian to raise the price as much as possible to increase the proportion of Rekindling Culture's investment in this project.

As the general manager of Huayue Film and Television, Ying Zhicheng's move is somewhat treacherous.

But the huge success of "Little Joy" and the huge profits it brought were enough for Ying Zhicheng to suppress all opposition voices in the company.

He now understands that he should not underestimate Li Luo's talent in this area.

When Ying Zhicheng first invested in "Little Joy", he had a bit of a desperate measure in mind, and he never expected that it would eventually achieve such a huge success.

Now, like Yuan Wanqing, it is difficult for him to question Li Luo's creative ability in this regard.

Therefore, in terms of the quotation for "The Beginning", Ying Zhicheng privately hinted to Lawyer Tian to quote as high as possible, and finally the transaction price was lowered to 25 million, more than double the original price of "Little Joy".

"When will the contract be signed?" Li Luo asked on the phone.

"According to Mr. Ying, if you are free during the National Day holiday, you can go there to sign the contract." Lawyer Tian said, "I have sent the specific contract content to your email. If you have any questions, you can contact me at any time."

"Okay." Li Luo nodded. "Then around the 3rd of next month, please make an appointment."

"Ok, no problem."

After hanging up the phone, Li Luo leaned back in his chair and stretched. He glanced at the time and it was already around 1:30 in the afternoon.

After sending a message to Xu Youyu on WeChat, asking her if she had woken up, Li Luo began to pack his things, including his swimming trunks, swimming cap, and swimming goggles.

After a while, Xu Youyu sent a message saying that he had just woken up and would see him downstairs in ten minutes.

At this time, Li Luo had almost finished packing, so he simply went downstairs early and sat in the driver's seat of the Audi. After waiting for a while, he saw Xu Youyu walking out of the dormitory building next door.

Li Luo drove the car to the entrance of the dormitory building, rolled down the window and said with a smile: "Where are you going, beautiful lady? If it's on your way, I can give you a ride."

"Really?" Xu Youyu didn't rush to get in the car. He put one hand on the car window and asked with a smile, "What if it's not on your way?"

"As long as it's a place you want to go, it's on the way for me."

"Is it the same when you hook up with other girls?" Xu Youyu raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile.

"I never flirt with girls. I just like making friends with pretty girls like you."

"Hmph~" Xu Youyu didn't continue to embarrass him. He opened the car door and sat in the passenger seat. "Then please take me to the swimming pool."

"Huh?" Li Luo smiled and raised his eyebrows, "What a coincidence, I'm also going to the swimming pool, it's really on my way." "Really?" Xu Youyu asked cooperatively, "Did you change your destination at the last minute?"

"How could that be? Look, I even brought my swimming gear." Li Luo pointed to the bag on the back seat and said, "This is probably fate. We are so destined to be together. Do you want to go swimming together later?"

"Well, are you a good swimmer?" Xu Youyu turned his head and looked at him and asked, "If you are a good swimmer, can you teach me later? I'm not very good at swimming yet."

"Of course." Li Luo laughed, "It's my honor to be a swimming coach for a beauty like you."

While Li Luo was acting with Xu Youyu, he was driving. After entering the school from the south gate, he drove all the way to the fitness center in the north.

The swimming pool is right next to the fitness center. Li Luo stopped the car and took Xu Youyu to the gate and walked into the lobby of the swimming pool.

Students at Qianjiang University can choose swimming lessons every semester. All students who are taking swimming lessons this semester can swim for free in the swimming pool, whether in class or outside of class.

If other students want to go in and swim, they have to pay just like going to a normal swimming pool.

However, there are discounts for students and teachers on campus. If people from outside the school come to swim, the fees are basically the same as those of other swimming pools.

Li Luo and Xu Youyu came to the front desk. The former applied for a monthly pass for the swimming pool, while the latter showed his student card.

The student who worked part-time at the front desk took Xu Youyu's student card, swiped the card, and confirmed that Xu Youyu was taking swimming lessons this semester, and then enabled him to enter the museum for free.

The two received the keys to the locker room, then went to the gate and swiped their cards to enter.

"After you go in, remember to wait for me at the entrance of the shallow water area." Xu Youyu said to Li Luo.

"Ok." Li Luo nodded, and then he and Xu Youyu parted ways at the fork behind the gate and walked towards the men's locker room on the left.

Li Luo found his locker in the men's locker room, quickly changed into his swimming trunks, swimming cap and goggles, and went to the shower area for a quick rinse.

Wearing slippers, Li Luo entered the swimming pool from the exit. He looked at the eight swimming lanes in front of him, found the escalator in the shallow water area, and sat by the water temporarily waiting, admiring the figures of Qian University students in the swimming pool.

After about ten minutes, Xu Youyu finally arrived.

At this time, Xu Youyu was wearing a very conservative one-piece swimsuit. After scanning his face at the facial recognition check-in station, he walked behind Li Luo and whispered in his ear while Li Luo was not noticing, "Which beauty are you peeking at?"

Startled by Xu Youyu's voice, Li Luo almost jumped into the swimming pool.

Turning his head to look at Xu Youyu, Li Luo said unhappily: "You didn't even bother to say hello when you came over?"

"Hehe~ It's good that I didn't push you into the water." Xu Youyu sat down next to Li Luo with a smile, put his feet into the water, kicked a few times, and splashed water. "You haven't answered my question yet, which beauty are you peeking at?"

"I was just sighing," Li Luo said, "the combined beauty of all the other girls in the swimming pool is not even one ten-thousandth as good as yours."

"Oh, you're such a smooth talker." Xu Youyu pushed her hands on the shore and jumped into the swimming pool, splashing water. She turned to look at Li Luo, waved at him and said, "Come down, let me see if your swimming skills are as good as your mouth."

When Li Luo saw her go into the water, he also jumped into the swimming pool and came to Xu Youyu.

Although Xu Youyu was wearing a relatively conservative swimsuit at this time, the magnificence of her chest was still difficult to conceal, and it easily attracted the attention of other people passing by.

Li Luo glanced at the looks of the people around him, and without saying a word, he pulled Xu Youyu towards the deep end of the swimming pool.

Li Luo didn't stop until the water level reached Xu Youyu's chest.

Xu Youyu was very sensitive to other people's gazes. When Li Luo brought him to this level, he immediately realized what he was thinking. He couldn't help but poke his chest with a smile: "Oh~ Is someone jealous?"

Li Luo did not answer, but asked: "Do you have swimming classes for both boys and girls?"

"Haha~ They were all served separately." Xu Youyu covered his mouth and chuckled, "I didn't expect someone to be so jealous."

"Okay, let's start swimming." Li Luo neither admitted nor denied it, and pulled Xu Youyu to start swimming.

I have to say, this swimming lesson is quite useful.

Xu Youyu's breaststroke posture now is much more standard than when he first traveled to Qiongzhou City.

Li Luo was guiding her from the side, but just walking was not enough to keep up with her speed.

I remember that when the two of them went to Qiongzhou City to attend the Wenyue Group’s annual meeting, they swam in the hotel swimming pool.

At that time, Xu Youyu's breaststroke was still clumsy. After swimming for a long time, he swam more than ten meters away and could not catch up with Li Luo at all.

Now he is swimming in a very professional manner.

The only drawback is that the physical strength is not enough.

After swimming less than 50 meters, Xu Youyu was forced to stop, panting and waving his hands: "Almost, almost, I'm so tired."

Li Luo: "...Do you want to see how many meters you've swum? Are you tired already?"

"Being willing to come and exercise is already a huge improvement for me!" Xu Youyu puffed up his lips and said, "Please don't discourage my enthusiasm."

"Okay, okay, let's stop talking." Li Luo smiled and hugged her into his arms. "So what are we going to do now? To meet the requirements of the Sunshine Run, you have to stay in the swimming pool for a full forty-five minutes."

"Why don't you go for a swim too? I'll just watch you swim from the side." Xu Youyu said with a chuckle, "Just think of it as if I swam when you swim."

When Li Luo heard this, he couldn't help but roll his eyes, but he still pulled Xu Youyu to find a suitable place to stop and let her stay there: "Then I'll go swim for a while."

"Go ahead, go ahead~ Come on."

Li Luo dived into the water and swam quickly, following one of the lanes, back and forth for several rounds in one breath.

As a result, when he felt he had swum enough and was swimming towards Xu Youyu, he saw a boy approaching Xu Youyu from a distance and trying to chat with her.

Seeing this scene, Li Luo's swimming speed suddenly increased a bit.

"Hello, I see you've been standing here, are you here alone?" The boy smiled politely and asked Xu Youyu, "If possible, would you like to swim with me?"

Xu Youyu glanced at the boy, then said with a smile: "I'm not alone, my boyfriend came with me, you see."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Luo returned to Xu Youyu's side.

Xu Youyu took the opportunity to reach out his hands, hugged Li Luo's arm, and said to the boy: "Sorry, thank you for your kindness."

When the boy saw this scene and learned that Xu Youyu had a girlfriend, he smiled awkwardly and waved his hand and left.

Xu Youyu raised his hand, poked Li Luo's cheek, and couldn't help laughing: "The speed you swam towards me just now was much faster than before."

Li Luo didn't pick up the conversation, but just said: "In the future, if you want to come to the swimming pool besides classes, you must ask me to come with you."

"I know~" Xu Youyu laughed, and he particularly liked Li Luo's jealous reaction. He took the initiative to lean into his arms, and then whispered, "I'm very happy today. Do you want a reward?"

"What... don't!" Li Luo, who was originally holding Xu Youyu's hand, instantly took it back and held down someone's hand that was secretly making trouble, "Don't mess around in the swimming pool, what if someone sees us?"

"After we finish swimming, shall we go home in the evening?" Xu Youyu licked his lips and whispered in his ear, "We have rested for several days."

Li Luo was becoming increasingly uncomfortable with her teasing, so he held her tightly in his arms and whispered in her ear, "Just don't regret it in bed tonight."

(End of this chapter)