Rekindling the Youthful Era

Chapter 741: It seems like I've grown up a bit.

It has to be said that the Douyin team is indeed quite innovative.

They not only prepared a basic plan to invite Yuan Wanqing to join, but also a whole set of marketing plans that would be launched immediately once Yuan Wanqing agreed to join.

Different contingency plans are prepared for different outcomes.

“They definitely want to reach the full agency agreement the most,” Ying Chanxi said earnestly, leaning against Li Luo. “They even showed us a series of follow-up publicity and marketing plans.”

"Simply put, we want to create a marketing extravaganza around Aunt Yuan's national fame."

"But in that case, Aunt Yuan might be completely tied to Douyin, which would be a loss for her."

Neither Li Luo nor Yuan Wanqing would agree to this full power of attorney agreement.

Douyin didn't have high hopes either; they just gave it a try, and when they realized there was no chance, they stopped mentioning it.

This is also normal.

From its initial stages until now, Douyin has encountered setbacks with many celebrities.

Therefore, we had anticipated Yuan Wanqing's response.

What made the Douyin team somewhat happy was that Yuan Wanqing's studio, which had initially declined, said after some time that they could reconsider.

After several days of negotiations, Douyin concluded that Yuan Wanqing genuinely intended to cooperate seriously this time, and it wasn't just a casual test.

Within Douyin, there is a clear tiered system for celebrities joining the platform.

With Yuan Wanqing's current fame and influence, she is certainly worthy of being ranked in the top tier, and her priority is quite high.

Because it's not just about her fame and influence, but also about her works like "As You Wish" and "Is She a Mother or a Daughter," plus the boost from the Spring Festival Gala stage, which has made Yuan Wanqing a household name.

The fan base is no longer limited to a specific gender, age group, or region; it is a completely comprehensive audience.

If a heavyweight celebrity were to announce their high-profile entry into Douyin, it would greatly benefit Douyin's subsequent promotion and development plans.

Li Luo was well aware of how alluring Yuan Wanqing was to Douyin, so he simply told Ying Chanxi to take her time and not to rush.

In any case, Douyin is definitely more eager than Yuan Wanqing to join Douyin.

A greater sense of urgency means the ability to extract more profits.

ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, is not short of money. When it really comes down to it, they will definitely be willing to spend money.

“I haven’t mentioned to them yet that you can write a new song,” Ying Chanxi said. “I feel like they value songs quite a lot, so I think we can bring this up later, or wait for them to bring it up again.”

"Well, you can decide for yourselves." Li Luo put his arm around Ying Chanxi's slender waist, and his hands started to wander, grasping what they were supposed to grasp.

Ying Chanxi blushed slightly, but did not resist.

After all, Li Luo had touched everything that was appropriate and inappropriate during the shower.

Ying Chanxi was no longer as shy as before, letting Li Luo's thieving hands roam freely under her clothes, but she still couldn't help blushing.

"If the deal goes through in the end, can you still write a suitable new song right away?" Ying Chanxi asked in a low voice. "What if you can't even fulfill the contract, or have to use the melody of 'The Beginning' as a warm-up?"

“The film ‘The Beginning’ won’t be released until at least next summer, so it’s a bit too early to use songs to generate buzz now,” Li Luo said with a laugh. “Don’t worry, there are still new songs, and I can even sing you a part right now.”

"Really?" Ying Chanxi looked up curiously at Li Luo's face. "Then sing one for me."

"Well..." Li Luo thought for a moment, then coughed twice to clear his throat and sang a short verse, "I've felt the evening breeze you've felt~ So, does that count as us embracing~"

"Is this your new song?" Ying Chanxi's eyes lit up slightly. "It's really good. Where's the full version?"

"We'll talk about the full version when Aunt Yuan joins Douyin," Li Luo chuckled. "Anyway, I don't need to worry about that. As long as we can finalize the deal, the new song will definitely be released."

"Then I'm relieved." Ying Chanxi leaned against Li Luo's chest, listening to his heartbeat and feeling the tingling sensation of his heart being manipulated by Li Luo. She closed her eyes and enjoyed it.

"You seem to have grown a little," Li Luo whispered teasingly in Ying Chanxi's ear. "Is it because I've been massaging you a lot lately?"

"You..." Upon hearing this, Ying Chanxi's cheeks flushed red, and she lightly punched him, but then she buried her face in his chest and whispered, "Really...really got bigger? How come I didn't notice?"

“I think so.” Li Luo said, gesturing as he played with it. “Look, I remember before when I held it like this, my index finger could only go this far, but now it’s probably… this far.”

"Mmm..." Ying Chanxi blushed and felt weak all over as he touched her. She quickly covered her face with her hands and whispered, "Don't say that... I'm so embarrassed."

After rambling on for a while and teasing Ying Chanxi, Li Luo finally let her go and lifted her off his lap.

"Should I go call Zhusheng to take a bath?" Li Luo asked.

"Go, go." Ying Chanxi was feeling hot all over and waved her hands repeatedly, intending to calm down for a while.

Li Luo then walked to the piano room door and knocked.

Upon hearing the noise, Yan Zhusheng inside quickly opened the door and ran out.

After glancing at Ying Chanxi on the sofa, Yan Zhusheng immediately pulled Li Luo towards the bathroom in the master bedroom.

As they passed the bathroom in the corridor, Yan Zhusheng asked Li Luo, "Senior is still taking a shower in there, do we want to join her?"

"Well... well..." Li Luo was quite interested in this.

Unfortunately, the sound of water in the bathroom stopped at this moment, as Xu Youyu had finished showering and started drying her body.

"It seems like we're done showering." Yan Zhusheng blinked, a hint of regret in her eyes, and pulled Li Luo back to the master bedroom to take a shower.

"By the way, when will you finish your driving test?" Li Luo walked into the bathroom, skillfully pulled off Yan Zhusheng's clothes, and threw them into the laundry basket next to her.

Yan Zhusheng also stood face to face with Li Luo, helping him undress, and glanced down at the guy whose gun was pointed at his navel.

"I've already finished my driving test (Part 3)." Yan Zhusheng stretched out her hand and said to Li Luo, "If I finish Part 4 this weekend, I can get my driver's license."

"Then I'll take you to see cars next week," Li Luo said while enjoying himself.

"Oh." Yan Zhusheng nodded, leaning against Li Luo's chest, her little hands still busy, "You help me wash."

"How do I wash it? Like this?"

"Hmm~"

……

On Saturday, Yan Zhusheng and her roommate Cheng Jinyan went to the driving school together. After completing their driving tests, they successfully received their driver's licenses on Sunday afternoon.

After leaving the driving school, Cheng Jinyan got into the back seat of Li Luo's Audi, which had come to pick up Yan Zhusheng and take her home. She couldn't help but say happily, "Finally got my driver's license! Now I have extra time to play on the weekend!" "I'll take you back to your dorm first," Li Luo said to Cheng Jinyan. "Zhusheng will come home with me."

"Okay, okay." Cheng Jinyan was already used to Yan Zhusheng not being in the dormitory on weekends, so she wasn't surprised.

Just thinking about how the two of them always liked to do naughty things in the car, Cheng Jinyan subconsciously glanced at Yan Zhusheng sitting in the passenger seat.

It's really hard to imagine that the daughter of the famous Yuan Wanqing, and the artist Chongran who created two hit albums for Yuan Wanqing, would actually do that kind of thing in a car...

Thinking of this, Cheng Jinyan, who was well-versed in romance novels, couldn't help but blush.

"So, after Zhusheng gets her driver's license, is she going to buy a car?" Cheng Jinyan asked curiously. "I remember you mentioning that before?"

"Hmm." Yan Zhusheng nodded, then said, "We didn't need to buy one. My mother already has one, but it's been sitting idle at home and she doesn't drive it much."

At this point, Yan Zhusheng pointed at Li Luo: "But Li Luo insisted on buying me a new one, and I had no choice but to listen to him."

"Why does this sound like a deliberately boastful thing to me?" Cheng Jinyan said speechlessly. "That's going too far. Can't you compensate for emotional distress with the number of test drives of a new car?"

"No," Yan Zhusheng said seriously. "I can't let you drive the new car, but you can borrow my mother's car for a bit."

"Huh? Really?" Cheng Jinyan couldn't help but exclaim excitedly, "Zhusheng, you're so kind!"

"Aren't you planning to buy a car yourself?" Yan Zhusheng asked.

“Where would I get the money to buy a car?” Cheng Jinyan was speechless. “You two are both people who make a lot of money. I’m still relying on my family to support my schooling. I’d be embarrassed to ask my parents to buy me a car.”

After all, it takes a lot of money for a family to cultivate a music and art student from a young age. Cheng Jinyan is quite sensible in this regard, but he is not shameless enough to ask his family to buy him a car.

"Then why are you learning to drive so early?" Yan Zhusheng asked, puzzled.

"Don't ask such a hurtful question," Cheng Jinyan said, squinting. "I only signed up because you wanted to, since I'll definitely have to learn it eventually anyway, so I'll learn with you first."

"It's a pity I already have a driver," Yan Zhusheng said. "Otherwise, I could let you drive me around from time to time."

"Huh? A driver?" Cheng Jinyan was taken aback, suddenly realizing the huge gap between himself and Yan Zhusheng. "Is it this extravagant?"

“Li Luo arranged it for me,” Yan Zhusheng said, blinking. “I just signed with his company, and I’ll be working for him to earn money from now on.”

"Huh? Is that so?" Cheng Jinyan was somewhat surprised. "Does that mean Zhu Sheng is going to debut?"

"I don't know." Yan Zhusheng shook her head. "It depends on what Li Luo decides to do."

“She can officially debut anytime she wants,” Li Luo said with a smile. “It’s just a matter of making an album.”

What do you mean it's just about making one album...? Cheng Jinyan's lips twitched when he heard this.

Listen to what people say?
In music academies, countless students dream of having the opportunity to debut, release songs, and make a name for themselves.

But having a good voice is not enough; there is a huge gap between actually gaining fame.

The music industry has never lacked a good voice, nor has it lacked excellent lyrics and music.

What's truly lacking is traffic itself.

When traffic is mostly occupied by poorly made or highly homogenized songs, high-quality works naturally have no way to be showcased.

Today, Li Luo is the one who truly controls high-quality works and traffic channels.

Despite the fact that his novel "I'm Really Not a Star" only has a mere 60,000 average subscriptions on its main website, meaning that on average only 60,000 people paid to read his novel.

But in reality, if you include readers from distribution channels and those who have been pirating and getting free copies, the readership of "I'm Really Not a Star" is well over a million.

It's worth noting that Li Luo's book, "I'm Really Not a Star," has already surpassed one million favorites on Qidian's main website.

If Li Luo wanted to, as long as Yan Zhusheng released a new song and album, he could write a corresponding storyline in "I'm Really Not a Star" and Yan Zhusheng would immediately get a guaranteed million exposures.

Moreover, given the entertainment-oriented nature of "I'm Really Not a Star," once readers encounter this plot point, at least half of them will have to search for the new song to listen to.

Otherwise, the plot just doesn't feel quite right.

In fact, after the storylines of many previous original works, many readers regarded "I'm Really Not a Star" as a preview of a new work to reignite the flame.

Whenever there are any clues about non-plagiarism plots in the story, people start to speculate whether this guy has a new work coming out.

For example, recently, Li Luo has been consciously laying the groundwork for his role in "The Beginning," but before he has directly revealed it, some readers have already noticed a clue and suspect that Chongran may be filming another TV series recently.

However, most people suspect that it is a TV series based on "The Great Qian Night Patrol".

"I'm not in a hurry," Yan Zhusheng said, shaking her head. "Besides, I'm not particularly interested in being a star, so it's fine if I don't make an album."

What are the benefits of being a celebrity?

It's basically about being the center of attention and making a lot of money.

But Yan Zhusheng simply enjoyed the feeling of singing freely on stage.

Anyway, now that my mom is there to support me, if I really want to sing, I'll just go to Yuan Wanqing's concert and tag along.

Being a celebrity yourself would be too tiring.

Like the busy Xixi, she will have less time to spend with Li Luo.

However, if it can make a lot of money for Li Luo's company, Yan Zhusheng is still willing to listen to Li Luo and work hard in that direction.

“There’s no rush,” Li Luo said with a smile. “For now, Zhusheng just needs to cooperate well with Aunt Yuan’s work. Besides that, she should focus on studying hard and constantly refining and improving her singing skills.”

After chatting all the way, Li Luo finally drove to Zhenjiang Dormitory.

After getting out of the car, Cheng Jinyan said goodbye to the two men and went upstairs back to her dormitory.

However, after entering the dormitory, Cheng Jinyan suddenly thought of something, went straight to the balcony, and looked down at the parking spaces.

Sure enough, Li Luo's Audi was still there.

"Don't go too far," Cheng Jinyan muttered under her breath when she saw this. "Why do you always have to do this to our dorm? It'll be such a bad influence if other people see us."

"What's the bad influence?" Shen Zhaoyin, who was resting in the dormitory, heard Cheng Jinyan muttering and asked in confusion.

"Cough...it's nothing..."

(End of this chapter)