Rekindling the Youthful Era

Chapter 751 Ying Zhicheng's Fist
Li Luo was still unaware of what was happening in Ying Zhicheng's office.

The main reason is that I've been living with Ying Chanxi and the other two girls for so long that I haven't quite realized just how special this "buying a car and getting a car as a gift" thing really is.

It would be one thing to give a gift to one person, but to give both sisters a new car worth millions is just too obvious.

But from Li Luo's perspective, it seemed perfectly natural, to the point that he hadn't even thought of it.

Li Luo brought Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng to Yuan Wanqing's studio, and listened to Ying Chanxi's report on the current situation along the way.

Negotiations with the Douyin team have made good progress, and a certain consensus has been reached.

Yuan Wanqing has initially agreed to move in, but the specific details still need to be negotiated.

On the one hand, Douyin is obligated to provide corresponding traffic support after Yuan Wanqing joins the platform, including limited time and frequency for recommended placements such as splash screen promotions.

There are also vague clauses like "providing corresponding traffic pools for promotion" that need to be quantified to avoid disputes later.

On the other hand, Yuan Wanqing also has a series of corresponding obligations.

This includes determining how many videos need to be released each quarter, and what elements these videos must contain; they cannot be filmed haphazardly to get by.

Douyin has the right to require Yuan Wanqing to cooperate with relevant activities and participate in the filming of official event videos once a quarter, with the content planned by Douyin.

In addition, there are a series of commercial orders that Douyin can provide and connect with, which will all need to be coordinated with Yuan Wanqing's studio.

Then there's the content related to future live streams.

Although Douyin has not yet opened its live streaming section, Yuan Wanqing has received the latest news from Douyin that this year should be a pilot year, and permissions will be gradually opened up next year until it is fully opened.

Yuan Wanqing still had some reservations about doing live streaming on this kind of platform.

After all, she had only done live broadcasts of the finals of variety shows like "Singer" before, as well as live broadcasts of events like the Spring Festival Gala or concerts.

They mostly appear on screen in the form of singing.

Other programs are mostly pre-recorded, and very few are broadcast live.

Under such circumstances, there would be some risks involved in conducting live streaming on the Douyin platform.

However, Li Luo still offered some advice, suggesting that the studio should discuss the matter first, with the expectation of a future live stream, and then decide whether or not to actually stream it later.

Based on this, Ying Chanxi, representing Reignite Culture, has made progress in negotiations with the Douyin team.

Just to keep them in suspense, Ying Chanxi was still in a state of flux, and for the time being, she only agreed to Yan Zhusheng's forced entry.

The Douyin team was already accepting of this result. Even if they couldn't join Douyin for the time being, the presence of Yuan Wanqing and her daughter would have maximized their traffic.

But when Ying Chanxi revealed that Teacher Chongran had recently created some new songs, the Douyin team became restless again.

As everyone knows, anything produced by Reignit is guaranteed to be of high quality.

This is not something that Yuan Wanqing alone can prove.

In recent years, in addition to creating two albums for Yuan Wanqing, Chongran has also written songs for many other singers.

Basically, every song has a considerable following.

Many of them are even the kind of catchy pop songs that are popular on the market. Putting aside the quality, they are still quite catchy and fit the taste of TikTok.

Of course, since this information was leaked by Reign Culture, it's possible that they are preparing for Yuan Wanqing's third album.

Then the quality must be high.

If Yuan Wanqing's new song could premiere on Douyin, the traffic would be absolutely massive.

So Douyin became proactive again, maintaining negotiations with Yuan Wanqing's studio while also continuing to contact Reign Culture and negotiate terms with Ying Chanxi.

They knew very well that if Reignited really didn't want to join, there was absolutely no need to reveal the new song.

So there's definitely a chance; it's just a matter of negotiating terms and spending money.

It has to be said that the conditions offered by Douyin are quite generous.

Right now, Douyin is experiencing a period of explosive growth, and with the added funding from its financing rounds, it has an abundance of resources and is poised to unleash a barrage of attacks on the market.

The conditions offered to Yuan Wanqing and her team seemed very high, but when viewed in the context of Douyin as a whole, this expenditure was just a drop in the ocean.

As long as it brings data growth and market share, this money will be earned back hundreds or thousands of times in the future.

"Anyway, everything is going smoothly now." Ying Chanxi brought Li Luo to the studio and met with Ruan Tao, who was in charge of business liaison. After listening to Ruan Tao explain some details, "I feel that we can finalize the deal by the end of the month or the beginning of next month."

After carefully understanding the situation, Li Luo nodded without saying anything more.

I only touched on a few clauses, leaving the rest to the professionals; I won't interfere myself.

After learning about the business negotiations, Li Luo took the two women to the nearby recording studio, where they found Luo Fei, who was taking a break.

"Oh? This is quite a rare treat." Luo Fei raised her eyebrows and chuckled as she saw Li Luo walk in. "It's an honor to meet our busy man."

"Ahem... Aunt Luo, please stop teasing me." Li Luo coughed, walked over to Luo Fei's side, and greeted her.

Luo Fei glanced at the boy, then asked, "Why did you come here?"

"I've prepared a few songs and wanted to show them to you. I can work on the arrangements when I have some free time," Li Luo said, taking out a USB drive and handing it to Luo Fei.

Upon hearing Li Luo's words, Luo Fei's eyes immediately lit up. She jumped up from the sofa and snatched the USB drive from Li Luo's hand.

"I knew it! Some people only come here when they need something. Turns out they're here to order people around again." Luo Fei chuckled as she plugged in the USB drive and eagerly began uploading the audio files and lyrics.

Yan Zhusheng glanced at Luo Fei's reaction and said, "Aunt Luo, if you don't want to be bossed around, you can find someone else to do it. You should rest more."

"What are you talking about?" Luo Fei rolled her eyes at Yan Zhusheng. "Our teacher Chongran and I are an unbeatable duo. How can we let someone else handle the arrangement? I have to do it myself."

If we're talking about who among those present understands Li Luo's true worth the most, Yan Zhusheng would be number one, and Luo Fei would be number two.

Luo Fei has witnessed Li Luo's songwriting abilities firsthand over the past few years.

Every song that comes out of his hands is excellent.

Even those catchy pop songs specifically designed for export can generate massive traffic and viral spread, with certain sections being particularly memorable and having a strong brainwashing effect.

For Luo Fei, meeting a lyricist and composer like Li Luo was an incredible stroke of luck.

Therefore, she cherishes every opportunity to compose music for Li Luo.

"How many songs are there this time?" Luo Fei asked curiously, counting them. Ying Chanxi, who was next to her, also came over to take a look.

Having already enjoyed Li Luo's new songs, Yan Zhusheng naturally wouldn't join in the fun, and simply said, "There are five songs in total."

"Really?" Ying Chanxi asked curiously upon hearing Yan Zhusheng's words, "Aren't there six poems? Or are they repetitions?"

"Hmm?" Yan Zhusheng frowned, leaned over to take a look, and found that there were indeed six songs. She immediately turned to look at Li Luo, narrowed her eyes, and questioned, "Weren't there only five songs? How come there's one more?" "Oh, it was added at the last minute. I haven't had a chance to let you hear it yet." Li Luo raised his hand and patted Yan Zhusheng's head, explaining simply, "We've been negotiating with Douyin recently. If we succeed in the end, this new song is to appease Douyin."

"It seems like that's true." Luo Fei nodded in realization, but she didn't usually pay much attention to the business liaison work; at most, she had heard her colleagues talk about it when they ate together.

Unexpectedly, Li Luo actually prepared a new song specifically for this occasion.

"What about the other five songs?" Luo Fei asked curiously. "You've come up with so many songs all at once. Are you making another album for my Wanqing?"

"No, not at all," Li Luo chuckled. "Aunt Yuan has enough to live on for the rest of her life with those two albums, so she's not in a hurry for a new one."

"These five songs are mainly for the TV series 'The Beginning' next year: one theme song and one opening theme, one ending theme, and three insert songs."

"It's not certain yet who will sing it. Aunt Yuan and Zhusheng will both give it a try."

"Which one is for Douyin?" Luo Fei asked, glancing at the song titles.

“That song, ‘Misplaced Time and Space,’” Li Luo said. “Let’s work on the arrangement for this one first. There’s no rush for the other five songs in ‘The Beginning.’ We can polish them slowly.”

"OK." Luo Fei gestured to indicate that there was no problem. "I'll listen to your demo first."

After saying that, Luo Fei played the song directly in the recording studio. It featured simple piano accompaniment and Li Luo's vocals.

When the song "The evening breeze I felt, the breeze you felt" came on, Ying Chanxi next to her realized, "You sang this for me last time!"

“Yes, that’s the one.” Li Luo smiled. “The melody should be pretty good, right?”

"It's quite catchy." Luo Fei nodded in satisfaction, but then immediately noticed something was off. "The lyrics you gave me... seem to be two versions?"

“Hmm… one is the normal version,” Li Luo said. “For the other version, if you have the time, you can make a suitable arrangement for it, and keep it for future use.”

“Okay.” Luo Fei nodded, glanced at the second version of the lyrics, and was quite amazed. Just looking at the lyrics, she felt that it had more flavor than the original version.

It could also be because of her age.

“I want to sing this one,” Yan Zhusheng said to Li Luo, pointing to the first of the five songs specially created for “The Beginning.”

"Sure, as long as you like it." Li Luo nodded with a smile. "The style of this song suits you quite well. You can decide for yourself."

Luo Fei glanced at it and clicked play, and the demo of the song titled "Under Investigation" began to play.

Just then, director Wang Jun, who had heard that Li Luo was visiting Huayue Film and Television, strolled over to look for Li Luo.

After being directed by the studio staff, Wang Jun arrived at the recording studio door. Seeing that the door was not closed, he followed the sound of singing and went in to take a look.

Upon hearing the melody and lyrics, Wang Jun felt instantly captivated and couldn't help but lean closer to the computer screen to carefully examine the lyrics.

"Did you write this?" Wang Jun turned to look at Li Luo.

"Ah."

"Is it a song for 'The Beginning'?"

“Yes.” Li Luo smiled. “Director Wang is very perceptive.”

"Just reading these lyrics gets me hooked!" Wang Jun couldn't help but exclaim. "Anyone who's read the script would see that! This is totally tailor-made for 'The Beginning,' it's perfect!"

"This is the theme song, and there are four other songs prepared for 'The Beginning'," Li Luo said.

"Could you listen to them all at once?"

"of course can."

Ten minutes passed quickly.

After all five songs were played, Wang Jun fell silent for a long time, seemingly still in a daze, as if he had been touched by the lyrics.

"It's so well written," Wang Jun couldn't help but sigh. "Listening to it makes me want to start filming right away."

"It's as high-quality as ever," Luo Fei exclaimed. "I will carefully oversee the arrangement to ensure the quality of these songs lives up to expectations."

"I'm getting more and more excited about the reaction after 'The Beginning' airs." Wang Jun stood up from the sofa, patted Li Luo on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "I'm off now. I'm full of energy, get to work!"

Li Luo saw Wang Jun off as he left the recording studio, only to run into Ying Zhicheng, who was walking towards them like a whirlwind.

"Uncle Ying?"

"Are you free right now?"

"Yes... I guess?" Li Luo sensed that Ying Zhicheng's mood was a bit off, and hesitantly replied.

"That's perfect." Ying Zhicheng smiled and put his arm around Li Luo's shoulder. "I'm going to the gym this afternoon. Will you come with me?"

"Oh, working out..." Li Luo glanced at the time; it was still early. "It's not a bad idea."

"Let's go then."

Watching Li Luo being led away by Ying Zhicheng, Yuan Wanqing, who had come with Ying Zhicheng, gave him a look of sympathy before walking into the recording studio.

"Huh? Where's Li Luo?" Ying Chanxi asked, puzzled, after noticing that Li Luo hadn't returned after seeing Wang Jun off.

"Oh, he was taken to the gym by your dad." Yuan Wanqing coughed, then changed the subject, asking, "What are you guys doing here?"

“Listen to a song.” Yan Zhusheng pointed to Luo Fei’s side, “A new song written by Li Luo.”

"Really?" Yuan Wanqing's eyes lit up. "Let me hear it."

"It's not for Mom," Yan Zhusheng said seriously. "I'll be singing it then."

Yuan Wanqing glanced at her daughter with a hint of helplessness: "You're getting more and more possessive of your food these days."

"It's because Mom is greedy."

“I didn’t,” Yuan Wanqing retorted. “We’ll record one version for each version, and Li Luo will use whichever one he thinks is better.”

Everyone who has used Li Luo's songs says they're great, even mothers and daughters wouldn't give up their own.

Just as Yuan Wanqing and Yan Zhusheng were trying to steal each other's songs, Li Luo had already been taken to the gym downstairs.

After being helped into full boxing gear by Ying Zhicheng's coach, Li Luo stood on the boxing ring, looking at Ying Zhicheng who was eager to try, and couldn't help but twitch his lips.

"Uncle Ying...it can't be that bad, can it? I've never even practiced boxing."

"Don't worry, I'll go easy on you." Ying Zhicheng chuckled and tightened his grip on the boxing gloves. "It doesn't matter if you haven't trained before, you're wearing protective gear."

After saying that, Ying Zhicheng's expression turned serious, and he instantly threw a straight punch straight at Li Luo's face!

(End of this chapter)