Rekindling the Youthful Era

Chapter 792 Sister, you don't believe me?
Like "A Little Reunion", Li Luo prepared five songs for "The Beginning".

In addition to the already outstanding opening theme song "Under Investigation" from "The Beginning", Li Luo also found four other songs that were relatively suitable for the theme.

Among these, three songs are actually more suited to Li Luo's own voice and vocal style, and would have a better feel for them.

This is not to say that Yan Zhusheng and Yuan Wanqing's singing skills are incapable of interpreting these songs; in fact, they would have no problem singing them at all.

But sometimes the key of a song determines that it's best to have someone with a certain voice sing it.

If Yan Zhusheng and Yuan Wanqing were to sing it, it would have a completely different feel.

However, after "In the Investigation" was assigned to Yan Zhusheng and Li Luo was assigned three other songs, there was one song left, which Yan Zhusheng originally wanted to monopolize.

However, Li Luo suggested assigning the song to Yuan Wanqing, which made Yan Zhusheng a little unhappy. She pouted and secretly punched Li Luo.

Yuan Wanqing looked on, somewhat amused and exasperated: "If you want to sing, then sing. It's not like I have to compete with you for it."

"Then we'll give the other version of the lyrics for 'Misplaced Time and Space' to Aunt Yuan as well." Seeing Yuan Wanqing say this, Li Luo didn't want Yan Zhusheng to feel wronged any longer, so he patted Yan Zhusheng's head and said, "Don't try to take this one."

"Oh." Yan Zhusheng nodded obediently.

In reality, if Li Luo insisted on having Yuan Wanqing sing this song, Yan Zhusheng would just pout and remain obedient when necessary, without actually causing a scene.

Yuan Wanqing had no objection to these arrangements. After nodding in agreement, she said, "The live broadcast will be held in this recording studio in a little while."

"The Douyin team will be here at 2:30 pm to help set up the venue and adjust the equipment."

"The live stream process has already been coordinated with Douyin. Two spare time segments have been left in the middle, which you two will be able to intersperse in during the stream."

After hearing this, Li Luo asked curiously, "Is there a specific document outlining the live stream process and content?"

"Yes." Yuan Wanqing nodded, then took out her phone and sent a message to her employees. Soon after, someone delivered a document to her.

Li Luo reached out and took it, opened it and looked at it, then nodded in understanding.

The plan is very detailed, dividing the one-hour live stream into roughly 10-minute segments.

The first ten minutes are a warm-up session, followed by a ten- to twenty-minute "funny" session.

The middle part is Yan Zhusheng visiting other people's homes.

The second half of the show included a segment where Li Luo made a brief appearance, followed by a ten-minute wrap-up.

The entire process was clear and well-planned, and even the bullet screen interaction had relevant regulations.

After all, live streaming is the easiest place for things to go wrong; one wrong move and someone's reputation can collapse instantly.

Therefore, before the live stream started, neither Yuan Wanqing's studio nor the Douyin team advised her to respond to the comments casually.

At each stage, the team would specifically flood the screen with comments, controlling the direction of the comments so that Yuan Wanqing could respond accordingly.

These responses were all prepared in advance, and Yuan Wanqing only needed to respond according to the script.

There will be special signboards available, so you don't have to worry about looking silly.

Of course, if Yuan Wanqing sees a comment that she can reply to, she can say something, but she must think it through first.

This was naturally not a difficult task for Yuan Wanqing, but it might not be so for some people.

"Don't say anything carelessly during the live stream." Ying Chanxi looked at her little sister with suspicion and couldn't help but remind her, "It won't be easy to clean up your mess if something goes wrong."

"I'm very well-behaved," Yan Zhusheng said earnestly, her face tense. "Sister, don't you believe me?"

Ying Chanxi: "..."

Do I look like someone who would believe you?
They really have no self-awareness whatsoever.

Ying Chanxi rolled her eyes at her, but since Yuan Wanqing was also present, she couldn't say much.

Li Luo wasn't worried that Yan Zhusheng would say anything wrong. Although she seemed innocent and pure when she was with him, she was actually quite clever.

Know what you can say and what you can't say.

Otherwise, he wouldn't always be able to make Ying Chanxi so angry, yet never actually get truly angry.

In this respect, Yan Zhusheng's handling was quite good.

"Do you have a pen? I want to write something more." Li Luo held the live broadcast content file in his hand, and after reading it and thinking for a while, he asked Luo Fei next to him.

Luo Fei handed her a pen, and Li Luo began to add her own ideas to the blank spaces in the document, supplementing some details of the live broadcast plan.

After watching from the side, Yuan Wanqing nodded knowingly and couldn't help but chuckle, saying, "This is even more perfect."

……

At 2:30 p.m., Miao Yifeng from Douyin arrived at Yuan Wanqing's studio on time with his team, bringing live streaming equipment to set up the venue.

While the staff below were busy, Miao Yifeng went to the next-door break room to discuss the specifics with Li Luo and the others.

"Hmm... I've received the previous live stream content plan." Miao Yifeng adjusted his glasses and said, "Teacher Chongran's additional content is also fine, except for the self-accompanied singing and TV series promotion..."

"what happened?"

"It's nothing." Miao Yifeng chuckled and shook his head, thinking to himself that Chongran was indeed a master at marketing and knew how to make good use of traffic. "But Teacher Chongran has a new drama about to start filming. Would you like to collaborate with us then?"

"A collaboration? Douyin probably can't upload TV dramas yet, right?"

"Of course not that," Miao Yifeng said with a smile. "But editing various TV drama clips is still possible, and it can also increase the popularity of your TV dramas."

"In addition, actors can also join and interact on Douyin."

"It's like having another channel for promotion, don't you think?"

Li Luo smiled and nodded, not refusing the other party's kindness.

However, since filming for "The Beginning" hasn't even started yet, it's too early to talk about these things, so the two only touched on the topic briefly before quickly returning to tonight's live broadcast.

"Yuan Wanqing's Douyin live stream has been teased online since yesterday, and today it has been promoted in all aspects," Miao Yifeng said. "The number of viewers tonight should be very high, and we estimate that the peak number of online viewers may exceed 500,000."

"What level is this in the live streaming industry? Is it a lot?" Ying Chanxi asked curiously from the side.

“Even the top-tier live streaming rooms on other major platforms can barely reach a peak of 500,000 viewers when they have top-tier events,” Miao Yifeng said. “That’s already a very high standard.”

If it were just a simple live broadcast, Miao Yifeng's team wouldn't be able to be present in person.

After all, to handle a live stream with a peak viewership that could easily exceed 500,000, various professional equipment is indispensable.

Otherwise, if a massive influx of traffic causes the live stream to lag so badly that it's impossible to open, that would be a disgrace for Douyin.

So while these people moved to the lounge to discuss the details of the live stream, the Douyin team was already setting up the recording studio for the live stream. They were using top-of-the-line equipment for all sorts of professional-grade network transmission systems, encoding and streaming systems, and on-site monitoring systems.

Emergency plans for all kinds of unforeseen circumstances must also be fully prepared.

Midway through, Ying Chanxi curiously went to the recording studio next door and saw several staff members taking a break. She humbly approached them to ask about some tips for setting up the live broadcast room and learned a lot of useful information for free.

Afterwards, when they moved to renovating the live-streaming room at Chongran Culture, Ying Chanxi had a clearer need and direction.

After the Douyin team finished setting up, Yuan Wanqing and others went to the recording studio.

The recording studio is divided into two spaces, separated by a huge glass wall.

The small room inside the glass is where the singer records songs, while the outside contains the monitoring equipment and control console.

Against the wall is a sofa for resting, and Luo Fei's usual computer desk.

At this point, the control panel and listening equipment had been moved to a side position, and their original positions were now occupied by a sofa against the wall, resulting in an angle where they faced away from the glass.

In this way, when the live stream is facing the sofa, it can also capture the small room where the song is being recorded inside the glass.

At this moment, the staff member in charge of the live broadcast planning stood in front of the camera and explained the live broadcast ideas and more specific precautions to Yuan Wanqing and others next to him.

Li Luo and Yan Zhusheng, who were to join the discussion midway through the event, also stood to the side and listened.

This live stream was not only Yuan Wanqing's first online broadcast, but also the first time Douyin launched its live streaming function, which is of great significance and will directly determine a series of Douyin's subsequent strategic plans.

So not only did Miao Yifeng go to the site to provide guidance, but Zhang Nan, the person in charge of Douyin behind the scenes, was also keeping a close eye on the situation at the head office.

After listening to the explanation, before dinner time, everyone simulated the entire live broadcast process again according to the procedure.

After confirming that there were no problems, the group was finally temporarily dismissed and we were taken to dinner.

"I never knew setting up a live stream was so complicated," Ying Chanxi muttered to herself while eating. "I thought it was really simple."

"Actually, it's mainly because the peak volume can be very high," Miao Yifeng explained with a smile. "If it's a regular live stream, the daily peak volume might only be 30,000 to 50,000, then there's absolutely no need to use such expensive and troublesome equipment."

"We at Douyin are committed to the simplest way of operation, so that users can complete video and live streaming activities with just a mobile phone."

"Otherwise, if everyone's live stream is this troublesome, then there's not much point in us doing this."

Although it may sound a bit like self-praise, Miao Yifeng is not wrong in some of his statements.

Douyin has now reached a bottleneck.

The approximately 100 million users attracted by the "trendy" and "cool" labels alone, accumulated over the past year or so, are no longer enough to satisfy Douyin.

However, if you want to expand your horizons, you can't be limited to the "trendy and cool" category. You must develop in a more everyday and down-to-earth direction.

The target audience should also gradually shift from simply attracting young people in big cities to a wider range of ordinary people.

This is why Douyin attaches so much importance to Yuan Wanqing this time.

After all, Yuan Wanqing's popularity in China, having appeared on the Spring Festival Gala twice in recent years, and the widespread appeal of songs like "As You Wish" and "I'm a Mother, I'm a Daughter," which resonate with people of all ages, are exactly the characteristics and elements that Douyin needs most at this stage.

Everything is just right.

……

After dinner, everyone returned to the recording studio of Yuan Wanqing's studio, about an hour before the broadcast time of 7 p.m.

At Yuan Wanqing's request, everyone did another simulation of the live broadcast process. After confirming that everything was correct, they waited for the time to arrive.

Meanwhile, at Douyin's headquarters in Jingzhao City, Zhang Nan was also continuously monitoring the promotional effects of her team on various internet platforms.

Watching the constantly changing data in the background, Zhang Nan's face was tense, her brows were slightly furrowed, but the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, immersed in the tense yet slightly excited atmosphere.

This live stream may be the turning point for Douyin's meteoric rise.

Zhang Nan mentally planned out all the arrangements before and after the live stream, wondering if there was anything she had overlooked.

Time quickly passed and it was already seven o'clock in the evening.

……

"Hurry, hurry! The live stream has started!"

In the dormitory building of the School of Music at Qianjiang University, Cheng Jinyan excitedly called out to her two roommates, "I'm going in, what about you?"

"I'm watching." Su Wei lay on the bed, leaning against the headboard with her headphones on. "Don't make a sound, it sounds like she's about to sing."

Shen Zhaoyin sat silently at her desk, her phone in front of her showing Yuan Wanqing's live stream.

At this point, the live chat was already flooded with comments.

The screen was filled with comments saying "Good evening, Sister Qing".

However, Yuan Wanqing did not appear on the sofa in the live broadcast room to greet everyone as everyone expected. Instead, she stood in the recording booth separated by a glass partition.

At this moment, Yuan Wanqing was wearing headphones and smiling as she waved at the camera.

After seeing the staff member outside the live broadcast camera give her an OK sign, she slowly inhaled, listened to the music in her ears, followed the rhythm, and began to sing.

"It's 'Light Years Away'."

Cheng Jinyan exclaimed, "The live broadcast room feels like a recording studio!"

[Should we unleash our ultimate skill right from the start?]

[Holy crap, they started singing as soon as they came in?]

Is this a live stream? It feels like they're holding a concert, hahaha.

[I downloaded Douyin specifically for Sister Qing!]

[It sounds so good!]

Yuan Wanqing's live stream immediately captivated the audience, attracting over 100,000 viewers within a minute of its launch, and gradually climbing to 300,000 during her performance of "Light Years Away".

Looking at the rising data and Yuan Wanqing's perfect performance on the monitoring screen, Miao Yifeng crossed his arms and nodded with satisfaction.

In the live stream, after singing "Light Years Away," Yuan Wanqing closed her eyes and took a few deep breaths before finally opening them, taking off her headphones, and waving towards the camera.

She then walked out of the recording studio, sat down on the sofa, and greeted the camera: "Good evening everyone~ I'm Yuan Wanqing. I'm very happy to be able to start my first online live broadcast on Douyin and meet everyone."

(End of this chapter)