Rekindling the Youthful Era

Chapter 820 The Birthday Party Begins

After breakfast, Yan Zhusheng drove away from Ningshan Campus first, heading to the music academy across the street for class.

Li Luo got into Ying Chanxi's car, planning to take a detour to the company before starting his online novel elective course.

As for Xu Youyu, he originally planned to go along, but after dinner he felt sleepy, so he drove home to take a nap.

"General Manager Ying, General Manager Li."

Qian Jiayao, who is usually in charge of accounting, immediately stood up to greet Ying Chanxi and Li Luo when they came in from outside, and then followed Ying Chanxi around happily.

Because Reign Culture doesn't have much business, her usual accounting work is very easy, so she is often taken along by Ying Chanxi to do some assistant work.

Qian Jiayao was happy to do so, for no other reason than that Ying Chanxi gave her extra money.

Although Ying Chanxi was actually several years younger than her, Qian Jiayao addressed him as "President Ying" without any pressure.

"Have you submitted the daily reports to the Ministry of Commerce?" Ying Chanxi asked as she walked toward her office.

"Yes, I submitted it before leaving get off work yesterday." Qian Jiayao nodded. "I've put it on your desk so you can check it anytime."

"Any other news?" Ying Chanxi asked again.

"Douyin asked if Mr. Li could occasionally do a live stream like Yan Zhusheng did," Qian Jiayao said. "But more than that, they wanted to probe whether Yuan Wanqing would have another live stream."

"Why don't you just ask the studio directly?" Ying Chanxi asked, puzzled.

"I guess she was rejected after asking," Qian Jiayao blinked. "So she was thinking of trying to indirectly get Yuan Wanqing to appear in the live stream through our channels."

"Does Douyin even care about this?" Li Luo asked curiously. "Although the live streaming business is just starting out and does need to be consolidated and expanded, it's not that desperate, is it?"

“They seem to have a special department that’s responsible for casting a wide net,” Qian Jiayao said. “Anyway, the more live streams they do, the better the traffic they get.”

"Let things take their natural course." Li Luo shook his head. He didn't have any particular thoughts about his main account starting to stream. He would be happy to occasionally make a guest appearance in Zhu Sheng's stream. "Just follow the original contract."

The contract previously signed with Douyin was limited to a single live-streaming collaboration for Yuan Wanqing.

Apart from that, it only stipulates a minimum number of short videos that can be released each quarter.

So it doesn't matter whether Li Luo airs it or not.

There was no additional, clear revenue from broadcasting it.

Of course, Douyin will be an important promotional channel for his TV series or novel adaptations into animation in the future.

"Just keep Zhusheng's live streams every week." Ying Chanxi shared the same opinion as Li Luo. "Li Luo is, after all, a creator, not a performer on stage."

"It's actually better to maintain a certain level of mystery in front of the audience."

"Appearing occasionally in Zhusheng's live stream will bring more surprises to the audience."

After Ying Chanxi finished speaking, he inquired about the filming progress of "The Beginning".

“Everything is normal over there,” Qian Jiayao said. “It’s just that Ruan Lin’s work arrangements and time management need to be improved.”

"I got her a commercial order before, and brought her back to the company to shoot a video, which slightly delayed the filming schedule of the production crew."

"Director Wang specifically reminded us to be a little more careful."

"Okay." Ying Chanxi nodded. "I'll talk to Xiaowen about it."

After saying this, Ying Chanxi sat down at his desk and picked up the Ministry of Commerce's daily report to read.

The above is a list of the brands that the Ministry of Commerce contacted yesterday, along with the communication and negotiation process, results, and employee thoughts.

If a suitable brand is found, Ying Chanxi, as the general manager, will follow up further, have in-depth conversations with the other party, and see if a cooperation can be reached.

Currently, Reign Culture has three artists: Yan Zhusheng, Reign, and Ruan Lin. Based on a plan of one or two commercial deals per month, they are expected to receive about five or six commercial deals in total.

Based on their current number of followers on Douyin, a single commercial order could fetch hundreds of thousands of yuan.

That's two to three million in revenue per month.

After deducting the artists' share and employee salaries and daily costs, the monthly profit can be several hundred thousand.

For a newly emerging rekindled culture, this is already quite good.

At least Ying Chanxi is somewhat satisfied with the current situation.

Of course, this part is still a small amount of money.

The film currently in production, "The Beginning," is the real big project yet to come.

If "The Beginning" becomes a huge hit during the summer vacation, the investment percentage that Reign Culture made in the "The Beginning" project alone will make them a fortune.

In addition, the popularity of the male and female leads, Ruan Lin and Bai Lixuan, will also rise.

At that point, it won't be as simple as a single order worth a few hundred thousand.

"Our Ying is getting more and more stylish." After the assistant left the office and closed the door, Li Luo plopped down at the desk and looked at Ying Chanxi, who was seriously working on documents in the office chair, with a smile.

It must be said that Ying Chanxi, working diligently at this moment, has a unique charm.

Although Xu Youyu often plays the role of a female office worker in bed, it is just acting.

Ying Chanxi's current state actually exudes a unique charm compared to when Xu Youyu played the role.

Hearing what Li Luo said, Ying Chanxi looked up and rolled her eyes at him: "If you're just here to join in the fun, then don't disturb my work, okay?"

"Let's finish things here as soon as possible so we can go back and celebrate your birthday earlier today."

"Or you, as the chairman, could also help process the documents."

Li Luo chuckled, then immediately shook his head and waved his hand: "You can handle it slowly. I'll just leave it to you. I have great faith in Xixi's abilities."

"Humph~"

"By the way, do you usually come to the company in casual clothes?" Li Luo asked, noticing that Ying Chanxi was still wearing sportswear specifically for morning runs.

"What's wrong?" Ying Chanxi asked, puzzled. "What are you going to wear if not casual clothes?"

“A suit,” Li Luo chuckled. “Doesn’t it make you look more formal? And it’ll make it easier for you to command respect at the company.”

“I can hold my own even without a suit.” Ying Chanxi wrinkled her nose and puffed out her chest. “Don’t underestimate me. Besides, I have to teach classes. I can’t exactly go to the classroom in a suit, can I?”

"That's not necessarily a bad thing." Li Luo chuckled. "When you walk in, everyone will think it's some new teacher coming to substitute, right, Teacher Ying?"

Ying Chanxi rolled her eyes at him, ignoring his teasing, and continued to handle her affairs with her head down.

Feeling bored in the office, Li Luo went for a stroll outside and eventually wandered to the office of Zhao Rongjun and his colleagues deep in the corridor.

With the end of the semester approaching, Zhao Rongjun's team has already made initial contact with the Information Technology Office and is verifying the feasibility of the software.

I reckon I can finish testing the software before the final exams.

After confirming the progress on this side and nodding in satisfaction, Li Luo chatted with Zhao Rongjun for a while.

It wasn't until nearly 10 a.m. that Li Luo received a call from Xu Youyu, and only then did she leisurely return to Ying Chanxi's office to tell her, "I'm going to class."

"Oh." Ying Chanxi was even busier at this moment and didn't have time to pay attention to him.

So Li Luo had no choice but to walk up behind Ying Chanxi, bend down and kiss her on the cheek: "I'm leaving."

"Okay, okay..." Ying Chanxi blushed slightly from the kiss, shoving Li Luo to move away, then muttered softly, "This is a company, can you be a little more careful? What if the employees see us?"

"So what if I saw it?" Li Luo waved his hand and walked towards the door. "The chairman sexually harasses the general manager, sounds pretty exciting, doesn't it?"

"Get lost!"

After teasing his beloved CEO Ying, Li Luo left Chongran Culture Company with a smile, went downstairs, got into Xu Youyu's car, and soon arrived at the teaching building of Qianjiang University.

In class.

Instead of having the students who were supposed to give presentations come up first, Ms. Si opened a PowerPoint presentation herself and addressed the class:

"There is no final exam for this course; you only need to submit a paper."

"The requirements for the paper are all here. I will also send a copy to our group later."

"The requirements are simple: no less than 2000 words, and the content only needs to be related to online literature research."

"The deadline for submission is the weekend before the final exam week."

Li Luo and Xu Youyu didn't care about the paper; after all, for online novel authors, 2000 words was just a drop in the ocean.

Not to mention writing content related to online novels.

Writing 20,000 words would be a piece of cake.

So Xu Youyu's attention wasn't on the podium at all. Instead, he leaned close to Li Luo's ear and said, "After class, let's go to the dormitory first."

"Why are you going to the dorm?" Li Luo asked, puzzled. "Aren't you going straight home?"

"What? You're so eager for us to celebrate your birthday?" Xu Youyu teased with a grin. "Are you already imagining some really outrageous scenarios?"

"I didn't say that." Li Luo looked away guiltily.

In fact, he was already fantasizing.

Especially after Xu Youyu had piqued his interest like this, he dared not imagine what outrageous things Xu Youyu would do.

It seems that no matter what happens, Li Luo won't find it strange.

"So why are we going to the dorm?"

"You're so silly." Xu Youyu rolled her eyes at him. "You're only thinking about the birthday. Have you forgotten that we still have a new family member to bring home?"

"Oh." Li Luo looked enlightened. "Those cats? Can't we just pick them up in a couple of days?"

"You're really cruel," Xu Youyu couldn't help but suppress a laugh. "Are you that impatient?"

"I was just saying it offhand," Li Luo coughed. "Going to pick up the kitten first is fine too."

"Don't worry, it'll be quick." Xu Youyu patted his shoulder. "After we bring them back, we can just put them in the bedroom that's been prepared for them on the second floor."

"Let them get used to the new environment first."

"The specific care can be left to Butler Liu; we don't need to worry about it."

At this point, Xu Youyu had already leaned very close to Li Luo's ear, deliberately blowing a breath of hot air, and then said in a very charming way, "Anyway, it's definitely much faster than you."

Li Luo: "...If you keep doing this, I'll find a place to execute you right here and now when we get back."

"I'm so scared~" Xu Youyu pretended to be pitiful, but in reality she wasn't afraid of him at all.

……

After the online literature elective class ended in the morning, Xu Youyu had already sent a message in their four-person WeChat group.

[Xu Youyu]: Let's meet at the Qingxi dormitory building first, and then take the cat home.

【Yan Zhusheng】: Received.

[Ying Chanxi]: Here I come.

When Li Luo arrived at Qingxi Dormitory in Xu Youyu's car, the volunteers in charge of managing stray cats had been waiting downstairs for a long time.

Seeing Li Luo and his companion each carrying a carrier and four kittens, the volunteers breathed a sigh of relief: "Finally, they're gone! I hope they'll be healthy in their new home."

"Don't worry," Xu Youyu chuckled, "I'll definitely fatten them up."

They successfully took the kittens with them and the four of them came out of the dormitory building.

Just as Li Luo was about to get into Xu Youyu's car, her arm was silently pulled by Yan Zhusheng, and she was led towards Xu Youyu's car.

"what happened?"

"It's my turn," Yan Zhusheng said, pouting. "You haven't ridden in my car yet today."

Looking at her adorable appearance, Li Luo couldn't help but chuckle. Without refusing, he got into the passenger seat of Yan Zhusheng's car.

Ying Chanxi was so engrossed in the orange treasure in her hand that she didn't notice it.

It wasn't until Yan Zhusheng deliberately started the car and drove up to Ying Chanxi, even stopping and rolling down the window, that Ying Chanxi noticed Li Luo was sitting in Yan Zhusheng's passenger seat.

"What do you mean?" Ying Chanxi was speechless when she saw this. "Don't block the traffic here, okay? What are you showing off for? It's childish."

Yan Zhusheng blinked: "I'm just reminding you to keep up, sister, and not waste time."

After saying that, Yan Zhusheng drove off with a happy expression, taking Li Luo towards Tianlu Yaju.

After successfully returning to the villa, the four of them carried the cat villa to the cat room on the second floor.

Xu Youyu also brought back some of their usual cat litter and poured it into the two automatic litter boxes, letting them absorb their familiar scent.

In addition, some of their old toys from the dormitory were also thrown on the ground for them to play with, in an effort to help them get used to their new environment as quickly as possible.

The four people then left the room without staying inside. After releasing the four kittens, they closed the door and left the room for the kittens.

"Alright!" Xu Youyu clapped her hands, then eagerly pushed Li Luo into the elevator. "Go go go! Let's go upstairs and change!"

"What clothes should I change into?" Li Luo asked.

"Don't ask any more questions, just change into your swim trunks and go to the rooftop," Xu Youyu urged.

"Huh?" Li Luo was taken aback for a moment, then quickly reminded her, "It's winter now, are you still going to swim on the rooftop? Be careful not to catch a cold."

"Oh dear, you talk too much." Xu Youyu rolled her eyes at him. "It's your birthday today, and all the arrangements have been planned for you. Just follow our instructions and don't ask any more questions!"

(End of this chapter)