The sweetest in the entertainment industry

Chapter 85 is never going to end, is it?
Even before the concert was over, various topics related to Lu Nanting were trending on social media.

#Lu Nanting "Encounter" World Tour Concert#
#鲁南婷鬼魔#
#Lu Nanting's Wife#
#LuNantingStyle#
#Focusing on spoiling fans#
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Last night, Lu Nanting delivered one witty remark after another on "Star Music," causing the PR team to not eat dinner until 10:30 p.m. and not start taking turns to sleep until 4:30 a.m.

It was suppressed and suppressed all night, but it still climbed onto the trending list. People are still talking about it now. If you're not careful, it will surge to the top.

Just when I was completely overwhelmed, the concert started.

Faced with one unexpected new topic after another, the staff responsible for monitoring data from various platforms felt dizzy and disoriented.

Didn't we agree to stick to the concert schedule?

The boss's wife wasn't even there, yet he still managed to pull this kind of stunt!

Having no contingency plan at all means having to improvise.

I'm working overtime tonight, and I don't know how late it will be.

Fan Tiantian has been under a lot of pressure lately and has been too lazy to wash her hair. A few days ago, she cut her long, waist-length brown wavy hair into a super short style.

Wearing a sleeveless leopard-print bodysuit, she stood there with her brows furrowed, looking just like a female leopard poised to pounce.

"Why hasn't the air conditioner repairman come yet?"

"Already on the way."

"Call and urge them again! How can they work overtime in this heat without air conditioning?"

"Yes!"

Where is the iced coffee I ordered?

"Sweetie, we're at the door."

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The people in charge of public relations and publicity at the studio haven't been home for over ten days, and the business department is also working non-stop to handle the rapidly increasing number of endorsements from various parties.

Although it's only the end of July, they can already imagine what award their boss will win at this year's Weibo Night, given how things are going.

I was already feeling utterly hopeless, and then the studio's air conditioner broke down!!

Fan Tiantian was on the verge of exploding when her phone suddenly rang. She picked it up and saw it was a message from Xiao Han's public relations manager:
"Xiao Fan, your cooking skills have improved!"

Xiao Han is a well-known con artist in the industry, and his current status is entirely due to his public relations manager.

That person was extremely good at creating hype; people in the industry often called her "the cook" behind her back.

She's the kind of person who can make headlines and praise Xiao Han for leading a new fashion trend even if he goes to a party late at night, is so tired the next day that he wears his clothes inside out.

Xiao Han is a terrible singer and a lousy actor. He relies entirely on variety shows to make a living; he's the kind of person who can't live without popularity.

Recently, Lu Nanting has been trending on social media for over ten days due to a series of events, and it's impossible to suppress the trend. If we're talking about who has been most affected, it's undoubtedly Xiao Han.

No matter how much I try to boost the popularity of the other side, it just won't go up.

Unable to bear it any longer, he had no choice but to come to Fan Tiantian, hoping to collaborate with her.

Unfortunately, as a senior, that person looked down on Fan Tiantian, this rising star, and his words were inevitably sarcastic.

The buzz surrounding the influencer's failed product promotion has died down, and Fan Tiantian was just wondering how to suppress the trending topics when this person proactively approached her and gave her some inspiration.

Not at all, I still need to learn from my seniors.

Fan Tiantian smiled as she replied to WeChat messages and gave instructions: "Notify Xiao Han's ex-girlfriends that it's time to write their long posts!"

Generally speaking, if you have something on your rival, you won't throw it out, since everyone has some dirty secrets, right?
But if you have a good boss who doesn't smoke, drink, gamble, or do drugs, has good personal qualities, and comes from a very good family, then Fan Tiantian naturally has the confidence to do this.

Meanwhile, Gu Lanxi was listening to a concert while eating potato rice in a copper pot.

Golden potatoes, tender green peas, orange carrots, glistening diced ham, and brown shiitake mushroom pieces—the aroma wafts from afar.

The method was something Aunt Wang had just learned from the locals. The ingredients, besides the dried goods she brought herself and those brought up the mountain by the crew's logistics, were all grown by the villagers themselves.

Gu Lanxi picked up a spoon and took a bite, finding it very appealing. The village was quite remote, with houses generally having mud-brick and tile roofs; lying inside, one could see the original wooden beams just by looking up.

Many families still have a hearth!

Because she brought her own nanny after joining the crew and refused to eat boxed lunches, the production team gave her the respect due to a leading lady and specially rented an empty house for her.

The main house has three rooms, with a bedroom on each side of the main hall, two guest rooms in the east wing, and a kitchen, toilet, and bathroom in the west wing.

Gu Lanxi was not used to it when she first arrived, and neither was Aunt Wang.

The conditions were simple, and the two no longer ate at separate tables.

Seeing that she glanced at her, clearly wanting to say something, but mindful of the person on the other end of the phone, Gu Lanxi spoke first:

"Turn on mute. Just stay quiet when he talks to me."

Feeling a little embarrassed, and thinking that she had been cooking in the kitchen and hadn't heard, I explained again:
“He was criticized so badly recently that he was harassed as soon as he went on stage at this concert. I thought this would put his mind at ease.”

Aunt Wang never interfered in her employers' personal relationships, but the young couple's relationship was so good that she couldn't help but offer her blessings:

"You two are both considerate of each other, you will definitely be happy together."

Gu Lanxi smiled and stopped mentioning him, instead asking about other things: "Are you settling in well here?"

"To be honest, I'm not used to it. I'm not very good at using a wood-fired stove. I went to learn from someone this afternoon and was only able to manage to cook dinner."

"Getting liquefied gas up the mountain won't be easy. Cooking with firewood actually has a special aroma. If all else fails, we'll hire someone to come back and tend the fire. By the way, do we need to buy firewood or anything like that later?"

"Leave these little things to me. You just focus on filming. Xiaotong and Lili will be here tomorrow. The three of us will take care of you. It's no problem at all."

"Okay. Do you have any bathwater?"

"I cooked a big pot of rice. There's no shower here, so it might be a bit of a hassle for a while."

"It's nothing, do you have a bucket?"

"The production crew prepared buckets and basins in advance, as well as toiletries, but we brought our own, so I put them away."

The two talked and ate their meal.

Worried that the potato rice might be too greasy, Aunt Wang also prepared a small cold dish, which tasted quite refreshing.

After finishing her meal, Aunt Wang picked up the bowl and put it away; the concert wasn't over yet.

Hearing Lu Nanting calling her again, Gu Lanxi cleared her throat, turned off the mute function, and patiently chatted with him for a few minutes.

Aunt Wang went to take a shower first, and then washed and hung up the clothes.

Seeing that she wasn't finished yet, he added more firewood to the stove and boiled the bathwater again.

The concert ended at nine o'clock. Gu Lanxi hadn't slept well last night and had to get up early to film the next morning, so she took a shower and went to sleep.

Lu Nanting posted a photo taken with his back to the audience at the end on Weibo.

Grateful to have met you, it's my greatest fortune. (Photos *9)

The fans were reluctant to part, shouting "Encore!" until their voices were hoarse. Lu Nanting also doted on his fans, singing several more songs requested by the fans after finishing the songs on the setlist.

Only after they were completely satisfied did they follow the instructions of the security personnel and leave the venue.

As soon as they came out of the crowd, they checked their phones and saw that he had posted this message, and many people immediately squatted down by the roadside and cried!
Perhaps, this is the only time in my life I'll get to see him up close like this.

I know rationally that this is enough, but emotionally I simply can't accept it.

Lu Nanting has been in the industry for three years. Some of his fans first heard his songs when they were in middle school and are now in college. Others went to college and are now working.

When those familiar melodies play, whether they sound good or not is secondary; just one listen is enough to bring back memories of the past.

When I was in junior high, my roommate often sang, "Tomorrow is like a box of chocolates, what it tastes like, full of imagination..." Now, whenever I think of that melody, I'm reminded of that time. Every song seems to carry a piece of my past. So, it makes perfect sense that I enjoy listening to music.

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