My performance on a breakup reality show brought Tien Hsi-wei to tears, and I became an internet sen
Chapter 15 A Rugged Straight Man
Li Shen lay on the beach, legs crossed, humming leisurely:
"Wake up in the morning, embrace the sun... full of positive energy, full of positive energy..."
Tian Xiwei hugged her jade-like legs with both hands, rested her chin on her knees, and stared blankly at the soft yellow sand with her big, watery eyes.
"Tian Xiwei, what are the copyright regulations for music in China? If an original song is performed for the first time in public, will the copyright be protected?"
Li Shen was suddenly seized by curiosity and sat up abruptly.
Live stream chat:
[You call this a song?]
[You sang very well, don't sing it again next time.]
[Yesterday it was terrible poetry, today it's terrible song?]
[Please stop singing, it's full of positive energy!]
……
Tian Xiwei looked at him in surprise: "What you just recited was a song?!"
"Of course not," Li Shen shook his head. "I just suddenly thought of this question and asked out of curiosity."
"Of course it's protected by copyright. You just need to provide evidence when registering the copyright later."
"Oh~~~ Where are the poems?"
"The same applies."
"Where's the script?"
"The script is a bit more complicated. If you explain your idea in public, but other scripts later overlap with your idea, whether it constitutes copyright infringement depends on the degree of overlap..."
"Oh~~~" Li Shen listened attentively.
Tian Xiwei looked at Li Shen with a puzzled expression.
He was very serious; he was thinking… Could it be that he really had amnesia?!
[A screenwriter who doesn't know copyright law? Ridiculous!]
[The scammer has been exposed!]
[Stop criticizing the scumbag just yet, Sister Heart is here!]
[A new point to criticize!]
……
Mai Lin took Li Hangliang's arm and walked into the beach.
With her chubby face and oily hair, she cheered and shouted for Li Hangliang to take her picture.
She was showering everyone with sweetness yesterday, but her true nature was revealed this morning.
Because Li Hangliang's loving breakfast did not include the local specialty of Shanghai City, Cifan Gao (glutinous rice cake), Mai Lin complained that the breakfast did not meet her expectations.
Mai Lin said, "I told you I wanted to eat Shanghai glutinous rice cake!"
Li Hangliang: "I don't remember you saying that?"
Merlin: "The year we got married."
Li Hangliang, whose child is now 5 years old, silently lowered his head.
She spent half an hour complaining during breakfast, wasting half of the breakfasts of the three groups of guests. Her resentment filled the entire villa, leaving the other two groups of guests bewildered.
Online opinion shifted dramatically. Mai Lin, based on her breakfast incident, became the most disliked of the four female guests and was dubbed "Heart-Bending Sister".
Li Shen heard a familiar voice and turned to look. Li Hangliang and his wife, Mai Lin, were walking towards him.
One was skin and bones, the other was fat and big-eared.
Li Shen was taken aback. This couple looked very much like the couple from his previous life. However, this couple was younger.
In this life, Li Hangliang is only in his early thirties.
When Li Hangliang and Mai Lin got married, they invited the original owner of this body to be their best man.
But as expected, the original owner just wanted to hide at the most inconspicuous dining table and silently send her blessings to Li Hangliang.
The original owner and Li Hangliang had an excellent relationship. The original owner wrote the lyrics for three songs on Li Hangliang's first album.
In the early stages of his relationship with Tian Xiwei, Li Hangliang played a crucial role.
If Li Hangliang hadn't taken his phone to help him pick up girls, he would have forever sealed away this deep unrequited love.
Li Shen quickly stood up, a smile on his face, and extended a hand of friendship to Li Hangliang: "Hello, Brother Liang."
Seeing the reserved Li Shen, Li Hangliang paused for a moment, then slapped Li Shen's hand away and opened his arms: "Shenzi, long time no see."
Li Shen also hurriedly opened his arms.
The two embraced.
When old friends meet again, the sight of familiar scenery evokes memories of the past, instantly bringing back vivid recollections.
Actually, he didn't think highly of Li Hangliang and Mai Lin at first.
As an excellent screenwriter, the original character possessed very delicate emotions and keen observation skills.
He had seen through Merlin's domineering nature, snobbishness, vanity, and even his vindictiveness.
He had advised Li Hangliang to be cautious, but it seemed that he had been successfully manipulated by Mai Lin and jumped into marriage without hesitation.
Li Shen stared at Li Hangliang, whose thin, tired face was listless and devoid of any spirit.
Six years ago, he was a spirited and ambitious young man!
Li Hangliang laughed: "What's wrong?"
Li Shen sighed, "Brother Liang, what has marriage ultimately brought you?"
Li Hangliang was startled, glancing at Mai Lin out of the corner of his eye: "!!!"
Merlin: "Shinko, I'm still here! Can you stay away from me a bit, hahaha!"
"Oh." Only then did Li Shen turn his gaze to Mai Lin.
Merlin continued to laugh heartily: "Shenzi, your sister-in-law allows you to rephrase your words."
Li Shen frowned at her: "Mailing, what exactly did you bring to Brother Liang?"
Mai Lin's smile froze for a moment, then he burst into laughter and patted Li Shen on the shoulder: "That's what true friends are like, they tease each other as soon as they meet."
Tian Xiwei quickly grabbed Mai Lin's chubby hand: "Sister-in-law, it's been six or seven years since we last met! I've missed you so much!"
Mai Lin laughed heartily, "I miss you too! Tian Tian is getting more and more beautiful..."
[Wow! Li Shen confronted me directly upon meeting?!]
[Evil people will be punished by other evil people!]
[Li Shen doesn't seem to be entirely evil after all!]
[Li Shen: My mouth double! Haha!]
……
Tian Xiwei pulled Mai Lin along, saying, "Sister-in-law, come with me to the restroom."
"OK."
Tian Xiwei cleverly got Mai Lin away.
Only Li Shen and Li Hangliang remained at the scene.
Li Hangliang watched Mai Lin's retreating figure and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"You shouldn't judge Linlin like that. Actually, we're quite happy."
Li Shen was taken aback: "Happiness has even made it onto a breakup show?"
"Um..." Li Hangliang frowned and looked at Li Shen, puzzled, "You're different from before."
People change.
"I'm sorry, I haven't been able to write the song you requested yet. I'm not really good at that kind of music."
Song?
Li Shen frowned and pondered, trying to trace back his memories, and some fragments of his memories were awakened.
A year ago, he seemed to have actually asked Li Hangliang to write a song for him. At the same time, Li Shen also remembered that Li Hangliang had asked him to write lyrics for him.
Li Hangliang had already finished his own hit song, but his lyric writing skills were not as good as the original person's, so he invited the original person to write the lyrics for the song.
Li Shen slapped his forehead: "Oh yeah, where's my song?"
Li Hangliang laughed and said, "I asked you for the lines, and you still haven't given them to me. We're even now!"
"Wh...what word? What are you saying?"
Li Hangliang squinted at him: "Don't try to renege on your promise! If I can't write songs, it's because I'm not capable enough. If you don't write lyrics for me, it's your attitude that's the problem."
"Hello." A greeting came from afar.
Li Shen looked up and saw two other groups of guests approaching.
Yoko greeted him from afar and swaggered over.
He is best known for his "rich second generation" label, but he is said to be not that rich, otherwise he wouldn't be so eager to ride on his wife's popularity and become a live-streaming e-commerce host.
As a master of self-promotion, his wife, his mother-in-law, and others have all become tools for him to generate buzz on various shows.
Moreover, he doesn't care what others think of him. Whether they criticize him or praise him, it doesn't matter. As long as he gets traffic and makes money, that's all that matters.
Everything is driven by profit.
Huang Shengyi, Yangzi's wife, is 40 years old and still has a charming appearance. She has a very thin face and excellent facial proportions, a typical movie face.
She was once one of China's four most popular actresses, but she squandered her potential.
As for the other pair of guests, Liang Song and He Meiyan, a rapper couple, Li Shen is unknown to both of them and netizens.
After appearing on the show for a day, netizens became somewhat familiar with them and they were recognized as the "opposing couple".
Both of them are rappers, so when they argue and freestyle, they can suddenly start fighting!
Savvy netizens saw through it: Yangzi/Huang Shengyi were just trying to generate buzz for their live-streaming sales, and the rapper duo were simply trying to gain traffic and become famous.
Each group of guests came with a purpose, while the general audience simply watched for entertainment.
Li Hangliang said, "Shenzi, actually, I think the music industry is in a tough spot right now. Do you know the AI singer Paperclip?"
Li Shen shook his head.
Li Hangliang admitted he was inferior: "It's terrifyingly strong! With the development of AI, I'm really worried that we'll all be unemployed in a few years."
As they were talking, Yoko had already walked up to them.
"Hey bro, it's me, Yoko." Yoko tilted her head back and extended her hand with an air of authority.
"Hello, Li Shen." Li Shen gave him a gentle handshake.
Liang Song bowed deeply, extremely politely, and extended both hands, "Hello, my name is Liang Song, a rapper."
"Hello there."
After Li Shen greeted the two ladies, he saw Yoko put her hands on her hips, look at Huang Shengyi, and say, "Shengyi."
Huang Shengyi took out an exquisite wooden box from her bag and handed it to Li Shen.
Yoko: "Brother, this is just a small gift, nothing special."
"Thanks."
Li Shen opened the wooden box, inside was a piece of jade, the texture of which felt somewhat like that of a two-dollar store.
Moreover, Liang Song and Li Hangliang each wore one of these jade pieces around their necks.
The barrage of sarcastic comments:
[Next victim: Li Shen!]
I bought this from Yangzi's live stream!
[Yangzi solemnly promises a tenfold refund for any counterfeit product. I ordered one, and received eleven.]
[You guys are just joking, I actually bought it /crying]
[Please enjoy: Using the most inexpensive gifts to forge the most precious friendships!]
[What you send out is a gift, what you get back is data!]
……
Yoko spoke eloquently: "This piece of jade is genuine Kunlun Glacier pebble jade! Do you know what 'pebble jade' means? It's jade that broke off from the mother mine in the Kunlun Mountains millions of years ago, and was washed by snowmelt and polished under glaciers for millions of years..."
3 minutes passed.
Yoko spoke at length about history: "In ancient times, gentlemen carried jade, which was a sign of high virtue and nobility. A gentleman would never part with his jade without good reason..."
Another 3 minutes passed.
"Li Shen, touch it, touch it."
Li Shen rubbed his fingers together, and Yoko started composing lines again:
"Isn't it as smooth and lustrous as solidified fat, warm to the touch? This is the spirit of old mine jade pebbles—they understand human nature and nurture vitality. Now, look at it in the light, from the side..."
"Ancient books also say: 'Jade can soothe the soul.' Close your eyes and feel it quietly."
Li Shen closed his eyes and earnestly rubbed the jade pendant again.
"Yes, tell me how you feel right now."
Li Shen exclaimed, "You're quite the talker!"
Yoko: "???"
Tian Xiwei, who walked over, was left bewildered.
Huang Shengyi: "Hahaha!"
Yoko paused for a moment, then laughed heartily, "To meet a true friend in life is a blessing, even a thousand words are not enough. What do you think is the most valuable part of this gift?"
The same rhetoric was used when Yangzi gave Li Hangliang a jade pendant, and when she gave it to Liang Song.
At this moment, the comments section was filled with:
[Next, please enjoy: What's the most valuable thing about this gift? Friendship!!!]
[friendship!]
[friendship!]
……
Li Shen hesitated for a moment: "Box...box?"
Yoko: "???"
Tian Xiwei: "???"
Huang Shengyi: "Hahaha!"
"Haha!" Yoko chuckled twice. "You little rascal, you're putting the cart before the horse! Haha!"
Li Hangliang and Liang Song exchanged a knowing glance and smiled.
Next, it was time for Yoko to personally place the jade pendant around Li Shen's neck, just like they had done before.
Actually, they didn't want to wear it, and they knew that, unintentionally, they were giving Yoko a bad dressing down.
But Yoko was of a higher status than them, and they couldn't refuse her hospitality. Even though they knew they were being used as free "spokespersons" by Yoko, they couldn't bring themselves to refuse.
But to their surprise, Yoko did not repeat her previous behavior.
Yoko did not force Li Shen to wear the jade pendant, thus avoiding the embarrassing situation of becoming a free "spokesperson".
Li Hangliang and Liang Song then understood what it meant to treat people differently based on their status.
They are too soft. On the contrary, Li Shen's straightforward personality, which doesn't cater to others, means he doesn't have many troubles.
Yoko suddenly turned the conversation to Li Hangliang: "Didn't you buy a little of everything for the specialty breakfast? How come you forgot to get Mai Lin's favorite glutinous rice cake?"
Li Hangliang gave a wry smile and remained silent.
In fact, what Merlin liked most was always the one he hadn't given her.
The group chatted for over half an hour, getting to know each other's personalities.
1 p.m. sharp.
The angel of love from "Goodbye Lover" has arrived!
Zhang Ruonan, with her long hair flowing, wearing a pretty dress, waved her little hand and ran into everyone's view.
Li Shen frowned; this running style was somewhat like Ultraman's.
Does Ultraman exist in this world?
Li Shen whispered to Tian Xiwei, "Have you ever heard of Ultraman?"
"Big brother, please stop talking nonsense!!!"
Oh, so there is!
Li Shen understood.
After Tian Xiwei finished speaking, she watched Zhang Ruonan run closer and closer, trying hard to suppress her laughter, her red lips pouting.
Zhang Ruonan approached the guests, waved, and said with a bright smile:
"Hello everyone, I am Zhang Ruonan, the Angel of Love. I will be accompanying you throughout the rest of your journey..."
"Angels of Love" is a brand new concept for the fifth season.
A love angel accompanies the guests throughout the entire process, observing their love-hate entanglements from a first-person perspective.
This is a good point of interest; it's an extension of the observation room.
Zhang Ruonan, who had just rushed over from the observation room, kept glancing at Li Shen unconsciously. This was the biggest highlight of the show so far, especially the poem.
Tian Xiwei frowned slightly...
Zhang Ruonan: "You may not have noticed, but this coastline has a unique shape."
Yoko: "Heart shape."
"Yes, Yoko is right. This coastline is heart-shaped. Locals call it 'Love Sea.' On this side of the coast, there is a lone golden coconut tree, and on the opposite side, there is also a coconut tree."
The group gazed into the distance and could vaguely see the coconut trees on the opposite bank.
Actually, the trees on the opposite bank were transplanted in recent years, echoing the golden coconut trees on this bank.
The local government plans to develop this area into a tourist attraction, so it's necessary to create a sense of story.
At this moment, the midday sun shone on the golden coconut trees, on the azure waves, on the golden sand, and on Zhang Ruonan's long, straight black hair.
Zhang Ruonan said, "On the two banks of the Sea of Love, two golden coconuts gaze at each other across the water, separated by the surging waves, just like couples in love, who always have various conflicts. However, as long as there is love in their hearts, conflicts are always temporary, and happiness is eternal..."
The drone flew high into the sky, filming the scenes on both sides of the river.
The heart-shaped sea of love, with golden coconut palms gazing at each other from both sides, this beautiful imagery touched the hearts of viewers watching the live stream.
The live stream then switched, the camera panning across the faces of the eight guests in turn, finally lingering on the faces of Tian Xiwei and Li Shen for a long time.
Zhang Ruonan: "That's why we chose Qinghai as our starting point! Although we may misunderstand and argue in our relationship, as long as there is love in our hearts, there is always hope to resolve the problem."
Now, let's start from here! Let's start from the heart! Let's begin our journey anew!
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