Who taught you to be a celebrity like this?

Li Ye didn't know how to explain, so he simply admitted, "I'm conflicted."

"???"

Liang Xiaochuan was completely bewildered.

Li Ye scratched the itch on his head and put his hat back on.

He briefly described his first interaction with fans after gaining popularity.

"I don't want to be tied down by my fans, lest they be disappointed in the future. It's better to let them get used to it from the beginning."

Li Ye shrugged: "If you disagree, just pretend I didn't say anything. Don't worry, I'll cooperate no matter what."

Is this how you become a celebrity?

To be honest, Liang Xiaochuan still couldn't understand it.

I can neither understand Li Ye's "having it both ways" mentality nor how he dares to make such a request to the brand.

But when I think about the effort Li Ye put into the three days of filming, and the fact that he is our company's chosen spokesperson.

Liang Xiaochuan was not angry at all. Instead, he seriously considered it and said, "I can't give you a direct answer right now. I will hold a meeting to discuss this matter as soon as possible."

"Okay, let's go."

Li Ye made his demands, and whether the brand agreed or not was beyond his control.

As darkness fell, the group walked for nearly half an hour with flashlights before finally returning to their parking spot.

After saying goodbye to Liang Xiaochuan and the others, Li Ye rushed back to Guangzhou overnight.

The way back was quiet.

Because Li Xiran followed the crew throughout the three-day shoot, she was exhausted and fell asleep after saying only a few words in the car.

Taking advantage of his free time, Li Ye quickly sent the photos he had taken over the past two days to Gu Xiaoyu.

We chatted all the way, and before we knew it, we were almost home.

After sending Li Xiran back, Li Ye returned to his own house.

"Thanks for your hard work, Tiger."

"No, no, it's all within my scope of work."

Chen Hu chuckled and waved his hand, then, remembering Chen Yusheng's instructions, added, "President Chen said that if you need an assistant or a car in the future, you can contact me anytime."

"I will, thank you, Tiger. Be careful on the road."

Li Ye waved, turned and walked into the elevator, then transferred 1688 to Chen Hu via WeChat.

Li Ye didn't know if Chen Hu received any extra subsidies for this trip, but he thought Chen Hu was quite reliable.

He was a man of few words, perceptive, and most importantly, with the muscular Chen Hu by his side, Li Ye felt very safe.

The following day at noon, Li Ye received a reply from Liang Xiaochuan.

The explorer actually agreed!

The condition is what Li Ye said: the offline event time will be extended to three hours.

To be honest, even Li Ye didn't expect the explorers would actually agree...

Anyway, it was a good thing, so Li Ye didn't hesitate and went out happily.

Starry Night Recording Studio.

"I've been waiting for you!"

Upon seeing Li Ye enter, Zhang Xiaoqi immediately stood up happily and gave Li Ye a big hug.

Upon receiving "Blue Lotus," Zhang Xiaoqi, who had just returned to Guangzhou, couldn't wait to rush back to Wanning and kidnap Li Ye to make a song.

After receiving "Once Upon a Time in You," Zhang Xiaoqi immediately bought a plane ticket to Hainan Province. However, on the way to the airport, he realized that his body, which often stayed up all night, could not compete with Li Ye, who surfed the internet every day and had a regular schedule, so he gave up.

"These two songs of yours are really awesome. With these two songs, your 'Wilderness' will definitely be good." Zhang Xiaoqi said with great enthusiasm, praising the song endlessly.

This is not an exaggeration.

In today's music scene, most singers are lucky if they have one hit single on their album.

Having two or more of these is enough to qualify as a high-quality work.

Of course, all of this is on the premise that the other songs on the album, even if they are not that good, are not too bad either.

Zhang Xiaoqi led Li Ye to sit down at the coffee table, poured him a cup of tea, and immediately inquired about Li Ye's creative process.

"Have you got any ideas for the other songs? I can try to write a couple for you. I talked to Manyue, and she said she could help write songs if you need them. But she'll be busy with her concert for the next two or three months, so it might not be that quick."

He wrote and composed the entire album himself, so relatively speaking, the workload wasn't too bad.

But creating is very mentally taxing. When a melody, a lyric, or even a word gets stuck, the creator will be in great pain.

In particular, Li Ye's "The Ordinary Road" became a huge hit due to short videos, setting a very high bar.

From Zhang Xiaoqi's perspective, Li Ye has set his sights too high. Not only will his future song releases be subject to stricter scrutiny from the outside world, but he will also inevitably have higher demands on himself when creating music.

Zhang Xiaoqi admires Li Ye and believes he has a long road ahead of him.

Now that Li Ye has two good songs to his name, Zhang Xiaoqi doesn't want him to put too much pressure on himself.

Thank you.

Li Ye could feel Zhang Xiaoqi's care and concern. He took a sip of tea, shook his head, and said, "I plan to write all the lyrics for this album myself. Please ask Teacher Zhang to thank Sister Manyue for me as well."

Zhang Xiaoqi opened his mouth, wanting to persuade him again, but he knew that Li Ye had already made up his mind, so he couldn't help but laugh self-deprecatingly and said, "You're doing very well. On the contrary, I'm the one who's been influenced by the environment."

It's not that there aren't singers in the music scene these days who are dedicated to making albums, but it's clear that many of the most popular singers don't even make albums.

Whether it's releasing singles or singing OSTs for movies and TV dramas, they can still become incredibly popular and beloved singers.

Furthermore, Chung Manyue's experience shows that her debut album was a meticulously crafted work, youthful yet possessing its own musical style and aesthetic.

However, because he didn't have a hit song, he was ridiculed by fans of singers who didn't make albums.

Zhang Xiaoqi even considered telling Li Ye to stop making the album for now.

Li Ye, unaware of all the things Zhang Xiaoqi had considered, cleared his throat, stood up, and said, "Teacher Zhang, let's start recording the song."

Compared to the difficulty of filming GG, recording songs was much simpler for Li Ye.

Although it wasn't as fast as "The Ordinary Road", it only took two days to record both songs.

"I'm leaving now, Teacher Zhang. Teacher Liu is back; I'm going to see her." Li Ye packed his things and said goodbye.

"Of course, Teacher Liu often reminds me not to put too much pressure on you, for fear that I might make you feel wronged."

Zhang Xiaoqi smiled and said, "Take your time writing the rest of the songs. If you don't have inspiration, just put it aside for now. Don't force yourself. You're not in a hurry anyway."

"understood."

Li Ye waved and immediately went downstairs. Just as he was about to drive to Liu Yufen's house, he suddenly received a message on his phone.

The endorsement fee for the Explorer has finally arrived!

After taxes and a share of the studio's profits, the endorsement fee went directly into Li Ye's personal account, and his bank account balance jumped to 815 million yuan.

Looking at that string of cold, hard numbers, even though Li Ye didn't have much desire for money, he couldn't help but feel happy that he was already a rich man.

Ding Yan's call came soon after. She didn't say much, but after confirming that the money had arrived, she just told him not to trust those random investment calls.

Li Ye drove to Liu Yufen's residential area.

"Thanks."

The nanny opened the door, and Li Ye thanked her. Seeing Liu Yufen on the sofa, he immediately called out happily, "Teacher Liu!"

"Haha, Ah Ye is here! Come in quickly."

Liu Yufen smiled kindly, but when Li Ye walked to her side, she looked at his empty hands and seemed a little unhappy: "Before you became famous, I didn't mind if you came empty-handed. But now that you're so famous, why don't you bring a gift to visit your teacher?"