Chapter 149: The ability to carry books is quite strong.
Xu Xiaoyin also received a notification from Lu Yanhe about his live stream.
She didn't expect that after chatting with Lu Yanhe in the morning and following his live stream, he would start broadcasting again in the afternoon.
He broadcasted the show from 3 PM to 6 PM in one go, for three hours straight, without saying a word. He left briefly in the middle, presumably to go to the restroom, but didn't do anything else.
Xu Xiaoyin was quite surprised.
After all, seeing is believing, and seeing that Lu Yanhe could sit for three hours straight and read a novel, she truly believed that Lu Yanhe loved reading.
I couldn't sit still for so long if I didn't really like someone.
Before leaving get off work, Xu Xiaoyin went to see Liu Cheng.
"Editor-in-chief, I really have to thank you for getting Lu Yanhe's contact number for me, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to reach him," Xu Xiaoyin said. "Xu Mingyue and I went to see him this morning and also contacted his agent."
She rattled off some key information, then handed her a cooperation proposal.
“Although they said they didn’t want any promotion fees, I thought that if they were really so proactive and willing to help promote our book, we couldn’t just take it for free,” Xu Xiaoyin said. “From what his agent said, they seem to be willing to cooperate long-term, so it’s even more inappropriate to take it for free, especially since he read ‘Nineteen Years’ in the live stream this afternoon. According to feedback from our major channels, ‘Nineteen Years’ also shipped quickly today, although not as fast as it was yesterday morning. We still sold nearly 800 copies through our major online channels, so it’s still very appealing.”
Liu Cheng nodded and said, "I only found out that he was studying in the class of one of my old classmates after you told me he was a student at No. 13 Middle School. Is your plan to invite Liu Jiazhen, the author of 'Nineteen Years,' and Ming Yin, the author of 'Star Track,' to Lu Yanhe's live broadcast room for an interactive live broadcast?"
“Yes,” Xu Xiaoyin said. “Lu Yanhe isn’t really famous. He only made a few news stories about half a year ago and gained some popularity. I was thinking, since he loves reading and is willing to help us promote our books for free, if he’s willing, we can invite the author to his live stream. His live stream is really bland and boring. It’s just him sitting in front of the camera reading. And, we have a partnership with J-Station, right? We can have J-Station promote our live stream on their homepage. This will also help drive traffic to his live stream. It’s a way of returning the favor.”
Liu Cheng took the cooperation proposal written by Xu Xiaoyin, nodded, and said, "Let me take a look first."
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Lu Yanhe had been thinking about how to set up his live streaming room.
What exactly do we need to do?
Until I figure things out, this is the only way things will be.
But if I'm going to do it, I still want to do it well.
Before, I was preparing for the college entrance examination, so I didn't have the time or energy to come up with anything fancy. Now I'm just doing this live broadcast without any preparation, which can only be described as perfunctory.
He didn't set up a live stream to create a "peaceful and serene" atmosphere.
He initially wanted to start a live streaming channel to see if he could gain some popularity and earn some pocket money, but the course of the live streaming channel completely exceeded his expectations.
He always feels unworthy of the tips he receives, especially when others give him them.
I had been thinking of becoming a book-reading livestreamer, or doing something else on my own livestream; I always wanted to come up with something interesting.
I thought about it all night.
Chen Ziyan contacted him.
"Invite two authors to my live stream?" Lu Yanhe was incredibly surprised by Chen Ziyan's announcement; this was yet another unexpected event. "I want to chat with them? This, this..."
Chen Ziyan smiled and said, "Don't be nervous. It's not like I'm asking you to be a host or do an interview. Of course, since it's in your live stream, you still have to play the role of the host. This is a great opportunity for the event. Your live stream platform, J Station, will also promote it on the homepage, which can help drive traffic to your live stream."
Lu Yanhe never imagined that his accidental reading of "Nineteen Years of Crime Records" the night before last would lead to so many things.
The live-streamed Q&A session is scheduled for this Saturday, the third day after the release of "Star Trail".
When Chen Ziyan returned from her business trip, Lu Yanhe handed her the signed contract.
Chen Ziyan glanced at the contract, nodded, and said, "I'll handle the rest. You don't need to worry about it. Zhou Ping'an and his team acted quickly; they've already removed you from the company's official website. I'll have someone add you back in a bit."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
"When are you moving?" Chen Ziyan asked. "Hasn't Zhou Pingan been urging you?"
"He didn't urge me to move out." Lu Yanhe also found this strange. "I thought he would make me move out that day."
Chen Ziyan: "Do you have your own ideas?"
"I'll wait for Li Zhibai and Yan Liang to return, and then I'll tell them in person before we move."
"OK."
Chen Ziyan nodded and said, "I found you an acting coach. You'll start taking lessons next week. The lessons will be held at the company, and I've arranged a rehearsal room for you."
“Okay,” Lu Yanhe said immediately. “Thank you, Sister Ziyan.”
"In addition, I've also found someone to arrange the song 'Childhood,' and we'll record it when we have some free time," Chen Ziyan said. "We don't know when we'll use it yet. I plan to find a relatively high-level gala to give you a premiere performance of this song, and after that, I'll upload the studio recording to major music platforms."
“Okay.” Lu Yanhe nodded.
"Although there are no promotion fees for the cooperation with Jiangyin Publishing House, mainly because they can only offer so little, it's not worth the effort. There's no obvious benefit in the short term, but I think it will have a positive impact on you in the long run."
“It’s okay, Sister Ziyan. Whether they give me a promotion fee or not, I will still read the books in the live broadcast room. I’m happy to help these authors sell more books.”
"It's good that you have this idea," Chen Ziyan said.
Chen Ziyan knew about Lu Yanhe's situation. He had no parents and only an uncle who wanted to exploit him. He had no support and had no income in the few years since he debuted. He lived on a monthly subsidy of three thousand yuan from the company and had limited savings.
In this situation, one might become extremely fixated on money.
Chen Ziyan was mentally prepared to talk to Lu Yanhe about money, and to advise him not to value money too much in the early stages, and not to only look at immediate benefits without considering the future.
However, Lu Yanhe was more open-minded than she had imagined.
What Chen Ziyan didn't know was that Lu Yanhe was no longer the same Lu Yanhe. The original Lu Yanhe might have had such problems due to his upbringing, but the current Lu Yanhe essentially grew up in a family where his parents were alive and well, and while not wealthy, he was comfortable enough to have enough to eat and wear. He valued money, but he didn't value it highly. He knew money was important and knew how to save, but he had never personally experienced the hardship of being broke, so he didn't view everything in terms of money.
Chen Ziyan was very pleased.
Lu Yanhe seemed so sensible to her.
Her understanding nature rendered many of her preparations useless.
But of course, the less useful it is, the better.
When Chen Ziyan returned to the company with Lu Yanhe's contract, Zhou Pingan was also in the human resources department communicating with Cheng Hai and several other people about their contracts.
The contract terms need to be revised.
"Has Lu Yanhe been removed from our company's official website?" Zhou Pingan asked someone.
"It's already been deleted." The other person seemed puzzled. "Brother Zhou, why the rush?"
Zhou Pingan said, "Why do you care so much? Just delete them and move Li Zhibai, Cheng Hai, and Yan Liang to the second sequence."
The other party was taken aback and said, "This is not in accordance with the regulations. The order of artists on the official website is regulated."
"Would I let you take risks? Here, this is permission signed by President Ma." Zhou Ping'an handed over a document signed by Vice President Ma.
"With this, things will be much easier."
Zhou Ping'an got the job done and strolled away.
Chen Ziyan arrived almost immediately.
She went straight into the office of the head of human resources.
...
Zhou Pingan strolled over to the Ministry of Commerce and chatted with them about the impressions and positioning of his artists with the brands.
For large agencies like this one with hundreds of signed artists, agents must maintain good relations with the Ministry of Commerce.
For idol artists, unless they are extremely famous, any commercial opportunity will go to whoever they want. In that case, it depends on who the business department will give it to.
If an agent maintains a good relationship with the Ministry of Commerce, more resources can flow into the hands of their artists.
Just as Zhou Ping'an finished talking with the people from the Ministry of Commerce and stepped outside, his phone suddenly rang.
It was Vice President Ma who called.
Zhou Pingan answered the phone and asked happily, "Mr. Ma, what are your instructions?"
As a result, Vice President Ma was filled with anger and dissatisfaction, asking, "What exactly are you doing? Why is Lu Yanhe still listed on our company's official website? And why is he a second-tier artist?"
Zhou Ping'an was stunned upon hearing this. "No way! I just came from the HR department and confirmed with them that Lu Yanhe has been removed from the official website! Could it be that their people made a mistake and put Cheng Hai and the others in the second priority list, but they put Lu Yanhe instead?"
Upon hearing Zhou Ping'an's words, Vice President Ma immediately said, "Then hurry up and confirm it, and delete Lu Yanhe!"
Zhou Ping'an: "Okay, I'll go again right away."
Zhou Ping'an went to the Human Resources Department, suppressing his many doubts.
"Chen Ziyan signed with Lu Yanhe?!" Zhou Ping'an looked at the person who told her the news in shock.
"Yes, the contract was just delivered."
"Doesn't she need Vice President Ma's signature to sign artist contracts?"
"Chen Ziyan doesn't need Mr. Ma's approval to sign artists."
Zhou Ping'an wanted to say something more, but after a long while, he didn't know what to say.
Speechless for a long time, knowing that there was no point in saying anything more, he turned and left the Human Resources Department, heading towards Vice President Ma's office.
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Chen Ziyan was sitting in her office, seriously considering the future development paths of Tu Song and Lu Yanhe, when suddenly, Vice President Ma pushed open the door and barged in.
"Chen Ziyan, what do you mean by this?!" Vice President Ma stormed in, questioning her in an unfriendly tone, "Didn't you say you wouldn't sign Lu Yanhe? Why are you going back on your word?"
Chen Ziyan was initially startled by the way Vice President Ma suddenly rushed in, but she quickly breathed a sigh of relief.
“Mr. Ma, no matter how angry you are, knocking on a lady’s office door before entering is a matter of courtesy,” Chen Ziyan said calmly.
Vice President Ma's anger was choked back by Chen Ziyan, who interrupted him.
"Besides, when did I tell you I wouldn't sign Lu Yanhe?" Chen Ziyan stood up leisurely, one hand on the table, her posture carrying a slightly aggressive questioning tone. "Do I need your permission to sign whoever I want as my artist?"
Vice President Ma, who had charged forward in a fit of rage, was suddenly doused with cold water by Chen Ziyan's attitude.
Chen Ziyan's position in the company is no lower than his.
As a legendary agent, the reason she wasn't promoted to a senior management position was purely because she didn't want to, not because the company wouldn't give her the position.
Her status in the industry, her connections, and the trust that General Manager Hong placed in her were not reasons for Vice President Ma to treat her like a subordinate and reprimand her from a superior position.
Vice President Ma was completely blinded by anger.
After realizing what was happening, he immediately suppressed his anger.
"Ziyan, I've told you before, this person can't be kept around." Vice President Ma switched to a more earnest and persuasive approach.
Chen Ziyan raised an eyebrow slightly. "Why can't he be kept? I've always been curious what secrets a high school graduate could have that would make people target him behind his back and try to kill an eighteen-year-old boy."
Vice President Ma was momentarily speechless.
Chen Ziyan smiled and said, "Mr. Ma, I don't want to make things difficult for you. Just tell me who wants you to get rid of Lu Yanhe, or have them come to me directly, okay? It's my decision to re-sign Lu Yanhe, and I will take responsibility for it."
Vice President Ma was speechless.
What else can be said at this point?
Chen Ziyan has already shown that she will take full responsibility, so there's no point in Vice President Ma saying anything more.
"Ziyan, that's all I have to say. If you have any trouble later, don't blame me for not telling you in advance."
"Okay." Chen Ziyan nodded. "Then I must thank Mr. Ma for reminding me."
Vice President Ma took a deep breath, turned around, and left.
Chen Ziyan's smile faded only after he left.
She really didn't care what kind of monsters were behind all this.
If they were truly capable, they wouldn't have needed to do this secretly, behind the scenes, through Vice President Ma.
Over the past three years, there have been plenty of opportunities to get rid of Lu Yanhe. To put it bluntly, he is just someone with some power or influence over Vice President Ma, but he is obviously not very capable.
Now that Lu Yanhe has made it clear that she has kept him here, she wants to see if anyone dares to come and say anything to her.
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On Thursday, "Star Orbit" was released.
Lu Yanhe read the book aloud in his live stream.
He said, "This was a gift from an editor at the publishing house. It's being released today, so I'm reading this novel in my live stream. In a couple of days, the author of this book and Liu Jiazhen, the author of 'Nineteen Years of Crime Records,' will be guests in my live stream. We'll chat together, so feel free to watch if you're interested."
This is also a preview.
Lu Yanhe made it clear that "Star Orbit" was a gift from the publisher, to avoid anyone finding out later and exaggerating the story by saying he received a promotional fee.
That would be a huge injustice.
Because "Star Orbit" is a youth literature novel, Lu Yanhe initially found it difficult to get into, as he was not a traditional literary youth and did not have much feeling for the feelings and emotions of those young boys and girls.
But this story has a powerful aftertaste. It tells the story of a high school club member who participated in a competition together in high school. After the college entrance examination, they went their separate ways. They occasionally kept in touch, but the distance between them grew further and further until they all started working. Then, the club's advisor suddenly passed away due to illness, which brought them back together from all over the country to face the regrets left behind.
The story itself isn't the main focus, nor is it particularly creative, but the author's writing is excellent—not in the sense of being ornate, but in a way that effectively evokes the reader's emotions.
For example, it describes the regret of a boy and a girl in the book. It describes how he always deliberately made her angry in high school, and then apologized after she got angry. This back and forth makes people feel that it is his own fault that the girl did not notice his crush on him for so long. Until something happened in the boy's family, he never took the initiative to provoke the girl again, and even became somewhat distant from her.
The author writes that in the girl's daily life, she would occasionally think of that annoying boy. The two of them never became as close as before, even after the college entrance examination. They met a few times at each other's schools because of school activities, but neither of them dared to break the ice.
Then, I got to work.
Then, they reunited at the funeral of their club advisor, and the two talked about the old days.
The girl laughed and said, "You were really annoying back then. You always deliberately made me angry." She didn't say that later, for some reason, she would often think of his sly smile when he deliberately did something bad. It was silly, but silly in a radiant way.
The boy said yes, he was sorry, he always made you angry back then. He didn't explain why he did so many annoying things, he just wanted to see her puffing up in anger after he teased her, chasing after him and trying to hit him.
The girl asked if I disliked her anymore, as if I didn't want to talk to her.
The boy said no, it's just that the college entrance exam is coming up soon, and he's under a lot of pressure.
While everyone was eating together, the boy went to the restroom, and his friend deliberately let slip that the boy had once had a crush on a girl.
The girl smiled but didn't say anything.
My friend asked if she would say yes if he confessed his feelings to her.
She said that wouldn't happen anymore.
My friend asked why.
She said she was already dating someone else.
The boy had already returned by the time she answered him.
He heard her reply.
The next day, everyone left the hotel separately, with the boy leaving first and the girl leaving later.
Two years later, they each got married and attended each other's weddings with their respective partners.
They sincerely wished each other well, and from beginning to end, they never once mentioned their feelings for each other.
This is just one example of the regrets surrounding teenage crushes in this novel; many other kinds are interwoven into the story.
As Lu Yanhe read this novel, his eyes even reddened towards the end. The novel contained another story about an introverted and somewhat withdrawn boy who had no friends and was timid and cowardly. His mother was always worried about him because his father had passed away early and his mother was the only one who raised him. Fortunately, he joined this club in high school and made a group of friends. This allowed him to slowly open up his closed-off heart and begin to communicate with the people around him.
When he was a senior in college, his mother passed away. Many friends from his club came to help him with the funeral arrangements. They were all young people who didn't know much about these things, but they didn't shy away from helping him at all.
Ten years after graduation, he had become a researcher at a research institute. When talking to everyone about why he joined the club back then, he said that after receiving the club's promotional poster, he really wanted to join, but he didn't dare to take the initiative. If it weren't for everyone pulling him to the registration desk one after another, he might never have taken that step. So he has always been very grateful to these friends.
It was only then that everyone told him that the reason they had welcomed him to join one after another and persuaded him to sign up was because his mother had come to them specifically to ask for his help with this promotional poster.
—My son is a very introverted child, but he is kind-hearted and very interested in astronomy and geography. Could you please invite him to join your club?
—He has always been introverted and no classmates have been willing to play with him. If possible, could you please try to become friends with him?
—These are some nougat that Auntie made herself. I don't know if you like them. If you do, Auntie will make them for you next time.
Thank you so much.
...
The introverted, withdrawn boy who was afraid to communicate with anyone back then is now a researcher at the institute.
He is still not an extroverted or enthusiastic person, but his colleagues say that he has a warm power and is someone that his colleagues at the research institute are willing to trust.
During her senior year of college, her mother passed away. Before she left, she held his hand and looked at him with red eyes, wanting to say something, but in the end, she didn't say anything.
He knew that she wanted everything to be well with him, that he was cheerful and kind, and that he could still live a good life after she left.
—Mom, I'm doing great now, so don't worry about me anymore. You need to take good care of yourself over there, okay?
Lu Yanhe's eyes reddened here.
Whose life is without regrets?
Did you find yourself in this novel?
Lu Yanhe silently read to the last page, took a deep breath, and put the book down.
In the live chat, many people were shocked to see that Lu Yanhe's eyes had turned red.
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In her dormitory at Zhenhua University, He Lan was conflicted. Should she order another copy of "Star Orbit"?
The book "Nineteen Years of Criminal Records" that I ordered from Lu Yanhe just arrived, and I've only read a few pages. Now, Lu Yanhe is reading another novel in the live stream, and his eyes are red and he almost sheds tears.
Is this book really that moving?
He Lan hesitated for a while, but still placed the order.
The fact that Lu Yanhe could get so engrossed in a novel during a live stream means he must be quite good.
Many people share the same idea as Helan.
Many people ordered "Star Orbit" online after watching Lu Yanhe's live stream.
Meanwhile, people who gradually obtained copies of "Nineteen Years of Crime Records" also began reading the book.
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Thanks to the internet age, publishers, who previously had difficulty obtaining real-time sales data for a book, can now obtain highly relevant data from e-commerce channels.
For example, after its release, "Star Orbit" sold 800 copies within two hours due to prior promotion.
However, the sales trend began to slow down afterward.
However, as Lu Yanhe started a live stream reading the book in the afternoon, the sales data of e-commerce began to accelerate again. Especially around 5 p.m., "Star Orbit" even appeared on the hot search list of several e-commerce book categories. That evening, "Star Orbit" topped the new book list of several e-commerce platforms.
This completely exceeded Jiangyin Publishing House's expectations for "Star Orbit".
In an era where most data can be traced back to its source, the first-day bestseller status of "Star Orbit" clearly points to Lu Yanhe's live stream.
Was it an accident once, or a coincidence twice?
Xu Xiaoyin could hardly hide her joy.
It's worth noting that the authors of "Nineteen Years of Crime Records" and "Star Orbit" will also be going to Lu Yanhe's live stream to exchange ideas, which will definitely boost sales again.
She now hopes that these new readers can form a force that gradually spreads the two novels to the people around them.
Nowadays, the sales of novels depend on two factors: the author's popularity and whether, in this internet age, the novel can become a "viral" phenomenon, a novel that many people read on social media platforms, and a "social tool."
Xu Xiaoyin immediately contacted several familiar e-commerce platforms and added the phrase "Recommended by Lu Yanhe during his live stream" to the recommendations for both books.
Lu Yanhe's live stream isn't very popular right now. This afternoon, when he was reading "Star Orbit," the peak number of viewers was only a little over 6,000, and the average was around 4,000. But the key thing is that these viewers have a high conversion rate. With such a small audience, nearly a quarter of them bought the book.
Lu Yanhe's popularity will definitely continue to rise.
After promoting these two books, Xu Xiaoyin now completely believes in Lu Yanhe's ability to bring books to people's homes.
She didn't know how well Lu Yanhe sold other products, as he had never sold any in his live streams, but promoting books was very effective.
On the one hand, Xu Xiaoyin hopes that Lu Yanhe's live broadcast room will become more and more influential, and on the other hand, she also hopes to cooperate with Lu Yanhe for a long time.
After some thought, Xu Xiaoyin set her sights on a bestselling novel collector's edition that the publisher was set to release next week.
The author of this bestselling novel is very well-known and has many readers. If we could invite this person to Lu Yanhe's live broadcast room, it would be a win-win situation for both parties.
This author can bring more viewers to Lu Yanhe's live stream and deepen the impression of Lu Yanhe's reading live stream. The viewers of Lu Yanhe's live stream can also help promote the sales of this best-selling novel's collector's edition.
(End of this chapter)
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