Chapter 948 Setting the Stage
Finally, to save face for the next day and avoid the situation of getting diarrhea halfway through a song, the three of them gave up their beloved barbecue, spicy hot pot, and street food stalls, and chose an elegant club to eat seafood porridge.
"You've kept the news of your uncle's death a secret all along, haven't you?"
“Yes.” Lu Yanhe nodded. “Actually, over the years, Sister Ziyan has been keeping an eye on them. Apart from initially trying to threaten me and get some money from me, they haven’t caused me any trouble since.”
"Sister Ziyan is reliable," Yan Liang said. "That's good, we won't have to worry about this kind of thing anymore."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
Yan Liang then asked, "So, are all the arrangements for your proposal tomorrow night complete? Is there anything else we can do for you?"
Lu Yanhe: "Everything is arranged. You don't need to do anything."
"Doesn't Siqi have any doubts at all?" Li Zhi asked.
“She probably had her suspicions, but she didn’t say anything to me or ask anything.” Lu Yanhe smiled. “Even if she really guessed it, she wouldn’t say anything.”
“Anyway, we deliberately hinted at some clues about your plan to propose to her at the end of the year,” Li Zhibai said. “The best way to dispel her doubts is to make her feel that this will happen at another time.”
Lu Yanhe looked at Li Zhibai in surprise, "When did you become so smart? Did you come up with this idea?"
“No, that’s not it.” Li Zhibai immediately shook his head. “It was Yan Liang’s idea.”
Lu Yanhe suddenly realized, "I knew it."
"What do you mean?" Li Zhibai glared at Lu Yanhe with displeasure.
Yan Liang: "Alright, alright, I'll see through it but not say it."
He beamed with joy.
Lu Yanhe also smiled.
Li Zhibai: "Fuck you!"
"Hey, don't give up on yourself," Lu Yanhe advised.
Li Zhibai looked at Lu Yanhe expressionlessly.
Yan Liang nodded, speaking with righteous indignation, "That's right, don't criticize yourself."
Lu Yanhe curled his lips, suppressing a smile.
Li Zhibai clenched his fist. "It seems I haven't shown you how powerful I am in a long time."
He pounced on Lu Yanhe like a tiger descending a mountain.
"Look which dog I'm talking about!"
Lu Yanhe laughed as he struggled.
"Damn it, Yan Liang, why aren't you doing anything about this? Are you targeting me?!"
"It's aimed at you!"
"You clearly can't beat Yan Liang right now!"
The two of them fell straight off their chairs to the ground.
Yan Liang had a smile on his face, and he had already turned on the video recording on his phone at some point.
...
When the waiter knocked on the door and came in, he saw three big stars sitting in chairs. Upon closer inspection, he was stunned.
Because of Lu Yanhe and Li Zhibai's appearance...
Some of them are...
What happened to that messy, bird's-nest-like hair, the red marks on his face, and his rather untidy clothes?
Of course, he couldn't ask directly; he just silently and suspiciously glanced at them a couple more times.
-
By the time we got back to Ziyuan Bridge, it was already four in the morning.
After a quick wash, Lu Yanhe lay down on the bed.
Despite the darkness of the room, he still couldn't fall asleep.
Indeed, Yan Liang is right. It's not easy to fall asleep the night before a concert.
Lu Yanhe's mind raced through a series of past events, like a slideshow.
That's strange.
Logically speaking, he has already seen himself, seen the world, and experienced all sorts of grand occasions.
However, he lost sleep over his own concert.
He was quite certain it wasn't because of nervousness. It was because of something else.
This heartfelt excitement, or rather, exhilaration, stemmed from his perception of it as a crucial juncture in his life.
Unlike the moment of receiving an award, this is something that is known, and its significance is something only the person receiving it understands.
Lu Yanhe suddenly wondered if this was another kind of "self-indulgence"?
Perhaps.
But why can't there be moments in life when you can "move yourself"?
Lu Yanhe was lost in his own thoughts when he finally fell asleep.
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"Jump Up" Headquarters
Today is destined to be very busy.
Many people need to leave at 3 PM to prepare to enter the venue.
Those who have worked for more than six years all received a vote from their relatives and friends.
This is a perk that is only available to employees of "Jump Up".
Everyone thought Chen Siqi wouldn't come to work today.
Unexpectedly, Chen Siqi appeared in the office at 8:30 and called a meeting for people from all departments.
"The sales of the summer special edition have declined compared to the same period last year. The sales department should analyze the reasons as soon as possible and see if there are any adjustments or optimizations we can make. If it is due to the market environment, we should issue an analysis report as soon as possible. All departments should work hard to overcome these challenges." Chen Siqi first talked about the sales situation of the summer special edition, and then she brought up another matter.
"Mr. Shi Xia's long-form serialization will begin next month. Everyone should understand what this means. It has been fifteen years since he has released his long novel in advance before its individual publication, let alone in a serialized form," said Chen Siqi. "A large number of readers, who were not previously readers of 'Jump Up,' will buy our magazine to be among the first to read Mr. Shi Xia's new novel. This is an extremely rare opportunity. On the one hand, we need to figure out how to make these readers interested in our other articles in 'Jump Up' and retain them. On the other hand, we need to consider how to further solidify the position of 'Jump Up' magazine through this event. These are questions that all departments need to study."
The heads of each department nodded in agreement.
"Here, as the editor-in-chief, I would also like to express my gratitude to Lin Yu, the executive editor who has been pushing this forward," said Chen Siqi. "Our magazine has been established for nine years, and it took us almost eight years to build this trusting relationship with Mr. Shi, finally managing to snatch the debut of Mr. Shi Xia's new novel from a host of established literary magazines. I would also like to take this opportunity to say something: many times, when we want to accomplish something, it doesn't matter if we encounter setbacks or difficulties at the beginning. Persistence is very important, as is willpower, especially for a print magazine like ours that has survived against the tide of the times. The revenue from 'Jump Up' magazine is negligible for the entire Jump Up Group, but everyone in the Jump Up Group knows that 'Jump Up' magazine is the core. My office is always located next to the editorial office, and everyone should understand why. The magazine we are working on is what makes the Jump Up brand different from all other brands. Everyone should never forget that it is the responsibility of every department to defend its purity and value."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
After the meeting ended, Lin Yu stayed behind.
She asked with a smile, "We're all going to a concert tonight, why are you calling a meeting to talk about such serious things?"
Chen Siqi said, "I don't have anything else to do if I don't hold meetings with everyone, so I can't bother him at this time."
"That's true." Lin Yu looked at Chen Siqi with interest. "Tell me, don't you have any expectations at all?"
"What are you looking forward to?" Chen Siqi asked.
Stop pretending.
"Don't pretend, I already knew." Chen Siqi shook her head. "Don't test me unless it's tonight."
"Not tonight?" Lin Yu was taken aback. "Really?"
“It’s true, Li Zhibai and Yan Liang secretly adjusted a schedule at the end of the year and even booked a place for Yan He, including a ring. They did this specifically to keep it from me, but Ziju accidentally found out about it from Li Pengfei.” Chen Siqi shrugged. “Ziju was afraid that I would be disappointed if I had expectations for tonight, so she told me early on.”
"Okay." Lin Yu sighed. "I thought he would propose to you at the concert."
“He knows I don’t like being proposed to by him in front of so many people, especially strangers.”
"Okay, he understands you."
Lin Yu smiled and sighed.
"Then let's get back to work."
She and Chen Siqi walked out of the conference room together, but the atmosphere outside was a bit strange.
The way people were looking at them was a little strange.
To be precise, the way everyone looked at Chen Siqi was filled with a kind of ambiguous, eager anticipation.
"What's going on?" Linyu asked.
Some people say, "Some media outlets are speculating that Lu Yanhe might propose to President Chen at the concert tonight. This topic has even become a trending topic, and many people are discussing whether it's true."
"What?" Lin Yu was taken aback.
Chen Siqi was also somewhat surprised.
"What's going on?"
Lin Yu turned to look at Chen Siqi.
Chen Siqi shook her head.
"Li Yuefeng posted on Weibo!" someone suddenly shouted. "Li Yuefeng scolded this media for spreading rumors and for using any means to gain traffic. He said that he had asked Lu Yanhe a long time ago, and Lu Yanhe had told him that there was no such arrangement for the concert. Please do not put unnecessary pressure on Lu Yanhe under the guidance of this media that is trying to ride the wave of popularity."
"..."
Lin Yu breathed a long sigh of relief.
"It's fortunate that Li Yuefeng stepped forward at this time," she said. "Otherwise, if Yan He hadn't proposed to Siqi that night, the public opinion would have taken a very different turn."
(End of this chapter)
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