Chapter 96
"How can it be that fast?" Zhou Li returned the phone to Zhu Le and opened his own phone to check.
Zhu Le held up his phone and said cheerfully, "Everyone in the comments is saying our song is good. Let's put it on the music app as soon as possible."
The background shows that the number of views has exceeded 100 million. At the same time, the song has been used by many netizens. The original sound of their video has also been included in the Orange New Song Chart.
Zhou Li casually added this topic, but she didn't expect the background system to prompt that their song had entered the top ten of the Orange New Songs Chart. Various system prompts and data came to Zhou Li. Zhou Li couldn't help but breathe heavily before she even looked at the 99+ comments that had already exploded.
She looked at the messages that came in one after another, her eyes a little dazed. She didn't expect that the video she just posted casually would become popular. Although Zhou Li had thought about promoting his own band under her account, he didn't expect that the popularity would come so quickly.
A hand suddenly covered his hand, and Shan Jia said, "Don't worry."
It turned out that Zhou Li saw that the comment section was so hot, so she clicked on the background of the comment section and saw red dots popping up continuously. She clicked on the phone once but there was no response. She clicked it again and the phone crashed. Zhou Li had never encountered such a situation before, so she couldn't help but clicked it twice more. The phone screen went black directly, and Zhou Li was so angry that she almost wanted to throw the broken phone away.
Shan Jia's palms were hot, and he lightly placed them on the back of Zhou Li's hand to stop her impulse.
Zhou Li took a deep breath and said, "I understand." Shan Jia put down his hand, went to the refrigerator, took out another bottle of water and handed it to Zhou Li.
There were so many messages that her phone froze for a long time before recovering. Then Zhou Li couldn't log out. The phone kept notifying her of new comments, each one like a high-speed train, causing the phone to refresh itself. Zhou Li stared at her phone in a daze, realizing for the first time how terrifying the popularity was. Compared to her previous small-scale video postings, Zhou Li now felt what "hot" meant.
Zhou Li couldn't open the backstage app, so she unscrewed the water and drank it depressedly. Shan Jia gently touched her shoulder, handed her his phone and said, "Use mine."
Zhou Li saw that Shan Jia had already downloaded Orange Video. It turned out that she had been downloading the software silently just now. Zhou Li took a look and found that the account was newly registered and only followed Zhou Li.
It turns out she doesn’t play this software!
Zhou Li couldn't help but sigh.
Orange Video can be said to be the most popular short video software on the market. To use their GG slogan, it is "a video software used by 100 million people every day." Everyone's attitude towards life has been changed by Orange Video. In the past, people would post big and small things on WeChat Moments, but now they can casually shoot videos to record their lives, big and small.
Using Shan Jia's account, he clicked on his own comment section. Although it was still a little stuck and loaded very slowly, at least it was opened. From just now until now, Zhou Li saw that the number of likes on the video had soared to 60,000, and there was still a possibility of increasing. In the comment section, there were already 4,000+ comments. When he clicked on the first comment, it was: "Frog shows his face"
Zhou Li: 0-0
Zhou Li thought it was an entry related to the song, but when he looked at it, he saw that this comment had tens of thousands of likes.
Zhou Li: ...
Fortunately, the second comment was related to the song.
"It sounds so spicy!!!"
Zhou Li was relieved. She thought she was angry because she was scolded.
The original "borderline" fans have become more restrained after seeing so many newcomers coming in. At least Zhou Li rarely sees any indecent words anymore, although she is just a drum teaching blogger and doesn't understand what the fans are so happy about.
Many people in the comment section expressed their fondness for Zhou Li's band and talked about the wonderful feeling of hearing this song. Zhou Li's original fans also expressed their support for Zhou Li to form a band, and more people supported them to put the song on the music software.
Zhou Li was relieved when she saw that there were no too bad comments. She collapsed on the sofa and didn't want to move at all. She didn't expect it to become so popular so suddenly.
Zhu Le laughed out loud and said with emotion, "I've been at Fengche for so many years and never became popular. Every time I searched online for comments, I saw comments like 'Treasure Band just never became popular.' I never thought they would become popular now with just one video."
Zhou Li's excitement had passed and he was too lazy to pay attention to the internet anymore. Zhu Le was still reporting in real time: "Captain! Your fan base has exceeded 400,000! Maybe it will reach 500,000 today! From now on, our band's promotion depends on you!"
Zhou Li slumped on the sofa and said lazily, "Promotion is fine, but you can't embarrass me. How about this, from today on, you will double your piano practice time."
Zhu Le had a sad face and no longer had the heart to play with his phone.
At this time, Shan Jia's cell phone suddenly rang. Zhou Li had just grabbed Shan Jia's cell phone to read the comments, and then she lay down and put it on her belly. Shan Jia grabbed the phone from Zhou Li's belly. The summer clothes were thin, and his fingertips scratched it gently, making Zhou Li's belly itchy. She subconsciously raised her hand and touched Shan Jia's wrist. The two of them touched and separated, and her fingertips felt like they were electrocuted, making Zhou Li shake off her hand.
Shan Jia answered the phone.
"Hello."
"Well, yes, they are at my house."
"Okay, I'll tell them."
Shan Jia chatted briefly for a few minutes before hanging up the phone and said to them, "Boss Hong said he would treat us to dinner tonight to celebrate the formation of our band."
"Great!!!" Zhu Le jumped up, and Zhou Li also smiled lazily.
Shan Jia glanced at Zhou Li. Zhou Li's expression was lazy, but his eyes were full of energy, like a cheetah taking a nap. She raised the corners of her lips, extended her hand to Zhou Li and said, "Let's go, let's go eat."
Zhou Li took the hand that Shan Jia extended and was pulled up. She straightened her clothes. Shan Jia saw that the back of her hair was stained with some fur from the teddy bear, so he flicked it lightly with his finger. Zhou Li shook her head sensitively, like a puppy with wet hair.
Zhou Li covered his neck and turned to look at Shan Jia in surprise. Shan Jia said calmly, "There's something. I'll help you get rid of it."
"Oh." Zhou Li rubbed his head, and his fluffy hair was pressed down a little. Zhu Le couldn't wait to open the door and wait for them. Shan Jia put on his hat and followed Zhou Li to turn off the air conditioner and go out.
The three of them took a taxi, and Boss Hong made an appointment at a music restaurant and bar, which was where the Windmill Band often had dinner. This was because the music facilities and atmosphere of this restaurant and bar were very good, and the audience could order songs at will, and they could go up and show off their skills if they felt like it. It was a place frequented by musicians in the circle, and occasionally they could make friends with some people in the circle. In Boss Hong's words, he made many old acquaintances here.
When they arrived, Boss Hong was already waiting for them at his seat. He was wearing a floral shirt and black sunglasses. He didn't look like a musician, but more like a gangster boss. However, musicians are always individualistic, and Zhou Li and the other two looked normal and fresh, like outliers.
Someone had already started singing in the restaurant bar. Zhou Li sat down and listened. The singer had a good voice, the kind that was gifted by God, but he couldn't keep the beat and had no singing skills. It was just a loud, hoarse voice.
Boss Hong pushed the menu in front of them and said, "It's my treat today, order whatever you want."
Zhu Le started teasing Boss Hong again: "You are so rich and powerful that I almost don't recognize you."
Boss Hong snorted coldly and said, "I'm not inviting you. I'm inviting Zhou Li and Shan Jia. You're just a by-product."
Zhu Le sang beside him: "Little cabbage, yellow in the field, two or three years old, lost its mother~"
The tune was twisted and turned, and every note was out of the original beat. The listeners burst into laughter. Zhou Li didn't know whether Zhu Le did it on purpose or he was originally tone-deaf, but he really couldn't help it. Boss Hong wanted to cover Zhu Le's mouth, but he swayed his body left and right to block it, and still sang, making Zhou Li's body tremble.
Shan Jia simply ticked off the items she wanted on the menu, slid the menu in front of Zhou Li, poked Zhou Li's arm with the pen, and said briefly, "Order."
"Oh, okay." Zhou Li wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes due to laughter, lowered his head to look at the menu, chose a dish he wanted to eat, and passed the menu back to Zhu Le. Just as Zhu Le was about to take the pen, it was snatched away by Boss Hong. He casually made a few marks and asked the waiter to serve the dishes.
Zhu Le was furious. Boss Hong patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly, "You little brat, you're too young to fight me!"
Zhou Li laughed loudly, and Shan Jia also silently curled his eyes and listened to their laughter quietly.
Boss Hong said, "I've submitted your registration form. Isn't my friend handling this? She wants to meet you, and I agreed on your behalf. The meeting is scheduled for this Friday. You should rehearse well and get used to each other."
When it came to business, Zhu Le stopped joking. Zhou Li said, "Thank you, boss, for worrying about us. Once we make it to the audition, I'll treat you to a meal."
Boss Hong shook his head and said, "The fact that you were selected is the biggest surprise for me."
Zhu Le was so touched that he turned around and shook Boss Hong's hand and said, "Boss, you really treat me better than my dad. How about this, I'll call you godfather and I'll be your son from now on!"
"Go away!!!" Boss Hong was disgusted and avoided him as much as possible, "You are dreaming!"
The two began bickering again, Zhou Li watching with amusement, Shan Jia's eyebrows curved. Just as they were laughing and joking, a sly voice suddenly came from the side, "Hey, isn't this the lead singer of the Windmill band?"
"Oops, I forgot your band had disbanded. I was saying, this kind of crap band won't last long."
The man looked around and laughed. Zhou Li slammed the table and stood up: "What kind of dog is barking here for no reason? It's so annoying."
"You!" The man glared. Zhou Li saw Chen Siyu, the keyboardist from her old band, standing among them. She knew for sure that this was Chen Siyu's new band. She snorted coldly, "What do you mean by 'you'? Those who can speak are human, and those who can't are dogs! If you don't want to be a human, I won't stop you!"
The man's face flushed red, and everyone around him looked over. He said angrily, "A good man doesn't fight with a woman!" He looked at Shan Jia and said, "Your friends are just like you! Just hang out with this bunch of trash! With a bunch of trash, you'll never be able to stand up!"
"Then you don't have to worry about it." Zhou Li said with a smile, "We don't like interacting with animals either. After all, as humans, we can't communicate with dogs."
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