Chapter 98
On Friday night, because he had an appointment with Boss Hong's friend, Zhou Li packed up and went to Shan Jia's house early. He collapsed on the sofa and waited for Shan Jia to come out.
Because Boss Hong had specifically instructed that his friend wanted to meet Shan Jia this time. They had made an appointment before, but Shan Jia was a stubborn person and didn't want to participate in the show. The registration form had already been submitted, and Zhou Li had to bring Shan Jia along no matter what.
Shan Jia came out of the room, took a bottle of water and handed it to Zhou Li, saying, "Don't worry about me, I will be there on time."
Zhou Li lazily slumped on the sofa, playing with the mineral water bottle with his fingers and said, "It's not time yet. I'm alone at home too. I told Zhu Le to meet at your house."
"When did this place become your gathering place?" Shan Jia sat down, picked up the sofa pillow and hugged it, looking at his phone lazily.
After rehearsals in recent days, Zhu Le and Zhou Li would come to search her computer to see if there were any treasures she had missed. They found a lot of nice clips from the corners of the computer. Shan Jia likes to make songs when she has nothing to do. For her, this is not a job, but a way to relieve stress.
"You're close to where we live~"
Coincidentally, Shan Jia's residence was right between Zhu Le and Zhou Li's homes, so sometimes after rehearsing at noon, the three of them would rest for a while at Shan Jia's house, where they could also rehearse with musical instruments.
Shan Jia looked at his phone and said, "It seems our song is really popular."
You can find them just by watching short videos. Many people are using their songs for cover, dance, and ghost videos.
Zhou Li waved his hand casually and said, "I know. I haven't dared to open the software these days. My phone freezes as soon as I enter it. Should I register another small account..." As he said that, Zhou Li touched his chin and began to think.
Shan Jia said calmly, "Do I need a mobile phone number to register again? Do you have a spare number?"
"No." Zhou Li pursed his lips.
"Then use mine. I don't use these apps much."
"Really?" Zhou Li was surprised.
Shan Jia nodded, lowered his head to operate on his phone, and sent his account and password to Zhou Li. Zhou Li saw the message from Shan Jia on his phone and said embarrassedly: "Actually, I can open another mobile phone number."
"Use it." Shan Jia said.
There was a knock on the door, and Shan Jia got up to open it. Zhu Le came in with a drink and exclaimed, "We're here. When are we leaving? Where's Lao Hong? Isn't he going with us?"
Zhou Li took the cool drink, put it through the straw, took a sip, and said, "He's passing by the store. There's a performance at the house tonight, and he wants to go see it first."
"What about us? Should we go now? Or should we go after we eat?" Zhu Le said, "I went to this kind of dinner with Tang Bai before. I was so nervous that I didn't eat anything. I was hungry all night. How about we eat first?"
"Hahahaha, we just went there to eat, how come you are hungry?" Zhou Li laughed heartily.
Zhu Le scratched his head awkwardly, glanced cautiously at Shan Jiacai who was sitting opposite him, and said, "It's not good anyway. What good can a dinner introduced by Tang Bai do?"
Shan Jia suddenly interrupted him and said, "It's almost time, we should set off."
Zhou Li seemed oblivious, sipping his drink lazily as he said, "I've booked a car. I'll sit for a while. The driver will contact me when he arrives."
Zhu Le also took a couple of sips from his drink and asked, "What are we going to say when we get there? He's not going to try to take advantage of us, is he?"
"You've watched too much TV!" Zhou Li said unhappily, "We just want to know what our new band is like. After all, we're newly formed and not very famous."
Zhu Le touched his nose and said, "I can't speak, let alone the boss. The captain will rely on you when the time comes!"
Zhou Li smiled and said, "Just go eat, and follow my instructions."
Zhu Le nodded. Shan Jia put down his phone and went to the bathroom again. Zhou Li took the opportunity to ask, "You just said Tang Bai took you to a dinner party? What happened?"
Zhu Le thought Zhou Li hadn't noticed. He glanced into the bathroom, leaned in closer, and whispered, "Tang Bai had met many agencies before, hoping to sign us up for marketing. That time, we finally convinced the boss, but they were arrogant and wouldn't even listen to our work. When we got there, they looked at the boss and told her to do something borderline, or else become a lesbian, otherwise she'd have no chance of making it on the internet."
"The boss, that scoundrel, didn't even give Tang Bai any face. He just smashed the bottle and left."
"You said that guy Tang Bai is not reliable at all. He keeps talking about marketing all the time. What the hell is he looking for?"
Zhu Le was indignant, but suddenly he heard the door open and shut up immediately.
"Is the car here?" Shan Jia asked.
"Here I am." Zhou Li glanced at her phone. The driver had already sent her a message downstairs. "I'm waiting for you."
"Let's go." Shan Jia said. Zhu Le took a few gulps of his drink and followed them out the door.
Everyone has been practicing very hard in recent days. Zhou Li and Shan Jia are both considered top-notch in the industry, but it's hard for Zhu Le to catch up with them. However, after a few days of working together, the tacit understanding between the three has improved.
Zhu Le is actually quite good, but he is not focused and likes to play around. So he decided to work hard and with Shan Jia's guidance, his skills improved a lot in a few days.
Zhou Li had called a six-seater car. She and Shan Jia sat in the front, while Zhu Le sat alone in the back. He leaned against the backrest and spoke to Zhou Li, "You said our video has exceeded 100 million views this week. Should we press on and release another one?"
Zhou Li nodded and said, "I had the same idea. I've been working with Shan Jia these past few days to get the music app up on the shelves. You guys haven't verified musicians before, so I thought I'd register a new account, verify it with our band's name, upload it, and then post a second one."
Zhou Li thought for a moment and said, "Now that the popularity is high, we can also post some daily news."
"Sent it to your account?" Shan Jia suddenly asked. She was usually not interested in these things, but when she asked suddenly, Zhou Li was stunned for a moment before nodding.
"Will it affect your existing fans?" Shan Jia asked seriously, "Your previous fans were all attracted by your drumming. If you suddenly release a band announcement, will they unfollow you?"
Shan Jia was really worried about her. Her eyes sparkled as she said, "No, the videos I posted before were just boring teaching videos. They've been urging me to post some daily stuff."
Zhou Li is embarrassed to say that since she showed her face, her video has gained a lot of traffic. The most popular comment is: "Seeing the frog show his face makes this video even more exciting!"
"Yes, my sister, you really need to work harder!"
"The little sister is even cooler!"
Frog uses his finger to fuck me
Zhou Li: ...I really want to clean up my fans
"I'll help you." Shan Jia said briefly.
Zhou Li was very touched. Shan Jia didn't talk much, but she was the one who did the most work. Zhou Li, the team leader, was far inferior to her. Sometimes when he found Zhou Li was tired, he would tell her not to worry and tell her that success cannot be achieved overnight. As long as they prepared well, it didn't matter whether they could enter the auditions or not.
Zhou Li was originally under a lot of pressure. After all, she was the one who made the bold remarks, and Shan Jia and Zhu Le agreed with her unconditionally. If she failed to produce results, not to mention failing to complete the task, the guilt towards Shan Jia and Zhu Le alone would overwhelm her. After all, they trusted her so much.
Zhou Li nodded: "Okay."
She has already planned to shoot some daily vlogs. Orange Video mainly uses short videos, preferably within two minutes. She can slowly post each person's vlog so that everyone can gradually become familiar with the Rebirth Band.
She also wants to create another band account. If they want to become famous, they can't just wait for others to market them. They also have to save themselves. However, the band is not famous yet, so they can only post on her account now and then attract traffic.
Zhou Li thought carefully and gradually planned in his mind silently.
Shan Jia glanced at her and asked the driver to turn down the air conditioner. Zhou Li loved to wear all kinds of suspenders, and goose bumps appeared on her arms. She turned around and asked Zhu Le behind her for a coat. Zhu Le looked puzzled.
He dressed neatly for today's meeting and even changed into a white shirt that he hadn't worn for a long time.
Shan Jia saw that he was wearing a short-sleeved shirt underneath and said, "Lend it to me."
Zhu Le took it off and handed it to her, and Shan Jia put it directly on Zhou Li's legs.
Zhou Li came back to his senses and saw that his legs in shorts were completely covered by the sheet.
Shan Jia said, "Wear more next time."
Zhou Li smiled and nodded, feeling a little cold.
Zhu Le screamed, "Boss, you are just trying to steal my white shirt!"
"Aren't you hot?" Shan Jia asked.
Zhu Le nodded honestly, "It's a little hot, but Boss, this shirt is for me to cover my tattoo! It would be terrible if someone saw my tattoo!"
"You didn't feel shy when you got the tattoo, but you feel shy now?" Shan Jia sneered.
Zhu Le pouted. "We're going to be on TV. I'm worried they'll write us off because of our image. I've already made inquiries. Generally, tattoos can't appear on TV! It'll teach kids bad habits!!!"
Zhou Li was amused. She laughed out loud, "Don't you know there's a concealer? You definitely put on makeup before going on TV!"
Zhu Le was stunned on the spot, and after a while he said cautiously: "Do I not need to remove the tattoo then?"
Zhou Li didn't expect that he had considered this. It seemed that except for him, everyone was working hard in secret. She softened her gaze.
"Of course not. There's no such requirement on the registration form."
Zhu Le immediately became happy. He has always been the simplest person in the band. Of course, Shan Jia is also the simplest one, but her kindness has a sharp edge.
When they arrived at the restaurant, Zhou Li returned the shirt to Zhu Le, and Zhu Le put it on obediently. He used to be very fashionable, with three earrings in his ears, a chain around his neck, and his hair had to be styled before going out. Today, he looked as pure as a male college student, and he wanted to show his best image.
Shan Jia also dressed up simply, tied her hair up, and put on a well-fitting outfit. Zhou Li remained the same, but she looked very youthful and beautiful in this outfit, but she didn't look like a drummer.
At night, the heat on the streets has not yet dissipated.
The restaurant that Boss Hong arranged to eat at was a Chinese restaurant, and he requested a large private room. Zhu Le rarely went to places like this. He usually went to bars or had hot pot and karaoke. This way of eating Chinese food in a private room was very old-fashioned and did not suit the tastes of young people.
Boss Hong arrived early and first caught up with old friends.
My old friend Zhou Wenhua is a gentle young woman. I didn’t expect that she has become a producer now. I had always heard Lao Hong talk about Shan Jia and her band. She was at the live house for her farewell performance that day. I wanted to invite the band to participate in the show after the performance, but I didn’t expect the band to disband directly.
"Lao Hong, Lao Hong, this band has just been formed. Is it as good as you say?"
"I am more in favor of Shan Jia, but she is not very successful in the band. I also tend to single her out. If she wants to sign a contract, I have a company. She is a mature musician. It is actually better for her development if she does not form a band."
Hong Sicong's face darkened a little, but he still said patiently: "You should meet them first, you will like them, and they have some popular works. The most popular work on Orange Video recently is theirs. If you don't believe me, just watch it."
Boss Hong took out his cell phone and showed it to Zhou Wenhua. When Zhou Li and the others arrived, Zhou Wenhua had just finished watching a video. His original contempt suddenly turned into a smile.
"Young people have great potential."
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