"Icefield Video contacted us. They have a self-produced web series and they want to buy the copyright for 'Remembrance' to use in the series."
That day, Chen Ziyan suddenly called Lu Yanhe and talked about this matter.
"Remembrance" has been bringing in some income for Lu Yanhe from other people's covers, dividends from music platforms, and various copyright incomes. The income each time is not much, at most 10,000 or 20,000, and at least a few hundred or a thousand. Previously, the company's music agency department had been helping to manage it, and Chen Ziyan rarely told Lu Yanhe about it. This time, she specifically told him about it, which surprised Lu Yanhe.
"Is there anything special?"
"They don't plan to buy your original version, but instead plan to find someone else to cover it," said Chen Ziyan.
Lu Yanhe: "Sure, several people have already covered it."
Especially some singers and bloggers who do live broadcasts, almost everyone has sung "Remembrance" once.
Chen Ziyan said: "They are planning to ask Chen Ziliang to sing."
"Ah?" Lu Yanhe finally understood why Chen Ziyan came to talk to him in such a serious manner.
Lu Yanhe doesn't have many enemies in this line of work, but Chen Ziliang is definitely one of them.
They had a grudge from the first time they met, and afterwards, they had conflicts every time, as if their horoscopes were incompatible or their fates were against each other.
Chen Ziyan asked: "Are you willing?"
Lu Yanhe said, "I don't want to."
Chen Ziyan nodded and said, "Then I refuse. However, there is something I still need to tell you. I heard that it was Chen Ziliang who recommended this song to the crew and asked them to use it as the OST."
"Huh?" This surprised Lu Yanhe, and even felt incredible. "He recommended this song?"
Chen Ziyan: "Well, you didn't expect it, did you? I didn't expect it either. It's unbelievable."
"What is he doing?"
"Perhaps he's trying to extend an olive branch of friendship to you?"
"Don't disgust me, Sister Ziyan." Lu Yanhe didn't think Chen Ziliang had such thoughts at all. "Who knows what he's thinking?"
Chen Ziyan nodded, "Okay, we'll just reject it directly."
"Well, Sister Zi Yan, is there anything else? If not, I'll leave first." Lu Yanhe said, "I still have to go look at houses with Li Zhi, Bai Yanliang and others later."
"Where are you planning to rent?"
"Let's rent somewhere in the university town and see if there's anything suitable," Lu Yanhe said. "We all have classes there, so renting a house there would be the most suitable."
Chen Ziyan: "I didn't expect that the three of you have such a good relationship and would even live together."
"My previous living place was arranged by the company. Although Zhou Ping'an didn't insist on kicking me out like before, I still feel uncomfortable living there. I'd better find a place where I can live more comfortably, so that I don't have to get up early in the morning and suddenly see Zhou Ping'an appear in the living room." Lu Yanhe complained.
"Okay." Chen Ziyan nodded. "However, you need to rent a house there that can accommodate three people at the same time. It needs to have at least three bedrooms and two living rooms. The rent is probably not cheap. The cheaper one will probably be around 13,000 or 14,000 yuan a month."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yanhe widened his eyes in shock and asked, "So expensive?"
"Well, this is still quite cheap. If you want a bigger house with a better orientation, it will probably cost at least 20,000."
Lu Yanhe was shocked and asked, "Can we afford to live here?"
Chen Ziyan: "If the three of you split the cost equally, it would be a little better. However, considering your current income, six or seven thousand yuan a month in rent is really a bit too much."
Of course, Chen Ziyan was exaggerating. Although Lu Yanhe's current income was not particularly high, he was a popular and well-known star after all. He had so much work now, and he made some money from the recording of two episodes of "City Travel Notes" and "Young Days".
She said this because she knew that with Lu Yanhe's personality and current income, he would definitely not be willing to spend so much money.
Lu Yanhe thought for a moment and said, "Let's go and have a look first. If it's too expensive, we can just stay in a smaller place."
Chen Ziyan: "Li Zhibai must be too lazy to live in a small house with you."
Oh, yes, this spoiled young master Li is here too.
Lu Yanhe said, "Well, doesn't that mean we're destined to spend so much money renting a house?"
"It's also good to live somewhere nicer. You're going to study here for four years, so you'll need to live here for at least four years," Chen Ziyan said. "Don't be reluctant to spend the money. You're an artist, and maintaining your form is your top priority. If you don't live well, you won't be in a good mood either. Do you understand?"
Lu Yanhe looked at Chen Ziyan helplessly and said, "Sister Ziyan, you went around in circles for so long just to tell me not to be reluctant to spend money."
Chen Ziyan: “Yeah.”
"knew."
In many things, Lu Yanhe found that Chen Ziyan often used her own way to help him adjust some of his ideas, and also used her own way to help him avoid some possible conflicts.
Chen Ziyan was reminding him in advance that Li Zhibai's consumption concept was different from his, so as to avoid any conflicts over spending.
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Ever since he compiled a list of all the great variety show ideas he knew, Lu Yanhe felt like his Ren and Du meridians had been opened. Whenever he had some free time, he would start recalling what other good creative ideas he knew.
In the past, Lu Yanhe always thought that good things should be kept to himself, and he would slowly work on them when he was able to make them himself. But now he realized a new way. He couldn't follow the previous methods exactly, but he could combine them with some of the existing ones.
For film and television dramas, unless you are a genius director who can turn a melodramatic story into a work of art, nothing is better than a good story. A good story has extraordinary appeal to all creators.
For variety shows, a good idea can last for four or five seasons, such as the nationwide talent show "Super Girl", the "Voice of China" which came up with a blind audition with "clapping lights" after talent shows had been popular for many years, and "I Am a Singer" which went against the trend when talent shows were everywhere.
In short, it is to keenly capture the psychology of the public, and when such products have not yet appeared on the market, to accurately design corresponding products according to this psychology, meet the psychological needs of the public, and become an instant hit.
In the book "Jump Up", Lu Yanhe has fully enjoyed the benefits brought by his identity.
If you are not an artist, and do not have some fame and fans, no one would be willing to help you make a Mook in this era.
Lu Yanhe wanted to make "Jump Up" because he wanted to have a long-term, stable project with Chen Siqi. He wanted to make "Young Days" a success because he wanted to have a long-term, stable collaboration with Li Zhibai and Yan Liang.
Lu Yanhe has only been in this world for a year, and he already has someone he cherishes.
He hopes that he can ride on the wind and let Chen Ziyan's myth continue. He also hopes to be able to help the people around him and do what he wants to do.
Of course, of course, the most important thing is that he himself wants to become stronger.
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It is relatively easy for three men to look at houses. They don’t have so many requirements. First, the location should be better, second, the environment should be better, and third, the security should be better.
All three of them are artists. Not to mention Li Zhibai, who is a top-tier celebrity, Lu Yanhe's popularity is also visibly on the rise. There will be no shortage of paparazzi in the future, so they would rather spend more money now to ensure privacy.
The agent took the three of them to see seven or eight houses, and after going around and comparing prices, they finally chose a high-end residential complex that was only about a twenty-minute walk from Zhenhua and Jingyi. Of course, the price was so expensive that it made Lu Yanhe and Yan Liang heartbroken.
Li Zhibai waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about the rent, I'll take care of it."
"No, you've paid for the rent. How can we feel at ease eating your meals in the future?" Lu Yanhe was heartbroken, but he insisted on his principles at this time.
When they had no money in the past, Li Zhibai was willing to take advantage of them, and they took advantage of him.
It's not like he and Yan Liang can't make money and have no jobs now, so how can they still shamelessly take advantage of others?
The better brothers are, the less they should take advantage of each other at this time.
Li Zhibai rolled his eyes and said, "I don't believe you're embarrassed, just pretend."
This is a duplex with two floors and four bedrooms.
The house is very nice. The landlord and his family have immigrated abroad, and the agent is managing it.
The rent was quoted at 25,000 yuan a month, but Li Zhibai directly said that he would pay a year's rent in one go and insisted on bargaining it down to 23,000 yuan a month.
Still expensive, but definitely a lot more comfortable.
Lu Yanhe and Yan Liang calculated how much money they would have to spend every month, and felt that they still had a long way to go to make money in the future.
"I'll be honest with you. We need to stay here for at least four years. These two are about to start school, and this location is great, so we chose it. As long as we live comfortably, renewal is a sure thing. Compared to just leaving it here with a fake price, renting it to us, we can get four years of rent right away without all the hassle." Li Zhibai told the agent, "You'll get a higher commission, too."
The agent said with a smile, "You are big stars, why do you care about 2,000 yuan a month? The landlord is very direct and insists on 25,000 yuan a month and won't lower it. I really can't do anything about it."
"Celebrities don't care about 2,000 yuan a month? Everyone's money is hard-earned." Li Zhibai drooped his eyelids, "You deal with the landlord. If you can't, forget it, we'll find another place."
The agent cursed a few times in his heart, but thought that if this big deal could be done, his commission would be considered as his year-end bonus.
"How about this, you rent it for four years at a time, and I'll try to deal with the landlord."
"I'll rent it for four years straight. I'm not willing to pay 23,000 a month. If you're willing to pay 20,000 a month, I'll rent it for four years straight. If we can't reach an agreement, forget it." Li Zhibai acted like a cool guy, not even taking off his sunglasses. "Don't look so hurt. I know the market conditions here. If you don't rent it to us, when will you be able to rent a house at this price? It's a duplex, over 200 square meters in total. Just tell me how many months ago was the last time someone came to see this house?"
intermediary:"……"
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After much persuasion, I finally rented the house for four years at a price of 21,000 yuan.
"Okay." Li Zhibai concluded with satisfaction and discussed with Lu Yanhe and Yan Liang when to move. "I'll have someone come over to clean tomorrow. How about we move the day after tomorrow?"
"Okay." Lu Yanhe nodded.
Li Zhibai gave a thumbs up and said, "Done."
The rent of 21,000 yuan will amount to over a million yuan in four years.
When Li Zhibai signed the contract with the middleman, Lu Yanhe and Yan Liang were terrified.
Li Zhibai didn't think much about the huge sum of money and just signed it.
"It's just a small amount of money." Li Zhibai waved his hand, "This is just the beginning."
After all, he is a rich second-generation, his family owns a big company, and he is knowledgeable.
Lu Yanhe thought to himself, when would he be able to say "a small amount of money" so casually when seeing a number in the millions?
Yan Liang asked Lu Yanhe cautiously, "Do you have that much money on hand?"
Lu Yanhe shook his head: "No."
"What should we do? The contract requires us to pay 20% immediately."
"With Mr. Li here, there's nothing to be afraid of." Lu Yanhe pointed at Li Zhibai and said, "We'll pay him rent from now on."
Li Zhibai made an OK gesture and said, "Okay."
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During the last few days of the month, Lu Yanhe was not busy with anything else. He worked with Jiangyin Publishing House and Yemai.com to finalize the publicity plan for "Jump Up", moved, and then worked with Li Zhenzhen to write the plan for the second phase of filming for "Young Days".
In addition to being busy writing the plan with Lu Yanhe, Li Zhenzhen also had to oversee the editing of the first episode.
They plan to release the first episode before the second phase of recording to see everyone's reaction.
Lu Yanhe didn't know how Li Zhenzhen planned to edit it, but based on the content they had recorded before, even if it was edited to a bad note, there would still be a lot of topics to talk about, and it would definitely be popular.
Lu Yanhe saw that Li Zhenzhen's hair was starting to fall out, acne was appearing on her face, and her complexion was turning yellow. He knew without even asking how much pressure Li Zhenzhen had been under recently.
Li Zhenzhen is a very thoughtful and idealistic program director. Lu Yanhe had previously believed in her and believed that she could really shoot a unique program. However, during the actual recording, such expectations were not met. This also taught Lu Yanhe a very profound lesson. Of course, he still likes producers like Li Zhenzhen, but in terms of program production, her ability is indeed lacking.
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On the last day of August, Lu Yanhe got together with Li Pengfei, Lin Yu, Chen Qin, Xu Zijun and others.
Linyu's competition finally ended, and she finished seventh in the country, the only high school student in the top ten. She had signed up as a high school student.
So, everyone gathered together to celebrate for Linyu.
Linyu was very happy to receive the award. She said, "I have always loved learning languages, but I didn't want to be just a translator in the future, so I didn't choose foreign languages as my major. I had to learn it on my own."
"You set your standards too high." Li Pengfei tutted his mouth. "What kind of monsters are you all? You've got a wonderful summer vacation after the college entrance exams, but you're working on competitions and magazines. You're so hardworking that I can't even sleep in."
"How dare you say that when you don't work hard yourself." Chen Qin glanced at Li Pengfei.
In No. 13 Middle School, apart from Chen Siqi, these are the people Lu Yanhe is more familiar with and close to.
It can be said that without these people, his senior year of high school would definitely be half as bad.
"Old Lu, how is the song 'Jump Up' you made going? When will it be released?" Li Pengfei asked.
"It's been submitted for review," Lu Yanhe said. "If things go well, it should be available by the end of September."
Li Pengfei clicked his tongue twice, "I also contributed to this book."
"Yes, your name is on the assistant editor's list," Lu Yanhe said. "Chen Siqi said you should be added."
Li Pengfei glared, "What the hell am I just an assistant?"
"Chen Siqi said that you did a great job as her assistant and she was very satisfied."
"Satisfied uncle!" Li Pengfei said, "I'm only willing to help you for your sake."
"Same, she and I are both editors-in-chief. If you work as her assistant, you will be my assistant." Lu Yanhe said with a smile.
Li Pengfei said "Pah!" and glared at Lu Yanhe with resentment, "Be a human being."
Lu Yanhe was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
"Yan He, will you continue to work on this book? I remember you wanted to make it into a magazine at first, right?" Lin Yu suddenly asked.
"It depends on the performance of the first book. I personally want to continue. If possible, I still hope to make it like a magazine, with a fixed release schedule." Lu Yanhe said, "However, it's not reliable to say that now. If the first book 'Jump Up' doesn't do well and the market response is bad, I definitely won't be able to continue."
Lin Yu hesitated for a moment, then, as if making up her mind, said, "If you're going to continue, could you let me join? I'd like to see what I can do. I don't need a salary; I'll just consider it an internship. I've actually wanted to join you from the beginning, but I was preparing for a competition over the summer and didn't have time to help you. Now that the competition is over, I've thought about it carefully, and I'd really like to use this opportunity to train myself."
Lu Yanhe looked at Linyu in surprise.
Among his classmates, Linyu possesses a rare maturity and self-discipline.
To be honest, when he was planning to do "Jump Up," he had thought about asking Linyu for help. However, at that time, Linyu was preparing for a competition, so Lu Yanhe didn't ask for help, and he was too embarrassed to ask. Unexpectedly, Linyu had the same idea.
"Of course you're welcome if you're willing," Lu Yanhe said immediately. "Actually, up to now, there are only Chen Siqi and I. Especially since I didn't help much later on, it was all Chen Siqi who handled it all. If you're willing to help, I'd certainly welcome it. Let's see how the sales of the first book go. If we can really continue, we must set up a formal team. We can't just do it on our own like we do now."
Linyu smiled and nodded.
At this time, Xu Zijun spoke cautiously and asked, "Can I join in, too?"
Lu Yanhe didn't expect Xu Zijun to be interested as well.
"Are you all serious?"
"Seriously." Xu Zijun said, "If you are willing."
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"If they're willing to work with me, that's absolutely fine. I couldn't ask for more." Chen Siqi is very happy to see this happen. "It's really tiring for me to manage so many things on my own, and I tend to be too focused on the beginning and not the end. Most of the contributions to our first book were commissioned by us. If we can really do the next one, we'll definitely have to form a team to do it."
Lu Yanhe breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Chen Siqi agreed.
"But if we really want to form a team to do this, we can't just let everyone work for free like before, right?" Lu Yanhe said. "The two of us worked for free for an entire summer and might not even earn a penny."
"Not necessarily," Chen Siqi said immediately. "Yemai.com and Jiangyin have both raised their estimates for this book, and the feedback from various channels has been quite enthusiastic."
"Huh?" Lu Yanhe was shocked. "Is this true?"
"Really? Your recording of 'City Travel Notes' brought a lot of attention to this book. Yemai.com's homepage for 'City Travel Notes' has a link that takes you to the pre-order page for the book," Chen Siqi said. "Furthermore, Yemai.com has been promoting the book through various channels. They really value this book."
Lu Yanhe said, "I don't think they can make much money from electronic sales, right?"
"They don't care about this little bit of sales revenue; they want to attract brand traffic," Chen Siqi said. "It's said that several brand businesses wanted to discuss cooperation with Yemai.com, but Yemai.com rejected them all, refusing to commercialize."
Lu Yanhe: "Yemai.com has always been this style. They say they're not commercializing, but when they mature, they will be. I've seen several business partnership ads on Yemai.com."
Chen Siqi said, "What's worse is that we all have school to start in September, and you'll be the only one in Yuming by then. There's also a series of promotions for the book that will require your cooperation, and I'm not sure if you can make it."
Lu Yanhe: "Try your best."
Chen Siqi said: "When I was making 'Jump Up', I actually came up with another idea."
"What idea?"
"When the time is right, I want to turn 'Jump Up' into a comprehensive content media," said Chen Siqi. "I thought of this while I was working on 'Jump Up'. Of course, I can't do it now. I have to finish 'Jump Up' first. I'm actually very happy that your classmates want to join in. This way I can have more time to prepare for this."
"What do you want to do?"
"Entertainment," Chen Siqi said. "Didn't I want your name to appear in this book before? But now it can't be avoided. 'Jump Up' is already clearly connected to you and the entertainment industry, especially the first issue, with articles written by Jiang Yuqian, Song Linxin, Li Zhibai, Yan Liang... so many artists. We can't simply position it as a literary magazine. So, after thinking it over, I feel too lazy to avoid this point. Since it's already related to entertainment, I should openly publish entertainment content."
This was actually Lu Yanhe's deep-seated long-term plan for "Jump Up." He didn't intend to turn "Jump Up" into an entertainment magazine, but rather to use it as a foundation to expand its influence in the media landscape. A magazine's most valuable asset is its dedicated readership. Lu Yanhe hadn't expected Chen Siqi to have thought of this, too.
Chen Siqi said: "I won't do anything else for now. I'll start with something that has low costs. I plan to set up a self-media account called 'Jump Up' and launch it when the book is online."
"So what are you going to do on this social media account?"
"We create content that isn't suitable for publication in the 'Jump Up' book but is still widely read, such as interviews with celebrities, film and television reviews, or even our own life diaries or short essays," said Chen Siqi. "The 'Jump Up' book goes against the tide and aims to create a Renaissance, while the 'Jump Up' self-media platform conforms to the trend of the times. Crucially, this doesn't require any investment on our part."
"Are you planning to run this self-media platform by yourself?"
"Who said that? Didn't you say that several of your classmates wanted to join us? I've also asked your classmate Bai Yu, and she's also very willing to come and play." Chen Siqi said, "Anyway, we're all students with plenty of time. We're all studying in different places, and we should be able to find many interested classmates to join us."
When Lu Yanhe heard Chen Siqi say this, he knew that she had made up her mind to do this.
"Okay, if you want to do this, then go ahead."
"Okay, since you support me, I'll get started." Chen Siqi said, then suddenly pulled out two documents from her bag and handed them to Lu Yanhe. "This is an agreement I drafted myself. The 'Jump Up' self-media account will belong to you and me. Just like 'Jump Up', any future profits will be split in half."
Lu Yanhe was shocked.
He didn't expect Chen Siqi to be so proactive that she even drafted an agreement.
"I haven't done anything. Are you sure you want to give me half of the profits?" Lu Yanhe asked in surprise.
"Giving you half of the profits is already a bargain for me," Chen Siqi said. "Without you, there would be no 'Jump Up,' and this self-media platform would be impossible."
Lu Yanhe scratched his head.
"Is there anything I can do?"
"Just help us get a big star like Jiang Yuqian, so that we can have at least one such big star contribute to each episode of 'Jump Up'. I'll take care of the rest." Chen Siqi had a firm look on his face, his eyes full of determination and confidence in the future.
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This is how Chen Siqi created the self-media account of the "Jump Up" editor club.
Chen Siqi registered this account on several large websites and social platforms. Of course, after registration, nothing has been published and there is zero content creation.
Lu Yanhe was very happy that Chen Siqi was so enthusiastic about doing this.
He was just a little worried about whether "Jump Up" could be sustained in the long term, and he really had no confidence.
On the contrary, after Chen Ziyan learned of Chen Siqi's thoughts, her eyes flashed and she said, "Yan He, your girlfriend is amazing."
Lu Yanhe has always known that Chen Siqi is amazing.
When he heard Chen Ziyan praising Chen Siqi like this, he felt inexplicably happy.
Then, it is at this time that August passes and September arrives.
Lu Yanhe welcomed the first product launch conference in his life.
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At the Xueyou APP launch conference, Li Luzhi said that the inspiration for developing this APP came from Lu Yanhe leading everyone to write words together in the live broadcast room.
The press conference will be broadcast live throughout.
Lu Yanhe also logged into the APP on the spot and tried out the connection function of the APP with several people.
Afterwards, Lu Yanhe gave a speech at the press conference about why he chose live streaming to study in his senior year of high school.
"I know my will isn't that strong, and I can't do it all by myself. So, instead of just showing you how I study, I'm choosing live streaming to let you watch me do my homework."
"The most important thing is that when I'm studying, I know there are many people with me. This feeling gives me the strength of companionship. Whenever I feel tired and want to slack off, I want to persevere a little longer."
"The Xueyou app has a feature I really like: you can invite a few friends to form a study group on the app, set goals together, and then everyone can see everyone's progress in real time," said Lu Yanhe. "This kind of peer motivation is very positive."
Lu Yanhe’s speech was bought into a hot search by Li Luzhi’s company.
With the halo of a top student who scored 657 points in the college entrance examination, the content of this speech received a lot of attention.
Within an hour after the press conference ended, the Xueyou APP had been downloaded more than 200,000 times and the number of registered users exceeded 50,000.
"Thank you for your hard work." Li Luzhi walked Lu Yanhe downstairs and said, "After the product went online today, the data is very good. Your appeal among students is indeed extraordinary."
Lu Yanhe said: "Thank you, Uncle Li, for giving me my first endorsement in my life."
"Your agent is very responsible and values your endorsement very much. She repeatedly confirmed with us the business model and profit model of our app. She confirmed that we wouldn't cheat you before agreeing to sign." Li Luzhi patted Lu Yanhe's shoulder. "Li Pengfei is a scoundrel and has no sense of morality, but he admires you very much. Please guide him more on your uncle's behalf and keep him on the right path. This brat refused to go abroad and could only go to Huajiang South University. I don't know what kind of monsters and demons there are."
Lu Yanhe suddenly didn't know what to say.
He could only say: "He and I are good friends. We will definitely help and support each other."
Li Luzhi nodded, "Your school starts tomorrow, right?"
"Yes." Lu Yanhe nodded. "I'll report in tomorrow."
Li Luzhi said, "Then you will be a college student starting tomorrow. Work hard. If you need any help, just give me a call. You are Li Pengfei's friend, and I will definitely help you if I can."
"Thank you, uncle." Lu Yanhe was sincerely grateful to Li Luzhi.
He has always envied Li Pengfei for having a father like Li Luzhi.
He will always remember that during the winter vacation study session, Li Luzhi brought lunch to treat them.
He will also always remember the father-son relationship between Li Luzhi and Li Pengfei, which seemed rough but was actually caring.
Lu Yanhe was envious. Because he would never experience this in his life. (End of this chapter)
