"Do you remember? You wanted to pet Little Yellow back then, but Little Yellow wouldn't let you, afraid of dirtying your hands," Cheng Yudie said casually during their walk.
"I remember," Wen He said.
"Then do you remember when you coughed up blood after singing, and when I came to hug you, you wouldn't let me, saying you were afraid of dirtying me?"
Hearing this, Wen He's heart trembled, and he froze on the spot.
In Cheng Yudie's eyes, Wen He was just like the stray Little Yellow back then.
Pitiful, kind, sensible, self-conscious, and timid...
Clearly longing for warmth in his heart, but when he actually encountered it, he would subconsciously feel that he wasn't worthy and reject it.
"Now do you know how I felt back then?" Cheng Yudie said with a smile, seeing Wen He's surprised expression.
"Thank you for saving me from the fire and water at all costs back then..."
Looking back carefully, every time Wen He wanted to retreat, it was Cheng Yudie who firmly pulled him forward.
If she had gotten angry because of Wen He's weakness and let him retreat even once, he would never have been able to get out.
Many times, the courage required to pull someone out of the abyss is far beyond imagination.
There are even many people who, when pulling others, are instead dragged into the abyss by them.
"Back then, any of your fans would have probably done the same thing."
"It's just that they didn't know what you looked like or where you lived."
"And I happened to have this information, so I came," Cheng Yudie said.
What she said was indeed true.
Thinking back to when Wen He met Cheng Yudie...
That night, some people got up in the middle of the night and drove to the beach, trying to find Wen He.
Others saw that the video was at a bus stop, so they went to the nearest bus stop to look for him.
They walked until about ten o'clock in the evening and then went home.
"Next time when you record the show, you stay at home and keep Little Yellow company. I'll be back as soon as I finish recording. It should be quick. If we both leave, I'm afraid it will worry," Wen He said slowly, looking at the extremely happy Little Yellow.
As the saying goes, familiarity breeds courage. After Cheng Yudie accompanied Wen He once, he became much bolder.
Moreover, he was also slightly familiar with the three mentors, so he could basically handle it alone.
Of course...
If there were too many audience members, it would be uncertain.
However, even if Cheng Yudie was by his side in this situation, it would be difficult to eliminate his nervousness.
"Oh! Good idea! I also have some things to deal with here. You stay at home and watch the house," Gao Chongting very much agreed with Wen He's suggestion.
"Can you do it alone...?" Cheng Yudie asked, somewhat worried.
"Probably..." Wen He said.
"He always has to experience it. Doesn't Wen He want to hold concerts or something in the future? When he goes on stage to face so many people, you can't still be by his side, can you? It's good for him to slowly adapt to the stage."
Hearing Gao Chongting's words, Cheng Yudie also felt that there was some truth to it.
If he wants to hold concerts in the future, he will definitely have to face a very large audience.
He really needs to practice his ability to face the audience on stage in advance, so as not to have his legs go weak when he goes on stage.
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The next day.
Wen He received a call from the director very early.
"Are you awake? Didn't I disturb you?" he said.
"You didn't disturb me. I'm already awake. Is there something wrong calling so early?" Wen He asked.
"Good news, great news!"
On the other end of the phone, the director's excitement had been accurately transmitted to Wen He through the phone.
He was even so excited that his voice was trembling.
"The popularity of your solo performance yesterday was extremely exaggerated! It has far exceeded our expectations!"
"Most importantly, we didn't add any traffic to your solo performance!"
"The investors are now very satisfied with my judgment, and many advertisers want to invest and sponsor our program."
"The investors have decided not to interfere with the program anymore and leave it entirely under my control."
Hearing what the director said, Wen He also opened Douyin.
Then he was shocked to find that the hot topics about the 'Son of Tomorrow' program occupied seven spots!
The top spot was his solo performance, the second was the promotional video, and the third was the content of the three mentors.
And the number of likes for the first solo performance had already reached more than two million!
You have to know, this was less than a day!
None of the videos Wen He posted himself had this explosive popularity.
It seems that the beauty of the video can make Wen He's song even more lethal.
The videos that Wen He records himself have no editing or content. They are often just recordings of the sky.
In terms of the picture alone, it is indeed relatively boring.
For some people who don't like to listen to songs very much and are used to fast-paced content...
These videos are not enough for them to stay for a second and will be swiped away.
But if there is the professional beautification of 'Son of Tomorrow', it can keep these people who would have swiped away.
As long as they can listen to a small segment, they basically can't leave and are directly hard-controlled.
"This is a good thing. Do you have any ideas that you need me to cooperate with?" he asked.
"The process is still the same as before, but I have a small request for you personally..." The director said somewhat guiltily.
"Tell me."
"It's just..." He was silent for a while, seemingly thinking about how to organize his words better.
"Hey, actually, it's just that I want you to not do live broadcasts or release new songs as much as possible during the duration of the program. I want to concentrate this traffic to boost the program and hope to reach unprecedented heights."
After hesitating for a moment, the director finally told the truth very directly.
"Of course, I can do that," Wen He agreed very readily.
Wen He still liked this director very much. He was not hypocritical and put the interests of both parties on the table, making everything clear.
Back then, Gao Chongting entered the game himself and drove his parents to a dead end. When the entire internet was frantically doxxing his parents, the heat was already out of control.
If the director hadn't brought out 'Son of Tomorrow' at the time, spending money and creating hype to cover up that incident...
Wen He's parents might really have been driven to suicide by netizens.
If they really died, Gao Chongting, as the initiator of the cyberbullying, would have to spend a few years in jail no matter what.
Now, he would help with this small matter that the director was talking about no matter what.
