Chapter 51
Yu Wan saw the row of ellipses Wu Mian sent her and asked, “Is it difficult to invite Li Shen?”
Wu Mian: He is definitely more difficult to invite than the others. Does your client only want Li Shen?
Yu Wan: Yes.
Wu Mian: How about this, you first send the information about the couple and the wedding over. The company will evaluate it first.
Yu Wan: Okay, I will send you the information late. Thank you, Manager Wu.
Wu Mian: It’s no trouble, it’s work after all. But why didn’t you ask Li Shen directly?
Wu Mian couldn’t hold back his gossipy nature and asked the question he really wanted to ask.
Yu Wan: You said it, this is work. Naturally, it is more appropriate to contact the company.
“...” This lady is quite a high achiever.
Before getting off work, Yu Wan put together all the information Wu Mian wanted and sent it over. The next day, she accepted an interview with Beautiful Bride magazine. The topic of the article for the magazine is "Wedding Tips for Couples".
Yu Wan has been a planner for so many years and has attended hundreds of weddings, both large and small. The accidents and emergencies encountered and details that are easily overlooked by newlyweds are basically summarized in this article.
It is everything you need to know.
After dinner, Yu Wan was busy working on the article. Li Shen finished cleaning the kitchen and looked at her typing on the keyboard for a while. He couldn’t help but say, “Wanwan, how long are you going to keep on writing? Didn’t you say to go to sleep together?”
“It’s only 8 o’clock. Do you want to sleep now? Why don’t you go out for a run? I will finish after you come back.”
“I can run ten kilometers in less than half an hour. Are you sure you will finish by then?”
"I can..." She also made an appointment with Huang Manfu to talk about the wedding tomorrow. She must finish writing the first draft today.
The phone on the table dinged. Yu Wan glanced at it and quickly picked it up.
It is a message from Wu Mian.
Wu Mian: I’m sorry Miss Yu. I think it is impossible to invite Li Shen. His agent refused.
Yu Wan pursed her lips and asked, “Is there any room for discussion? The client said the performance fee can be negotiated.”
Wu Mian: It’s not about the performance fee. His agent was very firm about the decision and even scolded me [covers face]
“....”
Wu Mian: His agent Chi Lu, you should’ve seen her at the wedding before. She is a very powerful person [covers face] Her artists are very popular and she is one of the best agents in the company. If she doesn’t agree, there’s nothing I can do.
Yu Wan: I understand. Thank you, Manager Wu.
Wu Mian: Your client, Huang Manfu, I know him...If you can’t explain it to him, you can ask Li Shen directly. Based on your relationship, he will definitely help you.
Yu Wan was wondering what Wu Mian thought their relationship was when Li Shen who was about to go on a run, leaned over.
“What’s the matter, you don’t look too good.”
Yu Wan saw him moving closer and his complexion became worse. She quickly locked her phone and smiled at him, “Nothing, it’s just my client asked to meet tomorrow. Thinking about it gives me a headache.”
“Is the client difficult this time?”
“Kind of, he is asking for a lot.” Yu Wan put her phone in her pocket and pushed Li Shen, who is about to go for a run, away. “Go run, I will finish it later.”
"En." Li Shen put on his running shoes, opened the door, and walked out.
After his night run, Yu Wan still wasn’t finished writing the draft. After taking a shower, he sat next to Yu Wan, "Today is the last day of my break. You promised to sleep together."
“.....” Yu Wan’s typing fingers paused. Forget it, she can finish writing it tomorrow morning in the office. She saved the draft, turned off the computer, and stood up, “I’m going to take a shower.”
Li Shen stood up with her, “I’ll go with you.”
“....Did you just take one?”
“I can shower again.”
“.....”
Yu Wan slept pleasantly that night. The next morning, Yu Wan got up early and went to the company to write her draft. She had an appointment in the morning to discuss the wedding but he suddenly has to receive a client so they had to reschedule for tonight.
In this line of work, they would often cater their time to the client’s needs. But those who make an appointment in the early morning are at night are not very likable. However, Yu Wan couldn’t do anything about it but agree with a smile.
The specific location of their meeting was only sent by Huang Manfu’s assistant just when she was about to get off work.
“Qingnan Allet?” Yu Wan frowned. She seldom goes to bars. Even when Li Shen used to sing there, she would only go occasionally. The bar environment is very noisy and not suitable for discussion. She guessed that Huang Manfu must have met a client at Qingnan Lane and called her over in passing.”
It’s a coincidence that the bar Huang Manfu was at was the same one Li Shen sang at before. After Li Shen became popular, the bar used it as a business opportunity. Not only do Li Shen’s fans like to go there, but many aspiring singers as well.
The singer in the bar looks similar to Li Shen in the way he dresses and sings. Although he sings well, Yu Wan thinks it is impossible to imitate.
While Yu Wan found Huang Manfu in the bar, Li Shen was in Chi Lu’s office.
“There are still three more months left in the year. You have an endorsement next and a duet.
Li Shen looked up at her, “Duet?”
“En.” Chi Lu wasn’t particularly willing to sing a duet but the song was really good. After several discussions, she still agreed, “Li Chengcheng will soon graduate from her group. She has a lot of fans and the company will try to nurture her. She will be the female protagonist of an upcoming drama adaptation. The production company wants you two to sing together. I’ve already listened to the song. The music and lyrics are by Duan Zhiming so it is guaranteed to be a good song.”
Li Shen frowned. He believed in Duan Zhiming’s skills in producing songs. Since the company specially invited Duan Zhiming, it seems that they are really trying to push Li Chengcheng up. However, he feels that Li Chengcheng’s singing ability is far from great.
“Sister Lulu, I heard Li Chengcheng’s songs before. She is the main singer of the group and her voice is recognizable. It is not that she doesn’t have any talent but only the studio recordings are listenable. She is prone to making mistakes during live performances.”
"I've also heard of this. She is prone to making mistakes because she has too little experience. Also, her own singing skills are not a big problem."
Li Shen smiled and didn’t say anything. Li Chengcheng had been active longer than him. She had no experience singing live because they never sang live. They pay more attention t stage performances instead.
As if knowing what his smile meant, Chi Lu coughed, "After Li Chengcheng goes solo, she will definitely not be the same as before. The company will strengthen her training and will sing better in time."
“Then I won’t sing with her on the same stage until she improves.”
“....” Chi Lu thought, he doesn’t want to sing together on stage, at least he agreed to enter the recording studio.
Li Shen left Chi Lu's office and was about to go home. Seeing that he doesn’t look so good, Xiao Dong asked him with concern, "Brother Shen, what's the matter? The company won't really let you sing at the wedding, right?"
Li Shen frowned at turned to her, “What wedding?”
“Oh right, you don’t know. Sister Lulu specifically said not to tell you….” Wait a minute, did she just unintentionally tell him?
“.....”
“What wedding are you talking about?” Li Shen asked again.
Xiao Dong looked at him tearfully, “Brother Shen, just pretend that you didn’t hear anything.”
“Then I will go ask Chi Lu instead.”
“....” Xiao Dong grabbed the corners of his clothes and smiled, “It’s like this, there is someone named Huang Manfu who wants to invite you to sing at his wedding but Sister Lulu rejected it.”
"Huang Manfu?" Li Shen's eyes moved. Why does this name sound familiar? Where has he seen it?
The moment the elevator door opened, Li Shen finally remembered where he had seen this name-it was in Yu Wan's plan.
Huang Manfu seems to be her current client.
But if this is the wedding Yu Wan is in charge of, why didn’t she say anything to him? Since the company refused, will the client cause her trouble?
Li Shen couldn’t help but take out his phone to call Yu Wan.
Just after Yu Wan found Huang Manfu and said a few words to him, she was dragged for a drink. After the phone rang, she found the opportunity to run away, "Excuse me, President Huang, I will answer the call first."
She walked to the side and saw it was Li Shen, “Ah Shen, are you home?”
"Still at the company." Li Shen frowned subconsciously when he heard the noise around her, "Where are you?"
“Oh, I am at the bar you used to sing at. The client asked to meet here.”
“Is your client Huang Manfu?”
“En.” Li Shen always sticks to her side when she is working so it isn’t strange that he will know the name of her client.
“Does he want me to sing at his wedding?”
Yu Wan blanked and asked, “Did your company tell you?”
Li Shen pursed his lips and asked, “Why didn’t you tell me about this?”
“Uh, this is work. I want to set a boundary between work and personal.”
“.....” Even if she didn’t say it, Li Shen already knows. She doesn’t want to make things hard for him. He was about to speak when he heard someone on the phone asking Yu Wan to drink.
“I won’t talk to you anymore. My client is waiting for me.”
Once Yu Wan hung up, Li Shen got into the car and frowned. He said to Xiao Dong, “Go to Qingnan Lane.”
“Huh?”
“I said, go to Qingnan Lane.”
"...Okay." Xiao Dong drove the car out and asked in a low voice, "Brother Shen, are you going to have a drink?"
“Look for someone.”
“Oh.” As long as it wasn’t for drinking, it is fine. If he gets drunk in a bar, tomorrow's headline may be "Popular singer Li Shen got drunk in a bar last night, he looks to be frustrated in love."
“Miss Yu, why do you take so long to answer a call?” Huang Manfu held a mug of beer with ice
“I really can’t drink President Huang.” Yu Wan smiled and blocked his drink. She tried to divert his attention with the wedding, “I contacted Xingyao but Li Shen’s agent rejected the offer.”
"Why does the agent disagree, do they think I haven't given enough money?" Huang Manfu was upset, "Contact his agent again. I want to invite Li Shen. Isn't he just a singer? Does he need to put up airs?”
Yu Wan’s face changed. She suppressed the words in her heart and squeezed out a smile, “I will try to contact Li Shen’s agent again. But for the wedding venue, do you really want it to be at St. Beasley Cathedral?”
Huang Manfu glanced at her, “What’s the matter, does the cathedral not let me have the wedding there if Li Shen doesn’t come?”
Yu Wan smiled, “No, you can hold the wedding at St. Beasley Cathedral but there are requirements and decorums the newlyweds must follow. If you want it to be held there, you will need to be taught it first.”
Huang Manfu’s face sank again, “Where are there so many rules? I don’t see others have to learn stuff when holding church weddings.”
Yu Wan bit her tongue and continued to smile, “The other churches in A City do not have this requirement. Also, Starlight Park and Lize Park specially built churches for weddings so there aren’t any rules. If you find it troublesome, you can consider switching to Starlight Park. The church there is also very big?”
“Big? Is it bigger than St. Beasley Cathedral? You wedding companies think I don’t know anything and want to mess with me? I have already checked it before. The biggest church in A City is St. Beasley. I want the biggest one, not the second biggest!"
“.....”
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While Yu Wan was patiently trying to explain to Boss Huang Manfu, Li Shen had already reached the entrance of the bar. Xiao Dong saw him come here and felt a little nervous, “Brother Shen, who are you looking for? I can go in and help you look. You used to sing here so many fans came here to visit. It would be bad if they recognize you.”
Li Shen thought for a while. He took a blonde wig from the back seat and put it on.
“.....”
She watched him put on a wig, a cap, and a mask and finally put on her coat. Her coat is specially prepared for the air-conditioned room. It is a loose-fitting medium-length coat. When worn on Li Shen, it becomes a stylish short coat.
After Li Shen dressed up, he raised his head and asked her, “Can you recognize me now?”
“....No.” It’s not that it is unrecognizable, it just looks strange.
"Then I will go in now. You will wait for me here, I will come out soon."
“Okay.” Xiao Dong saw him go out and worriedly asked, “Be careful Brother Shen. If anything happens, contact me immediately.”
"En." Li Shen put his hand in his pocket and walked into the bar.
“....” Did the bouncer actually let him in? Forget it, with Brother Shen’s figure and the way he is dressed, he does look fashionable.
Li Shen was more familiar with the bar than Yu Wan and found her in no time. A large chubby man is holding a mug of beer in his hand looking like he wants Yu Wan to drink. But when Yu Wan refused to take it, he wanted to grab her wrist.
Li Shen rushed over, pulled away the man’s hand, and had Yu Wan go behind him. She looked at the tall blonde man in front of her...is he blonde? The colorful lights in the bar made her feel uncertain.
“What are you doing?!” Huang Manfu slapped the table. When Li Shen pulled his hand away, the beer accidentally spilled on his hand.
Li Shen looked at him contemptuously and coldly replied, “I’m taking my friend home.”
Yu Wan heard his voice and although it is very low, she recognized it was Li Shen’s.
“Are you really here to pick up your friend or to cause trouble, huh?”
Huang Manfu’s voice is louder than before. Yu Wan can tell that he is very angry and quickly moved up and pleases, “I’m sorry President Huang. My friend didn’t mean it.”
As she said this, she took a tissue out of her bag and wanted to help him wipe the beer from his hand. Huang Manfu avoided her and said angrily, “Is this your friend? I think you guys are doing it on purpose!”
“President Huang, it really is a misunderstanding.”
“Misunderstanding? Did you think it will be all over by saying it is a misunderstanding?” Huang Manfu looked to be unreasonable, “Immediately apologize to me! Otherwise, you don’t have to work on this anymore! I will also blacklist your company!”
Yu Wan blocked Li Shen, who wanted to speak behind her. She smiled and apologized to Huang Manfu, "I'm sorry, President Huang. I'm really sorry, this is our fault. Please calm down."
"Humph!" Huang Manfu coldly snorted, then looked at Li Shen, "And you, you have to apologize to me!"
Yu Wan pursed her lips and said, “President Huang, my friend didn’t mean it. I will apologize to you with a drink.”
"Not you, I want him to apologize! If he doesn't apologize, I will file a complaint against you! Blacklist your company!"
Li Shen clenched his fist and Yu Wan stayed silent. Many people around them looked over. Finally, Li Shen bent over and was about to apologize to Huang Manfu, but was held back by Yu Wan, "Are you really ready to apologize to him? Why are you apologizing to him?"
Li Shen looked at her in a daze. Huang Manfu saw her stop Li Shen from apologizing and yelled, “If you don’t apologize, this won’t end!”
Yu Wan also yelled at him, “You go file a complaint, blacklist me! I won’t be taking your case!”
Chapter 52
Yu Wan pulled Li Shen out of the bar without looking back.
Yu Wan parked her car outside of the bar but it was not on the same side as Li Shen’s. Xiao Dong watched Yu Wan pull Li Shen into her car and a row of ellipses appeared above her head.
What about her? Does she just drive away?”
Seeing that Yu Wan hasn’t driven off yet, she quickly called Li Shen, “Brother Shen, why did you go into another woman’s car!”
“...” Li Shen was silent for a moment. He took off his mask and said, “I’ll be heading back now. You should go.”
“....Okay.” Xiao Dong worriedly asked, “Where else are you guys going?”
“We’re just going home. Pick me up tomorrow.”
“Okay.”
Yu Wan saw him hang up and said, “Fasten your seat belt.”
Li Shen obediently fastened his seatbelt and took off his hat and wig. Yu Wan started the car and asked, “Why are you dressed like this?”
“I have a lot of fans here. I was afraid that they will recognize me.” Li Shen fixed his hair and smiled at her, “Fortunately they are not as amazing as you. You recognized me right away.”
Yu Wan glanced at the wig on his hand, "I didn't expect you to look nice as a blonde.”
“Really? Then should I dye my hair?”
“No, black hair suits you better. Whose clothes are you wearing?”
“Oh, my assistant, I will return it to her tomorrow,” Li Shen put everything in the backseat and looked at Yu Wan, “If we leave like this, aren’t you worried about the client?”
Yu Wan furrowed her brows, “I planned on resigning anyway. I will use this as an opportunity to tell President Wei.”
As soon as they talked about Wei Shao, he called. Yu Wan took a look and thought Huang Manfu must have run to Wei Shao and filed a complaint. He is very efficient.
She put on her earphone and answered the call, “President Wei.”
Li Shen heard her call “President Wei” and turned to look at her.
Wei Shao asked her on the other end, “What happened with Huang Manfu?”
Yu Wan pursed her lips, “I was in the wrong with this situation. I shouldn’t have gotten angry with the client but I can’t take his case anymore. I’m driving right now. Can we discuss this later when I get home?”
“No hurry. You can tell me about it at the company tomorrow. I heard Huang Manfu say you were at the bar. Did you drink?”
“No.”
“Then be careful. I will take care of this. You don’t need to worry.”
“Okay, I’m sorry President Wei.”
Wei Shao chuckled. He had been working with Yu Wan for four years now so he knows her personality. This is the first time she got angry with a customer. It must be Huang Manfu that had done something overboard. “It’s also my fault. I shouldn’t have given you this case in the first place. All right, you drive safely.”
“Okay.”
After Yu Wan finished speaking, she hung up the phone. Li Shen looked at her and asked, "What did Wei Shao say?"
“He said he will take care of Huang Manfu. I don’t need to worry about it.”
“Did he scold you?”
“No.” But Huang Manfu must have scolded him….
Li Shen thought and asked, “Do you need me to accompany you to the company tomorrow?”
Yu Wan glanced at him, “I don’t think so. There are a lot of your fans at my company.”
Li Shen raised a brow, “I can wear a disguise.”
Yu Wan smiled and said, “No, I’m not a kid. I can take care of myself.”
“But it’s not your fault but mine.”
“You did it to help me though.”
Li Shen was silent for a moment. “In fact, it is only an apology to Huang Manfu. I can be flexible.”
“You didn’t do anything wrong Why do you have to apologize to him? Forget it, let’s not talk about him anymore.”
Li Shen laughed and smiled at Yu Wan, “But I am very happy.”
“Happy about what?”
“You offended your client for me.” Li Shen’s smile widened when he said, “He is a big client?”
Yu Wan glanced at him, “Huang Manfu probably hasn’t left yet. Why don’t I turn the car around and have you apologize to him?”
Li Shen’s smile deepened, “Are you willing? If you are, I am willing.”
“....” Narcissist.
Fearing that Huang Manfu would still be angry and call to yell at her, the first thing she did when she arrived home was to block his contact information. When she arrived at the company the next morning, she typed out her resignation letter and went to see Wei Shao at his office.
“President Wei?”
Yu Wan stood outside and knocked on the door. Wei Shao, who was leaning on his chair, heard the sound and straightened, "Come in."
Yu Wan opened the door and came in. Seeing that he doesn’t look too good, she blamed herself, “President Wei, did you stay up last night?”
Wei Shao smiled, “Huang Manfu is more difficult to deal with than I thought. But it’s fine, everything has been handled.”
Yu Wan pursed her lips and bowed, “I’m sorry President Wei. I wasn’t competent enough with my job.”
"Okay, I understand what happened yesterday. I don't blame you." Wei Shao looked at her, "Sit down and talk."
Yu Wan handed over the resignation letter in her hand, “President Wei, I want to resign.”
Wei Shao was rendered speechless. He didn’t expect her to suddenly say this. He didn’t take the resignation letter and looked up at her, “Why do you want to resign? If it is because of yesterday, I understand what happened. Huang Manfu had some drinks yesterday and there were friends present so his temper was relatively big. His girlfriend contacted me today and said that the wedding can be directly communicated with her.”
“No matter what, it is still my negligence of duty. I didn’t control my emotions well. Also, it’s not solely because of this incident.”
“Then because of what? My attitude towards you?”
Yu Wan didn’t expect him to mention it so directly. She felt a little uneasy, “No, it’s because of my career goals.”
Wei Shao was silent for a moment. “Then I want to hear what your plans are.”
“President Wei, you know in a wedding company, the highest position you can reach is a planning director. I don’t want to work for others my entire life. I want to work for myself.”
“You want to start your own company?”
“...I’m still thinking about it.”
Wei Shao looked at her for a long time, “If that’s the case, I can let you be my partner. We will both be the bosses. You don’t need to come up with a company name.”
Yu Wan was stunned. She never dreamed that Wei Shao would let her be a partner. This proposal is undoubtedly tempting. Yu wan thought about it and reluctantly refused, “President Wei, thank you for your generosity but I still want to go out on my own.”
Wei Shao pursed his lips. Yu Wan took the initiative to speak up, “But don’t worry, I won’t just leave. I will definitely hand over my work before I depart.”
The contract stipulates that the notice of resignation must be submitted one month in advance, which means that she has to work for the company for one more month after submitting her resignation letter.
Wei Shao exhaled and said, “Okay, you don’t have to refuse me so quickly. You can consider my proposal during this time.”
Yu Wan smiled, “Then I will go out first.”
Seeing her come out of Wei Shao’s office, Zhao Xin and Tu Jiajia who had been watching immediately surrounded her.
“What happened? I heard about Huang Manfu as soon as I came in the morning. President Wei looks very haggard today. Did he scold you?”
Yu Wan smiled at them, “I resigned.”
It took Zhao Xin two seconds to react, “Woah, why are you resigning? Is it that serious? You can’t be blamed for this right? If they didn’t think they were in the wrong, would they have called again this morning?”
“I have handed in my resignation letter. But don’t worry, I won’t leave right away. I still have work that needs to be handed over.”
“...” When Zhao Xin heard her say this, her face turned bitter, “Don’t. The clients you have are the most difficult, I can deal with them.”
“After I’m gone, everything will rely on you.” Yu Wan patted her shoulder in encouragement, “You got this. I will train you well.”
“....”
No, let’s discuss the resignation more!”
When Yu Wan returned to her office, she started to deal with the handover. She packed and sent a lot of documents to Zhao Xin, and received in return a begging emoji.
Yu Wan let out a laugh. She planned on calling Zhao Xin over to her office and talking in person when Li Shen called.
She answered and asked, “Ah Shen, what’s the matter?”
“How’s work? Did Wei Shao yell at you?”
“No, he even asked me to be a partner.”
“...” Li Shen paused and asked, “What did you say?”
“Of course, I didn’t accept. But I still have a lot of work I need to hand over to my colleagues so I can’t leave right away.”
“En, I know.” Just then, Xiao Dong came over and knocked on the door, telling him that it is time to go.
He stood up and walked out as he said to Yu Wan, “I have work. We’ll talk when I get home tonight.”
“Okay.”
Li Shen hung up and went to Chi Lu’s office with Xiao Dong. Chi Lu asked to see him talk about the song collaboration. He listened to the demo and as expected of Duan Zhiming’s songs, it was good.
“Li Chengcheng had already learned this song and is ready to start recording.”
Li Shen knows what Chi Lu meant. She wants him to learn it quickly, “I know, when do we start recording?”
“Next week.”
“En.”
“On the 20th is the TV Arts Award Ceremony. Heartstring has been nominated for best opening theme song. You will have to go to the awards ceremony.”
Li Shen’s eyebrow moved. He finally received some good news. There are many media currently out there. There are also many award ceremonies organized by these media companies. In the past year, Li Shen has received a few of these awards but they do not mean much.
The TV Arts Award Ceremony was held by ABA every year for more than 20 years. Although it is not specifically for music, there are so many kinds of music in movies and TV that winning an award for the best theme song will carry some weight.
Winning the award is one step closer to him and Yu Wan revealing their relationship.
A smile finally appeared on his expressionless face. He nodded to Chi Lu, “Okay.”
Chapter 53
Before the opening ceremony of the TV Arts Award Ceremony, Li Shen went to the studio to record a new song.
Most of Li Shen’s songs were composed and arranged by himself. This is the first time he sang a song written by Duan Zhiming. Duan Zhiming's songs are mostly beautiful and lyrical, which is relatively close to Li Shen's usual style. The song is called Color of a Flower, it is light and lyrical.
Whether it is because she is nervous recording with Li Shen or because she is not used to the song’s lyrical style, Li Chengcheng wasn’t doing so well. Without autotune, her flaws were exposed.
“Her breathing is unstable and her pitch isn’t high enough.” Li Shen heard her sing once and asked to record his own part separately. When Xiao Dong heard him say this about Li Chengcheng, she thought he was possessed by Qiao Yichen.
But the words “Qiao Yichen” cannot be uttered in Xingyao.
Li Shen came out of the recording studio and said to Chi Lu, “The company really wants to nurture her. Her singing still needs a lot of work. Why don’t they just let her go into acting instead.”
Chi Lu didn’t say anything. Xiao Dong muttered, “If you see her acting, you will definitely think her singing is good.”
Li Shen, “....”
Chi Lu glared at her. Xiao Dong laughed out loud, “I’m complimenting her! She is also the leader of her group so her singing must be good!”
But when it comes to acting, it is on par with Sima Xiaoxiao.
Seeing as Li Shen has some opinions about Li Chengcheng, Chi Lu said, “We can record separately another time. Li Chengcheng is not a professional singer so there is a gap between you two. Don’t be strict with her.”
“If she isn’t singing with me, I don’t care how she sings.”
“.....”
Xiao Dong felt sorry for Li Shen. After this song is released, the fans might blast Xingyao again. However, if you don’t listen to Li Chengcheng’s songs live, it’s actually quite amazing. Her voice sounds very nice and she has a lot of fans. If there’s a backlash, both sides will come out and fight.
Looking at it this way, Xingyao is quite smart.
After the recording for Color of a Flower, it is the TV Arts Award Ceremony. This is ABA’s biggest annual award ceremony. They had started hyping up the event on Weibo days in advance.
There have been quite a few quality TV shows produced domestically this year. However, the most popular one is, of course, The Last Journey starring Wen Ke and Yu Kaize. It is nominated for best director, best screenplay, best actor, best actress, and best theme song.
Li Shen attended the ceremony with the rest of the crew. The photos of various stars on the red carpet quickly swept all over Weibo.
After Yu Wan handed in her resignation letter, she had less work than before. At this time, she can sit in front of the computer, drink honey milk and leisurely browse through Weibo.
Once again, Li Shen’s appearance tonight caused countless girls to scream in excitement. Although he is only wearing a classic black tuxedo, it added a certain charm to his body. Several of the gifs of Li Shen spread widely on Weibo. Yu Wan saved it and sent it to Li Shen.
“Whose family does this guy belong to? So handsome [smirk]”
Li Shen had long changed Yu Wan’s WeChat nickname to Lily. He sat in the audience and smiled at the phone.
Wen Ke was sitting on his left and on her other side is Yu Kaize. Her seat led to the envy and jealousy of many fans.
Seeing Li Shen smiling at his phone, Wen Ke curiously glanced at his hand. Li Shen quickly put away his phone and got rid of the smile on his face. Wen Ke raised an eyebrow, “Girlfriend?”
Li Shen gave a light cough ad changed the subject, “Is the best actress category coming up soon?”
“It’s still early. The best theme song is before best actor and actress.”
“Oh, then I should start memorizing my acceptance speech.”
“....”
He is very confident.
But he has a reason to be. Heartstring has been popular for a year and there has been no other song that reached its peak in popularity.
“The next category is the best theme song.” The guest presenter looked at the small envelope in his hand and at the audience, “This song is the most popular and moving song of the year. It broke the sales record of major music platforms on the first day of its release. It has been out for nine months and has never fallen out of the top three rankings for the past 37 weeks, setting a new record.”
When he said this, everyone had already guessed it is Heartstring. It is the only song of the year that has achieved such results.
“This is the “Divine Comedy” of the music scene, the “Divine Comedy” of TV OSTs. Some say it is the TV series that made this song, and some say it is the song that made the TV series. It is–– Li Shen’s Heartstring. Congratulations!”
T/N: Divine Comedy is widely considered one of the greatest works of world literature.
There was warm applause from the audience and the fans who were lucky enough to be present also cheered excitedly. This song deserves its name as the best TV drama theme song of this year.
The video clips of Li Shen winning the award and accepting it onstage quickly spread through Weibo. After he delivered his acceptance speech, he sang Heartstring live onstage.
Some of the fans at the scene did not have the chance to grab the concert tickets last time. Hearing Li Shen singing here can be regarded as filling some of their regrets.
The Last Journey had already won three awards. After that, Wen Ke and Yu Kaize won the awards for the best actress and actor respectively. It won all the awards it was nominated for, making it the biggest winner of the night.
The Interest is filled with articles about the grand event of the night. Li Shen didn’t look at all of them. He only posted a Weibo to thank the production team and fans for their support.
After posting on Weibo, he clicked on WeChat again. Although WeChat isn’t as lively as Weibo, he won an award today so many friends and family sent their congratulations. There are already 99+ message notifications. Li Shen didn’t reply to them one by one. Instead, he took a screenshot and posted it on his Moments.
Li Shen: Thank you all for your blessings. There are too many messages, so I won’t reply one by one. I would like to say thank you all here. [image]
Although Li Shen said this, it doesn’t mean he would not reply. He still has to reply personally to those he is close to and his girlfriend is someone he also needs to reply personally.
He was writing a message to send to Yu Wan when he received a video call request from Xiao Dong who then hung up. Li Shen frowned and sent her a message, “Accidentally called?”
Xiao Dong: !!!
Xiao Dong: Brother Shen! There is someone named Lily in the screenshot you posted!
Li Shen, “....”
He went to his WeChat Moments and looked at it. In the screenshot, Yu Wan’s message was accidentally shown on it. Luckily, someone didn’t notice it. Even if they did, it’s okay. Isn’t it said that half of the girls in the country are named Lily?
Li Shen sent Xiao Dong his thoughts on it but got an eye roll from her.
Xiao Dong: But Sister Lulu wouldn’t think so! She is sitting next to you! Quickly delete it before she finds out!
Chi Lu, the other assistant, Xiao Su, and she came together with Li Shen to the award ceremony tonight. Right now, Xiao Su is driving, she is on her phone in the passenger seat while Li Shen and Chi Lu are sitting in the back seats.
Brother Shen dared to be arrogant in front of Sister Lulu, has won an award gotten to his head?!
Brother Shen: If I delete it now, wouldn’t it make things worse?
Xiao Dong: ….So are you hoping Sister Lulu will find the evidence out first?
Brother Shen: ….I will delete it.
He deleted the post on Moments and reposted it without the screenshot this time. Someone asked him why he reposted it and he simply said that he accidentally deleted the original post.
Seeing that he deleted it, Xiao Dong sent him another message, "Brother Shen, do you feel like floating on air after winning tonight [smile]."
“.....”
Seeing that Li Shen and Xiao Dong were both playing on their phones, Chi Lu lowered her head and took out her phone. The evidence had been deleted so she did not see it. But the next day, the matter of Li Shen deleting a post on WeChat Moments ended up on the hot search.
He has a lot of people added to his Moments and there are always a few with ulterior motives. Someone took a screenshot of Li Shen’s original post and gave it to marketing accounts who called out the girl named Lily in the screenshot.
It wasn’t a big deal in the first place but because Li Shen deleted it seconds after posting it, the marketing account grasped the opportunity to make a fuss.
The fans were still immersed in the joy of Li Shen's win last night, but they didn't expect the whole thing to change when they woke up in the morning.
“The haters are endless [smile] My Brother Shen just won an award yesterday, and today they started their smear campaign. Please grow up [smile]”
“Haha they’re just spiteful [sour][sour][sour] They can’t bear to see others succeed.”
“There are three people in my contact list named Lily. What do you say? [photo]”
“You fans are blinded by love. If it’s nothing, why did he delete it with a guilty conscience? [smile]”
“If there are any flaws with Li Shen, it’s usually those who are jealous of his success who are critical [sour]”
“No, what’s wrong with having someone named Lily in the contact list? What’s the big deal? Do you guys have nothing else to criticize him about?”
“Friends, pay attention. This is fake news!!”
After a moment on the hot search, the marketing accounts once again instigate the masses by claiming “Li Shen’s Lily has appeared.”
At this point, it looks like someone is deliberately doing this behind the scenes. The fans angrily fired back at the remarks while they @Xingyao to start doing their job.
When Yu Wan read about this on Weibo, she was so scared she almost broke out in cold sweat. Although her WeChat name is not Lily, her profile picture was the same. It was a picture of the female lead in one of Tang Zhi’s manhuas. It is a chibi drawing of the character she drew at the beginning of the year. It’s nothing special but from the beginning of the new year to now, she was the only one among her friends on WeChat who has their profile picture.
She quickly went on WeChat Moments intending to change her eye-catching profile picture but was dumbfounded by what she saw. Many of her friends on WeChat have changed their profile pictures to be the same as hers except they didn’t change their name to Lily.
…..Yu Wan suddenly became inconspicuous among them,
It looks like she doesn’t need to change her profile picture.
She took a look at her Moments. Almost all of her friends who changed their profile pictures posted an update today.
“Lily”
“Okay, I admit. I am the Lily in Li Shen’s Moments [shy].”
:....”
Her friends are amazing.
Yu Wan wondered how Li Shen is doing right now and decided to ask him. As soon as Li Shen’s phone sounded, Chi Lu sneered, “What, did your Lily send you a message?”
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