Under the beautiful sound of music, all the top 16 contestants of “Singing China” Beijing singing district took the stage.
The TV camera gave Lu Chen a big close-up.
He was given focus.
Fang Yun couldn’t help rubbing her eyes and wiping away the tears overflowing from the corners of her eyes.
Lu Xue leaned in her arms, holding her cellphone and smiling happily.
Forget Worries Bar. The customers were all toasting. Whether they know it or not, they all drank their drinks!
Ye Zitong turned off her notebook with satisfaction. As a result, she didn’t know when, but she suddenly found that she had three more roommates in front of her bed and was staring at her with strange + warm / ambiguous eyes.
Lu Fei live broadcasting room. Nearly a million online viewers have created a celebration atmosphere that has reached its climax!
Because Lu Chen won.
Because their anchor Lu Fei won, and succeeded in placing first in the top 16.
Everyone is a witness and a participant.
This is also a victory for everyone!
…….
The following afternoon, at the exit of Beijing High Speed Railway Station.
Standing in the crowd, Lu Chen looked at the passengers passing through the gate in front of him, looking for a familiar figure.
The electronic LED screen hanging above the gate clearly shows that the G31 train has arrived.
Lu Chen is no stranger to the high-speed train. A year ago, he took the G31 from Binhai to work in Beijing.
But today, he’s here to pick up his sister Lu Xi.
After the “Singing China” competition last night, Lu Chen called Lu Xi in the hope that the latter would come to Beijing in these two days to help him complete the copyright transfer negotiations with Beijing Satellite TV.
In fact, this is not a big thing, but it is a great exercise opportunity for Lu Xi.
She has agreed to act as Lu Chen’s agent.
Even Lu Chen himself didn’t expect that Lu Xi actually agreed to come down without hesitation, and came here today.
She didn’t even ridicule Lu Chen like she always does.
More and more passengers have passed the gate, and fewer and fewer people have come out of the station, but he still hasn’t seen Lu Xi.
Lu Chen couldn’t help but be a little anxious. He took out his cell phone and was ready to call her.
Just then, in the front aisle, came a woman in a plain dress and dragging a suitcase.
Lu Chen breathed a sigh of relief, and then waved at her: “Big Sister!”
This late woman is his sister Lu Xi.
Lu Xi glanced at Lu Chen. She took out her ticket and passed through the gate. She looked pale.
“Let me do it…”
Lu Chen rushed forward to help her carry her big suitcase.
Lu Xi’s hand that was holding the handle tightened but she eventually let go and gave it to Lu Chen.
Outside the high-speed railway station, there was already a car waiting.
In order to welcome Lu Xi’s arrival, Lu Chen specially asked Li Feiyu to help rent a car, which is very convenient.
“This is Li Feiyu…”
Lu Chen introduced Lu Xi to the part-time driver: “He is a friend I met in Beijing and a helper at work.”
“This is my big sister, Lu Xi.”
Li Feiyu hurriedly greeted, “Hello, Big Sister Lu Xi, I am now Big Chen’s assistant.”
“Hello.”
Lu Xi nodded and said, “You have a bit of a boss’s style now, and is accompanied by an assistant.”
She said the last two sentences to Lu Chen.
Lu Chen smiled bitterly.
This is how he knew his sister. This is his sister Lu Xi. There are always thorns in her words.
Of course, only for him.
Li Feiyu shrank his head and realized that there was not much harmony between them. He cleverly shut his mouth.
Originally, Lu Chen was going back to his apartment first. But Lu Xi wanted to go to the studio, so they drove to the Blue Sky Business Park on the Fifth Ring Road.
Lu Chen’s studio, located on the 19th floor of A8 building, is still in a mess. Although the wall has been painted, the custom desk and computer chair have not yet arrived, so it looks empty, as if it had been blown by a strong wind.
The cardboard boxes of computer mainframes, display screen, printers, and so on were stacked in the corner, and the floor was mopped cleanly. The business can be opened immediately when the tables and chairs are in place.
There are two offices. One of which was temporarily converted into a live webcast room, and new equipment such as computer microphones were purchased. When Lu Chen was unable to host the live broadcast, Li Feiyu acted as the anchor.
It was through this room that the live broadcast of Lu Chen competing for “Singing China” top 16 of 32 was made.
For now, his [Whale TV]’s anchor job remains the most important source of his income.
The other office wasn’t properly installed yet. Lu Chen is going to leave it to Lu Xi.
He hopes that beside acting as his own agent, Lu Xi would also be able to hold the position of manager of the studio.
With her sister’s ability, there would be no problem at all.
As for Lu Chen himself, it’s enough for him to concentrate on his music career, and perhaps even involve in show business in the future. (TN: Show business = acting)
The only problem was that there weren’t many employees in the studio and there was a need to recruit them.
As for business license. It was handled three days ago.
The studio, named after Lu Chen, has a registered capital of 100,000 yuan. It is a small and micro enterprise supported by the government. Therefore, it enjoys preferential policies and resources in Blue Sky Creative Park.
The speed of examining and approving the license was extremely fast. After entering the park, the studio will be exempted from tax in the first year, halved in the second year, and full tax in the third year but can apply for rent subsidy. The business environment is one of the best in Beijing.
After learning about the situation, Lu Xi was obviously satisfied.
But this doesn’t mean that she is equally satisfied with Lu Chen: “I have quit all my work on the other side of the coast, and this time I plan to stay in Beijing for a long time and take the postgraduate entrance examination this time. Mom’s meaning is to let me help you and supervise you. The entertainment industry is so messy now that we don’t want you to fall in it.”
Lu Chen still smiled bitterly.
After entering the 21st century, the domestic entertainment industry has flourished with the rise of the online world, and its scale has become increasingly large. Big stars are popping up all over the place. The pop music and film and television industries are facing unprecedented changes. Therefore, it is inevitable to have a lot of negative effects.
Who was derailed and photographed, who was caught taking drugs, who was tearing up with who, and who was breaking the unspoken rules?
The general public likes stars and idols, but they don’t have a very good impression of the entertainment industry.
With the exception of a very small number of people, no one in the entertainment industry is a genuine white lotus. (TN: White lotus – pure, clean, and not stained with dirt/controversies.)
Lu Chen is about to enter such a strange circle.
Fang Yun’s worries were normal.
And if Lu Xi was around to help him and supervise him. Then things will be much better.
Lu Chen was able to understand his mother’s thoughts.
“Moreover…”
Lu Xi went on to say, “I have no problem with you making me the manager of the studio, but when it comes to the studio, you have to listen to me, otherwise I don’t have to stay here.”
Lu Chen thought for a moment and said, “There should be no problem with this. If I have an idea, I’ll discuss it with you first.”
Even if they are brothers and sisters, there will still be contradictions in their work, so communication is very important.
Lu Xi thought about it and nodded reluctantly, “That’s also fine…”
“In addition, the studio needs to recruit a clerk and my assistant. In terms of finance, I’ll take care of it myself, you don’t need to find someone else. We also need to hire a receptionist, and a professional in online media promotion. Let’s first put up the shelves in the studio, and then slowly expand later.”
She quickly got into her new role, and in addition to recruiting staff, she put forward her own opinions on the layout of the office.
Lu Chen was starting to get a headache. He hurriedly said, “These things, big sister, I’ll let you arrange it. I’ll ask Brother Li to help you first. As for the receptionist, Brother Li has a friend who may be willing to come. You can handle the others as you like.”
After that, Lu Chen handed her a bank card that was already been prepared.
He said to Lu Xi, “All the funds for the studio are here. Use it as you see fit. The password is your birthday.”
The card has a total of 400,000 yuan, which is most of the money earned by Lu Chen some time ago, including live broadcast reward, anchor’s salary, and the 200,000 from Li Bai, many of which have been used to pay for office rent and purchase of goods.
Lu Xi wasn’t polite either. She took the bank card and looked at Lu Chen with a touch of softness in her eyes.
“I’ll help you manage your money. Anyway, I’ll use it to gradually pay back the debt at home.”
Lu Chen has no objection.
He knew how much Lu Xi has done for their family over the past two years. At least a lot more than him.
And now is the time for him to take responsibility!
After visiting the studio, Lu Chen took Lu Xi to his rented apartment.
He first sent Li Feiyu home, and then drove to Jinchengyuan District.
Lu Chen got his driver’s license as early as when he was 18 years old, but he hasn’t driven much in the last two or three years, so he was careful on the road and didn’t speed up until he felt comfortable driving again.
When he got home and open the door, he first carried in the heavy suitcase.
Lu Xi followed in. She took off her shoes, looked around and said, “You’re not as sloppy as I thought.”
Lu Chen only smiled bitterly – he had smiled bitterly many times today.
When he used to be at home, he really was not very hygienic: “Big Sister, you live in this apartment first!”
Lu Xi was stunned and asked, “Where would you live then?”
The apartment only has one bedroom and one living room. If they live together, Lu Chen will have to sleep on the sofa.
But he had other plans: “There is enough room in the studio for me to live in, and it is convenient to work.”
Lu Xi was silent for a moment and said, “Actually, you don’t have to be so kind to me…”
Lu Chen interrupted her, “You are my big sister!”
Lu Xi was silent again, and after a moment she said, “Then take me to the nearby shopping mall. I want to buy something, but do not go to a high-end place. It’s a waste of money.”
Lu Chen thought for a moment and said, “Let’s go to Xueshi Mall, where things are good and cheap.”
Xueshi Mall is located near the University City. Its middle-grade level is not too low, so it is very popular among college students and ordinary white-collar workers, and the discount in the shopping malls are often high during summer off-season.
In addition, after shopping, they can eat in the mall, and it is also convenient to go to Forget Worries Bar in the evening.
Lu Chen was going to introduce Lu Xi to Chen Jianhao.
Lu Xi was not familiar with Beijing and, of course, she listened to his arrangement without objection.
