Chapter 55

"Are you sure you didn’t make a mistake? I have so many new songs, why do I have to sing 'The First Dream' and 'Those Hasty Years'? Singing these two songs won’t give me any advantage at all, after all, everyone knows these are my own songs..." Liu Qin asked, seemingly puzzled by Luoyang’s decision.

"All I want is no surprise." Luoyang’s smile carried a hint of mystery: "I want there to be no surprise."

"Then what’s the point? I don’t care, I’m going to sing 'Little Apple.'"

"Sing your head off!" Luoyang’s face darkened: "Think about it, if you sing 'The First Dream' and 'Those Hasty Years,' what will the media say?"

"Liu Qin’s reputation as a talented woman is undeserved, she’s run out of ideas." Liu Qin saw through this point clearly, which was why she was curious about why Luoyang chose 'Those Hasty Years' and 'The First Dream' for her.

"Undeserved, run out of ideas... Isn’t that exactly what I want?" Luoyang said calmly.

"Am I crazy? Why would I give the media a chance to smear me for no reason!"

"You’re a hopeless case." Luoyang felt that Liu Qin’s intelligence was now being crushed by his, and he said slowly, "The media can manipulate public opinion. Once you continue to sing your already well-known songs in the next competition, you will definitely face some malicious attacks from the media."

"Once everyone’s thoughts are guided by the media, and then you introduce some new songs, what do you think the effect will be..."

"Slap in the face!" Liu Qin finally understood.

"Exactly, a slap in the face, and one witnessed by everyone." Luoyang stretched lazily and continued, "People like to sympathize with the underdog. When the media says you’ve run out of ideas, you’re already the underdog. At that point, if you stage a comeback, everyone will be on your side!"

On the other end of the phone, Liu Qin fell silent.

After a long while, Liu Qin’s voice came through, seemingly with a hint of strangeness: "Are you really Luoyang?"

"..."

"How could Wuli Luoyang suddenly become so devious?"

"Because Wuli Liu Qin is getting more and more stupid." Luoyang said irritably.

I came up with this plan, and you don’t even appreciate it, and you dare to call me devious.

"Manipulating people’s hearts." Liu Qin tsked.

"I’m not hurting anyone." Luoyang denied.

Liu Qin’s voice was full of love and justice: "But you’re setting a trap, waiting for some media to fall into it."

Liu Qin could easily imagine that, given the nature of the media, once she chose to sing 'The First Dream' and 'Those Hasty Years' on stage, the entertainment news would definitely be filled with voices saying she had run out of ideas.

Then, when she released several high-quality new songs in succession... the media would definitely be slapping themselves in the face.

"But..." Liu Qin seemed to remember something and said worriedly, "How do you know the media will definitely fall into the trap?"

"I’m sure someone is jealous of your popularity. In the entertainment industry, there are plenty of people who will kick you when you’re down. I don’t believe the media in this world is any better than on Earth." Luoyang’s tone was sharp and bitter.

Liu Qin said, "I’ll follow your advice."

——

After hanging up with Liu Qin, Luoyang opened Weibo.

As soon as Weibo opened, a banner with confetti caught his eye.

"Pure Love Master Bai Yiqing, after 'First Intimate Contact' and 'Those Years We Chased Together,' is creating a new mysterious work, which will officially meet everyone on November 1st. Stay tuned!"

Luoyang was slightly stunned.

He didn’t expect Weibo to make such a big deal out of his new book... Pure Love Master, this title was nothing but cool.

Below this banner, there was a comment section. Luoyang was curious about the readers’ reactions, so he clicked into the comments to read them.

"Is Master Bai going to release a new book again?"

"Looking forward to it, Master Bai’s works are always top-notch!"

"Is Master Bai’s new book still in the pure love genre?"

"I’m so excited, I can’t wait to read Master Bai’s new book!"

"I watched 'Those Years' again. Every time I see Kuo Jing-teng and Shen Jia-yi break up, I feel like I need to get drunk to forget it."

"I miss Qing Wu Fei Yang... that beautiful butterfly, is she doing well now? Is she feeling lonely in heaven?"

"November 1st... that’s still a whole week away, right? Every day feels like a year. Also, I can understand the feeling of the person above. The characters in Master Bai’s works always feel like real people."

"I didn’t know until now, but once I found out Master Bai is releasing a new book next week, I can’t wait!" ...

After reading some comments, Luoyang smiled.

Most of the comments expressed the readers’ anticipation. The quality of 'First Intimate Contact' and 'Those Years We Chased Together' had already made many readers trust the name Bai Yiqing.

This kind of trust... wasn’t something that could be built in a day or two.

On QQ, Shuangyue sent a message: "Master Bai, are you satisfied with our Weibo work?"

"Satisfied, thank you." To be honest, although Weibo was promoting him for his own development, he had indeed benefited greatly, which was an undeniable fact.

Shuangyue sent another message: "When the time comes, our Weibo writing section will add a reward function. This reward will be split 50-50 between Weibo and the author. What do you think about this, Master Bai?"

This was probably the reason Weibo had spent a lot of money to get him to write for them. They clearly also wanted to profit from this section.

Luoyang typed: "Of course, no problem."

This was a tactic that many small and large novel websites had used to exhaustion. A 50-50 split for rewards wasn’t too unfair.

"There’s one more thing... someone contacted us, wanting to buy the copyright of 'Those Years We Chased Together' to adapt it into a movie."

Luoyang was slightly stunned, not expecting someone to see the adaptation value of 'Those Years' so quickly... Luoyang had specifically looked into it, and it seemed that the concept of IP hadn’t yet exploded in this world.

Unlike in his previous life, where 'Flower Thousand Bones,' 'Nirvana in Fire,' and 'Empress of Bright Moon' all had record-breaking ratings... novel IPs had become a huge cake, and entertainment companies had flocked to it like sharks smelling blood.

In this world, many well-known novels were ignored, and only true epic works would be bought and adapted into TV shows or movies.

Those who made TV shows and movies seemed to trust the abilities of screenwriters more than buying the copyrights of some novels for adaptation. Therefore, Luoyang was somewhat surprised that someone wanted to buy the copyright of 'Those Years.'

"What’s the offer?" Luoyang typed.

After the last negotiation, Luoyang and Shuangyue had a good understanding of each other’s personalities, so there was no need to hide anything.

Luoyang definitely wouldn’t sell his novel’s copyright cheaply. If the offer wasn’t enough to move him, Luoyang would rather wait for someone with better vision to appear.

(Thank you, Shuangyu Meteor Rain, for the reward, rolling for recommendations!!! I’ve been outdone by so many people... Also, please help set up a fan group, it will be convenient to chat with the book friends! Kisses!)

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