It’s a path Lin Tian had never considered before.
"Um, for something like ’Moonlight and Cat,’ which already has a large fan base on video platforms, conducting the new album launch via live stream might actually yield better results."
He Zhichen elaborated,
"Furthermore, you can simply use your own Douyin accounts for the livestream. The company can promote it for you, and as for the content and format of the stream, you can decide on your own."
Lin Tian thought for a moment.
After all, the purpose of an album launch is to drum up publicity and encourage sales.
Since live streaming can achieve these goals, there’s no need to insist on an offline launch event.
Besides, Lin Tian still owed a video of [Reading Fans’ Comments].
At that time, Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu could answer the audience’s questions while streaming, and editing clips from the livestream could potentially hype the new album.
Lin Tian felt it was fine,
"Let’s do the livestream."
He Zhichen nodded, took out his mobile phone, and recorded Lin Tian’s opinion.
Then, he didn’t forget to add,
"Remember to dress formally, after all, it’s your first time showing your face..."
As he said this, He Zhichen’s tone became noticeably subtle.
Basically, he meant—Dress nicely!
In He Zhichen’s view, the pairing of Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu, in terms of looks... even in the entire industry, they are quite presentable!
If they are presentable, they must be showcased properly to the audience.
Tricking everyone into buying more albums is the real business!
He Zhichen did not say these words outright; he adjusted his glasses,
"At that time, there will be professional teachers to guide you on how to appeal to the audience, so you just need to prepare the setting and outfits, and don’t worry about the rest."
"Then there’s the second matter, about the Yingqin Cup."
He Zhichen paused, then said,
"Tuoba Jianhui has withdrawn."
Lin Tian didn’t catch on,
"What do you mean, ’withdrawn’?"
"I just got insider news that the chief judge, Mr. Tuoba Jianhui, due to health reasons, has already left Qingjiang and will not attend the finals."
"He says it’s ’health reasons’, but I probably don’t need to explain further..."
He Zhichen said this and suddenly stopped, not finishing his sentence.
But Lin Tian certainly understood.
It’s nothing more than finding an excuse to stop judging.
He really just ran off...
Was the blow from the semifinals too much?
Lin Tian was somewhat amused.
He had been thinking about what to pull out during the finals to surprise Tuoba again.
Didn’t expect him to just take off; now there’s no target to hit.
"Considering Mr. Tuoba Jianhui’s previous negative comments about Mr. Gan, him leaving is a good thing for us."
He Zhichen switched gears,
"The same insider news, Mr. Tuoba apparently gave Mr. Gan an ’A+’ in the semifinals."
Lin Tian smirked again.
This arrogant and petty old man was also moved by the music of Gan Yanyu and himself.
His mouth is pretty vicious, but the scoring is quite honest.
"However, whether Mr. Tuoba will target Mr. Gan again in the finals is uncertain, but anyway, his departure is definitely good news."
"The person replacing him as the chief judge is another musician from the capital, quite young. I don’t know much about him, not sure about his attitude towards the two of you..."
"Who?" Lin Tian asked.
"His name is Yao Han."
"However, in both evaluations, he gave Gan Yanyu a higher rating."
He Zhichen was still analyzing, but Lin Tian already intervened with a gesture.
"There’s no need to continue....."
This guy, Lin Tian probably knew what he was made of.
Whether it’s helping him secretly, or giving him and Gan Yanyu perfect scores.
It’s actually not that important.
He’s not covering for anyone, nor is he deliberately biased.
He simply wants to see the best music performance possible, and he would do anything for that.
Such people, though extreme, are actually the easiest for Lin Tian to deal with.
Because all they need to do is perform the music well, and leave the rest to the judges.
After dinner, He Zhichen once again expressed his gratitude for Lin Tian’s hospitality.
Then, as he was putting on his shoes to leave, he mentioned not wanting to disturb their remaining time together.
Looking at the table littered with dishes after dinner, Lin Tian was about to get up.
Gan Yanyu volunteered.
She stood up and started gathering the dishes.
The girl was very careful, she only picked a few dishes at a time, and it took her four batches to gather all of them and place them in the sink.
Then, Gan Yanyu turned on the faucet and began washing the dishes.
Lin Tian crossed his arms and stood at the kitchen doorway.
Watching the girl’s busy silhouette, listening to the sound of running water and the ’ping pong’ sounds of ceramic dishes being placed on the rack.
It was somewhat satisfying.
At this moment, Lin Tian felt like he was observing a scene post-dinner, watching his newlywed wife wash the dishes.
Seemingly feeling Lin Tian’s gaze, Gan Yanyu turned her head, catching him staring at her.
The girl tucked her loose hair behind her ear and asked:
"Nothing, keep going."
"Are you worried I’ll break your dishes? I won’t, you know. I used to wash dishes at home, I’m pretty good with chores....."
Lin Tian interrupted Gan Yanyu.
"How about we go shopping together tomorrow?"
"Shopping? Is this a celebration of something? Or... a reward?"
"Neither, just purely taking a day off."
Even Lin Tian himself was somewhat unable to keep it together.
So, that’s the crux of the issue.
Whether it’s Gan Yanyu coming to his place, or going out with him.
There’s always -- a very sufficient reason!
Their lives would revert to two parallel lines that never intersect.
Yingqin Cup, the final competition, two weeks countdown.
Just as that saying goes --
A confession should be the triumphal fanfare at the final victory, not a charge at the beginning of the attack.
In order to further the relationship before that day arrives.
He had to do something!
Gan Yanyu pursed her lips, thinking for a while.
Then, as if she thought of something.
The girl clasped her hands together, earnestly saying:
"Okay! Perfect, let’s go walk around the mall."
"We can buy some matching clothes for our live stream~"