304: Chapter 304 Morning Exercise

Lin Chuyan woke up early, and when he opened his eyes, Ruan Xingyu was still asleep.

Her hair was spread out across the pillow like a blooming black flower, creating a striking visual contrast against her snow-white skin.

Lin Chuyan stared intently for a few seconds, then tucked the quilt in tighter around his girlfriend before slipping out of bed from the other side.

He ran to the bathroom, stark naked, to wash up, then started tidying up the living room.

There were quite a few sticky patches of liquid left on the living room floor. Don't misunderstand; those were wine stains.

The wine stains were scattered here and there. Holding a few tissues, he squatted on the floor and searched for a long time, wiping them once with a wet tissue and then following up with a dry one, only then managing to clean up all the wine stains.

Last night, it was indeed just kissing—a very long, very gentle kiss. As they kissed, they even opened their eyes, kissing while looking into each other's eyes.

But later, for some reason, the situation intensified.

You don't think about where to put your hands until you're actually kissing, and only then did they realize... neither of them had put down their wine glasses yet. They were in the way, so much in the way.

So, while kissing, they moved toward the dining table, and the wine was accidentally spilled all along the way. On their bodies, on the floor... They definitely couldn't feel it at the time; their attention was too focused.

Later... later, Lin Chuyan felt that Ruan Xingyu smelled like wine. She seemed to be sweet.

Hiss... With a beauty by his side in bed, he didn't want to get up if he could help it. Unfortunately, he had to hit the road again today—the roadshow for "a moment of romance" had begun, and he had to follow it until the movie was released.

"Morning..." his girlfriend's voice came from the bedroom.

Lin Chuyan looked up and saw Ruan Xingyu leaning against the bedroom door, watching him, wearing only a casual, small floral nightdress that barely covered her thighs.

She held a hair tie in her mouth, raised her arms to reveal her smooth underarms, gathered her hair, and casually tied it into a ponytail.

"Morning. Why are you up so early too?"

"You're going on a business trip, and there's no point in me staying home alone, so I'm going on a trip too, hmph." Ruan Xingyu watched as her boyfriend walked toward her, her eyes scanning him from top to bottom. "You... how come you don't wear clothes when you get up?"

What was wrong with this guy? He seemed to be lying on his stomach just a moment ago, but by the time he walked up to her, he had actually stood up again?

Lin Chuyan grabbed her in a hug, buried his head in her neck, and sniffed hard. "Why do you smell so good?"

"I don't..." Ruan Xingyu held his head to stop him from moving around. "So, what time is your flight?"

"It seems to be at 10:30. I'll ask Xia Zhi in a bit."

"What time is it now?"

"Not quite 7:30."

Ruan Xingyu blinked. "That seems a bit early, doesn't it?"

Lin Chuyan started moving his hands again.

Ruan Xingyu slapped his hand away. "I just put my clothes on."

Lin Chuyan bit her ear and whispered, "Well, keeping them on isn't impossible..."

"Hmph, hmph."

"Morning exercise is very good for the body."

"Hmph, hmph." The hmph sounds started to change.

Morning exercise is indeed a good workout. Lin Chuyan didn't feel tired; on the contrary, why was he full of energy?

"Brother, you slept well last night, huh?" Several of them were already waiting in the airport VIP lounge. Seeing him looking so radiant, Xia Zhi couldn't help but ask.

"Aren't you the same?" She nodded. The two shared a knowing look.

Xia Zhi was busy tinkering with the promotional data, which was about to be released.

Lin Chuyan's new album 24-hour report: The new album dominated the trending searches on the day of its release, racking up over 40 trending topics. There were 45 related trending searches across various platforms, 15 of which reached the Top 10, with a cumulative time on the charts of 370 hours and 1.05 billion views on related topics...

As for the first-day sales of the new album, they reached 500,000 copies.

Lin Chuyan felt it was a bit exaggerated and even specifically asked Zheng Hai, but the latter said this figure was within his expectations. First-day sales usually stay at a high level due to fan enthusiasm and media promotion, then slowly taper off.

Anyway, 1 million sales were guaranteed, and 2 million wasn't entirely out of reach.

What level is this sales figure? Just look at NetEase Cloud Music to know.

NetEase Cloud Music has digital album charts. From daily, weekly, and monthly charts to annual and all-time charts... Currently, the digital album with the highest sales on the all-time chart is 1.98 million copies.

Boss Zhu was very excited, and he had already planned how to proceed next—if the final sales were just a little short... he would find a way to push the numbers up regardless, he had to scrape together 2 million sales no matter what! And then promote it for all it was worth!

What's-his-name... Teacher Wawa said it well! How did that saying go again? The crowning of the Heavenly King will be next year.

What does this mean? Even a "Heavenly King" needs various honors to be bestowed upon him; otherwise, it's just self-indulgence, and it would be a laughingstock if said out loud.

The various awards from the Big Three are honors, but isn't the title of Number One Brother certified by NetEase Cloud Music an honor too?

Boss Zhu thought very clearly: since Lin Chuyan was already deeply tied to NetEase Cloud Music, supporting him was supporting himself—support him to the fullest!

Lin Chuyan himself was quite calm.

The work that needed to be done was finished; the rest was out of his control.

Instead of pondering this in his free time, he might as well think about which songs to include on his third album? Hmm, it seemed there were still too few songs left.

A more reliable idea than that seemed to be helping his girlfriend release her next album; that felt like it would come together faster...

However, while they were flying on the plane, Wu Yue brought up an idea he had never thought of before.

"Xiao Yan, I tallied it up last night. With your two albums and one EP, you already have 32 songs, plus some singles released that weren't included in the albums... Have you ever thought about holding a concert?"

Lin Chuyan was stunned for a moment. "I haven't thought about it... but it doesn't seem impossible, does it?"

"Exactly. We've already signed a contract with Tianxing regarding this; they have the right of first refusal to cooperate with us. In short, if you want to hold one, just leave it to them to handle."

"Will it be a lot of trouble?"

"Hey! Can't you just ask Xingxing about that?" Wu Yue lifted his chin. "Your girlfriend has another one in a few days."

"Yeah, hers is a tour; I definitely don't have that much time to spend the whole year on it. But if I just hold one or two shows, that seems pretty good too..."

However, a new problem arose.

"Tell me, would anyone be willing to see my concert? It's true that the digital album sold well, but that was only 28 yuan after all."

Xia Zhi was a bit excited. "Brother, I check the public sentiment every day; you have no idea how much your fans want to hear you sing live!"

Wu Yue also nodded. "We are filming every day; if it weren't for the few live clips of you online, Haters would definitely call you a studio Singer. But this is also hard to say... Let me tell you a story! They say that in a certain place, there was a mixed-lineup concert, the kind where many Singers come out and each sing a few songs. Then, after many Singers in front finished, the venue was silent, but when a certain Singer came out, the audience at the scene got hyped up when they saw him... This Singer thought, 'Oh, so my popularity is this high? Then why am I doing a mixed concert? I should just hold my own solo concert, right?' So later, he really came back to this place to hold a concert, but the attendance was very, very poor, and he was so angry that he said on the spot that he would never come back."

"Ah, this..."

"Yeah, look at your girlfriend; she tours the whole country, and the places she goes are all first-tier or new first-tier cities. There aren't actually many people who can hold a concert in a second-tier city with high attendance; you can count them on your fingers. Anyway, if you have any thoughts about this, just leave the rest to me to discuss with Tianxing; I'll definitely pick the first stop for you."

After the shoe-throwing incident at the music festival, Wu Yue didn't dare let him go again. So, a concert was a good choice—it could satisfy and give back to the fans, and also make money.

"That's fine, but it definitely won't work in the near future; there are too many things going on."

"Of course, the earliest would be next year. But when you have time, think about this more and start picking the songs. Also, for the stage design and the band, you need to find professionals."

"No rush, no rush..." Lin Chuyan nodded. "My girlfriend will handle everything!"