196. Chapter 196: Preparations for Streaming and Confessions
Streaming?
It was not the road Lin Tian had ever planned on taking.
“Uh-huh. For an IP like ‘Moonlight and Cat,’ which already has a large fan base on video platforms, streaming the new album release could actually be more effective,” He Zhi Chen added.
“Even better, you can use your Douyin account to stream. The company will hype you guys up, and you can decide both the content and form of the stream.”
Sounds pretty good.
Lin Tian considered this.
After all, the whole point of an album release event is to create hype, spread some promotion, and get everyone to buy the album.
If streaming can do that, then there’s no need for an offline event.
Plus, Lin Tian still owed one episode of the “Reading Fan Comments” series.
Maybe he and Gan Yan Yu could answer audience questions during the stream, chop it up into clips, and build even more hype for the new album.
“Yeah, sure.”
Lin Tian thought it sounded fine.
“Okay, let’s go with the stream then.”
“Got it.”
He Zhi Chen nodded and reached for his phone, noting down Lin Tian’s thoughts.
“Remember, dress a bit nicer. This is your first time showing up,” he added.
When he said this, His voice took on a slightly different tone.
In essence, “Look good!”
In He Zhi Chen’s eyes, Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu, as a duo, were exceptionally presentable!
So presentable that they must show themselves off properly to the audience.
Building hype for album sales is the most important thing!
While He Zhi Chen didn’t say this directly, he adjusted his glasses and continued, “Professionals will mentor you on how to perform, so focus just on preparing the scene and outfits. Don’t worry about anything else.”
“Sounds good.”
“…”
“Now for the second thing – regarding the ‘Parrot Zither Cup.'”
He Zhi Chen paused for a moment, then said,
“Tuoba Jianhui has withdrawn.”
“Withdrawn?”
Lin Tian was confused.
“What withdrew?”
“The latest inside word is that Chief Judge Tuoba Jianhui left Jing River due to health issues and won’t attend the finals.”
“Called ‘health issues,’ but I don’t think it needs much explaining.”
He stopped there, leaving the unsaid open to interpretation.
But Lin Tian certainly understood the subtext—Tuoba Jianhui just wanted out.
He ran away?
Was it because he got too shook by the semi-finals?
Lin Tian found it rather amusing.
He was planning to bring something extra to surprise Tuoba during the finals.
But now, the goal had vanished.
“That’s good news considering Tuoba Jianhui’s negative comments towards Teacher Gan,” he remarked.
“However…”
Here, He Zhi Chen switched tracks,
“From internal sources, it seems Tuoba rated Gan Yan Yu ‘A+’ in the semi-finals.”
“A+? Him?”
“Yes.”
“…”
Lin Tian couldn’t help but laugh again.
This arrogant old man actually got moved by their music?
He was tough on them publicly, but his grades were genuinely honest.
“But, we cannot tell if Tuoba will continue being tough on Teacher Gan in the finals. Regardless, him leaving is definitely good news.”
“And taking over as chief judge is another musician from the capital, someone younger. I don’t know this person well, so I’m uncertain about their stance…”
“Who?” Lin Tian asked.
“Yao Han.”
“…”
“He seemed to have given relatively high ratings to Teacher Gan twice.”
By the time He Zhi Chen said this, Lin Tian had already interrupted him.
“No need to go on,” he said.
Lin Tian roughly knew what he was like.
Whether helping him or giving perfect scores to him and Gan Yan Yu,
It wasn’t really crucial.
He just wanted to see the best performance stage, regardless of the cost.
Such people could be easy to deal with—just focus on the music, and leave the rest to the judges.
After dinner, He Zhi Chen thanked Lin Tian for the meal once more.
As he slipped his shoes back on, saying he wouldn’t disturb them further, he left.
Watching the cleaned-up plates, Lin Tian prepared to rise.
“I’ll take care of it,” said Gan Yan Yu.
She stood up, gathered the dishes, and carefully sorted them in four batches.
After that, she turned on the tap and started washing.
“Hey.”
Standing in the kitchen doorway, Lin Tian crossed his arms, watching her work and listening to the water running and the dishes clinking.
It felt kinda satisfying.
At this moment, Lin Tian felt like a newlywed husband watching his wife after a meal.
Feeling observed, Gan Yan Yu glanced over to find Lin Tian staring at her.
Adjusting her hair behind her ear, she asked,
“What?”
“Nothing, keep going.”
“You’re worried I might break your plates? Don’t be silly. I’m quite good at doing chores.”
“Teacher Gan.”
Lin Tian cut her short.
“Ah?”
“Want to go shopping tomorrow?”
“Shopping? To celebrate something or for a reward?”
“Neither, just a day off.”
He started feeling a little nervous.
Which is precisely the issue.
Whether she comes to his place or they go out,
There’s always an extremely valid reason!
Without such a reason, they’d slide back into separate tracks.
The Parrot Zither Cup, final round countdown, two weeks to go.
Just as that saying goes—
A confession should be a victory signal, not the charge.
Lin Tian decided—
To push their relationship forward before that day,
He needs to initiate something!
“…”
Gan Yan Yu put a finger to her lips, thinking.
Then, suddenly lighting up as an idea came to her.
Clapping her hands together, she replied with determination:
“Sure! Let’s go shopping!”
“We can pick clothes to wear when we stream our videos.”
And so, the chapter ends.
