17: Chapter 17 Data Surge

The more reactions there were from upstairs, the more flustered Zhang Ze's heart became.

With all this noise, Wu Xiaoli must have known long ago. Why hadn't she come down yet?

Could it be that she didn't like him at all?

"Oh Baby, you are my the only one..."

"Two worlds are both deforming..."

"How can it be easy to go back..."

Although his heart was in his throat, the arrow was already on the string; he could only brace himself and continue singing.

Suddenly, a slender figure appeared at the dormitory entrance.

She slowly walked toward him.

Zhang Ze smiled happily as he also slowly walked toward the figure that haunted his dreams.

Holding flowers in his hands, he sang a moving love song.

When the two met, they could see each other's feelings in their eyes.

Waves of sweet love spread outward from the two of them.

Zhang Ze took Wu Xiaoli's hand and returned to the heart-shaped pattern.

Just as the song 'the only one' finished.

He dropped to one knee, held up the roses with both hands, and spoke seriously and sincerely.

"Wu Xiaoli, I like you. I've liked you for 1314 days. Are you willing to be my girlfriend?"

"From now on, you are my 'the only one'."

Wu Xiaoli covered her mouth, sobbing incessantly with tears streaming from her eyes.

With a crying voice, she said firmly, "I... *sob*... I do, I do!"

She took the roses from Zhang Ze's hands and held them in her arms.

Zhang Ze jumped up in joy and excitedly picked up Wu Xiaoli, spinning her around.

Slowly, the two of them kissed.

Soon, a video of a successful confession downstairs at a certain university's male and female dormitories went viral on the internet.

It sparked heated discussions among netizens.

"Brother, you made such a big scene for a confession. If you don't end up getting married, the whole internet will flame you to death. At that point, it won't be 'the only one,' but 'Regret'."

"Holy crap, another couple of 'dogs.' I'm so annoyed. But this song is really good; I'm going to listen to it."

"This female lead is so ugly, and she's wearing pajamas—she didn't take it seriously at all. What a waste of the guy's effort; his preparations were sincere, the song was sincere, and he's even handsome."

"Just another trick of a rich second generation. This confession alone must have cost at least two months' living expenses for an ordinary student. And that singing—that duck-like voice is an insult to the song."

...

Meanwhile, over at Tongxing Entertainment.

After listening to the song, Wang Bo refreshed the page every once in a while, hoping for a miracle.

However, reality was a slap in the face; the data was growing very, very slowly.

Ten minutes ago, the number of clicks was 53,451, and the number of plays was 42,878.

The number of clicks was small, but the payment rate reached a staggering 80%.

Zhang Ying was so shocked her mouth could fit an egg; none of her songs had ever achieved such a payment rate.

If she remembered correctly, her best performance was just over 20%, not even reaching 30%.

Back then, she had been so happy she nearly fainted.

This 80% payment rate directly proved that this song was a classic among classics.

Given time, it would surely blow up at an incredible speed.

She was somewhat envious of Wang Bo for being able to sing such a classic song for his debut.

At the same time, she became even more expectant of the song 'later'.

Among the four of them, besides Chen Shaoping, Zhang Ying, the boss, was actually the most relaxed.

Chen Shaoping knew how terrifying this song was in his previous life, and with the current 80% payment rate, he wasn't flustered at all.

This proved that the aesthetic taste on Blue Star was normal.

Watching Wang Bo constantly scratching his head, he spoke up, "Second Bo, how about I use my Shao Ping Qingbo account to promote it?"

"Even though they're mostly anti-fans, there are still hundreds of thousands of followers."

"No, no, no!" Li Qian and Zhang Ying stopped him in unison.

"If you do that, Li Lu's die-hard fans will definitely boycott the song. Who knows what kind of trouble they'll cause."

Chen Shaoping really hadn't thought of that. Li Lu's die-hard fans would certainly not let Shao Ping off.

After all, Li Lu was a Best Actress; her fan base was enormous.

Although her reputation had collapsed now and she would surely lose many fans...

...the die-hard fans were still there, constantly supporting and comforting her online.

They also spared no effort in insulting and cursing Shao Ping.

What he liked, they loathed.

What he loathed, they liked.

It was just like with Li Lu.

"Sister Ying, Da Ping. It's already late. Why don't you two go back and rest first? Wang Bo and I will wait a bit longer."

Staying at the company was useless anyway, so Li Qian suggested the two of them head back.

Chen Shaoping had wanted to leave for a while; mainly because just waiting here was useless and only created a tense atmosphere for no reason.

"Alright."

"I'll stay with you guys a bit longer. I won't be able to sleep if I go back alone."

Zhang Ying didn't want to leave. She had slept for a long time in the afternoon and wasn't sleepy yet.

"Second Bo, Sister Qian, Sister Ying. I'm heading out..."

Before Chen Shaoping could finish, Wang Bo, who was at the computer, let out a scream, followed by a burst of loud laughter.

"Ohhh!!"

"Hahaha!!!"

"I knew it! I'm going to be famous, I'm going to be famous..."

Then he jumped up and gave Li Qian a hard kiss on the cheek. He then walked over to Zhang Ying, preparing to give her one too.

Zhang Ying reacted extremely quickly, sidestepping to dodge and giving him a light kick as a warning.

"Wang Bo, don't get carried away!"

Wang Bo gave a sheepish smile and, with a flushed face, ran toward Chen Shaoping at the door.

He picked Chen Shaoping right up and forcibly kissed him on the cheek.

Chen Shaoping felt nauseous and cursed, "Wang Bo, you bastard! If you're feeling frisky, go kiss your girlfriend!"

Wang Bo ignored him and carried Chen Shaoping over to the computer.

Two heads were already squeezed together in front of it; all three were in disbelief.

The number of clicks for 'the only one' had reached 1,322,147, with 715,436 plays.

This performance already ranked tenth among songs released in the same period, and the payment ratio was far ahead.

The second place was only a bit over 20%.

All four were very happy; it proved that the song had gained everyone's recognition.

What Chen Shaoping thought was that the more people listened, the more money he would make.

He let out a yawn. "Second Bo, can you relax now?"

"I really can't stay up with you anymore."

Saying goodbye to the three, Chen Shaoping caught a taxi home.

Before he reached home, it turned midnight.

[Ding! Today's intelligence has been refreshed. Would the Host like to view it immediately?]

"View."

[Today's Intelligence (★): Famous director Director Feng is currently casting for a new movie. The leads and most of the supporting roles have already been cast.

There is still a supporting female role—a gentle and kind flight attendant with few appearances and lines—for which a suitable candidate has not been found.

Casting location: Lecture Hall, North Building, Yangcheng Fine Arts and Art School. The casting will continue until 12:00 PM tomorrow. Director Feng's phone: 139]

One-star intelligence, and it was for a supporting female role; it didn't seem to have much to do with him.

There wasn't much news to dig up either.

After reading it, Chen Shaoping lost much of his interest.

Once home, he finished washing up and fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.