105: Chapter 105, "The Coral Sea," is now officially released!

After finishing the meal, Lu Li cleared the bowls and chopsticks as usual.

Shen Qingxue didn't stand on ceremony with him either; she leaned on the sofa and continued browsing her phone, paying attention to the growth of the account's data.

When Lu Li came out of the kitchen, her expression was a bit more serious than before.

"What's wrong?"

Lu Li walked over and sat down beside her.

Shen Qingxue turned the phone screen toward him.

"The data is growing too fast; it's already on the trending searches."

Lu Li took the phone and looked, finding two search terms prominently hanging on the trending list.

One was the establishment of the Rock Sugar and Pear Duo, and the other trending search was "coral sea", and its popularity wasn't low either.

One was ranked seventh, and the other was ranked ninth, and they were still climbing.

Lu Li stared at those two lines of words for two seconds, then handed the phone back to Shen Qingxue.

"Normal, after all, your popularity is there."

Shen Qingxue shook her head, her tone serious.

"It's not entirely my reason; the quality of the recorded demo exceeded expectations, which is why the netizens' reactions are so enthusiastic."

She paused, her gaze falling on Lu Li's face.

"Therefore, the complete version needs to be recorded as soon as possible, while this wave of popularity hasn't passed yet."

Lu Li nodded.

"Let's start recording tomorrow, alright? Strive to get it done within two days."

Shen Qingxue let out an "Mn" and didn't say anything more.

The two chatted for a while longer about the plans and arrangements for the next few days, straightening out everything to confirm nothing was missed.

After finishing the chat, Lu Li stood up and yawned.

"Then it's settled. I'll head back to my room first. We'll start working at nine tomorrow morning and strive to pass after recording a few times."

"Mn."

Shen Qingxue also stood up, holding her water cup and walking toward the kitchen.

"Get some rest early."

"You too."

Lu Li turned and walked into the bedroom, closed the door, fell back onto the bed, and started sleeping.

However, before sleeping, he didn't forget to take another look at the published video, appreciating his own exquisitely flawless singing voice.

But by the end of his appreciation, he was actually lulled to sleep by Shen Qingxue's voice.

...

At 8:30 the next morning, Lu Li was woken up by his alarm clock.

He turned off the alarm, dazed in bed for five minutes, then climbed up and sneaked out of the bedroom in slippers.

Then he sprinted to the bathroom to change his underwear, washed up along the way, and then walked out as if nothing happened.

In the living room, Shen Qingxue was already debugging the equipment.

She had changed into a simple white T-shirt and jeans, her hair tied into a low ponytail, and her whole person looked neat and efficient.

Hearing the movement, she raised her head and glanced at Lu Li.

"Morning."

"Uh... Morning."

Lu Li smiled awkwardly, looking unnatural.

Afterward, amidst a strange atmosphere, the two quietly finished breakfast.

Although Shen Qingxue didn't quite understand why Lu Li was a bit silent today, she didn't think too much about it and instead concentrated on debugging the equipment.

Soon, Lu Li walked nonchalantly to Shen Qingxue's side, squatted down, and looked at the equipment.

"How is it?"

"It's all debugged, we can start anytime."

Shen Qingxue handed him the monitoring headphones.

Lu Li calmed his mind, instinctively took them and put them on, and "hey"ed twice into the microphone, a clear sound coming through the monitoring headphones.

"No problem."

Shen Qingxue nodded, pulled up the accompaniment for "coral sea", and adjusted the volume to an appropriate position.

"Let's go through it once first to get a feel for it."

Lu Li stood in front of the microphone, put on the headphones, and took a deep breath.

The prelude started, and he began to sing.

This time's state was much better than yesterday; his breath was steady, and the ending notes were handled more cleanly.

Shen Qingxue stood beside him without speaking, silently following his rhythm in her heart.

After singing it once, Lu Li took off his headphones and turned to look at Shen Qingxue.

"How was it?"

Shen Qingxue thought for a moment, then spoke.

"The verse part is fine, but the chorus still needs more practice."

Lu Li nodded and put the headphones back on.

"Again."

On the second time, Shen Qingxue's harmony joined in.

Their voices intertwined together, fitting together a few shades better than yesterday.

But for the high notes in the chorus, Lu Li still found it a bit strenuous; although he barely managed to sing them, his voice felt a bit tight.

"Again."

The prelude played again.

The third time, the fourth time, the fifth time.

The two ground through it over and over again; Lu Li's state got better and better, and Shen Qingxue's harmony also matched his voice closer and closer.

By the sixth time, singing the whole song from start to finish, there were almost no obvious flaws.

Lu Li took off his headphones and looked at Shen Qingxue.

Shen Qingxue looked at him too.

"How was it?" Lu Li asked.

Shen Qingxue thought for a moment, then nodded slightly.

"It's fine."

Lu Li let out a long breath, leaned against the sofa, and felt his throat was a bit dry.

Shen Qingxue walked over, exported the take they just recorded, and listened to it from start to finish.

After confirming there were no problems, she turned to look at Lu Li.

"It can be posted."

Lu Li sat up from the sofa, grabbed his phone, and opened the short-video platform.

The private messages and comments in the account's backend were already too many to look through, and the followers had also broken through the 500,000 mark, with a terrifying growth rate.

He exported the complete audio file, paired it with a simple cover image, and edited a piece of caption text.

["coral sea" Complete Version, Thank You Everyone for Waiting]

His finger hovered above the "Publish" button; Lu Li paused for a moment and turned to look at Shen Qingxue.

"Sure to post it?"

Shen Qingxue looked at him without hesitation.

"Sure."

Lu Li's fingertips fell, and the video was successfully published.

Right after publishing, Lu Li just casually refreshed, and the data in the backend had already started rising rapidly.

The comment section was even more crazily flooded with new messages, refreshing so fast that there was simply no time to read them completely.

"Damn, this speed..."

Lu Li couldn't help but exclaim.

Shen Qingxue stood beside him, also lowering her head to look at the phone screen. Her expression remained calm, but her slightly pursed lips still exposed a hint of nervousness.

"Don't rush, let's look more."

Seeing this, Lu Li then tapped open the newly published video and adjusted the volume to an appropriate level.

The very moment the prelude started, the first bullet comment popped up on the screen.

[Front row! I'm first!]

Immediately following that, a large number of bullet comments poured out one after another.

[Finally waited for the complete version! Although I only waited for one night, it felt like years to me!!!]

[Come, come, come, selling melon seeds, cola, and mineral water in the front row! Grilled sausages, instant noodles, and tea eggs! Pull back your feet everyone!]

[Front-row reminder, remember to prepare tissues before listening to the song, don't blame me for not reminding you]

[Support, because I found out that this kid Lu Li is reckless when writing songs; my tears were cheated away by him without me even noticing]