160: Chapter 160 You should be secretly happy that I'm providing harmony for you.

Over the next few days, the two of them entered a new round of battle readiness.

They each went about their own business and did not disturb each other.

As for the matter regarding Tianlai Music, Lu Li did not take the initiative to contact them, following what Shen Qingxue said.

He only added that Director Chen on WeChat, replied politely, and maintained a neither-too-close-nor-too-distant distance.

Director Chen was not in a hurry either, sending a message every other day with a very polite tone, neither urging nor letting the conversation go cold.

And just as Shen Qingxue expected, the movements on Tianlai Music's side quickly reached the ears of other platforms.

On the third day, people from Cloud Music also came knocking.

On the fourth day, people from Penguin Music could no longer sit still and hurriedly contacted Shen Qingxue.

The three platforms extended olive branches almost simultaneously.

As for Qishui, there was no need to consider them for the time being; they originated from Douyin in the first place, and Qishui was a platform under Douyin.

Therefore, authorization was naturally a given by default.

Spending some time, Lu Li read through the letters of intent for cooperation sent by the three platforms over and over again, and then looked up at Shen Qingxue.

"Good grief, all three of them are here. What should we do now?"

Shen Qingxue sat across from him, holding a cup of water in her hand, her expression remaining calm.

"Don't rush. Let them make their offers first, and we'll just listen."

"What about Qishui Music then? We should at least notify them, right?"

Lu Li asked.

Shen Qingxue thought for a moment and then shook her head.

"Qishui doesn't need it for now; authorization is already defaulted, and their scale is not in the same league as these three..."

She paused and suddenly brought up another matter.

"Also, Douyin has already been contacting us, wanting us to do an exclusive livestream on the Douyin platform after the finals end."

"Therefore, for now, we only need to focus on dealing with those three platforms, and Qishui will promote it anyway."

Lu Li was slightly stunned.

"Huh? An exclusive livestream?"

"Mhm, the proposal came from the official side. It'll be about a one-hour music sharing session, singing a few songs, and interacting with the fans."

Shen Qingxue put down her cup and leaned against the sofa.

"The price they offered is not low, and they promised to give us a homepage recommendation spot."

After listening, Lu Li couldn't help but smack his lips.

Good grief, this looks like a rhythm of blossoming everywhere.

Between music platforms fighting for exclusive authorization, livestreaming platforms sending invitations, and the heat of the competition not yet dissipating.

The four characters of Rock Sugar Pear have truly made a name for themselves.

"So you mean... we take all of these?"

Lu Li asked tentatively.

Shen Qingxue shook her head.

"We can't take all of them; we have to pick."

She paused and continued.

"The livestream can be done without affecting anything else, but the authorization for the music platforms must be handled with caution. Signing means a long-term binding relationship."

"Then how will you choose?"

Shen Qingxue didn't answer immediately, lowering her head to think.

"Let's wait two more days. When they each show their sincerity, we'll decide."

"Alright, I'll listen to you."

Lu Li nodded, then took out his phone to play some games.

Shen Qingxue nodded, then stood up from the sofa, picked up the lyric book, and prepared to practice singing.

But halfway there, she suddenly stopped, turned her head to look at Lu Li, her gaze carrying a hint of scrutiny.

"By the way, how is your progress over there?"

Lu Li was leaning against the sofa, and yuanshen was already opened to the main interface. Hearing this, his whole body visibly stiffened.

How was the progress?

This was a good question.

He had indeed been busy these past two days, but the relationship between what he was busy with and the song come on...

It couldn't be said that there was none at all, but rather that it was negligible.

Because yuanshen had a new event, time-limited, and not playing it would mean a huge loss.

Holding to the principle of "not taking game resources is a bloody loss," he grunted and ground dungeons for two days, emptying all the event rewards.

As for the progress of the arrangement...

Um, it was probably thirty percent done?

No more than that.

"Uh... well..."

Lu Li hid his phone behind his back, switching his expression to deadpan seriousness.

"The progress is fine, more than half is already done, and it'll be ready soon, don't worry."

Shen Qingxue stared at him for two seconds, those cold and clear eyes filled with the words "I believe your ghost".

"Are you sure?"

"Sure, sure, when have I ever lied to you?"

Lu Li wore an expression of sincerity—so sincere that even he was almost convinced.

One could only say that life is like a play, and a play is like life.

Shen Qingxue didn't speak; her gaze moved from his face to the hand hidden behind his back, then pulled back.

"Then what are you hiding in your hand?"

"I'm not hiding anything."

Lu Li pulled his hand out from behind his back, his phone already placed screen-down on the sofa with an extremely natural movement.

"I was just changing positions."

Shen Qingxue's mouth twitched slightly, and she couldn't be bothered to expose him.

"Forget it, continue writing your song, I'll practice on my own first."

She turned and walked to where the equipment was placed, put on her headphones, opened the lyric book, and began to familiarize herself with the melody of come on.

Lu Li leaned against the sofa, looking at her back, feeling a tiny bit guilty inside.

Of course, just a tiny bit.

No more than that.

He fished his phone out from the sofa crack, glanced at the unexited game interface on the screen, and hesitated for about 0.0001 seconds.

Then, he silently swiped away the game in the background.

Whatever, serious business comes first.

Although the event was sweet, if Shen Qingxue found out that he had just played games and hadn't worked these past two days, the consequences...

She would probably ignore people for three days.

Just thinking about it made Lu Li feel a little chill on his back.

He stood up, walked to the equipment area, pulled over a chair, and sat down next to Shen Qingxue.

"Ahem, well... I suddenly have an idea, do you want to hear it?"

Shen Qingxue took off her headphones and turned her head to look at him.

"What idea?"

Lu Li cleared his throat, and his expression turned serious.

"It's like this, look, the chorus part of the song come on needs harmony. If we simply use a synthesizer in the later stage, it always feels like something is missing."

He paused and continued.

"So I was thinking... why don't I just sing the harmony for you and record it in? The effect will definitely be better this way, and since we are recording together..."

Shen Qingxue looked at him, her brows slightly knitted.

"Are you serious?"

"Of course I'm serious!"

Lu Li slapped his thigh with an earnest expression.

"It's already great that I'm harmonizing for you; you should be thrilled."