185: Chapter 185 I Remember Every One of Your Songs

Shen Qingxue turned her head to glance at him, intentionally leaving his words unanswered.

But Lu Li noticed that when she lowered her head, the corners of her lips clearly curved upward.

The two of them sat side by side on the chairs in the rest area just like that, each scrolling through their phones.

Occasionally exchanging funny comments they saw, the atmosphere was relaxed.

After a while.

A middle-aged man wearing a work badge walked briskly over from the other end of the corridor, swept his gaze across the rest area, and then walked straight toward them.

"Teacher Shen, Teacher Lu, sorry to bother you."

He bowed slightly, his smile very polite.

"I am the organizer of this competition. My surname is Liu, Liu Fang. I'm here to take up a few minutes of your time."

Shen Qingxue put down her phone and nodded slightly.

"Hello, Mr. Liu, please go ahead."

Liu Fang sat down on a nearby chair, let his gaze drift between the two of them for a moment, and then began to speak.

"The messages we left for you before... the two of you should have seen them, right?"

Lu Li nodded.

"We saw them. They mentioned that there's a special program arranged after the competition ends. What is the specific process?"

Seeing that both of them were interested, Liu Fang's expression visibly relaxed a bit. He pulled a proposal out of the folder he was carrying and handed it over.

"It's like this. The traditional-style song relay topic that the two of you recently initiated on Douyin has far exceeded expectations in popularity and has become a platform-wide phenomenal cultural event."

"After discussions on our official end, we've decided to take advantage of the competition finals to push this matter further."

He opened the proposal and pointed to one of the pages.

"We plan to add a special segment after the competition finals end."

"At that time, we will invite several top creators in the traditional-style field as well as the two of you to share and showcase traditional-style music on stage together."

"To put it bluntly, it means the official platform is stepping in personally to help you completely solidify the IP of the traditional-style song relay."

Lu Li and Shen Qingxue exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of surprise in each other's eyes.

This was the official platform stepping in personally.

This volume was far larger than them fighting alone; it was equivalent to Douyin officially handing over a rocket on their own initiative.

If they caught this, their traffic would definitely skyrocket rapidly.

This came much faster than any resource promotion.

Shen Qingxue took the proposal, quickly skimmed through it, and then raised her head, asking a very practical question.

"Mr. Liu, for the singing part of this segment, is it arranged for one of us to take the stage alone, or..."

"This is precisely the key point I want to discuss with the two of you next."

Liu Fang smiled, his gaze falling on Lu Li.

"To be honest, our initial plan was to invite Teacher Shen to perform a new work on stage alone. After all, Teacher Shen's stage presence and public recognition are right there, so the effect would definitely be guaranteed."

"However..."

He changed the subject.

"Teacher Lu's recent performances of his works have also caused a great reaction, especially that song orchid pavilion preface. Its data performance is extremely eye-catching, and the public demand from netizens is also very high."

"So after internal discussions, we feel that if the two of you can perform a brand-new traditional-style work on the same stage as a duo, the popularity will definitely be one plus one greater than two."

After finishing, Liu Fang looked at the two of them, waiting for their reply.

Lu Li rubbed his chin, having already quickly gone through the pros and cons of this proposal in his mind a few times.

Bring out a new song to perform together on the same stage? Of course that's good!

Not to mention that he had already written blue and white porcelain, just the fact that the Rock Sugar Pear duo could make an official debut using the official stage was worth it.

What's more...

He turned his head to glance at Shen Qingxue.

Shen Qingxue was also looking at him, a hint of inquiry in her eyes, her lips slightly pursed as she waited for his decision.

Lu Li withdrew his gaze, looked at Liu Fang, and grinned.

"Alright, no problem, but I have a small request."

"Teacher Lu, please go ahead."

"Taking the stage is fine, but it must be both of us together. Not a single person less is acceptable. This rule must firmly remain unchanged in the future."

Liu Fang was stunned for a moment, then smiled.

"Of course that's no problem. We originally hoped that the two of you could take the stage as a duo; the effect will be even better."

"That settles it then."

Lu Li readily agreed and added another sentence.

"As for the song, we will prepare it ourselves, and I guarantee it's a new song. It was originally what we prepared for the fifth traditional-style relay, but after seeing your message, we didn't continue with it."

Liu Fang's eyes lit up noticeably.

"That's fantastic! To be honest, we were still worried that time was too tight and the two of you wouldn't have time to prepare a new song."

"Rest assured, there's enough time."

Lu Li waved his hand, his tone very relaxed.

Standing nearby, Shen Qingxue watched his extremely confident look, the corners of her lips curving up slightly without exposing him.

After chatting about a few more details and confirming the schedule and stage requirements, Liu Fang left with satisfaction.

The rest area grew quiet again.

"What do you think?"

Lu Li turned his head to look at Shen Qingxue.

Shen Qingxue did not answer immediately, as if weighing something in her mind.

A moment later, she raised her head to look at Lu Li, her expression a bit more serious than before.

"The opportunity is great, but the pressure is not small either."

She paused and continued: "The official platform stepping in to help promote us is indeed the resource we currently lack the most, even more direct than those splash screen ads from Tianlai Music."

"But relatively speaking, the official platform's expectations will be higher. If the work we bring out isn't strong enough, not only won't we be able to catch this wave of traffic, but we might even suffer a backlash."

Lu Li nodded; he had thought of this point.

The official platform proactively extended an olive branch, indicating that they were indeed optimistic about the Rock Sugar Pear IP, but the official platform also wanted data.

If the program's effect didn't meet expectations by then, the subsequent resource allocation would definitely be greatly discounted.

"Then what you mean is..."

"Take it."

Shen Qingxue's tone didn't hesitate.

"With such a good opportunity, there's no reason not to take it. What's more..."

She slightly curved the corners of her mouth, her gaze falling on Lu Li's face.

"Don't you still have a song called blue and white porcelain in your hands that hasn't been released yet? It can be used right on time."

Lu Li was stunned for a moment, then grinned.

"You certainly remember clearly."

"Of course."

Shen Qingxue put the proposal into her bag, her tone reverting to her usual aloofness, but her eyes carried a hint of uncontainable amusement.

"Every song you write, I remember."

Lu Li's heart fluttered slightly at her words, and he subconsciously rubbed his nose, pretending to look elsewhere.

"Alright, then it's settled. We'll save blue and white porcelain to sing during the official segment. At that time, you take the verse, I'll take the chorus, and we'll do the harmony part together. How does that sound?"

Shen Qingxue ran through the arrangement in her mind and then nodded slightly.

"No problem."