Lu Xi placed a piece of braised pork ribs into Lu Chen's bowl, which was his favorite dish.
She gently said, "You need to handle matters of the heart yourself. I just want to remind you that your status is different now, and you need to consider the various impacts when interacting with others, especially people in the entertainment industry."
Lu Chen silently nodded.
Since choosing this path, his life had undergone tremendous changes.
The life of an ordinary person had gradually drifted away from Lu Chen.
Although he knew this was an inevitable outcome, he nevertheless felt a bit frustrated, what they call the troubles of happiness!
Lu Xi blinked and said, "Mom just called me and asked if you are really dating Chen Fei'er. She said she really likes Chen Fei'er."
As she spoke, his sister couldn't help but laugh, "Mom is still hoping you'll hurry up and carry on the Lu family line!"
At that moment, Lu Chen's face was a big "囧" character.
To be fair, he was indeed the only man in the Lu family.
Lu Chen smiled wryly and said, "Let's not talk about that. I won't be considering personal matters for now; my career comes first!"
Lu Xi laughed and said, "Everyone is very concerned about you. Li Mushi mentioned to me that her sister-in-law has a younger sister who just returned from abroad, and she wants you two to meet and get to know each other, even if it's just as friends."
Su Daiwan's sister?
Lu Chen was taken aback. Li Mushi's big brother is Li Murong, and Li Murong's wife is Su Daiwan.
Lu Chen had met Su Daiwan once at Li Mubai's house and had even given a song to this former star who once shone brightly on the island. However, he had not kept in touch since then due to work commitments.
Su Daiwan had originally intended to make a comeback and produce an album, but she hadn't mentioned it since that day.
It was likely a moment of impulse, and after calming down, she regained her rationality.
After all, her status was different now, and re-entering the entertainment industry would have no meaning; it would only bring trouble.
Lu Chen casually replied, "Let's talk about it when the opportunity arises."
Lu Xi shot him a glare and said, "Don't take it lightly; she is very serious. Li Mushi said Mu-ChenZhong crowdfunding is having a celebration dinner on the 8th, and her sister-in-law's sister will be there. You should at least show some face!"
Mu-ChenZhong crowdfunding is the company that Lu Chen co-founded with Li Mubai. Although Lu Chen holds 51% of the shares, he basically doesn't manage the affairs of the new company and has Lu Xi help oversee it.
Li Mubai is the same; Mu-ChenZhong crowdfunding is essentially under Li Mushi's control.
As the first business of the new company, Lu Chen's My Old Classmate crowdfunding project launched on September 23 and has already raised over 1.5 Million, reaching 300% of its pre-funding goal.
The first crowdfunding project was undoubtedly a great success, so Li Mushi decided to hold a celebration on the 8th, the day the project ends, inviting guests from all walks of life to expand networks and new business opportunities.
Although Lu Chen didn't manage the company, he, as the legal representative, had to attend such an important occasion.
Socializing was a must.
He also had to go on a blind date with Su Daiwan's sister.
Lu Chen felt his head spinning and smiled wryly, "Then let's just meet."
He thought to himself that at worst, after meeting, he could just say they weren't compatible; Su Daiwan couldn't force a match, could she?
Lu Xi was finally satisfied: "Just remember that."
The next day, Lu Chen completely forgot about this matter and got busy with work.
Time flew by, and before he knew it, the National Day holiday was over. For Lu Chen Workshop, many important events occurred during the seven-day holiday.
The first major event was the gossip about Lu Chen and Chen Fei'er. At the time, it caused quite a stir; although it quickly calmed down due to timely denials from both sides, it nevertheless had a significant impact on Lu Chen. At least now, when he went out, sunglasses and a hat had become standard attire.
On the evening of October 4th, the Chinese Original Music charts announced the rankings for the first week of October.
All ten songs from Lu Chen's My Old Classmate album made the list.
Lu Chen's Outdoor / Popular Index: 2074, ranked 50th this week!
Lu Chen's Beauty / Popular Index: 2756, ranked 42nd this week!
Lu Chen's Cinderella / Popular Index: 3015, ranked 39th this week!
Lu Chen's My Brother Sleeping Above Me / Popular Index: 3566, ranked 33rd this week!
Lu Chen's Golden Time of Youth / Popular Index: 4223, ranked 22nd this week!
Lu Chen's Dust in the Wind / Popular Index: 4357, ranked 20th this week!
Lu Chen's Ballad of Time / Popular Index: 5250, ranked 15th this week!
Lu Chen's My Old Classmate / Popular Index: 5980, ranked 7th this week!
Lu Chen's Those Flowers / Popular Index: 6682, ranked 3rd this week!
Lu Chen's The Brightest Star in the Night Sky / Popular Index: 8790, ranked 1st this week!
Although it was expected, the fact that all the songs from My Old Classmate album made it onto the Original Sound chart still caused quite a stir in the show business community, making many people truly recognize Lu Chen's talent.
Since the inception of the Original Sound chart, there had only been two instances where all songs from the same album made the list, and both occurred in the early days when data collection was not yet comprehensive.
Now, with the vast scale of the domestic pop music scene and the emergence of countless new vagabond singers releasing albums and singles weekly, replicating such a miracle was incredibly difficult.
The key point is that the current domestic original music power is not what it used to be. Entertainment and management companies, in order to extract maximum profit, would not include multiple good songs in the same album.
Most independent vagabond singers write their own songs, and the quality of their works inevitably varies, so it's unrealistic to expect many of them to chart.
Lu Chen's album was undoubtedly a disruption, a true miracle!
Not only did all ten songs make the charts, but My Old Classmate, Those Flowers, and The Brightest Star in the Night Sky also ranked in the Top 10, with The Brightest Star in the Night Sky reaching the number one position for the first time.
This instantly elevated Lu Chen's status and prestige in the pop music scene!
In fact, the emergence of this miracle was quite normal; the quality of the songs in My Old Classmate was exceptionally high.
The campus folk song style it introduced had already become popular in society and schools, with countless young music lovers and vagabond singers even considering My Old Classmate a classic. Videos of performances and covers were everywhere online.
In a short time, numerous music review articles about My Old Classmate album appeared on the blogosphere and forums, all praising it. Some even believed it was fully qualified to become the Album of the Year!
Lu Chen's fame was rising!
The number of inquiries to the Workshop about song prices suddenly increased.
The price of 350,000 per song no longer deterred some ambitious management companies and vagabond singers.
However, even if they wanted to invite Lu Chen to write songs now, they wouldn't be able to.
This was because Lu Chen was currently busy with Chen Fei'er's new album and important invitations from the Flying Stone record label's MSN girl group, so anyone wanting a song would have to wait in line!
Chen Fei'er had originally requested two songs, but this Sweet Song Heavenly Queen was so satisfied that she added another one, while the MSN girl group had reserved three songs.
It wasn't that Lu Chen couldn't produce songs; in fact, if he wanted to, he could easily churn out dozens or even hundreds of songs in a day or two. But Lu Chen wasn't foolish enough to do that.
He also didn't need to worry about offending anyone; the more he held back, the more others valued him!
In the eyes of these entertainment management companies, anyone capable of producing the main songs for Chen Fei'er's album was undoubtedly a top-tier songwriter.
Although Lu Chen had just debuted, his talent far exceeded his current fame.
If possible, they would prefer to recruit Lu Chen under their banner, but that was simply unrealistic.
The reputation of Lu Chen Workshop was also rapidly becoming well-known in the show business community!
On the same day, October 4th, the Original Sound chart also featured Lu Chen's performance of I Love You, China at the National Day Gala, which debuted at number 9, bringing the total number of his songs on the chart to 11.
This record on the Original Sound chart was truly established by Lu Chen!
On October 7th, the My Old Classmate crowdfunding project announced its success, raising over 2 Million, which pushed the pre-sales of Lu Chen's album CD to over 110,000!
Although CD sales could not compare to online album sales, such results were enough to surpass many established vagabond singers and represented substantial profits.
Lu Xi estimated that the total sales of this album, along with related merchandise, could bring Lu Chen Workshop a profit of 3 to 5 Million, not counting other added value, making it a significant windfall.
On the evening of October 8th, the Capital City Mu-Chen crowdfunding network, in collaboration with Lu Chen Workshop, held a grand celebration dinner at the five-star Regal Restaurant, inviting hundreds of guests from various industries.
This included representatives from several venture capital funds.
The business model of the crowdfunding network, combined with the copyright protection that Mu-Chen crowdfunding had already obtained, attracted the attention of these financial industry sharks, who flocked to it.
Of course, this was mainly due to the connections of the Li family; if it were up to Lu Chen alone, he would probably only invite a few friends from the show business community to support him, and it wouldn't be such a grand affair!
Additionally, the Li family's background made these "sharks" hesitant to play any tricks; they could only rely on their own strength and compelling conditions to compete for Li Mushi's bait.
As the legal representative of Mu-Chen crowdfunding and the core of Lu Chen Workshop, Lu Chen had to attend this dinner, dressed in a neatly pressed suit, smiling and socializing with numerous guests.
But that wasn't what truly troubled him.
The real trouble was the girl Su Daiwan brought along, who was Lu Chen's "blind date" target.
(End of chapter)
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