I found a cell phone from ten years ago.

Chapter 109 2011 TV Interview

A few days passed in a flash, and it was the weekend again. At the same time, time also entered 2011.

Sunday, May 1th.

It was a little after 1pm, around 2pm, when Li Xu, Liang Hui and Zhang Yujie walked out of the recording studio together.

When he came outside, Li Xu couldn't help but let out a sigh, feeling exhausted both physically and mentally.

Originally, he and Liang Hui agreed to record the song this Saturday, but Saturday, January 1st was New Year's Day and the recording studio was closed, so the date was changed to Sunday.

Recording the song was much more difficult than Li Xu had expected.

Generally speaking, it takes 1-4 hours to record a song, depending on the singer's singing level, as well as the equipment and environment of the recording studio.

For those experienced singers, recording a song may not even take an hour, while for new singers, it will take more time, usually two or three hours.

Li Xu's recording this time started at around 9:1 a.m. and lasted until around 4: p.m. Excluding the less than one-hour break at noon, he actually recorded for more than four hours.

For the song "Ordinary Road", the recording teacher taught him to sing it word by word, and he recorded it over and over again countless times before it was barely acceptable, and the sound had to be adjusted later.

This also made Li Xu completely realize the reality that he really didn't have much talent in singing.

"Senior, I'm sorry to bother you today and keep you busy for so long." Li Xu stopped and said to Zhang Yujie.

"You're too polite. I can't do much to help you." Zhang Yujie said with a smile.

In fact, she took the initiative to offer to accompany Li Xu and Liang Hui to record the song.

"By the way, do you have any new inspiration recently?" Zhang Yujie asked with a little anticipation.

Hearing her say this, Liang Hui couldn't help but look at Li Xu expectantly.

Li Xu looked at the two of them, nodded with a smile, and said, "I wrote two more songs during this period."

Two songs?
When Zhang Yujie heard this, an expression of surprise and joy instantly appeared on her face.

Liang Hui was also surprised, but then said with a hint of dissatisfaction: "You have had the idea for a long time, but you have been hiding it from me and not revealing a word."

Over the past month or two, she would ask Li Xu from time to time if he had any new inspiration, but Li Xu always made excuses and said no.

"I just wanted to give you a surprise." Li Xu said to Liang Hui with a smile on his face.

"Surprise? What does that mean?" Liang Hui had a vague guess in her heart, but she was not sure.

"Did you write these two songs specifically for Xiaohui?" Zhang Yujie also guessed it. She glanced at Liang Hui with a hint of envy in her eyes.

"Yes, these two songs were indeed written for Xiaohui." Li Xu turned his gaze to Liang Hui and said with a smile.

He just recorded this song to satisfy his singing desire, and he doesn't plan to sing it himself again in the future.

Anyway, the copyright of the lyrics and music is in his hands. Even if he lets others sing it, most of the copyright income will still belong to him.

"What song did you write? Tell me about it quickly." Liang Hui was very surprised and couldn't wait to ask.

She had long wanted Li Xu to write a song for her, but she had always been too embarrassed to ask. She didn't expect Li Xu to give her such a surprise.

"Why don't we find a suitable place and have a good chat?" Zhang Yujie suggested at the right time.

So the three of them found a mass-market KTV nearby.

As soon as they entered the KTV and sat down in the private room, Liang Hui eagerly said to Li Xu: "Tell me about the two new songs you wrote."

Zhang Yujie also looked at Li Xu expectantly.

Li Xu glanced at the two of them and said calmly, "These two songs, one is called 'Light Chaser' and the other is called 'Fairy Tale Town'."

What about writing it specifically for Liang Hui was just something Li Xu said casually. Anyway, it was a favor that came without any cost.

In fact, these two songs were the background music he prepared for the filming of the "Deltaic" series.

Without waiting for Liang Hui to continue asking, Li Xu continued, "Let me sing a cappella version of 'Light Chaser' for you. Let me hear what you think of it."

After saying this, he began to hum softly:
"...I can follow you, like a shadow sleepwalking after the light; I can wait at this intersection, regardless of whether you will pass by or not; every time I look up for you, even my tears feel free; some love is like the sun pouring down, gaining and losing at the same time."

After Li Xu finished singing, Liang Hui and Zhang Yujie were silent for a while.

After two or three seconds, Liang Hui finally woke up from her dream, patted Li Xu's shoulder vigorously, and said with an excited smile that could not be concealed:
"I told you you have talent, and it turns out you're right. It's just that your singing is terrible. It kind of ruins such a good song."

She said the last sentence with a hint of disgust.

Li Xu smiled and glanced at Liang Hui, then pretended to be unhappy and said, "Don't you want this song anymore? If you don't want it, forget it."

"You dare? If you dare not give it to me, I will... I will keep pestering you." Liang Hui "threatened" with a coquettish smile.

Li Xu looked at her and couldn't help but find it a little funny. Liang Hui usually looked quite aloof and cool, but after getting to know her, she showed her girlish side. The contrast was quite big.

Zhang Yujie, who was standing by, looked at Liang Hui with envy.

The previous song "Ordinary Road" could perhaps be said to be a sudden inspiration, but Li Xu quickly wrote another song "Light Chaser" that is no less impressive than "Ordinary Road", which is enough to prove that he is indeed very talented in music creation.

Unfortunately, this song "Light Chaser" was written by Li Xu specifically for Liang Hui and has nothing to do with her.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yujie turned her gaze to Li Xu again, wanting to say something, but after hesitating for a long time, she finally did not speak.

Liang Hui studied music performance (piano and keyboard performance), but she studied pop music singing, so she needed a talented songwriter like Li Xu more than Liang Hui.

After all, most people who learn pop music singing aim to become singers.

But she and Li Xu had only known each other for a short time, and their relationship was not even that of ordinary friends. It was a bit too abrupt to ask for a song so rashly.

Liang Hui, however, didn't notice Zhang Yujie's expression change at all. She looked at Li Xu with an expectant smile and said, "And what about the song 'Once Upon a Time'?"

"Once Upon a Time, this song..."

Li Xu smiled and was about to speak when his cell phone suddenly rang.

He took out his cell phone and took a look at it, then stood up and said, "Wait a minute, I have to take a call first."

After saying that, he walked aside to answer the phone.

The call was from Guan Jiayu. If it wasn't something important, she wouldn't call him easily.

They were having a great time chatting when they were suddenly interrupted by a phone call. Both Liang Hui and Zhang Yujie felt a little disappointed.

After a minute or two, Li Xu came back from the phone and said to Liang Hui and Zhang Yujie, "I have to go back to school right away. They said Jiangning TV Station is here to interview me and is waiting for me at school right now."

TV station?
Liang Hui and Zhang Yujie were both surprised when they heard this. Although she felt a little disappointed that she hadn't heard "Once Upon a Time," Liang Hui still said, "Then hurry back."

Li Xu nodded and said to her, "I'll send you the lyrics and music for 'Light Chasers' and 'Once Upon a Time' tonight. Get familiar with them as soon as possible and record 'Light Chasers' first. I'll be using this song soon."

"Yeah!" Liang Hui replied with a smile, "I understand." Zhang Yujie also stood up and said, "Why don't we go together?"

Once Li Xu left, there was no point for the two of them to stay here.

After hearing what Zhang Yujie said, Liang Hui immediately stood up and said to Li Xu with a smile: "Yes, let's go together. By the way, you can also sing a part of "Once Upon a Time" for me to listen to first."

Li Xu refused to sing. He looked at her with amusement and said, "Didn't you say I sang too badly? You should wait until tonight to read the lyrics and music yourself."

After the three of them walked out of the KTV together, Li Xu said goodbye to Liang Hui and Zhang Yujie, hailed a car, and rushed to Yingcai College.

The recording studio Liang Hui found was near Ningyi and not too far from Xianlin University Town. It took Li Xu less than half an hour by taxi to return to Yingcai College.

The taxi stopped in front of Dormitory Building No. 1. Li Xu got out of the car, walked into the building, and went upstairs to the counselor's office on the second floor.

After knocking on the door and entering, I found that the small office was crowded with people.

Vice Dean of the School of Finance and Economics Jiang Zhenghua, counselor Ma Haojie, assistant instructor Li Yajie, as well as League Secretary Fu Linlin and Life Committee Member Guan Jiayu were all present.

In addition, there was a woman in her early thirties with a capable temperament sitting opposite Jiang Zhenghua. Next to her stood a young girl in her early twenties and a middle-aged man carrying a camera.

These three people were obviously the staff from Jiangning TV station who came to interview.

When they saw Li Xu come in, everyone in the office immediately turned their eyes to him.

Counselor Ma Haojie stood up and said to Li Xu enthusiastically, "Li Xu, you're here. These are the staff from Jiangning TV Station. They came here specifically to interview you."

The capable woman also stood up, walked up to Li Xu, and said with a smile: "Student Li Xu, I am Chen Jun, a reporter from the Life Channel of Jiangning TV Station. I am very happy to meet you.

As she spoke, she extended her hand.

"Hello, reporter Chen!" Li Xu also smiled and stretched out his hand to shake hands with the other party.

Chen Jun turned around and glanced at the young girl and the middle-aged man carrying the camera, and introduced:
"This is our station's intern reporter Feng Wei and cameraman Liu Hongbin. We're here on behalf of the Jiangning Life Channel and would like to do an exclusive interview with you. Is that convenient for you?"

"Of course, I'm happy to be interviewed." Li Xu said politely.

In fact, this is not the first time Li Xu has been interviewed. Two days ago, he and Liu Xin were interviewed by Sohu Entertainment together, but it was an online interview.

Seeing Li Xu coming, Vice President Jiang Zhenghua exchanged a few words with Chen Jun and then left.

Li Xu first reviewed the interview script with Chen Jun and understood the general content of today's interview.

He then sat down at a desk, put on the lavalier microphone handed to him by intern reporter Feng Wei, and officially began the interview.

Counselor Ma Haojie, assistant counselor Li Yajie, as well as Fu Linlin, Guan Jiayu and others stood by and watched.

Chen Jun: "Li Xu, as a freshman, how did you come up with the idea of ​​writing novels online?"

Li Xu: "As for hobbies, I've been interested in writing since I was a child. When I was in junior high school, I especially loved reading martial arts novels. Later, I came across online novels, and by chance, I came up with the idea of ​​trying my hand at writing a novel myself."

Chen Jun: Your novel "Lord of Mysteries" is very popular online, with hundreds of thousands of readers. How did you come up with this subject?
……

After asking a few more routine questions, Chen Jun raised a more sensitive question.

"Can you tell me a little bit about your income? How much do you earn in a month?"

This question was not included in the interview script.

Li Xu hesitated for a moment and said, "The income from the electronic version plus the traditional Chinese royalties is about 300,000 to 400,000 yuan a month."

When Chen Jun, who was sitting opposite him, heard the number of three or four hundred thousand, a look of surprise appeared on his face. He obviously did not expect Li Xu to make so much money.

The counselor Ma Haojie, assistant instructor Li Yajie, Fu Linlin, Guan Jiayu and others who were watching on the side were shocked and could hardly believe it.

They thought it was exaggerated that Li Xu could earn tens of thousands of yuan a month, and they were even skeptical.

Three or four hundred thousand a month, this is completely beyond imagination. How can you make so much money by writing novels?
Three to four hundred thousand a month, which is more than four million a year. This is no longer an ordinary student, but a quasi-multi-millionaire.

It is unlikely that Li Xu would make up stories in front of reporters, which means that what he said is likely to be true.

"Three hundred or four hundred thousand a month, so wouldn't you be able to make several million a year?" Chen Jun said with a hint of surprise in his tone.

Li Xu nodded and said, "About the same."

"You are not yet 20 years old this year?" Chen Jun asked again.

Li Xu smiled and said, "It's still a few months away. After my birthday, I will be 20 years old."

"Then you are really amazing!" Chen Jun said with admiration, completely hiding the trace of contempt hidden in his heart.

The person opposite is not an ordinary student. With an annual income of more than four million, he can be ranked on the Forbes celebrity list.

In this day and age, it is really astonishing that a student under 20 years old can earn four or five million a year.

With an annual income of four to five million, he has already caught up with some lower-income first-line stars.

For example, at that time, the annual income of Han Han, Huang Bo, Wang Baoqiang and others was less than five million.

Li Xu deliberately underestimated this. In fact, just by reading the book "Mystery", he can earn more than 10 million yuan a year. This income can surpass most first-line stars.

At that time, the stars' pay had not skyrocketed, and their income was relatively not that exaggerated, unlike more than a decade later, when a single movie could earn tens of millions of yuan.

After asking a few more questions, Chen Jun shifted the topic to "Xinxin's daily life."

"'Xinxin Daily Life' has been very popular online recently. How did you come up with the idea of ​​making a video?"

Li Xu: "Actually, I still have a dream of becoming a director."

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Li Xu actually guessed that the TV station would come to interview him, probably because "Xinxin Daily Life" became a hit on the Internet.

It has been almost a month since he became a big star. If the TV station wanted to interview him about his novel, they would have come a long time ago and would not have waited until now.

All I can say is that the influence of the online literature circle was still too small at that time, and most media outlets didn’t pay much attention to it.

The income of online literature masters like Li Xu has only increased in the past two or three years. Before that, earning one or two million a year was considered a lot.

Like now, some top players can earn hundreds of millions or even tens of millions a year, which was unimaginable to many people two or three years ago.

The online literature circle began to receive real media attention after 2013, when top writers such as Fanqie and Tudou appeared on the TV series "Day Day Up".

It was then that people discovered that these top online writers were actually hidden wealthy people with assets worth tens of millions.

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(End of this chapter)