Huayu: Traffic is king

Chapter 216 Harem +1
After returning to China, my top priority was recording the single "Boy with luv," which is different from my other songs.

The import section required a female voice feature, so Huace selected a female partner from within the industry on a small scale.

Once this news was released, countless people in the industry flocked to it.

This song wasn't chosen from the works of a top female artist in the Chinese music scene; it was originally BTS's hugely popular song "Boy with Luv" from their original timeline. Gu Jingyi simply adapted it into a Chinese version.

He values ​​the female partner's voice and youthfulness more than her fame.

The young idols from Seine River have all signed up. Some of the more well-known new generation idols, such as Zhao Yue, Sun Zhenni, Song Xiran, and Xu Jiaqi, have submitted their materials to Huace.

Even veteran top-tier singers like Feng Xinduo and Ju Jingyi were somewhat interested, while Tencent subtly gave Da Juan, a powerful vocalist, a push.

Huace naturally left this matter to Gu Jingyi to decide alone.

He flipped through the information and directly selected Sun Zhenni.

Sun Zhenni originally submitted her resume just to try her luck, but she didn't expect to be selected.

This made her extremely happy; she was delighted from recording her feature at Huace to filming the music video.

On WeChat, she sent Gu Jingyi a bunch of messages, chattering away.

Gu Jingyi also replied, and the relationship between the two became closer again, even somewhat ambiguous.

"Brother Jingyi, what are you wearing for the shoot today?"

Before filming even began, Gu Jingyi received this message.

Although he was a little confused, he still replied: "I'm wearing a Klein blue sweatshirt and white pants today."

Klein Blue is the main star product promoted by the streetwear brand GoofGu next season, and Gu Jingyi will naturally continue to promote his own streetwear brand.

The message was sent, but there was no immediate reply.

Gu Jingyi didn't mind and continued to refine his new song.

"She's like my donut, feed up."

"She's like a donut to me; she filled my mind."

She touched my heart, gradually becoming lust, gradually turning into my desire.

"Of course I want to see you every day, but she can't trust me even though I give her everything."

The song "Donut" is, as its name suggests, a gift to Xiaotian.

A few days ago, Gu Jingyi was officially announced as the global brand ambassador for MLB.

While Tian Xiwei was doing data for Gu Jingyi, she accidentally switched to the wrong number and revealed her true identity.

"Ahhh, so handsome! I'm about to faint from Gu Jingyi's good looks! I've already placed a new business order (screenshot) #GuJingyiMLBBrandAmbassador# #GuJingyiMLB#"

This Weibo post, which clearly had a tag, was immediately bombarded with question marks shortly after it was published.

"?"

Something's wrong, what are you doing?

"Where did this nobody come from? Stop trying to ride on my brother's coattails."

"Tian Xiwei, right? The new actress whose debut work didn't make a splash. She plays the third female lead in various dramas, and her only representative work is the female lead in Gu Jingyi's music video? Stop trying to ride on Gu Jingyi's coattails. I'll give you some face because you've worked with Gu Jingyi before."

"What? She doesn't even deserve it? I'm guessing she'll say in a few minutes that the intern posted it from the wrong account."

"666, classic case of an intern taking the blame."

A few minutes later, Tian Xiwei posted on Weibo.

"I accidentally posted the wrong account! It wasn't an intern who made the mistake, it was me! (Screenshot) This is my fan account, I just didn't realize it was being posted."

Gu Jingyi's "Donut" account was quickly recognized by fans.

"Sister Sweetie?! Oh my god, it's you! You almost caused a major incident!"

"Sweetie! Screams erupt! Sisters, no wonder Sweetie updated less frequently later. Turns out she debuted herself! This is the greatest meaning of being a fan! When I grow up, I'll become you!"

"Tears welling up. If Sister Tian were Tian Xiwei, then the story of 'Plum Jam' would be even more relatable. Even the MV's female lead is a fan! Gu Jingyi is dreaming!"

Of course, not all comments are positive.

Some people believe that Tian Xiwei is just trying to gain attention. They think she's deceiving their innocent and kind brothers by getting close to Gu Jingyi with ulterior motives.

Therefore, it would be very necessary for Gu Jingyi to write this song, "Donut," and include it in his new album.

The implication is so clear, those who know, know.

Even those who don't want to understand can deceive themselves.

Anyway, since Gu Jingyi hasn't made an official announcement, everything is still acceptable.

For this official first album, Gu Jingyi selected 10 songs.

The eight songs are: "If I Could", "Exchange My Life", "The Second Male Lead", "An Extraterrestrial", "Late", "Sparrow", "Boy with Luv", and "Write Our Story".

In addition to "Thousands of Miles" which Gu Jingyi sang on the New Year's Eve stage, and "One Day", there are a total of ten songs.

Huace ultimately persuaded Gu Jingyi to reduce the number of songs from 12 to 10, arguing that 12 songs did not conform to the number of songs in a mainstream Chinese singer's official album.

Since this is the mainstream approach, Gu Jingyi doesn't need to be unconventional.

It's worth noting that albums with 12 songs and those with 10 songs cost the same. What if Gu Jingyi added more songs to "benefit" his fans?

Once the trend picks up, other singers who release 10 songs on their official albums are criticized for just trying to make money.

Upon investigation, the source was found to be Gu Jingyi who opened the door.

Gu Jingyi's singing career is also in serious jeopardy.

The reason why the previous viral TikTok album, which included 12 songs, wasn't objected to was because it was only released as a digital album.

Physical albums are far more expensive than digital albums. Every step of the process requires money, and in the end, only a small portion reaches Huace. Producing physical albums in the Chinese entertainment industry is difficult, and Gu Jingyi wouldn't risk offending everyone over the number of songs.

The album is titled "Writing Our Story," and the digital album version sells for 20 yuan.

"Boy with Luv" is the lead single from this album.

Unfortunately, dance music is something that idol groups almost exclusively perform.

The domestic scene is still very weak. When it comes to girl groups, there are only SNH48 and the once-glorious Rocket Girls, which can hold their own.

As for boy groups, the only one that can be considered successful is Milkball.

But Milk Foam's dance music made no splash.

Gu Jingyi could only find a K-pop song and rewrite it in Chinese.

The original version of "Boy with Luv" garnered 788 million streams globally on Spotify on its first day, making it the highest single-day streaming volume globally in 2019.

Upon releasing their song, they debuted at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, setting a record for the highest ranking ever achieved by a K-pop group at the time.

Not only that, but it also entered the UK Official Singles Chart at number 13, breaking the record for Korean singers once again.

Since this Korean song could achieve such results, Gu Jingyi naturally decided to use it.

He changed it to Chinese, and the results will definitely be about the same.

With the success of "Butter" preceding her, Gu Jingyi is also a highly regarded new generation singer in Europe and America.

Based on this performance, it's not as bad as the original version of "Boy with Luv".

It's time to let the chorus of "Oh Mai Mai Mai~ Oh Mai Mai Mai~" resound through the streets and alleys, bringing some coolness to this hot summer.

The music video shoot went smoothly; both are idols with solid professional skills. These shots were a piece of cake for them.

Inside the RV

Gu Jingyi looked at Sun Zhenni and smiled mischievously: "No wonder you asked me what color clothes I should wear before you left."

Sun Zhenni was wearing a dress in the same color scheme, but what made it unique was that the back of the dress had a cutout design.

The outfit she wore perfectly showcased her great figure.

"You only realize it now? I thought I had made it obvious enough before."

Sun Zhenni brushed aside the stray hairs hanging beside her eyes and stared intently at Gu Jingyi.

"Brother Jingyi, didn't you know that before?"

Despite her repeated questioning, Gu Jingyi remained calm.

He tilted his head. "I did have that suspicion, after all, I'm not stupid. But considering we haven't known each other for very long, and that it might be a product of excessive self-consciousness, I put that suspicion aside. But later, as you talked to me more often, I started to have some doubts too."

As he spoke, Gu Jingyi naturally took Sun Zhenni's hand.

"But now, I'm absolutely certain that you like me."

He suddenly closed in, and their breaths mingled together.

Sun Zhenni felt a little uncomfortable and wanted to push Gu Jingyi's face away. Her face was flushed and her heart was pounding, but she couldn't muster the energy at all.

I always feel soft-hearted and my body feels weak.

She fell in love with Gu Jingyi at first sight; who can resist the sudden approach of their beloved?

Gu Jingyi noticed her loss of composure and affectionately patted her head.

“Jenny, do you know what you look like right now? Like a ripe apple, so cute.”

"Really?" Sun Zhenni's heart melted at Gu Jingyi's sudden outburst of sweet words.

"Of course, I have lied to you before."

Gu Jingyi gently hooked her palm with his finger again. Sun Zhenni, who was a little ticklish, tried to pull her hand away, but Gu Jingyi held it firmly.

"Don't move"

Gu Jingyi gave a low reprimand, and only managed a weak explanation when he saw her suddenly reddened eyes.

"Do you know what I was thinking when I saw you on set today wearing an outfit in the same color scheme as mine?"

"What are you thinking about?" Sun Zhenni was also intrigued.

"At that moment, I was thinking, I just want to finish filming. I can't let you go tonight no matter what, after all, your hints have been obvious enough."

Gu Jingyi naturally took Sun Zhenni's hand and kissed it on the lips.

"Sun Zhenni, are you willing?"

Sun Zhenni answered this question using a reverse reasoning.

Gu Jingyi is good in every way, except that he is too gentle, too considerate, and too attentive to girls' feelings.

If she didn't take the initiative, she was afraid that Gu Jingyi would stop every time he untied a wound for her. Then he looked her in the eye and asked if it was alright.

Sun Zhenni thought that even if she had a good temper...

That means it's impossible for her to forgive Gu Jingyi!

Seriously, who would have such a twisted idea!

Thinking about this, Sun Zhenni couldn't smile at all.

She'll definitely kick him out of bed hard when the time comes!

Fortunately, Gu Jingyi responded to her quickly, and she soon felt like she was on cloud nine.

(End of this chapter)