I was slacking off on a dating reality show when the female guests treated me like a treasure chest.

As night deepened, the group who had escaped from the secret room returned and reunited with the others. In the last few moments, the butler gave a brief overview of tomorrow's itinerary.

The specific departure time and location have not been announced.

Because it was a live broadcast, to avoid fans crowding around the venue, the production team initially considered letting fans participate, but after seeing the current popularity, they immediately abandoned the idea.

As a dating reality show, it's not exactly the first of its kind in China, but its popularity is something many people didn't expect.

Many of the guests who were initially turned down now have no chance to rejoin.

Once the housekeeper completes the announcement, Sunday's live stream will officially end.

As the live stream abruptly ended, viewers, still wanting more, started chatting in the comments section.

Meanwhile, at the villa, Chen Nian was about to return to his room after finishing his live stream when Liu Ting called him back, and he followed her out of the villa.

Using the dim light of the streetlights, the two arrived at a coffee shop that was still open near the villa.

Liu Ting chose an outdoor spot, and after sitting down, she ordered a sugar-free coffee. "Two cups, I guess. I'm training right now, so drinking less sugar is definitely a good idea."

"Oh?" Chen Nian nodded in surprise. Anyway, it's coffee, so it doesn't matter what you drink.

After doing all this, Liu Ting looked at Chen Nian thoughtfully, then asked, "You said you wrote two hundred songs, and not a single one has been signed?"

"That's it?" Chen Nian asked in surprise. He had mentioned this several times already. Was there anything worth discussing? "Indeed, there are over two hundred songs, and no one is willing to sing them."

"..."

"Including the song you sang last night?" Liu Ting asked.

"Last night?" Chen Nian paused, then said, "You mean the song 'Later' that I sang and played?"

"Later...yes, that song 'Later,' is it one of your two hundred songs?" Liu Ting asked. If Chen Nian said yes, she hadn't even thought of how to answer.

After all, even one out of two hundred songs has enormous potential. If this man wrote two hundred songs like that, she would definitely win over Chen Nian.

Oh! No, it's an old song that's been taken down.

"Of course not!" Chen Nian exclaimed in surprise. "You haven't heard anything about it since?"

"I should have heard of him?" Liu Ting asked, puzzled. She wasn't a member of Xinghe, nor did she know Chen Nian. How could she have heard of him?

"hiss!"

"Wait, let me catch my breath." Chen Nian suddenly froze, as if he realized where the problem lay. No wonder they were acting strangely sometimes.

Logically speaking, he could understand that they hadn't seen "A Chinese Odyssey" before, since Stephen Chow's films were all ancient history and many young people hadn't seen them.

Even he himself hadn't "seen" it and had no recollection of it.

But for singers to have never even heard the song "Later" is simply outrageous.

Chen Nian became increasingly alarmed as he thought about it. At first, he thought everything was the same, except that he, the person from Blue Star, did not exist here. The history of the country and so on were all the same.

So much so that he had a preconceived notion from the beginning.

"What's wrong?" Liu Ting saw Chen Nian's shocked expression and didn't understand what had happened. She just hadn't heard of the song he wrote, was it really that big of a deal?

Coming to his senses, Chen Nian paused for a moment, then asked, "Have you heard the song 'Sunny Day'?"

"sunny?"

"I've heard of it. Is it related to the poem you wrote later?" Liu Ting asked, somewhat confused.

"Phew, sing me a couple of lines," Chen Nian said uncertainly.

"..." Liu Ting was getting a little impatient. She rolled her eyes at him, but still sang two lines.

Chen Nian listened to her rendition of "Sunny Day" and realized that it was not the same song at all, unlike the "Sunny Day" he remembered.

Then he asked about several more songs.

These songs are classic hits on Earth; even those born after 10 should have heard them.

However, Liu Ting knew nothing about it and was on the verge of hitting someone.

"I fucking..."

"This is really a headache, and I'm only just realizing it now." Chen Nian almost cursed, but it took him a dozen seconds to calm himself down.

Thinking about it carefully, it doesn't seem like such a big deal?

"Yes, this is one of my two hundred songs, but it's the best one I wrote, which is why I chose to sing it." Chen Nian answered Liu Ting's question seriously after calming down.

"Sure enough, then sell it to me?" Liu Ting's eyes lit up, and they finally got down to business.

"Sell it to you?" Chen Nian was a little confused. It could really be sold? It seemed like it really could be sold.

After careful consideration, he figured that selling a song for 100,000 or 200,000 yuan shouldn't be a problem.

"Tell me more," Chen Nian said, taking a sip of coffee and sitting up straight.

After thinking for a while, Liu Ting explained the plan she had prepared to Chen Nian: to sell the current guitar sheet music and lyrics, and then find someone to arrange the music herself.

Collaborations within the industry typically involve buying at a low price and then relying primarily on royalties.

The cash transaction portion of a song is not high. Even some hit songs may only cost a few hundred thousand yuan a song, with the highest reaching a million or so yuan a song.

"20, buyout, how about it?" Liu Ting finally gave a price, which she thought was a very good price for a buyout.

If it were anyone else, she might have given between 50,000 and 100,000.

"20?" Chen Nian was taken aback at the price, but quickly realized something was wrong. "You want to buy the sheet music and lyrics for my guitar performance last night?"

"What, don't you want the full version?" Chen Nian asked, puzzled.

Most importantly, he felt that he could play and sing it, and perhaps even completely reproduce the song. For someone who had composed two hundred songs, this might actually be possible.

"You have the complete version!" Liu Ting asked in surprise, "Then tell me, what is the structure of the complete version roughly like?"

"What is construction?" Chen Nian asked.

"..."

"Are you kidding me? The instrument combination in the arrangement, the emotions in the song, the background story, and so on," Liu Ting said speechlessly.

"Oh, these?" Upon hearing this, Chen Nian realized it wasn't anything complicated, so he briefly explained the instrumental composition and background story of the song to Liu Ting.

The more he talked, the more alarmed he became, and the song naturally came to mind.

Wow, that's some talent!

No wonder he can write two hundred songs a year, even though none of them are sung, but his ability to write them is his strength.

Liu Ting was increasingly shocked as she listened, and the way she looked at Chen Nian changed. At this moment, she felt respect and regarded Chen Nian as a true creator.

As a singer, respect for songwriters is essential.

Tonight, the bright moon hangs high in the sky...

As a cool breeze stirred, Qi Feng and the others were still chatting in the living room of the villa. When Li Tian learned that Liu Ting had made an appointment with Chen Nian, he almost went out to find her.

But Qi Feng's words calmed him down.

"It's most likely that song; Liu Ting probably wants it," Qi Feng said.

Li Tian sat back down, nodded slightly, and said, "Oh, that song? It's a song with a very good foundation. Once it's perfected, it will be a big surprise."

He had considered buying the song from Chen Nian, but the song would need to be modified and made more suitable for a female singer, so he wasn't in a hurry to talk to Chen Nian about it.

Furthermore, since this is a TV program, even if things are agreed upon, there's always a chance for things to change.

For example, Su Xiao...

Li Tian looked at Su Xiao, who was chatting with Xia Yao, and asked, "You're from Xinghe, aren't you going to ask Chen Nian to take over the song he wrote?"

Su Xiao had actually been thinking about this matter. Upon hearing this, she hesitated for a moment and said, "Even if I wanted to take it now, I wouldn't have that much money to compete with Liu Ting for this song, so let's just forget about it."

She's only really started to put in the effort this year, and her income is still quite low.

A good song would require at least 500,000 to 600,000 yuan in cash, which she currently cannot afford and does not want to put Chen Nian in a difficult position.

"Sometimes I think you're such a nice person!" Li Tian exclaimed.

"That's right!" The others nodded silently in agreement.

When Chen Nian and Liu Ting returned to the villa, it was already past 11 p.m. Zhou Yu and Li Tian were the only people left sitting in the living room.

Upon seeing the two return, Zhou Yu asked curiously, "So, are you going to sell to Liu Ting? I was originally thinking of trying to get her, but if she sells to me, I'll consider holding hands with you."

"Really?" Chen Nian was stunned and asked subconsciously.

"???"

"Of course it's fake," Zhou Yu said quietly.

"Not yet. I still want to refine this song, so let's consider it after we've finished refining it," Chen Nian said, answering Zhou Yu's question.

He didn't sell it because he didn't know if he could produce the arrangement, and he didn't want to make any boasts before things were certain.

"Looks like I still have a chance," Zhou Yu said with a slight smile. Although she was into rock music, she would naturally compete for good songs.

"I'm going back to my room to take a shower." Liu Ting stretched her limbs, feeling tired at the moment. She then said goodbye to the others and went back to her room.

Not long after, Li Tian also got up and went back to his room.

In the living room, only Zhou Yu, who was reading a book, and Chen Nian remained.

Chen Nian looked at the book on social skills in her hand and thought it was magical. This book was worth it in his life, as it had been read by five or six people.