Who taught you to be a celebrity like this?

Chapter 151 New Ideas

The group returned from the pier to the beach, returning to their journey's theme.

Cape Town in December is in the midst of a warm summer, with afternoon temperatures reaching 27 degrees Celsius, a very comfortable temperature.

However, the sun is very strong, and the ultraviolet radiation is extremely intense.

The first thing the group did upon returning to the beach was to reapply sunscreen.

Kong Lingxiao can ski and sweat for two days without showering, but when it comes to skincare, he is quite meticulous.

However, seeing that Li Ye had only casually sprayed some sunscreen around, he hesitated for a moment and did not take out more bottles or jars from his bag.

After Li Ye finished using his sunscreen spray, he took it and sprayed some on himself as well.

I don’t know when it started, but Kong Lingxiao has been consciously or unconsciously learning from and getting closer to Li Ye in many ways.

He was aware of the problem and knew that sometimes it was best to just be himself, but he just couldn't control himself.

Li Ye didn't notice such a small matter. He was preparing to take his surfboard into the sea when he heard Yu Caiwei's voice beside him.

"Li Ye, help me apply sunscreen, I can't reach my back!"

Li Ye turned his head in surprise and saw Yu Caiwei, who had just been sulking with him, handing him a bottle of sunscreen.

Yu Caiwei turned around: "There's an empty space behind me."

She was wearing a long-sleeved one-piece swimsuit, which covered the front completely and was flat, but revealed a part of her back.

But the question is, is this something that's missing a piece?

Li Ye said speechlessly, "Go ask another older sister for help."

"Tch, you're the youngest, so why are you the most conservative? I don't care if you put on sunscreen, even on your back, so what are you afraid of?" Yu Caiwei gently gritted her teeth and pretended to be calm.

I'm afraid of you, and I'm also afraid of your fans... Li Ye isn't exactly oblivious; Yu Caiwei is becoming increasingly open about her feelings for him, how could he not sense it?

Yu Caiwei's emotions are unstable and she can become extreme at any moment. She's fine as an ordinary friend, but let alone a lover, even as a good friend, Li Ye is a little scared.

"You're looking for Sister Manyue." Li Ye said quickly when he saw someone behind her. He originally wanted to walk towards the sea without looking back, but his eyes were a little hard to look away from.

Chung Manyue's swimsuit was similar in style to Yu Caiwei's, both being long-sleeved one-piece swimsuits with shorts on the bottom.

But one is flat and unobstructed, while the other is bumpy and uneven...

Especially Zhong Manyue, who is 1.73 meters tall, has long legs that are usually not visible, but now they are so white in the sunlight that they seem to be glowing, which is very eye-catching.

Li Ye averted his gaze from those long, white legs, gave Zhong Manyue a frank nod, and walked into the sea without looking back.

They walked faster and faster, until they started running and leaped into the sea.

Watching this scene, Gao Yalan laughed and said, "A-Ye really loves these sports. It seems he was really bored just now."

Zhong Manyue's ears were slightly red. Just now, under her gaze, Li Ye's eyes lingered on her legs for at least a second.

Immediately, she felt a little smug.

Li Ye is a man she approves of, a singer she approves of, and those she approves of will also be attracted by her charm.

Zhong Manyue quickly put these thoughts aside.

"Caiwei, do you need my help?"

"All right."

Yu Caiwei watched Li Ye, who was lying on the board swimming into the sea, looking sullen. She handed the sunscreen to Zhong Manyue, wanting to confide in her, but after glancing at the cameras around her, she said nothing.

"Director Wang, was Aye just here?"

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Wang Fu and his confidants witnessed the entire process firsthand.

Wang Fu dismissed it, saying, "It's only human nature."

"Indeed, even I, a woman, couldn't help but take a few more glances."

"Yes, yes, so white, so long, so straight! If only I had legs like that..."

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Lü Qian was still unfamiliar with the core team's communication style and only remembered one key point.

She said, "Director Wang, should I have this scene marked up so we can cut it out later?"

"Cut it off? No, no, no, it doesn't need to be cut off."

Without much thought, Wang Fu pursed his lips, wiggled his index finger, and looked at Lü Qian with a smile: "This is what you need to learn. This kind of harmless thing will only be a joke if it gets out. On the contrary, it will make male viewers think: Li Ye is actually just like us."

Remember, this era doesn't need unattainable celebrities, and those perfect personas will eventually crumble.

The logic is the same. Those few days in Cervinia were filled with a vibrant, unprecedented atmosphere—exactly what people imagine a trip with friends to be like: no worries about expenses, and no one to spoil the fun.

However, things that are too beautiful are not visually appealing enough when filmed, and cannot satisfy a wider audience.

That's why I brought the "Blossoms" group back to the budget travel mode. The best parts of variety shows are always the interactions between people, which may be a little unseemly and may expose some flaws.

This is a good thing for both the show and the intelligent guests.

Lü Qian seemed to be deep in thought, feeling that she had learned a lot since coming here.

Wang Fu stopped talking, took out his phone and wrote in his work log: December 15th, Li Ye examines legs, needs to be preserved, no need for deliberate camera work.

After thinking for a moment, he smiled and wrote it down: Yu Caiwei asked Li Ye to apply sunscreen, to make it a little pink, but Li Ye refused, and the pink filter was shattered.

This is more of the director's personal opinion.

Wang Fu noted down many similar personal suggestions, but he might not use them all in the end.

Yu Caiwei's fans are very powerful and have regained the upper hand in the fan wars. Li Ye's wildfire is still no match for the religious fans in the fan circle.

As the popularity of Li Ye's album declined, the casual fans who had stood up for him discovered that the terrifying thing about religious fans is that they are endless, always have their own twisted logic, and can't understand human language... They're tired of arguing now.

Wang Fu had a wicked desire to see how Yu Caiwei's fans would react to their goddess being rejected multiple times by men they didn't like.

Tomorrow marks the start of the final seven-day road trip. The group didn't stay out late at the beach; before six o'clock, they strolled back to their guesthouse in the sunset.

When it was time to rest at night, in the room with the lights off.

"Ah Ye, just tell me, what song did you write in Milan?"

"No, really. You've been with me these past few days. If I really wrote a song, wouldn't I still have to write it down?"

"No, no, no, you're lying to me. I suspect you wrote the song in your head first and then wrote it down at the last minute."

"Brother Xiao, do you think that's possible?"

...It's impossible, but...

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"No, just tell me, and let me give up on this idea!"

Li Ye didn't reply. After a few minutes, Kong Lingxiao, who was in the next bed, got up, turned the brightness of his phone screen to the lowest setting, and only after seeing that Li Ye was really asleep did he return to his own bed and lie down, closing his eyes with a mixture of helplessness and relief.

At this moment, Li Ye had not yet entered the dream space; he was thinking about cooperating with Red Bull.

Red Bull is a media empire disguised as a beverage company, owning its own media studios, television stations, magazines, and websites.

Its marketing capabilities are no weaker than those of top entertainment groups like Sony, Universal, and Warner, and in some aspects, they are even stronger.

For example, the core goal of those entertainment groups is to make an artist or a song more popular and successful, and they seek out fans.

Red Bull's marketing core is a lifestyle and identity proposition, attracting believers...

This is precisely what Li Ye is currently concerned about.

He wants to collaborate with Red Bull to film the music video for "Don't Stop Me Now," which will definitely include elements of extreme sports, but he doesn't want to risk his life for the time being.

More than anything, they wanted to leverage the popularity of extreme sports, combined with Red Bull's marketing power, to help them penetrate the European and American markets.

However, none of these things are in a hurry right now, because Kong Lingxiao has been nagging in his ear these past few days, and Li Ye has turned his attention to his second album.

Zhang Xiaoqi's comment, "Musical concepts are just bullshit," made Li Ye feel much more at ease, but making music shouldn't be taken too lightly.

The new song "In the Name of the Father" that Tianqi obtained is quite different in style from the song he got in the dream space, and even somewhat disjointed.

But Li Ye really likes this song; in some ways, it touches his heart.

For example, the lyrics include "We are all guilty, committing different sins."

The first thing Li Ye thought of when he heard this song was the "sins" he had committed against his parents and his uncle and aunt's family.

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Although this song was inspired by an Italian opera about the Mafia, love, betrayal, and religion, and the lyrics contain many related elements, its core is inseparable from the father.

For Li Ye, this song only reminded him of his father.

Those were two faces he hadn't dreamed of in a long time.

Li Ye fell asleep without realizing it, and subconsciously, he no longer thought about entering the dream space.

He wanted to have a dream, to see his parents whom he hadn't seen in a long time, and to tell them that he had been obedient, eating well, sleeping well, and living a good life.

In the darkness, Li Ye seemed to hear calls, and following the calls, he unconsciously pushed open the door to the dream space again.

In the recording studio, Li Ye kept his head down.

"You seem to have different ideas about your new album?" The music teacher's voice sounded gentler than usual.

Li Ye did not reply, and the music teacher also stopped talking, simply played a song, and then disappeared.

[Little friend, do you have many questions? Why are other people reading comics...?]

Li Ye looked up and said no. His parents doted on him. When he was a child, he never had to study anything. He could play games whenever he wanted and buy toys whenever he wanted.

[You may not see your mother's hard work, but the heartwarming recipes are in her heart. Take a moment to hold her hand and dream together.]

Unbeknownst to him, Li Ye in the dream world was already in tears.

In reality, Li Ye, who hadn't been sleeping soundly in bed, gradually calmed down, though tears welled up in the corners of his eyes.

Anyway, I should listen to my mother. When I wake up, it will be a brand new day.

Why do you seem to be in such a good mood?

Kong Lingxiao washed his face and came out, looking at Li Ye suspiciously... Did you come up with a new song after I fell asleep?

Li Ye drew back the curtains, and beautiful sunlight streamed in through the narrow window sill. He stretched comfortably and exclaimed, "It's a new day again!"

Why are you ignoring me?

"All I know is that if you're slower than Caiwei, you might not be in a good mood later."

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Kong Lingxiao quickly sped up his tidying up.

Li Ye, who had already packed his luggage into the car, watched with a smile.

"I really feel like you're different today." Kong Lingxiao, who was haphazardly stuffing his personal belongings into his backpack, still couldn't help but turn around and say this.

Li Ye had to admire Xiao Ge's keen observation skills; nothing could be hidden from him. He nodded and said, "Yes, I've figured some things out and have some ideas for the next album."

"Think it through... what? My album has been hiding from you until now and you're already thinking about the next one?" Kong Lingxiao stopped stuffing things into his backpack, looking completely bewildered.

"Thank you, Brother Xiao, for making way for the new singer," Li Ye said.

"Are there any newcomers like you who don't leave any room for their seniors to succeed?"

Kong Lingxiao smiled with relief, though with a hint of bitterness: "I was originally thinking of challenging you, but after you sang those songs at the music festival, my boss and manager immediately called, afraid that I would act impulsively."

Li Ye laughed: "Yes, your company and agent are very wise. We can continue our cooperation."

Kong Lingxiao:

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Seeing that he was about to chatter on and on, Li Ye urged, "Hurry up, we have to drive more than 500 kilometers today, we're not familiar with the road conditions, and we don't know what the situation will be like."

After half an hour.

Yu Caiwei was angry for some reason. When they were dividing up the cars, she glared at Li Ye and led Chen Wanwan to another car.

Li Ye didn't care; he was already used to Wei Zi's unpredictable moods, which were as difficult as math.

He looked at Kong Lingxiao, who was standing still, with a strange expression: "Brother Xiao, why don't you go over there and drive the car?"

"I'm not good enough to drive," Kong Lingxiao said, blushing.

Li Ye looked over and saw that Chen Wanwan had already gotten into the driver's seat of another car. Without saying anything more, he got in and drove off.

In his car, Kong Lingxiao sat in the passenger seat, while Zhong Manyue and Gao Yalan were in the back.

Not long after the car started, Kong Lingxiao couldn't help but continue the conversation he had been having in the room.

"So what's the idea behind your new album? Is it related to the song Milan wrote?"

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Li Ye was speechless. Was it because Kong Lingxiao couldn't let go of the Milan song incident?

In the back row, Gao Yalan was peeling an orange she had taken from the guesthouse. She gave a segment to Zhong Manyue, who ate it without changing her expression.

"I don't want to." The car's interior space was not large, and Kong Lingxiao could easily smell the pungent, acidic odor. He waved his hands repeatedly.

"Then give it to Aye."

Gao Yalan handed him an orange, amused, and said, "So why do you always insist that A-Ye wrote a new song in Milan?"

"Sister Lan, this is what you don't understand. Ah Ye and I have been sleeping together for so long..."

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While talking at length about his observations and understanding of Li Ye, Kong Lingxiao took the oranges and handed them to Li Ye.

Li Ye casually took it, stuffed it into his mouth, and his eyes immediately lit up: "These Southern Hemisphere oranges are quite sweet! What variety are they?"

Is it really that sweet?

Kong Lingxiao swallowed, took the orange from Gao Yalan, and put it in his mouth with some doubt.

What he didn't notice was that Li Ye had already slowed down the car, and the car came to a smooth stop on the side of the road the moment he put the orange in his mouth.

His mouth was tightly covered by a large hand.

The moment the orange was bitten open in his mouth, the sourness exploded, and tears streamed down Kong Lingxiao's face. His scalp tingled, and he kept rolling his eyes back.

Laughter erupted inside the car.

Li Ye held his hand tightly, preventing Kong Lingxiao from spitting it out, and laughed loudly, "Serves you right for talking so much!"