"I heard they're working on a brand - new game called @Floating World Chronicles." - From Ren Qingzhou's Weibo.
It was accompanied by two pictures of a four - person dinner.
Fang Ting wasted no time. She quickly registered a Weibo account and started operating the new account.
The first post was a repost of Ren Qingzhou's Weibo. Why not ride on such a popular wave?
"Thank you, boss, for your support. Little Floating World will strive to grow."
After this interaction, the Weibo account of Floating World Chronicles gained hundreds of thousands of followers overnight. It was even more effective than buying followers.
Fang Ting couldn't help but sigh, "Your popularity is really high. No wonder your agent doesn't want you to fall in love."
Although he wasn't on the traffic - star path, the number of his followers and his popularity were definitely part of the traffic influence.
If they were told at this moment that he actually had a girlfriend, who could soothe these restless fans?
Fang Ting didn't even doubt that they would be eager to tear down the studio's door.
"However, have you ever thought about what to do in the future? You can't always be so furtive, can you?" Fang Ting glanced at Su Tang. Knowing she couldn't get any answers from her, she stared at Ren Qingzhou instead. "I don't expect anything from her. She used to be the most well - planned person, but since she met you, she's just taking things as they come."
"Moreover, it's no use even if she has an idea. It mainly depends on you. What's your take on this?" Su Tang knew Fang Ting was waiting for Ren Qingzhou's attitude, but she was afraid Fang Ting would go too far, so she tugged at her arm under the table.
"Actually, this matter can't be concealed forever. We can hide it for a while, but not for a lifetime. In my opinion, we might as well go public now. It's better to have a short, sharp pain than a long - drawn - out one. The longer this is delayed and the more carefully it's hidden, the stronger their backlash will be when it's finally made public."
"But they all disagreed. I had no choice but to follow the majority and keep it a secret for now."
Su Tang chimed in, "He just took over a popular IP drama this year, and now he's signed a contract to participate in the talent show on Strawberry TV. There's no way he can go public with his relationship at this time. After the drama airs and the show is broadcast, his position in the entertainment industry might be more stable. Then it won't be too late to go public."
Ren Qingzhou suddenly felt that she was starting to sound more and more like Li Momo, analyzing work so methodically.
While they were having a lively dinner here, there was also a heated discussion on Weibo.
Ren Qingzhou's Weibo post was like a reassuring pill, making the rippling lake finally calm down again.
This girl, like Jiang Bai, was just a good friend of Brother Qingzhou.
Ren Qingzhou was just supporting their entrepreneurship. So the frequent meetings in Shanghai before should also be related to discussing the business.
The fans' powerful imagination could be both a blessing and a curse.
Now it was clearly a blessing. With just one Weibo post, they managed to connect all the timelines and storylines.
Ren Qingzhou didn't even need to step in and explain himself.
Brother's friends are our friends, but brother's girlfriend is definitely not our friend.
Since this young lady wasn't Brother's girlfriend, looking at her face, the fans also thought she seemed quite charming.
Of course, there were also a small number of fans who felt a bit regretful, thinking that this young lady and Ren Qingzhou were quite a match.
They even felt a bit disappointed to learn that they weren't a couple.
Of course, this was just a tiny minority and could be ignored.
That night, Su Tang and Fang Ting returned home. Only then did Fang Ting ask her, "I heard that all the contestants in this season's Youth Trainees are young girls. You'd better keep an eye on your Ren Qingzhou. There might be some young girl who falls for him."
She hadn't had the nerve to say it during the dinner in front of Ren Qingzhou and Jiang Bai, but now that they were home, she still thought she should mention it to her.
After all, Su Tang was rather carefree, and they couldn't let someone with ill intentions take advantage of the situation.
Su Tang was about to take a shower. Hearing Fang Ting's extreme worry, she comforted her instead, "It's okay. He's not new to the entertainment industry. If he wanted to leave, he would have done so long ago. I wouldn't even have had a chance."
She was quite open - minded. Sometimes, these things were just fate. What was yours would always be yours, and no amount of striving would get you what wasn't meant for you.
Ren Qingzhou had to rush to the shooting location early the next morning. Strictly speaking, this show combined a talent show and a trainee - training format. There would be an initial talent show followed by trainee - training. Two episodes would be recorded at once, and even if the progress was fast, it would still take about two days.
Since he wasn't around, Su Tang had nothing much to do, so she decided to go to the company early.
As soon as she entered the company, she saw Jiang Bai and a group of young men having a lively discussion. Their company was composed of two parts. One part was the project team members from Jiang Bai's previous company and his classmates. They were all veterans in the industry who had left their previous jobs to start this business with him.
The other part was fresh graduates. These kids were young but full of energy. Jiang Bai liked to be with them. People in their line of work needed passion.
Jiang Bai greeted her, "Are you starting work early?"
"He's also gone to work. I've got nothing to do at home," Su Tang replied.
"Let me formally introduce our new colleague, my old classmate, Su Tang."
All the young men turned to look at her in unison, making her feel a bit embarrassed.
Su Tang greeted them with a smile. Jiang Bai also stood up from his seat. "Since you're here, let's talk about work."
"Now our company is developing a large - scale online game. We've reached the stage where we need promotion and distribution channels. Currently, we're short of such talents. Look at all the guys in our company. They're good at technology, but none of them is suitable for negotiations and diplomacy. Before you came, Fang Ting was handling this. Now you can work with her on this."
Considering that Ren Qingzhou didn't really want her to work overtime or stay up late, Jiang Bai thought this job was quite suitable for her. Of course, it also depended on her own opinion.
"Of course, if you still want to do R & D, that's okay too. But the publicity and distribution job doesn't require staying up late, and the working hours are flexible. You can think about it..." Jiang Bai added.
Su Tang had thought about a career transition. She was indeed no longer suitable for programming work. But such a sudden proposal still made her a bit disoriented. Anyway, Jiang Bai's suggestion was quite considerate.
Seeing that she couldn't make up her mind, Jiang Bai said, "Don't rush. Take your time. This is an important decision. Just let me know when you've made up your mind."
For Ren Qingzhou, the first and second episodes were the preliminary selection stage. They would review the 100 contestants who had passed the auditions and various assessments to obtain the qualification to participate in the recording, and finally 64 would be selected.
That meant each mentor would have 16 spots.
The 16 selected contestants would form the mentor's initial lineup. Next, there would be a meeting between the mentors and the trainees.
Of course, it started with the meeting among the mentors. The first to arrive was Li Nandi. He was the least established among the mentors. He wasn't a super - popular traffic star and knew he didn't really have much say. He was a very humble person.
When Ren Qingzhou arrived, Li Nandi was already getting his makeup done. Hearing that Ren Qingzhou had arrived, he specially went over to say hello. "Teacher Ren, hello. Nice to meet you. Please take care of me."
Ren Qingzhou shook the hand he offered and smiled. "Let's take care of each other. I've watched you dance. You're really good."
"I've also prepared gifts for you." Li Nandi took a beautifully wrapped box from his assistant.
Ren Qingzhou took the box with both hands and thanked him. "Thank you, thank you, thank you."
While the two were chatting, someone from the director's team came to inform them, "Teacher Zhou is here."
Ren Qingzhou and Li Nandi walked out of the lounge. Zhou Yilun had just walked in from outside. "Were you waiting for me?"
"I feel so honored, haha." It was obvious that he was an easy - going person. Ren Qingzhou had only met him once on the same show before.
"Qingzhou, we meet again. I haven't had a chance to see you since we finished recording that show last time."
Ren Qingzhou was a bit excited that he still remembered. He had always liked Zhou Yilun.
"Let's go inside and talk."
"I've also watched your show. Your dancing is really great, young man."
"Thank you, teacher."
The three of them were all gathered, and only Ye Zi was missing.
Even after Li Nandi finished his makeup and the three of them sat together and waited for a long time, Ye Zi still didn't come.
The program team was getting anxious. Ye Zi seemed to be standing everyone up. Mentors were supposed to arrive later than the contestants, but now that the mentors were already in place, it was a bit embarrassing for all the artists, contestants, and staff to be waiting for just her.
Fortunately, the three of them had good tempers and didn't make things difficult for the staff. But the show itself took a long time to record, and now they were wasting time waiting for her. No one knew when they would finish.
The program team tried to contact Ye Zi's staff and was told that she was on the way and there was a traffic jam.
A traffic jam that lasted for two hours was really something.
It was not until two hours later that Ye Zi finally showed up.
She made quite an entrance, bringing seven or eight assistants with her. As soon as she entered, she didn't seem the least bit embarrassed about being late. "The time you set for this show is too early. It's not scientific at all."
Before the lounge door was even opened, Ren Qingzhou and the others could hear this woman complaining. Then the door opened suddenly. Ye Zi scanned the three people in the lounge and didn't even bother to say hello. She looked at the program - team staff disdainfully. "Didn't your program team arrange a separate lounge for me?"
The staff was terrified. "Yes, we did. But now we need to shoot a scene of the four mentors meeting. I'll take you there after we're done shooting."
"We're starting to shoot now? I haven't even put on my makeup yet." Ye Zi smoothed her curly hair. Ren Qingzhou glanced at her casually and thought this woman's makeup couldn't be any more exquisite.
"So what do you think?"
"Of course, I need to put on my makeup first. How can I be filmed like this?"
As Ye Zi said this, she walked out of the lounge. The staff had no choice but to smile apologetically at the other three. "Sorry, three teachers. You've been waiting for so long. It should be ready soon. Could you please wait a little longer?"