He nodded: "Okay. But don't bother calculating the interest; consider it an extra service."
Shen Huai made a small joke, which made Chu Meibo feel much better.
"Thanks."
"You're welcome." Shen Huai put away the documents and said, "Don't worry too much. This company is just currently under poor management. If they get a professional manager later, it may have a chance to rise again."
Even though she knew he was just trying to comfort her, Chu Meibo felt much better. Although she didn't take it seriously, she still thanked him sincerely.
Shen Huai sighed and decided to wait and let the facts speak for themselves.
Just as Shen Huai was about to leave, Chu Meibo suddenly remembered her classmates' instructions and quickly called him back.
"Where's Xiao Ye? I haven't seen him today."
Shen Huai was taken aback when she suddenly asked about Ye Cang, and felt a little awkward for a moment. He pushed up his glasses and said, "He has a schedule today, so he's probably busy right now."
Chu Meibo stroked her chin: "I heard that his album sold well; a lot of people in our school bought it."
That's true. Although Shen Huai initially thought the album sales wouldn't be bad, he didn't expect them to be this good.
Including pre-orders, sales exceeded 20,000 copies on the first day, and that's just for physical album sales.
Unlike other singers who release digital albums first and then physical albums, Ye Cang comes from that era and has always had a fondness for physical CDs, so he insisted on releasing the physical album first and then the digital album a week later.
Many viewers were amazed by Ye Cang's performance at the press conference, and some couldn't wait for the digital album to be released, so they simply bought the physical copy.
When the sales figures came out, Xue Chengge was stunned. He kept holding his phone and grinning like an idiot, and even ran outside to shout excitedly.
In the following days, album sales not only did not decline, but actually improved.
So Xue Chengge gradually calmed down.
Unexpectedly, the album became incredibly popular, selling nearly 60,000 copies in just one week. Not only that, but its popularity continues to rise, with many people begging him to release a digital album on his Weibo account.
Chu Meibo didn't quite understand what this meant, so she naturally asked Shen Huai to help her get a dozen or so autographed albums, and then leisurely went back.
Shen Huai didn't have a chance to refuse.
He pressed his temples and rubbed them. Ever since the night of the press conference, he had been trying to keep his distance from Ye Cang. Ye Cang probably understood what he meant. Although he was a little disappointed, he still respected him.
Now that Chu Meibo has made this request, he could ask Xue Chengge to do it for him, but that would be a bit too disrespectful.
After much hesitation, Shen Huai decided to go find Ye Cang in person.
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After Ye Cang finished recording the program, he was completely exhausted. Almost every program asked similar questions, and he had almost developed a conditioned reflex to memorizing the answers.
Compared to singing and songwriting, this is something he really dislikes. If it were his past life, he would never have done these things. After all, in his opinion, what fans like is his songs, and their communication is enough through music.
But having gone through so much—from birth to death, and from death to life—he's come to understand many things. Before, he thought it was compromise, something very un-rock and roll. However, having lived again, he no longer cares about these formalities. Taking a small step back won't make him lose his rock and roll spirit; instead, it will allow him to look at the world more humbly.
Ye Cang was feeling sentimental when he suddenly heard Xue Chengge exclaim in surprise, "Brother Shen!"
He immediately raised his head, his mind blank except for the person in front of him.
Shen Huai was still wearing his familiar three-piece suit. Seeing Ye Cang's surprised look, he adjusted his glasses and said, "I just happened to be passing by and thought I'd drop by to see you all."
Before Xue Chengge could speak, Ye Cang interrupted, "Perfect timing! Little Xue needs to go back to school, and I don't know how to get back. Can you give me a ride?"
Xue Chengge: "???"
When did he say he was going back to school? But as a good assistant, he didn't need to ask why at this time, so he immediately nodded: "Yes, my advisor contacted me about something, so I'll go back first. Brother Shen, I'll leave Brother Ye to you."
After Xue Chengge finished speaking, he ran away in a flash, following Ye Cang's very obvious hint.
Shen Huai: "..."
He didn't expose the two of them, and simply turned around and walked towards the elevator.
Ye Cang hurriedly followed him. He had a lot to say along the way, but he was afraid that if he spoke, Shen Huai would distance himself from him even further. So his expression was conflicted, like someone who was constipated.
Shen Huai pretended not to see anything the whole time.
After returning home, Shen Huai explained his purpose, and Ye Cang's eyes lit up: "No problem!"
Although he's been signing so many autographs lately that he's practically spitting blood, this is different. While signing, he can take the opportunity to talk to Shen Huai, and who knows, he might break the current awkward situation between them.
Just as Ye Cang was making his plans, he caught sight of the albums prepared on the table and blurted out in disappointment, "You only want to sign this many?"
Shen Huai: "..."
Ye Cang slowly pulled out a book, and, unwilling to give up, suggested, "Just a signature? Do you need a personal autograph?"
Shen Huai: "..."
He no longer wanted to dwell on where Ye Cang had learned these things, and pressed his forehead: "No need, just sign."
Ye Cang sighed: "Why can't Sister Mei be a little more generous and take a few more?"
Shen Huai: "I will pass on those words for you."
Ye Cang: "..."
He coughed and obediently bowed his head to sign, but his eyes were still secretly glancing at Shen Huai out of the corner of his eye.
These past few days, Shen Huai has been leaving early and returning late, using being busy as an excuse to leave all the work related to the announcements to Xue Chengge. Ye Cang comes home exhausted every day and wants to talk to him, but he always falls asleep while waiting. So it's been a long time since he's sat alone with Shen Huai like this.