The straight man in the entertainment circle

Lin Li went backstage and washed the cake off his face. The family sent Wu Ruobing and his family to stay in the hotel next door. They made an appointment to have dinner together tomorrow before going home.

Lin Li returned home, took a shower, asked Song Wenjie to return the phone to him, and then lay on the bed and started reading.

Naturally, there were blessings from a large number of fans on Weibo, and Leng Ying and others also specially posted on Weibo.

Lin Li thanked them one by one before continuing to browse Weibo.

Lin Li Records’ record-breaking hot search is still at number 10.

This should be considered a day's stay, and it seems that the heat is quite lasting.

Lin Li opened it and took a look.

“That’s awesome, it’s going to break one million soon!”

"The King of Music is born!"

"Break Zhou Lingling's record. Oh my god, Zhou Lingling must have broken Sun Yulong's record. Lin Li is going to defy heaven!"

"It's just a record for the first album. More than ten years ago, albums by second-tier singers could break one million!"

"That was more than ten years ago, and now not many first-tier singers can break a million!"

"Stop talking nonsense. Look at the sales data from the Recording Industry Association. Lin Li is obviously cheating. He wants to build momentum at the end of the year!"

"Do you think people who competed for rankings in the past will stop doing so??"

"If fans are willing, can that be called buying? It's called investment. Lin Li's first album may be out of print in ten years, so it will be valuable!"

"Holy shit, it can still be like this. Nowadays, many former singers' album contracts have expired and are out of print, but some fans can't get it even if they want it. It's a way to make money, why didn't I think of it!"

"This is the first time I feel that the Royal Guards are so terrifying. The record of 950,000 has directly surpassed 30,000!"

"Lin Li's songs from this album have all been released as paid singles online, and many people have heard them. It's really awesome that they can break records like this!"

"Yes, if the songs in Lin Li's album had not been released online, sales would have definitely increased a lot!"

"Definitely."

"Haha, Lin Li is really good at making money!"

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There are mixed reviews on Lin Li's record-breaking album in hot searches. The positive one means that Lin Li's album is of high quality and deserves the title, while the derogatory one means that Lin Li's record was set, and those anti-fans accuse Lin Li of " All the things about “faking” were revealed.

Lin Li looked at it and thought to himself, this is the birthday gift given to him by the Royal Forest Army. It is the crown they put on him. No matter how heavy it is, he must wear it!

Lin Li posted a message on Weibo after reading:

Thank you to all the people who gave me love and money for making my eighteenth birthday unforgettable.

Under this Weibo post, Lin Li posted the video before the birthday party.

Soon, there were countless congratulatory comments on Weibo, and this domineering video of Lin Li became the subject of discussion by countless people.

"This video is so domineering!"

"Ten thousand years from now, please remember my name!"

"There are many domineering stars in the entertainment industry, but there is really no one with such aura as Lin Li at such a young age!"

"It exploded!"

"A exploded!"

"Boss, the three songs from the birthday party will be online soon. I can't wait to listen to them!"

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When Lin Li woke up, Lin Li's record-breaking album was no longer a hot search, but Lin Li's eighteenth birthday party was a hot search.

Jiang Da had already arranged for someone to film Lin Li's birthday party. Click on the hot search to see the complete video of the birthday party.

"Lin Li, happy birthday! Please accept my late blessing... Oh~ I have obviously thought about a lot to say, but... I have been thinking about it for a long time but I don’t know what to say. You are 18 years old. I hope you live a life that you like. Your life must be happy, it must be...happy!"

"Haha, Boss Lin, I am a primary school student. I must go to Yanda to see the place where you lived!"

"This birthday party was so great. I really regret that I didn't go there!"

"Three new songs, all of them are good to listen to. Lin Li really puts his heart into it, and the Royal Forest Army is so happy!"

"In the entertainment industry, Lin Li is the only one who invites his roommates from the detention center to his birthday party. What a breath of fresh air!"

"Please give me a gift pack of snacks on site! I'm so greedy!"

“It’s already sold on Linli’s official website, everyone, hurry up!”

"Lin Li's time has come!"

"He is so handsome, I love him so much!"

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Lin Li got up and had breakfast. Song Wenjie said: "Son, you go to the recording studio today. Your father and I will take Aunt Zhang Li and her family out for a walk."

Lin Li's arrangement for the past two days was to go to the recording studio to record three songs for yesterday's birthday party. With Lin Li's current popularity in Kyoto, it was impossible to accompany Wu Ruobing out for a walk, so he left it to Song Wenjie and Lin Changmin. It’s your first time here, so you still need to take a good look around.

Lin Li came back in the evening and had dinner with Wu Ruobing and his family.

"Where did you go shopping today?" Lin Li asked.

"I climbed the Great Wall in the morning and went to the hometown in the afternoon. I was exhausted!" Wu Ruobing said, "What about you, have you recorded the song?"

"No, I'll record another song tomorrow. What are your plans for tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow? Of course I'm going to the rehearsal of "Tucao Pai" tomorrow. You asked them to invite me, did you forget?"

Lin Li just remembered that the day after tomorrow was the recording of the last episode of "Tucao Pai". At that time, Lin Li and Li Shuai had written several guests, and Wu Ruobing was one of them. Wu Ruobing happened to be here to celebrate Lin Li's birthday, so he took part in the recording of this program. .

"Oh, I didn't forget."

"Tomorrow...aren't you going?" Wu Ruobing asked.

"I won't go. I told Li Shuai that I will use my words on the spot and not theirs, so I don't need to go to the rehearsal."

"Is this okay?"

"Others can't, but I can." Lin Li smiled.

Wu Ruobing glanced at Lin Li and sighed, "You're still such a stinker."

Song Wenjie answered the phone, hung up, and said to Lin Li: "Son, a magazine has invited you to shoot the cover of the annual issue!"

Everyone fell silent and looked at Song Wenjie.

The cover of the annual magazine is the most important thing of the year for the magazine. It is also the magazine's affirmation of a star's popularity and status. The cover of the annual magazine of a first-line magazine is not allowed for non-stars.

Even A-list celebrities have to go through a series of team public relations if they want to be published in a satisfactory magazine.

Lin Li does not have a strong public relations team. Not to mention the annual issues of first-tier magazines, he has not even received the annual issues of second-tier magazines.

This has caused Lin Li to be attacked by some people, saying that he has no resources or status in the entertainment industry.

Although Lin Li didn't think these things were very important, it was obvious that even the people around him, including his father, were paying some attention to them. When they heard that there was a magazine invitation for the cover of the annual issue, they all pricked up their ears.

"What magazine?" Lin Changmin asked.

"It's the magazine that my son appeared in after winning "The Voice" before, called "Young Idol"." Song Wenjie said.

Wu Ruobing said: "This magazine is pretty good. Many of my classmates read it."

"The magazine "Teen Idol" has good sales among students, but overall, this magazine can only be ranked second or third among all entertainment industry magazines." Zhang Li also knows a lot about this aspect and said.

"I must have seen Lin Li break the record and it has been trending in the past two days, so I thought of asking you to take a photo of the cover of the annual magazine." Wu Ruobing's father Wu Yong said.

"How about we wait?"

Song Wenjie is obviously not very satisfied either. Although it is only half a month into the new year, Lin Li's album has broken records in the past two days, and his birthday party has also been on the hot search and received good reviews. Maybe there will be a better magazine to invite, although it is better Most of the magazines are won by celebrity public relations teams, and few actively ask celebrities to take photos, but Song Wenjie still has a glimmer of hope.

"Mom, just tell them that I can go and I have to choose the cover photo myself. If they are willing, just agree."

Everyone was stunned for a moment after hearing what Lin Li said. It was really unheard of for a magazine cover to be decided by the celebrities themselves, and it was also the cover of an annual magazine.

"Son, do you want to order the photo?"

Lin Li nodded and said, "Well, I have my own ideas. I think if they really want me to go, they will agree. We have no say in the first-line magazines, so don't think about it."

Lin Li and Hou Haisen, the editor-in-chief of "Teenage Idol" magazine, met at the celebration party of "The Voice" and had a good impression of him. Lin Li had already had his own ideas about the cover of the magazine.

However, Lin Li also knew that first-tier magazines might not agree to his idea. For those first-tier magazines, creating annual covers was a top priority, and there were so many celebrities who wanted to be featured, so they would not follow Lin Li's idea at all.

For second- and third-rate magazines like "Teen Idol", the situation is exactly the opposite. They begged Lin Li to be on the cover, and Lin Li could make his own requests.

It's just that Lin Li's request has probably never appeared before, and Lin Li is not sure whether they will agree to it.

Seeing how determined Lin Li was, Song Wenjie knew that he had always had his own ideas, and so far it had been proven that his ideas were correct, so she nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go talk to them."

Song Wenjie talked with the magazine for a long time, and there seemed to be some embarrassment there. Song Wenjie said: "Go and ask about my artists. Whichever show my artists go to will become popular. Now there are many magazines begging us to go. My artist said He is acquainted with the editor-in-chief of your magazine, and he has just such a request. If you can agree to it, we can sign the contract the day after tomorrow. If not, forget it. We have other companies to talk to. Besides, the one on the cover of the magazine is my family. Artists, we definitely want to be the most outstanding and won’t damage your sales and reputation, so please think about it carefully.”

Song Wenjie hung up the phone after speaking.

"Wait." Song Wenjie said.

Lin Li gave Song Wenjie a thumbs up. His mother's negotiation skills were really learned from bargaining at the vegetable market in her daily life.

The next day Wu Ruobing went to Penguin Video's headquarters in Kyoto to rehearse, while Lin Li continued to record new songs.

After the recording was completed that day, the three new songs for the birthday party, "The Wind Rises", "Imperfect Children" and "Glory", were all recorded. When Lin Li returned home, he posted the three songs to the three major music platforms as usual.

In the evening, after Wu Ruobing finished her rehearsal, everyone had dinner together. Lin Li asked Wu Ruobing, "Who are the guests in today's rehearsal?"

At first, Lin Li wrote several guest lists for the program team, and Wu Ruobing was the first one. Later, there was no one to write them, and he really didn't want to appear to have no friends, so he wrote Leng Ying, Zhou Lingling, Zhang Jing and other superstars.

After all, he is also a superstar, so the guests he writes about cannot be too small-name.

Lin Li knew that the program team could not invite these people. According to their custom, they would find some guests who could come. But Lin Li still didn't know who the program team had invited.

"Aren't you very good at guessing? Just guess." Wu Ruobing said with a teasing smile.

"Okay, you'll regret it!"

"Hey, I won't. There's nothing to regret!"

Lin Li smiled and said, "You will know after the recording of the show is finished."

Wu Ruobing suddenly had a bad feeling: "..."