Producer System: My Girlfriend is a Cellist-Chapter 33: Only Music is the Most Important

Solo musical instrument videos are not too popular on short video platforms.

Cello performances, a niche instrument, are even less popular.

Except of course for those who dress sexily and live stream with song requests—that’s another story...

Anyone who’s made a Douyin video knows.

You might see videos usually racking up tens or hundreds of millions of likes.

Actually getting over 10,000 likes on your first video means you’re exceptionally talented, born to thrive on the internet.

Under these otherwise disadvantageous conditions, Lin Tian still managed to garner 23,000 likes—an outstanding achievement, indeed!

And it wasn’t by chance.

It was all part of Lin Tian’s calculation!

Although Lin Tian didn’t use Douyin much and wasn’t exactly sure how to make a captivating video, he fortunately had encountered a setback a few days earlier.

That video of Lin Tian performing in a restaurant.

He thought his "Dream Wedding" would become the real star of the show with its over hundred thousand likes.

But in reality, more attention in the comments section was focused on "the handsome male high school student playing piano part-time in the restaurant".

That was the revelation for Lin Tian.

Being good at performing music was a bonus, but not a necessity.

The real necessity was the gimmick presented in the video.

Understanding this, Lin Tian immediately cut out a lot of unnecessary detours.

Right from the start, he had Yanyu put on a high school uniform to perform, used lights, and chose the best camera angles to flatter her image. freēnovelkiss.com

This was all to create the "high school girl performing" gimmick.

When you have both gimmicks and a solid music performance,

It’s hard for the video not to go viral!

The comments section proved this point.

[LMAO! Did anyone notice? The tags the uploader used are unbeatable!]

[Hand fetish, ladylike, uniform, long legs... the uploader doesn’t lie to me!! But isn’t the bowing in and out too much?]

[Just admit the bow was moving on the strings!]

[The uploader knows what they’re doing! Those tags were no lie!]

A girl in a high school uniform playing the cello, who can resist that?

Especially when people saw the performer’s name "Cat" in the description, their imaginations ran wild.

[Miss Cat...hehe... Miss Cat...hehehe...]

[So talented at such a young age, Miss Cat must be a classy Goddess!]

[A beautiful girl who can play the cello so well, of course!]

Of course, there were also dissenting views.

Like a user named "He snake her know, I snake who know" blasting in the comment section:

[No kidding, you guys have quite the imagination to lead you on with direction.

A school uniform means a high school student? This is Douyin, it’s all about traffic!

I’m in a band, and this cello level is damn near professional, are you telling me this is a high schooler?

It’d be a miracle if she’s not a thirty or forty-year-old auntie! Best case, she’s in her late twenties! And probably not good-looking, why else wouldn’t she show her face?

If that’s truly a high school girl, I’ll eat the cello in the video right here and now!!]

Regardless of how passionately the netizens discussed it in the comments,

There was one thing Lin Tian could be sure of.

Their first shoot was a success!

As soon as he got home that evening, Lin Tian immediately called Yanyu over.

Such good news, surely Yanyu would be thrilled to see it.

Lin Tian wanted to boast a bit: see, wasn’t I right about wearing the school uniform?

After all, this was over a hundred thousand views, equivalent to over a hundred thousand people listening to the girl’s cello!

Wasn’t this what she had been striving for—to have more people hear her music?

Lin Tian couldn’t even imagine what kind of expression Yanyu would have...

...

"Hmm...."

When Yanyu sat on the couch at Lin Tian’s house, browsing the comments on her phone,

The girl did not show the excitement Lin Tian was expecting.

"It’s pretty good."

Gan Yanyu pursed her lips and spoke softly before handing the phone back to Lin Tian.

Lin Tian was taken aback.

"No more?"

"Huh?"

"No other comments?"

"What else is there to comment on...?"

As if to go along with Lin Tian, Gan Yanyu twirled her hair with her finger, pretending to ponder for a moment.

Then she said seriously:

"Over a hundred thousand views, more than twenty thousand likes, it’s outstanding, we will surely do even better next time!"

Lin Tian furrowed his brows, looking at Gan Yanyu.

This isn’t right, not right at all.

Although Gan Yanyu’s emotions were usually very stable, when she was happy, the subtle changes in her facial expressions and her gaze were quite obvious.

"Is there something you’re not quite satisfied with?"

Lin Tian asked.

After Lin Tian’s question was voiced, Gan Yanyu’s pupils obviously contracted for a moment.

"It’s not that I’m dissatisfied, it just feels a bit strange..."

"What’s strange?"

"Your song ’Ode to Love’ that you wrote, it’s really good, right?"

"Yeah."

"Although my performance might not have been perfect, I played it completely, didn’t I?"

"Your performance was absolutely perfect."

"Isn’t that strange then? No one is discussing the music... It’s like they’re liking our video, but not for the music."

Gan Yanyu whispered, "Even though the piece you wrote is so good, they just don’t appreciate it..."

Lin Tian fell silent.

He understood.

Gan Yanyu had treated the filming so seriously and had cooperated with Lin Tian wholeheartedly.

It wasn’t for "video metrics"; she just wanted more people to hear their music.

But now, even with over a hundred thousand views, it was hard to say if anyone really fell in love with their music.

More likely, they were falling for her.

"But it’s okay, as long as people watch our videos, it means our efforts haven’t been wasted."

Gan Yanyu said.

The young girl’s heart was complex.

To be honest, when she was reading through those comments and saw the praise, flattery, and even worship of her looks,

her heart remained unmoved.

She didn’t care about these things at all.

Appearance is the least important quality of a person, yet it is always the most mentioned.

Gan Yanyu really disliked this feeling.

As if you, as a person, are only praised for your attractive shell...

For her, the only thing that mattered was music.

"It’s alright, let’s just try harder next time!"

Lin Tian stood up, patted Gan Yanyu on the shoulder, and comforted her.

Then he changed the subject:

"Actually, there are people who understand our music, like take a look—"

Lin Tian handed over the phone.

In the private message inbox, someone named "Yanyan, who loves to play in the water" had sent a message:

"I didn’t have much education growing up, and I don’t understand music, but this piece really made me feel the most beautiful aspect of love!

Moonlight and Cat, thank you. Although I’ve never met you, you have truly changed my life.

From tomorrow on, my new life begins!"

Seeing this message, Gan Yanyu was stunned.

Her beautiful pupils trembled slightly.

All the gloom seemed to dissipate at that moment.

"See."

Lin Tian put away his phone, smiling proudly.