Chapter 489: Chapter 114: Returning Home Experiences, Entering the Entertainment Industry_3

The crowd laughed heartily, eyeing the handsome young man, Xu Lin. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

The village’s young beauties couldn’t help but gaze at Xu Lin with admiration.

However, when Xu Lin mentioned he already had a girlfriend, quite a few girls’ hearts were broken.

Especially as Xu Lin had to chat idly with a group of women.

Later around nine o’clock, Xu Lin finally made his way back.

At this time, Ms. Ren and Rong Xiyi were in the courtyard munching on sunflower seeds.

"You’re back?"

Ms. Ren picked up a bag of sunflower seeds, "Want some?"

"I’ll have a little."

Xu Lin found a small stool to sit on and joined the mother and daughter in munching on the seeds.

"Do you feel bored in the village?"

Ms. Ren was worried Xu Lin might not be used to it.

"I think it’s fine."

"That’s good."

Ms. Ren said, "Actually, when I first married into the village, I wasn’t used to it either. That first year, I was pregnant with you, and your dad wasn’t home; he was in Vietnam earning money. Our family was still living in a mud-brick house in the village back then, and it was quite tough. One summer, there was a heavy rainstorm, and one side of the house collapsed. It was the first time I lived in such a shabby house."

"Impressive, how did you endure living in a mud-brick house?"

"When you’re young, you don’t think much. I just thought your dad was amazing and was fully committed to him."

"And now?"

"He’s still amazing now."

Ms. Ren thought for a bit, "If I had to choose again, I’d still pick your dad!"

"Mom, you’re so romantic!"

"Of course, when I was your age, I was a romantic, artsy girl. Plus, I was quite the fairy in a pretty dress!"

"Yanyan, let’s show you mom when she was young..."

Ms. Ren, suddenly inspired, opened her QQ space and then opened an album from 2002.

Xu Lin and the others saw the young Ms. Ren indeed dressed in a beautiful floral dress. Her style and clothing were very much of that era, undoubtedly making her the campus beauty of that time.

"These photos were later scanned and uploaded from physical copies."

"Mom, you were so beautiful!"

"Of course, I was quite the beauty. That’s why you should take more photos when you’re young, or else you won’t know what you looked like when you’re older!"

The mother and daughter enthusiastically looked at the photos for a long time; the photos that had been shared before were never so complete.

Xu Lin wasn’t very interested in this and went to brush his teeth and return to his room after about ten minutes.

"I wonder how their new songs are doing?"

Xu Lin opened Chi Linyue’s laptop and logged into QQ Music.

In just one day, the new song by Xie Ting and his crew of six had already dominated several major charts like the new song chart, hot song chart, and original song chart.

Xie Ting, being the most comprehensive in skills, unsurprisingly topped the charts.

After a while, Xu Lin opened his work account and entered the small disciples group chat.

Xu Lin: "I see everyone’s doing well. Let me wish you all a Happy New Year in advance. After the Spring Festival, probably at the end of February, I’ll have new tasks for you, and you can release new songs then."

Xie Ting: "Thank you, master, for your guidance!"

Xie Ting started, followed by Yun Hehe and the others echoing like parrots.

Yun Hehe: "Master, your topic views on Xiaohongshu have hit the top!"

She also posted a screenshot.

Title: Top 20 in Chinese singers’ topic views on Xiaohongshu.

First: Mr. Xu.

Second: Time Teenage Group.

Third: Jay Chou.

...

"What’s this?"

"Where did Time Teenage Group come from?"

Xu Lin looked puzzled. He’d heard of BTS because he’d seen an old video of them with Biden, a peninsula group, all pretty boys.

Xu Lin: "What kind of shady list is this, with Time Teenage Group in front of Jay Chou?"

"That’s because all of Time Teenage Group’s fans are girls, and most users on Xiaohongshu are female."

Yun Hehe: "But master, you’re first on the topic chart! And it’s not just Xiaohongshu; your topic visibility is high on other social platforms too. Online, everyone says, ’Mr. Xu’s works are guaranteed masterpieces!’"

"What’s the point of this chart?"

Xu Lin @mentioned the person.

Yun Hehe: "It’s mainly about visibility, like how celebrities want to trend and get searches."

"Then never mind, I don’t show my face in public."

Xu Lin thought for a moment, feeling it was rather unstimulating.

But Xu Lin, on a whim, searched for Time Teenage Group on Xiaohongshu.

Hmm...

A bit hard to judge.

After a glance, Xu Lin decisively swiped right to exit.

As Xu Lin was about to exit Xiaohongshu, he noticed a pop-up notification that Jay Chou had followed him on Xiaohongshu.

Oh?

Xu Lin clicked to see, and indeed, he had been followed by Jay Chou.

There was also a private message.

Jay Chou: "Hey! Mr. Xu, I’ve listened to your songs lately, including those you’ve written for others, and your talent is immeasurable. I feel quite humbled. Let’s be friends!"

Xu Lin replied casually: "You’re the only true legend; I grew up listening to your songs."

Jay Chou: ...

Since Jay Chou had just followed him and hadn’t logged out from Xiaohongshu, he saw Xu Lin followed him back and messaged him, and upon reading Xu Lin’s comment about growing up listening to his songs, Jay Chou was momentarily silent.

Jay Chou: "Wow, am I that old now?"

Old?

Xu Lin searched Jay Chou’s age.

He found he was several years older than his own father.

Xu Lin: "I’m from ’07."

"I’m shocked, I’m from the late ’70s."

A profound sense of time passing surged in Jay Chou’s heart as he realized he was already 46, while Mr. Xu was born in 2007, making him about 18 or 19?

Jay Chou: "Why don’t we add personal WeChat, for convenience?"

Xu Lin: "Ok."

Then Xu Lin used his work account to add Jay Chou.

As for personal WeChat, that was a no. He’s the type of person who only adds important people from his surroundings on personal WeChat; anyone with business dealings uses the work account without distinction.

Moreover, Xu Lin has no filter for celebrities; he doesn’t chase stars nor likes any of them.

Jay Chou?

They might collaborate in the future.

The two added each other on WeChat smoothly.

After a short while, Jay Chou shared a group contact with Xu Lin.

"What’s this?"

"It’s a small group, with JJ, Tao Zhe, Xue Zhiqian, and others, all singers in the industry."

"Oh."

Xu Lin came to realize.

But he didn’t click to join immediately; instead, he pondered for a moment.

This seemed like entering the inner circle of the entertainment industry, right?

Xu Lin had been wondering how to break into this circle, and now the opportunity was right here, wasn’t it?

Thinking of this, Xu Lin’s thoughts cleared up, and he clicked to join the group.