At night, Luo Ming returned home and collapsed directly onto the sofa.
Being a celebrity is not easy!
He had run four days of commercial performances in one week, each one eating up an entire afternoon.
Going on stage to sing was one thing, but the key was that he also had to interact with all kinds of celebrities. The problem was, he didn’t know a single one of them, yet he still had to act like they were old friends.
For Luo Ming, who wasn’t great at socializing, this was pure torture.
Fortunately, Luo Ming had Chen Junmiao by his side—someone who was skilled in the ways of the world and very attentive.
Speaking of Chen Junmiao, Luo Ming couldn’t help but sigh with emotion. The Chen sisters really were talented people!
Chen Sichu excelled in every aspect of daily life—she could drive, cook, take photos, shoot videos, and run Weibo operations.
As far as things went, there was nothing Chen Sichu couldn’t solve when it came to Luo Ming’s needs.
Chen Junmiao, on the other hand, had a great grasp of the big picture and handled all kinds of situations with ease.
With these two around, Luo Ming felt his work had become much easier. He could somewhat understand why Lin Shuwen paid them a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan.
To be fair, a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan in 2013 was really high.
When Luo Ming first graduated from university and joined a company, he was only paid 5,500 yuan a month, and that included housing but not meals.
” Sister Wen, do you have any plans for tomorrow?” Chen Sichu asked casually as she brought over a bowl of freshly cooked century egg and lean pork porridge.
Luo Ming took the porridge and answered expressionlessly, “No. Tomorrow I just want to slack off and rest. Don’t tell me Sister Shan has arranged more work for me—even if she has, I’m not going.”
“No, no! Sister Wen, you misunderstood. It’s me—I want to take a day off tomorrow.”
“A day off? What are you going to do?”
“A friend of mine is in the hospital. I want to go visit.”
“I see. Go ahead!”
“Thank you, Sister Wen.”
Luo Ming nodded, then felt reassured enough to drink the century egg and lean pork porridge.
Maybe it was because the consecutive commercial performances over the past few days had been too intense, but when Luo Ming weighed himself last night, he was actually only 49.7 kilograms.
As the saying goes, if your weight is under 100 jin, you’re either flat-chested or short.
When Luo Ming weighed himself, he looked down but still couldn’t see his feet.
After dinner, Chen Sichu took the bowls to the kitchen to wash them. That was when Chen Junmiao walked over and said, “Sister Wen, I’d also like to take a day off tomorrow.”
“Do you also have a friend who’s sick?”
Chen Junmiao shook her head. “Sister Wen, you know Chuchu is pretty naive—or to put it less kindly, she’s a bit brainless. She only has one friend in Shanghai, and I don’t think that person is any good.”
“Male or female?”
“Female.”
“What’s wrong with her?”
“Chuchu used to date a guy. They broke up later. Not long after the breakup, Chuchu’s ex-boyfriend got together with this woman. I didn’t tell Chuchu. I went to ask her myself, and she acted all innocent, saying Chuchu’s ex-boyfriend approached her first.”
“Got it. A green tea bitch.”
Chen Junmiao was stunned for a moment, then her eyes lit up. “Sister Wen, that word fits perfectly. She’s a green tea bitch. This time she suddenly called Chuchu saying she was sick and hospitalized. I feel something’s off, so I want to go with her and take a look.”
“Now that you mention it, I’m interested too. Count me in tomorrow.”
“Ah? Sister Wen, that’s not a good idea~_~”
“What’s not good about it?” Luo Ming asked.
“You following Chuchu is an invasion of her privacy!”
“Then what about you?”
“I’m her sister!”
“Tsk tsk, Miaomiao, so you’re a world-famous double standardist!”
Chen Junmiao smiled awkwardly.
“Forget it, forget it. I was just saying that casually. I’ll be fine slacking off at home for a day.”
“Thank you, Sister Wen.”
After the Chen sisters left, Luo Ming called Lin Shuwen.
Today, Lin Shuwen had also participated in game development, and today it wasn’t overall art assets—it was actual game programming.
To be honest, this work was much easier for Lin Shuwen than she had imagined. At least she could keep up with the technical team’s overall progress.
This made Lin Shuwen even happier, because it showed she already had the ability to participate in game development.
During this period, Lin Shuwen had actually always felt uneasy and guilty.
These two emotions mainly came from the fact that she had realized that, at this stage of their deal, Luo Ming was definitely the one giving more.
Luo Ming could write songs, make games, and even had variety show ideas that amazed Director Zhu. Any one of these alone was already remarkable.
And what about her? She merely had a pretty face, a good voice, and a few million yuan.
It seemed like she had invested 5 million yuan in Luo Ming and helped him get the company off the ground, but 2048 could earn 760,000 yuan in a single day. Even without her investment, it would only have been a matter of time before Luo Ming built this company.
In summary, the help Luo Ming gave her, and what Luo Ming contributed to this relationship, was clearly more than what she contributed.
Lin Shuwen wasn’t unaware of these things. It was just that she had no ability to change the situation, so she could only bury herself in studying C++. Previously, insisting on advertising 2048 was also Lin Shuwen’s way of trying to contribute her own value.
Fortunately, her efforts had paid off. She could finally participate in game development.
This made Lin Shuwen feel a little less uneasy and guilty.
Of course, this was still far from enough. Lin Shuwen had never felt so useless in her entire life, and she didn’t want to be Luo Ming’s shadow or appendage. She had her own pride.
“Ring ring ring~” The sudden sound of her phone ringtone interrupted Lin Shuwen’s thoughts.
Lin Shuwen glanced at the caller ID and immediately picked up the phone.
“Hello, Wenwen, how did 2048 do today?” Luo Ming’s voice came through the receiver.
“Luo Ming, your prediction yesterday was right. Today the paid downloads from the iPhone and Google stores combined were no more than 50,000.”
“Still 50,000?” Luo Ming was a little surprised. He had thought 10,000 or 20,000 would already be good. “Looks like your fans are really loyal!”
“Of course! My Weibo only bought 2 million followers in batches when I first registered. The rest are all real fans. Those celebrities with 20 million followers might not even have as many active fans as I do.”
“I can tell. Normally, if there are still 50,000 on the second day, that active fan ratio is indeed quite high. But tomorrow there should be a rebound, because the game’s word of mouth is starting to spread.”
“Yeah, I hope tomorrow it can reach 100,000!” Lin Shuwen said expectantly.
“I hope so too. By the way, Wenwen, do you know anyone from Fudan University?” Luo Ming suddenly changed the subject.
“Why are you asking that all of a sudden?”
“I want to go to Fudan University tomorrow.”
Lin Shuwen didn’t ask what Luo Ming was going to Fudan University for. Knowing his personality, it definitely wasn’t just to have fun.
She thought for a moment and said, “Luo Ming, I have a senior in my WeChat contacts named Wang Nan. She was a senior in a club I joined in university just to earn credits. I’m on pretty good terms with her. She’s now a graduate student at Fudan University. You can contact her.
But this senior of mine is a bit strange, so you should be mentally prepared in advance.”
