Chapter 29
Chapter 29: Banben, Will He Play the Piano?
【Lou Xuanli】: President Wen, I have good news for you!
【Wen Yu】: What “President Wen,” are you learning from Fu Chengque?
【Lou Xuanli】: How did you know? She’s calling me “President Lou” now. It’s strange; she shouldn’t know that I’m starting a business.
【Wen Yu】: So what’s the good news?
【Lou Xuanli】: Following your method, a few days ago, one of our accounts went viral with over a hundred thousand reads.
【Wen Yu】: That’s great! Have all the other accounts started posting too?
【Lou Xuanli】: Basically, they’re all posting. Some are quiet, but the one that went viral has already gained tens of thousands of followers, and it’s still growing.
【Lou Xuanli】: The ad slot has been opened, and that account has started earning.
【Wen Yu】: Faster than I expected…
【Lou Xuanli】: Are you really a high school student?
【Wen Yu】: What makes you doubt it?
【Lou Xuanli】: Just that. I see that your mind is clearly focused on studying, your grades are excellent, but you still have the ability to do other things, and you arrange them well.
【Lou Xuanli】: A dozen accounts, what kind of “matrix” is this? I’ve never even heard of it. You even dare to spend money in advance to develop plugins, hire people for help…
【Lou Xuanli】: Very steady, not in a rush, you’re confident, you know that?
【Lou Xuanli】: You don’t seem like a high school student at all.
【Wen Yu】: Mainly because my family is poor.
【Lou Xuanli】: We’re all poor. Why don’t I have this ability then? I’m still a university student.
【Wen Yu】: Aren’t you doing it now?
【Lou Xuanli】: That’s all because of you.
Next door to Jiangcheng, in the provincial capital city, Nancheng.
In a residential building in Nancheng, Lou Xuanli is working hard with two junior school sisters.
“Sister Lou, someone messaged us, asking if we accept advertisements. How should we respond?”
“I’ll ask the boss.” Without turning her head, Lou Xuanli sent a message to Wen Yu while typing on the keyboard.
【Lou Xuanli】: By the way, we just received a message here, saying they want to advertise. What do you think?
【Wen Yu】: Which account is it? What kind of advertisement? Give them a price.
After a while, Lou Xuanli sent a message:
【Lou Xuanli】: They said it’s for movie promotion, they want to feature it on our information account that went viral, offering 5000.
Wen Yu pondered for a moment. He was out of money, Lou Xuanli’s money had to be repaid, and the money of the others also had to be settled. This advertisement could be accepted.
【Wen Yu】: Tell them 8000, for this one time only. Also, I’ll give you a WeChat ID. In the future, hang that ID on the back end of all accounts to receive messages for business cooperation. I’ll handle it.
Ten minutes later, Lou Xuanli messaged back: They agreed.
Wen Yu smiled. Eight thousand wasn’t expensive at all. This was how bold a hundred-thousand-followers account could be.
In the future, the price for individual advertisements on his accounts would only increase.
That afternoon, the other party directly transferred eight thousand yuan into the bank account designated by Wen Yu to reserve the advertising spot for Friday. This account was opened by Wen Yu’s parents, as they used to say, “We’ll save your New Year’s money here for your university expenses.”
However, they didn’t expect that their son not only misappropriated the “public funds” but also earned even more two weeks later.
Withdrawing money from public to private accounts, the eight thousand wouldn’t be taxed. All the income was real cash, quite shady and lucrative.
Wen Yu transferred the money via WeChat, immediately repaying Lou Xuanli’s advance payment and the “salaries” of others, plus some extra rewards. In the end, he had over 5000 yuan left in his hand.
“I’m rich now!”
Looking at the account balance, Wen Yu chuckled loudly.
That evening, when he returned home, Wen Yu directly voiced his request at the dinner table.
“Mom, Dad, I want to buy an electronic keyboard.”
“A keyboard? Since when did you become interested in keyboards?”
Father Wen didn’t get angry; instead, he found it somewhat amusing.
“I’ve been studying too hard lately, feeling suffocated. I want to get a keyboard to play and relax, you know, balance work and leisure.”
“Well…” Father Wen fell into thought.
Mother Wen tapped the rice bowl and urged the two men, “Eat!”
Then she added, “Xiao Yu has been more sensible lately. I trust what he says. But Xiao Yu, keyboards are quite expensive, right?”
“An electronic keyboard, buying a cheap one for around a thousand yuan, just to get started.”
“A thousand… That’s okay.”
Father Mother Wende a decision, “Around a thousand, no problem. But remember, your grades must not drop, otherwise, the keyboard will be confiscated.”
“Got it!”
“Don’t talk like your Uncle Fu next door!”
Upon receiving the decree, Wen Yu ordered online that very day, purchasing an entry-level Yamaha keyboard and a cheap headset. He really just wanted to get started and fulfill a small wish from his previous life.
Who didn’t have the idea of buying a couple of roast ducks when they got rich as a child, eating to their heart’s content?
The next day, the electronic keyboard was delivered to his home. Wen Yu couldn’t wait to start playing with it himself.
The golden finger provided him with a piano +12 buff, which allowed him to quickly get the hang of the electronic keyboard. In just one evening, he could already play simple connected notes.
Fu Chengque came to visit again.
The school performance was coming up next week, and she was busy practicing dance, so she didn’t come to play with the cat often.
“Wen, what are you busy with? Where’s Banben?”
“Reading, in bed.”
“Are you and Banben that close now? Are you sharing a bed?”
Wen Yu turned his head slightly, smiling somewhat mischievously. “I have a better relationship with you than with Banben. When are we going to take it to the next level?”
Fu Chengque scoffed and pulled Banben out from under the covers.
Banben: Meow~ Meow!
[“Who’s there!? Who disturbs my rest? It’s you, you long-haired low-intelligence human!”]
[“Oh! It’s fragrant!”]
Indeed, catnip was very attractive to cats, Fu Chengque thought.
She sat on the edge of the bed, noticing a black and white keyboard on Wen Yu’s desk, which surprised her.
“You can play the piano?”
“Just a bit.”
“You said you couldn’t draw last time.” Fu Chengque missed a lot of information about Wen Yu from the past two years because she didn’t pay enough attention to her childhood sweetheart next door. Like the fact that he couldn’t draw.
“This time I really can’t. I’m not lying to you.”
“You often fool me around. Play me a piece, ‘My Heart Will Go On,’ can you?”
“I can’t, I can’t.”
“Stingy, so stingy.”
Fu Chengque asked Banben indignantly, “Can he play the piano?”
Banben: Meow? Meow~?
[“What’s this low-intelligence long-haired human barking about again?”]
[“So annoying. The short-haired human in the grid next door sounds much better…”]
Grid?
Fu Chengque glanced at the electronic keyboard. Alright, and you said you couldn’t play.
Did she think the spy she planted was useless?
She was pondering how to expose Wen Yu’s clumsy lie when he turned around.
“You’re hesitating here, intending to repay the money?”
“Um…”
Fu Chengque’s words were suddenly stuck.
A penny can’t even stump Empress Chengque. The momentum that had just risen was instantly deflated.
“No… If you need it, I have money, I can lend it to you. When you become Empress in the future, you’ll repay me a hundredfold, okay?”
“What if I don’t become Empress?”
“Don’t say that! If that day really comes, then you’ll have to figure out what’s valuable on you to use. If it’s really bad, we’ll use your weight in pork.”
“…”
Taking a deep breath, Fu Chengque decided: as soon as the performance was over, she would return Wen Yu’s money immediately, or else he could eat her up for a lifetime.
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