Chapter 128 - I Need So Ti
Chen Ran looked at his phone, his mind sowhat dazed.
He couldn't quite believe that this was a ssage sent by Zhang Fanzhi.
When he chose Fish Leong's 'Courage' for Zhang Fanzhi, he might have had such thoughts in his heart, but he knew that right now, what Zhang Fanzhi cared about wasn't other people's opinions, but her own thoughts.
Previously, she had always viewed singing as her goal, and for this reason, set the idea of not dating or marrying before the age of thirty.
When she first t Chen Ran, she didn't like him, and she had said so straightforwardly.
But now...
Was this intending to abandon her initial idea?
Chen Ran sat up from the bed, found Zhang Fanzhi's number, and dialed it.
The sound of beep, beep, beep ca from the phone, and it didn't connect even after several continuous rings.
Just when Chen Ran thought it was going to be unanswered, Zhang Fanzhi finally answered the phone.
He tried his best to calm his mood and asked, "What were your thoughts on your ssage just now?"
Zhang Fanzhi denied it: "I didn't."
She pretended to be very calm, but the sowhat rapid sound of her breathing betrayed her.
Chen Ran understood Zhang Fanzhi's temper very well. If he forced her to admit it at this mont, she would probably just hang up the phone.
Sotis she was frighteningly thick-skinned, like when she tricked him back then.
But sotis she was also very thin-skinned, just like right now.
But you sent the ssage, and I saw it too. Can you still pretend it wasn't sent?
"I didn't send that." Hearing Chen Ran not speaking, Zhang Fanzhi emphasized again.
Chen Ran couldn't help but smile. This appearance of trying to cover things up only to make them more obvious was indeed very Zhang Fanzhi.
He didn't continue to press the question; if he really kept asking, she would hang up the phone.
Chen Ran shifted the topic to her new song, asking if she was going to prepare for recording right after going back tomorrow.
Zhang Fanzhi gave an "Mm" in response.
Right now, her newly released song was still on the new songs chart. By the ti this one finished recording and was released, that one would be just about ready to drop off the chart.
Harboring their own thoughts, the two chatted like this. Zhang Fanzhi didn't make much of a sound the whole ti; it was mostly Chen Ran talking.
After chatting for a while longer, when Chen Ran was about to hang up the phone, Zhang Fanzhi finally called out to him: "Chen Ran."
"Hmm?" Chen Ran responded.
Zhang Fanzhi hesitated for a very long ti before finally saying, "I need so ti."
Chen Ran was silent for a mont, then also said, "I also need ti."
"Good night."
"Mm."
Chen Ran hung up the phone, staring at it sowhat absentmindedly.
Zhang Fanzhi needing ti ant dealing with matters concerning Sister Lin and the company.
Chen Ran needing ti ant wanting to work a bit harder so that when that ti truly ca, he wouldn't leave Zhang Fanzhi to bear the pressure alone.
This was a matter between the two of them.
As a behind-the-scenes worker, all of this didn't matter to him, but Zhang Fanzhi was different.
If they truly wanted to take the step of making it public, whether it was the company, Sister Lin, or public opinion, they would all place imnse pressure on her.
The song 'Courage' gave Zhang Fanzhi the courage to take a step forward, but it couldn't give her the ability to overco everything.
……
The next day, when Chen Ran was at work, Zhang Fanzhi sent a ssage over.
She was together with Tao Lin and couldn't make a phone call.
Perhaps because of their chat last night, Chen Ran didn't feel much lancholy, but instead felt full of motivation.
Thinking of that ssage, the corners of Chen Ran's mouth curved up slightly.
He rembered when he first t Zhang Fanzhi. She had always been quite cold to Chen Ran and rarely spoke.
Compared to the past, the changes were extrely significant now.
Actually, it wasn't just Zhang Fanzhi who had changed; he had too.
From a sowhat lost half-salted fish who thought about just muddling along, all the way to now entering the satellite TV channel, from having no purpose, to now wanting to work hard and forge ahead.
Of course, the biggest change was the relationship between the two of them.
…
The airport.
Tao Lin noticed that Zhang Fanzhi was sowhat different. She still looked the sa as always, but she didn't have that occasionally absent-minded and heavily preoccupied expression from a while ago, as if a knot in her heart had been untied.
Tao Lin asked curiously, "I feel like you're a bit different today."
Zhang Fanzhi asked, "What's different?"
Tao Lin said, "I can't put my finger on it."
Zhang Fanzhi pursed her lips and said, "It might be because of the new song. I really like this song that Chen Ran wrote."
Speaking of the new song, Tao Lin also smiled: "This song is exceptionally good. I had a feeling when you were singing it yesterday; once it goes online, it will definitely beco a massive hit."
She added, "This Chen Ran is indeed formidable. I just can't quite figure it out. How did soone who hasn't studied music theory and can't read sheet music learn how to write songs?"
"Maybe it's talent," Zhang Fanzhi said, a shallow smile revealing itself at the corners of her mouth.
Normally, Tao Lin rarely saw Zhang Fanzhi smile. She thought to herself that it seed she truly liked this song.
Tao Lin thought of Chen Ran again and said inwardly:
‘What a pity. Right now Xiyun is still only in her rising phase. If a romance is exposed, the impact will be huge, and the company definitely won't agree. Otherwise, with Chen Ran and Xiyun—one being quite handso and the other so beautiful, one knowing how to write songs and the other singing well—they truly are a good match…’
At this mont, she felt that it would be great if Chen Ran were an artist. Even an artist without much fa would do.
They could hype up a couple pairing from ti to ti—mixing truth and falsehood so the fans wouldn't be able to tell—which would actually be quite helpful to Zhang Fanzhi's popularity.
As for right now, they had to wait for Zhang Fanzhi's popularity to settle. By then, the company perhaps wouldn't stop her from dating. She just didn't know if Chen Ran could wait until that ti.
……
Because the 'Zhou Zhou Show' program was relatively simple, the post-production workload wasn't too big, and the production went very quickly.
On the second day, the final cut was already edited out.
Director Wu Tao was extrely serious. He handled the editing entirely by himself from start to finish. Having discussed the program with Chen Ran for so long, he was able to grasp the program's style very well.
When the final cut ca out, everyone was extrely satisfied.
Director Zhao Peisheng also watched it, and he was sowhat surprised by the program's content.
Back when they were discussing it, he felt that if this program were truly produced according to the script, it definitely wouldn't be too bad.
Yet he never expected it to be this attractive!
The program was indeed simple: one stage, one person, talking from beginning to end without even a single guest. But such a program actually made Zhao Peisheng watch completely engrossed, without a single dull mont.
The script was good, and Zhou Zhou's style possessed extrely strong personal characteristics. His comntary on every topic resonated with a sense of agreent in him.
"This program is not bad, but placed in this ti slot, how much viewership rating can it get?" Zhao Peisheng actually felt it was a bit of a pity.
If they changed the ti slot, the program might not do too poorly. But right now, every schedule block was full.
This program couldn't reach the level of the high-tier slots, and the other late-night slots were all packed full and couldn't be moved.
Finally, Zhao Peisheng sent the final cut up for review.
The first episode of the program didn't have any content that crossed the line, so the review basically had no problems.
However, the promotional aspect was sowhat difficult. The station basically didn't value this ti slot and intended to just let it run its course. The promotional resources would definitely be pitifully scarce.
But the program's content was indeed very good. At least in Zhao Peisheng's eyes, having too little promotion felt a bit like doing it a disservice.
Moreover, Director Wu Tao had also repeatedly brought up the matter of promotion beforehand. No matter what, they couldn't be too perfunctory.
Zhao Peisheng considered it for a long ti, and finally, he still added so resources to the program.
This program truly didn't have much money. The allocated budget was too low, and a promotional budget couldn't be squeezed out at all, so they could only use the station's internal promotional channels.
‘I hope the program doesn't do too miserably.’ Zhao Peisheng could only pray for this program in his heart.
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