CHAPTER 402: CHAPTER 279: WARM-UP, FANS ECSTATIC_3

"Contact the photography team; we need a set of artistic photos, trending towards youthful and emotive, with the theme of passionate love. Find a design team—the theme is the same—to start on the album concept design and subsequent merchandise extensions. The music department should contact the relevant music professionals; we need to record the song accompaniments over the next month. The marketing department is to start the pre-launch hype, focusing on the new album. If necessary, try using the name ’Youmeng Productions’ to gauge the effect. Send the copy over for review later. After adjustments, implement it immediately."

After Chu Tian laid out these arrangements one by one, he finally had time to turn his attention to Xu Qingqiu.

"How’s your Cantonese coming along? How much longer do you think it’ll take?"

"I’m still a bit off; the pronunciation and fluency aren’t there yet. Lin Yue said it’s best to use it more often in daily life, and that a language environment would be even better."

"No problem. I can speak a bit too. We can use Cantonese in our conversations for the next few days, and later, if necessary, we can go south for a short trip."

After speaking, Chu Tian thought for a moment and then asked, "How’s your English?"

"Ah?... My English is just average... high school level..."

"HISS. That won’t do. It looks like after you finish Cantonese, you’ll have to start learning English, and maybe Japanese later on."

"Is... is that really necessary? Why?"

"It’s very necessary because you are destined to be an international superstar. To know your enemy and yourself is the only way to ensure victory."

"Okay then..."

Suddenly, the sky seemed to darken considerably. Or was it just her imagination?

Why, after so many years out of school, did she still need to study? She hadn’t even taken the college entrance exam, and now she had to learn so many languages...

Viewed this way, singing didn’t seem so joyful anymore...

Chu Tian was unaware that his girlfriend was having second thoughts. He was already busy reviewing the marketing content.

Soon enough, a buzz started online.

"Holy crap, is this for real?"

"Sisters, quick, look at this! What is it?!"

"WOW! President Xu is releasing a new album? This is divine news! Fans must be ecstatic, right?!"

"Fake, right? She just released an album; how could another one be out so soon? Have some common sense when you’re Photoshopping, will ya?"

"Common sense my ass! Is it that hard to click and take a look? It’s posted by the official account! How can that be fake?"

"HOLY CRAP, HOLY CRAP, HOLY CRAP! It’s real! The studio, personal, and daily accounts all posted it. Not a single one missed. This definitely isn’t an accident."

"So, that means the new album is a done deal?"

"Absolutely a done deal! They all announced it together; it’s basically an official confirmation."

"That’s awesome! More new songs to listen to!"

"Don’t get too excited. Weibo says it’s just a pre-launch announcement and it’s still in production. It probably won’t be out this year."

"This year? Look at Qiang next door. His new album’s pre-launch started three years ago. It’s been three years, and the album is so overdue it’s practically developing a patina. By the time it comes out, it might actually belong in a museum."

"A wild Qiang hater appears! But you’ve got a point; that’s pretty spot on."

"Hahaha, hilarious! Hater, my ass! This guy is a die-hard Qiang fan, and the fan club president!"

"Ooh, official roasts are the most lethal! ’Belongs in a museum,’ huh? Not bad!"

"Tell me about it. It’s pretty much standard procedure these days. They say ’pre-launch,’ but it might just fizzle out and disappear. Just like that one game that hyped its pre-launch for five years, then gloriously disbanded, and the developers bailed."

Regardless of whether the netizens’ comments were good or bad, a single Weibo post had violently roiled the calm waters of the internet, sparking widespread discussion among them.