She became a heartthrob among internet celebrities.

Chapter 156 Female Protagonist

Jiang Lai herself had watched the edited version of "Job Awaits You" and naturally knew that Lin Yinchuan was an observer. She thought that Lin Yinchuan was talking about this, but she didn't expect it to be something else. After all, he probably didn't remember her insignificant interactions with Lin Yinchuan before.

But Lin Yinchuan's "knowing" was not what Jiang Lai thought. He truly knew Jiang Lai, from when she was his fan, to her voice acting, to her current program, he knew everything, and he still remembered all their past interactions.

Lin Yinchuan took off his mask and asked, "Did you bring your resume?"

Looking at his handsome face, Jiang Lai thought to herself that he was indeed a man who ranked highly in the system.

She smiled, took her resume out of her bag, and handed it over: "This is my resume."

The man who led her in took the resume, and Lin Yinchuan introduced her to Jiang Lai: "This is my agent."

Jiang Lai smiled at her agent.

"Why did you want to come for the interview?" Lin Yinchuan asked with great interest. He thought she had long since stopped following celebrities and paying attention to him.

“I met President Gao when I was recording ‘Job Awaits You’. She gave me this opportunity, and I didn’t want to let her down. Besides, I really thought it was interesting, so I wanted to give it a try.” Jiang Lai said honestly, “But I didn’t have any experience in filming before—not counting campus promotional videos, this was just a whim of mine.”

She wasn't particularly eager for the opportunity, so she appeared quite nonchalant.

Lin Yinchuan nodded thoughtfully and continued, "How much do you know about me? After all, you're the one who's interviewing me for the lead role in my music video."

“Uh—” Jiang Lai looked at him with difficulty, and said with a look of grim determination, “I used to be your fan, but later I was busy with my studies and had a lot of things to do in my life, so I stopped following celebrities.”

As expected. Lin Yinchuan wasn't surprised and asked, "Do you have a new idol now?"

Jiang Lai denied it: "No, that's not true."

Lin Yinchuan joked, "It's a good thing that it didn't happen, otherwise I would have been really sad. It's not uncommon for one's own little fans to switch allegiances, but it's still a bit upsetting to see it happen in front of you."

Jiang Lai didn't think that the joke was what he really thought, but she still played along, saying, "I just didn't pay too much attention to it, but I guess I'd say I was just a casual fan? I've liked it."

The agent said with a smile, "This is the first time Yin Chuan has seen such a rational fan. The previous girl came up and asked for an autograph. The contrast between you two is too great. Yin Chuan probably didn't react at all and was a little disappointed, right? You loved him before, can you love our Chuan again?"

Lin Yinchuan had just taken a sip of water when he heard this and choked, coughing.

The agent patted him on the back: "So excited? I was just kidding!"

"Isn't it you who's talking nonsense? She's just a young girl, don't spout off like that," Lin Yinchuan said.

"It's my fault, it's my fault," the agent apologized.

Lin Yinchuan then said to Jiang Lai, "May I sing a short excerpt from one of my songs?"

"Would 'Paradox' work?"

Lin Yinchuan smiled and said, "Of course." He thought of a video of Jiang Lai dancing a long time ago, and it was because of that video that he had a slight impression of her.

Jiang Lai sang a short song, then looked at Lin Yinchuan.

"Very good." He was genuinely pleased.

"Thank you." Jiang Lai was a little surprised that the real person would praise her.

Lin Yinchuan asked a few more questions, and then let her leave.

"Have you already chosen someone?" the agent asked.

Lin Yinchuan scribbled on his notebook with a pen, not even looking up, and said, "What do you think of the last one?"

The agent had a good impression of Jiang Lai, saying, "Her appearance is very much in line with the image of the female lead in your music video."

"Then let's go with her!" Lin Yinchuan said. "She's a casual fan of mine, after all."

"The second to last one is still your biggest fan!"

“Jiang Lai is a little different.”

"There's a bit of a connection!" The manager also seemed to remember her: "She did the voice acting when you sang the OST, and we helped her out later too, so it's kind of a coincidence..."

If this relationship is handled well, it could be used to create a buzz; the agent's mind works incredibly fast.

He looked at Lin Yinchuan: "Then it's settled. I'll go contact her?"

"Ah."

The agent took out his phone, edited a text message, sent it to an email address, and finally made a phone call to ensure everything went smoothly.

-

Jiang Lai was having lunch with her roommates in the cafeteria when she received the call.

"Why didn't I think the cafeteria food was pretty good before?" Tang Li asked疑惑地. "Did they change chefs?"

"Is it possible that you haven't eaten here all summer and are missing it?" Zhao Ying said, "Eat a few more meals. Anyway, we're graduating soon. After graduation, there won't be such cheap cafeterias anymore."

"That's true."

Jiang Lai wanted to say something, but her phone suddenly received a message from Lin Yinchuan informing her that she had passed the interview. Before she could reply, another phone call came in.

"Hello?" "Hello, Ms. Jiang, I am Lin Yinchuan's agent."

"Oh, hello." "Did you see the text message and email?"

"I saw the text message, but I haven't read the email yet." "That's okay, seeing the text message is the same. I'm officially informing you that you've been confirmed as the female lead in the music video. When would you be free to come to the studio so we can discuss the details?"

Jiang Lai's roommates watched curiously as she answered a phone call and talked to the other end for a while before hanging up.

"What happened?" Li Xiangyue asked.

"It's okay, I passed the previous interview," Jiang Lai explained.

"The music video one?" "Yes."

Zhao Ying and Tang Li asked in unison, "What? What?"

Jiang Lai had no choice but to explain to the two of them again.

"Wow!! Sister, are you going to debut?" Tang Li looked at Jiang Lai expectantly: "If you become rich and powerful, don't forget me!"

Jiang Lai chuckled and said, "Definitely, okay?"

Zhao Ying sighed, "Jiang, if you really become a big star, I'll be your assistant."

"Didn't you want to be a public servant?"

"Being your personal assistant would definitely be more interesting!" Zhao Ying imagined for a moment: "I'd also get to meet lots of celebrities, hahaha!"

She let out a perverted laugh.

Jiang Lai said helplessly, "Fine, I haven't even thought it through myself yet, but you've arranged everything so clearly for me."

"hey-hey!"

-

Jiang Lai and Lin Yinchuan arranged a time to finalize the details and contract, then confirmed the date for filming the music video. After that, she returned to school, as she still had classes in her senior year, first semester.

Meanwhile, Lin Yinchuan was also busy promoting his new song.

This new song is related to the Gold Disc Award, an honor that all singers aspire to. People have been promoting it online for a long time, and Lin Yinchuan's manager naturally wouldn't let him fall behind. He released a short demo and hired online trolls to ensure that more people knew about Lin Yinchuan's new song.

A marketing account posted a message.

Which new songs are the best this October? Who will win the gold record award? Do you have any favorites?

With the sweet fragrance of osmanthus in the air, it's time for the annual Golden Disc Awards. Singers are pulling out all the stops, and the new song charts have been constantly updated since August. Many musicians haven't even released their new works yet, so let's take a look at some of the recent releases...

"Symphony of Love," sung by Wei Ran, is a lyrical piece with moving lyrics...

"Run," by singer Xiao Ze, is his only rap song recently, and it's received a very positive response...

......

In addition, there are demos released by other singers, including Lin Yinchuan and Tan Tan...

Who do you think has the best chance? Leave a comment below to discuss!

—I'm betting on "Run," nothing more, just its uniqueness.

Xiao Ze is a newcomer, so his chances of winning an award are slim. The Golden Disc Awards tend to favor more established artists and singers.

—Then I'll jinx Wei Ran!

......

—Lin Yinchuan's demo is really good! I can't wait to hear the full song.

—It's a pity it hasn't been released yet; there's also a music video coming this time!

Really? Looking forward to my brother's new song!

There was also discussion on Lin Yinchuan's own Weibo. Coupled with the presence of online trolls and information released by his agent, the topic remained highly popular.

—Is the female lead in the new song's music video a non-celebrity?

—A theme of urban romance? Love songs?

—Isn't the female lead in the new song a contestant from a previous workplace reality show?

—As expected, participating in variety shows is ultimately all about debuting.

—Could it be that my brother chose her because of the variety show?

—Jiang Lai, that name sounds familiar!

The power of netizens is strong; they quickly dug up some information about Jiang Lai, discovering that she was initially a fan of Lin Yinchuan, later became a well-known beautiful and academically gifted internet celebrity, had some voice acting work, and even participated in a workplace variety show some time ago.

So, did my idol fandom take real life? I collaborated with my idol?! What a success story!!!

—I know this girl. She posted a lot of videos about Lin Yinchuan at the beginning, and I even followed her back then!

—Why are students these days trying to enter the entertainment industry by cultivating a "top student" persona? Are they desperate for fame?

—I guess that's all there is to it! If they don't even focus on their studies, what kind of students are they at Imperial University?

—This girl is quite famous at our school; she's not a very good person, tsk tsk tsk...

—Let's talk about it in detail upstairs.

—Are you all focused on the female lead, and I'm the only one focused on the song? It feels like it's going to flop. They've cast a newcomer, and it's a genre they've never created before.

—Add one, I reckon Lin Yinchuan is going to crash and burn this time.

—After their group disbanded, his career has been doing quite well.

There are many messages online, and quite a few people are not optimistic about Jiang Lai. Some fans think she will definitely drag their idols down and are not very optimistic about her. Others are taking advantage of the situation and spreading a lot of false information.

Even on the school forum, there were messages being posted.

How is Jiang Lai, a senior in college, doing?

—Again, someone asked me about the goddess of the finance department.

—Isn't Senior Sister Jiang super nice?

—Can you even post negative comments about her? It's strange, but news about her never stays up for long on forums.

— (Deleted)

—? ? I told you I was her dog and you still deleted it?

—I heard she's going to be the female lead in Lin Yinchuan's music video, is that true?

—I don't know and I don't care

—It might be true; I heard her roommate mention it.

—She's so low-key! Sometimes I even forget she's an internet celebrity! She even filmed a variety show recently.

—They're capable; they can do anything and never starve.

So, can anyone tell me what her character is like? Why are some people saying she was a spies?

—Didn't the person upstairs read the forum rules? Don't talk nonsense.

—Could it be some brainless fan who's come to the forum? Don't spread rumors.

......

Tang Li frequented forums and naturally saw the post. She posted eight hundred comments on the post, all in support of Jiang Lai, but she was still questioned by others.

She put down her phone. "I'm so angry! How can someone spread such nonsense!"

Jiang Lai knew what she had done and comforted her, "It's okay, don't be angry."

"Jiang Jiang, why don't you just not go shoot the music video?" This was still a forum, so what they said was alright. But some of the rumors online were much worse. Tang Li was furious. How could there be so much nonsense? They even said they were Jiang Jiang's roommate and that Jiang Jiang was a bad person. How come they didn't know she had other roommates?

Jiang Lai had already heard about Lin Yinchuan's agent's arrangements. Some of the online trolls were arranged by him, some to praise and some to criticize, but they certainly wouldn't target her. This meant that those who were spreading rumors online were arranged by someone else, probably targeting Lin Yinchuan, and she was just an innocent bystander.

Because she had already made preparations, she wasn't too angry at the moment, and Jiang Lai was even in the mood to comfort Tang Li, who was furious.

"It's okay, I'm not angry. That's how things are online, it's all a mix of truth and falsehood. It'll be fine after this period. On the bright side, this is also a source of traffic."

"But why are they only criticizing you and not Lin Yinchuan?" Tang Li was still unconvinced: "You're just an ordinary person, who are you bothering? Aren't you all Lin Yinchuan's haters?"

Jiang Lai was both amused and exasperated: "You're more anxious than I am. If something really happens, we'll call the police, okay?"

Tang Li: "Of course! I'll keep an eye on things for you. I've taken screenshots of all the nonsense they're spouting, and we'll use the evidence to report it to the police later."

"Okay, thank you, Pear." Jiang Lai patted her head. Actually, she didn't really care about what people said online, but she was very touched that Tang Li was so angry for her.

As the two were talking, Jiang Lai's phone rang.

"Hello?" Jiang Lai answered the phone.

"It's me, Lin Yinchuan," came the voice from the other end of the phone.

"Brother Lin, is there anything I can help you with?" Jiang Lai had met with Lin Yinchuan a few times and discussed some filming details. After getting to know him, she started calling him Brother Lin.

"You saw the news online, right?"

"Uh-huh."

"Don't worry, I'll handle it."

Jiang Lai readily agreed: "Okay."

Laughter seemed to come from the other end of the phone. "Don't worry, trust me."

"Ah."