Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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The two chatted so enthusiastically that Jiang Shining didn’t get home until 1 a.m.
When she opened the door, she was startled— her three sons were sitting on the sofa, looking at her with resentful expressions.
“What are you doing sitting here?”
The three of them didn’t speak, but their faces clearly said: We’re waiting for you to come home.
Jiang Shining felt a little helpless. She hung up her clothes and took off her shoes.
“You guys are exaggerating!” Jiang Shining said. “I survived the apocalypse, how could something happen just because I was a little late coming home?”
You know, in that post-apocalyptic world… she recruited all the survivors as her underlings and even unified the world…
Don’t let her gentle and refined appearance fool you; she was actually incredibly skilled at fighting zombies.
“That’s different,” Chu Jingyuan said. “Now you have a family, and your children are crying for food. How can you come home so late?”
“It would be best if you came back before 10 o’clock every day,” Chen Tanliang agreed.
“Yeah, we don’t even know who you’re eating with. What if someone drugged you? What if someone plotted against you?” Jing Yuan said seriously.
“They’re right,” Jing Xuan said. “You’ve offended quite a few people over your five reincarnations. What if someone sets their sights on you?”
Jiang Shining stood up straight, crossed her arms, and narrowed her eyes dangerously.
“Are you lecturing me?”
The three kids: …
No, we can’t back down!
“We only have two requests,” Chu Jingyuan said, bracing himself for the pressure. “Be home before 10 PM, and don’t block me anymore!”
“There is no second condition,” Chen Tanliang said. “Our requirement is very simple: wherever you go, you should report to us.”
Jiang Shining didn’t say anything, but the three felt a cold wind blowing through the room.
The three moths, feigning composure, stared at her intently.
This is a matter of principle; we absolutely cannot back down!
Just as the two sides were deadlocked, a delicate voice came from the stairwell.
“……Mother?”
It turned out that Guoguo, wearing bunny pajamas, came downstairs after hearing the noise. The little girl’s hair was messy, and she was rubbing her eyes with the back of her hand, looking like she was still a little sleepy.
Jiang Shining looked over and smiled.
“Guoguo,” she said softly.
Guoguo trotted over and stretched out her arms for Jiang Shining to hug her. She rubbed her little face against Jiang Shining’s neck.
“Mommy…” Guoguo said in her childish voice, “Why are you so late today?”
“Mom went to see a friend.”
“Waaah…” The little girl sobbed, blinking her long eyelashes as she looked at Jiang Shining, and said in a soft, aggrieved voice, “Mommy, please come back sooner next time, okay? I miss you so much…”
“Okay.” Jiang Shining said gently, “Then I’ll come back early, be good, don’t pout anymore.”
The three children watched the mother and daughter embrace each other warmly, and then Jiang Shining carried Guoguo and gently patted her back as they went upstairs, as if a halo of maternal love was shining behind her.
“…She favors girls over boys? She must favor girls over boys?” Jing Yuan murmured.
“Shut up,” Chen Tanliang said.
With Jing Xuan between them, they glared at each other and started hitting Jing Xuan on the head with the cushions behind them, trying to keep the fight silent, orderly, and without breaking their forms.
Amidst the chaos, Jing Xuan looked up, utterly despondent, and let out a deep sigh.
The next morning, when Jiang Shining got up and went downstairs, she saw her three sons sitting at the dining table, each with the same mournful expression on their handsome faces. They didn’t say a word, just looked at her pitifully.
Jiang Shining had a headache.
“Okay, from now on I’ll definitely be home before 10 PM every day, and I’ll let you know if anything happens. Is that alright?”
The living room instantly felt warm and inviting, like springtime.
Jiang Shining sighed wearily. She suddenly felt old. How could she have been successfully threatened by her son? They had accomplished what their father had failed to do.
Despite the commotion, Jiang Shining received a call from her secretary after dinner.
“President Jiang, at 8:30, 4T’s new music video will be uploaded to Xuanyuan Video, and at 10:00, the entire album will be available on Xuanyuan Music. The artist team and the online department are ready.”
“I see.”
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Shining and Jing Xuan exchanged a glance.
“Don’t worry, I’ve prepared the best recommendation spots, and the ads are all carefully placed,” Jing Xuan said with a smile. “My music app will rely on these four kids to generate buzz.”
Considering that 4T was a boy band, they would definitely release their own songs. Jing Xuan wanted to get involved in the music streaming app business, so in order to keep the profits within the family, the app, which was originally scheduled to be released after the New Year, was released during the New Year’s Eve.
Aside from the lack of music tracks, Xuanyuan Music was relatively new and lacked many resources. However, the fans of the 4T (a popular online community) single-handedly propelled the Xuanyuan Music app to the top of the daily, weekly, and monthly download charts, all in order to listen to music.
In just one month, the Xuanyuan Music app was downloaded over a million times, and the number had surged again in the last two days. Programmers had had to work overtime online to fix and improve the software, keeping them extremely busy.
Jiang Shining thought for a moment, “Go and talk to those companies that participated in the talent show about exclusive cooperation. Tell them that our two companies have already signed a contract. If there is another season of talent show, the videos and music will be tied to Xuanyuan Broadcast. The sooner we sign the contract, the more secure we can be.”
Many of the fans of these kids who came out of the talent show overlap, while others were fans of one show or casual fans of another. This level of popularity should not be underestimated.
“I had someone inquire about it yesterday,” Jing Xuan said with a smile. “Three of them have already said they’ll consider it and give me a reply within three days.”
These companies were all watching to see how well 4T’s debut album would perform.
Since yesterday, 4T had been trending on social media. Yesterday it was all about ‘4T’s first album tomorrow’ and the individual names of the members. Today it was all about ‘waiting for 4T’s album to be released,’ with fans anxiously anticipating the release.
At 8:30, 4T’s first music video was released on Xuanyuan Video on time. The Xuanyuan Video app saw a surge in traffic, but thankfully, its robust technology prevented it from crashing. Seeing this, Jing Xuan immediately had a bad feeling; with this much traffic entering the music app, the software would probably crash.
They had made preparations in advance.
The two headed to their respective companies. On the way, the artists’ teams had already begun to steadily advance various aspects of the promotion according to the original plan. When Jiang Shining arrived at the company, her secretary was waiting for her at the back door.
“Boss, our artists are amazing!” he said excitedly. “This time, we’ve proven to everyone just how popular our artists are right now.”
Jiang Shining smiled gently.
“This is just the beginning.”
At 10 AM, 4T’s album was released on Xuanyuan Music as a paid album. However, this didn’t stop the surge in plays, and on the fan charts, the top spots were all occupied by 4T’s fan club account X, with the number one fan having bought 10,000 copies…
Are fans all this rich these days?!
The 4T fans had come alive, and they could finally enjoy the thrill of crushing other artists on the charts again.
Around noon, another wave of discussion swept through Weibo.
The female president of Ninglu Media opened a Weibo account, and the first thing she reposted was 4T’s first music video.
[@JiangShiningNL: The boys are all amazing. //@XuanYuanVideo: #4TGroupFirstAlbum# is here! The long-awaited first album by 4T has finally landed on XuanYuan Video. The youthful hearts of these boys, we… [omitted]]
Jiang Shining put her phone down and went to a meeting. When she came back, she found herself surrounded by enthusiastic comments and fans.
Fan 1: Husband fan here! I love you Ningning!! [5384 likes]
Fan 2: Ahhhhh! Mother-in-law! Fairy mother-in-law!! [5120 likes]
Fan 3: These four kids are truly outstanding! It’s been so long since I’ve seen such great artists. Ning, please take good care of them! [crying emoji]
Fan 5: Mom! Look at how well I knelt! I love you, my heart and soul belong to you!
Jiang Shining’s hand trembled.
How did she get to the point where even the fans called her “Mom”?
The author has something to say:
Jiang Shining: Why does the whole world want to recognize me as their mother…? _(:з」∠)_
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