As the car pulled onto the main road, Yu Xiuyuan leaned back in his seat and said resignedly:
"Sister Man, get me some work, quick. I need work tomorrow."
Li Man nearly dropped her phone. "...What did you say?"
Yu Xiuyuan reclined against the seat back. He really did not want to say it again.
Li Man studied Yu Xiuyuan for two seconds. Once she was sure he was not joking, she began to brighten:
"You asked for this. I won't hold back, then."
Li Man cleared her throat. "The people at Green Rhythm have already chased us twice about that endorsement. We originally planned to sign next week. If you want to move it up, tomorrow is too soon, but you could shoot the ad the day after."
"The day after?" Yu Xiuyuan thought for a moment. "Couldn't we do tomorrow?"
Li Man gave him an exasperated look:
"Do you think the brand doesn't need time to arrange the shoot? The day after tomorrow is the earliest."
"All right." Yu Xiuyuan figured that if Yun Chuan asked later, he could just say the plans had changed and it had been pushed back a day.
That keeps me safe the day after tomorrow too. Perfect!
With work settled, Yu Xiuyuan asked about Chen Yu.
Li Man looked at her phone without lifting her head:
"I watched his livestream while you were recording this afternoon. He was in great form. Now we'll have to see how the edited version turns out tomorrow night."
Yu Xiuyuan nodded. If Chen Yu had been in good form, he probably was not still being held back.
As long as no one held him back, Chen Yu's singing skills, plus the boost from "The Wind Rises," should easily earn him a modest wave of popularity after