You were supposed to have a fake marriage with the diva, so how did you become her father?

Chapter 115: Screenshots Not Allowed

The call connected to Li Mo, and Li Mo's voice came from the other end.

"Lu Ran, where have you been these past few days?"

"I'm away on a business trip!"

"..."

How come I, as the person in charge, didn't even know my subordinate was on a business trip?

But that's not important. Li Mo coughed twice and continued:

"Ahem, um, when are you coming back?"

Lu Ran felt that Li Mo must have something to say for calling him so late at night, so he went straight to the point and asked, "Mr. Li, what is it?"

"Alright, then I'll get straight to the point," Li Mo said.

"Recently, the company received news that due to the recent tensions with Japan, Japanese comics will be banned for a period of time. The company plans to take advantage of this opportunity to seize a certain market share in the domestic comics market," Li Mo explained the details of the matter.

"The company has been discussing this for the past two days. Since none of us have experience in animation, all the departments feel that you are young, creative, and have done a great job with both short and long series, so they are recommending you to be the director of the entire animation department. That's why I'm asking for your opinion."

After listening to Li Mo's words, Lu Ran fell into thought.

It's obvious that the other department heads aren't stupid, so their recommendation of him wasn't because they were kind.

Adding to what Li Mo just said, Lu Ran knew that promoting animation would definitely face considerable resistance.

Department director, that's already a mid-level manager in the company.

Although he certainly doesn't have the same status as Li Mo, the executive director, he's only one level below Li Mo.

If such a good position is unwanted, then there must be something wrong with it.

But Lu Ran wasn't afraid.

If I don't do well, I can just leave.

Anyway, he had already planned to leave, and Shen Yuege's studio was waiting for him to join.

If it weren't for his strong sense of contractual obligation, Lu Ran would have long since given up on the matter.

"Sure, since my colleagues are so kind, I'll take on the role of director. However, I won't be back for a few more days, so we'll discuss the specifics when I get back."

After ending the call with Li Mo, Lu Ran turned on his computer and checked the relevant information.

What Li Mo said was almost identical.

Recently, due to tensions with Japan, the government has been strongly supporting the rise of domestic animation, which presents a rare opportunity for all companies.

Since it was an opportunity, no one was willing to take it, even with the temptation of a promotion.

Lu Ran knew this was definitely a hot potato, at least for them.

What a pity! For Lu Ran, who was just worried about how to spread the excellent Chinese animation resources from his previous life to this world, this was like a pillow coming to his head when he was sleepy.

Now that we have a stage, let me show you what a dimensional reduction attack really means.

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Three days after the second episode of "The Voice of China" aired, public opinion continued to ferment.

Liu Siqi and Shen Yuege's two new songs immediately topped the new song charts on major music platforms, with "Chasing the Light" and "Singing on the Tree" both surpassing 50 million plays.

Following closely behind are two other songs by the duo, "If There Is a Next Life" and "The Girl Who Waves Her Wings," which have also garnered nearly 50 million plays.

Xu Manxue's "Another Me in the World" also surpassed 20 million plays and entered the top ten of the new song chart thanks to Shen Yuege's previous recommendation.

This newcomer entered the public eye overnight.

In Xingyue Media's office, Chen Jing was looking at data while talking on the phone with Shen Yuege.

"Yuege, Xu Manxue's song has very impressive stats." Chen Jing pushed up her glasses. "Although it's not as good as the two of you yet, it's already phenomenal for a newcomer. Many companies are inquiring about her."

Shen Yuege nodded: "Lu Ran is right, she has great potential. Her popularity will be even higher when 'Meteor Garden' airs."

"How's the negotiation with Lu Ran going?" As one of the few people who knew about the relationship between Shen Yuege and Lu Ran, and who knew that Lu Ran was a member of Tomorrow's team, Chen Jing was very concerned about the progress of the negotiation.

After all, as a free agent, Xu Manxue could very well be poached by other companies, or even be specially signed as an internal artist by Xingyao.

"Hmm, I haven't asked yet, it should be going smoothly." Shen Yuege could only give an ambiguous answer. She really didn't know the progress of Lu Ran's negotiations, or even whether the negotiations had been completed at all.

"You'd better push him harder!" Chen Jing instructed on the other end of the phone. "Also, your contract with Lu Ran only has six months left, right? When are you going to sound him out again and try to make your relationship even more stable? Maybe even..."

"If you really think he's good, you could consider turning your fake relationship into a real one."

Hearing what Chen Jing said on the phone that day, Shen Yuege blushed with a smile.

She had thought about it, but Lu Ran's thoughtfulness and care made her unsure how to bring it up.

She was afraid that if she spoke out, Lu Ran would not want to renew the contract.

Although Shen Yuege also felt that Lu Ran seemed to have feelings for her, the two of them had never said it outright, except for a few times when they joked about it.

Shen Yuege didn't know how much of the joke was true.

"Let's talk about that after the show. I'm going to take a shower, so I'm hanging up now." Shen Yuege said, a little annoyed, and hurriedly hung up the phone.

Shen Yuege had just changed into her bathrobe when the phone rang again.

She picked it up and saw that it was Lu Ran calling, and it was a video call.

Looking at herself, she saw that her yukata was still quite covering her up, with nothing that shouldn't be exposed, and Shen Yuege still answered the phone.

Lu Ran's face appeared on the other end of the phone.

"Is she about to take a shower, or has she just finished? She's totally tempting me to commit a crime."

On the other end of the phone, Lu Ran spoke with an extremely exaggerated expression.

It's no wonder Lu Ran was surprised. They had lived together for so long, and when had Lu Ran ever seen Shen Yuege dressed like this?

At most, I'd see her wandering around the house in her pajamas.

Shen Yuege is currently wearing a hotel bathrobe, which, although covering her up quite well, still reveals large expanses of her fair skin...

Lu Ran, who had never had a partner in either of his two lives, almost froze when he saw this scene.

"Hey, hey, hey, what's with that expression?" Seeing Lu Ran's lecherous look, Shen Yuege looked disgusted, but secretly she was a little pleased.

Her charm, at least, didn't fail her in Lu Ran's eyes.

"First of all, I'm not calling it feeding," Lu Ran protested. "Secondly, it's mainly because the senior is like this right now; she's practically the epitome of pure desire. No young boy could resist being lecherous, right?"

"Hmph, so glib." Shen Yuege felt a surge of smugness, then, as if remembering something, said, "Oh, right, no screenshots allowed."

"You've reminded me of something."

As soon as Shen Yuege finished speaking, Lu Ran frantically slid down three fingers on the other end.

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