Boss Lu: A reborn life is destined to be without regrets!
Chapter 49 - 45. A Better Day

Chapter 49: 45. A Better Day

On an utterly ordinary Sunday, at six in the morning.

Xing Honger from Shanghai city lay half-reclined on his bed with headphones on, scrolling through the new music charts.

Listening to music, checking the charts, commenting, and sharing on Weibo were his daily tasks.

Because he also had a hugely famous ID—Ear Emperor.

As a Weibo music blogger with over ten million fans, and one of the most authoritative figures in the industry, he was always hands-on and meticulous in his work.

Unlike some self-media who took money to promote, the Ear Emperor never showered praise on unworthy music.

He never took commercial deals, never spoke dishonest words.

With him, good was good, trash was trash—he was all about authenticity.

Thus, the Ear Emperor was not just the Ear Emperor, he indirectly supported a whole bunch of music bloggers who lived off of bandwagon trends, as well as unknown musicians.

"There’s been no interesting new music recently..."

Having scrolled through both Yun Music and Penguin Music’s new song charts, it was just about time for breakfast.

At this time, purely to accompany his meal, he would scroll through Weibo for posts tagged with music.

With one hand holding a soy milk, his attention was caught by one post on his phone.

"The Landlord’s Cat cover ’Zebra, Zebra’.

The first time you hear their voices, you think of warm sunlight, dappled tree shade, tall rooftops, and that lazy, contented cat in the afternoon.

Among thousands and millions, it’s a stroke of great fortune to come across them."

——[Golden Stone]Studio official Weibo.

"The Landlord’s Cat cover?"

’Zebra, Zebra’ was a new song released not too long ago, and both the copy and the video cover looked interesting; the Ear Emperor clicked in out of curiosity.

He squinted, slightly turning up the volume, and began to listen.

Then he hit the repeat button, once and then again.

Until the warm soy milk in his hand lost its heat.

It’s good!

Really good!

He stood up and returned to his work computer, found the Golden Stone Studio Weibo, and shared the cover video.

He typed out a comment, one letter at a time.

"Through the singer’s husky and sorrowful voice, people interpreted hometown, wandering, freedom, and many heart-wrenching stories from the lyrics.

But with The Landlord’s Cat’s version, all those sad imaginations were thrown to the back of one’s mind, along with the bright decor and colors of a coffee shop, the zebra seemed to transform into a girl’s calm and gentle secret in her heart.

The young girls’ voices filtered out the bleakness of the original song, sounding bright, clean, yet slightly melancholic, like a young girl experiencing life for the first time, standing still, gazing at the sky, holding her skirt after a heartbeat, occasionally looking down in deep thought.

I really like this ’Zebra, Zebra,’ and I think it’s the best cover version."

Click, send!

After sharing and commenting with his ten-million follower account, he still felt unsatisfied, so he forwarded the post to a group full of top music influencers.

"You guys have to listen to this, it’s got something special."

...

...

Law School Dorm 501.

"No way, right?"

Guan Yongyi suddenly sat up in bed, holding her phone.

Her eyes widened, her pupils slightly contracted, as if she saw something unbelievable.

The music blogger with ten million followers she followed, [Ear Emperor], had actually shared the small video that Lu Jincheng had filmed in the store last night!

This was the Ear Emperor!

Some niche musicians could sell out albums on NetEase Cloud Music overnight just with a mention in his comments!

And to think that The Landlord’s Cat were just two ordinary girls singing at a coffee shop?

The thing that surprised Guan Yongyi the most was the high praise from Ear Emperor!

It’s fake, isn’t it?

No, how did he do that?

Right now, she felt very complicated, just like her perpetually cheerful neighbor, Old Wang in the fields, who was suddenly appointed by the province to lead the agriculture sector.

Could these two senior girls really become famous?

Before Guan Yongyi could get out of bed to verify her thought, all manner of influencers had already started to share, comment, and like the post continuously.

The Golden Stone Studio’s Weibo, watched as its fan count was about to break five digits, and it was still crazily increasing.

She took a deep breath, hopped down from her bunk using a ladder, randomly pulled out a skirt from the wardrobe to put on, clipped up her stray hairs with a small hair clip, pushed open the door of her dorm room, and hurried toward the coffee shop.

"It feels like we’ll need to hire more people... there are so many more customers today than yesterday."

The moment she entered, Guan Yongyi heard her best friend’s voice; she was complaining to the barista, Tian Yi.

A quick look showed that the dine-in area of the coffee shop was already nearly full.

"And there’s something really strange happening, early in the morning, a lot of people came asking if the landlord’s cat was performing here."

"Guan Guan! Do you think that’s odd?"

Zhou Sinin looped her arm through hers, her eyebrows raising curiously.

Zhou Sinin, who had no urgent matters on the weekend and was in the early stages of starting a business, had run to the shop early in the morning to help out.

When the female boss personally served the coffee, her delicate peach-blossom eyes slightly tilted upwards, giving a charming yet innocent impression.

"It’s not strange at all because..."

Guan Yongyi shook her head, just about to say something, when two more customers came in through the door.

"Yo, Miao Miao, look, this place has pretty good business after the renovation."

The newcomers were a man and a woman, none other than Deng Yuan in a white shirt, and the little internet celebrity Mou Keyan.

"Exactly."

Mou Keyan responded perfunctorily, craning her neck to take a circle around the shop, not spotting Lu Jincheng.

"Boss, two vanilla lattes, thanks."

Deng Yuan glanced at the menu, then turned to Mou Keyan and said, "I know you love this new drink. You posted about it on Weibo a couple of days ago, right?"

His tone carried a touch of self-satisfaction, the little details! That’s the kind of exhaustive care!

We’re not even together yet, and I’m already so attentive. If this goes well, won’t Miao Miao be spoiled by me?

Although Mou Keyan had come to the Golden Stone Café to take pictures without inviting him, and it genuinely made him feel uncomfortable

But today, when he asked Miao Miao to come for coffee again, she replied instantly and agreed right away!

Interesting, steady progress in the right direction!

"Boss, business is pretty good here, huh? Looking at this crowd, you must sell a few hundred cups a day?"

As they waited for the barista Tian Yi to make the coffee, Deng Yuan asked.

"Yeah, about that."

Zhou Sinin replied.

"Miao Miao, that Weibo post of yours got nearly a thousand likes and shares, quite a few of these customers must be thanks to your effort, right?"

Deng Yuan turned and gave her a flattering compliment.

Mou Keyan pursed her lips without responding, just bowing her head and browsing her phone, seemingly scrolling through Weibo.

"By the end of the day, I can see a few thousand in sales. We should come and support more often, otherwise it’d be a pity if the shop’s hard-earned popularity dissipates."

"The popularity definitely won’t dissipate."

The short-haired girl behind the counter lifted her head, her features cool and clean.

"Right, I should indeed come here more often."

Mou Keyan turned off her phone screen, accepted the coffee, and smiled toward the bar.

"The popularity isn’t my doing."

"With him here, every day for Golden Stone will be a better day."