RBCT Chapter 169 Shen Yuege Confesses Her Love
Chapter 169 Shen Yuege Confesses Her Love
Hearing Lu Ran's words, Shen Yuege asked curiously, "What incident?"
"It's a secret for now," Lu Ran said, keeping everyone in suspense. "We'll have to wait until the product is more mature. But I can reveal one thing: it's related to university students across the country."
Zhou Mingzhe pondered: "The campus market is indeed a breakthrough point for social products. Young people have a high acceptance rate and strong dissemination power."
"That's right." Lu Ran snapped his fingers. "So our product design needs to be youthful, the UI needs to be cute, the interaction needs to be smooth, and the operations team needs to be good at using internet memes. For example..."
He picked up his phone, opened the camera, and pointed it at Shen Yuege: "Yuege, make a rabbit ear shape with your hands."
Shen Yuege obediently raised two fingers and placed them on her head.
Lu Ran pressed the shutter button and then opened a simple image processing app.
This was something he wrote for fun before; it's rudimentary, but it does have a sticker function.
He selected rabbit ears and a beard sticker, dragged it onto the photo, and instantly transformed Shen Yuege into an adorable humanoid rabbit.
"Look, this is the rabbit camera we're making." Lu Ran handed the phone to Zhou Mingzhe. "It has built-in beauty filters, fun stickers, and can generate selfies with rabbit elements with just one click. When users share it on TUTU Moments, it will automatically be tagged with #TodayIamARabbit#. It's lightweight, fun, and has a lot to share."
Zhou Mingzhe looked at the photo, then at Shen Yuege's flushed face, and nodded: "It's not difficult to add this feature to TUTU. I can try it out first."
Shen Yuege snatched the phone, looked at the photo of herself with rabbit ears, and said with a mix of laughter and tears, "Lu Ran, if you ever go bankrupt, you could probably support yourself by setting up a roadside stall to take photos and edit them."
"No way." Lu Ran put his arm around her shoulder and said with a grin, "If I really go bankrupt, I'll just go home and live off my wife. She'll support me."
"Dream on." Shen Yuege glared at him.
This dinner lasted until 9 p.m.
Zhou Mingzhe insisted on going back to write code, so Lu Ran called a designated driver to take him.
Before leaving, Zhou Mingzhe took a USB drive out of his backpack and handed it to Lu Ran: "The 'Jump Jump' demo, and some preliminary technical architecture documents. Take a look, and we can talk about it tomorrow if you have any questions."
After Zhou Mingzhe left, the villa fell silent.
Lu Ran and Shen Yuege cleaned up the mess together.
The dishwasher hummed as Shen Yuege wiped the table, then suddenly said softly, "Lu Ran, have you been working too hard lately?"
Lu Ran was sorting the trash when she heard this and looked up: "Why are you suddenly saying that?"
"I just feel..." Shen Yuege put down the rag, walked up to him, and looked up at him, "Your eyes are bloodshot. You just got promoted at Xingyao, and you have to take care of the studio. Now you're starting a business to make an app... I know you're capable, but people aren't made of iron."
Her fingers gently brushed across the corner of his eye, her movements tender.
Lu Ran felt a warmth in his heart and took her hand: "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Besides, we have Zhou Mingzhe now, right? He can handle the technical aspects, so I'll just focus on product and strategy. It won't be too tiring."
"Product strategy doesn't require any brainpower?" Shen Yuege glared at him. "Look at you today, from the icon to the slogan, from the features to the promotion, wasn't everything your idea?"
"Isn't it because you're here reminding me to rest?" Lu Ran smiled and pulled her into his arms. "Besides, I don't do all this just for my career."
"Why is that?"
"So that..." Lu Ran lowered his head and whispered in her ear, "so that you can confidently tell your fans that your husband can not only write songs and act in movies, but also run a tech company."
Shen Yuege chuckled: "My fans would never do that. Go look at the comments on Weibo; now, 99% of my fans are saying I have good taste and sending their blessings."
"That won't do. We need to make them feel more confident in their praise." Lu Ran tightened his arms around her, resting his chin on the top of her head. "I want everyone to know that the person Shen Yuege married is worthy of all her brilliance."
Shen Yuege didn't say anything, she just quietly leaned against him.
After a long while, Shen Yuege spoke.
"Lu Ran".
"Um?"
"do you like me?"
"like!"
"How about we give it a try?"
"Let's give it a try... wait, you're not trying to renege on your promise, are you?"
"Screw you, I'm serious."
"I'm serious. Please settle the balance before you try it."
"No, I won't give it to you!"
"Fine, you dare to renege on your debt? I'll show you what I'm capable of."
...
The lights were still on in the offices on the top floor of the Starlight Entertainment Building.
Zhou Zhixiong stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, holding a newly received intelligence report in his hand, with his secretary standing next to him.
"Are you sure Lu Ran hasn't had any film-related activities lately?" He frowned, looking at the few short lines on the document, feeling uneasy. "What about Xingyao's directors? Have they got a feel for them?"
His assistant behind him cautiously replied, "Mr. Zhou, Xingyao has too many directors. It would take a month to get to know them all. Would you prefer to wait until we've figured them out, or..."
"No rush." Zhou Zhixiong turned around and threw the documents on the table. "Let's observe first. You also need to step up your efforts and find out everything about Xingyao's directors, leaving no one out. Although Xingyao's previous dramas weren't very successful, those directors are still really talented."
He walked to the liquor cabinet, poured himself a glass of whiskey, and swirled it slowly: "I can wait a month. We'll release it after we've confirmed that no directors have any martial arts films in the works. This time, we must make sure everything goes perfectly."
The assistant understood: "Understood. I will have someone speed up the investigation and continue to keep an eye on Lu Ran."
Zhou Zhixiong took a sip of wine, looking confident. "Once 'Reign of Assassins' is released, as long as it does well, I can get promoted again. At that time, I'll crush Lu Ran."
"Yes, Director, you've got a brilliant idea," the assistant echoed.
...
Meanwhile, his father-in-law Shen Zhiwei's film "Hero" has already begun pre-production.
Because Shen Zhiwei hadn't made a film for several years, he also contacted an old acquaintance of his, Qi Heming, who is also a well-known director.
After reading the script, Qi Heming agreed on the spot.
So Qi Heming helped arrange the actors and sets, while Shen Zhiwei was in charge of filming on set.
The movie "Hero" started filming so quickly.
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