Producer System: My Girlfriend is a Cellist-Chapter 52 - 51: Planning a Base

"Let it go, let it go."

Lin Tian quickly waved his hands.

As long as Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu work together, making money in the future would not be a difficult task, and living a relatively comfortable life would not be hard either.

Unless they started their own business.

Not to mention a coffee shop, even opening a breakfast shop, selling noodles or rice, doing business is not that easy.

Moreover, the two of them are already quite occupied and exhausted with music alone; they do not have the energy to spare for other things.

"I just don’t want Grandpa’s coffee shop to be left abandoned like this."

Gan Yanyu stared at the table, lost in thought.

Lin Tian was stunned.

Her words indeed struck a chord in Lin Tian’s heart.

Sometimes, Lin Tian also misses the days when he would pass by Sir Gan’s shop after school and chat with him.

Sir Gan’s coffee shop might not have been bustling, but there were always a few regular customers who would show up in the evening to chat with him and enjoy a coffee...

That period of time was once the only source of warmth for Lin Tian, who was otherwise alone.

Since Sir Gan had been hospitalized, the coffee shop had not opened its doors again.

In just less than half a month, everything had gone cold...

In fact, the shopfront was purchased by Sir Gan, so there was no rent to worry about.

It would indeed be a pity to let it just waste away like this.

"How about we renovate the coffee shop and turn it into our filming set?"

Lin Tian couldn’t make coffee.

Running a shop was not an easy task either.

But the coffee shop could certainly be repurposed for something else.

"We’re always recording in my house; it’s too small, and the background isn’t nice."

Lin Tian’s living room was just that small.

Since Gan Yanyu had arrived, the TV cabinet had been moved to the balcony, now filled with lights, stands, a piano, sound systems, recording equipment...

If they could have a new, large place to shoot videos.

They would have more room to express themselves, like shooting videos in the form of music videos, or setting up a classical performance background.

In fact, the decoration of the coffee shop was quite artistic.

"But what if Grandpa woke up and saw that we mess things up in his coffee shop?"

"That’s easy, we just don’t touch Sir Gan’s things."

Lin Tian said, "The coffee machines, dishware, and such at the counter, we’ll leave them in place; we’ll only move the tables and chairs and build a new set, making it our own music base!"

Our? Music base?

Hearing Lin Tian talk about it, Gan Yanyu was also somewhat tempted.

After all, girls naturally have no resistance to creating their own cozy little space.

"If later on, we become popular and plan to perform publicly, we could also hold a small concert at the base. Guests who come to see our performance would have to buy ’Yanyu Coconut Milk Pudding’; we’ll charge them 98 yuan per glass! And we could introduce some desserts and drinks, make good money out of it!"

Lin Tian got more excited as he spoke, leaving Gan Yanyu speechless.

The girl murmured thoughtfully:

"It sounds pretty good..."

"Right?" Lin Tian said proudly.

Sir Gan would come back and shake his head at his inability to run a shop.

"But it’s going to cost a lot of money, right?" asked Gan Yanyu.

That is true.

Since changing to a larger backdrop and decorating the storefront would surely cost quite a bit.

And the upgrades for lights, supports, and such, which Lin Tian was currently using very basic versions, were inevitable.

To showcase Yanyu’s Dressing in a more stunning way on camera, upgrading the equipment was unavoidable.

Moreover, Lin Tian’s recording equipment was borrowed from SYC and had to be returned eventually; they would need to buy their own if possible.

Furthermore, as they were recording performance videos, the presentation’s allure was important; constantly using a mobile phone wasn’t ideal.

They would need to consider cameras as well...

Lin Tian couldn’t even begin to think how much money they needed right now.

Calculating all this...

Several tens of thousands guaranteed, no way to go wrong.

"No worries."

Lin Tian patted his chest and assured Gan Yanyu, "With our next video, we can start making money."

"How will we make money?"

"Check this out."

Lin Tian opened Douyin and switched to the admin panel for Gan Yanyu to see.

In fact, after dinner, Lin Tian was just about to discuss this matter with Gan Yanyu.

...

After the "Kangkang Dance" went viral, Lin Tian’s private message inbox, unsurprisingly, received many advertisers’ messages.

Just two videos, and boom—320,000 followers!

The high quality of the "Moonlight and Cat" videos surprised many in the industry.

Naturally, they became a hot commodity in the eyes of many advertisers.

A whole lot of advertisers came knocking.

Lin Tian carefully sorted through them, discarding those he had never heard of and those that looked unreliable at first glance.

He was left with eight companies, and Lin Tian didn’t know how to choose.

The problem was that Lin Tian was also new to Douyin and didn’t know much about this.

It would be troublesome if he stumbled into something bad.

So, he wanted to see if Gan Yanyu had any ideas.

"I don’t understand."

Gan Yanyu shook her head, "I usually don’t watch short videos, let alone promote on Douyin. Even matters related to profiting from music, I’m clueless."

For Gan Yanyu, she had always been pure.

So pure that, playing music was because of her grandpa and her love for it.

As long as she could keep playing the cello, that was enough.

She wasn’t interested in anything else.

"That’s a bit troublesome."

Lin Tian pondered for a moment.

For someone like Gan Yanyu, an internet 2G era old man, he couldn’t depend on her.

But, he seemed to have a little Douyin expert nearby...

And this person seemed to be quite knowledgeable about Douyin content creation? Previously, he had sharply criticized Qingzhou City’s influencer culture.

Lin Tian quickly made a phone call to Xu Yong.

Upon understanding Lin Tian’s needs, Xu Yong’s first reaction was to excitedly send his congrats:

"Dude! You’ve already got ad offers? Who freaking knew? Who contacts you for ads, unless they are up to something?! Are you going tell me tomorrow you’ve collected all the pieces of the Cullinan?! You’re killing me!!"

Afraid of his brother’s hardships, yet also afraid of his brother driving a Land Rover.

These were Xu Yong’s truest feelings right now!

"Breakfast’s on me tomorrow at McDonald’s." Lin Tian said earnestly.

"And lunch too!"

"Alright, alright!"

"..."

After venting, Xu Yong then discussed the main issue,

"Actually, about getting ad offers on Douyin, I’m not very clear..."

"Then what are you talking about."

"Damn it, let me finish, will you!"

Xu Yong clenched his teeth, "But I know someone who does, and this person is quite familiar to you."

"Who?"

"Su Ran, the one who sat in front of you."

Xu Yong said, "She’s a real hustler on Douyin! Like a cheeky chicken among chickens..."

"Hold on, hold on, hold on..."

Lin Tian quickly interrupted Xu Yong, looking at Gan Yanyu next to him, confused.

Making sure Gan Yanyu couldn’t hear Xu Yong’s voice, he continued, "Not that familiar, just spoke a few times."

"Su Ran has nearly a hundred thousand followers on Douyin! If you haven’t added her on WeChat, I can introduce you now, ask her about it!"