Chapter 587 Persuading people
As Xie Jiangqing and Li Zhuangsheng were carsick, it was already dark when they finished their meal. Although Li Zhuangsheng said he would pay, Hu Mengdie insisted on paying for the meal, and Li Zhuangsheng did not insist.

Xie Jiangqing went to the bathroom. Li Zhuangsheng was idly fiddling with the leftovers on the plate when he suddenly remembered something: “By the way, Hu Mengdie, are you playing short videos?”

“Are you talking about Meipai and Kuaishou?” Hu Mengdie smiled shyly, “I was just playing around. The Hanfu actually belongs to my roommate. I probably won’t take photos of it again in the future.”

“why?”

“Well, I don’t think it’s good…”

“What’s wrong with that?” Li Zhuangsheng said with a smile, “Short videos will be the future. I think you can accumulate more fans now and become an internet celebrity in the future. Don’t think that being an internet celebrity is something bad. In fact, there are many types of internet celebrities. Isn’t Milk Tea Sister an internet celebrity? Isn’t Nan Sheng also an internet celebrity? They are all quite normal.”

“It’s not that this is bad…” Hu Mengdie smiled bitterly and glanced at Li Xiuyu. Perhaps seeing that there was no one around, she said in a low voice, “In fact, my roommate who lent me the Hanfu is also using Meipai and Kuaishou, much earlier than me, but my fans are almost catching up with her now… I don’t feel good.”

Li Zhuangsheng understood Hu Mengdie’s meaning.

If Hu Mengdie’s fans increase too quickly, it may cause jealousy among her roommates. Besides, the Hanfu was lent to her by her roommates, so who would not feel bad about it? Not to mention girls, even boys would feel uncomfortable in such a situation!
Hu Mengdie was already outstanding in appearance, and Li Zhuangsheng often heard some girls criticize her when he was in high school. At that time, they were just classmates, and perhaps some hostility could be ignored, but now that they live under the same roof, “reading the atmosphere” is obviously necessary.

Li Zhuangsheng’s eyes became softer and more sympathetic. The intrigues among girls were far beyond his ability to resolve. Hu Mengdie was also a victim.

After all, not all pretty girls are like Li Xiu Yu, who can thrive among girls with her attractive looks and bad temper.

“Well, sometimes interpersonal communication is indeed more troublesome.” Li Zhuangsheng nodded, and after thinking for a moment, he said, “However, I still think that you don’t need to care so much. You can’t suppress yourself too much because you are worried about your roommate’s mood. The employment prospects of you studying classical dance are not particularly good, and short videos are a good outlet. If you do well, you will be no worse than a star in the future.”

“Well… I understand.” Hu Mengdie smiled and nodded seriously, “Thank you for your advice. I’ll think about what to do next.”

“If there are conflicts in the future, you can rent a house with one or two close friends. It’s really no big deal! I also… I’m renting a house now. Don’t give up your future just because you care about other people’s feelings. The price is too high!”

“What future? You’re exaggerating.” Hu Mengdie couldn’t help laughing when she saw Li Zhuangsheng’s serious look. “You must have known that I could become famous?”

Li Zhuangsheng opened his mouth and almost suggested that Hu Mengdie follow Li Ziqi’s path, but he didn’t say it. That was someone else’s thing, and even if no one knew about it, it couldn’t be plagiarized, because there really was a Li Ziqi in this world who was about to soar to the sky.

“I believe you.” Li Zhuangsheng said.

He thinks that even if Hu Mengdie relies on herself and posts classical dance videos, she can still live well. If Hu Mengdie really wants to play short videos, even if she is not very popular, she can still be a little popular. Li Zhuangsheng remembers an Internet celebrity named “Wen Wan” who became popular just by swiping her finger dance. Although Li Zhuangsheng only knew about this person after he was banned and read the news.

Hu Mengdie also nodded seriously: “Thank you for your concern, I will consider it carefully!”

“Short videos are not limited to Kuaishou and Meipai. There is also a short video app that is quite popular recently. Post on more platforms and develop in multiple directions!” Li Zhuangsheng said again. Li Zhuangsheng is still concerned about social news recently. In addition to Kuaishou, there is another short video that is quite popular. It is a name that Li Zhuangsheng has never heard of. He didn’t pay much attention to it at first. After all, the big waves are washing away the sands now. Maybe this one, like Meipai, is one of the previous waves that was beaten to death on the shore. However, when he saw the UI interface online, he suddenly felt familiar.

So he downloaded it and used it immediately. The familiar feeling made him unable to help but search the Internet for the capital behind the other party. After seeing that the major shareholder was a state-owned enterprise… he felt relieved, and at the same time he also understood more clearly that the world line was deviating more and more from the original track, and he had to make money through side business as soon as possible.

Otherwise, in a few years, he will no longer be able to accurately predict some future events.

“By the way, are you free in the next few days? I want to talk to you alone.” Hu Mengdie lowered her voice.

“What… do you want to talk about?” Li Zhuangsheng was stunned for a moment and stammered.

“Regarding Meng Ke’s matter… I think I should ask for your opinion. The main thing is that she is now…”

“Her academic performance?”

Hu Mengdie showed a hint of surprise on her face: “You know?”

Li Zhuangsheng breathed a sigh of relief: “I guessed…”

Hu Mengke treated Li Zhuangsheng like a tree hole, and complained to him about almost everything. Thanks to her, Li Zhuangsheng has learned which window of the cafeteria in his junior high school has good food and which window has bad food, that his gentle male god teacher who once taught him has now become a big fan of beating up children, that the school has been renovated, that the female teacher who just graduated from college when he taught him is now married, how many boys and girls are in her class, who is the most petty and who is the most generous…

Hu Mengke shared almost everything with him, and Li Zhuangsheng dared to say that he knew her better than Hu Mengke’s parents. But there was one thing that Li Zhuangsheng didn’t know at all: her previous test scores.

As someone who had been through the rain, Li Zhuangsheng never asked Hu Mengke about her grades. If Hu Mengke did well, she would definitely brag to him right away. She didn’t say anything, which meant she didn’t do well, and that score was really nothing to write home about.

“That’s about right. When are you free? I’ll make an appointment to go to your house.” Hu Mengdie blinked.

“I’m free these few days, you can come anytime!” Li Zhuangsheng said cheerfully.

Judging from Hu Mengdie’s behavior, Hu Mengke must have been in a lot of trouble recently. That damned girl Hu Mengke didn’t even tell him.

Hu Mengdie smiled. After a while, Xie Jiangqing walked out of the bathroom. They chatted for a while and then went home.

Li Minghua was working in another place and Chen Lanying was also with him, so Li Zhuangsheng’s home was still empty.

(End of this chapter)