Chapter 769 Another Lunar New Year's Eve

Chapter 768 Another Lunar New Year's Eve (Second Update)

Disheveled, Yifei tossed and turned in bed until the early hours of the next morning before finally falling asleep.

But after she woke up, she didn't go to Zeng Xiaoxian to confirm the meaning of that sentence. Instead, she acted as if nothing had happened, like an ostrich burying its head in the sand.

Despite her usual straightforward and decisive nature, when it comes to matters of the heart, Yifei can be just as timid as Zeng Xiaoxian.

As for Zeng Xiaoxian, he was always intermittently brave but habitually cowardly. Seeing that his attempt to muster the courage to hint once had no effect, he gave up and waited cowardly for the next golden opportunity.

But who knows when the next golden opportunity will come?

After the Ferris wheel incident, the apartment enjoyed a period of relative peace.

Immediately afterwards, good things came one after another.

After a year of intense study and hard work, along with the help of others and a bit of luck, Zhang Wei finally passed the bar exam, taking another step closer to becoming a fake lawyer—a licensed lawyer.

Thanks to the joint efforts of Zhanbo, Zhao Wuliang, Zhuge Dali, and all the staff of the company, their company achieved great success in two consecutive projects.

At this point, the company with the rather hastily chosen name, 【Zhanbo Power】, had truly established itself and no longer needed round after round of additional investment from Nanfeng to maintain its operations.

Once the company has established a reputation and gained credibility in the industry through its own strengths, then subsequent profits and expansion will naturally follow.

Guan Gu's "Love Triangle Cat" has been lukewarm since its publication, but his new work "The Fantastic Adventure of the Apartment Residents" has received a huge response and is highly praised by students.

Guan Gu, who only knows how to draw but doesn't understand business, is at a loss when his new comic becomes a hit. Fortunately, he has a senior brother with superb drawing skills and an excellent business sense.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the two quickly formed a comic book studio, planning to create "The Fantastic Adventures of the Apartment Residents".

Based on this foundation, they will create their own era of comics.

Everyone in the apartment was more than happy to support it; their only objection was to the name of the comic studio.

Initially, Guan Gu wanted to take one character from his own name and one from his senior brother's name and combine them. So, the "Qi" from Guan Gu's name and the "Jun" from Du Jun's name would be "Qi Jun Culture" or "Qi Jun Animation".

But the senior brother thought that "Qi Jun" just meant "fuck handsome," so after discussing it, they decided to name the studio "Handsome Guy Anime."

Everyone: (————)

Everyone: (————)

Everyone: (————)

Honestly, it's hard to tell which name, 【大帅哥动漫】 or 【展博力量】, is more hasty and has more flaws.

Compared to these two names, even Zhang Wei's hastily chosen name seems fresh, refined, and ingenious.

Of course, the senior brother had his reasons for choosing this name.

Compared to "Qijun Animation", the name "Dahshuaige Animation" seems hasty and has many flaws. But precisely because of its haste and flaws, the studio's name was instantly remembered.

Furthermore, compared to other animation studios, their studio has a unique and outstanding advantage: Guan Gu is handsome enough!

And this isn't just any ordinary artist; this is an artist who can almost crush all other comic book artists! He's just as handsome as any anime character!

Since it has advantages, we should make use of them.

As long as the comic is of high quality and attracts a significant response, they can promote Guan Gu, this handsome comic artist, as the studio's promotional image.

Next, all they need to do is hire some online trolls to create buzz with things like, "So all the handsome guys have gone to draw comics now," "Don't be fooled by how abstract his drawings are, he's actually even more abstractly handsome in person," "He never draws handsome anime protagonists because he is the most handsome anime protagonist himself," and "Only a super handsome guy like him would dare to name his studio 'Super Handsome Anime.'" Then, the popularity of their works, Guan Gu, and their studio will all skyrocket.

This era belongs to traffic. As long as you market well enough, traffic can elevate an 85-point work to a perfect score.

Of course, the foundation of this marketing strategy still requires a work that scores 85 out of 100.

If what you draw is just a pile of shit, then no matter how hard you try, you can't make something out of nothing.

As for Wanyu, although she is very talented in fashion design, her foundation is too weak. This year, all her applications to well-known fashion design schools around the world have been rejected.

However, Wanyu was not discouraged. She believed that as long as she gave herself another year, she would definitely be able to get the long-awaited admission letter.

And so, everyone in the apartment was working hard towards their bright future.

Time passes from summer to autumn, and from autumn to winter; before we know it, it's Lunar New Year's Eve again.

At the Sunny Day Bar, Yifei sat on the sofa and solemnly handed a blank card to Guan Gu, Xiaoxian, and Zhang Wei next to her.

Write any number on this card, but don't let me see it.

Upon hearing this, Guan Gu took the paper and pen and casually wrote down a number.

Yifei reached out and guided Guangu to place the card with the number written on it on the coffee table: "Now concentrate, silently say this number in your mind, and then slowly close your eyes."

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The three of them closed their eyes in agreement, but they all squinted, secretly watching Yifei's next move.

The next moment, Yifei bent down and flipped open the card with lightning speed, glancing at the number on it.

Guan Gu, Xiao Xian, and Zhang Wei were all speechless upon seeing this.

[This is fucking possible?!]

Seeing Yifei slowly straighten up, the three of them quickly closed their eyes again.

"Alright, you can open your eyes now."

Xiao Xian and the other two pretended to be nonchalant and looked at Yi Fei.

With a confident air, Yifei slightly raised her chin and said smugly, "Guan Gu, I already know what number you're thinking of."

"Because I have—the ability to read minds!"

"Hey!"

"ha!"

After Yifei's pretentious and mysterious behavior, she confidently gestured a number.

"19!"

The three fell into a brief silence upon hearing this.

"Wow!"

Immediately afterwards, they clapped and cheered excitedly.

Their applause wasn't because the magic show was amazing, but because the person performing the magic trick was named Hu Yifei.

Zhang Wei, being very accommodating, remarked with a sigh, "So this is mind reading."

Xiao Xian slapped his thigh and kept praising, "Master Yifei, you have special abilities! That's amazing!"

"snort."

Yifei leaned back slightly, looking smug, and said arrogantly, "Actually, this is a kind of magic trick. We insiders call it close-up magic."

"Even if you are very close to me, you will not be able to see what I have done."

"Because I was too fast!"

Having already given Yifei a lot of face, Guan Gu and the other two couldn't hold back any longer after hearing what Yifei said.

"—So fast."

"----Um."

"—Too fast."

As Guan Gu spoke, he gestured with his hand, indicating "a little bit": "However, Yi Fei, your mind-reading ability still has a tiny, tiny, tiny problem."

Yifei raised an eyebrow: "What's the problem?"

"Actually, the number I wrote down was 61. Your mind-reading ability might be—"

"You read it backwards."

Upon hearing this, Yifei's eyes widened, almost popping out of their sockets.

"Hahahaha, hahahaha————"

Xiao Xian and Zhang Wei couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Hey, what are you playing? Why are you laughing so happily?"

Upon seeing this, Ziqiao, who had come to meet him at the bar, casually asked.

Xiaoxian leaned against Zhang Wei, laughing so hard he could barely breathe: "Ziqiao, come quick, look at God! Yifei can read the numbers we're thinking about, but she's a little prone to getting them wrong when she's trying to read our minds."

"Yeah?"

Upon hearing this, Ziqiao immediately knew what was going on: "Really? Did she peek again?"

Yifei stubbornly said, "Do you understand close-up magic? I specifically learned this from Nanfeng."

"No way! I never taught you to perform magic tricks so that the audience would close their eyes and then peek."

"Why don't you say you learned it from Liu Qian's blog, Yifei? He's famous and more suitable to take the blame."

Nanfeng, dressed in a red suit, walked over from the bar counter with Yumo and Youyou. He took a sip of the lemonade in his glass and let out a long sigh.

"It's not like I haven't taught other people magic tricks, but Yifei, you are definitely the worst student I've ever taught—without exception."

Yu Mo covered her mouth and chuckled, "Nan Feng was just complaining to me at the bar, saying that your existence has no impact on the magic world, but it will ruin his reputation in the education field."

"go!"

Yifei muttered indignantly, "Was my magic show really that bad?"

"It's really bad!"

Zhanbo led Wanyu by the hand as they walked through the bar entrance, followed by Meijia and Curry Sauce.

Zhanbo nodded emphatically, continuing from where he left off: "Sis, if the highest level of magic is to make people exclaim: This isn't magic, it's sorcery!"

"Then your current level is equivalent to holding a knife to someone's throat and forcing them to admit that what you call magic."

"You're so good at talking!"

Yifei glared at Zhanbo fiercely, her expression conveying a sense of "If I can't handle others, surely I can handle you."

Upon seeing this, Zhanbo immediately shrank his neck.

Yifei snorted, seemingly regaining her confidence from Zhanbo.

She skipped over the embarrassing magic trick and changed the subject, asking, "Wait, do you think we'll see our Xiaobai tonight?"

Yu Mo asked in confusion, "Your Xiaobai?"

Yifei puffed out her chest and said confidently, "Bai Yansong."

Everyone fell silent for a moment.

Ziqiao, standing to the side, frowned and asked, "Really? You guys are all planning to watch the Spring Festival Gala today?"

"Otherwise what?"

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.