Chapter Forty-Nine: The End of a Laid-Back Life and Five Million for a Song
The show aired the scene where Jiang Yun assisted in the kitchen, while Huang Kang crafted fruit tangyuan by hand.
“We get to see Jiang Yun cook again!”
“Whoa? Teacher Huang Kang is actually hand-making fruit tangyuan!”
Finally, the show reached the dining segment, and Huang Kang brought a bowl of fruit tangyuan to the table.
“Seeing Teacher Huang Kang make a special bowl of fruit tangyuan for Yang Ying makes my snail noodles suddenly lose their flavor.”
“My cola doesn’t taste good anymore either.”
“Hey, Jiang Yun, what was the name of the piano piece you played last time?!”
“‘Canon’!”
“‘Canon’? That’s such a beautiful name!”
“Jiang Yun, why don’t you play a piano piece for us?”
The show aired Jiang Yun playing the piano.
“One more, one more!”
So Jiang Yun played another: “‘Wedding in a Dream,’ this one’s for everyone!”
Viewers online flooded the comment section.
“So last time that piano piece was ‘Canon’! It was amazing!”
“‘Wedding in a Dream’ is wonderful too!”
“Everyone, stop arguing, just enjoy the show!”
The show moved on to Deng Xin and the others washing dishes.
Viewers erupted again.
“Finally, I have a reason to only wash the inside of the bowl, not the outside!”
“‘A Life to Yearn For’ is addictive! Another meme!”
“That’s right—‘No need to wash the outside of the bowl!’ This meme is lethal!”
The show then featured everyone playing ‘Werewolf.’
Viewers were in stitches.
“Jiang Yun is so unlucky, the logic master didn’t even get to shine!”
“First killed by the wolf, then poisoned by the witch, then his identity exposed—what kind of constitution is this? Hahaha, I can’t take it, this is too funny!”
The show transitioned to the next morning, showing everyone’s usual behavior under the cameras.
The scene shifted to Jiang Yun practicing boxing under the lens.
“My God, Jiang Yun knows martial arts—amazing!”
“Has Jiang Yun trained before?”
So, everyone asked Jiang Yun to demonstrate.
Jiang Yun performed a set of Xingyi boxing, followed by Tongbei boxing, then Bajiquan, finishing with Taiji.
When the broadcast showed Jiang Yun sending Chen Chi flying a yard with a punch, the internet exploded.
“My God, have you ever seen someone weighing over a hundred pounds suspended in the air for a minute?”
“I have, I have—a guy over a hundred pounds floated in midair for a minute!”
“Jiang Yun is like Brother Long reborn!”
In the footage, Chen Chi took ages to get back on his feet.
The episode ended with everyone picking apples and bidding farewell the next day.
The second episode of “A Life to Yearn For” came to a close.
The second episode ended, but its warmth lingered.
It left many mysteries for the audience, and online discussions abounded.
“What song did Jiang Yun write for ‘Running Man’? I can’t wait!”
Jiang Yun, idle in his new home, spent his days eating and sleeping, except for updating his novel.
“Boss, you can’t keep this up—if you do, you’ll become a total slacker!”
“It’s fine, it’s fine!”
“Boss, you haven’t changed your clothes in days. Take them off so I can wash them for you!”
“It’s fine, it’s fine!”
“Boss, you didn’t flush the toilet after use!”
“It’s fine, it’s fine!”
Jiang Yun’s life as a couch potato began.
But a phone call soon ended his lazy routine.
“Hello, are you Mr. Jiang Yun’s assistant?”
“I am!” Li Lulu replied.
“I’m the producer of Blue Channel’s ‘Run, Friends!’ show. We’d like to invite Mr. Jiang Yun to record the theme song for ‘Run, Friends!’”
“Absolutely! I’ll notify Mr. Jiang Yun right away!” Li Lulu answered.
“Great, that’s settled then!”
Li Lulu hung up and went to Jiang Yun’s room.
“Knock knock knock!”
“Come in!”
Li Lulu entered: “Boss, you’ve got business!”
“What business?”
“Blue Channel’s ‘Run, Friends!’ wants you to record their theme song!”
“Oh, I thought it was something serious. Not going!”
“Boss, you can’t keep acting like this!” Li Lulu put her hands on her hips, looking like a little firecracker.
“Alright then, when and where?”
“Well…” Li Lulu was embarrassed. “I forgot to ask!”
“How could you not clarify something so important? What kind of agent are you?”
“Boss—”
“Go find out right now, or I’ll dock your pay!” Jiang Yun feigned anger.
“Okay, okay, I’ll ask right away!”
Li Lulu stepped aside to call: “Hello, sorry about earlier, I didn’t ask about the time and place!”
“Alright, got it! I’ll tell the boss now!”
Li Lulu returned to Jiang Yun’s room: “Boss, it’s tomorrow, in Zhijiang.”
“Alright, I know. Go book the tickets!”
“Okay!” Li Lulu went back to her room to book flights.
Meanwhile, Jiang Yun in his room shed his lazy demeanor and began practicing boxing.
In truth, Jiang Yun was a highly disciplined person, always keeping himself well organized.
He could accept a moderate couch-potato lifestyle, but letting himself stay idle forever was something he could not tolerate.
The sky was azure, and aboard the plane—
Jiang Yun slept with an eye mask, Li Lulu sat beside him.
After landing, they exited the airport.
A man held a sign bearing Jiang Yun’s name.
Jiang Yun and Li Lulu walked over.
“Teacher Jiang Yun?”
Jiang Yun nodded.
“We’ve been expecting you. Please, get in!”
The staff opened the door, and Jiang Yun and Li Lulu got into the Cadillac.
The staff buckled up and drove them away.
He took Jiang Yun to the best recording studio in Zhijiang.
Jiang Yun got out.
“Jiang Yun, you’re finally here!” Deng Xin greeted him.
Jiang Yun exchanged greetings with Deng Xin, Chen Chi, and Yang Ying. The other four he did not know.
“Hello, Jiang Yun, I’m Li You.” A burly man extended his hand in introduction.
Jiang Yun shook hands with him.
“Hello, Jiang Yun, I’m Zheng Kai!” A tall, energetic man extended his hand.
Jiang Yun shook his hand.
“I’m Wang Lan!”
“Wang Lan?” Jiang Yun paused, surprised—this person shared a name with someone he knew.
“I’m Lan as in the color blue, not the same character as Senior Wang Lan’s name.”
Jiang Yun smiled apologetically.
“I’m Wang Bao, just call me Baby!”
Jiang Yun shook hands with Wang Lan and Wang Bao.
The producer and director also shook hands with Jiang Yun.
“Mr. Jiang Yun, we’re prepared to offer five million. We hope you’ll authorize this song for our ‘Run, Friends!’ program!”
“No problem at all!”
Li Lulu began negotiating details.
In the end, Jiang Yun sold the song for five million—and that was only for singing rights.
One could say Jiang Yun earned five million while barely lifting a finger.
Jiang Yun and his group entered the studio to record “You Say I’m Your Superhero.”
Everyone sang together.
By the time recording finished, afternoon had replaced noon.
Jiang Yun and the others returned to the hotel to rest.