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After returning home, Ye Ling told Ning Ruoxi all about the attitude of the various editors at Shengding Group that day and asked for her opinion on starting a Douyin account.

"We’re going to start filming short videos now?"

Ning Ruoxi looked at Ye Ling, taken aback for a moment before saying with some hesitation:

"But I’ve never filmed anything like this before..."

She had acted on her idea of transitioning into the world of comics as soon as it came to her. After all, she was already an artist. While she had previously only designed things like character skins and illustrations, it had much in common with drawing a comic series.

To put it simply, she used to draw one or two standalone pieces, but now she needed to create a huge number of drawings and connect them all with a story.

But when it came to filming videos, she truly had no experience whatsoever.

Forget videos—she rarely even took selfies.

"Don’t worry. My girl is so beautiful, you could just sit there and do nothing and still get tons of followers."

"There you go with the sweet talk again."

Ning Ruoxi rolled her eyes at Ye Ling.

"I’m not sweet-talking you. It’s the truth,"

Ye Ling said, his expression completely serious.

’He wasn’t just spouting nonsense. Truth be told, seven out of ten people scrolling through short videos these days are just there for the eye candy~’

And with the highest level of promotion guaranteed by Wei Kun, Ning Ruoxi’s follower count was bound to skyrocket once she started her Douyin account!

Hearing this, Ning Ruoxi nodded dubiously before asking, "But what would we film?"

"I have an idea. How about we make a story-based account?"

Ye Ling immediately suggested.

"A story-based account?"

Ning Ruoxi paused, puzzled.

She didn’t use Douyin, so she wasn’t particularly familiar with these things.

"Right. A lot of Douyin accounts are doing it now, like they’re posting a mini-series. My idea is for you and me to film together, playing the main characters from Lingxi’s Love. We’d mainly reenact some of the iconic scenes."

As he spoke, Ye Ling added, "I think it’s a perfect fit for us. After all, our goal is to promote Lingxi’s Love..."

"Film them together?"

At his words, a faint blush crept onto Ning Ruoxi’s cheeks.

’Lingxi’s Love was primarily a love story about a sweet, innocent young couple in their school days, with its main selling points being humor and tons of fluffy, romantic moments.’

’From that perspective, she and Ye Ling were indeed a perfect fit for this kind of story-based account.’

’For starters, their ages matched the characters in the comic, they were both very good-looking, and they were already a real-life couple. It was practically typecasting.’

’But... the thought of being all lovey-dovey with Ye Ling on camera made her feel a little shy.’

’After all, since she was the one drawing Lingxi’s Love, she knew the plot inside and out. And those so-called iconic scenes Ye Ling mentioned were really just a series of over-the-top romantic moments!’

"You’ve been plotting this for a while, haven’t you?"

Ning Ruoxi suddenly asked, her beautiful eyes fixed on Ye Ling.

"Hehe, maybe just a little,"

Ye Ling replied with a mischievous grin.

He had to admit, a small part of him had entertained the idea from the very beginning. But he swore, he wasn’t just after Ning Ruoxi’s body!

"If you really don’t feel comfortable, we can just follow the trends and film some videos without a plot. With the platform’s top-tier promotion, you’re sure to get popular. The promotional effect for Lingxi’s Love just might not be as good, that’s all."

Ye Ling added.

"No, let’s do the story-based account."

Ning Ruoxi shook her head, a sudden glimmer of anticipation in her eyes.

’She was a pretty reserved person, the type who got nervous in front of a camera. But the thought of filming a video together with Ye Ling made her feel...’

’...like maybe she wasn’t so nervous after all?’

"Then let’s start now."

Ye Ling wasn’t one to procrastinate. Besides, there were only seven days left until the launch of Lingxi’s Love...

He planned to use the Douyin platform to build some hype before the comic’s release!

Since it was their first time trying to film this kind of video, both Ning Ruoxi and Ye Ling were a bit awkward and unprofessional at first. Fortunately, they were both quick learners and gradually got into the groove.

"Hmph! Darn you, Ruoruo. All you do all day is rub your relationship in my face,"

Luo Yue muttered under her breath, aiming the camera at Ye Ling and Ning Ruoxi.

That’s right—she was being used as their designated crew member again.

After all, since Ye Ling and Ning Ruoxi were both starring in the video, they still needed someone to film it... and so, Ye Ling had roped the girl in without a second thought.

Normally, given Luo Yue’s feisty temper, she never would have agreed to Ye Ling’s request. But since she had just recently wrecked his car, she didn’t have the nerve to refuse.

Watching Ye Ling and Ning Ruoxi being all lovey-dovey on the screen, Luo Yue’s feelings were hard to put into words. It was as if... she was literally chasing their PDA with a camera!?!?

"Whoa, come here, quick! I think this take is amazing!"

As she filmed, Luo Yue gradually got engrossed and suddenly waved at Ye Ling and Ning Ruoxi from a short distance away.

Hearing her, Ning Ruoxi and Ye Ling walked over. They watched the video content and nodded, quite satisfied, breathing a sigh of relief.

Since they had absolutely no experience, they had started filming at noon, and now it was almost dark.

It had to be said, a short video might only be two or three minutes long, but filming it was a real killer.

"Let’s go with this one. I think the quality is way better than a lot of the trending videos on Douyin."

Ye Ling said.

He used to scroll through Douyin a lot, so he could naturally tell the good from the bad.

"Okay, so we’ll just publish it directly?"

Ning Ruoxi asked, nodding in satisfaction as well.

Although she felt that both she and Ye Ling looked a bit stiff in the video, they were both so genuinely good-looking that a little awkwardness didn’t ruin the effect.

"No, no, no, we’re not done yet."

Ye Ling waved his hand and smiled. "We’ve just filmed the raw footage. Next, I have to send it to Wei Kun so he can have a professional team edit it into the final video." 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Oh, I see."

Ning Ruoxi nodded, only half-understanding.

She was completely clueless about these things, so she just let Ye Ling handle it all.

Seeing the serious look on the young man’s face, Ning Ruoxi couldn’t help but feel a sweet warmth in her heart.

Ye Ling had put in no less effort than she had these past few days. In fact, he was the one solving problems on all fronts...

"Hey, you jerk... why are you so good to me?"

Ning Ruoxi asked, looking at Ye Ling with sparkling eyes.

"Because I’m your jerk,"

Ye Ling replied with a gentle smile.

The sun was setting. The young man before her was incredibly handsome, looking at her with a doting smile on his face.

In that moment,

Ning Ruoxi was utterly captivated.