Chapter 287 Outdoor Live Stream
Lujiazui.
After the rehearsal, Jiang Shu asked Mr. Liu from Bilibili for a courtesy car and drove Sakura to Lujiazui.
This area is one of Shanghai's famous attractions, a money pit that combines internet-famous architecture, shopping malls, scenic spots, and gourmet food.
It's worth mentioning that when Wang Xiaochang, the ADC with a 100% win rate, first debuted in the LPL, the offline competition was held at Zhengda Plaza in Lujiazui.
He found a paid parking lot and parked the Mercedes-Benz E300L, which was used as a courtesy car.
Originally, Mr. Liu planned to get Jiang Shu a Porsche, as Jiang Shu's previous Panamera was often spotted on the road, while the GLS he was currently driving had not been exposed much, leading Mr. Liu to believe that Jiang Shu preferred Porsche.
However, Porsche was not the type they liked at their age, so they had to wait a while. Jiang Shu then asked Mr. Liu to find a less conspicuous car.
After asking around, they got this E300L.
In Shanghai, this car was indeed not conspicuous.
"Parking fees are so expensive!" Sakura stood in front of the parking lot's fee standard sign, looking up at the numbers in surprise.
Jiang Shu, who had just tucked the car key into his waistband, heard this and walked over.
As soon as he got close, it startled him.
Thirty yuan an hour?
Damn, isn't this robbery?
"It's a bit outrageous," Jiang Shu mumbled after a long pause.
"The most expensive parking lot I've seen in Seoul was only twenty yuan after conversion," Sakura blinked and turned to Jiang Shu.
Only? So that's it.
Well, the prices in Shanghai compared to Seoul... they really are on par.
One could only say that if Koreans came to Shanghai for tourism, they would truly meet their perfect match.
"Thirty it is, let's go," Jiang Shu waved his hand and said.
"Yes," Sakura responded and followed Jiang Shu out of the parking lot.
"Speak Chinese. Korean is too easy to attract attention," Jiang Shu said casually.
"Okay," Sakura replied.
After more than a year of systematic study, even if she wasn't studying every day, Sakura still mastered the ability to converse fluently in Chinese.
Language depends on talent. Sakura's language talent was not as good as Hitomi Honda's, but she did have talent. People who can master two languages fluently, as long as they are willing, can learn a third language, even Chinese, which is the most difficult language in the world.
Because people who can master two different languages often mean they have different levels of language talent.
"How is Yabuki Nako's Chinese learning coming along?" Jiang Shu asked casually.
"She hasn't specifically studied Chinese. She thinks that instead of dispersing China's resources among the three of us, it's better to concentrate them on Renmei and me," Sakura explained.
"That's like her personality," Jiang Shu laughed. Although it was Sakura's retelling, it was indeed very much like Yabuki Nako's personality.
After IZONE disbanded, Yabuki Nako chose to retreat and return to Japan for development. In fact, with her remaining popularity from IZONE, she could have continued to develop in Korea, but she still chose to return to Japan.
Jiang Shu didn't comment on Yabuki Nako's choice. If she voluntarily gave up, then so be it.
Not long after they left the parking lot, the crowd began to thicken.
All jokes aside, Shanghai's tourism industry is considered popular throughout the country and even in East Asia.
The number of tourists and permanent residents here is alarmingly high.
Seeing so many people, Sakura instinctively shrunk her neck, trying to cover her face, but after realizing that the passersby around her only glanced at her and then looked away, she belatedly understood.
She wasn't in Korea or Japan; very few people in China recognized her.
To be honest, more people recognized Jiang Shu than Sakura. Jiang Shu didn't even wear a mask, so Sakura had even less to worry about.
Moreover, it was still winter, and everyone was wearing thick down jackets, making it even harder to identify artists by their physique.
Sakura was dressed beautifully but thinly in the studio, but now that she was out, she had changed into warm long pants and a down jacket.
Jiang Shu on the side was also dressed in a down jacket. In Korea, he usually wore warm coats and suits in a business style during winter. Back in China, it was rare to see him in a down jacket.
"Let's do an outdoor live stream," Jiang Shu said, looking at the passersby on the street, suddenly getting an idea.
Sakura was stunned by the words, but since Jiang Shu had spoken, she naturally had no objections.
"Did you bring a selfie stick?" Jiang Shu turned to Sakura and asked.
"I did," As an artist, Sakura always carried a selfie stick in her bag.
She took out the selfie stick and handed it to Jiang Shu, opened the Instagram live stream, and then hung the phone on the selfie stick.
As soon as the live stream opened, people started coming in. At this time, Jiang Shu was still adjusting the phone, and the view was still pointing at the ground, so the audience who just entered the live stream was confused.
After setting it up, the camera reversed.
"Hello everyone, I was just setting up the camera," Jiang Shu said with a smile, looking at the screen.
"This is Kura next to me, Sakura from IZONE. I brought her to record a show."
"Sakura, say hello to everyone."
Sakura leaned closer to Jiang Shu, smiled and waved at the camera, and said in Chinese: "Hello everyone, I'm Sakura from IZONE."
"Why are we speaking Chinese? Because we are in Shanghai," Jiang Shu said, turning around in place, then freezing the screen on the Oriental Pearl Tower.
"See that? The Oriental Pearl Tower, genuine Shanghai," Jiang Shu pointed to the Oriental Pearl Tower from afar and said.
"Why are you in Shanghai? To record Bilibili's New Year's Eve gala. Last year was Renmei, this year is Sakura."
"When will it be Nako's turn?"
"Maybe next year, depending on whether she's willing."
Jiang Shu chatted with the audience in the live stream, strolling while talking.
Although holding a selfie stick and clearly live streaming attracted attention, it didn't matter, it wouldn't attract too much attention.
As for Shanghai, there were simply too many people live streaming here.
"Sakura, here," Jiang Shu said, stuffing the selfie stick into the bewildered Sakura's hand.
"Practice your Chinese. I'm going to the restroom," Jiang Shu pointed to the public restroom not far away.
Sakura instinctively aimed the camera at the direction Jiang Shu was pointing.
"Hey, don't film the public toilet!" Jiang Shu quickly said.
"Oh, oh," Sakura also came to her senses, moved the camera away, and smiled awkwardly.
Jiang Shu chuckled and walked towards the public toilet.
Sakura's gaze fell on the live stream's bullet comments, which had already exceeded three digits. Looking at the comments in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese, she was momentarily unable to switch her language system.
Finally, she chose to focus on the Chinese bullet comments.
"Where are we in Shanghai? It seems to be called... Lujiazui?" Sakura answered the bullet comment's question in Chinese with an accent that wasn't too heavy.
"Are you on Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street? The President seems to have told me about this place. Are you coming over?" Sakura froze when she saw this bullet comment.
"Don't... don't, right?"