Study System: I'm a 38-Year-Old Student-Chapter 293 - 198: Not a Dream! Old Shen Is Happy

5:30.

The lights of the "Red Rose Bar," still undergoing upgrades and renovations, turned on.

Lin Xiamo chose this place for the gathering, mainly to let her friends get familiar with it, and also to get some opinions about the bar’s renovation.

Now she has resigned, music will be her career from now on, and the bar that Shen Qiushan asked her to help manage is also considered a part of her career.

She knew long ago that the road of music isn’t easy to walk, not to mention that she has already passed the golden age of venturing into the music scene, being over thirty, and can’t compare her energy and drive with those in their early twenties.

But Shen Qiushan’s success has given her great motivation.

If he can chase his dreams at 38, then why can’t she at 32!

And the worst outcome is just failing to chase her dream. For someone from her family, there are plenty of fallbacks, which gives her the confidence to resign and give it a shot.

Since the bar has already ceased operations, there are no staff present.

After discussing with Shen Qiushan, Lin Xiamo decided to have hot pot today. The two went to a nearby supermarket to shop, buying all the items and ingredients needed for the hot pot.

No need to buy alcohol; there is still plenty in stock at the bar.

Close to six o’clock, a BYD Han parked at the bar’s entrance, and Zhu Xinyue and Hu Tingting got out of the car.

"Is this the place?"

Hu Tingting flicked her iconic long blue hair.

"Seems like it!"

"Momo’s location says it’s here, but the bar isn’t open!"

"What’s going on?"

Zhu Xinyue pointed to the "Upgrading" sign stuck on the bar’s door.

While the two were talking, Lin Xiamo, who had seen them, came out to greet them: "Where’s Old Fang?"

"Didn’t come along?"

"Overtime, said he’d come a bit later."

"Momo, the bar isn’t open, right?"

Hu Tingting asked doubtfully.

"Yeah, let’s talk inside."

Lin Xiamo led the two into the bar.

At this moment, two tables in front of the stage had been put together, covered with abundant food.

"Welcome, lovely ladies, to my humble abode."

Shen Qiushan came out of the back kitchen carrying a freshly washed basin of vegetables.

"Whoa!"

"I wondered how we could get in even when it’s not open, turns out it’s Brother Shen’s place!"

Zhu Xinyue exclaimed.

"No wonder Momo resigned so easily, she already has a backup plan."

"If my husband opened a bar for me, I’d quit tomorrow, I’m so tired of that lousy job!"

It was mentioned before that Hu Tingting is the only one married among the four members of the Red Rose Band, her husband works for a foreign company with a decent income, while she works at a private company with little pay and lots of work.

But given the current employment environment, she didn’t dare to resign since the band’s current income is limited and extremely unstable, but now that Lin Xiamo has resigned, things seem to be taking a turn for the better.

Due to their popularity on the internet, the Red Rose Band’s commercial offer has now reached fifty thousand per gig.

If they perform more times in a month, the income will be quite substantial.

"If you’re willing, you can start working here tomorrow."

Shen Qiushan shrugged with a smile: "The bar is still under renovation, and Momo can’t handle it alone."

"Really?"

"Brother Shen, you’re not joking, right!"

Hu Tingting looked excited; working at the bar with Lin Xiamo, she could also dabble in music when free, much more enjoyable than her current job.

"Of course, it’s true."

"From now on, this bar will be the Red Rose Band’s base."

Shen Qiushan said with certainty.

"Alright then!"

"I’ll quit my job tomorrow!"

"In the future, I’d count on Boss Shen for lots of support!"

Hu Tingting made the decision to resign without hesitation.

"What boss!"

"Just call me Brother Shen, and as we said before, I’m also a part of the Red Rose Band!"

Shen Qiushan spread his hands: "Remember to update the members’ introduction on Kuaishin."

"That sounds great, I’ll update it now!"

"With Brother Shen here, it’ll be hard for our Red Rose Band not to go viral!"

The Red Rose Band’s Kuaishin account has been run by Hu Tingting, and now has 350,000 followers. She instantly pulled up the profile edit page on Kuaishin backend and added Shen Qiushan’s name on the members list.

"Brother Shen, do you have a Kuaishin account?"

"I’ll just @ your account directly!"

Hu Tingting asked while editing.

"Uh, I do!"

"But, just a sec."

In his spare time, Shen Qiushan browsed short videos, but the algorithm suggested a bunch of borderline content. His Kuaishin account’s favorites were filled with similar videos, so he set his account to private mode, making his favorites and follows invisible to others, and then gave his ID to Hu Tingting.

"Uncle Shen’s Diary"

Hu Tingting read Shen Qiushan’s nickname aloud and suggested: "Brother Shen, you could use your real name and apply for official verification, there are many fake accounts under your name on Kuaishin."

"Hmm, I’ll try that when I have time."

In this age, personal IP branding is key; if well-established, its commercial value is immense.

But Shen Qiushan hadn’t gone down this path before, firstly to focus on preparing for the college entrance exam, and secondly, he thought with his advantage, he didn’t need to pursue these things.

But thinking it over now, who ever complains about having too much money!

Moreover, personal social media could be used to voice clarifications, as plenty of people attack and slander him online.

"Let’s eat first!"

"Old Fang said he’d arrive after seven!"

The four of them took their seats, and Zhu Xinyue glanced at the message on her phone and said.