The prologue to a grand entertainment game
It was now the vernal equinox, and the earth had warmed up. All the creatures that had been frozen for an entire winter had begun to…stir.
The energy that they had stored up for a season seemed to be released at this moment. Whether it was celebrities, passersby, or tireless media workers, they were all hungry. Their eyes were shining, ready to hunt for novelty.
It was unknown who was hiding behind the scenes. Like God, he gently raised a finger, and the chaotic Jianghu was about to usher in a new round of fierce battles.
In Shangmei Times Square in the city center, Jiayin Entertainment, the largest record company in the city, was about to hold a press conference. The venue had been set up long ago. There was a long table and six sofas in front of the huge billboard. The reporters from the major television stations and magazines had been in position for more than two hours, waiting impatiently for Jiayin Entertainment's ace producer to arrive.
"Producer Chi isn't here yet? The reporters were already getting impatient. What if they all flipped the tables and left? Boss! Why aren't you anxious at all? " I-I-I-I…" Jiayin Entertainment's publicity assistant wiped his sweat as he looked at his watch. He felt that the world outside the billboard was about to explode, and the reporters with dark expressions were about to go berserk.
"It's okay, it's okay. Relax and don't be anxious.”The man who spoke in a soft voice as if someone was pinching his throat was the publicity director of Jiayin Entertainment. He sat leisurely on a chair with his legs crossed and shook his slender legs from time to time. His fingers were like stick insects holding a wine glass as he looked into the distance with a faint smile on his lips. He was quite calm." Our Jiayin Entertainment Company has put on such a big show to hold a press conference for the gold producer Chi Zhen. Any reporter with a brain would know. We're going to make another big move. Which of our big moves didn't stir up a storm of blood? Besides, the media has heard about our plan this time. Without this headline, they won't be able to go back and report. This is the fate of small figures. Who asked them not to be the bosses of magazines sitting in their offices leisurely drinking coffee?”The publicity director stroked his smooth chin and did not pay much attention to the little assistant who was secretly looking down on him. He continued to mutter to himself," Chi Zhen, oh Chi Zhen, you're still like this. You're even more famous than a popular celebrity…"
A bright red Volkswagen C30 coupe sped over from afar. The publicity director and assistant looked in the direction of the car. The car stopped and the door opened. A beautiful leg in a black high heel stepped out of the car. With a thud, the heels landed on the ground and everyone trembled.
A tall woman walked out of the sports car swiftly. She was wearing a black tight-fitting suit with a clean white shirt underneath. Three buttons of the shirt were unbuttoned, revealing her exquisite collarbone. A silver chain was around her slender and fair neck. Her long black hair was blown up by the wind, revealing a diamond earring on her left ear. As the sun shone on her, her entire person was abnormally shiny.
"Coming, coming! Producer Chi is here." The publicity director and assistants quickly surrounded him.
Chi Zhen looked at her watch as she strode towards the center of the venue. She threw the document in her hand to her assistant and said,""Give this document to the supervisor before five o'clock. If he agrees, be sure to hand it to me before eight o'clock in the evening. I want a cup of 75-degree black coffee immediately.”
Chi Zhen said this very quickly. Her lung capacity was astonishing, and she did not even pause for a single bit, yet she had so many things to do. The little assistant stood rooted to the ground and timidly asked Chi Zhen, who had already walked five meters without even looking at her,""Then…which one should I make first?"
The publicity director's face instantly darkened. Chi Zhen, who had been striding forward with great confidence, stopped in her tracks. Her expression was so cold that it could freeze a person to death. The assistant subconsciously hugged the folder in her arms tightly.
"Turn it around according to the order I just said.”Chi Zhen left without wasting another second. The assistant had yet to come back to his senses when the director came over and patted him on the shoulder." Who asked him to be a gold-medal producer? " Endure it…" The assistant adjusted her tie, her scalp still tingling. She was late for nearly two hours, yet she was giving orders the moment she arrived. She was also showing her sense of time and her strict attitude towards life. Wasn't she a little too conflicted? However, the domineering aura on her body made it impossible for anyone to refute her.
The assistant sighed deeply. It was indeed not easy for a woman to climb to the position of a gold producer in the ever-changing entertainment industry and still be able to lord it over a top company like Jiayin Entertainment. It was not a position that a simple woman could sit firmly in.
As soon as Chi Zhen appeared, the reporters who had been waiting for a long time finally became restless. They all set up their cameras and aimed them at Production Chi, the Planning Director, the Marketing Director, and the leaders of Jiayin Entertainment.
"Sorry for being late." Chi Zhen's apology was very insincere and she went straight to the point." As everyone knows, Jiayin Entertainment is holding a talent show this time with the intention of picking out a truly capable artist to sign with our company. Actually, I've already written a song, but I haven't been able to find someone who can interpret it well…This song will definitely be popular, and I don't want to waste it on a boring singer.”
The reporters felt that the two-hour wait was really worth it. Chi Zhen was a very interesting person. She was not afraid of offending people, and she did not say much. Many a time, she could make the headlines with just one sentence. Now that she had brought such explosive news and said with such confidence that " this song will definitely be popular," the reporters calmed down. Yes, they would be able to report back today.
Chi Zhen continued," This year's talent show is called 'Dream'. We're going to choose a female artist. All women between the ages of 18 and 25 in the country can participate. After a few rounds of selection, we will conduct a comprehensive assessment of the contestants and select a champion to sign with Jiayin Entertainment. The winner of this competition will receive a contract, a song that I like the most, an album that Jiayin Entertainment has specially packaged, and 100,000 yuan in cash…"
Everyone could tell that Jiayin Entertainment was sincere this time. Chi Zhen was a famous gold medal producer in the world, and everything she made was of the highest quality. The albums she had produced were all the most popular singers in the A-list. She had never written songs for a newcomer before. Furthermore, signing a contract with Jiayin Entertainment was the dream of many singers. They even promised to spend a lot of money to produce an album for them. These conditions were too tempting. Most importantly, there was a prize of 100,000 yuan!
"I want to go."
"I want to go too, but we're already at this age…Sigh, this is the age of the young and the mighty.”The reporters began to tease each other.
In the end, Chi Zhen said," What we need is a truly capable artist. I don't want a vase. I won't sing my songs for a vase."”
The press conference ended in a state of excitement. The reporters who had waited for more than two hours were given 15 minutes by Chi Zhen. However, they did not say much or complain. One by one, they returned to the car and returned to the company. On the way, they took out their computers and started typing the press release.
In this era where information traveled at the speed of light, if you were to stay in a daze for a second, you would be left behind by others. There were too many new things exploding on this earth every second. How could he keep up with all this information? The two legs of humans were becoming more and more insufficient.
Jiayin Entertainment's staff were cleaning up the remnants of the press conference. Chi Zhen stood in the empty square where the crowd had dispersed, smoking. She looked into the distance, her face full of worry. Her slender fingers, which were wearing a shiny diamond ring, held a pure white cigarette. A few wisps of green smoke rose and blurred her vision.
After the press conference ended, the news exploded on all the major media outlets.
The TV commercials were not idle either. Dream's advertisements were everywhere, and the attractive prizes made many people start to rub their hands together.
"Jiayin is so rich! This advertisement was so dense that it could not be ignored even if one wanted to! A storm is brewing, and Jiayin is going to be in trouble again…How are we going to survive?”The bosses of the small record companies could no longer remain calm.
"Hey, haven't you heard?”
"Heard what?"
" Actually, Jiayin Entertainment made Chi Zhen appear so righteously this time, but it wasn't really like that at all. It was just a conspiracy…"
"Conspiracy? What conspiracy?"
" Come, come, come…" As long as there was gossip, people would stick their curious ears to him." Let me tell you, I heard about it too. Actually…"
After the small record company boss heard this, his expression froze. After a few seconds, he suddenly slapped his thigh."I'm really too pure! It seemed that one had to be ruthless and shameless in order to succeed in their career.”
Some people laughed in the darkness, while others cried under the bright sunlight.
However, most people did not have time to cry or laugh because they needed to rely on their own hands to live.
Some people could spend thousands of dollars and live a luxurious life, while others had to work several jobs at the same time and were so tired that they did not look human.
Zuo Qian belonged to the latter.
She worked in the office building during the day as a small assistant manager. Her monthly salary was pitifully low. However, the manager had a strange temper and was extremely neurotic all day. Whenever he was in a bad mood, he would scold Zuo Qian endlessly. Zuo Qian spent every day in endurance. She could not fight back. Even if she bit her lips and pinched her thighs, she had to endure it because she needed money.
After she got off work at 5:30 pm, Zuo Qian went to the bar to sing.
In fact, she didn't like bars very much. The smell of cigarettes and alcohol in bars and the smell of men made her have a strong desire to vomit. However, no matter how annoying or disgusting it was, she could not leave this place.
She was no longer the daughter of a wealthy family. Her father had gone bankrupt and was framed and imprisoned together with her mother. She owed a debt that was so exaggerated that she felt that it was impossible to pay it off even if she sold herself by the catty. She wanted her parents to be released from prison as soon as possible, so she found many officials. However, when they stretched out their hands, they did not have the money to hand over. No matter how much they said, it was useless.
In the past, Zuo Qian did not know how important money was when she was not worried about food and clothing. But now, she was penniless. She still had to pay off her debts and think of a way to get her parents out as soon as possible. Therefore, she became very realistic. Everything had to be borne by her alone. She needed to earn money. She had no time to slack off and no one could make her act coquettishly.
Having lived like a prince for twenty years, Zuo Qian naturally spent a lot of time to adapt to such a bitter life. She had secretly shed tears and thought of ending her life in vain, but the pride in her bones made her unable to allow herself to die like this.
Therefore, she silently wiped away the tears that flowed out of her eyes. There was a wound in her heart, and she licked it herself. Gradually, even her heart became numb.
Tonight was the same as all the other nights before. She put on heavy makeup and stood on the stage with her eyes closed, wanting to immerse herself in singing and forget the noise around her. Tonight, she was singing " Love Pain " by the recently popular girl group, MAJOR. Her voice was special and her enunciation was a little unclear, but it was precisely because of this that it was unforgettable.
After singing a few of MAJOR's songs, some of the customers were not satisfied and told the boss. The boss asked Zuo Qian to drink some water and rest first.
Zuo Qian sat listlessly at the bar counter and drank a glass of water from the bartender to moisten her throat.
"Qianqian!" A young woman with colorful hair and heavy makeup flew out from behind her and slapped her back fiercely. Zuo Qian almost knocked her head on the table. This skill, this strength…Zuo Qian turned her head with a face full of black lines. It was indeed this guy who insisted on being called a young woman at his age.
"Are you on steroids again?" Zuo Qian lowered her eyes. Her long black hair stuck to her cheeks. Under the dim light, her eyes were hidden by her bangs, and her high nose bridge was very prominent. Her fingers, which had been playing the piano since she was young, were very slender and beautiful. She held a transparent glass of water between her lips, and the pure water slid down her thin lips into her mouth. Her movements were very slow, like a slow-motion movie scene.
"Hey, Qianqian! Have you heard about Dream?”The young woman snatched the cup of water from Zuo Qian's hand and drank it." I'm so thirsty…"
" Hey, you…" Zuo Qian was really helpless. She wasn't used to being close to people, and it was such an indirect kiss. However, she couldn't say anything to the young woman, so she just lazily asked," What Dream?"”
"You actually don't know? I say, don't you know about the talent show that has been so hyped up recently? I even printed out a registration form!”The young woman took out the registration form from her imitation Cuggi bag and showed it to Zuo Qian. Zuo Qian glanced at the light and was attracted by the attractive prize.
Sign a contract with Jiayin Entertainment? The work of the gold producer, Chi Zhen? An album that was fully packaged and pushed? And 100,000 yuan in cash?
Zuo Qian's gaze stopped on the words '100,000 yuan in cash' and she was stunned.
"Qianqian, you can sing so well. Why do you have to work yourself to death under that shitty boss of a small company? Why should he be buried in this small bar? You still have so many debts to pay, so go join Dream! With your strength, you can definitely win the championship. Are you afraid of not having money after becoming a celebrity?”
Zuo Qian suddenly raised her head and seemed to see cash floating in front of her eyes-so much money!
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