Chapter 69: Persuading the Judges

In the afternoon, inside the café of the Peninsula Hotel, Zhang Zhang Guorong was leisurely flipping through a French magazine.

"Brother!" Xiang Fei approached quickly, a brilliant smile on his face.

Zhang Zhang Guorong looked up, his eyes lighting up: "Ah Fei? What wind blew you here?" He closed the magazine and gestured for Xiang Fei to sit. "I heard you're working on some... singing program?"

Xiang Fei took a gold-embossed proposal from his briefcase and pushed it before Zhang Zhang Guorong: "Xiangjiang Good Voice. We'd like to invite you to be a judge."

Zhang Zhang Guorong's slender fingers gently turned the pages, the corners of his mouth gradually lifting: "Blind auditions? Swivel chairs? Interesting..." He suddenly looked up, a cunning glint in his eyes. "I want to add a condition."

"Any condition works!" Xiang Fei declared immediately.

"For each episode, I want an 'Angel Button' that allows me to save an eliminated contestant at any time." Zhang Zhang Guorong blinked. "How about that?"

Xiang Fei laughed heartily: "Perfect! It's a deal!"

Leaving the Peninsula Hotel, Xiang Fei headed straight for Anita Mui's rehearsal studio.

Pushing open the door, he found Anita Mui instructing a group of dancers in rehearsal. Spotting Xiang Fei, she waved immediately: "Ah Fei! Come here!"

Xiang Fei jogged over, but before he could speak, Anita Mui pinched his cheek: "You've grown taller again! Speak, what do you need from me?"

"Sister Anita..." Xiang Fei rubbed his cheek, half-amused and half-exasperated as he handed over the proposal.

After scanning it quickly, Anita Mui made her decision on the spot: "I'm in! When does recording start?"

"Next month..."

"Fine!" Anita Mui turned and shouted to her assistant, "Clear my schedule for next month!" Then she pinched Xiang Fei's cheek again. "Remember to treat your sister to dinner!"

At dusk, Xiang Fei arrived at Roman Tam's mansion.

The butler led him to the study, where Roman Tam was practicing calligraphy without looking up: "To what do we owe the honor of Young Master Xiang's visit?"

Xiang Fei placed the proposal on the desk: "Brother Wen, we'd like to invite you to be a judge on Xiangjiang Good Voice."

Roman Tam finally looked up and chuckled: "I've been very busy lately..."

Unfazed, Xiang Fei pulled out his phone and dialed a number: "Hello, Uncle Qiang? Brother Wen says he has no time..."

"Wait!" Roman Tam suddenly snatched the phone and hung up, cold sweat beading on his forehead. "I... I need to consider it a bit more..."

Xiang Fei smiled: "Brother Wen, this program is truly very interesting."

Leaving Roman Tam's home, Xiang Fei's phone rang. "Ah Fei!" It was Xu Xu Guanjie's excited voice on the other end. "I heard you got Leslie and Anita as judges? Fantastic! I have an idea..."

"Please go ahead, Brother Sam."

"With the four of us as judges, we can create a 'Super Mentor' segment, each mentoring one student, culminating in a joint competition on stage!"

Xiang Fei's eyes lit up: "A brilliant idea! It's a deal!"

That evening, just as Xiang Fei returned home, he found Xiang Qian sitting in the living room.

"Ah Fei, is it done?" Xiang Qian asked without looking up.

"It's done." Xiang Fei poured a glass of water. "Leslie and Anita agreed immediately, and Roman Tam 'voluntarily' joined as well."

Only then did Xiang Qian look up, a smile appearing on his face as he regarded Xiang Fei: "Not bad. By the way..." He pulled out a check. "This is the startup capital for the program."

Xiang Fei took the check, counted the zeros, and exclaimed in surprise: "This much?"

Xiang Qian stood up and patted his nephew's shoulder: "Remember, if you do something, do it best." Reaching the door, he turned back. "As for Roman Tam... I've already 'taken care' of that."

The next day, Wing Sing Film Company held a press conference.

The four superstars—Zhang Zhang Guorong, Anita Mui, Xu Xu Guanjie, and Roman Tam—appeared together, causing a media sensation. Under the flashbulbs, Xiang Fei announced:

"Xiangjiang Good Voice will usher in a new era for the Xiangjiang music scene!"

In the audience, Ceng Ceng Zhiwei whispered to Zhou Zhou Huimin: "Tsk tsk, with this lineup... the other TV stations are going to cry!"

Zhou Zhou Huimin looked at the high-spirited Xiang Fei on stage, her eyes full of pride.