Chapter 166

The midsummer of August was as passionate as fire.

An airplane cut through the clear blue sky, leaving behind a long tail trail that mingled with the clouds, looking like runways floating in the sky.

When Jin Li and Chen Qin landed at the Hu Province airport, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon, but the sky was still bright, with no sign of turning dark at all.

The long days and short nights of summer were vividly reflected at this moment.

However, don't be fooled by the bright sky right now; once it wants to get dark, it can do so in just a short hour.

Jin Li and Chen Qin exited the airport and met up with the people sent by the company at the entrance.

Jin Li was very surprised to see who had come and offered a hug: "Sister Fang, why did you come to pick me up yourself? Didn't I say that just calling anyone to come would be fine?"

Sui Lingfang said with a chuckle, "You can, but I can't. It's rare for you to come over, so I just decided to pick you up myself."

This time, Driver Xiao Cheng was driving, as steady and fast as ever, staging a "Speed and Passion" performance right at the speed limit.

Originally, Chen Qin had wanted to listen to the chat between Jin Li and Sui Lingfang so she could interject a word or two and build up some favor in front of Sister Fang.

But not long after sitting in Driver Xiao Cheng's car, her face turned pale, her hands gripped the handle above tightly, and even the seatbelt couldn't give her a sense of complete security.

Seeing Jin Li and Sister Fang chatting and laughing there, completely unaffected by the speed, Chen Qin could only feel:

They are too amazing!

Little did she know that Jin Li and Sui Lingfang were just used to that speed after sitting in the car for so long.

Arriving at the Hu Province TV station, Jin Li had just gotten out of the car when her phone vibrated. She opened it and found that the 【Pink Girl】 group chat was already active.

Sister Meng Meng was in a very good mood, especially after knowing Jin Li was coming, her mood was even better.

Sister Meng Meng: 【Jin Li is going to cheer for me! I feel full of motivation now!】

Sister Meng Meng: 【I can't help but want to belt out a song!】

Sister Meng Meng: 【I'm going to hit a high key!】

Ji Qinglian: 【Be careful that netizens don't screenshot your ugly shouting face and turn it into a shoe meme (crafty)】

Sister Meng Meng: 【Alright then, I'll restrain myself (little heart)】

Guan Mingzhu: 【@Carp, have you arrived at the TV station? If you're free, let's meet up.】

Sister Meng Meng: 【!! Aren't you going back? You came too?!!】

Guan Mingzhu: 【Smile. jpg】

Guan Mingzhu: 【I was a bit worried about you, so I didn't go back and am still here in Hu Province. I originally wanted to tell you before you went on stage to give you a surprise, but it seems that's not needed now~】

Carp: 【I'm here, where are you!】

Jin Li had just sent this message when she heard a voice: "Jin Li!"

She looked left and right and found Guan Mingzhu in a corner of the parking lot.

Sui Lingfang was greatly surprised; she also thought Mingzhu had left long ago.

Since Guan Mingzhu had come, that was even better; she wished for as many Pink Girl members to come as possible.

She said, "I'll take you in first."

After entering the venue, Jin Li was actually a bit surprised.

Their large group coming together was clearly an aggressive move, specifically here to crash the party. If Sister Fang had asked the production team for tickets, the production team certainly wouldn't have given her good ones.

But their current seats were inside the inner field, all in the VIP guest area.

Guan Mingzhu's eyes flickered, and she asked in a low voice, "Your company is something else. How did you get these kinds of seat tickets?"

Jin Li shook her head; she didn't know either.

Sui Lingfang heard this and said slowly, "Because we didn't go through the production team's channels, but through the advertisers' channels. To please the 'gold master daddy,' the production team would definitely provide the best treatment."

Jin Li's eyes lit up: "You mean Mr. Xiao."

Sui Lingfang was as calm as ever: "Yes, there is a brand title sponsor where Mr. Xiao holds 30% of the shares. These tickets were obtained directly by Mr. Xiao through internal channels."

Jin Li was amused.

"Does Pineapple not know about the relationship between Mr. Xiao and that company?"

Sui Lingfang spread her hands: "How would they know?"

"Not only do they not know, but if I hadn't asked Mr. Xiao for help, I wouldn't have known either. Who knew that just by asking, there would be such an unexpected joy?"

Guan Mingzhu and Chen Qin listened, feeling confused.

When Sui Lingfang left to get them boxed lunches, the two of them asked.

"The Mr. Xiao you mentioned, is that the boss of Chenxi Entertainment?"

"This Mr. Xiao sounds like a big boss!"

Jin Li nodded: "Yes, Mr. Xiao has a lot of money. I don't know how much he has either. Have you heard of Chenxi Venture Capital Group? Chenxi Entertainment is actually a subsidiary under it."

Guan Mingzhu's mouth twitched: "I've heard of it. They specialize in finance and stocks. To think they also invested in an entertainment company... it's truly unexpected."

Chen Qin guessed: "Do rich people just want to invest here and there?"

Guan Mingzhu shook her head: "No, that's different. The scale of Chenxi Finance is huge; Chenxi Entertainment's annual profit probably doesn't even compare to their half-month profit. This kind of investment feels like doing charity."

Jin Li agreed: "Yes, it's said that Chenxi Entertainment was just an impulsive investment by Mr. Xiao, and he didn't even think about how much money the company could make."

There was one thing Jin Li didn't say.

Mr. Xiao was very skilled in the field of investment and had basically never failed.

Except for the time he signed her, this sickly person.

Perhaps because it was the first failure in his life, Mr. Xiao paid some attention to Chenxi Entertainment, occasionally managing things and coming to the company.

Every time he came to the company, the company would take on a new look before long.

The reason was simple: Mr. Xiao thought Chenxi Entertainment's scale was small, so he would invest a bit more.

It must be said that for Chenxi Entertainment, Mr. Xiao was a God of Wealth; every time he came, he sent wealth, and the company's senior management wished Mr. Xiao would come more often.

But they also knew Chenxi Entertainment's scale was small and didn't dare to show their faces in front of Mr. Xiao frequently, lest he find them annoying.

Thinking of this, Jin Li felt that the senior management of Chenxi Entertainment was quite smart.

They didn't dare to show their faces in front of Mr. Xiao, so wouldn't having artists on the hot search every day be equivalent to showing their faces?

As long as Mr. Xiao could see it once and know that this was an artist from Chenxi Entertainment, if he was in a good mood, he could add another investment.

Simply perfect!

While eating, Gong Jiajia and He Yixuan appeared together. Seeing Jin Li and the others, they all came over to greet them.

Jin Li had gone to the film crew to shoot, and hadn't seen Gong Jiajia for a while, so she asked about her development.

Gong Jiajia said excitedly: "I think it's quite good. Maybe I can't compare to the popular artists, but I really think it's quite good.

Ever since I won the championship, more music variety shows have come to me. Although I'm not the main focus, at least I can show my face, and I'm no worse than artists who debuted from talent shows!"

Mentioning artists who debuted from talent shows, Jin Li thought of "PICK~ Next Stop Diva," where she served as a mentor, and the "Soft Candy Girl 101" they launched.

She asked casually: "How is the development of that group?"

Gong Jiajia: "Uh..."

Jin Li was curious, "What, is the development not going smoothly?"

Gong Jiajia thought for a while and said in a low voice: "I don't know how to say it. Sometimes one of their members will appear on the same music variety show, and if they sing well, there's still a chance.

But if they don't sing well... it's been less than half a year since they debuted, and it seems they don't have many announcements anymore. It's said that the team couldn't even sell concert tickets, and after only two tour stops, they didn't tour anymore."

Jin Li thought of those girls who worked desperately on the show and sighed: "It's too hard to get ahead in this industry."

Chen Qin said at this time: "Boss, I think you're doing okay."

Jin Li smiled: "Where am I doing okay? I have so few announcements; it's just that I'm lucky to be loved by netizens, so my popularity is relatively high. If I don't appear for a few months, netizens won't remember me either."

Guan Mingzhu debunked her: "Forget it, you didn't appear for three years before, and a bunch of people were thinking of you. People call you the 'Half-Time Diva'."

Jin Li: "... I've become very strong now!"

Guan Mingzhu scanned her up and down and pinched her thin shoulders, saying only two words: "Don't believe it."

Jin Li was speechless.

She secretly swore that she would definitely have a stage performance with Guan Mingzhu sometime, to show her a one-handed jump, then a backflip, and then a split.

Uh-huh, she'll dazzle everyone!

As the time for the broadcast drew closer, the audience entered the venue one after another, and the live broadcast at the stage also started.

The camera scanned around randomly, then suddenly stopped at a certain spot.

The on-site executive director was a bit stunned.

And the bored netizens who had already entered early were also stunned.

【Jin Li!! Guan Mingzhu!!】

【Isn't Jin Li going to film? Why would she appear here?!】

【Jin Li Jin Li Jin Li Jin Li Jin Li!】

【Pearl Pearl Pearl Pearl Pearl!】

【Oh, other artists from Chenxi Entertainment have also come, Gong Jiajia and He Yixuan!】

【The manager is here too!】

【Is Chenxi Entertainment doing team building, or is this employee welfare?】

【Collectively mobilized to support Xi Sister Meng Ze, haha.】

The appearance of these few people set off a small peak.

Netizens passed it on, ten to a hundred, a hundred to a thousand... before long, a hot search quietly rushed into the top twenty—

#Chenxi Entertainment supports Xi Sister Meng Ze! #

Netizen's divine comment: 【The troublemakers are here! (dog head)】

On the other side, the online live broadcast ratings suddenly climbed, which also fed back to Hong Xiao.

"Has it already reached the broadcast volume of the official start?"

Hong Xiao was surprised, "Why is it so high?"

After understanding the reason, his expression changed, and he suddenly opened his phone to look at the hot search.

Sure enough, the popularity had already been raised.

He thought to himself: No wonder Chenxi Entertainment has been in the limelight so much this year; with this kind of cohesion, it's hard for their artists not to be popular!

However, this matter is considered a scandal for Pineapple TV. Hong Xiao was wondering whether to suppress it or not.

Hong Xiao pondered: "The seats they are sitting in, who gave them?"

The staff replied: "No one gave them. After verification, that area was booked by Chenming Milk last week."

Chenming Milk, the second largest gold master of the production team and also the title sponsor of the show "I Am a Singer," although they didn't get the final advertising spot, they couldn't be underestimated.

Hong Xiao pondered slightly and remembered the advertising fees Chenming Milk gave to the production team.

—A full 50 million!

With such a large sum of money thrown down, the gold master just wanted a few VIP area tickets; who would dare not give them?

Originally, Hong Xiao had wanted to suppress it.

But since it involved Chenming Milk, it wouldn't be easy to handle it so casually.

Hong Xiao said in a deep voice: "First, let the on-site cameras not scan towards Chenxi Entertainment. Scan the surroundings. Also, find a few people to investigate the relationship between Chenxi Entertainment and Chenming Milk, and whether any artists are in contact with Chenming Milk to negotiate as a spokesperson?"

Ten minutes later.

The investigation results were out.

It is said... nothing could be investigated on the surface, but a staff member with better information said that the boss of Chenxi Entertainment and the shareholder of Chenming Milk are the same person.

But Chenxi Entertainment is not listed, and they don't publicly disclose who the president is, so Hong Xiao couldn't investigate it either.

He was a bit depressed.

If he had known earlier that the boss of Chenxi Entertainment had this relationship, how could he have casually sacrificed Xi Sister Meng Ze?

Hong Xiao's expression changed, and he gritted his teeth: "Give them more camera time, no need to restrict it."

Someone hesitated: "But the public opinion on the internet..."

Hong Xiao said calmly: "Our processes are all compliant, we walk straight and sit upright. How Xi Sister Meng Ze performs this time depends on her strength."

As for whether it is truly "compliant" and whether he thought about suppressing Xi Sister Meng Ze's votes before the broadcast, only Hong Xiao's team knows best.

The live broadcast of the singer's backstage also started.

Luo Yingying watched the big screen and suddenly saw Jin Li, and couldn't help but say: "Eh, isn't that Jin Li and Guan Mingzhu? They came too!"

The assistant said: "They also came when Xi Sister Meng Ze appeared for the first time."

Luo Yingying couldn't help but nod: "Good, very good, it's lively with more people. It would be even better if they could come on stage and sing a song."

The assistant asked curiously: "Have you heard the Pink Girl's stage?"

Luo Yingying nodded as a matter of course: "I have. Didn't they also become popular all over the country back then?

Xi Sister Meng Ze is the lead singer in the team. You see how well she sings, and you know how good the songs of this group are. I've also heard the songs of that... that Lotus, they're quite good."

The assistant's mind moved slightly, and she dug a hole to ask: "Then what do you think of their singing skills? Are they all very good?"

Luo Yingying said without thinking: "Some are quite good, some are better at dancing."

【Luo Yingying Diva's mouth...】

【Sister Ying can mix until now, all relying on hard strength!】

【Thought of Sister Ying's previous complaints, haha.】

【Sister Ying: I don't know what the production team invited her to watch. Maybe because she's good-looking, it's quite pleasing to the eye sitting on the side.】

Not only did Luo Yingying notice, but other singers also noticed, and Xiao Su even said:

"I can also sing their songs; I often sang them back then."

Two international singers, Little Chili and Girardi, both recognized the two members of Pink Girl.

Before, when they appeared for the first time, the production team didn't give many camera shots, so everyone didn't pay attention. Now that there are more camera shots, the two spoke up one after another:

"Their songs are very good, the cover versions are very popular."

"I can sing one of their songs, the melody is light and very clear."

Hearing the statements of the two international singers, some netizens reacted in a daze:

The Pink Girl group, it seems they are also quite popular abroad?

In a large gossip forum, a relevant post was immediately opened.

【What we missed during the years Pink Girl was silent】

1L: Although they have been low-key for three years and have only been a bit active this year, I found that their reputation abroad doesn't seem to have weakened. What do you guys think?

2L: Hao Zhongyi Entertainment was considered an Asian hegemon back then. If it hadn't been involved in the struggle of the wealthy families, Pink Girl could have become the number one female diva group in Asia.

3L: No way, is it that exaggerated?

4L: You must be newcomers who just entered the circle, don't you even know this basic common sense?

5L: This question should be asked to netizens in Japan and Korea. The crazy fan-chasing energy in their countries back then was much crazier than in China~

6L: Pink Girl has always had more female fans. Their combat power back then was much stronger than boy groups. Only the active March Sky can compete a bit.

7L: If you ask me, if Chenxi Entertainment has any career ambition, they should quickly push Jin Li and Guan Mingzhu to the international stage!

This gossip post was forwarded to the big group by Chen Lin, who was eating melons.

Jin Li and Xi Sister Meng Ze replied together.

【Read, don't cue, thank you ^_^】

International, indeed.

They are already a bit overwhelmed running around domestically, and the announcements have been screened round after round.

If Chenxi Entertainment really has career ambition, then their desire for retirement will be destroyed. They prefer the current rhythm, which is slightly busy but still calm and unhurried.

Chen Lin: 【How is the atmosphere on site? The order of singers appearing should be out, right?】

Jin Li: 【Drawing lots】

Gu Cheng: 【How long do you plan to stay in Hu Province?】

Jin Li: 【Not sure, it should be the two days of the weekend. I have to go back on Sunday.】

March Sky and others had just returned to the villa rented by the company. Seeing Gu Cheng type these words in the group, Yan Xingdong said with great vigilance:

"Gu Cheng, we have to shoot a magazine tomorrow and the day after."

Gu Cheng said calmly: "I know."

Yan Xingdong: "You'd better really know."

Gu Cheng said slowly the next sentence: "But the magazine we are shooting this time is at the seaside. Summer goes quite well with the seaside and the beach."

Chen Lin's expression moved slightly, and he looked up and said: "It does go well."

His eyes rolled around. Just now he asked Guan Mingzhu, and she would also stay until the day after tomorrow before returning to East City.

And for the next two days, she would be with Jin Li and Xi Sister Meng Ze.

Most importantly, they have to fly to Hu Province tomorrow to shoot the magazine.

Chen Lin said: "If you add a few beauties, that would be even better."

The radar in the minds of Yan Xingdong and Luo Yi suddenly sounded, and they looked at the other two. What do they mean by this?

Gu Cheng didn't retort for once and agreed: "I think so too."

Chen Lin: "So?"

Gu Cheng thought for a while and said slowly: "Throughout the summer, "Leisurely Slow Life" hasn't appeared, and fans have expressed that they miss it very much. Should we launch a summer special?"

"And I plan to switch to filming in the second half of the year, so the announcements I can participate in will gradually decrease. While I have some time now, I should show my face as much as possible."

The light in Chen Lin's eyes brightened: "You're right!"

Luo Yi spoke up: "Wait, won't it be too sudden? Even if you want to call Jin Li and Guan Mingzhu, it might not be in time. Maybe they both have announcements."

Yan Xingdong suddenly spoke: "There shouldn't be. They already said in the big group that they won't run many announcements this summer and won't engage in internal competition. How about this, Xi Sister Meng Ze is also here, just invite her too. Everyone go to the seaside to play together."

Luo Yi looked at Yan Xingdong in disbelief, his eyes full of anger at being "betrayed."

Good guy.

Has your spring arrived too?

Yan Xingdong coughed softly, his eyes looking elsewhere, avoiding Luo Yi's gaze.

No sooner said than done.

Yan Xingdong immediately called Brother Guang to see if they could coordinate the time.