Chapter 110: The important thing is to handle the older sister

After Jiang Cheng finished his phone call, he was waiting; the person he called was the one Wang Weiqiang recommended to him, that is, Wang Weiqiang's friend, one of the planners behind the show.

He originally planned to wait in line properly, but the required time was too long.

Moreover, if he failed to pass, wouldn't that be embarrassing? But this kind of thing definitely won't happen, after all the popularity of "Legend" is still there.

So he came today without bringing any work, believing that reporting a song title relying on "Legend" would still be fine.

If even registering a song that tops the hot chart doesn't work, then there's no point in joining the show, proving its rules are weird, so Jiang Cheng came just for that.

Just after hanging up the phone, Jiang Cheng heard the person beside him complaining.

"How long do we have to wait to register like this? Only a few can be registered per day."

"Only this few people have come today; if there were a few more, we couldn't finish registering even in an entire afternoon."

"I can't wait any longer; it's too agonizing."

"Wait a bit longer; this is one of the opportunities we have through our acquaintances, normally we wouldn't get a chance to be on such a high‑traffic show."

"Who isn't here for the variety show's traffic? Otherwise I wouldn't be willing to wait this long."

Ye Qing heard the complaints beside her and also furrowed her brows; she certainly didn't think the waiting time was too long.

Even if she had to wait here one, two, or three days, as long as she got a chance, she'd be willing.

She was worried that her boss would lose patience waiting and say he's not waiting anymore, which would make them miss the opportunity right in front of them.

So she tugged Jiang Cheng's arm, put on a gentle smile, and said, "Boss is fine; anyway, there are only five or six people ahead of us, let's wait a bit longer."

"Lean back in the chair; if your back gets sore, I'll give you a rub."

Jiang Cheng originally hadn't paid attention to what Ye Qing said, but when he heard her say "give me a rub," his eyes lit up instantly: "Sure."

Then Ye Qing stood behind Jiang Cheng, placed her slender fingers on his shoulders, and began to rub them gently.

This made the surrounding male comrades envy them so much their eyes turned purple!

The ponytail looked at the singer he'd brought and said, "Rongrong, will you give me a rub?"

Rongrong: "Go die!"

Ponytail: "Jiang Cheng?"

At that moment, a middle‑aged man walked out of the audition recording studio and shouted.

Everyone turned their gaze toward the middle‑aged man.

"Holy shit, this is the show's producer!"

"He's not the producer; I know him, he's a planner!"

Jiang Cheng stood up and walked toward the middle‑aged man.

Ye Qing hurriedly followed.

She also heard the surrounding chatter and felt nervous.

She didn't know why the show's planner suddenly called out the boss.

"Has the registration line not reached us yet?"

The people waiting in line also turned their eyes to Jiang Cheng.

Jiang Cheng walked up to the middle‑aged man and said, "Hello, Teacher Chen, I'm Jiang Cheng."

The middle‑aged man whom Jiang Cheng addressed as Teacher Chen saw Jiang Cheng, smiled, patted his arm, sized him up, and said, "Indeed, you're young."

Then his gaze shifted to Ye Qing, who stood nervously behind Jiang Cheng.

He nodded, then asked Jiang Cheng, "Have you registered your information?"

Jiang Cheng replied, "It's already registered there."

Teacher Chen said, "All right, then we'll notify you when the show airs; you can go back now—queuing here is also difficult."

Jiang Cheng said, "Okay, then thank you, Teacher Chen."

Then he turned and walked outward.

Ye Qing froze there. "What does that mean? Is that enough? They'll notify us when the show airs?"

After a few seconds, seeing Teacher Chen oddly staring at her, she realized and hurried to catch up with Jiang Cheng's steps.

"Boss, wait for me!"

The people registering on site widened their eyes, mouths agape, looking bewildered.

"I won't accept this—we all queued together, why can he cut in line and skip the audition, going straight through?"

"It's a black‑box operation, absolutely a black‑box operation—I saw the black‑box operation right before my eyes!"

"I'll expose you—you promised a fair talent show, yet you're openly running a black‑box operation!"

"What do you think we are? We're queuing here—what gives him the right to pass?"

"I won't stand for it—I demand an explanation!"

The crowd in the hall had already grown by at least two‑thirds compared to when Jiang Cheng first arrived, and now they were all in an uproar.

Teacher Chen stood there smiling silently, waiting for the clamor to die down, then Teacher Chen said:

"Are you all dissatisfied?"

"Yes, I'm dissatisfied—what's going on? I want to report you!"

"I want to expose you!"

"You must give us an explanation, or else you're not leaving today!"

Teacher Chen asked calmly, "Do you know 'Legend'?"

Everyone present writes and sings songs, so of course they follow this topic, and someone immediately said:

"Of course we know—it's the hottest song right now!"

"Knowing 'Legend'—so what? What does it have to do with this?"

"Give us an explanation, or else you're not leaving today!"

I want to see how you explain yourself, openly pulling shady tricks right in front of us, completely not treating us like people!

Chen Lao smiled and said:

Those two just now are the singer and composer of 'Legend'.

Silent.

The venue was as quiet as an abandoned half-built building, with only the hum of the air conditioner and a cool breeze blowing in from the distance.

Chen Lao continued to say lightly: 'The show's traffic depends on people like them who bring their own traffic; without them, how much exposure could the show possibly get?'

Do you people who signed up have any traffic? Any exposure? Or do you have the kind of strength that Legend has?

The people on site fell silent; Chen Lao gave a small smile, turned, and walked into the hall.

Awesome! So awesome! Chen Lao straightened his clothes, wiped his hair, feeling that just a moment ago he was dead from awesomeness! It felt like Legend was his song! The people outside queuing for registration exchanged glances, wondering if those two were the singers of Legend? Then, the few people who had spoken the loudest just now also sheepishly sat down.

Damn, their song was still topping the charts just two days ago, and you're asking if they want to queue with you?

Being able to come to this hall and sign up with you is already giving you face, alright?

In the elevator, Ye Qing finally caught up to Lao ban's pace.

At this moment she stood beside Jiang Cheng, hands clasped together, holding her bag, the corner of her mouth harder to suppress than an AK-47.

She still believed that choosing to join Jiang Cheng's penniless studio was the most correct decision of her life, bar none!

…

With the show's participation time settled, Jiang Cheng also had a preliminary plan in mind for the studio's future development.

But that's not the most important thing; right now the most important thing is to get Yujie — no, to secure Yujie!

(End of chapter)