Chapter 145 Award Ceremony

Jin Qingyu directly asked his assistant, Xu, to get him an invitation to the awards ceremony.

He went directly to see Director Sun at the awards ceremony.

The fact that the Du family was suppressed and annexed by Jin Qingyu and Zhou Huaiyan caused a great stir in Hong Kong, which led to Jin Qingyu's growing fame in the city.

Not long after the awards ceremony began, Director Sun saw that he looked a little apprehensive when he saw him sitting next to him.

Jin Qingyu went straight to the point: "I heard that after your piano competition, you contacted my wife and apparently even bought a piece of music from her, is that right?"

"Your wife?" With such a formidable figure sitting right next to him, Director Sun was a little stunned.

Jin Qingyu asked, "Jiang Xingyao, did she write the theme songs for your movie? Will she be here today?"

“Ms. Jiang, Mr. Jin, are you perhaps mistaken? I did contact Ms. Jiang before, but she said that a friend wrote the piece for her, and even when we bought the piece, it was still in that person’s possession,” Director Sun said.

Sitting on his other side, Xing Chunshuang glanced at Jin Qingyu slightly, as if she had thought of something, and said in a low voice, "Mr. Jin, in Hong Kong in the future, on occasions like this, you should not mention Miss Jiang."

"Why?" Jin Qingyu asked.

On the awards stage, the host delivered a lengthy speech, while the bright white lights shone down, illuminating Xing Chunshuang's face and revealing the helplessness in her eyes.

Xing Chunshuang said ambiguously, "Miss Jiang offended Madam Rong Yue, a leading figure in the piano world, at a concert. After that day, everyone was afraid of being implicated and canceled their collaborations with Miss Jiang. In short, in this circle, no one dares to collaborate with Miss Jiang."

"The successful release of Director Sun's film is all thanks to the fact that the music wasn't composed by Ms. Jiang herself; otherwise, the theme song would have had to be changed again, and the film's release date would have been delayed indefinitely."

At the concert that day, Jiang Xingyao apologized and made compensation in a humble yet respectful manner, a scene that Xing Chunshuang still remembers vividly.

Xing Chunshuang had also heard rumors about the relationship between Jiang Xingyao and Jin Qingyu.

She had seen Jiang Xingyao's inherent humility and politeness, so she couldn't like Jin Qingyu at all.

A man who doesn't love his wife and doesn't even know what she went through, only now that so much time has passed, has he thought to come to the port city to look for her. It's really hard for people to have a good impression of him, or even offer him a helping hand.

As a longtime friend, Director Sun knew what Xing Chunshuang wanted to do when he heard Xing Chunshuang say that. His old friend was always very righteous, and even though he was over fifty years old, he still loved to speak out against injustice.

Although he felt a little helpless, Director Sun still cooperated and said, "It's like this, Mr. Jin. Not to mention Hong Kong, I'm afraid no one in the entire music and film industry would dare to use Miss Jiang."

As you know, her reputation wasn't great before because of the plagiarism scandal. People were willing to give her a chance only with a try-and-see attitude. But now she's offended Madam Rongyue, which has completely ruined her career. Thinking back, it seems like we haven't seen Ms. Jiang since that concert.”

Jin Qingyu's expression was somewhat stunned. When did Jiang Xingyao become ostracized by the entire circle?

Why did she never tell him?

Just from hearing other people's descriptions, Jin Qingyu could tell that the matter must have caused a huge uproar.

Did Jiang Xingyao handle all of this on her own? Even so, is she unwilling to rely on him?

Jin Qingyu had been unable to find Jiang Xingyao for some time and assumed that she had locked herself away somewhere to compose and write songs again, since he could tell that Jiang Xingyao really loved music.

He never imagined the truth would be like this; Jiang Xingyao was practically expelled from the entire industry.

"When did this happen?" Jin Qingyu asked hesitantly. He still couldn't understand why he had never heard a word about it until now.

Xing Chunshuang said, "It was about half a year ago. President Jin should remember this incident. Madam Rongyue held a concert exchange and clearly stated beforehand that only single women were welcome. However, when Miss Jiang went, it was discovered that she was already married and even her divorce certificate was fake."

Isn't this blatant fraud? She wanted resources but didn't want a divorce. In the end, Ms. Jiang was kicked out on the spot, and the breach of contract penalty alone seemed to amount to hundreds of millions.

"Oh dear, I didn't ask about that in detail. If Mr. Jin wants to know, he can always inquire in Hong Kong."

Fake certificate…

Jin Qingyu suddenly remembered that Jiang Xingyao had suddenly returned to the capital from Hong Kong one day.

She remained calm throughout the day, but then Jin Yanzhou suddenly and confidently exposed the fake certificate.

From the moment he entered the door, he was met with the old man's raging fury.

He had always thought that the old man was angry that time because he had lied to Jiang Xingyao, but now it seems…

Assistant Xu reminded him: "President Jin, the old man has indeed been asking around about the music festival lately, especially about Madam Rongyue. Even now, he hasn't given up on this idea."

So from that day on, everyone knew what Jiang Xingyao had gone through, except for him, her husband, who knew nothing.

No wonder…

No wonder Jin Yanzhou dared to directly interfere in his marriage and help him get a divorce certificate. It turns out that all of this was based on Jiang Xingyao being expelled from the music industry.

Jin Qingyu still felt it was a bit absurd. He said, "Ms. Xing, what you're saying is a bit exaggerated. It's a music exchange event, not a blind date. Why do you insist on requiring single women to participate?"

Jin Qingyu remembered that before that, Jiang Xingyao had repeatedly asked him to confirm the authenticity of the divorce certificate.

At that time, Jin Qingyu thought the same thing. He felt that Jiang Xingyao was being too paranoid. It was a normal exchange meeting, not a social event. Who would care whether someone was single or not?

At that time, he was determined to keep Jiang Xingyao by his side and wait until the divorce cooling-off period ended, so that they could slowly let the matter pass by after they missed the time to get their marriage certificate.

Xing Chunshuang said, "Everyone has their own habits. For example, some people don't eat cilantro, and some people don't eat scallions. The rules are clearly defined at other people's concerts. Once you enter the venue, you naturally have to follow the requirements. This is not hard to understand."

Miss Jiang broke the rules, so of course she became the target of everyone's criticism.

At this point, Jin Qingyu could no longer listen to what Xing Chunshuang was saying.

All he remembered was that he seemed to have hurt Yao Yao unintentionally, and that it had been so long before he found out about it.

Yao Yao loved playing the piano and music so much. All her collaborations were terminated, and she must have hated him when she was alone in Hong Kong paying the breach of contract fees.

No wonder…

No wonder she left so resolutely that time.

She's lost her job, so of course she doesn't care about anything anymore.

Xing Chunshuang glanced at the wheelchair under Jin Qingyu and sighed again: "Mr. Jin, these injuries must have been inflicted when you saved Miss Jiang back then."

It's a sad story, because that was supposed to be Ms. Jiang's last performance, and also the only commercial performance that wasn't canceled in collaboration with her.

We discussed it privately at the time, but we never expected that everything was preordained. That commercial performance was actually a conspiracy orchestrated for Miss Jiang from the very beginning, designed to kill her on her beloved stage.

Xing Chunshuang's sighs echoed in Jin Qingyu's heart, one after another.

Jin Qingyu's heart was filled with a dense, persistent pain.

The host on stage was still passionately recounting each and every honor.

But what Jin Qingyu saw was Jiang Xingyao leaving step by step, her most beloved stage.

What exactly did he do?

Why was he completely unaware of all that Yao Yao had gone through?

Why didn't he have been more patient and asked Yao Yao what activity she was going to participate in?

"Mr. Jin, are you alright?" Assistant Xu asked quietly, noticing that Jin Qingyu's mood was off.

Under the spotlight, the guests who went on stage to receive awards were all glamorous and dazzling, which made Jin Qingyu always imagine his Yao Yao, who was now secretly grieving somewhere.

Jin Qingyu couldn't stay here any longer. He said, "Let's go."

He had to figure all this out quickly.

Try to find a way to apologize to Yao Yao.

Yao Yao must be heartbroken to have abandoned her family and friends. He needs to quickly revive Yao Yao's career.

Yao Yao loves the piano so much and loves music so much. If things take a turn for the better, she should come back, right?

This time, Jin Qingyu was unusually less certain.

Xing Chunshuang tilted her head and watched Jin Qingyu's wheelchair gradually disappear into the distance. Her gaze returned to the stage, and just then, the host announced, "Let us congratulate Ms. Qu Weiyi on winning the Best Original Song Award for her performance of the movie theme song 'Against the Current.' Please come to the stage to accept the award, Ms. Qu Weiyi."

The girl who stepped onto the stage was petite. Xing Chunshuang had seen her before; she worked in Shen Ying's studio and was said to be Qu Weiyi's assistant.

As the little girl picked up the trophy, applause resounded throughout the venue. Xing Chunshuang felt a little regretful that the true winner of this award had suffered so much gossip and deliberate suppression, yet she hadn't been able to witness the scene of others cheering for her.

As soon as the awards ceremony ended, the assistant who accepted the award on behalf of Jiang Xingyao was surrounded by many industry people, and her hands were stuffed with a bunch of business cards, all of which were for discussing cooperation.

The trophy in her hand was heavy, with the three large characters "Qu Weiyi" engraved on it. After the crowd dispersed, her assistant took a picture and sent it to a number overseas.

This was something Shen Ying recommended to her a couple of days ago, telling her to negotiate directly with the other party.

She knew whose number it was.

She herself found it strange. She had joined the company a few months ago as Qu Weiyi's assistant, but so far she had never met Qu Weiyi in person, and she had only just added Qu Weiyi's contact information.

The name Qu Weiyi seems to be shrouded in mystery.

The assistant was also a little curious about what kind of person could be so indifferent to fame and fortune, not even showing up at the awards ceremony.