Chapter 7 Chapter 7

Meng Yuansheng was 19 years old when he got together with Jiang Mo.

During college, he started working part-time to support Jiang Mo's dreams.

When Meng Yuansheng was 21, Jiang Mo signed a lucrative contract with Jinyou Entertainment and quickly became a sought-after star.

For all these years, Meng Yuansheng worked tirelessly, and Jiang Mo became accustomed to his meticulous care. After joining the company, Jiang Mo didn't consider anyone else, and Meng Yuansheng remained nameless and faceless, like a shadow, as his assistant.

Furthermore, because of their relationship, Meng Yuansheng had to maintain a low profile, so not many people at Jinyou knew about him.

In the past, Meng Yuansheng didn't mind much for the sake of love.

Now that Gu Xing Shi has brought this matter to light, he realizes how much he has compromised for Jiang Mo.

Jiang Mo was furious.

In his opinion, he and Meng Yuansheng were a couple, so it was only natural for Meng Yuansheng to take care of him? He wasn't stingy with money!

But their relationship couldn't be revealed, and he couldn't explain it, so he could only say, "This is between us, it's none of your business."

"How can it not be related!" Gu Xing Shi said righteously, "Upholding the law is everyone's responsibility!"

"According to the Labor Law, employers must pay employees their salaries on time and pay social security contributions, otherwise it's illegal, and not only illegal, but may also involve tax evasion!"

Jiang Mo was shocked when he heard the last sentence.

Since last year, government departments have been cracking down on tax evasion by celebrities.

Once caught, he could very well be banned.

Jiang Mo couldn't afford to jeopardize his future, so he immediately forced a smile: "No, I was just joking."

"Joking?" Gu Xing Shi retorted unceremoniously, "It's a joke if both parties find it funny. You're slandering my artist's reputation, apologize to him!"

Apologize?!

To apologize to Meng Yuansheng in public?!

Jiang Mo looked at Meng Yuansheng in astonishment, but saw that his lover, who had always indulged him unconditionally, was looking at him coldly, with no intention of giving in.

Jiang Mo's face immediately turned ugly.

He could feel the trainees looking at him with various expressions, which made him ashamed and angry.

Since his debut, he had never experienced such a thing.

And why would Gu Xing Shi know that he hadn't signed any employment contract with Meng Yuansheng?

This could only mean that Meng Yuansheng told him!

How did he become like this!

Jiang Mo was angry and incredulous.

But Gu Xing Shi was still urging him, and more and more curious onlookers were gathering.

Afraid of making things worse, and worried that it might reach his rivals, Jiang Mo could only humiliate himself by apologizing and quickly left.

As soon as he left, the discussion in the crowd grew louder, and many people secretly looked at Gu Xing Shi's side.

Gu Xing Shi looked at Meng Yuansheng: "Are you okay?"

Meng Yuansheng shook his head: "I'm fine."

Cheng Xin didn't know about Meng Yuansheng and Jiang Mo's relationship, but he could sense his teammate's low spirits, so he silently reached into his pocket and pulled out a crumpled tissue and handed it over.

Meng Yuansheng: "..."

Looking at the two people who cared about him, he couldn't help but smile: "I'm really fine."

The most painful time has passed. Recently, he wakes up every day to dance, and hasn't felt this fulfilled and happy in a long time.

Although he's still sad, he's never been one to wallow in self-pity.

Today's incident merely made him see more clearly what kind of hypocritical person Jiang Mo is, and to remind himself to cherish his current life and Mr. Gu's cultivation of him.

Mr. Gu, however, frowned.

He hadn't forgotten Jiang Mo's vicious glare as he left.

Jiang Mo is a mentor, and he will definitely make things difficult for Meng Yuansheng and the others during recording.

Thinking of this, he proactively poked the system: 【System! Do you have any more gossip about Jiang Mo?】

The system immediately replied energetically: 【Yes!】

Gu Xing Shi was immediately interested: 【Tell me in detail.】

System: 【Shen Yu, the newly added vocal coach for "Boy Group Trainee," do you know him, host?】

Gu Xing Shi nodded.

Before coming, he specifically checked the information of the mentors. Among them, Shen Yu and Jiang Mo were both newly added this year.

Shen Yu is a creative singer, talented, and became famous all over the internet as soon as he debuted.

Although he debuted a few years earlier than Jiang Mo, their relationship is good, and Shen Yu has expressed several times on Weibo that he admires Jiang Mo's creations.

System: 【He didn't admire Jiang Mo's creations, he liked the lyrics written by Meng Yuansheng!】

【Shen Yu's mother comes from a cultured family and married into the wealthy Shen family in Hong Kong. Influenced by his mother, Shen Yu loves traditional Chinese culture, and later became fascinated with music creation, coming to mainland China to develop his career. He has a profound cultural background and high standards, and doesn't look highly on many people, but he loves the lyrics written by Meng Yuansheng. Jiang Mo knows his identity, so he lied that he wrote the lyrics himself to get close to him.】

【Shen Yu is simple-minded and immersed in creation, and didn't think much of it, only considering Jiang Mo as a confidant, and even gave Jiang Mo a lot of resources, otherwise Jiang Mo wouldn't have climbed to his current position so quickly.】

Gu Xing Shi frowned upon hearing this.

Every time he thought that the scumbag had reached the human lower limit, the scumbag always used his actions to prove that he could go even lower.

The system continued: 【Shen Yu has been preparing for a new album since last year, but he wasn't satisfied with the lyricists he found. He accepted the invitation to be a mentor for "Boy Group Training Camp" this time, partly because he wanted to exchange creative experience with Jiang Mo, and partly because he planned to ask him to write lyrics.】

But he's clearly going to be disappointed.

Gu Xing Shi pondered.

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Jiang Mo angrily returned to the dressing room, and thinking about what had just happened, he gritted his teeth in anger.

How dare they!

Meng Yuansheng left him, and now he wants to debut!

He won't give him that chance!

But as he was about to make a call, he unintentionally remembered what Director Wu from Xingyao said, "Offended someone you shouldn't have," and hesitated.

At the time, he thought Director Wu was referring to Leshi Entertainment, but today, he doesn't seem like a wealthy company with a strong background.

Just as Jiang Mo was suspicious, his manager rushed in: "Jiang Mo, I've found the information about Leshi Entertainment."

Jiang Mo cheered up: "What's the background of this company?"

The manager's expression was strange: "Leshi Entertainment was quite popular years ago, Yan Zhiheng came from this company."

"Yan Zhiheng?" Jiang Mo thought for a while before remembering who he was, and dismissively said, "Didn't he quit the entertainment industry a long time ago? Did he switch to behind-the-scenes work? Is he the backer of Leshi Entertainment?"

"No, no." The manager said, "Yan Zhiheng retired cleanly, and he's been abroad all these years, he shouldn't be related to the current Leshi Entertainment."

He didn't continue to play coy, and told him everything he had found out, "...Leshi Entertainment has been declining for years, and all the artists have left. I heard that the company was taken over by the founder's distant relative, and no one in the circle recognizes him."

Jiang Mo couldn't believe it: "So you mean, this bankrupt small company snatched our spots?"

The manager was also puzzled: "I can't figure this out either, maybe Leshi Entertainment has someone else behind it..."

Jiang Mo thought for a long time without any leads, and could only put it aside for now: "Let's not talk about this for now, the most important thing is that Shen Yu must not know that the lyrics were written by Meng Yuansheng."

The manager's face immediately changed.

He had forgotten such an important thing!

Shen Yu is arrogant and has a clear love-hate distinction. He's always been cold to people he doesn't like, but because of Meng Yuansheng's lyrics, he treated Jiang Mo differently. Without his help, Jiang Mo, a newcomer with no background and resources, wouldn't have had the opportunity to enter the Jinyou management!

If Shen Yu knew that Jiang Mo had been deceiving him, with Shen Yu's personality, he certainly wouldn't let it go. The Shen family is not easy to mess with; the Shen family head was once a big shot in both the black and white worlds, and although he's now retired, if he knew that someone was deceiving his son, who knows how he would retaliate!

The more the manager thought about it, the more panicked he became, and he couldn't help but shiver.

At this time, he couldn't help but resent Jiang Mo: "Meng Yuansheng is so talented, and he loves you so much and is obedient to you. Such a treasure, anyone else would cherish him, only you don't appreciate him. And who else did you offend, but his cousin. Now it's fine!"

Jiang Mo was also very irritable.

When Meng Yuansheng was by his side, he didn't realize how important he was. Now that Meng Yuansheng has left him, he regrets it.

But Shengsheng loves him so much and has a soft heart, as long as he sincerely apologizes to him and is wholeheartedly devoted to him in the future, he will definitely change his mind.

Thinking of this, he didn't want to listen to his manager's nagging: "Okay, I have my own plan, let's deal with Shen Yu first."

Speak of the devil.

As soon as he mentioned Shen Yu, the door was knocked. The manager opened the door, and Shen Yu was outside.

Shen Yu is tall and slender, with deep features, and a bit of a mixed-race appearance, yet with a scholarly air, giving him a unique temperament.

He saw Jiang Mo and gave a warm smile: "Jiang Mo, long time no see."

Jiang Mo's face changed slightly: "You... how long have you been here?"

Shen Yu frowned, but still answered: "Just arrived, I heard from the staff that you're already here, so I came to say hello."

Jiang Mo carefully observed his expression, seeing that his demeanor was as usual, he guessed that he hadn't heard his conversation with his manager, so he immediately changed his expression and became enthusiastic.

Although Shen Yu found it a bit strange, he didn't think much of it.

The recording was about to begin, so the two of them chatted as they went to the recording site.

All the trainees were already there, sitting in the audience.

Gu Xing Shi, as the manager, could only temporarily go to the backstage and watch the trainees' performance from afar.

"Boy Group Training Camp" is indeed the top domestic talent show.

The trainees performed very well, especially those from the major companies, they were excellent in singing and dancing, and had various talents. Several of them had very distinct personalities, making them memorable.

Gu Xing Shi was watching intently, when a voice suddenly came from beside him: "These are from Guangyi Entertainment, the two in the front were specifically sent to South Korea for training, they're very strong."

Gu Xing Shi turned his head and saw a man standing next to him. He wasn't tall, and his whole body was plump, like an over-fermented bun.

Seeing Gu Xing Shi looking at him, he chuckled and introduced himself: "My name is Yin Hefeng, I'm a manager from Xingxing Century."

These days, Gu Xing Shi also made up for a lot of knowledge about the industry.

The several idol companies that are developing well now are Jinyou, Guangyi, Luming, and Xingxing Century.

Jinyou is wealthy, Guangyi has close ties with South Korean companies, Luming is an old brand, and only Xingxing Century is a dark horse that has suddenly developed in recent years.

Gu Xing Shi's company is small and has no reputation in the industry, so other managers don't bother with him.

Unexpectedly, the manager of Xingxing Century would take the initiative to talk to him.

He exchanged names with Yin Hefeng, and Yin Hefeng immediately became familiar: "Mr. Gu of Leshi Entertainment, I've heard a lot about you!"

Gu Xing Shi:?

He really didn't think his small company had anything to be admired for, emmm... maybe this is the hypocrisy of the adult world.

Seeing his composure, Yin Hefeng's opinion of him went up a notch.

Xingxing Century and Jinyou have a bad relationship.

Therefore, knowing that Jinyou had two spots snatched, Yin Hefeng was quite happy.

However, this sudden appearance of Leshi Entertainment also made him vigilant. After all, Xingxing Century was like this at the beginning, snatching its current position from other companies, changing the big three to the big four, he was worried that Leshi Entertainment would repeat their path.

He deliberately approached Gu Xing Shi to test him.

The two chatted happily, but Yin Hefeng became more and more surprised.

He thought Gu Xing Shi was young and not steady in his speech and actions, but unexpectedly, during the conversation, Gu Xing Shi didn't reveal any useful information, and sometimes pretended to be naive, asking basic questions, yet his attitude was sincere, not like he was rambling, coupled with his exceptionally handsome face, it made it impossible to get angry.

A master!

With such abilities and mysterious backing, Leshi Entertainment's future is immeasurable.

If they can't completely solve the other party, they must not become enemies, but should instead befriend them.

Yin Hefeng made up his mind, took a deep breath, and showed an even more amiable smile: "Today's conversation with Mr. Gu has been very rewarding. I hope that our two companies will have the opportunity to cooperate in the future."

Gu Xing Shi had just learned a lot of information from him, making up for the shortcomings in his industry knowledge, and he also liked Yin Hefeng very much, happily said: "Sure, sure,"

The two looked at each other, both seeing satisfaction on each other's faces.