Chapter 148 The Crown Prince's Identity Revealed: The Joys of a Rich Woman, Qin Shu's True Colors
Shortly after hanging up Qin Shu's call, Song Ying contacted Wen Jinzhao and announced two major events on behalf of Qingcheng and Shengshi.
First, Song Ying officially acquired Shengshi, and the two entertainment media companies, Shengshi and Qingcheng, will be merged into one to form the new SY Media Group.
Secondly, the company's existing artist contracts will remain unchanged, with all rights and interests remaining the same. In addition, the group has signed new artists, the group Shusong, and trainee Jian Cheng.
Big scandals always arrive suddenly without warning.
No one expected that Song Ying, who was fighting against slander just the day before, would suddenly unleash two such powerful moves without warning.
[Completing the acquisition of two large media companies in just over a month—is this the happiness of a rich woman?]
[Sister, I'm a kept man, I'm starving!]
[Finally, I've witnessed the legendary power of money... From a wage earner to a company acquirer, when will I be able to acquire my own company?]
Song Ying is really making a fortune quietly; I can't even imagine the happiness of the rich.
It feels like the entertainment industry is about to change...
The bombshell revelation left everyone a bit stunned, with all sorts of opinions circulating. Some even went so far as to compile a detailed account of Song Ying's meteoric rise to fame after her appearance on a dating reality show, highlighting her seemingly unstoppable success.
Who could have imagined that a once obscure actress would, in just two or three months, transform herself into the owner of two large entertainment companies with over fifty artists under her management?
That sounds outrageous.
But if it's Song Ying, then it's normal.
Every time she trends on social media, she always manages to bring everyone endless surprises and unexpected delights.
Each time, it's a completely new Song Ying.
Fans cheered for their idols, but at this moment, the hospital ward was deathly silent.
A moment later, someone slammed their hand on the table.
"I knew it! Why wasn't Zhou Jinhua responding to our advances before? Turns out he'd been hooking up with that Song Ying all along! He actually went so far as to sell Shengshi to her. How shrewd!"
"They did this quietly right under our noses, isn't that a slap in our face?"
Some people are angry, and some are dissatisfied.
A snort came from behind, "I don't know who said before that the guy surnamed Song didn't have that much money and could only afford to eat one green orange. Now look, he's eaten at two different places in a month. Is this what you call not having money?"
Who are you referring to as a traitor?
"How am I being sarcastic? Aren't I telling the truth? From the moment we decided to take Zhang Chennan until now, half a week has passed, and we've been completely suppressed and wiped out from top to bottom. Isn't that a fact? We blindly assumed the opponent was weak without understanding their strength. Now look what happened, all the cards we played were useless. No wonder they were able to slap us in the face. We clearly delivered ourselves into this mess!"
Cracks began to appear, and it seemed that the organization was about to fall apart. At this time, someone stepped forward to act as a peacemaker.
"Yang Xu, Zhou Fang, stop arguing! The most urgent thing isn't blaming each other, but finding a way to deal with this quickly! What good will arguing do? Do you want to drive Mr. Qian to his death?"
Upon hearing this, everyone remembered that Qian Lai was still lying on the hospital bed next to them.
Several pairs of eyes turned to Qian Lai.
Qian Lai, who was already tired of rolling his eyes: I might as well just die!
If he listened any longer, he would get so angry that he would jump right out of his hospital bed.
"Yang Xu, you've said so many things that are wrong, fine, now tell us, what do we do next?"
The middle-aged man who was called upon glanced at everyone and didn't mince words.
"Our previous setbacks were all because we didn't really understand the other party's background. We all thought that Song Ying only had one clothing brand, SLOVEY, that she had limited cash flow, and that she could only acquire Qingcheng at most. But what was the reality?"
"And then there's Qin Shu. Everyone thought he was a newcomer who switched careers from esports to entrepreneurship, but what's the reality? The other side's dirty tricks are even more ruthless than Boss Qian's."
"Moreover, we always thought that his e-sports company was nothing special, but the latest news I received today is that one of his partners is named Zhao Chengyi—Zhou Fang, you should be familiar with Zhao Chengyi, right?"
Upon hearing Zhao Chengyi's name, Zhou Fang, who had previously argued with Yang Xu, was taken aback.
"A coincidence, perhaps?"
"Whether it's a coincidence or not, why don't you just give them a call and ask?"
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Zhou Fang could only make a phone call to Zhao Chengyi.
I called twice, but no one answered.
It wasn't until the third attempt that the call finally connected, but the voice on the other end was clearly impatient.
“Zhou Fang, I’ve said this many times. Last time was the last time I helped you. If you’re still not satisfied, you can forget about Huayin Entertainment.”
"No, no, don't be angry. I didn't come to borrow money from you this time!" Zhou Fang quickly explained his purpose. "I called today to ask you about something."
Zhao Chengyi's mother came from the Zhou family. The Zhou couple, who were Zhao Chengyi's maternal grandparents, were in a remarriage. After her maternal grandmother entered the Zhou family, she gave birth to a son, Zhou Fang.
In other words, Zhou Fang is Zhao's mother's half-brother and Zhao Chengyi's step-uncle.
Zhou Fang's mother was a mistress who rose to power, and Zhou Fang herself was a gambler. After inheriting the Zhou family's Huayin Entertainment, she did a lot of money-losing business.
Whenever something goes wrong, they ask Zhao Chengyi's mother to clean up their mess.
Out of consideration for her elderly father, Zhao's mother reluctantly offered to help.
Later, Zhou Fang went even further, so Zhao Chengyi stepped in on behalf of his mother and spoke frankly with his grandfather, saying that this was the last time he would help Zhou Fang.
If Zhou Fang does this again, the Zhao family will completely sever ties with the Zhou family.
Seeing that Zhou Fang wasn't asking for money or taking advantage of the situation, Zhao Chengyi paused on the other end of the phone.
"explain."
"You, have you recently started an e-sports company with someone?" Zhou Fang was still a little afraid of his nephew, who was more than ten years younger than him.
"What do you want to do?" Zhao Chengyi's voice became wary.
Everyone's eyes met, and they all tensed up.
It seems it really is Zhao Chengyi, not just a coincidence of names!
So Zhou Fang pressed on, "I just want to ask about that Qin Shu..."
"You can't afford to mess with them."
Zhao Chengyi cut Zhou Fang off directly, "Stop thinking, or no one will clean up your mess."
The call was abruptly disconnected.
Zhou Fang then spread his hands and asked, "Did you all hear that?"
Everyone fell silent.
To partner with the heir of the Zhao family, one of the three giants in the capital, to start a company, and even the Zhao family is so wary of him, and he even has the surname Qin...
"Do you think this Qin Shu might be that Qin?"
Someone guessed in a trembling voice.
"If it really is that Qin, then everything makes sense... that unbridled attitude, that much money..."
"There are plenty of people with the surname Qin in this capital city, who says it has to be that particular Qin?!"
At that moment, someone remembered something.
“I remember, Qin Shu once played games with an e-sports streamer named Lan Ye, back when he first appeared on the show. Last time I went to the Ye family to discuss business, that young man, I think his name was Ye Lan, was President Ye’s only son… He called Qin Shu ‘brother’ back then.”
The Ye family and the Qin family are related by marriage.
Qin Jin, the only daughter of the Qin family, married Ye Song and had a son, Ye Lan, who was also arrogant and disdainful of others.
If he calls me "brother," then this Qin is most likely that Qin...
"I've got it! Qin Zhen, the second son of the Qin family! The Xu family had some trouble recently, and he's going through a divorce with his wife, Xu Jinhua. I heard his LanChuang Technology is in trouble, and he's been borrowing money everywhere. He even ended up borrowing from me last time. What do you think, maybe we should ask him..."
Ask now!
Nothing could be more urgent than this.
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On the other side, after hanging up with Zhou Fang, Zhao Chengyi looked at the project proposal for a while, then suddenly stopped.
I dialed Qin Shu's number and mentioned it briefly.
"Zhou Fang from Huayin Entertainment?"
Qin Shu was looking through the documents Peng Wen had sent over, which included statements from Wang Shuguang and the bodyguards.
It meticulously listed information about everyone who had dealings with Qian Lai and was involved in the Zhang Chennan incident.
With her well-defined fingers, she turned to Zhou Fang's page and gently tapped on that name.
"Cheng Yi, if I teach your uncle a lesson, will you be angry?"
“You mean Zhou Fang? What kind of uncle is he to me? Let him deal with me! I’ve disliked him for a long time. If it weren’t for my maternal grandfather’s sake, and the fear that my mother would be heartbroken if he were gone, I would have dealt with that Zhou guy myself.”
Zhao Chengyi and his mother were closer to their grandmother.
Back then, the old man of the Zhou family abandoned his first wife and remarried. Zhao's mother was resentful and originally wanted to stay with her mother. However, the Zhou family was rich and sued to force Zhao's mother to stay and raise her, hoping to one day arrange a marriage alliance.
Later, Zhao's mother met Zhao Chengyi's father and was able to get rid of the marriage that Old Man Zhou had arranged for her.
Ten years after their marriage, Zhao's mother never went back to see Old Man Zhou. It was only when a serious illness struck Old Man Zhou, nearly causing him to die overnight, that Zhao's mother finally softened her heart.
But because of this, he got into trouble with Zhou Fang, that pesky pest.
Now that Zhao Chengyi is in charge and has severed ties with the Zhou family, that faint blood relation from back then is now less than water.
"If there's anything I can do to help, just say the word. If you hit someone, I'll hand you the stick. Brothers, I'll never hesitate."
Zhao Chengyi's clear and decisive attitude made Qin Shu feel less hesitant.
"There's no need to hand me the stick. I'll ask you for help if I need it."
The call ended.
Qin Shu looked up, and Song Ying, who was sitting opposite him, gently stirred the coffee in her cup.
"According to Zhao Chengyi, Zhou Fang is a brainless person. Now that he's asking Zhao Chengyi about your joint venture and inquiring about you, it's highly likely that these people suspect your identity."
Although Qian Lai is not considered one of the top wealthy businessmen in the capital, he is a leading figure in the entertainment industry.
Anyone who dares to hit him will question Qin Shu's identity.
"Let them have their doubts."
Qin Shu said calmly, "Now that I've taken over the Qin family, I can't hide it anymore. Of course—there's no need to hide it anymore."
Things are different now than they used to be.
There's no need to keep the identity of the new head of the Qin family a secret any longer.
So what if my identity is revealed?
It doesn't matter.
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Since the Xu family's complete downfall, Xu Jinhua has lost all her support.
Qin Zhen tried many ways to squeeze some compensation from Xu Jinhua for Lanchuang Technology, but no matter how hard he tried, Xu Jinhua wouldn't budge an inch.
"I didn't get a single benefit when we split the family property, and now that the company is losing money, you still want to swindle a woman out of her secret stash of money? Qin Zhen, you're really something! When you were keeping a mistress behind my back and even had an illegitimate child, did you ever think you'd end up like this?!"
"You didn't get any benefits, but I did? The old man gave everything to that brat Qin Shu, and all the things from the second wife's family are in our son's hands. He won't give them to me, so who else can I turn to but you? Xu Jinhua, think about it carefully. When you married into the Qin family, who indulged you and who supported your Xu family all the time? Without me and without the Qin family, would you have so much private money?"
In Qin Zhen's view, Xu Jinhua was able to remain unscathed after the Xu family's downfall entirely thanks to the Qin family.
As a result, this person not only failed to repay the kindness, but also stingily refused to help those in distress.
Such a vicious woman is disgusting to look at.
In comparison, Liang Rou, whom he kept outside, was much more considerate and caring.
Most importantly, Liang Rou just gave birth to a big, healthy baby boy this month.
Since I can't live like this anymore, I might as well get a divorce and marry Liang Rou.
During this period, Qin Zhen and Xu Jinhua were constantly going through a divorce, and the two sides were arguing fiercely over the division of property.
Xu Jinhua accused Qin Zhen of having an extramarital affair and wanted Qin Zhen to leave with nothing.
Qin Zhen accused Xu Jinhua of being disloyal and abusing his power for personal gain, and wanted to send Xu Jinhua directly to the police station.
Although the scandal was suppressed by the couple's son, Qin Ji, it had already spread within their social circle.
So now, besides fighting with Xu Jinhua, Qin Zhen spends the rest of his time borrowing money everywhere, trying to get past Lan Chuang first, so that he doesn't end up in jail before he gets Xu Jinhua in.
—You're asking about Qin Ji? As his son, doesn't he care?
He wanted to intervene, but knew he couldn't now.
At least the two of them need to suffer enough first.
Otherwise, given Qin Zhen and Xu Jinhua's personalities, they would most likely just live off their son and squander their wealth, while continuing to cause trouble outside and waiting for their son to clean up their messes.
So Qin Zhen had no choice but to beg and plead with everyone outside.
But everyone in the industry knows what kind of person this Second Master Qin is.
Before the family split up, Qin Zhen had the entire Qin family behind him. Even if people were dissatisfied with Qin Zhen, they would still give him some face out of respect for Old Master Qin and Qin Yong. There were also many people who flattered Qin Zhen.
But now that the family has separated, everyone has seen through the Qin family's attitude.
Knowing that Qin Zhen had long been abandoned, they naturally wouldn't support him anymore.
Over the past month, Qin Zhen had begged and pleaded with everyone he could, but he only managed to borrow 180,000 yuan, which was a drop in the bucket compared to the compensation he needed to repay.
Therefore, when someone called to ask him to meet and offered to lend him money to help him get by, Qin Zhen was overjoyed and immediately took the bait.
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The meeting place was arranged to be a private room in a restaurant.
"President Yang, oh my, you're such a kind person who helped me in my time of need! You're the most loyal person in the entire capital. Don't worry, you helped me this time, and once I've recovered, I'll definitely not forget your kindness!"
Upon meeting, Qin Zhen gripped Yang Xu's hand tightly, her face beaming with excitement.
Despite looking radiant, she was noticeably thinner and more haggard than before the family split.
My dark circles are even worse than before.
Clearly, this past month has been incredibly stressful and difficult.
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