Chapter 15
The charity dinner that night was broadcast live, filled with jewels and the spotlight of the crowd. The murder that took place at the dinner was so sudden that the live camera didn’t have time to be turned off.
"A life for a life, eliminating harm for the people, this is true charity," Li Chu's face was covered in blood, but he had a smile on his face. He raised his head and looked at Shen Huai who was shocked. "Boss Shen, don't look at me like that. I have come to this point, all thanks to you."
This is what Li Chu, who "doesn't bear grudges", did.
His words were clearly broadcast during the live broadcast.
Li Chu did not kill in passion, he had it premeditated. The whole country was in uproar when the incident came out. Although Li Chu was quickly detained awaiting trial, all the evidence he had collected about Shen Huai was made public. The heat could not be suppressed at all. Even if it was deleted, desperate fans would still keep posting it.
All in all, this should be the beginning of Shen Huai's downfall.
Li Chu was eventually sentenced to life imprisonment, and the matter gradually calmed down after a few years, but the collapse of Guangying Entertainment, the turmoil in Jianghai Media, and the downfall of Shen Huai were all closely related to him.
Su Ning didn't look stupid, but now he failed to see that Li Chu's well-behaved appearance was fake. This man was a rare and ruthless person.
After Chen Yuan left, Su Ning asked doubtfully, "Mr. Shen, don't you think it's not possible? I've seen him dance, and I think Li Chu is very suitable for debuting."
He never had any problem with his vision.
"I have no doubts about Li Chu's ability," Shen Mingzheng shook his head, "I think he has too many things on his mind."
He was reminding Su Ning that Li Chu was still cooperating with Shen Huai, so he should be more careful, as putting all his hopes on him might not be stable.
Su Ning helped him, and he also gave him a few reminders, which was considered a reciprocity.
But Su Ning's first reaction was to think of Zhou Chunqing, and he thought they were talking about Li Chu's family affairs.
They are all poor children.
Su Ning is mentally older, and looks at Li Chu and the others like his own children. Also, due to his professional habits, he has a protective desire towards talented artists, not to mention that the original owner had done something wrong or owed him something in these matters.
As soon as Shen Mingzheng saw him sighing, he knew that he was thinking in the wrong direction.
But many things have not happened yet. He has no substantial evidence of Li Chu and Shen Huai's cooperation, so it is not easy to point it out directly. So he knocked on the table and changed the subject: "Director Chen has not left you much time. When do you want to meet Qilin's people?"
"Wait a minute," Su Ning waved his hand, "You reminded me, I want Li Chu to participate, but I haven't discussed it with him yet. I have to ask for his opinion first. This is more important than meeting Qilin."
The other directors will be busy trying to establish a connection with Qilin. Perhaps in their opinion, there is no hope for Su Ning to debut after he withdraws from the competition, and no one cares that Guangying Entertainment actually has a chance to make a debut.
But the focus of trainees on this matter is different.
Li Chu had been practicing dancing in the company this morning with her cell phone in her backpack, and had no idea what was happening outside.
But others were not as focused as he was, and he always felt that someone was whispering around him, not practicing, and walking around with their phones, which was very disturbing to him.
He had some minor injuries yesterday, and he felt some pain after jumping for a long time. He was about to pack up and leave, but when he turned around, he bumped into someone.
Li Chu is a little bit of a loner among the trainees. He has outstanding abilities, but usually doesn't talk to others very much. Some people always can't stand this kind of behavior of his. After being bumped into, he first said "sorry", but got a sarcastic reply from the other party.
"Hey, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"
The voices belonged to two boys who came in at the same time as him. They were of similar age and had a bad relationship with each other.
Li Chu didn't want to conflict with them at this time and was too lazy to quarrel. Normally, at times like this, he would just leave and not be aggressive. But today, for some reason, the two of them seemed to be angry and refused to let him go, blocking his way on the left and right.
"I hate it when you look like this," the man on the left snorted, "Does it mean that since Young Master Su has withdrawn from the competition, the remaining opportunity will definitely be given to you? Don't try to be cunning here. No one in the entire company likes you like this!"
Only then did Li Chu react and asked in confusion: "Su Ning withdrew from the competition?"
"Don't you know? Why are you pretending?" The two men sneered, "Is there anyone who doesn't know this now?"
Li Chu frowned, turned around, took out his mobile phone from his backpack, and flipped through the hot news.
After the live broadcast ended, clips of Su Ning answering questions were everywhere on the hot searches. He spoke clearly and frankly, which significantly changed many people's impression of him.
After another refresh, the official Weibo of Idol Star Map Season 4 released news about the changes to the competition system. The speed was so fast that even the posters came out.
——“Resurrection VS Challenge”.
There actually is a replacement match.
In addition to facing the eliminated students, others also have a chance. No wonder these people have no intention of practicing dancing.
But what were these two people doing to stop me?
Do I still have any chance?
Li Chu put away his phone. These two were easy to get a word in from, and after a few words from him, they told him everything.
News spread quickly within Guangying Entertainment, and these people soon knew that Su Ning had reserved a spot. However, just before that, Director Yao came over and took Li Chu's information. What this meant was self-evident.
Ou Tu Si had received so much attention and such a benefit that Li Chu had taken it all, which of course made others angry and jealous.
Didn’t they say that the company’s top management doesn’t like him?
Li Chu frowned when he heard this. He didn't believe that Guangying Entertainment had such good intentions, but these two people were blocking him and talking dirty, so he didn't have such a good temper.
"I don't know whether this spot is for me, but it's definitely not for you two," he replied, "After all, it's not like you two haven't participated before. You obviously went to the audition together and had a lot of screen time, but I remember the highest ranking was only 46th. You came back early, right?"
As an investor, Guangying Entertainment certainly had more than one quota at the beginning. These two went with Su Ning, but unfortunately they hardly made any splash.
It would have been fine if Li Chu didn't mention this matter. As soon as he mentioned it, the two men became even angrier and wanted to push him as soon as they walked up to him.
Li Chu was not a weak man. He had been practicing dancing since he was a child and his hands were strong. He was about to roll up his sleeves to fight back, but he saw something out of the corner of his eye and stopped instantly.
Then he withdrew his hand and was pushed to the ground with a "bang". The two men were angry and wanted to kick him, but before they could do anything, they heard a voice behind them.
"What are you two doing?!"
As soon as Su Ning came in, he saw Li Chu, who was carrying a small bag, being pushed to the ground. Two people who were obviously taller than him were surrounding him, looking ferocious and ready to kick him.
The two men's faces changed when they saw Su Ning coming in. They called him "Young Master Su" and looked at each other again, hesitantly explaining, "No, Li Chu was pretending. He just clearly..."
"I clearly saw you two pushing someone! Check the surveillance!" Su Ning was also a little angry. "You didn't dance in the dance studio, but you just bullied me here, right?"
The person on the other side didn't dare to speak anymore.
Li Chu, on the other hand, stood up with his help and began to explain in a low voice: "Master, it's not their fault. They just had a quarrel because of something unpleasant. It's okay with me."
This damn green tea!
The two people on the opposite side were extremely hateful, but it was indeed they who came to cause trouble first. The same was true when checking the surveillance footage, and asking other people in the practice room would not get them any good either.
Su Ning brushed off the dust on his body and asked, "What happened? Why did you let them bully you like this? Tell me."
"It's just a rumor in the company, don't take it seriously," Li Chu said, "They said there's a replacement match for Oupu, and there's one spot, and the company wants to push me up. How is that possible?"
Last time, he clearly had a chance but was forcibly pulled away by Su Ning. Would this man be so kind as to let him take the place to replace him?
But the next second, Li Chu heard something unexpected from the other party.
"How is that impossible?" Su Ning replied, "I chose you."
Although there are quite a few trainees signed by Guangying Entertainment, not many of them meet the requirements. Most of them have just joined in the past one or two months and have not yet mastered the basic movements. Those who have some experience have participated in the draft with Su Ning, so only Li Chu is left.
Li Chu: “…”
Hearing this, he almost forgot his pitiful disguise and looked up suddenly, especially when he heard Su Ning's next words.
"Not only will I send you to the revival match, but after reading your information, I think you will be the one who advances, and even one of the seven members of the group," Su Ning said this with great determination, "As long as the audience has eyes, they will choose you."
Even Li Chu himself didn't dare to say such big words.
He no longer dared to dream such a dream.
Even if he really participates in the competition, his chances of winning the debut position are not great. The others have accumulated fan bases from the beginning of the show to now, and he is the only one who came in halfway with nothing, so it would be good enough for him to grab some popularity and attention.
Su Ning...where does he get such strong confidence in himself?
But it must be said that even though Li Chu didn't believe it rationally, he couldn't help but feel emotional when he heard this sentence.
The audience has eyes and will choose me.
He hadn't heard such firm affirmation for a long time.
Shen Mingzheng came along and witnessed it all.
Originally, he shouldn't have intervened so much, but now he couldn't help but be curious about Su Ning. This plot was completely different from what he experienced in his previous life, all because of the person in front of him.
He knew that Li Chu fell down on purpose. If he wanted to resist, how could those two idiots get away with it? Sure enough, they started pretending in the blink of an eye.
But even Li Chu, who was used to pretending, couldn't help but waver when he heard Su Ning's words. He almost forgot to pretend and said, "Su Ning, are you serious?" Yan Shan stopped
The two people standing nearby were also unconvinced when they heard this. They thought it was too exaggerated and reminded him, "Young Master Su, Li Chu, he has caused trouble before, he is not that..."
"I know what happened to Li Chu before. It's not his fault, it's my fault."
Su Ning interrupted him and looked around. Seeing that many people were looking at him, he also knew that there were more than just these two people who were dissatisfied.
Even though these people are indeed not as strong as Li Chu and do not have as much practice time, no one is willing to admit that they are inferior to others.
"I invited him to participate. It was not my subjective judgment, nor was it a kind compensation." Su Ning said, "The company's artist management department has an official account, and will post clips of trainees on various platforms. Everyone has shown up. I just looked at the dehydration data backstage. Li Chu is the best. Even the two of you who have participated in official talent shows can't beat him in some dehydration data."
"If you don't believe me, I'll send you a data report later to see if I'm talking nonsense."
The artist management department of Guangying Entertainment was established very recently, and it was the first time in the past few months that it recruited trainees. It had very little traffic of its own, and there was no purchased traffic. It was almost all natural data. It was not until Su Ning and his group went to participate in Outu 4 that some people curiously clicked in.
Most of the scenes shown there are of the practice room. Guangying Entertainment followed Qilin's approach and intentionally maintained the mystery of the trainees. The shots were mostly long-range and many times the faces could not be seen clearly. Everyone was also wearing dance practice costumes that were uniformly customized by Guangying Entertainment, but even so, Li Chu stood out very well.
Whenever he appears, whenever he dances, the number of views, likes, and the number of completions and even repeated views that can be counted on some platforms have increased significantly. Many people also mention him in the few comments and barrages. Even if they don't know his name or can't even see his face clearly, there are still people who keep asking.
"Who is the little brother in the second row from the right?"
"He has so few parts. I think he should be the center."
"Wow, that wave is so well done! The dynamics are just right, and it feels almost the same as the original."
Su Ning has seen all of these.
When he was checking the other person's injuries last night, he also noticed other things. People who practice dancing have marks on their bodies, calluses on his hands and feet, and his gestures and walking are different from others. Then he roughly flipped through the video on the official account and confirmed this idea.
After reading the detailed information about Li Chu today, especially knowing that he could have gone to Qilin, a top company in the industry, but later switched to Guangying Entertainment for some reasons, Su Ning became more certain.
"If I hadn't known this, I wouldn't have felt comfortable enough to talk to Director Chen Yuan about this replacement match plan," Su Ning said. "Li Chu, I hope you know that I didn't approach you because there was a vacancy after the change in the competition system was finalized. I came to you because I met you last night, which is why I planned this replacement match."
"Strictly speaking, this spot was not given to you, but it was because of you that this spot was given to you."
As soon as he said this, everyone present fell silent.
"I know you really need this opportunity. I'm sorry I'm late," Su Ning said, lowering his voice slightly, and continued in a voice that only Li Chu could hear, "You and Zhou Chunqing's family have debts, and there is still a large amount of debt that has not been repaid. It is because of this that she said she can't run away and can only stay with Jiang Chenfeng. If you can make your debut, Li Chu, you can help her."
"I owe you this, and I'm paying it back to you."
Li Chu suddenly looked up at him.
If he was just shaken by that sentence, now he was really moved, he could almost feel the frequency of his heart beating violently.
Then Su Ning asked him: "Then Li Chu, are you willing to participate?"
In Li Chu's eyes, this man was still a bastard, and Su Ning had done many evil things, but at this moment, he had to admit that the other party's eyes seemed to be glowing when he looked at him.
Li Chu was stunned for a long time, then whispered back: "I, I want to give it a try."
Then he hesitated and said, "Is it really possible?"
Su Ning smiled: "You can do it."
Because of these words, Li Chu was a little dazed on the way back. Su Ning even sent him back to the trainee dormitory and told him that an appointed doctor would come to check him later. He then told him to have a good rest and left.
He really didn't make any other requests, it seemed like he came here in person just to talk about this matter.
And the doctor...
I clearly said last night that it was not necessary, but Su Ning actually still remembered it.
Li Chu felt like a frozen person who suddenly fell into warm water and suddenly felt at a loss as to what to do.
Su Ning, Su Ning he...
At this time, after doing all this, Su Ning got off the building where the trainees lived. Shen Mingzheng's car was parked on the side of the road, as if waiting for him.
He knew the car now, and when he got in, he was very familiar with the route, and even became familiar with Shen Mingzheng. He opened his mouth and said, "Li Chu agreed. Now I can go find Qilin. Of course, I have to trouble Mr. Shen to give me a ride."
Shen Mingzheng motioned Chen Tao to drive, and then asked: "Where is your own car?"
"You may not believe it," Su Ning sighed, "but I can't even afford the gas money."
The original owner really knew how to spend money.
"Don't joke around, Young Master Su. Guangying Entertainment is well-known for its wealth," Shen Mingzheng said. "Let's not talk about anything else. In just this short period of time, all the shareholders of your company have taken action. Director Chen just told me that someone tried to bribe Mr. Liang Xiaoliang of Qilin, but he scolded him over the phone."
"If you go looking for Qilin now, I'm afraid you won't encounter anything good. Be prepared."
Su Ning: “…”
Are these shareholders so rich?
He is not good at doing other things, but he has a strong desire to cause trouble. In just a short while, he can strengthen himself.
He is not capable of accomplishing anything, but is more likely to cause trouble.
"Then we have to hurry," Su Ning said, "otherwise if we delay any longer, the situation will change."
Shen Mingzheng took the initiative to send him off at this moment, not only because of Chen Yuan's commission and interests, but also out of curiosity.
He knew how much Li Chu hated Su Ning, who was bewitched to the point of being dizzy at this moment. If it was Qilin's forty-something and well-known Mr. Liang, what would he say?
Qilin Company is not in Haicheng, but is located in Guijiang, which is three or four hours' drive away from Haicheng. Unlike others who chose to seize the opportunity and communicate by phone first, Su Ning went there in person.
This matter must be discussed face to face. We cannot slack off or delay.
During the few hours in the car, Chen Tao drove seriously and Shen Mingzheng was reading documents, but he couldn't help but always pay attention to Su Ning.
Su Ning seemed very calm. After getting in the car, he watched the video on his mobile phone quietly. He was also very civic-minded and did not play the video out loud. He just wore headphones.
Is he still thinking about this right now?
Shen Mingzheng glanced at him, flipped through a few more pages of documents, and after another half an hour, he couldn't help but ask, "What are you reading?"
Hearing this, Su Ning took off his headphones and asked, "What's wrong? Did I disturb Mr. Shen?"
Shen Mingzheng shook his head, so Su Ning turned his phone over to show him and explained, "I'm watching an interview with Liang Xiaoliang, the person in charge of Qilin Entertainment who can make the final decision."
Know yourself and know your enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.
Not long after Chen Yuan left, she asked her assistant to send Mr. Liang's information to Su Ning. Mr. Liang was a major shareholder of the company. He was a scout at first and discovered several popular idols. He also published several magazine news releases about Mr. Liang, which allowed Su Ning to get to know him a little.
But these are superficial things that are well known to the public.
Shen Mingzheng took a look at the so-called interviews on his phone and was a little surprised. These were not the ones Chen Yuan sent him. The videos were blurry and looked quite old.
Looking closely, it was a video from more than ten years ago. At that time, Liang Xiaoliang was still very thin and had thick hair. I couldn't recognize him at first glance. There were no subtitles in the video, but Su Ning gave him a headset so Shen Mingzheng could hear the sound.
"The domestic idol market is completely blank! This is a blue ocean with unlimited future development prospects. Times have changed, the industry is changing rapidly, and those who don't change will be abandoned!"
"I know our idol stage is still very rudimentary and the production is rough, but in this industry, people are the most important, and our company has the best idols!"
"I hope you can give us a chance! We will give you a future!"
It seemed to be a video recorded at an investment conference. The camera was shaking all the time. The young Liang Xiaoliang raised his arms and cheered. He looked a little silly, but indeed full of vigor and vitality.
Later, Qilin really became the top idol in the domestic industry, and then took away Mr. Liang's hair and gave him increasing weight.
Su Ning read it three times and asked again, "Mr. Liang, what kind of personality do you think Mr. Shen has?"
In his previous life, Shen Mingzheng had met him and knew him well. This person valued talent, and after meeting him, he once wanted to dig Shen Mingzheng from Shen's Pictures to Qilin, but Shen Huai was at the peak of his career at that time, so he failed to fulfill his wish and quickly gave up considering the company.
"He was born as a talent scout, has a keen business sense, dares to think and act, is very unwilling to admit defeat, and is somewhat arrogant. Qilin is his life, and everything he does is for the company."
Shen Mingzheng commented as above.
Su Ning nodded. He and Shen Mingzheng had roughly the same feelings. He said, "So, I don't need to tell you much about the benefits of participating in Ou Tu Si. He knows it very well. The so-called bribery will only make him sneer. Mr. Liang is worth over 100 million and holds a lot of shares. How could he sell out the interests of the company for such a small amount of money?"
Shen Mingzheng: "So?"
"In this matter, we cannot convince him from our perspective. This is useless for someone like Mr. Liang." Su Ning said, "We have to use Mr. Liang to defeat Mr. Liang."
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