Chapter 34
The two of them left the hospital and saw Chen Tao waiting downstairs. He was relieved when he saw them come out, as if he was really worried about Shen Mingzheng.
Chen Tao checks Shen Mingzheng's car every day. People in this line of work are always particularly sensitive about privacy. After the two got in the car, Su Ning didn't start to talk seriously to Shen Mingzheng until they drove out of the hospital.
"I have to admit to you that what I just said was not what I really thought," he said, "but there is no other way. You have to say one thing to one person and another to another. If you want to get by here, you will only get a bloody head if you rush around recklessly."
For those in the business world, reasonable disguise is just a basic skill.
"To some extent, power is certainly more important than money."
"But in our line of work, if we only know how to abuse power, in the end, we will just be high on ourselves and be separated from the audience. But this is really not appropriate to say in front of this old man."
As soon as he saw Mr. Shen, he knew what kind of person he was.
He is in a high position and has the final say, but no matter what, Shen Mingzheng's 200 million yuan came indirectly from the Shen family, so following him is the way to protect yourself now.
Su Ning was listening next door at the time, and he knew that if he didn't come out, Shen Mingzheng would give up the other side and choose him, even though he knew the old man would be furious.
Then Su Ning confirmed his idea.
Putting aside the layers of faces, methods and identities, to some extent, he and Shen Mingzheng are actually the same type of people.
However, if the Shen family continues on this path, it is hard to say what Shen Mingzheng will become in the future.
This world is a novel. The Shen family seems to be a villain no matter how you look at it. When Su Ning looks at Shen Mingzheng, he feels that he is a villain who will turn evil in the future. The more people who have something they insist on in their hearts, the more painful it is in this situation. Being forced by the Shen family like this, it is hard not to turn evil.
"The old man is raising an heir just like raising a Gu. His approach and philosophy cannot be said to be right or wrong, but I don't agree with it."
Su Ning continued.
Deep down, he is still the guy who has worked hard to make his way up from scratch. He knows what those born into power are thinking, but when he doesn't have the strength, it's useless to refute them verbally. But at least he has pulled Shen Mingzheng over now.
"Let's wait and see," Su Ning said, "We'll take it slow."
There are quagmires everywhere here, and he still has plenty of time to change the ending of the book and the people in it.
Shen Mingzheng looked at him for a long time before responding.
"good."
Looking back on his previous life, it’s not that he has no friends or companions, but everyone else has their own things to do, and most of them are just chance acquaintances who quickly disperse.
This moment was the most peaceful moment in Shen Mingzheng's two lives, even though the road ahead was uncertain.
He truly had a companion.
After that, the acquisition of Guangying Entertainment's shares went very smoothly. The Su family had money, and now they had taken back nearly 90% of the shares. The remaining 10% or so were small shareholders who did not participate in the company's management and did not hinder Su Ning in any way.
Now, even though Su Hongda nominally owns more than 50% of the shares, he has become accustomed to the fact that he has no say and is happy with it.
Are you kidding? Everyone in Haicheng knows that Mr. Shen has acknowledged the engagement. Su Ning now has someone behind her. People in Haicheng say that she is "marrying into a wealthy family."
So when Qilin's Liang Xiaoliang also showed up at the company and was very polite to Su Ning, Su Hongda was not surprised.
During Su Ning's busy period, the progress of the fourth place replacement match was also in full swing. After two stages, the ranking had roughly come to a conclusion. In the end, Li Chu and Qu Shoubai successfully advanced to the finals, just as Su Ning predicted.
The popularity of the replacement match has been skyrocketing, even higher than any previous feature film. The media described it as "an irreplaceable last-ditch effort" and "everyone is shining." The number of views of the performance stage of the replacement match has been far ahead of others.
For idols, having a stage to stand out from the crowd is so important that it can even bring more income than being a regular guest on some obscure variety shows.
When Li Chu got the promotion result, he still felt a sense of unreality. He waved goodbye to his teammates and friends who had been together for a while, and everyone had different gains.
Then, he and Qu Shoubai entered the next stage.
The final is broadcast live and is about to begin. The advantage of the two of them participating in the re-placement match is that they can maintain a high level of popularity during this period, but the disadvantage is that they don't have much time to prepare for the final.
Therefore, Li Chu was really busy during this period of time. It turned out that the students who advanced were not pushovers, especially Ji Mowei. Li Chu felt that this man was his opponent from the first sight, so his desire to win was overwhelming and he hated to sleep.
At first I thought it would be enough to win the replacement match and enter the finals, then I thought it wasn’t impossible to debut in the top seven, and now what if I can even be first?
Anyway, we can't let Su Ning down.
Li Chu didn't know everything about what was happening outside while he was in the training camp, but he vaguely felt the difficulties Su Ning was going through during this period.
He and Mr. Xiao Shen haven't appeared in the program group for a while. He secretly asked Director Chen Yuan, who said they were busy with company matters and didn't say much else.
In addition to doing it for Su Ning, he also wanted to try his luck for himself. This was a real fight with his life against the odds.
Time passed and soon it was the night of the final.
Li Chu was nervous and expectant as he finally saw Su Ning, the person he had been missing for so long.
He brought Zhou Chunqing back. Without Jiang Chenfeng, she was almost free. The studio that bound her had begun to go bankrupt and liquidate. Now she was sitting in the front row of the audience with a relaxed smile on her face.
Su Ning, who was standing backstage, was wearing a more formal silk shirt and looking at him in the crowd with a smile in his eyes. Among so many carefully dressed trainees, Su Ning was particularly dazzling.
Li Chu ran over with a look of surprise on his face.
He asked about Su Ning's recent situation, and the other party comforted him: "It's okay, the company's affairs have been resolved, and I have attracted investment. You just need to play well in the competition and don't think too much."
"Master is really amazing! I knew you could solve all of them. Nothing can stop you!" Li Chu flattered with bright eyes, "And..."
But before he could finish, the director team called his name. The live broadcast was about to start, and the two of them really didn't have time to chat.
Li Chu originally wanted to hurry up and say a few more words, but he saw someone next to him turned out and immediately diverted Su Ning's attention.
——That Mr. Shen Mingzheng.
"Director Chen wants to ask you. We have something to discuss," Shen Mingzheng said, "Su Ning, come with me first."
It was a business matter, and Li Chu was not the kind of person who did not distinguish between priorities, so he would not force anyone to stay. However, when he saw Su Ning being taken away, he did not know why he felt a little unhappy.
He felt that the two of them were a little too close. They had never been that close before, and Shen Mingzheng's attitude towards Su Ning was different from before.
It felt weird, but Li Chu couldn't describe it.
Especially because there were so many people backstage, but Li Chu stretched his neck to look and seemed to see Shen Mingzheng walking with his arm around Su Ning's waist.
There were so many people that he wondered if he was seeing things, so he kept jumping on tiptoe.
Why didn’t it grow a few centimeters taller?
In the end, Ji Mowei passed by and pulled him down.
"What are you doing?" he asked. "Your knees are not in good condition. Why don't you save some energy before the performance?"
During training, the health doctor came every day, which was not the case before. He would stay with Li Chu for a while to check on his knee. Some students also had old injuries, and they were all checked together.
Later they found out that it was Su Ning who arranged it. In order to prevent accusations of special treatment and to prevent Li Chu from being excluded, everyone was treated equally, so naturally no one said anything.
Li Chu worked so hard despite his injury. I heard that his family conditions were not good either. This was a fact seen by everyone, and many people admired him from the bottom of their hearts.
"I'm fine!"
Li Chu was a little angry and wanted to jump around, but was held down by Ji Mowei again.
Li Chu turned around angrily.
I hate tall guys like them who only have brute force!
"Okay, stop looking. Everyone's gone," he said, and he found Li Chu's puffed-up cheeks a little funny. "You, you're going to be on stage soon."
It would have been fine if he hadn't been on the court. Once he was on the court, Li Chu could see it more clearly.
There are special guest seats on the stage, which are on the second floor, separated from the general audience. There are outstanding trainees and seniors from previous seasons of Idol Star Chart, and more importantly, the bosses or company representatives of each trainee’s company.
Su Ning was not sitting in the center seat. He had no intention of being in the spotlight here, so he gave the C position to Mr. Liang Xiaoliang and sat in a slightly more off-center position with Shen Mingzheng.
But these two people are a little too close!
Each seat was divided and the spacing between them was also particular, but at first glance it looked like Su Ning and Shen Mingzheng, who were sitting on the edge, were in disarray, with even their chairs forcibly moved together.
Li Chu: ...
The live broadcast was about to begin, and he didn't have time to go up and separate the two people, but when he was dancing the opening dance "Fire", the other trainees felt that he seemed to dance more vigorously than in rehearsal.
Well, it fits the tune of the song.
It's like there's something really irritating about him.
From the opening dance, the whole place became lively.
Su Ning also opened his mobile phone to take a look. The top ten hot searches on major media platforms were almost all dominated by the finals of Ou Tu Si.
Three days before the finals, the program team kept the voting numbers a secret and did not reveal any information, which whetted the audience's appetite.
It was said before that it would be great for these contestants in the replacement matches to get a debut position, but in fact, looking at the popularity of Li Chu and Qu Shoubai, this result is really uncertain.
The prayers of the fans, as well as the onlookers’ discussions and discussions, pushed the game to its hottest point.
Su Ning was sitting on the second floor and most of the time he only felt the screams from the audience. He saw many people in the audience holding Li Chu's light signs, which were particularly conspicuous in the dark night.
Anyone would feel very excited in this environment.
Although Su Ning's memory of the original owner was vague except for Shen Huai and Sang Le, it was because the original owner didn't care and his mind was not on the competition at all.
But Su Ning looked at them and felt that every trainee who had made it this far was shining.
As he said on the day he retired, this was not his path, but he hoped that they all had a bright future, as if his blessing at that time had been fulfilled a little.
But thinking of this, he leaned over and asked Shen Mingzheng: "By the way, Li Chu said that you gave me advice on the song "Crown Me", Song Yu said you are very good, and Director Chen also said today that you also modified the song for the finals. So, you learned it?"
Maybe it was because the scene was too noisy. When he asked, Shen Mingzheng shook his head, indicating that he couldn't hear clearly.
Su Ning could only move closer to ask this question, and then he heard Shen Mingzheng's answer, and his breath seemed to be brushing against the side of his cheek.
"I know a little bit," Shen Mingzheng said, "Do you think it sounds good?"
He was referring to the song he had just performed on stage that he had modified.
I don’t want to read other people’s comments, I want to hear what Su Ning says.
"Very good," he saw Su Ning turned his head and looked at him with a smile in his eyes, "Mr. Shen's hands are naturally incomparable to others."
Shen Mingzheng had heard many fancy compliments, but none of them could compare to this one.
"If you want, I can continue to write songs for you."
In his previous life, his music was taken away by Su Ning, but now facing this person, he was willing. Anyway, they were all his own music, so it was not difficult for him to write it now.
"I don't need to debut, and I don't have a good voice. I can't sing a song as good as yours, but I can listen to it first," Su Ning smiled at him, "If it's suitable, maybe I can be used for the debut group, yes, if you are willing."
Shen Mingzheng had nothing to be unwilling about.
Strictly speaking, they were actually talking about work, and they were already discussing the debut group in preparation.
But even though they were clearly talking about serious matters, the bosses or general managers of other companies nearby, who were very considerate, still consciously kept a distance from them.
Su Ning was not aware of the actions of others.
For a workaholic, after finishing dealing with the company's mess, he has to quickly think about the next plan. He is thinking seriously about his own affairs.
Su Ning had previously sold many of Guangying Entertainment's investments that could be sold, and cut off those that could not be sold. In his opinion, those were projects that did not have much significance. However, the company was starting over, and now it needed new projects to re-mobilize the entire company.
But how many promising projects are there?
Just like a sleepy person finding a pillow, unexpectedly, Chen Yuan had already given him an opportunity before the game.
——The operation of Outu 4 after their debut lasted for a year and a half.
When the investment contract was signed, the investment of Guangying Entertainment and Shen's Pictures included a portion of the profits from the subsequent limited portfolio operations, but "profits" and interference in management are two different things.
The Idol Star Map series of programs has produced three debut groups, but those who come out of this kind of talent show can hardly avoid the curse of "peaking at debut". It is a fact that Orange Video, as an audio-visual platform, is not familiar with many aspects.
Chen Yuan finally waited until Ou Tu Si emerged as a new force, and she didn't want this time to end in a hurry like the previous ones. It can be seen that the students of this session have high overall quality, and she was reluctant to let these people go to waste, so Director Chen found another way and suggested that Shen's Pictures and Guangying Entertainment jointly take charge of the follow-up matters of the debut group.
The two companies were investors, so they were close to the water and got the moon first. Overall, this was indeed a good project.
So when Su Ning and Shen Mingzheng watched the finals tonight, there was another meaning behind it.
This is not an end for them, but rather a brand new beginning.
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