"You and he are in a relationship, right?"
Hearing this, Jiang Xinhai's breathing became uneven.
Ruan Qingzhu covered her mouth and laughed.
"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone," Ruan Qingzhu whispered, "Anyway, congratulations to you two."
Jiang Xinhai remained vigilant and said, "Thank you for your congratulations. But we are not in a relationship."
Ruan Qingzhu covered her mouth and laughed, then handed over the gloves.
Jiang Xinhai stretched out his hand, but she retracted it.
"You know," Ruan Qingzhu said, "Yingzi is going to retire from the music industry."
"Um?"
"She plans to keep a low profile for many years before making a comeback," Ruan Qingzhu said. "No one will stand in your way anymore. You are the best candidate to be the new queen of pop."
"Why are you telling me this?"
"I'm planning to quit too." Ruan Qingzhu smiled somewhat sadly.
"Where are you retreating to?"
Ruan Qingzhu did not answer her, but suddenly said:
"I envy you so much. You love singing, and you can do what you love with the person you love."
Jiang Xinhai asked: "Don't you like singing?"
"I used to like singing. If I didn't like singing, how could I sing well..." Ruan Qingzhu lowered his head and smiled faintly.
"Then why don't you just sing? Your new album sales are pretty good, right?"
Ruan Qingzhu looked up: "I used to like it, but now, singing only makes me tired."
Jiang Xinhai didn't quite understand this feeling.
"In our industry, when fans like you, you're a treasure, but once they stop, you're nothing," Ruan Qingzhu said. "Most singers are different from you. It's not just about singing well; there are a lot of impure things mixed in..."
Then she added, "Can you sing forever? There will always be a day when you can't sing anymore. For most people in this industry, it's impossible to sing forever. The relatively better ending is to marry a rich man."
She took a step closer to Jiang Xinhai and said, "I'm dating a guy from a real estate company. When I get married, I'll be a full-time housewife and will never sing in public again."
Jiang Xinhai said, "Really?"
She suddenly felt a little sad.
"Don't sympathize with me," Ruan Qingzhu understood her look, "When I finally let go of music, I will only feel... relieved."
She let go, and the gloves on her hands fell into Jiang Xinhai's hands.
"Why is there only one?"
"Oh, I don't know where the other one went." Ruan Qingzhu's smile suddenly became formal. "Maybe they forgot to bring it."
"Forget it." Jiang Xinhai put the glove away.
She turned and left, walking down the road, her steps gradually becoming lighter.
What does other people’s stories have to do with her?
She just needs to sing every song well.
Ruan Qingzhu stood behind, watching her figure gradually disappear into the distance.
Her hands were in her handbag.
There was only one glove left in the bag, which was slowly squeezed in the palm of the hand.
…
Spring 2016.
Regent Hotel, Haiya Company cocktail party.
Rows of tables are filled with steaks, lobsters, and roast chickens. Waiters hold red wine in their hands, and warm yellow light diffuses from the crystal bulbs.
People wearing dresses of various colors walked in groups of three or four, and from time to time, elites from all walks of life who were obviously of extraordinary bearing walked among them.
Zhou Peng, who was still engraving discs in a small factory a few years ago, is now dressed in a suit and tie, with his hair neatly combed. He is now drinking and chatting happily with the executives of Aiwa, the largest entertainment company in the country.
This cocktail party was held to celebrate Aiwa's successful acquisition of Haiya Company.
Chen Ya and Jiang Xinhai stood upstairs, looking at all this, feeling a little uncomfortable.
Haiya Company - just as the name suggests, Hai is the Hai of Jiangxinhai, and Ya is the Ya of Chen Ya.
This company was originally built around two people, and in just three years, it grew into a leader in the industry.
However, today, the company's history of independent operation is coming to an end.
From now on, Haiya will become a subsidiary of Aiwa Company and be under the actual control of Aiwa.
Aihua Entertainment is the property of "that Lu family".
"That Lu family" sounds like industry jargon, but once it's spoken, anyone in the entertainment industry knows the value of these four words.
In short, Aiwa is a company that can shake the entire industry with just a casual word.
The fact that Haiya Company was acquired by Aiwa and became a part of Aiwa's entire entertainment ecosystem can only be said to be an innocent crime.
"Are you unwilling?" Jiang Xinhai asked.
"If you were really unwilling, you wouldn't have sold the company." Chen Ya took a sip of red wine.
"But in business, we lost after all." Jiang Xinhai sighed softly, "The old employees who used to work with us don't want to fight anymore. Even Zhou Peng is against you."
"They want a more stable life, higher income, more money, to send their daughter to study abroad, hire two more nannies, and buy two more cars... There's nothing wrong with that, and we don't blame them," Chen Ya said slowly.
Jiang Xinhai glared at him. "It's all your fault. The contract terms you offer to the singers are too generous. Not only can they change jobs whenever they want, but they also provide all kinds of security subsidies. Which company can withstand such treatment?"
"Of course artists need good contracts," said Chen Ya.
"But you're too picky about the bands you sign. All of them have no commercial value," Jiang Xinhai complained. "It's okay to have bands like Wan Qing, New Pants, Orange Sea, and Penicillin, but I just can't figure it out..."
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