"I was very angry. After I calmed down, I thought with a touch of sadness of the episode in A Dream of Red Mansions: 'Even a clever wife can't make porridge without rice.' Just because there was another daughter, even rice was scarce. It was obvious that the family had fallen on hard times."
Everyone in the seats, except Chen Ya, dared not breathe as they listened to Old Lady Yu speak.
Old Madam Yu shook her head and continued:
"So at noon today, I said, let's gather all the family members, especially the younger ones. I want to see if the younger ones in the family have no proper livelihoods, or if they are just idlers, unable to support the family that the elders support."
Upon hearing this, several "younger generations" responded that they would never let their great-grandmother down.
Lu Qingxuan said in a clear voice, "Grandma, Sister Lu Nina is not Lin Daiyu, and I am not Wang Xifeng. The future of the Lu family will not decline in our hands."
"Okay." Old Madam Yu nodded. "Then our Lu family must also change the rules. Just like reform, we always need a fresh breeze to stand up again. From now on, we will recruit people based on their merits. Today, I, Grandma, will play a game with everyone."
She waved her hand, and the servant poured a glass of wine for everyone at the table. Old Lady Yu said:
"We have to drink today, but it's not all about drinking. Each of you, the younger generation, must perform your best talent for the uncles and aunts, as well as Teacher Li Siqing. Whoever performs the best will receive a reward from Grandma."
Hearing this, Lu Qingxuan and Lu Liangchen looked at each other.
They both thought to themselves: It is indeed so!
After laying so much groundwork in the beginning, and saying that he wanted to see the younger generation show their talents, it was obvious that he didn't want them to compete with each other, but wanted Lu Nina to show off her skills in front of everyone!
It seems that Lu Ningna has made great progress in learning from Li Siqing and has achieved some proficiency in playing the violin.
Recently, everyone has witnessed the resources the family has invested in Lu Nina:
First, he invited the national-level violinist Li Siqing to be her violin teacher, and then sent her to participate in various competitions, and made arrangements for her to win several prizes.
Some media outlets that have good relations with the family have begun publishing articles introducing Lu Nina, calling her a "new star in the classical world"... No one is more familiar with this method than the Lu family's children.
In the past, whenever Aihua wanted to make a star famous, it would always do this.
Since the family lost Aihua Company, there are not many resources left. They want to gather the family's last influence in the entertainment industry, push Lu Nina into a traffic hotspot, and make her a "violin goddess."
In this way, she will become the family's cash cow, which will be more conducive to a smooth transition to the position of head of the family.
However, these arrangements made by the family will naturally cause some people to be slightly dissatisfied.
Therefore, Old Lady Yu wanted to use this afternoon to give them a warning and let Lu Nina secure her position.
When they thought of this, Lu Qingxuan and Lu Liangchen lost interest.
They were not interested in being Lu Nina's supporting role.
Old Mrs. Yu clapped her hands, and the servants came up carrying a large pile of musical instruments.
She said, "Then... let's start with Chai Xian."
"I??"
Chai Xian never expected that he would be mentioned, so he said with a bitter face:
"Grandma, you know me, I don't know anything!"
Old Madam Yu said, "Everyone has their own strengths. We're not monkeys, so how could we be incapable of knowing everything? I see you're the most eloquent of talkers, so could you tell me a story?"
Chai Xian looked worried.
How can you tell any story if you are not prepared?
Seeing Chai Xian like this, Old Lady Yu's face darkened and she said:
"Okay, I see everyone's not very interested. Maybe the reward I mentioned is too vague. So I'll make a promise. Are you happy?"
After a pause, she continued, "If anyone can perform the best recognized by everyone, I will give him one of the Lu family's assets and let him run it for three months. What kind of asset? Let me think..."
Everyone held their breath.
Old Madam Yu thought for a while and said, "Then let's use 'Clouds on the Capital' as the prize!"
As soon as these words were spoken, almost everyone present changed their expressions.
An older man, an uncle, said, "Grandma, isn't this inappropriate? Yunshang Jinghua is not a small media outlet!"
Old Madam Yu waved her hand domineeringly: "If the prize is too small, won't they take it even less seriously? That's it! How should you behave? It's up to you!"
"Yunshang Jinghua" is a well-known cross-platform media with 40 million fans across the entire network. It is operated by a small team of 20 people.
Moreover, it is a local account. More than half of its fans are from Beijing, and it has a huge influence in the Beijing circle.
For the Lu family in the past, they had so many media in their hands that a small media like "Yun Shang Jing Hua" was nothing.
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However, with Aihua being acquired, the water army organization being shut down, and the assets being divided up, the Lu family's remaining media outlets are very few.
In this way, "The Legend of Yunshang" has become one of the few high-quality assets in the family.
Furthermore, although Yunshang Jinghua is small in size, it has a huge impact and is well-known in Beijing. Those who control this media will have a lot of influence in the entire city.
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