Lin Dan said that Bai Pengfei would sell the copyright in a few days, and she turned out to be right.
Looking at the script that finally landed in her hands after so many twists and turns, Bai Zhilan felt like she was dreaming, "Mom, what's going on? Bai Pengfei loves Bai Zhu so much, how could he bear to sell the only chance for Bai Zhu to make a comeback?"
"He can't even stand up, how can he care about Bai Zhu?" Lin Dan opened his phone and chuckled, "Haven't you been paying attention to the financial news these days?"
"I've seen that in recent days, the biggest financial news has been about the Nie family. What does it have to do with the Bai family?"
"It matters a lot. At first, someone broke the news that Mr. Nie was dying, that the Nie Group was in a debt crisis, and that Nie Rong had frequent conflicts with major shareholders, making it impossible for the company's departments to operate normally. These negative news appeared intensively in the media, causing panic among stockholders. It must be that someone deliberately shorted the Nie Group's stock price in order to make a fortune."
"But at the critical moment, Mr. Nie showed up in the United States and played golf with Wall Street financial tycoon Rolls in the sun. He was in very good spirits and held a press conference to announce his cooperation with Rolls Group. As soon as these good news came out, Nie's stock rose instead of falling. Those who shorted Nie's stock would naturally lose all their money. If I'm not mistaken, Bai Pengfei should have been involved in this matter. He is too greedy. As long as he smells the slightest smell of blood, he will pounce on it like a wild dog. I revealed the news that Mr. Nie was seriously ill to him, and there was no reason for him to do nothing." Lin Dan was drinking tea and reading financial news with a faint expression, as if he was telling someone else's story.
Bai Zhilan was stunned for a while before she blushed and said, "What does shorting stocks mean?"
Lin Dan laughed in silence, then explained, "Short selling means predicting that a company's stock will fall in the future, so you buy the stock on credit from a securities dealer, sell it at the current price, and then buy it back after the market falls to make a profit from the spread."
Bai Zhilan scratched her nose and said, "I still don't understand."
Lin Dan sighed and further explained: "For example, I predict that the stock of Nie's chaebol will plummet, so I borrow 100 shares from a securities company when the stock price is still 10 yuan per share and sell them. The cost here is 1,000. Then when the stock price drops to 5 yuan per share, I buy 100 shares and return them to the securities company. The cost here is 500. This buy and sell, I made a profit of 500. This is called short selling. The premise of short selling is that you must know for sure that the stock price of Nie's chaebol will plummet. If the stock price does not fall but rises, then you must buy 100 shares at a higher price and return them to the securities company. At this time, not only will you not make money, but you will also lose money. If you use margin leverage, you can buy several stocks with one share of money, and you will go bankrupt if you lose too much."
Bai Zhilan took a while to digest the information before she said in shock, "Mom, you mean that Bai Pengfei was going to short the Nie stock price, but failed, and now he owes the securities company a lot of money?"
“It depends on how greedy he is. If he is too greedy and plans to swallow up the Nie Group in one gulp, I suspect he is already on the verge of bankruptcy.” As soon as Lin Dan finished speaking, the news page was refreshed, and a line of blood-red characters appeared on the front page headline - [Bai Group declared bankruptcy, former business tycoon Bai Pengfei may face jail time! 】
Bai Zhilan's eyes widened as she said in disbelief, "Bai Pengfei went bankrupt? Just because he called me that day?"
Lin Dan said slowly, "He doesn't even care whether you live or die, so how could he take the initiative to care about you? I guessed he would do this when he called you more than a dozen times that day to ask you about Mr. Nie's purpose and physical condition. Why did he create such a foundation at such a young age? Because he is greedy enough and relentless enough. His pursuit of profit is the key to his success, but it can also cost him his life at a critical moment. Human weaknesses are the best tools to use, so don't be afraid of evil people, because it is actually very easy to destroy them."
Bai Zhilan stared at the headlines on the financial page, unable to speak for a long time. She thought Bai Pengfei was invincible, but it turned out that he was so vulnerable in his mother's eyes. His mother didn't even have to do anything deliberately; just a gentle push sent him into an abyss from which there was no escape.
She didn't know whether to hate him more or pity him more, but no matter what, his current situation was all his own fault and she couldn't blame anyone else.
"Mom, what will happen to him in the future?" Bai Zhilan asked in a hoarse voice.
"He will probably go to jail, after all, he embezzled the company's funds. Don't think about him, and think carefully about your script. I invested 200 million yuan, and if you don't do a good job of filming it, all the money will be wasted." Lin Dan chuckled.
Bai Zhilan quickly picked up the script and studied it carefully, not daring to let her mind wander anymore.
Xiaoguo left the living room quietly, and took a deep breath when he walked outside the yard. He thought with some relief: With Aunt Lin here, is Sister Zhilan still worried that she won't become famous? I really want to know how successful Sister Zhilan will be in a few years.
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Six years later, at the Bird's Nest Stadium, Bai Zhilan stood on the brightly lit stage wearing a white long dress. She lifted up her huge, fluffy skirt and chuckled, "Is my skirt beautiful?"
The audience shouted loudly: "Beautiful!!"
"This was made by my mother. It looks very light and thin, but it is actually filled with goose down. Yes, this is a down dress. My mother was afraid that I would be cold, so she insisted that I wear it." Bai Zhilan chuckled into the microphone.
The fans who were feeling cold in the audience booed in good faith, and some even shouted, "Lanlan, I love you. If you give me your mother in exchange, I will love you even more!"
Bai Zhilan raised her index finger, shook it left and right, and smiled sweetly: "I can give you anything, but I can't agree to this. A child with a mother is a treasure, and I want to be a baby."
The audience laughed like crazy, and joked, "You're in your twenties now, stop pretending to be young, okay?"
"Okay, okay, you will always be our baby!"
Bai Zhilan bowed deeply to pay tribute to her fans. There were huge crowds of people below the stage and the lights were shining, like the Milky Way pouring down to earth. This is her glory and her home. She looked towards the VIP seats in the first row, and several familiar faces immediately appeared on the big screen.
Lin Dan sat next to An Lang, with a men's suit jacket draped over his shoulders. The two of them looked at the camera and smiled, showing their tacit understanding. An Zishi held a glow stick in one hand and a homemade light sign in the other, with the words "Little Ancestor" written on it.
An Zhongying, with an orchid sticker on her face, looked very excited. A five-year-old mixed-race boy rode on her husband's neck. His big, bright eyes stared straight at Bai Zhilan, and he kept shouting, "Auntie, Auntie!"
Qi Guyu, Nie Rong, and Mr. Nie, who was over 80 years old, were sitting in the VIP seats, holding light signs and glow sticks.
This group of relatives and friends was so luxurious that it aroused the screams of fans, "Lanlan, your success is not due to your ability, but your background. You are a lucky girl, you know that? The national father, national mother, national male god, and national husband are all your relatives and friends. What do you want? Do you want to go to heaven?"
Bai Zhilan chuckled and nodded: "Yes, you are right, I am lucky, and my luckiest thing is that I have a good mother. The following song is called "Break Free", I hope that all the depression patients in the world can break free from despair and recover their health. I dedicate this song to myself and to my beloved mother."
The music started slowly, peaceful at first, then getting more and more passionate later. Bai Zhilan sang across three octaves, resounding through the sky: "... growing desperately towards the sky, towards the sun, towards the mountain top! Break free, break free from the darkness and despair, you are Gaia, you are the place where the sun, moon and stars fall!"
In her heart, her mother is her Gaia, the hands that will always hold her.
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The concert was an unprecedented success. The venue, which could accommodate 80,000 people, was packed, and everyone was cheering and screaming for Bai Zhilan. Over the years, she has climbed to the top step by step, and has won the love of the public with her extraordinary singing skills and superb acting skills. She has won three Best Actress awards in a row and has made countless achievements in music. She is the most influential female artist in the country.
Her family background is simply a legend. Although she is a stepdaughter, she is spoiled by Anlang to the point of lawlessness. The relationship between the two is like that of biological children. An Zishi also doted on her very much, and for this he was nicknamed "the crazy sister-doting man".
After the concert, Bai Zhilan returned to the dressing room, sweating all over, and complained breathlessly: "I said I wasn't cold, but my mother insisted on making this down skirt for me, and I almost died of the heat."
"This skirt looks fluffy, but it's actually very light, and it makes your waist look extremely thin. At first glance, I was amazed by you. If Aunt Lin is willing to make a dress for me personally, I would wake up laughing in my dreams! You really don't know how lucky you are." Xiaoguo rolled her eyes.
Bai Zhilan said with a smile: "Who said I don't know how to appreciate the blessings I have? I really cherish what I have! Where is the gift I bought for my mother? Don't lose it!"
"It's not lost, it's here." Xiao Guo was about to rummage through her bag when a pretty woman came in in a panic and said hastily, "Zhilan, after all these years, have you calmed down? Please give me a way out! Dad is in jail, Mom is sick and has no money for hospitalization, I need a job!"
"Are you... Bai Zhu?" Bai Zhilan looked at the strange woman in astonishment.
"It's me. I've changed my name and had plastic surgery. I'm no longer Bai Zhu. Please just relax and ask the crew to stop targeting me, okay? I've owed three months' rent, and if I can't pay, my mom and I will have no place to live. I beg you, Zhilan, isn't it enough for me to beg you? I know I was wrong. I deliberately didn't plead with dad because I was jealous that you were better than me and didn't want you to study abroad. I know my clothes and shoes don't fit you, but in order to show my superiority, I didn't buy you new ones. I really regret it now. If I could do it again, I would definitely treat you very well. We are sisters!" Bai Zhu cried with tears all over her face.
Bai Zhilan let out a breath slowly. She had long guessed that Bai Zhu did it on purpose. If she really cared about her, she would not have turned a blind eye to her embarrassment. After all, it was easy to tell at a glance that the clothes and shoes were inappropriate, so there was no need for others to tell her. Now that they met again, she no longer had any hatred towards these people, so she waved her hand and said, "Go away. I didn't let anyone embarrass you. You were targeted by the crew for another reason. From now on, it's none of my business how you want to climb. Take care of yourself."
Bai Zhu walked away in a daze. Bai Zhilan stared at her thin back and felt like she was dreaming. Does this wonderful life really belong to me? Just as she felt a similar panic rising in her heart, she saw her mother approaching step by step, her eyes gentle but firm, and all the panic disappeared...
She walked forward and hugged tightly the man who gave her happiness and peace.
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