“Brother Zhaoyang, if we’re getting married, we’ll follow our local customs. The engagement dowry is 3 million, plus three gold pieces worth no less than 1 million.”
“Brother Zhaoyang, I forgot to tell you, my mom said that for the engagement, we also need to buy a house in the city center outright, and put it in my name.”
"Brother Zhaoyang, you're a top star, this dowry shouldn't be a problem for you. Putting the house in my name is mainly for security, so what are you still thinking about?"
“Brother Zhaoyang, what I want is not a dowry, but just your attitude.”
"Zhaoyang, do you really love me? Is it really that hard for you to choose between a 3 million yuan dowry and a house paid for in full? Don't you want to marry me?"
"Zhaoyang, since you see me as someone who loves money, let's both calm down for a while. There's no need for us to meet again."
"Zhaoyang, let me explain. He's the music director of Starway Entertainment. He has the resources to make me a top-tier singer. There's really nothing between us. I wouldn't do anything to betray you!"
"Zhaoyang, I didn't do it willingly, why are you yelling at me? I resisted with all my might, but he insisted! And he already wore it, what more do you want from me?"
"Li Zhaoyang! Putting aside the facts, aren't you also at fault? If you had offered a dowry and a house to get engaged to me earlier, would things have turned out like this? The fault isn't mine, it's yours!"
"Li Zhaoyang, you're so selfish! I have better resources than you now, and you're going to block me from pursuing a better life?"
"Li Zhaoyang, I'm not a gold digger. All I've ever wanted is an attitude. Now I see your attitude. Let's break up."
"Li Zhaoyang, you've been tricked! That's right, I'm going to ruin your voice. Without your heavenly voice, let's see how you'll survive in the entertainment industry!"
"Li Zhaoyang, don't you understand? Your existence is blocking the interests of too many people. Xingtu promised that as long as you make your voice hoarse, they will do their best to make me the queen of contemporary songs!"
"Hahaha, Li Zhaoyang, what evidence do you have to prove I committed a crime?"
"Get lost, Li Zhaoyang. We're no longer from the same world. If you want to see me again, you'll only be able to do so through the big screen. By then, I'll be a top-tier singer you can only dream of. And let me give you one last piece of advice, you stingy bastard: you're not cut out for the music industry. Get lost now. I'm no longer the little girl who needs a 3 million dowry!"
"Brother, we tried to recruit you from Starway before, but you wouldn't come and kept blocking us. We had no choice but to have Zhao Shanshan ruin your voice. And weren't you curious about when we got together? We got intimate in the bathroom the second time we met. You were cheating on me while attending a banquet, which was quite pitiful. By the way... she's really gentle and moisturizing!"
"Zhao Shanshan! Starway Company! Go to hell!"
"..."
Dragon Kingdom, Magic City.
In a prime location where every inch of land is precious, in a 140-square-meter suite.
Li Zhaoyang was awakened by a nightmare, his body covered in cold sweat. He recalled what he had experienced during this period.
His girlfriend of a year and a half, Zhao Shanshan, would eventually sell herself to the music director of Starway Entertainment for resources and fame.
It's understandable to pursue a better life, and Li Zhaoyang couldn't say anything about it; they could just break up amicably.
But that vicious woman actually colluded with the music director of Starway Entertainment to ruin her heavenly voice!
This is really annoying.
Without that heavenly voice, it would be wishful thinking to try and establish a foothold in the entertainment industry.
It truly proves the saying, "The most poisonous heart is that of a woman."
They actually used themselves as a stepping stone to their future, and then kicked them out without hesitation after they reached a higher level!
After getting up and pouring himself a glass of water, Li Zhaoyang forced himself to calm down.
He traveled to this parallel world more than a year ago.
This world is no different from the culture of my original world. If there is any difference, it is that the cultural and entertainment development of this world is too poor.
The path of entertainment is like a newly emerging field, lacking popular hit songs, classic films and television dramas, and amazing poetry... It's like everything is waiting to be rebuilt.
Li Zhaoyang, after transmigrating, discovered that he had a great talent for singing. He signed with a music company called Evening Glow and in less than a year, he became the most promising young singer to become the king of singers.
Not long ago, that damned vile woman conspired with others to ruin his voice. His title of "King of Singers" and "Popular Singer" are all gone!
This has caused him to be constantly terrified by nightmares lately, with the words of that wicked woman always echoing in his ears.
Originally, after transmigrating, I wanted to find a girl, have a sweet romance, get married, and have children. I never expected that I would be the clown myself, disgracing all transmigrators!
Li Zhaoyang opened his phone, hoping to find some short videos to vent his anger, but found that his phone was still in Zhao Shanshan's chat window.
The last message even had a red exclamation mark.
The above are all messages about Li Zhaoyang transferring money to Zhao Shanshan.
Scrolling up a few pages, the replies are mostly things like "um," "oh," "okay," "I understand," and "You call yourself a popular star, but you're a poor wretch who can't even come up with a few million."
Just as Li Zhaoyang was forcibly calming his anger, his body suddenly shuddered.
He saw an astonishing trending topic on several platforms.
#Shocking! Absolutely shocking! Li Zhaoyang, a top male singer at Wanxia Music Company, actually did such a despicable thing to goddess Shanshan in private!#
You won't believe it until you see it, and what you find will shock you.
It was a video that was just released yesterday morning. As soon as it was released, it was forwarded a million times and viewed nearly 100 million times.
This headline made Li Zhaoyang feel uneasy.
Upon clicking, it turned out to be a 4-minute video of Zhao Shanshan being interviewed.
In the video, Zhao Shanshan's voice was choked with sobs, and she looked pitiful as she wept.
"Waaah... Actually, the news media reports are correct. Li Zhaoyang and I are indeed boyfriend and girlfriend in private."
"However, we both had a verbal agreement that we would focus on developing our careers and would not live together before getting engaged."
"He recently had an accident that ruined his voice, and he actually took his anger out on me. That beast secretly wanted to vent his anger by physically assaulting me..."
“Although we are in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, he should respect my opinion. We should never do that kind of thing before we get engaged. After all, we are both popular celebrities and should set a good example for our fans.”
“You may not believe what I’m saying, but what I’m trying to say is that no girl would risk her innocence to frame someone.”
"Therefore, we urge all netizens to open their eyes wide; Li Zhaoyang is nothing but a hypocrite!"
The video ends here.
The comments section was filled with condemnations of Wanxia and Li Zhaoyang.
They even demanded that Wanxia (the singer) blacklist and ban Li Zhaoyang, ensuring he could never work in the music industry again.
Comments like these: "I've been a fan of Li Zhaoyang for so long, but I never expected him to be this kind of person," "Unfollowing him," "It's such a shame that our goddess Shanshan married someone with such a despicable character," "No girl would use her innocence to spread rumors; I suggest banning him," "If he's not banned, I will never listen to any new songs or albums released by Wanxia again," and "Brothers are starting to mobilize their own forces to boycott Wanxia; they must make them ban this hypocrite, Li Zhaoyang."
There were many similar condemnations, but Li Zhaoyang had no interest in reading them; anger had already consumed him.
That vicious woman is trying to drive me to my doom!
"Zhao Shanshan... How could there be such a vicious person as you in this world!"
However, the next moment.
Li Zhaoyang, whose entire body was consumed by rage, heard a buzzing sound in his mind.
The synthesized voice assaulted his skull like a memory implant.
"bite!"
"Grievances are at their peak! Anger is at its peak! Congratulations, host, for successfully activating the Entertainment Revenge System. Initiating binding... Binding in progress... Binding successful!"
Name: Li Zhaoyang
Age: 22
[Occupation]: Popular singer (voice ruined)
[Reputation]: None (The host's published works will continuously accumulate reputation as long as they evoke all kinds of emotions in the audience, such as joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness. Reputation can be exchanged for various music treasure chests.)
[Item]: Golden Melody Treasure Chest *1
[Ding! Host, would you like to open the Golden Melody Treasure Chest?]
"Has the cheat code arrived?"
The system may be late, but it's here!
Despite his slightly hoarse voice, Li Zhaoyang couldn't hide his excitement: "Open it!"
Having thoroughly read various urban fantasy novels in his past life, he was already prepared to receive a cheat code!
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully opened the Golden Melody Treasure Chest and obtained all professional knowledge related to the song "Sorrow"!]
Buzz!
His brain trembled again. All the professional knowledge, singing techniques, and so on related to the song "Sorrow" were imprinted on Li Zhaoyang's mind like a brand in steel.
"It's the 'Sorrow-Relieving' drink that's popular all over the country!"
This song has won a Golden Melody Award and topped many charts when it was first released.
"But...my voice is already..."
Li Zhaoyang was excited for only a few seconds before he thought about his own voice. Even if he were given a song of superb quality, what use would it be to him?
but……
"Then I'll switch careers and become a lyricist and composer!"
Li Zhaoyang's smile gradually turned sinister. Women would only hinder his sword-drawing speed. From this moment on, he would focus on developing his career.
[Ding! The host can publish music to accumulate likes and reputation, which can be used to purchase music chests and function chests.]
[Music Chest Function: Randomly unlocks various music tracks]
[Function Chest Effect: Opening it will grant various function messages, such as evidence of crimes used to frame the host, etc.]
Li Zhaoyang's heart skipped a beat, "Evidence of a crime?"
This was too tempting for him.
Immediately, Li Zhaoyang entered the system shop to check the prices of the function treasure chests.
To everyone's surprise, there were only two treasure chests available for sale in the shop.
[Music Treasure Chest], Price: 300,000 Reputation (Opening a specific piece of music requires 10 times the price).
[Function Chest], Price: 500,000 Reputation (Activating a specific function message will cost 10 times the price).
"Ten times? That's 5 million reputation points!"
Li Zhaoyang frowned; it was a bit pricey.
However, if we can actually obtain evidence of Zhao Shanshan's crimes, then even 10 times the specified price would be worth it.
Immediately, a sinister look flashed across Li Zhaoyang's face.
Now we can begin planning.
"Zhao Shanshan, music director of Xingtu Company, I want you all dead!"
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