This star just wants to make more money

Chapter 144: To Kill Their Hearts
Two days later.

The most competitive and most anticipated superstar challenge of "Singer" has officially begun.

"Brother Xu Feng, the schedule for this Superstar Challenge is a little different." Cheng Luan fiddled with her earrings in the passenger seat of the sports car and reminded him, "I feel like there's something big to be announced. Do you have any news?"

Do you realize this?

As expected, she is called Little Bird Sister...

This round of superstar challenge is not like the previous ones, which is only held halfway, leaving the biggest suspense to the end.

It was a complete second round, one that didn't leave anyone hanging.

Does this mean that the production team is no longer keeping the audience in suspense?
Absolutely impossible.

This means that the program team must have prepared a huge surprise later.

I wonder if Brother Xu Feng has any inside information?
Xu Feng thought about the confidentiality clause and could only say, "I have news here, but we have signed a confidentiality agreement... It won't be long, you will know it later."

"If I'm right, the next competition system should be changed." Cheng Luan said with a smile, "If we keep going step by step like this, the audience will definitely get tired."

Xu Feng didn't say yes or no, but said indirectly: "The commission given to me by the program team has only been arranged until today, and there will be no more after that."

Death List 2 was also given to Xu Feng before the show started, but Feng Xiaoqiang also told Xu Feng in advance and asked him to prepare first.

This time, there was no notification.

Cheng Luan nodded gently: "It seems that they want to use a more peaceful method to let you decide what to do next."

It is naturally impossible for the program team to kick Xu Feng out.

Not to mention how this obvious act of cutting off one's own interests will be criticized, the production team of "God of Tomorrow's Singer" who forced Xu Feng to withdraw from the competition has not yet recovered.

After that variety show ended hastily, all the employees of the entire program team were demoted to a lower level and could only do lower-level variety show planning from then on.

I heard that a large amount of bonuses were also deducted.

Anyway, it's half dead now.

The variety show "Singer" has a good cooperation with Xu Feng, and we can even buy his unreleased songs. Why is there a need to break up with him?
"Who knows..." Xu Feng responded and parked the car in the parking lot. "Then I'll go in first... Um, is your brother also coming to watch the variety show today?"

Before Xu Feng finished his farewell words, he saw Cheng Zhao standing not far away with a cell phone in his hand. It was obvious that he had used his cell phone to share his location to find him.

"No." Cheng Luan shook her head. "I just came to see you off. I won't watch the variety show today. I'll drive back by myself later."

Not watching variety shows today?
This doesn't quite fit your personality, little bird sister...

This wealthy woman had "accidentally" revealed her address to Xu Feng a long time ago. With that location and that neighborhood, it's probably something that most people would never be able to afford even if they worked hard for three lifetimes.

Start a company and give away sports cars...

Moreover, it does not look like the type of company with many assets and little cash flow. It is estimated that all Xiaoniao sister has in her hands is cash flow, and she did not have any heavy assets before she started tinkering with "Meishayong Technology".

He may not be on the rich list looking at the data on paper, but compared to those whose net worth seems to be in the hundreds of thousands or trillions, but in fact their net worth will be wiped out or even thrown into jail once the capital chain is broken, Cheng Luan is truly free.

For someone like this, as long as she wants to be free and easy, no one can do anything to her.

Why does it look like something urgent has happened now?

Xu Feng paused, and the most likely guess popped up in his mind: "Yes, is there any problem at the company?"

Logically speaking, it shouldn't be like that.

Meisheyong Company is purely a company opened by Xiaoniao Sister for her own entertainment in order to chase stars. It probably burns a lot of money every month. There is almost no competition between them and other peers in the entertainment industry. Who would have the time to spend money to pick a fight with them?
But after eliminating all possibilities, this is the only thing that could prevent Little Bird Sister from watching variety shows, right?
Cheng Luan once again looked at Xu Feng in surprise and asked, "Brother Xu Feng, can you guess this?"

Are you really a clear science and engineering student!
With just one sentence and one second, Xu Feng could actually guess what happened?
Why would such a person be targeted by green tea?

Something is wrong. I always feel that Brother Xu Feng’s rank seems a little high.

Xu Feng rolled his eyes and said, "That's not hard to guess, right? And if I remember correctly, you should be a little younger than me, right?"

Little bird sister, you are young but your rank is quite high.

I have lived two lives after all. When I was a clerk, I competed with my leaders in wits and courage. After becoming a leader, I competed with my employees in wits and courage.

But this kind of girl is still very cute - she is not the kind of person who has all kinds of bad intentions.

"Some small things." Cheng Luan put on her signature perfect smile and calmly skipped the topic. "I don't know why, but it seems like someone is targeting our company recently."

For companies...

Xu Feng thought for a moment and asked again: "Can you tell me how you were targeted?"

He was also a veteran in his previous life. As long as the specific problem is put in front of him, no matter what, he will have no problem coming up with an effective defense plan.

Originally, he had no intention of getting involved in such matters again in his life, and was planning to be an emotionless order-taking machine...but this company is his part, and it is also related to Little Bird Sister, so it's okay to work overtime.

What's more, the little bird sister also gave me so many gifts.

"I don't know yet." Cheng Luan looked into Xu Feng's eyes, with a smile on her face, and she didn't show much panic. "So I have to go back and take a look."

Xu Feng was a little surprised: "I don't know yet?!"

I don’t know for now. How did you find out that your company was targeted?

Cheng Luan smiled slightly: "It's very simple. I check the company's data every day... Just yesterday, I found something unusual."

"This is most likely not a normal fluctuation. Of course, there is also a possibility that I made a mistake in my judgment."

"So I have to go back and confirm... Those employees will probably have to stay and work overtime today, so I won't be able to see your performance."

But Cheng Luan herself can still watch it - the entire variety show is very long, but it only involves Xu Feng's performance for a short time.

It’s okay to take a little time out.

Xu Feng nodded and said nothing more.

Cheng Luan is dressed beautifully, but she always gives people a "reliable" intuition
Now that she said so, it really shouldn't be a big problem.

To take a step back, even if it is a big problem, the worst that can happen is to cancel "Meishayong Technology" on the spot - they don't have any loans anyway, and the most they can do is lose some registration fees.

You can set up a new company at the same place the next day, without even having to change offices.

"Okay, go ahead and do your work. If you need anything, give me a call and see if I can help."

After saying that, Xu Feng greeted the siblings and walked into the staff passage of the program team.

Cheng Luan looked at Xu Feng's back until he was completely out of sight, then she turned around and the smile on her face instantly collapsed.

"What are you standing there for? Go drive!"

Cheng Zhao: "..."

Do you dare to let Xu Feng see what you look like now?
Be careful or I will tell Brother Xu Feng about your behavior and let him see your true face!

Cheng Zhao had only seen that smile a few times in his life.

Brother Xu Feng, you must open your eyes. How could you, with your wisdom and bravery, allow Cheng Luan to sit in your passenger seat?

"Okay!" Cheng Zhao muttered to himself, but his movements were still very quick. He unlocked the car with the car key, opened the back seat, and said with a flattering smile, "Boss, get in the car!"

Even though she is my biological sister, the one who pays the salary is the boss!

……

On the way to the waiting room, Xu Feng saw a tall foreigner with a wavy blonde beauty beside him. The woman was holding a cell phone in her hand and muttering something.

"The director of this skit is absolutely a lunatic!"

"I want to continue watching, but I have to watch ads for other skits?! Then I want to watch the skit in this ad, but I have to watch ads for other skits... It's endless!"

In fact, considering Carlton's income, the cost of this short play is nothing.

Any supercar in his garage could even be used to buy a short drama company, hire a few crews, and have them shoot for him 24 hours a day.

The problem is... although this skit is addictive, when you calm down, you will feel that the quality of this thing is too low and not worth the price at all.

A bottle of mineral water is expensive, so it has to tell a few stories.

This obviously shoddy pile of stuff costs more to watch than watching a classic masterpiece in the cinema!
The comparison is very uncomfortable.

But after watching the advertisement, it makes people feel even more uncomfortable.

I feel uncomfortable if I don’t watch the short drama for a day, and I feel uncomfortable again for the whole day if I watch it.

“Who is filming these things… Why aren’t there any in our country?”

Finally, the translator next to Carlton couldn't stand it anymore and whispered, "Mr. Carlton, you're going to sing on stage soon. Do you want to take a break?"

Ever since they accidentally discovered this short play in the hotel that day, their evening lives suddenly became pure.

What magic does this thing have?
"Oh, why do I need to rest when dealing with these people? As long as I ask them, they will let me go." Carlton waved his hand, "Let me finish watching this episode first!"

He read the online comments through a translation.

But I don't care at all.

Anyway, if my singing is good enough, countless people will forget what I said and come up to me to give me money.

This is true in every country.

Here, I don’t think there will be much difference.

Xu Feng and Carlton passed each other, and there was not even any eye contact between the two sides - Carlton was too lazy to even look at this insignificant person.

There is no short play as attractive as this one.

After entering the waiting room, Xu Feng heard Dai Mingli's voice before he closed the door.

"Brother Xu Feng is here!"

"finally come……"

It seemed that the atmosphere in the room was a little frozen.

Xu Feng looked at the singers, closed the door, and asked in confusion: "Uh, what's wrong with you?"

Why are you suddenly so enthusiastic?
Apart from Dai Mingli, I’m not too familiar with Xu Feng and other singers - for many people, the only intersection in their lives may be this variety show, and there’s nothing to connect them.

As his fame grew, the people who came to him to place orders became more and more prestigious.

Many singers feel that they do not have the ability to ask Xu Feng for help in writing songs. They want to know his contact information, but they dare not do so.

Most people plan to establish a relationship with Dai Mingli first, and then see if they can talk to Xu Feng indirectly.

It was rare to see so many people come up to talk like today. Dai Mingli quickly explained, "We just saw Carlton... the superstar of this issue. We passed by him and said hello, but he ignored us."

"Yes, it wasn't like he was trying to get an autograph by trying to establish a relationship with her. We just met on the street and said hello out of courtesy, but the other person just pretended he didn't hear or see anything. It was really crazy."

"Me too, I said hello when I saw them, but they didn't even bother to pay attention to me. Haha, this is what an international superstar is like, it's really amazing."

"What's so great about that? I listened to his songs, but it's still unclear whether he can beat Teacher Xu Feng."

"..."

The singers in the waiting room were all indignant and started talking one after another.

It turns out that it was because of this...

Thinking about the scene when he met Carlton outside just now, Xu Feng believed that these people were not lying.

"They think they have the ability to do it." Xu Feng didn't care. "The best way is to defeat him at his most proud point. Relying on reason to gain respect is no different from asking for charity."

It means that these people have been in the entertainment industry for too long and have been praised too highly by their fans, so they are indignant about such a small matter.

The best way to deal with such a person is not to protest or condemn him, but to defeat him at his greatest strength and then act as if you didn't put in any effort.

Destroy the other party's arrogance fundamentally.

What’s interesting is that these singers usually attack each other online, but now they are surprisingly on the same front.

The feeling of being despised is indeed very unpleasant.

"Teacher Xu Feng is right!"

"Unfortunately, I still need to polish it more."

"Teacher Xu Feng will definitely win. I can't wait for Teacher Xu Feng's original version of 'God'. I've been singing it these past few days, but I always feel like something is missing."

"I've prepared a new song from a niche genre, to see if I can use the unexpectedness and the advantages of a niche genre to challenge him."

"It's a pity that Sister Huan is not here...it would be better if Sister Huan was here."

"What are you afraid of? Teacher Xu Feng's "Echoes of Twilight" will take action."

"..."

The singers knew that with their level, their hope of defeating Carlton was slim, so they could only subconsciously look for the strongest person around them.

It’s like a person who is beaten up by someone who is much stronger than him. Knowing that he can’t get back at him, he can only find a friend who looks more powerful and say a few words of comfort to him like “If you were there, he would definitely not be able to be so arrogant.”

Now, Xu Feng is such a character.

Most of the people present needed Xu Feng as a fulcrum to vent their dissatisfaction with a singer who was far better than them.

At this time, Su You, who had been silent all the time, suddenly spoke up, interrupting everyone's discussion: "I want to say something to spoil the mood, Teacher Xu Feng... maybe you need to be more prepared."

Once the words came out, which were different from the tone of most people present, the entire waiting room fell silent.

If someone else said this, the singers present would definitely attack him.

But...it was Su You who said this.

He is the strongest player present except Xu Feng.

After attending Lin Shenghuan's "cram school" for a week, Su You, who had recovered from his illness, made obvious progress.

When the two big guys are talking, the people around them can only shut up.

Xu Feng found a random seat and sat down, nodding and saying, "What do you mean?"

Su You took off his headphones and explained seriously, "I've been listening to Carlton's and your songs these past few days."

Thank you and your agency for your hard work. It’s not easy to find resources for my songs.

Xu Feng took a sip of Coke and continued, "Did you hear anything? Fortunately, do you have any suggestions for me?"

Su You said: "Well...excuse me, Mr. Xu Feng, judging from the average performance, although you sang very well, there is still a certain gap between you and Carlton."

“Even if we only look at peak performance, it doesn’t seem particularly optimistic.”

"If he plays his famous song and performs it well, you might be in danger, Mr. Xu Feng."

In Su You's opinion, perhaps Xu Feng's peak performance could compete with Carlton, but if "Echoes of Dusk" were to compete against a song that is well-known in the international music scene, the result would probably be uncertain.

Instead of making unrealistic boasts in a room, it is better to think carefully about how to improve your winning rate.

What she said was a bit depressing, but it was practical!
The risks on the Internet are now distorted and weird to the extreme, as if Carlton's strength is just like that, and as if Xu Feng can easily win with one move.

It’s not that Su You doesn’t believe Xu Feng, it’s just... You can despise your opponent strategically, but you can’t underestimate him tactically!

Carlton's status was earned bit by bit through his strength.

How can we underestimate the threat posed by such a singer?
Xu Feng is too young, became famous too quickly, and is arrogant... These remarks, which are almost flattering, are harmful rather than helpful to today's game.

I can’t imagine what kind of mentality Xu Feng, a young man who has never tasted failure, would have when he saw himself going from being praised by the entire network to being scolded by the entire network.

If it never recovers from this, it will definitely be a huge loss to the Chinese music scene.

These damn people, for their own benefit, are not polite at all when they do harm to their own people.

Su You herself actually experienced such a change in mentality - after being defeated repeatedly by foreign singers, she finally understood that there are always better people out there.

She herself didn't have much hope of defeating Carlton, but she had to encourage Xu Feng to cheer up, stabilize his condition, and give his best.

Even if we fail to defeat Carlton in the end, at least we won't have any regrets.

Xu Feng took another big sip of Coke and waved his hand casually: "Don't worry, I know what's going on."

Seeing Xu Feng like this, Su You sighed inwardly... It seemed that this genius in the Chinese music scene did not listen to what he said.

Yes, how can one have deep insights without experiencing failure personally?
But... Su You really didn't want to see Xu Feng fail in such an embarrassing manner on this stage today.

Su You wanted to say something, but the staff opened the door and walked in.

"Okay, time is up, teachers please enter in an orderly manner!"

"If you have any questions about the rules, please ask now..."

"..."

The process of going on stage is the same as before.

After the host briefly introduced the guests and the atmosphere gradually became lively, he changed his tone and said mysteriously: "Then, it's time for the superstar challenge that everyone is most looking forward to."

"Do you want to know who the superstar is this time?"

The audience cooperated and shouted: "I want to!!!"

"Then, let us invite..." The host slightly turned sideways, and another door on the stage opened, "Marlton, Mr. Nathan! This is a very creative young singer, welcome him to this stage!"

Carlton still had the same attitude, walking slowly onto the stage, his arrogance no less.

The applause from the audience was sparse, and it was obvious that the audience had some complaints about this person.

"It's really him..."

"Look at his expression, it's as if each of us owes him 20 dollars."

"What's so great about that? If it's so great, why don't you just not come?"

"I listened to his songs, they are really good...I feel like these singers on stage are a little dangerous."

"The thought of being defeated by someone like this makes me sick.

"Believe in the dean...well, I, I believe it for now!"

"..."

Carlton didn't care about the somewhat cold atmosphere at all. On the contrary, he very much enjoyed the feeling that everyone disliked him but couldn't do anything about it.

The host cursed the people behind the show in his heart, forced a smile on his face, and said, "Welcome to this stage... Are you clear about the rules of the challenge?"

Why invite someone like this when you can invite anyone else?

The atmosphere that I had barely managed to warm up turned cold in an instant.

Carlton slowly took the microphone and said, "I've seen it."

The host nodded: "Then let's..."

"Wait a minute." Carlton showed a playful smile on his face, "I have read the rules, but I think this rule seems a little bad."

There is something wrong with the rules...the program crew never mentioned this!

The host listened to the chaotic backstage noise in his headphones, sighed, and could only improvise: "What do you mean?"

"I don't think I need to be the last one to appear," Carlton said casually. "As a 'superstar', I should be the first one to appear, right?"

He wanted a crushing victory, a victory that would overshadow everyone else.

If he were the last one to appear, even if he defeated everyone, the audience would still notice some of the outstanding performances before him.

Only by being the first to appear on the stage and kill the game in advance can the subsequent people be suppressed no matter how they perform!

As an old Chinese saying goes, to kill someone is not to destroy their heart!
As soon as this statement came out, the whole audience was in an uproar!

　Fang Qingyu had a dream.

　　In the dream, there is no country, and there is never a need to reproduce, but the family is still prosperous.

　　There is also a country called Yimuguo, which has only one eye in the middle of its face but can become the overlord of the grassland.

　　And the strange country of Rain Master's Concubine, each of which holds a giant python in each hand, called the Rain Master's Concubine. Any man who sees their naked body will be devoured.

　　
　　One day.

　　Dreams become reality.

　　Fang Qingyu began to escape the fate of being buried alive, and he began to resist.
　　He seized the shovel of the man who buried the earth, removed the tail of King Rongxuan's corpse, and tore off the head of Zhulong.
　　Just discovered.

　　It turns out that they are the species of gods that are high above.

　　Nothing more than that.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)