My wife is in my arms

Chapter 763 Starry Sky I
The starry sky is bright.

Countless stars dot the night sky.

The car drove into the residential area. Qin Tai sat near the window, gazing up at the stars that seemed to remain stationary no matter how fast the car drove.

He has loved the starry sky since he was a child. Unlike other celebrities who buy houses and cars as soon as they become famous and make money, he first bought a telescope.

Whenever life throws curveballs or career setbacks, I use a telescope to gaze at the twinkling stars that seem impossibly far away.

Whenever that happens, he feels that what he is dealing with is nothing.

I am but a tiny speck of dust in the vast universe. The people and things around me are all fleeting moments. Whether I feel conflicted or in pain, these emotions are just delusions born from the belief that I am the protagonist of my own destiny, and are in fact meaningless.

"Qin Tai, if Zhang You doesn't want to give it to us, so be it. There's no need to dwell on it."

Sitting in the passenger seat, Mei Xue turned her head and saw Qin Tai looking somewhat lifeless, so she couldn't help but offer some words of comfort.

It's normal for them not to give it to you.

After regaining his senses, Qin Tai calmly replied.

"..."

Mei Xue was taken aback.

Now that she knew why he was still half-dead, Mei Xue looked up at the sky through the car window and immediately realized that Qin Tai wasn't fixated on Zhang You's song, but rather... damn it, he was studying the vast universe again.

Mei Xue sometimes has nothing to say about the hobbies of the artist she manages.

He doesn't like luxury cars, mansions, yachts, or expensive watches, but he has a deep interest in astronomy. Because of this interest, I often feel incredibly vulgar when I'm with him, and I feel like I'm not worthy of being with him.

After thinking it over, Mei Xue still said, "Since Zhang You said it has nothing to do with you, then let the company handle it. You've offended others, so you should try to salvage the situation yourself. To be honest, Zhang You's words make sense. No matter how many songs are sold, the company takes the lion's share. Instead of you groveling and begging Zhang You, it's better to let the company handle it. As for Zhang You saying he'd poach you, don't take it seriously."

"Um"

Qin Tai nodded.

He is different from Zhang Xiyu, who is in the same company. That woman is too career-oriented and always thinking about making breakthroughs. She actually held so many concerts last year. I don't know why she is working so hard!

He only held five shows last year, and that was only because the company forced him to do so; otherwise, he wouldn't have wanted to do even one.

However, putting aside his own problems, Zhang You had already tried to poach Zhang Xiyu in the dressing room during the recording of the previous episode of "Special Voice," and now he wants to poach him too. This guy is definitely very ambitious.

He had heard from his agent that Zhang You and Jiang Yiren had opened a studio called Youyi Studio. It had only been open for a short time, and the length of time it had been open and its size were not the reasons for his refusal.

The main reason is that he doesn't want to move.

Besides... don't be fooled by what Zhang You said earlier; once he gets there, it'll be a completely different story.

Having been in the entertainment industry for so many years, although he has never participated in the games of capital, he still knows exactly what capital is like.

Like his current management company, they even try to claim the copyrights to songs created by the singers themselves, and it's clear that his management company isn't the only one doing this.

In simple terms, capital is everything aimed at making money.

Setting traps in contracts is just a means to achieve the goal of making money, so it doesn't matter which company you go to. The best way for an artist to gain fame is to open their own studio.

But that also has its pressures, and it's just a change from being exploited to exploiting others. This change is essentially the same as the nature of society, constantly switching between exploitation and being exploited.

He disliked being exploited and didn't want to exploit others. So... when passing a children's palace, Qin Tai suddenly froze, and even after the car had driven a short distance, he still turned his head to look at the children's palace that was about to disappear.

When this thought arose in his heart, a glint of light burst forth in Qin Tai's calm eyes, as if he had found a new direction in life, and the aura he exuded was completely different from before.

It was as if it had come back to life.

"Anyway, you know what you're doing. You're not like Zhang Xiyu. Like this time, the company spent 15 million to buy a song from Zhang You for you to sing."

Mei Xue hesitated for a moment, but finally said, "You...don't let the chairman's daughter down. At least give her some response."

"..."

Mei Xue's mention of it only made things worse; the moment she did, the light that had just begun to shine in Qin Tai's eyes dimmed instantly, like starlight being shrouded in dark clouds.

The speed was so fast, it was like someone who had just been revived showing off several bowls of rice and chatting and laughing with others before closing their eyes.

Not all company bosses' daughters are as beautiful as the two daughters of Phantom founder Jiang Dahu, or Lin Bao'er, the eldest daughter of Lin Shirong, co-chairman of Tianyu Entertainment, who possesses both wisdom and beauty.

There are also people like the daughter of the chairman of Cainiao Music... who is less than 1.6 meters tall, but has a great figure and weighs at least 300 pounds. She is out of breath after taking one step.

Starting last year.

I don't know what got into this young lady, that she actually took a fancy to this thirty-seven or thirty-eight-year-old man, and the chairman seems to be trying to match him up with him because his son-in-law cheated on him...

Qin Tai had always been against men who cheated, but this time he genuinely understood. She wasn't good-looking and was so fat, so why would anyone want to marry her?!

Could it be because of love? How could that be!

It's definitely about money, and once you have the money, you'll naturally go out and look for the love you've been missing.

So here's the situation: the chairman's divorced, overweight daughter has taken a liking to him, a singer signed to Rookie Music. He has made it clear that the two of them are not a good match, but the more he says that, the more the chairman's overweight daughter looks at him differently and treats him better.

Just like this time.

Who knows, the chairman might be willing to spend 15 million to buy a song for him to sing, and that might be thanks to the chubby princess. It would create hype and make his daughter happy at the same time, killing two birds with one stone.

Only Zhang You was unaware that such a situation was hidden within.

If I had known, my attitude might have been completely different tonight.

Anyway, Zhang You's misfortune wasn't good for him either. Seeing Qin Tai hesitate to speak, Mei Xue took a deep breath and advised, "Qin Tai, I'm not trying to advise you on anything, but there are shortcuts in life. You're currently a top-tier singer, seemingly with both money and fame, but it's difficult to climb any higher. But... the chairman's health isn't very good, and the princess's condition isn't suitable for taking over. So... maybe if you endure for a few years, when the obstacles in your path disappear, you'll be free to soar like a fish in the sea and a bird in the sky."

Qin Tai glanced at his agent.

then.

Close your eyes and pretend you didn't hear it.

It's easy to say... but if it doesn't affect you personally, you can say whatever you want.

Moreover, there are plenty of examples of people getting stuck in this kind of situation in the entertainment industry. They wait and wait but nothing happens, and in the end, they die before their father-in-law. In particular, the chairman of Rookie Music is about 49 or 50 years old this year, which means he is a little over 10 years older than him.

Although his health is poor, it's not incurable. Even if it can't be cured, with so much money, he can just drag it out. So if things go wrong, he might die before anyone else.

In the end, they didn't gain any advantage and were instead completely plundered by the other party.

(End of this chapter)