Artists under the Rebirth of the Coal Boss

Chapter 130 The entertainment industry's natural filter! K-pop cult worship!!

Lin'an City, Qingchun Road, Yinledi KTV, deluxe private room.

The group entered the private room and took their seats.

I ordered five cases of the recently popular Blue Ribbon 1844.

This is the first oak barrel beer released in China this year!
Lin Xingzhuo ordered several more deluxe fruit platters, and also ordered all the snacks on the menu, including savory popcorn, braised duck neck, tiger-skin chicken feet, French fries, and popcorn chicken.

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Lift your veil and let me see your mouth.
Your lips are red and small, like the fresh cherries of May.
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Zhang Jiayi chose the song "Lift Your Veil" to break the ice and warm up the atmosphere in the karaoke bar.

Lin Xingzhuo recalled his past life in 2014 on "I Am a Singer," where he became famous for singing this song with Han Lei.

In a behind-the-scenes interview with the program team, Zhang Jiayi revealed that he frequently practiced Xinjiang folk songs in karaoke bars in his early years.

I never expected him to start practicing at this time!

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After Zhang Jiayi finished singing "Lift Your Veil," he turned off the original recording and began singing "Two Butterflies" in Shaanxi dialect.

The atmosphere in the private room became even more heated!

At this moment, Cao Dun brought Wang Ke into the private room, greeted him, and sat down in a less popular corner seat.

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Lin Xingzhuo, this gourmet Doraemon, didn't even notice any of this...

He took out a piece of Domory 100% dark chocolate, intending to use it as a accompaniment to his glass of Blue Ribbon 1844 beer.

Click!

Lin Xingzhu took a small bite of chocolate, and after the dark chocolate in his mouth had melted a little, he sipped his beer.

The aroma surged back from my throat!
This high alcohol content melts away the fats, creating a sensation of burnt, bitter flavor colliding with the creamy texture!

It is indeed the same as described in the Japanese drama "Wakako-zake" that Bilibili imported, which was reviewed in my previous life.

Especially the final taste...

The vanilla and toffee notes left from the bourbon barrel, wrapped in the lingering aftertaste of high-concentration cocoa, are long-lasting and pleasant.

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Lin Xingzhu was enjoying a completely new life experience while eating Domory dark chocolate and drinking Le Cordon Bleu 1844.

Haiqing, munching on a Cantonese tiger-skin pastry, leaned closer and asked, "Xingzhuo, Li Nian successfully terminated his contract with Orange Sky Entertainment this time. Did you play a role?"

As expected of Haiqing!
These words immediately attracted everyone's attention.

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At this moment, Zhang Jiayi, microphone in hand, bent down and returned to the sofa, saying with a smile, "Next song: 'I Love Him'... Who requested this?"

Li Nian raised his hand and said, "I'll order! I'll take it!"

Li Nian went to sing, so only Lin Xingzhuo could answer Haiqing's question.

Amidst the curious gazes of the crowd, Lin Xingzhuo scratched his head and said, "Um... I don't think I was of much help..."

This answer immediately dampened the spirits of everyone who had been holding high expectations.

cut!
Wang Ke, sitting in the corner of the private room, sneered: "Of course I can't help!"

"Don't they even consider their own abilities? Celebrities are just tools of capital. Do they really think they're players?!"

Cao Dun smoothed things over, saying, "Orange Sky Entertainment is at its peak right now! It's normal that they can't help!"

"Last week's episode of 'Star Podcast' on Princess Six's channel even referred to Orange Sky Entertainment and Huayi as the two giants of the private entertainment industry!"

Zhang Jiayi, eating a piece of orange from the fruit plate, agreed:

"Indeed, Orange Sky Entertainment has risen rapidly in the past few years..."

"Especially in 05, Wang Jinhua, the top agent in mainland China, brought dozens of artists, including Chen Daoming, Hu Jun, Xia Yu, Tong Dawei, and Ren Quan, from Huayi Brothers to Orange Sky Entertainment..."

Hai Qing ate the tiger-skin chicken feet and said, "I remember this incident. It was a major earthquake in the entertainment industry. Huayi's business was paralyzed for a time, and Orange Sky Entertainment became an industry giant overnight!"

Producer Zhu Jinghong put down her glass and said, "Wang Jinhua is indeed bold and ruthless. Huayi never expected that Wang Jinhua would dare to lead her core team away at the peak of her career!" Wang Ke, who made his fortune in finance, took a couple of sips of beer and couldn't help but interject, "These are all superficial. In essence, Orange Sky Entertainment has stronger capital strength!"

Zhang Jiayi asked, "Capital strength?"

Wang Ke picked up a slice of watermelon and said:

Three years ago, AVEX Group, the world's largest independent record label, together with a US and UK consortium, invested nearly 5 million RMB in Orange Sky Entertainment, setting a record for the highest price-to-earnings ratio for equity transfers of private entertainment companies at the time!

"Huayi's total revenue for the entire year up to last year was only 4.09 million yuan..."

"Wang Jinhua is the facade, Wu Kebo is the substance!!"

"As Buffett once said..."

Wang Ke was showing off his financial knowledge incessantly, and soon became the focus of attention in the private room.

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People in the entertainment industry tend to have relatively low levels of education and awareness, but they also make money extremely quickly and have a lot of cash flow.

Furthermore, the profession of entertainer is often seen as a puppet distorted by money, a product of the alienation of capital.

Therefore, they naturally have a biased view of the financial field, or even a kind of K-pop worship!

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Two years ago, Wang Ke ran into Liu Tao by chance in the elevator of the Peninsula Hotel in Wangfujing.

It took only 20 days from their first meeting to establishing a relationship.

He swiftly took down Liu Tao, who was already discussing marriage with her boyfriend.

Most of the time during their dates...

Wang Ke was rambling on about financial business warfare, how to double your account, how to avoid taxes, the business wars on Wall Street in the United States, and the global financial market.

Liu Tao listened with admiration to this young master from a wealthy family, who spoke with great confidence and eloquence.

He even took the initiative to invite Wang Ke to discuss a business deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars privately that evening!

During that period, Peninsula Hotel guests frequently complained about hearing geese honking late at night!
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I love him passionately and intensely.
My dream was shattered but I will never forget it

I once believed for him that tomorrow is the future

No matter how bad the situation is, I won't wake up
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After Li Nian finished singing the theme song for the idol drama "Next Stop, Happiness," he returned to the sofa and sat down next to Lin Xingzhuo, saying:

"Don't listen to Brother Zhuo's nonsense! What do you mean he didn't help! I was able to terminate my contract with Orange Sky Entertainment this time entirely thanks to Brother Zhuo!"

“You don’t know about Orange Sky Entertainment’s contract. Just the expected loss of revenue alone requires me to pay 200 million.”

"I only received 5000 yuan per episode for filming 'Dwelling Narrowness,' and that was a package price that included airfare and other transportation costs."

When producer Zhu Jinghong heard Li Nian complain to her face, she awkwardly explained, "Well... the production budget is really tight..."

Li Nian picked up his wine glass, clinked it with Zhu Jinghong's, and said, "Haha, Teacher Zhu, I was just kidding."

“That’s all in the past now! With Zhuo Ge’s help, I opened a flower shop in Xujiahui, Shanghai, and also have two other shops in Wujiaochang.”

When Li Nian said this, everyone clearly misunderstood, and their gazes toward Lin Xingzhuo were filled with admiration.

Dude! You're really going all out to pick up girls!!

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Actually, this was a misunderstanding about Lin Xingzhuo.

In this life, Lin Xingzhuo is reborn and strictly follows the teachings of his ancestor.

It's not about how much money you give a woman to win her over!
It's not that I want her to know how much money you have!

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While chatting about her newly opened flower shop, Li Nian rummaged through her Gucci bamboo mini bag...

(End of this chapter)