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Chapter 135 The Company May Undergo Changes [410 Updates]

At this moment, Zhang Yuge was wearing a simple set of pajamas, standing very respectfully in the room. After performing a salute that was not of his own ethnicity, he stood quietly with his head down.

Although he felt helpless and bitter, and didn't want to come here, this circle is just like this: a world of fame and fortune where people indulge in sensual pleasures. For some, it means controlling a lot of resources and information, and even the life and death of others.

Zhang Yuge is getting old, and his physical functions have declined. Whether he is willing to admit it or not, it seems that fans have been fading away from him over the years. He is no longer the popular prince of love songs he once was.

If he does nothing, it's absolutely impossible for him to return to this world of fame and fortune and compete with the younger generation or those who have maintained their strength and dominance in the industry.

He will definitely not come back.

After all, people have better choices. They can watch those handsome young idols or listen to those newly emerging, powerful singers. Why should they listen to you, a person whose abilities are declining, who can't hit high notes or low notes, and who can't even sing steadily live and is out of touch with the times?
This is from the perspective of the market.

The same applies to capital.

He lacks scarcity and competitiveness in the market, so who would be willing to invest resources and money in such a defective product that should have been eliminated by the market?

Once, when he became famous at a young age, he earned more money in a short period of time than he could ever imagine in his lifetime. With his early success, he became arrogant and began to indulge in a life of pleasure and debauchery, unable to resist the temptations of material wealth and intoxicating pleasures.

Now that he's getting on in years, he might regret his past indulgences that led him to this state.

But what good is regret?
But he had reasons why he had to come back.

There wasn't really a big reason, just one thing: having witnessed the prosperity, he was unwilling to leave.

There was only one path left for him.
"Lift your head up, let me see," said Master Heng with satisfaction, puffing out smoke from his cigar.

"Yes"

Zhang Yuge suppressed her resentment and raised her head.

"Take that whip and hand it to me."

"Ok."

Zhang Yuge closed her eyes.

This was destined to be a nightmare, a thirty minutes that I would never want to look back on.

He knew that in this world of extravagance and debauchery, many important figures actually had many shady dealings behind the scenes, but only when it actually happened to him could he see things more clearly.

Finally, Zhang Yuge, covered in wounds, looked at Heng Ye, who was beaming with health.

"From now on, be my person, for the rest of your life."

Master Heng said calmly, "Only the kind that's mine. Of course, since you're one of my people, I definitely won't let you suffer any injustice. Recently, you've had some unpleasantness with some young people, haven't you?"

"Um"

"His name is Xia Shen?"

"right"

"Didn't you say you knew Chen Yupeng from the Flying Youth Team? And that you were good friends?"

"We have a good relationship."

"Introduce him to me, and I can help you deal with your little enemy."

"But, Master Heng, this Xia Shen is no ordinary person; he's incredibly strong."

"These are none of my business."

Master Heng waved his hand dismissively and said, "To me, he's just a small artist signed by a small company. As for me? I'm capital. It's too easy for me to deal with him."

Just acquire him, shelve him, and that's it, right? Anyway, someone like him probably has the copyrights to his songs with the company, right? Then they can do whatever they want with him, hehehe.
Young man, you have no idea what our generation, who have traveled all over the country to make our way in the world, is like. Back then, my elders took the meager inheritance left by our ancestors and fled their homes to escape hardship. They went overseas and fought their way out of the world with their blood. In Japan, the road was unimaginably difficult. Later, they returned to China and built Xidie Entertainment. From a small company, it has grown into a prestigious enterprise. I am the real strongman.

Little one, learn your lesson and don't say anything carelessly in the future! Understand? Hmm?

Zhang Yuge felt her chin being clamped.

Then he slapped himself across the face.

Snapped!
Burning pain.

"Open your mouth!"

"Yes"

"He—tui!"

"Hmph!" Master Heng was satisfied. As for Zhang Yuge...

Although he felt deeply ashamed, he dared not blame Heng Ye, a titan in the industry and a true benefactor of power and wealth.

He could only vent all his anger on those he thought he could afford to offend.

That is, Xia Shen.

He was actually quite annoyed with this so-called opponent.

You should have just cooperated properly when facing certain situations, but what happened? You still acted like a clueless greenhorn who didn't understand any rules.

Now that the stage of "The Singer" is gone, he is the one most affected!
Now, in order to have more opportunities to make a comeback, he has to pay an even higher price.

All of this was caused by Xia Shen!
How could he not cooperate? Why was he resisting?

Blame him!

If we can get revenge, that would be good.

On the other side, Xia Shen had no idea what had happened.

After declining the invitation to "Singer 2026", he found himself in a situation where he didn't have any particularly important work for the time being.

Actually, he was deliberately slowing down the pace.

He still wanted to take this time to get some rest.

After all, it hasn't even been a full year since their debut, only about half a year, which is actually quite fast.

But for the past six months or so, he has been working non-stop, with one thing after another every day, constantly on the go.

It's actually quite tiring.

Putting everything else aside, just look at the songs he's produced recently. If they were released by someone else, they would have been released for several years.

Although his prolific output relies on the music library of another world, it is actually very tiring. He is not an iron man, nor is he tireless.

So, taking advantage of his next major project—the collaboration with Riot Games and the World Championship in a month—he plans to use this month to get some rest.

He and Zhou Yumeng also took advantage of this time to go back to school and attend a few classes as a formality.

This caused a sensation throughout the entire school.

After all, the achievements they have made are quite remarkable in the entire Shanghai Conservatory of Music and even among its outstanding alumni.

Especially Xia Shen, who is one of the world's top 100! To many students with formal training, he is practically a god.

In the blink of an eye, a month had passed. On this day, Xia Shen was packing his things to head to Beijing with Zhou Yumeng.

Coincidentally, this year's World Championship Finals are being held in China, right in the famous Magpie Nest Stadium, making it the most anticipated event in recent years.

Then, when he returned to the company, he discovered that significant changes had occurred during his month-long break.

First, there's the atmosphere; the whole company has a much more ambiguous atmosphere now.

If the previous company was pleasant, it didn't put any pressure on its employees and artists.

The company nowadays is filled with a faint sense of oppression, and everyone is always in a hurry.

Including Lao Chen!

Xia Shen pulled Lao Chen aside and asked, "What's wrong, Lao Chen? Something seems off at the company lately."

"In the last few days, some unpleasant rumors have started to spread," Old Chen said. "Of course, they're still baseless, but they're spreading quite fast. Even if you hadn't asked and hadn't come back, they probably would have reached you within the last couple of days."

"What?" Xia Shen was even more confused.

"The company is being targeted, and it's the legendary big capital, the biggest in the industry!" Old Chen pulled out a finger and pointed to the ceiling: "The boss is under a lot of pressure too. He seems to be holding on, but it's hard to say whether he can hold on. The rumors have spread like this and the boss hasn't said anything, so it's probably true."

"So, there are going to be changes in the company?" Xia Shen asked.

"It's probably an acquisition," Old Chen said.

"I see." Xia Shen suddenly realized.

He gradually frowned.

(End of this chapter)