Honkai Impact 3rd: Join Anti-Entropy at the start and dominate the entertainment industry.

"And you're doing such despicable things under the guise of avenging Eden. What will Eden think if she finds out? And do you know why Eden hasn't responded? It's because Eden doesn't care if anyone surpasses her. Even if someone does, she'll only be happy, not scared into desperately suppressing her juniors!"

"Our initial intention in founding Chasing Fire Music was simply to bring joy and inspiration to everyone through music, not to pursue the so-called throne of industry leader! If we only think about profit, Chasing Fire will eventually perish!"

The girl's words were like thunder in the ears. Among the crowd, many of whom were veterans who had been there since the founding of Zhu Huo, they all lowered their heads in shame.

However, the middle-aged executive disagreed with the girl's words and loudly questioned her.

"Minister Yae, according to you, are we just going to let this guy named Qu Yin run rampant? Teacher Eden doesn't want to pursue this, but what are people outside saying about us? There are rumors going around that we, Zhu Huo, can't even handle an unknown guy like Ni Shang, and that we're no longer qualified to sit in the industry leader's position!"

Chapter 70 Chasing the Fire

The girl glanced at him, her sharp gaze causing the middle-aged man to involuntarily take two steps back.

"When have we ever needed to care about others' opinions when we're working towards our goals? We have nothing to fear from fate or care about what others say! We just need to produce our best work; what's the point of worrying about those rumors and gossip!"

At this moment, the girl exuded a domineering aura, and her indomitable attitude infected many people in the room.

"What a fine word! We've always acted with integrity and honesty! So what if we occasionally fail? We'll just win it back!"

"That's right, are we afraid of that Qu Yin from Anti-Entropy? Instead of sneaking around and doing dirty tricks, let's be open and aboveboard! If we don't run into each other, so be it. But if we do, what's there to worry about? Let's just clash head-on and see who's stronger!"

"We lost, so we lost. We're not sore losers! Even Teacher Eden isn't angry, so why should we hold a grudge?"

"As an industry leader, you need to have this kind of spirit! That's exactly why I've stayed at Chasing Fire!"

"No matter what, we must never forget our original aspirations."

The middle-aged man, drenched in sweat, finally lowered his head.

Seeing that everyone had come to their senses, the girl nodded in satisfaction, her tone softening slightly: "Very good, it seems you all know what to do now. Instead of thinking about how to make up for failure, it's better to give it your all from the start. That way, even if you lose, it will be worthwhile. All the experience of failure will eventually become the foundation for our success!"

Everyone nodded in unison and shouted, "Yes, Minister Yae!"

This young woman is named Yae Sakura. Although she is only a department head, no one dares to underestimate her. This is because she is one of the true key figures who, together with Chairman Mei, founded Zhu Huo and developed it into its current glorious state. Everyone in Zhu Huo admires her.

In other words, she doesn't like fame and fortune, and only holds the position of head of the security department in the company; otherwise, she would at least be an executive president.

At this moment, Mei's secretary stood aside, her pen moving rapidly as she wrote down all the notes from the meeting room. After bowing to Yae Sakura, she left the room and went straight to the door of a luxurious office on the top floor, where she raised her hand and knocked.

A mature and intellectual female voice rang out in the room.

"Please come in."

The secretary walked into the office, glancing out of the corner of her eye at a person sitting on the sofa in the room.

The man was wearing a black coat, had short white hair in a ponytail, and was handsome. He was wearing black fingerless gloves and was currently slurping noodles.

While eating, he complained, "Mei, the noodles you made are really bad. My opinion is that they're not even as good as Prometheus's."

At the desk, a woman with long purple hair, wearing glasses, and who looked somewhat like Captain Mei Gosaka, clenched her fists tightly.

She is Mei, the leading figure at Chasing Fire Music and the chairperson of the board.

At this moment, Mei's fist was bulging with veins, but she couldn't show it in front of her subordinates. She could only put her fist to her mouth, cough heavily twice, and look at her secretary.

"Is the meeting over?"

“Yes, Chairman.” The secretary, having received professional training, did not smile easily and remained expressionless. “These are the minutes of the meeting.”

"Let me see." Mei took it and looked through it. After a moment, she couldn't help but smile. "I didn't expect that these people would try so hard to deal with a newcomer. Fortunately, Ying stopped them in the end. Otherwise, we, the Fire Chaser, would have lost face. But even if Ying hadn't stopped them, I would have taken action."

The secretary remained silent, waiting quietly for Mei's next instructions.

Mei thought for a moment and then asked her secretary, "Where is Ellie?"

The secretary immediately said, "Vice President Ellie has been spending a lot of time with Teacher Eden lately."

Mei shook her head helplessly: "As the company's vice president, he doesn't care about company affairs all day long. It's really ridiculous. But it seems that Ai Li and that Qu Yin know each other? I remember that Ai Li even went to Anti-Entropy just to see him?"

The secretary nodded: "Yes, Vice President Ellie has been talking about it ever since she came back. It seems the two have known each other since childhood, and the Vice President seems to have feelings for that person—"

Mei suddenly became excited, her eyes reflecting a white light.

"Oh?! Is that so? Tell me quickly, what exactly happened?"

The secretary was both amused and exasperated: "I don't know, I'm just guessing."

Just kidding, she wouldn't dare to talk nonsense about the vice president's affairs.

Mei's interest remained undiminished: "Hearing you say that, I'm becoming more and more interested in this melody. Here's what you'd like to say: can you help me contact Anti-Entropy and see if there's any chance to meet this composer? Besides, Eden should also be very interested in him, after all, he's the first person in so many years to beat her on the new song charts."

The secretary nodded and went to contact Anti-Entropy.

After the secretary left the office, May immediately stood up and snatched the chopsticks from Kevin's hand.

"Eat, eat, eat! All you ever think about is eating! Go back and check out your World Serpent Library! What kind of boss are you?"

Kevin stared longingly at the noodles in his hand, reluctantly put them down, and then ran off in a flash.

Mei shook her head repeatedly at such behavior.

I don't know what it was about this guy that I liked.

However, when she thought of certain things, Mei's eyes softened again.

A few minutes later, the secretary came in again and said with some regret, "Chairman, Anti-Entropy has rejected the meeting request. They said that Qu Yin has no plans to show up for the time being."

Mei wasn't angry; instead, she nodded understandingly: "That's to be expected. Many composers are introverted and prefer to work behind the scenes rather than in the public eye. I suppose this piece is the same."

She didn't dwell on it much and asked, "What has everyone been doing lately?"

The secretary was clearly prepared; she quickly took out a tablet, cleared her throat, and began her introduction.

"Minister Qianjie was researching new recipes in the cafeteria, but because he put in too much chili, Minister Paduo, who was sneaking a bite, was hospitalized due to the spiciness. At this time, Minister Qianjie was taking care of Minister Paduo in the hospital."

"Dr. Aponia and Dr. Su are collaborating on a drug that could cure patients' mental illnesses."

"Ms. Velvi is currently on a global magic tour and is expected to return to Changkong City next month."

"Mr. Kosmo and Miss Gretsch are at Changkong University. Miss Gretsch has successfully entered the painting club due to her outstanding painting skills and has become the youngest member of the club."

"Dr. Möbius is still in the research institute, and he is nowhere to be seen all day."

"Ms. Fu Hua, um." The secretary paused for a moment, seemingly having something difficult to say.

Chapter 71 Taixu Martial Arts School

Mei raised an eyebrow slightly: "What's wrong?"

The secretary said with some difficulty, "Ms. Fu Hua seems to be reprimanding her twin sister, Fu Shi, apparently because Fu Shi is using the name of the Taixu Martial Arts School to swindle and deceive people."

Mei was speechless for a moment. She had heard about Fu Shi's deeds. He had a long list of bad deeds, often acted recklessly, and did things without considering the consequences. He had been a real troublemaker since he was a child.

But this was a family matter, so she couldn't say much.

"It seems everyone is doing quite well."

Mei gave everyone a final summary.

At the same time, on Mount Taixu in the northern suburbs of Changkong City, a flat piece of land was carved out, and the world-famous Taixu Martial Arts School was located there.

The history of Taixu Martial Arts School dates back a thousand years. After a thousand years of trials, it still exists in the world today and has been carried forward by its master, Fu Hua.

Disciples from Taixu Martial Arts School are found all over the world, and in particular, several martial arts masters and S-level movie kung fu stars have emerged from it. Therefore, Taixu Martial Arts School is undoubtedly the number one martial arts school in the world today.

However, at this moment, in a small courtyard on the back mountain of Taixu, a girl dressed in black ancient costume, with her legs and left shoulder exposed, who looked to be only a teenager, was lying on a rocking chair under a tree, leisurely eating melons and fruits. Her long gray hair was casually draped over her shoulders, and her bright red eyes looked around very lively, staring at a bird with fiery red feathers on the tree.

"How about we hunt a bird for a treat tonight?"

As they were talking, a beautiful young woman with a similar appearance walked over, but with turquoise eyes and a more serene demeanor.

She is Fu Hua, the current head of the Taixu Martial Arts Academy.

Despite appearing to be only 17 years old, she is already a grandmaster of martial arts in this era, and among martial artists in the world, there are almost no rivals to her.

Fu Hua warned calmly, "Xiao Shi, don't even think about my pet bird. It's a Class I protected animal."

The girl called Xiaoshi clicked her tongue loudly, clearly dissatisfied: "Old fogey, leave me alone, I'm so annoying! All I did was sell a few bottles of water down the mountain, why did you drag me back up here?"

"The water you're selling? Is it this thing called the Divine Water of the Void?"

Looking at the mineral water bottle in Fu Hua's hand, the outer packaging had been changed to a pattern with the characteristics of Mount Taixu, and there were also a few big characters - Taixu Divine Water.

There was also a line of small print next to it—"I am not the producer of the holy water, I am just a porter of the holy water."

Fu Shi said confidently, "That's right, this is spring water I collected from behind Mount Taixu. It's refreshing, sweet, and cools you down in the summer. It's delicious!"

Fu Hua barely suppressed her anger: "So you're going to sell each bottle for ten thousand?"

Fu Shi felt a little guilty, but still stubbornly said, "Anyway, I didn't force you to spend money. It was all a transaction between mutual consent."

"It was consensual, so they called the city management officers?" Fu Hua couldn't hold back any longer. "Hey Xiao Shi, it's one thing if you don't stay on the mountain and practice your skills, but why do you always run down the mountain to cause trouble? Can't you give me a break?"

Fu Shi said impatiently, "Alright, alright, I know, you old fogey, you're so long-winded!"

Fu Hua sighed; she had absolutely no way to deal with her twin sister.

"Why don't you go play your karaoke anymore?" Fu Hua suddenly asked, remembering that Fu Shi had been obsessed with that novel gadget a while ago.

“It’s rap, an old-fashioned thing.” Fu Shi lay back in his chair, looking somewhat dejected. “There’s nothing fun about it. The Chinese rap scene is rotten. There hasn’t been a single catchy song in a whole year. And recently, some band called California has come out and is sweeping through the rap scene in Changkong City. It’s like they’ve got a cheat code, and no one can stop them.”

"boring--"

Fu Shi crossed his hands behind his head, looked up at the sky, and said with feigned emotion:

"This world is really boring. If only someone would stand up and give those Californians a good slap in the face."

"Hehe, that'll be fun! I want to see rivers of blood!"

In the afternoon, Bai Qianqu and Bronya went to a nearby cafe together.

Bai Qianqu's heart was pounding. To be honest, he was a little nervous, after all, he was about to see Yingmei.

This feeling is quite peculiar, after all, he chose his younger sister before, and usually refers to himself as Xie Ying.

Bronya noticed Bai Qianqu's nervousness and asked curiously, "What's wrong? Why are you so nervous? It's just meeting a singer, right? Do you know her?"

"No, I don't know him." Bai Qianqu shook her head, calming herself down.

After all, he didn't know if it was Ying or not, and even if it really was Ying, he couldn't act too out of line.

After all, Bronya, who was standing next to him, had been looking at him with suspicion the whole time.

A man and a woman appeared outside the cafe.

The girl had short golden hair, bright golden eyes, and two white flowers adorning her hair slightly above the ground. She was none other than Yingmei, whom Bai Qianqu knew well.

However, her face was puffed up with anger, and she complained helplessly to the boy behind her, "Brother, why did you come out with me? I'm just going to meet with the people from Anti-Entropy."