Entertainment Era: Starting with Teaching Sister Meng to Sing

"What's this guy busy with?"

"While Meng Ziyi is singing, he's jumping and dancing around here."

"It could be some young master from another family. The director has already told us to follow his instructions, so we just need to work along with him."

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At the recording site of The Voice of China, Wang Xiaozhou was busy running around. The day after tomorrow is the day of the official recording, and he needs to prepare in advance to avoid any unforeseen problems.

After Meng Ziyi reported the song to the assistant director, she came to the recording studio to accompany him.

Watching Wang Xiaozhou's busy figure, Meng Ziyi seemed to see her father busy for her when she was a child. It felt so good to have someone taking care of her.

Wang Xiaozhou wasn't surprised that Meng Ziyi's favorability rating had inexplicably increased a little. He assumed that Meng Ziyi had started her self-conquest again. These days, it was always like this; he didn't need to do anything, and the favorability rating would just skyrocket.

The stage was set up, and it was just past 8:30 pm.

The trip was so rushed that Meng Ziyi didn't even have time to say goodbye to her family. Back at the hotel, Wang Xiaozhou reminded her, "Did my third uncle and aunt call you today?"

Meng Ziyi shook her head: "No, Sister Juan hasn't called me for several days. I wanted to surprise her in person, so I didn't contact her."

Wang Xiaozhou scratched his forehead speechlessly: "Do you know how anxious they are right now? Third Uncle is a soldier, he's stubborn, and he's unlikely to ask his juniors for help. But their medical bills probably haven't been paid for a week."

"what?"

Meng Ziyi stared blankly, somewhat at a loss. She came to participate in The Voice of China to earn money to pay for Juan's medical treatment. The thought that she had made Juan and her husband wait in the hospital for so long because of her own little schemes made her feel a little guilty.

"Go call my third aunt. Why are you looking so gloomy? The show just aired yesterday, and the money only arrived today. It's not that late."

Having almost become the epitome of a heartless person, Meng Ziyi quickly tried to salvage the situation upon hearing this. She ran to the bathroom and called Zhang Juan. Twenty minutes later, she came out of the bathroom with swollen eyelids.

"Sister Juan said she didn't want to go to big cities for treatment, so she'll just stay in the county town to get her medication. Her husband said the same thing."

Human strength has its limits, and since there's little hope left, there's really no need to keep going. Wang Xiaozhou quite approves of his third uncle and aunt's approach.

"Providing money to prolong your life is the best we younger generation can do. Your third aunt must be very gratified that all these years of treating you like a daughter have not been in vain."

Meng Ziyi couldn't help but burst into tears.

Just before going to bed, Wang Xiaozhou's phone rang. It was a message from his third uncle, containing only four words.

"Thank you, Xiaozhou."

......

The next day, Wang Xiaozhou took Meng Ziyi to the recording studio for a rehearsal. After exchanging ideas with Director Jin, they began to proceed at their own pace.

Yingzi hasn't contacted Meng Ziyi since Meng Ziyi refused to sign with Mengyin, and Meng Ziyi wasn't invited to the regular class rehearsals either.

People in the entertainment industry seem to be quite realistic; nobody plays around with any of that nonsense about feelings, and everyone prioritizes making money.

Fortunately, I told Song Shihui to keep the signing a secret before I left, otherwise, if I were recording a program under a rival company, I don't know how I would be targeted.

Yes, Daring Entertainment and Starlight Media, an investor in The Voice of China, are rival companies.

Starlight Media was the first to approach Meng Ziyi, wanting to sign her, but that doesn't mean Starlight Media isn't high-class.

On the contrary, Starlight Media is currently a top-tier entertainment company in China. The reason they approached Meng Ziyi so early was simply to acquire her at the lowest possible cost.

The two looked somewhat lonely as they busied themselves on set, while others went on stage in groups to rehearse, and then discussed and exchanged ideas to improve their skills afterward.

Only Wang Xiaozhou and Meng Ziyi performed without props on the empty stage, and no one paid any attention.

During a break in rehearsals, Meng Ziyi asked in a low voice, "They don't seem to care much about us."

Wang Xiaozhou smiled and comforted him, "It's alright, being too strong is also a kind of original sin."

Meng Ziyi clenched her fist, looking incredibly cute: "Today you ignore me, but tomorrow you'll be begging for my attention, right!"

Wow, what an old-fashioned statement! Meng Ziyi always comes up with some unconventional classic quotes to remind Wang Xiaozhou that it is now 2012.

Unfortunately, a very annoying woman overheard this.

"You're not worthy of being called 'above your station', whether it's today, tomorrow, or your next life."

Meng Ziyi glanced in the direction of Wu Qiuyan below the stage, and encouraged by Wang Xiaozhou, rolled her eyes: "What's it to you if the old woman likes to chime in?"

Old woman!?

Wu Qiuyan felt like she would explode whenever she encountered these two people. She had come here to mock them for being eliminated this episode, but they still managed to break her defenses with just one sentence.

If it weren't for the fact that a fight here would be too unsightly, Wu Qiuyan would have even wanted to go up and tear someone apart. Calling someone old is just too damn insulting!

"Does being young make you so great? You're so young and you're following this poor kid. When you get old, you'll still be a cheap slut who sells her body for a little money."

"Oh, this poor kid can write songs, but it's useless. Anyone could easily beat him tomorrow. This poor kid is destined to never amount to anything."

Wu Qiuyan had forgotten what her job was. Whether or not she could sign Meng Ziyi was no longer important. She just wanted to use the most vicious language to break Meng Ziyi's defenses.

Unfortunately, this foolish woman couldn't even curse properly. Wang Xiaozhou didn't care at all, and simply stood on the stage and calmly replied to her, "Didn't you already sell your body for some money, you slut?"

"You're talking nonsense!"

"She was never innocent when she was young, was she? Did she spend her whole life trying to please men for money?"

"ah!!"

Wu Qiuyan angrily took two steps forward, as if to scratch someone, but Wang Xiaozhou casually stepped back and shouted, "Where's the production crew? How could they let a madman into the set? It's terrifying!"

Immediately, someone came from the door and pulled Wu Qiuyan away.

Director Jin witnessed the whole process from the second floor. After Wu Qiuyan was taken away by the stagehands, he slowly walked up to Wang Xiaozhou.

"I'm the director, but there are some things I can't control. You understand, right?"

Wang Xiaozhou smiled and nodded: "You go ahead with your work, Director Jin. At least before Meng Ziyi leaves, she will leave The Voice of China with an unforgettable stage."

Director Jin nodded, turned and left. Wang Xiaozhou turned to Meng Ziyi and asked, "Don't you think I was too harsh just now? I shouldn't have spoken to a woman like that?"

Meng Ziyi shook her head in surprise and said, "Of course not. I'm not stupid. Wasn't it her who first tried to sign us with the worst terms, and then hurled insults at us after she failed? It would be good if she were angry to death."

Wang Xiaozhou applauded her: "Alright, then let's make the stage we've reserved for her tomorrow worthless, and infuriate her!"