Huayu: From the Era of Ringtones to Becoming a Legend

Lu Jiuge's statement, "I never fight a battle I'm not sure I can win," startled everyone who was listening intently to the gossip.

Liu Yifei stared intently at the familiar yet unfamiliar young man before her.

She never imagined that the charlatan she had despised just a few months ago had grown to the point where he could stir up the entire entertainment industry and utter such outrageous remarks.

Liu Yifei has been in the entertainment industry for several years, witnessing the indifference of capital, the infighting within the industry, and countless opportunists who have nothing but empty talk and no real ability.

But I have never seen anyone like Lu Jiuge, so arrogant yet confident, so proud yet dignified, whose boastful words inexplicably inspire confidence.

A 50 million bet, and the chance to become a top actress and singer within two years—it sounds like a fantasy to outsiders, but when Lu Jiuge says it, it carries an undeniable authority.

Despite being blacklisted by the entire industry, he managed to sweep the music scene with just five songs, creating a chart-topping phenomenon.

It was able to propel Zhang Jie and the top three Super Girl contestants to the ranks of first-tier singers with just one song, and make the fifteen-year-old Deng Ziqi a candidate for future diva with just one song, "Bubble".

It's no exaggeration to say that such a person can create even the greatest miracles!

Missing him might mean missing your chance to reach the top in your lifetime.

After a long silence, Liu Yifei slowly raised her eyes, her tone becoming firm:

"Okay, I'll bet with you."

"I've signed all my film and television contracts, as well as singing contracts, with Qianxing Entertainment. Two-year contracts, I've accepted!"

boom!

These words were like a thunderclap from a clear sky, instantly shattering the entire banquet hall!

In an instant, exclamations and murmurs filled the air.

Wu Ziming's hand tightened around the wine glass, and he didn't even notice that most of the wine had spilled. His face was filled with disbelief.

"She really agreed? Top star Liu Yifei really signed a full contract?"

"To risk their entire career for one of Lu Jiuge's songs? That's insane!"

"I used to think Lu Jiuge was just a musical genius, but now I realize he's aiming to build his own entertainment empire?"

All that could be heard were exclamations of amazement, though some raised dissenting opinions.

"You're underestimating this! Lu Jiuge was already blacklisted by twelve record companies, and now she's poached Liu Yifei, the top star from Hongxing Film and Television."

This is tantamount to declaring war on two giants, Sony and Hongxing! They haven't even established a foothold in the music industry, and now they're dragging the flames of war into the film and television world—it's like lighting a lamp in a toilet—they're courting death!

"That's right, Liu Yifei signed with Hongxing Company, which has a very powerful background in the domestic film and television industry! I heard that their boss has a very special relationship with Director Wu!"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Wu Ziming, making him feel awkward, and he quickly made an excuse to leave.

Liu Yifei looked at Lu Jiuge, her eyes filled with anticipation and no longer with hesitation.

"Mr. Lu, I hope our cooperation will be fruitful, and I hope you won't let me down."

Lu Jiuge smiled and shook hands with Liu Yifei:

Welcome to Qianxing Entertainment!

"I assure you, today's choice will be the best decision of your career."

Seeing the two shake hands, everyone watching knew that the matter was probably settled, and they all looked forward to the next development of the story, wanting to see the war between Hongxing and Lu Jiuge.

After this incident, Lu Jiuge completely overshadowed Wu Ziming at the wrap party of "The Song of Zhenguan".

Halfway through the banquet, Wu Ziming walked up to Lu Jiuge with a wine glass in hand, pointed at him, and teased:

"Little Lu, you're really fearless, aren't you? You've already turned the Chinese music scene upside down, and now you're going to declare war on the film and television industry?"

Lu Jiuge smiled faintly:

"Director Wu, I'm not an impulsive person. Liu Yifei deserves this full contract, and Qianxing can support her future."

After a pause, Lu Jiuge added:

"When it comes to film and television production, I'm not just doing it impulsively or for the sake of saving face!"

"Once I've sorted things out in the music sector, I'll maybe make a TV series or movie for fun! How about inviting Director Wu to direct it?"

Wu Ziming quickly waved his hand and smiled wryly:

"You've caused quite a stir in the music industry, I wouldn't dare get involved. But once you've established yourself and things have calmed down, we can have a proper talk."

"I really like earning a stable income!"

Wu Ziming spoke directly, but Lu Jiuge wasn't angry. She smiled and continued the conversation:

"Haha, Director Wu, I love your straightforward personality. It's settled then."

"As long as you don't run into any trouble, Director Wu, please provide plenty of guidance and support!"

After saying that, Lu Jiuge saw that people were pointing and talking about her, so she apologized to Wu Ziming and left with Liu Yifei ahead of time.

The two returned to the company, and Lu Jiuge found Zuo Wei to explain the situation, asking him and Liu Yifei to handle the contract termination.

Sitting alone in the office, I let my consciousness sink into the system interface and look at my faith value balance.

[Negative Faith Value: 3581600]

[Positive Faith Value: 4092300]

Looking at the numbers on the panel, Lu Jiuge frowned and muttered to herself:

"With the release of songs like 'Painting Heart,' the growth of negative faith value has slowed down. Hopefully, signing Liu Yifei this time will generate more criticism within the film and television industry and accumulate even more negative faith value!"

"Although we currently have over 3.5 million negative faith points, if we want to truly establish ourselves in the Chinese music scene and make those negative faith points grow exponentially, we need to create stars in large numbers. This amount of faith points won't buy us many songs!"

After a few sighs, Lu Jiuge turned her attention to the positive faith value.

Without the slightest hesitation, he directly chose to activate positive faith points to strengthen his physique.

In an instant, all the fatigue from the past few days of travel vanished, my limbs felt light and strong, and my mind was clearer than ever before.

Just as he regained his senses, there was a gentle knock on the office door, and Chen Bin strode in, his voice trembling with barely suppressed excitement:

"Xiao Lu, great news! The annual ringtone sales ranking has officially started, and all eight songs from Qianxing Entertainment have made it into the top 100!"

"The films 'Blue and White Porcelain,' 'The Viral Factor,' and 'Painted Heart' are all firmly in the top ten, and the industry is absolutely in an uproar!"

Lu Jiuge nodded slightly, her expression calm.

He printed out three sheets of paper containing the list from his computer and handed them to Chen Bin:

"Old Chen, this is the list of singers I want to sign next. You and Old Zuo will handle this together."

"Sign up as many singers as possible, one by one, at the fastest speed!"

Chen Bin was slightly taken aback. He took the list and his eyes swept over the names on it. His heart skipped a beat.

The people on the list are all online singers and independent musicians who are looked down upon by mainstream record companies and have no strong backing.

Chen Bin took the list and quickly scanned it, his face full of surprise and doubt:

"Xiao Lu, are you sure you can manage signing so many new artists at once?"

"Putting everything else aside, just talking about songs, can your songwriting keep up? With the company's current reputation, no one dares to sell us songs!"

Lu Jiuge smiled, her tone domineering:

"Leave all the song stuff to me; you just need to focus on signing the contract!"

Lu Jiuge raised her eyes, her gaze sharp as a knife, her tone calm yet carrying an overwhelming domineering air:

"I'll provide the songs, you sign the artists."

"I want to include Qianxing Entertainment's name in the top 50 of this year's annual ringtone rankings."