Rebirth: An Outlier in the Entertainment Industry

Chapter 98: Received a toothbrush

Inside the private room.

Alcohol is truly a magical thing.

Jiang Wen and Teacher Cao, who were previously at odds, are now arm in arm, calling each other brothers and bragging to each other.

Jiang Wen, in particular, believed himself to be the only true god in the world of directors, while Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige were only fit to shine his shoes.

Huang Yiliang's head was throbbing from hearing this, so he grabbed a lighter and pulled Zhang Yadong outside for a smoke.

At the window at the end of the corridor.

Zhang Yadong rarely lit a cigarette for Huang Yiliang, and Huang Yiliang was genuinely flattered.

He had never actually seen Dong Ge light a cigarette for anyone.

"What's up?" Huang Yiliang took a deep breath and spoke through the swirling smoke.

The cigarettes that Dong Ge lit definitely taste different.

"My question—maybe it's a bit presumptuous," Zhang Yadong said, unusually showing some shyness.

"It's nothing, please feel free to be so bold, Brother Dong!" Huang Yiliang said with a smile, in high spirits.

"Forget it, I won't ask anymore!" Dong Ge's temper flared up, and he simply turned his face away and stopped asking.

"No! This is exactly what I'm itching for. It's so unfair of you to stop suddenly." Huang Yiliang looked uncomfortable.

"Then I'll really ask!" Zhang Yadong rubbed his face, looking conflicted.

How did your company's music ringtones become so popular?

This was the core secret behind Huang Yiliang's rise to wealth, so Zhang Yadong asked with some hesitation.

"Of course it's because of shady deals with executives at several major telecommunications companies. Otherwise, do you really think you can succeed just by making music?" Huang Yiliang said with a straight face, spouting nonsense.

Zhang Yadong took it seriously.

He's interested in making money, but he can't bring himself to do it on his knees.

"It's mainly free," Huang Yiliang added, stating the truth.

"Free?" Zhang Yadong didn't understand.

"Yes, haven't you noticed that all the songs on the ringtone download charts are songs that have already become viral hits online?" Huang Yiliang explained.

Zhang Yadong thought about it and realized it was true.

Huang Liangmeng Music releases at least two new songs for free across the entire network every week. Once these new songs become popular, they will be made into ringtones and pushed to the ringtone platforms of the three major operators.

In fact, the major traditional record companies had already figured this out, but they couldn't do the free thing. They make a living from copyrights, so they are naturally at odds with free things.

Other emerging music companies are trying to replicate the success of "Huang Liang Meng Music".

However, they soon discovered that their songs were not as popular as those of "Huang Liang Meng Music," and the other party released songs too frequently, making it impossible to avoid their dominance; they could only follow behind and eat the leftovers.

In fact, the continued popularity of Huang Liang Meng Music's songs is not only due to the songs themselves.

Many people haven't noticed that "Huang Liangmeng Music" has an exceptionally strong promotional ability, especially online, where it is simply unrivaled.

"Zhiyou.com" alone has signed a promotional contract with "Huangliangmeng Music" for ten million yuan per year.

"Hey! Which magazine are you from? Eavesdropping here, have you no shame?"

Huang Yiliang and Zhang Yadong were smoking when the door to the private room next to them was suddenly pushed open, and a balding middle-aged man stood across the corridor, shouting sternly.

"ah??"

Huang Yiliang was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing: "Eavesdropping? Brother Dong, he's definitely talking about you. I have a very upright appearance."

"Are you sick?! You did something filthy, so you see everyone else as a thief!" Zhang Yadong retorted angrily.

He thought the other person was there to stop him from smoking, so he instinctively put out his cigarette.

Logically speaking, the restaurant deliberately placed two ashtrays here, so it should be a place where people can smoke.

"You're asking for a beating, aren't you!" Zhongdeng said, shoving Zhang Yadong towards him.

Zhang Yadong was not paying attention and was pushed, causing him to stumble a couple of steps.

"Let's talk this out, don't resort to violence."

Dong Ge excels at verbal battles, but is somewhat inept at physical combat.

If he had been more assertive, things might have ended there, but by backing down, the other party became even more aggressive.

"I'm pushing you, what can you do about it!" "Zhongdeng" reached out and pushed again.

"Zhou Mengdie!"

Huang Yiliang called out, and Zhou Mengdie immediately logged on.

The other person's pushing motion was originally very fast, but Huang Yiliang strangely discovered that he could clearly see the trajectory of the other person's movements.

"That's going too far!"

Huang Yiliang intervened midway and suddenly grabbed the other person's hand.

Wow, Zhou Mengdie, that's impressive!

"Hehe, if you exercise more, I can make you even faster." Zhou Mengdie laughed smugly.

"You motherfucker, you want a beating, huh!" Zhong Deng slapped him with his other hand.

Huang Yiliang grabbed the other person's four fingers and bent them downwards.

"Ouch—! It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!" Zhongdeng was in so much pain that he almost knelt down.

"Is it okay to end here?" Huang Yiliang asked.

"Let me think, let me think!" Zhong Deng gasped for breath.

"End your mother!" Zhong Deng suddenly launched a sneak attack, slapping Huang Yiliang with his other hand.

Huang Yiliang smiled and did not dodge or evade, but instead forcefully bent down on the other party's four fingers again.

"Ouch—!" Zhong Deng was in so much pain that he knelt down.

"Think it over yourself. Let me know when it's going to end. I'm easy to talk to."

Huang Yiliang held Zhongdeng's hand with his left hand, held a cigarette in his right hand, and slowly took a puff.

"Why is it taking so long? Why don't you just kick them out?" The door to the private room opened again, and another middle-aged man came out.

Huang Yiliang was stunned.

It wasn't because Zhongdeng, who was walking over, didn't recognize the person, but because the other party had struck first, and his side was in the right.

It was because when the door opened, he caught a glimpse of Liu Yifei in the private room, and it seemed that Aunt Liu was sitting next to her.

Who is that old man in the middle?

Huang Yiliang's eyes glazed over for a moment, damn it!

He is the spiritual idol of 90% of middle-aged and elderly men worldwide, and the godfather of Jin Fei, who is like the saying "Why did Liang exist if Fei was born?"

"Let him go!"

Taking advantage of Huang Yiliang's distraction, the second Zhongdeng slapped him across the face.

A sneak attack? Not a chance.

Zhou Mengdie is not just for show.

"Ouch—! Be gentle, it hurts!"

Another one of the Chinese players knelt on the floor.

The two old men kneeling on either side of each other created a symmetrical beauty reminiscent of cinematic language.

"Can you understand human speech? Can we stop here?" Huang Yiliang asked, sounding somewhat frustrated.

The two Chinese players remained silent.

Huang Yiliang exerted force downwards with both hands again.

They immediately felt their fingers were about to break.

"Fine, fine, that's enough." The two Chinese players shouted at the same time.

"Sissi, don't go out!"

At the same time Huang Yiliang saw Liu Yifei, she also saw him.

The little girl ran out immediately.

"What are you doing?" Liu Yifei asked nervously.

"They're fighting, isn't that obvious enough?" Huang Yiliang looked at her as if she were an idiot.

The two Chinese soldiers were still kneeling on the ground, unable to get up.

Seeing that Huang Yiliang had the upper hand, Liu Yifei couldn't help but smile, but quickly put on a serious face again.

"You've misunderstood. They think you're a paparazzi reporter stalking and taking photos without their consent. Let them go."

"You think I can just release them because you say so? They started it by hitting people first," Huang Yiliang said irritably.

"Brother Dong, should we ask them to apologize?" Huang Yiliang asked Zhang Yadong.

"Forget it! Let them get lost!" Zhang Yadong shook his head.

It wasn't that he was afraid of the other party, but he just hated causing trouble. People who ate at places like this weren't ordinary people.

"Xixi, come back quickly, be careful not to get photographed by paparazzi." Aunt Liu also came out.

She was also taken aback when she saw Huang Yiliang.

Huang Yiliang loosened his grip on the two fingers of the center.

Only then did Chen's godfather walk over, his hands behind his back.

"What's going on with you guys? Trying to cause trouble?" Chen's godfather said with a pretentious snort.

Oh my god, I'm going to never see another king.

Dong Ge, I'll let you go up, Zhong Deng vs. Lao Deng.

Huang Yiliang sensibly stepped back, giving the "responsibility" position to Dong Ge.

Dong Ge: I fucking thank you!

"Chairman Chen!" The two "Zhongdeng" men, whose fingers had been broken, retreated in a sorry state to Chen's godfather's side.

"You'd better find out who's stirring up trouble, and don't try to act tough just because you're old." Zhang Yadong retorted without backing down.

Chen Qiandie's expression immediately froze; he hated it most when people said he was old.

A man at 43 is in his prime, when he is most energetic and driven.

"Jin Fei, you've got it wrong. They're not paparazzi. He's Xixi's friend, a very talented music producer named Huang Yiliang."

Aunt Liu quickly smoothed things over: "Yi Liang, this is Xixi's agent, Chairman Chen Jinfei, who is also the chairman of our Hongxingwu."

Aunt Liu didn't know Zhang Yadong, so she didn't introduce him.

Zhang Yadong was very satisfied. He always preferred to keep a low profile, ideally being famous but not recognized.

Holy crap, a family-run brokerage firm with a chairman?

Huang Yiliang suddenly realized that his father's title of chairman wasn't so ridiculous after all.

"Huh?! Shouldn't Yahuazi's manager be her mother?" Zhou Mengdie asked curiously.

"Who the hell can say what's going on in the entertainment industry!" Huang Yiliang was speechless.

Even though he had already retreated to the back, Aunt Liu pulled him out again.

"You can't hit someone just because they're Yifei's friend!"

Chairman Chen glared at Huang Yiliang: "Yifei, you need to be careful when making friends."

He used to really dislike Zhang Yadong, that pretty boy, but now, the person he dislikes the most has become Huang Yiliang.

"No, my friend wouldn't hit people randomly. If he does, it's definitely someone else's fault," Liu Yifei said firmly as she walked to Huang Yiliang's side.

Ah this!

To be honest, at this moment, Huang Yiliang was truly astonished by the tooth-shaped hair ornament.

Zhang Yadong couldn't help but whisper, "This girl is not bad."

Dong Ge was experienced and immediately saw through what was going on.

Huang Yiliang nodded in deep agreement.

"Why do I suddenly feel like you're so nice?" Huang Yiliang looked at Ya Huazi.

"I've always been great, you just have no taste." Toothpaste pouted proudly. Chairman Chen was furious as he watched the two of them flirting in front of him.

Aunt Liu also covered her face, unable to bear to look.

"Xixi, come here!" Aunt Liu called out symbolically.

She had a very good impression of Huang Yiliang, especially after the two albums by "Huang Liang Dream Music" became hugely popular.

"I don't want to!" Ya Huazi even took Huang Yiliang's arm.

Chairman Chen's face was so dark it could drip water.

"Yifei, stop being childish. There are people coming and going outside. Go back to the private room with your mother." Chairman Chen said, suppressing his anger.

Yahuazi seemed a little afraid of him, and subconsciously shrank behind Huang Yiliang.

"Young man, I advise you to be sensible and know your own limitations. There are some people you can't afford to offend," Chairman Chen warned coldly.

Huang Yiliang was startled and turned to look at Zhang Yadong.

Zhang Yadong was delighted.

"Why are you looking at me like that? The Qing Dynasty has been gone for so many years! Look at his arrogant act, go beat him up!"

"Are you sure?" Huang Yiliang looked up at Chairman Chen.

Huang Yiliang's private room.

Zhao Liying suddenly rushed in: "Something terrible has happened! Dong Ge and my boss are surrounded outside!"

"What? Ah Dong was bullied?" Xu Cai Nu immediately stood up.

No wonder Xu Cai Nu has such a good reputation among her ex-boyfriends; without saying a word or asking any questions, she grabbed a wine bottle and rushed out.

"Jing Lei, wait for me." Wang Fei followed.

"Hey—! We men have to help with this!" Jiang Wen shook his drunken head and stood up.

This guy may not have the heart to help, but he definitely has the heart to watch the fun and show off.

"Let's go, let's go. Those two women are public figures, it's not convenient for them to stand out." Teacher Cao was still somewhat sober, and pulled Jiang Wen out.

"Get out of my way!" Xu Cainu angrily shouted at the two men blocking her path.

"Ah Dong, are you alright? I heard there was a fight going on?"

"I didn't get hit, I was just pushed," Zhang Yadong said truthfully, then whispered a few words in Xu Cainu's ear.

Xu Cainu's gaze toward Huang Yiliang suddenly became particularly strange.

"Xu, the talented woman?"

Chairman Chen and his group were stunned.

They don't know Zhang Yadong, but they know Xu Cai Nu. If you're in the entertainment industry in Beijing and you don't know Xu Cai Nu, you might as well go home.

"What's going on?"

"Wang Fei?" Chairman Chen was stunned again.

Oh no, these two guys aren't pushovers either!

"Is it over already?" Jiang Wen staggered over.

"Jiang Wen??"

"Not yet, the big boss is your responsibility," Huang Yiliang said irritably.

Jiang Wen can't even walk in a straight line; this bastard is definitely out here to see them make a fool of themselves.

"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, we outnumber you, the advantage is in my hands, no problem, leave the big boss to me." Jiang Wen said with his eyes half-closed in his drunken state.

"Over here!" Huang Yiliang quickly helped Jiang Wen up to prevent the bastard from falling to his death.

"It's over, it's all over. It was a misunderstanding, just a misunderstanding."

"Yes, yes, it's a misunderstanding!" Chairman Chen quickly waved his hand, no longer insisting on settling scores with Huang Yiliang.

"You're quite something, kid. You managed to steal that young lady away right in front of her parents. You've got half of my former glory. Drink this, and I'll allow you to become my apprentice." Jiang Wen started bragging again.

"If that's how you put it, then he has forty percent of my charm back in the day," Teacher Cao retorted defiantly.

Yahua sat to the side, her pretty face flushed.

Okay! This little girl is particularly brave today. She bravely followed Huang Yiliang into the private room, ignoring the gazes of Chairman Chen and Aunt Liu.

Huang Yiliang was quite happy.

Zhang Yadong sat calmly to the side, not participating in the boasting, so as not to discourage the two guys.

They're just bragging, but Dong Ge is serious.

These guys, every single one of them, are old scoundrels. They don't think there's anything wrong with what Huang Yiliang did. Everyone has a youthful and impetuous past.

"Would you like some juice?" Huang Yiliang asked.

"I can have a little bit of champagne, it's fine," Yahuazi said softly.

Huang Yiliang poured champagne for the little girl.

"Why are you looking at me? I have flowers on my face!"

Huang Yiliang noticed that Xu Cainu and Wang Fei were looking at him strangely.

"You may not have flowers on your face, but you have flowers in your heart!" Xu Cainu teased.

"Well said!" Wang Fei raised her glass and clinked it with Xu Cai Nu's.

Okay! These older women don't care at all whether men are philanderers or not.

"Don't talk nonsense! You're setting a bad example for the children!" Huang Yiliang quickly stopped the conversation.

"What the two older sisters said is right!" Yahuazi chimed in.

Huang Yiliang was speechless.

"Little girl, since you call me 'sister' so sweetly, I'll teach you a life lesson."

Xu Cainu said with a smile, "Whenever there are more than two people present, you should stand on the same side as your boyfriend."

Ya Huazi's eyes lit up.

"Thank you, Sister Xu, I understand!"

Huang Yiliang: 6

No, we can't let Ya Huazi have too much contact with Xu Cai Nu.

This older sister is not someone worth learning from.