While everyone was cheering and applauding, Li Xuan secretly thought that it was not good: the prize money for the first prize of this music festival was 5 million, which was just enough to pay off Liulichuan Yuri's debt. Once the debt was paid off, with her musical talent, she could live on her own. What would he have to do then?
Her championship must be ruined!
The first thing Li Xuan thought of was the mind interference skill that carried the entire match today. However, the effect of this skill on the magical girl would be greatly reduced. Not only could it not guarantee an impact on the outcome of the match, it might also alert the enemy.
As for controlling the large number of judges and audiences, Li Xuan's mental interference cannot reach this scale yet.
Li Xuan thought about it, but he still couldn't find a good solution. As long as he wanted to conceal his identity during the vacation, he was destined to not be able to mobilize too many resources.
Is there a way to achieve the goal without any skills?
It seems there really is one!
Li Xuan suddenly had an idea and thought of the Witch Band he brought out: Wouldn't it be great if he could let them participate in this competition and snatch the first place!
Based on his experience of watching the Witch Band's performance, songs that feature multiple instruments are definitely better than Rurikawa Yuri's solo.
Judging from the information on the flyer, the prize for second place is only one million, which is not enough for Liulichuan Yuri to pay off her debts anyway. At that time, I will naturally have room to intervene!
Li Xuan has always been a man of action. He directly dialed Wu Yan's number - for safety reasons, the cell phones of Filia and her group had been confiscated.
Wu Yan immediately picked up the phone, and before Li Xuan could speak, she began to complain:
"Master, these people are too difficult to manage. We were only walking around for half a day, and they caused me a lot of trouble: Yao stole a kid's lollipop; Black Cat took out a goldfish from someone's store and ate it; Sharoye tried to commit suicide in the street after reading the ending of Jujutsu Kaisen in the bookstore, and was almost taken away by the police; Filia was honest, but unfortunately a few people came on the street, grabbed us and insisted on promoting their "Unification Church", and Filia said they were blaspheming God, and beat them half to death on the spot."
"Thank you for your hard work. Let Filia answer the phone first." After hearing these embarrassing stories, Li Xuan said with a smile on his face.
Chapter 183: "Saving" Miss Liulichuan
"Hello, Mr. Monster, is there anything you can help us with?" Filia's voice soon came from the phone.
"Yes, have you heard of the music festival in Liulichuan City?" Li Xuan asked.
"I saw the promotional posters when I was shopping, but Black Cat and Yao wanted to go out and have fun, so we didn't go to the scene. I was the only one who watched the live broadcast on Miss Wu Yan's phone."
"I want you to participate in the competition and win the championship. Do you think it's feasible?" Li Xuan asked directly.
"The music festival in Liulichuan City is, after all, just a form of folk entertainment. Well-known bands and singers rarely participate. So we have the strength to win, but..."
"Just what?"
"Firstly, the auditions are almost over, and we don't even qualify to participate in the preliminary rounds. Secondly, we don't have any instruments or training grounds, so we can't go on stage and sing in a chorus."
"I will take care of these two things." Li Xuan said without hesitation.
"Then we will definitely bring you the championship." Filia said confidently.
After hanging up the phone, Li Xuan looked at Lilika who was still immersed in Yuriko's music, and asked in the softest voice he could: "Ms. Lilika, can we discuss something?"
"Don't call me 'Miss'. I'm already past that age. Also, if you have something to say, just say it directly. Don't beat around the bush."
"Okay, Ms. Lilika, lend me some money." Li Xuan had no choice but to ask for food.
"How much?" Lilika asked as she took out her wallet.
Li Xuan estimated in his mind: Yuriko's debt was five million, and the band members' instruments and venues would probably cost a lot of money - Li Xuan planned to buy all the equipment promised to Filia directly in the New Sun Country. Anyway, he had already asked Lilika for money, so he might as well solve the funding problem all at once.
"About ten million - of course, it's the currency of the New Sun Country." Li Xuan quickly added.
"I was scared to death. I thought it was local currency." Lilika said as she took out a bank card: This is universal, with two million local currency in it, and the password is the date we first met. I knew you would need money one day, so I prepared it a long time ago. After all, it's not easy to support so many girls."
Li Xuan was deeply moved when she heard this - she was indeed a reliable adult woman, and she had considered everything. Although she could use mental interference to get something for nothing, there was still the risk of exposing her identity.
Before you become powerful enough to do whatever you want, it is obviously safer to spend money from legal sources.
"Wait, what are you going to give me in return?"
Li Xuan reached out to take the card, but Lilika suddenly withdrew her hand.
"Don't worry, I will definitely find a way to generate income in the future. If you don't believe me, I will mortgage my ancestral DNA to you?" Li Xuan put his arms around Lilika's waist, pulled her to his side and kissed her.
"Stop talking nonsense, let's be business-like here. I'll be straight with you: I want the exclusive rights to your perfume." Lilika said with a smile.
"Perfume? Oh, you mean the perfume I gave you last time?" Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, then he suddenly realized: No wonder Lilika went to perfume stores everywhere as soon as she came to Liulichuan City, it turns out she was doing market research.
The production of that kind of perfume consumes very little magic power and mental strength, and it costs almost nothing. Since Lilika wants to sell it, I will give it to her. If I can make a profit from the perfume, I won't have to shamelessly ask Lilika for food.
"No problem! I promise you." Li Xuan said, patting his chest.
"Well, happy cooperation~" Lilika handed the bank card to Li Xuan with satisfaction and kissed him on the cheek in return.
"Boss, you're so generous. I have something else to do. You two can go watch the show first. I'll be leaving now!" Li Xuan took the bank card and immediately left the performance venue impatiently.
"Hmph, see? Men are the kind of people who can turn around and leave at any time. You should never believe in a man's sweet words in the future." Lilika looked at Li Xuan's back with contempt, then turned around to educate her daughter.
"I know, I have to try it with real guns like mom to believe it, right?" Alulu said with a smirk.
"You kid!" Lilika was so angry that she raised her hand to hit him, but then she thought that she really failed to set a good example herself, so she gave up.
Li Xuan didn't know that there would be such an interesting mother-daughter drama after he left. After getting the money, he immediately ran to meet up with the Witch Band. He took them to buy musical instruments overnight and rented a training venue.
Everyone in the Witch Band was very happy to come to the familiar training environment. This was also their first time preparing for a formal performance after Bingrui joined, so they trained very hard.
After solving the training problem of the Witch Band, Li Xuan still had two things to do. One was to resolve the Witch Band's qualification issue, and the other was to solve Miss Liulichuan's debt problem.
Li Xuan was not too worried about the debt. The Yaba Group just wanted to squeeze more money out of Miss Liulichuan so that he could pay off her debt. If the other party refused to accept the toast, he would have plenty of ways to make them pay for it.
As for the eligibility issue, Li Xuan recorded a training video of the Witch Band and planned to go directly to the organizers of the music festival to get a back door - if they refused to agree, he would use mental interference to implant hints and make them think that he decided to make an exception and allow the band to participate after watching the video.
After sorting out his thoughts, Li Xuan asked Tan Xiang and Tang Xi to be his assistants: Tan Xiang understood the language of the New Sun Country and could help with translation; Tang Xi had practiced Kung Fu and was the best fighter in his group without transforming, so he could deal with any physical conflicts temporarily.
According to the order of urgency, Li Xuan naturally planned to find the organizer of the event first. However, after some inquiries, Li Xuan found out that this event was actually hosted by the Yaba Group!
The gangs are hosting a music festival? Don't the people of Liulichuan have any objections?
In order to figure out the ins and outs of this, Li Xuan hypnotized a music festival staff member and asked him the reasons.
“The Yaba Group has long since cleaned up their act. Their assets and identities have all been cleaned up, and their business is completely legal - hosting a music festival is naturally legal as well.
As for the public, although some people may raise opinions, they cannot change anything. Moreover, the Yaba Group now attaches great importance to its image. Members of the organization are strictly prohibited from using violence, and they often organize charity events to promote themselves. "The staff explained.
"Do you value your image? Is your business legal? Then what about the fact that they forced Miss Liulichuan to make movies?" Li Xuan asked in surprise.
"Adult videos are also legal. As long as they are pixelated, it's completely OK. As for coercion, the Yaba Group has ten thousand legal means to make debt-ridden girls 'voluntarily' go into the adult industry. They have special legal advisors, and the contract documents are watertight." The staff member spread his hands.
"I see... It seems that I have been limited by inertial thinking. This kind of thing is completely legal in the Kingdom of the New Sun!"
After listening to the staff's description, Li Xuan couldn't help but get inspiration from it and thought of a new way to play.
Chapter 184 Transfer of Credit
After confirming that the festival staff did not have the power to add contestants, Li Xuan began to inquire about the Yaba Group.
After all, whether it is to allow the Witch Band to participate in the competition or to solve Miss Liurikawa's debt problem, they can no longer be avoided.
After asking the staff of the music festival, Li Xuan quickly found a low-level henchman of the Yaba Group, and then hypnotized him with mental interference, asking him to introduce his superiors. In this way, Li Xuan followed the clues all the way and soon came to the office of the "Ruotou" of the Yaba Group.
According to the younger brother who brought them here just now, he is fully responsible for everything at the music festival.
"I'll be frank: my band has the potential to win, but they missed the audition due to flight delays. I hope you can let them directly participate in tomorrow's preliminaries." Li Xuan said as soon as they met.
Li Xuan had already prepared for the other party to ask for too much or simply reject him, but he didn't expect Ruotou to be very interested after listening to him: "So it's about the music festival? I've been wanting to find a strong team for a long time. Where is your band? Do you have any related videos?"
"They are in Liulichuan City. I have a video of their training here. The level is absolutely first-rate. It will definitely make the music festival more successful." Seeing that the other party was so interested, Li Xuan gave up his plan to use mental interference from the beginning, and instead took out his mobile phone to play the training video of the Witch Band for him.
Ruotou obviously had a certain appreciation for music. He watched the video carefully, then clapped his hands and said, "Very good. When the little brother below brought you to see me, I thought you were here to discuss business, but I didn't expect you were here to promote your band."
"So what about the preliminaries..."
"No problem! Although the video is short, you can see that they are quite strong. I will arrange for them to participate in tomorrow's preliminaries. You must win the championship! This is my contact information. If you have any difficulties, please feel free to tell me. Whether it is the venue or the order of appearance, I can help arrange it." Ruotou said, patting Li Xuan's shoulder vigorously, and his attitude towards him became enthusiastic.
Ruotou's excessive enthusiasm aroused Li Xuan's suspicion. He didn't look like he needed anything from him, but rather like he was helping him.
So Li Xuan continued to test the waters, "I am flattered by your kindness. So how about the reward for arranging this matter..."
"What's the point of talking about rewards!" Ruotou happily opened a bottle of beer, poured it into a cup and drank it: "I was just worried that I had no suitable way to stop the little girl from the Liulichuan family from winning the championship. You guys solved my urgent problem!"
"Oh? Does this matter have anything to do with the eldest lady of the Liulichuan family?" Li Xuan asked with interest.
"Well, I have no comment to make." Ruotou felt that he had said something inappropriate, so he poured Li Xuan a glass of wine and began to persuade him to drink.
"No, please tell me in detail." Li Xuan took the opportunity of clinking glasses to use mental interference on Ruotou without leaving any trace.
"Well, since you are a guest, it's okay for me to tell you." Ruotou was hypnotized and suddenly became outspoken:
"Of course it was because I wanted that little girl, so I did a lot of tricks when evaluating the assets for the debt, causing the debt that was originally enough to be paid off to have an extra tail of more than 5 million.
When the debt is due, I can use this to threaten her to sign a contract with an adult film artist. Then I can legitimately possess her in the name of an audition, and after I get tired of playing with her, I can also generate a lot of income for the company - after all, the fact that the eldest daughter of the Liulichuan family is going to the adult film industry is a big gimmick in itself, and the sales will definitely be good."
"So that's your plan. That's why you want to stop her from winning the championship?"
"That's right. That little girl has some talent in music. We saw her potential to win the championship during the audition. If she gets the 5 million bonus to pay off her debts, we won't be able to do anything to her. So I've been trying to find some powerful bands to snatch her championship these days, but I haven't found any suitable candidates.
If you guys hadn't come, I had planned to bribe the judges, sabotage the equipment, and so on to get her out. But now is different from the past, and if it gets exposed, it will be very detrimental to our image." Ruotou answered while drinking.
Li Xuan picked up the wine glass, stared at the disappearing bubbles and thought: Unlike his initial judgment, the Yaba Group not only wanted to squeeze money, but also had their eyes on her body. In this case, even if he wanted to pay off her debt, I'm afraid the other party would not agree.
It seems that we still have to use mental interference to force the other party to write off the debt.
Just as Li Xuan was about to bring up the debt issue, he suddenly changed his mind: Why should he pay off her debt? Even if she regarded him as a savior or a hero, a girl of her background might not be moved enough to marry him.
It would be better to take the debt into their own hands and continue to do evil in the name of the Yaba Group. Since they have to use mental interference anyway, they might as well play the drama of forcing good women into prostitution to the end.
"Who has Miss Yuriko's IOU now?" Li Xuan asked.
"Of course I have it here."
"Go and give me the IOU, and then print out two copies of the agreement, stating that you are voluntarily selling the debt to me." Li Xuan requested.
"No problem." Ruotou agreed immediately, drafted the transfer document himself, printed it out, and signed his name on it.
Li Xuan originally planned to pay him the money, so that he would not notice something wrong after the hypnotic effect wore off. But then he changed his mind and thought: I have to pack up Miss Liulichuan and take her away anyway. No matter how powerful the Yaba Group is, they can't come to me across the country. Besides, this extra debt was originally a bully debt he made by lowering the price of the collateral assets. If he paid it back, wouldn't it be a bargain for this guy?
"Listen, I have already paid the money. After the hypnosis is over, you will forget about me and only remember that you transferred the debt to someone else." Li Xuan began to use mental interference to implant long-term suggestions into Ruotou's brain.
"No problem, I've already received the money and the debt has been transferred." Ruotou had a wooden expression on his face and handed the promissory note and transfer documents to Li Xuan.
"Does your Yaba Group have any identity symbols?" Li Xuan asked again.
"We are now operating in a formal manner, and all employees will wear this kind of badge." Ruotou said, pointing to his chest.
Li Xuan looked at the badge, which was not complicated in design, and only had a photo attached to indicate the person's identity and position. So he asked Ruotou to call up the template and make one for himself and his two followers.
"Then, please take care of the performance, Ruotou." Li Xuan picked up the beer and drank it all, then took Tang Xi and Tan Xiang away from Ruotou's house.
After a lot of trouble, Li Xuan finally solved the problem of the Yaba Group and prepared to go to meet the young lady according to the address on the loan note. After all, he was busy all for her, and it would be a bit unreasonable if he didn't meet the real owner.
Chapter 185 Proud Lily
Poor Miss Liulichuan doesn't know that her second half of life has been settled. At this time, she is still practicing singing and playing seriously in the rental house, preparing for the finals in a few days.
The performance in the preliminaries was so successful that it almost secured a spot in the finals. No contestant on the first day of the preliminaries performed beyond their own level.
Although there was the second half of the preliminaries the next day, as usual, those placed in the second half were usually players of average level or those who cut in line to make up the numbers, and it was difficult for them to pose any threat to him.
As long as he gets the bonus, he can pay off his debts, no longer be threatened by gangs, and completely take control of his own life!
Moreover, winning the music festival championship will also bring extraordinary popularity to oneself. When the time comes, one will become a big hit and make a debut. Not only can one completely get rid of the tight life, but one may also be able to take this opportunity to revive the glory of the family.
Thinking of herself wearing a beautiful dress again and walking on the dazzling red carpet to receive an award, Yuriko couldn't help but be filled with joy as if she had jumped out of the fire pit.
However, a rapid knock on the door made her fall rapidly from her beautiful fantasy into the cold reality.
"Is this Miss Yuriko? We are from the Yaba Group! I know you are at home, please open the door." Li Xuan's voice came from outside the door.
"Yaba Group? Didn't I already say that we will pay off the debt by the end of this month?" Yuriko's voice was cold and noble, and it was obvious that even though she had fallen on hard times, her habit of looking down on others had not diminished.
"Ms. Yuriko, I'm not here to collect debts. I'm here to introduce you to a more decent job," Li Xuan explained.
"Work? Don't I know what your company is thinking? I don't think there's any need to pretend anymore, right?"
"Don't be so quick to refuse! The conditions this time are very generous. Please take a look at it, just as a way to leave a way out for yourself. If you feel it is not suitable, just refuse it." Li Xuan said with a smile.
Seeing that Li Xuan had said so much, Yuriko had no choice but to put away her pipa, stand up and open the door - she knew very well that although the Yaba Group had restrained itself in recent years, it was still a gang in essence, so she naturally did not dare to offend them.
"Nice to meet you, Miss Yuriko. You can just call me Mr. Li." Li Xuan bowed slightly, showed his name tag to Yuriko, and walked in only after getting her permission.
Because of her poor financial situation, Yuriko rented the cheapest house. The room was very small, with only a bed and a table, and almost no place to stay.
The furnishings in the room were extremely simple, and there was not even a cabinet. On the only table was a bowl of steaming instant noodles and some cheap cosmetics, revealing a shabby atmosphere everywhere. Even the clothes she was wearing were the school uniform: it was obvious that she no longer had extra money to buy regular clothes.
However, the white dress she wore during the performance was hung spotlessly on the wall at the head of the bed, and the pipa was carefully leaning against the wall, protected by a cushioning frame made of cardboard. It was obvious that Yuriko attached great importance to this outfit - after all, it was almost her only hope.
"I heard that Miss Yuriko was from a noble family, but I didn't expect that she would live in a room like this. It's really sad." Li Xuan sighed.
"Don't worry about this. Please get down to business and leave here immediately." Yuriko said with a cold face.
"Don't be so cold, I'm doing this for your own good. A businessman from the Golden Kingdom was deeply moved after hearing your story. He decided to give you a job as a personal maid, which is much better than going into the film industry. If you agree, I can book a flight abroad for you right now." Li Xuan said, and solemnly took out a contract to show Yuriko.
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