146: Tianliang goes bankrupt

Some people used their phones to search for other videos from Qingcheng Entertainment and found that they had all been put back online.

One person said happily, "Our company's ban has been lifted!"

"That's great! Does that mean we're all right now?"

"Oh my god, I heard people saying before that our company was definitely finished this time. To be unbanned so quickly, our company must definitely have some powerful backing."

"Our boss must be a koi fish reincarnated."

With Qingcheng Entertainment out of trouble, it meant someone else was in trouble. Tang Yin had been under investigation for half a month, and the final announcement was his arrest and a sentence of life imprisonment.

Insiders analyzed that Tang Yin had used Tang Real Estate to defraud the public of at least tens of billions, and the Tang Group went bankrupt overnight.

Since the Tang family had fallen, the things he had said before naturally no longer carried any weight.

The ban on Qingcheng Entertainment was lifted. Wang Ning was currently riding high; people who had been avoiding him in every possible way were now coming back with thick skins to beg for cooperation.

Wang Ning enjoyed being treated like an ancestor by the clients for once. Most impressively, after this incident, Lu Qingyu's market value rose again!

Because everyone was spreading rumors that Lu Qingyu had great luck—that if anyone went against him, even the Heavens would help deal with them. Especially after Tang Yin's fall, everyone was exceptionally polite when they saw Lu Qingyu.

As the company returned to the right track, Lu Qingyu had only half a month left before school started. Su Jixing pushed off most activities, leaving only a charity singing event. After participating in that, Lu Qingyu would be going abroad.

Lu Qingyu had requested this specific event himself because he found that participating in charity work could earn him extra credits for university. It just so happened that among the invitations Su Jixing received was a very famous music variety show called "The Road to Seeking Love."

Each episode of "The Road to Seeking Love" invited five singers, and each singer represented a group in need of donations. The singer who ranked first in the competition could secure a 1-million-yuan donation fund for that group, which would be donated in the singer's name.

Zhang Yabo was one of the guests participating in this program. He was an A-list singer in the entertainment industry who debuted at eighteen. He had been in the industry for twelve years; he peaked at his debut and had been on a downward slope ever since.

He originally had a pretty good reputation among the public as a kind person, enthusiastic about charity, and supportive of his juniors. That was until a while ago when his Agent resigned and exposed that Zhang Yabo was actually a hypocrite. The image the public saw was one he deliberately crafted; in private, he frequently hit and scolded the Staff Members, and the money he claimed to have donated to mountain regions was all fake.

At first, people didn't believe it. Later, reporters investigated and found that the mountain regions Zhang Yabo mentioned had never received any money, resulting in a 'fake donation scandal.'

Zhang Yabo's public reputation collapsed rapidly. His new Agent had him make up the missing money and then used the excuse that there were auditing issues and the funds hadn't arrived in time. Only then did the storm pass.

However, after this incident, Zhang Yabo lost many commercial activities and his market value dropped. To restore his reputation and earn back his value, he specifically fought for the chance to participate in "The Road to Seeking Love." Moreover, he had to take first place so the Program Production Team would donate the reward in his name.

His team had already written the press releases, just waiting to send them out as soon as Zhang Yabo finished the show. Various hot search topics had also been bought and would be released simultaneously during the live broadcast.

Zhang Yabo's new Agent, Brother Wang, analyzed everyone after getting the list of contestants.

"Brother Zhang, the other four singers in this episode are quite strong, but I think the one you need to be most careful of is Lu Qingyu."

Lu Qingyu had been filming movies for the past half year and hadn't sung at all. If it weren't for looking at the materials, Zhang Yabo would have forgotten such a person existed in the music world.

"A kid not even twenty years old, what's there to be afraid of? I've been in the music industry for so many years relying on my own strength. The song I'm performing this time was written by a top-tier lyricist. You can rest easy."

Brother Wang silently rolled his eyes. Whether your strength is inflated or not, you know it yourself. He wanted Zhang Yabo to be wary of Lu Qingyu not just because of his musical works, but also because there were rumors in the circle that Lu Qingyu had a bit of a mystical aura about him.

"Brother Zhang, although Lu Qingyu is young, every one of his songs is a representative work."

At this, Zhang Yabo was even more disdainful. "When I debuted back then, my records sold out in two days. At that time, everyone in every street and alley knew who I was. When I was in my prime, Lu Qingyu probably hadn't even been born yet."

Zhang Yabo's habit of showing off flared up again, but all he could show off was the past, repeating the same old stories. Brother Wang hadn't been his new Agent for long, but he was already sick of hearing it.

He knew what kind of character Zhang Yabo had; at this point, he could only flatter him, since Zhang Yabo was his boss.

"Yes, Brother Zhang is right. What does Lu Qingyu count for? When he sees you, he'll have to call you 'Teacher.'"

On Friday night, the five groups of guests arrived at the "The Road to Seeking Love" Program Production Team one after another.

This program was hosted by CCTV, so its quality and viewership ratings were well-guaranteed. The show was broadcast live, starting officially at 8:00 PM, with the live stream beginning at 7:30 PM. From the moment the guests entered the venue, they were within the scope of the live broadcast.

The first three groups of guests were Lu Rou, Chen Shuangyu, and Xiao Mingjie. Their statuses in the music world were not low either. Lu Rou was from the Greater Bay Area and was particularly good at singing love songs.

Chen Shuangyu used to study opera and had an incredible high range. Xiao Mingjie was a Berkeley graduate with excellent musical literacy.

The three of them entered the backstage lounge, greeted each other, and sat down to wait for the others.

There were already four million people in the live stream room:

[Here they come, here they come! I'm here for Brother Xiao.]

[Xiao Rou is so beautiful. Today's styling is too good-looking. Thank you, stylist.]

[Go Shuangyu! Don't put pressure on yourself, it's the participation that counts.]

Lu Qingyu was the fourth to arrive. There was a slight traffic jam on the way, and fearing he would be late, he had notified the Program Production Team in advance. Fortunately, he arrived at 7:25.

As soon as Lu Qingyu's figure entered the scope of the station's live broadcast, the comments flooded the screen frantically:

[Little Brother! I haven't seen Little Brother in so long. He hasn't sung in ages, I missed him to death.]

[Crying so hard, I almost forgot when the last time Little Brother sang was.]

[Help! How did he get even more handsome? And it looks like he's grown taller.]

[Don't fight me for him, Qingyu is mine! Ahhh, *drools*.]

The number of people in the live stream room surged to 8 million within two minutes. The group of directors backstage couldn't help but marvel at the data.

"Lu Qingyu's traffic is just too good."

"Yeah, and the activity level is very high. Last time, a top-tier star with an even higher status than him couldn't compare."

"Have you guys interacted with him? He's very humble, and the evaluations from the staff around him are all exceptionally good."