39: Two hundred million small label

Tonight, "Music Partner" was officially announced, and this variety show, which comes with its own traffic, immediately sparked widespread discussion.

Lu Jin joined Mingsheng Entertainment and secured an internal recommendation spot through connections, also making it onto the show.

Lu Qingyu raised an eyebrow when he saw Lu Jin's name on the list of participants.

This elder brother was purely coming to his death. Lu Qingyu didn't believe in so many coincidences in this world. Ever since he arrived in this world and looked back at the original Lu Qingyu's experiences, he knew those so-called coincidences weren't that simple.

He hadn't planned on letting Lu Jin off anyway. It was better this way; instead of hiding well, Lu Jin had hopped right in front of him, saving him the trouble of searching.

"Music Partner" has a total of six episodes, broadcast live every Saturday. There are no rehearsals, emphasizing authenticity.

On Saturday night, Chen Ting brought Lu Qingyu to participate in the show. Also participating were Jiang Yu and Lu Jin from Mingsheng Entertainment, Li Qingming and Lou Qingran from their personal studio, and Wang Hai and Zhang Xiaoxiao.

Li Qingming, Wang Hai, Jiang Yu, and Chen Ting held comparable status in the music industry. Having debuted for over fifteen years, they all had well-known representative works and had seen glory.

With veteran singers holding the fort and young singers vying for traffic, the number of people who had already reserved to watch the show exceeded two million.

Among the young singers, Lu Jin was a triple threat in film, television, and music, with works in both the screen and music industries.

Lou Qingran was Li Qingming's disciple. She started singing at the age of ten and had been on many stages with her master. Zhang Xiaoxiao was an internet celebrity who had been live-streaming her singing for four years and had millions of followers online.

The one with the least experience was Lu Qingyu, an artist who had debuted for less than a month, gained popularity through "Love Journey", and gained over five hundred thousand followers with the song "dispelling sorrow".

The first episode of "Music Partner" featured the young guests making their stage debut. Chen Ting and the others didn't need to sing in the first episode; they just needed to sit there and act as a supporting background for the young singers.

Everyone attached great importance to this first appearance, as they had to leave a deep first impression.

The show started at eight o'clock, with a live pre-show warm-up at seven. Chen Ting and the other three teachers had high status and were in separate lounges; the live stream could only see the young singers' lounge.

Today, Lu Jin wore a black Prada suit jacket. He was the first to arrive. After entering the lounge and seeing the live-streaming equipment, he first put on a show and then pretended to notice the equipment inadvertently, creating a shy persona.

Seeing this, Lu Jin's fans began to flood the screen frantically.

"Lu Jin, how can he be so handsome?"

"Our Treasure Jin looks good in anything. He'll crush everyone as soon as he takes the stage."

"Among the young singers this time, Lu Jin is definitely the most powerful."

Before long, people started coming in one after another. The second to arrive was Zhang Xiaoxiao.

Zhang Xiaoxiao wore a bright red tube-top dress with big wavy curls, but her makeup was very heavy.

Zhang Xiaoxiao and Lu Jin gave each other a simple nod, and then she walked to the live-streaming equipment. She was very sensitive to live streaming and knew this was a warm-up, but she didn't want to give up any chance to show her face.

The live stream was like her home turf as she warmly greeted the netizens.

"Xiaoxiao is here! Support Xiaoxiao."

"Send hearts to Xiaoxiao, let Xiaoxiao's popularity rise."

"Xiaoxiao is really great. She has always worked hard, and now she's finally on this variety show."

Zhang Xiaoxiao's top fan arrived and even sent her a rocket.

The third to enter was Lou Qingran. When she walked in, Lu Jin's eyes lit up.

Lou Qingran was a refined beauty with fair skin, long hair over her shoulders, and an elegant temperament. After arriving and greeting everyone, she sat on the sofa to listen to music.

Lu Jin became interested in Lou Qingran. She had a good family background and a strong support system. In general entertainment shows, even if it wasn't a love sect, there was usually a need to push a CP. If he could push a CP with Lou Qingran, it would be beneficial for his career.

Lu Jin deliberately went over to strike up a conversation. His own conditions weren't bad, and he believed Lou Qingran wouldn't refuse his initiative.

Lu Jin walked over to the sofa: "Hello."

Seeing Lu Jin come over, Lou Qingran took off her headphones and gave a faint reply.

Lu Jin presumptuously sat down next to Lou Qingran. Lou Qingran was an i-person, and this move made her inexplicably uncomfortable.

Lu Jin brought out his tactics for picking up girls.

"My name is Lu Jin, and I'm a signed artist with Mingsheng Entertainment."

Lou Qingran: "Mhm, hello."

Lu Jin didn't think this was Lou Qingran being cold; he took it as her being reserved and shy, so he kept acting like a caring younger brother.

Sure enough, the netizens in front of the screen started shipping the CP.

There was fruit on the table. Lou Qingran picked one up and ate it. Seeing this, Lu Jin said:

"Do you also like eating grapes? I have a winery at home with many grapes planted. I can take you to see it if there's a chance in the future."

This sentence was purely showing off his wealth. In front of other women in the past, as long as he said this, countless people would flock to him; it never failed. But he underestimated Lou Qingran; her grandfather's family owned ten wineries.

Nearly twenty minutes passed, and Lou Qingran did nothing but say "mhm." She barely spoke. Lu Jin felt a bit frustrated. How could this woman be so unresponsive? No matter if he talked about art, movies, or songs, she didn't respond.

This was the first time Lu Jin had hit a wall with a girl. Lou Qingran's cold attitude piqued his desire to conquer her. Just as he was about to continue flirting, the lounge door opened.

Lu Qingyu arrived.

The smile on Lu Jin's face stiffened for a moment before disappearing before anyone could react.

Lu Qingyu also wore a black suit jacket today. The design of this piece was unique, with three-dimensional white paper airplane patterns embellishing different parts of the jacket. His appearance immediately gave off the vibe of a noble, stylish young master. The two beauties in the room couldn't help but look over.

The live stream's bullet comments were also flooded by his fans the moment Lu Qingyu entered.

"Little brother, little brother! My cute little brother is finally here."

"Was Lu Qingyu raised on an aura of wealth? How can he be so handsome?"

"Looking forward to Lu Qingyu's performance in the show. Keep it up, little brother."

This time, the rocket was sent to Lu Qingyu. After Lu Qingyu entered, Zhang Xiaoxiao's eyes never left him. It wasn't until Lu Qingyu looked over that Zhang Xiaoxiao realized she seemed to have been staring at him for a long time.

It wasn't Zhang Xiaoxiao's fault for being stunned. This eighteen-year-old brother was simply too handsome, with a height of at least 1.85 meters and perfect body proportions. Most importantly, his temperament—a gentlemanly, noble young master style—must have been nurtured by wealth.

Lu Jin noticed that Lou Qingran's attention toward Lu Qingyu was different from when she looked at him. She stared at Lu Qingyu for too long. Clearly, Lu Qingyu interested her more. Lu Jin couldn't help but clench his fists.

If it weren't for the live stream, Lou Qingran really wanted to take a photo of Lu Qingyu because she had complained about the black suit jacket he was wearing when she saw a show with her best friend last month.

Not everyone could pull off clothes from the Donkey Brand. Their designs were unique; on ordinary people, they looked either ugly or tacky. Even celebrities often failed when wearing them.

But the effect of this outfit on Lu Qingyu was completely different from when she saw that Black model wearing it.

The clothes that were criticized back then for looking like big white moths crawling on the body—how did they become so artistic on Lu Qingyu? It was as if pure butterflies had landed on pure black.

At that time, she had mocked the designer's nonsense concept, thinking he was just making things up. Now, she felt a bit sorry for the designer; it turned out she was the one who didn't understand.

This Lu Qingyu really knows how to dress.

Lu Qingyu gave a simple greeting and naturally sat on a single sofa.

Once everyone was there, Zhang Xiaoxiao still occupied the main position in front of the live-streaming camera. Seeing that Lou Qingran was hard to flirt with, Lu Jin turned to interact with Zhang Xiaoxiao.

Thus, in the room where the four of them were, only Zhang Xiaoxiao and Lu Jin could be heard complimenting each other back and forth.

Zhang Xiaoxiao and Lu Jin hit it off well. Both were people who loved to show off, and their words revealed their family backgrounds and so on.

Seeing that it was about time, Lu Jin asked seemingly casually:

"We're going to record six episodes of this variety show together. Besides our names, we don't know much about each other. Why don't we introduce ourselves properly?"

Zhang Xiaoxiao couldn't wait, as she could also promote her works: "Sure! Let's start with me."

Zhang Xiaoxiao wasn't polite at all. She introduced herself, her works, her personality, her hobbies, and her favorite idols to the camera. She spoke for about seven or eight minutes. After she finished, it was Lu Jin's turn.

"Then I'll go first. I'm eighteen years old this year. I've acted in three movies and released over twenty songs—"

Lu Jin's own introduction took about five minutes. He almost listed all of his family's industries.

However, it was effective. At least Zhang Xiaoxiao went from being interested to very interested in him.

Zhang Xiaoxiao didn't expect Lu Jin to be a second-generation rich kid. Then she could build a good relationship; second-generation rich kids wouldn't lack resources, right?

"Lu Jin, you're so amazing. You've already achieved so much at such a young age."

Lu Jin pretended to be shy: "Not at all, it's just good luck."

Zhang Xiaoxiao: "You're too modest."

Taking advantage of the conversation, Lu Jin turned to ask Lu Qingyu, who had been scrolling through his phone, as if out of curiosity.

"Qingyu, why don't you introduce yourself too?"

Hearing Lu Jin's familiar tone, Zhang Xiaoxiao said:

"You two know each other?"

Lu Jin: "We used to be in the same company."

Lu Qingyu: "I don't know him!"

Their words came out at the same time, leaving the two women stunned. One said they were in the same company, the other said they didn't know him. What was going on?

Lu Jin looked up: "You don't remember me? Your Agent and my Agent are still good friends."

Lu Jin's question was like putting Lu Qingyu on the spot. His popularity and heat were both above Lu Qingyu's, and he could also be called Lu Qingyu's senior. The two had even been in the same company.

Now the senior says he remembers you, but you say you don't remember him. It's easy for fans to interpret this as the person being arrogant and conceited.

Lu Jin waited for Lu Qingyu to speak recklessly and be caught, but to his surprise, Lu Qingyu said, "Ah, so you're the one who jumped ship less than a month after joining the company."

Lu Jin: !!!

Everyone seemed to have accidentally stumbled upon some gossip. The two female guests stopped talking.

Bullet comments: "Jumped ship after only a month? That's hardcore."

"Isn't jumping ship common in the entertainment industry? What's the big deal? Who doesn't change jobs?"

"It must have been poor treatment or no resources."

"Please, that's Black Pearl Entertainment, famous for treating its artists well. And Lu Jin even got resources for bronze sparrow bridge there. You call that bad?"

"Mingsheng is a bigger entertainment company. Lu Jin will have better development there."

Lu Jin noticed that the comments in the live-stream room were turning against him. He had to find something immediately to distract everyone.

Lu Jin gave two dry laughs: "Given the nature of our work, even if we're in the same company, there are artists who haven't met for two years. But that's not important. Qingyu, you introduce yourself first."

A wicked smile formed in Lu Jin's heart. What was Lu Qingyu's background? A single-parent family, dropped out of school as a child, smoked and drank since middle school, and always hung out with thugs. These were all facts. If he dared to make up lies, Lu Jin would have someone release all this information to make Lu Qingyu lose face and be labeled a liar and dishonest, seeing how he'd survive after that.

Lu Qingyu had long seen through Lu Jin's intentions. This little brat, trying to frame him with such low-level tricks.

Lu Qingyu stood up generously and walked to the live-streaming equipment. Zhang Xiaoxiao made some space for him.

"Me?"

"Then I'll introduce myself to everyone."

"My name is Lu Qingyu. I'm eighteen years old this year. I'm good at finance, money management, investment, and being a boss. My goal is to become the richest man, with a daily income of eight hundred million."

After Lu Qingyu finished speaking, following a moment of silence, Zhang Xiaoxiao's burst of laughter suddenly came from the room. Lou Qingran also couldn't help but laugh.

Bullet comments: "666, I wouldn't even dare to set such a goal in my dreams."

"Little brother is indeed a post-00s. He's ambitious and hasn't shamed us post-00s."

"What's wrong with eight hundred million? Everyone has ideals."

"I've studied physiognomy with a master for four years. Looking at Lu Qingyu's face, he's a man of great wealth and nobility. I think it's possible."

"I know why I can't make money now—it's because I don't have a goal."

Zhang Xiaoxiao covered her mouth and shook with laughter: "I can't take it anymore, it's hilarious. Good at being a boss, daily income of eight hundred million—this goal is worth a lifetime of struggle."

Lu Qingyu said solemnly: "A daily income of eight hundred million is indeed a bit difficult. Let's set a small goal first: earn two hundred million."

"Pfft, two hundred million. You call that a small goal? Is little brother talking about Rubles?"

"Is RMB so easy to earn now? Why have I been making six thousand a month for three years?"

"Setting a small goal of two hundred million just like that. Lu Qingyu, I respect you as a man. I hope you don't break down when you see this period of time in two years."

This time Lou Qingran couldn't help it either. She lowered her head and smiled faintly. This little brother was interesting.

Lu Qingyu saw that everyone in front of the screen was also laughing, so he said very persistently: "I'm serious."