Chapter 265: The Cocktail Party (Part 1)

Fan Minxue had seen the women around Zheng Qian, each one possessing an incredibly high level of charisma.

Any one of them, if singled out, could rival today's A-list celebrities.

He knew his daughter was also quite beautiful, not inferior to any of them.

However, someone like Zheng Qian must surely have very high standards.

Whether he would take a fancy to his daughter, Sisi, was another matter entirely!

"Dad, why are you in such a rush for me to get close to him? What kind of scheme are you plotting!"

"Don't tell me you want to use your own daughter as a sacrifice for your business career!"

"I won't do it!"

Sisi's pair of dark, bright, and glistening eyes darted to the upper left, her arms crossed.

She huffed, looking thoroughly disdainful.

"Sisi, Dad doesn't mean that… you've misunderstood!"

"If that's not what you mean, then what do you mean?"

"Alright, let's stop this conversation here. Don't bring it up again!"

Seeing his daughter occupy the moral high ground and use it to pressure him, Fan Minxue found it difficult to say anything more and had to temporarily shut his mouth.

...

A seven-star hotel.

Inside a certain presidential suite.

Zheng Qian had just finished showering when he received a call from an unfamiliar number.

Zheng Qian guessed that this was likely a call from Fan Minxue's daughter, Sisi.

He had seen Sisi's photo before; she was quite pretty.

On a scale of ten, Zheng Qian would give her an 8.5.

But at the time, he had already tactfully declined Fan Minxue's introduction, so why was she calling now?

Zheng Qian hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided to answer.

He even had a slight expectation of what Sisi's voice might sound like.

To his surprise, it was a man's voice on the other end of the line.

"Mr. Zheng, are you free to talk? Am I disturbing you?"

This voice had a slight Hong Kong accent and sounded somewhat familiar.

"I'm free. Go ahead." Zheng Qian had already guessed who it was.

"Hello, Mr. Zheng. I am one of the people in charge of Changlong Entertainment, Manager Nie Kai. Do you remember me?"

Manager Nie Kai.

He was the imposing man from backstage during the Heavenly King's concert.

"How did you get my number?"

The person on the other end of the line: "..."

"Just tell me what it is you want." Zheng Qian couldn't be bothered to pursue these questions.

"It's like this, Mr. Zheng. We are hosting a film festival cocktail party tomorrow evening, and we would like to invite you to attend. Do you have time?"

"The Heavenly King will also be in attendance."

A film festival cocktail party?

The Heavenly King will be there too?

That must be a private cocktail party then.

Song Yaxian was a die-hard fan of the Heavenly King; given this opportunity, Zheng Qian naturally had to agree.

On the other end of the line.

After hanging up, Manager Nie Kai wiped the sweat dripping from his forehead.

He had used some methods to find out Zheng Qian's number and had called him presumptuously, so he was naturally incredibly nervous.

"Xiao Yin, Young Master Zheng has already agreed to attend the cocktail party."

"Let me tell you, Young Master Zheng's background is extraordinary. Even I had to expend a great deal of effort just to uncover some fragmented information."

"What has been confirmed so far is that Zheng Qian is the chairman of The Group, holding over 80% of its shares."

"He also spent billions at an auction to purchase three luxury cruise ships."

"The financial power, background, and connections he possesses are beyond what you or I can imagine."

"You must make sure your attitude is correct."

Yin Yanyan felt a bit bitter inside and secretly groaned.

Manager Nie Kai held a very high position in the Hong Kong entertainment industry and often dealt with high-society tycoons. Over time, whenever he spoke, it was always with such polished words.

Someone ignorant of the industry's inner workings might think he was offering them a huge opportunity!

What did "correct attitude" mean? Wasn't it just wanting to hand her over to Zheng Qian?

Manager Nie Kai hadn't finished speaking.

"Young Master Lin called again, wanting to invite you to dinner. I helped you refuse, saying you were preparing for your next performance and didn't have time."

Hearing this, Yin Yanyan felt slightly happier.

Zheng Qian's appearance wasn't entirely a bad thing; at least Manager Nie Kai was willing to reject that Young Master Lin.

That Young Master Lin had been pestering her for a long time.

He had even indicated that he was willing to spend money to make her famous again.

Previously, in order to manage Yin Yanyan's emotions, Manager Nie Kai had constantly tested her bottom line, more or less intending to set the two of them up.

However, Zheng Qian's appearance made Manager Nie Kai directly abandon these tedious processes.

He just wanted to send her straight to Zheng Qian to exchange for the capital and connections behind Zheng Qian.

As for which person, Young Master Lin or Young Master Zheng, had higher status, a stronger background, and greater financial power, Manager Nie Kai had naturally investigated it thoroughly.

Zheng Qian undoubtedly crushed the former!

By more than a few blocks!

Just the royal symphony alone involved a massive expenditure of 2 billion.

Was this something a mere rich second-generation kid could compare to?

Manager Nie Kai was a businessman.

It was just that he was in the business of artists. He knew exactly what was important and what wasn't!

"Anyway, I've already given you the opportunity."

"If you want to be famous, just do as I say. Even if Young Master Zheng doesn't put up the money, the company will still spend a fortune to make you famous; we won't treat you unfairly."

"If you don't want to be famous..."

Yin Yanyan tentatively asked about the consequences: "What would happen then?"

Manager Nie Kai just coldly snorted.

Silence spoke louder than words here.

Even if he didn't say it, Yin Yanyan knew very well.

At best, she would continue to be sidelined.

At worst, she would be dropped by her management agency, blacklisted from the industry, and never be able to make a living in this field again for the rest of her life.

Then Yin Yanyan would only be able to be a vocal teacher or a dance teacher in the future, earning a few thousand yuan a month in obscurity.

This was contrary to her dreams.

But if she wanted to return to the stage, she had to do as Manager Nie Kai said. Yet that conflicted with her moral values.

Yin Yanyan stood once again at a crossroads in life. She could only choose one: her dreams or her morals.

Zheng Qian was handsome and talented; he wasn't a bad person, so she could probably accept it.

If she refused Zheng Qian, Manager Nie Kai wouldn't rule out shoving her back into the hands of Young Master Lin.

Rather than being ruined by him, it was better to make things more comfortable for herself.

"Okay, I understand..."

"Zheng Qian, oh Zheng Qian, no wonder you told me to sleep in the room a little longer; so you were going behind my back to pull off something big!"

Song Yaxian had been exhausted last night and had spent the whole day catching up on sleep, only just waking up in the afternoon.

She didn't expect, she really didn't expect, that upon waking up, she would see such big news.

Major gossip media outlets like "Jiangnan Evening" and "Today's Jiangnan" were all frantically reporting on Jiang Yanran's scandal, and the leading man was none other than Zheng Qian!

On mobile short-video platforms, under the "Local" tab, everything was about the video of Jiangnan's icy female CEO, Jiang Yanran, inviting Zheng Qian and getting rejected!!

The two were even filmed sitting right next to each other at the auction, cheeks pressed against cheeks, whispering to each other, looking very intimate.

Almost all self-media and official accounts were bombarding this topic. Even in some group chats, everyone was discussing this matter. For a time, the clamor was deafening.