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Editor: Sai Hiroto

"It was too noisy, and I couldn't hear clearly!" Surprised by the enthusiasm of the guests, Cheng Lang couldn't help but tilt his ear to listen, "What did you just say?"

"We just said that you conquered the audience with your talent." The guests in the audience repeated in a particularly supportive manner.

"...I never thought that I would be so great in everyone's mind!" Cheng Lang said shyly while holding his guitar, "To be honest, from childhood to adulthood, everyone has paid more attention to my face than to me. This once gave me the illusion that my talent was hidden by my face. I didn't expect that everyone here would have such a keen eye. You are indeed the best in your field, and you can discover my amazing talent from my stunning beauty—"

"It's not easy!" The guests in the audience couldn't help but interrupt Cheng Lang's self-praise, "We have done our best to dig out your talent from your amazing thick skin."

"Good!" Thunderous applause and echoes suddenly rang out in the bar. It was obvious that everyone was disgusted by what Cheng Lang had just said.

The band members on the stage were too embarrassed to laugh out loud. They covered their stomachs and bent their waists as if they were in vibration mode.

Cheng Lang's sigh came to an abrupt end. He looked at the audience in silence.

"Can you give me some face!" Cheng Lang said sadly, "Didn't you see that someone was ruining the place? After all, I am the top star of White Jade Capital. I have to be proud!"

"You still have that thing?" Brother Wang stood in the audience with his arms crossed and asked in surprise, "Didn't you say that you would conquer Baiyujing by being shameless?"

The guests in the audience laughed loudly. Tears almost came out of their eyes.

Cheng Lang looked at Brother Wang and couldn't help asking, "How many days have you been holding back on these few words?"

Brother Wang was particularly calm, "A gentleman's revenge is never too late after ten years."

Cheng Lang shook his head, sighing, "You're not even halfway through your business when you're already worried about internal and external troubles. It turns out that you're a mediocre person if you're not envied by others!"

Brother Wang: "..."

The guests in the audience clapped their thighs and cheered wildly. Even at this time, he did not forget to take advantage of the opportunity to praise himself. It was really thick-skinned.

"At this moment, I have a song for myself." After joking for so long, Cheng Lang took the opportunity to turn the topic on the right track. However, before he could announce the name of the song, he was interrupted by the guests in the audience again—

"It's not a sin for men to cry!"

Cheng Lang looked at the guest speechlessly and asked, "Why you again? Brother, do you have a special liking for this kind of song? If you are unhappy, you can tell me—"

"You want to comfort me?" the guest asked.

"Not really." Cheng Lang shook his head, "I just want to hear how you are unhappy so that I can be happy."

Guest: "..."

Amid the laughter of the bar guests, the guest who insisted on ordering this song every night said, "I'm not unhappy. I just think this song is particularly suitable for you."

Before he finished speaking, the big brother turned his head and looked at a female guest sitting not far away, "Don't you think so, Mrs. Lu?"

General Manager Lu looked at Cheng Lang with a smile, took a sip of wine, and said casually, "He is not a man yet!"

"Ah!" The guests in the audience started to make a noise again. Someone couldn't help but say, "Mrs. Lu wants to turn our Langlang into men?"

General Manager Lu smiled and replied, "I do have this intention."

After a pause, she added, "It's a pity that he can't do it!"

"Ah!" As soon as this sentence came out, the noise from the audience became louder.

Cheng Lang shivered while holding his guitar. He really didn't want to provoke this female boss, who had always wanted to turn him from a boy into a man.

"Let me sing a song for everyone!" Cheng Lang said firmly, "Let's sing <Cold Wind Blows>." To cool you down.

"We don't want to listen to the song, can you not afford it!" A roar suddenly came from the audience, "Cheng Lang, are you still a man? Can you do it?"

A guest shouted, "I want to order a song, order <What kind of man is it> for you!"

"I want to order a song too. Order <Not a man> for you!"

"Then I'll also order <Men should stand up> for you."

“....."

Yao Liangsheng and Yao Liangjing, who had already returned to the audience, looked at the bar in a state of carnival with dumbfounded eyes. They finally understood why the guests at the Grand View Terrace kept complaining that the atmosphere at the Grand View Terrace was not enough.

Ordinary people can't handle such a violent guest!

Fortunately, Cheng Lang is not an ordinary person.

Looking at the guests who have fallen into a frenzy, Cheng Lang said with a guitar, "Our brother Chen said that I can't accept the guests' song requests casually."

Brother Chen, who was listening to crosstalk with Qin Mu, didn't expect Cheng Lang to throw the black pot on his head again. He quickly picked up the intercom to inform Brother Wang, "Let him sing! Sing whatever he wants! And help me order a song, <Boys Should Stand Up Too>."

Brother Wang couldn't help laughing, and he told Cheng Lang what Brother Chen said.

Suddenly, the atmosphere in the audience became even more heated.

Cheng Lang couldn't help but ask, "Do you have this song?"

Brother Wang smiled and said, "It doesn't matter whether it exists or not. The key is that you have to sing it!"

Cheng Lang: "..."

Cheng Lang held the guitar and asked with a sad face, "Do you have an erhu?"

[*Sai: To know what ‘Erhu’ is, you can see it here.]

Brother Wang didn't know why Cheng Lang suddenly brought up this, "No. What's the matter?"

Nothing! I just want to play the song "Er Quan Yingyue" for myself.

[*Sai: "Er Quan Ying Yue" (meaning: The Moon Reflected in Two Springs) is a famous erhu piece by Chinese folk musician Hua Yanjun's (A Bing) representative work. This piece of music reveals the thoughts and emotions of a blind artist who has experienced the bitterness and pain of the world.]

Cheng Lang held the guitar, tuned the strings, and played a guitar version of "Er Quan Yingyue" with a heart full of sadness.

The guests in the audience listened quietly for a while and couldn't help saying, "It sounds pretty good."

It sounds good, but everyone still wants to listen to "It's Not a Sin for a Man to Cry". Especially the female boss, who has always coveted Cheng Lang's beauty and even ordered the song "Mature Boy" for Cheng Lang. Cheng Lang seriously suspected that she was trying to make him mature.

Sure enough, when Cheng Lang's performance was over, the female boss called him over immediately, "Are you interested in following me?"

Cheng Lang shook his head, looking sad, "Sister, I really can't."

"It's not about this." General Manager Lu said, "I want to ask if you are interested in doing public relations at Qin Dynasty Records?"

Public relations? Cheng Lang blinked, looking surprised, "Isn't your Qin Dynasty Records a serious record company? Do you still provide this kind of business?"

General Manager Lu: "..."

General Manager Lu took a deep breath and explained, "Crisis PR!"

Cheng Lang suddenly realized and smiled awkwardly, "Sorry. Inertial thinking kills people."

General Manager Lu looked at Cheng Lang, somewhat curious about how Cheng Lang grew up.

"I saw the video of you going to the calligraphy and painting exhibition to 'collect debts' on the Internet," said General Manager Lu, paused slightly, looked at Cheng Lang, and said with a smile, "You are very eloquent, I know that. But I didn't expect that your style of doing things would be so to my liking. You are still young, and being a resident singer in White Jade Capital is not a long-term solution. If you are willing, you can come to Qin Dynasty Records, and I will personally cultivate you."

"I will train you to become the gold medal agent of Qin Dynasty Records." General Manager Lu said with a smile, "Don't you want to be the client and the president? I can give you this opportunity."

Cheng Lang has read countless people and can see that General Manager Lu is serious about what she said. He smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Mrs. Lu. But I am very satisfied with my part-time job now. I don't want to leave White Jade Capital for the time being."

General Manager Lu joked with a smile, "Do you really want to make 100 million in White Jade Capital?"

Cheng Lang nodded, "At the beginning of starting a business, you have to find a way to save some money."

That was all. General Manager Lu didn't say anything more. She poured Cheng Lang a glass of water, "You just said so much on the stage. Are you thirsty? Drink some water to moisten your throat."

Cheng Lang was indeed thirsty. He drank the whole glass of water and went to the bathroom.

But before he left the dance floor, he was stopped by Brother Wang again.

Looking at the sweaty Cheng Lang, Brother Wang couldn't help but sigh, "You are good! You really made a difference in your unique way."

Cheng Lang said with a slightly hoarse voice, smiling, "I've already said that shameless people are more likely to get by than those who rely on their looks."

"That makes sense." Brother Wang nodded, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "What did Mrs. Lu say to you just now?"

"Mrs. Lu wanted to train me to be a domineering president. I couldn't bear to leave White Jade Capital, so I didn't agree."

Brother Wang sighed and suddenly said, "After leaving White Jade Capital, Tianye went to participate in a talent show."

Cheng Lang raised his eyebrows, not very surprised.

Brother Wang continued, "I heard that you showed him this path."

Cheng Lang said, "I just said that casually."

"I also wonder, he is so stubborn, he actually listens to you." Brother Wang said, "Can you help me persuade him to come back and sign a contract with Qin Dynasty Records?"

Cheng Lang did not directly answer Brother Wang's words but asked, "Why doesn't he want to sign the contract?"

Brother Wang remained silent.

Cheng Lang said, "One must have capital to negotiate conditions." Without capital, even if you are at the negotiation table, you are just a fish to be slaughtered.

Brother Wang chuckled, "Okay, I understand."

He looked at Cheng Lang with a complicated look and said, "I didn't expect that you are so young, but you are so clear-headed."

Cheng Lang smiled and said, "I can't say I am clear-headed. I am a bystander, but Brother Wang is confused because he cares."

Brother Wang patted Cheng Lang on the shoulder and said nothing.

Cheng Lang squeezed out of the dance floor and turned to the VIP area on the second floor out of habit. He felt someone following him after walking a few steps. Looking back, the two brothers Yao Liangsheng and Yao Liangjing were standing behind him.

Cheng Lang: "..."

What happened tonight? Cheng Lang chuckled, "You two also want to talk to me?"

Yao Liangsheng and Yao Liangjing looked at each other and said hesitantly, "We two brothers were reckless to come here uninvited tonight. Please forgive us."

"That's serious." Cheng Lang said with a smile, "White Jade Capital is open for business. Everyone who comes in is a guest. It is our responsibility to make the guests happy."

The two Yao brothers wanted to say something, Cheng Lang smiled and said, "If it's convenient, can I go to the toilet first?"

The two Yao brothers were stunned and immediately blushed.

Cheng Lang quickly climbed the stairs and was about to open the bathroom door when he was stopped again. "I was just about to go downstairs to find you! Brother Chen asked you to go to his office. He has something to tell you. Go now. Brother Chen is waiting for you!"

Cheng Lang: "..." He just wanted to go to the bathroom!