146. Oil Tycoon Zhao Jinyu

At the listening session, Ji Fanxing and Chu Hao's song concluded, and enthusiastic applause surged like a tide.

The two of them stood side by side in the center of the stage, bowing slightly to accept praise from all directions.

Behind them, their classmates from the Department of Traditional Music also excitedly waved to the audience, their faces radiant with joy and pride.

"That was amazing! Fanxing, we did it!" Down off the stage, Lu Sange grabbed Ji Fanxing's hand excitedly, tears shimmering in her eyes.

As a daughter of the Lu family, she played far more than just the erhu, and she had lost count of how many times she had performed on stage since childhood.

This was her first time playing the erhu on a formal stage, and also the first time her heart had surged with emotion during a performance, feeling both joyful and thoroughly immersed.

Ji Fanxing smiled and patted the back of Lu Sange's hand, her eyes filled with gratification. "This is the result of everyone's joint effort."

Looking at the music industry veterans off the stage who occasionally revealed looks of admiration, Lu Sange felt a spark of fire ignite within her heart.

She would hold her erhu and stand on the stage forever! She would carry forward the art of the erhu and bring it to the entire world!

In the audience, people discussed in low voices, their words full of praise.

"This piece is innovative and magnificent; it's actually quite good."

"Indeed, the lyrics are grandiose and the melody is stirring, plus it incorporates so many traditional instruments. Ji Fanxing truly possesses quite a bit of talent."

"It seems Zhao De is going to lose this time. Although his piece is also good, compared to this one, it appears somewhat inferior."

"Since Ji Fanxing dared to propose that kind of wager on that day, she must have prepared for it long ago..."

Hearing these remarks, Zhao De's expression turned somewhat ugly. He clenched his fists so tightly that his nails almost dug into his flesh.

He had originally thought that at this listening session, he would definitely let that yellow-haired girl Ji Fanxing know what was good for her.

Never had he expected that he would fall a move short!

Qu Feiyang observed the reactions of those around him with an unperturbed expression, a meaningful smile curling the corners of his lips.

He gently patted Zhao De's shoulder and consoled him in a low voice, "Don't rush. The listening session is merely for display; the real battlefield is not here."

"Teacher, are you referring to...?" Zhao De abruptly raised his head, a glimmer of hope flashing in his eyes.

"The layout we established earlier is now ready to be reeled in..."

Not far away, Music Association President Zhou Fangran wore a profound expression as he felt the fervor of the scene. He exchanged a glance with Lin Wan beside him, and predictably, both saw a trace of subtle displeasure in each other's eyes.

This national-style music was different from what they had imagined. This... was very wrong...

On the rest set of the film Undercover, Ji Shengxue wore a student uniform, her brows and eyes delicate, her skin better than snow, making her look like a beauty who had stepped right out of a painting.

"Shengxue, how about having dinner together tonight? I know a newly opened French restaurant..."

With his beer belly protruding and a flattering smile plastered across his face, Zhao Jinyu sidled up to Ji Shengxue, completely captivated and unable to tear his eyes away from her.

Ji Shengxue shifted slightly to the side with a calm demeanor, a proper smile on her face. "Young Master Zhao, my condition isn't very good today, so I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany you for dinner."

"Condition isn't good? Where are you feeling unwell?" Zhao Jinyu asked persistently, his greedy gaze sweeping over her body as if he wanted to see right through her.

Disgust stirred within Ji Shengxue, yet she had no choice but to muster her patience to deal with him. Not far away, a sound she detested rang out.

She frowned slightly, her eyelids drooping as if she had been wounded by the sudden singing. "It's nothing, Young Master Zhao, I'm just..."

Hearing the singing as well, Zhao Jinyu looked around and finally spotted an actress in a corner wearing coarse cloth garments and braided with two pigtails, holding a mobile phone and staring intently at something.

The actress had delicate facial features and a cold temperament. Even though she wore a plain costume, it could not hide the ethereal elegance between her brows. However, this outfit lent a trace of rustic clumsiness to her originally cold disposition.

"What are you looking at?" Zhao Jinyu asked in a displeased tone.

Startled by the sudden voice, the actress hurriedly put down her phone, raised her head timidly, and revealed a round face with a slight baby fat. "Young Master Zhao, I... I was just watching a livestream."

"Livestream? What livestream?" Zhao Jinyu approached step by step, his tone aggressive.

Growing even more nervous, the actress stammered in reply, "It's... it's the livestream of the National Music Exchange Conference..."

Zhao Jinyu snatched the phone right out of her hand. On the screen was precisely the scene of Ji Fanxing and Chu Hao performing on stage.

Looking back at Ji Shengxue's pale complexion, how could he fail to understand?

It was said that the invitation letter to the exchange conference originally belonged to Shengxue, and that little bitch Ji Fanxing had brazenly snatched it away!

With Shengxue working so hard and being bullied like this by her younger sister, no wonder she was grieving.

Glowering at the culprit who was a minor actress, Zhao Jinyu pressed his lips into a tight line, his nostrils flaring with heavy breaths.

With a sharp "Crack!"

He actually slammed the phone fiercely onto the ground, and the screen instantly spiderwebbed with cracks.

"Who told you to watch this?!" Consumed by fury, Zhao Jinyu pointed at the actress's nose and cursed viciously, "Instead of properly studying your role, you're looking at this garbage!"

Terrified, the actress turned pale, tears swirling in her eyes. Yet, not daring to talk back, she could only lower her head and explain in a soft voice, "President Zhao, I... I was only watching for a moment during my break; it didn't affect the filming..."

"Break time? You're nothing more than an extra, and you think you have the qualification to take a break?" Zhao Jinyu mocked mercilessly. "Get lost right now!"

That female student wanted to retort, but she was hauled away forcefully by her manager who had rushed over.

"That's the young master of the Tianhe Group! The nephew of Feihang's boss, Zhao Tiankuo! We can't afford to offend him!

Last time, a minor celebrity was frozen from the industry just for talking back to him!

Before things blow up, let's leave quickly!"

The manager still possessed a shred of situational awareness, which made Zhao Jinyu feel a bit more comfortable inside.

He sidled up to Ji Shengxue once more. "Shengxue, stop being upset. It's not worth getting angry over someone like that."

Ji Shengxue felt an even deeper contempt for Zhao Jinyu in her heart, but her face remained expressionless. "Thank you..."

Seeing that she still looked unhappy, Zhao Jinyu thought of something and offered it like a prized possession.

"I heard that Ji Fanxing made a wager with Zhao De on music. If she loses, she will never touch music again and will quit the entertainment industry."

"There's actually such a thing?"

Ji Shengxue was somewhat surprised. Ever since Ji Fanxing announced her severance from the family, she had been like a taboo subject that could not be mentioned in front of Ji Changming.

Ever since she joined the cast of Undercover, she hadn't heard any news about Ji Fanxing at all.

Seeing that Ji Shengxue was finally looking at him directly, he became even more delighted. "Shengxue, let's not be sad. I'll help you vent your anger!

Since Ji Fanxing dared to steal what belongs to you, I'll make her vanish from the entertainment industry!"

Zhao Jinyu smiled triumphantly, the excess flesh on his face trembling and quivering with the motion.

Ji Shengxue felt a slight chill, yet the content of his words possessed a sort of magic that made it impossible for her to walk away. She even asked under a spell, "What are you going to do?"

"The voting for the exchange conference has no restrictions anyway. I'll just make Zhao De win straight out!..."

That very night, Ji Fanxing and Chu Hao's "Myriad Realms Chang'an" swept through the trending searches.

Virtually all internet users were eagerly anticipating the refreshing of the exchange conference webpage the next morning, determined to rush in and vote for Ji Fanxing at the very first moment!

After a grueling night passed, just as everyone was rolling up their sleeves and gearing up for action, an explosive piece of news left them dumbfounded.

#Shocking revelation! Ji Fanxing actually paid for votes in order to win! The top music exchange conference of the Dragon Kingdom does not need such pests!#