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Chapter 985: Chapter 864 Overnight Fame
While Tang Qing and his niece were watching the rain and chatting,
Outside,
the stunning sound effects from last night’s concert had already spread.
The tens of thousands of people in attendance and their perfect-to-the-extreme sound quality made those watching the news somewhat incredulous, thinking it was media hyperbole.
Even though there were videos, the truth existed.
Yet many people still didn’t believe it because videos could be edited, and even live broadcasts were a different matter. However, the doubts about the sound quality couldn’t overshadow Wang Yan’s overnight rise to fame.
With the top video website in the domestic market featuring it prominently,
Early in the morning,
millions had watched the high-definition edited video of Wang Yan’s final solo performance, and as they remembered the touching melody and vocals, they also remembered the beautiful girl who had played a solo at the Queen’s concert.
This also led to Wang Yan’s phone ringing non-stop all morning.
In addition to invitations from several entertainment companies,
there were calls from classmates and friends offering their congratulations. The high school and university class Penguin groups bubbled with excitement, and Wang Yan experienced the nuisance of fame for the first time.
She’d post a message,
and it would quickly get buried in the stream of comments.
She simply couldn’t reply to them all.
"Thank you, okay, got it, see you the day after tomorrow," she hung up another call from a roommate, and Wang Yan was nearly ready to turn off her mobile phone. For the first time, she found the phone to be a terrifying thing.
But she couldn’t really switch it off.
All she could do was hope to get through it.
As soon as she put the phone down,
it rang again.
Looking at the number, Wang Yan hurriedly answered.
"Uncle," Wang Yan said.
"Yanzi, congratulations. To think you performed a solo at the Queen’s concert—I saw it; you sang very well," Zhu Zhenyi’s deep voice came through, making Wang Yan a bit nervous since Zhu Zhenyi hadn’t been supportive of her singing before.
However,
she had still taken this path, persisting with her father’s and her own determination.
"Thank you, Uncle. It’s all thanks to good luck," Wang Yan glanced at the straight figure standing by the door.
"Having luck is important, but so is having the ability. Our Zhu family also has interests in the entertainment industry. It’s not big, but the network is extensive. If you need anything, don’t be polite. I thought it would take you some time to reach this step."
Zhu Zhenyi was usually busy with a lot of military district matters; he only knew that Wang Yan had participated in "Super Girl." He thought he might give her some help in some time, but he hadn’t expected Wang Yan to gain such fame overnight.
"Thank you, Uncle. I won’t be polite if I need help," Wang Yan actually didn’t want to rely too much on the Zhu family’s favor. Even her father hadn’t used the Zhu family’s name in business dealings.
And she wouldn’t either.
With Tang Qing’s help, she felt that was enough.
"That’s good, I just didn’t want you to feel uneasy asking me for help. If you run into any trouble, call me. I know a bit about the entertainment circle. The higher the attention, the more types of people you might encounter. Learn to protect yourself..." Zhu Zhenyi kept advising.
He had no daughters, only two sons, and so he treated Wang Yan as if she were his own daughter.
Wang Yan listened quietly,
feeling this care from an elder.
However,
at the end of the call,
Zhu Zhenyi unexpectedly said something.
"Thank Tang Qing for me. He knows what it’s about."
Zhu Zhenyi didn’t bother explaining further before hanging up.
Wang Yan put down the phone and looked at Tang Qing outside the door, wondering what exactly Tang Qing had done for her uncle to say that. Could it be that he helped her? But then, Tang Qing and her uncle didn’t know each other, so why would he thank him?
What did Tang Qing know?
Accompanied by deep confusion.
Wang Yan walked to the door and, though she felt it was inexplicable, still asked, "Tang Qing, do you know my uncle?"
"Your uncle? No, I don’t know him, never met him." Tang Qing’s mind conjured up Zhu Zhenyi’s profile, which he had seen before. Wang Yan’s mysterious background was no secret to him.
Zhu Zhenyi.
One of the big shots in their province.
The top leader of the military region, Wang Yan’s uncle. The last time Xie Wendong’s father got in trouble, he was dealt with by Zhu Zhenyi, but indeed, he did not actually know Zhu Zhenyi.
"He just called and said to thank you, saying you’d know what he meant. I have no idea what that’s about." Wang Yan was confused too, what kind of riddle was this?
Hearing Wang Yan say this,
Tang Qing seemed to understand something.
From a certain perspective,
he did have some ’connection’ with Zhu Zhenyi.
The cause was the bodyguard company he ran.
It hired a large number of discharged soldiers, including Manager Gao Ming who, before his transition, served under Zhu Zhenyi; his own mentor, Han Leng, had also served in the province’s special forces squad.
It seemed,
Zhu Zhenyi had also taken notice of his Zhongyu Special Guard.
Thinking about it, it was not surprising that the provinces would pay close attention and keep statistics on these discharged soldiers’ whereabouts since these were no ordinary people. Their movements definitely needed to be monitored and then reported to the military commission.
That’s an annual routine.
His security company was essentially a business of high concern, so it was not strange that Zhu Zhenyi knew about it. The substantial job opportunities and high salaries he offered were probably the direct reasons for Zhu Zhenyi’s words.
After Wang Yan left,
"Tangtang, who is her uncle?" Tang Kai curiously asked.
"Our province’s top military leader. Probably my bodyguard company helped them solve a lot of employment problems for the discharged soldiers, so he came to thank me." Tang Qing did not hide this from Tang Kai; it was no secret, after all.
Tang Kai came to a realization.
Yet he had not expected that Wang Yan had such an impressive background.
This made him slightly confused about the relationship between Wang Yan and Tang Qing. With Tang Qing helping Wang Yan so much, could it be possible that it was merely to expand his network? Tang Qing was a student, but he also had the identity of a businessman.
From a businessman’s perspective, that was a very likely possibility.
...
In the afternoon.
The rain stopped.
Having packed their luggage,
Tang Qing took his second uncle and the others to the airport. Along the way, Qin Shiqi was not in good spirits; she had just had a joyful May holiday, but now she had to go back to classes, do homework, and sit on those hard benches all day.
Oh god.
Qin Shiqi felt she was about to fall from heaven into hell.
Pudong Airport.
Just after entering the airport,
someone actually recognized Wang Yan. A few young girls chased after her for autographs, prompting Wang Yan to hastily don sunglasses.
With pitiful eyes, Qin Shiqi clung to Tang Qing’s hand and coquettishly said, "Brother, come back quickly to pick us up during summer vacation. Don’t leave me behind to have fun on your own. I want to go on the yacht too, did you hear that?"
Summer vacation was still two months away, yet it felt as long as a year to her.
"Yes, yes, my little princess," Tang Qing smiled helplessly and then started pushing Qin Shiqi toward the security check. Qin Shiyu and their aunt had already passed through security, and Qin Shiqi was still dawdling with him.
Tang Qing knew.
Qin Shiqi was reluctant to part with him and Lin Jiaxue.
But now they were no longer children; being often apart was the price of growing up.
