After tying Sister Shan to the bandwagon, “Luo Ming” very tactfully took his leave.
Lin Shuwen wandered around the streets for over half an hour before she finally received a message from Luo Ming: “Sister Shan’s gone. Come back quickly.”
Lin Shuwen immediately headed home.
“What did Sister Shan tell you?” Lin Shuwen asked Luo Ming as soon as she got back.
“Mostly things about your work.”
“Then there’s no need to tell me. Just do a good job.”
“There was one other thing besides that.”
“What?” Lin Shuwen asked.
“Sister Shan told me to keep my distance from you. She said you’re going to become a music queen, and dating right now would be wasting your talent.”
“That’s such a Sister Shan thing to say. How did you respond?”
“Of course I agreed. But after I agreed, I asked her half-jokingly: ‘Sister Shan, if one day Luo Ming’s company reaches the scale of BAT, can I date then?’
Sister Shan went quiet for about ten or fifteen seconds, then said, ‘When that day comes, I’ll have you washed up and delivered to my bed.’
Then she realized what she’d said—the company is half yours too—so she added that you should acquire Huayue Entertainment, because she wants to be CEO and have a taste of that life.”
“Pfft—” Lin Shuwen couldn’t hold back her laughter.
“That’s definitely something Sister Shan would say! But speaking of which, you probably understand what’s standing in our way now, right?”
Luo Ming nodded.
“I’m not asking for your company to reach BAT’s scale. As long as it can rival Huayue, neither Sister Shan nor I will hesitate anymore.”
“What’s Huayue’s market value?”
“Over five billion.”
“Hiss—” Luo Ming sucked in a breath of cold air. A market value of over five billion—among entertainment companies, that was definitely a top-tier enterprise.
“Besides your company taking off, there’s another path. Give me some time. Once I’ve made a name for myself, I’ll leave the industry. But when that happens, I’ll be the one marrying you.
Of course, if we’re both useless and neither of us succeeds in the end, then I’ll have to wait until the company squeezes nine years out of me, drains every last bit of my value, and then I can think about my own life.”
Hearing this, Luo Ming’s expression turned serious. Lin Shuwen had said it with a hint of a smile in her tone, which would make anyone think she was joking.
But Luo Ming knew Lin Shuwen was serious. She had genuinely thought about their relationship.
Lin Shuwen had laid out three possible endings for their future.
Ending one: The female star marries into a wealthy family. In this ending, Luo Ming achieves success, and Zhuoguang becomes a new powerhouse in the internet industry.
Ending two: The music queen retires and runs off into love with a poor boy. In this ending, Lin Shuwen achieves success, but Luo Ming’s company doesn’t make it.
Ending three: To leave no regrets, I leave that place with my regrets. In this ending, both Lin Shuwen and Luo Ming fail, and they return to ordinary life with their regrets.
“It seems you already understand what I mean. Luo Ming, I think we’ll both succeed—at least one of us will, right?” Lin Shuwen asked.
“Right.”
“I’m relieved that you’re so confident. To be honest, I don’t have much confidence in myself. Sister Shan’s goal for me is to become the new queen of Chinese music, but my goal for myself is to have 20 million in savings by the time I turn 32 and leave the company.
Whether you make it in this industry or not has less to do with talent than you’d think. It really depends on whether the capital is willing to make you famous.”
“I told you—we’ll be the capital from now on. Wenwen, trust me!”
“I trust you! But don’t make me wait too long!” Lin Shuwen didn’t say this out loud—she only whispered it in her heart.
The next day, Luo Ming went to Huayue Entertainment with the Chen sisters.
The MV director had already been decided by Sister Shan, and last night Lin Shuwen had explained to Luo Ming how to communicate with this director.
The reason Lin Shuwen chose a relatively inexperienced director was, on one hand, to have some say during the MV shoot, and on the other hand, to bring in Liang Hanwen—the micro-film director whose project Zhuoguang had invested 100,000 yuan in—to join the MV production.
This way, she could reassure Liang Hanwen and let him know they hadn’t been stringing him along, while also taking the opportunity to see if Liang Hanwen really had what it takes.
When Luo Ming arrived at the company, Liang Hanwen was already waiting downstairs.
He was extremely excited to see “Lin Shuwen.” Although the investment money had come through, Liang Hanwen had always felt a sense of unreality about it.
Now, seeing “Lin Shuwen,” this rising star of the music world, the weight in his heart instantly lifted.
At this moment, Liang Hanwen had only one thought in his mind: “This one’s in the bag!”
“Sister Wen, this is Director Liang.”
Luo Ming nodded coolly, his face expressionless as he asked, “Director Liang, I have three songs on my new album that need MV shoots. You’ll be following the production team until the MVs are done—no problem, right?”
“No problem.” Liang Hanwen agreed without a second thought.
“Good. Miaomiao, I’m handing him over to you. Just tell people he’s a cousin of you sisters, here to learn. Take him to the MV production team and help him get familiar with things.”
“Okay, Sister Wen.” With that, Chen Junmiao led the man away.
“Chuchu, come with me to the tech department.”
“Sister Wen, are you going to talk tech with Director Wang?” Chen Sichu asked.
“Yeah, I promised him last week that I’d come by this week to discuss tech. I can’t go back on my word, can I?”
Chen Sichu nodded and went with Luo Ming to the tech department.
The reason Luo Ming insisted on bringing Chen Sichu along was mainly because he didn’t know the way to the tech department.
With Chen Sichu there, she’d press the floor button in the elevator and lead the way once they got off—very convenient.
At that moment in the tech department, Tong Mingwei—Director Tong’s beloved son—was already waiting for “Lin Shuwen” to arrive.
The two sides had agreed on 9 o’clock sharp, and Luo Ming arrived right on the dot.
This wasn’t because Luo Ming wanted to put on airs—it was mainly because Chen Sichu had led him the wrong way.
That silly girl had sworn up and down that the tech department was on the 8th floor, but after circling the 8th floor twice, they still couldn’t find it.
Eventually, an acquaintance told them the tech department was on the 9th floor.
Luo Ming was speechless. He felt that bringing Chen Sichu along had instantly become pointless.
“Sister Wen, to be fair, I’ve never been to the tech department either. It’s normal not to know the way. Besides, you also—”
“Hmm? Are you saying it’s my fault?” Luo Ming squinted at Chen Sichu.
Chen Sichu quickly waved her hands and said, “No, no, it’s my fault, all my fault. Blame me!”
“Smart of you. Otherwise, your bonus this month would be gone.”
Chen Sichu couldn’t believe it. Sister Wen had actually learned the capitalist trick of docking pay!
“Sister Wen, you’ve gone bad!” Chen Sichu complained inwardly.
Of course, complaints aside, Chen Sichu didn’t waste any time. She strode quickly to stand in front of Luo Ming and pushed open the door to the tech department.
