Chapter 101 The Show Begins

"Second Sister, Sister Shulan, Brother Li, you must try my cooking tonight! I learned a new dish a couple of days ago, Nine-Turned Fatty Intestines, it's especially delicious."

Inside Song Zhiqi's villa.

Song Zhihua's lively voice came through the air. She chattered away like a cicada in spring, but it wasn't annoying at all; instead, it added a touch of liveliness to the atmosphere.

Perhaps this is the unique atmosphere of summer?

Three women and one man sat at the dining table. Song Zhihua was still chewing meat, but her little mouth kept chattering: "Second sister, I have good news for you. The Sifanglou is going to start filming a hero-themed movie soon. I passed the audition. Although it's just a minor role, I think the future looks promising."

Congratulations!

"But I feel that the director only gave me this opportunity because of my second sister, and I am very unwilling."

"Then you shouldn't film it."

"Second sister, you should say: This is an opportunity you fought for yourself, it has nothing to do with second sister."

"Okay, this is indeed an opportunity you fought for; I didn't even show up."

"By the way, Sister Shulan." Song Zhihua's little mouth never stops talking: "Do you know that a song called 'Sold Out' has become popular in your music circle recently? I think it's called 'Mu Zi'. Our director said he wants to get the copyright to this song and use it as the theme song for his new movie. I wanted to ask if you know this Mu Zi."

She felt that since Sister Shulan was part of this circle, even if she didn't know Mu Zi, she could still arrange to meet up with her across the street.

Song Zhiqi: "Don't even think about it. This song is too popular right now. Starlight and Four Seas are fighting fiercely. Starlight's funds are running out. In less than two days, the copyright of 'Sold Out' will fall into Four Seas' hands. Tell your director to give up on that idea."

Zhiqi works as a literature professor at Sifanglou. She knows that a director in the film and television building is going to start shooting a new movie, and she has indeed heard that Fourth Sister passed the audition.

That director's background is too shallow; he can't acquire the copyrights to these kinds of popular songs.

"Really? That's a shame. I've been listening to Sold Out all the time, and almost all the climactic scenes in the short videos are accompanied by this song. My god, I can't even imagine how much money that Mu Zi will make in the next month."

As Song Zhihua brought up this topic, Li Zhaoyang and Zhang Shulan exchanged a glance, their understanding unspoken.

"But it's okay, it doesn't affect my being a fan of Mu Zi. Actually, I'm quite curious if he's American. Second sister, Shulan sister, why would an American have a Chinese name?"

As he spoke.

Song Zhihua was about to take out her phone to check a certain account.

She searched for a long time but couldn't find the account she was looking for, and then her face fell.

"That's strange... Where's Mu Zi's account? I definitely followed him!"

On Song Zhihua's phone, a message appeared saying "Account has been deleted": "His account has been deleted... No way, did he offend someone?"

"Oh?" Song Zhiqi took her phone, wanting to see what was going on.

Even she, a professor in the literary circle, had heard about the money-spending frenzy between Sihai and Xingguang in the music industry, which shows just how high the hype was.

Upon hearing that Mu Zi's account had been deleted, Song Zhiqi's first thought was... that Mu Zi had been reduced to cannon fodder in the struggle between capital, which is quite common in the music industry.

"Second sister, do you know what happened?" Song Zhihua asked.

"Interests entangled, capital battles raged, and Mu Zi became cannon fodder," Song Zhiqi stated her opinion.

"Huh? No way? What does this battle between capital have to do with Mu Zi?" Song Zhihua exclaimed, realizing something important, "Sold out hasn't been taken down either, has it? I have to go check right away..."

Open one of your favorite music apps.

Seeing that "Sold Out" was still in her treasured playlist, Song Zhihua breathed a sigh of relief.

This song is a source of spiritual nourishment; it would be a real shame if it were taken down.

"Huh... why have the lyricist and composer's names changed? And the publisher has been listed too." Song Zhihua's expression froze.

"Is it 'Sihai' or 'Xingguang'?" Song Zhiqi, who was eating, had already guessed it was "Sihai".

Sihai's financial resources are immense, far beyond what Xingguang can match.

“Neither of them…” Song Zhihua looked up at Sister Shulan and Brother Li with a surprised expression.

"Neither?" Fourth Sister's answer piqued Song Zhiqi's interest.

"The publisher is...Sunset Glow, and the lyricist and composer is...Li Zhaoyang!"

...

"Minister, there's something I'd like to report to you."

After get off work, Kimura Taro went to Noda Kazuto's office. To be honest, he didn't want to bother the department head after get off work.

But the situation was too strange, so I had to report it immediately.

Noda Kazuto was in an exceptionally good mood. He interrupted the other person and said, "Let's meet up with that Muko tomorrow morning. We should sign the contract and then destroy Starlight. We'll start implementing the [Fictional Sunset] plan the day after tomorrow."

"What should we do with Mu Zi after the contract is signed?"

"If he's willing, we'll arrange for him to work here; if he's not, we'll just sideline him."

After giving his instructions, Noda Kazuto asked, "By the way, what do you need to report?"

"As for Sunset, they've mobilized a huge amount of funds and leased all the venues, including shopping malls, plazas, parks, and entertainment venues, in more than 10 major cities across the United States." Kimura Taro recounted the information he had received: "They even secured Times Square, the largest square in New York City. Preliminary estimates suggest that Sunset spent at least $80 million to $100 million this time."

"What?!" Noda Kazuto sensed something was wrong. Something was definitely amiss. He shouted, "Why are you only reporting now?"

"I just received the news!" Kimura Taro also felt something was wrong. He couldn't guess what Wanxia was planning by spending so much money.

Even the head of the marketing department couldn't figure out what Wanxia was up to.

"Minister!!" Suddenly, a staff member rushed in from the corridor, shouting, "Something terrible has happened... Mu Zi, the creator of 'Sold Out,' has had her account deleted!"