Be reborn and be happy to the fullest

Li Shuo was a very self-aware person. He finished saying what he was supposed to say in a methodical manner, and did not give the reporters any room to make any arbitrary remarks. He immediately gave a wink to Iwasaki Rentaro next to him, who immediately announced the end of the Q&A session. Then he led Li Shuo and Reba into the company.

"X, let me introduce you. This is Cai Yilin and Wang Xinling. They are both prominent figures in Greater China. They flew in specially from Taiwan and Hong Kong for your signing ceremony..."

Rentaro Iwasaki clearly put a lot of effort into this ceremony, so many celebrities signed by various companies came to walk the red carpet and show their support before the official signing ceremony, which is one of the reasons why the event was so popular.

Now that Li Shuo has signed the contract, the company held a buffet-style banquet to welcome him. Under the guidance of Rentaro Iwasaki, Li Shuo greeted each of the senior colleagues who had signed the contract.

Cai Yilin and Wang Xinling can both be called Asian divas, and they are currently at their peak, with the strongest influence. Cai Yilin, in particular, still has her songs circulating in the streets and alleys of China.

However, she seemed rather reserved, or perhaps aloof, so she only exchanged a few polite words with Li Shuo before falling silent.

Wang Xinling, who is less popular and only has the title of "Sweetheart Queen," is much better off. Li Shuo can tell that she is still a sweet girl offline.

Li Shuo said he really liked listening to her song "Love You," and the sweet girl smiled even sweeter, saying that she also liked the style of "Little Apple." Li Shuo suddenly asked, "Why? 'Little Apple' is a popular song, and it's easy for people to call it a 'bubbly song.' Hmm, it seems that it doesn't have a very good reputation among some people in the industry now."

Wang Xinling's eyes widened in surprise. "Huh? What? Pop music, isn't just about sounding good?"

Having found common ground, Li Shuo was also keen to communicate more with this sweet girl who would later become a sensation again, so they chatted for quite some time.

Before parting, Li Shuo had obtained Wang Xinling's private phone number and promised to send her a copy if he found a suitable new song...

This is the advantage of singer-songwriters. Every singer hopes to get excellent songs before others, so maintaining a good relationship with songwriters is essential! Even Cai Yilin, who is slightly more aloof than Wang Xinling, at least came from Hong Kong!

To put it bluntly, everyone who attended Li Shuo's signing ceremony today is considered to have a great deal of goodwill towards Li Shuo, and some may even have already formed a connection with him...

As for unfamiliar celebrities, artists familiar with Li Shuo, especially singers, all of whom were present today were there. Not to mention many singers from Qianyu Times, even Wei Xun and Zheng Yingshan, who were far away in Lenghai, were called over by the company in advance. However, they were just there to make their faces known. Li Shuo had Reba by his side, but he did not have much contact with the two women.

In addition, two beautiful women spent an extra day in Tianjin Port in order to participate in Li Shuo's signing ceremony.

"Congratulations, X! I really never imagined that Sony Entertainment would hold such a grand signing ceremony for a creative artist!"

Fei Seqi, wearing an off-shoulder halter dress, reached out her hand to Li Shuo from a distance.

Good evening, Sister Fei!

Li Shuo gently grasped Fei Seqi's small hand and revealed a sincere smile: "Speaking of which, if it weren't for Sister Fei's excellent dancing, 'Little Apple' wouldn't have become so popular, and I naturally wouldn't have such fame. Therefore, today's grand ceremony is largely thanks to Sister Fei!"

After their first collaboration, Fei Seqi was exceptionally warm towards Li Shuo. She covered her mouth and giggled:

"Hehe, I've certainly seen your talent now. No wonder you can attract such a beautiful girl... Hello, I'm Fei Seqi..."

The second half of the sentence is to greet Reba again.

Perhaps it was because it was her first time participating in such an event, or perhaps because Li Shuo had seen too many beautiful women that evening, Reba was visibly nervous. She gripped Li Shuo's arm tightly, nodded somewhat stiffly to Fei Seqi, and complimented, "Your Chinese is very good; I can't tell it's from South Korea at all..."

At this moment, Lee Seok turned his head and looked at Jessica Jung next to Fei Seul-ki.

The latter wore a short pink dress that exuded a youthful vibe. The dress cleverly accentuated her long legs, while the chest was decorated with delicate pleats, adding a touch of liveliness. Her double ponytails made her look youthful and energetic, a complete contrast to Fei Seqi's elegant and graceful demeanor.

Despite her youthful and lively attire, she solemnly extended her hand to Li Shuo and greeted him with feigned composure: "Hello, Mr. X, I'm Zheng Xiuyan, nice to meet you..."

"Xiuyan, did you leave this specifically for the ceremony?"

Lee Seok shook hands with Jessica Jung with a look of surprise. He had previously contacted several members of the Beautiful Legs Generation and knew that they had returned yesterday, but he did not expect to run into Jessica Jung here. His goodwill towards her increased greatly.

"I stayed an extra day because I love the scenery of Tianjin Port, and it wasn't because of you!"

"Hehe, okay, I'll just say you like scenery... Do Yoona and Seohyun like scenery too?"

"Tsk, what? You don't want to see me, you only want to see those two? I helped you so much! And after it was all over, you didn't even say thank you..."

"Haha, we're not just ordinary friends!"

Because of the excitement, Li Shuo overlooked one thing: SM's management is extremely strict, and it is not an easy thing for a person to leave the group to act alone! A few years later, it was because of her love-struck behavior that her unauthorized departure from the group was exposed, which led to the collapse of the group, and she became the first member to leave the group!
"Tch, all you do is talk!" Jessica Jung wrinkled her straight little nose and said with dissatisfaction, "I booked a flight back to South Korea at midnight. If you're sincere, at least treat me to dinner tonight, right?"

Isn't this a dinner party?

Li Shuo first muttered to himself, then immediately realized: This was an ambiguous invitation from Jessica Jung. If she didn't have feelings for him, why would a teenage idol ask him to treat her to dinner so late at night?

After understanding, Li Shuo did not immediately agree to treat everyone, but simply smiled and said:
"Are you leaving tonight? So soon? How about I have my secretary change your ticket? You like the scenery of Tianjin Port, right? I'll personally take you around tomorrow."

Now it was Jessica's turn to wonder: What's wrong with this man? Wasn't my hint obvious enough?

Ordinary people see teenage idols as goddesses who are high above and whose skirts are hidden from view. Little do they know that they are normal people too. Jessica Jung is the oldest in the group, and at 22 years old, she is at the peak of her youth and beauty, with hormones surging. However, she is managed by the company every day and does not even have the opportunity to chat with men face to face!

This trip to China, however, led the girls to Li Shuo, whom they could freely communicate with and who was beyond the company's control! Regardless of his exceptional qualities, the mere fact that he was "uncontrolled by the company" was enough to draw the girls to him! Based on this, Jessica Jung, the boldest and most meticulous member of the group, and also the "most eager," lied about feeling unwell and needing to stay in Tianjin for medical treatment, requesting a day off from the company! Even no one at Beautiful Legs Era knew she was going to attend Li Shuo's signing ceremony!

Having taken such a huge risk, if she couldn't develop a further relationship with Li Shuo, Zheng Xiuyan couldn't imagine how disappointed she would be...

"No, I have things to do when I get back tomorrow. You know, the company has a very full schedule for us, and there's not much free time..."

"Hey, what are you afraid of? I'm here. I'll call Director Kim..."

"Don't!"

Jessica Jung, who was on sick leave, turned pale with fright. She grabbed Lee Seok's hand as he reached for his phone and hurriedly said, "This is such a small thing, do you really need to do me a favor?"

"What kind of favor is this? Don't worry, it's no trouble at all..."

"No no no..."

Seeing that Lee Seok insisted on extending her leave, Jessica Jung felt helpless and could only scold him, "I deliberately asked the company for sick leave, how could I let you call Director Kim again? Wouldn't that give me away? Do you really want me to explain why I'm staying?"

She looked at Li Shuo with her big eyes, her expression full of grievance.

At this moment, Li Shuo felt extremely comfortable: what could be more enjoyable than admiring one's idol in one's past life and finding an excuse to get closer to oneself in this life?
Of course, Li Shuo couldn't show it on the surface. He pretended to realize something and apologized repeatedly: "I'm sorry, Xiuyan, I really thought you... Um, I'm so happy that you could attend my signing ceremony. This is a great thing, why did you need to ask for leave..."

Seeing that Jessica Jung was about to get anxious again, Lee Seok quickly made a "zipper" gesture over his mouth: "Alright, alright, let's not talk about this! After the banquet, Miss Jung, please do me the honor of having dinner with me, okay?"

In the second half, he adopted a polite and formal demeanor, extending a formal invitation.

"Seeing that you're somewhat sincere, I agree...hehe."

With all the pressure gone, Jessica Jung was overjoyed. She managed to keep a straight face at first, but after she finished speaking, she couldn't help but grin and laugh out loud.

Unfortunately, she laughed too soon, or rather, Jessica Jung chose the wrong time. The banquet was being held exclusively for Lee Seok, who was naturally extremely busy. By the time they got to this point in their conversation, people had already come up to greet him...

The person who came to greet me was a B-signed artist from Sony Pictures Entertainment. Although he was only a B-signed artist, he was still a star from Hong Kong Island and had acted in some leading roles in mainland China. It can be said that the scale of this banquet was very high. A B-signed artist from Sony Pictures Entertainment is the lowest level person here, but if they were sent out, they would be able to act like a big shot in many film crews.

After finishing her conversation with Fei Seqi, Reba quickly caught up with Li Shuo. She was both excited and thrilled, so she naturally didn't ask Li Shuo why she had talked to that South Korean idol for so long. Besides, everyone she was going to meet next would be someone Reba would have to devote all her energy to dealing with!

The dinner continued into the latter half, and Li Shuo brought Reba into a music circle. The conversation casually drifted to Li Shuo's "new song":
"What's the name of the song that X just mentioned to the reporters?"

"It's 'Unforgivable,' the original Korean drama is currently airing, and I've been watching it..."

"Oh? Is it that popular?"

"Actually, the more popular the original version is, the harder it is to adapt. This applies to TV adaptations and theme song changes as well. This is because most viewers have already been influenced by the original. Even if the adaptation is better than the original, viewers will still think the original is better. What do you think, X..."

Li Shuo nodded in agreement, then smiled wryly and said, "I'm still too naive. I shouldn't have revealed this to the reporters. Adapting songs is indeed a thankless task."

People in the industry offered their condolences, but some secretly chuckled to themselves: "He's really too young. How can he just say something like this without even having it released yet?"

Li Shuo is in the limelight tonight. Not to mention these industry insiders, even other stars under Sony's management are more or less having some opinions.

But the next moment, Li Shuo said, "If I had known, I should have promoted another movie theme song. That song was my original, but the movie wasn't... um, never mind..."

"The Power of Love" is Li Shuo's original song, sung by Yang Xiaomi. It will definitely be a hit after it is released. The reason why Li Shuo doesn't talk about it is firstly because it is a Rongchuang project, and the song is a gift to Xiaomi and Reba as a favor, so it has no promotional value. Secondly, you can tell from the expressions of the people in front of him: if "The Power of Love" is released, wouldn't their resentment and jealousy be even greater?
It's all good now. Most people are still in the dark, unaware of the deep scheming this young man harbors, and are still laughing and trying to get close to him...

Around 9:30, the grand welcome banquet arranged by Sony's management company finally came to an end. Seeing that the important guests had all said their goodbyes and left, Lee Seok also said goodbye to Reba and Iwasaki Rentaro, but he didn't leave immediately. Instead, he went back to the dressing room at the back of the banquet hall and made a phone call to Jessica Jung...

"Reba, you've had a long day. I've arranged a room for you. Go back and rest for me, okay?"

Reba was taken aback. She was about to ask, "Where are you going?" but she stopped herself immediately. She wasn't as willful as Bailu. She was smart and knew when to advance and retreat. Especially after witnessing the grand scene today, she was even more determined to stay by Li Shuo's side.

So, after a few seconds of silence, Reba said weakly, "Oh, then you'd better come back soon, I can't sleep without you..."

"Haha, don't worry, it's been a long time since I've held my little darling..."

The subsequent flirtatious words were whispered in his ear...

All that could be heard was Reba's cheeks flushed, her waist swaying, and her red lips repeatedly uttering "I hate you," yet her body moved closer to Li Shuo's, not far away, until finally, she hooked her arms around his neck and offered him a sweet kiss...

After the kiss, Reba once again told him to "come back soon" before leaving the dressing room with his secretary...

The only thing that made Li Shuo's heart skip a beat was that Reba had just opened the dressing room door when she bumped into Jessica Jung who was rushing in. Both of them bowed their heads and said "Sorry," then looked at each other... (End of Chapter)