Financial freedom starts from graduation

Chapter 211 I Conquer

Zhang Dada was so angry that he pushed Zheng Shifeng away, causing him to stumble. But Zheng Shifeng didn't have time to care about it now.

In fact, he was still a little unresponsive.

Not only Zheng Shifeng, but the female internet celebrities around him also widened their eyes.

Even Lin Dantong opened her mouth slightly, obviously not expecting Zhou Wang to say such "rude" words.

"you."

Looking at Mr. Zhang who was walking in front of him, Zhou Wang answered without hesitation.

You're being a jerk, aren't you? You clearly heard it, but you still put it in my face and asked me to answer again...

Zhang Da was so angry that his chest heaved and his face turned red. Although he was an articulate host, he didn't know what to say at this moment. Maybe it was because he rarely encountered a situation where someone pointed at his nose and told him to get lost...

After holding it in for a long time, Zhang Dada pointed at Zhou Wang with a trembling finger:

"Okay, okay... That's great. I'll remember you... Haha, President Zheng, it seems that Wuyou is going to shift its strategy to training new people. You're not only killing me after I've done my job, but you're also slapping me in the face. That's amazing!"

Zhang Dada finally uttered a complete sentence, laughed angrily, and turned around and left because he forgot that he was wearing high-heeled leather shoes. He moved too quickly and staggered, knocking over a chair.

Pushing away General Zheng who came to his senses and wanted to help him, Zhang Dada walked backstage without looking back. His agent and assistant followed him. After glaring at Zhou Wang, General Zheng also hurriedly chased after him.

"Master, Master, wait a minute..."

The group went away in chaos and shouting. The female internet celebrities who were still there all woke up as if from a dream and looked at Zhou Wang with different eyes.

It's nothing more than the usual "shock", "gloating", etc...

Ding!
[You have gained 1 reverence, "Conqueror" level +1]

The abrupt reminder startled Zhou Wang. Then he looked up and saw Wang Xiaoxiao, who was wearing a white strapless dress, looking at him quietly in a corner a little further away. When she met Zhou Wang's gaze, she quickly lowered her head.

In fact, at this point, Zhou Wang was not surprised that Wang Xiaoxiao had vaguely guessed his identity.

Hua Suisui and Endme probably guessed more. She was already the slowest among the three girls...

Zhou Wang didn't care, but he was still a little drunk by Zhang Dada just now. He was a little thirsty, so he asked Lin Dantong next to him: "Is there any water?"

Lin Dantong, who was stunned and didn't know what to say, subconsciously handed over a bottle of mineral water. After Zhou Wang unscrewed the bottle and took a few sips, she realized that this was the water she had already drunk, but she was too embarrassed to say anything.

"Um, Zhou Wang, you... Zhang Dada's side..."

Lin Dantong found herself unusually incoherent, because the scene just now was too subversive.

"It's okay, do you mind if I sit next to you?"

Zhou Wang smiled and waved his hand, thinking that he would have to wait for a while. Just then, the host announced that the next program would be "Fairy Tale Town" sung by Hua Suisui, Endme and The Cat on the Roof, so he sat down next to them.

Lin Dantong didn't know what to say, but her desire to know more about Zhou Wang became stronger, so she sat down as well.

The female internet celebrities around were still eating this melon in low voices with great interest, excitedly discussing the possible follow-up effects, and Ms. Xiao Cheng took advantage of the fact that people around her were not paying attention and quietly uploaded the short video she had just taken to a group of girlfriends...

……

"There is always a colorful river meandering in the fairy tale town, tainted with the perverse atmosphere of magic, but also twists and turns in love..."

To be honest, the singing skills of Hua Suisui and Endme are really poor. Endme is okay, but Hua Suisui is simply the representative of out-of-tune singing.

Zhou Wang didn't know where they got the courage to sing this song. After all, "Fairy Tale Town" only sounds simple. Those who have sung this song in KTV know how difficult it is to sing...

Fortunately, the live accompaniment was obviously specially made, with built-in tuning function. Plus, the cat on the roof was really talented and could barely lead the two girls, so the effect on the scene was pretty good.

In fact, once the three beauties stand on the stage, they no longer need any singing skills. After all, most of the fans at the scene are male, so all they have to do is scream.

Most of the programs tonight were singing in medleys, and each performance was more than just one song, so after "Fairy Tale Town" and "Zebra Zebra", they finally sang "Clouds and Smoke Become Rain", the famous work of The Cat on the Roof, and the whole program came to an end.

Endme, wearing a black hollow dress, and Hua Suisui, wearing a white princess dress, held the hands of the cat on the roof on the left and right, walked forward to express their gratitude, which caused another round of screams.

After all, no matter whether it is "pure desire" or "innocence", the styles of the three girls all have the word "pure" in them, and the visual effect is off the charts when they stand together.

I just don't know if lying together will still have this kind of complementary effect...

Zhou Wang's thoughts were distracted again, and he suddenly heard a low cry from the side. He turned his head in confusion and saw Lin Dantong's face was a little strange:

"The story between you and Zhang Dada has become a hot topic..."

"Oh?"

Zhou Wang was slightly surprised.

Although I know that in this era, and in public places, some things are inevitable, but isn’t this too fast...

Zhou Wang took out his cell phone, took a quick look at it, then raised his eyebrows.

First of all, this short video was obviously taken by someone present. The angle is very close, and the voices of the two people talking can almost be heard clearly.

Especially Zhou Wang’s sentence “Let him go away”, some bloggers thoughtfully added large and bold subtitles, as if they were afraid that others would ignore it.

"The mysterious newcomer from Wuyou stepped on Zhang Dada, snatched the red carpet and told Zhang Dada to get out. Who is he?"

"The newcomer has a powerful background, Zhang Dada left the show in anger, and the finale of the show without any talent may become a joke..."

"I support Zhang Dada this time. Can the internet celebrity circle disrespect their predecessors?"

After a quick look, I found that almost all the titles were not friendly to Zhou Wang.

These videos or articles also posted photos of him walking the red carpet with Hua Suisui, which made the topic of "Wuyou's mysterious guest" rise steadily. Although the ranking was relatively low, after all, Zhang Dada was not a first-line star, but he also made it to the hot search list.

Interestingly, someone in the comment section recognized Zhou Wang, although Zhou Wang was not sure who the other person was in real life. It could be a former classmate, or a fellow villager from Jingcheng who had paid attention to him...

"This is Zhou Wang. Holy shit, one of the 'Top Ten Outstanding Young People' in Jingcheng, he went to Wuyou to become an internet celebrity?"

"I know him too. Oh my god, is he so awesome that he can make Zhang Dada go away?"

"Why can't I find his TikTok account? Who is this person?"

"..."

Except for the group of people who exposed his identity in the comment section, the vast majority of the onlookers were on Zhang Dada's side. Among them were inevitably some internet trolls who were jealous of Zhou Wang's handsomeness. But after reading through those malicious comments, Zhou Wang, who became a "network party" for the first time, felt it was quite novel.

He didn't feel much about those "cyberbullying" remarks, but Lin Dantong beside him couldn't help but remind him: "You'd better not respond. It's best to let the company help you solve it..."

Zhou Wang smiled at her and didn't say much. At this time, his phone also started to buzz.

Many people who knew him had heard about this and began to come directly to him to ask questions.

Apart from those probing messages, the most interesting one was the message sent by Young Master Zhang:
"Hahaha, Brother Gou, you're playing dumb again. But the person I hate the most in Wuyou is Zhang Dada, so just cut him down and don't give me face!"

Zhou Wang just smiled and didn't reply. It was because Young Master Zhang was so disrespectful that he didn't even call him "uncle".

There were so many people sending him messages at this time that he couldn't even take care of that group of women, let alone his brothers.

Zhou Wang had just turned on the "flight mode" when someone patted his shoulder. He looked up and saw Biaozi as expected.

"Mr. Zhang, please go backstage for a moment."

Biaozi whispered in Zhou Wang's ear with a rather strange look on his face.

Zhou Wang stood up. At this time, Lin Dantong had already recognized Biaozi and seemed to be worried about Zhou Wang. Things had come to this point, and it was impossible for Mr. Zhang not to show up...

I just don’t know what fate awaits Zhou Wang.

"Thank you."

After just a short time together, he felt that he and Lin Dantong got along quite well, but more like friends, so he smiled at her and followed Biaozi.

Behind him, a group of female internet celebrities had different expressions, but most of them were still gloating.

……

Backstage, in a private lounge, Zhang Shihao, who had finally had some free time, was making himself a cup of tea, while Zheng Shifeng, who was standing next to him, still had anger on his face, but he had already said everything he needed to say, and the rest was up to Mr. Zhang.

But isn’t Mr. Zhang a little too calm? Why doesn’t he seem very angry even though it’s such a big thing?

If Mr. Zhang had not already instructed his assistant Biaozi to call someone over, Zheng Shifeng would have felt that Mr. Zhang did not intend to deal with this matter seriously...

An illusion, it must be an illusion!

The main reason is that Mr. Zhang, an old hand, is calm and not as excited as I am.

"So, Mr. Zhang has decided to refuse to go on stage?"

Zhang Shihao made the tea, took a sip of it comfortably, and then asked.

"Yes, Mr. Zhang, he is in charge of the finale. In order to achieve a good comedy effect, we also invited a few celebrities from the 'Fun Comedians'. Now that Mr. Zhang has done this, the finale is ruined..."

Zheng Shifeng hurriedly replied anxiously, "The most urgent thing now is to appease Mr. Zhang. I'm afraid you, Mr. Zhang, will have to come forward in person. Even if the newcomer apologizes, it won't work."

"What reason did Mr. Zhang use?"

"Uh... not feeling well."

Zheng Shifeng didn't understand why Zhang Shihao asked such a meaningless excuse. If Zhang Dada really didn't want to participate in the performance, there were so many ways to circumvent the restrictions of the contract.

"Oh, why don't you call an ambulance?"

Zhang Shihao said something.

"what?"

"Since he is so unwell that he cannot perform on stage, he must be seriously ill. Of course we have to call an ambulance. Not only that, we have to have someone accompany him. I have to know his physical condition at all times... Oh, and we have to make an announcement to the media afterwards to show our concern for our artists."

Zhang Shihao said earnestly.

"No, Mr. Zhang, this..."

Of course Zheng Shifeng could hear the hidden meaning in Zhang Shihao's words, and he was completely confused.

"Just do it if I tell you to. Do you understand?"

Zhang Shihao glanced at him indifferently.

"I...I understand, Mr. Zhang."

Zheng Shifeng could only agree reluctantly. Before he could figure out what was going on, the door of the lounge was pushed open and Biaozi walked in with Zhou Wang.

Zheng Shifeng's eyes lit up when he saw Zhou Wang. He had been holding his breath for a long time and couldn't help but sneer: "Hey, isn't this our Wuyou's most awesome newcomer? Come on, now that Boss Zhang is here, you..."

"Hahaha, Mr. Zhou, I'm a little embarrassed that you've been running around all the time and I've done all this to you!"

Zhang Shihao walked over with a big laugh and hugged Zhou Wangxu.

Zheng Shifeng's vocal cords were sealed instantly. He opened his mouth slightly and stared blankly at the scene.

"It's okay, second brother. Is there something wrong with Zhang Dada again?"

Zhou Wang didn't even look at Zheng Shifeng, but just smiled at Zhang Shihao.

"Well, he is now refusing to go on stage because he is 'unwell'. Haha, his agent is also stirring up public opinion online and trying to hype him up..."

Zhang Shihao sneered.

"How to solve this problem? Second brother, do you have any ideas?" Zhou Wang nodded and asked.

"Ignore the online public opinion for now. We can deal with it after the party. Let's just let it rage on for now. It will also add some heat to our Wuyou Festival. Don't you know that in just half an hour, our online audience has increased by another 800,000. The momentum is encouraging..."

Zhang Shihao said this with a smile, then frowned and said, "It's just that the finale is gone now, which is a bit tricky."

“Are there no alternative programs?”

"Yes, but it has to have a grand finale effect. The alternative programs are not as good as Wang Xiaoxiao, for example. You should understand."

Zhang Shihao hesitated for a moment, but did not keep the question secret. "I do have an idea, but brother... you are the one who caused this trouble after all, you can't just stay out of it, right?"

Seeing Zhang Shihao's smile that seemed to be a little smirk, Zhou Wang had a bad feeling, but the incident was indeed caused by him, and it was his own company, so he seemed to have no choice but to bite the bullet and ask, "Second brother, what do you think?"

"Let's do it ourselves!"

"we?"

"Yes, it needs to be topical, have a gimmick, and be able to control the situation. Who else can it be except us, the boss?"

Seeing Zhou Wang's surprise, Zhang Shihao laughed, "Don't have that expression. It's not shameful for the CEO to perform in person. Look at Wanda Wang and Jack Ma, which one of them has not performed on stage in person? Brother, you may not know that I already have a program, but it's just a duet with others. Now it seems unnecessary..."

Zhou Wang then remembered that Zhang Shihao had played rock music when he was young, and he was in the same industry, so how could he be a conservative person...

“I’m really not good at singing…”

Zhou Wang, feeling a little nervous, tried to refuse.

"It's okay. I'll find an easy song that doesn't even require rehearsal."

"I...how about this, I'll accompany you!"

Seeing that there was no way out, Zhou Wang quickly proposed a compromise.

"Brother, can you play a musical instrument?"

Seeing Zhou Wang nod, Zhang Shihao was surprised, but finally agreed.

He seemed to be in a good mood, and kept patting Zhou Wang on the shoulder. "That's great, brother. I've always been the only one standing in the spotlight in our company, and I have concerns about everything I do. You've already been exposed, so why don't you join me in standing forward? I'm under a lot of pressure, and I need you to help me share the burden..."

Since Zhang Shihao said so, what else could Zhou Wang say? He could only smile bitterly and nod.

After the two of them quickly decided on a solution, they remembered that there was someone standing next to them.

Zhang Shihao turned his head and looked at Zheng Shifeng, who had already thought of something and whose face was pale and legs were weak. He said lightly: "Oh, I forgot to introduce you. This is Mr. Zhou Wangzhou, the company's new shareholder and... the new supervisor."

……

The show continues on the brightly lit main stage of the Olympic Sports Center.

At this time, Liu Genghong was leading a few internet celebrity students, singing and dancing together to perform "Dragon Fist".

The atmosphere was still lively, but there was still something strange permeating the venue.

Zhang Dada is not only one of the finale performers, he is also one of the hosts. But since some time ago, there were only three hosts left on the stage instead of the four they were supposed to be.

Although the audience in the venue were physically present, there were also many people playing with their mobile phones. After the "Zhang Dada's departure incident" became a hot topic, there were also many audience members who were watching the show.

Even many of the amazing comments online were contributed by the audience present at the event. After all, they were right there, and some of them were even in the front rows, so they witnessed the whole thing with their own eyes.

"I was at the scene. I saw that new internet celebrity. He was wearing extravagant clothes. I don't know where he came from..."

"Some people say he is one of the top ten outstanding young people in his hometown. Tsk tsk, with such qualities, I don't know how he got the nomination!"

"She's rich. Didn't you see she was wearing Kiton's haute couture? That outfit costs at least two million!"

"These days, anyone can become an internet celebrity. It's so easy to cheat those idiots out of their money..."

It couldn't be felt at the scene, but the online live broadcast and comments were full of curses. Especially after some of Zhou Wang's personal information was exposed, it was distorted in various ways and spread on the Internet.

Endme and Hua Suisui, who had already returned to the audience, were also browsing those hot articles, but their expressions did not look very anxious.

Hua Suisui was just confused. If her guess was correct, why didn't the company make any statement yet? And this Zhang Dada, I'm afraid he must be a fool. He went to offend Zhou Wang and now directly refused to act...

Endme was still a little absent-minded. She was not that worried about Zhou Wang. It was just that the feeling of peace of mind that Zhou Wang gave her twice in a short period of time made her inexplicably feel that Zhou Wang could definitely solve this problem.

What she was thinking about at the moment was why these marketing accounts only posted photos of him and Sui Sui, when the photo of her and Zhou Wang was obviously better. Moreover, why did she feel a little uncomfortable because of this...

Liu Genghong's show was already the third to last, and soon Wu Kequn came on stage again, singing "The General's Order" with a bunch of internet celebrities.

As "The General's Order" came to an end, the atmosphere on the scene became slightly agitated.

The last show is about to start, but there is still no sign of Zhang Dada in the host's lounge. Has there really been a breakdown?

But how will Wuyou Media end this grand ceremony?
When Wu Kequn bowed and left the stage, the light on the stage dimmed temporarily, and the music faded away. The restlessness at the scene grew louder and louder, and the barrage of comments in the live broadcast room such as "Watch the show" and "Enjoy the show in the front row" also increased wildly.

Suddenly, a beam of light shone on the stage, illuminating a middle-aged man with a straight back and wearing a well-fitting suit.

Although he is quite old, one can still vaguely see his former handsomeness from his face which has been eroded by time. Most importantly, many people at the scene recognized the CEO of Wuyou Media who often appears in various cameras.

"boss Zhang!"

"Mr. Zhang is so handsome!"

Various screams were heard, and the company's contracted artists also stood up and applauded, giving Zhang Shihao enough face.

Zhang Shihao held the microphone, pressed his palm down, and then smiled and said: "Hello everyone, I am Zhang Shihao, CEO of Wuyou Media, welcome to Wuyou Night 2024 with the theme of 'Passion' and 'Run'!"

After another round of applause and screams, Zhang Shihao continued, "Now, I and another partner from the company will present the last show for everyone!"

As soon as Zhang Shihao said this, not only did there become a lot of noise at the scene, but the barrage in the live broadcast room was also filled with “?”.

Everyone thought that Zhang Shihao showed up at this time to respond to the Zhang Dada incident. Although the last show was gone, it could be considered a way of saving the situation.

Who knew that Zhang Shihao didn't mention this matter at all, but instead started to perform right away.

So... he wants to replace Zhang Dada?
Why!

The artists in the VIP seats were also confused. Endme turned to look at Hua Suisui in confusion, "Does Mr. Zhang have this kind of talent?"

Hua Suisui was just about to say "I don't know either" when the situation on the stage suddenly changed.

Zhang Shihao plugged the microphone into the bracket in front of him, then took the electric guitar handed to him by the staff, slung it across his chest, and began to play quietly.

The smooth and fancy electronic guitar sound instantly resounded throughout the main venue, causing all the audience to be stunned and then burst into screams of surprise.

There was a lot of “kneeling down” voices on the Internet. Zhang Shihao directly used difficult guitar playing techniques to tell them…why he could save the situation.

Who would have thought that CEO Wuyou had such a talent? The most important thing is that this formed a huge contrast with the other party's "capital" identity, and the effect that erupted was even more violent than ever.

Another invisible blessing is that many nostalgic fans already know what song Zhang Shihao is going to sing just by listening to the prelude. When Zhang Shihao opened his mouth, this surprise finally reached its peak:
"The lost time is scattered in the wind, as if I can't remember to face it again..."

As soon as the deep voice opened, it captured the ears of countless audiences. This is a professional-level singing!

Gradually, many audience members began to wave their glow sticks and unconsciously joined the chorus.

"Looking up at the night sky, who was I in the past, understanding the fatigue in my heart..."

When the first verse ended and the chorus was about to begin, many audience members had already unconsciously started to sing along, "Let's forget about right and wrong," when Zhang Shihao's playing fingers suddenly stopped.

The entire music stopped suddenly, and only the noise of human voices remained in the venue.

Just when the audience was confused, Mr. Zhang's figure dimmed, and at the same time another spotlight shone down from the stage, lighting up another direction.

There, in front of the Steinway piano that was glowing with light, a handsome young man in a well-dressed suit was sitting quietly. At the moment when the lights came on, he placed his hands on the keys, and an adapted interlude began to sound.

"Fuck, isn't that the new internet celebrity?"

At this time, many people remembered that Mr. Zhang said that there would be a partner performing with him, and the audience, who had been watching the show for a long time, instantly recognized that the young man was one of the characters in the incident, the "Internet celebrity" named Zhou Wang.

But before they could question or make any other sound, the beautiful piano sound had suppressed all their chaotic thoughts.

"This is also a professional-grade piano. What a god!"

Some "knowledge brothers" on the Internet immediately typed out barrages of comments, but were soon drowned out by more question marks.

When the piano interlude that mesmerized the audience ended, Zhou Wang looked in the direction of Zhang Shihao. The lights on the entire stage suddenly became brighter, illuminating the two of them. Zhang Shihao also played the electric guitar again in a timely manner and spoke at the same time:
"Come and forget about right and wrong, come and reminisce about the past, there is always fun in the days of hardship we have shared..."

The suppressed climax finally broke out with the mixed accompaniment of piano and electric guitar, directly igniting the entire main venue.

Countless audiences couldn't help but stand up and scream along with the singing.

At this point, they were too lazy to care about how Zhou Wang appeared on the stage, and just wanted to enjoy the wonderful moment brought by the music...

Zhou Wang was playing the piano on the stage, feeling the warm atmosphere, and heaved a sigh of relief.

Zhang Shihao is an "old-fashioned guy", and Zhou Wang happens to love Cantonese songs. When he practiced the piano at home, he played Cantonese songs the most. Therefore, the two hit it off and a song "Years of Friendship" was produced.

After just two simple collaborations, the two of them went straight on stage.

Flaws are inevitable and there is tension, but from the live viewing, the effect is amazing.

Obviously, CDs don’t have any noise, so why are there still so many people obsessed with live performances? This is the infectious power that Live can give…

But when the whole song was coming to an end, Zhang Shihao was probably still annoyed that he had been singing alone, so he ran over and insisted on pulling Zhou Wang over, motioning for him to sing a few lines as well.

Zhou Wang was infected by his passion and could only speak loudly:
"Banbo got wind, rain and thunder, Ba Ge got sober and drunk, Suo Yao was buried in the west, and the pain was already caused. Although Piu Bo had rain and thunder, the wind had blown away and it was quiet... Let the tears have been taken away, night, please follow!"

"Wow!"

The authentic Cantonese triggered another round of screams from the audience.

As the chorus gradually died down, Zhou Wang played a final outro, and the whole piece finally came to an end.

Cheers and warm applause resounded in the main stadium of the Olympic Sports Center, and Zhou Wang, who was experiencing something for the first time in his life, felt his blood boiling.

This is the magic of music, regardless of age or status...

When you immerse yourself in it, just have fun.

When the noise in the venue gradually died down, Zhang Shihao put his arm around Zhou Wang's shoulders and came to the front of the stage, and they both bowed in greeting.

After standing up, Zhang Shihao glanced at Zhou Wang with a smile, then turned to the audience and the live camera and said loudly:
"I would like to introduce to you the man next to me... one of the shareholders of Wuyou Media and a strong partner in my business, Mr. Zhou Wangzhou!"

There was a brief silence in the venue and most people were a little confused. They felt like they heard something but were not sure.

At this time, Zhou Wang naturally would not stand there stupidly anymore. He took a deep breath, smiled slightly, took a step forward, held the microphone and spoke:

"Hello everyone, I am the new supervisor of Wuyou Media... My name is Zhou Wang."

As Zhou Wang finished speaking...

Ding Ding Ding Ding!

A series of system prompts rang out in an almost crazy and dense manner, with a tendency to be endless.

　I didn’t expect to have so many book lovers supporting me, I am so moved.

　　I really want to thank you all for your monthly tickets, but there are so many names that I can't type them out one by one.

　　My fingers are numb, so I’ll just update this much for now… See you tomorrow, everyone.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)