I started to become more self-disciplined at the age of 30

Chapter 21 21. I don’t believe that there is someone who can’t be defeated by money!

Liu Yujie is the owner of the Mofang Bar next door.

I was sleeping in the bar in the afternoon, and just as I woke up the manager came running in to report the situation.

"The Xingyue Bar next door is packed, and there's a queue outside."

When Liu Yujie heard this, he suddenly woke up from his sleepiness, stood up and asked, "What time is it now?"

Manager: “A little after eight!”

Liu Yujie's eyes widened. "It's past eight o'clock, and the Xingyue Bar is already full? And there's still a queue? Why?"

The manager immediately responded: "I asked a few people in the queue. They said they were here to listen to a host sing."

Liu Yujie frowned: "The host is singing? Didn't Zhao Haitang's resident singer leave? I heard that she found a singer from Beijing, but he shouldn't have arrived yet, right?"

The manager nodded. "That's right. But Zhao Haitang found a local singer from Shanghai to perform there. People queuing outside said he's a very good singer-songwriter who sings his own songs. He's singing a new song at Xingyue Bar today. Many people came here to hear him sing his new song live."

Liu Yujie's eyes widened again: "Are you sure? A singer-songwriter? Singing his own songs? Singing new songs here today? Are there still singers like this? Such a great singer, would he come to a bar to perform?"

The manager smiled bitterly. He was in disbelief when he first found out. “I don’t know either. When I searched for this anchor on DouYue, he had already finished singing. I saw the last scene of him going offline. It seemed that he had a bad temper and didn’t allow viewers to give too many tips. He kicked out three wealthy viewers who gave tips and then ended the show at lightning speed.”

"And... Boss, he also said that he will sing a new song tomorrow and will come to Xingyue Bar for a live broadcast."

Liu Yujie had already arrived outside the door. Looking at the group of people queuing outside the Xingyue Bar next door waiting to enter, he still felt incredible.

I took out my phone to check the time and confirmed that it was not yet half past eight!

There was not a single person in his own bar, and there were not many people in other bars along the bar street. There were only security guards watching outside, looking in amazement at the Xingyue Bar, the only bar with people and a long queue.

Everyone on Bar Street had no idea what was going on.

Why is Xingyue Bar different from them?
Liu Yujie: "Will you come and sing a new song tomorrow?"

The manager replied affirmatively: "Yes, I heard him say it himself in the live broadcast room. The audience was also very excited and said they would come early tomorrow to grab a spot."

Liu Yujie stared at the entrance of Xingyue Bar with a fixed gaze: "What's the name of that singer?"

Manager: "I heard his name is Jiang Chen. He looks very young, as if he just graduated from college. He is very handsome. There are more than 1,900 people in the live broadcast room and more than 2,000 followers."

Liu Yujie asked again with a look of disbelief: "Only more than 2,000 fans? More than 1,900 people watched his live broadcast?"

The manager could only smile bitterly. He also thought the data was outrageous when he saw it, but it was indeed true. "Yes, it is true. When I entered the live broadcast room, there were still 1,900 people. I asked around and they said that this anchor has only started singing live in recent days, singing a new song every day. He has been singing for four consecutive days, a total of four new songs he composed. They can be downloaded on Penguin Music."

After hearing this, Liu Yujie still felt incredible.

He would not believe that a host with only 2,000 fans could have more than 1,900 fans when he started broadcasting unless he saw it with his own eyes. He knew many local Internet celebrities in Shanghai and had cooperated with some of them to promote his bar.

However, for those internet celebrities with a monthly income of millions, it is good enough if they can have thousands of viewers during live broadcasts. If there is no good content and the rich don’t spend money, there may usually be only a few hundred people online.

There aren't many famous internet celebrities in Shanghai who can have nearly 2,000 people in their live broadcast rooms, but all of them are big internet celebrities with millions of fans.

More than 2,000 fans?
That is impossible.

However, Liu Yujie knew that the manager would never lie to him.

As for writing a new song every day, he is also skeptical about it. After all, the songs on the Internet nowadays are very mediocre. As long as you are thick-skinned enough, you can publish any work. It is very easy to write a random song in a day.

but……

No matter what.

The sudden popularity of Xingyue Bar is real.

This threatens his Mofang Bar.

Of course Liu Yujie didn't want this to happen, he hoped that the Xingyue Bar would go bankrupt.

and so.

No matter what kind of singer this is, Liu Yujie will take action first. He stood at the door of Xingyue Bar and whispered, "Go to Xingyue Bar to check the situation. It would be best if you can get the singer's contact information!"

The manager nodded and was about to go over when he saw a sudden commotion at the door of the Xingyue Bar. A man and a woman walked out. The man was young and handsome, with a calm and unrestrained look in his sunny manner, while the woman was tall with a pretty face. As soon as the two came out, dozens of people queuing outside shouted out.

"Host, are you really going to sing a new song tomorrow?"

"Anchor, have you uploaded the single love song?"

"Host, will you be a resident singer in this bar from now on?"

"Host, can I take a photo with you?"

"Lao Jiang..."

……

The manager immediately said to Liu Yujie: "Boss, that anchor is him!"

Liu Yujie looked at Jiang Chen who was being surrounded and walked out, his eyes lit up slightly. With that appearance and temperament, he could attract many opposite sexes just sitting in the bar. He immediately walked over and stood in front of Jiang Chen: "Jiang Chen, hello!"

Jiang Chen and Han Qing walked outside together, listening to the shouts and questions of dozens of people around them, smiling and nodding, without answering. Because he knew that once he answered a question, he might not be able to get away in a short time, so he could only smile and remain silent, leave as quickly as possible, and take the subway back to his residence as soon as possible.

However, a middle-aged man stood in front of Jiang Chen and stretched out his hand. Jiang Chen did not say anything, nor did he shake hands with the other party. He just smiled and nodded, and then wanted to leave.

Liu Yujie stood in front of Jiang Chen and said quickly, "Jiang Chen, hello, I'm the owner of the bar next door. I'd like to invite you to sing in our bar. Three thousand yuan a day. How about it?"

He didn't know how much money Zhao Haitang paid Jiang Chen, but he believed that it was definitely not as much as three thousand a day.

This is the salary that only well-known bar singers can get, nearly 100,000 yuan a month, which is a high income anywhere. For ordinary new bar singers, 300 to 500 yuan a day is enough.

Jiang Chen glanced at the other person, ignored him, and continued walking outside.

Liu Yujie's eyes flashed with displeasure, and he hurriedly followed Jiang Chen's pace: "Three thousand is not enough? Then you name a price, if you can accept it, I will invite you to come and sing for a week first."

Jiang Chen shook his head: "Thank you, I won't go, please let me go." Liu Yujie wanted to continue talking, but Zhao Haitang and the security guards came hurriedly and blocked Liu Yujie's steps to continue pestering Jiang Chen. He said angrily: "Liu Yujie, what are you doing? Jiang Chen is my friend."

Liu Yujie smiled and said, "It's okay. I just want to ask Jiang Chen if he wants to make more money. I don't think anyone would have a problem with money."

Zhao Haitang was angry after hearing this, but she was not that worried about Liu Yujie's money offensive. After all, Jiang Chen had just rejected more than 200,000 yuan in flower rewards, and he would definitely not agree to Liu Yujie for money. She immediately said seriously: "Jiang Chen is not the kind of money-hungry person you know."

Then, Zhao Haitang said to Jiang Chen: "Jiang Chen, I'm sorry to have caused you trouble. It's getting late. You and your friends should go back and have some rest."

Jiang Chen nodded to Zhao Haitang, nodded slightly to Liu Yujie, then quickly walked towards the subway entrance. Han Qing followed closely in Jiang Chen's footsteps.

Some of the other dozens of people went to chase Jiang Chen, while most of them stayed to watch the fun.

Bar Street is the busiest place in Shanghai every day, but the most common things that happen during normal times are drunken fights and the like.

Today they were able to see the owners of two bars fighting in public, so it was not a wasted trip.

Liu Yujie looked at Jiang Chen's back unwillingly, then looked at Zhao Haitang and said with a smile: "Haitang, don't be so angry. We are competitors. I spent money to poach people openly, and you can't control me. I wish you a prosperous business!"

Zhao Haitang said in a cold tone: "Thank you, Jiang Chen is not someone you can poach with money, I advise you not to bother with it."

Liu Yujie smiled and shook his head: "I don't believe it!"

After saying that, Liu Yujie turned around and walked back to his bar, but he still looked back enviously at the people queuing at the door of Xingyue Bar.

These people haven't left yet. Since they are here, they still want to sit at the Star Moon Bar, so they are still queuing.

Zhao Haitang looked unhappy. Since she opened the business here, she had been competing with the surrounding bars, and Liu Yujie was one of them.

Peers are enemies!

This bar street is full of enemies, and there are many cases of intrigue among them.

Zhao Haitang quickly calmed down and said to everyone queuing outside with a smile: "Everyone, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. When you go in later, you can get a free drink as an apology to you for waiting so long. Jiang Chen will come to sing again tomorrow, and he will sing a new song. If you want to listen to the performance up close, come early."

After saying that, Zhao Haitang bowed slightly to everyone to apologize, then turned and walked in.

Dozens of people in the queue were full of favor towards Zhao Haitang, not because of the free drink, but because of Zhao Haitang's attitude, which made them quite satisfied. In addition, Zhao Haitang's appearance and temperament were not inferior to those of internet celebrities and young starlets, which made most of the men feel more satisfied and they all said they would come again tomorrow.

When Liu Yujie returned to his office, he immediately searched for Jiang Chen's account on the DouYue platform according to the information given by his manager. He saw that Jiang Chen indeed had less than 3,000 followers, and there was not a single video in the account. It was empty, just an ordinary account.

The manager said quickly, "Boss, I guarantee that there were really 1,900 people online when he was live streaming."

Liu Yujie nodded, without commenting, and turned on Penguin Music, then asked, "What's the name of the song you heard?"

The manager immediately replied: "Thirty years of ideals, separation blooms into flowers, the fragrance lingers, today we are singing a love song for singles."

Liu Yujie immediately entered the search term "Ideal Thirty" and found it right away, then clicked on it to listen!
One minute audition is over.

In the office, Liu Yujie and the manager both widened their eyes!
It was the first time for them to hear Jiang Chen's songs, and there was a hint of surprise in their eyes.

Liu Yujie took a deep breath and said nothing. He then clicked on "Parting Flowers Bloom" to listen, then clicked on "Aftertaste" and finally clicked on "Single Love Song" which was uploaded a while ago.

Four songs, all of which were only listened to for one minute!

The manager was quiet and didn't dare to say a word, but the amazement in his eyes became more and more obvious, and he wanted to continue listening to every song.

Liu Yujie took several deep breaths to calm himself down, and said in a deep voice: "It seems that the price I offered just now was too low. These songs are the most impressive new songs I have heard in the past five years! What do you think?"

The manager said with certainty, "It's very nice. I feel that the popular songs on the Internet in recent years are not as good as these. No wonder those people come to the bar at 7 or 8 o'clock to listen to him sing. I want to go and listen too."

Liu Yujie knocked on the table and ordered, "Tomorrow you will keep an eye on the Xingyue Bar next door! I heard you say that Jiang Chen comes to work at 7:30 and leaves before 8:30?"

The manager smiled bitterly: "Yes, this is what I heard. Normally, no bar will be open during this time period!"

Liu Yujie: "But, Zhao Haitang changed the business hours for Jiang Chen. This woman is very ambitious. Keep an eye on Xingyue tomorrow, and go grab a seat in advance so we can go and listen to Jiang Chen's performance."

The manager nodded and agreed: "Okay! Boss, what if Zhao Haitang doesn't let us in?"

Liu Yujie's eyes were shining with confidence. "No, if we go there and spend money normally, we will be her customers. Zhao Haitang will not chase us away. If Jiang Chen's live performance is really amazing, then I will use money to attract him to my place! Zhao Haitang is alone and doesn't dare to compete with us financially. I don't believe that there is someone who can't be attracted by money."

Mofang Bar was jointly invested by Liu Yujie and several rich second-generations he knew. They are not short of money at all!
The Star and Moon Bar was invested by Zhao Haitang himself. He did not dare to spend too much money, otherwise he would not have let go of the singer who had been a resident singer for a year.

In this bar street, Mofang Bar is one of the most popular bars.

It's because Liu Yujie is willing to spend money, often inviting some celebrities and internet celebrities to come over for live broadcasts and check in, and then hype it up to get a wave of traffic, attracting some young people who follow the trend to check in and join in the fun. The bar is often full, but there are almost no queues, because people don't have to come here, and if your bar is full, they will go to other bars to play.

What is most abundant here is bars. There are dozens of bars on one street, so you can have fun anywhere.

A situation like what happened today at the Xingyue Bar, where so many people insisted on going to the Xingyue Bar and lined up and refused to leave, has never happened before.

……

Jiang Chen and Han Qing left the bar street and quickly got on the subway back to their rental house.

As soon as he sat down in the subway, Jiang Chen uploaded the studio version of the single love song he had recorded on his mobile phone to Penguin Music.

Han Qing immediately opened Penguin Music to search for single love songs, clicked the paid download button, lowered her head and said softly, "Jiang Chen, this single love song is very nice, I see everyone likes it. However, if you need someone to accompany you when you are sad, I will be next to you."

From this single love song, Han Qing heard some of Jiang Chen's loneliness and solitude, as well as his desire for love.

Jiang Chen was stunned for a moment after hearing Han Qing's words, then said with a smile: "Of course, we are friends!"

A trace of disappointment flashed across Han Qing's eyes, and she nodded: "Yes, we are friends!"

Jiang Chen certainly knew what Han Qing meant, but he was somewhat resistant to getting married and starting a family, so he could only avoid it.

Jiang Chen lowered his head and looked at the backstage of Penguin Music. The data of several songs made a hint of surprise flash in his eyes.

Especially, the single love song of less than a minute that was just uploaded!
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