Marry a female star at a bargain price

Chapter 149 148. Ex-boyfriend Ma Yao

Friday morning.

Lin Xiao, with the staff of Chaobai Town Tourism Development Team, contacted a company called Hongsheng Tourism Planning and Development Co., Ltd.

This company is registered in Ninghai, which is not very far from Chaobai Town.

Ninghai has a Qiyun County under its jurisdiction, located in the northeast of Ninghai. There is an ancient town called Fengnan Ancient Town in the county.

This company is one of the planners of Fengnan Ancient Town and is also a well-known company in Nanzhou Province.

When Lin Xiao went to Fengnan Ancient Town for inspection, he asked for the company's contact information from the town and took the initiative to invite them to come for inspection.

Because of this relationship.

When this company came, they were somewhat arrogant, and the team leader was only a vice president, but it gave people the feeling that a "well-known large company was inspecting a remote small town." During the entire inspection process, they kept frowning, complaining about this and that, and were very disgusted!
This attitude made all the cadres in the special team very angry.

But seeing that Lin Xiao remained calm, everyone could only endure it.

After the inspection, we returned to the town for a discussion.

In the conference room, Lin Xiao talked about his idea of ​​developing rural tourism in Chaobai Town: "We plan to integrate the villages we just visited, with mountains, water and scenery, and the foundation for rural sightseeing tours will be laid.

"At the same time, we also have the traditional cultural project of ceramic making. At that time, we can develop some creative ways of making ceramics to attract families with children to come and experience it and create a rural experience tour.

"Of course, we can't leave out the rural fruit picking tour. In addition to chestnuts, Chaobai Town also has tangerines, oranges, and kumquats, all of which can be developed into picking gardens. There is also the ancient village of Jiajia Village. Although its area cannot be compared with Fengnan Ancient Town, it also covers more than 400 acres. There is also a reservoir nearby. It is completely possible to develop rural ecological tourism. At that time, we can build some homestays, restaurants, cafes, and farmhouses..."

He talked on and on, and the future seemed brighter and brighter.

Wang Jian, the vice president of Hongsheng, was quite surprised. He did not expect that this deputy mayor looked young but was very thoughtful and had basically figured out all the tricks they used to develop rural tourism.

All of a sudden he was speechless.

He coughed and said in a more serious tone, "Mayor Lin's ideas are outdated. The agricultural resources of Nanzhou Province are extremely rich, and they are among the best in the country. It's just that the resources are too scattered and there is no brand effect, so the national reputation is not high. In recent years, cities and counties have been developing tourism, and they are basically the routines you just mentioned. Everyone has long been aesthetically fatigued."

Wang Jian said with a smile: "I speak frankly, please don't mind, Mayor Lin. Chaobai Town's tourism resources are not outstanding in the whole province, and they are only average in Yizhou City. If we want to develop it well and attract people to come, we must find another way... Professional matters should be left to professionals. Our Hongsheng participated in the planning and construction of Fengnan Ancient Town and has rich experience in rural tourism. It is definitely worth the money!"

Lin Xiao listened carefully at the beginning, but as he listened further on, it became more and more outrageous, and he couldn't help but sneer.

"Mr. Wang has just taken a tour of the town. How much money do you think it will take to develop rural tourism in Chaobai Town?" he asked calmly.

"Well...it depends on your needs!"

Wang Jian waved his hand with a casual expression of an expert, saying, "Anyway, you are Party A. We at Hongsheng will plan completely according to Party A's requirements and charge according to the difficulty of the plan.

"If you want to build it normally, we will charge about one million yuan. If you want to build it into a boutique like Fengnan Ancient Town, our fee will definitely be higher. But don't worry, Mayor Lin, you will never be disappointed if you pay us this money. I am confident that Chaobai Town can be made into the next Internet celebrity attraction in Nanzhou Province. It will definitely be a big hit!!"

Looking at Vice President Wang's passionate expression, Lin Xiao narrowed his eyes.

No swearing in the meeting room.

After a round of thanks and hard work, we escorted the group of people out of the office building without even inviting them to have a working lunch!

Publicity officer Zhou Baoping was so angry that he couldn't help but come in and complain: "Lin Zhen, those people are so bold. They dare to ask for one million just for planning fees. If we take into account the infrastructure costs of each village, the overall renovation costs, and the project development costs, it must be tens of millions. Where can we get such a large investment?"

Seeing that he was furious, Lin Xiao smiled.

"Hongsheng is not asking for too much. The tourism resources of our Chaobai Town are indeed not outstanding, so planning is very important. Only with good planning can we effectively integrate resources and create a distinctive brand for Chaobai Town!"

Lin Xiao paused and said, "As for the renovation and development of several villages, the town can pay for it, but it certainly can't come up with tens of millions. So we have to attract more capital to come in. This is also a new way for us to develop the economy, in addition to recruiting companies to build factories."

Zhou Baoping was puzzled: "Lin Zhen, are you really planning to spend more than one million yuan to ask Hongsheng to plan it?"

Lin Xiao smiled and shook his head firmly.

"Where can we get this kind of money in town? You must be crazy!"

"Then why did you waste your time with them if you knew you couldn't pay the money?"

“This is not a waste of time!”

Lin Xiao said seriously, "You have to go to several stalls to ask about the price when buying vegetables. If you don't ask around for such a big project, how can you know how complicated it is? After talking with Hongsheng, I think he also knows what the rules of this industry are. Of course, what Mr. Wang said may not be accurate, so we need to find a few more planning companies to investigate, and we should be able to get a rough idea."

Zhou Baoping was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized: "No wonder you invited companies to come for inspection on Saturday, so this is your purpose!"

Lin Xiao smiled.

We will continue to invite companies to come for inspection on Saturday, also in order to save time and determine the direction of rural tourism in Chaobai Town as soon as possible.

But if this happens, I won't be able to go to Star City to watch Xixi's performance tonight, and I won't be able to accompany her tomorrow.

She is now caught up in the controversy, which should be the time when she needs him the most.

Now, she can only face it on her own.

……

8pm, Mango TV Radio and Television Center.

"Singer" program team.

In another half an hour, the live broadcast of the fifth episode will officially begin.

Han Xixi was in his lounge, having just completed the final decoration adjustments.

Today she was wearing a black long skirt and a wizard hat. The overall feeling was dark, eerie and charming, which was completely different from her previous image of a pure little white flower.

In order to match this outfit, her makeup changed from its previous light and elegant style to a heavy smoky makeup.

At first glance, one would not recognize that this was Han Xixi, but rather a witch returning for revenge.

Zhou Hui and Chen Jiajia were also in the lounge.

Seeing Han Xixi like this, everyone couldn't help but stand far away, feeling a little scared.

Han Xixi laughed: "What are you two doing? Are you afraid that I will eat you?"

Zhou Hui felt relieved when she heard that she was still in the mood to joke. She stepped forward and said, "Xixi, don't be too stressed. It's great that we can successfully challenge the club. Just do your best in this competition!"

Han Xixi nodded: "I know, don't worry, Sister Hui!"

Chen Jiajia said at this time: "I think that it is a success for Sister Xixi to be able to stand on this stage. After all, this incident caused such a big fuss that almost the entire Internet was blacklisted..."

Before he could finish his words, Zhou Hui glared at him fiercely.

Only then did Chen Jiajia realize that she had said the wrong thing and looked nervous and apologetic.

Han Xixi laughed: "We haven't even competed yet, who says I will definitely lose? I have confidence in myself!"

These words made Zhou Hui and Chen Jiajia's eyes light up.

The two looked at each other and realized that they had really underestimated Han Xixi's ability to endure.

This little girl is much stronger than they thought!

Soon, it was half past eight and the recording of the program officially began.

at this time.

In a luxurious manor in Haicheng, the fashion festival of Shangjia, one of the top five fashion magazines, is being held.

The final focus and attention of this fashion festival is, of course, the red carpet walk.

The red carpet event started at 7 o'clock in the evening and ended at 8:30.

But the enthusiasm of fans and reporters at the scene did not diminish at all, because the ones who appeared later were the real big names.

The size of a person's status often has nothing to do with age or qualifications.

For example, Jiang Xueying, who appeared at 30:, was less than years old, but she was wearing a dazzling and brilliant latest haute couture dress. She was like a flaming flower blooming on a high mountain, with full aura and dazzling brilliance. She immediately caused a commotion in the audience as soon as she appeared on the stage.

The spotlights were flashing wildly and the fans were shouting heart-wrenchingly, as if someone had died on the stage.

Jiang Xueying was calm from beginning to end - but she did not pretend to be elegant like other female stars. Instead, she smiled extremely freely, waved wildly, blew kisses and interacted with fans outside the venue.

This generous and graceful personality is also one of the reasons why she remains so popular.

The three-minute red carpet clearing treatment is over.

She was invited to the interview area to be interviewed by the host.

Of course, it started with some issues related to the occasion, such as how I felt about being invited to attend the Shangjia Fashion Festival.

Jiang Xueying also answered perfectly.

Facing this topic queen, the host certainly would not miss the opportunity to stir up trouble, and suddenly asked: "Although Xueying has achieved remarkable results in the film and television industry, she actually debuted as a singer. Her debut single "Later" is still ranked in the top ten of several love song charts. This record can be said to be difficult for many singers to catch up with even if they work hard for half a lifetime!"

As soon as Jiang Xueying heard this opening, she knew what the host was up to.

But she remained calm, smiling as if she was a flower, waiting for the main topic.

The host changed the subject: "This song "Later" was also created by Ma Yao, the most mysterious musician in the music industry. Speaking of which, Xueying is the first singer to sing Ma Yao's work. She should be very familiar with Ma Yao, right?"

Jiang Xueying has always been straightforward and outspoken.

Facing everyone's focused eyes, he nodded frankly.

"Of course, very familiar!" she said.

The host became more interested: "Have you heard about the recent rumors about Teacher Ma Yao and singer Han Xixi?"

Jiang Xueying smiled charmingly: "I heard it vaguely..."

As soon as these words were spoken, the audience and reporters could no longer suppress their surprised expressions.

The "Shangjia" fashion festival is broadcast live.

At this moment, the screen of the live broadcast room was also focused here. Because of Jiang Xueying's appearance, the number of people online in the live broadcast room instantly soared from 4 to more than 10, which shows the popularity of the queen of topics.

As soon as the name "Ma Yao" came out, the barrage area exploded immediately.

"If you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten that Jiang Xueying is the original singer of "Later". She is the first Ma Girl!"

“So Han Xixi isn’t the only one who has sung Ma Yao’s works!!”

"Xueying!!!"

“I smell a big melon!”

"Is Ma Yao's identity finally going to be exposed?"

"It's still my sister Jiang who dares to say it!"

"..."

The number of people online in the live broadcast room is still soaring.

In the camera, the host became more and more excited: "Then Xueying, do you believe the rumors about Teacher Ma Yao and Han Xixi?"

Jiang Xueying frowned, wondering what a bullshit question the host was asking.

"What rumor is that? Tell me about it." She asked back in a rather stern tone, which made the host a little confused.

"Uh... it means that Ma Yao and Han Xixi have an improper relationship. Han Xixi is obviously married, but he keeps writing love songs for her..."

“Writing love songs means the relationship is illicit?”

Jiang Xueying asked directly with a cold face, "Who is so smart as to come up with this logical relationship?"

The host suddenly looked panicked, and said with a strong desire to survive: "It was said on the Internet! Because the identity of this teacher Ma Yao is extremely mysterious, and the songs he wrote are all hits, netizens speculate that he is a small account of a music giant. However, as a newcomer, Han Xixi was chased by a big shot to send her songs, so the Internet said that she has a strong background, and some said that Ma Yao has a special relationship with her, and the songs he wrote are all meaningful..."

Jiang Xueying sneered: "Come on, tell me what is meant by implying something?"

The host already regretted bringing up this topic.

Faced with Jiang Xueying's aggressive questioning, he felt like crying but had no tears left.

However, when the organizers looked at the soaring number of online users in the live broadcast room, they immediately realized that they had really taken advantage of this wave of online popularity.

So he gave instructions to the host through the headset, asking him to continue chatting with Jiang Xueying and completely take advantage of this wave of popularity.

The host then mustered up the courage to say, "The first few songs were okay, but the most recent song, 'Legend', has very ambiguous lyrics, like a confession, with words like 'Just because I glanced at you more in the crowd', 'We had an appointment in the previous life', 'I miss you' and so on... So netizens speculated that this teacher Ma Yao was obsessed with sending songs to Han Xixi because he liked her, and Han Xixi, a married person, was entangled with a music mogul, so it caused a heated discussion on the Internet!"

After these words were spoken, the barrage section went crazy.

"The host is so bold!"

"Very good, Han Xixi's team will write a lawyer's letter overnight!"

"Does the host have enough wealth to pay for it?"

"What is there to be afraid of? The whole internet is talking about it!" "Han Xixi wants to be invisible, but he still dares to send a lawyer's letter? Isn't that funny!"

"..."

On the red carpet.

Jiang Xueying was not disturbed by the outside world. After listening to the host's brief summary of recent online rumors, she sneered disdainfully.

"So after all this talk, it's all just speculation, and you can't even come up with any solid evidence?"

"Uh……"

The host looked embarrassed. "Let me reiterate, I really like Han Xixi's songs, and what I just said was just a retelling of netizens' speculations!"

"You don't need to paraphrase me, it's all bullshit!"

Jiang Xueying cursed out loud, shocking the host.

The barrage area had all kinds of comments like “Sister Jiang is so mighty” and “Sister Jiang is going to go big again”!
Jiang Xueying lived up to everyone's expectations and spoke passionately: "No, I'm just wondering, the songs you usually listen to have to correspond to reality, right? According to this logic, those who write and sing those lyrics about love must be romantic lovers, right?"

This rhetorical question left the host speechless, and he could only scratch his head and laugh awkwardly.

Jiang Xueying rolled her eyes and said, "Lyrics are also part of literary creation. As long as it's a creation, there will be imagination. Do you understand? According to your interpretation, the song "Later" written by Ma Yao for me is about the breakup of first love. So Ma Yao and I must have been in a relationship before, is that right?"

The host didn't dare to say anything and wished he could disappear on the spot.

However, at this moment, Jiang Xueying said, "But having said that... Ma Yao is indeed my first boyfriend!"

When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned.

On-site audience, reporters, and netizens in the live broadcast room.

Everyone was stunned.

It wasn't until three seconds later that everyone came back to life.

The barrage area exploded directly.

"What did I hear!!!"

"Fuck, I caught up with this freshly baked melon so juicy?"

"I knew Sister Jiang wouldn't let me down!!"

"Oh my god, this guy is the first in the industry to reveal his relationship!"

"Damn it!!!"

"..."

On the red carpet.

The host was stunned for several seconds before he came to his senses, his eyes already gleaming with gossip.

"What... Teacher Ma Yao is your first boyfriend?"

"What? You don't believe it?" Jiang Xueying lifted her hair, acting like she was the most beautiful woman in the world.

The host hurriedly said, "It's not that I don't believe it, it's that I'm too shocked. Because netizens are guessing that Mr. Ma has such outstanding creative ability, he must be a senior in the music industry. I didn't expect that he would be your first love boyfriend, Xueying..."

Jiang Xueying waved her hands in annoyance: "What senior in the music industry? He's just a poor guy outside the circle! He can write songs, but he doesn't like them. Every time he writes a song, there's nothing else. He must be short of money... He has written so many songs in a row recently. Maybe he owes a loan shark, hahaha!!"

As he said this, he laughed coquettishly in front of the camera.

Just a few simple sentences have blown up the barrage area to the limit, with the number of people online soaring to 30.

New netizens are asking all kinds of questions like “What did I miss?”
Jiang Xueying was very excited and continued to confide: "I was still in college when I was dating him. Later, I graduated and prepared to debut. He didn't like the entertainment industry, so we broke up. He wrote a song for me called "Later"!
“Although we were each other’s first love, which fits the context of the song, it’s totally different from the feeling in the lyrics. We broke up amicably, and we were both 20 when we were together, not the ‘17’ in the lyrics, and we didn’t have so many heart-wrenching feelings!

"So, people should just listen to the lyrics. If you insist on linking it to reality, then you are crazy! And 'it's just because I glanced at you more in the crowd'... Ma Yao is not a celebrity. How can she look at Han Xixi more in the crowd? If she wants to see her, she can only be seen on mobile phones and TV. Now netizens can really make connections!"

He said this with a speechless look on his face.

The host asked again: "What does Xueying think about the fact that Mr. Ma Yao only writes songs for Han Xixi?"

Jiang Xueying waved her hands: "Isn't this simple? I've already said that my first love ex-boyfriend is an outsider, he doesn't know anything about the situation in the circle, he only cares about whether his songs can be sung well! I dare not say how good my performance is for "Later", but it has been popular for so many years, and only Han Xixi has sung out his own characteristics. No other singer dares to say that he has surpassed me as the original singer, right?
"As the author, Ma Yao admires the singing skills of Han Xixi, the cover singer, and he wrote a song for her to sing by name. Is there anything wrong with that? Those who are dissatisfied can go online and sing a cover of "Later" by themselves, and maybe they can be noticed by Ma Yao... If you don't have this ability, then don't stay there to spread rumors and slander others. You are so bored every day..."

After saying this, he felt his mouth was dry and waved his hand and left.

Jiang Xueying's back is elegant.

However, the network shock left behind was extraordinary.

The live broadcast room continued to fluctuate, and the number of people online was still soaring.

And at the same time.

Jiang Xueying's shocking revelations immediately began to appear on major social platforms, with three of them appearing as hot topics on Weibo alone.

"Jiang Xueying is Ma Yao's first love"

"Jiang Xueying refutes rumors about Han Xixi"

"Ma Yao's true identity is exposed"

The popularity of the three topics is rising rapidly, and there is a trend that they are about to surpass the main topic of "Shangjia Fashion Festival", which shows how enthusiastic netizens are about this matter.

……

While the news was spreading online, the fifth live broadcast of "Singer" was still going on.

Han Xixi sat in the lounge.

Although he has not yet gone on stage, he is already under the live camera, watching other singers' performances.

At this time.

Agent Zhou Hui and assistant Chen Jiajia were outside and had already discovered the topic on Weibo. They were both stunned.

It was both a surprise and an unexpected event.

Everyone was very excited to see that after Jiang Xueying finished her speech, the rumors about Han Xixi were quickly cleared up.

Especially Zhou Hui.

The entire internet blackmail over the past week has had a huge impact on Han Xixi - not only in terms of reputation, but also directly in terms of commercial value.

Han Xixi now has three endorsements.

As a spokesperson, if her reputation declines and her image is damaged due to personal reasons, the brand can terminate the endorsement and even claim compensation from her - this is also a bitter lesson that major brands have learned with real money after too many celebrity scandals in recent years.

Although now, these three endorsement brands have not yet claimed compensation from Han Xixi.

But the frequent phone calls to communicate this matter have already shown that the brand’s patience is about to run out.

If Han Xixi cannot quickly clear up the rumors and negative information about him and reverse his reputation and word of mouth, it is only a matter of time before the brand terminates the contract and demands compensation.

Zhou Hui has been extremely anxious about this matter these days.

I haven't slept well for several nights.

It was originally hoped that Han Xixi might be able to regain some popularity and reverse the public's opinion of him with his superb performance on stage tonight.

But I didn't expect a surprise to fall from the sky.

Jiang Xueying, an irrelevant person, suddenly made some earth-shattering remarks and directly cleared Han Xixi's stain!

This bizarre operation really stunned Zhou Hui.

Both surprised and astonished.

"I didn't expect Lin Xiao to be Jiang Xueying's ex-boyfriend... How amazing! It's my Xixi who is trying to marry him!"

She sighed inwardly.

Although in her heart, Han Xixi definitely has a bright future.

But there is still a gap between having a promising future and being a real queen.

In terms of status and popularity, Han Xixi is far inferior to Jiang Xueying.

Jiang Xueying is Lin Xiao's first love. From a love perspective, Lin Xiao's starting point is really high. Marrying Han Xixi is not considered marrying up at all. On the contrary, it has a sense of "relationship downgrade"...

Zhou Hui's attitude towards Lin Xiao now is not just respect, but worship!
Back to the game.

After waiting for an hour and a half, Han Xixi finally took the stage.

Under the spotlight, she was dressed in black and looked cold, like an elegant black swan or a witch returning for revenge. Her image, which was completely different from her previous one, immediately caught the attention of the audience, online netizens and other singers.

Netizens surfing online have already learned the whole story from Jiang Xueying.

The evaluation of Han Xixi has completely changed.

But Han Xixi was focused on the game and had no idea what was happening in the outside world. At this moment, he still stood in front of the stage with the depression and forbearance he had experienced in the past few days.

The song she sang today was called "Rainbow in the Night".

This is an old song that is not very popular.

The original singer is an independent musician, a male singer.

The song is well-written. It tells a story about facing injustice and setbacks, but sticking to one's true self and not fearing any setbacks.

It coincides with Han Xixi's current mood.

So she sang this song with great immersion.

Although her high notes have not been her specialty since her debut, the high notes in the chorus of this song rushed up with a sense of anger, making everyone's hair stand on end and applauding.

After the song, there was thunderous applause from the audience.

When she returned to the rest area, the other singers also looked at her with admiration and stood up and applauded to welcome her.

The eldest sister Liu Jia changed her previous disdain and said with admiration: "Xixi, you sang very well. I didn't expect that the girl who looked so weak and delicate could have such strong explosive power!!"

Han Xixi smiled shyly again at this moment.

"Thank you, Sister Jia!" she said respectfully.

"I've been eager to be on the trending searches this week. It must be very stressful, right?" Liu Jia asked loudly.

When the other singers heard this question, they were immediately silenced.

They didn't have the guts to ask questions, but they were very concerned about this matter, and their eyes were flickering.

Han Xixi smiled calmly: "It's a good thing to be on the trending search, it means I'm really popular!"

One sentence made everyone laugh.

The atmosphere in the room was relaxed, and the comments on the live broadcast page were unusually calm, giving people a feeling of being on a journey through thousands of mountains.

It’s just that Han Xixi herself doesn’t know it.

At this moment, Lin Xiao was holding his mobile phone and looking at the live broadcast page of "Singer", and he was not relaxed at all.

He looked at the trending searches on Weibo.

He also watched the original video of Jiang Xueying's interview.

He was almost mad to death.

This crazy woman, he really asked her to clarify, because after yesterday's "Han Xixi bought internet trolls" incident, he found that "cold treatment" alone could no longer resolve online rumors, and external intervention was necessary.

He then called Jiang Xueying and accepted the favor she had offered him last time.

But he didn't expect that this woman would be so fierce and directly tell him about their first love and boyfriend.

In fact, she only needed to express her support for Ma Yao as the original singer of "Later" and let netizens realize that Han Xixi is not the only person who has sung Ma Yao's works, which would be enough to quell most of the online attacks.

There is no need for first love, boyfriend or girlfriend.

Because the two of them don't have that kind of relationship at all.

Isn't this equivalent to smearing another layer of black on him?
Now, the scandal surrounding Han Xixi has been cleared up, but I now have one more dark history that I have deliberately concealed.

How should I explain to my wife tomorrow?

He sighed: "Oh... it's difficult!"

(End of this chapter)