Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 383 The Real Old Man

That's settled then.

In fact, this still doesn't reassure the delegates, but now that they're already on the bus and can't voice any objections, they have no choice but to go all the way.

However, everyone present was highly professional. After completing the necessary tasks, the constipated expressions on their faces immediately disappeared, and they began to talk to Doris and the others in a warm and friendly manner.

They didn't directly bring up the issue of poaching talent; they just chatted casually and gave a verbal introduction to what places in Shengmu Town were still worth visiting.

One by one, these well-known figures from their respective large companies acted like tour guides, providing ample emotional value and positive impressions.

Finally, the conversation came to an end amidst exclamations of "It was a pleasure working together" and "Let's cooperate more in the future."

As the show ended, a man with long hair, wearing a leather jacket, walked by in the corridor. He looked very rock and roll.

"Jeremello, are you still here at this hour?" The representative from White Records greeted him familiarly.

Doris immediately poked her head out: "Mr. Jermaine?"

"Who is it?" Mr. Gundam asked, completely disregarding the occasion.

"One of the leading singers at Baidu Records, he has won a total of ten Gramm Awards. As for the other awards, there is no need to say more. He is an undisputed superstar of Baidu." Gao Song, a popular science expert, answered Zheng Fan's question.

What is the Grammy Award?

The question was a bit off-key, but Zheng Fan quickly realized it based on the homophone: "The local Grammys?"

"Are there people from other places too?" Tao Zhi asked.

“Sorry, I forgot that Dadu is the world,” Zheng Fan said politely, waving his hand to tell these Dadu bumpkins not to stare at him so strangely.

Most people were surprised that Gundam, as a musician, didn't even know what the Grammy Award was. Several representatives from the production company in Sacred Wood Town instinctively raised their chins as if to look down on people, but then immediately realized and put them back down.

Although they haven't won any substantial music awards yet, it's only a matter of time before the Monastery Band wins one. Even setting aside the most basic thing like music quality, in this year of earthquake disaster, no musician can beat the Monastery Band, who were the first to step forward and even perform charity shows in the grey neighborhoods.

This isn't a matter of factions or affiliations; at least in this year's Grammy Awards, the Monastery Orchestra was needed to prove the prestige of the award.

“It’s alright, we still have to go back to Stanley Street to receive the Linney Award at the end of the month.” Tickman had been talking with this group for so long, and he immediately caught their underlying arrogance and subtle facial expressions. He smiled inwardly and then deliberately brought it up.

These kids have an incredibly low level of worldly desires, so to avoid being taken advantage of, Tickman has to help them pretend.

"What's the Linni Award?" Mr. Gundam, whose head was blank, didn't give him any face at all.

This Zheng Fan really doesn't know anything about it; it sounds like a genuine local prize.

Tickman could only lower his voice and give Zheng Fan a little more cramming: "Ahem, the Stanley Street Award represents the highest award in the music industry, and is considered the highest award in the capital's music scene, along with the Grammy Award. However, it is mainly for classical performances, and there aren't many awards for popular music, but the threshold and requirements are still very high."

That's as if the Grammy Award has low entry requirements.

The people in Shengmu Town maintained their expressions, showing no sign of anything unusual.

As for the man named Jeremy, who had just been stopped, he simply looked at the representative of White Capital Records and said, "Weren't you preparing for a joint performance? Have you reached an agreement?"

As he spoke, his gaze was fixed on Doris.

Doris met his gaze and greeted him politely: "When I first chose to enter the pop music scene in the metropolis, Mr. Jermaine's songs provided me with a lot of inspiration."

This sounds strange, and Doris's way of speaking is different from most people's everyday speech, so many people find it difficult to connect with her.

To put it simply, Miss Doris probably meant that "Jeremy Lo was one of her mentors in pop music"?
Jeremiah is fairly handsome, with a melancholic air, but he still pales in comparison to Doris.

He frowned slightly upon hearing this, but instead of answering, he turned to continue talking to his family: "Has the venue been decided?"

“Well, we just finished our discussion…” The White Records representative hesitated, unsure of Jeremiah’s opinion. “I don’t care, it’s all the same to me.” Jeremiah seemed quite understanding, leaving behind a single sentence after realizing the outcome of the negotiation, before walking through the crowd, seemingly not wanting to give any explanation to the Monastery band members.

The representative from Baidu Records gave a polite smile, offered a few words of explanation, and then left.

After leaving White Capital Records, Mora finally spoke up: "What was that Jeremy doing? He just stared at Doris from the start, and then acted like he didn't care after a while."

"Playing hard to get? After all, she's a big star, so it's not appropriate for her to be so blatant," Tickman joked.

"No," Doris shook her head, directly denying the possibility.

Tao Zhi pushed up his glasses and continued Doris's words, adding, "Based on my observation, when the other person looked at Doris, there were no unusual physical signs that would be considered 'heart-fluttering'. On the surface, it seemed like he was just looking at her."

"Huh? Why would someone just stare at someone like that without a reason?" Mora couldn't understand and couldn't believe it.

Are these the musicians of Dadu? Do they have such quirks?
Then why only focus on Doris and ignore everyone else?
So Doris is the most pleasing to the eye, right?

“Killing intent.” Doris suddenly uttered a word that seemed quite out of place with the current atmosphere. “Although he controlled it very well, he revealed an aggressive killing intent when he saw me, just for a moment.”

"He dares?!" Mora uttered a line typical of a protective dog.

So, you're a Golden Retriever too?
Doris looked at Zheng Fan, wondering if he had made any discoveries.

Zheng shook his head: "You can't feel that much detail in a white world, let alone with so many people around just now."

"Forget it, they don't look very strong. We can't just go looking for them because of this." Gao Song said calmly.

Everyone put the little incident aside, while Deng Min was still examining the Mr. Gundam shell that Zheng Fan was wearing.

Although she often saw it appear during performances and then disappear without a trace afterward, this was the first time Deng Min had ever been so close to it, face to face, and even able to talk to it since she started assisting Tickman.

The company briefly inquired about the "Gundam" incident, but after being evaded a few times, they didn't pay much attention and treated him as a masked performer.

He has a lot of entertainment value, high popularity, and his skills are second only to Doris in the team. What more needs to be said?

"You actually have a background with the Bureau of Justice?" But what really surprised Deng Min was this.

Originally, as one of the managers of this extremely capricious band, she was prepared to fight against a bunch of demanding old men when she came to handle this big project.

It turns out these old men really are old men!
Why didn't you say so earlier if you had such a powerful bargaining chip?

As if knowing what Deng Min was thinking, Zheng shook his phone and said, "This kind of relationship isn't something you can just use casually."

Actually, it really is possible.

Hong Yiyi still owes Zheng Fan and Lin Yilin a huge favor, not to mention she has a younger sister who is very close to Lin Yilin, so helping each other out is a piece of cake.

“That’s true.” Deng Min didn’t delve into it further. People in business have their own backgrounds, but even the most chaotic pre-disaster news street within the Disaster Relief Bureau is not something that businessmen like them can easily inquire about.

At least knowing this can serve as a strong reassurance for their company regarding the Monastery band.

With such a powerful background, they'll have even more confidence in the future.

"That's all for now. Come with me. Tickman and this agent are getting late, you should go and rest." Zheng Fan shrugged, called out to Doris and the others, and turned to leave.

"Where are we going?" Dolly followed without hesitation, but still asked curiously.

"Processing Bureau".

(End of this chapter)