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Chapter 342 Zhou Tianwang and the Goldfish Chess Game

Chapter 342 Zhou Tianwang and the Goldfish Chess Game (4k)
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—A city of science and technology

Before we knew it, we arrived in the city where the grand ceremony was being held.

The Penguin Music Grand Ceremony that Gu Qing attended was the third annual QQ Music Awards Ceremony and Peak Chart Awards Ceremony.

The event featured a total of 46 awards, covering all aspects and striving to cater to every singer in attendance.

Before setting off, Gu Qing received the final list of this year's gala, which was indeed star-studded and had a luxurious lineup.

There are three top-tier celebrities on the surface: Gu Qing himself, Lu Han, and the South Korean supergroup BIGBANG, led by G-Dragon.

This was probably BigBang's last moment of glory in the Chinese market.

Two years later, the leader enlisted in the military, and two other members were embroiled in irreparable scandals, rendering the group defunct and unlikely to ever regain its former glory.

As for Kris Wu, his heavily electronic cabbage-themed song "Bye Girl" didn't even qualify for the nomination and is no longer within the scope of discussion.

Other than that,

In order to stun the atmosphere and defend the territory of Chinese music against the strong Korean wave, Tencent even invited the real king of Chinese pop music, "Milk Tea Jay Chou," as the closing guest.

Despite the fact that Gu Qing and Lu Han, the "Four Top Celebrities," seem to occupy half of the Chinese entertainment industry right now, it's still a far cry from the current situation.

But in front of these superstars who have countless classic works and a long-standing reputation, a humble attitude is essential.

If any friction occurs with these seniors, or if news of "disrespecting seniors" is exposed, public opinion will almost unanimously support the latter.

By then, even the most fervent fans will find it difficult to turn the tide.

Of course, Gu Qing is not the kind of person like Chris Wu who would impulsively try to compete for status.

"Sister Li, do you know which dressing room Jay Chou is in? I'll go get his autograph later."

Inside the car on the way to the venue, Gu Qing said with a smile.

"Xiao Gu, we can handle this kind of small matter. You're a star of this caliber now, there's no need to be too proactive in front of Jay Chou."

Li Li was somewhat helpless, knowing that her idol's "autograph collecting obsession" had flared up again. "In the eyes of fans, your status is no less than that of Jay Chou."

"My fans think I'm richer than the world's richest man!"

Gu Qing glanced at her and said, "If I hadn't gone, but Lu Han had, he even managed to take a photo with Jay Chou."

Do you think there will be press releases the next day accusing Gu Qing of being arrogant and disrespectful?

"I……"

Li Li paused for a moment, opened her mouth, and nodded awkwardly, "It seems... there really is such a possibility."

Well... Xiao Gu, you should still go. Maintaining the persona of a fan asking for an autograph from an artist is good; it makes you seem down-to-earth, and you won't have a bad public image.”

"..."

Gu Qing remained noncommittal, then turned her head and began to chat idly with Zhao Ya.

Feeling a little uncomfortable from being ignored, Li Li rolled her eyes, forced a smile, and spoke again: "Xiao Gu, the assistant I promised to find for you has been found."

"After the ceremony, when I get back to the company, I'll bring them to introduce you. We'll be working together after all."

"assistant?"

Gu Qingqing frowned slightly and looked up at her. "Didn't I say I planned to find it myself?"

He was a little annoyed that his clearly expressed wishes had been violated again.

"Xiao Gu, you're so busy with work, it would be too much trouble to find an assistant. We can handle this kind of small matter easily," Li Li explained, forcing herself to speak.

"Oh?"

Gu Qing looked at her with a half-smile, "So, who pays the salary of the assistant you hired?"

"Of course it's from the company."

Li Li hurriedly said, thinking that Gu Qing wanted to take advantage of her, and sneered inwardly. As expected of a country bumpkin, no matter how much he earns, he can't change his stingy nature.

Who knew that upon hearing this,

Gu Qing changed the subject, her tone turning cold: "The company's salaried assistants, do they listen to you or me?"

"What's the meaning?!"

Li Li was startled. "He found out?"

Actually,
Gu Qing defied the company's wishes several times, daring not to work hard to earn money and not to renew his contract.

The company's leadership was extremely dissatisfied.

Hiring an assistant was just a way to sow discord between Gu Qing and make it easier to find something to use against him.

But Li Li didn't expect that Gu Qing seemed to have become alert.

"Sister Li, I haven't forgotten how you scolded Sister Xiaoya in front of me back then."

Gu Qing remained calm and gently patted Zhao Ya's shoulder beside her, "You're not the one who pays your salary, so you can't just yell at me if you want."

Now, the person I'm looking for must be someone I personally fund and manage.

"So that's what it is..."

Li Li suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that she hadn't been discovered, but then she became very angry again.

He glared at Zhao Ya through gritted teeth, thinking, "That little bitch!"

"Don't worry, boss!"

Despite the piercing gaze, Zhao Ya remained fearless. She immediately straightened her back, her face flushed with excitement, and confidently glanced at Li Li.
"I've already found someone for you, it's my cousin. He's tall and strong, a natural-born ox or horse, perfect for carrying luggage!"
Furthermore, he's never been a fan of celebrities; he just loves playing video games, so you absolutely don't need to worry about his privacy being compromised.

"You like playing games? That's great, we can play together sometime." Gu Qing nodded with a smile.

Speaking of games, his recent blog post about games successfully caught the attention of Tencent.

The Honor of Kings project team was extremely surprised. On the very first day after the blog was updated, they took the initiative to contact them, expressing their intention to discuss a collaboration on a game spokesperson, and showed great sincerity, preparing to "spend a lot of money".

Although the popularity of Honor of Kings continues to rise, it is still burdened by public opinion pressure of "plagiarism" and its reputation has been criticized by many players.

Therefore, in the eyes of the King's team, to win over Gu Qing, they must show sufficient sincerity and pay a price; they are determined to succeed.

After all, in addition to his top-tier popularity, Gu Qing's previous positive interactions with the League of Legends community have also given him an inherent "e-sports" label.

"You guys say we're pirates? Then I'll steal the people you 'officially' approve of!"

"Let's see how you'll yell then!"

Thinking about this, the King of Glory team felt a surge of triumphant satisfaction.

They couldn't wait to see what would happen and wished they could sign a contract with Gu Qing right away.

"If we sign with King of Glory... the fans on the League side will probably be a little upset, so we'll have to find a chance to appease them."

Gu Qing pondered.

He doesn't want to give up support from either side; he plans to dominate the game, playing both PUBG and mobile esports, aiming to gain absolute influence in the esports circle.

At that time, it will be an absolute perfect combination – invincible!
Gu Qing doesn't need to worry about being attacked. There will be plenty of professional players in the future of both the mobile game and mobile game communities. They are just people who enjoy themselves, so there's nothing to worry about.

in addition,

The S6 World Championship is currently in full swing.
Gu Qing thought that after the ceremony ended, he might be able to make an appearance and interact with the LPL teams before they were eliminated in the quarterfinals.

He secretly made up his mind.

At this moment, the car arrived at the venue of the music festival.

As soon as Gu Qing got out of the car, he was greeted with an extremely warm welcome by the Penguin staff.

The welcome was quite grand, with everyone from top executives to ordinary employees; it was comparable to the recording of a variety show during the Happy Camp era.

Gu Qing shook hands and exchanged pleasantries with several Penguin leaders one by one, but inwardly he wondered: Was this level of enthusiasm a bit too much?

Even if Jay Chou came, he probably wouldn't receive the same treatment.
Little did they know, in Tencent's view, their relationship with Gu Qing was "inseparable"!
In terms of film and television cooperation, they have just acquired the rights to "The Imperial Doctress"; the rights to the first two seasons of the hit variety show "Running Man" have also been acquired by them.
In terms of music, Gu Qing's main platform for releasing songs is QQ Music.

And in Tencent's core business—the gaming industry—Gu Qing's image and competitive skills perfectly match all their fantasies about a spokesperson.

If League of Legends hadn't already signed Jay Chou, it wouldn't have been Honor of Kings' turn to "snatch" him away.

However, no matter what, the benefits should not go to outsiders. Gu Qing is deeply bound to the Tencent system in terms of film, variety shows, and music, and their interests are closely intertwined.

Furthermore, many leaders within the company greatly admired Gu Qing and wanted to "make friends" with him, willing to allocate resources accordingly, making their relationship exceptionally close. Unlike Zhou Tianwang, who had already achieved great success and no longer needed to rely on a single platform, and compared to Lu Han, who was gradually losing ground in his competition with Gu Qing,

Gu Qing is undoubtedly the "white moonlight" with the most potential and cooperation value in Tencent's eyes.

After a warm and attentive welcome, Gu Qing finally arrived at her private lounge.

The room was clean, spacious, and comfortable, and the treatment was excellent. But he didn't have much time to rest; rehearsals were about to begin.

The song Gu Qing will be performing this time is undoubtedly "Spring Snow in the Courtyard," which has recently become popular again thanks to the "Chinese Poetry Competition."

With the show's popularity, this song has already surpassed any of Gu Qing's previous singles in terms of play count.

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"My heart is not a stone that cannot be turned, my heart is not a mat that cannot be rolled up."

Gazing into the distance, the depths of love remain unfathomable.

Spring is almost over, the pear blossoms have faded, and another year has passed...

A mournful song echoed in the rehearsal hall.

After the rehearsal ended, Gu Qing put down the microphone and politely waved to the band members around him, receiving a warm response from them.

He politely declined the staff's offer to help him, walked off the stage on his own, took the warm water that Zhao Ya handed him at the right time, and sipped it a few times.

"Teacher Gu Qing! Teacher Qi Yu!!"

A female voice with a distinct Cantonese accent and a slightly nasal tone came from afar.

Gu Qing was slightly taken aback, looked in the direction of the voice, and said in surprise, "Sister Ziqi?"

The newcomer was petite, with a sweet and round face, and bright, expressive eyes. Wearing her signature leather pants, she was energetically jumping and waving.

It was G.E.M., whom I had met briefly at the Huangguotai New Year's Eve Gala last year.

"Teacher Gu Qing, do you still remember me?"

"I thought you'd forgotten about me a long time ago."

Deng Qiqi jogged over, her face beaming with joy and excitement. "Your new drama is so touching! I even cried at the end, let me tell you!"

"And the songs are amazing too! I watched the show too. You're so smart, how did you memorize so many poems?"

She chattered on and on, her pretty face filled with undisguised adoration.

"Sister Ziqi, didn't we agree last time that you could just call me by my name? I'm not used to being so polite." Gu Qing smiled and shook hands with her.

"Can I really?"

G.E.M. was extremely excited when she shook hands with Gu Qing, making him almost believe that she was really his fan.

"of course can."

"Brother Gu Qing!"

G.E.M. smiled happily, shook his hand vigorously, and quickly turned to her assistant, saying, "Take a picture! Quick, quick, quick!"

After taking several group photos and receiving an "OK" sign from her assistant, G.E.M. asked with satisfaction, "Gu Qing, did you just finish rehearsing? Are you going back to the dressing room now?"

"When we get back later, I'm planning to go ask Jay Chou for his autograph first, so I can meet my idol," Gu Qing replied.

"Jay Chou? What a coincidence! I'm a huge Jay Chou fan too! Shall we go together?"

G.E.M.'s big eyes lit up, "I was just thinking of getting an autograph too!"

"Okay, let's go together."

Gu Qing was not surprised by this; almost every young musician in the Chinese music scene is a fan of Jay Chou.

On the way to Jay Chou's dressing room.

"Gu Qing, are you available in June next year?"

Deng Ziqi gently tugged at Gu Qing's arm, tilted her head up, and asked expectantly.

"Next June? I haven't looked at the details of the schedule yet."

Gu Qing was puzzled. "What's wrong?"

"I'm planning a concert tour next June, and I'd like to invite you to be a guest performer at my concert, is that alright?"

G.E.M. looked at him with her big, blinking eyes, her cheeks puffed out, and with the soft, cute, and coquettish tone unique to Hong Kong and Taiwanese girls, "Just one game, one game is fine!"

"What format will the guest performer be in? Will I sing solo or a duet with you?"

Gu Qing had never participated before; he had never even been to a concert, so he really didn't understand this kind of guest format.

"Anything is fine with you, whichever you prefer. It would be best if we could sing together."

G.E.M. said happily, "I especially love your song 'Passing By Your World'!"

"..."

Gu Qing's lips twitched slightly, her expression a little embarrassed.

How can you not like this?

The original singer is your ex-boyfriend.

"Okay, remember to let me know in advance when you've finished making preparations next June."

Gu Qing asked, "Is Jie-ge going too?"

"Brother Jie..."

G.E.M., who had initially intended to cheer, suddenly looked troubled and embarrassed. She lowered her head and whispered, "Brother Jie... probably won't be coming."

Gu Qing was taken aback, noticed something was amiss, and promptly shut up.

During the time he wasn't paying attention to the internet,

Numerous news releases sensationalized the story of Zhang Jie's alleged infidelity, claiming that Deng Ziqi seduced Zhang Jie and that Xie Na was hurt, becoming a third party in the scandal.

The two of them are now avoiding each other.

unconsciously,

The two arrived at the door of the lounge marked with the name "Jay Chou".

A knock sounded at the door, and Jay Chou's assistant, Da Ni, came to open it.

Upon seeing the two people outside the door, or more precisely, upon seeing Gu Qing, her eyes widened instantly: "Oh my god! Jay! It's Gu Qing! It really is Gu Qing!"

"Teacher Gu Qing! I absolutely love your dramas!!"

Dani covered her mouth and let out a surprised scream.

"Da Ni, could you please keep your voice down?"

From inside came Jay Chou's voice, which he tried to sound calm, "Don't scare people, okay?"

now,

The milk tea princess was secretly delighted.

Even before they arrived at the lounge, Da Ni was chattering in his ear, asking if he could help her get Gu Qing's autograph.

At the time, Jay Chou confidently declared, "No need to look for him, he will come to me for an autograph."

Your idol's idol is me!

He has this confidence.

really,

Gu Qing's arrival once again caught him off guard.