Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 269 The tree wants to be quiet

Xinjiekou.

Zhang Yan leaned against the car door, gazing at the Special Special Mall in the distance. Even from more than 200 meters away, he could still see the surging crowds outside the mall.

I wonder if Li Chengru can get through this...

"Teacher Zhang~"

Just then, Tao Hong's voice rang out from behind. Zhang Yan turned around and saw Tao Hong carrying three paper bags, while the Ice and Snow Sisters each held a small box, standing near the back of the car.

Zhang Yan hurriedly went over and opened the trunk, asking in bewilderment, "How did you get here from behind?"

"We walked across the overpass."

Tao Hong put the bag in her hand into the bag and pointed to the pedestrian overpass not far away.

The Ice and Snow sisters discussed it for a moment and then stuffed the boxes they were carrying into one of their pockets—judging from the outer packaging, they seemed to be two flesh-colored stockings.

Buying stockings in the dead of winter...

Perhaps sensing Zhang Yan's confusion, Li Bingbing blushed and explained, "Sometimes when we work as hostesses, they ask us to wear skirts. Although the room is heated, it's still a bit cold to be bare-legged."

Actually, the practicality of buying these two pairs of stockings was secondary. The main reason was that Tao Hong was carrying big bags and small bags, while the two sisters didn't buy anything, which made them feel a bit awkward.

The four got into the car, and as Zhang Yan started the engine, he asked with a smile, "Li Xue, is there something wrong with my face?"

He had noticed from the beginning that Li Xue was looking at him strangely.

No, no.

Li Xue quickly denied it, then asked curiously, "Mr. Zhang, did you really buy Boss Te's luxury house and car?"

Zhang Yan frowned and asked, "Who told you that?"

This wasn't the first time he'd heard similar rumors. He'd previously dismissed them as misunderstandings and paid little attention, but now that the news was circulating even within the Special Special organization, something felt off.

Li Xue said, "I just overheard some sales clerks saying that the person who bought Mr. Li's luxury house and car is the big boss of Yuanmeng Company."

Zhang Yan shook his head upon hearing this: "He did indeed return the car to me, and also bought some old furniture—but his house was too conspicuous, and there was no parking space in front of it, so I bought another old house in the East City."

As he explained to the two women, he secretly wondered what exactly was going on...

There's really no need to think about it; just ask someone.

Zhang Yan picked up his phone and called Ma Weidu, explaining his situation. Ma Weidu stammered, "Don't worry about it. It won't affect you anyway."

"At the very least, I need to know what's going on, right? If you don't tell me, I'll publish a clarification in the newspaper tomorrow..."

"No, no, it's not that bad."

Ma Weidu then vaguely revealed that the house had been bought by a relative of some important person. Because he didn't want people to know, he used Zhang Yan's name as a shield—after all, Zhang Yan had taken all the furniture away beforehand.

Zhang Yan frowned even more deeply upon hearing this: "If this gets into trouble, won't it implicate me?"

"Definitely not. You didn't do anything. Even if they try to implicate others, it won't affect you."

Although Ma Weidu spoke with absolute certainty, Zhang Yan still had some doubts.

The waters in the capital are too deep. It's best to avoid getting involved in similar situations in the future, otherwise you might get into trouble without even knowing what happened.

Seeing Zhang Yan hang up the phone and lower his head in thought, Tao Hong asked with some concern, "Teacher Zhang, are you alright?"

Zhang Yan smiled nonchalantly: "It's nothing. I was just inexplicably used as a shield—anyway, I'm upright and honest, and they can't implicate me out of thin air."

He started the car and drove towards the restaurant he had booked in advance.

The Ice and Snow sisters remained relatively silent throughout the journey. Although Zhang Yan hadn't bought the house, judging from his tone, it was clear they hadn't taken a liking to it, rather than being unable to afford it.

Although they already knew that President Zhang was not short of money, they did not expect that he would be qualified and capable of taking over the business of Boss Te, who is one of the most famous billionaires in Beijing!

Tao Hong already knew about this, and seeing that Zhang Yan didn't seem too keen on the topic, she took the initiative to ask about the current situation of the "Sunshine" crew.

While chatting with Tao Hong, Zhang Yan noticed two vans parked in front of the restaurant. He stopped in the middle of the road and said to the three women, "You guys go to the restaurant first, I'll go find a place to park up ahead." Just as the three women got out of the car and walked between the two vans, the passenger window of the back van suddenly rolled down, and a sleazy-looking young man leaned out and whistled at the three women.

Li Xue subconsciously wanted to glare at that person, but Tao Hong and Li Bingbing pulled her quickly into the restaurant.

Li Xue, who was walking at the very back, probably didn't see clearly, but Tao Hong and Li Bingbing both saw through the windshield that the other person was holding a machete wrapped in a towel.

Once inside the restaurant, Tao Hong felt uneasy, so she wanted to borrow the front desk's phone to contact Zhang Yan and ask him to be careful when he came in so as not to get into trouble.

Before the call could even connect, Li Bingbing suddenly tugged at her arm.

Tao Hong glanced outside and saw that Zhang Yan had already arrived at the gate. The young man who had been whistling earlier was sticking his head out and shouting something at Zhang Yan.

The three girls rushed to the front door. As they pushed it open, the guy was already leaning halfway out of the car window, yelling at Zhang Yan, "Hey, I'm talking to you! Bringing three girls to dinner at once, you think you're so tough? What are you doing..."

As they were shouting, the back side door opened, and two long-haired young men jumped out of the car, one of them holding a knife.

"Be careful……"

Seeing this, Tao Hong rushed forward while shouting loudly, but she stopped halfway through her shout and her steps involuntarily came to a halt.

The man with the knife hurriedly threw it back into the car after getting out, while the man without the knife got in, grabbed the whistling man in the passenger seat, slapped him on the head, and cursed, "Are you fucking stupid? You're in this industry and you don't even know Boss Zhang from Yuanmeng?!"

Then, he greeted Zhang Yan with a smile, saying, "Brother Zhang, it's been a long time. When are you going to lead the brothers on another big job?"

The man who had dropped the knife then came over and chuckled as he called out, "Brother Zhang."

Who am I talking about?

Zhang Yan was also startled, but after seeing the two people in front of him clearly, he immediately calmed down and said irritably, "Damn, you scared me! What's wrong, is the Face Band trying to rob a bank?"

The Faces Band is also a well-known rock band in Beijing. Two years ago, one of their songs was selected for the album "China Fire". Later, when Zhang Yan called for rock music to support Xinjiang, they were one of the participants, so they have some connection with Zhang Yan.

"No, we're just acting in self-defense. We're the ones who are bullying us, so we brought a few people to back us up."

As the leader spoke, he slapped the henchman in the passenger seat: "What are you standing there for? Get out and apologize to Boss Zhang!"

The underling, no longer arrogant, meekly got out of the car and bowed to Zhang Yan, saying, "Mr. Zhang, I was wrong. Please forgive my mistake..."

"Alright, I can't be bothered with all this nonsense." Zhang Yan said impatiently, "You guys do your thing, just don't let anyone see you and think I'm some kind of gangster."

As he spoke, he walked over, took Tao Hong's hand, and led the Ice and Snow Sisters back into the restaurant.

"what's up?"

Tao Hong whispered a question, and the Ice and Snow sisters also perked up their ears.

"Just some trivial stuff in the rock scene."

Zhang Yan sighed and said helplessly, "Didn't I lead a team to Xinjiang to provide assistance in the first half of the year? Later, Lao Cui—that is, Cui Jian—joined a group of people to write a letter to the higher authorities, requesting the lifting of restrictions on rock music."

Although the higher-ups didn't approve it, the regulations have indeed been loosened in the past six months, and the result is..."

As Zhang Yan spoke, he couldn't help but turn around and glance outside.

A while ago, he heard Guo Chuanlin lament that once regulations were relaxed, the rock music scene was in complete chaos, with everyone fighting over profits and spending money like water.

I never expected to run into something like this just by going out for a meal.

I really need to stay away from those bastards from now on.

Tao Hong asked in a low voice, "How about we eat somewhere else?"

Zhang Yan hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It has nothing to do with us. Let them make a fuss, we'll just eat our own food."

He is now a recognized big shot in the music industry—especially in the rock scene. If he avoids the Face Band, where will he put his face?

…………

A few minutes later, seeing Zhang Yan lead three girls to a private room upstairs, the members of the Face Band swarmed in, banging on the table and asking Zhang Yan which private room he had booked.

(End of this chapter)