A grand feast for the Chinese entertainment industry

Chapter 38 I Admit

They had lunch together at the hotel and chatted until after 6 p.m., then had dinner together. But the storm showed no signs of abating. Lin Jianlu asked her to call home to explain, and then accompanied her downstairs to the first floor, where they booked another room on the same floor for each other to rest.

But after booking the rooms, we still just gathered together to chat.

Lin Jianlu has made many friends during her six months of time travel, but it's rare for her to have such a deep, one-on-one conversation over such a long period of time about topics she might not normally think about.

Judging from the conversation, Chen Shuhua seemed to share the same sentiment, and thus became particularly engrossed in the conversation.

She has many moments of triumph, and also many moments of disappointment.

Lin Jianlu didn't care. He was only proud of two things: he had served in the army and he had earned enough money for retirement! He didn't care much about other random things, such as sales or fame.

Listen attentively.

After reminiscing about the past, we talked about those three songs, and then I taught them to sing them on the spot.

When we got tired of singing, we switched back to chatting.

As they talked, they both started yawning. Chen Shuhua looked down at her watch and realized it was already 2 a.m.

So they each went back to their rooms.

At seven o'clock in the morning, the two went to the hotel's gym together to work out.

The night passed, and the wind and rain outside the window continued unabated.

But Lao Duan still came and knocked on the door early in the morning, around nine o'clock. When Lin Jianlu went to open the door and came in, he saw Chen Shuhua holding a musical score, sitting cross-legged on the sofa, looking relaxed and casual, as if she were in her own home.

Old Duan didn't say anything, he just handed over two newspapers.

One serving for each person.

Lin Jianlu took a look and immediately exclaimed, "Holy crap!"

A photo that takes up almost a quarter of the page first catches the eye. In the photo, he is pushing his suitcase and walking forward, but then turns his head to look to the side, while Chen Shuhua next to him is looking at him with a big smile. Well, there should be no problem at all, but the photo somehow feels a little sweet!

But that's clearly not a problem!

The question is, where the hell was this filmed from?

Regardless of whether I actually saw anyone who looked like a paparazzi in the arrival hall yesterday, even if there were, if someone was taking pictures, why wouldn't I have noticed them from this angle?

Could it be from being hit by a butt...? Ugh!

Blinded by love?

What a joke! If you can't love someone, you might have feelings for them, and even more lust, but when it comes to love, sorry, those who came to China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation in 2025 don't really believe in love anymore. Or rather, they've lost the ability to love.

tsk...

Title: Lin Chien-lu visits Taiwan for a secret rendezvous; Chen Shu-hua is his true love!

After skimming through the content, I was speechless—surprisingly, they didn't make it up!
The reporter carefully followed the vehicle and witnessed Ms. Chen Shuhua drive into the hotel's underground parking garage. After parking, the two went upstairs hand in hand. The car remained parked in the same spot until this morning when this article was published...

I leaned closer to look at the photo in her hand. The headline read: "Lin Jianlu's New Relationship Exposed: Secretly Meeting with Chen Shuhua on Typhoon Night!"

Much the same.

Lin Jianlu didn't care, but Chen Shuhua looked quite embarrassed. She blushed and explained to Lao Duan, "I booked a room next door and stayed there!"

Old Duan shrugged. "I don't care! You're all adults, how can I control your relationships? Your managers should be the ones having a headache... But I guess they don't care either. Ah Lu, you're in the headlines thirty times in ten days, and it's always about scandals. Shu Hua, you..."

After stammering for a while, he finally managed to squeeze out the remaining half of the sentence, "You finally have a scandal!"

Lin Jianlu burst into laughter.

Chen Shuhua was left speechless, both amused and exasperated.

After chatting for a while, Chen Shuhua got up to go to the bathroom, but someone knocked on the door again. Lin Jianlu got up and opened the door, and saw Li Zongsheng rushing in first, followed by Zhou Huajian and Zhang Zhenyue squeezing into the room one after another, with Wu Bo following behind with a dog looking furtive.

Lin Jianlu was stunned for a moment by what they did.

Just then, Chen Shuhua came out of the bathroom and was startled to see a large group of people suddenly appear in the living room. When she noticed that they were all staring at her intently, her face turned red in just a few seconds.

Old Li smiled broadly, like an older brother seeing his younger sister off on her wedding day.

That look seemed to say: Not bad, not bad, you can finally get married!
After a few seconds of stalemate, Chen Shuhua finally couldn't hold back any longer. Her face flushed red, she raised her hand and pointed at the group, "Don't go too far! Let me make it clear, I was sleeping next door!"

Everyone nodded in agreement, looking as if they had just realized something.

"Yeah!"

"Of course! Of course!"

…………

In the afternoon, I received an unexpected phone call. It was a lazy and sweet voice, "Lu Zai, how many days have you been in Hong Kong? Have you finished your work? Let's have some tea!"

Rosamund Kwan.

…………

On June 21, the typhoon had just passed through.

Rock Records held a formal press conference.

Both bosses attended together, Lin Jianlu was present, and even the two agents, Ge Fuhong and Zhang Aijia, put aside their work to come and participate.

Big-name producers from Rock Records such as Lo Ta-yu, Lee Tsung-sheng, Chen Sheng, Hsiao Chung, and Pao Hsiao-sung, as well as artists under Rock Records such as Wakin Chau, Zhao Chuan, Chen Shu-hua, Hsin Hsiao-chi, Lin Yi-lien, Wu Po, Richie Jen, and Rene Liu, almost all made sure to attend, unless they were genuinely tied up with other commitments.

Because this is a big deal.

In front of hundreds of reporters, Lao Duan personally announced that the global sales of "Cold to the End" had officially exceeded ten million copies, and that Rock Records had applied to the Phonographic Industry Association for diamond record certification!

Furthermore, the "Cold to the End Video" and the "Ten Million Sales Celebration Edition" will be released soon!
Supported by data —

In mainland China, 368 million cassette tapes and 17 CDs were sold. In Taiwan, 157 million copies were sold in eleven weeks, breaking the market's highest sales record.

Hong Kong sold 76 copies in the first eleven weeks, breaking the market's highest sales record.

It sold 35 copies in Singapore, breaking the sales record for Chinese-language albums there.

It sold 31 copies in Malaysia, breaking the sales record for Chinese-language albums there.

Sales reached 41 units in Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and other Southeast Asian countries.

Peninsula sold 55 copies, and Fusang sold 82 copies.

These totaled 494 million CDs sold, plus the 368 million cassette tapes sold in mainland China, resulting in a clear and statistically accurate total of 862 million legitimate sales!
Considering that these statistics have a lag of one to two weeks to three to five weeks, it is quite possible that the actual sales have already exceeded 900 million.

Of course, announcing sales of over 10 million copies now would definitely involve inflated figures.

But that doesn't matter, everyone does it. Old Duan can brag without blushing at all. Lin Jianlu can just stand there and accept the flash of the cameras.

In fact, no one questions anything at all. The popularity of "Cold to the End" in recent months is common knowledge, let alone for those who are always making news.

Moreover, judging from everyone's reaction, there wasn't much surprise at all—this is certainly big news, and super big news at that. It's a huge piece of good news for the entire Chinese music scene, the Chinese record industry, and even the entire entertainment industry. However, as the saying goes, reporters who run around covering this kind of news all day long either already guessed it, it was just a matter of time, or they simply got wind of it long ago.

It needs to be reported, and it needs to be reported prominently, given the front page headline!
But that's not the point!

For this type of article, simply writing it based on the information provided at the press conference is sufficient.

So, after Lao Duan finished speaking, everyone applauded and congratulated him. Then, they went through the motions of interviewing him with a few questions. When the microphone was handed to Lin Jianlu, everyone suddenly perked up.

Since her debut, Lin Jianlu has almost never given reporters a good opportunity to ask a series of questions.

"Ah Lu, are you dating Shu Hua? Are you living together?"

Lin Jianlu took the microphone and said slowly, "Your news is outdated! Now..."

He suddenly leaned forward, glancing at the group in this direction and then in that direction. "My girlfriend is Liu Ruoying! I'll be treating her to dinner in the next few days, and you can all come and take pictures then!"

Upon hearing this, almost instinctively, the people who knew Lin Jianlu at Rolling Stone smiled. Only a few who weren't very familiar with her showed a surprised expression—that was just Lin Jianlu's usual way of speaking!

Of course, Rene Liu is an exception.

She was immediately stunned and looked at Lin Jianlu in astonishment.

At that moment, some reporters actually believed it to be true, and the camera instantly turned to Liu Ruoying, with flashes going off dozens of times. Everyone was seriously collecting evidence on the spot.

A brief commotion broke out among the group of reporters.

The questioner paused for a moment, seemingly a little angry—the answer seemed perfunctory, but what struck him more was a sense of contempt, tinged with a hint of provocation.

But before he could say or ask anything more, Lin Jianlu pointed at him and said, "Hey buddy, I see you're holding back a lot. You ask, one question per person!"

The reporter immediately stood up, practically snatched the microphone, and excitedly asked, "Hong Kong media reported that you previously traveled to Bangkok with Ms. Sylvia Chang and planned to settle there. What is your response? Does Ms. Sylvia Chang intend to divorce and remarry?"

Sylvia Chang was standing right next to him!
Lin Jianlu hesitated for a moment, looking troubled, then turned to look at Zhang Aijia. "Oh, this matter... this matter can't be rushed. I'll talk to my brother-in-law later. If he agrees, I'm not opposed! I'll let you know when I hear from you!"

Before he could finish speaking, countless people burst out laughing.

Sylvia Chang herself couldn't help but burst into laughter on the spot.

Li Zongsheng laughed and patted her shoulder.

This time, even the questioner who had seemed a little unhappy earlier couldn't help but laugh.

More than half of the reporters laughed.

But he was the only one who didn't laugh; he remained completely serious.

Some people were still fearless, and everyone eagerly raised their hands.

Lin Jianlu casually pointed to a female reporter, who immediately took the microphone and asked, "Ah Lu, have you broken up with Liang Yongqi?"

"Your news comes even earlier! That was three or four days ago! Next!"

This time, almost everyone present burst into laughter.

I don't know how it happened, but that inexplicable atmosphere of rushing to challenge each other turned into what it is now after just a few answers.

It didn't feel like what everyone had initially imagined. It wasn't like a press conference, nor was it like reporters and paparazzi relentlessly pursuing Lin Jianlu and asking her endless questions. Instead, it felt like a talk show!

"This one, you come here!"

"According to my information, the lyrics for Hui Lun's new album's title track, 'Lemon-tree,' were obtained by her in exchange for a kiss. Is that true?"

"Yes."

Laugh out loud.

Everyone realized that the press conference had completely changed its nature.

"Ah Lu, you're juggling several relationships. Have they ever argued because of you? How did you resolve it?"

"It won't be resolved."

The audience burst into laughter again.

At this moment, whether we admit it or not, almost everyone felt like they had seen something new – almost all celebrities are afraid of being embroiled in negative rumors, and when faced with scandals, they mostly deny them outright. Only when they have no other choice or can no longer deny it do they repeatedly claim it is true love. However, most of them actually hide away and play dead.

But Lin Jianlu did not.

He admitted everything.

Whatever you say it is, that's how it is.

What can you do to me?

However, after a rapid-fire interview, almost everyone subconsciously felt that there was no need to do anything to him—he's such an interesting person!
(End of this chapter)