Pirates began to dominate the Chinese entertainment industry.

Before Ji Yun could say anything, she had already adjusted her mindset, stood up straight again, and regained her usual spirited and dashing demeanor as a girl from the alley.

She clenched her fingers in farewell and walked away, full of fighting spirit: "I'll show you that I'm no less capable than that woman, in every other way!"

Ji Yun smiled.

I closed the car window to pick up Gao Yuanyuan; her car had already been driven back by a designated driver.

"Why are those little girls looking at me like that?" Gao Yuanyuan sat in the passenger seat, looking depressed.

She felt that ever since the scandal with that movie star broke last month, everyone had been looking at her strangely.

As a result, she has been avoiding media attention and has been too afraid to go online.

Ji Yun naturally knew the reason, and laughed awkwardly: "Hehe, being too beautiful makes it easy to have no friends."

"I don't like being surrounded by people; it makes it impossible to live a proper life," the beauty sighed.

The BMW sped along, eventually reaching the elevated highways of Shanghai.

Gao Yuanyuan leaned back in her leather seat and noticed several music cassettes in the glove box in front of her. With nothing else to do, she picked them up and took a look.

The cassette tape only had the song title "Chasing the Light," but no artist.

"Whose new song is this?" she asked.

"I sang it, just for fun." Ji Yun glanced at it out of the corner of her eye.

He joked, "You can take one back and appreciate it, see if I have a chance to become a musical prodigy, after all, you used to be a professional."

"...I didn't realize you could be so sarcastic." The northern girl laughed in exasperation and rolled her eyes at him.

She naturally knew what Ji Yun meant. Although she was a music enthusiast, she didn't know how to make music. Ji Yun was teasing her about having a famous musician ex-boyfriend.

"No, you can sing?" Gao Yuanyuan realized what he meant and looked at him in surprise. "Aren't you a performing arts major? Are you a director and boss?"

She had seen Ji Yun's information from Manager Liao and knew that he was an insider in the industry but not very famous, which is why she chose to buy Ji Yun's house.

"An actor who can't sing isn't a good director, otherwise how can he be a boss?" Ji Yun said seriously.

Gao Yuanyuan was immediately amused and giggled.

"Alright, I'll give you some feedback when I get back. If you sing well, I'll recommend a producer. But I'm very strict." Gao Yuanyuan casually put the cassette tape into her Prada black handbag and said proudly.

She wasn't lying. The Beijing music circle she's involved in is the national music center, and her circle of friends includes top domestic singers like Wang Fei, Na Ying, Sun Nan, and Liu Huan. She has very high standards.

She wouldn't listen to most songs unless they were of high quality or evoked genuine emotion.

"If this one doesn't work, we'll try the next one. I have so much 'talent' that I don't know where to put it," Ji Yun said nonchalantly.

"Keep bragging." Gao Yuanyuan grinned. Compared to when she first appeared, her smile now was genuine and relaxed.

Even the vicious curses in the public sphere faded somewhat from my heart.

……

The house viewing went very smoothly.

Gao Yuanyuan glanced around casually and then decided to sign.

The wealthy woman was incredibly generous with the money. The two signed the contract in the presence of Manager Liao, who had rushed over, and the funds were immediately deposited into their account.

As Ji Yun looked at the bank's deposit notification, she began to mentally construct a complete investment process.

This 1030 million yuan can only stay in his account for one month. After one month, the 800 million yuan loan will mature, and how much will be left depends on his actions during this month.

US stock market indices, metal futures, real estate stocks, bank stocks, CDS financial derivatives...

He needs to create a miracle within a month to maximize the value of this funding.

"Thank you for taking care of me, Sister Yuanyuan. Shall we have dinner together?" Ji Yun suppressed her chaotic thoughts and turned to the beautiful and wealthy woman.

"Forget it, those girls would hate me to death if they found out." Gao Yuanyuan quickly shook her head.

What if she gets photographed having dinner with Ji Yun again...?

She couldn't even imagine what that scene would be like; it would probably really explode.

Ji Yun understood her current situation, nodded, said goodbye, and left with Manager Liao.

They were getting ready to go to the bank to begin the process.

The door closed softly, and the room returned to silence.

Gao Yuanyuan glanced around the clean, minimalist-style house and, seeing that the rooms were empty, called her agent to ask her to help move her things over.

......

An hour later, the new home was finally furnished in a simple way.

"Sister Zheng, next time you come, please buy me some new records. I can't sleep at night without music."

After saying that, Gao Yuanyuan quickly saw off her agent, who still wanted to talk, and then collapsed onto the sofa, panting heavily, no longer displaying the poise and elegance she had in front of others.

She's been afraid to go home lately, doesn't want to see friends, and doesn't want to stay in a busy hotel; she just wants to be alone in peace and quiet.

The recent online abuse and media harassment have often kept her up all night.

Even though her boyfriend had already broken up with his girlfriend when she started dating him, she was the one who ended up being criticized, while he chose to remain silent. Is there really no reliable good man in the world?

"Ding-dong." The doorbell rang.

Gao Yuanyuan sighed helplessly, forced herself to get up, opened the door and said helplessly, "Sister Zheng, I want to rest."

"What, Sister Zheng? I'm Sister Wang." The princess, dressed in a leather jacket and wearing sunglasses, said coolly.

"Sister Fei, what brings you here?" Gao Yuanyuan exclaimed in surprise. "No, how did you know about this place? I only moved here an hour ago!"

"Your agent? I came to Shanghai for a commercial performance, and she said you were here, so I came to check on you." Under Gao Yuanyuan's helpless gaze, the princess changed her shoes and went into the house without any politeness.

"Hey, it's just a man, no big deal, just have fun." The princess went to the kitchen and got two bottles of beer.

Gao Yuanyuan fell silent, took a bottle, and gulped it down.

The princess glanced at him furtively and said nonchalantly, "I didn't come here for anything important. I heard from Ya Peng that the man surnamed Xia has already contacted the previous one, and they're supposedly going to get back together."

"..." Gao Yuanyuan paused, lowered her head even further, her eyes filled with tears, "Let him be, I've stopped contacting him."

"Okay, buddy! Finish this bottle, and I'll take you out to have some fun." The princess patted her shoulder, adopting a bossy demeanor.

"No, I'm not in the mood to go out." Gao Yuanyuan waved her hand.

"...Okay, your manager asked me to bring some records over, so I got some from a local record company. These are all new songs that haven't been released yet. You like listening to music, right? Come on, come on."

The princess opened her handbag and poured out a huge pile of colorful new CDs.

She randomly picked one and put it into the CD player in the living room.

Gao Yuanyuan perked up a little when she heard about the new song.

She does have a long-standing habit of listening to music; otherwise, she wouldn't have fallen for her unattractive and penniless ex-boyfriend back then.

In her eyes, a man's talent was far more important than his wealth and looks, but unfortunately, the talented men she encountered were all of questionable character.

Gao Yuanyuan took a deep breath, adjusted her mindset, and prepared to listen to music to relax.

The CD started spinning, and music started playing from the speakers:

"I really want to be in a relationship, oh~ the more I think about it, the more unbearable it becomes."

I don't know who is right for my love. Some comments on QQ are strange: "Women don't love men who aren't obedient."

Oh~ QQ Love... As long as we're more relaxed and have less awkward silences when we meet, let's continue to talk about the shadows in our hearts...

"..." Both of them fell silent.