Returning to Taiwan in 2000 as a patriotic artist

Zhang Shaohan.

She is petite and slim, likes to wear tank tops with jeans, has long, straight black hair, and delicate features like a porcelain doll.

In her previous life in 2008, Zhang Shaohan, as a torchbearer from Taiwan, firmly upheld the one-China principle.

As a result, it was banned in Taiwan.

Even worse, during her heart surgery, her biological parents betrayed her, accusing her of being unfilial and abandoning her, almost ruining her career.

A young woman in her early twenties, single-handedly overcame illness, public opinion, and family betrayal, and actively developed her career in mainland China.

Gu Bei looked at the girl in front of him and took a deep breath.

This guy is a like-minded comrade!

"Why are you here so early?"

"I...I really want to improve." In the Eagle King Treasure Island office, Zhang Shaohan stood up awkwardly, his eyes full of curiosity.

"Huh?" Gu Bei was speechless.

Isn't that my line?

"Comrade, please sit down." He took out the sheet music for "Can't Help Falling in Love" from his briefcase and handed it to him. "Take this home and practice it. Call me when you're done."

Zhang Shaohan now appears well-behaved, docile, and slightly naive.

She gives the impression of a delicate "electric-eyed doll".

This is completely unlike the scene in 2025 when Gu Bei felt the sky was falling when he said "Gan Zhi Lang" during a concert in Shantou.

Gu Bei had no idea who taught Zhang Shaohan to speak Chaoshan dialect.

Zhang Shaohan probably meant to say "Jiaojiren," which means "one of our own."

As a result, it was said as "Gan Zhi Lang", which means "bite" in Chaoshan dialect!

Shout it out loud at the concert...

How could the sky not fall and the earth crack?

"Wait... Have you signed a management contract?" Gu Bei handed over the sheet music, but he took it back.

He didn't remember when Zhang Shaohan signed with Fu Mao and Qing Tian.

However, in 2011, the two parties went to court over the termination of the contract, which was due to expire in 2012.

Even with a 10-year contract...

That was signed two years later, so he should still be practicing singing at Fu Mao right now, right?

as predicted.

Zhang Shaohan's words immediately confirmed Gu Bei's thoughts.

"I'm still a trainee at Fu Mao." Zhang Shaohan is not a girl who can be easily manipulated.

She noticed something was off about Gu Bei's gaze, immediately widened her eyes, and grabbed the sheet music: "Teacher Gu, please let me try. I promise I won't let you down."

A young woman who has just entered the workforce longs for an opportunity to debut.

Gu Bei hesitated only for a moment before letting the sheet music be snatched from his hand.

The song "I Have to Love" by the Chinese translation master is a cover of the 2004 Korean song "Y (Please Tell Me Why)".

Back then, it won the Wireless Music Annual Top Ten Best-Selling Songs Award and the Annual Best-Selling Duet Song Award, and was the best-selling duet song of the year.

Now, this song ended up in Gu Bei's hands in 2000.

He's about to kill the game prematurely.

It'll be hard to say who's the real deal and who's the imposter then.

Zhang Shaohan has been practicing at Fu Mao for half a year.

She had barely glanced at the sheet music when she could hum along to the rhythm:

I need your love every day

You can guess what I'm thinking.

I love you

I want you to make every day exciting for me.

I talk about it all the time.

What exactly is true love?

I love you

How much of it was said faster than expected?

The female part has just finished singing.

Immediately outside the office, the "clack-clack" sound of leather shoes and high heels clicking on the ground could be heard.

The sound of footsteps grew louder as they approached.

A moment later, Yang Wanqing appeared at the door.

She was accompanied by Vivian Chow and a strange man.

"Hello, my name is Lin Longxuan." The stranger extended his hand. "Is this the new song Mr. Gu wants to duet with Shaohan on?"

Gu Bei shook hands with him, then turned to Yang Wanqing with a smile and said, "Sister Yang, I want to buy Zhang Shaohan."

This statement shocked everyone present.

Lin Longxuan, in particular, was furious, his face turning red with anger: "Mr. Gu, Shaohan has already been training at Fumao for half a year."

"Isn't picking peaches now a bit too much...?"

He wanted to say, "Isn't this a bit too despicable and shameless?" But he was afraid of Yang Wanqing beside him, so he didn't dare to say it directly.

If it weren't for this big shot standing by his side, he would have left long ago.

Gu Bei didn't care about his little schemes. "Mr. Lin, Zhang Shaohan hasn't signed an artist contract with Fu Mao yet, right?"

"In other words, she can now unilaterally terminate the contract and only needs to pay 20 yuan in training fees."

Lin Longxuan was speechless.

that's the truth.

The scene instantly became extremely awkward.

Zhang Shaohan herself supports Gu Bei's view of "resolutely safeguarding the unity of the motherland," so she was willing to join the Suibian Studio.

Yang Wanqing and Zhou Huimin didn't care.

The two were delighted to watch Gu Bei perform live.

Just as Lin Longxuan was about to bite the bullet and refuse...

Gu Bei offered a condition he couldn't refuse: "If Zhang Shaohan joins Suibian Studio, I can arrange for Mr. Lin to be her manager."

"In terms of profits, the industry standard is a 20%-30% split. The better the resources you receive, the higher your share will be."

"However, the contract can only be signed until 2007."

"Okay." Lin Longxuan agreed without hesitation: "I'll take care of Fu Mao's situation."

He had heard of the Casual Studio before.

I've heard that the degree of freedom is terrifyingly high; artists can retain copyright, management rights, business decision-making power, and production rights.

As for profit sharing, it seems that artists... don't have to share money with their studios!

"It's a pleasure working with you."

After quickly reaching an agreement, the two sides shook hands amicably.

Before Lin Longxuan and Zhang Shaohan left, Yang Wanqing decided to give up some more benefits, "Eagle King can give Fu Mao some of the distribution rights for this little girl in Taiwan."

We see each other all the time, so let's make money together. There's no need to make things so awkward.

This is the secret to doing business for the Chaoshan people.

Knowing how to divide the cake...

Seeing Zhang Shaohan looking back every few steps, Yang Wanqing glared at Gu Bei with annoyance, "Look at the mess you've made! Now that girl is obsessed with you, isn't she?"

"Sister, I'm innocent!" Gu Bei was focused on his career and truly had no other thoughts.

He knew how popular Zhang Shaohan became later.

There's no way to explain it!

Oh, right...

As soon as he brought Zhang Shaohan into the Casual Studio, he immediately thought of another person: the Sweetheart Queen!

Where is Wang Xinling now?

It seems like... you just graduated from high school, right?

I can't remember which school it was...

Gu Bei suddenly felt his mind go blank, with almost no memory of Wang Xinling.

Yang Wanqing didn't know what to say. "But I feel like you're a living Lei Feng who does good deeds anonymously."

"Huh?" Gu Bei was so angry he laughed. "Sister, it's not easy to repay favors."

With the memories he brought back from his previous life, there are plenty of opportunities to make money.

At worst, I can save some money and gamble it all on cryptocurrencies, then become the world's richest person while lying down.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing," Gu Bei suddenly remembered.

Yang Wanqing kicked off her high heels, sat down on the sofa, and asked casually, "What is it?"

Vivian Chow slumped her shoulders, rolled her eyes in dissatisfaction, and walked over to pick up the two black high heels and put them back in the shoe cabinet.

"Regarding Qin Qi's illegitimate son," Gu Bei hesitated for a moment before asking uncertainly, "I have reliable information that he raised that illegitimate son until he was 14 years old."

"what?"

"What?"

Two exclamations rang out simultaneously.

Yang Wanqing's pupils contracted slightly.

She sat up straight and asked, enunciating each word clearly, "Are you sure?"

"Sure."

Gu Bei's answer was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

A moment later.

Vivian Chow took a deep breath. "This matter was actually exposed back in January."

She lowered her voice to a whisper, afraid of being overheard by staff outside the office: "At the time, some media outlets reported that Qin Qi had an illegitimate child, the woman's surname was Fang, and the child was already a teenager."

"I heard the news when I was in Canada."

Yang Wanqing crossed her legs and said, "Yes, Qin Qi responded that his ex-girlfriend found out he was getting married and used it as an excuse to blackmail him."

"He also produced so-called 'evidence' that the child was not his."

"Did Sister Wang believe it?" Gu Bei picked up the water and took a sip.

Images from his memories flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern.

From Qin Qi and Wang Zuxian announcing their marriage plans to the first exposure of the illegitimate child incident.

Qin Qi denied it, but Wang Zuxian chose to believe him and began preparing for the wedding, even booking a hotel and wedding dress.

In August 2001, the illegitimate child scandal broke out completely when the woman produced a DNA test report...

Qin Qi fell silent.

Wang Zuxian later said in an interview: "I don't blame him for his past, but I can't accept being deceived for 15 years."

It turns out that Qin Qi had more than one illegitimate child.

He secretly raised the mother and son for 15 years without interruption, during which time he also had a romantic relationship with Wang Zu.

This 15-year-long deception has finally come to an end.

"I believe it now." Yang Wanqing sighed. "She's easily swayed and easily influenced."

"Qin Qi said, 'That happened before we met,' and she felt it was all in the past."

Yang Wanqing fell silent for a moment, unsure of what to say.

Wang Zuxian went to Xihuang Temple three months ago to resolve his inner conflict.

She also made a vow before the Buddha, saying that no matter what happened in the past, she was willing to understand and walk with Qin Qi, feeling that the things before they fell in love had nothing to do with the present.

"No, I need to go and have a talk with Zu Xian."

Yang Wanqing grew angrier the more she thought about it.

15 years.

How many 15-year periods does one have in a lifetime? Let alone the entire process from 18 to 33 years old, from a teenage girl to a mature woman.

How cruel this deception is.