A song from Chengdu revived a closed-down pub.

Guo Mu returned to his office and reported the matter to Su Fan.

After speaking, Guo Mu asked, "President Su, aren't you worried about retaliation from Beifeng Entertainment?"

Su Fan replied, "I'm afraid he won't retaliate."

Why?

"If he doesn't retaliate, it's harder for us to take action. We need to find a legitimate reason to do things so that it seems righteous. If he really retaliates, then things will be much easier."

Guo Mu was taken aback by this question. After a moment of silence, he asked again, "What if they accept it?"

Su Fan said matter-of-factly, "Then let's find another excuse. An entertainment company can't be completely without problems. If you want to investigate, you can always find something."

Guo Mu's face darkened: "In other words, regardless of what they do or not, we're going to target them."

"You can't say that, it makes us sound like villains. What we're doing, on a small scale, is called standing up for justice, and on a larger scale, it's saving people from dire straits."

"You really are... good at planning." Guo Mu didn't know what to say.

At this moment, Su Fan changed the subject: "Alright, enough joking. How do we resolve the issue of Deng Xinyao's name?"

Guo Mu said seriously, "Although her name has been registered as a trademark, it has not been used for more than three years. According to current laws, it does not constitute valid protection. If we use it, the other party will not win the lawsuit."

"That's good. Okay, you can follow up on the rest. I'll go and inform Deng Xinyao to release the song."

……

Soon after, Han Tang Entertainment's official Weibo account posted a message.

"Welcome Deng Xinyao to Han Tang Entertainment! Her first song is called 'Full Stop,' which is now available online. Please listen!"

Immediately afterwards, Deng Xinyao's personal Weibo account was also updated.

She changed her profile picture, from an old performance photo to a simple silhouette of her profile.

"It's been almost two years since I last stood in front of a microphone. I've thought a lot during this time and been silent for a long time. Thank you Han Tang Entertainment, thank you Mr. Su Fan, and thank you to everyone who is still willing to wait. This song, 'Full Stop,' was written for me by Su Fan. I want to use this song to say goodbye to the past and to meet the future. I hope everyone likes it."

Within ten minutes of the post being published, the comment section was flooded with messages.

"I just saw the post from Han Tang's official Weibo account, and then I saw Deng Xinyao's Weibo. I haven't seen her update in the past two years, but she updated at the same time today!"

"I heard Deng Xinyao was blacklisted by her entertainment company? Could it be that Su Fan got her out of trouble?!"

"If Deng Xinyao was sidelined for two years, then Han Tang Entertainment was the one who pulled her out of the abyss!"

"Deng Xinyao is finally out! I haven't heard her songs since two years ago. I've been waiting for this Weibo post for just as long as I've been waiting for it!"

Seeing the four characters "Han Tang Entertainment" alongside Deng Xinyao gives me an inexplicable sense of reassurance!

"A period marks an end, but also a new beginning. Welcome back!"

……

Sun Zheng also saw Deng Xinyao's Weibo post.

He was furious and slammed his fist on the table: "I want to see how you say goodbye to the past."

People from other entertainment companies also saw that Weibo post.

They were all aware of Deng Xinyao's situation over the past two years.

She even asked people to contact some of these companies, hoping for a turnaround.

But those people immediately passed the message to Sun Zheng.

As expected, what they received was not help, but even more intense suppression.

Now she stands in front of the microphone again, responding to all of this with a song called "Full Stop".

They naturally wanted to hear what was actually written in that song.

So, at the same time, everyone pressed the play button simultaneously.

The prelude was not elaborate; Deng Xinyao's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, carrying a calm and restrained strength.

"Unfortunately, we finally arrived at..."

A period

Hummingbirds outside the window that refuse to fly

Also in mourning

The city will never hear again

We argued

Wouldn't you have one less worry?

……

These lyrics are written with extreme restraint.

It's like someone who, after packing their last piece of luggage, stands at the door and looks back.

There was no anger, no tears; she simply checked to make sure the door was closed properly.

Deng Xinyao's voice lacked emotion.

It does not imply questioning or accusation.

This is just stating a fact; we've come this far, it's time to end.

When she became famous at a young age and signed that contract, she probably never imagined that one day it would end in this way.

She thought it was a starting point, but little did she know it was a tightly locked door.

Hummingbirds are the lightest birds and the best at hovering, yet here they choose not to fly anymore.

That was her true state at a certain point in her life; she didn't want to struggle anymore, nor did she want to take off again.

Because every takeoff means falling into the same net.

She was trapped.

That relationship was filled with tug-of-war, confrontation, and silent cold war.

She fought for contract terms, for copyright ownership, for performance opportunities, and for things that rightfully belonged to her.

But these arguments came at the cost of her prolonged silence.

When the last line of this verse is sung, "Won't you have fewer worries?"

It's as if they're asking, "Will you feel a little more relaxed if I leave?"

The other party doesn't need to answer, because the answer is no longer important.

She has reached the other side of the period; those troubles are no longer relevant to her.

She can finally choose not to bear any weight in this relationship anymore.

Even those troubles were ones she had personally picked up and put into her own pocket.

Now she can leave them all behind and never look back.

Sun Zheng frowned as he listened to the song.

He thought Deng Xinyao would express her feelings through a song.

But she didn't.

Next, the song begins to recount the past.

"Back to twelve years ago"

Memories are right before my eyes

You're wearing a hat while I look...

With a shy

However, the first meeting

You said you had foresight

My innate abilities have been trained.

I have a piece of sky

I was naive and ignorant back then.

Unlike adults, they are not capable of recognizing

It's not about making money and getting a share.

I am for my future

I hope that in the songs I write

"There are better chord sounds"

……

Listeners who like Deng Xinyao unconsciously sat up straight when they heard this.

Because Deng Xinyao is not singing about an abstract former company.

It is not a recounting of a true story.

Everyone knows that she became famous at a young age, and even regards Beifeng Entertainment, which discovered her, as her mentor.

But little did they know, the seeds of a conspiracy had already been sown at that time.

At the time, she didn't think much about it; she just felt that it was an opportunity, a hand that fate had extended to her.

She grasped it, unaware that it was a rope that would tighten sooner or later.

She didn't understand the weight of the contract terms at that time.

They don't understand what copyright ownership means.

They don't understand the underlying manipulation logic.

She thought it was a mentorship, an appreciation, or that her senior was helping her see the way forward.

But she later realized that the phrase "you have talent" was actually a lock tailor-made for her.

Every arc fits her contours perfectly.

They just waited for her to step inside, and then locked the latch at the appropriate time.

She wouldn't even realize that the door had closed.