Don't call me a singing god, I just want to go back to doing scientific research.

"You've been a little devil since you were a child, how could you sing this well? Now you even know Peking Opera singing style, it's simply not scientific!" She slapped her thigh, her voice decisive, "You're definitely possessed by something! Tell me! Where did you take my nephew?!"

Gu Yang was so shocked that he forgot to talk back.

So, his past awfulness suddenly turned into evidence of possession because he's become so outstanding?

What kind of twisted logic is this!

"Ren Dongxuan!" Gu Yang gritted his teeth, enunciating each word clearly, "Have you lost your mind? I'm your own nephew!"

"How dare this fiend call me by my name!" Ren Dongxuan jumped back in fright, hiding behind Master Zhang as a human shield. "Master, quick, quick! Don't let him get away!"

Upon receiving the instruction, Master Zhang took a deep breath and immediately assumed a fighting stance.

With trembling left hand, he picked up the bowl of water, and with his right hand, he made a sword-like gesture, scribbling wildly on the water's surface while chanting, "Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits, Laozi, quickly manifest your power! Demons and monsters, quickly reveal yourselves! By imperial decree!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he dipped his finger in water and flicked it sharply in Gu Yang's direction.

His movements were graceful and his presence was impressive.

  

A few drops of water pierced the air and flew precisely toward Gu Yang's face.

Gu Yang didn't even lift his eyelids, just casually tilted his head, and water droplets flew past his cheeks, silently landing on the leather sofa behind him, leaving a few light watermarks.

Gu Yang simply shifted his body slightly, causing Master Zhang to miss his target. At the same time, he swiftly snatched the talisman from Master Zhang's hand.

He took a look at it and burst into laughter.

"Master, your professional skills are lacking," he said, waving the talisman in front of Master Zhang as if critiquing some low-quality artwork. "What is this supposed to be? An abstract Pikachu? Look at the eyebrows, the eyes, and those two blobs of blush..."

Master Zhang's face instantly turned a deep liver color.

"You...you monster! How dare you insult my Three Pure Ones!"

"No," Gu Yang waved his hand, casually crumpled the "Pikachu" card into a ball, and accurately threw it into the trash can not far away. "Don't tarnish the image of the Three Pure Ones. They are too busy to bother with a charlatan like you."

He finally understood that this so-called Master Zhang was just a shill his aunt had hired for fifty yuan from under some overpass.

"Alright, you guys have fun," he said, turning to go upstairs. "I have something to do."

"Don't you dare leave!" Ren Dongxuan immediately grabbed Gu Yang's arm. "You're not going anywhere until you get rid of that thing on you today!"

At this chaotic moment, three other places in the capital presented a completely different scene.

LeRan Entertainment, CEO's Office.

Artist director Chen Mo knocked and entered, his face beaming with barely suppressed excitement: "President Hou! Gu Yang has made a big move!"

"Oh?" The middle-aged man, referred to as President Hou, looked up and put down the documents in his hand.

"He sent the cooperation agreement that Luomu and Xingchen signed to us, Guanghe, and Yingchen via email!" Chen Mo handed over the tablet. "Moreover, he publicly tagged us on Weibo, bringing the matter into the open!"

Mr. Hou took the tablet, looked at the extremely arrogant Weibo post and email screenshots, and a slow smile appeared on his lips.

"Interesting. Xingchen really messed up this time. They tried to play word games with a cooperation agreement to fool everyone, but Gu Yang, that madman, just flipped the table."

Chen Mo nodded: "Yes, I've read the contract. It's very lenient, basically just a single collaboration with no deeply binding clauses. This means Luo Mu is completely free now! Gu Yang's move wasn't impulsive; he's using the resources of the entire entertainment industry to promote Luo Mu!"

"This Luo Mu is no ordinary person," President Hou tapped his fingers lightly on the table. "One song made him a legend, every song he releases is a hit. Contact him immediately—no, contact Gu Yang! Draft a contract; Le Ran also needs to reach a contract with Luo Mu!"

The same scene was also playing out fiercely at Guanghe Media and Yingchen Interactive Entertainment.

The entire entertainment industry's top echelons were completely shaken by Gu Yang's Weibo post.

A fierce battle to recruit the mysterious lyricist and composer "Luo Mu" has officially begun.

Meanwhile, Gu Yang, the "madman" who caused all this, is currently being cornered in his own living room by his aunt, who is conducting a farcical exorcism ritual.

"Auntie, what's wrong with you... If you keep doing this, I'm going to tell Grandma."

"You dare!" Ren Dongxuan retorted without backing down an inch.

"You'll see if I dare," Gu Yang snorted. "I'll tell you then that all you ever did in the capital was bully me and doubt me."

Ren Dongxuan thought about it and realized that his ability to complain was similar to that of his nephew.

"Are you really okay?"

"Otherwise, why not bring back a Taoist priest? He's usually so stingy, but now he's willing to spend money, huh?"

Just then, his cell phone rang abruptly.

The shrill ring of the bell shattered the farce in the living room.

Gu Yang took out his phone; it was an unfamiliar Beijing number.

"Feed?! Who is it?!"

The person on the other end of the phone was startled by his agitated tone. After a two-second pause, a polite yet urgent voice came through: "Hello, is this Mr. Gu Yang? I am Chen Mo, the artist director of LeRan Entertainment. We received your email regarding the contract for Mr. Luo Mu. We are very interested and would like to schedule a time to discuss it in detail..."

Before he could finish speaking, Gu Yang's phone beeped, and another call came in.

He glanced at the caller ID; it was another unfamiliar number, labeled "Guanghe Media".

Then, the third, the fourth...

His phone was bombarded with messages, the call waiting notifications kept ringing, and a row of missed call notifications popped up at the top of the screen, featuring names that were household names in the industry.

The living room fell silent instantly.

Gu Yang put his phone away and looked at Ren Dongxuan, who was completely stunned.

He held the phone screen up to her and waved it.

"Auntie, look at these people, they're all looking for their downfall. I've become like this because of him."

Gu Yang sighed, his tone full of helplessness. He had been raised by this unreliable aunt since he was a child, so he had to put up with it.

"Besides, my singing skills used to be pretty good, it's just that the company didn't give me any good songs. Now, these are all people coming to me to connect them with Luo Mu and discuss collaborations."

He walked past the petrified Ren Dongxuan, stood in front of the equally dumbfounded Master Zhang, and took out a few red bills from his wallet and stuffed them into his hand.

"Master, thank you for your hard work. Here is your appearance fee for today."

After saying that, he ignored the two men and went straight upstairs.

She was scammed without even realizing it; I really don't understand how she's managed to stay in the entertainment industry for so long.

"Alright, alright, Master, you can go now. I'll transfer the remaining payment to you later."

After Ren Dongxuan finished speaking, she went upstairs to find Gu Yang.