After being dumped by the diva, I was picked up by her arch-enemy.

The girl who was there to sing along immediately nodded obediently and walked to the karaoke station in her high heels.

The finger quickly types the first letter of the pinyin on the screen.

The search results came up, and the girl was stunned.

The screen was empty.

Unconvinced, she entered Jiang Yichen's name again, but the search results were still empty.

The girl turned her head and looked at Zhang Shao timidly.

"Young Master Zhang, this song isn't in the system..."

Young Master Zhang frowned, immediately becoming displeased, and waved his hand impatiently.

"How could there not be?"

"These songs are all over the internet right now, and you're telling me they aren't?"

He stood up, staggered to the karaoke machine, and searched for the songs himself.

Not really.

Not to mention "Blue and White Porcelain", even "East Wind Breaks" and "Hair Like Snow", or even Jiang Yichen's previous work "Red Ling", are nowhere to be found.

Young Master Zhang's temper flared up instantly.

He kicked the base of the karaoke machine.

"Damn it! What a crappy place! Is the machine broken?"

"They don't even have a single new song, yet they dare to call themselves the most upscale KTV in Shanghai?"

"Get your manager over here!"

The atmosphere in the private room instantly plummeted to freezing point.

The others also stopped what they were doing and looked over.

Less than a minute.

Manager Wang of Huiyao KTV rushed into the private room, his brow beaded with sweat.

He bowed and scraped as he approached Young Master Zhang.

"Young Master Zhang, please calm down. What's wrong?"

Zhang Shao pointed at the screen of the karaoke machine and started cursing.

"How do you run your business?"

"I spent tens of thousands of dollars to book this private room, and I can't even get a single popular song! Are you deliberately trying to frustrate me?"

"Is Huiyao about to go bankrupt? Can't even afford to pay copyright fees?"

Manager Wang took out a handkerchief and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

He was also inwardly groaning.

Tonight, this is the eighth customer to get angry because they couldn't get a song by Jiang Yichen.

He quickly offered an apologetic explanation.

"Young Master Zhang, you've misunderstood. It's not that we don't want to buy the copyright."

"There's been a problem with Qilin Entertainment; the authorization channel isn't open to us yet."

"We're already in close communication with them, and we guarantee we'll arrange it for you in a couple of days!"

Young Master Zhang wasn't buying it at all.

"In a couple of days?"

"I'm going to sing right now! I paid to come here to have fun, not to listen to your empty promises!"

He picked up the half-empty glass of foreign liquor on the table and poured it directly at Manager Wang's feet.

"Go to hell!"

Just as Manager Wang was apologizing repeatedly and at a loss for what to do...

Another rich kid sitting in the corner of the sofa suddenly raised his phone.

His eyes lit up as he looked at the WeChat messages on the screen.

"Young Master Zhang, stop wasting your breath on them."

My buddy just messaged me.

"They say that new KTV called Yinlang on the next street is not only better decorated than this place, but it also has all of Jiang Yichen's new songs!"

"They got the exclusive authorization in Shanghai!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shao's eyes lit up.

"Exclusive authorization?"

He turned and glared fiercely at Manager Wang.

"Other newly opened stores can get authorization, but Huiyao can't?"

"Then what's the point of opening a shop?"

Zhang Shao threw the microphone in his hand onto the sofa.

"Brothers, let's move to another location!"

"Let's go to Yinlang KTV!"

"I can't stand this awful place for even a second longer!"

The young people in the private room immediately responded, some taking their coats and others their bags.

A large group of people walked towards the door of the private room.

Manager Wang was extremely anxious; these were important clients, and losing one meant losing another.

He quickly reached out to stop him.

"Young Master Zhang! Young Master Zhang, please don't go!"

"I'll waive your bill tonight, okay? Please do me this favor!"

Young Master Zhang shoved Manager Wang aside, his face full of disdain.

"Get out of here!"

"Do you think I need your little bit of money for a free meal?"

"Can't even request a song? Aren't you just making a fool of yourself by staying here?"

After saying that, Young Master Zhang led his men out without looking back.

In the corridor, you could still hear them talking and laughing loudly.

Manager Wang stood in the empty luxury private room.

Looking at the untouched fruit platter and the opened, expensive bottle of foreign liquor on the table.

His face looked extremely pale.

He immediately took out his walkie-talkie.

"Front desk, how many private rooms have been checked out tonight?"

The anxious voice of the receptionist came through the walkie-talkie.

"Manager Wang, the guests in twelve private rooms have already checked out and left."

"They...they all asked if Jiang Yichen had any new songs, and then went straight to Yinlang KTV across the street."

Manager Wang's fingers were trembling.

Yinlang KTV.

That's a newly opened venue by the Xu family!

The Xu family is clearly trying to steal Huiyao's business by using Jiang Yichen's song!

Moreover, this move of cutting off the source of the problem is simply too ruthless.

Young people these days go out to have fun because they're into trends.

If you can't find the most popular songs here, why would anyone come to spend money?

Manager Wang took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

This matter is beyond his authority to handle.

It must be reported immediately.

He walked out of the private room and came to the emergency exit at the end of the corridor.

After confirming that no one was around, he dialed Bai Yanqiu's assistant's number.

The phone rang for a long time before it was answered.

"Hey. What is it?"

Manager Wang swallowed hard, his voice tense.

"Assistant Li, something's happened."

"Xu's Soundwave KTV has obtained the exclusive authorization for Jiang Yichen's new album."

"Tonight, Huiyao has lost a significant number of young customers."

"They're all going for the new song."

"If we don't find a solution soon, they might steal all our business!"

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone.

Then, Assistant Li's cold voice rang out again.

"understood."

"I will report the truth to the Second Young Master."

The phone was disconnected with a "beep".

Listening to the dial tone on his phone, Manager Wang turned around in a daze and looked across the street through the glass window of the emergency exit.

The huge neon sign of Yinlang KTV flashed in the night, dazzlingly bright.

Outside the gate, all kinds of luxury cars were parked.

Young customers came and went in a constant stream.