They don't actually think I like them, do they?

Others rushed at him on their own; Lin Han himself did not violate any principles.

If Lin Han is accused of contradicting himself, being inconsistent in his words and actions, and forcibly dragging and pulling women around in a disgusting way because of this, Lin Han will cry foul.

Although Lin Han couldn't push away the beautiful girl when she pounced on him, he did manage to do one thing.

Don't take the initiative, and don't be ambiguous.

Unless the system forces it, but that's not Lin Han's intention either.

This is why Lin Han believes he has stuck to his principles.

However, there was only one exception.

No matter how Lin Han tries to escape or deliberately ignores it, he can't escape it.

Yan Yuli.

It wasn't until Lin Han realized what was happening that he discovered it.

It turns out that I was never able to sit idly by and do nothing about Yan Yuli from beginning to end!

Back on the night of the school festival, when Lin Han suddenly appeared in front of Yan Yuli, who was all alone, with a group of clowns, and performed the dance "Listen to Me, Thank You" to cheer her up.

Lin Han should have realized that.

Yan Yuli is a special person, different from other girls.

Whether at Yan Yuli's home or when Lin Han reached out and pushed Yan Yuli over.

At the graduation banquet, he hugged Yan Yuli tightly.

Lin Han, who believed his heart was sealed with cement, only treated her this way.

Those seemingly impulsive moments of irrationality appeared to have already hinted at the answer to Lin Han's question. It's just that Lin Han's idiotic mind couldn't grasp the underlying logic.

This time, it seems like I've figured it out a little bit.

Lin Han looked into Yan Yuli's eyes.

Those eyes, like sapphires submerged in water, were clear and captivating.

A thought appeared in Lin Han's mind for the first time—

I probably, maybe, possibly... like Yuli.

"boom--"

A sudden noise broke the long-lost silence.

Outside the car window, streaks of colorful light rose rapidly, leaving behind trails of gray smoke.

Then, it burst into bloom in the sky above the city!

Countless tiny lights illuminated the night sky, creating a breathtakingly beautiful scene.

"I made it! I caught up!!" Xu Hui shouted excitedly.

Lin Han looked at the time on the screen at the front of the car: 22:00.

Lin Han caught the last, largest, and most spectacular fireworks display!

058. Selection of Acquiring Companies

Although he couldn't watch the event live, Lin Han was already very satisfied to catch a glimpse of it from afar on the bus.

Lin Han turned his head to observe Yan Yuli's expression.

Yan Yuli simply stared at the fireworks, remaining silent as she was not good at expressing her feelings with words.

However, there was a clear light in those clear eyes.

......

No matter how thrilling the night was, it eventually returned to normalcy.

Lin Han's life returned to normal; he went to class as usual and continued to follow the latest developments in light novels.

As for what happened next with Yan Yuli...

There was no follow-up.

It's impossible to expect Lin Han, with his silver tongue, to utter any romantic words during the fireworks display.

Its main focus is on companionship.

Moreover, although Lin Han could vaguely sense that he liked Yan Yuli, that was all.

At this stage, he is still not ready to be in a relationship. It's not that he doesn't want to; Lin Han is an extremely serious person in everything he does, and to be honest, he would only do so when he has sufficient ability to do so.

Lin Han hasn't even managed to get Yan Yuli out of the company that's holding her back yet. At this point, whatever he says or does to Yan Yuli would be extremely irresponsible.

To say that Lin Han didn't change at all after discovering his own feelings wouldn't be entirely true.

In the past few days, Lin Han has started to learn about some brokerage companies that are on the verge of bankruptcy.

With his forward-thinking vision, Lin Han had no doubt about his ability to run a talent agency. Moreover, he possessed a trump card he was incredibly proud of—the method of cultivating Korean-style girl groups.

Since the ability is not the problem, the only thing lacking is a platform.

Starting from scratch is too troublesome; recruiting and registering people takes a lot of time. So Lin Han decided to directly acquire a brokerage company.

With Lin Han's current financial resources, he is fully capable of directly acquiring a fourth-tier company of medium or large size. If it is a third-tier brokerage firm whose market value has shrunk due to a crisis, it would not be a problem.

Lin Han spent 500 yuan on information fees to find an industry expert online. After filtering through the information twice according to Lin Han's requirements, the expert provided two recommended companies.

[1. Ya Hui Entertainment]

[Notable artists under its management: Gu Yangze, Zu Yu]

Business Scope: Film and television project research and development, production, business development, artist management, project promotion and distribution, music production and distribution.

[Business Departments: Project Department, Production Department, Publicity and Distribution Department, Talent Agency Department, Business Development Department.]

The acquisition will cost approximately 2500 million.

2. TuTu Films

[Notable artists under its management: Yang Shuyu, Hu Po]

[Company Business: Script development, film and television investment and production, domestic and international distribution and business development, as well as artist management and promotion]

The acquisition will cost approximately 3000 million to 4000 million.

The acquisition prices of both companies were within Lin Han's acceptable range, but it would require a significant financial investment.

After all, he had been a top star in the Chinese music scene for about half a year, so this amount of money was really nothing to Lin Han.

However, Lin Han is usually quite low-key and very frugal, which gives people the impression that he doesn't have much money.

Lin Han carefully compared the two companies. Both were among the top-tier fourth-tier brokerage firms, but at the bottom of the third-tier firms. The latter was larger in scale.

While agencies at this level may not be as large as top-tier agencies, they already have one or two household-name stars to boast about.

The biggest difference between the two companies is that Ya Hui focuses more on training singers and its main business is music production.

Their main artist, Gu Yangze, is a popular singer in the past two years. He has released two hit songs and was once popular on short video platforms.　

While TuTu Films also operates in music production, its film and television business is clearly its strong suit. Their star newcomer, Yang Shuyu, is a rising star who gained immense popularity last year for her role as the second female lead in the historical drama "Gong Yu." This year, she landed the lead role in renowned director Yu Su's new drama, promising a bright future!

In addition, TuTu Films has also produced many web dramas and has its own complete production team.

To be honest, Lin Han was a little tempted.

After all, the film and television industry was a completely unfamiliar field for Lin Han. By acquiring TuTu Pictures, Lin Han could directly attempt to enter the film and television industry.

Lin Han had tried the director skill card before, so trying his hand at making movies might be a good choice.

However, music production is a weak point...

Lin Han was conflicted, after all, running a company was no child's play.

He sent a message to the "expert".

"Are there any other options?"

"Brother, with so many restrictions you set, it's already good enough that you found these two companies!" the expert said.

Lin Han bit his finger and pondered for a while.

"What if I increase the budget to sixty million?"

This is already Lin Han's limit; he may need to take out a bank loan for the remaining amount.

Since you're going to buy it, you might as well buy a better one.

"Wait a minute."

A few minutes later, a message came from the other end.

"Oh, there really is a great one, specializing in idol services, which fits your requirements perfectly."

Soon, the expert sent over the information.

[Star Moon Entertainment]

[Notable artists under its management: AWM girl idol group]

【...】

[Acquisition cost: Approximately 6000 million]

Lin Han never expected to see the name AWM in this place.

Despite being a top-tier girl group in the domestic idol industry, the company's market value is less than a small goal.

No wonder people say idols don't make money.

AWM's talent and fame are seriously mismatched. Any second-tier singer in the music industry could earn more by participating in a few variety shows and endorsing a few advertisements.

Lin Han suddenly found it somewhat amusing, as if there was some kind of destiny at play.

Then go and have a look!

The next day, Lin Han took a car to Xingyue Entertainment.

The reason for this rapid progress is that Lin Han's betting agreement is nearing completion.

Once the third album is released, Lin Han will be able to fulfill the performance-based agreement and then negotiate an early and peaceful termination of the contract with Pop Media.

Xingyue Entertainment's company is located in a huge office building in the Baijing Technology Circle.

In Beijing, where land is extremely valuable, unless a company is truly large enough, choosing an office building as its location is obviously a more cost-effective option.

The companies Lin Han commissioned the expert to find were all companies whose CEOs were interested in being acquired, so Lin Han wasn't worried about being turned away.

Lin Han walked into the office building and pressed the "27" button.

The elevator slowly came to a stop on the 27th floor. As soon as the elevator doors opened, Lin Han saw several girls walking over, chatting and laughing.

The girls were none other than the members of AWM.

"Lin Han??"

Mangzi was taken aback when he saw Lin Han.

"Brother?! What brings you here?!" Peach asked in surprise.

059. There will be tons of opportunities in the future!

"Hi."

Lin Han hadn't expected to run into the girls in this place by sheer coincidence. He could only step out of the elevator and awkwardly greet them.

"Can't we talk on WeChat if we need something? Why did you have to come all this way?" Pingzi asked, arms crossed.

Generally speaking, Lin Han only contacts Mangzi and has almost no contact with other girls. His sudden appearance now can only mean he's looking for one of the other three girls, or perhaps AWM.

At this moment, Lin Han's brain was working at lightning speed.

Lin Han simply couldn't bring himself to say, "I'm going to acquire your company!"

Everything is still in the observation stage; it's too early to say anything now!