I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

Chapter 157, Act One: First Arrival

As the text on the screen faded, everyone present fell silent.

"The Beatles have been reunited?" Wang Feng's jaw dropped.

"Dating Taylor Swift?" Yan Yunzhuo's eyes widened like saucers.

"I've made it onto the cover of Time magazine..." Gao Xiaobai felt like he was suffocating.

A soft "whoosh" came from not far away, and several glass bookshelves lit up.

A new text also appeared on the screen:

"Congratulations on unlocking the Pink Floyd section. You can now choose to play any song from the album 'Wish You Were Here'."

Gao Xiaobo ran to the lit bookshelf and took a look. He found that the album "May You Be Here" was indeed displayed inside.

The album cover also features several people's handwritten signatures.

He turned around and shouted to the crowd, "It's true, this album is a first edition with my own autograph 'May You Be Here'."

Then he looked at the album with amazement: "This thing could be sold for $3000 right now."

Xu Xiangxiao said, "There are so many bookshelves. It took us a long time to unlock just one shelf."

Only after she finished speaking did everyone realize the problem.

Qin Yunchu said, "That's right, and that was just the prologue. How many more songs has JX written?"

"One cell represents one album, so how many albums are there here?..."

Everyone glanced at the three-story building and gasped in shock.

I thought this museum was small just now, but now it suddenly feels different.

These densely packed bookshelves suddenly felt very oppressive.

Scared.

Just then, another line of text appeared at the bottom of the screen:

"In addition, the albums 'The Dark Side of the Moon' and 'The Wall' were generously gifted by Roger Waters, while 'The Bell of the Fence' was provided by David Gilmour."

"Although these three albums were not created independently by Mr. JX, the two of them were so kind as to insist on having more space in the museum, and since Mr. JX recognized the artistic value of these three albums, they were also included in the museum's collection."

At the same time, three more shelves on Gao Xiaobai's bookshelf lit up, startling him.

"Hey, Pink Floyd's masterpieces are all here, including The Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall, and The Bell of the Fence!"

He squinted at it for a while, then turned back with a look of surprise.

Jiang Xinhai read the words on the screen aloud, then nodded and said:

"Hmm, this passage is indeed Zhichi's style, still so narcissistic."

"He talks as if someone forced him to give it to them. And they had to get his approval before it could be added to the collection." Yan Yunzhuo crossed his arms and laughed sarcastically.

Yingzi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Look, there are so many bookshelves here, and there are other people's albums too! It's not like he made them all by himself."

Yan Yunzhuo also realized: "Yeah, I think most of these albums were probably gifts from other people."

"It certainly couldn't have been written by one person. How many years would it take one person to write so much?" Qin Yunchu said.

She said that on purpose. It was to prevent Chen Ya from being overly praised and ruined.

Actually, she was a little worried after entering this private collection, and now she's getting more and more worried—Chen Ya seems to be getting too arrogant.

She was terrified that Chen Ya was being lauded to the skies, but once the collection was finished and it was discovered that only a small portion of his songs were actually in the collection, a large number of viewers would definitely turn against him.

Praise to death is always the most powerful tactic.

Yingzi noticed her thoughts, glanced at her, and smiled.

He Ling turned to Cui Dayou and asked:

"Teacher Cui, this mentions Roger Waters as the second-generation leader of Pink Floyd, but who is this David Gilmore?"

Cui Dayou pushed up his glasses and said, "David Gilmore is the third-generation leader."

He paused for a moment, then added, "After Roger left, the band declined for a while because there were no songwriters as good as him anymore, and David, who was in charge, was powerless to do so."

"But after ten years of hard work, we finally created 'The Bell of the Fence,' an album that can rival the Roger Waters era, and this album has become David's pride."

He Ling nodded silently after listening.

Qin Yunshang's eyes widened, and she suddenly said, "I understand! These two are so engrossed in their open and covert struggle that they're even fighting over the music collection."

Qin Yun Chu looked at her overreacting younger sister: "What do you mean?"

"It must be that Mr. Shui. He sent over two albums first, and David was afraid that he wouldn't have any representative works, so he put his own album in as well."

After hearing Qin Yunshang's words, everyone smiled slightly.

The little girl has a very creative mind; she's quite adorable.

Yingzi suddenly said, "There's no need to come all the way to a poor, remote place in China to fight. If our live broadcast hadn't come here, who would have discovered this place?"

Yan Yunzhuo also said, "This person wrote it this way on purpose, hoping that you would think that way. My advice is not to imagine it."

After she finished speaking, Qin Yunshang lowered her head and dared not refute her, creating an awkward atmosphere.

Gao Xiaobo came back. He finally picked up the fan that had fallen to the ground, saying as he walked:

"Didn't the interview just now say that JX was on the cover of Time magazine? I think we can check which issue of Time magazine JX was on. With his photo on the cover, we can tell at a glance whether he's close at hand or far away."

Xu Xiangxiao and Jiang Xinhai were enlightened and quickly looked down at Baidu.

However, finding a Time magazine cover from a few years ago without knowing the specific year and issue number is like finding a needle in a haystack.

Suddenly, Qin Yunshang shouted from the side, "Found them! Found them! The show's viewers have been found!"

Everyone rushed over, and Qin Yunshang raised her phone. On the forum page, a magazine cover was prominently displayed.

In the very center of the cover is a pair of huge sunglasses, and below the sunglasses is a hand.

Just by looking at his posture, you can tell that this person is extremely arrogant—unfortunately, there is no face in the picture.

The sunglasses were perched in mid-air, leaving the area where the face should have been blank.

Below the photo is a line of capital red English letters: Mysterious JX.

Upon seeing this picture, Qin Yunchu felt a little disappointed, yet also somewhat relieved.

The disappointment stems from the fact that Chen Ya's identity was ultimately not confirmed in public.

Anxin was also for the same reason—precisely because his identity had not yet been exposed, he was able to continue staying at the company.

“I’ve been searching for ages and it’s all for nothing,” Gao Xiaobo said, fanning himself rapidly. “Do you know what the article is about? The magazine must have told you everything he did abroad.”

Qin Yunshang shook her head: "Netizens only posted this cover."

He Ling said, "Time magazine may not be able to tell the whole story, but the private collection definitely has it all. Shall we continue to see what else is in the next scene?"

The group exchanged glances.

They were all curious about what new tricks Pink Floyd would come up with after such a bombshell.

Xu Xiangxiao tapped the screen.

The screen changed from black and white, and then a line of text appeared on the screen:

[Act One: First Arrival]

After this line of text faded out, several other lines of text appeared:

In mid-2017, Mr. JX came to the United States, bringing with him several small bands he had formed in the UK.

His goal was to slaughter the American music charts.

"Wow!" Gao Xiaobai exclaimed upon seeing this, then opened his fan and waved it, "What arrogance!"

“Slaughter? How do you slaughter? With guns?” Yan Yunzhuo chuckled twice.

Jiang Xinhai tapped the screen again with his finger, and the text at the top changed once more:

Please answer the question to unlock the new Snowfield area:

Guns N' Roses and Nirvana got into a brawl at the MTV Music Awards.

So, whose side did the wise Mr. JX stand on to prevent the two bands he formed from being destroyed?

A. Guns Ninja; B. Rebirth; C. One Against Two

"..."

This is a question that will leave men speechless and women in tears.

There's so much information!

"Is this how you massacre the American rankings?" Gao Xiaobo laughed, revealing two rows of teeth. "That's too brutal."

Jiang Xinhai turned to Gao and asked, "Teacher Gao, do you know the answer?"

“How would I know?” Gao Xiaobo said. “This is the first time I’ve ever heard that Guns N’ Roses and Nirvana had a brawl.”

When Gao Xiaobai said he didn't know, Jiang Xinhai gave up asking him.

By this time, Xu Xiangxiao had finished reading the question carefully and started searching for the answer.

“I just checked,” Xu Xiangxiao said, “The MTV Music Awards mentioned here should be the one from 2017.”

"Any news reports about group fights?" Jiang Xinhai asked.

"No," Xu Xiangxiao shook her head, "not a single word about fighting was mentioned."

“That fight probably didn’t happen at the awards ceremony; it might have happened backstage,” Jiang Xinhai said, frowning.

"Awards ceremony, awards ceremony..." Suddenly, a thought struck her, and she said, "There must be awards at the awards ceremony, so is it because one team didn't win an award that they started fighting?"

“I also looked at the list of winners,” Xu Xiangxiao said. “Their names were not on the list; none of them won an award.”

Qin Yunchu chimed in, saying, "The key point isn't why they fought, but which side of the JX gang we're on. I think we can start from that angle."

After listening, Xu Xiangxiao suddenly thought of something, looked down at herself for a while, then looked up and said:

"Guns N' Roses has seven members, while Nirvana only has three. If it were a brawl, Guns N' Roses would definitely have an overwhelming advantage."

Xu Xiangxiao's eyes lit up: "That's right! This idea is interesting!"

Qin Yunchu also said, "Yes, if all the bands were put together by JX, he would definitely try to balance things out and would side with Nirvana."

Only the trio were seriously considering the questions; everyone else was discussing the bands Guns N' Roses and Nirvana.

“These two bands are newly emerging rock bands in the United States,” Gao Xiaobo said. “One is hard rock, and the other is grunge rock.”

"Grappy rock?" Yingzi wrinkled her nose, her senses immediately turning sour.

Yan Yunzhuo said, "How trashy is 'trash rock'?"

“I’m not saying he’s trash, it’s just a style, not a derogatory term,” Gao Xiaobo tried to explain.

"No matter what, getting into a group fight, even if you're not exactly trash, you're not far from being trash," Yan Yunzhuo said.

"Fighting in groups is definitely wrong..." Gao Xiaobo was sweating, unsure how to explain, "but people in Europe and America are indeed quite volatile, they drink and do drugs all the time, and they like to smash instruments on stage..."

"Are these two bands very famous?" Yan Yunzhuo asked, pointing to the list.

“It’s a niche market, I guess,” Gao Xiaobo said, then looked down. “The record seems to be selling quite well. Let me check.”

"It feels like all the bands on JX's band are ones I've never heard of before," Yingzi shrugged.

“I’m not interested in how those two bands got into a brawl. I just want to know as soon as possible what exactly happened between JX and Taylor Swift,” Yan Yunzhuo said, frowning.

Just as the Beatles are an insurmountable mountain for all rock musicians, the name Taylor Swift also holds special significance for all pop singers.

Her career path is dazzling and galactic, something countless female singers dream of becoming.

When Yan Yunzhuo heard in the interview that JX, the owner of this private music archive, had a "brief romance" with Taylor Swift, his heart stopped for a moment.

But after a while, she realized that she had probably had a false alarm.

Taylor is notorious for having a lot of bad romantic relationships; she has a whole host of publicized romances.

JX didn't stay abroad for very long; it was probably just a fleeting romance.

It's even possible that this relationship was just a way for JX to boost his popularity.