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

"Why are you beating around so coolly? Who are you trying to impress?"

"Let me show you." Chen Ya bent his arm. "How about it? Handsome, isn't he?"

"I admit I'm a little handsome."

Ruriko stared into his eyes and said:

"But that's just because of the adrenaline rush and the influence of male hormones. My brain is a little infatuated with you, but it's just hormones at work."

After she finished speaking, she noticed that the muscles in his arm were taut, and she reached out to touch them to feel their firmness.

"In other words, the body bent over first," Chen Ya said.

Before Ruriko could answer, a cough came through both of their earpieces.

"Ahem, I saw it all on the security camera," Xia You said. "It was a very well played shot."

"Thank you," Chen Ya replied politely.

"Can you two stop sticking together and get down to business?"

Chen Ya separated from Liulizi and reached out to grab the handle of the reddish-brown wooden door.

"Are you ready?"

Liuli pursed her lips.

Behind the door was Asai Matsuya's special care ward. Despite planning for so long and even knowing the hospital's emergency escape routes by heart, she was still a little nervous at this moment.

“I’m ready.” Ruriko nodded.

Chen Ya smiled slightly and pushed open the door.

The first thing they saw was two doctors and several nurses surrounding the hospital bed inside the door.

A doctor saw them and asked, "Which department are you from? What are you doing here?"

Chen Ya stepped aside, revealing the two Yakuza lying on the ground behind him, and said:

“If you leave without saying a word now, I will have a reason not to beat you up.”

The medical staff in white coats wisely left. They were all just trying to make a living on a paycheck; there was no need for them to risk their lives.

Chen Ya closed the door.

Liuli moved her feet, and the closer she got to the hospital bed, the more difficult it became.

With great difficulty, she managed to get her body to the bedside using her legs.

The life support device beeped with a monotonous "beep," and the ventilator emitted a low rumble.

On the hospital bed, Asai Matsuya was pale, his face covered with age spots, his eyes narrowed to slits, and his cloudy eyes slowly turned toward Ruriko's face.

It seemed to take him a while to accept the reality that "Ruriko appeared before his eyes," and after a while, this awareness was transmitted from his eyes to his brain.

He lifted the oxygen mask off his face and opened and closed his mouth toward Ruriko, as if he wanted to say something.

But the sounds he made were just meaningless murmurs.

“...Grandpa.” Ruriko finally spoke.

Chen Ya glanced at his watch; they only had five minutes.

Five minutes later, when people discover that the so-called earthquake alarm was just a false alarm, their situation will begin to become dangerous.

Ruriko walked to the bedside and gently took the old man's hand.

She didn't know what to say, or whether the old man could hear her.

Previously envisioned matters such as wills, inheritance rights, and various plans concerning the Triangular Group could no longer be spoken of.

This moment seemed to last forever.

Xia You's voice came through Chen Ya's earpiece:

"It seems that the Tayama-kai has already discovered our movements, and their main force is heading this way."

"The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department also dispatched three cars and two motorcycles. It seems those people called the police."

Chen Ya said, "Disconnect the earpiece on Liulizi's side."

"We don't have much time left," Xia You emphasized.

“I know,” Chen Ya said. “Disconnect her voice call.”

Xia You had no choice but to do as she was told.

Whether it's the Tayama Association or the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, nothing can stop a girl from meeting her grandfather, not even if the sky were to fall and the earth were to crack.

Chen Ya's strategic plans revolved around how to target the Japanese auto industry and how to seize control of the Triangle Group through clever means. Throughout these plans, Asai Matsuya remained the key figure...

But he never mentioned that Asai Matsuya was Ruriko's only remaining blood relative in the world.

Just because he didn't mention it doesn't mean he didn't remember.

Chen Ya dragged a chair over from the side, sat down, put his hands behind his head, and casually crossed his legs.

The sun is shining brightly today.

……

With the final round of "Idol Producer" approaching, time is running out.

In the last few days, Hongtu Group spent a lot of money on publicity and promotion, turning the pre-show into a high-temperature charcoal oven.

But the guy who eventually became a rising star was someone no one expected...

The gold and blue color scheme has become a hit.

Jin Lan herself was unaware at first. The day before, she was busy singing, dancing, and signing autographs at the livehouse, and she was exhausted. When she woke up in the morning, she was told that she had become famous.

I opened YouTube and found out that her performance at the livehouse was filmed by a passerby and had over a million views.

Jinlan's singing is indeed not very good, but in the Japanese idol industry, there are many people who are tone-deaf, and her condition is not even the most severe.

Her weaknesses were compensated for by the special patch for the Japanese region, while her strengths were perfectly suited to the Japanese version—she dances very well.

Jin Lan not only dances, but she also choreographs her own dances.

Recently, Chen Ya always finished writing songs as quickly as possible. In addition to practicing singing, Jin Lan also kept busy, watching a lot of idol dance videos.

Jin Lan loves to dance. When she's lying around with nothing to do, various dance moves will play in her mind over and over again.

So as soon as she learned Meng Xing's song, she immediately choreographed the corresponding dance.

Before, on variety show stages without an audience, she was a little reserved. But in a bustling livehouse, she seemed to unleash her full potential and danced more and more energetically.

Four performances in four days. Many audience members recorded her performances and uploaded them online. Initially, they received widespread praise on a small scale. With the support of platform promotion and traffic, one video went straight to millions of views.

And so, Jinlan became a hit.

Driven by Jin Lan, Lu Chu Jiu's performance was also brought back into the spotlight, and soon the number of views exceeded 30.

It would be difficult for Chinese people to achieve such a high number of views on YouTube, let alone in such a short period of time.

The production team of "Idol Producer" quickly noticed Jin Lan and Lu Chu Jiu's popularity on both YouTube and YouTube, so they started a scheme to export and then re-import them—

Within a single day, a trending topic appeared on Weibo in China:

Chinese idols are making a comeback in Japan; now it's our turn to culturally invade!

Although this trending topic is a bit awkward upon closer inspection, domestic audiences really like it, and it accumulated hundreds of millions of views in just half a day.

Thus, "Idol Producer" has broken into the mainstream and become popular again and again.

While Jin Lan was still in a daze, Meng Xing was already getting a little cocky.

Jin Lan didn't become famous by singing other people's songs; he became famous by singing his own songs.

Although he sang off-key in the video, it was still his song that made Jin Lan famous.

This means that even if he didn't deserve 99% of the credit, he must have deserved at least 50%!

It happened to be a break in the local performances that day, and neither Jin Lan nor Lu Chujiu had a performance. The production team urgently planned a special program, organizing interviews with several contestants in an attempt to capitalize on the buzz.

Before the live stream started, the contestants took their places one after another. Meng Xing suddenly drifted over to Lu Chujiu's side and whispered in a sinister tone:

"Fun fact: Do you know who the first and fastest new-generation idol songwriter in China to reach one million views on YouTube in the past five years is?"

Lu Chujiu looked up at him blankly. Meng Xing waited for a long time without getting an answer, so he simply puffed out his chest and said proudly:

"It is me."

"As long as you add more prefixes and qualifiers, you can be number one, right?"

Lu Chujiu didn't have much energy to deal with him; she was so tired these past few days that she felt like vomiting.

Meng Xing jumped up like a frog that had been poked:

"Winning with qualifiers is still a victory! It's better than not getting first place no matter what qualifiers you add!"

Jia Yi appeared out of nowhere and said, "Meng Xing did a good job, but Xiao Ran still needs to work harder."

Meng Xing turned to look at him, somewhat surprised: "Why haven't you left yet?"

"Didn't I say I couldn't get a cheap plane ticket? Can't I stay and watch the game? Aren't you welcoming me?"

"Welcome, welcome."

Guo Xiaoran also appeared, looked around for a moment, and asked:

"Where's Yunshang'er? Isn't she participating?"

“She’s rushing to meet the deadline,” Lu Chujiu said. “She started her performance two days later than us, so she’s frantically working on it. She’s probably still at the livehouse right now.”

Guo Xiaoran nodded, then asked, "Where's Chen Liang?"

"I don't know." Lu Chujiu shook her head.

Meng Xing smiled and said, "Nobody knows where Chen Liang is, not even Jin Lan."

Jin Lan, who was sitting to the side scrolling through her phone, looked up a little aggrieved when she was suddenly called out: "What does this have to do with me?"

Jin Lan's popularity has surged these past few days, and the story of her and Chen Liang forming a couple has resurfaced, leading to her being teased every day, which has made her very depressed.

The director walked over, clapped his hands, and said, "Everyone, get to your positions! This is a great promotional opportunity, so make the most of it. Cheer up, you won't look good on camera if you're sluggish..."

Lu Chujiu immediately perked up, and Guo Xiaoran suddenly handed her a phone, saying, "Look."

His phone was showing the live stream of "Idol Producer," and although the live stream hadn't started yet, the screen was already full of comments.

Lu Chujiu was surprised: "So many people have come in before the show even started?"

"The show has gone viral again these past few days, you guys are really popular, didn't you know?" Guo Xiaoran whispered.

Lu Chujiu said, "I knew it was trending, but I didn't expect it to be this popular. Even with the screen black, so many people are watching."

Guo Xiaoran looked around and said in a low voice, "Because the group has invested a lot of money in publicity and promotion, the popularity has reached its peak again."

He paused for a moment, then added, "Rumor has it that the number of new viewers joining the fandom these past few days has doubled compared to before."

Lu Chujiu gasped.

Do you know what this means?

Lu Chujiu shook her head, and Guo Xiaoran whispered, "Don't tell anyone else this. These new viewers have a big impact on the final result, and it's actually beneficial to us."

Lu Chujiu tilted her head, seemingly asking why it was advantageous, but dared not speak.

Guo Xiaoran whispered, "Most of the viewers in the previous live stream were Yun Shang'er's fans. Now, many new viewers have joined, and a large portion of them came because of the trending topics. Jin Lan and you are very popular."

He looked around and said, "If Yunshang'er's victory was a sure thing before, now our chances are much better, as long as you can seize the opportunity. You know what I mean?"

Lu Chujiu nodded; she understood completely.

"Don't tell Jin Lan," Guo Xiaoran said finally, then sat down far away.

"Alright, the live broadcast is about to begin. All departments, get ready." The director gestured to the studio, and the host nodded and quickly entered.

Lu Chujiu quickly adjusted her posture and sat upright in the chair.

Chapter 471 Song Land Is Not Your Responsibility

There were already a lot of comments during the blackout period of the live stream, but once the live stream started and the screen lit up, the number of comments on the port side increased dramatically.

"I came only for Lanlan. Has Lanlan eaten today? If not, try mine."