Chapter 1: Emperor Bar

  In H City, which is rich in nightlife, Emperor Bar, located in the scenic area, is undoubtedly one of the most famous bars.

  It was another Friday, and at this time every week, the business of Emperor Bar was several times more prosperous than usual. The reason is simple, because on this day, a young man comes to sing here.

  "Dragon Brother is here!" The security guard at the entrance of the bar greeted him along with a tall man.

  The man was about 1.85 meters tall, not very old, probably around 27 or 28 years old. He had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his short hair made him look particularly spirited. His good looks were accompanied by a hint of ferocity. He wore a high-end white silk shirt with the top button undone, revealing a glimpse of his chest muscles that drew frequent glances from the women around him, who dared only to observe from afar. He wore a pair of dark blue trousers and shiny leather shoes, which seemed somewhat out of place in this noisy setting. Behind him followed two men with a rather intimidating aura, both taller than him by about half a head, looking like they were his entourage.

  When the man entered the bar, the men and women who were originally dancing freely in the bar obviously lost their previous abandon, and their movements became much smaller, apparently intimidated by him.

  Wherever he passed, everyone automatically made way for him, and he easily entered the depths of the bar. He arrived at the central location closest to the stage, furrowed his brow slightly, "Feng Ge isn't here yet?"

  "He hasn't arrived yet, probably stuck in traffic, you know, Friday at this time is the peak hour for everyone to get off work..." A fat man with a yellow floral shirt on top and blue beach pants on bottom, batting his small eyes, puffed out his belly and approached with a flattering smile.

  "This guy, every time he's stuck in traffic, I said I'd pick him up in my red Ferrari every week, but he won't let me." The man shook his head slightly, with a faint frown on his brow, trying to appear deep and serious, but unable to conceal that showy air about him.

  "Who's talking badly about whom?" a magnetic young voice came from the doorway.

  Everyone looked intently, and it was a young man with a hint of childishness on his face. He looked like he was around twenty years old, with a handsome face, slender figure, and about 1.7 or 1.8 meters tall. People who didn't know him were surprised by his outfit, which was clearly not the attire of a socialite, but rather a student uniform that hadn't been shed, completely unlike someone coming to a bar to vent their remaining energy.

  "Haha, Brother Feng, you've finally arrived." The man, who looked quite dignified, was actually addressing a young man nearly ten years his junior as "Brother Feng".

  "Dragon Brother, you're here again..." The young man's face showed a hint of helplessness.

  "Didn't I come here to support you, Brother Feng? Which time can I be absent?" The man known as Dragon Brother still had a mischievous smile on his face, glanced at the surrounding crowd, and then brought his gaze back. "Brother Feng, it seems that tonight you are mine again... Today there doesn't seem to be any competitors, no suspense at all."

  The young man's gaze also quickly swept around in a circle, then shook his head with a hint of helplessness, "I'm going to change my clothes."

  "Go on, go on, be careful of the female wolf's peeping!" Dragon Brother said with a sly smile.

  He pretended not to hear and walked directly past Dragon Brother towards the locker room.

  "Xiao Feng, you're here. Traffic jam again today, haha..." The young man speaking was the middle-aged man who had just chatted with Dragon Brother, with a few sparse hairs hanging from his head, a shiny oily face, wearing a flashy yellow floral shirt on top and blue beach pants on the bottom, and a pair of slippers on his feet. He was the boss of the Emperor Bar - Liu Hai.

  "Director Liu, how did you have time to come over today?" The young man smiled faintly.

  "It's not just last week that was annoying, today you're here again to change it. You should know, every Friday, because of your reason, there are several times more PLMM here, and it saves me a lot of trouble, hehe...". Manager Liu smiled extremely YD-ly, revealing his big yellow teeth, "By the way, Xiao Feng, you're already 20 this year, do you have a girlfriend? If not, I can introduce you to a few?"

  "Never mind, I know you, Director Liu, received a lot of red envelopes from those young girls. How to deal with it is your business. Anyway, I won't go on dates with those young girls." The young man smiled and shrugged his shoulders, "We already agreed at the beginning that I'm only responsible for singing, other things are beyond my control."

  "Haha, got it, you sell your voice not your body..." Mr. Liu dryly laughed twice, then walked away with a rather awkward expression, "You go prepare, sing well later, I'm going to find the little girl."

  The young man just smiled ambiguously at Liu's sarcastic words and walked through the corridor into the dressing room.

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  The young man's name was Ye Feng, an orphan who had never known his parents or where they lived. He grew up alone in the orphanage from a young age. However, he had never caused anyone to worry, from elementary school to university, he was always the first in class. As a result, most of his tuition fees were waived, and the small amount of expenses were covered by kind-hearted donors and occasional part-time jobs. At the age of 18, he even entered XX University as the top scorer in the provincial college entrance examination, becoming one of the top students at XX University. His arrival at Emperor Bar was purely coincidental.

  It was a boring weekend in the first year of college, and a group of guys in the dormitory were shouting to go to H City's most famous bar - Emperor Bar to experience the emperor's feeling. Originally, Ye Feng was reading books in the library, but he was also innocently implicated. Under everyone's persuasion, not only did he not decline to go to the bar together, but he was also crowned with various unfounded crimes by his bad roommates and was punished to sing a song in front of everyone at the bar.

  He was originally very easy-going, but he couldn't resist the enthusiasm of the crowd. Under the strong calls of the people, he had to force himself onto that narrow stage of only three feet wide.

  What happened next was extremely dramatic. Originally, everyone thought it was just casual singing, making a fuss and being lively for a while. But unexpectedly, Ye Feng sang a light and cheerful tune, with clear and mellow pronunciation and a powerful voice that instantly quieted the crowd on the scene.

  Her eyes make starlight dull. Her hair falls perfectly like a waterfall. I praise her every day, she is so beautiful...

  Everyone present was enchanted, and the song ended quickly. Ye Feng's handsome face, which originally had a hint of childishness, made the girls in attendance scream even louder.

  The boss of the bar, Liu Hai, had an idea in his mind as soon as he saw Ye Feng's performance. He was very clear that as long as he packaged him well, Ye Feng would definitely be a talented singer and an idol. As long as he could persuade Ye Feng to sing at his bar, he would definitely become his own money-making machine. So after Ye Feng got off the stage, he immediately found him secretly and made a request, asking him to come over once a week, sing only one song each time, for 1,000 yuan, and the time could be decided by himself.

  Ye Feng was initially reluctant to take on this task, as in his opinion, this profession is not a serious one after all. Moreover, he was also worried that he couldn't bring benefits to Director Liu, and if he ended up losing money for him, he would feel embarrassed, so he appeared somewhat hesitant.

  Director Liu was indeed a shrewd businessman, and at the time he made a decisive decision: a one-month trial period. If it didn't work out, I'd get my money back, but if that was the case, you wouldn't need to come back for the second month.

  He also calculated that even if he lost money, it would only be 4,000 yuan. If the effect is good, it will bring far more than 4,000 yuan.

  Ye Feng also happened to need this money, so he reluctantly agreed to try out the requirements.

  But unexpectedly, this trial run, although only four times in a month, actually had many customers coming over specifically to hear him sing. This made Liu see the vigorous growth of this money tree even more clearly. As a keen businessman, he immediately sensed the business opportunity and was very clear that Ye Feng would definitely become his lucky charm. After some temptation, he finally successfully signed a cooperation contract with Ye Feng.

  And changed his performance time to every Friday night, when the number of guests is more than usual during the double rest period, so that more people can know Ye Feng.

  He also introduced a system of singing for tips, where only one customer per week could bid on the spot to get Ye Feng to sing a song for them. Although it was said to be sung for that particular customer, in reality, he would sing on stage for everyone to hear, just mentioning before singing that this song is dedicated to someone. This satisfied the small vanity of the customers, but it drove many women crazy. The money earned from this system was split 60-40 between Liu and Ye Feng. Ye Feng spent almost half a year in this bar, and many people knew his name. Although he only went once a week and sang one song, he earned more than many white-collar workers, and the issue of tuition fees no longer worried him.