In the blink of an eye, Chen Changsheng suddenly understood and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

  This seemingly insignificant little conspiracy is actually a clever plan to kill several birds with one stone...it's really not something that ordinary people can come up with!

  However, thinking of the evaluation of Xinda's general manager in the industry, Chen Changsheng had reason to believe... and was even 100% certain that his speculation should be true!

  Luckily, luckily Liao Liao is not a timid person!

  Fortunately, He Runqing and Wu Xingwu didn't mention Li Qian at all, so Liao Liao couldn't help but feel indignant, which is why she overturned the table. Otherwise, if Liao Liao had also fallen into the trap, even if they realized their mistake later, others would have too, but at least Liao Liao's reputation would have been damaged, and Xindah Records' plan would have succeeded!

  Humph, without a sound, Li Qian's battle for contention has already begun its first fight?

  It's a pity that those who create their own troubles must also bear the consequences themselves!

  Liao Liao has openly turned the tables, and with so many clever people around, everyone can recover in the blink of an eye. It's as if to say that this war hasn't even started yet, but Xinda has already been directly declared out of the game!

  After Liao Liao left, Tai He returned with the trophy in hand. Chen Changsheng naturally wouldn't complain to her again, instead he gave her a thumbs up, "You're still so bold!"

  Liao Liao smiled slightly and handed the trophy to Huang Wenjuan sitting next to her, then calmly sat down.

  …………

  "So... the annual best male singer is... Zhang Chang!"

  The whole audience was silent for a moment, and then burst into thunderous applause.

  In the audience, Zhang Chang stood up with a surprised face, his face flushed with excitement, and hugged his friends and colleagues around him. At this time, even many people began to stand up and applaud.

  Before the awards ceremony, the general trend of public opinion was that it was very likely that this year's Best Male Singer would be Liu Mingliang again. Although Liao Liao and Wu Xing Wusu rose to fame in the second half of the year, looking at the entire year's music market, it is not hard to discover that Liu Mingliang is still the male singer with the best results, and his songs have always been more popular among the academic circle.

  However, the Golden Melody Awards really owe Zhang Yan a Best Male Singer award!

  In 1991 and 1993, Zhang Chang was twice nominated for the annual Best Male Singer award. Moreover, both times were highly acclaimed - this person is like that, although his path seems not to be too popular in the market, compared to Liu Mingliang and Zhao Xinfu, he always gives people a feeling of being slightly inferior in the academic circle, but it's hard to say. In the music industry, however, he is the darling of many people - the two previous defeats have already made many people feel sorry for him.

  Fortunately, although this time, neither he nor Liu Mingliang had any absolute advantage, even if it was just a consideration of compensation, the best male singer award would be given to him, and no one would have any objections!

  Zhang Chang excitedly delivered his award-winning speech, even misreading several words from the manuscript. This provoked intermittent applause, laughter and cheers from below.

  In the audience seat, Chen Changsheng turned his head to look at Liao Liao and asked: "Are you ready? It's your turn next!"

  …………

  "And now, I announce that the winner of this year's Golden Melody Award for Best Female Singer is... Liao Li!"

  Thunderous applause erupted from under the stage.

  At this time, with many people standing up to applaud, even Sony's side, Watanabe and Zhang Mingyuan also stood up, slowly following everyone's applause while exchanging in a low voice.

  "Look, doesn't Xinda seem a bit off-color over there?"

  "Haha, Watanabe brother, are you really wearing reading glasses? Or is that a telescope?"

  "Haha, no joke! Mingyuan. It's rare for someone to give us such a good opportunity, and they've already disqualified themselves. From now on, it's all up to you! Liao Liao and Li Qian are very important to us, we must try to pull them over! Now I think Runqing's downhill road is irreversible! I just hope her next album won't be too bad! With her going downhill, our female singers here will lack a flag-bearer!"

  "Run Qing's new album, I think it's not bad! However, for now, our main focus is still on Zhou Fen. Let's get her first and then talk about it. As for Liao Liao and Li Qian, I think the opportunity is not yet ripe, it's still lacking a bit of flair."

  "Oh? You're saying... we should wait for that thing to blow up, and then they'll fall out with each other?"

  "Haha, that's right! Shinda is out of the way, next Huage will be out too, then we can make our move!"

  …………

  She had already overturned the table earlier, this time on stage, Liao Liao only needed to enjoy her own glory!

  Yes, that's right, at least for now, she is the best female singer in the domestic music scene!

  This time, she also took out a piece of paper and read it aloud, but at this moment, Liao Liao had already won the greatest support and love from the audience with her strong air and wisdom not long ago, so even the most ordinary words of gratitude were met with applause.

  …………

  He Runkai, who had been sitting still since returning with the top 10 golden songs, suddenly let out a long breath and then reached out to take his bag from his agent Liu Mei before standing up.

  Liu Mei stood up with her and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong?"

  "Go back!" she said expressionlessly.

  Liu Mei was startled and wanted to persuade him, but He Runqing had already stood up and walked away.

  Although it's not very polite to leave in the middle of an award ceremony, it's not like only one or two people have done so. At most, people on the road who saw He Runqing leaving midway were a bit surprised, and after they got over their surprise, they exchanged a knowing glance with those around them, revealing a mysterious smile that only they understood.

  Liu Mei followed her out of the No. 2 broadcasting hall, calling a car to come to the entrance while quickly chasing after He Runqing's increasingly rapid footsteps. After finishing the call, she caught up and asked in confusion: "What's wrong, Runqing? Why are we rushing like this? It doesn't seem right! Is there something uncomfortable for you?"

  He Rongqing slowly stopped in her tracks, took a deep breath, and then let out another long sigh. She patted her chest with her hand and said, "It's not very comfortable here!" After a pause, she saw Liu Mei jump in fright and realized that her words were somewhat ambiguous. So she quickly laughed and explained, "Don't worry about it, Mei Jie, don't misunderstand me, I just feel..."

  She shook her head and suddenly opened her handbag, pulled out her mobile phone and said: "I'm going to give Li Qian a call."

  Liu Mei was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly understood He Runqing's meaning. But she thought for a moment and said: "Not yet!" She paused, waiting for He Runqing to stop what he was doing and look over at her. She said: "Apologizing is definitely necessary, even though I still don't know why I offended him and Cao Yun, but just considering this matter alone, even if it's only so that we won't be awkward when we meet in the future, apologizing is a must... however... it can't be now!"

  He Runqing looked at her in surprise and asked, "Why? I was just about to make a phone call. You didn't let me, but now that I think about it, even if we couldn't come up with a good solution at the time, if we had communicated with him in advance, he might not have minded at all! After all, he didn't even show up for such an important nomination, obviously he doesn't care much about these awards! ... Now that things are over and Liao Liao has made a fuss, I've thought about it carefully and suddenly feel that this is probably a trick played by Shengda Records behind the scenes. But now that I know, it's too late, I've already fallen into the trap. So, making a phone call to make up for it afterwards shouldn't be wrong, should it?"

  Liu Mei nodded honestly, and couldn't care about the attention of the passing staff, she could only lower her voice as much as possible and said to He Runqing: "It should be, of course it should! But I still say the same thing, it can't be now!"

  He Runqing looked at her in confusion and asked: "Why?"

  Liu Mei's face turned serious and she said: "Because you are He Runqing!"

  She paused for a moment, then said: "Even if you apologize, you have to wait until you clear your own name before apologizing! Now apologizing, don't you feel a bit condescending? Wait until your new album is released and sells well, then invite Li Qian out for dinner and apologize in person, wouldn't that be better?"

  "Don't forget, you are He Runkui! You are the best female singer in China!"

  He Runkui hesitated for a moment, slowly exhaled, and was almost persuaded by her. But after a moment, she shook her head and said: "Sister Mei, you are my agent, and I have always trusted you very much. However, this time it's not that I don't trust you, it's just that my intuition tells me that I must keep a way out for myself! Maybe if it were anyone else, I could do what you said, wait until the album sells well and then apologize openly and honestly, but with Li Qian... no!"

  She shook her head and said, "This time, I must apologize now, even if I'm the last one. Liao Liao directly overturned the table. The girls from Wu Xing Wu Su are said to have a good relationship with him and should have called before going on stage. However... my intuition tells me that no matter how late it is, no matter if I'm the last one, I must apologize now! I'm not afraid of offending anyone, but I absolutely cannot offend Li Qian!"

  Liu Mei was slightly surprised, "Intuition? In your intuition, that high school kid who is still in high school, is he so important? Important enough to make you leave early to call him and apologize?"

  He Rongqing thought for a moment after hearing this, and under Liu Mei's surprised gaze, she actually nodded.

  Then she said, "Mei Jie, you know that He Runqing is just an ordinary Hunan girl, I didn't even graduate from junior high school and went to work in the fields. My intuition told me that I couldn't stay at home waiting to marry into a rich family in town, so I blindly went to Changsha Prefecture. Also because of my intuition, I started singing folk songs on the side of the road to make a living, and finally embarked on this path as a singer."

  "...including the previous years, it was also because of intuition that I chose to come to Sony, and now my intuition tells me that if He Runkui still wants to go on this path as a singer, then Li Qian is absolutely someone I cannot afford to offend! I can respect your opinion and not take the initiative to get close to him, but at least, I do not allow myself to offend him!"

  She saw Liu Mei's hesitant expression and waved her hand, shaking her head, saying: "Don't ask me why, it's just intuition, and I'd rather believe my own intuition!"

  After finishing speaking, she took a deep breath, stopped looking at Liu Mei, and picked up her phone to start searching for the phone number.

  Liu Mei stood beside her, her face unable to express whether it was a smile or a sigh, and couldn't help but whisper: "Ai... Runqing. I really want to tell you, this time, your intuition is definitely wrong! You're He Runqing, why do you have to lower yourself to apologize to a high school student?"

  But He Rongqing didn't even look at her. With a hint of nervousness, he dialed a phone number that had been in his hands for a long time.

  …………

  "Who's looking for me? Who?"

  Li Qian opened the door and let Jie into the house, asking while taking over the phone.

  "He Runkui!" Qi Jie exaggeratedly mouthed.

  Li Qian nodded and walked back while holding his phone to his ear, "Hello, Run Qing Jie, it's Li Qian."

  "Sorry, I actually wanted to call you earlier, but as you know, there were so many people at the awards ceremony, so I had to wait until now. About the awards ceremony... that rumor, you should already know about it, right?"

  "Oh, that thing? Hey, no big deal! No big deal at all! You don't even need to make a phone call about it. Rumors are scary, the organizers may not dislike me that much, but in this circle, there's too much at stake. When there's interest involved, some people will inevitably try to pull some tricks or plot something. You all have your own concerns, no big deal!"

  He Runqing heard this and slightly opened her mouth, staring wide-eyed.

  She hesitated for a moment before asking: "Is... Liao Liao the one who told you?"

  Li Qian has sat back down on the sofa, gesturing for Qi Jie to sit down as well. He replied casually, "No, Liao Liao didn't call me. It was Jing Xue from Wu Hang Su who called me and that's how I found out about this whole thing. Don't worry, Run Qing, nothing will happen. At least not on my end. You don't have to mention my name or anything. Look, I didn't even go to the scene, did I?"

  Liao Liao didn't even make a phone call... and directly flipped the table!

  But the question is, why did Wu Su call Li Qian in advance and Li Qian immediately inferred that someone was plotting behind the scenes rather than the organizer's intention?

  At this moment, He Runqing's heart can be described as a shocking wave.

  Of course, she knew that now was not the time to savor this matter carefully, so she slowly took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down from the shock, and then sincerely said: "Although you don't mind these small things, I still think that this thing is after all something I did wrong, so... sorry! When you arrive at Shun Tian Fu, I'll invite you to dinner and apologize in person, okay?"

  Li Qian burst out laughing, "You're willing to treat me to dinner? Of course, that's great! Runcheng sister, you're my idol, I couldn't help myself! Being able to meet you in person is a dream come true!"

  For the first time, He Runqing's face showed a relieved expression, and he smiled and nodded: "Alright then, I won't disturb you. When you come to Shuntianfu later, be sure to let me know."

  Li Qian said "okay", but then immediately added: "But it's not possible, I have to attend the art exam...... How about this, when the time comes, I'll take a look at my schedule, is that okay? Anyway, you promised me dinner, so I'll just write down in my notebook that you owe me one meal, and when the timing is suitable later on, I'll give you a call, how's that?"

  He Runqing smiled and said: "Alright, I owe you a meal, write it down in your notebook!"

  After finishing speaking, both people on the phone laughed and said a few more words. Then they bid each other farewell and quickly hung up the phone.

  The phone hung up, and He Runqing let out a long sigh, but soon fell into deep thought.

  Li Qian was very kind and expressed goodwill towards tonight's events, not only accepting He Runqing's apology but also agreeing to have dinner together. However, in the end, he pushed this meal to an unknown time with a pole, and the meaning of being distant or keeping a certain distance was also quite clear...

  But what's more important is, is Li Qian really just a high school student who has just entered the industry? Why does he seem to understand the Golden Melody Awards and this circle even better than himself?

  From head to toe, Liu Mei had been paying attention to He Runqing's expression all along. At this time, seeing her finish the phone call and fall into deep thought again, she couldn't help but ask: "Runqing... Runqing! You seem... very surprised?"

  He Runqing took a deep breath and shook her head at her.

  She paused for a moment and said: "I just believe in my intuition even more!"

  A young man with great talent and rich human experience, who can stop him from shining brightly in his future?

  Personality?

  This has never been an issue in the music circle!

  Besides, Li Qian said it at the beginning, he was very clear from the start that if he didn't attend the awards ceremony, the organizers would be unhappy and definitely wouldn't give him any more awards. But they wouldn't be too angry with him either, let alone blacklist him - so you see, although he has a strong personality, he actually considers the possible consequences of his actions before doing anything! He's not someone who acts impulsively without thinking things through!

  So, for someone like this... even if they don't take the initiative to be friendly, what's wrong with maintaining a good relationship with them?

  She paused for a moment, then suddenly remembered something and turned to remind Liu Mei: "It seems that there will be many art schools in Shuntian Prefecture arranging art exams soon? You go ask about the specific time later, and see if you can help with anything at that time!"

  Liu Mei nodded first, then frowned and asked: "Help?"

  He Runqing nodded and said: "Li Qian is coming to take the art exam."

  Liu Mei heard this and couldn't help but curl her lip in disdain.

  ***

  The second update!

  This is a big chapter of 5,000 words! In the vocabulary of the knife, there has never been the word "cut corners"! So, this is only the second update, I won't say things like "one update tops two updates"!

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