48: Chapter 48 Going to Kyoto

Zhan Tingting followed Chen Shaoping toward Zhang Ying's position under the watchful eyes of the surrounding crowd.

Although the crowd was curious about who Chen Shaoping was, no one asked further.

"Sister Ying, I've successfully completed the mission and brought her to you."

Zhan Tingting didn't know Chen Shaoping, but she knew Zhang Ying very well—one might even say she idolized her.

The moment she saw Zhang Ying, she was so excited that her livestreaming equipment slipped from her hands and fell to the ground.

"Sister Ying, is it really you? I'm so happy! I like you so much!"

Her voice was high-pitched and piercing, instantly drawing the attention of everyone around.

Even a few people who were currently livestreaming looked over.

"Shh!!"

Chen Shaoping immediately stopped the two excited women, helped Zhan Tingting pick up her things, and ran off with both of them.

By the time the people around them reacted, the three of them were nowhere to be found.

Half an hour later, Chen Shaoping and Zhang Ying finally returned home.

Zhang Ying was still excited as she said, "Da Ping, you're amazing! You just went out for a stroll and managed to find such a talented singer for the company."

"You really are the company's lucky star, and mine too."

"Is that so? Sister Ying, what kind of luck did I bring you?"

"The company is saved, and there's hope for me to become a Diva. Isn't that luck?"

Well, it seemed Chen Shaoping was overthinking things.

The two said goodbye at the door.

And went to their respective homes.

Chen Shaoping fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow; in his dreams, he seemed to see Zhang Ying's shadow.

Knock, knock, knock!

In the morning, Chen Shaoping was woken up by a series of urgent knocks on the door.

Sunlight streamed into the bedroom, making it hard for him to open his eyes. He checked the time; it was already past nine.

There were many messages on his phone.

Most were from Wang Bo.

There was also one from Cai Guoqiang.

After reading them, Chen Shaoping's expression turned solemn.

After getting dressed, he ran out to open the door.

"Are you a pig? You wake up so late every day."

Zhang Ying stood at the door holding a bowl of steaming porridge, a cob of corn, and two eggs.

"Hurry up and wash up, then eat breakfast. We're going to the company after you're done."

"The appointment time is almost here."

She urged. After putting down the breakfast, she gave Chen Shaoping—whose eyes were glued to the food—a little push.

Helpless, Chen Shaoping had to wash up first; otherwise, he could only look at the food without eating it.

Five minutes later, he sat back down at the dining table and began to enjoy his breakfast.

"It only took you five minutes to wash up?" Zhang Ying's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Yeah, this was actually slow today. Usually, I'm even faster."

Chen Shaoping spoke with his mouth full of eggs.

Zhang Ying looked at him with disgust and moved a bit further away, afraid he might spit food out while talking.

However, seeing Chen Shaoping devouring the food gave her a sense of satisfaction; the value of her early rising had been realized.

It was Chen Shaoping's first time driving Zhang Ying's Maserati, so he wasn't used to it and drove a bit slower.

By the time they arrived at the company, they were still late.

Zhan Tingting was already sitting in Li Qian's office, and there was also someone unexpected present.

"Manager Chen, we meet again. Thank you so much for last time."

"Wang Xinning, why are you here too?" Chen Shaoping asked in surprise.

Li Qian poured Chen Shaoping a cup of tea and said irritably, "She's my cousin. Isn't it normal for her to be here?"

Chen Shaoping gave a hollow laugh. "A cousin is good, a cousin is good."

Suddenly thinking of Wang Bo, he changed the subject. "Sister Qian, tell Wang Bo to fly straight to the Capital. I have to leave in a bit too."

"Oh, and Zhou Bule is coming with me."

Hearing this, Li Qian also remembered and asked, "The CCTV program is about to start, so why hasn't there been any promotion at all?"

Chen Shaoping was also puzzled. He could only say that CCTV was willful—they were the traffic.

"Yes. Is your cousin also joining our company?"

Hearing this, Wang Xinning stood up, walked over to Chen Shaoping, and extended her right hand. "Your cousin has already joined the company. Please look after me in the future, Manager Chen."

Her words made everyone burst into laughter.

"Why are you taking Zhou Bule to the Capital? He can't participate anyway," Zhang Ying asked, catching a gap in the conversation.

"Sister Ying, I have an idea. If it doesn't work out, we'll just consider it a chance for him to see the world."

Chen Shaoping had some ideas, but they might not work, so he didn't voice them.

"Has Tingting's contract been signed?"

"Signed!"

Li Qian and Zhan Tingting answered in unison.

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for completing one piece of intelligence. You have gained 4 paparazzi points.]

[Host's current paparazzi points: 3.]

Chen Shaoping thought for a moment and said, "I've already thought about Tingting's path. We'll find two guys who can play instruments to form a group with her."

"The soul of the group must be Tingting, of course. You guys think of a good name for the group."

"I've even thought of the debut song."

Zhan Tingting felt a warmth in her heart. Watching them chat so animatedly earlier, she had felt a bit left out, but that feeling had now vanished.

Wang Xinning was anxious. Seeing that Chen Shaoping had already made arrangements for Zhan Tingting, she quickly asked.

"What about me? What about me?"

Wang Xinning was the youngest among them. Chen Shaoping felt like teasing her and joked.

"You, cousin? I haven't decided yet. We'll talk about it in a while."

Wang Xinning immediately became unhappy. She pouted, turned her head away, and let out a huff.

"Hahaha!"

Everyone was amused by her aggrieved little expression.

"You're still laughing! I'm really going to ignore you all now."

Chen Shaoping didn't expect Wang Xinning to be so fun; it was hard to associate her with the figure he'd seen feeding stray dogs under the culvert that day.

"Alright, alright, I'm done teasing you. I've prepared your song too. It's a sweet song—the super sweet kind."

"However, we need to carefully research how you should debut."

With everything arranged, Chen Shaoping and Zhou Bule set off.

As for the second piece of intelligence for today, there was still time anyway, so he wasn't in a hurry. He'd worry about it in a few days.

Meanwhile.

Wang Bo had already arrived in the Capital. He reached the hotel Chen Shaoping had sent him, but he couldn't check in.

This was because the hotel was reserved by the production team for the guests participating in the show, and an invitation was required to check in.

Chen Shaoping had their invitations, and Wang Bo had called him several times without getting through.

He was likely on a plane.

Wang Bo could only wait helplessly in the hotel lobby.

At one in the afternoon, Chen Shaoping and his companion arrived at the hotel. Wang Bo complained to Chen Shaoping like a resentful little wife.

Chen Shaoping didn't bother to pay attention to him, letting him ramble and treating it as white noise.

Under the arrangement of the production staff, Chen Shaoping and the others checked into the hotel—three people in two rooms.

Originally, Wang Bo wanted to share a room with Chen Shaoping, but after being threatened by him, he had no choice but to obediently stay with Zhou Bule.

After having lunch at the hotel, the three of them rushed to the CCTV broadcasting hall, as there were only a few hours left before the show started.

Just as the three of them reached the dedicated entrance CCTV had set up for the show, they ran into a problem: Zhou Bule was not allowed to enter.

This was also due to Chen Shaoping's lack of foresight; he hadn't expected CCTV's screening to be so strict and hadn't communicated with Cai Guoqiang in advance.