56: The atmosphere was full of emotion, but GDP did not increase at all.

Chen Fang rubbed his hair and opened his schedule app.

It was Sunday, the 11th.

From Monday to Friday next week, the adventures would be cultural events, and there would be fewer viewers. He just needed to stir up trouble as usual.

Uncle Pu would probably contact him within the next few days with the results of his investigation. That day or the next, he would entrust a lawyer to file a lawsuit with the court, and then clarify the situation.

Saturday's bonfire party was a good opportunity for clarification. Since it was such a big deal, he definitely had to inform the director in advance.

The production team would finalize the general direction of the bonfire party on Wednesday, so if he contacted the director before Wednesday, it would be in time.

It would be best to harvest a good wave of emotional value on the 17th, saving it for interviews with new companies.

The show ends on the 17th, and he goes home on the 18th. Hiss—a little nervous. These two days, he had to practice calling "Dad" and "Mom" while looking at photos in his album; he often heard others call out these words, but he had never said them himself.

Chen Fang pursed his lips and added a new entry to the 19th on his schedule: Interview at Tianji Entertainment.

There was also a task on the 19th: the Wenxing Cup submission deadline was the 20th, so he had to send the first part of ghost blows out the light to the Wenyuan Bookstore's submission email by the 19th.

Then came the 20th, the deadline for clarification that he had agreed upon with Morning Sunshine. Morning Sunshine would probably decide on the spokesperson in the latter half of the month.

Chen Fang's gaze swept across the schedule.

The tasks were very tight.

But it didn't matter, life was hard, but money made it easy!

The marketing accounts said he was lustful; yes, he was lustful. Golden gold necklaces, red renminbi, black bank cards, bring them all to him!

He relished this kind of life!

He had never experienced a single true emotion, so let him have immense wealth!

Chen Fang took a deep breath, and just then, four large characters caught his eye—

“Name your price.”

A bright chat record popped up at the top of his phone.

Huh? Words become reality?

He looked closely and saw that it was a message from Yue Qingzhu.

Chen Fang replied, “Teacher Yue, you said name your price?”

“Yes, for flammable and explosive, I’ll have my agent contact you.”

“That's a thank-you gift, Teacher Yue, don't be so polite.”

“The song needs a contract. Also, thank you for choosing me. I don't know what to give you; thanking you with money would be too vulgar.”

Chen Fang gasped.

No, no, I love vulgarity!

Miss, you're a singer, and a singer is also a working person; you can't be so detached from worldly affairs, can you?

Yue Qingzhu sent another message: “Next month is the Music Scene Season, and this song is very timely. I hope to express my gratitude.”

Chen Fang stared at the five words “Typing...” above the chat box, frowning slightly.

He didn't mind Yue Qingzhu being polite; if they were to settle everything clearly, then this connection would be lost. Isn't friendship about reciprocating and exchanging gifts? Next time, he just needed to think of her if there was a suitable resource.

But as for a return gift, he wanted money, or else she could just owe him.

Please don't be like an idol drama and give him some handmade felt doll.

Chen Fang leaned back in his chair, staring at his phone screen, and soon Yue Qingzhu sent a long string of messages—

“I'll send you a MIDI keyboard, a recording microphone, and custom headphones. For the sake of personal connection, I'll also treat you to beef short ribs at a infrared restaurant in Magic City. But you're quite busy, and so am I, and I'm not sure what colors you like. So I'll just convert these heartfelt items into cash. I'm transferring 300,000 to you now. How about it?”

Chen Fang's eyes lit up at the first few items of equipment.

Upon seeing the last sentence, he felt even more refreshed.

Perfect! No one's work is delayed.

“Hmm. Then I’ll also give you a beautiful bag, but I’m afraid of buying a style you don’t like, so I’ll just give you cash instead. I’ll transfer 300,000 to you in a bit, how about that?”

The other side was silent for more than ten seconds, then sent three short words: “Hmm, thank you.”

Soon, Chen Fang received 300,000 with Yue Qingzhu's blessing note. He then transferred 300,000 to her.

He received 300,000 in gifts today and gave out 300,000, which was great.

Well, emotions were full, but GDP didn't increase at all.

...

The happy weekend passed quickly.

Those who committed many evils in their previous lives and had to get up early for work in this life welcomed Monday again.

At nine in the morning, in the deputy general manager's office at Guangying Entertainment.

Qu Xin, the deputy general manager in her early 40s, sat behind her desk, reviewing the report submitted by her assistant.

“Chen Fang’s one meat and one vegetable shows great potential to be in the top three for the quarter.” She frowned slightly, putting down the document, “I asked you to follow up on Chen Fang’s situation, have you found anything?”

“Our analysis suggests that he most likely wants to use the adventures to transition and gain popularity. He used to have a loyal dog persona. Judging from his performance in the adventures, he seems to want to establish a straightforward persona and pursue a singing career.”

Qu Xin nodded.

Chen Fang's commercial resources had already been handed over. After his transformation, even if he had fans, the overlap between his fan base and Qi Jun's audience would be extremely low. Suppressing him would yield too little benefit.

And the cost was not small: first, marketing costs. Second, he was participating in Kiwi Fruit's the adventures.

Guangying Entertainment's main business segments were artist training, film and television production, and idol brokerage. It was a similar type of company to Chen Fang's previous company, Jiakang Media.

But Kiwi Fruit primarily focused on online video and content production and distribution, and had a cooperative relationship with Guangying Entertainment. After the adventures live broadcast ended, a condensed recorded and edited version would also be released to attract member subscriptions.

Continuing to suppress Chen Fang might create animosity with Kiwi Fruit.

The cost was high, but the return was extremely low. From a profit perspective, it wasn't worth it.

From a risk perspective, not suppressing him meant the risk was almost negligible. If he went into songwriting and composing, how much of a stir could he cause in the face of capital?

Moreover, when they suppressed Chen Fang, they were using someone else to do their dirty work. Even if Chen Fang knew they did it, so what? Could an individual challenge capital? It would be useless even if he risked his life. Even if some company took a liking to him, unless the boss was his petty, protective biological father, how could they possibly help him contend with a large company?

Just like her, dealing with Chen Fang was not simply for Qi Jun's sake, but more for profit.

Qu Xin's tone was flat: “Let's not worry about him for now. Yao Ting and Shen Caihan's mouths must be sealed; don't let them drag us into this.”

“You can rest assured.”