Official Career Storm
Chapter 59

Chapter 59: Chapter 59

Chengda Mall had already set up the concert stage outside, and various pieces of equipment were in the midst of being tested.

Some singers arrived at the venue ahead of time, donning masks and hats, getting acquainted with the stage they would soon perform on.

The TV station’s journalists had also turned up.

Among them, a young female journalist named Zhou Qian was a reporter for the Lingjiang City Life channel.

Bold in exposing social injustices and daring in her interviews, she was a star journalist of the TV station, beloved by her audience, with her programs achieving very high ratings.

"Hello, Journalist Zhou."

"Who are you?"

Zhou Qian, with her ear-length short hair, dressed in a silk white blouse and tight jeans, stood at 165 centimeters tall and had a slender build. Her lightly made-up face was delicate and petite, and her curvaceous figure was particularly eye-catching.

She suddenly received a call, saying she needed to interview the performers of tomorrow’s concert and also do a live broadcast to boost their popularity and promotion.

She had no interest in this kind of interview, but she couldn’t refuse when the big companies called to request it.

After Song Guanchao introduced himself, Zhou Qian secretly rolled her eyes.

She hated dealing with these officials the most.

"Squad leader!" At that moment, a strapping young man with a buzz cut approached.

"Madman!"

Song Guanchao burst into laughter and gave him a bear hug.

Zhou Qian turned and walked away, intending to simply broadcast live for a bit, finish her task, and leave.

On this end, Song Guanchao and Lu Feng, who hadn’t seen each other in a long time, were both quite excited.

"Squad leader, why did you retire all of a sudden?"

"Don’t ask about that."

Song Guanchao pulled him aside and quickly briefed him on a few things.

"Alright, I’ve got it—I’ll handle this!"

Lu Feng turned and went to call over a group of his underlings.

Meanwhile, Song Guanchao walked over to the side of the stage and sat down on a plastic stool.

Wu Yun stood by and said, "Song Guanchao, what are you really up to?"

"You’ll find out soon enough."

"Hmph, all mysterious."

She also pulled up a stool and sat down beside him.

A few singers wearing masks were chatting nearby.

"Did you hear that Jiang Qi is coming tomorrow?"

"Not anymore."

"Why not?"

"What else could it be? She probably thinks the money’s too little. I heard her appearance fee was 300,000 when she signed the contract. With her current popularity, she wouldn’t want to come for such a small sum."

"That’s really inconsiderate."

"Ha, she’s a big star now, of course she’s going to put on airs."

"You guys don’t know the whole story though, the money is only part of it—the main problem is a scheduling conflict!"

"Scheduling conflict? What does that mean?"

"She accepted a commercial performance from another company, also scheduled for tomorrow. They say they’re offering her 2.5 million!"

"Which company is it?"

"Yuanfeng Company."

Song Guanchao, sitting nearby, had overheard the entire conversation.

Wu Yun whispered angrily, "That’s outrageous, having already signed a contract with Chengda Company and then breaching it for another company’s gig!"

Song Guanchao smiled without comment, taking out his phone to look up Yuanfeng Company.

He almost laughed out loud at what he found.

The headquarters of Yuanfeng Company turned out to be in Huayuan District.

This really was walking straight into the line of fire.

"I’m going to make a call."

He stepped aside and dialed Liang Hao’s number: "Brother Liang, I need a favor..."

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Here, a bunch of young guys suddenly started making a scene in front of the hastily constructed stage.

"We came from far away, why is the concert being canceled just like that?"

"We want an explanation!"

"Chengda Company must give us an explanation!"

At first, it was just Lu Feng and a few others making noise, but when some nearby tourists heard about it, they also started to make a racket.

Many people had come to Lingjiang today, their accommodations already booked, all because of tomorrow’s concert.

When they heard the concert was canceled, every single one of them was furious, demanding an explanation.

Journalist Zhou Qian, who was about to stop broadcasting and leave, along with a few other reporters, were attracted by the commotion.

She immediately went over to Lu Feng, who was causing the biggest scene, "Hello, can you tell me what happened?"

"The concert for tomorrow has been canceled! We’ve come from far and wide just for Jiang Qi, we had all our rooms booked, and now they say the concert is canceled just like that, what the hell!"

"Yeah, what the hell!"

"I want to see Jiang Qi!"

"We want an explanation!"

Zhou Qian was bewildered; wasn’t the concert going on as planned? How come it was canceled?

She asked, "How did you find out the concert was canceled?"

"Chengda Company issued an announcement, take a look!" Lu Feng raised his phone, displaying an announcement Chengda Company had made an hour earlier.

The cameraman captured it clearly.

In the news live broadcast room, the online viewership, originally only over thirty thousand, shot up to over fifty thousand in a flash, and the number was still rising rapidly.

A swarm of netizens were furiously spamming the live chat.

"Damn, the concert’s been canceled?"

"Shit, I’ve already booked my train ticket for tonight, and now you tell me it’s canceled?"

"What is wrong with this company?"

"I’m already on the high-speed train, damn your Chengda Company!"

The online viewership hit one hundred thousand in the blink of an eye, with the live chat filled with expletives.

The news of Chengda Company announcing the cancellation of the concert the day before quickly spread across the internet, surging to the top of the trending topics on various video websites and forums.

When Tian Xue saw the trending topics, the corners of her mouth curled up.

She thought Song Guanchao really had a way to handle it, but now it had blown up on the trending searches, the matter was completely out of control; he couldn’t cover it up anymore.

Jiang Qi and her agent also saw the related trending searches, and both of them just smiled faintly.

Yang Yongqiang also saw them.

A smug smile appeared on his face.

He was waiting for Song Guanchao’s call, waiting for him to beg like a dog.

...

"It’s trending!"

Wu Yun looked at the relevant trending topics, her brows filled with anxiety, yet Song Guanchao was still smoking, his expression betraying no sense of urgency.

"You’re still in the mood to smoke? Start thinking of a solution."

"Don’t worry, let the trending topics fly a bit longer."

He checked the time, "Let’s go, time to eat."

Wu Yun puffed up with anger, "I’m not eating, I’m not in the mood!"

"Look at you, can’t stand a bit of pressure. You’d have a tough time in the world of politics."

"Come on, I’ll treat you to a milk tea later."

At the mention of milk tea, Wu Yun’s cheeks turned red, and she threatened with her little canine teeth showing, "Don’t bring up milk tea again!"

"Alright, alright, I won’t."

Song Guanchao called out to Lu Feng, "Madman, let’s go get some food."

"I’m coming!"

Seeing Wu Yun, Lu Feng made faces and said, "Class leader, is this your wife?"

Wu Yun’s face turned even redder.

"Wu Yun, my colleague."

"Not your wife? Miss Wu, hello."

"Hello." Wu Yun felt a bit let down.

The three of them grabbed a quick bite nearby, and after eating, Lu Feng had to leave first taking his younger brothers with him.

The two agreed to get together again when they had the time.

Meanwhile, the news of Chengda Company’s last-minute concert cancellation had fermented over the morning and spread throughout the entire internet.

Seeing it was about time, Song Guanchao took out a USB drive and found Zhou Qian.

He glanced at the camera that was broadcasting live and said, "Journalist Zhou, may I have a word?"

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