245: Famous

Zhao Chenlin’s biggest mistake wasn’t harming Wang Cheng behind his back, but complaining about Zhou Shichang’s neglect of him over the years. Many people actually were partial towards a child, but would never admit such a shortcoming; even if it was true.

After all, Zhou Shichang was an ordinary person. He knew that he was indeed partial when it came to his two daughters and their children, but didn’t think he was completely partial. If Zhao Chenlin wanted a chance to perform, then Yazhi could be considered a test for him. As a result, Zhao Chenlin himself didn’t cherish it.

Zhou Shichang had long known that Zhou Lin gave Yazhi Media to her son.

Zhao Chenlin had corrupted the reputation of Yazhi; Zhou Shichang already knew what he did. He never mentioned it because he wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt. As a result, he only knew how to use Yazhi to eat, sing, party, and have fun - he never did serious things. Zhou Shichang was also specifically informed of Zhao Chenlin’s deeds, but his behavior was still not improved much after being warned by him.

In Zhao Chenlin's heart, he was the only heir to the Zhou family. Sooner or later, the Zhou Group would belong to him. Why should he study? Therefore, no matter how many lessons he received, he still went his own way.

Could one blame Zhou Shichang for having only Wang Cheng in his eyes? That could only be said to be the result of Zhao Chenlin’s own hand. He did not show the ability that Zhou Shichang valued, so Zhou Shichang chose to abandon him. What the Zhou Group needed was not a hooligan, but a true heir.

In Zhou Shichang's heart, the Zhou Group that he had devoted countless hard decades of work to was definitely ranked first. He didn’t want to see the business empire that was built by his own hands be destroyed by his descendants.

Before Wang Cheng returned to the Zhou house, Zhou Shichang had been worrying about this problem. Though others couldn’t tell at all, he had even considered giving the company to his eldest daughter if Wang Cheng wasn’t found. Fortunately, Wang Cheng was found later, and even more fortunately, his grandson did not let him down.

Zhou Shichang asked Zhao Chenlin to reflect on himself, and also told him not to return to the Zhou house during this time.

Zhao Chenlin was frightened, as he thought that his grandpa was completely abandoning him. If Zhou Lin hadn't persuaded him to leave, he would probably have another breakdown.

The mother and son left the Zhou house soon afterwards. Zhou Lin resentfully looked at her son, becoming short of breath. She said, as if with a hatred towards iron for not becoming steel, “You seriously thought it would be okay to have a plan and not tell your mother? I thought you were smarter than that. How could you do this kind of thing by yourself?"

Zhao Chenlin slammed the steering wheel hard enough that the horn blared, frightening those in front of him. He glanced back before cursing and moving on.

"It’s no use no matter how angry you are now. This incident has left a bad impression on your grandpa. You settle down a bit and your mother will take care of the rest. When your grandpa is gone, your mother will notify you. Although your grandpa is partial, he won't be so disappointed in you that he’ll ban you from the Zhou house," Zhou Lin said calmly.

"But Grandpa dislikes me even more now, so he will definitely not consider me anymore." Zhao Chenlin was most worried about this, so he now couldn’t help but feel annoyed at his actions in retrospect.

Zhou Lin said with a sullen face, "Since this path is no longer possible, we can only use another method."

"What method?"

Zhou Lin had not told him this before, but when they had arrived at the company, after telling Zhao Chenlin to go up first, she had taken out her mobile phone to call someone. After a few rings, she finally connected. She said straightforwardly: "I need your help."

"How do you think I can help you?"

"If there are no accidents, the old man will not give the Zhou Group to my son. Zhou Cheng is the successor he really wants to train, Chenlin has no chance of winning."

The man laughed and said: "I said in the beginning that your son is a pile of mud that can't support the wall*. That old guy Zhou Shichang isn't so old that he can't see things clearly. How can he put the Zhou Group into the hands of a second generation ancestor who doesn't know anything? Don't get angry, this is an undeniable fact."

[T/N: has poor ability, or loses ability when the climate changes.]

Zhou Lin was very upset that someone said this about her son, but this person was not the one she was fighting against now. Additionally, she was asking him for his help, so she could only lower her posture.

"There is no need to discuss this kind of thing. When the company was previously purged, some of the high-level managers I had recruited to my side were implicated. That old fox Feng Yifan took the opportunity to place his own power in those positions. The internal situation has become more and more disadvantaged on my end, and my husband has been unable to act, so I need your help."

"Feng Yifan is indeed very clever. I heard that the Zhou Group intends to enter the international market. Has Zhao Jiansheng participated in this plan?"

"Yes, but he has only come into contact with a small part of the core. Feng Yifan is relatively guarded against him. Right now, he only knows that it has started, the complete plan has to be investigated before we know anything else."

"You only need to investigate one thing."

“What is it?”

"I want to know which foreign company is the final partner of the Zhou Group."

Zhou Lin’s eyes lit up. This was indeed a good method; if they could disrupt their cooperation with the foreign companies, then the Zhou Group’s plan to enter the overseas market would be blocked and it would bring considerable losses to the company. This plan was Feng Yifan’s responsibility, so if something went wrong, he would have to pay the most.

"Alright, I understand, wait for my good news."

Things were clarified for Zhou Lin with this phone call. Although the Zhou Group would lose money, which directly affected her, that would be nothing compared to the future. If she did not act now, the company could never be hers in the future.

Wang Cheng was famous. Though he hadn’t known, he had become absolutely popular on the Internet.

The influence of the Besze [T/N: the one netizens thought would star on Fashion Pioneer] incident did not expand as some people thought. After that rich second generation posted a photo of Wang Cheng, Besze had also posted a Weibo saying that he had not signed any contracts with Fashion Pioneer, and that Fashion Pioneer had not promised anything to him. He was very grateful to the fans for standing up for him and loving him, but it was not anyone’s fault; Fashion Pioneer had the right to choose the star of their magazine. He hoped fans would stop discussing this matter, otherwise it would make him uncomfortable.

Their idol had said so, and the fans were not unreasonable people who wouldn’t accept this explanation. However, that did not mean that the matter was completely over.

Putting those complicated things aside, many netizens were captured by Wang Cheng’s photos. Master Paul’s technique was top-notch, so there were many people screaming and shouting "Too handsome", "I am blinded”, "I can't stand it”, “I want to lick the screen" and so on.

Some crazy netizens even posted that they’d buy the album at its extremely high price. There were a lot of people who said such things on the hottest posts, but none of them could achieve their wishes. The album was limited edition, so its sales target was rich people. The rich were not short of money and would naturally not be moved by the price.

However, both female and male rich second generations who had always been relatively high-profile in the entertainment industry made some frantic moves. They took pictures of the albums and uploaded them to their Weibo to show off, causing a bunch of people below to howl.

Wang Cheng was made popular by these people. It was estimated that no artist in his company was more popular than him. Many celebrities were talking about it: it was such a pity, if Wang Cheng intended to enter the entertainment circle, he would definitely be able to break into a prosperous world - maybe even go further than Besze. But unfortunately, there are no ifs.

After arriving at the company, Wang Cheng found that employees were looking at him. He thought that there was something on his face until Pan Zhihai brought it up to him. Pan Zhihai, who usually worked very seriously, jokingly asked him if he was interested in being a star, and said that it would actually be very interesting.

"If it's so interesting, why don't you become one yourself?"

Pan Zhihai jokingly said: "If there are no twos and threes, how dare I to go to Liangshan*? If I had the conditions of Zhou Shao, I would have long become a star."

[T/N: how dare someone take the risk without having the ability.]

This big paint bucket of the entertainment industry was full of hidden laws. Without a backer or good luck to sustain one above this bucket, sooner or later, one's body would be stained with various colors.

"There were some who scouted me, but I didn't agree to it. I should forget being a celebrity, it's not suitable for me." Wang Cheng shook his head, "Let’s talk business."

Pan Zhihai immediately showed him a newspaper, "Zhou Shao, Cen Xi recently met up with another economic company frequently and in a high-profile manner. In my opinion, that economic company might have reached an agreement with him."

In the end, Jinlan Culture rejected him, so Cen Xi found another way out. He now had very few scripts and endorsements. Without increasing his chances of exposure, his reputation would only decrease until he could only become a third-rate star. Cen Xi wanted to use the turmoil of the termination of his contract to make himself popular again and stir up the news. However, he did not expect to butt heads with Besze and Fashion Pioneer. Therefore, the gossip news that should have made headlines ended up occupying only one small section in the newspaper, sinking before it could fire.

Wang Cheng took a look, but soon, he was attracted by a slightly larger piece of news next to it. It was a scandal between a rich girl and a big star named Sun Chu. Sun Chu was another artist of Yaxing, and it so happened that Wang Cheng knew the rich girl.

She was Yu Jing.

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