The Entertainment Industry's Golden Couple

Shen Jianbin was giving away beauties and gold bars, so he must have a favor to ask.

Shen Jianbin said, "Then I'll get straight to the point. Da Fei is too unconscionable. We absolutely cannot let someone like him get ahead."

"I implore everyone to suppress him and prevent his popularity from continuing to rise."

For a singer, no matter how many songs they sing, their popularity won't suddenly skyrocket.

The reason Lin Chudong has such high popularity now is mainly due to the conflict with the Da Fei Band.

If he were just an independent musician with no news, who had only released a few songs, he wouldn't be this popular at all.

As long as the Da Fei Band doesn't respond, his popularity won't rise so easily.

This time performing on the same stage was a coincidence. Such a thing must never happen again in the future.

Li Fugui said, "I thought it was something serious. Just this? No problem, don't worry. As long as I'm here, he won't get on music variety shows."

Shen Jianbin was immediately delighted. "With your words, President Li, I'm relieved. I'll toast you!"

Xu Mingde's hand was already around the young model's waist, a smile all over his face.

"Since President Shen has spoken, I must help. My ability is limited, but I can ensure he won't be invited to music festivals in the surrounding three provinces!"

Shen Jianbin quickly stood up. "Then thank you, President Xu. I'll have another drink!"

"President Shen truly has a great capacity for alcohol!"

Shen Jianbin downed two cups in a row, his expression unchanged.

He poured the last cup and looked at Sun Xuan.

"Director Sun, what's wrong? You don't like the girl? I can get you another one?"

Sun Xuan shook his head. "I'm not into that. My wife is strict at home."

"I don't want the mooncakes either. There are regulations at my unit. I'm timid and afraid of getting into trouble."

Shen Jianbin was stunned for a moment and said, "Alright, I won't force you. Da Fei has great ambitions. The Magic City Mid-Autumn Festival Gala is less than a month away. I just want to prevent him from getting on the show."

Sun Xuan said sternly, "With his current popularity, he's not likely to get on the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala. Besides, the decision to put someone on the gala isn't up to me alone."

"But for the sake of our many years of friendship, I'll try my best to reject him. Your Da Fei Band will definitely be able to get on."

Shen Jianbin said, "With your words, I'm relieved. Let's drink!"

Sun Xuan said, "I'll have one drink and then I'll leave. You won't feel comfortable with me here, and neither will I."

Sun Xuan drank it down in one gulp and said he had something to attend to before taking his leave.

After Sun Xuan left, Li Fugui directly pulled the young model into his arms, becoming even more unrestrained.

"This Old Sun is henpecked and pretends to be decent. Everyone at their TV station is like that. I don't like dealing with them."

Xu Mingde said, "Don't worry, President Shen. TV shows aren't really suitable for Da Fei. As long as you don't respond to him and ignore them, they won't have any heat."

The several executives also had good judgment and saw the problem at a glance.

Currently, Lin Chudong couldn't get on any shows. If Shen Jianbin ignored him, he would be completely finished.

"Okay, thank you, several leaders!"

Two days later, Lin Chudong's popularity had indeed decreased somewhat.

No Hesitation and The You of the Past quickly climbed into the top ten of the Hot Song Chart, but Chengdu was pushed out, ranking fifteenth.

There were always popular songs appearing on major short video platforms, and as soon as one emerged, others would be pushed out.

The topic between Lin Chudong and Da Fei Band had also mostly passed. After all, it wasn't a big deal. If there were some scandals, the popularity would be even higher.

Liang Yin returned to the Piano Shop dejectedly. Wang Zhi quickly handed her a glass of water.

"Shopkeeper's wife, how did the show negotiations go?"

Liang Yin shook her head. "I talked to several variety shows, and their reply was just four words: not enough popularity."

"These variety show people only look at popularity and buzz, not the singer's strength at all."

"And music festivals, those companies were even worse. They sent interns to brush me off. I talked for a whole morning and didn't get anything settled."

"The TV stations too, as soon as they heard I was from Liang Yin Band, they wouldn't even let me in!"

Wang Zhi's brows furrowed. "What's going on? Our songs are so popular, can't they see the charts?"

Lin Chudong said, "Songs being popular doesn't mean anything. Look at my old songs, they were all quite popular, but I still wasn't recognized walking down the street."

"The most important thing in the entertainment industry is buzz. Songs can only play a supporting role."

Liang Yin said dejectedly, "Why is our start so unfavorable? We thought we'd become famous overnight."

Lin Chudong sneered, "Clearly, Shen Jianbin has made a move."

Everyone was stunned for a moment. "You're saying Shen Jianbin did this?"

"Yes, with our current fame, we should definitely be able to perform at music festivals. The Magic City Music Festival was so successful, other music festival organizers must want to replicate it."

"But in this current situation, they won't even have us at music festivals. It's obvious Shen Jianbin has put in a word."

Chen Jianguo said, "Does he have that much power?"

"Heh, money makes the world go 'round. If it means dealing with me, he wouldn't hesitate to spend hundreds of thousands."

Wang Zhi cursed, "Damn, that's truly despicable!"

Everyone's faces grew serious. They had been developing freely, but now that Shen Jianbin was targeting them, wouldn't things be even harder in the future?

Lin Chudong said, "Let's rehearse first. When the car reaches the mountain, we'll find a way. I'll think of something."

In the past, Lin Chudong was restricted by the system and never considered popularity. But now, he had to.

Just then, Lin Chudong's phone suddenly rang.

"Hello? Getting married? That fast, congratulations, congratulations! I'll definitely be there! You guys are coming to see me? Okay, I'll send you the address!"

After hanging up, Liang Yin asked, "Da Fei, who was that?"

"You know Zhang Yao and Li Dan, right?"

Jia Lu raised her hand, "I know them! They're singers, a couple, they're so in love, so sweet to watch!"

"I've written a few songs for them. They're old friends. She said she's getting married."

Jia Lu was stunned, "I remember Li Dan posted on Weibo that when they got married, they would retire from the industry. Are they really going to quit the entertainment circle?"

Lin Chudong frowned, "It's hard to say. They're coming to see me later, so let's prepare. Not many friends in the industry are willing to visit me these days."

Anyone who was friendly with Lin Chudong now would be offending Shen Jianbin. Shen Jianbin had significant influence in the music scene, so besides true friends, no one would come to see him.

Liang Yin said, "Let's tidy up. I'll go to the restaurant and order some dishes to entertain them!"

"Okay!"

Half an hour later, a young man and woman sat at the dining table in Liangyin Music Shop.

Zhang Yao and Li Dan, the golden couple of the entertainment industry, the model couple, a perfect match of talent and beauty. They were even more attractive in person than on television.

Li Dan, with her short hair, said with deep emotion, "Da Fei, the last time we met was when we were guests at your concert. We only found out about this big incident recently."

Lin Chudong smiled, "Life is unpredictable, but I'm doing well now. I've formed a new band."

Li Dan sighed, "I heard some rumors that Shen Jianbin is targeting you and has spoken to several bosses. You don't have any shows now, do you?"

Liang Yin clenched her fist, "It really was him! How despicable! Da Fei, what do we do now?"

Before Lin Chudong could speak, Li Dan said, "There's only one way for you to turn things around now, and that's to have a topic that can trend. These bosses agreed to Shen Jianbin, but they won't go against money."

Lin Chudong gave a wry smile. "How can it be that easy? These stars in the entertainment industry, aren't they thinking about how to create topics and gain attention every single day? There's no opportunity."

Li Dan glanced at Zhang Yao, then spoke.

"Da Fei, I have a plan."

"What plan?"

"Fabricate a scandal."

"A scandal? With whom?"

"With me."