Chapter 156 - 138: The Most Troublesome Matter and the Simplest Method

Chapter 156: Chapter 138: The Most Troublesome Matter and the Simplest Method

"What?"

Jiang Jingshi and Lin Zhengran exchanged a look.

’How did this happen so fast?’ The same thought ran through both of their minds.

She got up and opened the door. "Come in and talk!"

The man who had arrived saw that it was Jiang Jingshi who opened the door and immediately explained the whole situation:

"President Jiang, it’s like this. The music studio you had us monitoring, the one Jiang Xueli is with—they closed their doors this morning. They put up a sign saying they’ve temporarily suspended business. Also, Jiang Xueli’s song has been taken down."

"Temporarily suspended business, and her song was taken down?" Lin Zhengran pulled out his phone to check the New Star Chart. Sure enough, he saw Jiang Xueli’s song was still listed, but the title was grayed out. It displayed a message saying the song couldn’t be played due to copyright issues and was currently under review.

The comments below had descended into chaos.

There were people asking why the song wouldn’t play, people wondering what had happened—all sorts of questions.

Jiang Jingshi reassured Lin Zhengran, "Don’t worry yet. Let’s investigate properly first."

She asked the man, "Have you found out the specific reason they suspended business?"

The man replied:

"We don’t know the exact reason yet. According to our sources, the studio’s owner, Boss Wang, looked very upset when she left work last night, as if she had suddenly received some bad news. Then, this morning, the studio was closed."

"News... Could it be that ’they’ already have some leverage on the studio?" Jiang Jingshi pondered for a moment. "Was there any negative news about their studio online this morning?"

The man shook his head. "Not yet. I’ve already checked."

Lin Zhengran said, "Then it seems to be just as Jiang said. Their goal isn’t to destroy the studio, but simply to poach Jiang Xueli. That’s why even if they have leverage, they haven’t made it public yet."

Jiang Jingshi nodded. "It seems so. I just didn’t expect it to happen this fast. But if they were able to find leverage so quickly, I can only assume that Boss Wang has been careless in her past dealings, leaving loopholes for others to exploit."

After saying this, she asked the man again, "Is there any other news?"

"That’s all for now, President Jiang. We’re still investigating the rest."

Jiang Jingshi waved her hand, dismissing him. She closed the door again and turned to Lin Zhengran.

"Zhengran, I’m going to suspend the New Star Chart for now. Otherwise, with Jiang Xueli’s song taken down, other songs will move up, and the chart will become distorted."

Lin Zhengran looked at Jiang Jingshi, surprised. "Jiang, you want to suspend the chart? But it’s so popular right now, and it drives song sales. Won’t you lose a lot of money by doing this...?"

"Not too much." Jiang Jingshi smiled gently.

"Although I do want my team to win, and I do want to make money, I also said that a victory won by unfair means is meaningless. Besides... I’ve changed my mind about building a team on my own. Just now, on the couch..."

Lin Zhengran could see that Jiang Jingshi had a rather unique personality. Her actions weren’t motivated solely by money. After all, while he knew his own capabilities, she could only have a vague idea of his true talents.

But even so, she was still willing to gamble on him. She was betting that her judgment of him was correct.

"What President Jiang proposed on the couch just now has almost no downsides for me. How about this: once we’ve resolved this situation, we can discuss the new studio in detail. I’m willing to partner with you, Jiang."

Jiang Jingshi’s eyes glazed over for a moment, and she seemed happier than if she’d just made tens of millions. "Really?! Zhengran, you’re willing to start a business with me?!"

Lin Zhengran had never seen Jiang Jingshi so happy; she was grinning from ear to ear.

"Yes, really," he replied.

"That’s wonderful! Then after this is all over, I’ll take care of all the messy foundational work of setting up the company. You just need to make the important decisions when the time comes and take charge of training our team, Zhengran."

Lin Zhengran nodded.

Even without a contract, Lin Zhengran’s experience across various industries far surpassed most people’s. He would certainly be a better teacher than the so-called experts on the market.

Jiang Jingshi was about to say more, but she suddenly realized her excitement was making her lose her composure a little. A blush crept onto her face. "Okay, let’s focus on the matter at hand. We can talk more after it’s settled."

"Right. Let’s go find Boss Wang first. At the very least, we need to find out why she suspended her business."

Without any delay, the two of them got in a car and headed for the residence of the studio owner, Wang.

With Jiang Jingshi’s connections, finding someone’s home address was a simple matter.

They arrived at her apartment, which was in a residential complex. The door was locked.

Lin Zhengran knocked on the door. "Wang? Are you home?"

No one answered from inside.

Jiang Jingshi spoke up from beside him. "Wang, this is Jiang Jingshi from the Jiang Group. I know you’re in some trouble. I hope you’ll open the door. I’m here to help you."

At the mention of Jiang Jingshi’s name, there was finally a sound from inside the room. It sounded like someone walking toward the door.

"Is President Jiang here? President Jiang, are you really here to help?"

Jiang Jingshi’s name still carried a lot of weight. "Just open the door first. Tell us the details of what happened. Hiding in your apartment won’t solve anything."

The person on the other side slowly opened the door. It had only been a day, but Lin Zhengran noticed the female studio owner looked utterly haggard. And there was someone else in the room with her.

It was a very young, handsome boy.