Chapter 774 - 267: Want to See Various Beauties? Welcome to the Awards Ceremony

That night, Li Yuan and this amazing girl once again spent a wonderful evening in the villa.

At this moment, Li Yuan could understand why everyone liked big houses so much. They were incredibly comfortable, especially when you had multiple girlfriends. With three stories and plenty of bedrooms, you could even go from room to room at night...

The next day, as soon as the workday began, the staff of Tea Color Moonlight started calling each of the 100 winning "Milk Tea Girls" to ask if they were willing to attend the award ceremony. Li Yuan announced that anyone who failed to attend in person would be disqualified. However, since he also offered to reimburse all travel and accommodation expenses, the vast majority of the winning Milk Tea Girls agreed to participate.

Of course, there were a few who, for various reasons, didn’t want to "show their faces."

To this, Li Yuan could only express his regret.

「In a hotel somewhere in Modu.」

Three young women were discussing the "Milk Tea Girl" selection event. Among them, a middle-aged female agent was congratulating Liu Shishi.

"Shishi, congratulations! You’ve won first place in the Tea Color Moonlight contest. You’ll receive a grand prize of 1,000,000 and a lot of exposure...

"I’ve heard that Li Yuan himself will sing during the award ceremony, and many TV networks and online media outlets will be broadcasting it live. Shishi, after this exposure, you’re sure to become hugely popular..."

Liu Shishi was just over twenty years old and new to the entertainment industry, not even considered a rising star yet. Given the intensely competitive nature of the Huaxia entertainment industry, it was extremely difficult to become popular without good resources and strong backing, unless one was a rare artist who could rely purely on talent. The vast majority of entertainers, especially female ones, needed backing from various investors to get good scripts, play important roles, and gradually gain a foothold in the industry...

"Mrs. Chen, Sister Zhou, I have to thank you both so much for helping me gather so many votes this time, and for even spending your own money on it," Liu Shishi said, looking gratefully at the two women in front of her—one her assistant, the other her agent. "After the award ceremony, once I receive the prize money, I’ll pay you back."

The slightly younger woman with short hair, Sister Zhou, smiled and replied, "Shishi, we all believe in your talent. After this exposure, the company will definitely invest in promoting you and give you some good scripts. In a few years, we’ll all be relying on you."

Her agent, Mrs. Chen, also smiled. "The first-place prize for this event is as high as 1,000,000; this young man Li Yuan is quite generous. However, we also put in a lot of effort to secure this top spot.

"The runners-up, Jin Chenchen and Dilraba, also had people backing them, just not as forcefully as we did. This victory was a close call. Fortunately, if we get the 1,000,000 prize as planned, we’ll still have some left over after deducting our costs...

"Little Zhou, we need to spend the next two days getting Shishi properly styled, so she can present her absolute best image at the award ceremony."

「In a women’s dormitory at the School of Electronic Information, Modu University of Technology.」

Chu Yanyan was discussing with her roommates whether or not she should go to the event.

"Sigh, Junjun, Lanlan, I don’t really want to go. I only joined this event by a fluke anyway."

Chu Yanyan frowned as she stared at her name displayed on the website—on the very computer Li Yuan had given her—her heart filled with a mix of emotions. Ever since she found out Li Yuan was two-timing with several girlfriends at once, her impression of him had plummeted. Naturally, she wanted nothing to do with a scumbag like him.

Hearing that Chu Yanyan didn’t want to go, Sun Junjun looked puzzled as she tried to persuade her.

"Yanyan, go! Why wouldn’t you? You won sixth place, and the prize is 100,000! Besides, this event is being held by your cousin Zhijin’s boyfriend’s company. It’s free money, why pass it up?"

Zhang Xiulan also grabbed Chu Yanyan’s hand, eagerly chiming in, "Yanyan, I know you’re upset about Li Yuan dating multiple girlfriends, but your cousin Zhijin herself has agreed to it, so your objections won’t change anything.

"Besides, Li Yuan is genuinely generous. He treats your cousin Zhijin very well. He spent one or two million to buy her a house outright in her hometown of Shancheng, and now he’s preparing to buy her a car. She’ll be set for life..."

Listening to her two roommates, Chu Yanyan sighed internally. She knew they had a point. It was better for her cousin Zhijin to have been won over by Li Yuan than by some other man who was both unfaithful and penniless. Even if the love wasn’t exclusive and felt somewhat disappointing, at least her material needs were met. Her cousin’s parents were gone, and she still had a younger brother at home. If she found a boyfriend with no money, her future would be even more difficult.

Sun Junjun looked at Chu Yanyan with longing eyes, hugging her arm and pleading, "Yanyan, please, you have to go! We both want to see the event live."

Zhang Xiulan joined in from the other side, and together they flanked her, playing the emotional card.

"Yeah, Yanyan, we’ve never been to a live concert in our lives! I heard tickets for this award ceremony start at 2,000, and they’re almost impossible to get."

"Dearest Yanyan, you’re the best! Please take us with you, okay?"

Finding herself "held hostage" by her two roommates, Chu Yanyan hesitated for a long time before finally nodding in defeat.

"Alright, alright! You two win. I’ll go, okay?"