ECG -Chapter 165 I’ll Have the Entire Entertainment Industry Blacklist You

When Lin Hao suddenly started laughing, everyone turned to look at him.

Yu Huai’s small eyes were also filled with confusion. He didn’t understand why this young brat, who had just been wearing such a gloomy expression, was suddenly laughing. However, he wasn’t stupid—he could tell that Lin Hao was laughing at him, so he immediately snapped, “Kid, what are you laughing at?”

Lin Hao stopped laughing. He didn’t rush to speak either. He leisurely lit a cigarette, casually blew a huge smoke ring toward the ceiling, then looked at him.

“Laughing at you!”

Yang Qianyi and Jin Yongnian were both stunned. They didn’t understand why Lin Hao had suddenly started attacking Yu Huai. After all, the impression Lin Hao had always given them was that he was gentle and low-key. Despite his young age, he acted like someone who had no desire to compete with the world, and they had never seen him behave like this before.

Jin Yongnian stood up and walked over, reaching out to pull Yu Huai.

“Teacher Yu, come, come, sit down and talk! Have a cigarette first…”

“Don’t touch me!”

How could Yu Huai still have the mood to sit down and smoke? He was already full of anger because of the song rejection incident. Earlier, Qin Ruoyun had suppressed him so much that he couldn’t vent it, but now he saw that a young junior like Lin Hao actually dared to disrespect him like this, and his anger could no longer be contained.

“Kid, don’t think that just because you wrote a few songs and became popular, you can start showing off! You’re still too inexperienced!”

Lin Hao tapped the ash from his cigarette into the ashtray in front of him. He just looked at Yu Huai with a smile and didn’t say anything.

The more dismissive Lin Hao acted, the angrier Yu Huai became. At this point, even his hands had started trembling.

Seeing that this guy wasn’t giving him any face at all, Jin Yongnian could only sit back down angrily.

“Kid! Do you believe that as long as I shout the word, I can make the entire entertainment industry blacklist you! Let’s see who would still dare to buy your songs!”

Yu Huai pointed at Lin Hao and growled.

Lin Hao nodded, his voice calm.

“Mm, I believe you.”

But the expression on his face clearly showed that he didn’t believe him at all. His smile was full of disdain.

When Qin Ruoyun heard Yu Huai say this, she couldn’t help but laugh helplessly.

Indeed, if Yu Huai spread the word, there would definitely be some people who wouldn’t dare buy Lin Hao’s songs, because some people had relied on his songs to become famous.

Offending an unfamiliar Lin Hao wouldn’t mean much to them, but if they offended Yu Huai, with his narrow-minded and vengeful personality, it would become difficult for them to buy his songs in the future.

But saying he could make the entire entertainment industry blacklist Lin Hao? That was simply too big a boast. Yu Huai truly didn’t have that ability. At the very least, Phantom would laugh at such a claim.

Phantom had never relied on a single lyricist-composer like him, not to mention a giant like Giant Rock.

The entertainment industry was neither huge nor small. It was true that Yu Huai was talented and famous, and countless singers had become popular because of his songs. But if he wanted to cover the sky with one hand, he was still far from having that kind of power.

Lin Hao’s “I believe you” nearly choked Yu Huai to death.

He really wanted to ask: If you believe me, then why are you still arguing with me?

“You’re not convinced, are you?” Yu Huai asked through gritted teeth.

Jin Yongnian, Zhu Xiaolan, and the others were all holding back their laughter. Somehow, Yu Huai’s question sounded exactly like a child throwing a tantrum.

They were genuinely afraid that his next sentence would be: “Just wait, I’m going home to find my big brother!”

Lin Hao’s smile didn’t fade. He shrugged like a Westerner.

“What am I supposed to be convinced by? You? Why should I respect you? What do you have that would make me respect you?”

Holding the cigarette between his right fingers, he pointed at Yu Huai without the slightest politeness.

“Your highest-selling CD album, which was Qin’s General Manager’s album ‘A Falling Flower Has Intent’, only sold two million copies back in 2000. That’s your best achievement. What exactly is there for me to admire?”

When Qin Ruoyun heard Lin Hao mention her, she became even more suspicious. Lin Hao wasn’t this kind of person. What was he trying to do today?

She looked toward Yang Qianyi, but she saw the same confusion in her eyes.

“Only?”

Yu Huai burst into laughter.

“Two million copies and you call that only? Do you know that was the Asian sales champion that year?”

“Han Ying’s EP only sold 500,000 copies, and Shen Zizhe and Zhao Ni’s new albums have also been released, right? You should know their sales better than me. Heh…”

“You’re amazing. If you have the ability, then go make an album that sells two million copies yourself!”

Lin Hao had been waiting for him to say those words. He clapped both hands on the conference table and stood up.

“Great! Since you can’t stand me, and I’m pretty annoyed by you too, how about we make a bet?”

When Yu Huai heard him say he was annoyed by him, he was stunned. It had been many years since anyone had spoken to him so bluntly face-to-face. But before he could lose his temper, Lin Hao brought up the bet, so he asked in confusion, “A bet? What kind of bet?”

“The two of us will each create one song for Phantom for free. We can choose any singer to perform it, and each of us will release one single EP. We’ll set the deadline at one year and see whose sales are higher in the end! How about it? Dare— you—?”

Lin Hao deliberately dragged out the last two words, his tone full of contempt.

After saying that, he stared at Yu Huai without blinking, his eyes filled with mockery and provocation.

Yu Huai had been flattered and praised for years. How could he possibly tolerate being openly provoked by a young newcomer like Lin Hao? Especially with several beautiful women present in the room!

He slammed his large hand onto the conference table as well, producing a loud “bang” that startled Que Yun, who was sitting closest to him.

“Fine! It’s a deal!” Yu Huai shouted.

“Um, let me say something!” Jin Yongyuan found the whole thing too interesting and couldn’t help interrupting.

“Go ahead!” Yu Huai looked at him.

“What’s the wager?”

“Uh?”

Yu Huai really hadn’t thought about that. He immediately looked at Lin Hao.

Lin Hao gave a sly smile. “It’s nothing more than fame and fortune. I’m just afraid that you, old sir, won’t be willing to pay up!”

Yu Huai had always been an arrogant person, and over the years, people had elevated him too high. How could he stand hearing that?

“Fine! One million! How about that?”

Lin Hao laughed loudly. “I thought Teacher Yu, with your wealth and generosity, would at least name a figure in the hundreds of millions. Turns out it’s only one million. Fine! I agree!”

“Good! Someone bring the paperwork! We’ll write it down!” Yu Huai roared, his neck swelling red with anger.

“Old Yu!” Qin Ruoyun finally couldn’t hold back anymore. How could this man be so foolish? “Old Yu, forget it!”

“Forget it? Heh!” Yu Huai’s eyes were almost red. “What? Even President Qin thinks I, Yu Huai, am old now? That I can’t beat some inexperienced brat?”

Qin Ruoyun helplessly waved her hand, but she didn’t say anything more. She sighed inwardly.

Yu Huai, you idiot. Can’t you see Lin Hao is deliberately provoking you?

With the status and positions of the two of them, it didn’t matter much whether Lin Hao won or lost. But Yu Huai absolutely couldn’t afford to lose!

This wasn’t just about one million yuan. If Yu Huai lost, he would be knocked off the altar and fall into the dirt. From then on, it would be extremely difficult for him to recover.

As for Lin Hao, he could use this opportunity to rise rapidly and secure his position among the top-tier lyricists and composers in the country. What would increase his value even more was the fact that he defeated Yu Huai!

If Lin Hao lost, all he would have to do was pay one million yuan. That amount of money really wasn’t much to him.

Lin Hao was only in his early twenties. If he had one advantage, it was that he had plenty of time. Writing a few songs would easily earn the money back!

“No problem!” Lin Hao leisurely sat back down and casually lit another cigarette. Meanwhile, Yu Huai still hadn’t sat down since entering the conference room.

Yang Qianyi felt a little embarrassed and opened her mouth.

“Teacher Yu, come, sit down and talk.”

Yu Huai stubbornly raised his chin. “No need!”

Damn!

Yang Qianyi almost choked to death from frustration.

Just how had this guy managed to survive all these years completely intact? How had she never noticed this side of him before?