ECG -Chapter 77 Do You Think You Still Have the Right to Choose?

Han Ying was delighted when she heard that. She had always felt guilty about that clause in the contract and had been troubled by it, feeling that she owed Lin Hao an explanation. Now that she finally saw a glimmer of hope, it felt as if a heavy stone had been lifted from her heart.

Then she saw Yang Qianyi looking over at her.

“Han Ying, I’ll have to trouble you to keep this matter confidential for now. That clause in our contract was only for a six-month period, and it’s almost up anyway.”

Han Ying nodded and didn’t say anything more.

At the time, the clause in the contract that prohibited privately revealing information about Lin Hao had originally been set for one year. However, she had insisted on changing it to six months, and Yang Qianyi had readily agreed.

Aside from that one point in the contract that made her uncomfortable, Han Ying still admired Yang Qianyi very much. It wasn’t just because she was beautiful; more importantly, it was because of her personal charm. A thirty-year-old woman managing such a large company was indeed no ordinary person.

Zhao Yiting suddenly interrupted:

“President Yang, I don’t want to buy songs from this Lin Hao!”

The meeting room instantly fell silent.

Yang Qianyi looked at him, and everyone felt as if the temperature in the room had dropped several degrees.

“Zhao Yiting, do you think you still have the right to choose?”

Yang Qianyi’s beautiful eyes stared at him without blinking.

Several managers lowered their heads, trying hard not to laugh.

Zhao Yiting’s face immediately flushed red. He hadn’t expected President Yang to leave him no dignity at all.

He had signed an exclusive five-year contract, and during these years he had earned the company a huge amount of money. This woman was truly vicious!

Back then, his own original song had also been collectively approved during a meeting. So why, after something went wrong, was all the blame being placed on him?

That woman’s husband was nothing but a useless man, spending every day fooling around outside. He had only wanted to comfort her a little. He had tried to get close to her several times, but unfortunately, she had always avoided him.

“How do I not have the right?” Zhao Yiting became angry as well, and without realizing it, his voice grew louder.

Jiang Dapeng’s expression instantly turned cold.

“Yiting, who do you think you’re talking to?”

The meeting room fell into complete silence.

After a long while…

Yang Qianyi’s beautiful face, cold as frost, turned toward Zhu Xiaolan from the artist department.

“Suspend all of Zhao Yiting’s performances and appearances.”

Jiang Dapeng panicked.

“President Yang…”

Yang Qianyi didn’t even look at him. She waved her hand.

“Go back and teach him a proper lesson!”

Zhao Yiting’s face turned pale.

This woman was ruthless. She was trying to put him on the shelf and freeze his career.

“Ha!”

He stood up. The chair behind him made a loud bang as it scraped back. Then he turned around and walked out.

“Hey?” Jiang Dapeng called out, hurriedly standing up and chasing after him.

Jin Yongnian also hadn’t expected Zhao Yiting to be so foolish. He cautiously asked, “President Yang, do I still need to go and…”

“Is Zhao Yiting the only artist at Meiying?”

Yang Qianyi’s expression remained emotionless, and her voice was calm.

Jin Yongnian immediately shut his mouth.

“Xiaolan, buy tickets for tomorrow. You, me, and Old Jin—the three of us will go!”

After saying that, she waved her hand.

“Meeting dismissed!”

……

The next evening.

After Lin Hao finished singing and had just stepped off the stage, a young waiter came over.

“Brother Hao, there are three guests over there who would like to see you.”

Lin Hao wasn’t surprised at all. This kind of thing happened often. Usually, he would go over, exchange a few polite words, and the guests would say how much they liked his singing. Then he would have a few drinks with them, and that would be it.

Respect was mutual. Only by giving each other face could everyone enjoy themselves.

Although Lin Hao’s mind contained countless classic songs from his previous life, it wasn’t as if he could instantly make anything happen just because he had that advantage. Those cliché stories where someone suddenly gets a cheat ability and immediately becomes unbelievably powerful could only exist in those extremely wish-fulfillment online novels from his previous life.

Readers didn’t care whether the author actually understood the industry, or whether the knowledge and values being conveyed were correct. As long as it was satisfying, that was enough!

But Lin Hao knew very well that his rise required the right timing, the right circumstances, and the support of people around him.

Not a single one of those could be missing.

He was already past the age of acting on impulse. Right now, he was just a small bar singer, so he had to know his place and do his job properly.

Following the waiter’s pointing finger, he looked over and saw two women and one man sitting by the window. The three of them were dressed rather lightly, clearly not locals.

He greeted the band that was about to go on stage, then walked over there.

The man was a fat guy with not much hair. Judging by his age, he looked to be around thirty-seven or thirty-eight.

Among the two women, one was around thirty years old. Her hair was tied up high, making her neck look extremely slender. She had fair, delicate skin and a very classical oval face. She was stunningly beautiful.

Lin Hao’s eyes were full of appreciation as he secretly praised her.

What a mature and charming married woman!

The other woman looked to be around twenty-seven or twenty-eight. She was actually a very pretty girl too, but under the glow of the woman sitting across from her, she seemed to lose quite a bit of her brilliance.

As Lin Hao walked toward their table, many customers along the way greeted him.

A girl with an afro hairstyle grabbed a bottle of beer and insisted on clinking bottles with him. Lin Hao had no choice but to stand there and finish a bottle. Fortunately, it was only a small bottle.

Another girl at the same table took out her phone and excitedly suggested that Lin Hao take a picture with the girl. Lin Hao was quite surprised.

Could camera phones already be becoming popular?

He and the afro girl held their beer bottles up in a toast pose, while the other girl raised her phone and took a picture. Lin Hao looked closely—it was a Nokia 7650.

In his memories, Nokia had released this camera phone in 2002 in his previous life.

He secretly pondered that although this was a parallel world, the development of things still had many similarities. It really was quite amazing.

After chatting with the two girls for a few moments, he quickly headed toward the other table because he saw a big brother not far away already picking up a bottle of beer, clearly intending to stop him.

“Hello everyone, I’m Lin Hao!” Lin Hao stood in front of their table and greeted them with a smile.

The three people had been watching Lin Hao the whole time, including when he was taking pictures with the girl just now.

The elegant woman smiled and said, “My name is Yang Qianyi. This one is Jin Yongnian, and this is Zhu Xiaolan.”

Lin Hao extended his hand and shook hands with the three of them one by one. He originally planned to say a few polite words, have a drink as a courtesy, and leave.

But Yang Qianyi patted the seat beside her and smiled.

“If it’s convenient, sit down and chat with us for a while?”

Lin Hao was slightly startled, but then he immediately realized who they were.

At this moment, the band’s opening music had already started playing. He frowned slightly, thought for a moment, then raised his voice a little and said to Yang Qianyi:

“How about we go somewhere else to talk?”

Yang Qianyi didn’t hear him, so Lin Hao had no choice but to lean closer and repeat it beside her ear.

The two of them could both smell the other’s scent. Lin Hao remained expressionless, but Yang Qianyi’s face clearly turned slightly red.

The scent on Lin Hao’s body smelled very good. It was an aura mixed with ice and snow, combined with the freshness of youth.

Lin Hao had noticed earlier that Fourth Sister was at the bar counter, but he didn’t want to use Fourth Sister’s office.

With a warm smile on his face, he quietly waited until the three people put on their coats and picked up their bags. Then he led the way outside.

When Fourth Sister saw him leaving with three guests, she was somewhat surprised. Lin Hao called out to her but didn’t explain anything.

He took the wages handed over by the bartender, didn’t even count them, and directly put them into his pocket. Then he smiled and said thanks.

The four of them left the bar one after another. The cold wind immediately began sneaking into Yang Qianyi and the other two’s clothes.

Lin Hao also raised the collar of his military coat.

“You haven’t eaten after getting off the plane, right? Let me treat you to some Northeastern cuisine.”

Across the road was a small Northeastern-style restaurant called Hu Da Ma Shao Stewed Dishes. The restaurant wasn’t big, but it was very clean and decorated quite elegantly. Lin Hao had eaten there twice before.

Yang Qianyi and the others felt that during just the short time they spent talking, they were already frozen through. The wind in the Northeast really seemed to get in everywhere—it chilled them to the bone.

At this point, they didn’t have time to be polite. The three of them hurried after Lin Hao and ran across the road.

After entering the restaurant, everyone immediately felt a wave of warmth.

Lin Hao greeted the female owner. Since many bar bands often came here to eat and drink, the restaurant usually closed quite late.

The four entered a private room and took off their coats.

Lin Hao chuckled.

“Yanjing isn’t this cold. People who just arrive usually can’t handle it!”

The three people who were hanging up their coats visibly stiffened when they heard this sentence.