Suddenly, Shen Nanyi shifted her gaze and saw a young man singing on the center of the stage.
At Shen Qingshan's birthday banquet, with such a grand occasion, it was inevitable to invite some stars from brokerage companies to liven up the event. The person in the middle of the venue was someone Shen Nanyi had never seen before. He should not be from Xingyi Media.
"Call his agent over. I have something to talk to him about." After looking around, Shen Nanyi finally fixed her eyes on Yang Rui.
At this moment, Shen Nanyi suddenly realized that she needed an assistant. It was not very convenient for her to do many things by herself.
Yang Rui was highly capable at work, but he still had to handle a lot of company matters.
As the organizer of this event, it was very easy for Shen Nanyi to find an agent. Soon, Yang Rui came over with a man.
The man was in his thirties. He was well - maintained and looked gentle and refined, but Shen Nanyi could see nothing but greed in his eyes.
"Miss Shen, just tell me what you need. His name is Chen Hua, an artist of our company. He's excellent in singing, acting and other aspects." As the agent spoke, his eyes consciously or unconsciously avoided Ji Beichuan beside them.
He kept winking at Shen Nanyi, hoping that she could understand his meaning.
Having been in the circle for so long, he knew a thing or two about the special hobbies of the wealthy. Although Shen Nanyi was young, she was good - looking and rich.
"How much does it cost to have him sing an extra song?" Looking at Chen Hua in the middle of the venue, Shen Nanyi already had a plan in mind.
The system only said that she had to spend on physical items. If she hired someone to sing, it should also count as a physical item, since the person was right there.
"The Shen family has already booked all of his time for today. There's no need to pay extra." The agent didn't know what Shen Nanyi was thinking, but he still answered truthfully. There was a hint of envy in his eyes as he looked at Chen Hua.
He wondered what kind of luck this guy had to make Shen Nanyi take the initiative to speak. If he could latch onto Shen Nanyi, his future would be much easier.
"..." Shen Nanyi responded with silence. She was thinking about how to spend money. She had finally come up with an idea, but unexpectedly, she didn't need to spend her own money. She felt so frustrated.
Ji Beichuan had no idea what was going on. He kept sizing up Chen Hua, who was playing the piano in the middle of the venue. No matter how he looked at him, he just didn't like him.
"Don't be disappointed. According to his market price, a song is not even worth twenty million. If you violate the laws of the market economy, the system will also default it as a failed task." Shen Nanyi was still thinking about whether she could pay Chen Hua more when the system's voice rang out, completely shattering her last hope.
In this case, it was impossible for Shen Nanyi to pay Chen Hua more. Chen Hua was not well - known yet. The market price of a song was at most a few thousand yuan. Paying tens of millions was indeed a violation of the laws of the market economy.
"If he terminates his contract with your company, how much liquidated damages does he have to pay?" The system's words made Shen Nanyi disappointed, but at the same time, they gave her a new idea.
Since a song was not worth that much, Chen Hua himself should be worth a lot more than a song.
"…This… He's the most popular artist in our company right now, so the liquidated damages are a bit high." Shen Nanyi's words made the agent fall silent for a while. He was a bit surprised.
Did she really take a fancy to Chen Hua and was already thinking about signing a contract for him?
"Just name a price." There wasn't much time left to complete the task. Shen Nanyi didn't want to waste too much time talking to the agent. She got straight to the point. Right now, the thing she lacked the least was money.
"Since Miss Shen has asked, I'll be straight. A flat fee of ten million." After thinking for a while, the agent gritted his teeth and named a price. As he spoke, he kept sizing up Shen Nanyi, trying to gauge her reaction.
This price was actually on the high side. According to Chen Hua's current fame, he wasn't worth that much, but he just wanted to see if Shen Nanyi was rich and naive.
Shen Nanyi didn't say a word. She seemed to be thinking, but in fact, she was waiting for the system's response. She knew that if the agent's asking price was much higher than the market price, the system would stop her.
After waiting for a while and still not hearing a sound from the system, Shen Nanyi knew that this price wasn't too high. The system had basically given its tacit approval. "Give yourself five minutes to prepare the contracts. Also, find a few other artists from your company and prepare a few more contracts. I have twenty million in funds."
Calculating the time, Shen Nanyi quickly spoke up. She wasn't worried at all that she would be wasting her money. "You should know the status of Xingyi Media in the circle. I don't ask you to give me the best artists in your company, but I hope the ones you give me are worthy of their value."
She spoke again, not worried at all that the agent would play any tricks.
Strictly speaking, this was a win - win situation for both the brokerage company and her.
The brokerage company could take this opportunity to get rid of all its unpopular artists and make a steady profit, while she could complete her task.
In fact, Shen Nanyi's idea was right. The agent took a few dozen seconds to digest what Shen Nanyi meant, and then immediately ran out to call the boss.
He couldn't make a decision on such a big matter by himself.
The brokerage company that Chen Hua belonged to was not a very large one. It had recently been having some problems with its capital turnover. Moreover, there were no popular stars. The boss had been worrying about the capital issue. Shen Nanyi just came along at the right time.
It didn't take long for the boss to send over all the prepared materials, which included the names of the artists who were already on the list. If Shen Nanyi hadn't offered to pay, the brokerage company would probably have terminated their contracts on its own initiative.
Taking a quick look at the names on the contract, Shen Nanyi signed the contract on the spot and transferred the money. She was extremely efficient.
Spending twenty million was as easy as spending a few hundred yuan for Shen Nanyi. There was no pressure at all, which completely stunned the agent beside her.
He had known that the Shen family was rich, but he didn't expect them to be this rich.
"System task completed." After finishing everything, the system's task - completed sound rang out, but the words "the funds have been credited" were missing.
Shen Nanyi was a bit confused. She asked when the funds would be credited, but what she heard made her heart ache.
This answer left Shen Nanyi in a daze for a long time. She just stared blankly at the entertainment contracts in her hand.
"From today on, the host has to prepare the funds for completing the tasks by herself. Good luck." The system said casually, as if it was talking about something as simple as could be.
Hearing this, Shen Nanyi felt like her heart was bleeding. Looking at the stack of contracts in her hand, she suddenly felt a bit regretful that she hadn't chosen more carefully.
Did the system mean that she had to prepare money by herself from now on? For the first time, Shen Nanyi felt an urgent need to make money.
So the question was, at what speed could she make money to keep up with the system's spending speed?
Now, the most important thing for her had unexpectedly become making money. Going from a spendthrift to someone who needed to earn money to support the family, Shen Nanyi felt that her heart couldn't take it.
"Raise one hundred million in funds within three days. You can't use the company's money. Once the money is transferred to the card, the preliminary task is completed. Otherwise, the task fails." The system didn't give Shen Nanyi much time to prepare. The next task was immediately announced.
Hearing the amount and the time limit of the task announced by the system, Shen Nanyi fell into self - doubt again. Did she hear it wrong? Why did hundreds of millions of funds sound like just a few hundred yuan?
Where did the system get this blind confidence in her, thinking that she could raise so much money in a short time?
The most important thing was that she couldn't use the company's funds. Shen Nanyi was a bit crazy.
"Today is Mr. Shen's birthday. Why haven't we seen Mr. Shen come out? Those who know will say it's Mr. Shen's birthday. Those who don't know might think it's Miss Shen's birthday." Shen Nanyi was still worrying about how to raise the task funds when a familiar voice sounded.
Without even looking, Shen Nanyi knew who it was. She didn't expect to meet Tang Lin here.
It wasn't a surprise for Tang Lin to show up. After all, the Tang family was also a well - known family in City A. But what Shen Nanyi didn't understand was why Tang Lin was so eager to jump out.
All the people in the venue focused their eyes on Tang Lin. Her father, Tang Zhongshan, was tugging at her hard on one side, but he couldn't stop her.
Tang Lin didn't know what she was thinking just now. Anyway, she just didn't want to see Shen Nanyi so proud. She wanted to make things difficult for Shen Nanyi.
"Miss Tang seems to be very concerned about Mr. Shen. Do you have an old acquaintance with Mr. Shen? Why haven't I heard Grandpa mention it?" Shen Nanyi had always been like this. If others respected her, she would respect them in return.
All the words that Tang Lin had prepared were blocked by Shen Nanyi's words. After reacting for a few seconds, she said, "Can't I care about Mr. Shen if we're not familiar?"
No matter how much Tang Zhongshan tugged at her, Tang Lin was determined to go against Shen Nanyi. In her opinion, since Shen Qingshan still hadn't shown up, there must be some inside story. Who knew if Shen Nanyi had used some means.
"Of course you can." Before Shen Nanyi could say a word, a person walked in from outside the banquet hall. It was none other than Shen Qingshan.
Recently, Shen Qingshan had been living a very leisurely life. He didn't have to worry about the company's affairs, and he looked much younger. He spoke with more energy than before.
Seeing the person coming, it was the best way to slap Tang Lin in the face. All of Tang Lin's previous speculations were refuted.
Shen Qingshan was not only fine, but also in good condition.
"Linlin, didn't you prepare a gift for Mr. Shen? Hurry up and take it out." Tang Zhongshan spoke, trying to quickly change the topic.
Tang Lin's face turned ashen. She looked at Shen Nanyi, hesitating whether she should give in or do something else.
All the people on the scene focused their eyes on her, waiting to see what Tang Lin would do. It was really worth coming to this banquet today. Usually, it was not easy to see such a commotion, but today there were one surprise after another.