156: Chapter 156 Section 1 Entertainment Gossip_1 156: Chapter 156 Section 1 Entertainment Gossip_1 Thank you to my “Allure” sisters for your support, thank you to my “Is Your Exclusive Charm?
Qiao” sisters for your support, thank you to my “The Madman” brothers for your presence, thank you to all my brothers and sisters for your strong support!
Li Changlin and Du Xinyu, of course, didn’t think much of it, both raised their heads to say thanks and then split the newspaper in two.
Clearly, the newspaper wasn’t from Jincheng; Li Changlin first glanced at the top of the page and found out it was actually a daily from Huacheng.
Li Changlin was lucky, he got the entertainment section.
Just to pass the time, Li Changlin read it comfortably.
There were three pages in the entertainment section, all about the scandals of various stars, and while Li Changlin read for amusement, he didn’t really pay much attention to it.
To be honest, these entertainment news stories were still too remote for him.
Li Changlin was just a small broadcaster, though he had made a bit of a name for himself on the livestreaming platform Endless, he still lacked a solid foundation.
On one hand, Li Changlin’s fame was a result of Eyes Within Eyes and their group’s promotional efforts for him; on the other hand, it was mainly thanks to a small favor from Brother Feng Xu, who had given him a platform to stand on.
Because of Brother Feng Xu’s small favor, the Endless livestreaming platform even arranged a homepage banner for him, and even opened a room that could accommodate five hundred thousand people for him; they really gave him face.
However, Li Changlin was well aware that this favor was for Brother Feng Xu from the Endless livestreaming side, and that he probably wasn’t considered that important there yet.
There was no use getting worked up over this; it couldn’t be helped.
Li Changlin shook his head self-deprecatingly and continued reading.
Soon, a gossip piece caught Li Changlin’s attention.
Actually, it wasn’t even real news anymore, many outlets had reported on it a while back.
It was said that in Huacheng there was a company named Tianma Record Company, which came under fire because one of its artists was caught using drugs, and another was reported to have played with fans’ emotions.
Moreover, that wasn’t all; one of the company’s top artists was even reported to have engaged in extramarital affairs.
With three well-known artists embroiled in scandals, Tianma Record Company’s image took a severe hit.
Several shareholders demanded to withdraw, leading to serious issues with the company’s capital chain.
Later on, the three artists were implicated in scandals involving five other second and third-tier stars of the company, making it impossible for the company to continue operations as usual.
Under such circumstances, the company’s founder, left with no choice, issued a statement about the company being for sale.
To Li Changlin, this news was just something to glance over for fun.
While Tianma Record Company wasn’t a top-tier player, it was still quite well-known domestically.
Though the company’s image had been seriously damaged, it still had some market value.
But then again, Tianma Record Company was indeed in dire straits.
If it weren’t for that, the founder wouldn’t have considered selling.
No matter how destitute Tianma Record Company became, it had nothing to do with Li Changlin.
And even if he did want to make a name for himself in this industry, he wouldn’t have the funds to take over such a company.
With a self-mocking smile, Li Changlin casually put the newspaper aside.
At that moment, the landlady brought over two bowls of covered rice.
“Let’s eat, Miss Du,” Li Changlin said with a smile as he took his own bowl of covered rice from the landlady, then picked up a pair of chopsticks from the container on the table and started eating.
Du Xinyu didn’t bother with formalities either, after all, it was just a bowl of covered rice, and there was really no need for any fuss.
The two ate in silence, neither of them speaking.
And the landlady at the cash desk not too far away kept stealing glances over in their direction, discreetly.
There was no helping it.
Li Changlin, having drunk that Charisma Potion, had become irresistibly attractive.
The landlady, herself barely in her thirties and at an age ripe with desire, naturally had a thing for handsome men.
At the table, Li Changlin and Du Xinyu ate at a leisurely pace.
Occasionally, they would look up to exchange a few words, but their conversation revolved around work-related issues, after all, Li Changlin and Du Xinyu weren’t very well-acquainted.
However, in order to avoid future troubles with copyright issues, Li Changlin of course couldn’t afford to appear too indifferent.
They finished their meal in about fifteen minutes, and after Li Changlin paid the bill, they left the diner.
Behind them, the landlady followed them to the door and shouted loudly, “Miss Du, feel free to bring your boyfriend over for a meal any time!”
Upon hearing this, Du Xinyu almost stumbled.
She sneakily glanced at Li Changlin and her face turned beet red in an instant.
Truth be told, it was the first time Du Xinyu had properly observed Li Changlin face to face.
Now, during their second meeting, Du Xinyu finally had the chance to carefully observe him.
But doing so, she couldn’t help being attracted by Li Changlin’s charisma, constantly thinking to herself, ‘He’s so handsome, so very handsome!’
He hailed a cab on the roadside and bid Du Xinyu goodbye.
After returning home, Li Changlin remembered he still had twenty-five chances to draw prizes, so he settled onto the couch and pulled out his phone.
He opened the God Tycoon Cultivation System and entered the lottery center’s regular drawing interface, not giving it much thought, he directly pressed the start button.
Suddenly, the roulette pointer began to spin rapidly.
Soon enough, the pointer stopped at the third treasure box on the right.
Since he still had 25 chances left, the option to increase his bet naturally popped up again.
This time, Li Changlin hesitated.
He was struggling to decide whether or not to increase his bet.
Back at the hospital, he missed the chance to get more unsealing opportunities because he didn’t increase his bet.
This time, although the pointer did not land on the same treasure box that had previously yielded the unsealing prize, Li Changlin was still hesitant.
After a few draws, he had gotten to know the general rules of the roulette.
It could be said that although the roulette was the same, the items inside the treasure boxes changed randomly.
This meant that even if the pointer landed on the same box that had yielded an unseal before, there was no certainty it would yield one again now.
After much contemplation, Li Changlin finally clenched his teeth and made a decision.
He tapped the option to increase the bet by twenty and then hit confirm.
There was a buzzing sound.
Twenty treasure boxes fell into the Storage Box, and Li Changlin immediately clicked to open them.
There was a rustling sound.
Twenty Go Quickstart guides fell into the Storage Box.
Upon seeing this, Li Changlin was instantly dumbfounded.
What a miserable joke, what the hell do I need these for?
I studied music, my current job is a streamer, and you give me twenty Go Quickstart guides, is this some kind of sick joke!