Starting to Gain Experience from Push-Ups Chapter 1076 - 531: Utopia

Zhang Hui timely walked forward and handed the document to Zhou Xiumei, her face carrying a professional yet friendly smile:

"Miss Zhou, our company ’Xinghai Entertainment’ is one of the organizers of this competition and has a deep strategic cooperation with East Capital TV Station."

"Not only do we have the top recording studios and production teams, but we also own a large number of film and TV soundtracks."

She paused, then dropped a bombshell:

"If you are willing to sign with our agency, we can guarantee you a spot in the top three of this competition, and even... as long as you perform steadily, it’s not impossible to win the championship."

Zhou Xiumei was overwhelmed by this sudden surprise, her hand holding the document trembling as she subconsciously looked towards Fang Cheng.

Fang Cheng was leaning on the sofa, his fingers lightly tapping the armrest, not interjecting but giving her an encouraging look.

Cheng Jiashu keenly captured the interaction between the two and stood up with a smile, proactively suggesting:

"The contract is quite complex, with many terms that cannot be read in a short time."

"How about this, Sister Hui, you take Miss Zhou and this lovely child to the conference room next door."

"Even if you don’t sign temporarily, you can first explain the pros and cons to her in detail and also help with some future planning."

Zhang Hui nodded in agreement immediately.

Then, Cheng Jiashu looked at Fang Cheng, with a hint of an expression only the two could understand:

"Mr. Fang, if you don’t mind, would you like to stay and chat with me?"

"I’m very interested in your friend who likes to wander, and I have some ideas about copyrights and arrangements that I’d like to discuss with you."

This was all about getting others to leave to have a private discussion on some secrets.

Fang Cheng slightly curved his lips into a smile and didn’t mull over it much, nodding to Zhou Xiumei:

"Go ahead, listening to professional opinions won’t hurt. I’ll be here waiting for you."

"Well...okay then."

Zhou Xiumei finally felt at ease, holding Wen Xin’s hand and following Zhang Hui out of the room.

"Clunk."

The heavy mahogany door closed again, sealing all the noise outside.

The lounge instantly became quiet, leaving only the two men staring at each other.

Cheng Jiashu maintained a celebrity’s business smile, yet the casual demeanor vanished.

He unhurriedly unbuttoned the cuffs and rolled the sleeves higher, revealing solid and sleek forearm lines.

Then he picked up the teapot on the table, refilling Fang Cheng’s cup smoothly, his tone carried a deep meaning:

"Alright, now that there’s no one around, we can talk about things ordinary people shouldn’t know."

Fang Cheng picked up the teacup, blowing gently on the floating tea leaves, without lifting his eyelids:

"What do you want to talk about? Music? Or boxing?"

Seeing Fang Cheng still playing dumb, Cheng Jiashu helplessly spread his hands, leaning on the sofa directly, those slightly squinted peach blossom eyes carrying a hint of teasing:

"I say, Old Fang, we’ve carried guns together, blown up buildings together, at least considered comrades-in-arms who have saved each other’s lives. Now you’re just being silly."

"Do I really need to pull out that night’s surveillance footage and point to that masked White Owl and ask who it is?"

Fang Cheng shrugged, put down the teacup, his facade instantly dropped, revealing the familiar composure:

"I wasn’t trying to play dumb, mainly worried that you, a big star, are forgetful and might not want to recognize someone with no power or influence like me."

"Come on, if you’re a commoner, then wouldn’t the dignitaries in East Capital be lambs to the slaughter?"

Cheng Jiashu shook his head with a laugh, scrutinizing Fang Cheng’s face carefully, clicking his tongue in surprise:

"But seriously, at first glance, I almost didn’t recognize you."

"You weren’t ugly before, but your skin wasn’t this good."

"How come after not seeing you for a while, your face has become more handsome, so fair it even makes me jealous, how do you maintain it?"

Fang Cheng touched his cheeks and seriously spouted nonsense:

"I made some money recently, had some cosmetic procedures, and the results are pretty good. If you’re interested, I can refer you to that black clinic someday."

"No thanks, I’m afraid of ruining my face."

Cheng Jiashu waved his hand, then collected his smile, his tone slightly more serious:

"Enough joking. When we shook hands earlier, I felt not only your skin, but your physical condition has improved significantly."

"Sitting across from you, I can feel your inner energy vibrant as a furnace, making the air around you warm."

"You’re not bad yourself."

Fang Cheng’s eyes subtly flickered, then he responded:

"Your eyes have become more profound and restrained, like a bottomless lake, or a black hole in the universe, having an attractive power."

"If I’m not mistaken, your spiritual power should have broken through the bottleneck to reach S-Class, right?"

"Thanks to you."

Cheng Jiashu did not deny it, pouring himself a cup of tea, his tone carried a hint of emotion:

"The battle at Noah Building that night was extremely dangerous, almost trapping me in the Inner World, but fortunately had some fortuitous encounters, touched the threshold between life and death, and after going back and cultivating hard for a while, my strength indeed improved a lot."

The two exchanged a glance, seeing from each other’s eyes

After a moment of silence, Cheng Jiashu actively steered the conversation to the business:

"Although I’ve also used the identity of ’White Owl’, after you showed up that night and fought fiercely with Luo Lie, the Noah Organization should have guessed some things, did they trouble you afterwards?"

"They’re probably busy taking care of themselves right now."

Fang Cheng took a sip of tea, calmly replied:

"Their hideout was destroyed, the laboratory blown up, besides running like stray dogs hiding everywhere, what else can they do?"

"At least until now, I haven’t encountered any substantial retaliation."

"That was before."

Cheng Jiashu shook his head:

"After Noah Pharmaceutical was investigated and the Special Search Team hunted down members of the East Capital Branch across the city, they indeed suffered heavy losses."

"However, at the beginning of this month, the situation changed, someone is helping them wipe their ass, forcibly suppressing the matter, even bailed out several captured high-ranking officials."

Fang Cheng raised an eyebrow at this:

"Who has such power?"

"There are high-level officials involved, and also local bigwigs in East Capital, the Xiao Family."

"The Xiao Family?"

Fang Cheng’s eyes slightly narrowed, recalling the two black-clad individuals with special abilities encountered in Noah’s Laboratory.

Although they didn’t specify their identities, they claimed to be from the Xiao Family, trying to intimidate by that name, ultimately beaten away by him.

Seeing Fang Cheng in thought, Cheng Jiashu, thinking he was unfamiliar with the family, continued:

"This family is quite formidable, in East Capital, and even the entire Xia Country, they’re truly a giant."

"They’ve been laying out plans since decades ago, now not only monopolizing nearly half of the domestic energy and pharmaceutical industries, but also having deeply entrenched connections in the political arena, their power is extremely formidable."

Saying this, he waved three fingers in front of Fang Cheng:

"The most crucial thing is, the Xiao Family openly has three S-Class experts, not to mention how many hidden cards they have, probably no one can say for sure."

Seeing Fang Cheng still calm, Cheng Jiashu couldn’t help but emphasize:

"Old Fang, don’t take it lightly."

"In the entire Xia Country, there are less than a hundred S-Class power users, and that includes all major families, Special Search Teams, military forces, and freelancers like us."

"So, a family having three top experts in this small piece of land in East Capital, you should know what that means."

Fang Cheng nodded slightly, agreeing with this:

"If the Xiao Family is willing to act at such a sensitive time to become the umbrella for the Noah Organization, it shows they’ve been in collusion for a long time."

"Even... everything Noah has done in East Capital is inseparable from the Xiao Family, they’re very likely involved in Noah’s board of directors."

"You’re not wrong."

Cheng Jiashu looked at him appreciatively:

"Based on reliable information I recently found, when Noah Organization first established a foothold in East Capital, successfully creating the East Capital Branch, the shadow of the Xiao Family was always behind them."

"And not just that, there’s an even bigger and more terrifying force behind the Xiao Family."

Fang Cheng’s heart stirred, asking immediately:

"What force?"

Cheng Jiashu took a deep breath, eyes locked onto Fang Cheng, pronounced each word clearly:

"Ideal Land."