All-rounder Artist

Starlight Entertainment.

Chairman's office.

Li Songhua was drinking tea.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

Li Songhua opened the door and saw who it was, a smile spread across his face as he joked, "Lin Yuan, what brings you here? Don't tell me you're here to rob me since I don't even have any tea."

"I'm not here to rob you, it's a gift you offered me."

The visitor was Lin Yuan, who had rushed over from his studio. He earnestly corrected Li Songhua's misrepresentation.

Lin Yuan's sense of humor really wasn't cutting it.

Li Songhua muttered to himself, but his smile didn't diminish in the slightest,

"So, what brings you to me?"

"I'm here to give the Chairman a painting, painted by Shadow."

Lin Yuan brought out the painting as he spoke and handed it to Li Songhua,

"He wishes you a Happy New Year."

"..."

It seemed Lin Yuan did have a bit of a sense of humor after all.

Li Songhua couldn't help but laugh, playing along, "Then please thank Teacher Admirable Fish for me and wish Teacher Shadow a Happy New Year as well."

"Sure."

After delivering the painting, Lin Yuan left.

Li Songhua held the painting, just about to open it, when his cell phone on the desk suddenly rang.

Space Group's Kong Dao?

What does he want with me for no reason?

Feeling puzzled, Li Songhua answered the call with a beaming smile, "KongBoss, what's made you free enough to call me today?"

"Brother Li, I have a rather awkward favor to ask."

"Please go ahead, Kong Boss, we're practically family."

The other party, being a top-tier wealthy patron who didn't dabble in the entertainment industry, was someone Li Songhua could not guarantee he wouldn't need help from one day. Wealthy patrons of this caliber were not to be offended if it could be helped.

"Generous!"

Kong Dao's voice was somewhat excited, "Then I'll speak frankly. The painting by Shadow, would Brother Li be willing to part with it?"

"A painting?"

Li Songhua was taken aback and immediately looked at the painting in his hand, answering nervously, "How do you know it's a painting by Shadow?"

Kong Dao sounded a bit anxious, "Brother Li, please don't beat around the bush with me. I heard that Admirable Fish managed to get a painting from Teacher Shadow to give to you. I really like this painting. If Mr. Li is willing to part with it, I'm willing to buy it for a price that is sure to satisfy you!"

Seriously?

Just this?

Li Songhua breathed a huge sigh of relief, and seizing the moment, he unfurled the painting, "Kong Boss, you're too kind. After all, it's just a...."

His voice abruptly stopped.

Kong Dao, "Mr. Li? Mr. Li?"

Li Songhua's eyes were fixated on the painting he had just unveiled, then in a very stern tone, he refused, "I'm sorry, Kong Boss, but it's a special gift from Admirable Fish to me. How could I give it away to someone else!"

Having said that.

Li Songhua promptly hung up the phone, then his eyes shone brightly as he stared at the painting, "The Galloping Horses," as if entranced, with his heart trembling with excitement!

What a treasure!

Lin Yuan was way too good to him, he thought, not regretting the heart and soul he put into their relationship. This painting was simply a treas....

At that moment.

The phone rang again.

It was another rich patron calling, and right off the bat, he said, "Mr. Li, do you by any chance have a painting...."

"No, absolutely not!"

Li Songhua flatly denied, "Mr. Li? Mr. Li? Mr. Li, what are you saying? Ah, alas, the signal is having problems again."

He hung up the phone, pretending there was an issue.

Li Songhua quickly glanced left and right, tiptoed, and scurried to the door on his tiptoes as though he was a thief, locking the room from the inside. Then he turned back and continued to gaze lovingly at the painting in front of him:

My goodness!

This was painted by Shadow?

The skill level was simply divine...

Hm?

Why is the phone ringing again?

Li Songhua didn't even answer; he just pressed the mute button, and finally, peace was restored…

"Beep beep beep."

The internal company phone rang.

Li Songhua frowned and picked up,

"What's the matter?"

"President Zou from Deepgrand Group is here to visit the company…"

"Li Songhua is not here, not here!"

Li Songhua shouted as if someone had stepped on his tail, then hastened to hang up.

He then picked up the cell phone from his desk and saw there were already six missed calls, all from different wealthy patrons.

What's going on?

How could these people have such quick information? Who let the cat out of the bag? That was seriously unethical!

That sucks!

Li Songhua had no idea what was happening.

He had just gotten the painting, and it seemed like the entire world already knew he had a great painting in his possession!

Now, the famous billionaires in the circle, one by one, are all salivating over this painting!

No good!

Li Songhua suddenly felt that his company wasn't very safe, and he needed to take the painting home!

With this thought,

Li Songhua carefully packed up the painting and made a call to Lin Yuan:

"This painting..."

"There are only six in the world,"

"I got your point!"

Li Songhua hung up the phone, deciding he must follow Lin Yuan's example and sneak off early from work today; he just wouldn't feel at ease until the painting was safe at home.

Elsewhere,

As Lin Yuan listened to the dial tone in his ear, he still insisted on finishing his sentence: "As of now."

...

Whoa!

It was as if a whirlwind had swept through the entire circle of the wealthy.

It was the afternoon of the second day since the Yu Dynasty Hotel had opened.

The hotel, otherwise normal, seemed to transform into an exhibition hall, with countless billionaires arriving in succession, and, batch by batch, they went into the hotel's five top-tier suites to view the paintings, accompanied by waves of exclamation!

"A stroke of genius!"

"Who would have thought that a mere five-star hotel would house such stunning pieces of art!"

"I just have one question, are they for sale or not?"

"Ol' Xing, weren't you uninterested in paintings?"

"If Zhao Continent's paintings are unrivaled under the heavens, then Teacher Shadow's paintings are in the heavens!"

"Such paintings, there should only be these five in the whole world!"

"There's also a sixth piece."

"Where?"

"In the hands of Starlight Entertainment's Chairman Li Songhua."

...

Too many big shots were gathering together.

Even Sun Yaohuo had to appear to receive them.

And in the process of this reception, he felt as if he had collected business cards from all the top-notch billionaires in Qin Continent in just one day.

Meanwhile, at the hotel's front desk,

Numerous billionaires' secretaries were busy making room reservations for their bosses.

The front desk clerk looked at the person in front of them with a strange glint in their eyes: "Are you sure you want to book? As of now, the earliest available room among these five suites here is booked until late March..."

...

At the same time,

The second-generation rich kids playing games in the suites were furious.

Many vented their anger in the "Landing Becomes a Box Group," which had already become the headquarters for the hotel's second-gen gamers.

"I just went downstairs, and there were so many people, it was so noisy."

"I heard it too, do they really think this is an internet café?"

"This is at least a five-star establishment, it shouldn't be like a market. I'm going to complain to the front desk in a minute."

"Why bother complaining? Young Master Wang, take them head-on!"

"I'll go."

"Young Master Li is mighty!"

"In Qin Continent, what Young Master Li says, goes!"

Amidst the group's flattery, that Young Master Li boldly opened the hotel room door and then glanced at the people passing by.

Because he took one extra look at the crowd,

This very Young Master Li shrank his head, returned to the room with his heart pounding in terror, turned pale, and held down his wildly thumping heart.

In the group, someone asked, "What did Young Master Li say?"

Young Master Li picked up his phone, trembling as he typed: "My dad's dad is here..."

"Pfft, is your grandpa here to catch you gaming?"

"That's my dad's boss!"

"My goodness, is your dad's boss Uncle Eight? Why would such a big shot come here?"

"Not just Uncle Eight, your dads' bosses are here too. Everyone, just keep it down today, play games quietly, there are big shots everywhere outside..."

"Don't tease, Young Master Li."

Someone disbelievingly went out to take a look.

One minute later,

This person nearly had a heart attack, walked back to their room on weak legs: "Holy shit, I've seen a ghost!"

"What ghost?"

"The kind that would make your dad bow and scrape!"

"Why you swearing at me!"

"Then you go out and have a look..."

Another minute later,

This person was on the verge of a breakdown, typing furiously: "Don't go out! Don't go out! Don't go out!"

Outside was full of ghosts—

In broad daylight, it was enough to scare someone to death!!!

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ps: I didn't wish to update this late; I've been very busy these last few days, with all the errands for the year suddenly piling up together, quite miraculously, I'm clearly and plainly arranged.