How can I justify myself as a Magnate if I don't indulge myself?

Zhang Yong hadn't lied; Xu Song was indeed warming up his voice by producing a series of strange syllables...

"Sorry for the inconvenience, our Xu Song takes music very seriously, treating even a regular commercial performance with dedication. Please forgive us if this seems neglectful..."

He then interrupted Xu Song: "Xiaosong, stop practicing, the guests who invited us for the commercial performance are here."

The Xu Song before him was exactly like the one on TV and smartphones, slim in figure, wearing glasses, and looking refined and cultured...

To be honest...

When he stepped into the room, Gu Heng was very excited...

He had never seen a celebrity in person before; after all, with his living conditions, a concert ticket costing hundreds, thousands was too extravagant...

Especially since Xu Song was the youth icon for their generation of people born in the 90s and 00s...

But now, seeing Xu Song in the flesh, the excitement Gu Heng felt inside him dissipated, leaving him exceptionally indifferent...

He himself couldn't understand why he felt this change...

"Mr. Gu, Mr. Lin, hello."

Faced with Xu Song's greeting, Lin Ran's response was particularly indifferent, treating him as if he were an ordinary person.

In her younger days, she might have had a tiny crush, followed Zhou Jielun, but as she got caught up with work, she encountered quite a number of so-called celebrities and saw how even the ones glamorous in public could grovel before capital. That feeling of adoration towards celebrities had long vanished...

Because she was well aware that celebrities were, in essence, just ordinary people with greater exposure...

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Zhang Yong quickly took out a contract from his briefcase and handed it to Gu Heng with a smile: "Mr. Gu, this is the contract for Xu Song's invitation to the commercial performance, please take a look."

The contract was a standard one, more or less the same as any other.

"As for the other conditions, we've already settled them yesterday. As soon as the performance fee of 800,000 is paid before the show, Xu Song will perform for 40 minutes at the wedding, singing at least five songs."

Gu Heng didn't even glance at the contract, just handed it over to Lin Ran.

Seeing Gu Heng's hands-off approach, Lin Ran could only helplessly become free labor, carefully reviewing the contract for him.

As for Gu Heng, he was chatting away with his childhood idol...

Lin Ran was meticulous in her review...

Though she knew that 800,000 wasn't much for Gu Heng, it was, after all, an expression of his trust in her. It took her a good ten minutes to finish reviewing a contract that was less than two thousand words long...

She had never taken her job at the company so seriously...

After making sure there were no issues, Lin Ran handed the contract back to Gu Heng: "Sign it, there's no problem. They're quite conscientious, only charging the appearance fee of 800,000. They haven't included the cost of accommodation and transportation."

Hearing this, Zhang Yong was quick to say: "Xu Song rarely participates in commercial performances. He agreed to perform this time because he heard it's for a wedding of fellow townspeople from Hui'an. Since a wedding is a happy occasion, of course, we won't nickel-and-dime and spoil the both of you's mood."

Gu Heng wasn't interested in Zhang Yong's polite talk. Since Lin Ran said there were no issues, he confidently signed his name on the contract and then transferred the remaining 400,000 to Zhang Yong.

[The host has furiously paid 800,000 for a childhood idol to perform at a best friend's wedding, attaining supreme satisfaction. Reward: 3.2 million yuan. Balance: 83.7 million yuan.]

The system's reward arrived as promised...

Now that everything was taken care of, Gu Heng didn't plan on staying any longer; he had to go and make arrangements with the hotel where Li Feng was getting married.

"Then I'll take my leave now. You just need to arrive at the address I gave you before 11 o'clock. We'll contact each other by phone then."

Upon hearing Gu Heng's words, Zhang Yong quickly stood up: "Rest assured, Mr. Gu, we will strictly adhere to the spirit of the contract!"

Without further ado, Gu Heng and Lin Ran left the room, escorted out by Zhang Yong...

After they left, Zhang Yong's Buddha-like smile instantly disappeared, and he turned to Xu Song with a serious face: "Xiaosong, you must take this commercial performance seriously, you can't mess it up!"

"What's the matter?"

Although Xu Song wasn't some top-tier celebrity, an appearance fee close to a million made him barely a top-streamer. Though he rarely appeared in public, his popularity never waned.

He had taken part in many such commercial performances and couldn't understand why his agent was taking this one so seriously...

"Just listen to me and you won't go wrong.

I inquired about this Mr. Lin when she called me yesterday. She's the vice president brought back from abroad by Gaoling Capital's Director Zhang with a hefty sum, just 28 years old, and already half a step into the decision-making circle.

Look at her attitude just then; do you think someone like Gu Heng can be an ordinary person? Don't think that small-town bosses lack power.

I know music is all you think about, but it's best for us to try and be on good terms with people like this. Even if we can't be close, let's not leave on a bad note. In the entertainment industry, it's not enough to have just good works!"

Hearing this, Xu Song could only helplessly nod...

...

...

Unaware that because of Lin Ran, he'd inadvertently become a figure Xu Song felt compelled to please, Gu Heng said to Lin Ran in the car: "Lin Ran, I have a question for you."

"What question?"

Lin Ran's beautiful eyes looked towards Gu Heng.

"Actually, Xu Song was my idol during my childhood. I spent almost my entire student life listening to his songs, and I was quite excited at the chance to meet him. I even wanted to get his autograph or something..."