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Chapter 141: Artist Critics the Princess

“Are you here to buy another painting? This painting isn’t mine. Even if I want to sell it, I have to ask for his opinion first.”

After hanging up the phone call for the tenth person to buy a painting today, Professor Zhang called Xia Wanyuan and explained the situation to her, asking for her opinion.

“I’ll give you that ink bamboo painting. Thank you for liking my painting. As for the rest, please help me sell them.”

After hearing Professor Zhang’s call, Xia Wanyuan roughly knew what was troubling Professor Zhang.

Some Chinese scholars had their own style and did not want their paintings to be associated with money, thinking that it was a stain on the purity of their works.

Professor Zhang was worried that Xia Wanyuan would have such a habit, so he appeared especially troubled when others came to buy paintings.

However, Xia Wanyuan did not have so many worries. Since someone liked her painting and was willing to spend money to buy it, she had nothing to be unhappy about.

“Xiao Xia, you’re too kind. It’s settled then. I’ll tell you the price when we sell it.” Upon hearing that Xia Wanyuan wanted to give the Black Bamboo Painting to him.

Professor Zhang wanted to be polite, but he was afraid that the painting would be gone if he was polite, so he agreed happily.

After hanging up the phone, he began to plan on selling the paintings.

The popularity of the Internet had always been constant. The matter that everyone had been discussing a few days ago might be over in three days.

The matter of Xia Wanyuan’s song conquering the live-stream had attracted a lot of attention at that time. However, a few days later, the extramarital affair of a certain Best Actor attracted the attention of the entire Internet, and everyone gradually forgot about Xia Wanyuan.

However, in the past two days, this matter was brought up again.

Over the years, as the Chinese economy developed rapidly, people obtained great material satisfaction and began to pursue spiritual civilization.

China had a long history and had its own unique cultural foundation. In addition, the country had supported traditional culture strongly in the past few years. Some traditional artists had gradually used Weibo to promote their works and communicate with the public.

After Xia Wanyuan’s live-stream was released, an artist named Guo Tian, who was certified as a member of the National Ancient Zither Association, reposted Xia Wanyuan’s video.

It was different from how others praised Xia Wanyuan’s light singing and beautiful lyrics.

The artist first praised the beauty of the ancient zither music in the video and the outstanding skills of the ancient zither song.

Then, he changed the topic. “I’ve played the zither for nearly forty years. It can be said that this tune is one of the most pleasant tunes I’ve ever heard. And I can’t completely control the various techniques used in it.

How could such a young lady in the video be so experienced and skilled? She doesn’t even have a cocoon in her hand, but she’s pretending to be an expert in the ancient zither. Young people nowadays are getting more and more impetuous. It’s a pity that the Feng Xiqin is tainted with the smell of copper. ”

There were not many fans of such artists to begin with, and they were usually not active. Hence, at that time, it did not cause much of a reaction and was buried in the vast netizens’ comments. No one noticed this sentence at all.

However, fans might pay more attention to the opposing idols than their own. Ruan Yingyu’s fans often searched for news about Xia Wanyuan to see if she had any new dark spots.

Hence, by chance, fans saw this Weibo post and shared it with their fans. Many fans flooded into this Weibo post and gradually increased its popularity.

Chapter 142: What a Relief~~

[ Hahaha, I knew it. Back then, so many people praised Xia Wanyuan and said that her song could shake the world. I knew it wasn’t that simple. How could a piece of trash become so powerful so quickly? Now she’s finally slapped in the face. ]

[ Blogger, you have to be responsible for what you say, okay? What makes you think Yuan Yuan is a liar? ]

[ The Xia Wanyuan fan in front. As expected, fans follow the main lead. She’s as uneducated as Xia Wanyuan. Look at the blogger’s certification, okay? Do you know what the Ancient Zither Association is? That’s a place your master will never be able to enter in his life. ]

[ Eh, I didn’t quite understand at the time. I thought that Xia Wanyuan really played it herself. I even went to follow her. I’m turning from a fan to a hater. ]

[ I knew long ago that Xia Wanyuan that straw bag would never be able to play such a pleasant tune. Now, she has finally been slapped in the face by a professional, right? Hahahaha, she deserves it! ]

[ Let’s not talk too much. When will such a trash celebrity who deceives the audience get out of the entertainment industry? ]

As a member of the Guo Tian Ancient Zither Association, his words were basically 100% true. Hence, those who had watched Xia Wanyuan’s video back then felt that they had been deceived and joined the army to suppress Xia Wanyuan.

Guo Tian’s Weibo had gained nearly 100,000 fans overnight. He took this opportunity to post his ancient zither song on the Weibo homepage.

Although the netizens did not know much about the ancient zither, they were intimidated by Guo Tian’s name as a member of the Guqin Association. They all bought his melody and kept praising Guo Tian’s melody.

In Xia Yu’s live-stream, Xia Yu was killing people in the game with a white-clothed, immortal-like Li Bai.

On the comments, the audience was either busy licking the screen or shouting 6666.

Everything was originally very harmonious, but unexpectedly, halfway through the live broadcast, a large number of passers-by suddenly swarmed into the comments.

[ Ruan Nian is scolding Xia Wanyuan next door. ]

[ Ruan Nian has been scolding Xia Wanyuan. Isn’t the broadcaster going to take a look? ]

At that moment, Xia Yu’s game ended. With the announcement of ‘victory’, Xia Yu glanced at the comments and saw the comment about Ruan Nian scolding Xia Wanyuan.

Xia Yu clicked on Ruan Nian’s live-stream.

“Tsk, what ancient zither? Didn’t you see what the experts on Weibo said? That song needs at least a few decades of foundation to play. Xia Wanyuan was completely a liar. I didn’t expect to be slapped in the face by a professional.”

Ruan Nian chatted with the comments as he played games. His sister and Xia Wanyuan were competitors to begin with, and he did not have a good impression of Xia Wanyuan at all. Naturally, he would insult her however he wanted.

Besides, Xia Wanyuan’s image as a liar was confirmed. Since Xia Yu was so protective of Xia Wanyuan, others would definitely think that Xia Yu was a liar too.

Ever since Xia Yu came to Cat’s Tooth, his popularity had soared. He had long disliked him.

Xia Yu was furious when he saw Ruan Nian’s annoying expression. He looked at the account Ruan Nian was typing on and left Ruan Nian’s live-stream.

[ Brother, don’t be angry. Rub your head. ]

[ Brother, don’t bother about Ruan Nian. He’s used to having a foul mouth anyway. If you care about him, you’ll increase his popularity. ]

[ Ruan Nian was right from the start, alright? Xia Wanyuan was a liar. Go and take a look on Weibo. The ancient zither expert said that it was impossible for Xia Wanyuan to play such a tune. ]

[ Can you stop discussing unrelated things? Focus on the live broadcast. If you discuss anything else, keep quiet. ]

The comments were noisy, but Xia Yu suddenly said, “Who can lend me Star Glory’s account? I don’t have such a low-level account.”

[ Brother, you’re too much. ]

[ That hurts. ]

[ If someone else said this, I would definitely scold them for acting dumb, but if it was King Hundred Star Wilderness, I just want to say, deideideidei. ]

Although everyone was teasing him, they had already quickly sent Xia Yu a private message with their accounts and password. After all, the account would definitely increase in terms of ranks when it was assigned to Xia Yu.

Xia Yu picked an account and entered the game.

To everyone’s surprise, Xia Yu did not start immediately but clicked on Ruan Nian’s live-stream.

Ruan Nian had just finished a game and was on the settlement page.

After Ruan Nian clicked on the matching button, Xia Yu pressed the same button.

When he entered the game interface, Xia Yu was indeed opposite Ruan Nian.

[ Brother is angry… Let’s mourn for Ruan Nian in advance. ]

[ I’m so envious of Xia Wanyuan. Brother is so protective of her. ]

[ I can already imagine how badly Ruan Nian will die tonight. ]

[ Hahahaha, haha. They’re fighting, they’re fighting. This scene is not bad. ]

Not long after entering the game, Ruan Nian glanced at the comments. The screen was filled with three incense sticks as if they were burning incense for someone. A look of confusion flashed across Ruan Nian’s eyes. What was the audience doing?

When he retracted his gaze from the comments and looked at the game, he realized that his character was already dead.

????

It had only been half a minute since the game began. Is the other party crazy?

Ruan Nian’s skills were not good, so he could only play with archers with low health. Hence, he was especially easy to kill.

After reviving, Ruan Nian wanted to quickly go and eat the minions at the bottom lane. Who would have thought that just as he left his second tower, an invisible Lan Ling King instantly darted out and took him away in a second?

The third revival took less than ten seconds before he was killed.

The fourth time, ten seconds.

……

Until the end of the game, Ruan Nian did not leave the door. No matter where he was, King Lan Ling would accurately find him and kill him.

Initially, he thought that someone had spied on his screen while he was live-streaming. However, on second thought, he had set the live-stream to be delayed by a minute. It was impossible for the other party to find his location based on the live-stream.

It was probably some Almighty’s alternate account. Ruan Nian opened it immediately, thinking that he wouldn’t be able to meet this powerful alternate account.

Who would have thought that the moment he entered the game, he would be on the other side again? Furthermore, this person specialized in killing him. After the entire game, he had never stepped out of the door. He had always been killed and revived.

The third round, they were on opposite sides again. Ruan Nian could not help but be confused.

The other party replied with two words: SB. Then, a new round of slaughter began.

[ Hahahahahahaha, I’m dying of laughter. ]

[ Amazing, this is mental torture. ]

[ Angry younger brother is so scary. Hahahahaha. ]

“The user Po Xiao tips the broadcaster, Xiaoyu, a Myriad of Stars.”

“I didn’t expect Sister-in-law’s younger brother to be so interesting.”

A pair of fox-like eyes was filled with smiles. Outside the screen, Bo Xiao, who had witnessed the discouraged massacre, was amused. With a light tap of his finger, he sent a Myriad of Stars to Xia Yu.

The Ancient Zither Association represented the ancient zither world. Being criticized like this would greatly affect the image of an artist. When Chen Yun saw this news, he hurriedly contacted Xia Wanyuan and asked for her opinion.

Chapter 143: One Day of Not seeing Each Other felt like Three Autumns

“It was clearly that so-called artist who was spouting nonsense, but the netizens were still so enthusiastic. The company leader even called me just now. How do you think this matter should be resolved?”

In the past, no matter what happened, Chen Yun would never look for Xia Wanyuan. One reason was that she would not care, and the other was that asking her was equivalent to not asking.

But at some point in time, whenever something happened, Chen Yun would always subconsciously ask Xia Wanyuan what she thought, as if he was looking for a backbone.

“I’ll take a look at Weibo later. Don’t worry.”

After hanging up the phone, Xia Wanyuan opened the Weibo account that she rarely used. She casually clicked on a comment to @ her and found Guo Tian’s Weibo post.

In fact, counting the decades in her previous life, Xia Wanyuan was actually not only twenty years old.

No one would believe that her piano skills were played by a 20-year-old girl. It was normal for Guo Tian to not believe it.

Xia Wanyuan casually swiped upwards and saw the link to the payment for his own song that Guo Tian had sent.

It was a stark contrast to the criticism that he had given to Xia Wanyuan about her tarnishing the Feng Xiqin with copper.

Xia Wanyuan raised an eyebrow. She had not planned to bicker with this artist. After all, in a sense, what he said was not a problem.

However, the act of scolding her to attract attention and then using it to sell his works was really despicable.

Just as she was about to call Chen Yun back, she unexpectedly received a call from Shen Qian.

Shen Qian was an extremely capable person. If there was nothing wrong, he wouldn’t have called her. Xia Wanyuan wondered if there was a problem with the Xia family’s company.

“Hello.”

“Hello, Director Xia, there’s a problem with the capital chain.” Shen Qian was in aa difficult position.

“What is the specific problem?”

“The 50 million you gave me has already arrived, but the 20 million we agreed on with the China Xuan Fund hasn’t arrived yet. I’ve tried my best to negotiate, but CEO Xuan sent news that he wants you to personally go and negotiate.”

Shen Qian used all sorts of methods but still couldn’t move the China Xuan Fund in the slightest. The other party had pointed out that he wanted Xia Wanyuan to negotiate, so Shen Qian had no choice but to come and look for Xia Wanyuan.

“Got it. Do your other work first. I’ll settle this.”

Xia Wanyuan could not see through Xuan Sheng. He was too fickle. He was making things difficult for her after signing the contract with the Xia family company last time.

“When did I ask you to change your spokesperson?”

In the office of Glory World Corporation, Xuan Sheng was wearing a black shirt with the buttons only buttoned up to his chest. He leaned lazily on the chair and tapped the table from time to time.

His originally soft voice was very prominent in the quiet office. Every sound frightened Manager Liu, who was standing in front of the desk, until he broke out in a cold sweat.

He was the person in charge of a subsidiary company that could not be any lower anymore. When he suddenly received a call from the headquarters of the corporation today, he was extremely uneasy. Thinking of the matter with Xia Wanyuan, he wondered if the headquarters had regretted it again.

After he arrived, the secretary dragged him to the Crown Prince of Glory World Corporation, Xuan Sheng. He felt that his life was not good anymore.

“Young Master… Yes… It’s like this. Back then, I asked the people at the headquarters and they told me that we should select our spokesperson according to the rules… so I…”

When he heard Xuan Sheng’s questioning tone, Manager Liu cursed in his heart. There must be a problem with the spokesperson this time. Hence, his voice trembled when he answered the question.

“Ha.” Xuan Sheng suddenly laughed softly.

Manager Liu looked up and met Xuan Sheng’s smiling amorous eyes. His heart turned cold.

“Select according to the rules? You chose such trash?”

“I know I was wrong. Young Master, I’ll get them to cancel the contract with Ruan Yingyu when I get back.” The person-in-charge clenched his fists nervously. His career would probably be over today.

“No need, give it to her. As for you, you’re useless. You can go.”

That so-called Ruan person had also let him get to know Xia Wanyuan. He would just treat it as a return gift.

“Yes, yes, yes, Young Master.” Manager Liu had long expected to be fired and had been extremely nervous. Now that Xuan Sheng had finished speaking, he felt as if the rock in his heart had been put down.

“Young Master, Miss Xia is here.” The assistant knocked on the door and entered to inform Xuan Sheng.

“Let’s go.” With that, Xuan Sheng stood up and left with his assistant. Manager Liu quietly wiped the sweat on his forehead and left the office.

After being brought into Xuan Sheng’s private office by the secretary, Xia Wanyuan removed her sunglasses and mask.

Unlike the arrogance and charm that Xuan Sheng displayed, his office style was not exaggerated. Instead, it exuded a low-key luxury.

Xia Wanyuan sat on the sofa. On the table in front of her was a messy chessboard. After taking a serious look, she realized that this was a dead game.

“Miss Xia.”

Xuan Sheng pushed open the office door and saw a beautiful and exquisite side profile. His eyes lit up.

“CEO Xuan.” Xia Wanyuan stood up. Although she was unhappy with Xuan Sheng’s teasing last time, as an investor of the Xia family company, Xia Wanyuan should be courteous.

“Tsk, Miss Xia, you’re treating me like an outsider. Just call me Xuan Sheng.” Xuan Sheng walked to sit opposite Xia Wanyuan and stretched out his hand, indicating for her to sit.

]”The contract has already been signed. CEO Xuan, are you going back on your word?” Xia Wanyuan was not familiar with Xuan Sheng, so she did not think of calling his name directly.

“Of course not.” Xuan Sheng poured a cup of tea and pushed it in front of Xia Wanyuan. “Miss Xia, have you heard of an ancient saying?”

Xia Wanyuan raised an eyebrow slightly, signaling Xuan Sheng to continue.

“A day apart feels like three autumns.”

Xuan Sheng sat back on the sofa and tilted his head. His black ear studs exuded a hint of evilness, and his amorous peach blossom eyes were filled with smiles. “It’s been more than ten autumns since I separated from Miss Xia last time. I miss you so much. Miss Xia, you’re so difficult to invite, so I can only do this.”

In fact, Xuan Sheng did not expect Xia Wanyuan to really come. After all, an investment of 20 million dollars was nothing to Jun Shiling.

As long as Xia Wanyuan told Jun Shiling, the money would be easy to get. There was no need to discuss investments with him.

In the end, Xia Wanyuan really came. It seemed that their relationship was not as close as he had imagined.

“Oh.” Xia Wanyuan’s expression was as usual. She even drank a mouthful of tea calmly.

Xuan Sheng had thought of countless possible reactions from Xia Wanyuan, but he had never thought of this.

Looking at Xia Wanyuan’s indifferent expression, Xuan Sheng felt that it was very interesting. He could not help but smile.

“Miss Xia, do you usually treat your admirers like this?”

“No one admires me.” Xia Wanyuan swallowed a mouthful of tea and savored the aftertaste. She felt that Xuan Sheng’s tea was not bad. “What’s the name of your tea?”

Chapter 144: Like My Heart, Defeated

“It’s Snowing in the Wind. If you like, I’ll give it to you.”

“That’s not necessary. I was just asking.”

After being interrupted by Xia Wanyuan, the charming and gentle atmosphere that Xuan Sheng had deliberately created was gone. He glanced at Xia Wanyuan, who was calmly drinking tea. Xuan Sheng did not know if she had done it intentionally or not.

“I didn’t mean to make things difficult for you. It’s just that when I signed the contract with your father, there was a clause that was controversial. Now that the Xia family has changed Chairman, we naturally have to renegotiate this clause.”

Xuan Sheng tugged at his collar and became serious. He began to talk about serious matters with Xia Wanyuan.

“Which one? Article 20 of the Council? Or Article 30 of the donation? Or is it the last piece of document 20?” Xia Wanyuan recalled the contents of the contract and asked a few questions that she found controversial after reading the contract.

As Xia Wanyuan reported the conditions one by one, Xuan Sheng’s eyes lit up.

The few things that Xia Wanyuan had mentioned were all problems that the investment department of Glory World Corporation had found out after multiple checks. It was really unexpected that Xia Wanyuan could point them out without thinking.

“We’ll talk about the contract later.” Xuan Sheng, who was just discussing serious matters, suddenly pulled the chessboard over. “Miss Xia, do you want to play a round?”

Before Xia Wanyuan could speak, Xuan Sheng had already placed a black piece on the middle of the chessboard.

Xia Wanyuan glanced at the chessboard, took out a white piece, and surrounded the black stones.

The corners of Xuan Sheng’s lips curled up as he placed another stone.

After dozens of rounds, no matter how Xuan Sheng planned, he could not break through Xia Wanyuan’s encirclement.

“Impressive. I think it’s going to be a draw.” Having failed another breakthrough, Xuan Sheng looked at Xia Wanyuan in admiration.

“A draw??” Xia Wanyuan smiled gently. Xuan Sheng felt that it was the third month of spring and that it was filled with flowers. “I have never attacked.”

Xia Wanyuan’s smile distracted him. By the time he realized what she had said and looked at the chessboard, the black stones had already been utterly defeated.

“Looks like.” Xuan Sheng threw away the remaining black stones in his hand, stood up, and walked towards the desk.

When Xuan Sheng returned to the sofa after taking the contract, Xia Wanyuan didn’t ask him what it looked like.

Xuan Sheng could only speak himself. “Are you not going to tell me what does it look like?”

“I won’t ask. In the end, it’s something I don’t want to hear.” After a few interactions, Xia Wanyuan really didn’t have any hopes of Xuan Sheng saying nice things.

“Haha, Miss Xia, you’re so interesting.” Xuan Sheng placed the contract in front of Xia Wanyuan. “What I wanted to say just now was that the defeated chessboard is like my heart, which had lost all its armor after meeting Miss Xia.”

“As expected, it’s something I don’t want to hear,” Xia Wanyuan said without looking up as she read the contract.

The corners of Xuan Sheng’s lips curled up. He did not speak further and took the contract to discuss the controversial clause with Xia Wanyuan.

“Old Guo, it’s not easy for young ladies either. Aren’t you going too far?”

Seeing that Guo Tian’s Weibo was causing more and more controversy on the Internet, the number of netizens who surged to scold Xia Wanyuan increased.

In the office, Guo Tian saw that he was editing a new Weibo post again. His colleague could not stand it anymore and tried to persuade him.

“Old Li, are you jealous of my zither music being sold for money? That kind of zither music was never something Xia Wanyuan could play. I was just telling the truth.”

As he spoke, Guo Tian successfully sent another Weibo post.

Chapter 145: Xiao Bao’s Suffering

“Sigh, we’re used to living in poverty our entire lives for the people who make a living out of zithers. Why would I be jealous of you?”

He had originally advised him out of goodwill, but who would have thought that he would be said to be jealous of him? His colleague was too lazy to talk to Guo Tian anymore.

In the association, Guo Tian liked to use his seniority to ostracize his colleagues and suppress his juniors.

Over the years, traditional culture had been declining faster and faster. Most of the people who played the zither relied on their passion and beliefs. In the end, in this pure land, Guo Tian even liked to form gangs and fight for profits. Everyone was dissatisfied with him.

“Alright, that’s settled then. The investment funds will be ready tomorrow.”

Almost an hour later, Xia Wanyuan and Xuan Sheng finally finalized the outcome of the contract.

Xuan Sheng was a person who spoke frivolously usually. However, when she really negotiated with him, she would feel that his logic was tight and his thinking was precise. If she was not careful, he would fall into his trap.

While Xia Wanyuan was secretly shocked, Xuan Sheng had practically refreshed his understanding of her.

The last time Shen Qian was present, Shen Qian had helped her resolve some problems.

And this time, Xia Wanyuan had come alone. Every detail of her negotiations with him showed this woman’s ability.

Xuan Sheng had interacted with elites of all fields on Erhua Street, but he felt from the bottom of his heart that Xia Wanyuan’s ability was only higher than those elites.

“Miss Xia, perhaps the canary can leave the cage and go to the end of the world?” After the contract discussion, seeing that Xia Wanyuan was about to leave, Xuan Sheng suddenly said something without rhyme or reason.

Xia Wanyuan paused and turned to look at Xuan Sheng. “No matter how vast the world is, a canary is still a canary. It’s a pity that I’m not a canary, and CEO Xuan is also not a vast world.”

With that, Xia Wanyuan left the office.

Hearing Xia Wanyuan’s words, Xuan Sheng thought for a while. After a while, the corners of his lips curled up slightly, and his peach blossom-shaped eyes were dyed with a smile again. “Eagle, ha, your claws are quite sharp.”

She had been delayed at Xuan Sheng’s for a long time. By the time she got home, Xiao Bao had already finished school.

However, the little dumpling did not look very happy today.

He sat at the entrance with an aggrieved expression on his face. He kept looking out of the door, wanting to see if Xia Wanyuan was back.

“Mommy!” When the little dumpling saw Xia Wanyuan’s figure appear, he waved at her enthusiastically. However, his spirits immediately dampened.

“What’s wrong? Why are you unhappy today?”

Xia Wanyuan walked over and patted Xiao Bao’s head. In the past, whenever Xiao Bao saw her, he would run over and kiss her from afar. Today, Xiao Bao looked very unhappy and did not stick to her anymore.

“Mommy, you and Daddy aren’t qualified parents.” Xiao Bao’s big eyes darted around before he said.

“Then tell me, how did we fail?” Xia Wanyuan sat by the door with Xiao Bao and pulled him into her arms. This little ancestor must have watched some cartoon today, which triggered his thoughts about parent and child relationship.

“The Red Wolf and the Gray Wolf always bring Little Gray to the amusement park to play. You never brought me there.” Xiao Bao pouted pitifully. ‘Bad Daddy, I’ve been asked to read and write every day, but you’ve never brought me to the amusement park.’

Jun Shiling got out of the car and was about to walk home when he saw the two people sitting at the entrance looking at him.

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