Chapter 20: Damned Sissy

Chapter 20: Damned Sissy

Chen Feng never got a chance to approach and speak throughout the whole event. He only vaguely saw a proud figure walking with head held high in the center of the crowd surrounded by bodyguards as they passed by him.

Many fans, real or fake, in the bar crazily shouted the name He Jiaqi at the crowd.

But the crowd did not pause or linger at all.

After He Jiaqi went inside, the bodyguards spread out outside again, not letting anyone get within five meters of the lounge door.

Half an hour later, that star finally came out. Her makeup was glamorous, and her clothes had a strong stage style.

By now, a whole row of security personnel had taken their places in front of the performance area. They were all strong and sturdy, standing with hands behind their backs. Under the flashing stage lights, this group looked like the door gods of the Southern Heavenly Gate.

Chen Feng kept an eye on He Jiaqi the entire time. He still had no chance to go up and talk, but at least he could figure out who her manager was.

He was a somewhat effeminate man with strong sissy vibes. The powder on his face was too thick to tell his exact age.

Finally, after He Jiaqi had already gone on stage to sing, the man walked back alone.

Chen Feng approached him, trying hard to squeeze out a smile. “Hello.”

The man didn’t react at first and kept walking towards the lounge area on his own.

Chen Feng called out again from behind, and he turned around.

“Are you calling me?”

His voice was indeed very girly. It was unclear if he was born that way or if too many female hormones made his tone sound strange—both weak and somewhat shrill.

Chen Feng nodded. “Yes, sir.”

“Am I familiar with you? Has anyone ever told you it’s very rude to just say hi to strangers?”

The manager seemed to suddenly get angry.

Chen Feng was taken aback, then spoke.

“Sorry, I was a bit presumptuous, but I really have something I’d like to discuss with you and Teacher He.”

This damned sissy suddenly rolled his eyes. “You just want an autograph, making it sound so grand. I’ve seen plenty of clueless people like you. Get lost.”

After saying that, he pushed past Chen Feng’s shoulder and continued walking inside.

Chen Feng said urgently from behind, “I don’t want an autograph. I’m a music producer. I wrote a song and want to sell it to Teacher He!”

The damned sissy whipped his head around, squinting his eyes as he looked Chen Feng up and down.

The lighting in the bar was a bit dim, making the damned sissy’s gaze seem somewhat cold.

“I know all the famous music people in the country by heart. But I don’t know you. You have five seconds. If you can’t name your teacher, I’ll have security throw you out right away.”

Chen Feng, of course, had no teacher.

He decided to give up, as expected.

“Fine. I hope you won’t regret it in the future.”

Chen Feng shrugged, picked up his guitar, and turned to leave.

Inside the bar, He Jiaqi’s singing sounded very noisy.

Even though the manager was annoying, it couldn’t be denied that He Jiaqi’s rock singing style was very special.

Her vocal range was very high, extremely penetrating.

Chen Feng genuinely felt quite regretful in his heart. That rock voice was really suitable for “Night Has Grown Deep.”

“Teacher Mai, what are you doing?”

Just after Chen Feng walked away, the chubby Manager Liu noticed the situation here and came over.

The manager spat. “Manager Liu, please keep your bar’s performers in line. Don’t bother me for no reason. I’m very busy. Someone like him selling a song to our Jiaqi? What a joke! Tch, waste of my time.”

Watching the damned sissy walk away, Manager Liu turned and glared angrily at the employees behind him. “Who was that man with the guitar just now? Get him here for me!”

The deputy manager in charge of today’s warm-up singer arrangements quickly took out his phone to check the memo, puzzled. “That guy isn’t on the list today! Maybe he’s an outsider? Did we get blamed for nothing?”

Manager Liu shrugged. “Then forget it. Actually, I don’t think it’s a big deal. A young person with dreams, maybe the song he wrote isn’t bad. No one is born a star, right?”

Someone nearby chimed in, “Right. But I heard before that this manager named Mai Hui is quite neurotic. Turns out it’s true. Though Teacher He seems pretty down-to-earth.”

Manager Liu laughed. “You just don’t understand. Artists only need to be nice people, smiling at everyone. But an artist’s manager has to play the bad guy. It’s all part of the trade, something you guys can’t learn.”

While these mid-level managers of Yue Mei Bar were chatting, that damned sissy manager Mai Hui, who had been acting so high and mighty just moments ago, was now walking out from inside at an extremely fast pace.

He was talking on the phone as he walked. “Ah, yes, Sister Rou, I’m coming out right now. Oh my, such a small matter with Jiaqi shouldn’t trouble you personally.”

“Before, we didn’t dare disturb you and Sister Weiwei, so we never mentioned it. If you had said earlier you wanted to chat with us, I would have set a time to visit you tomorrow. Okay, okay, I’ll be right there.”

Seeing this, Manager Liu quickly followed. “Teacher Mai, what’s the matter?”

Mai Hui proudly lifted his chin. “Zheng Rou, Sister Zheng, Lu Wei’s manager, heard our Jiaqi is holding a fan meeting at Yue Mei. She came personally to say hello and wants to chat with our Jiaqi later.”

Everyone in Yue Mei Bar was instantly shocked.

Anyone in the nightlife business in Hanzhou basically knew that the biggest star currently in Hanzhou, also the most prominent name among the younger generation nationwide, Lu Wei, was in Hanzhou.

Every bar owner bent over backwards trying to get this big shot to just drop by, even if she didn’t sing, just to have a drink and chat.

But no one had ever been able to invite her. In fact, unless Ms. Lu mentioned it herself, no one dared to invite her.

She was a truly big shot, not someone who would easily enter a small establishment.

Now, although Lu Wei hadn’t come in person, her manager Zheng Rou was willing to come and pay respects, which was a huge honor. They couldn’t afford to be negligent.

This group of people was making a grand rush outside, while outside, Chen Feng happened to bump right into Zheng Rou.

Chen Feng was walking with his head down, absent-minded. Zheng Rou, being a manager with a photographic memory, recognized him first.

“Mr. Chen, are you here to sing tonight too?”

Seeing him carrying a guitar, Zheng Rou also assumed he was a resident singer.

Chen Feng snapped back to reality, looked up and saw it was Zheng Rou. He smiled and shook his head. “No, I just heard He Jiaqi was singing today and came to see the scene.”

He was too embarrassed to say he came to sell a song and got rudely rejected.

First, he had already decided not to approach Lu Wei. Second, he had just recently produced the song “Dullness.” It hadn’t been that long, so coming out with another complete new song felt a bit like taking her for a fool.

Zheng Rou nodded. “He Jiaqi’s songs are good, but she’s good at rock. That doesn’t really suit your Folk Music style, Mr. Chen.”

“That’s true. Sister Rou, why are you here?”

“We’re the locals in Hanzhou after all. In the recent singer selection, He Jiaqi voted for Weiwei. I’m here to say hello.”

“Then I won’t delay you, Sister Rou. Please go in.”

Chen Feng made as if to say goodbye.

But Zheng Rou seemed to not want to end the conversation so quickly and stopped him.

“No need. I’ll wait outside. He Jiaqi’s manager Mai Hui is coming out to see me. Although Mai Hui is a bit effeminate, he’s quite enthusiastic and handles things well. He has very wide connections in the industry. As a new music producer, Mr. Chen, it wouldn’t hurt to get to know him. I’ll introduce you later.”

Zheng Rou’s curiosity about Chen Feng was based on Lu Wei’s evaluation.

Since Lu Wei said he had remarkable talent, making a friendly connection couldn’t hurt.

Lu Wei was very busy and too high-profile to have time and energy for many social interactions.

Zheng Rou was Lu Wei’s manager, so these trivial matters involving connections and such were her responsibility.

Hearing Zheng Rou’s description of Mai Hui, Chen Feng was shocked.

Enthusiastic? Handles things well?

The Mai Hui I just met, is he another person from a parallel world?

As the two were chatting, a sharp shout came from the distance.

“Sister Rou!”

Both turned to look.

Mai Hui’s tall and thin figure was standing at the entrance of Yue Mei Bar.

His right hand was waving vigorously. At the same time, he stretched his neck and jogged over, like a stalk swaying in the wind in an autumn wheat field.

Chen Feng felt a bit dazed.

Is this really the same person?

If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn’t have believed one person could have such a huge contrast between two sides.

But Chen Feng didn’t plan to deal with this person again. Before the other man ran over, he turned back to apologize to Zheng Rou. “Sister Rou, sorry, I have something urgent. I have to go. Another day when there’s a chance, I’ll visit.”

Zheng Rou saw he seemed genuinely busy and didn’t insist. She replied, “Okay. I wish you soon produce another great work, Mr. Chen.”

“Thank you.”