Chapter 845: Chapter 845: That Place Is Not Simple
Estelle wore a look of total bewilderment, her eyes wide as she exclaimed, “Zijin Club? How did Qi Yue manage to get entangled with someone from the Zijin Club?”
Rong Yan, “Estelle, do you know about Zijin Club?”
Estelle’s complexion wasn’t looking great, “Yes. The Zijin Club, like the Lan Club, is one of Capital City’s high-end clubs; both cater to a members-only clientele. Non-members are not allowed entry. However, unlike the strictly legitimate business operations of Lan Club, Zijin Club has a much more complex background. They don’t have a stringent membership selection like Lan Club; basically, anyone with money and power can go there and spend. The owner of the club has a powerful backing. So you see, there are a lot of deals going on there that can’t be done in broad daylight.”
“The reason I know about this is that a male artist from KT got caught up in an incident there the year before last. At that time, it wasn’t clear who he had offended, but by the time the company went to pick him up, he was already injured all over, unconscious.”
With children around, it wasn’t convenient for her to mention where exactly the male artist was injured. In any case, it wasn’t his hands or feet or the like; that male artist would probably never have children in his life.
“You may have heard of this male artist’s name; his name is Nan Kong, one of the company’s highly promoted talents at the time. He was clever and knew the ropes; in just a few years, he made it big in the industry, garnered a huge female fanbase, and starred in several popular productions. Such a star with a limitless future vanished gradually after that incident. The company even tried to line up opportunities for him, but it was as if he was being suppressed by some invisible force. Even when the company finally negotiated good opportunities for him, the other party would request a replacement. After a few such incidents, the company’s executives gradually gave up on him, and Nan Kong, disheartened, chose to leave the entertainment industry.”
When the once popular idol announced his withdrawal from showbiz after two years out of the spotlight, surprisingly few people took notice.
The competition in the entertainment industry is too cruel.
Victors are king, and losers are forgotten; no one cares about your past glory. Whether it’s fans or media, they only look at your current popularity!
Her explanation was vague, she only mentioned Zijin Club in passing, but Rong Yan caught the implications in her words. Zijin Club is likely not within the Li Group’s scope of power and may even belong to a force opposed to Li Group. That’s why the people there didn’t care at all about giving face to KT Entertainment, backed by Li Group; they would cripple a popular idol if they said they would. Afterwards, KT didn’t dare to go looking for trouble with them, essentially acting as if the incident never happened.
If a popular male artist could meet such a fate at Zijin Club, then a newcomer like Qi Yue, who had only just made her debut, is even less worth mentioning.
The company executives, upon finding out, probably wouldn’t offer help but would abandon Qi Yue without hesitation!
Images of a bashful young girl calling her Rong Yan and readily stepping up to help whenever she needed flashed across Rong Yan’s mind. Clenching her teeth, she said to Estelle, “I want to go check out the Zijin Club.”
“Are you going?” Estelle wasn’t the least bit surprised she would say something like that.
Having known Rong Yan for so long, she understood what kind of person Rong Yan was—she was not the type to abandon Qi Yue.
Rong Yan was not the kind who acted impulsively without thinking things through. Having heard what Estelle said, she understood roughly what kind of place Zijin Club was. She gave a hum and said, “I’ll give Assistant Gu a call, to see if Li Shengxiao is available.”