Richest Rag-picker

Although the post was ranked sixth, anyone who opened it and scrolled down to the comments immediately understood why it was so popular.

The reason was simple: the comment section was a sea of middle-finger emojis. The few actual comments that appeared all said things like, ’What is this garbage song? Compared to "Will You Marry Me?" it’s a total joke.’

Of course, quite a few of that celebrity’s fans tried to stand up for them, but there were simply too few of them. They couldn’t make any waves and were quickly and mercilessly shut down.

It wasn’t just Weibo. At that moment, all the major live-streaming platforms were also being flooded with videos of the epic proposal.

One had to admit, the power of netizens was immense. Using the videos from the scene, they quickly doxxed Fang Chenyi and Bai Menghan.

But when they saw Fang Chenyi’s name and the information they found online, everyone was dumbfounded.

Chairman of Southern Airlines, Chairman of Baida Film and Television, Chairman of Huawei Group, Chairman of Tencent Games, largest shareholder of Baida Group, Chairman of Louis Vuitton China, Chairman of Red Bull Group, Chairman of Lu Chao Technology, Chairman of Tokyo Entertainment, Chairman of Xuanji Animation Technology Development Co., Ltd....

The long string of titles that followed made everyone gulp. The information was simply terrifying. Which of these companies wasn’t an industry leader? Which one wasn’t a corporate behemoth?

An ordinary person would have enough to brag about for a lifetime just by working at one of those companies, yet now, all of them belonged to a single person. It was simply too terrifying!

Of course, for certain special reasons, his ownership of foreign supergiants like Microsoft and Apple was not revealed. After all, if it were, those corporations would surely face crackdowns from their local governments, and the losses would outweigh the gains.

It wasn’t just Fang Chenyi who blew up; the song did too. The entire internet was now utterly captivated by it. In just one night, it had become a viral sensation all across the country.

Holding Bai Menghan’s hand as they walked out of the Civil Affairs Bureau, they heard a very familiar voice coming from the speakers of a nearby shop before they even reached their car.

They couldn’t help but stop and look at each other, both seeing the surprise in the other’s eyes.

"Is... is that the song you sang last night?"

Seeing the equally stunned look in Fang Chenyi’s eyes, Bai Menghan asked hesitantly.

Fang Chenyi just shook his head with a wry smile:

"I guess so."

For the rest of the drive home, the song filled every street and alley.

DRING DRING DRING~

Just as Fang Chenyi was driving into the villa complex, his phone suddenly started ringing.

He parked the car in front of the villa before taking out his phone.

He glanced at the caller ID—it was an unknown number.

"Hello, who is this?"

In response to Fang Chenyi’s question, a respectful male voice immediately came from the other end of the line:

"Hello, hello! May I ask if you are Mr. Fang Chenyi?"

When Fang Chenyi heard the man say his name, he confirmed that he was.

The man’s tone then became even more respectful:

"Hello, Chairman Fang. My name is Zhao Qingshan, the chairman of Huayu Entertainment. I’d like to discuss the copyright for your new song, ’Will You Marry Me?’. I was wondering if you would be willing to license the song to us. Rest assured, we will offer you the absolute highest price!"

Fang Chenyi was clearly taken aback by his words. First, he’d heard his song playing on every street corner, and now an entertainment company was calling to buy the license.

’Looks like this song’s impact is pretty huge,’ he thought. But then he relaxed. ’It was a product of the System, after all. How could it possibly be bad?’

’It’s not like I’m short on cash from a copyright deal, and I have no intention of using the song to make money anyway.’

"If people enjoy listening to it, then let them listen for free. As for the copyright, let’s just forget about it."

After giving his reply to Zhao Qingshan on the other end, he said, "Sorry," and promptly hung up the phone.

Bai Menghan, in the passenger seat, had also heard the conversation. Seeing Fang Chenyi hang up, she said with a smile:

"Looks like my husband is about to become a big star."

DRING DRING DRING~

Before Fang Chenyi could answer Bai Menghan, the phone he had just put down rang again. He saw it was another unknown number and had a good idea of what was coming.

Sure enough, when he answered, it was the chairman of another entertainment company, also wanting to purchase the song’s copyright.

But Fang Chenyi’s answer was the same. He refused to discuss the copyright without a moment’s hesitation. Even when the caller bluntly offered a ten-million-yuan copyright fee, Fang Chenyi remained completely unmoved.

’Are you kidding me? Ten million? I could make that much just by picking up some junk. There’s really no need to sell my own copyright.’

DRING DRING DRING~

This time, before Fang Chenyi could even put the phone down, it rang again. He couldn’t help but frown, thinking to himself, ’If it’s another unknown number, I’ll just reject the call.’

But when he frowned and looked at the screen, he was surprised to find that the call was from Wan Li, the CEO of Baida Film and Television.

After he answered the call, Wan Li’s somewhat respectful laugh came from the other end.

"Haha, Chairman Fang, allow me to congratulate you! I wish you and Miss Bai a lifetime of happiness and that you’ll have children soon!"

Hearing his voice, Fang Chenyi laughed as well.

"Haha, thanks, Old Wan. So, what’s up? You never call unless it’s important. I assume there’s a reason for your call?"

To be honest, Wan Li was the executive he felt most at ease with. It wasn’t so much about his loyalty, but rather that his professional skills were truly top-notch. With Baida Film and Television in his hands, sales figures grew year after year.

Hearing Fang Chenyi’s question, Wan Li on the other end didn’t beat around the bush and got straight to the point.

"Chairman Fang, it’s like this. Baida Film and Television has hit a bottleneck, so I’m planning to spin off a new division, Baida Entertainment. What do you think?"

Hearing Wan Li’s question, Fang Chenyi simply waved his hand dismissively and said:

"Hey, you don’t need to run this by me. Just get a proposal drafted and discuss it directly with Menghan."

Fang Chenyi had zero interest in company management. The only thing that interested him was picking up junk!

Wan Li understood Fang Chenyi’s personality very well, so he simply nodded and said:

"Alright then. The proposal is already complete on my end. I’ll send it over to the madam shortly. There is one other thing, Chairman Fang, that requires your personal approval..."

PS: A huge thank you to the reader ’Ugly-But-Not-For-You’ for the 1888 book coin donation! I have no way to repay you, so Xiao Youzi will do her best to release an extra Chapter for you today, boss!