Late at night, Li Zetian was walking on the way back to his dorm.
A gust of cold wind blew, making him shiver involuntarily.
Li Zetian was still recalling the scene in Yu Jingqiu’s bedroom just now, thinking that if Chen Ruoxi hadn’t come back so early, tonight would probably have been an unforgettable and enchanting night!
“Alas, what a pity.
I wonder when there will be an opportunity like this again!” Li Zetian sighed.
Early the next morning, Yu Jingqiu accompanied Li Zetian to the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers to register the copyrights for the two songs, “My Chinese Heart” and “My heart belongs to you”.
Having learned from past mistakes, he had to be a bit more cautious this time.
As long as the song copyrights were registered first, no one could snatch them away!
After returning at noon, the two dined in the Harvard University cafeteria.
At this time, the people around them were pointing at the two of them and talking in low voices.
“Look, that’s Chronos, Harvard’s musical genius.
He made the entire gymnasium cry with one song!”
“Damn, he’s so freaking awesome!”
“I heard he even wrote the song on the spot!”
“…”
Li Zetian’s hearing was quite good.
Faintly catching their conversation, he couldn’t help but smile.
Showing off feels great, but after the thrill, one becomes the focus of people’s attention and discussion.
Li Zetian didn’t really like being stared at and told himself to keep a lower profile in the future!
At this moment, he suddenly remembered a classic line from the Stephen Chow movie “From Beijing with Love”: “Did you think you could hide and I wouldn’t find you?
It’s no use!
An outstanding man like you, no matter where you are, is like a firefly in the dark, so bright and so outstanding.
Your melancholy eyes, your scruffy stubble, your god-like knife skills, and that glass of Dry Martini have all deeply fascinated me.
However, although you are so outstanding, business is business.
No matter what, you have to pay the overnight fee for last night.
Do you think you don’t have to pay women?”
Li Zetian shook his head and couldn’t help but sigh inwardly: “It’s truly a difficult thing for an outstanding person to keep a low profile!!!”
More than a month later, when people finally started to forget about the events of New Year’s Eve and Li Zetian’s life began to return to a peaceful state, his father Li Chengzhi called to tell him that his granduncle had passed away and told him he must take a leave of absence to return home for the funeral.
On this day, Li Zetian’s expression was very heavy.
Although he had never met his granduncle, the fact that his granduncle could take care of his parents was enough to fill Li Zetian with gratitude towards him.
Li Zetian immediately asked the school for a week’s leave and also informed Yu Jingqiu about this matter so she wouldn’t worry about his sudden disappearance.
On the night of March 20th, Li Zetian boarded a plane and flew to Taipei City, Taiwan!
Chiang Kai-shek International Airport is located in Dayuan District, Taoyuan City.
It is the main airport for Taipei City and the primary hub for freight and passenger traffic in northern Taiwan, as well as the largest and busiest airport in the Taiwan region.
In October 2006, Chiang Kai-shek International Airport was renamed Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.
As soon as Li Zetian got off the plane, he hurriedly took a taxi to his granduncle’s house.
When he arrived, the entrance of the villa was filled with wreaths, at least a hundred of them.
The number of guests attending the funeral was also extremely large, literally rubbing shoulders.
From inside the house came the sound of gongs, drums, and Taoist priests chanting scriptures!
After Li Zetian walked into the villa, he looked around.
Not far away, a person wearing mourning clothes shouted at him: “Zetian, over here!!!”
Li Zetian looked closely and saw it was his father, Li Chengzhi.
“Dad!”
Li Zetian called out and walked over.
Xiao Zhixuan also happened to see Li Zetian and hurriedly came over, carefully looking him up and down.
Because she hadn’t seen her son for a long time, she missed him dearly.
However, seeing that her son had grown sturdier than before, she felt much more relieved.
“Come, put on the white cloth!” Xiao Zhixuan handed a piece of white cloth to Li Zetian.
Li Zetian wrapped the white cloth around his head, put it on properly, and was then led toward the mourning hall.
Inside the mourning hall, a group of family members knelt on the ground to receive the guests who came to offer incense to the old man.
Li Chengzhi brought Li Zetian to granduncle’s family members and introduced him, but they didn’t converse much.
At this time, the coffin had not yet been sealed.
Li Zetian offered incense and kowtowed while looking at his granduncle’s remains.
Granduncle’s height was estimated to be around 1.8 meters, but he was very emaciated.
The exposed hands looked as if only bones were left, and the skin after death had turned sallow, looking somewhat frightening.
“Have a safe journey, Granduncle!!!” Li Zetian respectfully kowtowed three times and silently chanted in his heart.
Afterward, Li Zetian and his mother Xiao Zhixuan went home, while Li Chengzhi stayed behind, planning to hold a vigil for the old man tonight.
After returning home, whenever Xiao Zhixuan talked about granduncle, she couldn’t help but sigh repeatedly.
“The old man passed away before he was even 70, sigh…”
Li Zetian poured a glass of water for Xiao Zhixuan and comforted her: “Granduncle was such a good person, he will enjoy blessings after death…”
“Mhm…”
“By the way, Mom, I noticed that granduncle’s two sons, Uncle Li Yuan and Uncle Li Jian, seem to be a bit at odds?”
“You noticed it too…” Xiao Zhixuan was slightly surprised by Li Zetian’s observational skills.
Even the Taiwanese media has exposed this matter!”
Li Zetian nodded in understanding, but seeing that Xiao Zhixuan still frowned and looked worried after saying this, he knew the matter wasn’t that simple.
Logically, other people’s family disputes over inheritance shouldn’t concern their family, but Xiao Zhixuan’s worried face indicated that something else was troubling her, or rather, this family.
Li Zetian asked: “Mom, is there something else you are hiding from me?”
Xiao Zhixuan sighed softly and said: “It’s about your father!
‘Life’ magazine is developing very well right now, but as soon as your granduncle passed away, a large Taiwanese magazine company expressed its intention to acquire ‘Life’ magazine, and your two uncles have no interest in the magazine company and plan to sell it at a high price.”
Hearing this, Li Zetian couldn’t help but frown.
“After the other party acquires ‘Life’ magazine, how will they arrange for Dad?”
“They will definitely send their own people down to take full control of the magazine.
Your dad might still be able to stay there, but his power will be greatly weakened.
In the past, he had the final say in the magazine company, but that definitely won’t be the case in the future…”
Li Zetian thought for a while and said: “How about this, let’s start a newspaper company ourselves first.
It’s easier than running a magazine, and the novels can also be serialized in the newspaper.
Hong Kong’s martial arts novel master Jin Yong made his fortune by founding ‘Ming Pao’.
When we grow bigger and stronger in the future, we can establish magazine companies and publishing houses, and further build a massive media conglomerate!!!”
Xiao Zhixuan smiled and said: “It’s easy to say, but very difficult to do!”
“As long as I am here, all difficulties can be smoothly solved!!!” Li Zetian said confidently.
As long as they had money, he didn’t believe they couldn’t build a media conglomerate!!!
Pausing for a moment, Li Zetian asked: “Could Uncle Li Yuan and Uncle Li Jian help us get a publication number?”
Xiao Zhixuan shook her head and said, “Besides your granduncle being good to us, your two uncles are usually arrogant and completely look down on us.
I’m afraid they won’t be willing to help with this!”
Li Zetian didn’t expect that his parents were living under someone else’s roof and enduring eye-rolls here.
He immediately felt unhappy!
“Hmph, looking down on us?
We still look down on them!!!
Mom, don’t worry.
I will definitely find a way to establish the newspaper company.
It won’t be long before our family has our own newspaper!!!”
“Son, do you really have a way?
This isn’t just a matter of money; it also requires connections!”
(END CHAPTER)
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