Chapter 116 Someone Wants to Jump Off the Building

  "Excuse me, I thought Phoenix Legend was originally a trio, why are there only two of you now?"

  Many reporters observed this phenomenon at the press conference of Feng Huang Chuan Qi signing contract.

  "Not bad, indeed there were three people before, but there was one person who didn't like to be in the front. Of course, everyone can rest assured that this friend has not left, he has been with us all along, and in the future, he will tailor songs for us."

  This is Jolin Tsai's unified response to the media after her contract with Sony Music ended.

  "Oh, I see."

  Many reporters nodded in understanding. Because before this, they had reported that although Fenghuang Chuanqi has three members, one of them is only a composer and does not participate in the main vocals. Moreover, many people with composing talent generally do not like to be in the spotlight. Perhaps this is also their artistic temperament.

  "So, may I ask, are you two in a romantic relationship?"

  A man and woman together often sparks imagination.

  However, both of them immediately gave a negative response to this question.

  "No, actually I didn't know Cheng Yi before this either."

  "Yes, everyone, please don't ask about this topic again. If you ask again and Master Meng Ling hears it, I'm afraid she'll kill me."

  Cheng Yi also burst out laughing.

  He could naturally see that Yang Mengling liked who. Of course, this was also no wonder, which girl wouldn't like such a genius?

  "Master!"

  As soon as they heard the words "Shifu", the media became excited again and launched another round of intense interviews.

  "Hehe, they're all just gossip news."

  After taking a look at the newspaper report about Feng Huang Legend, Zhou Fan directly threw away the newspaper.

  After leaving Demon Capital, Zhou Fan quickly arrived in Yanjing with a light load.

  If all capitals are fake, then Yanjing is the true imperial capital of China.

  Before, Zhou Fan had been here once, but at that time, Zhou Fan was in a hurry and didn't have the chance to take a good look at Yanjing. Until today, standing on this ancient city where dozens of emperors from past dynasties lived, Zhou Fan's mood became heavy. Although the old city walls had long since disappeared, replaced by countless high-rise buildings, Zhou Fan could still sense the atmosphere emanating from within the city of Yanjing, and feel the rich imperial flavor.

  The Forbidden City, The Great Wall, and the Summer Palace, Zhou Fan walked through them step by step.

  Houhai, Sanlitun, Yanyue Hutong, Zhou Fan also quietly appreciates them.

  In this city, skyscrapers and classical buildings stand together, history and modernity walk hand in hand.

  In this way, Zhou Fan carefully felt and sensed the feeling that a city brought to him.

  The National Grand Theater has 99 floors.

  Zhou Fan climbed up to the top floor of the 99th floor, from here, the entire Yanjing City was all in sight.

  With his eyes closed, Zhou Fan hugged his guitar and sat there alone.

  He sang softly, humming softly.

  Singing is the feeling given by Yanjing, humming is the breath brought by Yanjing.

  Guitar sounds, constantly slipping from fingertips.

  At this time, if someone listens on the side, they will definitely be fascinated by it.

  Unfortunately, there was only Zhou Fan on the top floor of the National Grand Building.

  That beautiful music can only be accompanied by starlight.

  Just like this, Zhou Fan sat here for three days and three nights.

  Three days and three nights, a time that may be just a blink of an eye for others. But for Zhou Fan, these three days and three nights were a century, an eternity. In this period of three days and three nights, Zhou Fan experienced many things, gained many insights. And all these feelings merged into his blood, becoming one note after another.

  Watching the sunrise in the east, Zhou Fan knew that another day had arrived.

  However, Zhou Fan stood up, he wanted to leave Yanjing, he wanted to go somewhere else.

  Even if the city of Yanjing is larger, it is only a characteristic of Yanjing. Even if it is thicker, it cannot contain the style of other cities.

  Just as Zhou Fan was about to leave the rooftop of the National Grand Mansion, a person suddenly climbed up to the top floor with trembling movements.

  This person's appearance is dull and stupid, with no glimmer of hope in his eyes.

  "Oh my god."

  No need to think about it, this guy didn't come here to enjoy the view.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, this bespectacled man, who still had a hint of his former glory in his eyes, walked to the edge of the building.

  "Ah..."

  A loud roar broke the stillness of the morning.

  The whole area around the National Grand Theater became chaotic.

  "Some people jumped off buildings, some people want to jump off buildings."

  The people below looked up at the figure on the 100th floor. Although it seemed like just a slight shadow, in such a dangerous place, perhaps with just a slight movement, he might be finished off.

  "This guy, why doesn't he just die already?"

  Zhou Fan felt somewhat depressed.

  Why did you have to come and die in front of me?

  So many ways to die, is jumping off a building really that enjoyable?

  At least Zhou Fan thought he didn't have the courage to jump off a building, no, not just jumping off a building, he didn't even have the courage to commit suicide.

  This world is so beautiful, he has lived two lifetimes and still hasn't had enough rest, why would he want to die?

  Originally, Zhou Fan was very disgusted with these people who took their own lives lightly. People like this would be better off dying early and getting it over with. But, to his misfortune, this guy was right in front of him. If he were to watch him jump to his death with his own eyes, it would be somewhat too inhumane.

  "Hey, brother, are you going to jump off the building?"

  After some thought, Zhou Fan still decided to persuade him. A good life was gone just like that, what a pity.

  "Ah, who are you?"

  I don't know where Zhou Fan jumped out from, but he almost scared the white-shirted man half to death.

  "Hey, buddy, calm down, don't get excited, you'll jump off if you get too excited."

  He lit a cigarette, and Zhou Fan appeared more casual, sitting five meters away from him. He knew that for people like this who wanted to jump off the building, it was essential not to appear too anxious. At this time, if you directly persuade them, talking about family, children, and so on, it's completely useless. If they would think that way, they wouldn't come here to jump in the first place.

  "Hmph, jumping off a building, I'm here to jump off a building anyway, might as well die."

  The man was emotionally agitated and almost shouted.

  "This trick doesn't work!"

  It seems like the internet is killing people, aren't the main characters always advising others like this?

  "Alright, calm down a bit. I just happened to be passing by here, so tell me, why did you want to jump off the building?"

  "Haha, why want to jump from building, why want to jump from building?"

  The man burst out laughing again, "I made a wrong investment and lost the company several tens of millions. If I don't jump off the building, who will?"

  "Ah, you're speculating in gold or crude oil, and lost so much?"

  At this point, Zhou Fan understood.

  It turns out these guys are all in finance, no wonder they're so dramatic.

  "Crude oil. In the market, crude oil was rising like a tide, but suddenly plummeted. Just in one day, I lost hundreds of millions for the company. Hundreds of millions! I finally became the chief trader of the company, but within less than a year, I've already lost so much..."

  The man wanted to vent again and let out another roar.

  "Ah, so it was for this?"

  Zhou Fan looked at him with disdain, having lost money and wanting to jump off a building. No wonder so many people in this world jumped off buildings.

  "Oh, who are you? You're not a cop trying to talk me out of jumping off the building, are you?"

  The man looked at Zhou Fan with suspicion.

  "Hehe, do I look like it?"

  Zhou Fan smiled and strummed his guitar.

  "Oh, you're a singer?"

  "Whatever, I've been stuck here for three days and nights. Didn't expect that just as I was about to leave, I saw you trying to jump off the building. Tell me, am I frustrated or what..."

  Haha.

  Seeing Zhou Fan's embarrassed face, the man burst out laughing. "Sorry, it's hard for you. However, little brother, don't mind me either. You go down now and pretend you didn't see anything."

  I'd rather pretend I didn't see it, but I couldn't deceive myself.

  But this sentence cannot be said with him.

  "Hehe, I can go down of course, but I just think that you jumping off the building like this doesn't feel worth it at all."

  "Yes, it's really not worth it."

  The man did not look at Zhou Fan with contemptuous eyes, "A life sometimes seems more important than tens of millions, but many times, a life is often less valuable than tens of millions."

  "No, no, I'm not talking about whether life is worth it or not. What I mean is that if you lose money and come to jump off a building, it's really not worth it. Haven't you ever thought of earning it back? If you can earn back these tens of millions, then your life will be earned back too, and the money will be earned back too, how valuable."

  "Ah, you make it sound easy."

  The man said coldly, "From my perspective of being in the industry for over a decade, with crude oil plummeting like this, it will take several years for it to recover..."

  "Is it? I don't think so. You know, I just came back from the Middle East and heard a lot of news about crude oil..."

  The Middle East is a region rich in crude oil, and basically, most of the world's crude oil comes from there.

  "Oh?"

  "Now the Middle East is in a mess, each region is fighting for oil and has reached an uncontrollable position. Although the federal government has been calming down the situation in the Middle East, local governments have their own ideas. I rushed back from the Middle East because the situation there was too chaotic. I think it's very likely that they will go to war soon. For my life, so I came back..."

  "This, this..."

  The man has some intention.

  Looking at Zhou Fan's appearance, it seems like he has been through wind and frost all along, indeed a globetrotter.

  If things really become like this in the Middle East, it seems there is still a way to be saved.

  Although it is so, he still does not dare to believe, "Maybe this kid is cheating on me?"

  "This kid is just a singer, how would he know anything about crude oil or futures? I reckon he's just kind-hearted and seeing me jumping off the building here, he can't bear to see it, so he came to deceive himself. Thinking of this, I'm even more convinced of my own thoughts. Immediately, I gave a cold smile, 'Thanks for the advice, little brother, but I think I know more about crude oil than you do.'"

  "My goodness!"

  When he heard this sentence, Zhou Fan almost vomited blood. However, he turned his eyes and said, "I don't believe you're better than me. Think about it, why did crude oil suddenly plummet in the market without any news?"

  Zhou Fan sang all the way, but it wasn't as if he was isolated from the world. On the contrary, every day he would take a look at the newspaper to understand the changes in the whole world.

  Of course, in the past half year, Zhou Fan also read a huge number of books. With his abnormal memory that never forgets, he digested a large pile of famous books. Politics, economics, literature, history... all were stored in Zhou Fan's belly. Until now, finally, the economics knowledge he had read previously seemed to have found its use.

  "Hmm..."

  The man was somewhat embarrassed, "In the market, there are often uncontrollable factors."

  "Haha, my friend, this is for you. From an economic perspective, every change in oil data has a reason behind it. As for why you haven't discovered it, it's simply because your understanding isn't enough yet. Let's take a look..."

  Zhou Fan's tongue was as sharp as a lotus flower, constantly analyzing the current state of the world's economy and the trend of crude oil prices. He even took into account a series of political situations. In an instant, after all these things were clearly analyzed, the overall trend of crude oil suddenly flooded into the man's mind.

  Yes, that's right. With the global economy being so good, how could crude oil possibly plummet? Moreover, the situation in the Middle East has always been unstable, and any slight incident would cause a surge in oil prices. This unusual big drop is different, although on the surface it seems calm and peaceful with no news. But inside, it's absolutely turbulent. Ridiculous, I'm still worrying about losing tens of millions, thinking of jumping off a building.

  "What's wrong, do you still want to jump off the building now?"

  A detailed analysis, Zhou Fan asked finally.

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