After getting rid of Mary, Xiang Nan began to concentrate on making money.


    ??He originally thought that he would be a busker on the street. With his pleasant singing voice, skillful playing, and excellent compositions, he could always attract a talent scout to discover him and become a big star.


    ?However, he still overestimated his luck and underestimated the fierce competition in the entertainment industry.


    After performing on the streets for more than a month, no talent scouts spotted him.


    ?Furthermore, he also found that many street performers are actually quite good, whether they sing songs, play instruments, or compose songs, but they still find it difficult to cross the gap between street performers and contracted artists.


    First of all, competition in the entertainment industry is already very fierce. It takes 30% talent, 60% luck, and 1% support from noble people to become popular.


    Secondly, there are a mixed bag of street performers, some who are both good at singing and writing, others who only know how to cover songs, and some who are just sensationalists. Affected by this, brokerage companies naturally rarely go to street performers to hunt for treasures, just like the Fortune Global 500 do not go to colleges and universities in China and Africa to hold job fairs.


    ?Of course, there are many examples of street performers becoming superstars.


    ?But it’s really too few, not even one in ten thousand. If you want to try your luck and meet a noble person, you don''t know how long you have to wait.


    Xiang Nan couldn''t wait any longer, so he decided to promote himself.


    …


    ?It is very easy to make a famous star. If you just throw money away, an artist with no good looks, no talent, and no strength can still be famous for a few days.


    ??If it is an artist with good looks, talent, and strength, coupled with the support of capital, the probability of becoming popular is higher.


    ??If you add a little bit of luck, you will become a popular fried chicken, and you will never let it go.


    How Xiang Nan sees himself, he is a person with good looks, talent, strength, and good luck, so he decided to praise himself.


    To promote yourself, the first thing you need is money, so Xiang Nan started to focus on making money.


    ?However, he did not go to Monte Carlo to gamble again.


    The casino is not a charity, just go there once. If you don''t exercise restraint, you will get into trouble sooner or later.


    ? Xiang Nan still has many ways to make money, so he can’t bring himself to get into trouble.


    He invested all his money in the stock market. The European stock market does not have a daily limit. With the capital he has, he can even earn tens of millions of euros a day as long as he bets on the right stocks.


    Xiang Nan inherited Fang Zhanbo’s stock investment experience and chased the rise and the fall. In less than a week, he had already earned tens of millions of euros.


    Subsequently, he began to acquire record companies.


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    Europe''s record industry has always been very developed. It is the second largest record market in the world, second only to the United States.


    ?Once-popular record companies such as EMI, PolyGram, and Bertelsmann all arose in Europe.


    And the bands and stars it promotes are no less than those in the United States. The likes of Queen, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Boyzone, Westlife, Adele, Enya...the list is endless.


    ? And Xiang Nan doesn’t want to buy a record giant. He just wants to buy a small record company that can help him record and release albums.


    There are so many small record companies of this kind in Europe, with prices ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of euros.


    ?However, having said that, the entertainment industry has always been complicated.


    ??There are giants like Warner, Universal, and Disney, but there are also many scammer companies that are trying to defraud others.


    Xiang Nan is not afraid of losing money, but the key is that he is afraid of wasting time.


    You must know that you need to be famous early. Many idol stars have already debuted before they were even minors.


    Xiang Nan is too late now and cannot waste any more time. Therefore, he needs to be more cautious when sharpening his sword and not chopping wood.


    Xiang Nan immediately contacted an agency to help him find a suitable record company.


    In the capitalist world, money is everything.


    It is not an exaggeration to say that money can make the world go round.


    ?As long as they are willing to spend money, they can do anything, even if it is illegal.


    Within half a month, the intermediary company has selected ten small and well-qualified record companies from many record companies for Xiang Nan to choose from.


    After careful screening, Xiang Nan finally chose a British record company called Delos.


    Delos is Latin, meaning light. This record company was founded in the 1980s by Rod Statt, a former popular singer.


    After the establishment of the company, many famous singers were launched. However, because the company was small, the small temple could not keep the big Buddha. Soon his artists were poached by major record companies at high prices.


    ?Hence, despite Rodstadt''s vision, Delos Records never made much progress. Rod is now sixty years old, and the record industry is shrinking year by year, so he is ready to retire and do some other business, so he wants to sell the record company.


    The most valuable asset of Delos Records now is the few albums it has released. There are no other high-quality assets, so the price is only 200,000 pounds.


    …


    Xiang Nan decided to buy it, but only if Rod Statt continued to be the owner of the record company.


    He could see that Rod Stadt was of a certain level. It''s just that he is weak, so he is always bullied by big record companies.


    ??However, he has been able to fight against repeated defeats and launched many famous singers one after another, which shows that he has a good vision and a good way of applauding people.


    This kind of person is exactly what Xiang Nan needs.


    He then entrusted his lawyer to help him complete the acquisition.


    The reason why Xiang Nan didn''t come forward himself was because he didn''t want Rhodes to know that he was the big boss behind the scenes.


    He wants to join Delos Records as an ordinary artist.


    ?It is said that there is no airtight wall in the world.


    ??If he joins the record company as a boss, then he will definitely not be able to hide it after he becomes famous.


    When the report comes out, Mary will definitely realize that he has been lying to her.


    That''s very bad for their relationship.


    Furthermore, people like stories about poor people who come back against the odds.


    Even in the United States, it is the poor who succeed through hard work and are more likely to gain people''s support.


    ?For example, the king of rap Eminem, the pop king Justin Bieber, JAY-Z...their struggle history from civilians to superstars is still talked about by people.


    On the contrary, people will look at the second generation of rich and famous people from a harsh perspective, making it more difficult for them to gain people''s recognition.


    ?For example, Will Smith’s son Jaden Smith, Tom Hanks’ son Colin Hanks, etc.


    Because they are the second generation of stars, people will hold them to higher standards. Once their performance is not as good as expected, what awaits them will be a storm of ridicule and attacks.


    Hence, Xiang Nan hopes to do it as a commoner rather than enter the music scene as a rich man.


    So he did not come forward and only asked his lawyer to handle it.