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After the reception, the four group companies reached a cooperation agreement on the science and technology city project. The next step is to develop a more detailed plan for the entire project and submit it to the government upon completion.

Su Yi registered a company in Hong Kong called Qilin Investment Bank, which was under his own private name. He then transferred 60% of his shares in Dream International to this company, intending to channel his future investments through it.

A few days later, drawing inspiration from the Silicon Valley model and adapting it to the specific circumstances of Yanjing, the group formulated a detailed plan for the science and technology city and submitted it to the Yanjing Municipal Government. After several rounds of negotiations with the government, it was finally decided that the government would contribute a portion of its land as equity to establish a company called Yanjing Science and Technology City Investment, in cooperation with the other four groups. This company would be responsible for the development of the entire science and technology city project. The shareholding distribution of this company was as follows: Tianyi Group held 30%, Pengcheng Real Estate and Qilin Investment Bank each held 20%, Dongxing Group held 15%, and the remaining 15% was held by Yanjing Holdings, a company under the Yanjing Municipal Government. Apart from Yanjing Holdings contributing a portion of the land and infrastructure, the remaining four groups would invest a total of 30 billion yuan as the initial capital for the science and technology city project, according to the agreed proportions. Any subsequent additional investment would also be injected in the same proportions.

After all the preparations were completed, the Science and Technology City project was officially launched on October 20. At the same time, the "Angels Love to Sing" event, which has developed into a nationwide star-making movement, also entered the final stage after going through many rounds of selection.

Xie Li, who entered the competition as the first place winner in the Yanjing region, became one of the final three and will participate in the grand final. It must be said that Xie Li's dazzling radiance on stage is undeniable. Her near-perfect image, coupled with her highly infectious voice, has turned many viewers into her fans. These fans call themselves "Mi Li," a shortened form of "obsessed with Xie Li," a rather interesting nickname. Especially during her performance of the classic English song "Loving You" in one competition, her perfect dolphin-like high notes further expanded her "Mi Li" fanbase. In a poll conducted by Lechang, a partner of the "Angels Love to Sing" event, regarding the support rate for the three finalists, Xie Li currently holds a commanding 57% approval rating.

After Ji Fengdu declared himself a "Mili" (a nickname for a fan of Xie Li), Su Yi discovered that everyone around him—from An Jing and Ji Yanran to Ji Rong and even little Mo Jin'er—sayed they liked Sister Xie Li the most. When the live broadcast of "Angels Love to Sing" aired on TV, the little girl ran to the front of the screen, waving her little hand and cheering for her Sister Xie Li. This girl's charm was truly powerful.

"Master, so Miss Xie is also a student at Jinghua University! She's in the Music Department. You're alumni!" Ji Feng said to Su Yi, holding a newspaper and glancing at the entertainment section. "How lucky you are to be on the same campus as Miss Xie! Master, have you seen her at school?"

“Right, we’ve met a few times,” Su Yi said casually. At that moment, he was having dinner with the three siblings of the Ji family. Facing Ji Feng, a mere speck of dust, he didn’t want to tell him that he was actually quite familiar with Xie Li, or he’d probably be annoyed to death. He sipped his tea, rolled his eyes at Ji Feng, and said, “At this age, you still like a little boy chasing after celebrities? How childish.”

"Hey, does liking a singer mean you're a fan?" Before Ji Feng could speak, Ji Rong, who was next to him, retorted to Su Yi. As she spoke, Ji Rong suddenly grabbed Su Yi's phone from the table and said, "Hmph, to punish you for slandering us, use your phone to cast five votes for Xie Li."

Su Yi: "..."

"Sister Rong, please help me cast a few more votes," Ji Feng hurriedly said to Ji Rong.

Su Yi: "..."

“And there’s mine too.” This time, it was Ji Yanran’s turn.

Seeing this, Su Yi became even more frustrated. Ever since the organizers of the "Angels Love to Sing" competition opened up SMS voting for the top three contestants before the finals, Su Yi's phone had been used to cast countless votes for Xie Li through the fans around him. Besides Ji Rong and the others constantly finding excuses to steal his phone to vote, even now, when he's coaxing Mo Jin'er every day, he has to cast a few votes for Xie Li under the little girl's expectant gaze.

Isn't it said that psychologically, women, especially beautiful women, don't like overly beautiful female singers? It's one thing for Ji Feng, that lecherous fellow, to like Xie Li so much, but why do all the beautiful women he knows, like An Jing, Ji Rong, and Ji Yanran, invariably like Xie Li, the prettiest of the top three? Su Yi found it strange. When he accidentally asked, he earned a glare from Ji Rong: "Do you think we're all so shallow? We like Xie Li because her voice is so clean and pure. Didn't you hear how beautifully she sings, especially 'Loving You'? Her singing is so emotional."

Speaking of this, a reporter once specifically asked Xie Li, saying that her singing voice resonates with people, and they can clearly feel the deep emotions she conveys when she sings. The reporter wondered if she had a personal love story. Xie Li replied that she had always had someone she liked very much, but that person was too outstanding in every way, making her hesitant to confess her feelings.

After this incident was reported, it didn't affect Xie Li's popularity. On the contrary, many people liked her even more because of her straightforwardness and innocence. It even sparked a lot of discussion online: what kind of perfect man could make such an outstanding woman like Xie Li so insecure?

On the Lechang video-on-demand platform, many people have seen Xie Li's live version of "Loving You". In the comments of that video, many people said that watching her sing this song with focus and deep emotion made them feel heartbroken, and they couldn't help but envy or even be jealous of the man for whom she sang.

Media reports even quoted Chen Xi, Asia's current top music creator, as saying to reporters that after listening to Xie Li's singing, he believed she was a woman born to sing and possessed the most beautiful voice in the world. Such praise, coming from Chen Xi, who is extremely discerning about famous music, has made even more people admire the charm of this girl who loves to sing.