684 Room for Improvemen (1/2)

Long Jian thought that it was all thanks to Jin Liwei that their plans were going smoothly so far. Never could he imagine that most of the work were done by Iris herself and that Jin Liwei was only assisting her.

Iris knew how Long Jian thought of her, but she didn't care, allowing him to continue thinking this way. It was better for him to underestimate her and view her as a lesser threat than Long Hui because even though they were currently allied, she still couldn't fully trust him. Both of them were aiming for the same thing after all—to win the battle of succession.

After their meeting, she left Long Industries and hurried to her next work commitments. Her schedule today was packed to the point that she barely had any time to rest. Even while travelling from one location to another, she continued studying and working inside the executive van.

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By evening, she met with Enrique Valdez at a five-star restaurant inside a hotel to finally discuss their music collaboration. The legendary hitmaker already felt tired travelling all over the country's tourist spots, so he decided that it was time to settle down in his penthouse unit at one of Iris' Gold Heights condominium buildings. Then he contacted Iris and urged her to start working on their collaboration.

Iris was very excited and had lots of ideas about what kind of music she wanted to create with the legendary hitmaker. In her past life as Evelina, Enrique Valdez was also her music instructor so she already felt comfortable interacting with him especially when it was about music. Of course, he didn't know that she was already his student in the past. All he knew was that Iris was very easy to get along with despite his intimidating taciturn personality.

Despite their connection in her past life, this would still be the first time that she would be creating music with him for the purpose of releasing it to the world. This was one of her ultimate dreams—to share her music to as many people as possible. What was even more amazing was that she was collaborating with the best of the best, the legendary hitmaker Enrique Valdez! A superstar!

She still had much to learn from such an illustrious figure in the music industry because Enrique Valdez had continued to improve a lot since their time as an instructor and student in her past life as Evelina. Geniuses never stopped learning and striving for their idea of perfection.

Inside the restaurant, the ambience was elegant and classy yet understated. The beautiful cello melody of Saint-Saëns's ”Le cygne” (”The Swan”) played in the background. Both Iris and Enrique Valdez remained silent while eating their full-course dinner in order to appreciate the lovely classical music.

They were in a private room because not only was Iris a popular celebrity in China but Enrique Valdez was also a global superstar. Although this was a high-class restaurant and most of its guests wouldn't react like mindless fans upon seeing them, the two still decided to enter the restaurant incognito to prevent any unnecessary fuss. They preferred to have a peaceful dinner while discussing their music collaboration.

Iris had fond memories of this restaurant because it was where she had her first meeting with JJ and ”auditioned” with ”Phantom of Your Love”. It was also where she met Madam Feng Wan and the lady's three posh friends who were now her loyal fans and important officers in her fan club, the Black Stars.

Remembering that time, Iris couldn't help but smile. That moment was when her dream of performing her music to the world finally felt achievable. So many things happened since then. It felt like yesterday but also felt like a lifetime.

After a silent but comfortable dinner, Iris and Enrique Valdez enjoyed hot tea and began their discussion. She shared her ideas to him while he listened in silence.