"Juli, what do you think we'll win?"

"Will you get a big prize? You must know that our NO.9 music source downloads and CD sales are good. ”

The delicate and delicate Baolan lay on the bed and kept chattering, and Li Juli, who was wearing light makeup, was absent-minded and perfunctory: "I don't know, I haven't looked at the data carefully." ”

Tiara still wants to get involved in the last three awards, as for other awards, they don't have much desire, Tiara is not the most popular girl group in Korea, but it is already first-class. Now it's Girls' Generation, and a few other celestial groups such as WG can still suppress them. 2NE1 debuted a few months before their Tiara. The music style of the remix group 2NE1 is too heavy, and several girls can't compare with Yan Zan's Tiara, so there are still many fans who firmly believe that Tiara can suppress 2NE1 to lead this MAMA Music Awards.

Bao Lan pursed her round lips and asked suspiciously: "Ju Li, I feel that you have been distracted by everything you have been doing lately, are you in love?" Also, you're like a princess, and of course there will be a lot of boys to pursue. ”

Li Juli's body was rigid, and a bitter smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, there were indeed many boys pursuing her, but what she hoped most was that Li Linhao could take the initiative to pursue her, but now it seemed so unattainable, he was not the best among the men she had ever seen, nor the most lonely, but he could shake her the most.

Li Juli, who doesn't like to talk about these topics very much, opened the topic and asked suspiciously: "Anyway, Lan Bo, you are the real eldest sister, so you have never been tempted when you are old?" ”

"Phew, what do you mean to be so old? Sister, I'm forever fifteen. "Sapphire is shameless and cute. After thinking about it, he suddenly said with some melancholy: "It's fake that I haven't been moved, but I don't like what I like, and I like it." I hate my stature again, hey. ”

Li Juli got up and walked to the side of the bed and lay down, looking at the big eyes of the royal blue water spirit with a pair of beautiful eyes, and gently comforted: "It's okay, one day there will be a strange uncle you like to appear, and besides, you are the highest when you are lying down." ”

Bao Lan blinked her eyes and asked innocently and romantically, "Why blame your uncle?" I prefer handsome guys. ”

Li Juli, who knew that Baolan was starting to sell cuteness again, stretched out two white jade fingers funny. Pinched her delicate little nose.

"Woo, Ernie will be bad if you pinch it again."

"Haha, it's still pretending! You're a sapphire granny. Ignore you, I'm going to find Linhao OPPA. ”

...... "Tuk, Tuk"

"The door is unlocked, come in." Li Linhao, who was cleaning up the room, didn't look back.

The door lock made a soft sound. A scent wafted in. The familiar breath didn't need Li Linhao to look back and confirm, and asked casually: "Ju Li, is there anything wrong with me?" ”

Li Juli was a little embarrassed, brushed her ears and temples, and whispered: "Linhao OPPA, I hope you won't be angry when I say something." ”

Li Linhao raised the corners of his eyebrows, and slowly turned around to look at her with serious eyes. Li Juli's heart tightened, and she said in a slurching voice: "That." I asked Director Han to sing a song with OPPA. ”

After saying that, he lowered his head. Like a girl who knows that she has done something wrong and is waiting for her parents to teach her a lesson, although the decision she made is not a deception, it is already a prelude, and no one likes others to act for themselves, no matter what, Li Linhao is their president.

However, Li Juli still couldn't help but do it, because she really didn't want others to think that she was just a vase, she also wanted to keep something for herself, she practiced for that song for a whole week, every word, every tune was practiced over and over again I don't know how many times.

Li Linhao's already frowning brows were almost twisted, and his voice couldn't help but get a little heavier: "Why did you only tell me now?" ”

As Li Juli thought, Li Linhao does have some bad feelings in his heart, once or twice is a surprise, too much will really make people disgusted, he respects them, but in the final analysis, there is a layer of superior-subordinate relationship between him and them, Tiara will do whatever he wants in the future, so what is his identity as president? Lee doesn't like to be serious, but he doesn't mind going back to his original appearance if necessary.

Li Juli, who saw that Li Linhao was really displeased, smiled with a little desolation, and said in a low tone: "OPPA, I can ask them to cancel it." ”

Li Linhao glanced at her with complicated eyes, and suddenly sighed: "Forget it, you said it was a request." ”

If Li Juli asked for cancellation again, then Director Han would definitely be unhappy, and Li Linhao was not so ignorant that he didn't know how bad the impact would be if he did so.

It's just that why did the inexplicable Li Juli become so impulsive? Li Juli has always been a sensible girl in Li Linhao's impression. Now he made such an unpleasant decision for a stage performance, by the way, sing together, Kim Taeyeon?

Li Linhao, who seemed to understand something, glanced at Li Juli deeply, and said meaningfully: "Juli, I once told you that you are you, and there is no need to care about other people's opinions or compare with others." ”

"Linhao OPPA, I'll go back and prepare first, and I'll wait for you in the hall where the award ceremony will be held." Li Juli bit her lip and bowed slightly to say goodbye.

Li Juli turned around and left, she felt a little sour in her heart, how easy is it to not care about other people's opinions? Entering Li Linhao's brand, her start is the best in Tiara, and starring in "We Are Married" with Li Linhao has made her popular, but now that several sisters are becoming more and more popular, she is as stagnant as ever.

Li Juli's Xiao Suo's back inexplicably made Li Linhao's heart a little bitter, no woman wants to be a vase, although Li Juli is quiet and does not compete with others for what to envy, but the recent successive events have hit her whole person without energy. Li Linhao knew that she liked him, maybe she just wanted to prove that she had the qualifications and strength to stand by his side who worked hard.

"Hey"

Li Linhao sighed, did he really like Li Juli the same? So why receive the signal that Pani is approaching? Why don't you resent the entanglement with So-yeon? Or is he a flowery man by nature? He walked to the window and looked at the gorgeous night view of Macau, and fell into a tangled deep thought.

When Lee Rin-ho came to the grand hall of the ceremony, he saw a lot of people rehearsing, and the stage was 2NE1, which had the highest expectations. Before Lee Ju-ri and Kim Tae-yeon arrived, they had already arrived earlier.

She wore the outfit she had worn at a concert in Shanghai, a purple leather jacket with a small waist exposed, and black leather pants. The stars around the corners of his eyes are shining white, and he looks wild and domineering.

"It's beautiful." Lee Lin-ho looked at it a few times and praised it casually, Kim Taeyeon was not as happy as before, but just sat in the audience with him without saying a word and waited for the rehearsal notice.

2NE1 The four girls are pretending to be ghosts on the stage, and Lee Yeon-ho, who doesn't like this style very much, perfunctory entertainers who come over to say hello one after another, squinting at Kim Taeyeon from the corner of his eye, and feeling a little suspicious in his heart. Kim Taeyeon seems to be absent-minded, does she know that she is also jealous of singing with Lee Ju-ri? Didn't she say she had put it down?

Ai-Si! The girl's mind was really hard to guess, and Li Linhao patted his temples. Kim Taeyeon was surprised and asked, "OPPA, what's wrong with you?" ”

"It's okay, it's our turn." Lee Rin-ho got up and walked to the stage, Kim Tae-yeon looked at it with a little complicated eyes for a long time, and followed with a sigh.

The rehearsal went well. Everything went in an orderly manner. What surprised Li Linhao was that Li Juli did not sing "Because of Love" with him, but a more classic song "The Moon Represents My Heart", Li Juli is very smart, she knows that singing in Korean will easily expose the weakness of her singing skills, Korean fans can't tell the tone when singing in Chinese, and Chinese fans certainly don't care about a foreigner's Chinese strength.

…… After the rehearsal, everyone went to bed early, and the next day, the 2010 MAMA Music Awards finally kicked off.

Lee Lin-ho and Tiara were in good places, and Ji-yeon, who was sitting next to Lee Lin-ho, breathed a sigh of relief when she saw him. Whispered, "OPPA, what are you relaxing?" ”

"Shhh Here we go. LI LINHAO POINTED TO THE STAGE, AND AN INVITED AMERICAN BAND BEGAN TO SING HIP-HOP WITH A VERY STRONG SENSE OF RHYTHM.

Li Linhao was really relieved, because he knew that Tiara was going to win the award, no matter what the award was, Mnet would definitely award one or two, and arranging such a good position for them but not awarding any of them would not only slap Ds Entertainment in the face, but also slap them in the face of Mnet himself.

The MAMA awards ceremony was broadcast in dozens of countries around the world, Lee Lin-ho didn't think that Mnet would be as brain-dead as Kim Kwang-so, in order to humiliate him, he made his company's reputation stink, and they had enough contradictions with S.M. If they have a bad relationship with Lee Lin-ho, then Mnet's president cliff will be replaced by Kim Kwang-so.

Uh, don't you look down on others too much? Lee Lin-ho touched his nose, and Kim Tae-yeon, who was sitting behind Lee Lin-ho, kept his eyes wandering on Lee Lin-ho's back, looking preoccupied.

2NE1 may really want to be alone, and at the end of the first act, they will be the guests to present the female newcomer award, and the ending is the same as Lee Lin-ho expected, and the MISSA that JYP is promoting has not unexpectedly won the newcomer award, and the newcomer award should be expected by many people to go to MISSA. After all, the big waves are sweeping the sand, and the four girls are aggressive, and the publicity strategy is also considered to be open, and the appearance is also complete, and the newcomer award is well deserved. However, they still belong to the kind of "newcomers who don't look like newcomers", when they debuted, they were sophisticated and mature, with no sense of youth, and their style stood out and won with a sense of strength. After all, the adjective "born out of nowhere" has not been used on newcomers for many years after TVXQ, just as the music scene cannot complete the replacement in a real sense in a short period of time, and MAMA cannot either. That's why I was in the throes of malnutrition and dystocia, struggling, but the pain and dizziness remained.

Li Juli, who often knows about the new girl group, acted as a commentator and whispered in her ear: "OPPA, the yellow-haired girl who is talking is Chinese, her name is Wang Feifei, and that Qi bangs is called Pei Xiuzhi......, their company has been supporting them recently, and in my opinion, they will win awards later." ”

The award for Best Men's Dance Performance went to Nikun's 2PM, which is well deserved. 2PM is known as a Korean poultry/beast idol, not to mention the strength of a few men, 2PM is originally a general trend, especially after the high-value Nikun drives, the whole 2PM can be said to be spreading its wings and flying high. As for the presentation of the Rising Star Award, many people felt a toothache, a Chinese girl group IME that Li Linhao had never heard of. Look at their style is imitating the Japanese AKB48. Li Linhao didn't have the heart to pay attention, AKB48 is as non-replicable as Girls' Generation.

Finally, when it was time to award the most important digital single, Eun Jing whispered in her ear, "Lin Hao OPPA." Do you think Soyan Oni will win this award? You must know that Ernie's bubble has more than 100,000 sales in Japan. ”

Park So-yeon couldn't help but explain: "Bubble is not my exclusive single, don't you remember that the Korean version was released by Jong Kook OPPA?" Even if the nomination is Zhong Guo's OPPA, I heard that he is preparing for the concert and is not available to attend. ”

Li Linhao bowed his head slightly and acquiesced, if this award is really Asian, Su Yan is undoubtedly the first choice, and Park Chun won this award again. Speaking of which, since the opening, YG and JYP have won the most important awards in the early stage, and the rhythm of everyone will also be crushed later? Lee wanted to see what award Mnet would give to Tiara.

"Now let's introduce someone who has a lot in common with us, who came from a good talent show. Chinese artist with excellent singing skills......"

When the guest was introducing, Zhiyan grabbed Li Linhao's arm and asked curiously, "OPPA, do you know the Chinese artist above?" Is he famous in China? ”

looked at the leap brother Li Linhao who appeared on the stage on the elevator with an embarrassed face and didn't know how to introduce it. Brother Runtu is very controversial in China, and he really doesn't know how to introduce this existence like Zheng Rong and BUG to a few girls. only said perfunctorily: "Well, many people should know that a few of you have the spirit to pay attention to other artists." It's better to adjust your state now to meet your honor. ”

Brother Zhang Jie and others seem to have won an Asian Star Award? Originally, everything went in harmony. However, when it came time to announce the best girl group, the atmosphere became a little strange, and everyone looked sideways at Li Linhao's phalanx.

There are five nominations for the Best Girl Group Award: 2NE1, KARA, 4inute, Tiara, Girls' Generation; Three of the groups are in the Lee Rim-ho phalanx, Tiara and 4inute are all present, and Kim Taeyeon represents Girls' Generation. This scene is too ferocious! For a while, many artists reacted to how strong Li Linhao's influence was.

Hyomin licked her lips and said excitedly, "OPPA." Have you ever noticed someone staring? We're on a team that's so strong, will this girl group of the year be one of the three of us? ”

Li Linhao narrowed his eyes slightly, it was impossible for Girls' Generation, KARA didn't attend, 4inute knew at a glance that it was the green leaf of the foil, so it was 2NE1 and Tiara who were the most expected, so was it swept into the bag by 2NE1 like in the previous life or intercepted by Tiara halfway?

Li Linhao couldn't help but be nervous for Tiara.

When the guest read out 2NE1, Li Linhao's face was a little gloomy, and several girls around him were infinitely disappointed in their hearts, not to mention Tiara, 4inute

Eun Jing laughed at herself and said in a low tone, "I can finally understand what you said at the beginning." ”

2NE1 and Tiara also debuted in 2009, but YG is influential and will promote it. 2NE1's debut mini album title track "IDon'tCare" debuted on Music Bank for five consecutive weeks in July 2009, just after Tiara's official debut. But that was yesterday, and now Tiara's popularity can definitely suppress their predecessor 2NE1.

What Li Linhao didn't know was that not far from their phalanx, that is, the middle of the phalanx where the YG family was located, YG President Yang Hyun-seok was not happy, on the contrary, his face was unwavering, he looked at Li Linhao's vague figure slightly, the corners of his mouth were slightly pulled, and his expression was a little complicated.

…… The first award finally ended, and the next thing was the performance of several girl groups in turn.

Seeing that Lee Lin-ho's face was not very good, Kim Taeyeon happened to lean behind Lee Lin-ho and lowered her voice to comfort: "Lin-ho OPPA, don't be unhappy, Tiara at least has something to look forward to, you see that it is obviously impossible for us to win the award in Girls' Generation, they still have to be nominated, shouldn't the most heart-stopping thing be our Girlhood?" ”

Li Linhao looked back at her and didn't know how to speak, it is true that Girls' Generation is the most sympathetic, and the super popularity has to let MAMA nominate them. But everyone knows that they can't win any of the trophies, and Kim Taeyeon is also a special guest in attendance.

"At the beginning of the universe, there were four gods ......"

The screen flickered white and flashed with a strange picture, and Pu Chun, who was wearing a crimson cloak, came with a coercion. Macau fans screamed. Xiaomin said bitterly: "Are you really going to become a god?" OPPA, now that we are coming to an end, are we going to be completely defeated in Tiara? ”

"I warned you that you might lose face, and I don't know what awards they will give you in the end, but it looks like it's the stage for 2NE1." Li Linhao's tone was flat, in fact, he was also unwilling for Tiara. It seems that Tiara is going to be even more crazy to promote, if 2NE1 can't be beaten. How to compete with the Supreme Girl Group Girls' Generation.

Park Suyan was unmoved in the face of such a situation, and said resolutely: "Isn't it not the last moment yet? OPPA: Have you forgotten that you showed us what persistence is? Don't be discouraged, if you don't get it, you won't get it. One day, everyone will recognize us Tiara, Huai Ting! ”

Several girls secretly pinched their pink fists, and the corners of Li Linhao's mouth rose slightly, maybe this ending is also very good. At the very least, Tiara can see that she is not arrogant.

The most uncomfortable thing is the award for the best dance performance girl group. There were a total of four nominations, MISSA, 2NE1, 4inute, and Tiara, but the ending surprised everyone, and MIISSA won by one vote. Xu Jiayun, who was sitting behind Li Linhao, was a little upset, and complained sullenly: "Linhao OPPA, after going on for so long, except for us, the other combinations have all deserved." Are they too bullying? ”

Li Linhao waved her indifferently to keep her quiet, he could see that MAMA was helpless. The most influential S.M, except for Kim Taeyeon, did not attend, and it is clear that MAMA will rely on JYP and YG to support the scene. Although MAMA has always claimed to be fair, in order to take care of YG and JYP, they have completely gone off the rails, and many awards are made in the open, and the more I look at Li Linhao, the more I feel so. Many celebrities also won awards if they didn't attend, so will Tiara also be an upset in the end? In other words, this is really MAMA's usual method.

BIGBANG finally appeared in anticipation of thousands of fans, and the news of all BIGBANG appeared in the wind for a long time, but if you look closely, you can notice how helpless the GD on the stage is, completely expressionless, and the sun is equally distracted by the muzzle of the TOP on the field. Bigbang has been outside of the awards, and they are being used as a gimmick to catch ducks.

"Linhao OPPA, we're going to prepare." Kim Taeyeon whispered in Lee Lin-ho's ear, and he got up and followed her backstage.

Ji-yeon shouted excitedly, "Is Linho OPPA going to play?" Looking forward to it. ”

But her voice was completely drowned in wave after wave of sound, and the fans in the audience screamed again and again, although pale, GD Quan Zhilong was still able to detonate the scene.

A trace of envy flashed in Nan Zhixian's eyes, and he said with the same excitement: "It would be nice if we could have the same popularity as Zhilong's predecessors, even if he doesn't compete for awards, he can also detonate the atmosphere of the scene." “

Jin Hyun-ah said with a firm face: "I said that the atmosphere of Linhao's OPPA appearance will be even more hilarious, believe it or not?" ”

…… I have to say that BIGBANG's stage is very exciting, not only the girls screaming and making their voices hoarse, but also the hot blood in the bodies of some boys is restless in BIGBANG's hip-hop with a strong sense of rhythm.

The BIGBANG stage ended, and the awards continued.

Backstage, Lee Lin-ho sat on the sofa and looked at Kim Taeyeon who was putting on makeup, she looked fixedly at the mirror and kept glancing at Lee Lin-ho from the corner of her eyes, and when the makeup artist left, Taeyeon finally couldn't help but ask: "Lin-ho OPPA, can I ask you something?" ”

Li Linhao was stunned for a moment and nodded slowly.

Kim Taeyeon pursed the corners of her mellow mouth, and after thinking for a while, she finally asked the question that had been hidden in her heart for a long time: "OPPA, are you in a relationship with Tiffany?" ”

Li Linhao was silent for half a second, and said very calmly: "No, she is trying to develop a relationship with me." ”

Kim Taeyeon bit her lip lightly, squeezed out a reluctant smile and said, "OPPA, I am very relieved that you can admit it, at least you are still my friend, no matter how it ends, I wish you both of you, Tiffany is a good girl." If OPPA you don't like her, please don't hurt her, this is my please, as her captain and sister. ”

Lee Rin-ho looked at Kim Taeyeon with some surprise. He originally thought that she would be unhappy if she wasn't angry, but apparently he underestimated the current Kim Taeyeon, who seemed to be much stronger than before.

Outside finally ushered in the era of Lee Lin-ho's camp, Kim Hyun-ah won the Best Dance Performance Individual Award for Lee Lin-ho's hand-produced "BubblePop", 4inute won the Asian Style Award, and Tiara finally won the weighty Best MV Award with NO.9.

……

"Li Linhao XI, you can go on stage."

When Lee Lin-ho and Kim Tae-yeon appeared. The scene was almost crazy, and the deafening screams broke through the sky.

Kim Tae-yeon, whose beautiful eyes are lightly closed, is close to Lee Yeon-ho and caresses his thick chest with one hand. Li Linhao was condescending, looking at her with affection in his eyes.

As soon as the song sounded, Kim Taeyeon pushed Lee Lin-ho hard and turned around in a dashing manner, and a stumble made Lee Lin-ho look so depressed.

"I've never wanted you to be so strong

I never asked you to accuse and tolerate my faults

I never wanted to (give you) pressure. (Makes) too nervous

I want you to know how strong my love for you is

I've never asked you to decide what I

I have never refused any request you made

I take care of myself

But I didn't think why you would think I was controlled by you."

Kim Tae-yeon, who is desperately singing at the beginning, is having a fluttering heart. This lyric should have been sung by Li Linhao to her, but Li Linhao didn't even have a chance to defend himself now, and his original oath was destroyed by her.

"This conversation came a little late

And you don't need to say anything

To my traumatized eyes and my trembling hands

Please look at me and listen to me. Because......

I don't want to endure another minute

I don't want to hear you say a word more

Say no more

Say no more

I was ready to accept the shattering of our love

Don't say it, my dear

I don't want you to repent and change

The past has explained everything I want to say."

Li Linhao also sang so hard, as if he wanted to vent all his feelings. Abandon the past ruthlessly.

"Say no more, don't say it again

There was no other way for me to have the final say

I don't want to go on like this

I'm not thinking about you. We have nothing more to say

Say no more, say no more

I'm ready to accept the ruins of our love."

Ah~"

The two of them in Crazy Chesdi were already on the verge of a magic barrier, and they sang so much that the last strength of their bodies was drained, unlike the fans at the scene who were shocked by the domineering singing voices of the two, and several girls had red eyes in the corners.

When the melody fell, Lee Lin-ho took a deep look at Kim Taeyeon, and walked towards the microphone in front of him with a firm step, revealing a bright smile: "Hello everyone, I'm Lee Lin-ho." ”

Standard Chinese caused fans to scream again, and Kim Taeyeon walked to Lee Lin-ho's side and greeted fans with an equally bright smile.

"Well, I'm not a professional singer, I hope you won't mind." Li Linhao casually made a joke, took the script handed by a staff member, and continued to laugh: "Now let's award the best album of the year." ”

Lee Lin-ho, who had taken a few looks, looked strange, handed it to Kim Taeyeon and said, "It's still Taeyeon XI, you can announce it." ”

Kim Taeyeon was also a little stunned after a few glances

When it comes to the first key prize, almost all fans and celebrities are waiting with bated breath, and 2NE1, which is already a must-win, is ready to take the stage.

Kim Taeyeon glanced around the scene and announced loudly, "2010 MAMA's Best Album of the Year." TiaraNO.9！ ”

In an instant, it seemed that a needle had landed on the ground, and all the fans reacted and cheered, and the Tiara girls still couldn't react with a sluggish face, and a few stars on the side reminded them to come to their senses and walk on the stage with tears of joy.

Lee Linhao handed the trophy to Eun Jing in a complicated mood, and consciously took Kim Taeyeon to take a step back, but Eun Jing, who was already in tears, grabbed him and held the trophy in his hand.

"I am very grateful to MAMA for presenting us with this supreme award to Tiara, which is our highest honor to date! Thank you fans for your support, but now we want to thank our president the most, Linhao OPPA......"

"Shh

Li Linhao made a silent gesture and said with a gentle smile: "This is your own honor Tiara, you have worked hard, there is no need to get involved with me, enjoy this moment." ”

Eun Jing looked at Li Linhao's face for a long time, then turned to face him with the members and shouted, "Tiara, 1.2.3." ”

"Consa Smitta."

The neat and uniform girls bowed deeply to Li Linhao, and turned around again to look at the scene with tears in an almost explosive mood.

The second Best Artist of the Year award was won by 2NE1, but the last Best Song Award, which originally belonged to MISSA, was won by Tiara.

After stepping down this time, Park Ji-yeon finally couldn't help but hug Lee Lin-ho, and several girls also surrounded him with tears streaming down their faces.

Li Linhao gently patted Zhiyan's back, and said helplessly: "Zhiyan, I still have to sing the final curtain with you Ernie." ”

Li Juli looked at Li Linhao with tears and a smile, they were really happy.

Lee Lin-ho, who sang "The Moon Represents My Heart" on stage with Li Juli, didn't know that this was actually a big concession from MAMA to YG and JYP, and Tiara only won one of the best MVs in the previous awards, and it was already MAMA balancing JYP and YG, no way, Tiara has risen strongly this year, if they really don't care about anything, everything is tilted towards 2NE1 and MISSA, then they MAMA are waiting to be sprayed.

Everyone knows that MAMA blocked S.M, so no one will care if Girls' Generation wins the award, but they MAMA didn't ban Tiara, and if they don't leave the last few awards to Tiara, who is rising strongly, then they Mnet are really waiting to be questioned for being unfair. Another one is as Li Linhao thought, the two sides are franchised, if Li Linhao is ignored, then it will also slap them in the face.

YG and JYP both understand this, so they didn't ask for all the awards like in their previous lives, but they let their artists win a lot in the early days, and two of the next three awards went to Tiara, maybe Lee Lin-ho's company can't compare with YG and JYP. But don't forget that he is a strategic partner with Hong Shengcheng, who single-handedly created JYP, and Bai Changmo, who is not weak. The two big companies don't want to go too far. Coercively taking everything away would be counterproductive.

Lee Lin-ho's influence is slowly infiltrating the Korean entertainment industry. (To be continued......)