From Thug to Idol: Transmigrating to a Survival Show

Chapter 967: The Origin Of White Tiger (2)

Chapter 967: The Origin Of White Tiger (2)



Flashback, 2020: Shanghai, China

Lin Zhi's entrance into the gang was something Lei had never wanted. For years, he had done everything he could to shield his brother from the darker side of his life, but the walls were crumbling fast.

Lin Zhi had come to Lei with a determination that Lei hadn't seen before he was desperate to make money, more than what Lei could give him.

"I need this, gege," Lin Zhi had said. "I'm going to make it; I just need some extra cash for now. I'll pay my way into Phoenix Entertainment and show everyone what I can do. I don't care how dirty the work is, I just need to get in."

Lei had hesitated, but Lin Zhi's determination won out. And so, his younger brother was thrust into the gang's operations, starting immediately as a drug dealer. It was the fastest way to earn money, and Lin Zhi didn't shy away from the dirty work. In fact, he thrived in it. Lei could see his brother becoming someone else, harder, sharper, with every deal he made. But Lin Zhi didn't care-his eyes were on one prize: to become a rising star.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

While Lin Zhi was out making deals and stacking cash, Lei had his mind on something bigger. The information the Phoenix higher-ups had mentioned a few months ago still haunted him. He had worked hard to build an alliance with Kim Young Do, one of the top executives at Phoenix.

Lei had presented an offer they couldn't refuse.

"We'll find the briefcase for you," Lei had said during one of their meetings, leaning back in his chair with utmost confidence.

Kim Young Do had taken a long drag from his cigarette, eyes narrowing as he considered the offer. "And in return?"

"In return, you take my brother, Lin Zhi, into Phoenix. No questions asked. No small roles. He becomes a star."

Kim Young Do had smirked, amused by Lei's audacity. But the offer was good, and Phoenix had been on the rise-still an underdog.

Jun Hao wasn't just an operative—he was the glue that held everything together. He had connections, alliances, and a way of keeping people in line. Without him, the gang began to unravel.

One by one, people left. Their allies abandoned them. Without Jun Hao's strategic mind, their operations fell apart. And before Lei knew it, everything he had worked so hard to build was gone. The empire he had constructed over the past decade crumbled, all because of one impulsive moment.

Despite it all, Lin Zhi was still accepted into Phoenix Entertainment. The deal with Kim Young Do had been upheld, and Lin Zhi was on his way to becoming the star he had always dreamed

of being.

But for Lei, it was a hollow victory.

Lin Zhi quickly entered Rising Stars, and Lei continued to support him from behind the scenes. There was still bitterness in his heart-for he had lost his gang. However, as days passed, he had his eyes set on overtaking the entertainment industry.

He would do it together with Lin Zhi. They had fewer enemies now, but they still knew what they needed to know.

With Lei's help, Lin Zhi rose through the ranks, and he became a very promising trainee-one who would inevitably make it.

However, it seemed like they still had enemies even in this field-and it came in the presence of June.

June-the guy who came from Phoenix and became an independent trainee. The guy who outsmarted him in all ways he couldn't accept. The guy he couldn't understand.

The guy who reminded him of the person who made him lose White Tiger-Chen Jun Hao.

Now, sitting in the countryside, looking out over the sprawling fields, Lei couldn't help but reflect on everything that had happened. His life had been had been glorious thus far, but the person he started all of this for was now dead.

And here he was, hiding in a house far from the city, far from everything he had once known.