After all, the title "director" shows respect for leaders at every level.

Convenient yet polite.

This is something Wang Yueheng learned unintentionally when he dealt with leaders of the Jiangxi Provincial Public Security Department.

Under Yang Ke's leadership.

Wang Yueheng and his companion soon arrived at an office on the sixth floor.

A plaque on the door reads "Minister of the General Planning Department of the Asian Games Organizing Committee".

The office layout is relatively simple.

Two neatly arranged desks, and a whole wall of filing cabinets crammed full.

On the other wall, there is a countdown schedule for the Asian Games and contact information for various departments.

"This is our Planning Department Director, Mr. Wen."

After gently knocking on the door, Yang Ke first introduced himself to Wang Yueheng.

The man, referred to as the Minister of Writing, was about fifty years old, wearing a white shirt, and slightly overweight.

The other person had a faint smile on their face, which gave off an imposing aura.

"Wang Yueheng, right? It's a pleasure to meet you. I've heard of your reputation for a long time, and it's a rare treat to finally meet you."

Wen Yaodong, the head of the general planning department, stood up from behind his desk, walked over, shook hands, and said...

"Come, please sit down!"

Minister Wen then sat down on the sofa next to Wang Yueheng, along with Yang Ke.

"I only saw your submission for the new song 'The Ordinary Road' this morning when I went to work."

"To be honest, the song is really good. I also took the time to watch the Dami Technology new car launch last night, and the effect was very impressive."

"This song can undoubtedly be used in our Asian Games as one of the promotional songs for the competition."

Wen Yaodong sat on the sofa and spoke seriously.

"That's wonderful, thank you, Minister Wen!"

Upon hearing this, Mo Zixue looked delighted and said.

Wang Yueheng breathed a slight sigh of relief.

At least the ten million yuan songwriting fee given by Wang Jun is well-deserved.

“Besides that, we have some other ideas.”

As he spoke.

Minister Wen Yaodong casually took a piece of paper that had been prepared beforehand and handed it to Wang Yueheng.

Wang Yueheng took it and looked down at it.

To my surprise, it was covered with song titles.

And most of them are works that I have published before.

Including "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky", "Once Upon a Time", "Chasing Dreams with a Pure Heart", "The Lone Warrior", "You Are My Eyes", "As You Wish", "Red-Haired Girl", "Ten Thousand Frontiers"...

There were dozens of song titles on a single page.

Wang Yueheng then realized.

I didn't realize I'd sung so many songs.

“Not only your newly written ‘The Ordinary Road,’ but also these classic songs you have created, our organizing committee plans to use them in the competition.”

"It can be played as a song during halftime or before each game, for example, in swimming, wrestling, and track and field..."

"So I'd like to ask for your opinion in person."

"As far as I know, the copyrights to these songs should still be in your possession..."

Minister Wen Yaodong paused mid-sentence, his deep gaze fixed on Wang Yueheng.

They seemed to be waiting for his response.

"Yes, the copyright is all in my possession. If the Asian Games venues need to use it, I am willing to provide it free of charge."

Wang Yueheng nodded and replied without hesitation.

This is a competition of this level.

The audience will be sports fans across Asia, with at least dozens of overseas television stations broadcasting it simultaneously.

And his songs will surely be heard in more than forty Asian countries through the competition.

Even Western European and American countries.

Compared to the promotional efforts of such a platform, plus the fact that the Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee owes me a favor.

A small copyright fee is nothing.

Wang Yueheng, who has already amassed nearly a billion yuan in income, values ​​the spread of his influence even more.

"Hehe, Comrade Yue Heng is indeed a member of the opera association, his awareness is extraordinary."

"To be honest, even if we paid the copyright fee of one million yuan for each of these songs, which is the lowest on the market, our organizing committee would still be short of funds."

"Most of our budget is spent on venue construction, leaving very little for copyright fees."

Wen Yaodong, the elder, said with a smile, a hint of appreciation in his eyes.

“I am very happy that you are willing to provide the song to the organizing committee free of charge, and I would like to express my gratitude to you on behalf of the organizing committee.”

"Of course, we won't just take advantage of you like that."

"After all, these excellent songs are the result of your hard work, and our organizing committee should respect every creator."

"So... in return, we plan to invite you to be a torchbearer for this year's Hangzhou Asian Games."

"And he was the fourth-to-last torchbearer to enter the stadium."

With a mysterious smile, Wen Yaodong handed over another document.

Wang Yueheng took it with both hands and found it was an appointment document for him to serve as a torchbearer for the Hangzhou Asian Games.

"There are a total of 2,024 torchbearers for the Hangzhou Asian Games."

The most important and symbolic part of this is the torchbearers who enter the stadium for the first three and the last four legs.

"The three torchbearers after you are all champions of previous international sports events and the Olympics."

"That means you are the only one among the 2,024 torchbearers who entered the venue as an artist."

After Minister Wen Yaodong finished speaking, he quietly looked at Wang Yueheng.

"Thank you, Minister and Organizing Committee. I am truly flattered to have this opportunity!"

Wang Yueheng paused for a moment, then responded with a surprised expression.

He really didn't expect that.

The other party had actually contacted me to discuss exchanging song copyrights for an Asian Games torchbearer position.

And he was given such an important torchbearer position right from the start.

Looking back again.

The other party's words just now were clearly a test of my character.

If Wang Yueheng expresses difficulty on the spot, or is unwilling to provide the song copyright to the Asian Games Organizing Committee for free use.

Then he would definitely be completely ineligible for the torchbearer position in such a crucial role.

There's even a possibility that the Asian Games Organizing Committee will reject the use of the new song "The Ordinary Road".

Even if other artists were to come, they would most likely be willing to provide the Asian Games Organizing Committee with song copyrights free of charge.

However, most singers don't have as many classic works as Wang Yueheng.

It wasn't worth the Asian Games Organizing Committee making a special trip to invite them...

"This is what you deserve through your own hard work."

"Of course, if it were just an invitation from the torchbearer, I wouldn't have gone to all this trouble to call you here."

The Minister of Culture then resumed his serious expression.

It was as if he was about to explain something else that was even more important.

Upon hearing this, Wang Yueheng put down the documents in his hand and looked at the other person curiously.

What could be more important than being an Asian Games torchbearer for Minister Wen?

"We have also designed a segment for a group of stars to sing together at the opening ceremony of this Asian Games."

"As for the specific candidates, we are still in the selection process."

"Of course, this choral piece will not be solicited from the public; it will be specially composed by top domestic composers such as Zhou Shaoying."

"You know Zhou Shaoying, right? Besides being a composer, he's also a heavyweight in the pop music scene."

"Your song 'The Ordinary Road' is certainly excellent, but neither its melody nor its lyrics are suitable for use in the opening ceremony chorus."

Wen Yaodong kept his gaze fixed on Wang Yueheng and continued:

"You were originally slated to be one of the star-studded members for this chorus."

"Considering your exceptional creative talent, I suddenly had a brilliant idea."

"In that case, could you also write a choral song for the Asian Games opening ceremony?"

"Of course, the chances of this song being used are very, very small, almost nonexistent."

"But if it can be unanimously approved by the organizing committee, it is not impossible to replace the works of those national-level composers."

"Then this opening ceremony will be a great honor for you..."

After speaking, Wen Yaodong looked at Wang Yueheng meaningfully.

Only the head of the planning department knew that this was not just his personal idea.

It actually stemmed from the expectations of a high-ranking figure in Kyoto.