"Stop...stop it..."
"Stop? Stop what?"
Yang Jing was very anxious, but she didn't know what Cao Can meant.
"Turn off the song right now, or I'm going to die."
Cao Can roared.
Yang Jing, in a daze, turned off the song, thinking to herself, "Director, are you really that good at acting? This song is so awful, it made me want to vomit. I think it's great!"
"This song, you bought it for ten million, right? How much of the balance is left?"
"There is still a balance of seven million."
"If you do this, don't bother with the seven million. Just return this lousy song and say we don't want it anymore."
Cao Can, panting heavily, sat down on the sofa.
"Huh? You don't want it anymore? But director, our drama is going to air on all the major TV stations the day after tomorrow, and it doesn't have a theme song..."
Yang Jing couldn't understand why they suddenly wanted to cancel the song at this point. She thought it was a great song, with lines like "Peerless cultivation, the sky collapses and the earth sinks, the purple-gold hammer"—it was so rhyming.
“I have another theme song to choose from. You should return this piece of trash. Damn it, it’s so awful and you still charged me ten million. Tell that son of a bitch Yang Zhi to go rob someone.”
Cao Can grew increasingly angry, completely forgetting the satisfied expression he had when listening to "The Great Sage Equal to Heaven" yesterday.
I never imagined there were such beautiful songs in the world. I, Cao Can, have wasted my life. Luckily, I was bored and browsed the internet for a bit. This Yang Zhaoyue, her voice is simply amazing.
He was thinking to himself, and then he prepared to put on his headphones for an immersive experience.
But Yang Jing stopped him.
"Director, if we do this, we'll be in breach of contract."
"Breach of contract? So what if he breached the contract? I gave him three million for free, does he expect me to pay him back?"
"Well, based on what the music director of Huayu said... it's very likely."
Yang Jing answered cautiously.
"He's dreaming. I don't have anyone backing me. You just do it. I won't pay him a penny. Consider that three million as a reward from me."
Cao Can waved his hand, put on his headphones, and immersed himself in his new world. He had already listened to more than a dozen songs released by Fengyu tonight, and there were still many more he hadn't listened to yet.
Who the hell said there are no good songs in the Chinese music scene? These are all amazing, they're divine songs!
The next second, his headphones were taken off.
"Director, this matter is of great importance. As the person in charge of the music for the TV series, I have the right to find out the truth. Please explain clearly why the theme song was suddenly rejected, and why you even chose to breach the contract?"
Yang Jing seemed a little angry. You know, this theme song was the result of her hard work and many communications with Huayu, and she even helped write the lyrics for a long time. It was supposed to be a happy ending, but you're telling me you don't want it anymore?
Cao Can smiled. He wasn't angry; on the contrary, he admired the woman in front of him. She was very meticulous and rigorous in her work.
But he didn't say anything. Instead, he switched the song to "Longing" and handed the earphones to Yang Jing.
“Listen to me, you’re talking to me.”
After saying that, he looked at the professional music director in front of him with a half-smile. He believed that she would be shocked and was looking forward to her expression.
Yang Jing put on her headphones in confusion, and then Cao Can clicked play.
As the song of longing and heartbreak played, Yang Jing's expression shifted from initial confusion to surprise, then to shock, and finally to a flushed face. After repeating this several times, her expression settled on a mixture of excitement and sorrow.
The moment the music started playing in her headphones, she felt a melody that seemed to belong to another world; it was so beautiful and so crisp.
When that female voice rang out, filled with sadness, resentment, and struggle, the singer expressed it so vividly that it created a series of images that are deeply etched in my mind and will never be forgotten.
For some reason, those scenes gradually transformed into scenes from the TV series "The Legend of the Monkey King: The Sequel," depicting Buddhas and humans, demons and immortals, immortals and monsters, love and hate. She finally understood why the director was willing to breach the contract to change the song.
So this is the real theme song for "The Legend of the Monkey King: The Sequel".
"So? Do you still have any doubts about what I said?"
Cao Can was very pleased with Yang Jing's face, which was still flushed from excitement, and her cherry-like mouth, which was open for a long time due to shock.
Afterwards, Yang Jing left the room and dialed Yang Zhi's number without hesitation.
At this moment, Yang Zhi was acting erratically in his office, and fear was beginning to creep into his heart. This was the first time he had ever felt fear, all because of that bet.
Hua Guozhong has already called and cursed his ancestors for thirty-six generations, saying that if Huayu loses that bet, they might really lose the company.
No one expected that a complete newcomer, with just one song, "Longing" and "Red Bean," would completely crush a host of singers in the Hua Entertainment industry. Who knows how many more newcomers Chen Feng has, or how many songs he has?
He was in a terrible mood, but he was the kind of person who would never repent even if someone beat him to death, so the more fearful he felt, the more intense his hatred became.
He and Chen Feng were from completely different worlds and had no connection whatsoever. It was only because Chen Feng stepped on his nephew Lin Yun at the previous concert that Chen Feng came into his view.
I thought he was just a naive young man, but he turned out to be a giant dragon.
Just as Yang Zhi was in a bad mood, the phone rang. He looked at it and it seemed unfamiliar, yet somehow familiar.
Hello, who is this?
"Is this Director Yang? This is Yang Jing, the music director for 'The Legend of the Monkey King: Sequel.' Are you asleep?"
The Legend of the Great Sage: The Sequel?
Yang Zhi was stunned for a moment, then remembered.
"I... um... I'm going to sleep... Is there anything I can help you with?"
"Mr. Yang, I'm so sorry to bother you so late, but the matter is indeed quite urgent, so..."
"Just tell me what's wrong. I just fell asleep, so it's not like I'm bothering you."
Yang Zhi felt a pang of anxiety, sensing that something terrible was about to happen.
"Well... Mr. Yang, after discussion, our production team has decided to reconsider the theme song for 'The Legend of the Monkey King: The Sequel'."
Yang Jing put it very tactfully.
But Yang Zhi was a director of the largest entertainment company who had worked there for twenty years, and he immediately understood the hidden meaning in the other party's words.
"What do you mean? Don't tell me you don't want to pay the final payment and want to breach the contract?"
"Um... I'm really sorry, but this matter is indeed settled. The song 'The Great Sage Equaling Heaven' really isn't suitable as the theme song for our TV series, so..."
Yang Jing patiently explained.
"Unsuitable? Your director Cao Can called me personally earlier today to say he was very satisfied with this song, and less than half a day has passed, and you're telling me it's unsuitable?"
Yang Zhi was getting angry.
In the past, he would have ignored it completely. Of course, in the past, no one would have dared to offend Huayu easily.
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