For Sylvia, this was indeed a pleasant surprise.
At that time, she was taking advantage of the break from preparing for the concert, secretly putting on makeup and going out for a walk, and she met someone singing on the street. Out of curiosity, Sylvia also joined in. At first, she just listened to the fun. But soon, Sylvia's expression became serious.
As a world-famous singer, Sylvia's musical quality was naturally beyond doubt. Because of this, she could quickly hear that the wandering singer in front of her was not just singing casually, or in other words, his musical level might even surpass that of many well-known singers Sylvia knew.
Could it be that some big guy is pretending to be a newbie on the street?
Sylvia knew that there were such programs in some places, where some long-famous figures were made up, turned into old people or ordinary aunts, and then went to the streets to have fun with the people, and finally revealed their identities. However, the voice of the man in front of her did not match the voice of the big guys in her memory, so Sylvia also curiously approached to see who the other person was.
But after seeing the face in front of her, Sylvia was shocked.
Of course, Sylvia had heard of Fang Zheng. After all, her agent had told her that Fang Zheng wanted to challenge her. However, her agent thought that fighting with such an unknown person would lower Sylvia's style, so she refused the challenge on the grounds that her schedule was tight and she couldn't arrange it.
After that, Sylvia heard about Fang Zheng defeating Toudou Touka and Todo Kirin, but at that time she was only slightly interested in Fang Zheng. It was not until the Phoenix Star Martial Festival began and Fang Zheng defeated all enemies with absolute advantage that Sylvia began to pay attention to him.
As one of the strongest witches in the world, Sylvia's vision was naturally very sharp. She could tell at a glance that Fang Zheng had not tried his best during the Phoenix Star Martial Festival, and he had not even tried his best at all. He was just slacking off. On the contrary, the duel between him and Fan Xinglu that was circulated was of a high level, which made Sylvia amazed.
But I didn’t expect to meet him here, and... he can actually sing?
And... the standard is so high! ?
While Fang Zheng was singing, Sylvia did a special search and found out that all his songs were original, which was even more unexpected, so she wanted to have a good talk with Fang Zheng.
Especially the last song sung by Fang Zheng made Sylvia's heart move. Sylvia has always written lyrics and composed music by herself, but this is the first time that she has an urgent desire to sing a song written by others.
so……
"I hope to get your authorization to sing this song at my upcoming concert."
"Set off fireworks?"
Fang Zheng was not surprised to see Sylvia point out this song. After all, this song was really nice and he would sing it when he was free in other worlds.
"That's no problem."
"But I have one small request."
"What do you want?"
“…I want you to sing this song with me.”
"oh?"
Hearing Sylvia's words, Fang Zheng raised his eyebrows.
“I think this song was originally supposed to be a duet between two people.”
"You really can guess it."
"After all, that's how the lyrics are written, so I guessed it right away."
Facing Fang Zheng's words, Sylvia also showed a smug smile.
"In that case, you can just go find someone else to sing with you."
"That won't do."
Sylvia shook her head.
"I like this song very much, so I hope to have a perfect performance. If it were someone else, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to sing it so well. Besides, if we find another singer, there might be a lot of trouble."
"Don't I have any?"
Hearing what Sylvia said, Fang Zheng raised his eyebrows, and the latter chuckled.
"Everything will work itself out when the time comes."
Although Sylvia said so, but...
“Of course not!!”
Sylvia's agent crossed his hands, made a big cross, and looked at her with a pale face.
"Do you know what you are talking about, Sylvia? If this gets out, it will be a huge scandal! Besides, even for you, changing the song at the last minute before the concert is too..."
"I know this is an unreasonable request, but please, agent, I really like that song, and I think it would be best if it was sung by the two of us."
"chorus……"
Facing Sylvia who was begging with her hands clasped together, her agent put his hand on his forehead, looking speechless.
To be honest, when Sylvia came back from the street with a boy, she almost fainted. Then she found out that the boy was the champion who had shined in the Phoenix Star Martial Arts Festival before, which made the agent's mind go blank. But now Sylvia actually said that he could write lyrics and compose music, and the songs he made were very good, so much so that Sylvia even wanted to change the schedule to put this song as the finale of the concert?
And it’s a duet of men and women?
She... might as well just faint.
After all, it is easiest to close your eyes and know nothing.
If she hadn't known that the two didn't know each other before and Fang Zheng had just been released from prison last year, she would have even suspected that Sylvia had been secretly dating him for several years without telling her!
Otherwise, why would the elbow be bent outward like that?
"In short, you only need to listen to us sing it once and you will know."
Seeing the agent like this, Sylvia knew that seeing is believing, so she spoke straightforwardly. Seeing Sylvia's insistence, the agent hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.
"Okay, let me listen to what's so good about this song first."
To be honest, the agent was also very curious. After all, as a witch standing at the top of the world music scene, Sylvia's musical quality was not one in a million, but it was outstanding. What kind of song could make her praise it so much?
So, under the pretext of practicing for the performance, the agent opened a recording studio and asked Fang Zheng and Sylvia to sing the song again in it... and after listening to the two people's duet, the agent couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
"Okay, I admit that this song is really good, and... it's also very suitable as the finale, but..."
Having said this, the agent looked at Fang Zheng in embarrassment.
"Sylvia, are you sure you have to sing with him? After all, his reputation..."
As Sylvia's agent, she naturally had a lot of information, such as Fang Zheng's experience. Although Fang Zheng might still have many supporters in Academy City for manslaughter, in the outside world, people were inclined to suppress the Star Pulse Generation. If the media knew that the person who sang with Sylvia was a murderer who was released on bail from prison for intentional injury and manslaughter...then they would definitely go crazy.
"So what? You should know the truth."
"But to the world, that's not important..."
Watching the discussion between Sylvia and her agent, Fang Zheng stood by with his arms folded, not caring at all. After all, for him, it didn't matter whether they sang in chorus or not. In fact, Fang Zheng had previously suggested to Sylvia that she find someone else to sing, but Sylvia firmly refused. Now it seems that she is not going to give up in front of her agent.
In the end, under Sylvia's insistence, the agent had no choice but to compromise, but she also put forward her own conditions.
That is, first of all, Fang Zheng must appear as a mysterious guest and play the piano. Then, during the entire singing process, Fang Zheng must be completely shielded, so that the audience can only see a black shadow. Moreover, even after the singing is over, Fang Zheng is not allowed to reveal this to anyone. Not only that, he cannot sing that song again to avoid being discovered by someone with ulterior motives.
Of course Fang Zheng said... he couldn't agree to this.
It's my song, I sing it whenever I want, who the hell do you think you are, and how dare you come and tell me what to do. You know, it's Sylvia who wants the copyright of this song, not me begging her to sing it, it's up to her if she wants to sing it, am I just spoiling you idiots?
Regarding Fang Zheng's resolute refusal, Sylvia's agent didn't know what to say for a moment. After all, although the W&W consortium ranked last among the six-star consortiums in terms of strength, their status in the entertainment industry was the highest. Whether it was an actor, singer, or star idol, they would obey their requests. Besides, being able to perform on the same stage with a world-class singer like Sylvia was simply a great honor... Where could I meet such a person?
In the end, the two sides had a big argument and parted unhappily. Fang Zheng turned around and left - MMP, if he stayed any longer, he might want to make someone in the W&W Group have a heart attack or die unexpectedly.
I have just learned the assassination technique, how can I bear such injustice?
Sylvia was helpless about how things turned out. In fact, when she heard the conditions proposed by her agent, she knew it was not good. After all, Sylvia had watched Fang Zheng's games and had some understanding of his character. How could such a domineering person obey the conditions proposed by his agent? Sylvia even thought that the other party had a good temper for not turning hostile on the spot.
Of course, for everyone, this should have been the end. However... things always change.
For example, the headline news of the next day was [The Secret Underground Lover of a World-Class Singer], and the photos of Sylvia and Fang Zheng entering the company in disguise.
Fortunately, only their backs were photographed at the time, and both parties were dressed very ordinary. The news only mentioned that a girl suspected to be Sylvia entered W&W company with a strange man... But for Sylvia who was about to hold a concert, this was a big shock.
“Damn it…”
Staring at the news, the agent's face was livid. Without any investigation, she knew that this was definitely the work of other consortiums. Even this photo might have been taken by a Star Vein generation that specializes in surveillance. When the Galaxy Consortium encountered trouble before, W&W intervened to the least extent, because the business overlap between the two parties was small, so they didn't pay too much attention. But I didn't expect that now... This is really a pot from the sky while sitting at home.
We were just living our lives peacefully, and now you guys come to cause trouble for us?
Isn't the Galaxy Financial Group's cake enough for you to eat? Why do you have to come and harm us?
Of course, it’s no use saying all this now in hindsight, the biggest question is…how to solve this problem next.
"Just say it straight."
Sylvia did offer a solution.
"As long as you tell the truth, there will be no problem."
Hearing what Sylvia said, the agent frowned. She certainly understood what Sylvia meant. Indeed, as long as she told the truth to the media and then waited until the finale of the concert, all the rumors would disappear.
"You mean...but his identity..."
"I think he wouldn't mind hiding his identity, but you just need to not go too far."
Sylvia shook her head. When she chatted with Fang Zheng before, she understood his idea. Otherwise, with Fang Zheng's musical level, even if he had a criminal record of murder, other entertainment companies would still rush to invite him to join. Fang Zheng was not interested in being bound by others, so naturally he would not like his agent to ask him to sing certain songs or not.
Whatever I want to sing, is it any of your business?
"…It seems that this is the only way."
The agent sighed helplessly, while Sylvia smiled and opened the window.
"Then I'll call him."
"Wait, you exchanged contact information?!"
Hearing this, the agent's face turned pale again and he stared at Sylvia.
"I say... you two really just met, right?"