Chapter 103
Maybe Bai Qinghe was lying right now, but if you think about it carefully, there was no need to do so. He had no need to lie at all.
If he really had bad intentions at this time, he should not have told the band that there was a company here. He and Su Ning had a bad experience today, and it is unlikely that he will come again. His so-called "agent" + assistant + substitute status does not have a contract at all, and there is no such thing as the band signing a contract and paying him any introduction fee.
This band usually didn't take him seriously, so this wasn't even revenge. It was just an opportunity they missed, and they couldn't blame anyone else.
But Bai Qinghe did not do so. He deliberately called the person back. After thinking about it, he felt that doing so would not benefit him in any way. The only reason was probably that he felt he had to keep his promise.
Besides, if he was as thoughtful as he was in his previous life, he definitely wouldn't be so unstable that he would go on stage to perform and end up like this.
Bai Qinghe is still so young, and it is hard to tell what he will look like in the future.
When Shen Mingzheng saw this, he felt complicated.
He had suffered a great loss at the hands of that "Old Ba". Shen Mingzheng was not the type of person who would repay evil with kindness now, but Bai Qinghe really did nothing now. He stood there with his head down, looking very pitiful, and several people in the band were staring at him.
It is conceivable that in the future, he experienced several betrayals in the circle and finally became unrecognizable.
People are always changed by the environment around them. Even Shen Mingzheng himself is no longer the same as before.
Su Ning had roughly understood it by now. He and Shen Mingzheng looked at each other, and they both knew what each other meant. Then he said, "I understand. I watched the performance carefully tonight."
With a faint smile on his face, he continued, "I want to find a new idol for the company to sign, a singer, to debut with Li Chu and the others. We are currently in the process of searching."
When people heard this, their eyes lit up.
This is another huge surprise. I have been given so many opportunities just by being shared by Li Chu. If I can debut with Li Chu and his friends, this will be a huge blessing from heaven!
Su Ning looked at the expressions of everyone present, and then said: "Of course, this person is not confirmed so quickly, I still need to screen a few more rounds, but Guangying Entertainment does want to sign some idol singers."
“Now, I have an intention.”
At this time, the most excited person to hear this was the lead singer Daley. When he heard about being an idol, he was almost certain that it was him, so he subconsciously took a step forward at that moment, and then looked at Su Ning with envy as he stretched out his hand to Bai Qinghe.
"I heard you sing before, but unfortunately you didn't finish it. But it was still very special. Would you like to sing it again? I'll find you a place without an audience. You can sing in the recording studio of Light and Shadow Entertainment. You'll be the only one there."
Su Ning encouraged again: "Try again. If you still can't accept the performance, we can talk about it again."
Everyone present was stunned for a moment, then they reacted and said to the lead singer Daley: "Boss Su! Have you been deceived by him? He can't even go on stage."
But Su Ning's choice has always been clear.
This band has no contract spirit, which has deducted a lot of points at the beginning. More importantly, their profit-first mentality is written all over their faces. Tension can be adjusted, but some quick success mentality is difficult to adjust.
And most importantly, the singing is not good enough.
Young people think that if they sing more lively and fancy, they sing well. In fact, their singing ability is far behind Bai Qinghe.
After hearing that, Bai Qinghe stood there in a daze, as if he had no reaction. He didn't dare to hold Su Ning's hand, or even nod.
The four members of the band refused to give in, especially seeing his cowardly look, and as if to dissuade Su Ning from his idea, they said a lot of nonsense, most of which were bad things about Bai Qinghe.
He couldn't go on stage because he was ugly, and he also said that he had never sung a complete song on stage because his face was injured. When he performed in places like bars, people often laughed at him and said that he didn't look good enough. They also said that he couldn't be an idol with his looks. He had no professional training and all music-related skills were self-taught.
But Su Ning knew all this.
The audience in the bar is not professional and they can only see the surface, but experienced agents can see more.
The scar on his face looks scary, but it is not incurable. It can be cured with surgery. It's just that ordinary people really can't afford the money for repair and plastic surgery, but light and shadow entertainment can.
Regarding appearance, a qualified agent must see through the skin to see the bones. Bai Qinghe had his hair done to cover his scars, which was completely unsuitable for him. He was too thin, and the clothes he wore didn't fit him. His face was as bony as a refugee. No one would look good in this way. But looking at his eyes, especially his nose, his facial features were actually good-looking.
Everyone has to go through packaging, especially idols. Su Ning thinks this is a good starting point.
He didn't know if he could successfully transform him into a qualified idol, but he was willing to give it a chance.
Just like Bai Qinghe let bygones be bygones, called the band back and gave them a chance to debut.
At this point, the band members were still unwilling to give up, so Su Ning simply asked, "Who wrote the band's adaptations and a few original songs? I don't think it was you guys, was it?"
While the band was performing, Jiang Chao went to investigate. According to what he asked, the real author was indeed Bai Qinghe.
Bai Qinghe was silent for a while, then raised his hand, but at the same time, the lead singer gritted his teeth and said, "It's me."
At this time, no one can resist the temptation to enter the entertainment of light and shadow, even if it is risky.
Bai Qinghe was just a little bit inferior, but he was not stupid. He looked over. Even at this time, Daley said to him: "Qinghe, I wrote that song. You know, only I can do this. Even if you join the company, do you think you will have any development there?"
Young people always treat everyone as fools. He was threatening in front of Su Ning. Perhaps it was a habit for him to bully the cowardly and unconfident Bai Qinghe, and he thought that if he scared him like this, the other party would back down.
"Really?" Su Ning snorted coldly, "Are you sure you still want to lie to me at this time? I can easily tell whether you have the ability to create or not."
At this moment, Boss Yuan, who was watching the situation from behind, said, "It was written by Qinghe. Don't believe him. Daley can't even read the complete musical notation!"
He just likes to take advantage of others' misfortunes at times like these, and feels that he has finally gotten rid of his anger tonight.
"Qinghe has the manuscript!" Boss Yuan knew that Bai Qinghe was not good at speaking, and said, "If you don't believe me, I'll take you to see it. I know where he lives!" Yan Shanting
Then he encouraged: "Qinghe, fight for yourself once, these people are not worth it. Believe in President Su, if he says you can do it, then you can do it."
He didn't know much about the entertainment industry, but he knew this person. The artists under Su Ning were too famous.
Bai Qinghe had no confidence at all. He had been rejected too many times. He thought it was good enough to have a supporting role. This was his fate.
But the band's actions made Bai Qinghe, who was originally flustered and hesitant, determined. The so-called supporting role he played was so undignified in the eyes of others.
He took one last look at everyone, then looked at Su Ning.
"Boss Su, I'm willing to go," he said, "I want to give it a try."
This was settled.
Su Ning shook hands with him, and then immediately asked Jiang Chao to send Bai Qinghe back to Haicheng. He usually did odd jobs, and there was nothing to pack here, so he could leave soon.
His and Shen Mingzheng's trip was not in vain.
Su Ning did not expect such an unexpected surprise, but when he got home, Su Ning felt that Shen Mingzheng was a little absent-minded, as if he was thinking about something.
Shen Mingzheng met an "old friend" this time. Even though he had just witnessed it, he still felt a little uncomfortable because he knew what happened in his previous life.
When Su Ning asked him about it, he thought about it and told his story, but he was a little euphemistic in his words.
Many people he and Su Ning had signed before had rough experiences, but few were like Bai Qinghe, who was hit so hard that he had no confidence at all. Bai Qinghe had obviously suffered a lot of grievances. He was nice to the band, but the band wanted to step on him, and this had obviously happened more than once.
This time it was lucky that Su Ning happened to be there, but perhaps many people in this circle were not so lucky. Even if Su Ning and he wanted to choose someone, they were not there all the time.
What Shen Mingzheng meant was that Bai Qinghe might be a very tricky person, and he needed to be more careful, as this kind of personality could not be easily resolved.
Su Ning understood.
"Don't worry, I will keep an eye on this matter, and Li Chu's teammates won't be so sure so quickly," Su Ning said, "Mingzheng, we can't help everyone in the circle, but now we are gradually becoming capable, we should do more. Some people, like Bai Qinghe, shouldn't be buried like this."
When Shen Mingzheng heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then reached out and hugged him, without saying anything for a long time.
It was already late, and the two of them finished cleaning up and lay down on the bed. Su Ning leaned on his arms out of habit, and then asked softly, "Does what Mr. Shen said before still count?"
Shen Mingzheng was stunned and asked, "What?"
He didn't react immediately.
Su Ning said: "I have no more songs to listen to."
Shen Mingzheng finally reacted, stroked his hair, and said, "So, Mr. Su, do you want to order a song now?"
Su Ning nodded and said that he wanted him to sing "Secret". This was what they had agreed on. Then he tilted his head slightly and kissed him, saying, "This is the reward for requesting the song."
One for one, he is very fair.
Shen Mingzheng smiled.
To be honest, Su Ning had never heard him sing a serious song. He just hummed a few lines for work before. He could tell that he had a good voice. At that time, Su Ning even joked that he wanted to sign him. After that, there was no opportunity to hear him sing a complete song.
Then when he heard it this time, he was stunned for a moment, and then moved closer.
This sounded better than he thought.
Shen Mingzheng sang a cappella. This song was originally written by him. His singing style was different from Li Chu's, but it was very suitable.
Su Ning decided to bring Bai Qinghe back, partly because of his voice and partly because he could write music. Although he was relatively immature in both aspects, he was indeed a talented person with great potential. In the circle, such talent was already very rare.
But Shen Mingzheng is much stronger than him.
He was not much older than Bai Qinghe. Su Ning had heard many people singing, all kinds of songs. Even without the lover's filter, he felt that Shen Mingzheng was the best of all the people he had met in his two lifetimes.
What's more, he has already mastered the singing skills.
If he was just good at singing and writing songs, Su Ning could still find a reason, as his father was a musician and he might have been influenced by him, but Shen Mingzheng was familiar with many things in the entertainment industry.
He had coached actors on acting before on the set. A long time ago, at the beginning, little idols like Li Chu also received his guidance during the competition.
Shen Mingzheng knows a lot of things.
Su Ning can basically do all these things, and he knows a lot of them, but the prerequisite for him to do so is that he has lived two lifetimes and has sufficient experience in these matters.
The Shen family and Zhu Lan didn't know much about it, and they didn't think much about it. They just thought Shen Mingzheng was gifted. But Su Ning was with him day and night, and many things and many people were related to him, so Su Ning knew the details more clearly.
Some things cannot be explained by talent alone. Without sufficient experience, these things will not be so easy.
Just as Shen Mingzheng guessed in his heart that this Su Ning was not the Su Ning of his previous life, he had an advantage in this aspect, and it came out as long as he compared them. But Su Ning had not read the original work. If he had a basic understanding of this book, he would have reacted at the beginning.
But at this point, it would be a lie to say that he didn't feel anything at all. Shen Mingzheng's words today were just a slight reminder to him.
He probably knew Bai Qinghe and knew that this person was not an ordinary person, so he reminded himself to pay more attention to this person.
There are some things worth pondering here. The other party didn't say it, and Su Ning wouldn't point it out deliberately.
Because more important than that, Su Ning knew that Shen Mingzheng would never betray him no matter what, and he would always be on her side.
At this time, Shen Mingzheng had already finished singing the song "Secret".
He no longer had any expectations for the stage, and he hadn't sung like this for a long time, but the other party was Su Ning, so he was allowed to sing like this, and he sang obediently to the end.
He did whatever Su Ning said and looked forward to being evaluated.
After listening to this song, Su Ning looked up at him again. His eyes looked bright. He kissed him again and said, "Let's play another song."