Chapter 103
Maybe Bai Qinghe is lying right now, but if you think about it carefully, there is no need. He has no need to lie at all.
If he really had bad intentions, he should have just not told the band that there was a company here. He and Su Ning had a bad experience today, and it was unlikely that he would come again. His so-called "agent" + assistant + substitute status had no contract at all, and there was no such thing as an introduction fee for the band to sign a contract.
This band usually doesn't take him seriously, so this can't even be considered revenge. It can only be regarded as an opportunity they missed, and they can'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 would never be so unstable that he would go on stage to perform and end up like this.
Bai Qinghe is still so young, it’s 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, but Bai Qinghe had indeed done 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 he was before.
Su Ning had roughly understood it by now. He and Shen Mingzheng looked at each other, and both knew what the 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 to sign for the company, a singer, to debut with Li Chu and the others. We are currently in the process of searching."
When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up.
This was another huge surprise. I had received so many opportunities just because Li Chu had shared them with me. If I could debut with Li Chu and the others, it would be a huge gift 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 moment, the most excited person to hear this was the lead singer Daley. When he heard about being an idol, he was almost certain that he was the one, so he subconsciously took a step forward and watched Su Ning reach 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 again? I'll find you a place without an audience. You can sing in the recording studio of Guangying Entertainment. You'll be the only one there."
Su Ning encouraged again: "Try again, if you still can't accept the performance, we will talk about it again."
Everyone present was stunned for a moment, then they reacted and said to the lead singer Daley: "Mr. 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 lacked a sense of contract, which deducted a lot of points from the beginning. More importantly, their profit-first mentality was 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 couldn't react. He didn't dare to hold Su Ning's hand, nor even to nod.
The four members of the band were unyielding, especially when they saw his cowardly look, and wanted to dissuade Su Ning from the idea, so they said a lot of nonsense, most of which were bad things about Bai Qinghe.
He said he couldn't go on stage because he was ugly, and 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 thought he was not good-looking enough. They also said that he couldn't be an idol with the looks he had. He had no professional training and all music-related skills were self-taught.
But Su Ning knew all this.
The audience in the bar are not professionals, 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 cannot afford the money for repair and plastic surgery, but Guangying Entertainment can.
Regarding appearance, a qualified agent must see through the skin to see the bones. Bai Qinghe made his hair look completely unsuitable to cover his scars. He is too thin, the clothes he wears don't fit him, and his face is as bony as a refugee. No one would look good in this way. But looking at his eyes, especially his nose, his facial features are actually good-looking.
Everyone needs to be packaged, especially idols. Su Ning thinks this is a good material.
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 put aside past grudges, called the band back and gave them a chance to perform.
At this point, the band members were still unwilling to give up, so Su Ning simply asked, "Who wrote the band's arrangements and a few original songs? I guess it wasn't you guys?"
While the band was performing, Jiang Chao went over to investigate. Based on what he found out, 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."
No one can resist the temptation to enter the world of light and shadow entertainment at this time, even if it means taking risks.
Bai Qinghe was just a little inferior, but he was not stupid. He looked over fiercely. 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 people in front of Su Ning. Perhaps he was used to bullying the cowardly and unconfident Bai Qinghe, and thought that if he scared him like this, the other party would back off.
"Really?" Su Ning snorted coldly, "Are you sure you 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 hiding behind to watch the situation, said, "It was written by Qinghe. Don't believe him. Daley can't even recognize the complete musical notation!"
He just liked to take advantage of someone's misfortune at this time, and felt that he had finally vented 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!"
Then he encouraged: "Qinghe, fight for yourself once, these people are not worth it. Believe in Mr. Su, if he says you can do it, you can do it."
He doesn't understand things in the entertainment industry, but he knows this person. The artist under Su Ning is very famous.
It turned out that Bai Qinghe had no confidence at all. He had been rejected too many times. He thought that having a supporting role was good enough for him. This was his fate.
But the band's actions made Bai Qinghe, who was originally flustered and hesitant, make up his mind. His so-called supporting role was actually 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 didn't 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". 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 her, but his words were a little tactful.
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 other party wanted to step on him to get ahead. This had obviously happened more than once.
This time they were lucky because Su Ning happened to be there, but perhaps many people in this circle are not so lucky. Even if Su Ning and he wanted to choose people, the two of them were not there all the time.
What Shen Mingzheng meant was that Bai Qinghe might be a very tricky person, and he needed to pay more attention to him, as this kind of personality could not be easily solved.
Su Ning understood.
"Don't worry, I will keep an eye on this matter, and Li Chu's teammates will not be sure so quickly," Su Ning said, "Mingzheng, we naturally can't help everyone in the circle, but now we are gradually becoming capable, we should do more. Some people, like Bai Qinghe, should not 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 packing and lay on the bed. Then Su Ning leaned in his arms as usual, 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 reacted now, touched his hair, and said, "Then 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.
Speaking of which, Su Ning had never heard him sing a serious song. He just hummed a few lines because of work needs. He could hear that he had a good voice. At that time, Su Ning 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, he was stunned for a moment, and then moved closer.
This sounded better than he had imagined.
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 talented and a promising talent. In the circle, this kind of talent is 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 filter, he felt that Shen Mingzheng was the best among all the people he had met in his two lifetimes.
What's more rare is that his singing skills are already very sophisticated.
If he was just good at singing and writing songs, Su Ning could still find a reason, because 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 directed actors in acting on the set before. A long time ago, at the beginning, little idols like Li Chu had also received his guidance during the competition.
Shen Mingzheng knows a lot of things.
Su Ning could basically do all of these, and he knew a lot, but the prerequisite for him to do so was that he had lived two lifetimes and had 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 people in Guangying Entertainment 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 from his previous life, he had an advantage in this aspect, and it was clear as soon as he compared them. But Su Ning had not read the original work, and if he had a basic understanding of the 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 simple, so he reminded himself to pay more attention to this person.
There are some things worth pondering here, but 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 his side.
At this time, Shen Mingzheng had 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 they let him sing like this, and he sang it obediently.
He does whatever Su Ning says and looks forward to evaluation.
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."
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