"Manager Yang! Are we just going to let this go like this?" Yang Ran's assistant asked.
"Forget it! There's no one the King of England has set his sights on that he can't sign. Let's go back and discuss the next steps first."
Watching Yang Ran's car disappear into the distance, Liang Liang frowned deeply.
He knew quite a bit about the King's Company's character, and although he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it wasn't far from the truth.
Despite Yang Ran's cheerful smile, Liang Liang knew it was a typical forced smile.
This guy may be all smiles on the outside, but he's probably cursing under his breath. He might just trip himself up the next minute.
It seems we need to speed up the album recording process. We absolutely have to finish recording by tomorrow, and then leave Xianggang the day after.
"Hey! What are you thinking about?" Xiao Yu saw that Liang Liang hadn't said anything for a while and assumed that this guy must be up to something.
"I suddenly feel like I'm not young anymore. I don't know why, but I suddenly have this feeling of wanting to settle down and start a family. Why don't we get married when we go back to Hong Kong this time? We can experience what it's like to be parents next year. What do you think?"
"Pah! I don't believe you, you're talking nonsense again. I'd never do anything with you. Didn't we meet that guy the first time we came to Xianggang? He seemed to be a manager of some kind of audio-visual company."
"You have a good memory; you still remember that he's a manager. His name is Yang Ran, and he's a department manager at King's Company. His brother is very famous in Hong Kong; he's the CEO of King's Group."
"Does he want to buy your song or sign us?"
"They wanted to sign me, which meant they wanted to sign me on their own initiative."
"Sign yourself? What about us?"
"Of course I won't sign with you, but I didn't agree. You're my wife, how could I abandon you!"
"Stop talking nonsense! Get serious."
“We will never sign with this company. Going in is like going into a cage. Who would want to jump into a fire pit?”
"Are you saying this company is incompetent?"
"It's common for big businesses to bully their customers. This company has a very complicated background and is closely connected with the underworld. We should finish recording the album in the next couple of days and leave as soon as possible. We can't afford to mess with these people, but we can at least avoid them."
The two talked as they returned to the hotel. Xiao Yu went back to her room, while Liang Liang continued to listen to Chen Haojun's highly addictive music.
When Liang Liang reached the fiftieth song, he was surprised to find that the toxicity of these songs had greatly decreased.
Could it be that my antiviral ability has increased?
This possibility is clearly nonexistent, so why do these pieces of music start to sound pleasing to the ear?
Liang Liang thought for a while and then figured it out.
These earliest pieces were all early works by Chen Haojun, if they can even be called works.
Those earliest nonsensical tunes were probably written when he was fifteen or sixteen years old.
As time goes by and he gets older, he gains more social experience... Does he have social experience?
Even with some life experience and increasingly skilled techniques, his pieces began to take shape.
But it's only somewhat presentable; it's far from being good enough to perform on stage.
Liang Liang discovered that Chen Haojun was quite talented at songwriting, and he was looking forward to dozens more songs coming up.
"Hey! Huang Jiajun is coming over later to take us to Lan Kwai Fong..."
Xiao Yu entered Liang Liang's room without knocking and leaned against the door to ask.
"Shut up! Can't you see I'm busy? Come here and massage my legs... Oh my god! What's with that stick? Who uses a stick to massage their legs? It'll break!"
"If you break it, you can just sit in a wheelchair, saving on shoes!"
This is unbearable. If I marry a woman like that, I might end up in a wheelchair in my next life.
Huang Jiajun arrived at the hotel at 6:30 p.m. to pick up all the members of the Blue Shark band.
By this time, Liang Liang had already listened to more than 23 of Chen Haojun's songs.
He finally saw a decent piece of music.
This song, called "The Invisible Wind," incorporates many elements of pop music and has a very beautiful melody.
Although there are still some flaws, Liang Liang believes that with some revisions, it will become an excellent piece.
The key point is that he felt the song was somewhat in line with the style of the band Beyond.
If he hadn't discovered this song, he might have stayed in the hotel and continued listening to it.
He thought he should tell this song to Chen Haojun and Huang Jiajun.
The graffiti bar is a top-notch bar in Lan Kwai Fong. Just like its name suggests, the walls inside and out are covered in graffiti, and the majority of the customers are young people.
The bar has a big screen and a live DJ.
The presence of these two items basically indicates that this is not a suitable place for people who prefer quiet.
The beer here is chilled and smooth, but it's a bit bitter, and people who aren't used to it really can't drink it.
Although this is a place that young people like to gather, there are also some older people who come here to spend money.
For example, Jin Hao, who also came here tonight to join in the fun.
Jin Hao's visit to the graffiti bar was purely coincidental. He prefers to drink slightly bitter beer and sometimes comes to the graffiti bar for entertainment.
It was his idea for the Beyond band to have a party at the graffiti bar tonight.
"Xiao Liang! I knew you'd come tonight, so I came to join in the fun. You guys won't be unwelcoming to this old geezer, will you?"
The DJ playing in the bar was quite loud, but Jin Hao's voice didn't increase, which meant Liang Liang had to get close to Jin Hao to hear what he was saying.
"Haha! Mr. Jin! I didn't start this party tonight, so I have no right to look down on anyone at the party."
"Director Yu said that your recording of the songs today went very smoothly, and you actually finished recording all five songs. At this rate, you should have finished recording the album by tomorrow."
"Yes! This album must be recorded by tomorrow, and we will return to the mainland the day after tomorrow."
Jin Hao was somewhat surprised: "Why are you in such a hurry? The album is finished recording, why not spend a couple more days in Xianggang?"
Liang Liang then recounted how Yang Ran had come to him.
“I’ve heard of King King in mainland China. They sometimes do things by any means necessary, and I don’t want to get too entangled with them.”
Jin Hao was silent for a moment: "What you said makes sense. Their company's affairs... sigh! Let's not talk about it. It's better to go back early after the song is recorded tomorrow."
"Mr. Jin! I have some things to discuss with Chen Haojun and Huang Jiajun, so I won't be able to keep you company."
"Okay! Go ahead!"
Liang Liang went to the table where the Beyond band was sitting.
"Haojun! Jiajun! Don't you guys have any names? You're both called Jun? Let me see where you're Jun?"
Huang Jiajun and Chen Haojun immediately sat up straight, adopting a serious demeanor.
"Not bad! They're all quite handsome. I want to tell you about Haojun's songs. I found a pretty good one among his scribble-like compositions, and I'd like to discuss it with you."
Liang Liang took a piece of paper out of his pocket and placed it in front of Huang Jiajun and Chen Haojun.
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