Yu Hai was all smiles. He was currently working in the military band. If the piece was finalized by the band, he could discuss it with Liu Zi and add the band's name to the selection list. That would be a natural thing to do!
Seeing Yu Hai's actions, the big shots were filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment. How could this old Yu Hai have gotten ahead of them all!
"Great, I'll be waiting for your good news." Yan Shuxiang laughed. It's good to have ideas; he likes people with ideas.
Next, Shu Yan Shuxiang set a deadline for song submissions, reminding everyone to submit their work for review before August 1st, and not to be any later.
After the meeting, Liu Zi packed her things, and several prominent figures, including Elder Peng, Elder Wang, and Yu Hai, came to her side.
Old Peng spoke first: "Incredible! Young man, your rendition of 'The March of the Torrent' has me brimming with passion."
Liu Zi quickly replied modestly, "You flatter me, sir. I still have a lot to learn, and the piece is not yet perfect. I will need Teacher Yu Hai's help in the future."
"It's only right. Being able to create such a wonderful work can also show foreigners the strength of Chinese composers!" Old Peng has a strong sense of national pride.
"If you encounter any difficulties later, just let me know." Old Peng patted Yu Hai on the shoulder, telling him to leave the work to the young man and that the old men could just help sweep the road.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Peng."
"Me too, just let me know if you need anything," Old Wang said with a smile.
"Thank you very much, teachers. I will do my best to improve my work," Liu Zi said with a smile.
Afterwards, Liu Zi and Yu Hai left the TV station together, and the two discussed the instruments needed for "The March of the Torrent".
"Teacher Yu, how did you get here?" Liu Zi really didn't know where the military band was.
"I came by bus. The military band is not far from here, only five or six stops away, over on Zizhu Road," Yu Hai explained.
Although the military band is already outside the Third Ring Road, it's not too far from here. If it's inconvenient for Liu Zi to come over in the future, he can apply to his superiors to provide her with a car.
"Okay, please wait here for a moment, I'll go get the car." Liu Zi nodded, picked up her bag and walked out.
Yu Hai stood there dumbfounded. He had underestimated her; it turned out Liu Zi already had a car.
A moment later, a completely black Santana sedan slowly drove up.
"Old Yu, impressive! You're giving me a ride now?" Xu Wenbin happened to be leaving late and saw a car parked in front of Yu Hai. He assumed it was a car sent by the military band to pick him up.
"No! No!" Yu Hai waved his hand, telling the other party not to talk nonsense.
Liu Zi opened the car door and got out: "Hello, Teacher Xu, where are you going? I'll give you a ride."
Xu Wenbin then recognized the driver: "Oh, Little Liu is driving himself!"
"Yes, my home is a bit far away, so driving is more convenient." Liu Zi smiled slightly and didn't say anything more.
"Alright, I won't bother you any longer. I came by motorcycle, and I was originally thinking of giving Old Yu a ride, but that's no longer necessary." Xu Wenbin pointed to the parking shed next to him, waved, and left first.
Yu Hai got into the car feeling embarrassed; it was the first time he had ever ridden in a car driven by a woman.
"Teacher Yu, don't be nervous. I'm a good driver, I won't drive into the ditch," Liu Zi said with a smile, jokingly.
"I'm not nervous, you can drive with peace of mind." Yu Hai breathed a sigh of relief and quickly fastened his seatbelt.
Today was the first time the two had met, and to ease the awkwardness, Yu Hai took the initiative to bring up Liu Zi's works that he knew about.
"My wife really likes your song 'At Least There's Still Something,' and she even had someone bring the album back from Hong Kong."
"Yes, Lin Lianlian sang really well." Liu Zi was too embarrassed to praise herself, so she could only praise the singer.
"I heard from a friend that the copyright fee for this song was quite high. His singer originally wanted to sing it at a concert, but he immediately gave up after hearing the price. It seems you made a lot of money!" Yu Hai looked around at the car, which looked like it cost over 100,000 yuan.
"I don't own the copyright to that song; I sold it." Liu Zi shrugged; the high price wasn't her concern.
"Sold? How could such a good song be sold?" Yu Hai asked incredulously.
"I was short of money back then, and I wasn't famous, so I sold it when someone wanted to buy it." Liu Zi had no regrets. That money was what helped her bring down Zhao Qian, so it was worth it.
It's such a pity about Yu Hai; such a great song.
"He sold two songs in total, and then stopped selling them once he had the money." Yu Hai, a big shot like him, treats his own songs like his own children, so it's hard for him to understand Liu Zi's situation of directly buying out her songs.
"My daughter went missing before. I sold the money to find her," Liu Zi said simply.
"The child is lost?" Yu Hai was startled.
"Well, I knew a little bit of a clue at the time, but I had to pay someone to help me, so I had no choice," Liu Zi explained her predicament.
Yu Hai nodded and said nothing more. If his daughter were lost and he had to sell all his works to make money, he would do it.
Because of its location within the military region, the military band was stationed at the main gate, where Liu Zi's car was stopped.
"Since this is your first time here, you should register. I'll talk to my supervisor about it and get you a pass, that will make things easier." Yu Hai opened the car door and got out first.
"Greetings, Commander!" The young soldier immediately stood at attention and saluted when he saw it was Yu Hai.
Yu Hai explained the situation to the other party. At this moment, Liu Zi also came over with her ID card, vehicle registration certificate, and driver's license.
This was her first time entering a military compound in two lifetimes, and she had no idea what the other party needed.
Liu Zi registered her information at the gate and then drove straight in.
The military band is located on the east side of the military compound. The car has to pass through an office area before it can reach the band's residence.
The military band's office building doesn't look very big, but the military region's auditorium is also under the band's jurisdiction, so everyone's activity space is quite large.
Yu Hai arranged for the person to sit in his office for a while, then hurried off to report to his superiors.
Liu Zi didn't have to wait long before Yu Hai arrived with the head of the military band.
"Liu Zi, our commander doesn't believe what I say, so I sent someone to get the accordion you wanted. Let's give him a good thrashing!" Yu Hai shouted defiantly.
The band leader looked at Yu Hai with a helpless expression.
Liu Zi immediately realized that Teacher Yu Hai held a high position in the military band, and even the band leader couldn't do anything about him.
"I'm sorry, Ms. Liu, but our group has a more important task right now. We've been rehearsing the previous song for several months, and I'm afraid that changing the song suddenly might upset everyone." The group leader made it very clear, using the song as the reason for everything; otherwise, no one could persuade him otherwise.
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