The next day, just as dawn was breaking.
Domestic, Shanghai.
Early in the morning, Zhao Anlan and Hua Nongying arrived at the headquarters of Wanxia Company.
I heard the transfer order came down today.
So I rushed to the company early this morning to check on the transfer order.
To the two women's surprise, the company's transfer order for the artist department did not apply to them, but to a number of other singers.
These singers are all members of the Evening Glow group. Although they did not go to the United States, they had already heard the news that Teacher Li Zhaoyang had won the crown. One of his works was even listed as a masterpiece by the official music scene in the United States.
It's ironic that Li Zhaoyang, a native of China, writes Chinese songs, yet his work is considered a hall of fame in the American music scene, while the official Chinese music scene can't say anything about it.
Sure enough, that order was withdrawn some time ago.
Yu Jingkang was also demoted.
"Why is the withering date 14 days later?" Hua Nongying asked impatiently to Supervisor Bian about it.
Manager Bian's reply was also very official: "Zhaoyang is a bit tired of creating music and wants to try making some movies. You should know this, so even if we ask you to go there in the next couple of days, it won't make a difference. We can only wait for a while. Besides, given your reputation in China, you wouldn't be interested in the songwriters at the US branch."
The Sunset Branch only has one top performer in charge.
Unlike the headquarters, this place has four ace players, including several gold medalists and countless silver medalists. They will definitely stay in China for the next half month to further develop their careers and earn one last round of money before going abroad.
but.
Supervisor Bian, a responsible leader, tried to persuade them: "The transfer order hasn't expired yet, you still have a chance to back out. To be honest, Zhaoyang gave you a chance before, but you didn't..."
Hua Nongying interrupted, "Oh, supervisor, we understand. Don't nag like an elder. We know what we're doing."
Hua Nongying's intentions had long since changed; she was determined to win over Li Zhaoyang.
It's not about work, it's about... feelings!
With Li Zhaoyang as her girlfriend, how could she possibly lack resources?
Although Zhao Anlan's relationship with Li Zhaoyang was somewhat awkward, she was also thinking about developing her career abroad and finding an opportunity to have a good talk with Li Zhaoyang.
They used to be good colleagues, and the company even paired them up as a couple. There's nothing they can't sit down and talk about.
"Alright then." Having said that, Manager Bian stopped trying to persuade them. If Zhaoyang had a suitable song for them, that would be best. But if they had a suitable song, it would be reasonable for Manager Bian to give it to another singer.
Moreover, Manager Bian felt that the latter was more likely.
My daughter is almost the same type as An Lan and Nongying.
He made the right decision back then, and his daughter also made the right decision, choosing to support Zhaoyang under those circumstances. So, smart people understand.
Then Supervisor Bian was stumped by a question from Zhao Anlan.
"Manager, Li Zhaoyang is becoming increasingly popular in China, especially after the exchange festival ended, when his popularity reached its peak. If he comes back to develop his career here, he will definitely earn more than he did abroad."
Upon hearing this, Supervisor Bian was at a loss for words. He took a sip of tea and hesitated for a long time before finally saying, "In life, many times we have to fight for our pride, but many times we are not in control of our own lives and can only swallow our pride."
Manager Bian's words were self-evident: Zhao Yang was not acting against his will. He could have shone brightly in the United States, so why did he have to come back?
Just because they can earn more?
If someone had stood up to support Zhaoyang during that period of online harassment, things wouldn't have turned out this way. But at that critical juncture, the authorities themselves stepped in and issued a crackdown order.
It's not like we can just order them to withdraw and expect them to go back home.
"Knock knock knock—"
"manager."
Outside the door, Manager Bian's assistant came in with a stack of documents to report, "This is the market research you asked me to do. I summarized this document with the marketing department. Although Teacher Zhaoyang is still abroad, his influence in China is growing day by day. Especially after the music exchange festival ended, those six exchange works were sold to China by many vendors in the form of audio files. This is the report, please take a look."
Supervisor Bian gestured for the two women to leave first, and only after watching them leave the office did he open the document to read it.
The data from this survey is very accurate.
From the very beginning when Li Zhaoyang left China for the United States, his popularity has never waned; on the contrary, his popularity has remained stable due to those few hit songs.
After the exchange festival ended and the news had been circulating for a few days, it began to spread back to China, and keywords related to Li Zhaoyang once again became trending topics.
If you scroll directly to the end of the document, you can see that the number of searches for the keyword "Li Zhaoyang" across the entire internet has increased by 21 times.
What does this mean?
Previously, Li Zhaoyang's popularity had remained at a very stable level, but now the number of searches for this keyword has surged 21 times, which means that as long as Li Zhaoyang returns to China to develop his career, he will reach the top as a top celebrity.
The assistant added, "Please take a look at the comments and reviews on our Sunset website. Sunset Music's rating has skyrocketed to 9.8 points because of Teacher Zhaoyang alone."
A music company's official website rating is a highly valuable evaluation system that allows listeners to see which music companies have a good reputation and which have a bad reputation.
Previously, Nason had the best reputation, with the legendary songwriter at the helm, achieving a score of 9.7, which was already the highest on the entire internet.
Now, because of Li Zhaoyang alone, the evening glow has risen to 9.8, which is 0.1 higher than Nason's.
"Moreover, starting yesterday, some people have begun to take the risk of uploading recorded versions of the six works that Teacher Zhaoyang discussed online. The copyright registration for those songs is with the US branch, so I have notified the legal department to take action to combat piracy."
The assistant opened one of the online forums, and all the popular topics there were related to Li Zhaoyang.
"Who understands my helplessness? I've been listening to those three songs Li Zhaoyang released on repeat every day until I'm sick of them. Then suddenly it was revealed that Li Zhaoyang released six works overseas. Does anyone have the links? I'll pay a high price to buy them!!"
"Not six, but eight!"
"Wasn't it said that there would only be six songs at the exchange festival? Whose information is accurate?"
"There will be six songs at the exchange festival, that's true, but two songs were already released before the festival started, around the time Li Zhaoyang went abroad."
"It's said that every single one of these eight songs is a classic, and one of them even promotes the traditional Chinese culture in the Chinese music scene. Especially the song 'Compendium of Materia Medica,' it practically spreads the spirit of traditional Chinese medicine. Li Zhaoyang is truly a treasure of a songwriter and composer. The only downside is that he's not in China... So brothers, I've put the download link for 'Compendium of Materia Medica' in the comments section below. It's only 10 yuan! You won't regret it for 10 yuan, you won't be cheated for 10 yuan, so get moving!!"
"I listened to the Compendium of Materia Medica, but to be honest, I didn't understand it very well. Mainly, I don't like the tune. I prefer the song 'In the Name of the Father,' which really touched my heart."
"I prefer 'Sold Out.' It's so exciting! An English song got me all fired up, and I punched my dad in the face. He ended up getting hit by a Seven Wolves cigarette, and his butt still hurts."
"Has anyone heard the healing English song 'Take Me Hand'? I used to think that English songs were always better than Chinese songs, but I only found out today that Li Zhaoyang also wrote this song. He really has no creative blocks. He writes such good Chinese songs, and his English songs are just as great."
"Take me hand, my favorite, collection +1."
"After searching through various channels all morning, I bought audio links for 'Fireworks,' 'BANG BANG BANG,' 'Light Years Away,' and 'In the Name of the Father.' I'm begging for links to the remaining four songs; I'm willing to pay a high price for them!!"
"Instead of spending money on pirated copies, it would be better to let Li Zhaoyang return to China to develop his career and hear more genuine works."
"Yes, the entire internet is begging for Li Zhaoyang to come back!"
"As the saying goes, belated affection is worthless. If even some people had supported Li Zhaoyang back then, things wouldn't be like this. A group of fans even went to the building of Wanxia Company, hoping that Li Zhaoyang would beg the officials. It's quite ridiculous when you think about it."
"Yeah, they're doing really well abroad now, living a great life. Why would they bother coming back here after all that trouble?"
"Are you even Chinese? How dare you say such unpatriotic things? Isn't Li Zhaoyang a Chinese citizen? Is it wrong for him to come back and develop his career here?"
"Damn it, these people are starting to use moral blackmail! Brothers, run!"
"All I can say is... Li Zhaoyang is right to develop his career abroad. These netizens are just too brainless."
"..."
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