[Ding! Successfully opened, randomly obtained all professional knowledge of the song "Light Years Away"!]
[Ding! Successfully opened, randomly obtained all professional knowledge of the song "Uchiage Hanabi"!]
[Ding! Successfully opened, randomly obtained all professional knowledge of the song "Take Me Hand"!]
[Ding! Successfully opened, randomly obtained all professional knowledge about the song "bANG bANG bANG"!]
[Ding! Successfully opened, randomly obtained all professional knowledge of the song "Compendium of Materia Medica"!]
Upon seeing these five works, Li Zhaoyang felt his blood boil for a moment.
These five hit songs are all outstanding on their own.
Light Years Away and Compendium of Materia Medica need no introduction; they represent both popularity and quality.
"Take Me Hand" is an incredibly healing song in English. You might not recognize the title, but once the melody starts, it will evoke feelings deep within you.
"BANG BANG BANG," a classic Korean song, will get every inch of your skin excited as soon as its intro starts.
A week later, winning the gold medal title was a sure thing.
The silver medal is awarded for five representative works, and the gold medal for ten.
He already has five songs under his name, and with these five new works, once they are released, a gold medal is a sure thing.
We need to carefully consider the situation regarding the singers.
"Director, Director, Director... Something's happened!"
In the office area, many people heard Manager Gou from the contract signing department shouting loudly.
"Manager Gou, what's wrong?" Because Li Zhaoyang's office was relatively close to the director's, he logged out of the system panel and went outside to ask.
"Damn it, Sihai has started making moves!" After answering, Manager Gou went straight to the director's office: "Director, Sihai Group has spent a fortune to poach almost half of the artists in my contract department."
Zhang Shulan had anticipated this situation: "Take your time."
Manager Gou was extremely anxious and couldn't slow down at all: "The signing department originally had 23 artists. Since Zhao Yang's two songs became hits, the number of artists has increased to 29. But now, in just one morning, 17 artists have already gone to Sihai."
Zhang Xincheng smiled and said, "The breach of contract fees for the 17 artists must have exceeded 100 million yuan, right? I don't know for a moment whether this is Sihai's counterattack strategy or a way to give us money."
Manager Gou: "Bullshit, what kind of money are you giving away? The core resources of a music company are songwriters and artists. What good is money if you don't have it? Sihai suffered such a big loss this time, it can't be that they just threw money at us to poach people. If I'm not mistaken, Sihai wants to sideline Wanxia!"
Hearing this, Zhang Xincheng's expression turned slightly serious: "No... the International Music Exchange Festival is coming up soon. If all the artists in the Sunset Signing Department are poached by then, there will be no one to record the works for the exchange. Wouldn't that be a disaster?"
"Director, please say something!" Although Supervisor Gou had been in high spirits lately, he had also given Sihai such a big humiliation, which made him feel incredibly satisfied.
However, the retaliation from the Sihai Group was also extremely deadly.
They're rich and powerful; if they really wanted to fight with money, there's a 100% chance that Wanxia would be sidelined.
Artists may only be the first step; the real fear is that Sihai's next plan is to sideline the Sunset Composition Department as well.
If the sunset glow has funds but lacks valuable resources such as artists and songwriters, it will be nothing more than an empty shell.
"You're supposed to be a department head, yet you're in such a hurry. What kind of manager are you?" Zhang Shulan poured herself a cup of tea and said, "The matter of headquarters transferring a group of artists here should be on the agenda. I'll talk to them about it later."
"Will this really work? What if the artists from headquarters get poached by Sihai?" Manager Gou asked.
“I’ll leave the ideological work to you,” Zhang Shulan said incisively. “Sihai Music Culture’s market size is only so big. It can’t possibly accommodate hundreds of artists in one music department, can it? Even if they are poached with high prices now, they will still be treated coldly or even have their contracts terminated once the storm has passed.”
"Understood." Supervisor Gou's words were clear and concise, requiring no further explanation from the director.
"You two go out first, I need to report to headquarters."
"good."
After Zhang Xincheng and Gou Yingjun left the office, Zhang Shulan made a long-distance call using a landline.
This long-distance call was directly connected to Song Yuqin's office at Wanxia Headquarters.
The phone rang for more than ten seconds before it was answered.
"Hello, this is Sunset in the United States branch, this is Zhang Shulan."
"It's Xiao Zhang." Song Yuqin's long-lost laughter came through the phone.
Zhang Shulan: "Director, I'm facing a crisis. Our competitor, Sihai Group, is trying to sideline our Wanxia branch. I'd like to ask when the artist sent from headquarters will arrive?"
Song Yuqin's tone also became serious: "Originally, we planned to send them over in three days, but since there is an emergency at the branch office, let's finalize it today. They should arrive tonight."
Zhang Shulan: "Okay. By the way, Director, I want to tell you some good news."
Song Yuqin: "Is it about Zhaoyang?"
She knew Xiao Zhang too well; when he came to report good news, it wasn't about the company, it could only be about Zhao Yang.
Zhang Shulan: "As expected, nothing can be hidden from the director. That's right, it is indeed related to Zhaoyang. I have already sent the Sold Out and Qingtian recording files to the director's email. The director can listen to them."
Song Yuqin: "Zhaoyang wrote a new song? Let me listen to it first."
After hanging up the phone, Song Yuqin began playing two pieces of music that Zhang Shulan had sent her.
The music markets in various countries are not yet fully open; music that is popular in the United States is not available in other countries.
Similarly, music that becomes popular in China is not available in other countries.
However, the music markets in various countries should be gradually connected within the next two years; it's just a matter of time.
About ten minutes later, Zhang Shulan received a call on her landline. When she answered, the director's excited voice came through: "Zhaoyang can write English songs too?"
Zhang Shulan: "You're pleasantly surprised, right? This English song has become a hit across the internet in the United States. Even 'Sunny Day' has caused a sensation, allowing foreign friends to appreciate the beauty of traditional Chinese style. Although many foreign friends still don't like listening to this kind of Chinese song, things are starting to move in a positive direction."
Song Yuqin: "It was definitely the right decision to let Zhaoyang develop his career abroad. By the way, the dates and rules for the International Music Exchange Festival have been finalized. Each music company will have two slots. All the slots for the Chinese music scene have been decided. Remember not to let Zhaoyang participate. Try to avoid it."
It's not that we need to avoid risks; Zhaoyang has already gone abroad to develop his career, so there's no need to avoid risks. The main concern is that Zhaoyang might be harassed at the exchange festival.
Zhang Shulan: "Director, it's getting late... I've already spoken with Zhaoyang."
Song Yuqin: "Oh, I see... That's alright then. You go ahead and do your thing. I'll go talk to the chairman and we'll send that group of artists over today. Lao Bian's daughter will also be going to the United States with this group of artists."
Zhang Shulan: "Mm."
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The world.
"Minister, in just one morning, we've already poached 17 artists from Wanxia. At this rate, we can easily sideline Wanxia within three days. The only issue is funding..."
Kimura reports.
Noda Kazuto waved his hand dismissively: "Funding is not a problem, I only care about the results."
"Okay." Kimura was worried that spending too much money would displease his superiors.
With the minister's words, he can go all out.
Noda Kazuto looked at the two ladies who had been called in: "Kimura, the remaining artists are all somewhat famous, so they are more difficult to recruit. Therefore, you should bring along Wen Lan and Jing Qiu. After all, they have worked at the Wanxia Entertainment Center."
"Okay." Kimura looked at the two women: "I'll be troubling you two for the next couple of days."
"It's not troublesome at all." Zuo Jingqiu's mood has eased considerably.
Seeing how much trouble the sunset had caused Sihai to suffer, the two women were a little annoyed. Was leaving the sunset a mistake?
The two women's suppressed feelings were only relieved after Sihai began to fight back today.
The world is truly a giant; it's too easy for it to create a sunset.
What's the point of Wanxia getting so much attention lately? Once the artists and songwriters are sidelined, all that's left is an empty shell.
Before Zhang Wenlan and Zuo Jingqiu left with Kimura, Noda Kazuto didn't forget to give them a sweet treat: "The lyricists and composers for the music exchange festival have been finalized. Given the recent performances of the two ladies, your names will be added to the list of singers for this exchange festival."
Upon hearing this, the two women were overjoyed and moved to tears. Their gloomy mood of the past two days completely vanished, replaced by endless surprise.
After leaving the sunset, his career indeed began to flourish.
Once they participate in the exchange festival, their popularity will increase significantly.
"You can get to work now."
After watching the three figures leave the office, Noda Kazuto made a phone call, wanting to discuss the details of the music exchange festival with the heads of Rizhao and Hanya Group.
We must ensure that the crown of this music exchange festival is awarded to one of their three groups.
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P.S.: I don't know what's wrong with me lately, my throat has been sore and itchy, it's really uncomfortable. I'll only update two chapters today to take a break, and I'll resume updates tomorrow.
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