Inside the Sifang Building.
Top floor of the music area.
The independent office where Chairman Ka is located.
Compared to other countries, the office of the president of the American Writers Association is decorated in a very grand and extravagant style, and the space is huge, at least 300 square meters.
Inside the empty office.
Chairman Ka, with his head full of curly hair, was wearing a uniform and flipping through documents, occasionally dialing a landline.
"The resource allocation has been underway for some time now. Go and investigate the market share of Chinese songs."
"That's right. We need to see if there's any potential for growth in the Chinese song market. If the trend doesn't work, we should withdraw the resources."
"..."
The sound of Chairman Ka making a phone call could be heard from inside the office.
He gave Chinese songs a chance to develop recently out of respect for Li Zhaoyang, the laurel wrestler. It wasn't because he was stupid, nor because he was obsequious to Li Zhaoyang.
When it comes to interests, no one can say for sure.
The allocation of Chinese songs has been underway for some time now, and it has been given the green light all the way.
If the survey feedback is not satisfactory, he will terminate the development of Chinese songs.
A few minutes later, the phone rang.
"Chairman Ka, I've already asked the association's marketing department. They're doing the research every day, and the data has been synced to your email. Please check it, Chairman Ka."
After listening to the report over the phone, Chairman Ka hung up the phone and opened his email.
The first line of assessment letters that caught his eye made his relaxed brows furrow again.
Market share assessment of Chinese songs: b.
"b?"
It seems the results are very poor.
Chairman Ka recalled that when Japanese songs were developing in the US market, the first survey and evaluation achieved an A-. Although there was no A or A+, it was at least a B or above, which was very effective.
However, for option B, we can observe it first; at least it meets the standard.
After reading the research report, Chairman Ka kept shaking his head: "The music in the Chinese-speaking world is still too bad."
Surprisingly, most of the research and evaluation for this b was contributed by Li Zhaoyang alone.
Li Zhaoyang's music accounts for a staggering 39% of the Chinese song market.
One person took 39%, and all the other music companies split the remaining 61% equally. That's terrible.
The next second, the landline rang.
Chairman Ka connected.
This is his daily work as chairman; although it looks very busy, it is actually quite leisurely.
On the other end of the phone was a representative's voice: "Chairman Ka, I believe that the development prospects of Chinese songs are promising. The current level of songwriting in the Chinese music scene is too poor. In the entire Chinese music scene, only Laurel Lee is relatively outstanding. Therefore, I think that the allocation of resources to support Chinese songs should be reduced by 30%."
Chairman Ka nodded: "Okay, observe for a week first. If there's no improvement in the data after that, reduce the resources by 30%, and then focus on giving Li Zhaoyang the green light."
"..."
After hanging up the phone, Chairman Ka leaned back in his chair, glanced at the time, and decided it was time to go to the sauna, then sing karaoke, and then go home.
"Knock knock knock—"
Outside the door.
Someone knocked.
Enter.
A voluptuous female secretary swayed her hips as she walked in and reported, "Chairman, the heads of the three groups, Ya, Rizhao, and Sihai, want to see you. They say they have important matters to report."
Chairman Ka: "Let them in."
These three groups have a very wide range of businesses and make a huge contribution to the US GDP, so they are often treated exceptionally well.
After straightening his collar, Chairman Ka returned to his seat at the head of the table. A minute later, seeing the three old acquaintances led in by his secretary, he immediately stood up with a smile and said, "Gentlemen, please sit down. Secretary, please serve tea."
"Chairman, we have something to report to you." Watanabe got straight to the point, eager to "share" this good news with Chairman Ka.
Chairman Ka asked, "Is it related to music?"
Watanabe nodded solemnly: "That's right, and it's about Professor Li Zhaoyang..."
He briefly recounted what had happened, but Chairman Ka already knew the details.
Chairman Ka even knew that Rizhao Group had published an article, which he highly approved of.
Li Zhaoyang has extremely high musical attainments, and even after he turns fifty, he may still be able to achieve godhood and obtain the supreme honor of being a music god.
But now, they don't cherish their reputation at all. They've just won the crown and are already neglecting music, rushing into film and television instead.
Chairman Ka's expression turned solemn, and then his tone changed: "Li Zhaoyang has a very high level of musical talent, and he just won the championship. It is unlikely that he would abandon music to develop other industries."
Zhang Zhen, the old fox, picked up the conversation and added, "Chairman Ka, we have no reason to lie to you. We just feel that since Teacher Li Zhaoyang is on a nominal position in the association, he should shoulder the obligation to contribute to music. As for other things, it is understandable for Teacher Li Zhaoyang, who has a certain status, to play around with side businesses. However, he seems to have a special fondness for the film and television industry, and he has a mentality of not giving up until he sees the Yellow River."
You may not know this, but we Chinese are actually quite stubborn at heart. Generally speaking, when we want to do something, we feel very unwilling to give up until we accomplish it. We worry that a musical genius like Teacher Li Zhaoyang might be held back by film and television, leaving him with inner demons. Playing around in the film and television industry is actually a good thing, but leaving behind inner demons would be a serious problem.
“That makes some sense.” Chairman Ka remained unmoved, merely nodding symbolically.
Noda, feigning retreat, smiled and said, "Chairman Ka, the Raven Group plans to launch many film projects before the end of the year. We, Sihai, will help them find filming locations. However, we found that Sunset is almost crazy about filming locations, even wanting to rent 5A tourist attractions. We, Sihai, naturally do not want to give them this opportunity, so we took the lead."
Teacher Li Zhaoyang's current state is clearly not just a casual side job; it's a sign that he's neglecting his music career!
Chairman Ka's expression grew increasingly serious. His first thought wasn't about Li Zhaoyang's other side businesses, but about these people in charge.
What do they mean by coming here to tattle?
Do you have a grudge?
That doesn't seem like it. Look at how they keep calling him "teacher," and even their expressions show their "cherish" for Li Zhaoyang. It's clear that these people in charge really respect Li Zhaoyang when it comes to music.
Is it an attempt to win them over?
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