"Zhaoyang, listen to the director. The director will plan it out for you to maximize your profits."
Manager Zhang, who was sitting to Zhaoyang's right, added.
"I don't want to wait that long." Li Zhaoyang's attitude was firm, especially when he said it in that hoarse voice, which made the two leaders reluctant to refute him.
"Well..." Song Yuqin hesitated for a moment before agreeing, "If we release it now, has Zhaoyang decided which chart to put it on? Or can we just release it directly without needing to put it on a chart?"
Li Zhaoyang: "As for the ranking, listen to the director and supervisor, you arrange it."
Song Yuqin: "If it's the Gold List, it's the Autumn Season now, and it's been going on for a month. How about we compete in the Silver List in August?"
"good."
"Zhaoyang, what are the requirements for the singer?"
“Singing skills are solid, her voice is unique and highly recognizable, she’s a female singer.” Li Zhaoyang used to work in the artist department, and he already had someone in mind: “Let An Lan do it.”
Zhao Anlan, the top female artist in the artist department, holds the same position as Zhao Yang before.
The two are the most popular A-list singers in the evening. Their company even promoted them as a couple, which was very well received. However, the two have never interacted much in private.
“An Lan?” Song Yuqin carefully recalled Zhao An Lan’s singing style, which matched the song “Countdown”. “She is a good candidate, and her singing skills are profound. She has a large fan base. Okay, I will make a call to Manager Bian.”
"Okay, I'll go print out the lyrics first."
After Zhaoyang left the office, Xiao Zhang also went to attend to his own business, leaving Song Yuqin alone in the office while she made a phone call.
...
Evening Glow Artists Department.
The office of Manager Bian.
Lin Xianguang only had time to talk to his superiors after his commercial performances ended these past two days.
"Manager, my official website account already has 490,000 followers, and I've also received singer certification from the Chinese Writers Association. I've just finished up these last two days, so I'd like to ask for leave to properly thank Teacher Li and also go back to my hometown."
"Yes, we should thank Teacher Li properly. Also, I'll grant you a week's leave." Manager Bian was very pleased to see that he had gained another singer with nearly a million fans, and he was also very grateful to Zhao Yang.
This kid is truly reliable. He achieved a great deal while in the artist department, and then continued to excel in the composition department.
Look, these are the people who have gone out from our artist department.
"Beep beep beep..."
Upon hearing the company's landline ring, Manager Bian gestured for Xian Guang to go out first, and then answered the call.
A few seconds later, after Song Yuqin explained her purpose, Manager Bian was stunned: "Huh? Zhaoyang is preparing a new song again? It's only been a few days, the July season isn't even over yet. Director, no offense... don't push that kid too hard."
Song Yuqin was speechless: "Zhaoyang has quietly produced a new song, which is a real surprise. Enough of the small talk, I've encrypted the audio file and sent it to you. Forward it to An Lan. That's all for now, I'm busy."
Manager Bian opened his mouth as if to say something, but the landline phone was hung up.
"Director... An Lan is participating in a competition abroad..."
Manager Bian gave a wry smile. Fine, he'd just forward the audio file to An Lan first. Whether she had time to come back and record the song was none of his concern.
After forwarding the message to an account called "Z Anlan", Manager Bian pressed a few buttons on the landline phone for a short while, and someone answered it soon after.
"Hello? Is this the supervisor?"
The person who answered the phone was Zhao Anlan's agent.
"It's me. Is An Lan beside me?"
Agent: "Manager, I'm here, but An Lan will be going on stage to compete in ten minutes."
Supervisor Bian: "Ten minutes left? Let An Lan answer the phone."
"good."
After the agent nodded, about ten seconds later, a bustling sound and footsteps came from the phone, followed by a slightly emotional voice.
"Manager, what's up? Is there something big happening at the company?"
The moment the unique voice is heard, you can immediately tell who it is.
"An Lan, Zhao Yang wrote a new song. The director just sent me the audio file, and I forwarded it to you."
Zhao Anlan, far away abroad, wiped the sweat from her forehead with a white towel, her brows furrowed slightly: "Manager, I'm in Paris for a competition, you know that... Besides, when did Zhaoyang switch to songwriting?"
At this moment, the agent leaned close to An Lan's ear and whispered, briefly recounting the recent rumors about Zhao Yang.
After listening, Zhao Anlan realized: "Zhaoyang won the July season championship? That's really unexpected. But supervisor, Zhaoyang and I used to be pretty good colleagues. If I could find the time, I would definitely do him a favor. But the competition is about to end, and it's at the most crucial moment. I can't just go back to China."
Supervisor Bian didn't make things difficult for An Lan and said, "Okay, I'll talk to the director and see if we can get Zhaoyang to send a different female singer."
"Okay, thank you, supervisor. By the way, please pass on a message: please treat Zhaoyang to a meal when you return to China."
Zhao Anlan, who was far away in Paris, hurriedly wiped all the sweat off her body after hanging up the phone, as it was her turn to make her appearance.
"An Lan, have you seen the news from Zhaoyang?"
"I saw it. I thought I would change careers after being blacklisted, but I didn't expect that I would still continue to work at the company."
"It seems the company still has some lingering affection, and didn't fire Zhaoyang immediately after the ban."
"It's a pity he did such a stupid thing in private. Well, he did it, after all, it was a normal boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, and he's a man, so it's understandable. But it was exposed. In our line of work, the worst thing is being exposed, which can ruin your career... I'm not going to say anything more, I need to go backstage to prepare."
...
After hanging up the landline, Manager Bian immediately called Zhao Yang back.
Let him come to the artist department to choose people himself first.
"Okay, supervisor, I understand. I'll be downstairs in a bit."
After the phone call ended again, Manager Bian finally had a moment to get up and go to the smoking area for a smoke.
After taking two steps, he suddenly realized something was wrong.
This time, they actually specifically requested that An Lan be the one to record it?
There are two possibilities for why Zhaoyang composed her second song so quickly...
The quality is too poor; they need a popular singer like An Lan to boost the sales of the new song.
The quality is extremely high; only a singer like An Lan can maximize the effect of the new song.
Based on Supervisor Bian's more than ten years of experience, the second possibility was more likely. He quickly ran back to open his email and clicked on the encrypted audio file.
A few minutes later.
He sat in front of the computer in a daze, his heart filled with mixed feelings, and said on the spot: "...Is this the Zhaoyang I know? Love that blends the style of life and eliminates the saccharine love ideas...No wonder they chose An Lan to sing it."
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