However.
The pre-edited official announcement slogan has been released: "Li Zhaoyang, the lyricist and composer of 'Sunset Glow,' is poised to dominate the US music scene with his new song 'Sold Out,' set to release tomorrow night, giving Sihai Group a big surprise."
If the goal was simply to give the Shihai Group a surprise, given Noda Kazuto's naturally suspicious nature, he would probably take precautions to prevent any potential problems.
But Zhang Xincheng just now raised the words "God of Music" to the top, completely revealing his "furious" state of mind to this group of people from Sihai Group.
"Let's go."
Kimura Taro grinned coldly and led the group out of the VIP room at Sunset.
Today's negotiation was the most relaxed and stress-free one he had ever done.
Sunset Glow is, after all, just a small music company.
After leaving the sunset and walking on the streets of Chinatown, Kimura Taro turned around and asked, "Ms. Wen Lan, how much do you know about that lyricist and composer?"
Zhang Wenlan recalled Li Zhaoyang but had no impression of him. If she had to describe him, she would say he was an insignificant lyricist and composer: "A bronze-level lyricist and composer, timid, and insecure? In short, I always saw him following Director Zhang around, not daring to speak much. He was just a dispensable lyricist and composer, a roughneck who couldn't be brought to the table."
"That leader, though a bit irritable, said that the lyricist and composer wrote a work comparable to the God of Music..." Kimura Taro asked again.
"Stop talking nonsense."
Zuo Jingqiu interrupted Kimura-kun: "Looking at the entire Dragon Kingdom, there are only five or six masters of music, all of whom are well-known seniors. He can write works comparable to the masters of music, and he has long been successful in China. How could he possibly come to the United States with Director Zhang to develop his career?"
Kimura Taro's last remaining doubt was answered, and he grinned maliciously, saying, "Since Sunset is going to give us a surprise, our Sihai Group will also give them a big surprise. We'll officially announce the album's release date later and then see how Sunset's revenue is doing."
The two women exchanged a smile, already anticipating the sight of the sunset being squeezed out, and even hoping to see the aloof Director Zhang looking troubled.
...
"Old Gou, are you fucking serious?"
In the VIP room, Zhang Xincheng covered his swollen face and said, "Damn it, it hurts so much."
"Isn't this for the sake of realism?" Manager Gou forced a smile.
"No, next time let me play the role of the persuader."
"Hey Lao Zhang, what song did you just announce? I had no idea about that part." Manager Gou was also startled.
Looking at the song title... hmm, I've never heard of it.
“Sold out means sold out,” Zhang Xincheng answered directly.
"Huh? Is that what you mean? I don't quite feel like it."
"I'm just asking you, isn't that right?"
Zhang Shulan interrupted their conversation: "Sihai has already jumped into this huge pit. Go and make an appointment with the person in charge of Starlight Films."
"We arranged to meet here at eight o'clock tonight." Zhang Xincheng arranged to meet after get off work, mainly to avoid being seen by too many people.
Having witnessed everything, Li Zhaoyang, even without knowing the specific plan, was intelligent enough to guess the ending by now.
8 PM.
It's still this VIP room.
The person who came to meet them was different.
The man who arrived was a man in his early forties, dressed in a suit and tie, and was very handsome.
In the afternoon, the head of the composition department of Evening Glow called and said that he had a way to make their Starlight Films' "All-People Heroes League" have a surge in box office revenue and have a chance to surpass the box office champion "Iron Man".
"The Iron Man" is a blockbuster film produced by Sihai Film & Television Culture, which grossed $300 million in just one month after its release.
Meanwhile, "All-Star Heroes" was released at the same time, and it has only grossed $200 million so far.
Although their films are of guaranteed quality, it's simply a pipe dream to achieve the number one box office result before being released online, which would create a gap of a full $100 million.
So when the person in charge received the call from Wanxia, he found it unbelievable. He really wanted to know what Wanxia had up her sleeve to make the big movie "Starlight Films" catch up with the 100 million yuan gap.
"Manager Zhang, I've long admired your name." The person in charge of Starlight entered the VIP room with an extremely courteous attitude.
Although the two companies don't usually have any business dealings—one focuses on music and the other on film and television—they might collaborate someday.
After all, movies need theme songs.
"Mr. Li, I'll be frank. In two days, I want your Starlight Films to have a fight with Sihai Films Culture."
Upon hearing this, Li Gui almost sat up, his bottom trembling as soon as he sat down. One sentence made him feel like he was sitting on pins and needles: "Fight? What kind of fight?"
Starlight Films will not do anything illegal.
Zhang Xincheng explained in detail: "When it comes to marketing battles, we at Sunset will lend Starlight a hand."
"Tell me more about it," Li Gui said calmly, unsure of what Wanxia was trying to tell him.
At this moment, Zhang Shulan had already clicked to play the full version of "Sold Out" that Zhao Yang had sent her.
The reason why the new song file was not sent directly to Li Gui was mainly to prevent leakage.
Listening in person is the best approach, as it strengthens cooperation and eliminates the risk of leaks.
"What?" Li Gui raised an eyebrow slightly; he really couldn't guess what kind of crazy move Wanxia was planning.
Just as the intro to "Sold Out" begins, there's a moment when it feels like a battle anthem is playing.
Following closely behind was the Czech captain's superb singing skills, which provided a perfect opening.
Irving transitions into the chorus.
Carl and Truss carried the climax, while Captain Johnson's commanding vocals propelled the song's atmosphere to its peak.
Before the song was even finished, Li Gui leaned forward slightly.
His whole body visibly trembled, and he tried to lean closer to listen.
Good music is always fleeting.
Li Gui felt like she hadn't listened to much before it was over.
"Play it again." Li Gui looked interested.
Zhang Shulan clicked to play.
A few minutes later.
Li Gui sat bolt upright in surprise: "Who is this?"
“Ms. Zhang Shulan is also the director of our Evening Glow Ceremony,” Zhang Xincheng introduced.
"Director Zhang!" Li Gui was about to walk over and shake her hand: "Name your price for the copyright to this song, I want to buy it!!"
Since its inception, Starlight Films has focused on two types of film and television themes.
Science fiction, war, and action.
This time, "All-Star League of Legends" has also achieved very good results.
Over the years, however, the executives at Starlight Films have always felt that their action-packed films and television shows are missing something.
That "taste" is indescribable and cannot be put into words.
After listening to Sunset Glow's "Sold Out," Li Gui could describe it perfectly.
Their war-themed action movies lack a pivotal moment, or in other words, they lack background music (BGM) that can carry one or even several storylines.
A good background music track can elevate an entire movie, and Li Gui is well aware of this.
After listening to the song "Sunset Glow" twice, he immediately fell in love with it and was willing to pay a high price to buy it back, using it as the theme song or interlude for all of Starlight Films' movies.
Just like a certain anime, the theme song is the same song from the first season to the later seasons. That song is really amazing. Even if you ask the original singer to sing it, they can't sing it in the same tune. It really blocks all paths.
"Mr. Li, sit down and let's talk slowly. The reason I invited you here tonight is to discuss cooperation."
Seeing that the other party was interested, Zhang Shulan's plan proceeded smoothly: "President Li, our Evening Glow can sell the usage rights of 'Sold Out' to your Starlight, and I assure you that the movie usage rights of this song are exclusively yours to Starlight."
With only one star, its prestige is immediately maximized.
Li Gui, believing that there's no such thing as a free lunch, squinted and asked, "Name your price."
Exclusive copyright usage must be very expensive.
However, only exclusive copyrights can truly demonstrate their value.
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