"Really? Watanabe-kun can make decisions on behalf of Rizhao?" Li Zhaoyang suddenly changed the subject.
The time is almost right.
Watanabe was taken aback. Strange... Why isn't this kid playing by the rules? Does he mean he's really going to give up on film and television?
That's bullshit, he's definitely faking it!
They frantically searched for filming locations; how could they possibly give up on film and television so easily?
Watanabe further probed: "Of course I can make the decision, but if Rizhao invests $10 million, you, Mr. Zhaoyang, will never be able to get involved in the film and television industry again and will only be able to focus on developing music."
"Huh?" Li Zhaoyang didn't respond to the other person's words, but complained in a more subtle way: "If I can't get involved in the film and television industry, it will delay my music development... Sigh."
Watanabe was bewildered again. What was this kid up to?
Chang Chen asked directly, "I don't understand. Why would not being able to work in the film and television industry hinder my music development? Please give me a direct answer, Mr. Zhaoyang."
Li Zhaoyang said, "Chairman Ka, I have composed three pieces for the newly filmed movie. If I can't get involved in the film and television industry, those three pieces will have to be put to rest."
What?
Three works?
The exchange festival just ended, and now, only a few days later, three more works have appeared?
Watanabe, Noda, and Zhang Zhen looked at each other, their expressions filled with doubt.
Stop talking nonsense.
At that time, "In the Name of the Father" was Li Zhaoyang's last draft; they were quite certain that he didn't have any extra drafts.
It's only been a week since the last one, so it's impossible to have that much energy to create another piece, let alone three.
Moreover, Li Zhaoyang has been busy with film and television matters all week, so he has no time or energy to create anything.
Watanabe asked in Chinese, "The exchange festival just ended a week ago, and Professor Zhaoyang has been busy with film projects. How has he had the energy to create?"
Chairman Ka also wanted to ask that earlier.
Li Zhaoyang: "Actually, I had ideas for these songs before and wrote a draft, which I just finished refining these past two days. If the film and television industry cannot develop, these three songs can only achieve their maximum effect if they are released together with the movie. I believe the people in charge are more aware of this than I am. So... if the film and television industry cannot develop, I do not plan to release them... sigh."
Li Zhaoyang showed signs of disheartening.
Bullshit!
Zhang Zhen really wanted to say it, but he held back: "Teacher Zhaoyang, you said you have three custom-made songs for movies. May we listen to them?"
"No." Li Zhaoyang refused decisively: "Of course, considering the three responsible persons' concern for me, as long as we sign a contract, I can still listen to it. After all, these works that have not yet been released involve trade secrets, so I hope you understand."
Chang Chen was speechless and didn't want to continue the conversation; signing a contract was absolutely out of the question.
but.
Chairman Ka was somewhat tempted. He had always recognized Li Zhaoyang's songwriting skills, especially that masterpiece, which showed him the charm of Chinese songs.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have given Chinese songs the green light all the way; they were just hoping to see if they could produce another masterpiece comparable to "In the Name of the Father."
"You three, go outside for a bit," Chairman Ka instructed.
Watanabe, Noda, and Zhang Zhen were caught off guard by Chairman Ka's words.
"Go outside for a moment." Chairman Ka repeated himself a second time when he saw that they were still sitting.
The three of them stood up one after another, a bad feeling creeping into their hearts.
Once outside the office, Watanabe told them to calm down.
"What's the panic?"
Watanabe sneered: "Does Chairman Ka really think that just because of three works, he can allow Li Zhaoyang to continue developing his film and television career? Let me put it this way: if the quality of those three works is mediocre, Chairman Ka will be quite disappointed; if the quality is quite high, Chairman Ka will only be more opposed to Li Zhaoyang working in the film and television industry."
The higher the quality of the work, the more Chairman Ka will feel that Li Zhaoyang is right to focus all his energy on music.
Noda had an inexplicable premonition: "Li Zhaoyang said that these are custom-made songs for the movie. If the movie can't be made, those songs won't be very successful."
"Do you even believe that yourself? It's just a little trick. Does he really think his movies are top-notch? We'll go in and stir things up after Chairman Ka finishes listening to those songs." Watanabe had seen it all; he handled this kind of situation with ease.
...
Inside the office.
On the encrypted email, Chairman Ka listened to the trend for ten years and followed it.
Although he wasn't very knowledgeable about Chinese songs, he could still tell that these two songs were exceptionally well-written.
Especially after ten years, people his age can actually resonate with it.
Shouldn't works of this type, created after ten years, be the result of someone reaching middle age and feeling inspired to create them?
A young man in his early twenties wrote about a decade of hardship.
It seems he really underestimated Chinese songs before.
Not all Chinese songs are trash.
And so, this year's exchange festival brought Li Zhaoyang into the spotlight.
If it weren't for Li Zhaoyang, he felt that the market share of Chinese songs in the United States was somewhat unsatisfactory, but making money was definitely possible.
However, it is not as good as English, Japanese, or Korean.
Because of Li Zhaoyang's presence, Chairman Ka did not draw any conclusions too early, but instead observed the situation for a while longer.
If a situation can be formed where English, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese each dominate the market, then the association's contribution will be enormous, and the market's profit margin will be even higher.
For some large corporations, this may squeeze their profits.
But what does this have to do with the association?
They care about the overall revenue from music, not personal gains or losses.
“These two pieces are good.” Chairman Ka had a preliminary plan that he wanted to share with Li Zhaoyang, but he felt it wasn’t the right time yet and wanted to observe for a while longer. He then asked, “Didn’t you say there were three pieces? What about the last one?”
Li Zhaoyang: "There's another instrumental piece that I need to perform live. Do you have a piano?"
"Oh? A live performance?" Chairman Ka became interested. "I'll have my secretary notify the music department to bring the piano over."
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