"Ding-dong!"
Just after he finished speaking, Li Zhaoyang's phone received a group message.
Looking down, I saw a message in the music department's work group.
"@Everyone: Tomorrow morning at 8:00 AM, everyone in the composition department must be in the conference room for a meeting. Li Zhaoyang from the artist department, you must also be there. Anyone who is late will have their bonus for this month deducted!"
This was released by Song Yuqin, the head of the music department.
There are four departments in Wanxia Music, all under the unified jurisdiction of Director Song: Composition Department, Artist Department, Contract Department, and Publicity Department.
This single message instantly set the entire music department's work group abuzz with excitement:
"Why is my bonus docked for being late? Has something serious happened?"
"Tear! You're not going to watch the video announcement released by Starway?"
"What announcement?"
"Singer Zhao Shanshan from Xingtu released a video that directly plunged our Wanxia into a huge public opinion storm. There are demands from the outside world to completely ban our Zhaoyang. Now Zhaoyang has no chance of making a comeback."
"Yes, Director Song tailored an album for Zhaoyang last month, but before recording even started, he had a voice problem and is facing a huge breach of contract penalty. Not to mention, Director Song had previously made a solemn promise to the board of directors that the music department would definitely win the monthly or quarterly chart championship this year. Look at the mess this has made."
"Holy crap, I just read this announcement. Is our Zhaoyang that kind of person?"
"Impossible, Zhao Shanshan must be framing him. Zhao Yang's voice is ruined, how could he possibly do such a thing to Zhao Shanshan?"
After quickly scanning the group messages, Li Zhaoyang felt somewhat relieved, at least some of his colleagues believed that he hadn't done it.
Whether we do it or not is no longer important.
Next, we'll begin the layout.
...
Early the next morning.
Li Zhaoyang arrived at the company before eight o'clock.
The Sunset Company building, with 30 floors, is one of the most famous buildings on this street.
The building connects more than a dozen departments.
Floors 16 to 20 belong to the Sunset Music Department.
Li Zhaoyang works in the artist department on the 17th floor.
Today he is going to the composition department on the 18th floor.
Within the composition department, there are roughly two types of people.
The first category is lyricists or composers. Lyricists are those who write lyrics specifically for singers, while composers are responsible for setting the tone and arranging the music for the lyrics.
The second type: This type can not only write lyrics but also compose music. He can handle everything from the initial creation to the later dubbing and recording.
As soon as Li Zhaoyang took the elevator to the 18th floor, before he even entered the office area, he saw an information sheet on the notice board outside the corridor.
[If the music department fails to win a monthly championship this year, Song Yuqin will be removed from her position as department head.]
This notice is for the entire company and is posted on almost every floor.
Li Zhaoyang could roughly guess that before his voice was ruined, it was a heavenly gift, so it was no wonder that the director would make such a solemn promise.
The video released by Zhao Shanshan further fueled the controversy surrounding Wanxia, which was a double blow to Song Yuqin.
Li Zhaoyang immediately strode into the office area, found Director Song's office, and saw a plump woman packing her things.
"Director, I need to talk to you about something."
Li Zhaoyang's voice came through.
"You've come at the perfect time."
Upon seeing the other party, Song Yuqin interrupted him directly: "Try to show your face as little as possible these next two days. The online criticism against you is increasing day by day, and Xingtu is trying to destroy you in various ways."
"Um."
Li Zhaoyang did not refute Director Song's words, but asked in a different way: "Director, the video released by Zhao Shanshan has too great an influence, and the popularity will not drop for a while. I will accept whatever punishment the company gives me. Whether it is a ban or a freeze, I don't care. Everything is for the company's interests."
"and……"
Li Zhaoyang paused for a moment before asking in a questioning tone, "I've been wronged, does the director believe me?"
Seeing Zhao Yang's appearance, Song Yuqin sighed deeply: "In this situation, it doesn't matter whether you've been wronged or not. Your singing career is basically ruined, and you're facing a huge compensation claim."
The director originally wanted to reprimand Zhao Yang, but when he heard his voice was a little hoarse, he felt a little sorry for him.
With her voice ruined and a media storm brewing, Wanxia, a rising star singer with the best chance of becoming a singing champion, has had her career destroyed in an instant.
"Your ex-girlfriend is really ruthless. Do you know why she released that video at this critical moment?"
"have no idea."
Song Yuqin replied:
"She has already won two music monthly championships. If she wins the championship again this month, she will complete a three-peat and successfully win the title of Queen of Song. Originally, her work released this month was only ranked fourth, and she was basically out of the running for the Queen of Song title.
Since posting that video two days ago to garner sympathy, her popularity has skyrocketed. She's currently in fourth place and is poised to overtake the champion. Judging by her current momentum, the champion's throne will be hers in less than a week. This tactic is clearly an attempt to use you as a stepping stone to secure her place as queen of pop. How despicable!
"I see."
Li Zhaoyang had been wondering why Zhao Shanshan was so vicious, even going so far as to frame him by sacrificing her own innocence. It turns out it was all for fame and fortune.
That's typical of Zhao Shanshan; she's capable of anything for fame and fortune.
Li Zhaoyang would not allow such a greedy person to get what he wanted.
Want to win this month's season championship and become the queen of pop?
Let's get past the hurdle of "Sorrow" first.
So I decided to just state my purpose now: "Director, this is what I'm thinking: after my identity as a singer is banned, I will debut as a songwriter. This way, it won't have any impact."
“Songwriter? You want to switch to songwriting?” Song Yuqin’s first reaction was that it wouldn’t work. “No, your current public image is too influential. Even if I wanted to protect you, the board of directors wouldn’t allow it.”
Public opinion is a double-edged sword; if used well, it can crush a company.
"I've already written the song. I'll compile it into an audio file and send it to Director Song later. It's not too late to draw conclusions after he's reviewed it." Li Zhaoyang understood the director's current feelings.
Last month, I created an album tailored to my own taste, but an accident happened before I even started recording. Then came the pressure from public opinion. Most importantly, the director confidently told the board of directors that he would win the rose championship.
This immediately put the 27-year-old career woman under immense pressure, making it difficult for her to breathe.
With her voluptuous figure and delicate face, she should be at the peak of her vitality at this age, but she has become mentally and physically exhausted due to recent insomnia.
"Let's talk about it after the meeting."
Li Zhaoyang had never written a song before, and Song Yuqin instinctively wanted to refuse, but she was afraid of hurting the boy's feelings, so she didn't say anything too harsh.
Her views on Li Zhaoyang are now very complicated.
You can blame everything on Li Zhaoyang, but if you look into it closely, it's not his fault.
Sigh, I can only blame myself for being too optimistic about Zhaoyang and convinced that he would be this year's singing champion. I made such a bold statement in front of the board of directors.
There wasn't even a chance to regret it.
Without further ado, she called out towards the office area:
"Everyone, the meeting will begin in the conference room in 10 minutes."
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