Sifanglou (Four-Sided Building)
On Noda Kazuto's side, he was on the phone with Kimura.
Now, Kimura calls every ten minutes or so to report on the status of the contract, keeping the minister informed at all times.
But this time, Kimura seemed to be on a roll: "Minister, the Sunset area has gone completely mad. They've actually contacted the heads of at least nine 5A scenic spots simultaneously. It seems they're going all in. Minister, I demand that they intercept them all!!"
Upon hearing this news, Noda Kazuto grinned broadly: "Contacting the heads of nine 5A scenic spots at the same time?"
Kimura: "That's right! Absolutely true! I'm absolutely certain! I've even sent several of my men to keep an eye on things!"
Noda Ito: "I'm allowed to cut off my beard!"
Kimura: "Okay!"
"..."
After the call ended, Noda Kazuto shared the good news with Chang Chen and Watanabe No.
Upon hearing this, the two felt that something was amiss.
"Contact the heads of nine 5A scenic spots in one go?" Watanabe felt something was off, but it seemed reasonable.
After pondering for a few seconds without figuring it out, Watanabe smiled and said, "It seems that Wanxia has really lost her temper. When Li Zhaoyang arrives, Noda, you'll be in charge of adding fuel to the fire, and I'll cover for him."
"Yoshi." Noda Kazuto was already looking forward to this good show.
"Chairman, Representative Li and Director Wanxia have arrived." At this moment.
The secretary pushed open the door to report.
Chairman Ka nodded softly upon hearing this: "Bring them in."
"Okay." The secretary turned and left.
Chang Chen, Watanabe No, and Noda Kazuto beamed with joy: "He's here! He's here! He's brought good news!"
Everyone take your positions. Now, let's give "teacher" Li Zhaoyang a great opportunity.
"Representative Li."
When Chairman Ka saw his secretary bring in Representative Li and Director Zhang Shulan, he immediately forced a smile. After all, they were representatives, so he had to show the proper enthusiasm.
As for the man behind Representative Li, Chairman Ka didn't recognize him and was too lazy to ask any further questions.
"Chairman Ka, it's almost time to get off work. I wonder what brings you here?" Li Zhaoyang waited for the other party to get straight to the point.
"Sit down first, there's no rush to talk." After Chairman Ka led the three over, he realized that Zhang Zhen and the others were already there.
"Hello, Professor Li Zhaoyang." Watanabe was unusually friendly.
When Noda Kazuto saw Zhang Shulan, he remembered that it was this woman who had made them suffer last time, so he couldn't laugh. But he still had to put on an act, so he forced a smile, which is called a forced smile.
Zhang Zhen's attitude was the most exaggerated. After all, he was born in China and was well-versed in interpersonal relationships and flattery. He immediately put his arm around Li Zhaoyang's shoulder and said, "Teacher Li, could you please give me some pointers on music sometime in the future?"
You can't hit someone who's smiling at you. Since he's so enthusiastic, Li Zhaoyang probably shouldn't say anything.
After the two sides sat down, Chairman Ka began to give them meaningful glances.
Chairman Ka would never bring up that kind of topic himself; it has to be addressed by these three officials.
Noda Kazuto understood. He was thinking about where to start when he cleared his throat and said with a smile after five seconds: "Teacher Zhaoyang, it's like this, we, the leaders, truly believe that you have the potential to become a legend in the music industry."
In one sentence, Li Zhaoyang was elevated to prominence.
Hearing this, Zhang Shulan narrowed her eyes.
If, in a different setting, someone praised Li Zhaoyang as having the potential to be deified, she would be very happy.
Praising him in this situation is tantamount to killing him with compliments.
Zhang Shulan even kept an eye on Zhaoyang, afraid that his emotions might be swayed.
"Minister Noda, what is this?" Li Zhaoyang pretended not to understand the meaning behind his words.
"I believe that with your talent and ability to become a music god in the future, you shouldn't go off to do film and television side businesses. You should dedicate all your energy to music and to the American music scene!" Noda Kazuto said, standing up. His tone was firm and his emotions were full. There was not a trace of acting involved; it was all genuine feeling!
Watanabe started to cover for him: "You wrote a masterpiece in your early twenties. You know, those legendary musicians only had a masterpiece when they were about to become legends or after they had already become legends. But you, my teacher Zhaoyang, had a masterpiece when you were a silver medalist. If you put all your energy into your music career, you will become a legend before you are 40. So, Chairman Ka, I suggest that you return to your music career and stop your film and television career."
This statement is very direct, but it doesn't feel out of place.
In particular, he gave it extremely high praise, saying that he achieved god-like status before the age of 40.
That's ridiculous.
Of all the legendary musicians in the global music scene, the youngest to achieve legendary status were at least 48 years old, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they were approaching 50.
Zhang Xincheng exclaimed, "Wow!"
"Watanabe-kun's words make sense." Chairman Ka thought it made a lot of sense, but he wasn't in a hurry to draw a conclusion. Making a decision too early would give the impression of having a mastermind behind the scenes.
“Not bad.” Zhang Zhen said softly, “Such a top genius with musical talent is wasting his talent by doing other side jobs. If Teacher Zhaoyang continues to devote himself to music, who knows, in a few years, he might create a second masterpiece.”
Having said all they could say, the three officials fell silent, now it was time to see if Li Zhaoyang would offer any rebuttal.
They were even observing Li Zhaoyang's emotions.
Seeing a hint of anger on the other side, the three of them smiled, but it was a strained smile, because they had to put on a show of righteous indignation.
Noda's lips even curved downwards in a smile.
"Whoosh~"
Li Zhaoyang took a deep breath to compose himself, then ignored the three leaders and looked at Chairman Ka: "Chairman, do you also think that my involvement in film and television is a waste of my proper business?"
Noda, with his high emotional intelligence, immediately took on the difficult question posed by Chairman Ka and replied, "Teacher Zhaoyang, if your musical skills are too shallow, then you are only doing film and television to make a living. But if you shine brightly in the music industry, then doing any other industry would be neglecting your proper duties, because you have no reason to abandon music."
Watanabe followed up: "Why did Professor Zhaoyang abandon music? Could you tell us?"
Li Zhaoyang remained silent, his emotions building gradually.
Seeing this, Watanabe pressed his advantage: "If you're in it for the money, we at Rizhao are willing to invest $10 million in your personal music development."
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