Two minutes later.
The entire composition department has completely changed its style.
Lin Rui sat in a chair, surrounded by a crowd of people, their eyes fixed on him like they were admiring a panda at a zoo.
A national treasure!
"To be able to write such a heartfelt song, my brother, our love histories must be equally impressive."
Lu Ye patted Lin Rui on the shoulder meaningfully, a mischievous smile reminiscing about the past appearing on his face.
"Get out of my way! This guy is mine!"
Chen Duoduo angrily pushed Lu Ye away, and said coquettishly, "You, surnamed Lu, get the hell away from me! You're not allowed to corrupt the little brother! Otherwise, I'll never forgive you!"
Chen Duoduo turned to look at Lin Rui, like a little fangirl: "Big brother, do you drink?"
"I've been in poor health since I was a child, and I don't smoke or drink," Lin Rui shook his head.
"receive!"
Chen Duoduo nodded, then turned around abruptly, hands on her hips, pointing at the unkempt, slovenly man: "Old Zhong, did you hear that? This young man doesn't drink, so stay away from him! Otherwise, I'll complain that you smoke, drink, and watch porn at work!"
"Cough...cough...cough..."
The disheveled man, named Zhong Hanli, was standing by the window, puffing on his cigarette. When he heard Chen Duoduo's words, especially the last one, he almost choked on his smoke: "Duoduo, stop talking nonsense. That time was an accident. I just wanted to extract the background music from the clip."
Chen Duoduo ignored Zhong Hanli's explanation and her face showed disgust.
Then, she pointed to the middle-aged man who had spoken first: "His name is Uncle Qiao... he's a good man."
Uncle Qiao nodded and smiled at Lin Rui, but the smile quickly froze.
"It's just bad luck."
He married three wives in total, but the first one died in childbirth.
"The second car accident also ended there."
"The third one, just last month, eloped with someone and ran away."
"Leaving behind two children without a mother's love is truly a tragedy."
Chen Duoduo tried to lower her voice, but no matter how hard she tried, everyone around could hear her: "Little brother, if you don't like any of the girls, you can introduce them to Uncle Qiao."
Please!
Grandma, have some decency!
Lin Rui felt it was necessary to retract his previous assessment of Chen Duoduo.
Even if this little girl is a genius, she's still the kind with a single-celled brain.
"Hey, it's lively here. Have you all met?" a cheerful voice rang out.
Chen Tianye walked over with a smile, first glaring at Chen Duoduo, then said, "Fusheng, welcome to the composition department."
"Just call me Lin Rui."
Lin Rui immediately recognized the man in front of him as Chen Tianye, the music director and top composer of Tianrui Entertainment.
"Let's talk in the office."
…
Since entering the office, Chen Tianye has not said a word, but has been looking Lin Rui up and down.
Young, composed, and not arrogant or conceited because of his achievements.
It must be admitted that Zhou Rongze has a very keen eye for people.
Thinking of this, Chen Tianye pulled a file folder from the cabinet and pushed it in front of Lin Rui: "From now on, it's yours."
Lin Rui curiously opened the file folder, inside which was a work badge and a certificate covered with a green hard cover.
Honorary Qualification Certificate!
"Thanks."
Lin Rui put his work badge and honorary certificate back into the file folder.
"You signed a Class A contract with the company, with a fixed monthly salary of 20,000 yuan. The copyright of your work belongs to you, the distribution rights belong to the company, and the revenue is split 50/50."
Lin Rui nodded. He had already reviewed the contract terms before signing and had no objections.
“Your contract requires you to work in the office. Considering that you are still in school, I can give you some privileges, such as working after school.”
"Of course, to avoid gossip, in addition to completing the fixed task of producing at least three works per year, you also need to complete a list of tasks."
After saying that, he pulled out a stack of bound documents from the folder.
Lin Rui began to look through the documents, which listed more than twenty tasks, each with its own requirements, deadline, and latest quote.
This list is entirely composed of custom-made songs!
After flipping through more than a dozen pages, a task suddenly caught Lin Rui's attention.
It's not that there are any harsh requirements for the work, but the price for this task is only fifty thousand!
It's worth noting that the customized tasks I reviewed before ranged in price from four or five hundred thousand to several million or even tens of millions.
Therefore, this customized task with a price of only 50,000 is like a clear stream that stands out in a turbid world, making it hard not to attract attention.
"What? Interested in this mission?"
Chen Tianye said with a half-smile, "This is an official task. I suggest you look at something else."
"Is it very difficult?" Lin Rui asked curiously.
"It's not difficult in some ways, but it's not simple in others either." Chen Tianye first shook his head, then nodded.
"Let me explain to you first. This customized list you have is not only for us, but for all entertainment companies in Xiazhou."
"When production is nearing completion, the sample will be submitted to the client for review. If it is not up to standard, the client will return the sample. Once the review is approved, someone will be sent to the company immediately to sign the contract."
"Major entertainment companies are keen to take on customized projects, but there is one exception: commissions from official sources."
"The budget is secondary. Since we are willing to accept the official commission, money is not that important."
"The reason why major entertainment companies are not interested in official missions is that the time is tight, the difficulty is very high, the review is very strict, the scale is controlled, the budget is small, and some missions even involve competition with Washington State."
"This is a thankless and arduous task, unless you are extremely confident in yourself and happen to create a work that is highly compatible with the task. Otherwise, you should avoid it like the plague."
"Isn't there any benefit at all?"
Lin Rui frowned slightly.
“There are benefits, of course, even bigger than you can imagine,” Chen Tianye said with a smile. “But those benefits are only for bosses to think about, and have little to do with us working people.”
Lin Rui looked enlightened and continued to look at the task details in front of him.
[Create a song themed around youth, using graduation season as a backdrop and incorporating video footage.]
It's not particularly difficult, but it's not insignificant either.
With its theme of youth, its background of graduation season, and its official commission, this song almost eliminated more than half of the songs on the market.
Most youth songs currently on the market focus on love.
Seriously, this song with a lovey-dovey theme was not only approved by the authorities, but also passed. This isn't just something you never see before, it's something out of the blue!
This selection process makes the official tone clear and easy to understand: it's about the passage of time, not about love.
“I’ll take this mission,” Lin Rui suddenly said.
"Won't you reconsider?"
Chen Tianye was somewhat surprised.
"No need, but can I make a small request? I'm not counting on the boss's bonus, but could you give me the full 50,000 yuan customization fee?"
"Can."
Chen Tianye nodded without even thinking.
It wasn't that he doubted whether Lin Rui could create works that met the official requirements, but rather that if Lin Rui truly passed the almost stringent review and received official recognition, Zhou Rongze would probably be laughing in his sleep at the benefits Tianrui Entertainment would receive.
Let alone a mere 50,000 yuan custom-made gift, Zhou Rongze might even give Lin Rui a huge red envelope of 500,000 yuan!
"I'll have someone send me the video footage later. I'll study it and try to finish the lyrics and music tonight."
After saying that, Lin Rui took the task list and left Chen Tianye's office.
Did I hear that right?
Will he make it tonight?
Lyrics and music completed simultaneously?
Chen Tianye was somewhat bewildered: "How come this kid is even more arrogant than I was when I was young?"
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