The next day, the sun was high in the sky.
This time, Yu Shuying did not get up and leave early, but slept in with Xiong Ran until she woke up naturally.
Having stayed overnight at my husband's house three times in half a month, I felt great but also a little exhausted physically and mentally. After all, she looked only 27 or 28 years old, but she was actually 34, not to mention she had a busy day at work.
Little Xiong Ran is a little too strong.
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"Boss Lin, this is the postponed order..."
"What about the one who broke the contract?"
“Not yet…”
In the music director's office at Baixiang Entertainment, Lin Hongmei sneered disdainfully, "Since it's postponed, they're ready to break the contract! It only happened occasionally before, but this time it just happened..."
"Postponement, huh? Anyone who hasn't delivered by December or early January will be asked to pay directly, no need to be polite! Anyone who passes off inferior goods as good ones as a half-hearted attempt will be charged back as well!"
Inviting songs generally falls into three forms.
In the first type of private customization, Party A’s entertainment company will pay a deposit first, and Party B’s creator will create according to the requirements and deliver it within a certain period of time!
If the project fails to meet Party A's standards, or if there is a delay or the project fails to meet the standards, the deposit will be returned.
If the money is not refunded, then there is nothing to say. It is definitely a breach of contract by Party B, and you can even ask for additional compensation if you sue.
The second type is the free-order creative type.
Party B's creators are free to accept orders from Party A's entertainment company for creation, or sell the finished products directly. If they like the work, they can pay for it. If not, they can just stay away from each other.
There is no breach of contract in this case, just like Xiong Ran accepted the orders for two songs by Jin Kai and Qi Nuan.
If you can’t write it, then forget it. If you can write it and Baixiang likes it, then we can talk about the next step of the transaction.
The third type is relatively special.
This type of creation is led by the creator of Party B and is self-expressive. The next one or several creations are reserved in advance to an entertainment company of Party A. If the company does not like the work and does not purchase it, it can resell it to other companies. This is somewhat similar to the second type, but the essential order is different and it belongs to the master-level authority.
Generally, capable gold medal creators will do this, firstly, their creative inspiration is not constrained, and secondly, they can reserve the product in advance and collect part of the deposit! Similarly, if the product cannot be delivered on time, or if the product is inferior and cannot be evaluated by the client, the previous deposit must be returned.
This time, the creators who applied for delayed delivery included the first and third types.
Did they really not create it? Lin Hongmei knew clearly that she could make concessions, but she would never compromise!
"Chen Xing? Zhao Shiqi?"
Lin Hongmei tapped her fingers and let out a sigh of relief.
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"Boss Lin, you look good..."
"Boss Qin, you are still as charming as ever..."
On a weekend afternoon, at a leisurely tea restaurant along the Bund, the open-air breeze caressed my face, and with today's sunny and warm sunshine, there was a unique autumn atmosphere.
In the corner, two women sat facing each other, staring at each other.
Qin Xiaojing and Lin Hongmei had some dealings before, but not deeply. Today's meeting was also to explore and plan some recent matters.
"Boss Lin, although the news hasn't spread everywhere yet, many channels in the industry have already known about it..."
Qin Xiaojing smiled slightly. "Four or five gold medal creators who have worked closely with Baixiang in the past have all applied for an extension of delivery, right?"
"It seems that there is indeed..."
Lin Hongmei did not comment and smiled calmly.
Qin Xiaojing shrugged lightly, "Boss Lin, you also know that Chenxing and Hongtu have always been at odds with each other. They have been competing with each other for so many years, big and small! If you have any difficulties, please tell us. Hongtu will definitely help if it can!"
"As for the premise, Mr. Lin should understand it."
"Mr. Qin, thank you..."
Lin Hongmei raised her eyes slightly, "However, there is really nothing big going on right now. They are just a few unknown gold medal creators. No matter what benefits Chen Xing promised them, it is an indisputable fact that Baixiang's order has not been completed or has not met the standards!"
"Since you've made the choice, you have to bear the loss of reputation. There's nothing to say about it."
"I also know that there will be a back-up plan..."
Lin Hongmei smiled, "It's nothing more than being slandered by Baixiang and rising again in Chenxing. As long as these people's creations can surpass Baixiang, their reputation will naturally be restored!"
"Boss Qin, what do you think?"
Qin Xiaojing shook her head. This common method was the simplest and most effective. She was sorry that she couldn't do anything about Bai Xiang's orders, but when Bai Xiang released an album or single, as long as she came up with excellent creations to crush them, there would be no problem.
With Chenxing's support behind the scenes, the probability of temporarily crushing Baixiang is as high as 80 to 90 percent.
Therefore, several golden creative talents who are ready to break the contract are fearless and must be very confident. If White Elephant does not have a trump card, the probability of losing is very high!
When things go badly, how can we turn the tide
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"Boss Lin, we have to be prepared for any eventuality..."
Qin Xiaojing sighed softly, "In terms of music alone, although Chenxing is not much stronger than Baixiang, the size and strength of Chenxing as a whole is much larger after all, and both hard power and soft power are strong!"
"If White Elephant doesn't have a few good songs or other trump cards, if it loses this first battle, it will just continue to be beaten and it will be hard to turn the tide!"
"Hongtu has a few good songs that can be sold to Baixiang at our discretion, but cooperation requires honesty."
"We are not enemies, right, Mr. Lin."
Lin Hongmei did not comment. Having been in the industry for many years, Baiyang has a large number of songs in its inventory, many of which are excellent. This is a kind of foundation that can be used at any time when there is a gap. Everyone has this.
But this reserve is used less each time, and it has been used in recent years, so it will not be used unless it is absolutely necessary. Everyone is the same in this respect!
In this first competition with Chen Xing, if nothing else, at least it will be a tacit understanding not to use our background.
After all, it's not a life-and-death situation.
However, Hongtu’s olive branch cooperation
"Boss Qin, I think you misunderstood..."
Lin Hongmei sighed softly, "It wasn't White Elephant who started the war. White Elephant was simply accepting orders from Xiong Ying's studio, right? It was Chen Xing who maliciously implicated them. White Elephant will not compromise on its position!"
"Although the white elephant is small, it is not bad!"
On the opposite side, Qin Xiaojing looked at the indifferent and stubborn Lin Hongmei and couldn't help feeling a bit of a headache. This was a ruthless character who was ruthless and it was difficult to tell her emotional and rational side from her.
It's emotional, since he helped Yu Shuying because they were old classmates, and there's nothing wrong with that.
Be rational. Facing the threat from Chen Xing, he should have retreated, but he didn't. Instead, he stood firm and resisted! And he didn't resist without thinking. He had his own plan, and it must be to achieve a certain goal. There is no doubt about it.
This is the purpose that Hongtu wants to know.
"Boss Lin, a hero among women!"
Qin Xiaojing came back to her senses and breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that this was the best they could do today, because according to Lin Hongmei's character, she would not ask for help from outside forces until it was the last moment of desperation.
Let's wait and see who wins the first battle between Baixiang and Chenxing, and then act accordingly.
It’s almost time anyway, New Year’s Day is just around the corner.
"Boss Lin, Qi Nuan is still missing one song..."
In the evening, Lin Hongmei went back to Baixiang Company first, because several gold medal creators delayed delivery and there was even a high probability that they would break the contract. Yuandan Yuejin Kai and Qi Nuan's joint album was still missing one song, Qi Nuan's solo version.
There are a total of 10 songs in this joint album.
Among them, 2 are duets, and for the other 8, Jin Kai and Qi Nuan sang 4 each, solo.
"Invitation to send orders, delivery before the end of the month!"
Lin Hongmei pondered for a moment and issued an order.
Today is Sunday, November 25th, and there are still 5 days until the first day of the month. Let's see if I can get lucky. Otherwise, I can only open my music library and take out a song to temporarily fill the gap.
Of course, if you happen to be able to invite a suitable person in the next few days, then there is no need to do that and you can just start making it directly.
Who knows, White Elephant’s luck has always been good!