Early the next morning, Ling Xi got up from the bed energetically and stood in front of the mirror changing clothes one by one. He dresses very casually on weekdays, and every time he goes to the company, he wears a T-shirt and slacks. But today he was going to negotiate with the company's top management, and his dress must not be looked down upon. He picked out the most expensive suit in the closet and thought about it. He didn't wear a coat, only suit pants and a shirt, and he suppressed the smile on his face. The fair and clean young man in the mirror looked a little more mature and stable. It was only serious for three seconds, and he was amused by the old-fashioned self in the mirror again.
His brokerage company, Yangtian Media, paid for a few floors in a community two blocks away from the company as a dormitory for its artists. At the beginning, when there were few artists, Ling Xi could occupy a small room by himself. However, as the number of artists increased, several rooms next to him were converted into partition rooms. Originally, the company had to arrange other people to live in this room. He was stunned to grit his teeth and pay half the rent out of his own pocket, so that he could continue to monopolize. Before, he could happily comfort himself that "even if I am not an artist, I have to rent a house for other jobs", but now it seems that he is really fascinated.
He called An Ruifeng to complain: "I feel that my current mental state is a bit like breaking up with my scumbag ex. When I was in love, I felt that everything was fine and I could endure everything. When I came to my senses, all the old accounts were turned out, and the more I looked at him, the more I felt that he was a scum who wasted my youth."
An Ruifeng comforted him: "It's okay, although your predecessor was a scumbag, the current one is a role model."
"Then I'll go back and embroider a pennant for you, with the words: Dragon and Phoenix among people, role models on the bed."
Ling Xi hung up the phone and hummed a little song when she went out, happy like a little girl who was going out to pick mushrooms. He walked to the elevator room and waited for the elevator. It was estimated that he had a lucky value bonus on him, and the elevator descended from upstairs in less than half a minute.
And most coincidentally, the elevator door opened, and the person standing in the elevator was the former manager he hadn't seen for more than a month.
At that time, Wu Youpeng was talking with his back to the elevator door and talking to the little girls behind him. Ling Xi had followed him for eleven years, and his back was almost imprinted in his mind, so as soon as the elevator door opened, he flew into the air. He rushed into the elevator and hung himself on Wu Youpeng's back.
He shouted loudly: "Angkor Angkor Angkor Angkor Angkor!"
Wu Youpeng was taken aback by him, and the elevator was also sunk by him. However, after hearing Ling Xi's voice, Wu Youpeng turned his head to look at him, and patted his butt naturally: "Come down quickly, so you don't care about your image when you meet your junior sisters?"
Ling Xi had noticed the five brightly dressed little girls in the elevator for a long time, and when she thought about it, she knew that they should be Wu Youpeng's new idol group. He climbed down from Wu Youpeng in an orderly manner, and naturally introduced himself.
"Hello~ I'm..."
"Ling Xi!" The little girls said in a loud voice, "I know you, Angkor took us back to the dormitory, and occasionally went to the wrong floor." "He always said that male artists are better to bring, because you When you are disobedient, you can directly spank you!" "Angkor is so fierce, did he do this when he took you?" They surrounded him, chattering like a few little sparrows.
This was the first time that Ling Xi had spoken to so many beautiful girls. He had big breasts on the left and red lips on the right.
Wu Youpeng introduced him one by one: "From left to right, they are Dongdong, Xixi, Nannan, Beibei, Zhongzhong..."
Ling Xi said wisely: "I guess their team name must be Mahjong Tile Band."
Wu Youpeng: "...people are a combination of directions."
Several girls laughed together and called Ling Xi funny.
Wu Youpeng said: "Look at how many little girls can talk now? People used to say that you were not in a good mood."
"How come, my singing is always on the tune."
Several people walked to Yangtian Media while talking and laughing. Among their six artists, one is not famous and five have not debuted, so there is no need to take a car to avoid people's eyes and ears. A few young girls had just entered the industry, when they were full of longing for the future, they pestered Ling Xi to ask a lot about things after becoming big stars.
Ling Xi said: "If you asked me this question a few months ago, I would definitely not be able to answer it. But now I am a person who has seen the world - you know An Ruifeng, that is to wear with me. The good brother of the same pair of pants, I enjoy the highest level of treatment by his side, and there are fans to pick up and drop off the plane before and after the flight."
Wu Youpeng said in his heart that you are not only good brothers wearing the same pair of pants, but obviously good brothers wearing the same pair of underwear. When other people talk about an underground relationship, they will be very careful and cautious, that is, Ling Xi can talk about their relationship carelessly, and the magnanimity will not make people think about it.
When a few people walked to the company, Ling Xi was talking about sex the most, Wu Youpeng interrupted his bragging, let the Mahjong Band go upstairs first, and told them that he had something to talk to Ling Xi.
Yangtian Media is a small-scale brokerage company. It only rents two floors of office in a certain office building. The companies downstairs in Loushan do not know that there is a star-making company hidden in this office building. After the backs of the girls disappeared in the elevator, Wu Youpeng's original smile disappeared. He turned to look at Ling Xi and was very worried: "...You came to the company today to negotiate with them?"
Based on what he knew about Ling Xi, if the company hadn't called him, he wouldn't have come to the company on his own initiative. Today, he dressed so formally and came to the company alone, and it seemed that he had already made a decision in his heart.
"It's not a negotiation, let's talk first and find out." Ling Xi has nothing to hide in front of him: "I came back from N city yesterday, and the company did not send a new economic person to contact me, even my air ticket is my own. For sure, I really don't have any nostalgia for Yangtian anymore."
A year and a half ago, Ling Xi's ten-year brokerage contract with the company expired, and at that time he began to think about quitting. At that time, he was just twenty-five years old, and he felt a little unwilling that ten years of hard work would be in vain, so with the help of Wu Youpeng, he renewed the contract with the company for three years, hoping to fight again in these three years, If there is a further opportunity, it is good, if not, he will not regret it. But now three years have passed, and the company has a hidden meaning for him, and even transferred his agent away, leaving him alone and helpless.
... He came over today to talk to the company. If the company really wanted to abandon him, he would not be an honest recipient, but would fight for his rights.
All roads lead to Rome, and you can’t write songs and sing without leaving the company. Now that the Internet is so developed, you can also release digital albums at that time. He doesn't want to have many fans, he just hopes that someone will really like his songs. He doesn't expect to make money by writing songs. He embraces big stars on the left and a milk tea shop on the right. He writes songs purely for love, not for money.
The two chatted briefly for a few minutes. Ling Xi briefly shared his thoughts and future plans with Wu Youpeng. After hearing this, Wu Youpeng sighed, half relieved and half lonely, and said, "I always thought you were still As a child, I feel that it is right for me to take care of you like an old mother for the rest of my life. I was a little worried about handing you over to An Ruifeng before, but I didn't expect you to mature so much after just leaving me for a month. "
Ling Xi said humbly: "Maturity always comes with sexual maturity."
Wu Youpeng: "... excuse me, why can you talk about your sex life no matter what we're talking about?"
The two of them took the elevator to the company together. The lady at the front desk of the company greeted Wu Youpeng kindly when she saw Wu Youpeng entering the door: "Angkor, Dongdong and the others went to the dance studio just now, you..." She only saw him at this moment The expression on Ling Xi's face stiffened for a while, and he spoke after a few seconds: "Ling Xi, I haven't seen you in the company for a long time." The tone was too warm.
Looking at her performance, Ling Xi snorted in her heart, and had a worse estimate of the outcome of her trip - but don't underestimate the front desk of a company, they are very good at reading words, from ordinary sweeping aunts to high-cold president secretary They can all play hot, they can often get first-hand information, and they are well aware of all the changes in the company.
The lady at the front desk is now slightly embarrassed. It is very likely that she has heard the company's decision on Ling Xi's development direction.
After saying goodbye to Wu Youpeng at the door of the company, Ling Xi walked along the long corridor to the last general manager's office. In fact, he has come to this corridor many times, from the beginning full of hope, to the high spirits later, to the depression and loneliness afterward... Up to the present calm and decisive, Ling Xi's mood is different each time.
When he knocked on the door, the TV in the general manager's office was locked to the entertainment channel for ten years. On the 42-inch LCD TV, the beautiful and sexy female anchor was reciting an entertainment news: "…Today is the 15th anniversary of the debut of actor Andrew. Andrew's official translation name is 'Andrew', and he has half the origin of the pizza country. He was discovered by a talent scout while traveling in Panda Country. Since then, he has become a popular movie star by virtue of his perfect appearance and excellent acting ability, and won the crown of the best actor. After that, he broke with the original brokerage company and invested in a new entertainment company with a net worth of over 100 million. When there was a lot of discussion about his future development direction, he was only twenty-eight years old at the time, and he suddenly lost his voice and sought traces when he was in his prime. As for his departure, his agency chose to remain silent. Some people said that he was seriously ill, others said that he was seriously ill. It is said that he was buried in the snow, and some people say that he has become the behind-the-scenes holding person of the upstart... Eight years later, just when the public almost forgot his existence, a netizen exposed a candid video yesterday. , there seems to be a person who thinks he is very similar to Andrew at the ceremony..."
The general manager sat in front of the sofa and listened to the news attentively. There is no entertainment company that doesn't want to have an actor or singer like Andrew among its artists, just like no peasant woman doesn't want to have a hen that lays golden eggs. Seeing Ling Xi come in, the general manager woke up from the daydreaming state, greeted a little embarrassedly, and hurriedly turned off the TV.
"Ling Xi, are you here? The filming of that series is over?" the general manager said in an official tone.
"I arrived in City B last night." Ling Xi's tone was flat, and he didn't complain at all that the company didn't send someone to pick him up.
"Okay, okay. I just saw An Ruifeng's pick-up news on TV. It seems that you have been with him recently. I think you have been following him..." The general manager looked at him suspiciously: " Don't you have any thoughts recently?" Even if he doesn't pay attention to Ling Xi, it doesn't mean that he can tolerate his artists to switch to other companies.
"Don't worry, I have no intention of joining other companies at all." Ling Xi answered truthfully: "I just have a good relationship with An Ruifeng, and I met during the audition."
At this time, the general manager did not intend to let Ling Xi sit down. If it was before, Ling Xi would just stand when he stood, but now he is too lazy to care so much, so he went straight to the sofa opposite the general manager and sat down, and poured himself a cup of tea.
"Oh... it's good to know each other." The general manager said vaguely. Ling Xi didn't expect him to let him go so easily. He was prepared before. If the general manager said, "You and An Ruifeng have such a good relationship that you can let him help you", he would use "Our pure Friendship can't be used." The words choked back.
The two played Tai Chi for a long time, and the general manager asked him about his work in the crew, and then asked him if he had composed new songs recently.
Ling Xi ran out of patience and asked him straight to the point: "I would like to ask, how does the company position my future development direction? A month ago, the agent who had worked with me for 11 years was transferred away, and there is no one until now. Assign me an agent, what does this mean?"
The general manager took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Well... There are two reasons for not assigning you an agent. One is that there are currently insufficient staff, and the other is related to your first question."
Ling Xi's heart tightened, and she understood that the main event was coming.
"Ling Xi, we have all seen your creative talent, but there are too many talents in the entertainment industry. You have been in this industry for so many years, so you should know everything you need to know. Based on our company and your own situation It's really not easy to make you popular."
Just when Ling Xi thought that the general manager was going to say something to hide him, the general manager turned around and turned in an unexpected direction.
"So, have you considered going behind the scenes in the future?"
Ling Xi was stunned, and turned to the backstage. He had discussed with Wu Youpeng before, and he was also immersed in writing. The royalties for lyrics and composition were almost the same as those for singers. It was just that when he became a singer, he would still have the opportunity to make money from announcements and concerts. , when behind the scenes can only honestly eat royalties. In the past, because he was self-reliant, he could only starve to death by eating royalties, so Wu Youpeng killed the idea right away, but now An Ruifeng's small treasury is in his hands, even if he only earns pocket money when he writes songs. happy.
Ling Xi couldn't believe that the general manager who was comparable to Zhou Papi in his eyes could be so kind. It was like a big pie that snapped into his mouth as he yawned.
"Behind the scenes... do you mean to concentrate on composing and writing lyrics?"
"Yes, and your ability is very strong. The company is very optimistic about you! The company will not take a cut of the songs you write for other artists in our company. That is to say, you can take as much royalties as you should." Zhou Peeling the skin... ah no, the general manager shoved the pie further into his mouth.
But the more attentive he was, the more vigilant Ling Xi felt. "… Other artists in the company? Who are the other artists?"
The general manager took another sip of tea, put down the teacup, with a smile on his face: "Who else? Recently, our company is working hard to create an idol group called 'Direction Group', which is the one your former agent Angkor is bringing now. A few little girls." Then he sighed: "Hey, you know, there are so many idol groups now, for a while audition, a handshake meeting, a virtual idol, and an annual championship... Simply relying on pretty faces It's hard to push new people, so the company decided to make them a 'creative team', and the main slogan is that all the songs on the album are composed by themselves and their lyrics..."
Having said that, the general manager glanced at Ling Xi meaningfully: "I don't need to say it too clearly, right? ... For the sake of you are also an old man of the company, we can discuss the royalties."
Sure enough, there is no pie in this world at all.