As soon as Old John's words came out, the scene fell silent.
After all, the most unbearable thing for musicians is plagiarism.
Zhuo Feiyang's face flushed red: "You are talking nonsense! Why do you say I plagiarized!"
Old John was not afraid, and sneered: "The structure and melody of your song are exactly the same as Trista Hall's song "darkness" in 2005. Since you said you wrote it yourself, how dare you Don't you dare to write the score on the spot, let's compare it?"
As Old John said, some good people had already found the song "darkness", and the moment the song was released, everyone's eyes changed.
Indeed, except for the lyrics, the melody of the two songs is almost the same.
Almost all the musicians present, naturally understand what this means.
Several guests said to Zhuo Feiyang's table: "Hey! Please explain! Why is your song exactly the same as "darkness"?"
Some are even more rude: "Old John, contact Hall's company and let them sue this person! How dare you come to C city for plagiarism? You are not small!"
Zhuo Feiyang's face changed slightly, and without waiting for Old John to say anything, he left angrily, but the hurried back looked a little guilty for no reason.
He ran away, and the people at his table naturally couldn't stay.
The middle-aged man didn't expect to lose so much face, his face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, he snorted coldly, and then he left in a hurry.
After they left, the restaurant returned to its usual appearance.
Old John returned to the kitchen, and the lights on the stage came on again, and many singers were eager to try.
However, at this moment, Ye Cang completely lost the feeling of appreciation he had before, instead his expression was heavy.
Seeing his appearance, Nick couldn't help but comfort him: "Although that is your compatriot, everyone will not take anger on you because of his behavior. Every race will have noble people and inferior ones. Man, you don't have to take it too seriously."
"Thank you, Nick." Ye Cang forced a smile.
Shen Huai gently patted the back of Ye Cang's hand under the table, he actually understood Ye Cang's mood at the moment.
Ye Cang didn't feel sad because he was worried about being angered, but because he had witnessed the most prosperous time of Huaguo music, so when he saw the current situation, he felt more and more sad.
Because of the restaurant incident, Ye Cang was not in the mood to continue eating, but returned to the hotel with Shen Huai early.
However, they did not expect to meet Zhuo Feiyang and his party in the corridor.
After they left Old John's restaurant, they should have found another place to eat and just came back.
Zhuo Feiyang recognized Ye Cang, his face suddenly became ugly, and he didn't say hello, but passed over them with a gloomy face and left.
Instead, the middle-aged man stopped: "Mr. Shen, Mr. Ye, what a coincidence! I'm An Yuanjie, the music director of China Entertainment Records. It's a pleasure to meet you."
As soon as he said it, Shen Huai remembered that when Ye Cang was in "Star of Tomorrow", Huayu Records wanted to sign Ye Cang, and it was Director An who called him, but then Ye Cang refused. It will be over.
In addition to inviting finalists, the Cologne Awards will also invite well-known music companies from all over the world. As the largest record company in China, it is normal for China Entertainment Records to be invited.
At this time, An Yuanjie was very personable, and he was completely different from the embarrassed appearance he had been kicked out of the restaurant before.
He took out his business card and handed it to the two of them. Because of Zhuo Feiyang, Ye Cang didn't have a good impression of An Yuanjie and acted very reluctantly.
Seeing this, Shen Huai just exchanged business cards with An Yuanjie, and went back to the room with Ye Cang under the pretext of leaving.
After returning, Shen Huai asked Ye Cang to take a bath and rest, while he looked at the business card for a long time, and finally called An Yuanjie.
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Half an hour later, Shen Huai appeared at the hotel bar, and An Yuanjie waved to him.
Shen Huai's eyes flickered slightly, and then walked over.
An Yuanjie has skillfully ordered a glass of wine for him, and then said with a smile: "I didn't know Mr. Shen's identity before, and there were many offenses between words, please don't take it to heart, this glass of wine will be regarded as my apology. ."
Shen Huai smiled: "It's okay."
"That's good." After An Yuanjie finished speaking, he casually chatted with Shen Huai about the scenery of City C, but he didn't get to the point.
Shen Huai was not in a hurry. In the corridor before, An Yuanjie was clearly waiting for them. He is the music director of China Entertainment Records. As a leader in the industry, companies like Chenxing are not in his eyes at all. There is no need to be afraid of Shen Huai's identity like others.
So his purpose is more interesting.
The two chatted for a while, and then An Yuanjie said, "To be honest, Mr. Shen's reputation as the God of Wealth is known to the industry, but the entertainment industry is not easy to mix. ."
Shen Huai's hand holding the cup paused slightly, but there was a smile on his face: "This is the challenge, isn't it?"
An Yuanjie laughed: "Mr. Shen is right, in An Mou's opinion, even if you have changed your identity, you are still the God of Wealth, otherwise how would you have discovered Ye Cang's potential and brought him to the point where he is today? ?"
Shen Huai didn't like him talking about Ye Cang in that contemptuous tone, and his face was slightly cold: "Ye Cang didn't rely on me to support him. He has the strength to achieve what he is today."
An Yuanjie showed a mysterious smile and shook his head: "Mr. Shen, Ye Cang's strength is very strong, it can even be said that he is a rare genius, but so what? If you weren't behind him, he would It may not be possible to get to where it is today.”
Shen Huai heard something in his words, and his heart became cold, but his face remained calm: "Director An may speak directly if you have something to say."
An Yuanjie approached Shen Huai slightly, lowered his voice and said, "Since Mr. Shen said so, I will point it out directly, I guarantee that your singers will be smooth in the future, but please don't mind your own business, Mr. Shen. , Some things, it is better not to know than to know."
Shen Huai's eyes immediately turned cold, but he restrained his anger and said, "So, it's really you who have been dealing with Ye Cang behind your back?"
Before Shen Huai sent someone to investigate the new singer who was being suppressed, after arriving in City C, his people sent him some basic information.
Shen Huai didn't pay much attention to it at the time, and it was only then that he remembered that what these singers have in common is that they are not singers of China Entertainment, and some of them are said to have been in contact with China Entertainment, but they did not sign a contract for some reason. .
Now combined with An Yuanjie's words, it is obvious that China Entertainment is behind the scenes.
Shen Huai recalled that when she was in "Star of Tomorrow", Huayu's female singer Tang Ruoyi admired Ye Cang very much, and later invited him to join Huayu many times.
I'm afraid Tang Ruoyi also knows something. She may be worried that Ye Cang will encounter these things after not signing with China Entertainment, wasting his talent, so she invited him many times.
An Yuanjie did not answer directly, but instead asked, "In Mr. Shen's opinion, what do these entertainers in the entertainment industry represent?"
Before Shen Huai could speak, An Yuanjie replied, "It's a commodity."
Shen Huai clenched his fists.
An Yuanjie said nonchalantly: "A five-point artist can be marketed as nine points. The public won't care if they have heard a good song. As long as this thing is popular, they will follow the trend and buy it. The same is true for artists. On the contrary. Yes, no matter how promising an artist is, before he grows up, he is just a chick that has just hatched."
"The public is ignorant. They don't think independently, but follow the flow. When the whole public opinion thinks that this person is not good, there are a few people who can maintain independent thinking, distinguish the truth from false rumors, and go against the current as one. Stranger defense?"
Shen Huai did not speak.
Seeing this, An Yuanjie said: "Mr. Shen, you are a myth in the venture capital circle, you should know better than me that the key is always only a few people in the upper circle, and the investors at the bottom can only be arbitrarily attacked. Just sacrificed worker ants."
At this point, Shen Huai has completely understood An Yuanjie's intention. I am afraid that he sent someone to investigate the suppression of new singers, which has already alarmed Huayu Records. He was a giant, so he reminded him vaguely through An Yuanjie's mouth.
If Shen Huai insisted on investigating further, they might not be able to do anything to Shen Huai, but the artists under Shen Huai would not have such luck, and Shen Huai himself would have to fight against the rat.
After An Yuanjie finished speaking, he gently touched the cup to Shen Huai's, and then drank it in one gulp: "Please think about it carefully, Mr. Shen, see you later."
After he finished speaking, he turned and left the bar.
When he returned to the room, he only dialed the phone, which was Feng Yankai, the current president of Huayu Records.
An Yuanjie respectfully said: "President, I have already met Shen Huai."
Feng Yankai snorted from his nose: "What did he say?"
An Yuanjie said, "He didn't say anything."
Feng Yankai was a little displeased: "His Shen family is indeed a big business, but he's only just getting started in the entertainment industry. If I didn't want to make things bigger and attract the attention of those old folks in the music association, I really wouldn't be afraid of him. what."
An Yuanjie responded quickly.
Feng Yankai was a little impatient: "Okay, let's not talk about this, didn't I tell you to take care of Zhuo Feiyang? What the hell is he doing?"
An Yuanjie quickly told him what happened in Old John's restaurant.
Feng Yankai said coldly: "This waste, I don't even know how to copy someone who is not popular. If you want to sell talented people, you have to have some goods in your stomach. All day long, the public relations department is busy wiping his ass. too busy."
An Yuanjie was trained like a grandson, and he scolded Zhuo Feiyang again in his heart, but he said obediently: "But Zhuo Feiyang is still very popular in China, and many fans eat him. Besides, it is separated by a sea, and no one knows that he copied it. Instead, it is an album in English. Netizens think it is very compelling, and the sales should be good by then."
When he said this, Feng Yankai's mood seemed to be a little better: "Okay, you have arranged this matter, this time let him come to City C, to let him come to gild, if he causes trouble again, the company wants to hold another one It's not that he can't hold it, let him not treat himself as a green onion!"
An Yuanjie: "Yes yes yes."
After hanging up the phone, An Yuanjie breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes fell on the shortlist on the table, and he chuckled, his face full of superiority.