There is no end!
Wen Zhiyuan almost smashed the mineral water bottle in his hand towards the door—let me be quiet, please
He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Please come in."
Ever since his buttocks sat in this position, Wen Zhiyuan felt that he had become a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. There was a group of mothers-in-law and uncles on the top who were in charge, and a group of arrogant soldiers and warriors on the bottom who were fighting to do their own thing. He was sandwiched between the two sides to suffer.
To be able to live until now without bursting blood vessels, I must have burned 30,000 catties of incense in my previous life!
The door was gently pushed open, and a thin middle-aged man walked in with a girl in a ponytail.
"Hello, Director Wen..."
When the middle-aged man came in, he nodded and bowed his head to greet him, with a flattering smile on his black face wrinkled into orange peel.
The girl following him bowed and saluted at the same time: "Director Wen, I'm sorry to bother you."
Seeing that it was these two masters instead of the original two masters, Wen Zhiyuan was greatly relieved.
He stretched out his hands and pressed twice, and said with a smile: "You're welcome, sit down, there is water in the refrigerator and take it yourself."
The middle-aged man hurriedly said, "Thank you!"
He quickly walked over to open the refrigerator placed in the corner, and took out two bottles of iced mineral water.
One bottle was delivered to Wen Zhiyuan's table first, and the other bottle was handed to the ponytail girl who had just sat down.
Everyone knows that Wen Zhiyuan likes to drink iced mineral water, and he drank all the bottle in his hand.
The other party's respect made Wen Zhiyuan smile sincerely.
This middle-aged man is called Li Zhigao, and he is one of his managers who became a monk halfway through.
Among the many brokers of EMI Brokerage Company, Li Zhigao belongs to the bottom one. He has not been in the industry for a long time, and he doesn't have any network resources in the circle, so he can only bring ordinary newcomers.
The ponytail girl he brought is called Tang Qiaoqiao. She is 19 years old, 1.65 meters tall, has an oval face and big eyes, and looks good. She was one of the top ten contestants in a talent show last year.
The EMI agency signed her and trained her for just over half a year before she was released. So far, she is just a small artist who reads small announcements. Few people know her name when she walks on the street.
In recent years, there have been too many artists selected through talent shows. Except for a few lucky ones, most of them are similar to Tang Qiaoqiao, and many even quit the entertainment industry and returned to their original lives.
The competition in this industry is too fierce!
Tang Qiaoqiao is an insignificant role among the artists who debuted in the company, so she left it to Li Zhigao.
Wen Zhiyuan still has a good impression of Li Zhigao. Although the other party's ability is not very good, he respects him very much, and he is willing to do hard work.
If all his subordinates are people like Li Zhigao, then his seat will be comfortable.
It is precisely because of this reason that Wen Zhiyuan is willing to take care of the other party under appropriate circumstances.
He asked kindly, "Old Li, why did you bring Qiaoqiao here?"
Li Zhigao sat on the sofa with half of his buttocks, straightened his waist and asked cautiously: "Director Wen, I heard that you are going to invite Lu Chen, the champion who sings China, to sing, is that right?"
Um
Wen Zhiyuan was stunned, not many people knew about this matter, where did Li Zhigao hear it
However, seeing the look on the other party's face, he understood.
It must be Zhang Qiong, that stinky bitch who just went out on her front feet, talking nonsense outside, deliberately slapping herself in the face, and even Li Zhigao knew about it!
Wen Zhiyuan felt an unknown anger in his heart, and it was not easy to attack Li Zhigao.
He sighed and said, "That's right, now Lu Chen's people are here in the reception room outside, but Zhang Qiong insisted on changing people, so I don't know how to explain to him."
Li Zhigao's mouth is still very firm, and it's okay to spit out some bitterness.
Unexpectedly, Li Zhigao showed a look of surprise: "Everyone is here? Director Wen, Qiaoqiao, can you?"
He stuttered and spoke incoherently, Wen Zhiyuan understood, shook his head repeatedly and said: "Lao Li, it's not that I won't help you, Lu Chen's asking price for a song is 250,000 yuan, I can help Zhang Shuhui apply for this money, coincidentally There is really nothing that can be done by coincidence.”
Any brokerage company, including EMI Culture, has an internal hierarchy for its contracted artists. The higher the hierarchy, the more resources they get. This is a clear rule.
In EMI Brokerage Company, if Zhang Shuhui's rank is B among the artists who are also under Wen Zhiyuan's management, then Tang Qiaoqiao's rank is D. The difference between the two is really big.
Therefore, Wen Zhiyuan can apply for Zhang Shuhui's 250,000 yuan for buying songs, and Tang Qiaoqiao's maximum is 50,000 yuan.
Wen Zhiyuan is really helpless.
The main reason is that Lu Chen's asking price is really too high, no newcomer dares to ask such a high price.
Zhang Qiong's objection is not completely unreasonable.
Wen Zhiyuan felt bitter in his heart.
At this moment, Tang Qiaoqiao, who was sitting on the sofa, bit her lips, and said suddenly: "Uncle Wen, if I am willing to pay half of the money myself, is that okay?"
Wen Zhiyuan was taken aback: "You...you pay for it yourself?"
It's normal for a singer to buy songs with his own money, but Tang Qiaoqiao is a new artist who has just debuted. Wen Zhiyuan knows that her family background is very ordinary, and the money she earns through the company can only make ends meet in the capital. It is difficult to eat something good.
Wen Zhiyuan was really shocked by the fact that she actually wanted to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy songs.
This is a dead end!
Artists signed by the brokerage company want to buy songs, and they can't be willful. According to the rules, they must arrange through the company, because it also involves subsequent production, publicity, and promotion issues.
In fact, many entertainment agencies dislike artists making their own decisions.
Tang Qiaoqiao asked Wen Zhiyuan to offer to buy songs from Lu Chen, which undoubtedly mustered a lot of courage.
The timing was just right too.
but…
Wen Zhiyuan still shook his head: "Half is not enough!"
It's not that he is hard-hearted, but that the company has company rules, and as a small department head, he has no ability to make his superiors break the rules and improve Tang Qiaoqiao's rank.
Li Zhigao said: "Director Wen, coincidentally I offered 100,000, and I offered 50,000. Please help her apply for another 100,000!"
He looked at Wen Zhiyuan with a very sincere attitude: "Qiaoqiao, this child is not easy, please help."
Lao Li is also crazy
Wen Zhiyuan was dumbfounded and couldn't believe it.
50,000 yuan, I'm afraid it's all of this person's savings, how can any agent act like this
But while surprised, the head of the brokerage department was also very moved.
In the entertainment industry, not many managers can do this for contracted artists. Most of them try to squeeze out the value of the latter, and finally spit it out like bagasse.
That's why many celebrities and idols choose their relatives and friends as their managers, even if the other party doesn't know anything at all.
Snapped!
Wen Zhiyuan slammed the table, got up and said: "That's fine! Since you call me uncle, I, as an uncle, will sell this old face to help you once, and apply for a 100,000 song purchase fee for you!"
Both Li Zhigao and Tang Qiaoqiao were overjoyed: "Thank you Director Wen/Uncle Wen!"
The two didn't have much hope at first, they just wanted to fight for a chance for themselves.
Unexpectedly, Wen Zhiyuan was really moved.
Wen Zhiyuan chuckled, waved his hands and said, "You don't have to thank me. If you want to thank me, then work hard. We will go to see Teacher Lu Chen now. Remember to be polite and don't neglect."
It was also Tang Qiaoqiao's luck. If Zhang Qiong hadn't turned his back on him, this opportunity would not have fallen to Tang Qiaoqiao at all, and if Zhang Qiong hadn't forced him so hard that he couldn't bear it, he wouldn't have wanted to fight for it once.
If he doesn't fight back, Zhang Qiong will only step on his face even more!
Wen Zhiyuan was actually betting that Lu Chen's strength was as strong as he expected.
A singer-songwriter who wrote "In the Spring", "You at the Same Table" and "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky" should have no problem writing a song suitable for girls, right
Wen Zhiyuan, who took Li Zhigao and Tang Qiaoqiao to the reception room, was not completely sure in his heart.
EMI Culture Brokerage Company, reception room.
Lu Chen and Li Feiyu have been waiting for 10 minutes.
To be honest, Lu Chen felt a little unhappy in his heart. He took the initiative to run to the door to test his voice, but sat on the sofa to wait.
But the lady at the front desk is very nice and polite, and the coffee provided is also very fragrant, so I can bear it.
Li Feiyu was fascinated by this big-breasted and fair-skinned receptionist, and he kept peeking while drinking coffee.
Lu Chen suspects that he is a front desk operator - there is a little beauty over there in the studio!
"This must be Teacher Lu Chen, right?"
Just when Lu Chen was getting a little impatient, three people appeared at the door of the reception room.
Among them, the one walking in the front was a middle-aged fat man with big arms and round waist, who smiled like a Maitreya Buddha: "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, I kept you waiting for so long!"
He came over and stretched out his hands to Lu Chen: "I am Wen Zhiyuan, head of EMI Brokerage Department, nice to meet you."
Reaching out without hitting the smiling face, Wen Zhiyuan's sincere attitude made the unhappiness in Lu Chen's heart disappear.
He stood up, shook hands with the other party, and said with a smile, "Hello, Director Wen. We haven't waited long. Your company's coffee is delicious."
Wen Zhiyuan let go of his hand and said with a smile, "Our boss brought this coffee from Brazil. It's really not available in China. If you like it, Mr. Lu Chen, I'll ask Xiao Wang to pack some for you and try it at home."
Lu Chen couldn't help laughing: "Director Wen, you are too polite, just call me Lu Chen."
Wen Zhiyuan said sternly: "You are one of the judges who will sing China in the next season, and you are worthy of the name of a teacher."
The first season of Beijing Satellite TV's "Singing China" was very successful. Its ratings completely surpassed that of Shonan Satellite TV's "The Strongest Singer". The production task for the second season of next year has already been booked.
At that time, there will definitely be more singers participating. In Wen Zhiyuan's application reason for inviting songs to Lu Chen, Lu Chen's status as a judge for the next season of "Singing China" was also included.
Lu Chen said modestly, "It's just a judge for the audition for the sub-singing area."
"Singing China" has a total of seven major singing areas. Except for the capital singing area, other singing areas have different audition judges. Lu Chen is one of them, not the four major judges who decide the winner.
Beijing Satellite TV had already informed Lu Chen of this, and it was nothing more than a publicity stunt.