Five minutes later, Shen Jianbin sat down in front of Lin Chudong and the others.
There were two rows of sofas, with Shen Jianbin sitting alone on one.
The other sofa was packed, everyone crowded around Lin Chudong, looking as if they were ready for a fight.
Shen Jianbin actually dared to come to their company? Was he here to cause trouble?
Lin Chudong said, "What's the matter? Just say it."
Shen Jianbin smiled, "Your personality is quite different from before. I'll be direct. I'm here to talk about a business collaboration."
"You've seen I Am a Singer, right? We're recording the second episode the day after tomorrow. If we're at the bottom again, we'll be the first round of eliminated contestants. I can't afford to lose face."
"The previous songs didn't generate much buzz. I want to sing your No More Hesitation. Name your price."
Liang Yin immediately clenched her fist, "Are you dreaming?"
Da Fei's experience was very clear to Liang Yin. Back then, he started a business with Shen Jianbin and trusted him completely. As a result, Shen Jianbin used a yin-yang contract, and in the end, all the copyrights were taken by him, which meant Da Fei couldn't even sing the songs he had written before.
How could he have the gall to make this request?
Shen Jianbin wasn't annoyed. He had guessed this would be the reaction.
"I know you have a bad impression of me, but I'm a businessman. In business, we talk business. I can exchange the copyrights of your old songs, or I can pay copyright fees, or you can have both. Although we parted ways, we can still have long-term cooperation!"
Liang Yin rolled her eyes. Shameless. Who would agree to cooperate with you?
In fact, without Shen Jianbin's actions back then, there wouldn't have been the Liang Music Band now.
But Liang Yin wouldn't have a good attitude towards him either.
"Impossible." Liang Yin refused directly.
Shen Jianbin stared at Lin Chudong and said,
"Da Fei, I know you're just starting out and need money. I'll give you two million, and I want the cover rights. How about it?"
Shen Jianbin produced a contract and placed it in front of him.
"I heard you charged Yang Han two million for a song. I don't want you to write a song; I just want the cover rights. I'll give you two million too. You can sing it in the future, and we can sing it too."
"There are absolutely no traps in this copyright contract. You can have a lawyer look it over."
A hint of sarcasm appeared on Lin Chudong's face.
"That's a lot of money, much more than the 120,000 you gave me before."
Shen Jianbin smiled slightly, "Yes, who would refuse money? If you're willing, we can sign a long-term cooperation contract, provided that I can use 'No More Hesitation' on the show."
Lin Chudong said lightly, "You seem to have overlooked something."
"I remember I told you at the last Mid-Autumn Festival Gala, I've hooked up with a rich woman."
Lin Chudong suddenly put his left arm around Liang Yin's shoulder and said.
"This one, the landlady, the whole street is hers."
Then, his right hand landed on Jing Feifei's shoulder.
"This one, the young lady of Jingdong, can buy your band in a matter of minutes, do you think I need money?"
Shen Jianbin's face stiffened instantly.
Da Fei's left-hand and right-hand embrace was truly arrogant.
But he knew that Da Fei was just talking tough.
If he were really that awesome, why would they even bother running a music store or being in a band?
Shen Jianbin placed the contract on the table. "Da Fei, no need to get angry. Anger only leads to mutual destruction. Think it over and give me a call."
With that, Shen Jianbin turned and left.
Wang Zhi glanced at Lin Chudong, who was being embraced by two beautiful women, and they didn't seem to mind at all.
When would he reach Fei's level?
Shen Jianbin returned to the company, and Sun Jie had gotten some food. The two of them started drinking again in the office.
"How's it going? Did Da Fei agree?"
"No, it's just like I imagined. I never realized he had such a bad temper before."
"Hmph, he won't take money? Doesn't he like donating to schools? Can money even be useful to him?"
"He said he's hooked up with a rich woman. He was putting on a show right in front of me, one arm around each of them. One said she was a landlady, the other said she was the Jingdong heiress. He was bragging without paying taxes."
Sun Jie was stunned for a moment, took out his phone, and searched for a bit, then said.
"Brother Bin, this is the Jingdong young lady. There isn't much information online, but there is a photo of her in profile."
Shen Jianbin took the phone and glanced at it, and his expression suddenly changed slightly.
Damn? She really does look a bit like her!
After seeing off the landlady, everyone went back to the dorm to sleep.
Just as they were about to rest, Yang Han suddenly came again.
Lin Chudong didn't disturb the others and chatted with Yang Han outside for a while.
"Congratulations, you've made a comeback."
"It's all thanks to you. That song was really worth two million."
Lin Chudong smiled. "A good song also needs a good singer. What can I do for you?"
Yang Han said, "I still want songs. I know you must have more."
Lin Chudong shook his head. "This song became an overnight success. I won't be able to get two million for my songs anymore."
"We're friends, and I don't want to take advantage of you, so I won't sell any more songs."
"Unless there's a special circumstance."
"That is, I sign you, you join our company, and I'll tailor everything for you, including an entire album."
Yang Han frowned. "I'm with an agency right now. I just made a comeback, and they won't let me go. My contract expires in a few months, and they'll definitely offer me a bunch of favorable terms to renew."
Lin Chudong said, "So, it's time for you to make a choice. I have nothing, and I have to go everywhere to fight for resources. But I have songs, and I can promise you an album."
Although Lin Chudong still had quite a few songs in his head, he was using them one by one, and selling songs was like killing the goose that laid the golden eggs.
If he hadn't been so short on money in the early stages, he definitely wouldn't have done this.
Signing some promising artists himself and letting them sing the songs he didn't want to sing would be a growing source of income in the future.
To be honest, he really wanted to sign Yang Han, but this big shot was probably too important to consider his small company.
However, there were still a few months left, and the Liang Music Band might develop to a point where she could look at them differently.
Yang Han said, "I still have time to consider, but I'm a little unsure about the second recording session the day after tomorrow."
Invisible Wings was really too high of a starting point. Even Yang Han herself couldn't handle the situation that followed.
Everyone's expectations of her had reached a peak. If she disappointed the audience, the popularity she had finally built up would probably decline again.
Lin Chudong said, "I'll give you a cover song copyright. I have a song that suits you very well. I'll release it tomorrow, and then you can have someone re-arrange it. As a friend, the cover song copyright is a gift. Of course, it's a gift to you personally, not to your current agency."
Yang Han was stunned and said, "You're a bit strange. You have a song, so why not release it directly? Why wait until you need it?"
Lin Chudong smiled and didn't answer the question.
He had a lot of songs. If he recorded them all and released them at once, he could do it.
But in that case, his songs would be greatly devalued.
Everyone understood the principle of scarcity. If there weren't these "bad" songs to serve as a foil, how could others appreciate the greatness of Da Fei's work?
Moreover, if many songs were released at the right time, it could save a lot of advertising expenses. Slow and steady wins the race.
Yang Han didn't press the matter. "Thank you. I'll consider what you said, and I'll give you an answer before the contract expires."
"Okay."
Changsha Sheraton Hotel.
Inside a luxurious suite on the top floor, Zhang Yiran was staring at her laptop with a gloomy expression, and next to her sat her agent, Wu Shuang.
Zhang Yiran was utterly crestfallen.
"Wu Shuang, what were you thinking? How could you miss such an important email?"
Seeing the email titled 'Da Fei's lyrics and music - Invisible Wings' in her inbox, Zhang Yiran was furious.
The email had already expired, and she hadn't even opened it, so she couldn't listen to the demo inside.
If she'd known it was a song with such explosive potential, she definitely wouldn't have rejected it!
Wu Shuang had a mournful look on her face. "Yiran, didn't you ignore Da Fei's calls too? Don't just blame me."
Zhang Yiran was also regretting it terribly. What kind of status did Da Fei have? She hadn't wanted to pay him any attention, but she hadn't expected the musical genius to be the real deal.
Zhang Yiran took out her phone, thought for a moment, and then called Lin Chudong.
Lin Chudong was already about to fall asleep. When he heard his phone ring, he immediately frowned.
Seeing it was Zhang Yiran, he thought for a moment and then answered.
"Hello, Sister Zhang?"
Zhang Yiran said, "That song is not bad. My inbox was flooded with emails at the time, and my agent didn't see it."
"Write me another one, a high-quality song, similar to Invisible Wings."
Lin Chudong frowned. Although this song was a hit, Zhang Yiran's attitude was still very indifferent. Her words sounded like a discussion, but her tone was commanding.
"I'm sorry, Sister Zhang, I don't write songs for others anymore."
Before Zhang Yiran could speak, Wu Shuang's voice came.
"What do you mean? Writing songs for Sister Zhang is a great opportunity to become famous. You're refusing a golden opportunity? You're being a bit ungrateful, aren't you?"
Zhang Yiran glared at Wu Shuang, "Don't talk like that."
"Da Fei, think about it. If Yang Han sings your song and it becomes popular, it's the song and Yang Han that become famous, not you."
"So it's the same who you give the song to. You give it to me, I sing it and make it popular, and I can give you some resources. I can bring you on shows. What can Yang Han give you? She doesn't even have any resources herself."
"How about this, I promise you three variety shows if you write me a song for free."
"Normal songwriting is at most three to five hundred thousand. I'll get you three appearances, which is worth far more than that. What do you think?"
Lin Chudong sneered. These two were playing good cop, bad cop in front of him.
"I don't have any plans for that right now. Sorry, Sister Zhang."
He wouldn't write for two million, let alone for free. It sounded good, promising three variety shows, but what use was a verbal promise?
They'd just put him on three lousy variety shows to brush him off, and he wouldn't have any recourse. Zhang Yiran was acting so high and mighty. Lin Chudong definitely wouldn't write a song for her; he wouldn't even give her the cover rights.
Zhang Yiran frowned. This kid was really stubborn. After thinking for a moment, she said in a low voice,
"Da Fei, having more friends means having more options. Your situation isn't great right now, and you don't want to offend anyone else, do you?"
Lin Chudong sneered, "Are you threatening me, Sister Zhang?"
Zhang Yiran: "You could understand it that way."
Lin Chudong said, "Then we'll see."
After saying that, Lin Chudong hung up the phone directly.
Zhang Yiran's face was extremely cold. "Doesn't know what's good for him!"
The next day, Lin Chudong got up early to record a song and released it, sending it to Yang Han. After that, he was busy with the filming.
The morning's shooting went very smoothly, and the actors were discussing things privately.
"Who is the murderer? Is there really a bomb in the car?"
They were filming it over and over again, and they were all confused. Even some veteran actors didn't understand the whole loop thing.
But Da Fei was the director, so they had to do as he said.
Taking advantage of a nap, Lin Chudong finally opened the Silver Treasure Chest that he hadn't seen in a long time.
[Silver Treasure Chest x1] [Beginner Chinese Medicine]
He hadn't seen beginner-level stuff in a long time!
Only in the first few months after Lin Chudong obtained the system did he receive some beginner-level items from signing in. He didn't expect to get a beginner-level skill from this Silver Treasure Chest too?
It seems that the difficulty of acquiring these skills varies. Pet Training and Chinese Medicine are definitely not on the same level.
So, the low-quality treasure chest opened up a [Pet Training Advanced], while the high-quality treasure chest surprisingly opened up [Beginner Chinese Medicine]. Although it's beginner-level, the skill is still rare.
Lin Chudong didn't dwell on it. This was good; learning Chinese Medicine was a good thing.
Open the Silver Treasure Chest.
[Countdown: 12 days] [Acceleration requires amount]: 120000
By the time the next treasure chest opens, I guess the filming of Beginning will be finished, right?
The treasure chest matter isn't urgent for now. When Lin Chudong makes a fortune, he'll open several treasure chests to indulge himself; otherwise, he'd never finish opening a hundred thousand treasure chests.
Judging by the system's character, the last treasure chest, or a treasure chest that is a multiple of a whole number, such as one hundred, one thousand, or two thousand, will definitely contain a treasure. A thousand is too far away, but the hundredth one is something to look forward to.
Beijing.
Deng Siqing received the guitar, and Cheng Huanhuan took out a knife.
"Let me open it for you."
Deng Siqing quickly snatched the knife back.
"You'll scratch it again!"
Cheng Huanhuan rolled her eyes, "Look at you, so stingy!"
Carefully, he tore off all the transparent tape on the packaging, opening the layers one by one.
Inside was a guitar case. After opening it, he saw this beautiful rosewood all-solid guitar, and Da Fei's autograph.
Deng Siqing was overjoyed, picking it up and examining it from every angle. She brought it up to the sound hole to sniff, then did the same with the signature.
Cheng Huanhuan was speechless, "Sis, you're being a bit weird, aren't you?"
Deng Siqing glared at her, "You wouldn't understand. This is rosewood; it smells amazing, you should try!"
Cheng Huanhuan shook her head, "No thanks. You should treasure it."
Deng Siqing carefully hung it on the wall and admired it for a long while, then said,
"I should give him a gift in return, right? Da Fei gave me two gifts. What should I give him?"
Cheng Huanhuan said,
"Offer yourself. You have a great chest, long legs, and a perky butt. He'd definitely be happy."
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