You are a star, why do you have all the skills from the underworld?

"Sister Ju, please stop joking with me."

Yao Meng was shocked. Is this something she dared to think about?
I wouldn't even dream of it.

As famous as Li Fei?
Haha, what right does Yao Meng have?

Yao Meng knows her own limitations. She thinks that meeting Xu Yi in this life is already a blessing for her. Being able to have a few representative works of her own and become a real singer is enough for her.

Fat Orange said seriously:
“There may be a chance.”

"As long as the boss is willing, it won't even take two or three years. Although the music industry needs capital participation, the most important thing is the work. This circle is different from the variety show circle. Without works, there is no way to have real fans."

"And the fans that are built up with capital will eventually collapse one day."

Fat Orange saw it very clearly.

Capital is at best the icing on the cake; it is difficult to create something out of nothing.

Just look at the older generation of singers who are still influential today. Which one of them relies on topics to stand up to this day? Which one of them doesn't represent countless works and fans who have grown up with them, so that they can still have an influence today?

Yao Meng smiled bitterly and shook his head:
"Let's take one step at a time."

"My boss doesn't seem to be very interested in the entertainment industry. If he has songs for me, that would be great. If he doesn't, he will still be my benefactor in this life."

Only by keeping a grateful heart can you go further.

Yao Meng seemed to have thought this through clearly.

……

……

The popularity of "In the Name of the Father" continues to ferment, and more and more famous singers have come out to praise this album without hesitation.

All major record companies sent their chief agents to contact Xu Yi.

Invitations for song collaborations flew into Fat Ju's hands like snowflakes. After seeing this nuclear-bomb-level album, the major music variety show preparation teams also sent high-priced collaboration intentions to Xu Yi.

Anyway...

Originally Xu Yi just wanted to give the music industry a shock.

But unexpectedly, the entire entertainment industry almost boiled over this!

Xu Yi, carrying a piece of calligraphy, came to the Xishan Villa in the capital with ease.

Chu Zhengchen came to greet him personally.

"Xu kid, you haven't come to our house for dinner for a long time!" When they met, Chu Zhengchen took Xu Yi's hand as if he was meeting his son-in-law, and said with a smile: "I know you young people are busy with work. But no matter how busy you are, you always have time for a meal, right?"

Xu Yi took over the conversation:

“It’s coming!”

"Uncle Chu, I recently wrote a new piece of calligraphy. Can you give me some corrections?"

Hearing this, Chu Zhengchen's eyes immediately lit up.

Without being polite, he snatched the calligraphy from Xu Yi's hand, then said with a grin, "Put it here, put it here, I'll correct it slowly."

Xu Yi smiled knowingly: "Okay!"

This calligraphy was originally brought as an apology gift.

Old Chu invited me to dinner several times, but I didn't even return his calls. It was really a bit unreasonable. Xu Yi knew about this from Chu Ningning.

But it's strange today, Chu Ningning doesn't seem to be at home.

Xu Yi looked around the house and confirmed that Chu Ningning was not there. He couldn't help but ask curiously:
"Uncle Chu, isn't Director Chu here today?"

Generally speaking, as long as Xu Yi comes home, Old Chu will definitely arrange for Chu Ningning to be at home.

Chu Zhengchen pretended to be angry and said:

"What else can she be busy with? It's just the work in her unit."

"It seems that the National Day is coming soon, and they are preparing some cultural performances as a tribute. The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television is coordinating, and the various TV stations are selecting programs. They have been busy with this these days!"

It turned out to be the case.

The last time I had dinner with Chu Ningning, I didn’t hear this girl mention this!

Chu Zhengchen put the calligraphy back into the study and hid it. Then he came out to the living room and continued chatting with Xu Yi.

The two of them had limited topics to talk about, and it was impossible to talk about everything from the international situation to domestic people's livelihood.

Finally, Chu Zhengchen pretended to ask casually:

"By the way, Xu boy, what's the situation between you and Ningning now?"

Xu Yi: "???"

what's going on?
What could be going on between me and Director Chu?
Aren’t you all busy with your own things?
"Ah, don't get me wrong, I'm not asking about your progress. It's just that Ningning's mother...her mother is very concerned about you two, and she's worried that you two might have a conflict, after all, you haven't been home for so long."

Xu Yi quickly explained: "No, no, what kind of conflict could there be between me and Director Chu?"

"That's fine, that's fine."

Chu Zhengchen smiled and said, "You guys should handle your own affairs. Of course, if we can decide this year, that would be the best. It would also save Ningning's mother and I a lot of worry."

Of course, the old couple were not worried about Chu Ningning's lifelong affairs.

But since Chu Ningning has been single, there will be a steady stream of matchmakers coming to her.

But these people have no way to refuse.

So the old couple couldn't bear it.

If the good news about Chu Ningning had been announced one day earlier, then all these troubles would have disappeared and we would have been able to have peace of mind and enjoy a happy life!

Xu Yi felt embarrassed and didn't know how to respond.

He and Chu Ningning have never even held hands, so they are still a long way from the stage that Old Chu mentioned.

Chu Zhengchen didn't seem to know about Xu Yi's new album. They didn't talk about it at all, and Xu Yi naturally didn't mention it on his own initiative.

The two of them casually chatted about the fun of calligraphy circles in Beijing.

When he got home in the afternoon, Xu Yi thought about it and sent a message to Chu Ningning:
"I went to visit Uncle Chu today. There's something...between us...what does Uncle Chu think?"

Chu Ningning didn't reply to the message for a long time.

It was not until the evening that Chu Ningning sent a reply:
"Sorry, I just finished my work."

"Well, how about we meet and talk?"

Xu Yi: “Okay.”

He left the study, called Fatty Ju, and said, "Sister Ju, I have to go out for something, so I won't be eating at home tonight. You can eat by yourselves, you don't have to wait for me."

Fat Orange was used to it, but still asked out of concern:

"drink wine?"

"Do you need someone to pick you up?"

Xu Yi smiled and shook his head: "No, Su Ju."

It is absolutely impossible for Chu Ningning and I to not come back until we are drunk.

The two of them met at a restaurant near the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television this time, mainly because Chu Ningning was indeed a bit busy. This National Day gift was very important, and the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television had invested almost one-third of its manpower in the preparatory group alone.

From the main station to the local stations, every TV station is on high alert.

Treat this as the most important program task of the year, no doubt about it.

Xu Yi didn't receive any invitation, so naturally he wouldn't take the initiative to worry about these things.

"You haven't been back for a long time, and you made such a big fuss when you came back!" Chu Ningning naturally started the conversation when they just met, "I listened to the new song, it's pretty good."

Xu Yi shrugged and said with a smile:
"In fact, this album has been in preparation for quite a long time. We started working on it last year. It's already quite late to release it now."

"Good things come in a long way!"

It can be seen that Chu Ningning has listened to the songs seriously. "Now the whole music circle is talking about your album. I saw that many singers and music critics gave it high praise. Are you planning to develop in the music industry?"

Chu Ningning knew Xu Yi. He had organized variety shows before and every one of them became a hit.

He also made movies, which were the top-grossing movies during the Spring Festival. It is said that he is now planning to make two new movies.

As for songs, he mostly writes songs for others and doesn't have many opportunities to sing them himself.

Unexpectedly, an album was released right away.

That's why Chu Ningning thought that Xu Yi might have plans to develop further in the music industry.

But Xu Yi hurriedly explained:

"No, no, absolutely not."

"I just want to leave something behind for myself. After all, I am also a music creator, and having my own album is not a disgrace to this identity."

Chu Ningning was puzzled: "So, you won't release albums in the future?"

Xu Yi nodded and said with a smile:
"Probably. Unless there is some special opportunity, I probably won't release another album."

A divine special card, having one is enough to make you a god.

At least leave a bowl of soup for others.

Chu Ningning was not surprised and just nodded:
"Alright."

"By the way, Director Chu, I heard from Uncle Chu that you have been busy preparing for the tribute art performance recently, right?" Xu Yi changed the subject.

The topic of this meeting has not yet been officially opened.

The main reason is that Xu Yi doesn’t know how to start.

Chu Ningning nodded: "Yes, everyone from top to bottom takes this very seriously. We are just taking the lead. The specific programs for the art performance still need to be selected and recommended from various places. We will choose them."

"Oh, is there anything I can help with?"

Xu Yi said this for some unknown reason.

Although he organized a program on Tomato Channel, he was not a member of the channel, so even if the channel wanted to recommend a program, it definitely could not be directed by Xu Yi.

Chu Ningning heard this and thought about it carefully.

Then he spoke:
"There is indeed something."

"The theme song for this show has not been finalized yet. We invited many senior musicians to create it, but the opinions of the leaders of the station were very different. Everyone felt that it was not perfect enough."

"You are also a musician, why don't you give it a try?"

This kind of main melody theme song is very different from pop music.

Chu Ningning is trying to save the situation.

Anyway, this matter cannot be settled so quickly in a short time. If Xu Yi has time and is interested, then it might not be a bad idea to give it a try.

Hearing this, Xu Yi immediately replied:
"No problem. When do you want it? Is tomorrow in time?"

Chu Ningning: "Huh?"

Seeing this, Xu Yi pretended to be a little embarrassed and said:

"If tomorrow is too late, let's do it tonight. I'll go back and work overtime after dinner and send it to you later. But if you want a vocal demo, the earliest it can be done is tomorrow."

"Tomorrow... so soon?" Chu Ningning was not very clear about Xu Yi's creative speed, so she was shocked.

Because other people are doing this, everyone is trying to buy time.

Some say it takes half a month.

Some people also say that it will take at least a month.

On the other hand, for Xu Yi, one night was enough.

This sharp contrast made Chu Ningning confused for a moment. How long does it take to create music?
Xu Yi laughed and said:

"Writing songs is different from making movies. Writing songs is faster, but making a movie takes a year. You can't save time."

"Since tomorrow is OK, I will give you the demo tomorrow~"

Chu Ningning said in a daze: "Oh, okay~"

A tribute theme song is not difficult to write.

Xu Yi flipped through the pages in his head and figured out at least a handful of them.

There was a brief silence.

Finally, it was Chu Ningning who broke the awkwardness: "Regarding the matter you asked me this afternoon, I... I'll be frank. Old Chu and my mother both think that we should be in love, so they have those misunderstandings. But you should know that there is actually nothing between us."

Xu Yi nodded.

Seeing Xu Yi said nothing, Chu Ningning simply gave it a go and said:
"I'll take care of this myself."

"Don't worry, I'll take care of them both."

Xu Yi frowned and said, "How do you deal with it? Just find someone to marry? Or just tell them that you want to be single for the rest of your life? This is probably not your style, Director Chu, right?"

"If it doesn't work, how about we give it a try?"

After Xu Yi said this, he stopped talking in time.

Oh my god, why did I say that?

silence.

The two fell into silence again.

Chu Ningning was also struggling in her heart: Is this a confession? Why is it not like others, the occasion is not right, there are no flowers... But why, why am I a little nervous?
Xu Yi had some strange feelings towards Chu Ningning.

The two first met when they were at Yixiu Media. At that time, Chu Ningning was still working at the Anti-Fraud Center and came to Xu Yi to be their spokesperson.

At that time, although Chu Ningning was pretty, the two of them were only in contact at work.

In private, I didn’t even send a text message to say hello.

Later, the two had more and more contact, and beneath Chu Ningning's cold beauty, more of her personality and work style were revealed to Xu Yi.

He even helped Xu Yi deal with the biggest crisis in his career.

Xu Yi went to Lao Chu's house frequently to eat.

This kind of slow and steady process caused ripples in the hearts of both of them.

Just when Xu Yi was about to take back what he had just said, Chu Ningning suddenly said:

"Just try it."

Xu Yi: "Uh..."

Chu Ningning finally raised her head and looked at Xu Yi:

"Why, you regret it?"

Xu Yi waved his hands quickly and said with a smile: "No, no. I just felt that Director Chu would definitely not agree. I didn't expect..."

"This is the best way I can think of to solve this problem." Chu Ningning said without reason, "But I hope our relationship can be kept secret for the time being."

Xu Yi: “No problem!”

For some reason, after breaking through this layer of window paper, Xu Yi could clearly feel that Chu Ningning was a little different from before.

It seems... not so cold anymore.

This meeting was a victorious meeting.

When Xu Yi answered about Siheyuan, he was humming a little tune.

Apparently he was in a good mood.

Fat Orange was in the other side of the room, frowning and muttering to himself, "Hmm? The boss doesn't look right, is he in love?"

"So, this is the reason why the boss has no interest in the entertainment industry?"

Although Fat Orange is single, she is a woman after all, and is very sensitive to this kind of scent.

She didn't even see Xu Yi, but just by listening to the voice, she could smell the sour scent of love.

"Who on earth managed to capture such a great man like the boss?" (End of this chapter)