Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 152 Face Issues
Seeing Zhang Yan go to explain the filming tasks to the MV crew, An Wen couldn't help but say happily, "I didn't expect your CEO Zhang to be so easy to talk to. If only I had known earlier..."

As she spoke, she glanced at Wang Jinghua, even suspecting that her old classmate had deliberately made things difficult for her.

Wang Jinghua gave a wry smile: "Since Mr. Zhang puts it that way, I can't show favoritism even more—how about this, you bring that Brother Chu again, let him judge Ning's singing. If he really sings much better than Gao Feng, then there's nothing to say, but if..."

"This one……"

An Wen also sang "Yellow Earth Plateau," although her version was far inferior to those of Tian Zhen and Hu Yue, she still possessed basic appreciation skills.

In terms of actual skill, the Chu brothers are actually not as good as Gao Feng. The reason why the original timeline was able to become somewhat popular was mainly because Wang Jinghua found the right positioning and took advantage of the Little Tigers' disbandment to package and promote them as replacements for the Little Tigers.

As for the song "Spring Water Flows," the two brothers are definitely more suitable, but to say that they are far superior is pure nonsense.

Seeing An Wen's hesitation, Wang Jinghua already knew the answer. She sighed and said, "Go back and prepare first. Whether you can seize this opportunity depends mainly on the singer's performance."

An Wen left absentmindedly.

Wang Jinghua walked up to the camera, about to say something to Zhang Yan, when Zhang Yan asked her, "Didn't your old classmate play Qingwen in the 87 version?"

After Wang Jinghua confirmed it, he shook his head and said, "This looks different from what you see on TV."

“She wasn’t like this before, otherwise she wouldn’t have been chosen by director Wang Fulin. Later, she devoted herself to Su Yue and went to Japan to be his wife for two years. Her personality and temperament changed drastically.”

"You know what, she really does have that Japanese woman vibe—haha, a Yamato Nadeshiko version of Qingwen, I wouldn't even dare to imagine it if I hadn't seen her in person."

Wang Jinghua smiled and added, "Actually, this time when she came..."

"No need to explain."

Zhang Yan waved his hand and said, "Didn't you call me yesterday to report? I trust you to handle things."

Wang Jinghua felt increasingly ashamed, after all, it was An Wen who urged her to make that phone call yesterday.

So she secretly decided that this assessment had to be even stricter, and that she couldn't let that Brother Chu pass even if he was a little bit off.

…………

the other side.

An Wen returned to the hotel with a heavy heart. Just as she was about to call her husband at the front desk to recount what had just happened, she suddenly heard a familiar voice: "An Wen, over here!"

An Wen turned his head and looked in the direction of the sound, and saw Su Yue and Gao Feng sitting in the corner of the hall talking.

An Wen strode forward, surprised, and asked, "Old Su, what brings you here?"

"Their dream-realization program is run by a big company."

Su Yue laughed and said, "Wouldn't it show our sincerity if we, as husband and wife, went together? By the way, what did Jinghua say after you went this time?"

In fact, Su Yue and Wang Jinghua were not close, having only met twice in total, but he spoke as if he were Wang Jinghua's best friend.

"This……"

Hearing her husband's tone, An Wen turned to Gao Feng beside her and said, "Yuanmeng still thinks you're not suitable to sing 'Spring Water Flows,' and asked us if we have a more suitable singer."

"how……"

"how so?!"

Gao Feng instinctively stood up, but Su Yue was even more anxious, jumping up and saying, "Can't they see Gao Feng's talent?!"

Following the strategy the couple had discussed, An Wen sighed and said, "Yuanmeng is currently at the height of its success. I heard that musicians from Hong Kong and Taiwan are actively seeking to sell their songs to us, and Xu Wei, who wrote 'Persistence,' is from their company."

While "Spring Water Flows" is quite good, it still falls short compared to songs like "Persistence," "Wandering the World," and "My Deskmate."

"That's not possible, it's not possible..."

Su Yue immediately deflated, muttered a few words, and then put his arm around Gao Feng's shoulder and said, "Xiao Gao, don't worry about it. I'll ask your sister-in-law again later. Maybe there's still room for maneuver."

Faced with the couple's charade, Gao Feng's expression changed repeatedly. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "I can write another song, a song that is better than 'Spring Water Flows' and more suitable for me to sing, as long as they are willing to give me some time!"

"Okay, I'll talk to them about this!" Su Yue readily agreed, but secretly sneered in his heart. They've already caught the eye of Yuanmeng's music director. If he were to write another good song and send it over, wouldn't everything be for nothing?

After comforting Gao Feng with a few more words, Su Yue took his wife to their room upstairs.

As soon as he entered, he locked the door and asked anxiously, "How did it go? Did Wang Jinghua agree?!"

"I had just mentioned this to Jinghua when President Zhang overheard it..."

"what?!"

Su Yue wasn't as clueless as his wife. He grabbed An Wen's arm and urged, "You tell me exactly what President Zhang said back then?"

After An Wen finished repeating the story word by word, Su Yue's brows furrowed even more. He paced back and forth in the room a few times and said with a wry smile, "This is really troublesome. Wang Jinghua clearly doesn't intend to go easy on us. With the Chu brothers' abilities..."

As he spoke, he rubbed his temples hard: "UFO Records isn't very satisfied with us either. They keep using Magic Stone Records as an example to warn us. If we don't seize this opportunity, UFO Records probably won't be able to hold out for long. Then our Puan will be completely ruined!"

Historically, Puan Records also had a falling out with UFO Records in 93 and was eventually forced to disband.

However, thanks to Wang Jinghua's successful marketing of the Chu brothers, Su Yue still gained enough capital and experience, which led to the creation of Tianxing Records.

But now Wang Jinghua has been snatched away by Zhang Yan, and Puan's performance is also a mess, so there is no chance to start from scratch.

Seeing Su Yue slump onto the bed, his face etched with weariness, An Wen stepped forward and hugged him, saying softly, "Maybe we're just not cut out for this line of work. If it really doesn't work out, we can do something else..."

"no!"

Su Yue flatly refused, saying, "So many people are watching us as we return to China to open a company. I absolutely cannot let them laugh at us!"

An Wen could only manage a helpless, bitter smile.

Su Yue is a good person in other ways, but his biggest problem is that he is too concerned about saving face.

Take Wang Jinghua's case for example. He was the one who caused An Wen and Wang Jinghua to break up, but afterwards he apologized to Wang Jinghua and begged her to help Pu An. Su Yue, however, kept hiding in the background and never showed his face.

On the one hand, An Wen was more familiar with Wang Jinghua, and on the other hand, he simply couldn't bring himself to do it.

If it weren't for Gao Feng, a key figure in the company, wanting to switch jobs, Su Yue probably wouldn't have appeared in Tianjin at all.

[PS: In the original timeline, Su Yue was really obsessed with saving face. In 2006, his company made a fortune from investing in "My Own Swordsman", so he went on to launch several more projects.]

As a result of rapid expansion and slow cash flow, the company faced a financial crisis. In order not to lose face in front of the shareholders, he did not hesitate to borrow money at high interest rates to maintain his dignity.

In 2008, he even forged documents to secure commercial performance contracts for the Olympics, defrauding the company of more than 5000 million yuan—money he didn't use himself, but instead poured into patching up the company's financial problems.

Su Yue was later imprisoned for this matter and eventually died in prison.

The couple hugged each other in silence for a long time before Su Yue wiped his face and said, "Okay, you should contact Wang Jinghua again..."

He paused for a moment before saying with difficulty, "This time I will talk to her in person."

"Old Su."

An Wen hugged her even tighter. Although Su Yue had put a lot of pressure on her regarding Wang Jinghua, he usually doted on her in their daily lives, even taking care of all the housework and washing her underwear.

So even Anwen's mother said that her daughter lived like a princess at home.

Seeing her husband so troubled by the company's affairs, even with graying hairs at his temples, An Wen felt as if her heart was being torn apart. She hugged her husband tightly and said, "Don't worry, even if I have to kneel down before Jinghua, I will make sure the Chu brothers get into the concert."

Su Yue gave a wry smile and shook his head, saying, "The key lies with President Zhang. The more magnanimous President Zhang appears, the more strictly Wang Jinghua will scrutinize him. Sigh, don't rush, let me talk to Wang Jinghua first."

Hearing these words, An Wen felt even more guilty.

If I hadn't failed to notice Gao Feng's thoughts in time; if I hadn't acted carelessly and let President Zhang hear that Pu An wanted to replace someone, things wouldn't have become so troublesome.

She lovingly stroked the gray hair at her husband's temples, secretly vowing that no matter what, she would do her best to help him get through this difficult time.

(End of this chapter)