I was slacking off on a dating reality show when the female guests treated me like a treasure chest.

Chapter 130 Shall we switch companies together?

Chen Nian did not expect that things would escalate so badly, which was not what he wanted to see, since harmony brings wealth.

Unfortunately, these guys seem to have some misunderstanding about him. He's a songwriter. The songs he writes don't belong to the company. Although the company has the right of first refusal to purchase them, there's no such thing as being obligated to do so.

Thinking of this, Chen Nian sighed, then returned to his workstation and sat down, pondering the fate of his songs.

Given the current situation, he definitely doesn't want to give them to the company anymore, even the singers that Lin Ran had previously selected for him. He'll see how Lin handles them later.

At this moment, Lin Ran, Wang Yang, Li Qiang, and a few others are still sitting in the recording studio.

Everyone looked somewhat embarrassed, except for Lin Zai, who remained calm.

After a moment, Wang Yang asked Lin Ran, "Didn't you already agree with him?"

"Agreed? Is that so?" Lin Ran looked at the company's CEO with confusion and said calmly, "I think you all know that Chen Nian wrote these songs on the show."

"He has absolute control, and these songs were not written because he promised anyone."

"If that weren't the case, perhaps our company would still have some priority, but to be honest, I'm a bit disappointed with your attitude right now. Do you know how much I'm planning to offer for the two songs he wrote for Zhou Yu and Liu Ting?"

"The initial payment was 100 million yuan, but you offered him 80 yuan, which is even lower than the price he offered to several friends."

"That's one thing. Secondly, you know perfectly well what the situation is with those three songs of his, yet you still approach him with this attitude. Do you really think he won't leave the company?"

"As I said, if he's not happy with the C-level contract he has, he can pack his things and go home right now. Once he steps out of this door, it means that these three songs will have no further connection with the company."

Lin Zai's words immediately made the people present feel extremely awkward.

They were clearly aware of the problem, and Li Qiang felt a burning sensation on his face; it was like being slapped in the face in public.

Chen Feng, standing to the side, frowned and said, "Didn't I say? Because of a last-minute issue, it won't be like this during the official recording."

Lin Ran glanced at him. "He's not writing songs specifically for you now, nor is he doing it for your money. You should understand that he's here to ask for a song."

After Lin Ran finished speaking, she didn't say anything more.

He got up and left the recording studio. He wouldn't say anything on behalf of the company anymore; it was all up to Chen Nian to decide.

Seeing this, Wang Yang quickly followed Lin Zai out and walked alongside him, whispering, "Please help us explain things again. We'll treat you well, both in terms of price and attitude."

"For example?" Lin Ran asked.

Wang Yang smiled awkwardly and said, "Let's go with the initial manuscript fee of 100 million as you said. Then, I'll have Chen Feng take some time to practice before the audition."

"Don't you understand?" Lin asked in surprise. "He wants to choose the singers for these three songs himself, not to tell them to someone else."

After saying that, she shook her head, leaving a bewildered Wang Yang standing there.

When Chen Nian saw Lin Zai return from upstairs, he didn't ask her what happened afterward. After all, he now understood that if this place didn't want him, there were plenty of other places that would.

Moreover, he thought that if he took these three songs to any company, he would be treated with great respect.

Chen Nian spent the morning slacking off, occasionally being tagged by several people in the group chat, and then replying to their messages.

He didn't get up and go downstairs to find something to eat until lunch break.

There is still one thing he needs to deal with right now, and that is Su Xiao's song.

Regardless, the contract with Su Xiao still needs to be finalized. As long as Su Xiao sings that song, he has no objections.

This matter still needs to be handled by Lin Ran.

Speaking of which, Lin Zai has been quite busy lately. It seems he's been constantly busy with his own affairs.

While eating, Chen Nian received a message from his mobile banking app. His eyes lit up immediately; for him, this was the best news of the day.

The payment from the production team has been received, totaling over 73 yuan.

Upon seeing the money, Chen Nian felt his heart race; he was finally a rich man.

He confirmed it several times, then withdrew 10,000 yuan to the wallet in the chat app. After the withdrawal was successful, he was overjoyed.

Now he felt even more confident.

"What should I do first? Go to a new house tomorrow, and then get a car?" Chen Nian pondered, deciding that changing houses should be the priority first.

Currently, there are many inconveniences in the house I live in. First, it's noisy, and it's also inconvenient if I want to practice my musical instruments.

Moreover, the journey is indeed too far; even taking the subway takes almost an hour.

In the afternoon, Chen Nian thought for a moment, then knocked on Lin Zai's office door and told her about what had happened with Su Xiao.

Lin Ran then remembered that Su Xiao also had an old song.

It has to be said that the creative department has been almost entirely occupied by Chen Nian's affairs lately, and she also has to take time out at night to deal with other creators' matters.

For a company like Xinghe, there is a need for creation almost every day.

There are over a hundred singers, but the songwriting department only has about thirty songwriters, meaning almost one songwriter is responsible for three singers.

"How do you plan to sell Su Xiao's song?" Lin Ran asked, putting down the documents in her hand.

Chen Nian thought for a moment and said, "Let's make it cheaper. The royalty split will remain the same, still the current top-tier contract, and the first payment will be 300,000."

Lin Ran raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, and asked curiously, "What, is this the girlfriend price?"

"What girlfriend price? This is a friend price," Chen Nian said speechlessly.

"Why are you charging such high prices for Liu Ting and Zhou Yu's?" Lin Ran said quietly.

"That was just a projected price. In reality, I might not charge that much," Chen Nian said. Moreover, the reason for charging such a high price was that the company also had a share of the profits.

The next moment, Chen Nian seemed to remember something, pulled his chair closer, and asked, "If I resign now, will the company still get a share of the money from selling songs?"

"No." Lin Ran shook his head. Since it was created during the program and it wasn't a client the company found for him, there was no revenue sharing involved.

"Do you want to resign?"

"Thinking about it for now, if I were to leave, it seems like I don't have any good options right now." Chen Nian scratched his head, as he didn't know many companies and didn't know where to go.

"There should be many companies that would want you," Lin said earnestly.

Chen Nian nodded thoughtfully, agreeing that it was indeed the case.

"I'll talk to Su Xiao about her contract tonight. She'll come to the company tomorrow. Do you think we should sign the contract and start filming right away?"

"Okay, then you can talk to her about it."

"By the way, the money from the production team has arrived!" Chen Nian said. "I'll go check out your place tomorrow."

"Okay, call me when you arrive." Lin Ran nodded, then smiled at Chen Nian, seemingly waiting for him to continue.

Chen Nian stared at her for a moment, then realized what she meant and chuckled, "Don't worry, I promised you a bag, I'll buy it after we look at the house tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Lin Ran's smile returned to its purest form.

After leaving the office, Chen Nian browsed the forum for a while, and when it was time to leave work, he made his way out on time.

In the past two days, the buzz surrounding him and Liu Ting has been steadily increasing.

Tomorrow is Xia Yao and Su He's recording session.

Chen Nian had a meal near the urban village, then returned to his rented room. In the evening, he took some time to check the rental situation in Guangzhou.

It must be said that Lin Zai's apartment is in a really good location.

The surrounding area has complete amenities and convenient transportation. Apart from the higher price, there seem to be no downsides.

Chen Nian calculated the money he had and realized that he could afford it in the short term, and Su Xiao would soon have some income as well.

Meanwhile, at Feizong Entertainment, Liu Ting had just left the company.

Xinghe called today, and the contract for "Later" has been initially finalized. Next, we need to go to Guangzhou to sign a contract for recording the song.

"Why not just have Chen Nian come over? Why make a special trip to Guangzhou?" Li Qi asked, puzzled. She was an artist under Fei Zong Entertainment and a good friend of Liu Ting.

Upon hearing this, Liu Ting's lips curled into a slight smile. "You don't understand. You have to take the initiative to go there to better strategize!"

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"Speaking of which, have you been glued to your phone these past few days?"

"Hehe." Liu Ting didn't tell Li Qi about the strategy group. Although it was called a strategy group, it was actually just a gossip group for a few of them.

"Didn't Zhou Yu say he also has a song?"

"Will she go too?"

"This..." Liu Ting was stunned. She had forgotten about this. However, Zhou Yu was not in Yandu, but in Haidu. "I'll ask her later."

Haidu...

Magic Sound Media.

These past two days, Zhou Yu has been very busy because as soon as she returned, scripts started coming her way, and she received several job offers, leaving her with almost no free time.

Today, the company received a message from Xinghe. Zhou Yu originally wanted to go to Guangzhou, but the situation seems to prevent it.

After thinking for a moment, Zhou Yu picked up her phone and dialed Chen Nian's number.

"It's only ten o'clock, they probably haven't gone to sleep yet."

A short while later, the call connected.

"Zhou Yu?" Chen Nian was somewhat surprised to see Zhou Yu's call.

"Hmm, still awake?"

"No, it's still early."

"It's like this, I remember that song," Zhou Yu said, "could you come to Haidu to record it for me? I originally wanted to go to Guangzhou, but I don't have enough time." Zhou Yu truthfully explained the current situation.

"Okay, but you'll have to wait a bit. Let me check with Liu Ting. She seems to be coming over here to record something," Chen Nian said. He had received Liu Ting's message a dozen minutes earlier.

"She's going over there?" Zhou Yu asked, somewhat surprised.

"Well, so I checked the time. Otherwise, if I go to Haidu and she comes to Yangcheng, we'll miss each other," Chen Nian said.

"Okay, then please confirm and let me know, and I'll make time for you here."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yu was a little surprised. This guy actually went to Guangzhou on his own initiative. Could he be that free?

Silent night...

The next day, Chen Nian came to his senses and decided to resign. Before doing so, he wanted to tell Lin Ran that if it would cause her trouble, they might as well resign together and find another company.

"ha?"

"Shall we switch companies together?"

In the creative department director's office, Lin Ran was stunned when she heard Chen Nian's suggestion. Then, she exclaimed, "I never thought I'd need your help to find a job..."

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