Entertainment: This top celebrity is really letting loose!

"@Wei Ran, see you on September 1st for the new song."

Just as Zhou Yang put away his phone, his internal system suddenly announced: "Second battle: September's new song, defeat Wei Ran for the second time on the hot song chart."

Good grief, system, are you just targeting Wei Ran to fleece him?

The reason he responded to the other party just now was not simply to save face, but mainly because these past few months have been a "low season" for the music industry, with no new releases or hit songs.

Furthermore, with the aggressive arrival of Heyue Times, which is bound to cause a stir, if Candy Girls Group makes good use of this opportunity, they can definitely gain a foothold in the industry. This will undoubtedly bring forward the timeline of his bet agreement with Lei Mingkai.

After briefly glancing at the system, he went to the general manager's office and found that Wang Man had arrived early, but her expression looked very serious.

"I'm not trying to criticize you, but you were so unwilling to regain your dignity last time, so why did you willingly offer yourself up to be beaten again? Listen to me, delete that Weibo post, and release the song again in two months."

Before he could even sit down, Lei Mingkai started rambling on.

Zhou Yang looked relaxed, as if he had been prepared for all of this, and said, "President Lei, I've come to discuss the promotional expenses for the new song with you today. We can talk about other things later."

"Advertising and marketing expenses?"

Seeing Zhou Yang lounging with his legs crossed, looking completely nonchalant, Lei Mingkai was instantly furious. "What's the difference between throwing money away at a time like this and throwing it down the drain?"

Putting aside Wei Ran, the award-winning composer, and considering He Rui, a top-tier singer, this time Heyue Times is bound to make a big splash.

An amateur girl group challenging a gold medalist and a top-tier singer? Star Entertainment is undoubtedly fighting a losing battle, not even worth an egg.

Wang Man then advised, "Yangyang, luck can't always be on your side. I've heard your rendition of 'Learn to Meow,' and it's definitely not as good as your last one, 'All the Way to Bloom.' There's no need for us to be stubborn."

Zhou Yang took out a cigarette, and just as he was about to light it, he saw Wang Man glaring at him, so he had to put it away. Then he looked at Lei Mingkai and said:

"Mr. Lei, you're not a bad person, but sometimes your vision is too narrow. You only think about losing and losing, but you never think about how much benefit you would have if you had won this time."

"you……"

Lei Mingkai was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, unable to utter a word for a moment.

Zhou Yang, craving a cigarette, stood up and said, "You two discuss this and settle things as soon as possible. I have only one thing to say: if you don't invest this time, don't expect me to wholeheartedly help you make money in the future."

After saying that, he opened the door and left.

Lei Mingkai's anger could no longer be contained. He glanced at the office door that slammed shut and roared, "Does he even respect me as the general manager?"

Wang Man quickly stepped in to mediate, saying, "President Lei, please calm down. Yangyang... he didn't mean it..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lei Mingkai retorted angrily, "It wasn't on purpose! Do you want him to shit on my head from now on?"

"No, I mean, how about we help him...help him one more time?"

After saying that, she quickly lowered her head, as if she herself felt that her idea was a bit outrageous.

Lei Mingkai strained to widen his small eyes as much as possible and said, "I think you've gone mad too."

Wang Man shook her head, took a deep breath, and explained:

"President Lei, I know the company has been struggling for the past few months, but Zhou Yang helped us launch Sun Weiwei, right? The market feedback for this girl has been quite good recently, and her appearance fees have been steadily increasing."

Zhou Yang has always been a pillar of Star Entertainment's revenue, but her time spent learning foreign languages ​​has resulted in no income in recent months, which is the root cause of Lei Mingkai's stinginess.

The company itself has no income, so why would it be willing to spend money on it?

Upon hearing Sun Weiwei's name, Lei Mingkai's expression softened slightly, but the thought that this newcomer was almost entirely made famous by Zhou Yang made him feel somewhat displeased again. However, he still gestured to Wang Man to continue.

Wang Man continued:

"I just did a quick mental calculation. If we really go all the way with Zhou Yang and fight Heyue Times head-on, all the expenses would only be equivalent to Sun Weiwei's appearance fees for half a year. If we lose, we can make sure that girl isn't idle in the second half of the year and we have to arrange as many appearances as possible. The losses can be completely made up for."

Lei Mingkai's expression finally returned to calm. He nodded and said, "I'll think about it."

Then, dissatisfied, he added, "Go back and discipline Zhou Yang properly. Can't you discuss things calmly when problems arise? Why do you always have to make everyone angry and arguing?"

Wang Man thought to herself, "They weren't red-faced or angry at all; you were the one who got angry first."

However, she still said, "Okay, Mr. Lei, I will definitely try to persuade him."

After going outside, Wang Man saw Zhou Yang leisurely smoking in the corridor. She stepped forward and said irritably, "Can't you watch your words in the future? You almost got me killed again this time."

Seeing her relaxed expression, Zhou Yang stubbed out his cigarette, glanced around the office, and asked, "Did this guy agree?"

"How can you say that? Mr. Lei only said he'd consider it, but I think it's pretty much a done deal."

Zhou Yang put his arm around Wang Man's shoulder and said with a smile, "As long as my sister Wang takes charge, there's nothing she can't do."

Wang Man complained, "Alright, stop flattering me. If I were your agent, I'd lose at least ten years of my life."

After dropping his agent off at the office, Zhou Yang took out his phone and sent Lin Youyou a WeChat message: "The matter is settled."

The latter replied almost instantly: "That's really great..."

She then sent another message: "Hey Yang, how about I bring my girlfriends over to your place tonight?"

"No need, you can do it yourself. There are too many people and I can't handle it."

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Star Entertainment acted quickly, launching a high-profile promotion of the Candy girl group and Zhou Yang's new song the very next day. Unsurprisingly, this move sparked heated discussions and criticisms from the outside world.

Public opinion is mainly divided into two categories. Some people believe that Xingchen Entertainment and Zhou Yang releasing a new song at this time is clearly an attempt to attract attention and ride the wave of popularity, since everyone has high expectations for both the gold medal composer Wei Ran and the top singer He Rui.

"Starry Sky Entertainment and Zhou Yan are just shamelessly trying to ride this wave of popularity."

"I'm waiting for Zhou Yang to be slapped in the face by Wei Ran and He Rui in September."

"I suggest Zhou Yang focus on learning foreign languages ​​and forget about songwriting; he can't handle that."

"Traffic is traffic; all they do is play these annoying tricks."

"..."

Meanwhile, many in the music industry believe that Zhou Yang and Star Entertainment were blinded by their previous "unexpected victory" and attempted to defeat Wei Ran again in order to generate hype and exploit fans.

Many people took to their social media platforms to subtly criticize Zhou Yang and Star Entertainment, with Ding Dasheng, known as the "number one troll" in the music industry, being the most direct. That afternoon, he recorded a video on Douyin (TikTok) to launch his attack.

"How can a person be so lacking in self-awareness? Last time, Zhou Yang won against Wei Ran by sheer luck with an extremely catchy and viral song, relying on shameless marketing and hype."

Does he really think he has the ability to challenge the gold medal composer?

Once again, I sincerely suggest that he listen to his previous masterpiece, "Last-Minute Cramming," dozens of times after get off work, and repeatedly remind himself that this song truly reflects his current creative talent...

Finally, a friendly reminder to all netizens and fans: don't miss this farce involving Zhou Yang and Star Entertainment in September.