Huayu 02: The Days of Extreme Pulling and Rolling with the Fairy

Producing an album is no small task, but Xie Jin wasn't very interested in producing it for Chen Kun.

However, I really need to make time to keep busy lately.

Firstly, we wanted to make an album for Huang Bo so that he would be more competitive when he went out to do business deals. We wanted to take advantage of the current popularity of him and strike while the iron is hot.

Secondly, it's difficult to get the show to start airing at the end of the month. Adding a few songs to the opening and closing credits will allow me to finish making my album this year.

"Senior, if I may ask, which company are you signed with for music now? Is it also Rong Xinda?"

Chen Kun shook his head: "My music business has nothing to do with Rongxinda. Rongxinda's music production capabilities are too weak. I've recently been in contact with BMG."

Xie Jin thought for a moment. BMG is one of the world's five major record companies and a subsidiary of the German Bertelsmann Group.

BMG is expected to merge with Sony in the second half of the year.

It sounds impressive and has a big reputation, but in reality, BMG is somewhat weak in the Chinese music scene.

It only has a branch in the Taitie region; it has no offices in the mainland.

Its market share in mainland China is very low.

  

It's fair to say that it's good to listen to but not good at anything else, but what does that have to do with me?

Actually, there's not much pressure in helping Chen Kun produce an album, but considering that Big Hamster suffered some grievances during the filming of "The Story of a Noble Family," I'd better not cause trouble for myself.

Getting beaten up by the creditor again... it's not worth it.

"BMG? A big company, that's great!"

Chen Kun shrugged: "Let's give it a try. We don't know how easy it is to make it in the music industry."

Xie Jin suddenly lost her train of thought and remembered what happened to Lao Song a few days ago.

Song Ke left Warner Music with the Wheatfield Music brand and artist management contracts.

I recently contacted Taihe Media. According to Lao Song, the conversation didn't go very well. He also asked if Vision Light & Magic had any plans to invest in the company.

Normally speaking, Taihe Media is a powerful company, backed by Taihe Real Estate.

Qian Taihe is not short of money. Taihe should have promised to invest 3000 million yuan into Maitian over two years. It was with this money that Lao Song built the framework of the new Maitian.

But the money from Taihe isn't so easy to get; the contracts aren't something the average person can accept.

Song Ke and Taihe signed an agreement, with Taihe Media retaining the right of first refusal to withdraw.

If the company fails to achieve profitability or meet its predetermined performance targets within three years, it may request Song Ke's team to repurchase the shares.

Song Ke's team promised to achieve profitability within 3 years and cultivate 1-2 top-tier artists; otherwise, they would dilute some of their equity to Taihe Media.

These three conditions are a real nail in the coffin for Lao Song. Zhang Li and Feng Xiaogang have both stumbled on these kinds of contracts, but there's nothing they can do because he's short of money.

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Xie Jin made up her mind that she needed to make money, as the opportunity to stay at Wheatfield was fleeting.

If I were to take out 3000 yuan at once, I would have to serve my older sister. But if I were to split it over two years, it would be alright if I gritted my teeth and paid for it.

Thinking about these things, he lost much of his interest in eating.

"Junior brother, about the album..."

Xie Jin didn't rule out any possibility: "Senior brother, you may not know this, but to be honest, I have limited energy right now. Starting two TV series and working on my own album have left me exhausted."

"It's probably not going to work out this year. I can't present any good work. Maybe I'll have time next year."

Chen Kun could tell he was politely declining, so he waved his hand and said, "It's alright, there's plenty of time. Senior brother was just saying that, don't take it to heart."

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With a goal in mind, Xie Jin's motivation was rekindled. After chatting for a few minutes, Xie Jin made an excuse to leave.

Back at the company, Xie Jin didn't want to waste a single moment.

"Old Gu, get ready to work."

Gu Renlong has been so busy lately that he falls asleep as soon as he lies down on the sofa.

"Ancestor, are you planning to kill me? Can't you let me take a nap?"

Xie Jin didn't listen to his rambling and immediately gave a brief account of Lao Song's situation. Gu Renlong frowned after listening.

"Opportunities can indeed be fleeting, but do you know how big a step that is?"

Xie Jin knew she was being a little crazy, but she would truly go mad if she missed the opportunity to take over Wheatfield: "Was my judgment wrong?"

"No, not at all..."

"Then let's do it. I need to go to the recording studio now. After the show airs at the end of the month, you can start taking on endorsements."

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Xie Jin was busy in the recording studio when she suddenly realized she seemed to have forgotten something...

Never mind, it should be nothing serious...

When working alone all night, Xie Jin likes to drink a little bit of vodka. Since there's no one around at night, it's not a big deal for her to be slightly tipsy.

I poured a glass of iced vodka and placed it on the equipment.

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Miss Liu waited and waited in the small house, but Xie Jin never came.

He doesn't answer the phone or reply to text messages. His phone is practically useless; I wonder if he fell into a ditch.

"Sissi, let me take you there."

"No need, no need, my mom will be here soon."

"Okay, bye-bye."

When everyone else left, I felt like a leftover child in kindergarten.

The hamster didn't want to tell its mother, fearing she would think Xie Jin was unreliable, and it also didn't want someone else to give it to it, lest she gossip.

Feeling aggrieved and upset, she sat on the steps in the stairwell.

"What?! Completely unreliable..."

"All you ever do is flirt with other people..."

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Xie Jin had been busy for who knows how long when she looked up and a small head popped out through the glass.

It seemed to be raining outside; her hair was quite wet, and she looked rather disheveled.

The hamster's eyes were brimming with resentment.

Miss Liu forced out two words through gritted teeth: "Open the door."

Xie Jin shook her head vigorously.

"You're not going to open it, are you?"

When Xie Jin looked through the glass, her lips trembled and tears immediately welled up in her eyes.

Σ(°ロ°)！ How could you suddenly start crying like that!

Xie Jin quickly jumped in: "I was wrong, I really forgot..."

The hamster hugged its knees, turned to one side, and ignored Xie Jin.

Xie Jin carefully poked her shoulder with her finger, and she moved away with each poke.

It was about to be moved to the sofa armrest.

Hehe, let me tap it again....

Suddenly, the giant hamster grabbed Xie Jin's arm, its gaping maw revealing a glint of its small white teeth!

He took a bite out of his arm.

Σ(°ロ°)! ! !

"Release your grip!!!"

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Whether Master Di had ever seen a dragon or not, Xie Jin did not know, but Xie Jin had seen a turtle bite people.

It really wouldn't let go once it bit down, causing Xie Jin to twitch in pain.

The hamster opened its mouth, looked at the teeth marks it had made with a blank expression, and thought, "Not bad, quite pretty."

Ignoring the aggrieved Xie Jin, the hamster wanted to rinse its mouth.

Seeing the iced water Xie Jin had poured, he casually picked up a glass and drank it down in one gulp, his face immediately turning bright red.

"Damn it, this is alcohol! This is vodka! I'm going to throw up!"

When the hamster heard Xie Jin scolding him, he angrily gulped down the whole cup.

This amount is for Xie Jin to drink in small sips, and he'll be drinking it until late at night.

She swallowed it down on an empty stomach: "Mind your own business! You're upset now that I drank a sip of your wine?"

┭┮﹏┭┮ Huang Shiren only tortured Yang Bailao for these two moments, and now you're planning to commit violence after drinking, huh?

"What are you doing? I just didn't pick you up, I really forgot..."

The hamster sat with its legs crossed, the alcohol churning in its stomach. It was going down a big glass of vodka on an empty stomach, and it was slowly getting the kick in.

She completely ignored Xie Jin and said to herself, "Oh, you don't care about me at all."

"Why are you being so sarcastic...?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, yeah, I'm sarcastic..."

While blowing on her arm to warm it, Xie Jin protested in a pitiful tone, "I was wrong."

The big hamster turned around expressionlessly, its little face flushed and its eyes dreamy: "You're so happy today, aren't you? Taking off your clothes and exchanging phone numbers. When are you going to ask someone out to dinner?"

"What's so great about it? It's so embarrassing... I'm traumatized by it."

"Hmph, you're just saying that. I bet you can take off your shirt faster than anyone else."

Xie Jin protested loudly, "Wasn't it Mr. Jin who told me to take my clothes off? I was just auditioning to see if my figure was suitable for the role; it's work."

The hamster's ears were slightly red, and it held a small stick in its hand: "Nonsense! He told you to take your clothes off, so you took them off? Now I'm telling you to take them off! Are you going to take them off or not!"

Xie Jin sighed helplessly, "Stop fooling around...you're drunk...I'm not taking my clothes off."

"Have you forgotten the time you got drunk by the Haihe River, and even your long johns were soaked..."

It would have been better if I hadn't said that, because after I did, the big hamster got furious and exposed my secrets!

"Who...who pulled down their long johns! I'm not drunk! I'm not drunk! *burp*...Everyone else saw it at noon except me!"

"??? You still say you're not drunk?"

The hamster grew angrier the more she thought about it. Fueled by alcohol, she blurted out, "Hiccup... She said she hadn't seen enough, and what did you say! You said she could see more next time!"

"I was just teasing her, and I have such a loose tongue... would I really let her see it?"

"Teasing her? Then try teasing me."

Oh no... he must be drunk... isn't this just cheating?

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"How about I sing you a little tune, sir? You can sit back and let the alcohol wear off a bit..."

The big hamster swayed back and forth, its arms crossed.

Today, she decided to go head-to-head with Xie Jin: "Hmph, stop with the nonsense, now's the next time! Take it off!"

"??? Do you want to listen to what you're saying? What kind of young lady acts like this...becoming a hooligan after just a few drinks?"

The mouse squinted its eyes and exclaimed, "Ouch! You dare to be mean to me?"

"Xie Jin, Xie Jin, you think they can look at things but I can't?"

┭┮﹏┭┮How can you be so unreasonable!

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After getting her beauty treatment done, Liu's mother strolled over to the Illusion Light Demon.

Upon checking that Xie Jin's office was empty, they learned that she was in the recording studio.

The mother-in-law hummed a song as she walked towards the recording studio.