I'm unbeatable at extracting skills from celebrities!

They drank until 11 p.m., and then Wang Fei left!

Actually, she still wanted to talk to Jiangnan again; this boy's understanding of music completely surpassed his age.

For example, in the arrangement of "Sky", Jiangnan suggested that all the accompaniment volumes be lowered and the soundstage be widened. The mixing should place the vocals in the center position at the front, and the instruments should be placed on the left and right sides to create a spacious atmosphere, simulating the sense of alienation of looking up at the sky alone.

When performing the song, one should avoid emotional outbursts and instead rely on strings and electric guitar to gradually build up the emotions. The climax should not be loud and the ending should be a slow dissipation. Only in this way can the song reflect the restrained and lingering longing in the lyrics.

"Beep beep beep..."

As Wang Fei emerged from Dongmianhua Hutong, recalling Jiangnan's instructions, she heard a car horn. Turning around, she saw her agent, Chen Jiaying, sitting in the passenger seat of a taxi, waving at her.

"Mom, aren't you asleep yet?"

Overjoyed, Wang Fei ran over, leaned against the car window, and gave Chen Jiaying a big kiss on the cheek.

"I was a little worried about you, so I came to wait for you." Chen Jiaying reached out and touched Wang Fei's face, her eyes full of affection.

Wang Fei calls herself "Ama" (Grandma), so she has to take care of her like a biological daughter.

"How is it?"

"It went pretty smoothly!"

"Very smoothly!" Wang Fei opened the back door of the taxi, got in, and handed the two simple pieces of paper in her hand to Chen Jiaying.

"I bought Jiangnan a Goldlion suit, but the guy said that he doesn't like spending women's money, whether in his past life or this one."

So, they gave me this song!

Haha... an eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy, actually talking about past lives and reincarnation.

At this point, Wang Fei smiled broadly.

As Chen Baiqiang and Wang Fei's manager, Chen Jiaying understands music. She only glanced at the lyrics and music written by Jiangnan and immediately gave it a thumbs up.

"Ah Fei, your feeling is right. This song is indeed tailor-made for you and it suits your voice perfectly."

"Right, I think so too!"

Wang Fei, who was a little excited, suddenly froze.

"Mom, Jiangnan is so young, yet he has already created such amazing musical works, so I don't want to let him go."

"What do you mean?"

Chen Jiaying was amused.

"You broke up with Dou Wei and immediately fell in love with him?"

  

"No!" Wang Fei blushed and said, "Regarding the song 'Sky,' I plan to collaborate with Jiangnan on a deal where the lyrics and music are covered by a top-tier Hong Kong and Taiwan hit."

That way, when he has a good piece of work in the future, he'll definitely think of me first.

Born in mainland China, having lived in the United States and developed her career in Hong Kong for many years, Wang Fei is very aware of the huge gap in treatment between Hong Kong and Taiwan musicians and mainland musicians.

In recent years, there has been an unwritten rule that mainland musicians must sell their works to Hong Kong Island Music Company on a buyout basis.

Once the payment is settled in one lump sum of 500-6000 RMB, the songwriter will have no further involvement with the album reprints, radio broadcasts, commercial performances, or any subsequent issues.

In contrast, the situation is different for contracted songwriters and composers in Hong Kong and Taiwan. They generally sell their works through licensing and revenue sharing.

They receive an advance payment for their work, and continue to receive a share of the profits from each album sold. Their songs generate stable revenue over decades through airplay, commercial use, and covers. It's quite normal for a hit song to accumulate hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars over several decades.

These two methods are further divided into four levels:

Mainland newcomers' lyrics and music all-inclusive package: 500-1500 RMB, one-time buyout;

Mainland established pop musicians' lyrics and music all-inclusive package: 2000-6000 RMB, also a buyout;

Hong Kong and Taiwan standard lyrics and music: HKD 3000–7000, prepayment + royalties;

Top-tier Hong Kong and Taiwan artists, all-inclusive lyrics and music: HKD 15000–25000, prepayment + long-term revenue sharing;

After a day of contact, Wang Fei, who had fully understood Jiangnan's enormous potential, planned to secure the highest treatment in the industry for Jiangnan from Cinepoly Records.

She felt that Jiangnan was worth the price!

"Hmm..." Chen Jiaying fell silent.

She knows Wang Fei's personality too well; once Wang Fei makes a decision, nothing can change it.

When she was dating Dou Wei, Chen Jiaying said countless times that this man was not a good match for her because Dou Wei was a very pure musician who sometimes got stuck in his own world and couldn't extricate himself.

To put it nicely, he's an artist; to put it bluntly, he's a lunatic.

But Wang Fei was completely smitten…

He even jumped into the river to force Dou Wei to break up with his girlfriend.

However, it's not bad. Wang Fei, who likes to nitpick, has discovered another gem. It has to be said that there are many talented people in the mainland.

"Mom..."

As the taxi drove along, seeing that Chen Jiaying was resting with her eyes closed, Wang Fei reached out and patted her shoulder.

"Is there any way?"

"Yes!" Chen Jiaying said.

"Speak!" Wang Fei was in a good mood. As expected of a famous manager in the Hong Kong music scene, even such a difficult task was no challenge for her.

"Jiangnan has already signed a contract with Red Star Production Company. Red Star Production Company is a Hong Kong company in mainland China. You should talk to Chen Jiantian and ask him to issue Jiangnan an exit business certificate."

With this exit business certificate, Jiang Nan could apply for a passport in Beijing. Once the passport was issued, Jiang Nan could then take it and his ID card to Hong Kong Island to open a bank account.

"and then?"

Wang Fei frowned. Why is it so troublesome?

"Then I told Chan Siu-bo and Leung Wing-chun that I had contacted a very senior and big-name musician in the industry for them, but because he has a contract with EMI, it's inconvenient for him to use his real name..."

"Thank you, thank you, Grandma!"

Before Chen Jiaying could finish speaking, Wang Fei got up from the back seat, put his arms around her neck, and kissed her on the cheek.

Lee Tsung-sheng did just that back then!

Li Zongsheng is a signed singer and music director of Rock Records, but in order to earn more money, he also takes on private jobs. When he takes on private jobs, he usually uses another name, "Ni Huihong", which is a homonym for "you will become famous".

Now, we're releasing the song "Sky" and explaining the creative concept behind its arrangement.

It's safe to assume that both Chan Siu-bo, the head of Cinepoly Records, and Leung Wing-chun, the in-house producer, believed that a big name in the Hong Kong and Taiwan music scene had stepped in to help "Wang Fei".

Thinking of this, Wang Fei took out her phone and dialed 127 paging service.

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"Fourth brother..."

"Fourth brother, wake up!"

the next day, early morning

Jiangnan was woken up by Wang Jinpeng, the eldest in his dormitory. This guy ate the most lamb skewers yesterday, and even now, he still smells of cumin when he speaks.

"What's wrong, boss?"

Jiangnan rubbed his eyes, glanced at his watch, and saw it was just 6 o'clock.

"Wang Fei left you a message last night," Wang Jinpeng said, handing over the pager.

The pager has been in this guy's hands since last night, and Li Naiwen, Tang Xu, and Wang Jinpeng have all agreed that each of them will carry it for one day, and no one can exceed the allotted time.

"oh…"

Jiangnan responded and took a look at the pager, where he found a line of text.

[I'm returning to Hong Kong tomorrow; let's meet next Sunday.]

See you next Sunday…

Upon seeing these words, Jiangnan was momentarily stunned. Could it be that this beautiful woman had decided to record her Mandarin album in mainland China?

Just as I was thinking about it, a roar suddenly came from the basketball court downstairs.

"Wang Xuebing, tell me what happened?"

Do you think that because you're already a senior and I still require you to attend early classes, you're just using this negative attitude to brush me off?

Without speaking Mandarin, the rhythm of the lines is completely chaotic, and even after spending an entire night memorizing 150 words, you still can't memorize them.