Huayu Tianxian: This director is such a hypocrite!

February 16st, 1 PM.

Ye Chong and his companion finally met Guo Sida, whom Teacher Zhao had recommended.

After explaining their purpose, Guo Sida readily agreed to their request.

Ye Chong only remembered the lyrics and melody, and could barely be considered a composer and lyricist, so the arrangement was completely handed over to Guo Sida.

First, he had to recreate the score based on Ye Chong's a cappella singing. Then, he had to add some simple arrangements with instruments. After that, the group had to go into the recording studio to record a demo.

After much back and forth, the three of them finally finished all twenty songs on January 26th, which was the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.

On the same day, the three of them took the recorded demo to the SK Building in Jianguomen, Chaoyang District, which is Warner's branch office.

"Oh, I'm exhausted, Chongdi. Are you even reliable? I haven't even had a New Year's celebration yet, and I've been playing with a little brat like you all this time."

In the elevator, facing Chen Zhixi's complaints, Ye Chong pouted in annoyance.

"Stop complaining all the time. Starting a business is always tiring. You still call me a kid? You were having the most fun when we were recording the song!"

"But even if I didn't run a company, I'd still be a top-tier celebrity!"

"Tell me about whether your character in 'The Unknown' was outstanding or not. Don't you want to play that role?"

Guo Sida, who was standing to the side, listened to the two bickering without offering his own opinion. Despite working overtime for more than ten days, he did not seem tired at all.

He only occasionally stole a glance at Chen Zhixi, revealing something.

"bite--"

The elevator doors opened, and a young woman was waiting for me as I stepped out.

"Are you three the people Mr. Xu invited? Please follow me."

"OK."

The three followed her to a conference room, not Xu Xiaofeng's president's office.

"It's inside."

"Thanks."

Chen Zhixi nodded to his secretary and reached out to open the door.

"I...go!"

Upon opening the door, the first thing that catches the eye is not the long round table and Xu Xiaofeng at the head of the table, but a room full of people in suits and ties.

"Teacher Guo?"

"Mr. Xu, hello."

The three of them went to greet him, and then exchanged pleasantries.

He only began his introductions after the three of them had taken their seats to Xu Xiaofeng's left.

"This is Huang Xiaomao, the executive vice president, and this is Li, the music vice president..."

It turns out that everyone in this room was there to review and evaluate the music.

Ye Chong stood up, exchanged pleasantries and shook hands with the group, his other hand, hidden in his waistband, was already covered in sweat.

"Mr. Xu, may we begin?"

Xu Xiaofeng nodded and waved to his assistant in the distance.

Guo Sida handed the USB drive to his assistant, then got up and went to the computer, displaying considerable professionalism.

"For the first four songs, our requirement is to retain the copyright, but hand them over to Warner Music for operation, mainly for ringtones. We'll discuss the specific revenue sharing after we hear this."

As he spoke, Guo Sida clicked play, and the song's production information and lyrics were displayed on the projector.

The four songs are: "Seeking Buddha", "Autumn Never Returns", "The Wolf Falls in Love with the Sheep", and "Wait a Minute".

Ye Chong's singing voice soon filled the hall.

The wolf fell in love with the sheep, and they were madly in love!

The room was quiet, with a dozen or so eyes focused on Ye Chong's face. The latter remained calm and composed, sitting steadily.

After a short while, the four songs finished playing, and Xu Xiaofeng coughed and began to summarize.

"It's indeed a very popular song, suitable for ringtones. Let's start the evaluation."

Everyone nodded, and a fierce debate ensued, a scene comparable to Zhuge Liang's debate with the Confucian scholars.

When Ye Chong first entered, he was still wondering why Warner would bring so many people, even if there were more songs.

Moreover, Chen Zhixi and Guo Sida are acquaintances of President Xu.

Now he understands, it's all money!

For even a small profit, this group of people would spit out their saliva like it's free.

The discussion about the first four songs ended quickly.

Although everyone is optimistic about these four songs, Ye Chong only sells the operation, not the copyright, so he can't squeeze more profit out of them.

Warner bought 30% of the shares for 300,000.

Ye Chong could have directly submitted the vote to Cai Ling, passing it through Warner, but he was only after the cash.

"The following fifteen songs are of different styles, so please enjoy listening to them at your leisure."

As Guo Sida finished speaking, Ye Chong's singing voice rang out again in the conference room.

I've moved heaven and earth, but I can't move you~

……

You are my cotton candy, my sweet dream~

The conference room was filled with strange expressions. Huang Xiaomao glanced at Ye Chong, who was still sitting upright with the same serious expression.

Goodness, one minute it's the sentimental love song "Moved Heaven and Earth," and the next it's the sweet song "Cotton Candy"?

Is this person really that versatile? Doesn't he have a split personality?

Ye Chong didn't sing all twenty songs; Chen Zhixi and Guo Sida also contributed several, such as Chen Zhixi's "Bund 18" and "The Power of Love," and Guo Sida's "Don't Say You Love Me When I'm Lonely" and "Miss Dong."

[She's just my younger sister—she says purple has a lot of charm!]

"hiss--"

In the conference room, a dozen or so musicians were writing and drawing, occasionally gasping for breath.

Ye Chong's singing is hilarious. It's just a demo, and he's completely tone-deaf.

Time flew by and it was already 11 a.m.

Xu Xiaofeng glanced around and saw that everyone had stopped writing, thus officially firing the first shot on the battlefield.

"Tell me your assessment."

Huang Xiaomao adjusted his glasses and picked up the A4 paper in his hand.

"I'm offering 50,000 yuan per song for the twelve songs, and 150,000 yuan per song for the other four, such as 'Miss Dong,' 'Bund 18,' 'Rings of Time,' and 'South of the Mountain.'"

"Knock knock knock!"

Ye Chong tapped his fingers on the table, making a trembling sound, and for the first time, his poker face showed emotion.

"Manager Huang, could you please take a closer look? This 'Rings of Time' is only worth fifteen? This book could easily be in this year's top 10!"

Huang Xiaomao grinned.

"I know, that's why I offered such a high price. After all, although Mr. Ye is selling the performance rights, he still gets a share of the album revenue."

"Hello!"

"Alright, Xiao Ye, let me speak." Guo Sida stopped him.

Whether it was out of love for the house or the crow, he also treated Ye Chong as his younger brother.

As a professional music producer, Guo Sida's negotiations are much more pleasant to watch.

By 11:30, all twenty songs had been negotiated.

Once the agreement is signed, all that's left is to wait for Warner to send the money and then pay the taxes.

On the way back to Wangfujing, Ye Chong gave up the passenger seat. Chen Zhixi didn't understand his meaning, but Guo Sida seemed a little embarrassed.

"One million seven hundred thousand, after personal tax deductions we'll get one hundred and fifty thousand, plus your one million three hundred, my dad's one million, and my personal sixty, that's... four million four hundred thousand, that's enough!"

Chen Zhixi glanced at him through the rearview mirror.

"What about the next 'Bright Sword'?"

"Oh, that? Ringtones should make a lot of money, right?"

"Heh...so confident? Why don't you debut as a singer!"

Ye Chong didn't reply. He thought that debuting as a singer was out of the question, but who said that he couldn't make money with his songs if he didn't debut?

He was actually very confident. No one understood the power of the three major ringback tone providers better than him. Raising two million before August would be a piece of cake.

Are you guys discussing a movie?

Seeing the two chatting so happily, Guo Sida joined in the discussion.

"Yes, how about investing a share? I've already put a million in!"

Guo Sida was stunned. A million yuan just like that?

That's the annual income of fifty families!

"Hehe, I won't. I'm not cut out for that. I'll just stick to making music."

"Oh, right!" Ye Chong in the back seat suddenly remembered something.

"We still have to share the arrangement fee with you, and we haven't discussed it yet. How much will we give you? One-third, or ten percent?"

Ye Chong thought for a moment symbolically, then suddenly clapped his hands.

"Yeah, why don't you come to the studio, Brother Guo? I'll give you a share of the movie's box office revenue; you'll definitely earn more than this!"

Guo Sida didn't speak, but glanced at Chen Zhixi out of the corner of his eye. Perhaps triggered by a sixth sense, the latter also glanced at him.

A silent atmosphere filled the car, and Ye Chong in the back seat suddenly had a gleam in his eyes!

"Beep beep beep..."

Before Ye Chong could finish watching the show, his phone rang.

After the call connected, he immediately launched into a tirade of abuse.

"Ye Chong? You've really made something of yourself now, huh? You're even daring to engage in illicit sexual harassment?"