Chapter 359 Do You Want to Develop in Europe and America?

Wang Lihong returned, which surprised Zhou Yan.

"Lihong, why are you back again?"

Wang Lihong rubbed his hands a little embarrassedly, "I just called Teacher Li, and he asked me to come back directly to agree to your new song."

Zhou Yan smiled. Wang Lihong was still young. He could have said it better, but he chose to tell the truth in a straight line.

But Zhou Yan thought it was good that he was so straightforward. It didn't matter if young people had fewer tricks. Zhou Yan himself had enough tricks, and he liked to get along with people who didn't have many tricks.

Zhou Yan nodded, stood up, took out a folder from his briefcase, and handed it to Wang Lihong, "There are scores and lyrics in it. You go back and study it today, and come to this office at nine o'clock tomorrow morning."

Wang Lihong took the folder solemnly and said seriously, "Teacher Zhou, don't worry, I will study it carefully."

"Keep it confidential." Zhou Yan said.

In fact, it doesn't matter whether it is kept secret or not, the songs are already on file, but Zhou Yan doesn't want to cause any trouble.

"Of course, I won't show these things to anyone."

Zhou Yan nodded with satisfaction, and then he saw that Wang Lihong's clothes were almost soaked, and there was water flowing down his hair, so he asked with concern, "Do you want to find a place for you to wash? It's easy to get sick after being caught in the rain."

Wang Lihong smiled, "No, Teacher Zhou, I'll go back now. Do you have a plastic bag? I'm afraid the documents will get wet."

Zhou Yan went to find a plastic bag for Wang Lihong. After he took the plastic bag, he carefully wrapped the documents in the plastic bag and said goodbye to Zhou Yan.

...

When the performance was about to start, Wu Bai also stood up and said goodbye, "I'm going to the front, I won't delay your preparations here."

"Okay, you go first."

After Wu Bai left, Zhou Yan called his other assistant Xiao Xu in Taiwan over.

After Zhou Yan came to Taiwan, he had two temporary assistants. Xiao Chen was from Tang Chen's branch in Taiwan, and Xiao Xu was from Zhou's branch in Taiwan.

Xiao Xu's full name is Xu Xiangjie. He is in his twenties and has just graduated for a few years. He worked at EMI for more than three years before being poached by Zhou. He is now the head of the artist department of Huanyin Records.

Huanyin Records is a subsidiary of Zhou Entertainment in Taiwan. It has been established for more than a year and its business scope is not wide.

Although the young man is young, he has outstanding abilities, otherwise he would not have been the head of the department as soon as he arrived. Moreover, the artist department is the most important department of Huanyin now. After all, the focus of Huanyin's recent work is to recruit talents for the company.

In the entire Huanyin, except for the artist department, there is not much work in other departments.

Of course, Xu Junrong found Xu Xiangjie not only because of his outstanding abilities, but also because he has been working in EMI since its establishment and has a lot of information on artists.

Xu Junrong had given Zhou Yan two sets of information before, which were basically sorted out by Xu Xiangjie.

"Teacher Zhou, what do you want me to do?"

Xu Junrong was a little surprised to be called by Zhou Yan suddenly. After all, Zhou Yan should be preparing for the performance at this critical moment, and all matters related to the performance are handled by Tang Chen, which has nothing to do with him.

After all, the two assistants belong to different companies, so the division of labor is naturally different.

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Two things. First, go and find out about Wang Lihong. Do you know Wang Lihong?"

Xu Xiangjie nodded, "Well, the young man who just came is the favorite disciple of Teacher Li Shouquan. He is now at Fumao Records and is about to release a new album."

It must be said that Xu Xiangjie is indeed very capable and has already understood Wang Lihong's situation in advance.

"Find out what his current relationship is with Fumao Records, and whether we have a chance to sign him to Huanyin."

Xu Xiangjie smiled and said, "Teacher Zhou, whether he can be signed depends not only on his relationship with Fumao Records, but also on whether we can give him what he wants. As long as the price is right, there are few corners that cannot be pried open."

"I think it's good that you have such confidence. As for the conditions, you can consider it yourself. The only point is that it must be lower than Wu Bai's salary."

Although Zhou Yan is optimistic about Wang Lihong and thinks that Wang Lihong's future commercial value will be higher than Wu Bai, Wang Lihong is a newcomer after all. If the conditions are too high, it will break the ecological balance of their company.

First of all, Wu Bai will definitely not be happy. Even if he is not competitive, he does not want to be suppressed by a newcomer who has not proved himself.

And if the conditions are too high at the beginning, it will be difficult to support him later.

Hearing Zhou Yan say this, Xu Xiangjie was secretly shocked. It seems that the second boss is very optimistic about Wang Lihong.

Although Zhou Yan's salary must be lower than Wu Bai's, Wu Bai's salary is very high. Even if it is one level lower than Wu Bai, it is still far higher than the level of ordinary newcomers.

At the same time, he also had confidence. Since the company is willing to give the salary, it should be no problem to get Wang Lihong.

"Teacher Zhou, don't worry, I will take care of it. I will do it in the next two days and give you an answer as soon as possible."

Zhou Yan waved his hand, "There is no need to be so anxious. More haste makes waste. Just follow your own pace. In addition to this matter, there is another thing. Help me find a band called 'so band'."

"so band?"

Xu Xiangjie frowned and thought about it. He had no impression of the band name at all.

Logically speaking, he is more familiar with the music scene in Taiwan. As long as it is a slightly famous band, he should have heard it.

Not to mention how famous they are, he should have an impression of any band that has officially released works or organized formal performances, after all, that's what he does.

"It's normal that you haven't heard of it. It's a band composed of students. The members are not very old and are usually active in some bars. I only know so much information, so it may be a little difficult to find them."

Xu Xiangjie said confidently, "As long as they are active in bars, it won't be very difficult. I have the contact information of all the famous bars in Taiwan. I should be able to find out by asking them one by one. So after finding this band, do I need to take further action?"

"After finding it, just learn about the other party's situation and report to me. The rest will be discussed later."

Xu Xiangjie nodded, "I understand, I'll take action in a moment."

This time Zhou Yan didn't ask Xu Xiangjie not to worry, because he also wanted to find this band as soon as possible.

Zhou Yan believed in Wu Bai's vision. Since he said that this band had potential, it should be good. If there were people Zhou Yan was familiar with in this band, he could go directly to it. If there were no familiar people, he could also investigate and decide whether to go ahead.

Although Zhou Yan relied on his experience in his previous life, he was also superstitious. Some people who were successful in their previous lives might not be successful in this life. Some people who were unknown in their previous lives might not be worth investing in.

…

After talking to Xu Xiangjie, Zhou Yan concentrated on preparing for the performance.

The performance that night was still very successful.

The only drawback was that the rain was getting heavier and heavier, and there was no sign of stopping. It was impossible to perform outdoors.

I heard that many people had been waiting outside, hoping that the rain would stop.

Because he couldn't perform outdoors, Zhou Yan performed several more encores in the hall and played seven more songs to feed the audience in the hall.

…

Because he had an appointment with Wang Lihong, Zhou Yan went to the concert hall early the next morning.

After meeting Zhou Yan, Wang Lihong was quite anxious and wanted to show Zhou Yan his achievements directly, but Zhou Yan was not anxious. Instead, he slowly poured two cups of tea, one for himself and one for Wang Lihong.

"Thank you."

After Wang Lihong took the tea, he put it directly on the coffee table, and then said impatiently, "I went back to study for a long time last night. Teacher Zhou, do you want to listen first?"

Zhou Yan nodded, "You sing it."

Hearing Zhou Yan's agreement, Wang Lihong cleared his throat and began to sing.

"How long will I love you

as long as star..."

After listening to two sentences, Zhou Yan was a little disappointed.

When Wang Lihong sang this song, he was too pretentious, and even if he sang an English song, he still had a feeling of Zhang Xueyou, and even a little bit of Italian opera.

This was completely different from what Zhou Yan wanted.

But Zhou Yan did not interrupt Wang Lihong, but listened to him quietly.

After Wang Lihong finished singing, he looked at Zhou Yan expectantly. He wanted to find a clue from Zhou Yan's expression to see if Zhou Yan was satisfied with his performance.

However, Zhou Yan had no expression, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking, which made Wang Lihong feel a little nervous.

After a moment of silence, Zhou Yan suddenly asked, "Lihong, have you ever been in love?"

Wang Lihong could probably guess why Zhou Yan asked this question, and he nodded, "Yeah."

"Do you also sing love songs to your girlfriend in this way?"

"If it's private singing, it may be more casual, but isn't this a movie soundtrack? If it's too casual, isn't it not good?"

Zhou Yan shook his head, "It's my fault that I didn't tell you in advance that this song should be as light and casual as possible. You can try to sing this song in a more casual way now. Just like singing to your girlfriend... just treat the teacup in front of you as your girlfriend."

Wang Lihong glanced at the teacup and did not accept Zhou Yan's suggestion. He couldn't treat the teacup as his girlfriend.

After a little thought, he started singing again.

This time, Wang Lihong's performance was much better. He was no longer as reserved as before, and his singing style was much more casual.

However, the overall performance was still a little lacking. When he was halfway through singing, Zhou Yan said, "Imagine that you and your girlfriend are walking into the palace of marriage. She is wearing a wedding dress and walking towards you slowly and radiantly. Your relatives are sitting on both sides, and everyone has a look of admonition. At this time, your eyes are all on her."

Zhou Yan's words obviously worked. Later, Wang Lihong sang a little happier, and in this state, Wang Lihong's resonance position has changed.

Obviously, the resonance at this time can better play his timbre.

When Wang Lihong performed in Daan Forest Park before, he sang Chinese songs and felt like a naive child, imitating the voice of an adult. Although the voice was rigid, it always felt a little awkward.

At this time, he sang English songs and sang casually. His voice seemed mature, which was real maturity, not deliberately pretending to be mature.

Later on, Wang Lihong gradually got into the groove, and his performance increasingly satisfied Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan couldn't help but nod secretly. It seemed that it was right to ask Wang Lihong to sing this song. He could definitely complete the song very well.

This time, Wang Lihong himself also sang very comfortably.

He likes to sing like this. It feels like he is on the school lawn, holding a guitar, singing casually without having too many distracting thoughts in his heart.

When Wang Lihong finished singing, Zhou Yan nodded with a smile, "Yes, although there are still flaws, the performance has been very good. Go back and prepare well. I will have someone draw up the contract and have you sign it as soon as possible."

Wang Lihong was stunned. Is this done?

Things were much simpler than he thought. He was thinking just now that Zhou Yan had high standards and would continue to make more demands. He was ready for a protracted war.

I didn't expect Zhou Yan to be so straightforward.

"Then I..."

"Are you worried?"

Wang Lihong shook his head, "No."

"You don't have to rush to say no. Wait until the contract is drawn up and you can read it before talking. The choice is a two-way street. I want to respect your opinions and the opinions of your company."

"okay."

Wang Lihong nodded, but he was already sure that there was no problem.

This song is an opportunity for him. Even if Zhou Yan's conditions are harsher, he will definitely sign it, and Teacher Li and the company will not set up any obstacles.

Zhou Yan's music is a hot commodity, and it can't be bought by anyone with money. I heard that many big-name singers in Taiwan and Hong Kong have tried to invite Zhou Yan to sing, but they have failed.

Although Zhou Yan has not written many songs, there are almost no unpopular songs.

Especially if it has something to do with movies, it will almost always be a hit.

"Young and Beautiful" is one of the most famous songs, and this time Zhou Yan did not turn the pure music lyrics into a song, but directly put the song as an interlude in the movie.

This means that the song will receive strong promotion as the movie is released.

And Zhou Yan's movies have never disappointed.

Even in the future, there is no need to shoot separate MVs for songs. All you need to do is cut out the highlights from the movie, and the effect is far better than ordinary MVs.

Wang Lihong was anxious to share the good news with Li Shoquan and wanted to leave, but Zhou Yan pressed his hand on him and told him not to worry, "You came twice yesterday and didn't even drink a few sips of tea. Don't leave today." I’m in a hurry, drink this cup of tea before leaving.”

Although Wang Lihong was very anxious, Zhou Yan said so, so he could only sit patiently on the sofa and drink tea.

A cup of tea is not much, but it is very hot when it is freshly brewed, and it takes time to drink it.

Taking advantage of this moment, Zhou Yan began to chat with Wang Lihong.

"Did you graduate this year?"

Wang Lihong shook his head, "Actually, I haven't graduated yet. I enrolled in the school the year before last and will graduate in two years."

"Does your career here affect your studies?"

"There is definitely an impact, but I am also trying to balance it." At this point, Wang Lihong scratched his head, "Actually, I am also a little confused about whether I really want to develop in Taiwan."

Zhou Yan nodded. It is normal for young people to be confused. After all, they have lived in the United States most of the time, and their career here is not very ideal.

In fact, what Zhou Yan didn't know was that the reason why Wang Lihong was entangled was mainly because of his current girlfriend.

He has a girlfriend who he has been dating for two years. The two are schoolmates, and it is impossible for her to come to Taiwan to develop after graduation. If he returns to Taiwan, it means that they will be separated by an ocean.

Although Wang Lihong is young and believes in the power of love, he is also in awe of reality. There are too many examples around him where they break up as long as they live in different places after graduation.

Time and distance are so lethal that few people can withstand it. He hoped that he and his girlfriend could do it, but he wasn't particularly confident.

Zhou Yan didn't know his dilemma, but his next words hit the knot in his heart.

"Have you ever thought about developing in Europe and the United States?"

Wang Lihong raised his eyes and looked at Zhou Yan. He was a little confused as to why Zhou Yan suddenly said this, but he still replied seriously, "Of course, after all, I have been living in the United States, but it is not easy to develop in Europe and the United States. Although I am now in The development in Taiwan is average, but there is still hope. ”

"It doesn't say that we have to give up the domestic market. We can focus on the country and look at Europe and the United States. I have never made a Hollywood movie, but isn't the development in Europe and the United States not bad?"

Zhou Yan is completely confident in saying this. His popularity in Europe and the United States is obvious to all.

Wang Lihong has been in the United States and knows Zhou Yan's situation in Europe and the United States better than the average person. Zhou Yan can be said to be one of the most well-known Chinese in Europe and the United States in the past two years.

Previously, Zhou Yan won the Oscar for Best Score, and Wang Lihong and others were also honored and very excited.

Although Zhou Yan's deeds are very inspiring, Wang Lihong also knows that Zhou Yan is special and his success will be difficult for others to copy.

If you were a thoughtful person, you would probably guess why Zhou Yan said this, but Wang Lihong just thought Zhou Yan was chatting with him and didn't think too deeply about it.

"It would be great to develop in Europe and the United States, but I still want to develop my career honestly in China first."

Seeing that Wang Lihong was like a pimple and didn't understand what he meant, Zhou Yan didn't rush to express what he meant. He just smiled and said, "It's a good thing to be more practical."

Afterwards, the two chatted for a few more words. Wang Lihong finished his tea and stood up to leave.

After Wang Lihong left, Zhou Yan returned to his desk and started writing the script for "Time Traveler".

Although Wang's mother delayed some time yesterday morning, Zhou Yan made a lot of progress last night because there was no outdoor performance. Now the first draft of the script is almost finished.

If nothing goes wrong, the first draft can be written by tomorrow morning at the latest.

At about 11 o'clock in the afternoon, there was a knock on the office door.

"Come in."

Then Xu Xiangjie pushed the door into the office and said to Zhou Yan with a smile, "Teacher Zhou, I have fulfilled my mission, so the band has been found." (End of this chapter)