1990: Starting from Baojia Street

Seeing how vigilant they were, Xu Xiangjie guessed that they might have encountered scammers before.

Xu Xiangjie was not in a hurry to explain their vigilance, because he knew that sometimes, no matter how much he said, it would be useless, and the scammer's words might be more meticulous and reliable than his.

After thinking for a while, Xu Xiangjie smiled and said, "Can I sit down and talk to you guys?"

"Uh, no problem."

Although they didn't really trust Xu Xiangjie, the young men didn't refuse Xu Xiangjie's request to sit down. Besides, they were just on guard, not sure that Xu Xiangjie was a liar, so they still had hope in their hearts.

After sitting down, Xu Xiangjie saw that there was nothing on the table, so he said, "Let's drink together. I'll treat you."

Chen Xinhong waved his hands repeatedly, "I have a performance later, I can't drink, and the boss also prepared some drinks for us."

"It's okay, you can drink after you finish singing."

After saying that, he waved directly to the waiter.

When the waiter came over, he ordered some drinks from the waiter and then asked, "Is Yu Ting here tonight?"

Yu Ting is the name of the bar owner.

The waiter nodded and said, "The boss is over there at the booth. What can I do for you?"

"Could you please tell him that Xu Xiangjie is here?"

"Okay, no problem, please wait a moment sir."

The waiter didn't ask any more questions. After all, Xu Xiangjie had directly called out the name of their boss, and the waiter also knew how to judge people. He knew at first glance that Xu Xiangjie was not an ordinary customer.

After a while, a man of medium height and a big belly came over with a smile.

When he got there, he said with a smile, "Boss Xu, how come you have time to come and play today?"

The man was the bar owner Yu Ting. Xu Xiangjie stood up and shook hands with him, then said with a smile, "Nothing, I have nothing to do tonight, come and sit down."

Yu Ting has been doing business for many years and is a shrewd man. He naturally knows that Xu Xiangjie is definitely not here just to sit around.

Yu Ting knew that Zhou Yan was holding a concert in Taipei these days. Under such circumstances, it was impossible for Xu Xiangjie to be idle.

Yu Ting glanced at Chen Xinhong and the others again, and remembered the call Xu Xiangjie made to him the night before.

At that time, Xu Xiangjie asked about the so band on the phone. Now it seems that Xu Xiangjie is interested in Chen Xinhong and others.

Xu Xiangjie is now the director of the Fantasy Music Entertainment Department, and discovering new talents is one of his jobs, so it is very reasonable for him to come and inspect the So Band.

Seeing Xu Xiangjie and Yu Ting chatting, Wen Shangyi couldn't help but ask, "Boss, do you know this gentleman?"

Yu Ting laughed, "Boss Xu is very famous in the industry. He used to be a leader at EMI, but now he has started his own company."

Xu Xiangjie waved his hand. "Boss Yu, you are joking. I am still working for someone else, but I have just changed the environment. We are just starting out, and the scale is not large, but fortunately our boss is very good and gives us space."

"New companies are good. New companies have development potential." Yu Ting laughed and asked, "Mr. Xu, are you here alone?"

Xu Xiangjie nodded, "Yeah."

"Where do you sit? I'll bring you some wine."

"You're welcome. I just wanted to say hello because I haven't been here for a while. I'm really sorry to bother you to come over. How about this, I'll go over to your place and toast you a glass later."

Yu Ting roughly knew what Xu Xiangjie's situation was, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go back and wait for you."

After Yu Ting left, Xu Xiangjie sat down again and said to Chen Xinhong and the others with a smile, "Boss Yu is a very straightforward person."

Chen Xinhong and the others also nodded repeatedly.

Now that Yu Ting has come forward, Chen Xinhong and the others will naturally no longer suspect that Xu Xiangjie is a liar. They know something about Yu Ting's family background, and they can't expect Yu Ting to cooperate with this liar to cheat them.

If they were all deceived, they would have no choice but to accept it.

At this time, Wen Shangyi rubbed his hands and said, "Boss Xu, you just said..."

Xu Xiangjie took over the conversation, "Yes, let's get back to business. Like I said just now, I am very optimistic about your band and would like to invite you to sign a contract with our company. If you are interested, you can come to our company at ten o'clock tomorrow morning."

"Of course I'm interested." Wen Shangyi said immediately.

Qian Youda was more calm and asked, "Mr. Xu, do we need to prepare anything when we go there tomorrow?"

Xu Xiangjie waved his hand. "No hurry. You guys go to the company first and we'll talk about the contract in person. It won't be too late to prepare the materials after we reach a consensus. I'm not a liar, so I'm not in that hurry."

Hearing Xu Xiangjie mention the liar, several young people felt a little embarrassed.

Qian Youda said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Mr. Xu, we were too cautious just now."

"It's okay, it's okay. It's good to be cautious. There are indeed many scammers in this industry."

"Thank you, Mr. Xu, for your understanding."

……

After knowing that Xu Xiangjie was not a liar, the young people were very excited and talked a lot, asking Xu Xiangjie a lot of questions.

Xu Xiangjie also knew that they were interested in the music industry, so he answered their questions very patiently and specifically talked about things that interested them, such as releasing albums, hosting performances, etc., which was like painting a rosy picture for them in advance.

If they didn't have to perform, Wen Shangyi and the others would probably keep Xu Xiangjie talking.

"Excuse me, Mr. Xu, we have to go on stage to perform. We will come back to you after the performance."

Xu Shangjie waved his hand and said, "No, just focus on your performance. I may be leaving soon."

After that, he took out a pen and paper and wrote down an address and number for them. "This is the address of our company and my personal contact information. See you tomorrow."

Chen Xinhong carefully took the paper and nodded, "We will definitely be there tomorrow."

……

After the band members came on stage, Xu Xiangjie took a glass of wine and went to Yu Ting to toast him. After exchanging a few pleasantries, they returned to their own booth.

"Mr. Zhou, everything has been done. I'll ask them to go to the company for an interview tomorrow."

Zhou Yan nodded and raised his glass, "Thank you for your hard work."

Xu Xiangjie also raised his glass. "This is all my responsibility. I also want to thank you, Teacher Zhou, for your concern for our work. They are going to the company tomorrow. Teacher Zhou, are you going?"

He thought that since Zhou Yan was optimistic about So Band, he might want to meet them.

Zhou Yan shook his head and said, "No, I have to go back to Yanjing tomorrow and I don't have time to see them. After I sign them, I'll see them next time if I have the chance."

Zhou Yan then added, "This band is still very young, so there's no need to rush their development."

"I understand. Their current state is definitely not suitable for releasing an album. I will arrange more small activities for them to increase their stage experience." Xu Xiangjie blinked a few times and asked, "Then if we sign Wang Lihong, how should we prioritize him and their band?"

Normally, Xu Xiangjie would definitely not ask such a question. After all, Wang Lihong is completely different from the SO Band. The former is a singer who has already released an album, so his priority must be higher than that of the SO Band.

However, Xu Xiangjie was a little confused about Zhou Yan's thoughts. To be on the safe side, he decided to ask.

"It depends on their own situation. If we sign Wang Lihong, we can give him more freedom in album production. In addition, he will sing the theme song of my new movie, so he will definitely cooperate in the promotion."

Xu Xiangjie nodded. Wang Lihong still had a higher priority because he was scheduled to sing the movie's theme song.

And it seems that he really has to sign Wang Lihong, so that the benefits will not be lost to outsiders.

But from what Zhou Yan said, as long as the so band performs well, he will spare no effort to support them.

As for whether the company has sufficient resources, Xu Xiangjie is not worried.

Although he didn't have much contact with the big and small bosses of Zhou's group, he still had some understanding of them. He knew that they were not stingy with their investments, and the key was that they had the capital to invest.

Unlike other small record company bosses, Zhou could spend millions with just a wave of his hand. Before they signed Wu Bai, the early promotion actually cost a lot of money, but the boss didn't even blink an eye.

When Xu Xiangjie was chatting with Xu Junrong before, he also felt that Huanyin was only a small part of the Zhou family's business.

Huanyin doesn't have many employees now, so the company can definitely afford it.

After thinking for a while, Zhou Yan said, "We can't forget about collecting information about new people. There are some singing competitions in Taiwan. We can look for them among the contestants. The key point is that they must have creative ability."

"Understood. I will regularly screen out new talents with potential and compile their information for you." "You can be less selective. Anyone who can write songs can send me their information. Especially those who can write music scores. Don't miss any of them."

Being able to compose songs and being able to write music scores are actually two different things.

In reality, many singers sing while playing the music when they are creating, and then ask others to organize the score.

The key is that if there is a score, Zhou Yan will find it easier.

When a piece of music score is placed in front of Zhou Yan, he can basically tell the approximate level of the composer at a glance without even listening to it.

……

The three chatted for a while, and just when Zhou Yan was about to take Wang Zuxian away, Yu Ting suddenly came over with a glass of wine.

"Boss Xu, I'll accompany you..."

As soon as Yu Ting opened his mouth, he saw Zhou Yan's face and was stunned.

Xu Xiangjie stood up with a glass of wine in his hand and moved aside deliberately to block Zhou Yan.

"Boss Yu, you are too polite."

"No, no, it is a great honor for our humble shop to have such a distinguished guest."

The distinguished guest he mentioned naturally refers not only to Xu Xiangjie, but also to Zhou Yan.

As for Joey Wong, because she was wearing a baseball cap and was sitting, he couldn't see clearly who she was.

Zhou Yan knew that the other party recognized him, so he raised his glass and said with a smile, "Boss Yu, business is booming."

Seeing Zhou Yan took the initiative to speak, Xu Xiangjie stepped aside and let Yu Ting and Zhou Yan face each other.

Yu Ting drank one with Zhou Yan, and then shook hands with Zhou Yan enthusiastically, "Mr. Zhou, I didn't expect you to visit our shop. It's such an honor."

"Boss Yu, you're too polite. Xiang Jie told me that your bar is very good. I came over to take a look and it's indeed as he said. The atmosphere is very good."

"Boss Xu should have told me earlier so I could arrange something for you. How about this, I'll have someone serve you some more..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhou Yan waved his hand and said, "Boss Yu, to be honest, we are ready to leave. We have been busy all day and need to go back and rest early. I will come back next time if I have the chance."

Of course Yu Ting wanted to keep Zhou Yan, but since Zhou Yan said so, he couldn't force it.

"Then, next time you come, be sure to tell me in advance so I can make good arrangements for you."

"Then I thank you in advance." Zhou Yan looked at Xu Xiangjie again, "Xiangjie, why don't you sit for a while."

Xu Xiangjie glanced at the so band that was performing on the stage and nodded, "Okay, then I'll have a couple of drinks with Boss Yu."

"Let's go." Zhou Yan said to Joey Wong.

"Mr. Zhou, I'll see you off."

Zhou Yan waved his hand, "You're welcome, please stay."

Then the two of them walked out of the bar together.

Looking at the backs of Wang Zuxian and Zhou Yan, Yu Ting was very curious and couldn't help asking Xu Xiangjie, "Is the lady next to them Mr. Zhou's girlfriend?"

Xu Xiangjie smiled and patted Yu Ting on the shoulder, "Boss Yu, don't ask about this."

"That's right. For some things, it's not good to ask too many questions. Come, let's have a drink."

……

After leaving the bar, Zhou Yan and his friends did not wander around any further and went straight back to Joey Wong’s residence.

As soon as she got home, Wang Zuxian reached out to Zhou Yan, "Third brother, where are the things?"

Zhou Yan knew what Wang Zuxian wanted. He took out a small stack of manuscripts from his bag and put them in Wang Zuxian's hand. "This is the last part of the script. The previous ones are in the study, in the drawer on the right. Go get them yourself. I'm going to take a shower."

When Joey Wong heard that the remaining manuscripts were in the study, she turned around and ran to the study without paying any attention to Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan smiled and shook his head, then went to take a shower first.

……

Joey Wong found the remaining manuscript in the drawer, and after determining the page number, she started reading.

The story begins with a dance party.

The rule of this dance is that when the lights dim, you must hold the hand of the person next to you and dance together.

It is obvious that the male protagonist is not a social expert and seems very embarrassed in such an occasion.

There was a girl at the scene who showed kindness to him, but he did not accept it.

Later, when the lights dimmed, the girl stood next to the hero and wanted to hold his hand to dance, but the hero backed off, making the girl very embarrassed.

When seeing this, Joey Wong was wondering if this girl was the heroine.

However, this character doesn't even have a name, so according to common sense, he is definitely not an important character.

This plot is probably to show the character traits of the male protagonist. In this regard, it is quite successful. Joey Wong has basically understood the character of the male protagonist.

Just when Joey Wong thought this was just an ordinary fashion movie, the plot of the next day made her eyes widen.

The protagonist's father solemnly told him that all the men in their family had a special ability that allowed them to travel through time and space.

When seeing this, Joey Wong was stunned. Is this a science fiction drama?
Joey Wong recalled that when the two of them were chatting before, Zhou Yan said that he had indeed considered science fiction themes.

However, the lines of the protagonist's father sound like a joke. Although they look extremely serious, they reveal a hint of humor.

And the method of traveling through time is very simple, even sloppy. All you have to do is find a dark place like a closet, clench your fists, and recall a scene you want to go back to.

The male protagonist naturally didn't believe it, but his father's words lingered in his mind.

The point was, there was nothing to lose by trying, so when he got back to his bedroom, he actually ran into the closet and tried it.

Then, a miracle happened, he returned to the dance party yesterday.

This time, he chose to hold the girl's hand and dance with her after the lights dimmed, thus avoiding embarrassment.

The male protagonist's performance was beyond Wang Zuxian's expectations, but also reasonable. It seemed that the embarrassment of last night really made him regretful, so much so that when he knew that he could travel through time and space, he chose to go back as soon as possible to avoid this embarrassment.

Joey Wong once again thought that girl was the heroine, but this time, the girl still had no name.

After this experience, the male protagonist believed what his father said.

But the male protagonist did not use his ability to travel through time to do anything big... Joey Wong even thought that if she had this ability, she would probably buy those houses whose prices were increasing particularly quickly first.

But then she found herself funny. There are many ways to make money, but she insisted on buying a house. It seems that she and the male protagonist are the same.

Then a guest came to the male protagonist. She was a friend of the male protagonist’s sister. She was very beautiful and immediately fascinated the male protagonist, a novice.

The male protagonist also used his ability to travel through time and space on this girl many times, but even so, he failed to win the girl's heart.

What’s funny is that when the male protagonist went to confess his love to the girl on the last day before she left, the girl told him that she hoped he could confess his love on the first day so that they could have a happy summer vacation.

The male protagonist used his ability to go back to the first night, but the girl told him that she hoped he would confess his love to her on the last day...

It seems that no matter how the male protagonist travels through time and space, he cannot change the fact that the girl doesn't like him.

Seeing this, Joey Wong couldn't help but curl her lips. It was obvious that this girl was not the heroine either.

In fact, she knew it when the girl first appeared. After all, the girl was the friend of the male protagonist's sister and was younger than the male protagonist, so it was impossible for her to play the role.

At the same time, she was also very confused. Was the male lead really going to be played by the third brother?

With that image of the Third Brother and his ability to travel through time and space, he can't even win the heart of a girl. Isn't that a bit unreasonable?
I guess Third Brother will have to make some changes to his makeup by then.

In fact, when the story developed to this point, although Joey Wong felt that the script was interesting, she did not feel enlightened. The setting of time travel was just a little interesting, but it had not been fully developed.

But Wang Zuxian was not in a hurry, as she had full, even blind trust in Zhou Yan. (End of this chapter)