Chapter One of the Night

  Chapter 100 Proteins

   "Sister, are you really not going?"

  The time was Saturday night. After dinner, Xu Zhenghua sat on the sofa and called Xie Shuyi.

  It is inconvenient for other people's homes, and it is certainly not convenient for her own home. Xu Zhenghua wanted to ask Xie Shuyi to go shopping, watch a movie or something, and he didn't want anything else, just wanted to spend a day with her.

   During dinner on Friday night, he bit her ear, Xie Shuyi said no, she was tired and needed to rest.

  As a result, I will ask again tonight, or not to go, tired and need to rest.

   "I really don't go! It's so hot, what are you doing wandering around! Besides, I just took over a lot of work, and I've just been resting at home for the past two days while letting Xiaomi guide me. I have to get started quickly!"

  Yes, I know, no need to persuade.

  I have found so many reasons, which is already very face-saving.

   She does hurt people and is willing to let them go, but she's definitely not that kind of unassertive.

  But...I can take the initiative to send it there!

   I can't even care that there will be a big light bulb like Jiang Xiaomi, "Then I'll go find you tomorrow!"

   But the other side immediately refused, "Don't tell me! What are you doing here, making Xiaomi uncomfortable!"

  Tsk!

well!

   "Okay, okay, don't disturb your two-person world!"

   he said sourly.

  Xie Shuyi laughed, "Say that, what a joke! Just let me live in peace for two days, how can I be so annoying! It's been like this since I was a child! Hang up!"

   "Okay okay, see you then."

  The phone hung up, Xu Zhenghua threw the phone on the sofa in a bored manner, and glanced inwardly along Yuan Wei's neckline - she was reading a magazine while lying on Xu Zhenghua's body.

   A weekly magazine devoted to reporting boring gossip in the entertainment industry.

   The key is that she can still see extremely focused.

  Hands went in along her neckline, and it was full.

   "It's been a lot softer recently!"

   "Huh? Ha, I'd still like to thank you, sir, for rubbing it."

   She answered smoothly, and changed her posture to make it more convenient for Xu Zhenghua's hand, but suddenly put down the magazine, "Hey, Zhenghua, I heard you call just now, is that... your sister?"

   "Well, Senior Sister."

"Oh!"

   She thought about it, "Which one is it? Senior Sister or Junior Senior Sister?"

  Although she had never heard Xu Zhenghua talk about his family, teachers, etc., but she had taken a serious look at the two photos that were so clearly placed on the piano.

   Especially the big group photo of his master's birthday.

   Those two girls are so pretty, and when almost all of the photos are men, the fact that the two beautiful girls on the left and the right hug his arms and take a group photo is really impressive.

   That's why Yuan Wei asked specifically, knowing that the two girls were his senior sisters.

   "It's my senior sister, Xie Shuyi."

"Oh."

   That is the one holding the left arm.

   "I've seen her photos, she's so pretty! Of course, the little sister is also pretty!" She flattered.

  Xu Zhenghua took it on his behalf calmly, "Well, yes! Big Sister is still very white!"

   But he grabbed his palm and corrected it, "Of course, it's still not as white as you! Senior Sister is the kind of milk white and milk white, your white... is really white! It should be called... egg white? Egg white!"

Yuan Wei burst out laughing, clapped his hand, pulled him out, didn't read the magazine, and threw it aside, got up and sat up by himself, hung his hands around his neck, kissed him, and then looked into his eyes, Q: "You said yesterday that Xiaojing will be back next week?"

   "Well, yeah! What's wrong?"

   "Then I... Should I hide or something? Or really blow her up?"

  Ah...this question...

   Seems like it’s time to think about it.

But Xu Zhenghua quickly waved his hand and hugged Yuan Wei, "No! You don't have to hide from anyone!" He thought about it and said, "She will come back next week, but she will definitely bring back a lot of paparazzi, borrow her a Cowardly, she doesn't dare to come back here directly! She will definitely go back to her house, to the villa her parents bought. As for the future..."

Xu Zhenghua is still recalling the tricks that Guan Yulan gave to support, and the secret dating methods of those celebrities, "I'll talk about it later! She rented the house downstairs, and she ran over when it was not guaranteed, but when she ran over, she ran over. Hey, you live upstairs, she lives downstairs, it's fine!"

  Yuan Wei laughed, "Bah! You big pervert!"

  …………

   "Hello Mr. Zhao!"

  As the assistant pushed open the door and made a "please" gesture, Guan Yulan walked into Zhao Tianping's office and greeted with a smile.

   Zhao Tianping raised his head, "Oh, hahaha, Magnolia is here, come come! Sit, sit!"

   is very affectionate.

   The intimacy that hadn't happened in the past two years.

  From "Little Tube" to "Magnolia", it's just the last month or so.

"Go, get my big red robe, let's make some good tea for Yulan, haha... Sit, sit!", as Guan Yulan sat down on the couch, Zhao Tianping also came to the sofa area, arrived at Dan The person sat down on the sofa and turned to talk to Guan Yulan, "It's our relationship, just push the door and enter, you don't need to make those courtesies."

   looked up again, raised his voice and said to his assistant, "Miss Guan is here in the future, come in directly."

   "Okay Mr. Zhao."

   Guan Yulan accepted all the courtesy with a smile.

   is very calm.

  Today is Monday, and it's the day when the list is released. She specially chose the afternoon to come here.

   Unsurprisingly, "Thousand Thousand Que Song" won the first place on the A list.

  Come here in the afternoon, everything will be better to talk about.

   The two exchanged a few words of greeting and discussed the time it took to place the list. The assistant made tea and poured it for both of them. Then he left the office with a goodbye and closed the door.

Zhao Tianping let a cup of tea and waited for Guan Yulan to take a sip before saying: "Zhenghua doesn't want to change jobs, I'm very happy, the company is very happy, next time you come again, bring him with you! After all, it's him here. Even if everyone was a little unhappy in the past, it has already passed. From this time, he resolutely refused the temptation of Kojima Records, I can see that Zhenghua's heart is still on our company's side! Bring him here, everyone is more familiar with it, there is no big contradiction!"

   Guan Yulan smiled and said, "Okay, when he has time, I'll accompany him over here and have tea with you."

   "Okay! Hahaha!"

   These words made Zhao Tianping even more happy.

He Jianliang from Kojima Records suddenly ran over and gave a quotation to buy out Xu Zhenghua's contract, which made Zhao Tianping extremely nervous. Although the quotation was rejected by him on the spot, he still After repeatedly calling Guan Yulan and urging her many times, she finally "rushed back" last Saturday. Sure enough, when she came back, she took Xu Zhenghua into custody.

   As an agent, she is still very capable, or at least very good at persuading that young man.

  Xu Zhenghua gave a firm statement through Guan Yulan: he will never quit his job and go to Kojima Records!

   Zhao Tianping was relieved.

   "Then what do you mean by coming here today?"

"Oh, nothing else, isn't this coming back? I just happened to be here to visit you. By the way, the royalties from "Thousand Thousand Que Songs" should also be settled! When I came back, Xiaoqing I specifically told me that after I came back, Zhenghua also urged me... The shipment of 3 million copies must have been achieved by now, right? Our company can't be slow in this regard, look at Kojima Records , the settlement is very fast!"

   "Ah...ahaha, yeah yeah! Oh, you're here for this!"

   Zhao Tianping raised his hand and wiped his forehead, thoughtfully.

Guan Yulan continued: "Zhenghua wants to buy a big house, but also a car. Young people, just like this, if you have money, you want to spend it, but if you haven't spent it, you're in a hurry! He doesn't have enough money. Xiaoqing Well, you also know that she didn't make much money from the last album, but she was in a hurry. They were all young people with weak foundations, and they were red, and their eyes were red. They couldn't get the money, and they felt itchy. , do you... understand?"

   "Ah, understand understanding! This is understanding!"

"Then you see, can you settle this afternoon or tomorrow? I want to rush back to Xiaoqing as soon as possible. The next "Qianqian Que" still has stamina, but she has complained several times and complained. What! I have to push her a little bit, it's such a good situation, right?"

   "Yes yes, this is correct. Oh... the settlement thing..."

   He was obviously hesitant and refused to give an affirmative answer.

   Guan Yulan sighed inwardly, and stopped talking at all, picked up the cup to drink tea, and waited for him to make an offer.

Anyway, the settlement will definitely be settled, even if he doesn't consider what Xu Zhenghua thinks, he doesn't dare to ignore Jin Xiaoqing's thoughts - they are still staying at the top of the A list, and after four weeks of card two, they can still win the championship for two weeks in a row , and the momentum is still very strong, and the word of mouth has exploded. Now Jin Xiaoqing is definitely the one that Oriental Star cares about the most, and no one dares to offend this aunt.

   But... it seems there are conditions attached.

The overall style of Oriental Star has always been like this. Before Jin Xiaoqing became popular, Zhang Yuan was the most famous person in the company, but the new album has been procrastinating for several months, and it has not been done so far. over, why? It's not just because the signing fee was not negotiated, Zhang Yuan has been unwilling to renew the contract with the company!

   Of course, it is said that we are close to negotiating.

  Add money, if you want to keep people, you can only add money.

   In fact...Jin Xiaoqing has only one album contract left, even though it has been less than two years since he signed with the company.

   As a newcomer, she also signed a three-year 1+1 program.

   "That's it, Ha Yulan, Zhenghua is unwilling to leave Oriental Star to go to Kojima Records, I'm very happy, especially happy, but you said, Xiaoqing's contract..."

   Sure enough, here we come.

   will make people feel uncomfortable, but it has long been expected.

   is not surprising.

   is actually the norm in the industry.

The kind that won’t be popular no matter how popular they are, the company randomly picks up bad songs that no one sings, and releases an EP, that is, a mini-album, and I’ll give you away, and put out a few hundred tapes and put them on the shelves, and the contract is completed. Get the **** out of here!

   But once you become popular, you will definitely find a way to renew your contract.

For Dongfang Star, Xu Zhenghua is not in a hurry now. Anyway, he didn't want to change jobs, so he was so stable for the time being. When the relationship between everyone eased up, it would be a big deal to change the contract and give him some signing fees. , change to a five-year long-term contract, set the liquidated damages a little higher, and it will be safe.

   But Jin Xiaoqing is different.

   The difficulty is that Jin Xiaoqing has already released an album. According to the contract, if she makes another album, she can turn around and leave - who can stand this, she is so popular now!

   In terms of singing skills, voice, works, and even image, she is now recognized as a reserve for the next generation of queens! Queue up!

   A "Thousand Thousand Que Song" made her almost a god.

   "Oh, you said Xiaoqing's contract! How do you say it, Mr. Zhao, we are actually on the same side in this matter!" Guan Yulan responded calmly.

   "Oh? How to say?"

   Zhao Tianping was really interested.

   This set of words came out of Guan Yulan's various thoughts and pondering in the past month.

"You think, there is more than one person Zhenghua is cooperating with, and no one can stop him. He can cooperate with whomever he wants! I'm sure I can't either, that child, you have to coax, not screw it. On! Right?"

   "That is that is!"

   "But out of all his co-singers, who am I the happiest when he collaborates?"

   "That's... oh, yes, Xiaoqing! Hahaha..."

"Yes!"

Guan Yulan also laughed, and they both seemed to understand each other, "So next, whether it's you or me, where is our common interest? It's because I have to urge Zhenghua to write another song for Xiaoqing! Write a song! The first song that can win the A chart! In this way, Xiaoqing's new album will be stable! What do you think?"

   Zhao Tianping suddenly became energetic.

   As his thoughts twirled, he leaned over and leaned over, "Best two!"

   "Well, yes. I know." Guan Yulan agreed.

   Zhao Tianping said: "One is the first hit, and one is the second hit. In case one misses, the other one can hold up, so this album will be hard to sell!"

   "You are right! The top priority of my next work is to urge this! Like you said, two songs!"

   Having said this, she sighed, "After all, if the album sells well, that's the real applause!"

"Yeah yeah!"

   This point, Zhao Tianping very much agrees.

Fans place great importance on the A chart, which is a single list with a comprehensive weight calculation. Of course, the record company and the music industry also value it very much. After all, being on the list is the best promotional tool, but the real The big names in the industry are not so absolute that they only look at the A list.

The B list, the sales list, and especially the combination of the B list and the A list, can you see the real way - say 1,000 and 10,000, whether it's an announcement or a list, the ultimate goal is not all It's for sale!

   The first half of this year is an explosion period for small companies recognized by the industry.

  Look, Xu Zhenghua alone has four works. In the past 31 weeks, he has won the top single for 12 weeks in total, accounting for more than one-third of the total.

   These four works are all released by singers from small companies.

But among these rapidly rising small record companies, the most conspicuous one is neither the Oriental Star that launched "Thousands of Que Songs", nor the "Short Hair", "Beautiful Eyes" and "When Love is Approaching" in succession. "These three hits also made An Xiaojing and Du Xuelan's Kojima albums popular.

   instead successfully launched Old City Wall Records by rock star Chopping Tree.

A small record company in Chang'an signed a few lumberjacks from the northeast. Under the strong pressure of the joint efforts of "Beautiful Eyes" and "Thousands of Que Songs", their title song "Kankan Vatan" has not even been released until now. I haven't won a single, but the album has already sold like crazy.

   Won the B list for three consecutive weeks!

  According to industry estimates, the sales volume should have already passed five platinum, and then it will go straight to eight platinum. As long as there are no major problems, this album has already reserved a diamond album!

  10 million!

   What is this concept?

   One album sold 160 million sales!

   Considering the long tail effect and various other incomes that follow, just this album is enough for a small record company like the old city wall to lose ten or eight years for the next ten or eight years!

   This is a huge success recognized by the industry!

The single disc "A Thousand Thousand Que" has sold 5 million copies in the next few years. It's not a big deal. From the point of view of word of mouth, it has sold 6 million copies and 7 million copies. It is very promising to break into the top ten sales charts in the history of singles.

   But even if it is so popular, even if it sells 8 million copies, how much does it cost in total?

   Less than 50 million sales.

   "About sales are king!"

Zhao Tianping nodded frequently. While his eyes were turning sharply, all kinds of thoughts were floating in his mind. After a while, he turned to look at Guan Yulan, "What do you mean... you decide this first, and then we will consider it later. Renewing the contract?"

   "Of course! The things at hand haven't been settled yet. If you're just in a hurry to renew the contract... You do the math, which is more important?"

   "That's right!"

   Zhao Tianping just hesitated for a moment, and then he figured it out. It must be the most important thing to dig out two more works from Xu Zhenghua first, and support Jin Xiaoqing's new album first.

No matter how popular    people are, and there is a long tail effect, without the support of continuous good works, the popularity and buying power will eventually be exhausted, and one-shot trading cannot be done.

  From this point of view, the importance of holding Xu Zhenghua, who holds the 12-week crown, seems to have overshadowed Jin Xiaoqing's contract renewal for another time.

   First hold his two songs, sign the copyright, and then use these two songs to force Jin Xiaoqing to renew the contract, which seems to be the most suitable idea - a great profit.

   "Are you sure?" Zhao Tianping asked.

Guan Yulan replied, "I can only do my best! For one song, let me tell you that it's not a big problem for Xiaoqing to torture him again. Xiaoqing is very good at grinding people, you know that. But two... Anyway, let's work hard!"

   "Good! Good! Good!"

   Zhao Tianping said three good words in a row, and subconsciously raised his hand and smeared the long lock of hair on his forehead, and put them in place, "Then if you say that...will you settle the bill for "Qianqianque Song" tomorrow?"

   "It's time to settle!"

   "Yes! Hahaha, let's settle it!"

   "Okay! Then I'll represent Zhenghua and Xiaoqing, thank you! Then... see you tomorrow morning?"

   "Okay, see you tomorrow morning!"

  …………

   The movement in the living room was a bit loud, and Xu Zhenghua couldn't help putting down the newspaper.

   The crazy girl outside was obviously excited and was singing along to the music.

  Probably young people can’t help this: when they hear the music they like, they always want to make the music louder, louder, and louder, so that the whole world can hear it.

   "Kankan Vatan", a song that has been super popular recently.

   On the new Oriental Voice music chart released today, this song continued to take the second place on the A chart.

   Fortunately, "Song of Qianqianque" is awesome enough, but it was stunned to suppress this song.

   In fact, looking at the list in this issue, "When Love is Approaching" has dropped to the eighth place, and "Beautiful Eyes" directly dropped out of the top ten, so you can see how fierce the competition is.

   Being able to rank first or second in such a competitive period, but it is full of gold - An Xiaojing called in the afternoon and was still happy that "When Love is Approaching" managed to stay in the top ten.

  Xu Zhenghua got up, opened the door, and walked out.

  Yuan Wei suddenly turned his head to look at him, hurriedly bent over to pick up the remote control, paused the CD player, the loud music stopped abruptly, and then she looked over, "It's too loud? Is it disturbing you?"

   She blushed with excitement.

   "I'm fine, but you will be complained by your neighbors!"

   "Didn't Xiaojing rent the downstairs? No one lives there!"

  Xu Zhenghua laughed, well, it's true.

  The place where she works, she should take a break today. Just a few days ago, Xu Zhenghua went out to buy a CD player and came back. She started tossing and playing since the afternoon, and the more she played, the more fun she became.

   But I can’t stand listening to this song all the time!

   "This song...is that good?"

   "It sounds good! Don't you think it sounds good?"

   She was still excited, "Ai Zhenghua, you say, can I sing rock in the future?"

  Xu Zhenghua looked at her in amazement—a girl sings rock, of course it’s not impossible, both Chinese and foreign, there are people who are popular, but the problem is that rock is enjoyable to listen to, but it’s not that good to sing.

   And no matter Chinese or foreign, women sing rock, many of them are short-lived.

Of course, strictly speaking, the short-lived money is enough for Yuan Wei to realize her dream—to carry a suitcase of money and sprinkle it on her father's head, "We'll clear it up, wait until you die. One, I'll bury you!"

   He walked to the sofa and sat down. He took a sip from the water glass and said, "Rock and roll... It's not bad, but it ruins your voice. It's too early for you to think about this, so take your class well!"

Yuan Wei ran over, squatted beside Xu Zhenghua, grinning, and at first glance, it was not serious, "I know, I have always been serious in class and practice, but I really like rock and roll, the one that Xiaojing sings, it's soft, I definitely can't sing it, "Thousand Thousand Que Song" is too lyrical, and I think it will reveal my poor singing skills, but rock, I think it's just right, what do you think..."

   Her eyes looked straight at her, and she pretended to beat her legs.

   look forward to.

   Xu Zhenghua was shocked.

   "You... guess what?"

She giggled, "It's nothing, it's just that you've been very busy these days, and your senior sister has come to work in the imperial capital, so she shouldn't have just come back, right? I read the entertainment news last Wednesday, and she wasn't by Jin Xiaoqing's side. Now, and you were so excited that day..." Then he suddenly acted like a spoiled child, "Zhenghua... You must be able to write rock and roll, write me a rock and roll song? You said, I will benefit from going back..."

  It's okay, it seems that she didn't guess what was going on.

   Let’s just say, it’s not that smart.

   But it's already great.

   Sure enough, the most important thing in this world is the woman beside you.

  Xu Zhenghua smiled, but sighed helplessly, "Alright, alright! I'll tell you what's going on in two days, get ready for the interview, and find you a good record company!"

   She was stunned for a moment, and then a look of surprise appeared on her face, "Really or not? Is the Kojima Records still the Oriental Star? Can you wrap it?"

  Xu Zhenghua smiled and raised his hand to touch her face, "It's not, it's a new company, it depends on the quality of your service!"

  Yuan Wei rolled his eyes, and didn't know what to think, he became more and more excited, "No wonder you are so excited these days, you've changed jobs? They agree with you to sign in with me, right?"

   paused, looked at Xu Zhenghua's lower body, she fakely licked her lower lip, made a flirt, and winked, "Master, what service do you want? You can order a set meal today!"

   (end of this chapter)