AFVSIBS Chapter 185 Penguin Music Platform Wants to Sign a Long-Term Contract

Wen Xiaoqian was not willing to wait for a moment longer. Last night, Zhou Chen's song "Qinghai-Tibet Plateau" had skyrocketed to over tens of millions of downloads overnight.

It's important to note that this is a folk song, and in this Blue Star world, there hasn't been a folk song with such a high download count.

Even achieving a million or a hundred thousand downloads overnight for a folk song is very rare.

The reason is simple: folk songs in this Blue Star world belong to a niche category of music.

But Zhou Chen managed to turn a niche market into a large one.

Such influence was truly astonishing.

Faced with such a big fish, how could she be content with just a three-year contract? So, as soon as she got up and had breakfast, she brought the long-term contract with her assistant and went to Wanhe.

"Mm."

Zhou Chen seemed to have guessed what Wen Xiaoqian had come for, and he simply replied with a single word before getting up to follow Wan Fangfang to the reception room.

"Wen Manager, this is our Zhou Chen. Zhou Chen, this is Ms. Wen Xiaoqian, the manager of Penguin Music Platform."

Wan Fangfang promptly introduced them.

"Mr. Zhou, it's a pleasure to meet you. You're handsome and talented. I'm already your fan," Wen Xiaoqian said with a smile.

"Thank you. Please, have a seat, Manager Wen."

Zhou Chen politely invited Wen Xiaoqian to sit down.

"Manager Wen, may I ask what special matter you've come to discuss with our Zhou Chen this time?" Wan Fangfang asked directly.

"Yes, I've prepared a long-term cooperation agreement for Mr. Zhou. Please take a look, and if there's anything you're not satisfied with, feel free to raise it. We'll try our best to meet your conditions," Wen Xiaoqian said as she took out a contract and handed it to Zhou Chen.

Wan Fangfang, as an industry veteran, immediately understood Wen Xiaoqian's intentions—she was worried that three years later, Zhou Chen would no longer be with Wanhe and might not upload songs to the Penguin Music Platform.

So, she was now requesting to sign a separate long-term contract with Zhou Chen.

In doing so, even if Zhou Chen left Wanhe and went to another entertainment company, the Penguin Music Platform would still have the "big fish" that is Zhou Chen.

This move was quite clever.

Unfortunately, Wen Xiaoqian overlooked one thing—Zhou Chen was not like ordinary celebrity artists.

He refused to sign any long-term contracts.

Without even looking at it, Zhou Chen simply handed back the contract Wen Xiaoqian had given him.

"What does Mr. Zhou mean?" Wen Xiaoqian asked, puzzled.

"Thank you, Manager Wen, for your appreciation of me. However, I don't sign long-term contracts," Zhou Chen explained.

"Why is that? Our Penguin Music Platform is the largest music electronic platform in the country, and the treatment we offer is unmatched by other music platforms. I hope Mr. Zhou can see our sincerity," Wen Xiaoqian said.

"No, no, no, Manager Wen, you've misunderstood. It's not about dissatisfaction with your sincerity. I simply refuse to sign long-term contracts. Whether it's your Penguin Music Platform or any other music platform approaching me, I'll make the same choice. My agent, Sister Fangfang, knows this very well. I even rejected Wanhe's long-term contract," Zhou Chen explained.

"Yes, Manager Wen, Zhou Chen is great in every aspect except for this—he doesn't like signing long-term contracts. So, there's nothing we can do. If you agree, please go back. We, Wanhe, have a deep cooperation with your Penguin Music Platform. Until Zhou Chen's contract with Wanhe ends, all his songs will only be uploaded to your platform. So, you don't need to worry," Wan Fangfang explained.

"This..."

Wen Xiaoqian hadn't expected this outcome and didn't know what to say for a moment.

But fortunately, things didn't take a turn for the worse. Although Zhou Chen wouldn't sign a long-term contract with the Penguin Music Platform, he also wouldn't collaborate with any other music platform.

This meant that even three years later, the Penguin Music Platform still had the greatest chance and probability of continuing to have the exclusive rights to Zhou Chen's new song releases.

"Alright, let's not talk about this for now. I hope we can continue to cooperate happily in the future."

Having figured it all out, Wen Xiaoqian smiled and said.

"Thank you, Manager Wen."

Zhou Chen just politely replied and didn't say much more.

Having experienced his past life, he no longer cared about these worldly affairs. He only did what was expected of him in terms of courtesy and professionalism; everything else was fate.

Otherwise, if it were him in his past life or the original host, he would definitely have crazily explained to the other party or actively exchanged contact information.

After all, Wen Xiaoqian was the manager of the Penguin Music Platform, one of the largest music platforms in the industry. Any other celebrity artist would eagerly try to establish a good relationship with her. How could there be such a indifferent attitude like Zhou Chen's now?

"Don't mention it. As I said, I'm already your loyal fan. Here's my business card. If you don't mind, could you give me yours?"

Wen Xiaoqian took the initiative to hand over her business card to Zhou Chen.

"Thank you, but I don't have a business card. Here's my phone number and WeChat. You can add me if you like," Zhou Chen said.

"Yes! Manager Wen, Zhou Chen doesn't have a business card. I've suggested making one for him many times, but he doesn't like that sort of thing, so he refused. And I'm too lazy to bother with it," Wan Fangfang helped explain.

"I see. It seems Mr. Zhou is quite unique. I like people with personality. I'll just add you on WeChat then."

Wen Xiaoqian could understand this point. After all, she had already investigated Zhou Chen's situation before coming here and knew that Zhou Chen had a rather eccentric personality, unlike typical celebrity artists.

After adding Zhou Chen on WeChat and chatting briefly, Wen Xiaoqian's phone rang. She took the opportunity to leave Wanhe Entertainment.

"It must be because your song 'Qinghai-Tibet Plateau' broke the record for folk song downloads last night, so Wen Xiaoqian couldn't hold back and wanted to sign a long-term contract with you in advance."

After seeing off Wen Xiaoqian, Wan Fangfang analyzed the situation to Zhou Chen.

"Probably, maybe."

Zhou Chen didn't care about it. It seemed like it had nothing to do with him.

Wan Fangfang was used to his behavior and didn't mind. Then she continued, "You just said you've already composed a martial arts-style song for Wu Heng? Which one? Let me see."





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