DAEYTT Chapter 020 First, First.

He Dongming hung up the phone and wrote four words on Wang Qian's singing song information - Original Song by Contestant!

Actually, he wanted to say to Wang Qian, "Not that you're awesome," but "You're bragging" for those four words.

However, he didn't say it out loud, afraid of dampening Wang Qian's enthusiasm.

After looking at the song selections of the other contestants, they were mostly high-difficulty, high-popularity classic songs that could both showcase skills and resonate with the live mentors, audience, and viewers at home.

Original new songs?

They're not popular in talent shows at all!

Unless, the show itself is based on original songs, and every contestant must sing original songs!

In other talent shows, contestants rarely sing their own original songs, at most occasionally.

There's no recognition, no popularity!

Not widely circulated in the market.

It's difficult to gain immediate recognition from mentors and audiences.

In other words.

Singing original songs, you're likely to lose out quickly.

However.

He Dongming didn't care about this.

Anyway, he knew that if Wang Qian failed to debut, he could still go back to being a hotpot tycoon.

With the business of Haidilao booming, Wang Qian's annual income is not less than that of top second-tier celebrities in the industry. Even some first-line stars with fewer works might not have more income than him.

Moreover, Haidilao's development potential is still huge.

Focusing on hotpot seems to have more prospects!

He Dongming organized the contestant information and handed it to Zhou Qinghua.

Zhou Qinghua glanced at it, especially looking at the information of two people.

Central Conservatory contestant - Chen Xiaowen!

Independent singer from Magic City - Wang Qian.

These two sang stable dolphin notes during the audition, the only two out of hundreds of contestants who could sing stable dolphin notes.

However.

Chen Xiaowen, who comes from the Central Conservatory, is a true professional. She is considered a genius even within the Central Conservatory.

If it weren't for a professor's suggestion for her to participate, she wouldn't even pay attention to pop music, especially talent shows. She wouldn't even bother to participate, as she is aiming to join the national team of the National Orchestra in the future.

Singers in the national team are like hidden dragons and crouching tigers. In terms of singing skills and strength alone, they can be said to surpass most professional singers in the pop music industry. It's just that the singers in the national team are not well-known, and their occasional performances are only at official events that ordinary people don't pay much attention to.

When Chen Xiaowen expressed her intention to participate in the talent show, she immediately attracted the attention of several major entertainment companies in the country, and it wasn't even necessary for Zhou Qinghua's management company to join in.

Chen Xiaowen's song choices are all very difficult, including foreign language songs!

Zhou Qinghua nodded in satisfaction.

Although Chen Xiaowen is not under his management company, she is signed with a major entertainment group, but she can still bring traffic to The Voice program. If the program succeeds, he will benefit.

Looking at Wang Qian's information, he showed some confusion.

Zhou Qinghua frowned: "Contestant original? What does that mean?"

He Dongming explained in a low voice, "It means that the contestant sings their own original songs, and we don't need to contact and purchase the rights to publicly cover songs in advance, which can save the program group some copyright fees."

Zhou Qinghua turned to stare at He Dongming: "How much are the copyright fees? Your friend, did he not think about participating in the competition properly? You tell him, even if he has money, he can't mess around in our program. If he messes up, the program team will cut him directly and won't broadcast any footage with him! Later, they will also advise him to withdraw from the competition on his own."

He Dongming smiled bitterly: "Director Zhou, I'll make it clear to him. But you see, the three songs he released on Tengfei are all doing well, and he's almost topping the Independent Singer Original Song Monthly Chart..."

Zhou Qinghua shook his head: "Forget about those niche charts, their popularity is average, and how many people have downloaded them? Just tens of thousands. Forget it, I don't want to bother. Let him do whatever he wants, anyway, I will definitely protect the interests of the program group. If he messes up, then he'll quickly go back where he came from..."

He Dongming nodded: "Alright, I'll tell him, Director Zhou, please don't be angry."

Zhou Qinghua sighed and looked somewhat regretful.

He was relatively optimistic about Wang Qian. Besides being a bit older, he had no other shortcomings. He had both strength and talent, and his appearance was not bad either. With proper packaging and promotion, he definitely had the potential to be successful and could bring in a steady stream of income.

That's why he was willing to offer a first-line contract to sign Wang Qian.

Unfortunately.

Wang Qian refused.

But that's okay. Because of the special nature of this competition, he was also willing to give Wang Qian a fair chance to compete.

However.

Now it seems.

Wang Qian is just here to play!

Then don't blame him for being ruthless.

After a brief glance, Zhou Qinghua took out Chen Xiaowen's information: "Make the promotional poster, Chen Xiaowen will be in the middle as the cover, Huang Tao and Mo Wenjie on the sides, and the others can just be blurred out!"

He Dongming nodded in understanding: "What about the mentor lineup? Should we announce it now?"

Zhou Qinghua shook his head: "Not yet, keep it mysterious. We'll announce it when the first episode airs, it'll attract more curiosity and attention from the audience."

He Dongming asked, "Then which contestants will be on the first episode?"

Zhou Qinghua looked at the list and directly picked out Wang Qian: "Let him go first."

Since you want to play!

Then go first.

After you're done playing, hurry back to open your hotpot restaurant.

You're a billionaire and you're awesome.

I don't want to serve you anymore.

...

In the recording studio, Wang Qian saw Zhou Xuehua again.

At the same time, there was a middle-aged man who looked a bit familiar.

The two were chatting quietly.

Seeing Wang Qian coming, Zhou Xuehua walked over to introduce him to Wang Qian: "Wang Qian, this is a friend of mine, Zhao Lei, who works in the directing industry."

Zhao Lei reached out to shake hands with Wang Qian: "Hello, it's my trouble to have Hua Zi introduce me to you."

Wang Qian shook hands with Zhao Lei and thought to himself that he was a director, no wonder he looked familiar, maybe he had seen him somewhere before. He asked curiously, "Director Zhao, do you have something to discuss with me?"

Zhao Lei smiled, "Yes, it's something. Let me be direct. I want to buy your song 'Ordinary Road'

Qin Xuerong raised her head and stared at Zhou Xuehua, saying firmly, "This is my own business." Zhou Xuehua chuckled and didn't mention the matter again.

Before long, Wang Qian and Zhao Lei came out. One wanted to buy, and the other didn't mind selling, so the only negotiation point was the price. Zhao Lei really liked these two songs and wanted to incorporate their mood into his movie, so he was very sincere! After a few words, they reached an agreement. Two non-exclusive film and television authorizations for a hundred thousand. This price was relatively high in the industry, considering it wasn't exclusive. Also, Wang Qian's two songs were only mildly popular, not blockbuster hits. Wang Qian would retain all subsequent income from the use of these songs in movies, with the production company only having rights to use them in the film. Wang Qian was well aware of all the pitfalls, so he made his demands clear in advance.

Zhao Lei felt like he was negotiating with an industry veteran and eventually agreed to Wang Qian's terms. They settled on a preliminary agreement, and professionals would come later to sign contracts with Wang Qian.

After seeing off Zhao Lei, Wang Qian began recording the song "Not So Simple" in earnest. It was Qin Xuerong's first time witnessing Wang Qian recording seriously, so she paid close attention. Although she hadn't pursued music professionally, she had some basic knowledge. She was immediately shocked by Wang Qian's musical talent... One person could handle everything from recording to arrangement, to playing instruments, to composing. It was the first time she had seen someone like this. No wonder Zhou Xuehua had mentioned discovering a musical genius before. This genius should be Wang Qian.

Busy until late at night, Wang Qian finally finished the song. Time was tight, so there were still some flaws, but it was the best he could do.

After listening to Wang Qian's acapella, Zhou Xuehua left, feeling like he was superfluous.

Watching Wang Qian come out looking exhausted, Qin Xuerong hurriedly handed him the dinner she had bought. "Hurry up and eat. You must be hungry!" she said with concern, her eyes full of innocent care.

Wang Qian thought for a moment, didn't say anything, and took the lunch box, devouring the food.

Qin Xuerong poured him a cup of hot water and praised, "You're amazing."

Devouring his food, the only response was the sound of eating.

But she didn't mind, continuing to talk.

Wang Qian quickly finished eating and looked at the sky outside. It was getting late. He packed up his things and finally said, "You should go back now, I'm going home."

"I'll take you," Qin Xuerong said.

Wang Qian shook his head, walked out of the company, and waited for a taxi at the door.

But no taxis came.

Qin Xuerong drove up to Wang Qian and stopped beside him. "Hey, get in. I just saw the news; there's been an accident on the road ahead. No cars can come in right now. I'll take you home. It's quite a coincidence; we actually live in the same neighborhood."

Wang Qian sighed and got into the passenger seat.

Qin Xuerong's face was full of joy as she started the car, playing Wang Qian's "Once Upon a Time You" and humming along, "Actually, we can start as friends, step by step."

Wang Qian was speechless. He didn't know how many times he had said that to other girls in the past. Now, a girl was saying it to him...

"We can be friends, but don't keep following me all the time. You go busy yourself with your own things," Wang Qian compromised.

The more serious the girl, the harder it was to get along with during a relationship. She'd be all over you, clingy, suspicious of any interaction with the opposite sex, and hard to break up with, possibly even resorting to extreme measures.

So, after dating one or two serious girls in his past life, Wang Qian avoided them. Later, he only dealt with experienced people who had a casual attitude, and no one spoke about commitment. Or they were from the entertainment industry, where it was even more casual.

Looking at Qin Xuerong's earnest and happy face, Wang Qian felt a bit heavy-hearted.

"Okay, I have to work too. There's a lot to do at the company. I really don't have time to hang around you every day. But, can we have dinner together on the weekend? Friends eating together is normal, right?" Wang Qian asked.

Qin Xuerong nodded in agreement, her eyes squinting happily.

Wang Qian added, "I'll see if I have time. I've been busy lately."

"It's okay, I'll wait for you," Qin Xuerong said as a matter of course.

Wang Qian had nothing to say and remained silent.

The car quickly returned to the neighborhood.

Qin Xuerong locked the car and followed Wang Qian to the entrance of the building. Wang Qian looked at her in surprise. "I'm going home; why are you following me?"

Qin Xuerong replied matter-of-factly, "I'm your friend. I went through all the trouble of driving you home. Shouldn't you invite me up for a while, have some water, and chat?"

Wang Qian stared at Qin Xuerong. "You can't. Hurry back; otherwise, we won't have anything to do as friends."

"Oh!" Qin Xuerong reluctantly agreed, then took out her phone. "Friends should exchange WeChat, right? Can I save your number?"

Wang Qian knew that if he didn't give in a little now, he might not be able to escape later, so he took out his phone. "Fine, scan mine."

This was the only way to add him.

Qin Xuerong triumphantly scanned Wang Qian's phone, added him as a friend, and then set him as a favorite contact for easy access. "Alright, we're good friends now. I'll go back first."

Wang Qian waved his hand. "Bye."

Qin Xuerong suddenly approached.

Remembering what had happened last night, Wang Qian reflexively raised his hands in front of him, feeling wary.

Qin Xuerong smiled, opened her arms, hugged Wang Qian's shoulders, rested her chin on his shoulder, took a deep breath, and whispered, "Friends can hug, right?"

Wang Qian struggled a bit, feeling the girl's unique fragrance, and quickly turned and went upstairs. "Bye."

Qin Xuerong stood at the entrance of the building, watching Wang Qian disappear into the elevator before turning and walking into the building. She took out her phone. "Is the house settled? If it's settled, bring me the keys. It's more expensive than market price? That's not a problem. I want the keys now."


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