DAEYTT Chapter 032: Wealth is Status, Zhao's Timely Assistance.
He Dongming brought Wang Qian to Zhou Qinghua's side.
Zhou Qinghua was busy looking at some documents. When he saw Wang Qian, he quickly put down the documents and reached out to shake hands with Wang Qian, "You're here, how's it going? Are you familiar with the venue?"
Zhou Qinghua's eyes showed some concern, as if he and Wang Qian were old friends.
Wang Qian chuckled, "Hehe, it's alright. Just took a walk on the stage, it's fine. Thanks for your concern, Director Zhou."
Zhou Qinghua shook his head, "Don't be polite with me. I'm straightforward. If you treat me as a friend, I'll treat you as a friend too. Life is long, the more friends, the more paths. Coming here is like coming to your own home. If you need anything, just tell me directly, or let Dongming pass it on to me. As long as I can help, I will definitely do it."
Wang Qian was slightly surprised by Zhou Qinghua's attitude towards him. He was too enthusiastic.
Wang Qian still politely smiled, maintaining a certain distance.
Offering unnecessary favors often hides ulterior motives.
Wang Qian said, "Thank you, Director Zhou. But, I don't think I need Director Zhou's help. After all, I'm just going on stage to sing a song. As long as the equipment and everything else are fine, there shouldn't be any problems. I wouldn't dare to ask Director Zhou to pull strings for me and directly promote me, right?"
Zhou Qinghua laughed, "Haha, of course not. I'm a person of principles. Especially for this year's program, there absolutely cannot be any accidents. We're just three days away from recording the show, and you'll be the first to go on stage for the blind auditions. You should prepare well these two days..."
He paused for a moment, then whispered, "Actually, you still have time to change your song now. I'll have Dongming update your information, and contacting for the copyright won't be a problem."
Wang Qian gently shook his head, "Thanks, Director Zhou. It's really not necessary. If I can sing my own songs, then I'll definitely sing my own songs. Unless, the program team has a strict rule that doesn't allow original songs, then I might have a problem..."
Zhou Qinghua nodded, "Alright, since you're confident, I won't force you. Good luck, I hope you can advance further. Your songs are actually quite good."
Wang Qian said, "Thank you, Director Zhou."
Zhou Qinghua said, "Don't be polite with me. Being too polite is annoying. Stay for lunch with us later."
Wang Qian thought for a moment, then nodded, agreeing to stay for lunch with the program team at noon.
Immediately, Zhou Qinghua continued to be busy. He was the first assistant director, and the director above him was just a titular position, occasionally coming over. Essentially, he was the real director, in full control of the entire production team.
Wang Qian observed for a while and couldn't help but admire Zhou Qinghua's strong organizational skills. The people in the production team were also very polite to him.
After a brief observation, Wang Qian understood.
Zhou Qinghua and the entire production team were so polite to him not because he was a blind audition participant, nor because he had four songs on the new song chart. The real reason was that he was a wealthy billionaire.
In this society, wealth symbolized status and position.
Especially for people like Zhou Qinghua, knowing more tycoons was definitely a good thing. Perhaps in the future, when he needed sponsorship for other programs, some tycoon could help, or when he wanted to attract investment for TV or film projects, a tycoon might step forward to provide funding.
Having figured it out, Wang Qian smiled.
He didn't care about these things and sat in the lounge waiting for He Dongming to finish work.
Ding ding ding...
His phone kept receiving messages.
He guessed it was from Qin Xuerong.
Glorious Snow: "You woke up late today. I listened to Jiang Jiang playing your songs yesterday and listened until midnight. She's obsessed. How's it going on your end? Everything going smoothly? Did someone buy you breakfast this morning? Remember to eat breakfast, many young people nowadays have poor health, doctors say it's because they often skip breakfast..."
Glorious Snow: "Take care of yourself over there. If you need anything, I can come over to take care of you."
Glorious Snow: "Hehe, just kidding, I'm going to work at the company now."
...
Wang Qian moved his finger, wanting to reply to the message, but suddenly didn't know what to say. It seemed like anything he said could be easily misunderstood by the other party.
Wang Qian immediately stopped looking at the messages and clicked into his Weibo page.
His Weibo followers had reached 1.2 million, still active, discussing only his music.
At the same time, while browsing Weibo, he clearly felt that Li Qingyao's new song was being heavily promoted. People were discussing Li Qingyao's new song under his Weibo posts, comparing it with his own new songs.
"Honestly speaking, Li Qingyao's new song isn't bad either. Boss wants to compete for the first place on Li Qingyao's new song chart, isn't it a bit unqualified? Li Qingyao officially entered the music industry five years ago, released six albums, and the highest album sales have already exceeded ten million. The single sales on the website have accumulated over twenty million. What does the boss have to compare with Li Qingyao? Why not release an album first to accumulate some fans?"
This message successfully stirred up a small wave of discussions under Wang Qian's Weibo.
"Ridiculous, using past achievements to speak? We're just here to listen to music, do we need to discuss seniority? Li Qingyao's past achievements are brilliant, so what? It only proves that the current music scene is really mediocre! Li Qingyao started as an actor and became a singer halfway, yet she's doing so well, which shows that there are few people in the music scene who can compete. The boss's songs are really good, they made me fall in love with listening to music again, it's that simple."
"Li Qingyao's songs are okay, but they lack a certain flavor. After listening a few times, it gets boring. Boss's songs can be listened to repeatedly for several days, that's the advantage of Boss's new songs."
"Boss, keep it up..."
"I'm going to download Li Qingyao's songs to listen to. I haven't paid attention to the music scene for a long time."
"Boss is still strong. Four of Boss's songs are in the top ten of the new song chart. Someone might be afraid, so they're stirring up everywhere..."
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Wang Qian glanced at it and didn't comment.
This was the current publicity method in the entertainment industry, using all kinds of hype tactics.
Moreover.
Wang Qian entered
The only thing one can do is wait for other opportunities, for the website to arrange better recommendations. Logically, with such a surge in recommended data this time, the website will surely arrange better promotional resources next. However, after Jinhuang Entertainment steps up their game, things might not be the same.
The music website might be wary of Jinhuang Entertainment and might not give Wang Qian better promotion resources recently, instead moving the promotion resources to next month. This way, they can avoid harming the website's interests, still capitalize on Wang Qian's work to harvest users' wallets, and at the same time, give Jinhuang Entertainment a good deal, letting Li Qingyao maintain the top position. Wang Qian... underpowered.
One can only accept reality, being treated as a sacrificial pawn. With a little thought, he could understand what would happen next and the underlying exchange of interests. The entertainment industry. Essentially, it's a circle. Everyone mingles in the circle, and it's best for everyone to get along. Offending people is something few would do. If Wang Qian were also a top-tier existence, backed by an entertainment group no weaker than Jinhuang Entertainment, the outcome would be different.
He sighed. Wang Qian smiled.
At noon, they had lunch together at the program group. Zhou Qinghua seemed very familiar with Wang Qian, more like a good friend than He Dongming. Wang Qian responded casually. In the afternoon, Zhou Qinghua specifically asked He Dongming to take Wang Qian out after the early shift. He Dongming agreed and took Wang Qian to West Lake for a stroll, then returned home early. Neither of them were fond of going out. Their mindset during school was that playing games in the dormitory was more fun than going out.
Back at He Dongming's house, Wang Qian's phone rang. He thought it was brought by Qin Xuerong, so he answered it. But a strange voice came through the phone.
"Wang Qian, hello, I'm Zhao Lei!"
Wang Qian, slightly puzzled, recalled and quickly smiled, "Haha, Director Zhao, hello."
Zhao Lei: "Hello. My movie will be released in a week. You are the singer of the theme song. Do you want to participate in the promotion together? These days, you can go on two popular variety shows and interact with some big-name stars. I heard from Huazi that you are planning to debut, so I just asked."
Wang Qian understood. The other party wanted to lend him a hand. With the name of the movie's main creator, participating in variety shows to increase exposure and generate topics. Wang Qian felt a little moved. Offering help in difficult times is extremely rare in the entertainment industry.
Unfortunately, if it wasn't for the upcoming recording of "The Sound of China," he would definitely go. With regret, Wang Qian apologized, "I'm sorry, Director Zhao. I've already agreed to participate in a variety show, and I'm currently recording, so I might not have time. Thank you for your concern."
Zhao Lei laughed, "Hahaha, it's okay. Keep busy, and feel free to keep in touch if needed."
Wang Qian: "Okay, goodbye, Director Zhao."
Zhao Lei: "Goodbye!"
He hung up the phone and noted down Zhao Lei's number.
Buzz...
The phone vibrated again. This time it was Qin Xuerong calling. Wang Qian found himself slightly excited and quickly answered the phone.
"Wang Qian, are you resting?" A caring voice came through the phone.
Wang Qian: "Yes, I just got back to a friend's house and am resting. Are you off work?"
Qin Xuerong: "Sort of. I'm just about to go out to dinner with Jiang Jiang and Xiao Yue. Jiang Jiang asked me to ask you if she can play your songs in public."
Wang Qian: "Of course, she can. Play them as long as it's not for profit."
Qin Xuerong: "That won't be an issue! Have you registered your works?"
Wang Qian: "Of course, I have some awareness of copyright."
Qin Xuerong: "Then it's all good..."
There was a brief silence on the phone for a few seconds. Neither of them knew what to say.
Qin Xuerong: "Well, um, we've arrived. Take care of yourself. I'll hang up first."
Wang Qian: "Okay, goodbye!"
He hung up the phone and started to take a shower to rest.
Meanwhile, in the city.
Qin Xuerong, Jiang Yu, and Murong Yue were having dinner together.
Watching Qin Xuerong hang up the phone, Jiang Yu said calmly, "Making calls using my name... I never said for you to ask anything. Plus, I don't think I've practiced that piece well enough to perform it publicly."
Qin Xuerong passed a piece of meat to Jiang Yu, "Here, it's all clear between us."
Murong Yue: "Xue'er, Jiang Jiang doesn't eat dog food..."