Chapter 39: Different Tastes
At the computer, Zhang Xiaohua opened his private e-mail and printed off a sample of the songs he had prepared the previous night. He made six copies and handed them over to Yuan Datong.
Everyone believed Zhang Xiaohua this time as he had not bragged before. He really wrote thirteen songs and not only that, he actually indicated the score of each song's lyrics.
Everyone scrutinised the lyrics and the corresponding music scores, the results were all awe-inspiring.
All thirteen songs had different styles which included rock, cheerful, sentimental, and pop; moreover, they were no worse than the previous seven songs.
A variety of genres would bring different listening effects to different fans. Adding these songs to the concert was definitely not a problem.
"Boss, are you really human? How did you write thirteen songs in such a short time? Every lyric is so perfect. It is incredible!" Emma opened her eyes wide, her star-shaped pupils flickered and trembled. Deep in her heart, there was an urge to worship him.
"Generally speaking, the word genius, wouldn't be enough to describe me. You guys need not be afraid of not having enough songs because there is me." Zhang Xiaohua was just being plain shameless.
However, his words were like gentle dawn, leading them to see unlimited hope. Everyone was thoroughly convinced by him.
"Xiaohua, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have doubted your ability. You can rest assured that no matter what you say, I will believe it. The final word will always be yours!" After that, Yuan Datong bowed his head down as if ashamed to face Zhang Xiaohua.
Yuan Datong had laughed at Zhang Xiaohua, calling him mentally ill last month. He didn't believe that he could actually create thirteen songs in a row.
He did not expect him to create a miracle again today!
"All of you are like family to me, there is no need to apologise." Zhang Xiaohua smiled indifferently and said, "We have a lot to do, so don't blame me for being harsh. I'm giving you all two weeks, and I want to see all thirteen songs recorded by then. Will this be a problem?"
"Absolutely not a problem!"
Everyone responded in unison with the fullest enthusiasm. They had acted like Zhang Xiaohua had just given them a military command!
"I will go call Wang Jingwen," said Emma.
The others rushed to the recording studio on the second floor, picked up a good instrument, and started to practice the scoresheets.
...
"Damn it, who does that kid think he is? If it wasn't for me singing so well, even if you can create more songs, then what can you do? Damn you! Just wait, one day, you will beg to lick this grandmother's shoes. Sooner or later, I will make you regret everything!"
At the same time, Wang Jingwen was shouting around her villa like a mental patient. All her grudges had accumulated in her heart, and she concentrated all of it on Zhang Xiaohua.
At this point, she had been "sheltered" by Zhang Xiaohua for more than a month. Zhang Xiaohua made her stay at home all day, and not only did he forbid her from going out, but he also did not allow her to interact with her fans on the Internet. She was not allowed to eat anything. She had to drink her own saliva.
For Wang Jingwen, this kind of life was simply torture.
Although Wang Jingwen did not go out, she also understood the outside world through the internet.
She knew that she had become a national superstar with millions of supporters. Therefore, according to her view, her status today meant that she was fully qualified to discuss conditions with Zhang Xiaohua and change her contract terms.
Actually, it wasn't enough for her to stay with HuaXiang anymore, she wanted to swap companies while she was still popular. She believed that once this news came out, many entertainment companies would come to her to offer new contracts, and they would definitely be better than HuaXiang Entertainment. Of course, she also knew that those big companies would give her more abundant conditions, at least more abundant than HuaXiang Entertainment.
With a decision in mind, Wang Jingwen was about to call Zhang Xiaohua to have a showdown. Unexpectedly, just as she took out her cell phone, the phone began to ring.
As she saw the company's number, Wang Jingwen was angered. The grievances she held for a long time broke out.
She pressed the answer button and was about to start a showdown with the other party, but she heard Emma's voice suddenly rang, "Wang Jingwen, the boss told me to tell you that your record has been sold out, and the dividend you deserved has already been remitted. Go check your account, then come to the company. Boss has tailor-made thirteen songs for you and each song is a classic!"
Hearing this remark, Wang Jingwen swallowed her unspoken words. Feeling bemused, she thought she was very fortunate for holding her tongue for a second, or else...
However, Wang Jingwen didn't care about how Zhang Xiaohua had created thirteen songs in a row, because in her mind, no matter what Zhang Xiaohua did, she naturally deserved it. After all, she was the only contracted singer they had.
Now she only cared about the concert that Zhang Xiaohua had promised her.
A concert was the dream of every singer; it was also the proof of a singer's strength. Therefore, Wang Jingwen only wanted to prove her strength so that her own reputation would become bigger and bigger. Only in this way, would those big companies be willing to pay more attention to her and pay for her contract termination fee of 15 million yuan. Plus, in the negotiations, she would have more chips to bargain with.
"I see." After a cold sentence to Emma, Wang Jingwen hung up and then went to the computer to open the online banking app to check her account.
Seeing the 3 million in her account, Wang Jingwen didn't feel the slightest bit happy. She felt that she could have gained more benefits based on her current popularity if she didn't have such a ruthless contract.
Today, as a popular singer with millions of fans, she only earned 3 million. This was really nothing for the current Wang Jingwen, so she saw the money as an insult to her.
"Well, if you don't create a proper concert, this grandmother will certainly not hesitate to leave your broken company. I will play along with your game, but we will soon see who will have the final laugh."
After she muttered to herself, Wang Jingwen went to the dressing table to dress up. Regardless of the severe warnings from Zhang Xiaohua, she applied foundation, lipstick, eye shadow, perfume, and put on some jewelry. She dressed herself like a showpiece. She wanted to see how amazed Zhang Xiaohua would be. She was very confident that he would be infuriated, and that he wouldn't be able to do much to her. After all, he needed her for the concert, and Emma just said on the phone that the thirteen songs were tailor-made just for her. So, she was not afraid that Zhang Xiaohua would not allow her to sing, and if he did fire her, all the better as she could just look for a new company.
After that, she went to pick out an ultra-sexy high cross cheongsam and put it on, deliberately exposing her beautiful pair of legs. Even a bra was not worn.
After she dressed up and felt satisfied with everything, Wang Jingwen finally walked out of the house and headed slowly to HuaXiang Entertainment.
...
It wasn't until two in the afternoon when Wang Jingwen walked into the company with no hesitation.
Because she was dressed in such a slutty way which contrasted hugely with the image in the music video, no one seemed to recognise her even though she received a lot of glances along the way.
Just by entering the company's door, Wang Jingwen's strong smell of perfume dispersed around the room. Even Yuan Datong, who was in the recording studio on the second floor, could clearly feel the unique smell of perfume which seriously stimulated everyone's senses. Their noses became very uncomfortable.
As they followed the fragrance, the crowd came downstairs collectively, and they immediately fixed their eyes on it's source. They were all shocked by the sight.
Everyone looked at the scene in front for a long time. Who was this bright and unconstrained woman in front of them?
Wang Jingwen looked at everyone and ignored Zhang Xiaohua. She walked through the crowd slowly and sauntered into the recording studio on the second floor. It was with a full-blown disdain.
"I'm not mistaken, right? Was that... Wang Jingwen just now?" Emma asked as she looked at Wang Jingwen's back.
"The perfume is very similar to the one she wore when we first saw her. Her dress on the other hand is even more exaggerated though!"
"I couldn't recognise her at all!"
"Didn't boss tell her not dress up like that? How could she…?"
Several people at this point, all turned to Zhang Xiaohua.
Zhang Xiaohua was sitting on the chair behind his desk. He looked very calm. He wasn't the slightest bit angry with Wang Jingwen; instead, he was very pleased.
In Zhang Xiaohua's opinion, the fact that Wang Jingwen could change her image so easily was great. After all, her 'pure' image would eventually become boring and produce an aesthetic fatigue to her fans.
Nowadays, people paid more attention to packaging and innovation. Just like food, repeatedly eating the same meal day in and day out, even if it was delicious, it would become tiring and tasteless.
The same was true for stars: different styles must be changed over time to cater to the tastes of different audiences. Otherwise, even if the star was perfect, they would not be accepted by the public. In terms of food, Wang Jingwen's change would be comparable to changing from sweet to spicy.
"Boss, Wang Jingwen, she..."
"Leave her alone. Your most important task now is to hurry up and record the songs. Go quickly."
"Oh."
Emma spoke a few words and went to the recording studio with the others.
"Xiaohua, you wrote so many songs at once, you must be tired. I think you should go home and have some rest." Yuan Datong looked at Zhang Xiaohua earnestly and said with concern.
Speaking of the workload, Zhang Xiaohua did indeed have a busy schedule. He had written and composed the scores for the songs; moreover, he also had to direct the music video, not to mention in the future, he would also need to arrange the concert.
In comparison, Yuan Datong felt that he was inferior to him.
He was truly unprecedented!
Chapter 40: Gradual
In fact, Zhang Xiaohua was really tired for the past two months. Although he had memories of his past lives in his mind, he was not a God. He was just an individual, so every time, he had to spend hours searching through his brain, going through songs from Earth.
A human being's memory was very limited, and it was really impossible to remember everything in the past. Therefore, Zhang Xiaohua had spent a lot of brain cells recently.
In addition, during the period they were filming the music video for Wang Jingwen, Zhang Xiaohua was acquainted with black and white, working overtime day and night and constantly running around as the director. It was hard work, but he finally saw the fruits of his labour: making everyone a millionaire.
For this reason, Yuan Datong was deeply touched, but he did not know what else he could do for Zhang Xiaohua. So, he could only told him to go home and rest well.
Zhang Xiaohua waved his hand and showed a slight smile on his tired face. "It's not just me who is struggling, but you too, and there is also Sparrow. They are the same."
Speaking of the company Sparrow, Zhang Xiaohua was stunned for a little while, seemingly remembering something important.
Suddenly in a rush, he picked up the phone and called Zhou Yi's mobile phone. After connecting:
"Hello Zhou Yi... yes, it's me, Zhang Xiaohua. To make a long story short, I am calling because I got an offer for you. If I invest a million and help you upgrade your equipment sets, can you make 700,000 records in a month?"
On the other side, Zhou Yi thought for a moment and then replied: "If I can introduce a few new equipment, I believe it should be no problem. To tell the truth, we do not have shortages of manpower or technical staff. The real issue is the hardware equipment. "
Zhang Xiaohua patted his thighs and happily said, "Okay, I'll send one million over, and you guys can get ready to start. I'm recording the songs for Wang Jingwen now, and I'm going to have to trouble you again after we finished the recording of the songs. We will need to shoot a couple of music videos. During this time, update your equipment as soon as possible."
Zhou Yi was ecstatic. As he was an honest person, he planned to give Zhang Xiaohua an IOU. After all, one million was not a small number. Then, he said, "Boss Zhang, I thank you for being willing to lend us money to upgrade our equipment. I'll drive over and give you an IOU slip."
Zhang Xiaohua smirked and said, "It's not much trouble. I'll directly transfer the money to you. We are not outsiders, so there is no need to sign an IOU."
Zhou Yi was very impressed and grateful that Zhang Xiaohua would trust himself so much, but he absolutely could not accept the money in such a way.
For matters related to money, it was still necessary to make things clear so that everyone could rest assured.
What's more, this was a million, not a thousand or two, carelessness could not be tolerated.
"I shall still give you an IOU, so you can feel comfortable in your heart, and you will feel rest assured." Zhou Yi insisted.
"How about this? One million will be my investment; anyway, our company will develop for a long time, so there will be many records to be made in the future. We can not allow the money to flow outside of the family, and let others earn, it is better to let you earn, my brother.
"Actually, if you are willing, I would love to become an investor in your company. As for the position, you can easily arrange one." Zhang Xiaohua said seriously, but after a closer look, one would find that on his mouth was hanging a slight smirk. Although not very obvious, it was clearly seen by Yuan Datong.
"Brother Zhang is willing to invest in our company?" across the phone came the surprised voice of Zhou Yi.
He used to go out and attempt to attract investment, but he never had any success. The reason was very simple: No investors were optimistic about this small company established in the countryside.
Now that Zhang Xiaohua wanted to invest one million in one go, Zhou Yi was really taken aback. If they managed to establish a long-term cooperative relationship with HuaXiang Entertainment, the company would inevitably benefit a lot in the future. After all, Zhang Xiaohua's abilities could be considered god-like. He let Sparrow earn more than four million in just two months, which was enough to prove that his ability was a force to be reckoned with.
For a long time, he still did not hear Zhou Yi give a reply. Zhang Xiaohua spoke quietly to try to get a feel for his reaction, "Does brother not welcome me? I only want a few shares in return. If this is the case, then do not worry, just say so and I will not make things difficult for Brother Zhou."
"No... no, that's not it, please don't misunderstand." Zhou Yi hurried to give an explanation, not hesitating to promise, "Of course Brother Zhang can invest in our company. It shows that you have trust in us, why would we reject you?"
"Well, that's great, we'll set it up. I'll transfer the money to you now. You will need to give me a copy of the proof of holdings."
"Okay, I'll go to a lawyer later and work out a document. If there are no issues, I'll send it to you tomorrow."
"Okay, goodbye!"
As he hung up the phone, Zhang Xiaohua immediately sent the one million to Sparrow's account. After the completion of the transfer, the smile on his face was even more brilliant. He broke into an evil laugh filled with seemingly malicious intentions.
At this time, Yuan Datong took first two steps and stretched his head to look at Zhang Xiaohua, who was smirking, and asked, "What kind of trick are you playing now, Xiaohua?"
Zhang Xiaohua was slightly shocked.He had completely forgotten that Yuan Datong was still there.
As sworn brothers, Zhang Xiaohua did not want to hide his ideas from Yuan Datong, but he did not directly explain it, saying euphemistically, "I call it the 'assimilation strategy'. The purpose is to build a record company of our own."
Yuan Datong scowled and fretted. For a moment, he opened his eyes and looked like a simmering pot, his anger seemed like it was about to overflow: "So you want to swallow Sparrow little by little and make it our own company?"
Zhang Xiaohua upon hearing his words was stunned and looked at Yuan Datong.
When did he get so smart!?
After rejecting the thought of deceiving Yuan Datong, Zhang Xiaohua gave in and nodded his head.
After all, eventually he would carry out his plan anyway, and they would all notice his actions. Rather than deceive him, it was better to own up and attempt to convince him now.
Yuan Datong suddenly realized that he had finally understood why Zhang Xiaohua had rejected the three major record companies. Originally, this kid talked to him about wanting to create a record company of his own, and it seemed he planned to use Sparrow Records as his base. With this as a base frame, it would save a lot of trouble and in the future, as long as they slowly put money into it, it would eventually become a powerful record company.
Simply put, Zhang Xiaohua took a fancy to the company and wanted to take them for himself.
What a great move!
However, Zhou Yi was an honest individual and a rare friend. There were still so many people in the village who depended on him, but Zhang Xiaohua actually wanted to rob him of the company for his own selfish gain. A company he had put his blood, sweat and tears into building from the ground up.
When did he become so ruthless and conniving?
Thinking of this, Yuan Datong's face suddenly became dark as he persuaded: "Xiaohua, let's not behave like this. Zhou Yi worked so hard to create such a company, and I'm sure there are many villagers who depend on him. You would be taking away all of his painstaking efforts. How do you think those villagers will see you?"
Zhang Xiaohua shook his head and smiled helplessly, he explained:
"Even if Sparrow becomes ours in the future, we can still make Zhou Yi a general manager, and the villagers can continue to work in the factory.
"I will not force Zhou Yi to sell the company to me. I want him to willingly let me take over the company. Besides, do you think that Sparrow would be more promising under the management of Zhou Yi, or under me?"
This time, Yuan Datong did not hesitate to express his words directly, "Of course, under you. I believe you. If Sparrow Company is under your management, it will certainly get better and better. After all, you have already proved your talent."
"I can not only guarantee that Sparrow Records will have great achievements, but also that Zhou Yi and the villagers will have no trouble eating and drinking."
Yuan Datong was speechless at this time, because what Zhang Xiaohua said made sense. Yuan Datong could not find a reason to stop him. Influenced by Zhang Xiaohua, Yuan Datong even had some expectations and hoped Zhang Xiaohua could acquire it as soon as possible. Sparrow Records would then be set up as a record company belonging to HuaXiang Entertainment.
"What is your opinion?" Zhang Xiaohua asked with a smile.
Yuan Datong shook his head and erected a thumbs-up, saying with admiration: "Brother, I really do admire you. Whatever you say later, I will do."
"Ok, good. You are to go and record the songs for Wang Jingwen. Remember, within two weeks, you must complete the production. While Wang Jingwen is still popular, we can't afford to waste time. Time is money." Zhang Xiaohua got up and went towards the door.
"Where are you going?" seeing Zhang Xiaohua about to go out, Yuan Datong asked curiously. Now, every action of Zhang Xiaohua made Yuan Datong gave a great deal of curiosity. He wanted to know what this kid was going to do next.
"First, I need to go to the tax bureau to check some things, and then I'll head to New Century, check out the accounts and get my money from the Cao's." Zhang Xiaohua said.
"Are you going to find Cao Dequan to settle the bill?" Yuan Datong's spirit was stirred: "Do you want me to accompany you? In case of a fight, I can lay down some moves. Maybe I can help you sneak attack that old bastard."
"No need, there are still many things here for you to finish. I can do it myself." Zhang Xiaohua waved his hand to Yuan Datong and went out to call a taxi.
Zhang Xiaohua got into the taxi, heading straight for the tax bureau.
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