Entertainment: Is this how you play music?!

Chapter 380: With Li Can around, why even bother choosing?! A total freebie!
Turn to the title page.

Winnie saw the message in the artwork.

You are my guitar

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Pretending not to see it, and pretending her heart wasn't beating that fast, Winnie continued scrolling down.

After a while, he jumped off the sofa and grabbed his guitar.

It's not the electric guitar used for performances, but a classical guitar used for academic purposes.

After trying out a few paragraphs, Winnie looked up, as if she really wanted to approach the work from a completely professional perspective.

"Hmm, the dynamics and tempo variations of this piece shouldn't be modified too much. It's better to follow the original melody and avoid adding anything superfluous. This is somewhat different from your usual approach."

"uh-huh."

Li Can didn't speak, but met Winnie's gaze with a smile, his eyes neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

"Cough cough."

Winnie coughed lightly and began sight-reading.

From the outside, there is no difference.

But her sight-reading skills were rather poor, certainly not at Winnie's level.

Gently pluck the strings.

Winnie muttered to herself, frowning as she spoke.

"The 'p' finger should be close to the string, but the 'a' finger shouldn't. This way, it will be more expressive."

"Yes, when we transition to the theme in E major, we need to pay attention to the color changes."

Li Can remained silent.

He just kept staring at Winnie with an amused expression.

Those who drown are usually good swimmers, and those who start with zero frames will always be hard-controlled by those who start with zero frames.

I was really starting to lose my composure under their gaze.

Winnie simply stopped pretending.

He threw down the guitar and grabbed Li Can's shoulder.

"Go, get me the piano and play it for me, I want to hear it."

Come on, baby.

Li Can chuckled, gave Winnie a quick, sharp kiss on the cheek, and then carried her to the piano.

"Put me down, wait a minute."

Winnie opened the refrigerator in a few quick steps and shook it.

Add ice and slice the lemon in one go.

Holding a wine glass, I went to the piano seat and sat down sideways.

He then beckoned to Li Can with his finger.

Li Can sat on the piano bench, his left hand gently embracing the instrument, a sweet fragrance with a slight hint of alcohol lingering in his nostrils.

"Tsk tsk, this young couple, there's not even enough piano stool for them to play around with, they can come up with eight hundred different ways to sit on such a small stool."

Mr. and Mrs. Li watched from afar, their faces full of aunt-like smiles and curiosity, but also a little bit cringe-worthy.

The elderly couple tried their best to hide themselves and minimize their presence, making their secretive relationship feel very real.

"You don't know anything, that's called romance."

Li's mother merely rolled her eyes at Li's father before watching with great interest, nodding slightly in agreement.

"...I still bought the wrong size."

As the melodious sound of the piano filled the air, the elderly couple stopped joking around.

The New Year is always noisy, but in Li Can's home, only music filled the quiet.

There was no sound of firecrackers outdoors; it seemed that preparations were underway, waiting for midnight to begin the lively and festive festivities.

The most frustrating thing about being in a relationship is...
One of them is an artist.

However, if the two are in the same industry, then it's a different story.

There was no fiery passion in Li Can's performance; rather than that kind of fervor, it felt more like a delicate expression of familial affection.

But Winnie felt as if her heart had never been beating so fast before.

After the performance, Winnie looked at Li Can with sparkling eyes, her face full of smiles, and her lips brimming with fiery excitement.

Not long after, the sound of firecrackers exploding outside the window was heard.

Li Can pressed his face against Winnie's hair.

"Let's go set off firecrackers."

"Let's go!"

After wrapping themselves in their thick cotton-padded coats, the two began calling on their parents to help carry all sorts of fireworks and firecrackers.

"Happy New Year!"

"Happy New Year!"

crackling crackling crackling bang bang bang bang bang,

The firelight made the smiling face clearly visible even in the darkness.

Seeing Li Can's excitement as he set off firecrackers, Winnie smiled thoughtfully, took out her phone, and started tapping away, seemingly talking to someone.

"Little Ula, come play with me!"

"Okay, Big Biaozi, I'm coming."

Putting down her phone, Winnie decided to let Li Can off the hook for that "little hooray" comment today.

He cheerfully picked up the large firework and lit it.

Upon hearing Winnie's comment, "Big bastard," Mr. and Mrs. Li were taken aback for a moment, then smiled with relief.

This is truly adapting to local customs.

Time passed slowly.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

Li Can drove to the airport and picked up his father-in-law and his wife to take them home.

I entered the house.

After a warm chat between the in-laws, he saw his father-in-law and Winnie exchange a glance, and then he chuckled and pulled a stack of documents out of his bag.

This surprised Li Can.

"Ok?"

"Da Biaozi, this is my New Year's gift to you!"

Winnie's cheeks flushed slightly as she eagerly began to speak.

He spoke in Chinese, leaving Li Can and his family of three speechless.

“I had my dad buy a T80. When you come to our house, you can take a tractor driving test and then we can transfer the ownership to you.”

"?"

Tractor driver's license; property transfer; a T-80 main battle tank as a New Year's gift.

Li Can was numb.

Is this even Chinese?!
"Which of us is the idiot? Is this something you can just give away?"

Upon hearing Li Can's words...

Winnie smiled and simply gave an OK sign.

Seeing how excited Li Can was setting off firecrackers yesterday, Winnie decided to buy him some nice things right away.

Coincidentally, the tactical experience center next door, which Li Can had visited with, was selling these de-weaponized large-scale personal transport tractors.

Twenty million rubles, which translates to one million eight hundred thousand.

At this price, you can't buy a Rolls-Royce, but you can buy a tank.

"Like it?"

"hiss!"

Li Can blushed.

I really like this.

"Deweatization is necessary?"

"Yes, it's a pity. If you want to buy it, you have to deweaponize it and it can't be driven on the road, but you can drive it in the suburbs or near farms."

Winnie nodded and gave a thumbs up.

“My dad test drove it and it was great, but it was a bit noisy. It’s not an original engine; it was taken from an airplane.”

Taken off the plane

Having experienced the shock of having a Russian girlfriend, Li Can was quite impressed.

The way he looked at Winnie was a little strange.

Li Can is certain that even among Russian girls, Winnie is an absolutely explosive presence.

"Dad, did you hear that? We have a tank now."

Li Can looked at his father.

He realized that his father was even more confused than he was.

"We have a tank now?"

"Yes! There are tanks!"

"tank!"

"Yes! Tanks!"

"Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow!" Such an amazing New Year's gift has truly made this New Year incredibly amazing.

Li Can spun Winnie around twice, which made his father-in-law whistle with delight.

The family enjoyed a lively meal together.

While digesting his food, Li Can cheerfully opened his phone, took a screenshot of the contract in the band's group chat, and tagged his brothers along the way.

[Winnie gave me a New Year's gift! A T-80 main battle tank! Have any of you received a New Year's gift like this?]

The teammates reacted quickly.

Four exploded out in an instant.

Lin Feng: [??? Panda head with question mark.jpg]

Zhao Ze: [Kumamon stares in disbelief.jpg]

Chen Gang: [Black guy with a question mark face.jpg]

Han Jiayin: [Cat with a furrowed brow and a question mark face.jpg]

【No? Say it again!】

What did you say you got as a New Year's gift?!

【Huh?! You can give this away for free?!】

[Damn! Chan-ge! You're my brother for life, let me open your New Year's present!]

"Hahahaha!"

Seeing the shocked looks on his brothers' faces, Li Can and Winnie burst into laughter.

Put down your phone, ignoring the messages popping up.

Time passed slowly.

Before we knew it, it was already the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.

That day, Li Can and Winnie were together, discussing where to go for fun next.

Just as the two were planning their sightseeing route, a phone call came into Li Can's cell phone.

Li Can was somewhat surprised when he glanced at the caller ID.

It was none other than Mr. Li, the general manager of Tencent Music.

After the call connected, he asked with a smile.

"Hmm? Mr. Li? What's wrong?"

"Haha, Mr. Li, how was your New Year?"

A hearty laugh came from the other end of the phone.

Li Can smiled.

"Thanks to Mr. Li, things are going very well. Mr. Li, let's get straight to the point!"

"Hey, I'm actually a little embarrassed."

Mr. Li chuckled twice more, then asked a question, his tone somewhat cautious.

"We have a music festival planned at the beginning of the year, and we would very much like to invite you and your band to be our advisors. What are your thoughts?"

"A music festival? Tell me more!"

"Okay, okay, that's how it is."

Mr. Li didn't mind the trouble.

He then explained it in a gentle and soft voice.

Inviting celebrities depends on who you're inviting.

Some people come knocking on my door, but I can't be bothered with them. Others I want to invite, but all I need to do is call their agency to make arrangements. Even if they don't want to come, I have to give them face because of my boss.

But clearly, neither Li Can nor the DP band are ordinary artists or celebrities who can be summoned at will, nor can they be invited at will.

The reason Mr. Li called me at this time was out of desperation.

In February, all of Tencent's projects will be fully operational.

I did intend to make the appointment in advance, but Li Can was busy with work in Austria at the time.

A junior manager might be too presumptuous to call someone directly, but someone in Mr. Li's position knows more than others and understands that Li Can's trip to Austria is not as simple as it seems.

How could I dare to bother Li Can at this time?
I didn't dare disturb them during the rehearsals for the New Year's concert. During the break after the concert, I heard that Li Can was going to hold a concert, but I still didn't dare disturb them.

Everything has settled down. Hey, it's almost Chinese New Year. Can we just jump right in and start talking business?
Just give a proper New Year's greeting and that's it.

Waiting until the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.

Mr. Li finally couldn't hold back any longer and made the call.

I was prepared to be rejected in advance.

But Li Can's reaction exceeded President Li's expectations.

"Hmm? Let me think."

Li Can didn't rush to refuse.

Tencent's so-called music festival is quite interesting.

So-called music festivals are nothing more than a pursuit of authority in the music industry.

The final outcome all points to the awards ceremony, which will be held between October and December.

But this doesn't mean there weren't other related activities before.

Tencent's scale is far larger than that of the small music festival, including but not limited to various related variety shows, competitions, and multi-platform extensions on the internet, as well as activities related to literature, art, games, e-sports, animation, film and other fields.

Tencent Music was highly involved in the process.

The goal is to establish authority and influence within the music industry, and to project the weight and significance of the entire event as far as possible.

At present, inviting Li Can and the Devil Power band is indeed the best choice.

When it comes to the exchange of benefits, it needs to go to a deeper level.

What kind of interests can outweigh the power of discourse and authority?

Exactly.

The presence of Li Can and the DP band at any major event signifies their close association with that event, a level of authority that is rare and highly sought after.

Because of its importance, Tencent offers it a great deal of benefits and room for maneuver.

Exchanging IPs for IPs means borrowing Li Can's IP, but what you'll definitely give up is your own IP, and you might even have to give up more.

"So, you're going to give me an award?"

"Hey, Mr. Li, you must be joking."

Mr. Li gave a dry laugh.

Li Can's words almost made President Li faint.

An awards ceremony? Huh? Who are they giving awards to? DP Band and Li Can?
who? I?
Am I worthy?
"Isn't it a sure thing that you and your band will win the award?!"

They went around in circles without saying anything.

But it seems to be the best option.

Mr. Li wiped away his cold sweat.

The project is huge, and the boss is very powerful, so Mr. Li has no choice but to be cautious.

As for the matter of allocating awards to the DP band in advance...
On the contrary, Mr. Li was confident and didn't seem guilty at all.

Damn it, if they don't win awards, who will?

Who dares to say this was done through back channels?

If anyone can reach even half the level of DP band, what's wrong with giving you a back door?

To be able to present an award to Li Can, they must have hired a highly skilled person.

"I have no problem with that, it's possible, but I have a request, I wonder if Mr. Li would like to make one?"

Li Can hesitated only slightly in his tone.

But Mr. Li's heart was like a rollercoaster.

The phrase "It's possible" almost scared people to death, while the phrase "I have a request, but I don't know" brought immense joy.

Right now, I wish I could stand with my legs perfectly straight and my gaze fixed intently on the ground.

"Mr. Li, please speak freely!"

"Well, my requirements are that we can talk about benefits, and I don't care if you use back channels, but we still need to focus on the work itself. Of course, this is especially true during the performance. My requirement is that you speak live the whole time! You can fake it, I can't control that, but don't sit at the same table as me."

A cold glint flashed in Li Can's eyes.

It's time to come back and give it a good talking-to.

As the saying goes, you only discover who's been swimming naked when the tide goes out. What Li Can wants to do is "let the tide go out"!
When the most authentic performance and the most essential work are revealed.

Only then can you know the performer's skill level.

If such a massive event project can make concessions and meet these demands, given Tencent's enormous influence, this would be nothing short of a major earthquake and reshuffle for the Chinese entertainment industry.

If that doesn't work, it's not a big problem.

There is no righteousness in buying and selling.

The business relationship between Li Can and Tencent will not be affected; at most, it will just be temporarily set aside.

However, Mr. Li's response was much faster than Li Can had expected. Such a big boss, such a big project, and he didn't hesitate at all. He was so decisive that Li Can felt that Mr. Li needed to reconsider.

"No problem!! Absolutely agree!"

Mr. Li was very decisive!

Ha, that's an easy question.

Will creating works with full live vocals and no fakery affect making money and gaining popularity?

It's just a little more complicated.

Compared to the authority that Li Can brings, is there even a need to choose?!
(End of this chapter)