1982 Started from Hong Kong

Chapter 148: First Meeting with the King of Salty

In Jiuyi Entertainment, Zhang Guorong and Chen Shufang both came.

"Did you really write the song 'Monica'?"

As soon as Chen Shufang saw Zhai Yuan, she hurried over to him, jumped in front of him excitedly, and asked him eagerly.

Zhai Yuan raised his eyebrows.

Could it be that the original Japanese song of "Monica" has already appeared, and this woman came here to call me to task?

However, when he looked at Zhang Guorong standing aside, he saw that the Third Prince still looked relaxed and nonchalant, so he dismissed this idea.

If the Japanese music company really infringed upon their rights, Huaxing Records would have to pay a huge amount of compensation. How could they be so calm?

Zhai Yuan replied with full energy: "That's right, I wrote it."

"Are 'Secretly Obsessed' and 'Self-Indulgent' also your original creations?"

"Of course!"

Zhai Yuan said something in a foreign language, saying that he was 100% sure that these two songs were from the 1990s, and if anyone dared to say that they had infringed his rights, he would twist their head off.

Chen Shufang stared at him for a moment, the doubt in her eyes gradually disappeared, and she revealed a formal smile.

"Mr. Zhai, you are so talented that you shouldn't waste it easily. Have you ever considered becoming a musician? If you are willing to sign with Huaxing, I can help you release your album and open up overseas markets. I will definitely train you to become a top singer in Hong Kong."

Zhai Yuan said nothing and looked at Chen Shufang.

This person seems to have trouble distinguishing between the big king and the small king, and his ability in drawing cakes is average.

What is a first-line singer in Hong Kong? Their vision is too narrow.

Do you know the American Grammy? I had a great time chatting with him!

"Come on, Young Master Rong, let's go inside and talk about the new song."

Zhai Yuan greeted Zhang Guorong, ignored Chen Shufang, and turned into the meeting room.

"Sister Fang, I told you it's not possible, right? Don't look at this guy's young age, he's very clever. He's a good boss, why would he lower himself to sign a contract with the company?"

Zhang Guorong said with a smile: "I will listen to his new songs first. If the quality of each song is as high as "Monica", wow, maybe I will be the second Alan Tam."

As Rong Shao closed the glass door of the conference room, Chen Shufang glanced at the two people who were sitting face to face and talking, and a frustrated expression appeared on her face.

When I first got to know Zhai Yuan, he was the one who hired Zhang Guorong from ATV at a low price to shoot a music video.

Although Chen Shufang was interested in his song "Secretly Obsessed" at that time and expressed her desire to sign a contract with him, she was not very urgent.

And she also didn't believe that the song was originally written by Zhai Yuan.

Later, Zhang Guorong was tricked by him into signing a contract with Jiuyi Entertainment, which caused her to lose the Taiwan market. This also made Chen Shufang's position in Huaxing unstable. She even wanted to kill Zhai Yuan.

Until recently.

Zhang Guorong gave himself the song "Monica". After it was circulated in a small circle within Huaxing, even his teacher Lai Siu-tin, as well as two powerful foreign players Gu Jiahui and Huang Zhan, gave it high praise.

From a professional perspective, the lyrics are vulgar, even sappy, but the dynamic style and brisk rhythm break the inherent lyrical style of the Hong Kong music scene at that time. It is as if a song of youthful passion was created specifically for Zhang Guorong.

Huang Zhan, who often hangs out in nightclubs, simply said: "After this song is made, nightclubs will have another permanent song in the future. Just collecting the copyright fees will make a lot of money."

This made Chen Shufang start to focus on Zhai Yuan again.

"Secretly Obsessed", "Self-Sentimental" and "Monica" are three songs in three different styles. She searched around at home and abroad but couldn't find anyone who had sung them before. She couldn't help but believe that they were original music.

Since it is an established fact that Zhang Guorong has lost the Formosa market, he can only try his best to recover the losses.

So Chen Shufang began to think about how to sign this musical genius under her name.

Unfortunately, the other party doesn't seem to give him face.

"No! I must seize this opportunity, otherwise sooner or later I will be played to death by Shen Dianxia, that gossip, in the company."

Chen Shufang narrowed her eyes. She was well aware of the importance of original music. The more cards a manager had in his hand, the more stable his position would be.

Thinking of this, Chen Shufang decisively opened the door of the conference room and sat next to Zhang Guorong uninvited.

"Leslie, how was your conversation with Mr. Zhai?"

"Ayuan said this song is the theme song for his new movie. I've seen the lyrics and they're pretty good, much better than 'Monica', but I haven't heard him sing it yet."

"I almost forgot that Mr. Zhai is also a producer. He is really young and capable."

Chen Shufang changed her businesslike attitude and became more enthusiastic: "Boss Zhai is 20 years old this year? 18, really sharp, you should not have a girlfriend yet? I have many female artists under my management. They have heard the song you wrote for Leslie this time. They all admire you very much. Why don't you let me introduce them to you?"

Zhang Guorong felt a little embarrassed and nudged her with his elbow: "Sister Fang, be steady."

Chen Shufang smiled: "Haha, shut up first."

"Put aside the introduction of female artists first. I remember Huaxing is a record company under Zhao's name?"

Zhai Yuan realized that this was an opportunity to connect with the Zhao family, which would be convenient for poaching employees or negotiating with theaters in the future.

"That's right."

"Then can you introduce Uncle Zhao Liu to me?"

"Yes, of course. Uncle Six will definitely appreciate young people like you."

Zhang Guorong peeled an orange and stuffed it into his mouth, looking at her in surprise. He puffed his cheeks and asked, "Sister Fang, how come you can see Uncle Six? I heard that he has been up there recently and is not in Hong Kong at all."

Chen Shufang glared at him and said, "Aren't you going to come back after you go up there?"

"That's true."

Zhang Guorong nodded thoughtfully and did not continue to sabotage.

In fact, as a manager, Chen Shufang might not even be able to see her sixth aunt Fang Yihua without a sufficient reason, let alone her sixth uncle.

However, hearing the conversation between her and Zhang Guorong made Zhai Yuan's heart move.

Zhao Yifu actually went to the mainland? It looks like the Yifu Building is almost ready for construction.

"Mr. Zhai, if you want to help Leslie write a new song, why don't you go to our Huaxing recording studio?"

Chen Shufang changed the subject and took the initiative to invite: "By the way, please give us some guidance on the accompaniment we made for the song "Monica"."

Zhai Yuan thought about it and expressed his idea of making a movie soundtrack.

That's the part called "Mark's the Me".

Chen Shufang agreed without thinking twice. She said that Huaxing had ready-made musicians who could help him for free.

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An hour later, the three of them arrived at the Huaxing Records Company on Leighton Road in Causeway Bay.

Zhai Yuan took a brief tour of their company's layout. In comparison, Huaxing did look more formal than the current Jiuyi Entertainment.

Zhai Yuan does not have many requirements for the employees of Jiuyi Entertainment, and they have a high degree of freedom. He basically adheres to the principle that it does not matter whether you work in the office or not, as long as things are done on time. However, this is also because the company is currently small and there are not many projects, so he can oversee them all by himself. If the company wants to grow bigger and stronger in the future, he cannot be so willful.

"Brother Liang and Bingzi are the two best musicians in our company. If you want to do the original accompaniment, you can communicate with them privately after recording the song."

"This Bangge is the manager of the copyright department. If Mr. Zhai's company does not have a copyright consultant, he can consult him."

"Kangzi, Guangzi, and Xiaoli. These three handsome guys are the youngest band in our company, the Little Tigers."

Chen Shufang introduced the company's environment to Zhai Yuan as they walked.

When Zhai Yuan heard the name "Little Tigers", he paused.

His eyes fell on three young men of similar age, and after looking for a long time he realized that he didn't recognize any of them.

Oh, it’s not Qilong, Youpeng and Zhipeng.

"Mr. Zhai knows about the Little Tigers?"

Seeing him stop, Chen Shufang smiled and said, "I almost forgot that you are the same age. The company pushed them out to attract the young market."

"is it?"

Zhai Yuan smiled without comment and continued walking forward.

Before he had taken a few steps, Chen Shufang called out another name, attracting his attention.

"Eh? Uncle Zhan, how come you have time to come to the company today?"

"Uncle Zhan."

Zhang Guorong also greeted him.

Zhai Yuan turned his head and saw that the 42-year-old Huang Zhan looked exactly the same as he remembered. It seemed that he had never been younger and never older.

"Garfield wrote a song and called me to come over and give me some advice."

As soon as Huang Zhan opened his mouth, he had a unique hoarse voice, which sounded very vicissitudes of life.

He came close to Zhang Guorong and lowered his voice: "To be honest, your master's new song is just so-so. I didn't say it because I was afraid of hurting his self-esteem, but you must not take over. Listen to your uncle and do the song "Monica" first."

Zhang Guorong smiled and pointed at Zhai Yuan next to him: "Uncle Zhan, let me introduce you, this is the original creator of "Monica", Mr. Zhai Yuan, and he is also the boss of my film company."

"So a young man can be a boss?"

Huang Zhan looked Zhai Yuan up and down, shook hands with him enthusiastically, and then winked at Zhai Yuan frivolously.

The King of Pornography is worthy of being the King of Pornography. He got straight to the point as soon as he opened his mouth: "Hey, you can write a song like "Monica". It seems that you are also a person who likes nightclubs. I have been to almost all the nightclubs in Hong Kong and Kowloon. Do you have any good places to recommend?"

Zhai Yuan pursed his lips, still quite reserved on their first meeting: "Uncle Zhan, I am a gentleman."

"Pick!" Zhang Guorong rolled his eyes: "Uncle Zhan, have you heard of Secret Garden?"

"I know!" Huang Zhan said with an expression that young people should not look down on old people. "That pay phone company, what kind of emotional communication is that? The woman there started flirting after a few words, and I couldn't bear to hang up the phone. The next day, the phone bill was several hundred dollars. Screw you!"

"That company was opened by this gentleman." Zhang Guorong pointed at Zhai Yuan and said with a smile.

Huang Zhan was stunned for a moment, then stood in awe.

She held onto Zhai Yuan and refused to let go: "Mr. Zhai, I won't argue with you about the phone bill. I have only one request. When will you introduce Shen Nana to me?"

Shen Nana? Zhai Yuan went over the name in his mind.

Now I remember that auntie who is nearly 40 years old is still quite pretty, but I don't know if you mind her bringing two children with her.

(End of this chapter)