Abstract Art Award Winner

Chapter 149: Rap Buddy’s Help
After hearing this, Zhou Le suddenly panicked.

Yu Shuxin’s parents are coming to the company?

Under such circumstances, I must go back. But now, although Yu Shuxin learned acting on her own and has resources after joining the company, the roles she plays so far are not even as good as the ones she played before.

Although Yu Shuxin has grown much stronger than before, Zhou Le is not sure about the personalities of Yu Shuxin's parents. What if people only look at the results, and after they come, they find that the roles they play are either a barbecue vendor or a patient, or that the movies they play have no box office guarantee at all and they attack them?
"If you have time, please tell me when you are ready and I will treat you well later." Zhou Le said.

"Okay, then I'll ask them what time they'll come. But don't put too much pressure on me, Brother Le. My parents are very nice people. They don't usually bother me much. I can do whatever I want.

This time he just came to BJ for some other things and stopped by to see me."

"Well, it's okay. How can I be under any psychological pressure? But how are you doing on the set lately?"

As soon as she got to this point, Yu Shuxin seemed to open up her chatterbox: "Brother Le, let me tell you, everyone in this crew is super nice. Uncle Yu Qian takes good care of Xiaotian and me, and Sister Su helps us with everything we need to do. We don't need to worry about anything at all.

Xiaotian and I have nothing to do every day, so we discuss the script and how to act out the characters. I found that many of the things you told me before are now applicable."

"Well, as long as it's useful, but you two can tell your sister Su what kind of assistant you want later and let her choose carefully. After all, the assistant will be with you all the time."

"Okay, but Brother Le, when are we going to have dinner together again? After Xiaoye treats, it's my turn now."

"Let's talk about it next time. It'll take some time anyway."

"Okay, then Brother Le, remember to come back when the time comes. Every time I call my parents, they always praise you for being so kind to us. They also say that my personality has changed a lot now. I'm calmer than before."

"No problem, I'll contact you then."

After putting the phone in his pocket, Zhou Le sighed again. In fact, it was quite normal for Yu Shuxin's parents to come over. But as far as he was concerned, it was as if the two of them had fostered their daughter with him, and then came over when they were free to see if he was raising their daughter well.

But after a while, Zhou Le put all these thoughts behind him. After all, meeting his parents is a matter of life and death. But for now, the show is more important.

At the same time, the New Year’s Eve Gala of Bilibili is also very important.

But now Zhou Le only has three songs in his hands: "Don't Send Me Off", "Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth" and "Young and Promising", and he does not even have the copyright of "Don't Send Me Off".

But Zhou Le planned to submit "Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth" to the Lantern Festival Gala.

So he asked Su Yingxia to communicate with the other party again, and the other party said that with the current program arrangement, Zhou Le could sing two songs.

After Su Yingxia conveyed the news back, Zhou Le sighed even louder.

You shouldn't have asked. Even though you can get double the money if you sing two songs, how can you afford to sing two songs?
After all, Bilibili would rather let Zhou Le bring the songs himself, rather than buying the songs from the copyright holders and letting Zhou Le sing them.

After thinking for a while, Zhou Le called Han Han and asked if he could sing "Don't Send Me Off" at the party.

Han Han immediately said that it was no problem. After all, this could also bring publicity to the movie. Now "Sisters Who Make Waves" has been released on major platforms, but basically you need to become a member to watch it.

It wouldn't hurt to earn some extra income from this exposure.

But Zhou Le was in a dilemma about another song. He didn't want to sing "Young and Promising" on it. After all, "Young and Promising" was entirely written by Li Ronghao, and he just modified a few sentences in the middle.

Just when Zhou Le was at a loss, Wang Yitai called.

"Brother Le, I have finished the songs I promised you before. There are two songs in total. I wrote the lyrics and music for one of them myself, and then asked my buddy Wang Xiaofu to help arrange the music.

There's another song that Ai'er and I did together, and we also asked two friends to do it. We really like both of these songs. Brother Le, I'm not bragging, but these two songs are unbeatable on the competition stage."

"Thank you so much, but you guys can keep such a good song for yourselves. Just give me something similar. I'm not planning to be a singer anyway."

"It's okay. Since we're giving it away, we've got to give it something good. Brother Le, it depends on whether you have any time recently. Let's get together again and record these two songs. We can also provide you with the harmony."

"As for the latest, I have a dinner date tomorrow night, and five days later, I might be on a TV show, which will probably take some time to film."

"How about we go there the day after tomorrow? Three days should be enough."

"Okay, then you guys come to BJ and I'll treat you."

In this way, Zhou Le and the other party made an appointment to meet the day after tomorrow.

On the second day, Zhou Le changed into a more casual outfit, but overall he still looked very sunny and handsome. It was just mid-October and the weather in BJ was not that cold yet.

"Should we go over and pick it up later?"

"It's okay. They will come by car when the time comes. We just need to stay here."

"Are you going to dinner tonight?"

"They just came to take a look, sat for a while and then left because they had other dinner parties in the evening."

"That's fine."

Yu Shuxin was also a little nervous. She asked for a day off from the crew today, in fact, it was also to let her parents see that the path she took was indeed the right one.

Not long after, Yu Shuxin's parents came. When Zhou Le saw them for the first time, he only felt their nobility.

But here the two of them also seemed very polite, and did not feel condescending when chatting with Zhou Le. Instead, they kept saying that their daughter had caused Zhou Le a lot of trouble.

As they chatted, they started talking about Yu Shuxin's development.

"In fact, I planned for her to specialize in the film industry, because with Shuxin's level of hard work, it would be a bit of a loss if she only focused on TV dramas. If she continues to follow the previous development direction, in fact, in the future she will at most be a popular celebrity.

But if we want to win some truly prestigious awards in the future, or even go international, we still have to rely on movies.”

"So, is there any performances she's doing now? We can go check them out when we have time."

The question was finally asked, and Zhou Le had already prepared the answer.

"In the past year or so, I mainly took her to get in touch with more film crews to see how those excellent people performed. I also asked her to write film reviews or learn and imitate some excellent clips when she had free time.

In fact, what she lacks now is the perspective of ordinary people, so the guest roles she plays in those movies are mostly ordinary people.

After all, this is the current development trend of the film industry. People are tired of watching things that are too high-end and prefer to watch something close to life.

Don't worry, Shuxin is now playing the leading female role in a movie. Although the box office is not expected to be too high, it is definitely a low-budget and well-received work.

And next year, or at the latest the year after, she will be playing the leading female role in a science fiction film with an investment of at least 300 million yuan.”

Zhou Le talked for a long time, and the two of them were very satisfied with what they heard.

"That's good. Our daughter is usually quite naughty. If she does anything wrong, just tell her directly. Since she likes this job, let her work here. And if she really encounters any problems, she can also come to us. Although we are not in this business, we can still help."

Yu Shuxin's parents chatted here for about an hour and then left.

This meant that the restaurant Zhou Le had booked before was of no use.

After thinking about it, Zhou Le simply called Zhu Feng and invited him to dinner.

After all, they introduced me to the Lantern Festival Gala. Even if they don't treat me to a meal today, I will definitely treat them in the future. Moreover, in the "Sound into the Heart" that I will be participating in soon, Zhu Feng is also the director of the final show.

Yu Shuxin has been spoiled since childhood, so naturally she doesn't have much obsession with a meal. If she has that time, she might as well go back and talk to Xiaotian about the script.

So Zhou Le just brought Zhou Ye to the hotel in the evening.

"Teacher Zhu, thank you so much. Actually, I should have told you about this meal in advance, but after finishing my work these days, I really wanted to see you, so I called you this afternoon."

"Haha, it's okay. I've been free these days. I don't need to participate in the Lantern Festival Gala. The script for "Sound into the Heart" has already been completed."

Zhou Le chatted with the other party like this until all the dishes were served, then he picked up the wine glass and toasted the other party.

But Zhu Feng talked about "Sound into the Scene" again.

"This program was originally created by Hunan TV. Although Wang Kai has been confirmed as the host, I know you were both from the same company before, but you still have to be prepared.

After all, Hunan TV has very good relationships with some companies, so you definitely won't be able to win the final championship. I can only guarantee you that you will definitely make it to the final step."

"I understand, but now let's talk about who will be the final champion."

"It's most likely Zhu Yawen." Zhou Le suddenly realized that Zhu Yawen was from Yi Xin Entertainment, and the boss of Yi Xin Entertainment was Yang Tianzhen. Needless to say, Yang Tianzhen's connections were very similar. Her way of training artists was very similar to that of Hunan TV, and her artists also had many cooperative relationships with Hunan TV in the early years.

It's normal to win a championship.

“But there were still many talented people who wanted to come, such as Pan Yueming and Wang Gang. In the end, Pan Yueming won, but it’s not that Wang Gang is not talented, but he didn’t have that much time, so he only signed for one term.

Besides the two of them already being grouped together, Zhao Lixin and Zhou Yiwei will also be placed in the same group. Zhou Yiwei is actually just here for the occasion, and Zhao Lixin also has someone behind him."

Zhou Le listened to this and said, "Then Teacher Zhu, who is my opponent?"

"You're fine, your opponents are Zhai Tianlin and Gao Yalin."

Zhou Le didn't have a deep impression of Zhai Tianlin, he had just heard of the name, but Gao Yalin knew him.

Xia Donghai!
It seems that he is still doing some investment. Zhou Le has been watching "Home with Kids" and "Happy Planet" since he was a child, so he is particularly familiar with this name.

And because of the TV series "Home with Kids", until now, his image of Yang Zi still remains in the Xia Xue period.

"But can I compare with Mr. Gao?"

Of course, Zhu Feng also knew that what Zhou Le meant by "whether they could be compared or not" was not about whether they could be compared in terms of business ability, but in other aspects.

"Don't worry, Mr. Ren Gao doesn't have that much time to film variety shows with you kids. He's only signed for one episode. You and Zhai Tianlin are the real competitors."

"Is it awesome?"

"Haha, I'm a PhD in film studies from Beijing Film Academy, but I have confidence in you."

When Zhou Le heard that the other party was a doctor, he was surprised. Before this, he only knew one doctor in the entertainment industry.

The scholar in "Wulin Wai Zhuan" is Yu Entai, but she was previously rumored to have molested other female stars on the show, and her image collapsed.

But Zhou Le still recognized the other party's business capabilities.

Now let’s look at Yu Entai’s line delivery in “Wulin Waijiao”, which is actually quite impressive.

"Ah, we'll see then. I'll try my best."

"Well, work hard. Of course, if you can't compare to them, your contract won't be renewed. Anyway, it's purely based on your ability. After all, your backgrounds are pretty much the same."

Zhou Le nodded and had a certain understanding of the program's situation.

But at least I know someone there, one is Zhu Feng and the other is Wang Kai.

Of course, as he was talking, Zhu Feng thought of something else: "Oh, it suddenly occurred to me that Yin Zheng had just joined your company. He's also going to this show."

Zhou Le: “?”

"He hasn't told me this yet, but he hadn't joined the company yet. We can just go there together later."

Zhou Le didn't think anything of it. After all, that was the job Yin Zheng had taken on before, and he didn't take any commission from it. Besides, they didn't have many opportunities to meet each other now, so he didn't expect that this was normal.

After dinner in the evening, Zhou Ye drove Zhu Feng back first, and then sent Zhou Le back home.

"Xiao Ye, you take care of the car and drive it back. Otherwise, I won't feel comfortable taking a taxi so late at night."

"It's okay, Brother Le, it won't be that serious now."

"Then let's drive back. It'll just be a little harder."

"Okay, I'll pick you up tomorrow."

Zhou Le thought for a moment and said, "Let's go directly to the company tomorrow. Two friends will be coming over then."

"Do we need to book a hotel first?"

"It's okay. I've already made reservations for them and the restaurant is also arranged. I'll go out with them during the reception. You can take a rest."

Zhou Ye also immediately understood that Zhou Le had a second game after dinner.

"But please help contact a recording studio first. They are both rappers. They came here with two songs for me, and I will record them later."

"Row."

Although Zhou Ye has only been an assistant for a few days, he has already gotten into work mode and is very efficient.

Moreover, Zhou Le discovered that the other party was indeed very good at dealing with things. When he had a conflict with someone that day, he was the first to go up and mock the other party, but he was also very measured in his words in normal times.

It was not until the next day that Zhou Le went to the company and drove the car, then took Zhou Ye to the airport to pick up Wang Yita and Ai Re.

"Ah, you two, I know you two, you are both contestants in the new rap."

Zhou Ye said in surprise in the passenger seat.

"Brother Le, this is..."

Wang Yitai asked curiously.

"This is our company's current intern. He plans to be an actor in the future. He has excellent acting skills."

"Nice to meet you."

The two greeted Zhou Ye again.

On the way, they talked about songs again.

"Brother Le, this time we wrote two songs for you, and both songs have a large proportion of melody, so they are a little simple to sing, but they are definitely excellent.

Unlike their purely fast-talking and rhyming rap, these two songs are both profound. The song that Ai'er and I made together is called "Don't Be Afraid of Getting Old", which is a rap song about love.

Because the song "Aspirin" that Wang Xiaofu and I wrote is about life."

"Really, brothers, thank you both so much. But let's sing this song together when the time comes. I'll get a license for it, but you can sing it anywhere else you want."

But Ai'er didn't want to do that: "Brother Le, why are you always so polite to us? This song is dedicated to you. The copyright will be registered to you alone. When we release it, just put our names on it and it will be OK."

"This is so bad."

"It's okay. You've already taken us both to act in a movie, so it's okay to give you two songs. We definitely need to keep creating, so one or two songs won't make a difference."

"Okay, you guys just stay here for the next few days, I'll take care of everything."

The two of them naturally said that it was no problem.

After returning to the office, they chatted for a long time. At noon, Zhou Le took them out for lunch. In the afternoon, Zhou Le took them to the crew of "Hello Teacher".

When the director saw that Zhou Le had brought two more famous people, he quickly asked Zhou Le to ask them if they were willing to make a movie. If they were willing, he would immediately give them both a guest role.

"This is great! I didn't expect that after coming here, there would be a movie to watch."

The two rap buddies were immediately delighted.

After the performance, Yu Qian pulled Zhou Le aside and asked if they could also compose two songs for the movie, and the price would be based on the market price.

But after hearing this, the two of them looked at each other and immediately said that they didn't care about the market price, they would just go with the friendly price, and give 10,000 or 20,000 as a token of appreciation.

Because they know very well that once they get involved in the film industry, as a rapper they will definitely become popular much faster than others.

Didn’t GAI quickly connect with the mainstream singer circle under the management of his company after winning the championship, and now he can become a mentor.

The film industry is obviously much larger than the singing industry.

However, after they heard Yu Qian say that he would invite Lao Lang and Xiao Ke, a well-known music producer in the circle, to compose promotional songs for free, they immediately said that they didn't want the 10,000 or 20,000 yuan, and they would do it for free.

(End of this chapter)