My wife is in my arms

Chapter 606 The Future Heavenly King
The rain is still falling.

It made a "crackling" sound when it hit the windshield.

"The rain kept falling, the atmosphere wasn't very harmonious, and under the same roof, you gradually felt your heart changing..."

Inside the car, Zhang You sang Zhang Yu's "The Rain Keeps Falling" while driving. Han Wei's home was indeed quite close to his. After coming down from Banshan Bay, it only took three minutes to drive west into his residential area.

As Zhang You parked his car in the basement of his apartment, he noticed a black sedan in his garage. He paused for a moment, then continued singing, "It's only when love runs deep that you resent him; if you can't bear to let go, then break it off completely, for it's a cliff with no way back."

"dad"

I think I heard his singing, because then I heard Xiao Zishan shouting from the second floor.

"Mr. Zhang, these lyrics aren't very good. You should be the happiest man in the world right now, so how come it's 'a cliff with no way back'? Did I push you off that cliff?!"
Immediately following was the singer's teasing.

After greeting Sister Ma and telling her that he had already eaten dinner on set and didn't need to prepare anything, Zhang You went upstairs. He finally found out who the black sedan with the license plate ending in "318" belonged to—it was Xu Lun's.

"Alan"

Zhang You called out with a laugh.

"Mr. Zhang"

Jolyne immediately stood up from the sofa, his expression a mixture of restraint and respect.

His reaction stemmed from two factors: firstly, Zhang You was willing to sign him and give him qualified praise when many people dismissed his songs; secondly, he watched the "Special Voice" singing competition last night.

When he heard Mr. Zhang holding the microphone and singing, he was startled. But then he became even more certain of his choice. To be chosen by someone who could write lyrics, compose music, and sing so well... that proved that he was also very capable.

"sit"

Zhang You smiled and gestured, then asked, "Have you had dinner yet? If not, I'll have Sister Ma cook now. When you get to my house, please don't be shy. While I can't expect you to feel at home, we're not only boss and employee, but also friends, so there's no need to be reserved."

"have eaten"

Jolyne replied.

"It's up to you."

Zhang You didn't press the matter. He noticed that there was a stack of lyrics papers on the coffee table in the living room.

Zhang You knew without a doubt that the songwriter would have already reviewed it before he returned, and judging from her expression, Xu Lun's song disappointed her. Otherwise, her smile wouldn't have become forced after she picked up Xu Lun's lyrics.

He must have been furious inside, but Zhang You pretended not to notice. He waved the lyrics and some sheet music in his hand and asked, "These are the ten songs that were selected!"

"Hmm, please take a look."

Jolyne was somewhat restless.

He had worked overtime to produce the lyrics and sheet music, but now he was worried that Mr. Zhang would reject them. Zhang You lowered his head and began to flip through the pages. The first song was "Nunchucks," which he had modified according to his request; the second was "Heroic Spirit"... Zhang You read through them one by one until he came across "Lovely Man." He said, "Take this song back and change it to 'Lovely Woman.' What's so cute about men? Women are the most adorable."

"Dad, are you saying I'm cute!?"

Xiao Zishan chimed in with a grin.

"..."

Zhang You was taken aback, then nodded and said, "If I don't praise you, who else can I praise?"

That brat's self-esteem is getting higher and higher, but what others say isn't wrong. She's so pretty, who else would be cute if not her? She's just a little woman right now.

As for the lyrics, Zhang You didn't look at them in detail. Since he had given Xu Lun the freedom to fully express himself, he wouldn't restrict him.

Putting down the lyrics and sheet music, Zhang You said, "These are the ten songs. You'll record them at Tianyu Entertainment tomorrow. After that... for the music video shoot, I'll borrow a music video director from Tianyu Entertainment for you. You can discuss any ideas you have with him. As your debut album, you can think of the album title yourself. I'll give you eight million for the music video production fee. A music video costs about eight hundred thousand to produce. Just present what you want to express in the music video."

Thank you, Mr. Zhang.

Jolyne said excitedly.

He sensed a deeper meaning in Mr. Zhang's words: this meant that he was being given more authority, a level of respect rarely seen in the entertainment industry.

Jiang Yiren was completely dumbfounded. If it weren't for the fact that Xu Lun was too old and didn't resemble her husband at all, she would have suspected that he was her husband's illegitimate child.

That's too good to him! 800,000 to produce a music video for a song... that's already the production cost of a top-tier singer's music video. Even the music video for her song "Encounter" only cost a little over 500,000.

Zhang You

Jiang Yiren couldn't help but remind him, "I... don't object to the MV production cost being so high, but I think since it's Xu Lun's first album, and he's completely unknown, the safest approach is for you to write a couple of songs for him and include them in his album. Once he gains fame, Xu Lun can then use his own songs."

Zhang You frowned.

This is indeed a problem.

With the addition of his songs, Xu Lun's album sales will undoubtedly be boosted even more.

"Mr. Zhang, I think Professor Jiang is right."

While Xu Lun certainly hopes that all the lyrics on this album are written by himself and is confident in himself, it doesn't mean that he is so blind as to really think that he can be noticed by Zhang You and that his debut album will sell very well when he has no fame.

"Row"

Upon seeing her father nod, Xiao Zishan, ever the helpful girl, ran into the study to fetch him paper and a pen.

"Thank you"

Zhang You said with a smile.

"You idiot, you don't even need to thank your daughter."

Xiao Zishan made a small protest.

"Okay! It's Dad's fault."

Zhang You reached out and pinched Xiao Zishan's cheek. The girl then tilted her head and looked at Xu Lun, saying, "Brother Lun, would you like to invite me to participate in your music video recording?"

"Don't make trouble"

Before Xu Lun could speak, Jiang Yiren said angrily, "Focus on your studies first. Once you get into university, you'll have plenty of opportunities to appear on camera. You're so young and you're not doing well in your studies. All you do is think about is singing or appearing on camera. What... are you so desperate for fame?!"

"Dad, look at Mom."

Xiaozi Shan said angrily.

"OK OK"

Zhang You offered a few words of comfort.

After thinking for a moment, he picked up the book and began to write seriously. Soon, "Seven Mile Fragrance" appeared on the paper. As one of Jay Chou's representative works, the lyrics of "Seven Mile Fragrance" are like a short poem describing summer, full of poetry and depicting the beautiful emotions of adolescence.

Jiang Yiren had already witnessed her husband's speed in writing lyrics.

But Xu Lun didn't... He just stared blankly at Zhang Youxie.

soon.

Zhang You wrote "Seven Mile Fragrance" and handed it to him. After that, he wrote another song, "Sunny Day". As for Jay Chou's other songs, Zhang You has no plans to write them for Xu Lun for the time being.

Good songs should be given out little by little.

Eat the food one bite at a time.

What if you give him everything at once, and then... he gets poached by another agency?!
Moreover, Zhang You also wanted to see if Xu Lun had the potential to lead the pop music scene for the next twenty years without his excessive involvement.

It seems like the same thing.

Whether or not one has the same abilities and fate is another matter entirely.

(End of this chapter)