After offending capital, my songs became more and more popular.

Chapter 74 91
"..."

Ma Ling didn't answer, nor did she look at Director Niu. She simply held a cigarette between her left index and middle fingers, brought it to her bright red lipstick lips, took a deep drag, and, as she exhaled smoke, frowned and stared out the window in deep thought.

To be honest, she couldn't think of any kind of question that could stop Shen Ming'en...

In an effort to curb Shen Ming'en's creation of patriotic songs, the "Chinese Music Awards" program has already presented him with challenging tasks, including "opera-style singing" and "Cantonese singing." He's handled these incredibly difficult tasks flawlessly. What other challenges can they possibly come up with to restrain him?!

What could be more difficult than this?!
To say there isn't one would be an overstatement; as long as you think about it, there's always a way.

But at least for now, she can't think of it.

Her individual strength is limited. The production team is only thinking about helping Shen Ming'en, and she is currently being pressured by her company and various partners. How can she care about these things?

She's not a singer, she's just a manager!
At this moment, Ma Ling's mind was in turmoil; many things were on her mind, and Director Niu was seeing them all...

“I’m saying,” Director Niu said, a cigarette dangling from his lips, his portly frame leaning against the wooden railing. He spoke in a “suggestive” tone, “Actually, it’s not that Shen Ming’en is uncooperative with you. Why don’t you take the risk and ask your company for him? With his popularity and status as an artist, you wouldn’t lose out even if you gave him 91%…”

What he didn't mention was that Ruixing Entertainment should also give Shen Ming'en 91!

With Shen Ming'en's current popularity, reputation, and the profits his works will bring in the future, 91's company is guaranteed to make a killing.

With his image as a "representative of revolutionary songs," Ruixing Entertainment could even use him to cultivate good relations with the authorities, the benefits of which would be immeasurable...

For artists who are so popular that they can't be suppressed, even investors should try not to try to suppress them. Cooperation and win-win is the best solution.

As he said these words, Director Niu couldn't help but sigh with emotion. It had only been a month or two, and Shen Ming'en had already gone from an unknown nobody who was about to be blacklisted by capital to a top superstar who needed capital to bow down and submit.

When Shen Mingen returned from the show "Taste of Life", Director Niu heard that he was not cooperating with the company and investors and was still trying to make the kid bow down and submit. Now he wants those investors to bow down and submit to him!
Life is truly unpredictable; the large intestine wraps around the small intestine!
"You make it sound so easy," Ma Ling glanced at Director Niu and asked a probing question: "Would you be willing to split the investment revenue with Shen Ming'en, and give him the lion's share?"

"We..." Director Niu suddenly fell silent, then changed the subject, saying, "No, you can't say it like that, are these the same thing?"

"How can this not be the same thing?!" Ma Ling couldn't help but retort.

You guys aren't just making money off Shen Mingen, are you?!

It's just that you don't have to share the revenue from attracting investment with Shen Ming'en; it's just that you're making money without lifting a finger. You're really talking without any sense of the pain, since you haven't been in this situation yourself!

Anyone can stand on moral high ground and criticize others, but can't you come and experience being on a morally low level before spouting nonsense?

"Don't bring this up..." Ma Ling's attitude was bad, and Director Niu didn't give her a friendly look either, saying bluntly, "You can't delay any longer anyway. Your company has already called me. Take this opportunity to talk things over. If there's a problem, it's easy to solve it. If we don't talk now, this matter will snowball and get bigger and bigger!"

"If you don't want to bow down to others, then you'll have to wait to take responsibility!"

Director Niu doesn't think much of Ma Ling these days...

Because she wasn't as capable as Shen Mingen; she was just an employee who was afraid of offending capital and the company, and therefore wanted to suppress Shen Mingen.

Putting himself in Shen Mingen's shoes, he even felt that Ma Ling should stand with Shen Mingen.

"..."

Ma Ling did not speak again.

The sunlight in the corridor was still bright and dazzling, and grayish-white smoke slowly rose from the cigarette held between her fingers. To be honest, it was a bit pungent, but Ma Ling didn't seem to care. Director Niu's meaning was now quite clear…

In the next episode, instead of stirring up trouble, we'll go with the flow and create the best environment for Shen Ming'en and Yao Shuli to engage in CP (couple pairing) marketing, paving the way for higher viewership for the show.

This is good for everyone. Not only will the guests not have any complaints about the production team, but even netizens will praise the production team for this.

It's worth noting that the show was heavily criticized last time for making so much money off Shen Mingen and then setting up a Cantonese-language question specifically for him. This time, they can take advantage of the situation to try and salvage their reputation.

But what about Ma Ling?
Could it be that she really has to negotiate with the company for Shen Mingen's sake?
Would the company agree?
Which investors would agree to that?
Shen Mingen may have that kind of value, but that value is still far from being realized, and his rise to fame is still relatively recent!
Even if the capitalists eventually agree, it won't be now...

In the end, it is very likely that he will be implicated by Shen Mingen.

This was something Ma Ling could never accept.

"..."

The silence suddenly became deafening again. He'd almost finished his cigarette, and Director Niu was busy with a ton of work to do with the production crew. So, he couldn't help but speak up and urge them on:
"Why don't you think about it some more? There's no need to rush to reply, anyway..."

Anyway, their production team has already made their meaning clear.

But before he could finish speaking, Ma Ling picked up a cigarette, took a deep drag, then turned to look at Director Niu, nodding as she said:

"Okay, just do as you say."

Her tone was neither happy nor sad, revealing no emotion, and her face was expressionless, making her seem like a wooden robot.

"Gah?"

Director Niu was stunned upon hearing this...

No, she agreed so readily?
Director Niu had considered that Ma Ling would eventually agree to his proposal out of desperation, but he never expected that Ma Ling would agree so quickly and so readily!

You haven't even finished your cigarette, how could you make such a decision!

Is this the top agent at Ruixing Entertainment?

Is that really so bold?
“I said, do it your way,” Ma Ling glanced at Director Niu and said sarcastically, “What? You’re unhappy if it doesn’t suit your taste, but you still have complaints if it’s done your way?”

"Ah...ha, no, no," Director Niu stopped smoking and stubbed out the cigarette in the ashtray above the trash can at the stairwell. A joyful expression appeared on his face as he laughed and said, "This surprise came so suddenly, I didn't react for a moment, haha..."

"See, see, what did I tell you? You should have done this a long time ago! Wouldn't it have been better to cooperate and achieve a win-win situation sooner?!"

"Oh, Ling'er, I knew you were easy to talk to..."

Director Niu was overjoyed, believing that everything was getting better.

But the way Ma Ling looked at him was as if she were looking at a clown.

……

(End of this chapter)