Huayu 1995

Chapter 203: Zhou Chuanxiong, courtesy name Xiaogang (Seeking monthly votes)

"This is our audition room for new recruits..."

This producer surnamed Li probably isn't very talented; Su Chao can't see any decent works from him.

Of course, it's also possible that they are mainly responsible for management work.

He showed Su Chao around the company.

At first, he was quite arrogant, putting on airs like a big international company, and ignoring people like Su Chao from "backward places".

After all, in the minds of many of them, millions of people are still starving to death in mainland China every day.

Unfortunately, Su Chao is like a succubus.

After just a few words, I opened his heart. If he hadn't been so steadfast in his sexual orientation, he might have been turned gay.

Even so, his attitude towards Su Chao changed drastically.

Not only did he speak with fervor and sincerity, but he even bent over slightly.

Compared to Sony's branch in Taiwan, Red Star Production Company was practically a small workshop.

Su Chao also discovered that there weren't many singers and songwriters staying at the company.

Clearly, he doesn't have that much influence.

Moreover, singers and songwriters don't clock in and out like ordinary office workers, and they are even less likely to gather in the company.

However, Su Chao still found his target.

"Who is this?"

Su Chao saw a familiar person.

You could also say it's two people.

One is named Xiao Gang, and the other is named Zhou Chuanxiong.

"Oh, this is Xiao Gang. He almost joined the Little Tigers... It's a pity he had bad luck."

Xiao Gang was acquired as a side project during their acquisition of another company.

Seeing two people standing at the door, Xiao Gang quickly took off his headphones and stood up, thinking they were there to see him.

"Why don't you sit for a while?"

Su Chao felt he had found his goal.

Xiao Gang is quite interesting.

He used the stage name Xiao Gang, but he never became famous.

After changing his name back to his original name, he became an instant sensation. If he hadn't retired due to illness, he would have achieved even greater success as a singer-songwriter.

It shouldn't have warranted a 456 rating.

His album "My Heart Is Too Chaotic" didn't make much of a splash in Taiwan, but it became a huge hit in mainland China.

Xiao Gang was completely unaware of this.

The reason is simple: it's the pirated version that's popular, and it has nothing to do with him.

Currently, there are already many pirated albums of Su Chao on the market. Even though Su Chao has connections in the cultural sector, it cannot stop the proliferation of piracy.

"Please have a seat. I'll have someone bring you a cup of coffee."

Producer Li glanced around and saw a young man, so he asked him to make coffee.

He followed them in and sat down with Su Chao and Xiao Gang.

"My name is Su Chao..."

Su Chao reached out his hand to Xiao Gang.

If this were a movie shoot, there would definitely be a close-up of his evil hand.

Whoever touches it will be unlucky.

Of course, it could also be an opportunity.

“My name is Zhou Chuanxiong, you can just call me Xiaogang. I just arrived here... I just arrived at Sony. I know you, the company notified us that someone is coming to visit.”

Xiao Gang simply didn't know why Su Chao wanted to chat with him.

"Zhou Chuanxiong is a good guy, so why is he called Xiao Gang?"

Su Chao suddenly said something.

"what?"

Zhou Chuanxiong was surprised that Su Chao would bring up this topic and didn't react for a moment.

"I also think Zhou Chuanxiong is fine, it's really strange that he had to choose a stage name..."

Producer Li's attitude shows that Sony doesn't value Xiao Gang.

The tone of sarcasm was undisguised.

"Do you have any songs? I'd like to listen to one."

Su Chao pointed to the other person's Walkman.

"Ah, no... it's... your album."

Actually, Xiao Gang is not a newcomer.

Born in 1969, he is eight years older than Su Chao. He debuted in 1990 and has released seven albums to date.

However, Su Chao's magnanimity made him feel inferior.

Do you have your album?

Su Chao needs to listen to the other person's album before he can write a song for them.

Currently, although Xiao Gang has released several albums, he lacks both popularity and sales, and even his record company has gone bankrupt and been acquired by Sony.

Pirates don't really think much of him.

Even if you can occasionally pirate one or two of his songs, it's always a compilation with other people's songs.

As a mainland Chinese, it's hard to say how well Su Chao knows Xiao Gang.

Xiao Gang quickly took out his cassette tape.

It is his fourth music album, "Xiao Gang's Colorful World", which includes 10 songs such as "Hasayaqi" and "Gypsy Lover".

Su Chao looked at the cassette tape, pointed to "Gypsy Lover," and said, "I've heard this song before, it's awesome!"

"seriously……"

Producer Li was almost amused. This Xiao Gang had been in the business for five years and hadn't made a name for himself. He was almost fired.

Su Chao actually said he was awesome.

"I know a little about physiognomy... I think he's bound to become famous in the future. There's a song here that would suit him well. I wonder if Sony might be willing to buy it for him?"

Su Chao got two songs from Xiao Gang.

One is "Twilight," and the other is "Blue and White Porcelain."

The former spent 50,000, and the latter spent 20,000.

Su Chao plans to keep "Blue and White Porcelain" and put it in his second album.

If he gets Jay Chou's "Blue and White Porcelain" in the future, they can make a pair. He plans to give "Twilight" to Zhou Chuanxiong.

It wasn't that he disliked "Twilight," but rather that he felt Zhou Chuanxiong's life had been too bumpy, to the point that one day he had fallen to the level of being criticized by trash like 456.

Without "Twilight", he would be even worse off.

Moreover, Su Chao was also unhappy with Sony's attitude towards Zhou Chuanxiong.

He deliberately praised Zhou Chuanxiong when Sony ignored him, and the difference became immediately apparent after Zhou Chuanxiong became famous.

In fact, Sony went even further than Su Chao had imagined.

Producer Li's eyes lit up immediately when he heard the music demo that Su Chao presented.

His forte isn't creation, but he certainly has an eye for art.

This song, "Twilight," is absolutely amazing.

I still remember the tears that streamed from your eyes, heartbroken / In the chaos, there was a burning sensation from those hot tears / The horizon at dusk / severed happiness and joy / Our love has been shattered...

This song definitely belongs to the high-quality category.

Sony is a large and powerful company, and it doesn't receive many songs of similar quality each year.

Submit this song...

Why would he still be doing this kind of welcoming and sending-off work? He would have become a real producer long ago.

"Sony wants this song!"

Producer Li is very generous; he had inquired beforehand and found out that Su Chao earns HK$100,000 per song.

For Sony, this price is a drop in the ocean.

A song can make someone famous.

It's at least tens of millions in profit, what's a hundred thousand?

"Hehe, Brother Li, I may not have explained it clearly. This song is for Xiao Gang."

Su Chao shook his head.

"What do you mean?"

Producer Li was initially a bit confused. "You're just selling songs, right? Why do you need to specify who should sing them?"
The young man who brought in the coffee heard today's visitor say:

“I think this song is very suitable for Xiaogang, it’s practically tailor-made for him… so I hope Xiaogang will sing it. Of course, I just hope that this clause will be written into the agreement.”

I just hope...

But it needs to be written into the agreement.

If you meet my expectations, then I'll sell to you; if you don't, then I won't want it anymore.

"Tailor-made..."

Producer Lee was very surprised.

Su Chao had seemed so easy to talk to before, and they had even become sworn brothers.

Why did you suddenly become so tough?

"Yes, it's practically tailor-made for you. What do you think, Xiao Gang?"

Su Chao turned to Zhou Chuanxiong and asked.

However, when he saw who was delivering the coffee, he almost burst out laughing.

Wang Lihong...

Oh no, it's Wang Lihong.

What are you doing? When did you become Sony's servant?

"I……"

Zhou Chuanxiong's voice was a little hoarse, and he seemed to have difficulty even speaking.

Actually, many people share this feeling.

This is how Shiyilang felt when he heard "The Moon Caused the Trouble," and this is also how Lin Xi felt when he cried while listening to "Goodbye Second Avenue."

"Actually, Sony has always wanted to create an album that would suit Xiao Gang..."

Producer Li chuckled twice.

He used to look down on Xiaogang in various ways, and his tone was always sarcastic.

Saying this now seems especially insincere.

That's how people are, actually.

Truly successful people rarely behave in such an undignified manner.

On the contrary, it is those who are only average in life who speak with sarcasm and sarcasm without realizing it, and who exaggerate the power they have.

“Perfect, this song will be the lead single for his new album,” Su Chao said, extending his hand to Zhou Chuanxiong. “Are you interested?”

"Thank you, I really like this song!"

Zhou Chuanxiong even choked up a little.

Sony acquired his company and almost fired him.

After he joined the new company, he was looked down upon by everyone.

I think he can't sing, he can't compose, and he's not good-looking. He has no chance of becoming famous, so it's better not to waste his resources.

Large companies have abundant resources, but they also sign many singers, especially top-tier singers who consume a significant amount of resources.

All he can do now is wait.

They didn't dare cause trouble, because if they did, they would just leave.

Things are finally different now.

Someone gave him a great song and, when no one else believed in him, said he was sure to become famous.

"I can't stay in Taipei for too long. Let's have a drink sometime."

Su Chao chuckled.

As for the cost of the songs, Sony naturally covered that.

Regardless of who sings this song, Sony will buy it because everyone knows that Su Chao said in an interview that he wanted to visit Sony and Rolling Stone to learn from the working experience of top record companies.

In other words, Sony doesn't want this song, but Rolling Stone definitely does.

"Wait for me a moment, I'm going to find someone."

Producer Lee got up and left.

He's in charge of receiving guests today, but we need to discuss the song purchase with someone else.

After he left, Su Chao looked at Wang Lihong with a surprised expression and asked, "Wow, Sony really has a lot of handsome guys around! Are all the staff so good-looking?"

"Ah, Lihong, what brings you here?"

Zhou Chuanxiong then realized that the person who delivered the coffee was not from the secretary's office.

Then he quickly introduced him to Su Chao: "This is Wang Lihong, also a new singer in the company, um, he hasn't released an album yet..."

(End of this chapter)