You can wait and see what conditions NetEase Music offers before making a decision.

Given the current situation, Lü Ming has no need to worry; it's Tencent Music and NetEase Music that are anxious.

As for which music platform to ultimately choose to license the copyright of "Ode to Young China" to, Lü Ming did not have much preference.

Whether it's Tencent Music or NetEase Music, Lü Ming doesn't really care.

Lu Ming will choose whoever offers the higher price and better terms.

Just as Lü Ming had predicted, not long after he hung up on Hu Tao, NetEase Music contacted Gangzi and asked him to help get in touch with Lü Ming, presenting NetEase Music's terms.

After listening to the conditions offered by both NetEase Music and Tencent Music, and after careful consideration, Lü Ming ultimately chose Tencent Music.

It's not just because Lü Ming had already joined Tencent Music when he participated in that music talent show before; you can listen to his song "I Will Love You Till I Die" on Tencent Music.

Most importantly, Tencent Music offered better terms.

Compared to the terms offered by Tencent Music, which is backed by a tech giant, the terms offered by NetEase Music were somewhat less favorable.

Soon, Lü Ming signed an exclusive contract with the Penguin Music representative who had arrived. For the next two years, Penguin Music would not make any demands on Lü Ming's creative work. The only requirement was that any songs Lü Ming created must be released first on Penguin Music.

"Happy cooperation!"

After receiving the signed entry contract and the copyright authorization contract for "Ode to Young China," the head of Tencent Music couldn't wait to go back and immediately announced that Tencent Music had secured the copyright authorization for Lü Ming's "Ode to Young China," and that all Tencent Music members could listen to and download the song for free today.

In return for the generous signing fee, Lü Ming, unusually, logged into his Weibo account and posted a promotional message as required by the cooperation agreement.

In order to secure Lü Ming's promotional Weibo post, the head of Tencent Music spent an extra five million yuan on promotion, in exchange for a few dozen words posted by Lü Ming.

If you were to ask the head of Tencent Music whether the five million yuan was well spent...
He may have had some worries before, but after seeing the final result, he now only has one word in his mind.

Too much value!

Lü Ming's short Weibo post not only brought back most of the nearly three million members who had been lost, but also increased the number of users on Tencent Music by nearly ten million in just one day. Many users of NetEase Music even went to Tencent Music to open a membership just to be able to listen to the high-definition version of "Ode to Young China".

This was more effective than what they could achieve by spending tens of millions on advertising.

If they had known it would be like this, they wouldn't have bothered with any advertising; they could have just given all the advertising budget to Lü Ming.

However, he also knew that this was impossible. If it weren't for this collaboration, Lü Ming would never have accepted such an advertising campaign.

Normally, Lü Ming doesn't even bother logging onto Weibo, and he doesn't care about the exorbitant advertising fees offered by other companies.

A gentleman loves wealth, but he acquires it in a proper way!

Lu Ming likes money, but he doesn't accept money indiscriminately.

In particular, some of these are so-called health products or internet companies, which don't seem very legitimate.

Lu Ming didn't say he would do anything against his conscience for that money; that's not his style.

If Lü Ming really loved money, he wouldn't lend it to Dilraba even if it meant living off her.

When NetEase Music saw this, they were so regretful they were practically grinding their teeth to powder.

If they had known things would turn out this way, they definitely wouldn't have hesitated to spend that small amount of money.

Just because they hesitated for a moment, they completely widened the gap between NetEase Music and Tencent Music.

The NetEase team knew too little about Lü Ming, unlike the person in charge at Tencent Music, who immediately asked Hu Tao for his opinion after discovering the situation. After learning about Lü Ming's background from Hu Tao, they offered the best terms they could without hesitation.

Netizens don't really care about the competition among these music platforms; what they care about is finally being able to listen to the official version of "Ode to Youthful China".

It's worth noting that during this period, the song "Ode to Young China" swept across the entire mainland music scene. Almost everyone, young and old, had heard it, and it was even used as a school song in some schools.

However, because no new version of the song had been released before, people who wanted to listen to this song could only listen to pirated versions or video clips.

Although it's free, the quality is questionable.

Now that the original version is available, many netizens flocked to Tencent Music to listen to it or download it. In just half a day, Lü Ming's "Ode to Young China" was propelled to the top of the Tencent Music charts.

【Baby, I'm here!】

【First!!!】

[Finally, I can hear you! You have no idea what I've been doing lately? I've been watching video clips every day, and I've exceeded my data limit!]

[Same as above! I've listened to it at least twenty times, and I still think it's great every time! This unknown artist's talent is truly undeniable!]

"Of course! This nobody's talent is absolutely top-tier in the entire Chinese entertainment industry. He can compose music, write lyrics, write scripts, and act. Tell me, what can't he do?"

[Not necessarily. For example, he might not know how to give birth. If you're a struggling actor, come find me, and I'll teach you!]

[Dude, with your talent, why don't you go into the music industry? Save the Chinese music scene!]

[Exactly! Stop messing around with your crappy TV dramas and save the Chinese music scene!]

Get lost, music lovers, get as far away as you can! What's the point of saving your lousy Chinese music scene? Don't interfere with my washed-up actor's filming!

[What's so great about acting? It's tiring and you're bound to get yelled at. It's much easier to write and sing songs!]

[Get out of here, you washed-up celebrities should just come and do variety shows. How will you get to know Dilraba and Gulnazar if you don't do variety shows?]

[Variety shows are garbage! Only the talent of these washed-up celebrities can save the Chinese entertainment industry! I'm disgusted by the movies these days, and I really want to see these washed-up celebrities make movies!]

[You're overthinking it. Only people like you who don't understand can spout nonsense here. Filming TV dramas and filming movies are two completely different things! Being able to film TV dramas doesn't mean you can film movies!]

Ignoring the online discussions, Lü Ming had other more important things to do.

I'm being interviewed by Zhuang Er TV!

"Hello, I'm Xiao Sa!"

Looking at the man who had once stood next to "I Don't Love Money," Lü Ming shook hands with Xiao Sa's outstretched hand, never expecting that it would be Xiao Sa who came to interview him.

Although Lü Ming knew that official media would be coming to interview him, he didn't expect that it would be Zhuang Er TV station that came in the end. "Hello, I'm Lü Ming!"

Lü Ming replied politely.

"It's alright, this is just a simple interview!"

Perhaps noticing that Lü Ming was a little reserved, Xiao Sa casually spoke to Lü Ming.

The reason why Xiao Sa was arranged to interview Lü Ming this time was twofold. Firstly, Xiao Sa is young and might have more to talk about with Lü Ming. Secondly, Zhuang Er TV station was planning to use Lü Ming's speech and performance to rectify the chaotic situation of fans in the entertainment industry. They planned to host a program with Xiao Sa as the host, inviting various celebrities to give speeches, and striving to establish a correct view of idol worship for the younger generation.

"These are the interview questions. You can take a quick look, and if there's anything you don't want to discuss, please let us know!"

Perhaps because he has a lot of contact with the entertainment industry, Xiao Sa did a lot of preparation for this interview. He even made some special preparations for Lü Ming, so that he could skip any topics he didn't want to talk about.

"It's okay, just chat!"

Lu Ming didn't care at all after hearing what Xiao Sa said.

To be honest, if it were a regular media outlet, Lü Ming might have to worry about being nitpicked or having his words taken out of context, but there would be absolutely no such problem with an interview with Zhuang Er TV.

To put it bluntly, he dares to ask even Zhuang Er TV station questions, so what wouldn't he dare to say?

"Okay, let's get started!"

Seeing that Lü Ming wasn't being so dramatic, Xiao Sa felt a little more at ease.

For Xiao Sa, the pressure of interviewing Lü Ming this time was actually quite high.

Given Lü Ming's current fame and popularity, this interview, once released, will definitely attract countless people's attention. Any slip-up could become a major incident. In addition, Xiao Sa is also worried that Lü Ming's personality might be like some top celebrities in the entertainment industry, arrogant and disrespectful.

Based on Xiaosa's understanding of the entertainment industry, many people who become popular in the industry look like this.

On the other hand, this interview was personally instructed by his superiors, who told him to make sure it was done properly.

Xiao Sa is not a caveman, but a surfing expert. He naturally knows what it means for a celebrity to be featured on official media platforms – they are definitely being treated as a role model.

Given Lü Ming's current situation, even Xiao Sa has to take it seriously.

Perhaps because the program is aimed at a specific audience, the interview pace and topics were very relaxed. Coupled with Xiaosa's professionalism, the entire interview process went very smoothly. In particular, some of the chat segments made Xiaosa and the staff present burst out laughing.

Meanwhile, Lu Hao and Nazha were secretly standing at the door, carefully listening to the conversation inside.

Although Lu Hao is now considered a rising star in the film industry, and Gulnazar has firmly established herself as a second-tier actress, they are still somewhat 'naive' compared to CCTV.

When they learned that Zhuang Er TV station was coming to interview Lü Ming, Lu Hao and Nazha could hardly believe it.

This is Zhuang Er TV Station!
In the eyes of almost all Chinese people, Zhuang Er TV is definitely the most important and formal TV station, and even carries a sense of awe. Otherwise, so many people would not want to appear on the Spring Festival Gala every year, even if it means paying someone else.

After all, compared to local TV stations, Zhuang'er TV Station has a nationwide coverage.

In recent years, local TV stations have achieved some development and captured some viewership. However, Hunan TV, which is about to become the leader of local TV stations, is not on the same level as Zhuang Er TV.

It's worth noting that even some of the less popular programs on Zhuang Er TV sometimes have higher ratings than prime-time programs on local TV stations.

If it's a popular program on Zhuang Er TV, then there's no need to say more; the number of viewers it reaches is measured in hundreds of millions.

Being able to appear on a Zhuang Er TV program is something many artists dream of their entire lives, let alone being interviewed by a Zhuang Er TV program like Lü Ming.

When Lü Ming told Nazha and the others that he was going to be interviewed by Zhuang Er TV, Lü Ming felt that his image in their eyes had instantly become much taller. Even Meng Ziyi, who usually joked and laughed with Lü Ming, seemed a little reserved.

"Guess what you were talking about? Why were you laughing so happily?"

Hearing laughter coming from inside the house, Nazha couldn't help but ask Meng Ziyi, who was standing next to her, with some curiosity.

"How would I know? I've never been interviewed by Zhuang Er TV!"

Meng Ziyi replied with a blank look that the question was beyond her comprehension and she had no idea.

"It must be a good thing, otherwise he wouldn't be smiling so happily!"

Looking at the curious expressions on Nazha and the others' faces, Lu Hao casually spoke up, acting as if he had seen it all. However, the way his eyes darted around revealed that his true feelings were not as calm as he claimed.

Crunch~~~
What are you doing standing here?

Pushing open the door to the interview room, and seeing Nazha and the others standing at the door, Lü Ming asked them a question.

"Nothing, just came out for some fresh air!"

"Yes, yes, the air outside is so fresh!"

"The sun is so bright today!"

The three looked a little embarrassed and quickly made up some excuses. Naza even put her hand in front of her eyebrows, pretending to shield herself from the sun.

"It's cloudy today, there's no sun!"

Seeing Nazha pretending to shield herself from the sun, Lü Ming couldn't help but expose her.

Seeing that Lü Ming had exposed her, Nazha couldn't help but feel embarrassed, standing there blankly, not knowing what to say.

Seeing the extremely awkward situation, Lü Ming couldn't help but laugh out loud.

After briefly introducing Nazha and the others to Xiaosa, they were then escorted to their car.

"The interview video should be released in the next few days!"

Xiao Sa smiled and waved to Lü Ming. After telling him when the video was broadcast, she seemed to remember something and asked Lü Ming seriously, "You can't lie to me about what you promised!"

"Don't worry, as long as you invite me, I will definitely participate in the show!"

Hearing Xiao Sa's question, Lü Ming nodded very seriously. (End of this chapter)

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