Huayu: Were you ever a top star before writing nonsense?

"Is that all?" Xu Xinran blinked, looking at Shen Can with a resentful expression, as if she hadn't heard enough.

"Junior brother, could you please finish the song?"

—It itches.

How can something so short stop the itch?

"Okay, after we sign the contract."

"Little rascal," Xu Xinran muttered.

She could understand why Shen Can did this—to keep it a secret—but this kind of suspenseful approach, which gave people a little thrill but not a complete thrill, was really annoying.

Zhang Jun smiled, placed his hands on the table, and inquired about the details:

"Are all three songs your own original compositions? Both the music and the lyrics?"

"Yes." Shen Can replied calmly.

Zhang Jun couldn't help but exclaim, "The younger generation is truly formidable."

However, he didn't doubt anything; the music industry is indeed prone to producing geniuses.

Jay Chou started writing songs at the age of 15.

Deng Ziqi started writing songs at the age of 13.

Lin Junjie also started writing songs at the age of 15.

Taylor Swift wrote her first song even earlier, when she was only 12 years old.

In this industry, talent is more important than hard work.

A flash of genius can create a timeless classic, while mediocre musicians may remain unknown their entire lives.

The differences between people can sometimes be quite significant.

Just like some people learn calculus at the age of 14, while others still don't understand it even after going to university.

"President Xu, what do you think..." Zhang Jun looked at Xu Xinran. Now that the conversation had reached this point, it was time for the company to make a decision on whether to sign an affiliation contract with Shen Can.

However, considering the newly formed senior-junior relationship between Xu Xinran and Shen Can, he felt it was inconvenient to offer advice.

Honestly, he would prefer to sign a management contract with Shen Can and bring her directly to his company.

This musical prodigy, who writes both lyrics and music, may very well become a leading figure in the Chinese music scene in the future.

However, since Shen Can took the initiative to talk about "affiliation", it means that Shen Can has some understanding of this industry and is very confident in his own abilities.

Based on this, it would be inappropriate to discuss the agency contract with Shen Can.

"You go out first," Xu Xinran said to Zhang Jun.

"Me?" Zhang Jun was taken aback.

"Okay, remember to close the door."

Zhang Jun: "..."

Well, he really has become an outsider now.

He really wanted to ask Xu Xinran what she wanted to do, but it was clearly not a question he could ask.

"Bang!"

With the door closed, only Shen Can and Xu Xinran remained in the guest room.

Being alone in a room with a man and a woman, Shen Can felt no discomfort whatsoever.

In his view, it was perfectly safe.

Xu Xinran licked her alluring red lips, leaned forward, and stared at Shen Can with extremely aggressive eyes.

"I don't like beating around the bush; I prefer to get straight to the point. Junior, let's get to the heart of the matter: what benefits can you bring to the company?"

Shen Can smiled gently.

"I'll take you to the top. In the future, Blue Phoenix might just sit at the same table as Peacock Records, Ocean Butterflies Music, Taihe Wheatfield, and Rock Records."

The more Xu Xinran listened, the more familiar Shen Can's rhetoric seemed. Wasn't this the kind of talk she usually used when promising her employees something rosy?

She only dared to ask for a raise or more holidays, and didn't even dare to think about being on the same level as the big companies in the industry.

Xu Xinran quickly waved her hand and said, "Please stop, don't try to fool me like I'm a three-year-old."

She realized that this junior student was probably a conman.

Shen Can smiled, but instead of directly addressing the empty promises, he asked directly:

"If I'm not mistaken, the company's performance must be poor, right?"

"It's alright, passable." As Xu Xinran spoke, her eyes glanced to the right, and she reached out to brush her hair aside.

Shen Can was certain of his guess.

Shifty eyes, unnatural hand and foot movements... psychologically speaking, these are typical signs of lying.

Blue Phoenix is ​​barely surviving; it's probably not far from going out of business.

"You need money, and I need money too. Don't you think we're a good teammate?" Shen Can didn't expose Xu Xinran and directly proposed a collaboration.

Xu Xinran did not respond immediately. She elegantly took a sip of water before slowly saying:

"Affiliation is no problem. Besides that, I'd also like to sign a distribution contract with you."

Xu Xinran's gaze was intense.

Shen Can also took a sip of water and fell into thought.

A distribution contract is a contract that allows a musical work to be published as an audio-visual product; its core purpose is to bring the completed work to market.

Compared to record contracts (full contracts), where the copyright may belong to the company, the contract period is long, and the contract is subject to the company's planning, distribution contracts have the advantages of high flexibility, short term, and full copyright ownership by the singer. The scope of cooperation is limited to the distribution of works and does not involve the creation, production, performance, or other processes of the works.

Shen Can suddenly realized that the woman in front of him was a very sensible and shrewd person.

She knew very well what she could grasp and what she couldn't.

"Sure, each song will have its own independent distribution agreement. We'll discuss the details later," Shen Can said.

Xu Xinran breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

Given Blue Phoenix's current economic situation, it would be quite good if they could even secure the issuance contract.

As for a record deal... I dare not even think about it.

Moreover, judging from Shen Can's performance, he is unlikely to sign a record deal.

—If I can't eat meat, I can at least drink some soup.

At this moment, Xu Xinran's thought was: "Survive first."

Although Shen Can only performed three short a cappella pieces, making it impossible for her to fully gauge the depth of the boy in front of her, she chose to trust Xu Ning and focus on securing the release contract first.

Xu Xinran smiled slightly and asked again:

"As far as I know, you don't have the funds to produce the song. What are your plans next? How long will it take to produce the song?"

Shen Can once again marveled at the woman's shrewdness.

If she asks about the song production first, and then about the distribution contract, it gives a different feeling; it makes people feel pressured...

Unlike now, everything is harmonious.

"I have a teacher whose surname is Xu."

Xu Xinran couldn't help but laugh: "How much money does my old man have? Do you think I don't know? At most, he can afford to treat you to two meals. It's only because my mother sees how hard it is for him to save that little bit of money, otherwise she would have taken it from him long ago."

Shen Can secretly sighed that Lao Xu was really pitiful.

"The school can also help with the production," Shen Can added.

At least the school has the equipment and instruments; it shouldn't be difficult for him to borrow them.

Xu Xinran crossed her arms and sneered, "Arranging and mixing require technical skills. Let me be frank, those teachers at the school don't understand pop music."

"I can go and date a rich woman."

Xu Xinran: "..."

She stared intently at Shen Can's face, speechless and choked with emotion.

Believe it or not, this guy really does manage to live off a woman.