Huayu 1999: Starting with nothing but getting something for nothing

"Hey, Yuanyuan's here."

Gao Yuanyuan waved her hand: "Hello, Ning Hao. Hello everyone."

He greeted people while looking around. There were seven or eight people chatting, but he wasn't there.

"Where's Yang Che? Wasn't he supposed to be here today?"

Song Xiaofei pointed: "Next door."

Gao Yuanyuan nodded: "Then I'll go find him."

Ning Hao called her back and said in a low voice, "Wait a minute, something's up. You don't look too good."

Gao Yuanyuan was taken aback, nodded, and was about to take a step when she asked again, "Do you know what it is?"

Ning Hao shook his head: "I received a phone call five minutes ago, cursed, and went out. It was probably about the movie's theme song."

Gao Yuanyuan smiled and said, "I'll go take a look."

At this moment, Wu Shixian suddenly appeared out of nowhere and said with a smile, "Go, you must go. Once Brother Che sees you, everything will be fine."

Zeng Jian, sitting at his desk, rolled his eyes at the ceiling. This foreigner, he was supporting "Ice-Chilling to the Bone" this morning, and now he's "Clear and Bright Illumination".

It's just that Xing Jianwei and Wang Baoqiang weren't there, otherwise they would have supported "Lanxin Chejing".

It's unclear who started it, but everyone except the person involved knows about it and is talking about it with great interest.

When Gao Yuanyuan arrived at the door next door, she was about to knock when she saw that the door was ajar. She knocked lightly and then opened the door to go in.

Then she saw him standing on the living room balcony, with his back to the door, singing into his phone.

"If we meet on a narrow path in this lifetime, we cannot escape it."

Suddenly, tangled curves appeared on my palm.

Before one becomes aware of things, the feelings one experiences last no more than a day.

That year changed my life.

Yang Che heard the noise behind him while he was singing and turned around, but he still insisted on finishing the song.

He then plopped down on the sofa, gesturing for Gao Yuanyuan to sit down, and said into the phone, "I'm done singing. If Wang Fei agrees, give me an email address and I can send you the lyrics and music right away."

"I agree, your song is really good."

A soft, slightly nasal voice came from the phone; this was...

Yang Che raised an eyebrow: "Wang Fei?"

"It's me. Um, you can talk to my agent. Mom..."

Then Chan Ka-ying's Cantonese-accented Mandarin came through the phone again: "Well, she agreed and there's not much to say, it's just that it will take a little longer. She only returned to Hong Kong from Kuala Lumpur in the early hours of the morning and needs to rest for a while."

"I know, it's a concert tour. As for the songs, just give them to me before the 15th of next month."

"Mr. Yang Che, I'm starting the recording now. I'll repeat my conditions one more time, is that alright?"

"Can."

"You gave Wang Fei the complete lyrics and music for 'Fleeting Time,' as well as the exclusive global performance and distribution rights. In return, Wang Fei sang 'Fleeting Time' as a theme song for your movie 'My Sassy Girl,' free of charge, is that right?"

"Yes."

"Okay, I'll text you in a bit. Goodbye."

Goodbye, Manager Chen.

After hanging up the phone, Yang Che breathed a sigh of relief.

"Finally done. It's easy to deal with the King of Hell, but his underlings are a real pain."

Gao Yuanyuan, with her short hair, tilted her head and looked at him with a playful smile.

Very pure, very cute.

Yang Che looked at her expressionlessly: "What are you laughing at?"

Gao Yuanyuan didn't answer, she just stared straight at him, then leaned forward and kissed him.

Her face was as smooth as if it could be broken with a touch, her eyes were large and almond-shaped, and her lips were warm.

Before Yang Che could react, she had already looked away, looked into his eyes, and said, "Yang Che, I like you. I liked you the first time I saw you."

Her voice was soft, yet she spoke each word with utmost seriousness.

As soon as she finished speaking, she became less bold and slightly hesitant, her ears turning red, but she didn't look away and just quietly looked at him.

Faced with the sincere feelings offered by a young girl who had mustered up all her courage, Yang Che was taken aback again, and then slowly said, "I have something to do."

Gao Yuanyuan was taken aback, then pouted and looked away: "Then you go ahead and do your work, I'll wait for you."

Yang Che opened his mouth, got up and went to the studio next door. He needed to think about Gao Yuanyuan's matter.

Fan Bingbing is just one step away from breaking through the barrier, and she'll definitely break through during filming.

Qin Lan is also coming back.

He naturally didn't want to let any of them go. He originally planned to celebrate Fan Bingbing's birthday first... and then win over Gao Yuanyuan. Who knew that this girl looked gentle and weak, but she was really fierce. She was much fiercer than Qin Lan and Fan Bingbing. Those two were just for show.

Lost in thought, Yang Che had already entered the studio. Looking at the carefree crowd, he clapped his hands and said, "Comrades, say something."

Today, we finally finished the entire storyboard for "My Sassy Girl," a cause for celebration! So we're getting a five-day holiday. Pack your things and get out of here!

Also, there's something else: Wang Fei has agreed to sing the interlude, for free.

A collective gasp filled the room, followed by silence. Wu Shixian's fan froze in mid-air as he stared incredulously at Yang Che, who stood calmly (pretentiously) at the doorway.

"I'm Ji Ou!"

"That's awesome!"

"What's going on?"

"Is Che-ge really that charming?"

"......"

A burst of noise was accompanied by the sound of tables, chairs, and benches scraping against the floor.

This is not surprising. Wang Fei recently sang a theme song for Final Fantasy VIII, which cost $3 million, equivalent to 2481 million RMB.

So, one of their guys, Ah King, just quoted 120 million RMB for singing and recording. It's not unreasonable. In their words, it's because your song is really good, otherwise they wouldn't have taken the job.

Of course, Yang Che also insisted on getting Chen Jiaying's phone number from him, which led to the phone call just now.

Before 2010, Wang Fei only sang for Zhang Jizhong's "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" and "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" in mainland China, and she didn't get paid for it.

It's not that no one offered a high price, but this woman wouldn't sing...

So how could people not be shocked to hear Wang Fei sing for free?

That's Wang Fei!

Many people don't really have a clear concept of Wang Fei's influence. To put it simply, among national first-class actors, she is the only pop singer.

This woman has been retired from the entertainment industry for many years, not releasing albums or performing, yet every time she appears, she makes entertainment headlines, even if it's just going to the market to buy groceries. No one from that era could compare to her.

Returning to the price, to compare, Sun Nan, currently the top male singer in the mainland music scene, asked for 5 yuan to sing the theme song "I Believe," and Yang Che agreed, and will record it tomorrow.

As for "Good Spring" and "Rolling Eyelashes" which were recorded on August 20th, Yang Che gave Wu Tong, who sang two songs, 12,000 yuan, and Chen Lin, who sang one song, 20,000 yuan. They finished recording in the studio in an hour and a half.

There was a little incident during the recording of these two songs. After the recording, Wu Tong and Yang Che said they didn't want to be credited. Yang Che said, "I wrote both of these songs," and Wu Tong said, "I was just joking..."