I was slacking off on a dating reality show when the female guests treated me like a treasure chest.

Chapter 133 The Promise to Share Weal and Woe

Xia Yao added fuel to the fire in the recently bustling entertainment industry, while what was being roasted was Chen Nian.

Silent night...

The next day, Chen Nian arrived at the company, and even more people gathered around him. As expected, Xia Yao's words at the end of yesterday's show had stirred up the audience who loved excitement once again.

However, Chen Nian was acting out of character today, chatting and laughing with his colleagues. This attitude surprised his colleagues who had worked with him for three years. Why did he change his personality like this?

"Chen Nian, let's go." Lin Ran came out of the office, called Chen Nian, and the two took the elevator upstairs.

"Chen Nian and Director Lin have been getting really close lately!"

"What do you mean, 'recently'? Everyone's saying it's a childhood sweetheart, you know what a childhood sweetheart is, right?"

"No wonder I was wondering how Chen Nian managed to stay in office for three years without being fired."

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In the office, everyone gathered together and discussed it.

Chen Nian is in a good mood today and doesn't mind everyone's discussion, since he can take a vacation soon anyway.

Before long, the two arrived at the general manager's office.

Wang Yang and Li Qiang, along with several department directors, were already waiting there. Upon seeing Chen Nian arrive, they immediately greeted him warmly.

"Chen Nian, I've thought about it and decided to promote you. How about becoming a top-notch creator with an annual salary of one million?" Wang Yang said with a smile.

"Yeah, when the time comes, any artist in our department who you want a song written for can just tell me, and I'll get them to cooperate," Li Qiang chimed in.

Upon learning that Chen Nian was leaving, the group felt a pang of anxiety and immediately became quiet. If such an outstanding creator were to leave and end up with another company, it would be like giving the enemy an advantage!

"Mr. Wang, I've already made up my mind about this. But even if I leave, my cooperation with the company can still continue," Chen Nian said after they finished speaking.

However, the people who heard this felt quite uncomfortable.

"Chen Nian, stay. As for your three songs, I won't force you to give them to Chen Feng, how about that?" Wang Yang said.

Chen Nian paused for a moment, then said calmly, "Even if you force me, I won't give it to him."

As those in positions of power, even when begging others to stay, they still maintain their status and authority.

At this moment, Lin spoke up again: "President Wang, things have come to this point, let's part ways amicably. Besides, Chen Nian still needs to record for Su Xiao's group after he handles this matter today."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yang's face turned ashen. Then, he said helplessly, "Alright, since that's the case, Chen Nian, the spot for Heartbeat Rhythm is for Director Lin. Logically speaking, the company should receive a portion of the money."

"As you know, this is a spot the company gave you, a platform the company provided for you," Wang Yang said calmly.

"Of course, I'll transfer the amount today." Chen Nian nodded slightly. He didn't refute this, and it was indeed the case.

"Alright, then I hope we can continue to cooperate in the future." Wang Yang didn't waste any time and immediately approved his resignation application, handing it to Lin Ran. "Then please hurry up with the recording for Su Xiao's side."

"Director Lin also told me that the price is 30, and everything else remains the same, right?"

"That's right."

"Okay, then I wish us a pleasant cooperation." Wang Yang smiled and extended his hand.

Seeing this, Chen Nian shook hands with him, and the matter was considered closed.

Although Wang Yang was unwilling and unhappy, Xinghe was, after all, a leading company in Guangzhou's entertainment industry. As its boss, he wasn't petty enough to trip up Chen Nian.

Things went smoothly as expected. Chen Nian left first, went to the recording studio, booked a room, and waited for Su Xiao's arrival.

Before long, Lin Ran and Li Qiang brought Su Xiao to the recording studio, accompanied by Su Xiao's manager.

Chen Nian was somewhat surprised to see this; he hadn't expected that someone would be following him around after just a few days.

"Chen Nian!" Su Xiao's eyes lit up when she saw Chen Nian, and she smiled brightly. She hadn't seen Chen Nian for the past few days and really wanted to visit the creative department.

If it weren't for a bunch of endorsements waiting for her to film, she would have wanted to work with Chen Nian a long time ago.

"Hmm, you've been quite busy lately?" Chen Nian smiled.

"Yes, I've been very busy. I'm sorry, I haven't had time to talk to you," Su Xiao said apologetically.

"..." Chen Nian thought to himself, there's no need to look for him even if there's time, otherwise others might think there's some secret relationship between them.

Lin Ran glanced at him and walked over with the signed contract for him to sign. As Chen Nian signed his name, the first contract of his professional career was officially established.

Chen Nian was secretly delighted; another 300,000 yuan had arrived in his account. He was in high spirits and said, "Let's get started."

The arrangement for this song was already recorded in Sydney, so the recording went smoothly and was finished in just one hour.

With the song recorded, Chen Nian breathed a sigh of relief, thus completing his duties at Xinghe.

Li Qiang, who witnessed the whole thing, was shocked. He never expected that hearing Su Xiao sing it live would be even more amazing than hearing it on the live stream.

With just this one song, Su Xiao is good enough to stay popular for a long time.

"That's all for today. Good luck, and treat me to dinner again sometime," Chen Nian chuckled.

"Mmm! Tomorrow then?" Su Xiao blinked and said.

"...Not tomorrow." Chen Nian laughed, said goodbye to her, and left first.

Watching the departing figure, Li Qiang said regretfully, "What a pity. It will be difficult to have the opportunity to collaborate with such an outstanding creator in the future."

"Sigh, if I were President Wang, I really wouldn't want to let him go!"

Upon hearing this, Su Xiao looked puzzled and asked, "Leave? Where is Chen Nian going?"

"He resigned. Try to keep in touch with him in the future; it'll make it easier for you to arrange songs with him," Li Qiang said.

"Chen Nian is resigning?" Su Xiao was taken aback. She hadn't heard Chen Nian mention this to her at all, so she quickly chased after him.

At the elevator entrance, Su Xiao called out to Chen Nian, her face filled with anxiety, "Chen Nian, you resigned?"

Chen Nian was a little surprised and nodded slightly: "Yes, I'm packing my things now. Don't worry, everyone is still in Guangzhou. We can still get together when we have time. And if you need me to write songs, you can also contact me."

"Why?" Su Xiao asked, puzzled.

"Well, because I'm planning to open my own studio and be my own boss, so I can write songs whenever I want."

Upon hearing this, Su Xiao was stunned. The next moment, she mustered her courage and said, "Then I want to go too!"

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"No, I don't want to hire anyone." Chen Nian shook his head. He had no management experience and had never thought about hiring employees.

"I want to go! I'll be an artist for your studio!" Su Xiao said firmly.

"My place isn't an artist's studio. What kind of artist are you? Just stay here and do your job. You've already signed the contract. Are you not going to sing anymore?" Chen Nian said speechlessly.

Su Xiao frowned immediately, looking conflicted.

"Don't worry, you're welcome to visit my studio anytime," Chen Nian said.

After a long while, Su Xiao nodded slightly, her face full of reluctance.

"Alright, I'm leaving. I've already taken two elevators..." Chen Nian said quietly, waving his hand as he stepped into the elevator.

In the afternoon, he simply grabbed his backpack and left, while his other colleagues were still taking their lunch break; there was no scene of farewell.

Chen Nian didn't intend to say goodbye to everyone, and to be honest, he wasn't familiar with them.

As Chen Nian left Xinghe Building, he looked at his backpack and felt a pang of emotion. Three years had passed, and he had come with a backpack and was leaving with the same backpack.

He sent Lin a message and then went straight back to his apartment.

Next, it's time to put the studio on the agenda. We need to get the studio up and running before Liu Ting arrives, otherwise we won't have anywhere to entertain that guy.

Thinking of this, Chen Nian immediately turned on his computer and searched for information about office buildings. After searching, he was somewhat surprised, as office buildings did not seem to be suitable for him.

So, when faced with a problem, they would turn to Lin Ran.

Sure enough, Lin had a solution as soon as he spoke.

"Looking for a cultural and creative park."

Chen Nian's eyes lit up immediately. He then searched for information about cultural and creative parks. A moment later, more than a dozen information about cultural and creative parks popped up, and the closest one to him was less than five kilometers away.

"Go check over there at 3:30!"

The location is very close; it's only five bus stops from the park entrance. After getting off the bus, Chen Nian stood at the park entrance looking at the map. The entire park is divided into six areas.

One area caught his eye; it was marked on the map as being almost entirely filled with art training institutions and the atmosphere seemed quite nice.

Chen Nian withdrew his gaze and walked towards the security booth, inquiring about the rental details from the security guard.

Seeing that a customer was coming, the security guard called the operations center, and soon a woman arrived.

"Hello, my name is Wang Xin. Are you looking to rent an office?"

Chen Nian nodded, looked at the beautiful woman with glasses, and asked, "Are there any more in Section D? I want to open a music studio."

"District D? You're lucky, you just canceled your contract with one the day before yesterday. Shall I show you around?" Wang Xin nodded, sizing up Chen Nian. This handsome young man couldn't possibly be a celebrity, could he?

"Okay, then please lead the way." Chen Nian was a little surprised; it seemed he had good luck.

He then followed Wang Xin into the park and found the environment to be quite nice, with bars, coffee shops and bookstores everywhere.

Upon arriving at Section D, Chen Nian was somewhat surprised to see the office building he had been looking at; it seemed rather large.

"Is it a detached house for rent?" Chen Nian asked.

"That's right, it's about 460 square meters, 3.5 per square meter, annual payment, two months' deposit," Wang Xin said, taking out the universal room card in his hand to open the door.

Chen Nian followed behind, looking around. Hearing the price, he remained expressionless, but inwardly he was cursing. He roughly calculated that the monthly rent was nearly 50,000 yuan, and the annual rent was 600,000 yuan.

Two deposits and one payment, that's 1.8 million upfront, wow...

He followed Wang Xin into the house, and his eyes lit up when he saw the layout. The house was bright, two stories high, and had a balcony attached.

There are three meeting rooms, three offices, and the lobby on the first and second floors is large enough to accommodate dozens of people working.

Chen Nian thought it was great, but considering that he was all alone and working in such a large room every day, it felt a bit extravagant.

After strolling around for a while, Wang Xin looked at Chen Nian and asked for his thoughts.

"Not bad. Let me think, are there any others?" Chen Nian didn't refuse directly, leaving himself some room for maneuver. Then he followed the other person to look at two more buildings.

One building is over 180 square meters, and the other is over 300 square meters.

"That's enough for today. I'll give you an answer tomorrow. I'll just wander around on my own from now on, so I won't bother you any further," Chen Nian said.

"Okay, then I'll wait for your good news." Wang Xin nodded, feeling that the handsome man in front of her looked somewhat familiar, but she couldn't quite place him for the moment, and then left first.

Chen Nian watched the other person leave, then casually strolled around and called Lin Zai to tell her about the situation.

"What do you think? It seems like we could barely rent the one that's over 100 square meters."

"I think the one that's over 400 square meters is pretty good. You don't really think you don't need any employees, and you'll need space if you set up a recording studio in the future, right?" Lin Ran said.

"More than 1.8 million! Even if you sold me, it wouldn't be enough!" Chen Nian exclaimed.

"Really? Well then, how about this: I'll invest 1.8 million in you, consider it an investment, how about that?" Lin Ran said quietly.

"What?"

"Damn it, you've secretly made a fortune behind my back!" Chen Nian was stunned when she heard this. When she came to her senses, she was heartbroken. "We all came from the countryside. We agreed to share the joys and sorrows, but you ended up becoming a little rich woman!"