Entertainment: This top celebrity is really letting loose!

Chapter 13 I Bought a Watch Last Year

Five minutes later, Zhou Yang was dragged to the general manager's office by her agent.

As soon as he entered, Lei Mingkai quickly got up from the sofa, patted him on the shoulder without ceremony, and grinned, "You've really changed a lot in just a few days, Zhou Yang. You've really made Xingchen Entertainment proud this time."

Such blatant praise made even the thick-skinned Lei feel a little embarrassed, and he quickly said, "Mr. Lei, you flatter me. I didn't expect my new song to become such a hit."

Seeing his "humble" expression, Lei Mingkai's admiration deepened. He then turned to Wang Man with a stern face and said:

"Director Wang, I'm not criticizing you, but Zhou Yang is the company's top star. The promotional resources for the new song should be commensurate with his status. What kind of stingy thing are you doing this time?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he complained, "You've been with me for over ten years, and you haven't learned any of my good qualities."

Wang Man looked aggrieved and retorted, "President Lei, we have to be honest with each other. When I came to you before, you showed me no mercy..."

"alright!"

Lei Mingkai waved his hand to interrupt her, saying:

"Director Wang, you need to go to the marketing department right now and have them work overtime tonight to redo the new advertising plan. Don't worry about the money; you can't expect results without investment. Try to get rid of that song 'That Rainy Season' as soon as possible. That Wei Ran didn't give me any face back then..."

After saying that, she ignored her and instead took her brother's hand, saying enthusiastically, "My old classmate sent me a few cans of good tea a while ago, but I haven't been able to bring myself to drink it. Zhou Yang, you can join me for a taste today..."

Some are happy while others are sad. While the executives of Xingchen Entertainment are overjoyed, Heyue Times and Wei Ran are somewhat depressed, especially Wei Ran himself.

I hope that the wishes I've made will blossom along the way.

Protecting those dreams from the wind and sand

The cherry blossoms at your fingertips, like poems, depict whose fleeting youth?

A passionate love mixed with elegance

I hope that the wishes I've made will blossom along the way.

Hide the person in the rain under the eaves

Time washes away the clamor of adversity and vicissitude.

... "

As the music played from the speakers, his brow furrowed deeper and deeper.

A little over a month ago, the general manager of Star Entertainment didn't even get into his house. A week ago, he still treated Zhou Yang as a joke, but now he really can't laugh anymore. In fact, he himself is showing signs of becoming a joke.

He wouldn't be so worried if he lost to a well-known composer or a top-tier singer in the industry, even if the other party was a leading singer.

But Zhou Yang is at best a young idol who plays the traffic game. His song "Last-Time Cramming" was even ridiculed by the whole internet. Now, a new song is pressing him step by step.

"That Rainy Season" is already teetering on the top of both charts, and could be overtaken by his new song at any time.

Besides worry, he also felt depressed, resentful, and even frustrated at this moment.

"Da da da".

Suddenly there was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

Wei Ran said weakly.

"Mr. Hou, you've arrived."

The visitor was Hou Dewen, the general manager of Heyue Times. Judging from his expression, he was also in a bad mood. He had thought that Heyue Times could have a great time, but it was about to face a small setback.

The competitor is still Star Entertainment.

What kind of company is Star Entertainment?

They have no real works to their name, and their only artist is Zhou Yang. They rely solely on exploiting their fan base for a living. Although their revenue has been decent in recent years, the top-ranking companies don't even consider them a threat.

If they really lose this round, Wei Ran, the top composer, will inevitably have some opinions about the company. Moreover, as the person in charge of the company, he will not feel good either.

He quickly reassured her, "Teacher Wei Ran, don't worry. I've personally called the marketing department and am willing to spend all our resources to promote 'That Rainy Season.' I believe we can widen the gap in the numbers."

Wei Ran's expression was still not good. He, a top-notch composer, had to spend money to win a worthless pop song.

However, since the other party was, after all, his nominal superior, and it was to save face for him, he said, "Thank you, President Hou."

"We're all on the same side. Teacher Wei's honor is our honor at Heyue Times. Don't worry, let me see..."

"Click!"

The door was pushed open forcefully, and when I turned around, I saw that the person who came in was the director of the company's artist department.

"What is it?"

Hou Dewen was somewhat displeased, feeling that the other party's behavior was extremely rude.

The person who came saw him was also a little nervous and surprised. After a few seconds, he said, "The competition has overtaken 'That Rainy Season'."

"What did you say?"

Hou Dewen stared at her, utterly shocked. After recovering, he immediately pulled out his phone and said, "I'll call the marketing department again and tell them to increase the advertising efforts, make sure..."

"No need, Mr. Hou."

Before he could finish speaking, Wei Ran stood up from the sofa behind him and waved his hand.

"Teacher Wei, what's wrong...?"

"I appreciate your kindness. I'll go back now and organize my music library to prepare for releasing new songs later."

Every top-notch composer is proud, and having lost face so badly this time, they will definitely make up for it later.

After saying that, he left, leaving the two people completely bewildered.

"Mr. Hou, Teacher Wei, he..."

"Let's leave it at that for now. I don't think catchy pop songs like 'All the Way to Bloom' will last long."

With the opponent surrendering, Star Entertainment launched a comprehensive promotion campaign regardless of cost. "Blooming All the Way" not only firmly held the top spot on the new song chart but also surged ahead on the hot song chart.

From the top ten to the top five, it finally reached the top spot after half a month, looking down on all the others.

As the tide turned, Liang Qi, who was originally considered the biggest winner of this round, quickly faded into obscurity, remaining as lukewarm as before.

In contrast, Sun Weiwei, although she was also ridiculed for having popular songs but not herself, her name was known throughout the country, especially on short videos and the internet, where she quickly became a hot online singer and celebrity.

Star Entertainment.

Zhou Yang was browsing photos of girls in black stockings when the office door was suddenly pushed open.

"Sister Wang, what brings you here?"

Wang Man smiled brightly. With a "clatter," she placed a box of tea in front of him and said, "President Lei saw that you said this tea was good last time, so he specially asked me to get you a box. He's been busy with work lately and hasn't had time to invite you over for tea."

"Mr. Lei, you're too kind. I just said it casually. I don't know anything about good or bad tea. Besides, I don't have any tea set here. Why don't you ask him to send me a tea set when you have time?"

"..."

Wang Man was stunned for a full half minute, making sure he wasn't joking, and then said, "This time you really stood up for him, he's probably overjoyed."

"I knew it! How come that old miser has suddenly become so generous?"

"Ahem, by the way, Zhou Yang, do you know you've now entered the Chinese composer rankings?"

"A ranking of Chinese composers? What's that?"

Zhou Yang speaks without thinking at all; he just blurts things out.

"The Chinese Composers Ranking is a list compiled by the Music Association based on the achievements and influence of all composers' works. How could you forget that?"

"Oh, I've been staying up too late lately and haven't been sleeping well. What's my current 'queue' position?"

738 people.

"..."

Upon hearing the ranking, Zhou Yang immediately said, "Actually, I don't care too much about these kinds of charts. The reason I wrote this song is to help you and the company, Sister Wang."

Damn, 738th place, who do you think you are!

Wang Man nodded and said with relief, "Speaking of which, we really owe you a lot this time. So many things happened between the company and you recently. If Sun Weiwei had terminated her contract and joined a rival company, who knows what kind of nonsense the outside world would have written."

As the director of the artist department, it wouldn't matter much if a newcomer terminated their contract, but at that time Zhou Yang had just gone through the controversy of "learning foreign languages" and "Longing for Days", and the news of her contract termination would have a very bad impact on Star Entertainment.

"It's nothing."

Zhou Yang waved his hand, and an air of arrogance began to spread unconsciously across his face.

"Da da da~"

Just then, the office door rang again.

"Come in."

As soon as she finished speaking, Sun Weiwei pushed open the door and entered.

"Director Wang, you're here too..."

"Weiwei, are you here to see Zhou Yang too?"

"Yes, I need to talk to him about something."

"You two chat, I'll be going now."

"Director Wang, please take care."

As she was leaving, Wang Man suddenly gave him a meaningful look.