Huayu 2009: Who should we call the Heavenly King?

"What is it?"

"Sister K, these songs are all my own original compositions, and I even self-financed the album."

Shen Yan said frankly.

"So, theoretically, shouldn't these copyrights belong to me?"

"Um."

Tangren is a film and television production company, Cai Yinong nodded without giving it much thought.

"The copyright belongs to you, but if there are any commercial performances in the future, the company will definitely take its share."

"Of course."

Cai Yinong's straightforwardness was a bit unexpected for Shen Yan, who had originally thought he would have to use a lot of persuasion.

"So, K-sister, do we need to sign a supplementary contract?"

"OK."

Cai Yinong nodded slightly.

"It's a bit late today. Have the legal department draft a contract tomorrow morning, and you can come to the office to sign it. Any other questions?"

"That's all."

Shen Yan is not prepared to become a "traitorous ninja" for the time being.

Having a platform in the initial stage is better than going it alone. Even a broken ship has three nails; Tangren will still have its value if it pulls things up again in the future.

Moreover, there are advantages to pulling the price up; the more the company pulls, the lower its bargaining power becomes.

If Shen Yan becomes popular quickly enough, he could use this opportunity to his advantage, or even use it to manipulate Tangren Media, turning the tables and controlling Tangren Media.

"Alright, after signing the contract tomorrow morning, go to Shanghai Film Studio. Shanghai Film Studio and Yinghuang have co-produced an urban drama. The male lead is Hu Ge, and the female lead is Bai Bin. We are currently missing a second male lead."

"Bitter coffee?" Shen Yan asked with a strange expression.

"Yes, you know?"

Cai Yinong looked at him in surprise.

"This drama is adapted from the online novel 'Sobering Up.' The second male lead is a returnee from overseas and a department manager in a company. The character is supposed to be 27-8 years old, but you can play the role too. Just change the character's age."

Shen Yan certainly knew about "Bitter Coffee." When he acted in it in his previous life, he didn't think there were any major problems.

Looking back now.

It's full of flaws.

A workplace drama reminiscent of "Meteor Garden," where the whole world inexplicably targets the innocent female lead played by Baek Bin.

The second female lead, Zuo Xiaoqing, plays a typical villainous supporting character who is later forcibly redeemed.

The male lead is the protector, or rather, the simp, who silently watches the female lead fall in love with the scumbag second male lead.

Finally, after the second male lead hooked up with the CEO's daughter, he kicked the female lead away.

The female lead, who was cheated on, was successfully taken over by the male lead.

"When will this movie be filmed?" Shen Yan asked symbolically.

"Filming is tentatively scheduled to begin in December and wrap up before the Lunar New Year."

Cai Yinong explained.

"Although it conflicts a bit with 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes,' the company can reschedule your dramas. We can film your scenes first, and then you can join the cast of 'Bitter Coffee' at the end of December."

"Sister K".

Shen Yan shook his head.

"Maybe we should just forget about it. I feel it's not good to mess with the script. Besides, I'm still in school. I can skip school during the semester, but I definitely have to go for the final exams."

"In addition, songwriting and arranging music also take time, and taking on two roles at the same time is too stressful."

Cai Yinong frowned.

She even rejected the second male lead role?

However, considering Shen Yan's potential and the fact that he had just signed the contract, she did not react on the spot.

Furthermore, Shen Yan's reasoning was not without merit.

"Then I'll take on a small cameo role."

Cai Yinong pondered for a moment.

"The contract stipulates that I must act in two films, and the company definitely has to fulfill that obligation."

"All right."

Shen Yan looked troubled and made a reluctant gesture.

"You haven't eaten yet, have you? Director Li and the others are here, let's have a meal together."

After speaking, Cai Yinong stood up, her high heels clicking loudly.

The evening gathering was rather uninteresting; it was an internal gathering of Tangren Media. Apart from Cai Yinong and Hu Jia, there were only a few directors, including Li Guoli, Lin Yufen, Li Huizhu, Liang Quansheng, and Wei Hantao.

It was a simple working lunch. Apart from praising Shen Yan a few times at the beginning, we spent the rest of the time talking about "Clothing Under Heaven".

Shen Yan was very honest; after the dinner, he returned to the hotel arranged by the company and did not go to a nightclub alone.

The next day.

Shen Yan, accompanied by his lawyer, signed a supplementary music copyright agreement with Tangren Media.

The process went smoothly.

After signing the contract, he flew directly to Beijing.

He lost the second male lead role in "Bitter Coffee". Why would he need to audition for a small cameo role?

Instead of wasting time on that, you should go into seclusion and work on music arrangement.

Unlike songwriting and composition, arranging music is a demanding task. It requires not only musical aesthetics but also a great deal of experience. While one may not be proficient in all instruments, one must at least be familiar with most commonly used ones.

It is best to be proficient in playing one or two musical instruments.

In addition to music theory, musical intelligence, and performance skills, proficiency in music production software is also essential.

Cubase was a music production software, and at that time, Cubase did not have an official Chinese version.

The interface is entirely in English.

Fortunately, Shen Yan's English is pretty good; he learned it by listening to American and European rock music.

Singing English songs is a piece of cake for her.

On the third day of his secluded "creation" session, Shen Yan received a phone call.

"Is that Shen Yan?"

The man on the other end of the phone sounded very tired.

"I am Hu Yanbing."

"It's me, soldier, hello, you're my fan."

???

Hu Yanbing was full of question marks. Am I your fan?

What the hell?

"Sorry, I misspoke. I'm a fan of yours. The songs in 'I'm Crazy About Music' are so good."

"Alright."

Hu Yanbing chuckled softly.

"I'll send you an address later. I'll be waiting for you at the studio at 10 a.m. tomorrow."

"Okay, see you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow."

Hearing the dial tone from the microphone, Shen Yan smiled.

The slip of the tongue just now was obviously intentional on his part.

This is not.

The change in Hu Yanbing's tone is the best proof of this.

As early as when he planned to use Tangren as a transit point, Shen Yan had a rough idea of ​​who his producer was.

That's not hard to guess.

Among the artists signed by Gold Typhoon in mainland China, only two are qualified to serve as producers: Hu Yanbing and Xu Wei.

The former is a full contract, while the latter is only a record deal.

Secondly, Hu Yanbing's contract with Gold Typhoon is about to expire, and the two sides are having conflicts. He wants to go abroad for further studies, but Gold Typhoon wants him to release an album.

In this situation, contract renewal is almost impossible. Given the record company's track record, they will definitely squeeze out every last bit of value from the company.

Similarly, Hu Yanbing was mostly unhappy about these forced assignments.

Being a fan can somewhat mitigate some of the unpleasantness.

If all else fails, write the song "Take Everything You Want" for Hu Yanbing and make him the "Dog Savior" ahead of time.

Thinking of this, Shen Yan almost burst out laughing.

The fighting power of Zheng Shuang's fans is terrifying; they tear everything apart. I guess only the young Zheng Shuang fans in their prime could rival them.

Back then, when Hu Yanbing's relationship with Zheng Shuang was exposed, his Weibo was flooded with comments from Zheng Shuang's fans.

On one hand, marketing accounts are eager to stir up trouble, spreading rumors that Hu Yanbing was a third party who interfered in the relationship between You Wang and Shuangzi. On the other hand, Shuangzi's fans are angrily cursing him as an ugly man who is not good enough for Shuangzi.

Hu Yanbing was so overwhelmed by the criticism that he deleted all his Weibo posts.

After that, the two broke up, but they still couldn't escape the pursuit of Zheng Shuang's fans, which almost caused Hu Yanbing to suffer from "Zheng Shuang PTSD". He didn't even dare to mention her name.