Huayu: The young actress is heavily dependent on me

"What? Me? I'm going to deal with Chen Li?"

Chen Yao blinked and pointed to herself, asking the question.

"Yes, it's you." Cai Yinong nodded with a serious expression.

"As you know, Chen Li only signed a one-year contract with Sister Fan, which expires this June."

"If you can persuade him to bring our Tang people to our side, we'll have gained another great general!"

Thinking about this, Cai Yinong felt a surge of joy.

Who says their own female celebrities can only be snatched away by others?

Cai Yinong insisted on trying to recruit a male celebrity!

But when Cai Yinong looked at Chen Yao, who was standing to the side looking obedient and adorable, he couldn't help but start to doubt himself.

Sigh... Is this girl really capable?

However, Cai Yinong quickly made up her mind.

She's the one! It's so easy for a woman to pursue a man!

Besides, it seems that the relationship between Naza and that kid is a bit complicated, which won't do!

Naza is currently our leading lady, so we can't afford any more trouble!

Hurry up and let Chen Yao win over Chen Li! It would be killing two birds with one stone!

"President Cai, actually I quite like Chen Li... but it seems like Sister Zha and him..." Chen Yao stammered.

"What, Naza! Next time you see Naza with that kid, come and tell me, and I'll teach her a lesson!" President Cai said viciously.

"You're now my handpicked partner for Chen Li! No one can change that!"

"Okay! Thank you, Mr. Cai!" Chen Yao was overjoyed and bowed to Cai Yinong.

She was still thinking that she might not be able to compete with Sister Zha.

I never expected Mr. Cai to be so helpful; he's a real lifesaver!

Now that President Cai is backing me up, I can confidently and boldly pursue Chen Li!

Thinking of this, Chen Yao's face flushed red, and she looked absolutely gorgeous.

Cai Yinong looked at Chen Yao's pathetic state with a speechless expression, but still waved his hand.

"Alright, alright, go ahead. You young people should chat more; it might become a beautiful story for our Tang people in the future."

"Hehe, thanks a lot, Mr. Cai! I guarantee I'll complete the task!"

......

Meanwhile, during a break at the Hengdian film set, Chen Li was huddled in the actors' apartment, organizing documents on his laptop.

Two draft scores of the new songs were laid out on the screen, with dense notes on arrangement and vocal parts next to them.

Both of these songs were specially prepared by him for Zhou Shen.

From signing Zhou Shen to now, this young man has proven Chen Li's judgment was correct with his song "The Wind Rises".

It topped the KuGou Rising Chart and the New Song Chart, and within two weeks of its release, the studio received over 1.6 million yuan in revenue sharing, with the numbers still rising.

But relying on just one song isn't his style. Zhou Shen needs a second card, and two cards with completely different styles.

The first song is titled "Rings of Time".

The melody of this song carries an intense, unyielding sadness, layer upon layer, like the rings of a tree, etched into the very bones.

Zhou Shen's ethereal and clear voice is perfectly suited to handle the long, lyrical passages in "The Years".

Zhou Shen's specialty is his ability to gently lift his breath and sing each note as if it were a sigh.

More importantly, "The Years" can be linked with the upcoming drama "The Journey of Flower".

The Journey of Flower is a fantasy drama produced by Ciwen Media. It has been highly anticipated since filming wrapped up and is scheduled to premiere in June 2015, which is the time when fantasy dramas are most popular in the market.

The soundtrack for this drama boasts a strong lineup, with the theme song already set to be "Eternity" by Alan, but the selection of insert songs and promotional tracks is still underway.

Chen Li's plan is very clear:

Make "The Years" into an insert song or promotional song for "The Journey of Flower," and use the popularity of this drama to pave the way for Zhou Shen.

He has already asked Yangyang Jin to contact the production company of "The Journey of Flower".

The other party responded faster than expected.

Ciwen Media heard that Chen Li's studio wanted to collaborate on the theme song and they were very enthusiastic.

The songs "The Wind Rises" and "Undyed" simultaneously topped the Kugou charts, and Chen Li himself became the subject of widespread online discussion, going from "director with 7 million plays" to "musician whose acting career got in the way." This level of popularity is exactly what the production team needed for their promotional campaign.

The two sides are still negotiating the details of the authorization and the exclusivity clause, but overall progress is going quite smoothly. Chen Li's promotional strategy for "The Years" is to leverage existing momentum.

Riding the wave of popularity of "The Journey of Flower," Zhou Shen's voice was brought to the ears of fans of fantasy dramas.

Given the scale of this drama, once it airs, the ratings and buzz will definitely be high. If Zhou Shen's voice can be heard by audiences across the country, that will truly be a breakthrough.

The second song, "Da La Beng Ba," takes a completely opposite approach to "Years."

This song is a legendary performance that Zhou Shen later gave on "Singer 2020".

She switched between five roles in one song: little girl, boy, king, dragon, and narrator, seamlessly transitioning from a loli voice to a mature woman voice to an elderly voice, using her voice as an instrument to showcase her skills.

This kind of song would be a train wreck in other people's hands, but in Zhou Shen's hands it's a walking recruitment brochure.

The biggest difference between this song and Zhou Shen's other works is that it not only showcases the singer's vocal control, but also enhances Zhou Shen's versatility and tension in stage performance.

The performance style of switching roles in a virtual fantasy setting and building a story through singing complements the extreme requirements of "Da La Beng Ba" for vocal flexibility, which can break the stereotype that he "can only sing ballads".

When the time comes, he will perform live on stage, singing "Dala Bengba Bandebedibudobiruong" in a girlish voice while switching to a middle-aged low voice to provide narration, and then interjecting as a sarcastic remark, "This is too difficult to sing."

The audience will go crazy!

However, Chen Li also knew that the song needed the right time to be released.

At the end of 2014, short videos had not yet experienced an explosive growth, and ACG (Anime, Comics, and Games) culture was still a relatively niche community.

But good songs always have a long tail effect—Zhou Shen now needs a highly recognizable "weird song" to label him.

When the short video platform boom arrives next year, hit songs like "Da La Beng Ba," with their inherent meme-worthy quality, will naturally possess the genes for social media spread.

He saved the two sheet music files to a USB drive, leaned back in his chair, and closed his eyes.

"The Wind Rises", "Dala Bengba", and "The Years".

Three songs, three completely different tracks, perfectly helped Zhou Shen tear off the label of "can only sing one style".

He wants Zhou Shen to be remembered not just for one song, but for a voice—a voice that can handle any musical style.

With that thought in mind, he picked up his phone and dialed Zhou Shen's number.

The call was answered quickly, and Zhou Shen's voice still had a slight hoarseness from vocal training:

"Teacher Chen?"

"Shen Shen, I've prepared two more songs for you. The style is completely different from what you sang before. One is a classical Chinese ballad that's going to be used as an insert song in 'The Journey of Flower,' and the other is a technically amazing song that might be mistaken for a comedy. Are you scared?"

Zhou Shen paused for a second on the other end of the phone, then asked with a smile in his voice:

"Teacher Chen, I've been working with you for so long, and I'm just afraid that one day you'll tell me you have no songs for me to sing."