Huayu96: My Thirty Years of a Prodigal Son

After leaving the karaoke room, Chen Heping practically ran upstairs.

He pushed open the door to Zhao Fang's conference room.

Zhao Fang was sitting at the head of the conference table, holding a pen in her hand.

Opposite her sat several young people from the planning department, discussing the artist promotion plan for the next quarter.

"Meeting adjourned! You may all leave now!"

Chen Heping waved to the young men with a gloomy face.

Zhao Fang looked up and gave Chen Heping a dissatisfied look.

"Old Chen, what do you mean by this? I'm in a meeting right now!"

Chen Heping ignored Zhao Fang and continued to look at the group of young people.

"Go outside, Manager Zhao and I have something to discuss."

After exchanging glances, the young people tactfully packed their things and left.

Zhao Fang realized that Chen Heping's mood was off, so she also remained silent.

The door closed.

Only Chen Heping and Zhao Fang remained in the conference room.

Zhao Fang then asked in a deep voice, "Old Chen, what exactly happened?"

Chen Heping turned and looked at Zhao Fang with anger on his face.

"Zhao Fang, I entrusted Zeng Li to you, how did you take care of her?"

Zhao Fang was taken aback for a moment, then frowned.

"Zeng Li? What happened to her?"

"I'm asking you how you take care of her?"

Zhao Fang's expression showed a hint of impatience.

"Old Chen, you want me to mentor someone who doesn't even understand basic music theory? How am I supposed to mentor him?"

I've already given you a lot of face by having Sun Rong tutor her.

"If it weren't for your relationship, I would have fired her on the first day."

Chen Heping's temple throbbed.

"I gave you such a promising talent, and you just wasted it like this?"

Zhao Fang couldn't understand at all.

She stood up and placed her hands on the table.

"A promising talent? No, what's so good about Zeng Li?"

The pitch was barely accurate, the resonance was fragmented, and the emotional processing was practically nonexistent.

"You were the one who forced a singer into my life through connections. I'm already being lenient by not giving you the cold shoulder, and now you're criticizing me?"

Chen Heping choked on his anger for a moment, then asked, "Did you listen to the demo I gave you?"

Zhao Fang was speechless.

demo?

In an instant, the CD that Chen Heping had placed on her desk that day flashed into her mind.

She was busy with her work at the time and casually put it into the drawer.

Later, I forgot about it.

"...I didn't hear you."

Zhao Fang lowered her voice.

"I was too busy that day, and I forgot about it afterwards."

Chen Heping stared at Zhao Fang with a look of disappointment and frustration.

"Oh, Zhao Fang, what am I supposed to say to you?"

Do you know how big a mistake you've made?

Zhao Fang frowned.

So what if I didn't listen to a demo? How big of a mistake can that be?

I've heard Zeng Li's singing skills myself, so how good could the demo be?

Chen Heping stopped beating around the bush.

"Have you been looking for Qin Sheng, the singer of 'Too Softhearted', lately?"

Zhao Fang's eyes immediately lit up.

"Yes! I've had my assistant investigate for over a week, but StarDispatch is absolutely refusing to give me any information. Do you have any news?"

"I've found the person."

Zhao Fang was overjoyed.

"Where?"

Chen Heping looked at her and said, word by word, "Qin Sheng is Zeng Li's boyfriend."

Zhao Fang's expression froze.

"...What?"

"Qin Sheng is the boyfriend of Zeng Li, the pretty face who got in through connections, as you mentioned."

Not only that, he also personally wrote three very distinctive songs for Zeng Li.

It's in that demo disc you've never even heard of.

I signed Zeng Li because of these three great songs written by Qin Sheng.

Zhao Fang's face gradually turned pale.

Chen Heping continued, "Today, I finally managed to get Qin Sheng to come to the company to discuss the signing of the contract, thanks to Lao Liu's influence."

But before we could reach an agreement, I thought I'd take him to see Zeng Li and try to appeal to his emotions. Guess what I saw?

I saw that the vocal coach you arranged was abusing Zeng Li with high-intensity lessons!

Zeng Li's voice was almost ruined by the vocal coach you arranged!

Zhao Fang opened her mouth, wanting to explain that she hadn't asked Sun Rong to do that.

But as a mature professional, she knew that this explanation was meaningless.

So he stopped talking.

Chen Heping continued, "The current situation is that Qin Sheng himself is downstairs, and he is very angry."

The company had a great chance to sign this genius creator who was about to become a sensation, but you ended up completely offending his girlfriend.

"So, how do you plan to resolve this?"

After a moment of silence, Zhao Fang said somewhat forcefully, "Since we've offended you, then let it go!"

Zuo You is just a young man who has just become popular with one or two songs. Every year, the music scene produces a genius like him.

"How much could the company possibly lose by missing out on him?"

Chen Heping sighed heavily.

"If he were just an ordinary genius who occasionally got lucky and wrote one or two hit songs, I wouldn't be so angry."

But the problem is he's a super genius! A groundbreaking super genius!

Zhao Fang frowned.

"Really? I don't believe it."

Chen Heping explained, "It's because Lao Liu and I have a good relationship that he told me the truth."

To date, Qin Sheng has written a total of eight songs.

They are "Heroes' Song," the theme song for CCTV's Water Margin series, written for Lao Liu.

"Longing" written for Mao Amin.

"Conquest" was written for Na Ying.

The poems written for Zeng Li: "Red-Clad Actress", "Exploring the Window", and "If Only Then".

There are also "Too Softhearted" and "Liberation," which he wrote for himself.

It's no exaggeration to say that everyone is impressed; all of them are masterpieces, and the best of the best.

"Since I received advance notice of such a super genius, how could I not do my utmost to try and win him over?"

Zhao Fang still didn't believe it.

"That Qin Sheng is said to be only eighteen years old. Is it really possible that the songs he writes at such a young age are so exquisite?"

Even Liu Huan, Mao Amin, and Na Ying were impressed?

Chen Heping nodded emphatically.

"Absolutely true! Given Lao Liu's character, his strong admiration for Qin Sheng couldn't be fake, could it?"

Zhao Fang fell silent.

After a pause, Chen Heping said, "Come upstairs with me and apologize to them. Let's see if we can salvage the situation."

After saying that, Chen Heping turned and left.

But after walking for a while, when he turned around, he found that Zhao Fang was still standing there, stunned and motionless.

Chen Heping frowned and asked, "What are you doing? Aren't you going to leave?"

Zhao Fang finally came to her senses.

But after regaining her senses, she suddenly turned around and walked towards the office.

Chen Heping was stunned for a moment, then became furious.

"Zhao Fang! What exactly are you trying to do?!"

Without turning her head, Zhao Fang said, "In this situation, a simple apology is definitely not going to work."

I need to go back and listen to that demo before deciding how much to apologize.

Old Chen, don't worry about it, I'll take full responsibility for this.

If he truly convinces me, I'll do everything in my power to win him back, even if it means losing face and kneeling down to apologize!

Chen Heping opened his mouth, and finally smiled with satisfaction.

This is Zhao Fang, the Zhao Fang I trust.

He may have a temper problem, but his attitude and ability are absolutely fine.