The Queen's Rumored Father

"Oh, right, Chairman Zhang," Xu Yuan suddenly remembered something and said, "I'll need to trouble Qianda to help me buy Xiaoxuan's contract later."

"A contract?" Zhang Lin frowned. "I thought you had a way."

Regarding Meng Xiaoxuan, if Qianda doesn't spend any money, then this deal is a win-win situation, since the person doesn't belong to Qianda.

Meng Xiaoxuan obtained the resources, and Qianda retained the channels for those resources; it was a very official cooperative relationship.

However, if Qianda is required to pay 10 million yuan in breach of contract fees, Qianda would feel somewhat aggrieved.

"Don't worry, there's no need to pay a penalty. We can just use the contract of any female artist from Qianda whose contract is about to expire to exchange for it," Xu Yuan said. "Of course, we'll have to wait and see about the specific timing. Thank you!"

Zhang Lin nodded.

This Xu Yuan is quite interesting.

Is he about to show off his skills?

In the entertainment industry, manipulation is crucial. Even with the same resources, the same audience, and even the same person, the potential and influence can vary drastically depending on the management of the company behind them.

The most typical example is Zhang Yuqi, who played the mermaid. After signing with Yang Tianzheng's agency, her career trajectory was incredibly successful. Despite not being a very high-profile second-tier actress, she managed to transform herself into someone with the presence of a top-tier star.

Operation is very important.

There have been rumors that since the Spring Festival, Xu Yuan has been handling all of Meng Xiaoxuan's affairs, including accepting roles, crisis management, promoting her new songs, and endorsements. His actions are so efficient that it's hard to believe he's not a professional.

Zhang Lin is very happy to have the opportunity to personally participate and witness this.

Anyway, Qianda doesn't have to put in any effort, so it's just a favor to Meng Xiaoxuan, the future queen of pop.

The three of them then talked about everything under the sun, from the heavens to the earth, and then back to the heavens again, having a very enjoyable conversation.

Finally, Zhang Lin suddenly spoke up: "Xu Yuan, Yan Zhenqing, is it really you?"

Xu Yuan was taken aback, then smiled slightly: "It doesn't matter who it is, but as long as Chairman Zhang needs it, he will help."

Xu Yuan's answer was ambiguous.

As expected, old age brings wisdom.

It seems that Xu Yuan won the negotiation today and achieved all the desired results.

But in reality, Zhang Lin also suffered a loss.

Not only does it have the two-year agreement with Xu Yuan as double insurance, but it also brings Yan Zhenqing into its fold. Just as Xu Yuan said, regardless of whether he is Yan Zhenqing or not, Yan Zhenqing will most likely lend a helping hand whenever Qianda needs it.

With the help of such a top-notch songwriter, Qianda Media's music business, if not revitalized, has at least gained a significant foothold.

In the future, if any outstanding new musicians emerge from Qianda, at least there won't be situations where people offer huge sums of money but can't get songs.

The fact that Wang Sicheng, who is not even considered a first-rate writer, was poached by Huace at a high price is enough to prove the importance and shortage of songwriters.

These are all potential bargaining chips.

So today, no one lost out.

Everyone, including Cao Dun and Zhao Liying, is a big winner.

It's just that Xu Yuan earned the most.

……

Just as I left the Garden Villa, Chen Kewen called.

"I was just saying, you and Director Cao are like brothers, aren't you? I just came out," Xu Yuan joked.

Chen Kewen chuckled twice.

He and Cao Dun were indeed in the same interest alliance.

To put it nicely, it's a faction.

After "The Longest Day in Chang'an," their Chen-Cao faction has begun to take shape. They just need to wait for the show to air so they can establish a firm foothold in the entertainment industry.

With solid skills, Chen Ke-wen's background at CTV, and Cao Dun's connections and experience in the entertainment industry, the Chen-Cao faction is destined to soar to great heights.

"Chang'an is completely settled. Starting in a week, it will air two episodes a day during prime time on Hunan TV's Golden Eagle Theater!" Chen Kewen came to inform Xu Yuan of this, but if it were just this, he wouldn't have needed to make a special phone call.

Sure enough, Chen Kewen continued, "During my trip to Hunan TV, I met a few friends, one of whom was very interested in your Meng Xiaoxuan. I heard that there's a music program coming up and they're casting for her."

"Which one?"

It's the singer's problem!

Xu Yuan was certain, and therefore felt a surge of excitement.

He's determined to win this show, and if anyone gets in his way, then I'm sorry!

"Teacher He!" Chen Kewen said, "Teacher He and I have already communicated and learned a lot about Xiaoxuan. I also praised Xiaoxuan highly. In addition, I mentioned that you are handling Xiaoxuan's current situation."

"Teacher He will probably call you in a little while, so do your best."

Chen Kewen hung up the phone.

Teacher He!

Xu Yuan's lips curled up slightly. As expected, it was that mango's pillar of strength.

Almost every entertainment program on Hunan TV revolves around these two pillars. It is precisely because of these two individuals that Hunan TV was able to rise again and once again dominate the ranks of local television stations after being chased and even surpassed by Hunan TV, Oriental TV, Hunan TV Drama Channel, and Beijing TV.

Without those two, China's Running Man and Oriental Tomato's Chicken Strips could have easily crushed Mango TV.

Mango TV didn't have time to weather the three-to-five-year period of change, and then it produced the "Singer" series, the "Idol" series, the "My Family" series, the "Divas Hit the Road" series, the "Wife" series, the "Who's the Murderer" series, and so on, and won back the crown of local TV ratings!

If South Korea's entertainment industry has three giants that gather heroes from all over the world, then Hunan TV also has two giants that have gathered all the big and small fish in the entire Chinese entertainment industry.

At this stage, Hunan TV was in a period of transformation and low point.

Teacher He's call was undoubtedly intended to confirm Meng Xiaoxuan's identity. In the past, this process wouldn't have been necessary; a direct notification would have sufficed. Why would Teacher He need to personally intervene?

Beep!

Sure enough, less than five minutes after Chen Kewen hung up the phone, an unknown number called.

"Hello, is this Teacher He?"

"Haha, Xu Yuan, I'm He Jiong."

"Hello, Teacher He. Director Chen just spoke to me on the phone," Xu Yuan said.

"Oh, that's good, otherwise it would have been rather abrupt for me to make this call." Even though, from a certain perspective, Teacher He has already reached the top of the Chinese entertainment industry, he has always shown enough respect to everyone. "It's like this, our station and Huang Yiyun are preparing to do a music program, and we are currently missing a young pop singer with his own fan base and a good image and temperament."

"Personally, I think Xiaoxuan is nice, so I'd like to ask about her availability."

Meng Xiaoxuan has been consistently trending on social media for the past three months. Despite filming, she's become incredibly popular. Not only He Jiong, but many programs have already approached Haoyue Film & Television.

However, Haoyue Film and Television's words don't carry weight now. Only those who truly understand the matter and have sought out the right person will know that this matter should be addressed by Xu Yuan.

"Teacher He, you should know about Xiaoxuan's recent situation. Within a week, Haoyue Film and Television sent us ten variety show invitations, half of which were music-related." Xu Yuan's words were true; Wu Jinlong had been trying to find someone to deal with Xu Yuan again these past few days.

If it weren't for Brother Crow being in Xiangshan, Wu Jinlong would probably have already sent money to him.

It's simply because Xu Yuan has turned down too many invitations.

Leaving aside the economic losses, this refusal will offend many people for Haoyue Films.

"Of course I know that, so I called specifically to see what you and Xiaoxuan think." Teacher He frowned on the other end of the phone.

Xu Yuan is getting a little too cocky.

Mango has indeed hit rock bottom, but even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. Teacher He even made a personal phone call, while Xu Yuan is still putting on airs.

Even if a top-tier student received a call from Teacher He, they wouldn't speak like that.

This level is quite different from what Chen Kewen described.

Has it become arrogant?

Probably!

Thinking about this, Teacher He had second thoughts.

Celebrities in their inflated state are the most difficult to work with. He would rather choose another artist than one who might ruin the show.

However, the next second, a look of surprise appeared on Teacher He's face.

This Xu Yuan is something else!