Xu Qingyan glanced at the message from Jiang Ling and replied with a sentence.
âSo-so.â
This direct response threw Jiang Ling off, leaving her unsure of how to proceed. She clutched her phone, biting her nails resentfully and thought to herself that this guy was indeed difficult to deal with.
Come on, do you even realize youâre kind of putting on airs?
Lol, she didnât actually really want to ask him to sing together, she couldnât keep being so passive! After some thought, she typed out a message and sent it swiftly.
âTeacher Xu is so awesome!/Starstruck eyes/
Truth be told, Jiang Ling didnât want to brown-nose to such an extent; frankly, it felt a bit too joker-ish. Here she was, almost hitting thirty, and now acting as young as a grandkid.@@novelbin@@
Rejuvenation isnât just an empty phrase when you need something from someone.
âItâs all because Lin Chuan sings well, it doesnât have much to do with me,â Xu Qingyan replied nonchalantly, aware of what Jiang Ling was up to and not opposed to her flattery.
He was planning to start a company within the year and would need people to support the scene. Jiang Ling was a free agent now, spoke gently and probably had a good personality.
Even though he found it boring, he still chatted patiently for a bit.
They were short on people; he couldnât just pull in Boss Pei and Sister Lin for an all-in gamble from the start.
They were his wings⦠(no) they were his fallback. If the company ran into financial trouble halfway or got knocked down by someone, it wouldnât matter.
If worst came to worst, he could just stop and go back to writing songs to save money, waiting for the right moment to rise again.
He didnât crave money much, merely treating it like a game. It was a venture with no capital invested, with no family to drag down and without any other concerns,
With a chance to turn the tables at the gambling table, who wouldnât want to try their luck?
Compared to Lin Chuanâs âbig fishâ, Xu Qingyan was more concerned about âFragrance of Riceâ. After releasing his last single which had a good response, he was considering whether to produce another one.
After all, many songs were not suitable for female singers, he didnât sell much, and it felt like a waste to just hold onto them. Take âSunset Boulevardâ, or âHe Doesnât Understandâ, âThe Orchid Pavilion Prefaceâ.
But after giving it some thought, he decided to set it aside for the time being.
Real life isnât like adding game points; basic singing skills canât be developed just by adding a point. One might sing a song well, but facing diverse styles of music is another challenge.
âFragrance of Riceâ was a hit because it wasnât too difficult and the intention behind it was good.
He was not perfect in singing techniques, but luckily he had Lin Wanzhou to correct him meticulously by hand. It took a day but the recording came out decently in the end.
To make a second hit, heâd have to toil like a true singer. He must fill in his gaps and continue to improve; otherwise, why would the audience bother?
Thereâs no shortage of good songs nowadays; few can dominate the hot search rankings, or even take over the top ten spots. That means either the singing must be truly top-notch, or pure brain-dead nonsense.
If a song were to be a hit just because itâs good, despite mediocre singing, and still attract buyers, that would truly be mystical.
But Xu Qingyan wasnât aiming to be a top-tier singer. He sang for two reasons: one to make money, second to earn some street cred. Focusing on rolling up his sleeve for singing techniques would sort of be getting things backward.
He still needed to sing, but there was no rush for now.
In the evening when he returned to his place, Xu Qingyan contemplated that it was about time to write a song for them to maintain their popularity. Especially for Lin Wanzhouâshe had âFragrance of Riceââ¦
It couldnât be that if they couldnât produce a song, they just wouldnât make an appearance for two months. Preparing an album was one thing, but maintaining daily presence was another; the two didnât conflict.
Albums are important for increasing a singerâs influence, but hit singles can maintain popularity as well.
Whatâs feared most in the entertainment industry is being forgotten; some singers donât release songs for half a year. They might see it as accumulation, but to the audience, itâs as good as being dead.
Now itâs mid-October, and in another two months, it would be the New Year.
A single autumn rain brings the chill of fall.
As Xu Qingyan mulled over what song to cover for Lin Wanzhou, Lin Chuan suddenly called him. Just as he picked up, Lin Chuan spoke with a secretive tone and told him there was good news.
âAre you planning to give me a bonus ahead of time?â
âNo,â Lin Chuan faltered, nearly thrown off by the unexpectedly cheeky comment, âBrother Xu, are you really short on money? I still have some.â
âIâm not short on money; I just like the feeling of counting it,â Xu Qingyan reined in the joke with one comment, and then asked, âWhatâs this late-night call about, any good news?â
âHey, remember I mentioned that a leader really liked your MV last time?â Lin Chuanâs comment made Xu Qingyanâs heart skip a beat.
Despite calling them old fogeys, who wouldnât want to get ahead?
âYeah, what about it?â
After his heart skipped a beat, he calmed down, thinking about the last time he was stood up. Surely they hadnât changed their minds again, whether it was good or bad news was still up in the air.
âI heard the leader initially wanted to find you, but there was some hitch in his work recently and he got delayed. Now that heâs gotten over it, heâs remembered the matter,â said Lin Chuan, then he paused and spoke in a lower voice.
âIt seems to be the leader of the Changâan venue of the Spring Festival Gala who was transferred over. They want to talk to you, and I guess itâs related to the Spring Festival Gala.â
âThe Spring Festival Gala?â Xu Qingyan was genuinely confused this time, pulling back his phone to check the date, âIsnât the Spring Festival Gala usually prepared around July or August?â
âRight, they had already started preparing when you were on the love reality show,â said Lin Chuan, pausing for a moment before continuing cautiously, âI originally had a chance to be at the main venue, just missed it by a bitâ¦â
Lin Chuan didnât say the rest, but Xu Qingyan could guess. It was likely due to insufficient influenceâif âBig Fishâ had been a hit earlier in the year, maybe he would have made it.
To a celebrity, appearing on the Spring Festival Gala is a major boost to oneâs profile, a proud mark on a resumeâafter all, being on the Spring Festival Gala and trending online are not the same thing.
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