CH 54

Song Yunran’s thoughts were still immersed in the tense and exciting game live, and his first reaction when he heard this question was that his blood was surging with anger.

He was not happy and thought to himself that Qin Ke was really bold.

The last person who had the courage to talk to him with such an attitude was Song Jidong who caught him hiding comic books inside an exercise book ten years ago.

Then he realized that he was calling Song Jidong his father, and he became even angrier.

“What does that mean?”

Song Yunran became irritated, and said angrily on the phone, “I am such a big person, I need your permission to watch a game live?”

Qin Ke: “……”

Really did not think of such a strange solution to solve the problem.

He unbuttoned his suit with one hand, and said while changing his clothes, “You and Cheng Jiaming are very familiar?”

Song Yunran was stunned, and only then did he realize that the original question of knowledge was here.

“Not familiar ah, but isn’t it me who persuaded him to play live to earn popularity.”

Saying so, Song Yunran words are full of pride, ” So Cheng Jiaming day after day has been asking me to go to see him live. Maybe he admired him, it is also understandable.”

Qin Ke paused for a long time, before he gave a nonchalant “hmm”.

No specific emotion could be heard, making Song Yunran even more confused.

He had to carefully recall the words that Qin Ke said when the phone was first connected, and finally picked up a hint among them.

“You don’t feel lonely because you’ve been left out, do you?” He asked, holding back a smile.

The movement in Qin Ke’s hand gave a pause.

He raised his eyes to look at the dressing mirror in front of him, in the mirror was still the face he knew best, but the way his eyebrows were lightly knitted and his lips were pursed at the corners, there was something annoying about it.

But it doesn’t seem to have anything to do with loneliness.

Qin Ke thought about it and said, “Not so lonely, just ……”

Song Yunran interrupted him: “Stop, I understand.”

Before the words were said, he eventually could not hold back and curled his eyebrows happily.

This picture is familiar to him, when his parents were busy with work and could not come home, he was also like this.

Qin Ke must have developed a strong sense of dependence on him in the midst of getting along with each other day in and day out, and was not yet able to sort out the logic. That is why he called to complain in anger immediately after finding out that he was watching someone else live.

It turned out that he refused to admit it because of his pride.

Perhaps this is the “love but not know it”.

He couldn’t help but gloat about it, and thought the word “love” was well used. Who said a son’s longing for his father wasn’t a form of love?

Song Yunran thought through this layer of reasoning, feeling that there is no flaw in logic.

He simply fell on the bed and rolled happily, asking, “No, you want to be my partner in a variety show that much?”

In his impression, if it was Qin Ke in the past, he would definitely deny it coldly.

But this time, Qin Ke was uncharacteristically quiet for a few seconds before saying, “Well, I just want to attend with you.”

Song Yunran was stunned on the spot, surprised, but at the same time, a sense of pride arose in his heart. It was as if he had heard the trumpet of victory blowing in his ears.

He was overwhelmed by the sudden joy and decided to put aside his hatred of being petted like a dog and be a magnanimous father.

“Since you’ve put down your dignity to beg me, it’s not impossible.”

Song Yunran buried his face into the pillow in excitement for a moment, barely restraining his over-excited mood, and said seriously, “But if I remember correctly, there is someone who owes a ‘dad’ uncalled for?”

The answer he got was a long silence on the other end of the phone.

Song Yunran thought to himself that it was not good, in the past, every time it failed to carry on to the critical moment, could it be that this time it will be repeated?

Song Yunran was uneasy at the thought of this, he clenched his fist, slowed his breathing, and for a rare occasion he did not raise his voice to urge, but chose to wait patiently.

It seems like a century has passed.

The phone finally rang with Qin Ke’s light laughter.

He said, “There is no rush, let’s owe it first.”

Song Yunran was about to scowl, when suddenly his mind turned and found the hidden meaning in these six short words!

Not refusing to call, but to owe first!

The President’s mind was running fast at this moment.

He understood, this is like two people signing a contract. The other party is not refusing to pay, but waiting for him to fulfill the contract first, and then pay the money over.

Song Yunran shook his head and thought to himself, Qin Ke is really, is he still afraid that he will regret?

But thinking about it, there is some truth to it, such a big deal as acknowledging the ancestors, indeed can not be taken lightly.

On the other hand, this is even stronger proof that Qin Ke is being cautious.

“All right, then we’ll talk about it then.”

Song Yunran hung up the phone and immediately sent a message to Assistant Tang, indicating that he was willing to participate in a variety show with Qin Ke.

After receiving the message, Assistant Tang was puzzled: [Are you sure about changing your mind?

Song Yunran: [Sure, especially sure. You remember to rush them and make the agreement soon.]

The sooner the contract is signed, the better. I can’t let Qin Ke back out, he thought.

In less than a week, with Song Yunran’s proactive cooperation, the contract was signed and sealed by both parties.

He held the contract in his hand and read it over and over several times before fondly putting it in his office safe and then leaving for the industry conference held by the video platform.

When he arrived at the hotel ballroom where the conference was held, he looked around and saw that there were industry elites in formal wear everywhere, including some of the bigwigs Song Yunran had worked with in his previous life. But today he was no longer appearing as an actor, but as a peer who was discussing industry development with the bigwigs.

This means that his work as president has attracted the attention of the industry.

When he thought of this, the corner of Song Yunran’s mouth lifted up in a pleasant smile.

He wore a custom-made suit today, and also wore a pair of extra silver-rimmed flat glasses. At first glance, he really looked like a handsome and uncompromising young talent.

It’s a pity that the glass of lemonade in his hand slightly compromised his president’s poise.

But fortunately, the problem is not big, many people saw Song Yunran show up, and did not mind the small matter that he could not drink. Instead, they came around to congratulate the success of “Hongbai Xixi”.

“Hongbai Xixi” has been in theaters for half a month and its box office has already exceeded 2.5 billion.

With just a week to go until the next release, many people are secretly speculating whether Xinghe’s first project after changing ownership will finally break the 3 billion box office mark.

“Of course, I’m very confident in this movie.”

Faced with the video platform’s top management’s inquiry, Song Yunran returned with a proud smile while appearing to be stable as an old dog.

The other party nodded approvingly, “The online broadcast rights for Hongbai Xixi have not been sold yet, right?”

He quietly approached and gave a figure, “What does Mr. Song think?”

Song Yunran’s right hand, which was holding the glass tightly, trembled faintly.

It’s here, the long-awaited session of getting the business done while laughing is finally here.

When he thought of the heavy burden of money he was carrying, he really wanted to say yes right away, after all, the other side was really offering a lot.

But just a second before he opened his mouth, his parents’ businessman gene finally “dinged” in his mind, so that the “yes” he was about to say changed the wind: “I have not thought about it yet. ”

The platform executives understood: “Does Mr. Song want several platforms to bid?”

He saw Song Yunran’s young age, and then thought of all the unusual operations of Xinghe before, and guessed that Song Yunran most probably wanted to make a big profit, so he advised: “Sometimes bidding does not mean that you can sell a high price, when several platforms are fighting with each other, the water inside goes deep.”

“Is that so?” Song Yunran sincerely asked, “I do not know, you quickly tell me.”

It was rare for him to encounter a senior member of the industry who came forward to talk, and his desire to learn immediately burned up.

If not for the conditions, he even wanted to pull the other party aside and have a 1v1 master class on the spot.

However, the platform executive froze for a moment.

Now the industry is treating “Red and White Happiness” as a classic case to start researching, but the president of Xinghe said he didn’t know about all the competitive tactics in the video market?

Impossible, this must be a shady thing to say.

He laughed awkwardly and used the action of drinking to stall while thinking about what reason to find to strategically retreat, only to see Song Yunran blink his round almond eyes and look at himself with a sincere face.

“……”

The people around came and went, all with false smiles on their faces, which made this sincerity appear more and more profoundly precious.

The platform side executive inwardly trembled, could it be that he really wants to learn something from me?

But it shouldn’t be, Song Yunran’s parents are the famous Bai Waning and Song Jidong. He was born in such a family, so he must have received a lot of professional guidance from his childhood.

In the ten seconds of silence, the executive’s thoughts ran wild.

One moment he suspected that Song Yunran was playing him, and the next moment he speculated that Song Yunran was genuinely seeking advice.

The smile on Song Yunran’s face gradually hardened.

He secretly regretted it’s over, the question he asked just now must be too inexperienced!

What if this person is going to turn around and not want to buy the internet broadcast rights of “Hongbai Xixi “?

The two of them looked at each other for several rounds, and the more they looked at each other, the more they felt that the other was heavily preoccupied, and their faces could not help but start to twitch, thus causing each other to become even more uneasy, and thus entering a vicious cycle of anxiety.

Song Yunran, who is younger, finally took the lead and said, “I was just asking.”

That’s the last thing you can do, and you’ll be ready to escape the scene of social death.

The executive saw that Song Yunran was going to leave, but couldn’t care less about the others, and hurriedly spoke out: “Wait a moment.”

One of the main purposes of his appearance today, is to grab before other platforms, and reach a cooperative agreement with Xinghe first. He must not lose everything at this point.

Who hasn’t read “The Actor’s Self-cultivation” yet, why don’t you just act on the stage, go!

So he cleared his throat and said: “Let me give you an example, some platforms seem to buy broadcast rights at a high price, but in fact, when negotiating, they will add some hidden requirements. For example, the company is required to package the network broadcast rights of projects that are not yet online to them as well.”

Song Yunran did not understand: “But it is not yet online, who knows whether the project is a profit or loss?”

The executives said, “So there is a lot of work to be done in this contract package. They will usually increase the percentage of the share in a way that the producer must meet their own requirements for the airtime. If they can meet the requirements, of course, all of us are happy to make money, but if the final results are not good, you may also have to pay money.”

Song Yunran seems to understand: “That is to say, if the final result of the project sold in a package exceeds expectations, the producer can also earn a large amount of extra money?”

“That’s true, but who can guarantee that it will be profitable?”

Song Yunran slowly drank a mouthful of lemon water, thinking that in the end, this matter should be the legendary gambling.

He thought about it and asked, “You came to me today, in fact, you also want to talk to me about such cooperation?”

“Of course not, this way is too risky for the producer, how many companies have lost all their money because of this.”

The executive wanted to leave a good impression in front of Song Yunran and said honestly, “I just want to buy ” Hongbai Xixi “.”

But he never expected that Song Yunran would be so disappointed after hearing that.

Just now, when listening to the executive’s introduction, he had it all figured out in his mind.

The fact that Zhong Xiaofeng’s two scripts can make profits is a nail in the coffin. Since this is the case, why not sell the network broadcast rights as a package with “Hongbai Xixi”, and when the dividends are paid in the future, with the specially increased share ratio, won’t it be easy to reach the 500 million net profit set by Bai Waning?

The result of his calculation for half a day, and only then he said there is no such idea.

Song Yunran was so depressed, he felt that this was belittling to himself and even the whole Xinghe Entertainment!

“So why don’t you consider buying it as a package?”

Song Yunran looked at the other party and asked directly, “Are you looking down on us?”

T/N: My first language isn’t English, and there may be some grammatical errors. But I try not to deviate from the author’s narrative. If there are any errors or nonsensical sentences, feel free to comment.