ECG -Chapter 163 A Rhythm of Winning Over Both Young and Old

Behind the backdrop wall was a public area. A huge section of cubicles was filled with young employees busy at work. Lin Hao glanced over and saw that several people closest to them were currently compiling CD sales data.

These employees were already used to seeing big-name celebrities, so everyone continued focusing on their own work. No one went over to look at Shen Zizhe and the others.

Someone raised their head and noticed Yang Qianyi. After greeting her, they went back to their own tasks.

The six of them walked through the long corridor. On both sides, every few steps there were some green plants, and the layout was very elegant. After passing several offices, they finally entered a large conference room.

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Yang Qianyi said to Zhu Xiaolan, “Xiaolan, go call Old Jin and President Qin over!”

Then she smiled at Lin Hao and the others. “Come on, everyone, sit down!”

Shen Zizhe smiled and waved his hand. “You have serious matters to handle, and the three of us only came to welcome Teacher Lin. We won’t sit.”

Zhao Ni said, “I don’t know how many days Teacher Lin will be staying, but we’d like to treat you to a meal. When would you be free?”

“That’s right, let us do our duty as hosts. Han Ying has a performance, but she asked me to pass along a message that she’ll be able to return within the next day or two!” Wang Xiaonan quickly added.

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Yang Qianyi looked at Lin Hao with a smile. The fact that these three people could openly say in front of her that they wanted to invite Lin Hao to dinner to express their gratitude, instead of secretly going behind her back, made her feel very pleased.

Lin Hao hurriedly exchanged a few polite words with them. “I haven’t decided how many days I’ll be staying yet. How about this, let’s keep in touch by phone anytime?”

The three of them all had Lin Hao’s phone number, so they nodded repeatedly.

The three of them headed out. Yang Qianyi only stood up but did not follow. Lin Hao walked them out of the conference room.

Just after Shen Zizhe and the other two left the company, Jin Yongnian came out of his office and happened to see Qin Ruoyun entering from outside.

Qin Ruoyun had accepted an interview with a media outlet that morning, which was why she hadn’t gone to the airport. She also couldn’t make it back at noon to have lunch with Lin Hao, so she had asked Yang Qianyi to apologize to him on her behalf.

“What’s wrong, Old Jin? Look at that chubby face of yours—it’s all wrinkled up like a Tianjin Goubuli bun!” Qin Ruoyun joked the moment she saw him.

Old Jin gave a bitter smile. He was in no mood to joke. “President Qin, Yu Huai just called.”

“Hmm? What happened?”

Only then did Old Jin remember that Qin Ruoyun was basically a hands-off manager and didn’t know about these matters at all.

But since he had already started talking, he couldn’t just leave it hanging. So while walking toward the conference room, he began explaining:

“Half a year ago, we ordered five songs from Yu Huai for Zeng Yu’er. Together with the title track she released last year, we planned to make a premium album for her. At the time, the deadline we gave Yu Huai was three months, and that was also written into the contract. But he ended up dragging it out for another three months. It took half a year before they were finally finished!”

Among Qin Ruoyun’s best-selling albums back then, the title track had been written by Yu Huai, so she was quite familiar with him.

Yang Qianyi had never mentioned this matter to her. Hearing Old Jin explain it today, Qin Ruoyun frowned slightly.

“This Yu Huai is getting more and more arrogant. How did he drag it out for so long?”

“Ah! If he had only delayed this long, it wouldn’t have been a big deal. He really has been busy these past two years. But the problem is those six songs… sigh!”

“What about them?” Qin Ruoyun asked curiously.

After all, Yu Huai was currently the top lyricist and composer in the entire country, firmly holding the number one spot. The quality of his songs was definitely top-notch.

“In short, it’s hard to explain in one sentence. When you get the chance, listen to them yourself. Anyway, not a single one of them suits Zeng Yu’er!”

Qin Ruoyun asked, “Then what did he mean by calling?”

“President Yang asked me to return three songs and only keep two. Since we only paid 40% of the deposit, the accounts just happened to be settled!”

Qin Ruoyun asked curiously, “If they weren’t good, why keep two of them?”

She understood what Yang Qianyi meant the moment she finished asking. It was just picking the best out of a bad bunch—forcing herself to keep two songs so things wouldn’t become too awkward and they wouldn’t have to completely tear things apart by asking Yu Huai to return the money. Both sides could save some face.

Jin Yongnian knew Qin Ruoyun already understood without him explaining, so he sighed and said, “That Yu Huai was acting like he’d taken gunpowder just now, giving me a huge earful. Sigh! Let’s go, everyone’s waiting.”

Jin Yongnian was frustrated too. He had just finished dealing with Tan Zhi buying songs, and now Yu Huai’s matter came rushing over right after. It really didn’t let him have even a moment of peace.

Normally, with the contract sitting right there, since it had already been overdue for three months, if the songs weren’t returned and the remaining payment wasn’t given, Yu Huai wouldn’t have had any way to do anything. Even if he sued, he wouldn’t win!

But they couldn’t handle it that way. After all, the circle was only so big. Yu Huai’s reputation and status in the industry were not low, and they couldn’t afford to offend him completely.

The two walked into the conference room. Lin Hao immediately stood up and smiled as he extended his hand.

“President Qin, Minister Jin, it’s been a long time since we last met!”

The three exchanged handshakes and then took their seats.

Qin Ruoyun had an interview this morning, so she was dressed very formally. She looked especially sharp, yet still carried the charm of a mature woman.

In the past, he hadn’t really been interested in youthful girls. But ever since he got along with Xia Yumeng, things had changed.

Now it was troublesome—he felt his heart move when he saw young and beautiful girls, and he also felt his heart move when he saw mature women.

He couldn’t help complaining inwardly: What’s wrong with me?

Am I about to become someone who likes both young and old?

Qin Ruoyun told Lin Hao that the registration for the [Fangcaodi Rock Music Festival] had already been completed. She had been so busy that she forgot to tell him.

Lin Hao quickly thanked her, but no one mentioned the matter of [Black Fox] signing a contract anymore.

The group chatted casually for a few minutes before Yang Qianyi took out her phone and called Zhu Xiaolan.

“Bring them over.”

Less than a minute later, Zhu Xiaolan walked in with five people.

Lin Hao was familiar with three of them. They were all top-tier singers. The other man and woman were both very young, and he had never seen them before. They should probably be singers newly signed by Meiying.

The five of them were extremely polite, even a little nervous, and greeted everyone present one by one.

Zhu Xiaolan introduced Lin Hao.

“This is Teacher Lin Hao. He’s the songwriter signed by our company. President Qin’s ‘Watching Flowers Through the Fog’, Han Ying’s ‘Persistence’ and ‘Wild Flower’, Shen Zizhe’s ‘Overboard’, Zhao Ni’s ‘Wish You Peace’, Wang Xiaonan’s ‘Mother by Candlelight’, and so on—all of them were personally composed and written by Teacher Lin…”

Everyone was extremely surprised by Lin Hao’s youth. After Zhu Xiaolan finished introducing him, they all respectfully addressed him as Teacher Lin.

Everyone sat down, and Zhu Xiaolan began introducing them in turn. She started with the three older contracted singers. Here, “older” did not refer to age, but rather to how long they had been signed.

After listening to her introductions, Lin Hao smiled and asked, “Do the three of you want to change your style?”

The man and the two women all shook their heads.

“Alright then. I know each of your styles. No problem!”

After Lin Hao said this, Yang Qianyi secretly relaxed.

She had been worried that Lin Hao might say something like someone’s reputation wasn’t good, or that he couldn’t write songs suitable for them.

“Alright, Xiaolan, take Luo Ke and the others out first,” Yang Qianyi instructed Zhu Xiaolan.

The man named Luo Ke was a handsome male singer. He looked at the other two female singers with a confused expression. None of them understood how everything was finished after just one sentence.

Lin Hao stood up and walked out with Zhu Xiaolan to see the three of them off.

Qin Ruoyun glanced at Yang Qianyi. Yang Qianyi curled her lips slightly, meaning:

This little fox is so polite to everyone.