Entertainment: Starting with a Song of Rice Fragrance

14. The Agent's Attention

"Hey, Sister Zhao, could you ask the company to give me a few more resources? Look, five days have passed, and my new song has only been downloaded a little over 70,000 times. It hasn't even cracked the top 10!"

Hengcheng, which is next door, is also an international metropolis.

In a high-end coffee shop, a handsome young man of about 25 years old was looking worried and talking to a capable woman of about 30 years old who was typing on her laptop next to him.

He pointed to the Feixing Music Network's Newcomer Champion Chart page on his phone screen, where a handsome name was written at number 17: "Wang Yushu".

"Look at you, always in such a hurry."

The capable woman, known as Sister Zhao, continued typing on the keyboard without turning her head.

"You were signed by the company this time, and they even gave you such a good song, so they must be very confident."

"You know, Feiyang Entertainment is one of the top three giants in the Western Continent. Promoting a newcomer like you would be a piece of cake, but..."

"But what?"

"You need to be patient. This time, it's not just you who wants to be the top rookie. The top two of the three giants, Xinghai and Guangmang, have also promoted a lot of newcomers. It's a situation where everyone is rising and falling, chasing and catching up."

She turned around and stared at her singers with piercing, sharp eyes.

"Look, both Hsiao Hua-hua of 'Radiance' and Chen Chih-pin of 'Starry Sea' released songs this time, and they're ranked 16th and 21st respectively, aren't they?"

"This time, it's not just our three giants participating; many singers who originally had extremely high talent but lacked promotional methods have also participated."

Zhao Lu simply put down her work and turned around to carefully explain to this young man she had high hopes for.

"Back in the days of traditional cassette tapes, CDs, and VCDs, if record companies and entertainment companies didn't invest a lot of money in promotion, then really no one would know who you were or what your song was."

"But now, with the gradual popularization of the internet and the gradual rollout of high-speed mobile networks, more and more people have a brand new channel and platform to showcase themselves."

"In the words of Feixing Music Network, as long as your song is good, you won't have to worry about not being known. Their official website has its own algorithm that gives many people the opportunity to showcase themselves, even those who were previously unknown."

"Among these unknown people, there are actually many who have very good voices, sing very well, and have great talent, but they did not have the chance to be discovered by a talent scout and packaged by a record company, and may have been buried for their entire lives."

"Like this, um..."

She squinted, adjusted her glasses, and swiped her finger up and down the list.

"Take this song 'Rice Fragrance' for example. Look at the singer, Zheng Ning... a name I've never heard of before. He must be a complete newcomer... He wrote and composed the song himself. He might just be an amateur trying his luck."

"But look, it's probably because his songs are really good that he's already climbed to number 73 on the charts, which is in the top 100!"

"Ten years ago, no, even five years ago, would newcomers have had the opportunity to appear in the public eye?"

As if noticing the other person's dissatisfied and resentful expression, Zhao Lu simply ripped off the earphones that Wang Yushu was wearing on his phone and then played the song.

Then, a melodious prelude, slightly melancholic yet full of hope, appeared in this corner of the coffee shop.

Then a clean, pure, and youthful voice rang in their ears.

"If this world"

You have too many complaints…

At first, Wang Yushu's face still showed resentment and dissatisfaction.

He felt that Sister Zhao was just going through the motions and was unwilling to put in more effort to promote his new song.

But as he listened, his slightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed, and before he knew it, he had opened his mouth wide without even noticing!

He slowly turned his head, his gaze shifting downwards until it rested on his phone screen.

The lyrics above continued to jump upwards, line by line.

The notes and songs coming from the loudspeaker jumped into his ears and into his heart like the tinkling of a spring.

Please turn on the TV and take a look.

How many people are fighting for their lives?

Keep going bravely

Shouldn't we be content?

Cherish everything

Even if you don't own it...

"Um?"

Finally, his complaining mood gradually dissipated. He grabbed the phone, held it in his hand in disbelief, and listened intently.

"Huh?"

I just wanted to randomly select a song to give this arrogant young man an example.

Let him know that he's not the only one who sings well; there are many people who are better than him.

But how did such a seemingly random point lead to such a... game-winning move?

That's right, a royal flush!

She entered the industry at the age of 20 and is now 31, having worked as an agent for 11 years!

While I wouldn't say I have a pair of golden ears, I can confidently say that I have an excellent eye for talent.

This song is accompanied only by a regular acoustic guitar.

But from the very first note, the exquisite melody, the ingenious arrangement, and the rich healing emotion it conveyed deeply moved me.

The moment the singer opened her mouth, she knew that this was definitely a rough gem!

That voice, that timbre, that pure and pristine quality...

Isn't this the superstar prospect I've been waiting for all this time, the one I've been dreaming of discovering?

She snatched the phone from the other person and, even more surprised than Wang Yushu, opened the song's description.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Wang Yushu was listening intently when he was interrupted like this, and he complained with great dissatisfaction.

"Stop it! I didn't turn off the music!"

She hurriedly clicked on the song description.

But it only contains a short line:

"Rice Fragrance is a song I composed on a whim. It's my first time creating a song, so it may be quite rough. Please be understanding and I hope you will like it."

"That's it? That's it? Why didn't you write more? How am I supposed to contact you now?"

Many other newcomers from the community write a long post about their creative process and contact information in their song descriptions when uploading their songs.

Most of them write their creative statements in a very poignant and inspiring way, bringing tears to the eyes of the listeners and highlighting their unfulfilled potential. This aims to move the listeners to tears and gain them more support.

But is this "Zheng Ning" alright? Just this short sentence?

She neither played the victim nor complained about being poor; she simply introduced herself as having released her first song.

You didn't even leave your contact information. How are talent scouts who like this song supposed to discover you and contact you?

Without realizing it, she had already lightly bitten her lower lip, and her beautiful brows furrowed slightly.