novelraw Chapter 17 What did you just say you had a date with?
Chapter 17 What did you just say you had a date with?
After confirming the time with Zheng Xiuwen over the phone, Li Shuo packed his things and prepared to return to "Li Weisong Music School".
He needed to expedite the process of establishing a positive connection with the first female celebrity through the binding system before returning to China.
It wasn't just because the two agreed-upon works could help Li Shuo obtain rewards; it was also one of the ways he could increase his reputation and upgrade his rank.
Just before setting off, because of what happened yesterday, her second aunt, Li Dongli, who had been accompanying her younger brother before he came to Singapore, received a call from Chen Jingwei, the "chief lawyer" of Ruixinde Law Firm.
Today we will provide a conclusion and a summary of the police investigation into yesterday's incident.
If she didn't want her nephew to get involved again, then she could only resolve the matter as a parent.
Therefore, to ensure Li Shuo's safety, she temporarily dispatched a car from the company.
Moreover, the driver was not only a strong man, but also had security personnel from a well-known company.
Although I found my second aunt's arrangements a bit troublesome, considering that the mastermind was still hiding, it was better to be cautious before returning to China.
Soon, on the streets of Singapore, a blue Honda Civic was driving smoothly.
Li Shuo leaned against the car window, quietly watching Singapore outside. It should have been a familiar "return to familiar territory," but he still watched with great interest.
After all, his life is truly restarting from this point on.
As I looked around, I noticed that my car always attracted a lot of attention when it passed by pedestrians in Singapore.
I was wondering what was going on, but then I looked at the sparse traffic around me and realized what was happening.
He was caught up in the habitual thinking of someone who had been reborn, and he said that even though Singapore was impacted by the Asian financial crisis of 97, as one of the Four Asian Tigers, the number of cars on the streets should not be so "unprosperous".
Why does my own private car attract so much attention from passersby all the way here?
This is precisely to ensure smooth and uncongested city roads, thanks to Singapore's famous "Certificate of Entitlement" system.
On this land, what is scarce is never wealth, but space.
When Singapore was founded, it was only over 580 square kilometers. Even with continuous land reclamation, it only reached over 640 square kilometers by 1998, which is smaller than a single QP district in Shanghai.
Therefore, the available road area must be extremely scarce.
Therefore, the Singapore government releases only a very small number of new car quotas each month.
Anyone who wants to own a private car must first participate in a public bidding process and spend a considerable amount of money to win that "piece of paper" that is only valid for ten years.
At the peak of demand, the value of this "Certificate of Ownership" can even exceed that of the private car itself.
To be fair, Singapore may be small, but its geographical location is really good...
Just as I was pondering this, I felt the car turn a corner and slow down to a stop.
After a short half-hour journey, "Li Weisong Music School" is back!
After instructing the driver, Li Shuo followed his memory and headed towards what was then the best recording studio in Singapore and even the Chinese-speaking region of Asia.
What he didn't know was that at that moment, inside the studio, Hong Kong diva Cheng Sau-man sat in a swivel chair in front of the mixing console, with several sheet music spread out in front of her—the initial song list for her new album.
She rested her head on one hand, a faint look of weariness and dissatisfaction on her brow.
And there was also the agent, Li Jin, who finally appeared.
This made Anita Mui and Leslie Cheung famous in Hong Kong.
Then he brought Zheng Xiuwen, who had been sidelined by Capital Artists for nine months, to Warner Music. The bald man, who had managed to rise to the status of a Hong Kong pop diva in just five years, didn't look too good either.
The company's boss, Zhou Jianhui, had just finished talking with them and left.
The news from Warner Music headquarters was disheartening: Zheng Xiuwen's album release date was postponed, the promotional budget was cut, and even her planned world tour was reduced by ten shows.
The marketing department cited "overall strategy adjustment" as the reason, but the astute Li Jin knew that it was somewhat related to the recent personnel changes within Warner and the pessimistic views of Hong Kong media towards Cheng Sau-man.
But a private, unspoken worry was spreading within him.
"Sammi, try to relax. I already said the album recording will proceed as scheduled," Li Jin tried to ease the tension.
The thick, soundproof door was pushed open, and Li Shuo walked in, noticing the somewhat strange atmosphere.
Li Shuo nodded in greeting.
"Hello, Sister Sammi!"
Upon seeing him, Zheng Xiuwen immediately raised her head, trying to hide the gloom on her face and forcing a smile.
"You're here? This is my manager, Li Jin. You can just call him Brother Jin. We're looking at the sheet music for 'Eternal Beauty' right now; I've already decided to put it on the new album."
Seeing that Li Shuo didn't speak, and was looking at the album playlist next to her.
When the agent, Li Jin, who was standing next to him noticed this, he deliberately tried to cover it up.
Actually, although Li Jin didn't hear the song "Lifelong Beauty" live, he had just watched the recording of the interview.
Based on his many years of experience, this is indeed a very high-quality work.
I feel like I can pull off a new album.
But how revolutionary could this younger brother be, talking to Sammi about "subversive" electronic dance music? In his opinion, could it be any more revolutionary than Madonna's album that Warner Music is currently heavily promoting globally?!
In these turbulent times, we should just seek stability and not create unnecessary trouble.
He received information that Chen Huiling, the rich newcomer that Universal Music is promoting, has a lot of publicity coming up, and he felt that the company behind her has big ambitions this year.
Deep down, he didn't really believe that a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy could produce any truly groundbreaking and avant-garde works that would shake the music scene.
After a moment of hesitation, Zheng Xiuwen took the song recordings and handed them over, pointing to the chair next to her and telling Li Shuo to sit down and look at them.
"You can give me your feedback, and take a look at the sheet music and listen to the demos too."
Sigh... Sammi is becoming less and less obedient to him... Lee Jin doesn't quite like the feeling of his artist being out of control.
Li Shuo didn't stand on ceremony. He glanced at the sheet music for each song on the playlist and then took a pen.
Cross out "Love = 0" and "I Am a Cat".
"I'll deliver those two upbeat songs to you in two days, and I'll also do the arrangements for you in a lifetime."
This behavior, which Li Jin considered very impolite, was completely ignored by Zheng Xiuwen!
Bald Li Jin was even more annoyed.
"Aren't you being a little too confident? You only glanced at the sheet music and didn't even listen to the demo..."
Before he could finish speaking, Li Shuo pointed to his head and said...
"Because I've already mentally reviewed the sheet music once."
Li Shuo shifted to a more comfortable sitting position and continued speaking.
"I'm most optimistic about the catchiness of 'Crying Game,' and 'Ideal Partner' should also be quite popular. As for 'Feel So Good,' which is the main concept track, I won't touch it, but I'm more confident that my two dance tracks will definitely boost the album's performance, not to mention 'Lifelong Beauty.' But I'll leave the decision of which song to replace to Sammi."
Why do I need to listen to this little sample? In his previous life, he experienced the popularity of this song "Crying Game" in China, especially in the Cantonese-speaking areas of China.
Women born in the 80s and 90s often say a few words when they are heartbroken.
The album was released in July, and after some ups and downs, it finally achieved double platinum status at the end of the year, all thanks to the two songs he had picked out and had high hopes for!
Hearing the certainty in Li Shuo's tone, Li Jin, who was watching coldly from the side, raised his eyebrows with some doubt.
Zheng Xiuwen was even more surprised that this handsome young man not only knew the information about her new album very quickly, but also mentioned the tracks that she liked on the album!
But she only felt this way because she listened to it countless times and participated in the arrangement!
This Li Shuo... he's a real "little monster"!
"Alright, it's decided then. Handsome Shuo, you can get started. You can use this audio workstation in the recording studio for the next few days."
After speaking, Zheng Xiuwen made a pitiful expression with her small but bright eyes wide open.
"I can't let my older sister down..."
"Don't worry, I definitely won't let you down. I might even help you develop a new skill in the eyes of your Asian fans!"
"Skill!?"
Zheng Xiuwen didn't understand.
"It's about making you, Sister, the most..."
Li Jin's phone rang, and out of politeness, Li Shuo didn't continue the conversation.
After a while, the bald man, who had just finished the call, frowned slightly and said to Zheng Xiuwen, "ATV called again, asking about inviting you to sing the theme song for their new drama 'My Date with a Vampire,' which is a modern zombie fantasy romance drama."
Upon hearing this, a hint of impatience flashed across Zheng Xiuwen's face.
She has sung quite a few theme songs for classic TV dramas, the most classic of which is "Armed Reaction". But right now, she is already worried enough about the album and tour, not to mention that it is a zombie movie that doesn't sound like it will be easy to become popular.
"Just cancel it. Tell them my schedule is full and there aren't any suitable songs for my new album..."
"Wait!" Before she could finish speaking, Li Shuo suddenly interrupted her, smiling politely and kindly.
"Jin-ge! What did you just say you had a date with?!"