Ruffian Zhang and President Li [Entertainment]

After not needing to participate in the recording of the show, Li Shutang has a lot of free time, and the daily work of ks is also on the right track, and Li Shutang's plan to sign another music director has finally been finalized. The most difficult musician in the legend, Zhan Chong.

Zhan Chong is actually still very young. He is only 28 years old this year, but he has already been a god in the music circle. He is a very good singer and songwriter.When he was 17 years old, he formed a band and made his debut. After so many years of debut, he has released less than [-] songs in total.He is so low-key that he hardly finds anyone, and he doesn't appear in the eyes of the public. He just quietly releases a single every two years, doesn't promote it, and doesn't care if it sells well, which makes the entire music circle blow up again. Open a round.In the past few years, Zhan Chong also worked as a producer for newcomers. As long as the works he has handled, they are all well-known and sold well.

In the past two years, Zhan Chong has not released any songs, nor is he a producer. He has almost disappeared in the circle.How many people begged with piles of money for a song he wrote wasted, but he refused to give it.

Zhan Chong can be so hard-headed, apart from the fact that he has become a god, another reason is that he has a very rich family background. He doesn't care about money, fame and fortune. He doesn't need to look at anyone's face.He is like a great fairy who really lives in seclusion in a paradise, and doesn't care what happens outside.

Such a person can be summed up in one sentence, he is not in the Jianghu, but there are legends about him in the Jianghu.

In fact, Li Shutang's ability to handle Zhan Chong has a very big advantage. The two are distant relatives and have known each other since childhood. According to their seniority, Zhan Chong has to be called Li Shutang's uncle.And this year Li Shutang also invested in the film of Zhan Chong's former band members. No matter how you say it, if Zhan Chong doesn't give face to others, Li Shutang still has to give face.

But Li Shutang also knew that even if he signed the contract and rushed into ks, don't expect him to do much.If he is in a good mood occasionally, willing to write a song or go to the recording studio to guide singers, he has to thank his whole family.

Today Li Shutang signed a contract with this legendary figure, and according to his intention, he simply posted a press release on the company's official website, did not hold a press conference, and had dinner with the company's senior management in the evening, and the matter was over.

In addition to people from ks, those who attended this dinner were also some solo musicians who set up their own studios. All of them were heavyweights, and everyone had big wrists. Their appearance tonight was purely for Li Shutang's face. Such a game, Even first-line singers wanted to squeeze their heads in to make a relationship, but Li Shutang didn't arrange a singer, so he hoped that this group of top musicians could communicate well and create more benefits for him, a vulgar businessman.

Li Shutang had never met many people at the dinner, but he had done his homework and knew them all.Li Shutang, a bald man in his 50s, paid special attention.

This man is Zeng Chengli, the top producer in the industry, the godfather of music.He has retired in the past two years, but his status has always been there. Now he has dug out many big names in the circle, including the not-so-famous third-line singer Zhang Yuan.

Li Shutang didn't expect that Zeng Chengli would take the initiative to talk to him, and after talking for a long time, he actually wanted to talk about Zhang Yuan.

Zeng Chengli drank a lot and was a little tipsy. He sat next to Li Shutang and said, "Mr. Li, hello, I watched the talent show you participated in recently. I didn't expect...you are so hardworking, and you still accompany those children Play, haha. Now that the market environment is so bad, there are not many people who can support making music, so you have a heart."

Li Shutang said sincerely: "Mr. Zeng is serious. I am just a businessman. You are always the ones who make music. What I pursue is not music, but the value created by music."

Zeng Chengli raised his head and smiled, and said, "Mr. Li is really an upright person. You are right. You pursue value, and the children pursue music. This is also a win-win thing. It's good, it's good."

"However, I have also learned a lot from participating in this program, and I have also experienced it deeply. Music really has the power to soothe people's hearts." Li Shutang couldn't help but think of Zhang Yuan bouncing on the stage. Li Shutang forgot a lot of troubles and impetuousness.He paused, and continued, "Although I am a layman, I still respect people who make music seriously. I hope that I can contribute a little bit so that I can hear more good music in the future."

"Mr. Li, you are really nice...not bad." Zeng Chengli hesitated for a while, and then continued, "Mr. Li, I have something to ask you, but I am afraid that I will be rude. It is not good for you to ask more about business matters. But I am old. I'm so old, I hope Mr. Li will forgive me if I said something impolite."

Li Shutang lowered his head slightly, and said: "Mr. Zeng, you are a senior, you can just speak directly if you have something to say, I will listen."

"Then I'll tell you. I heard... KS has considered, and may sign the singer in this competition, so I want to ask, is there hope for Zhang Yuan?"

Li Shutang was taken aback when he heard this, and murmured in his heart.He knew a little about the grievances between Zeng Chengli and Zhang Yuan. It was Zeng Chengli who discovered Zhang Yuan back then. At that time, Zeng Chengli almost used all the top musicians in the circle to help Zhang Yuan produce his first single and album. Yuan has the grace of knowledge and encounter.

Therefore, Zhang Yuan’s works in the early stage are very high-quality, which can be regarded as high-quality niche music, and the evaluation in the circle is very good. Zeng Chengli participated in the production of those works, and he single-handedly brought Zhang Yuan into the circle.

But in fact, Zhang Yuan was not considered a big hit at that time, but he was well regarded in the critic circle.Later, Zhang Yuan terminated the contract with the company, which caused a lot of trouble, and Zhang Yuan was often scolded for being ungrateful.

Later, Zhang Yuanxin signed with the company and began to write more popular and popular pop songs. At that time, Zhang Yuan really started to become popular. Li Shutang's earliest memory of Zhang Yuan began from that period.However, Zhang Yuan hadn't tasted enough of the sweetness of this popularity, and suddenly those unlucky scandals spread, and he was beaten to the ground immediately.

It was rumored that Zhang Yuan's scandals were caused by the former company, and it was said that a copy of Zhang Yuan's dirty materials was directly packaged and distributed to major media.

Therefore, the grievance between Zhang Yuan and Zeng Chengli should be very deep, and Li Shutang didn't understand what Zeng Chengli meant when he said that.

Li Shutang was stunned for a moment, Zeng Chengli seemed to have seen his doubts.

"Mr. Li, I believe you also know about the things between me and Zhang Yuan, haha. You may not believe me when I tell you, that kid Zhang Yuan, I really hope he can get well." Zeng Chengli sighed and fell into a In the memory, "You don't know, when I first met him, he was only 14 years old and said that he dreamed of becoming a little ruffian, which amused me, haha. His talent is really amazing, and he is also very smart , because of this, I had very high expectations for him, so I was very strict with him at that time, and often forgot that he was only a teenager. I remember letting him practice piano, record, and write Song, if he couldn’t write it, I was anxious, and my emotions got up, and I cursed a lot of strong words.”

Li Shutang had never heard of this past incident, so he didn't answer, but just watched Zeng Chengli and listened attentively.While listening and imagining, he could almost imagine the appearance of 14-year-old Zhang Yuan, not much different from now, right?He hasn't changed at all, the years don't seem to leave a mark on him, he has always been the boy at that time.

Zeng Chengli continued to smile and said: "At that time, he always scolded me behind his back. He was caught by me a few times, and he confessed to be cowardly. It was very funny. Later, he stopped scolding me and saw the sky getting emotional and crying in the recording studio. Then Babies cry too much."

"Well, he loves to cry." Li Shutang thought of Zhang Yuanhong's eyes. He loves to cry. When he cried, he would bite his fist and bear it. It was really distressing.

"He is also very smart. Since he was a teenager, he has been like a mirror in his heart. In fact, he wanted to terminate the contract at that time, not only because I was too strict with him and he couldn't stand it, but also because the kid wanted to It’s too long. He was only 17 years old at the time, and he saw his 27-year-old appearance. He knew that if he kept following such a high-end niche route, he would be able to become a great musician, but he would not be able to make money. He told me that he can live on 200 yuan a month, but his parents can't. He wants to earn money to buy a big house for his parents. When he terminated the contract, the company also made it difficult for him and paid him all the money he earned Of course, these decisions were not made by me. I was only in charge of the music part, and I had already retired when things happened to him. In fact, I don’t have any big grudges with him, it’s all between the company. competition."

"I can understand that he is the victim of a competing interest."

"Yes...but I was very resentful to him back then. I blamed him for wasting my talent. I blamed him for not understanding my expectations of him. Many years later, maybe I have grown older and calmed down a lot. I didn't complain so much. On the contrary I admire him even more, and I also admire him who was only 17 years old at that time. He was so courageous, he clearly knew what he wanted, and he insisted on terminating the contract with the company. Especially when he saw the trough period later, he was even more... Sigh, It’s hard to say. This kid is still the same as he was back then. He is really a very good kid, he has all the good qualities, he has been in the circle for more than ten years, and he can still keep his heart pure as before, which is not easy. gone."

"Yeah, it's really not easy." Li Shutang was touched in his heart, and Zhang Yuan's face seemed to appear in front of his eyes.

Zeng Chengli smiled, then shook his head and said, "I'm old, I like to talk nonsense... Mr. Li, what I want to say is not this. What I want to say is that from my professional point of view, he is real. He is a genius. Instead of spending a lot of effort to find newcomers, it is better to praise him. As long as you give him a chance, he will definitely let you see the value you want. Don't worry, I have retired for a long time, and I haven't seen him for ten years After meeting, there is no interest relationship, and there is no selfishness in recommending him. I just don’t want to see him like this, no matter from that aspect, he is more worthy of liking than those idols who are currently active.”