no ambiguity

Qi Rui'an arrived in Nancheng yesterday, and tonight he will hold a table in the restaurant on Xihe Street, preparing to have a banquet with Qing He alone.His original words were to have a light meal together, make up for the previous meal at the resort, chat casually, and treat it as a catch-up between friends.

This person is a moderate, not too tough, and leaves three points in words, and builds their own steps before taking action, and takes care of the face and inside of the other party so that it is not easy to refuse.

Qinghe couldn't find a reason to block him, and his words were not good enough, so he finally went out to meet the appointment.

The restaurant is at the end of the street. It is an authentic Sichuan cuisine restaurant with two floors. The lobby is at the bottom, and there are private rooms above. The place Qi Rui'an booked is the best private room, the room facing the street on the east side.

When Qinghe arrived, they were already waiting inside, a total of three people, Qi Rui'an, a music manager, and a familiar lady—the middle-aged woman I met in the club last time, the one I met in the bathroom.Qinghe was deeply impressed by her, and remembered that second-tier male star when she saw someone, and realized that she had broken through her unspeakable secret.

The middle-aged lady was very calm, stood up to greet her calmly, and then kindly poured a cup of tea for Qing He.

There is no detour in this dinner, just sit down and say a few words before getting to the point.

Qi Rui'an started first, stated his purpose of coming, and directly put the conditions on the table. The purpose of this trip is only one: to talk about cooperation, and to sign a contract.His record company, Flying Culture, was established at the beginning. Currently, it has only signed a few musicians who can control the scene, such as He Yuying, but Flying Culture has not signed a band yet, and Slow Train is the first one to be spotted.

Flying Culture is full of sincerity. In terms of conditions, whether it is divided or other aspects, it is better than Jiacheng Company. The most important thing is that it does not sign a full contract. Flying Culture allows slow trains to operate independently.

This series of conditions is really good, so good that it is far beyond expectations. The two parties do not seem to be talking about cooperation, but more like Qi Rui'an unilaterally helping the poor with good intentions and spending money to support the band.

Qinghe was not excited at all, not half happy, after hearing Qi Rui'an's words, she frowned, not sure what it meant and what the other party's intention was.

Those well-known veteran bands can't get such a good card. They haven't even been to music festivals a few times. How can they stand in this position as soon as they enter the venue?Qi Rui'an is not the kind of person who loves music, he is a typical profit-oriented investor, how could he show kindness to a small band, throw an olive branch and take the initiative to invite dinner, it is too suspicious.What's more, with such treatment, what kind of band can't be hired?

Qinghe took a sip of tea calmly, and asked slowly: "Why?"

Qi Rui'an was quite honest, and replied briefly: "There is a shortage of people."

"You can find a better band." Qinghe said, trying to be objective.

Qi Rui'an smiled intriguingly, and asked: "Then don't you think slow trains are better?"

Many rock musicians are flamboyant, especially the capable ones, generally frivolous, conceited and confident.

Qinghe didn't know what to say, and said calmly: "Not now."

This is a fact, there is no need to argue or complain, she is self-aware.

Unexpectedly, she would say this, Qi Rui'an was a little surprised, but then returned to normal, and told the truth: "Someone recommended you to me."

Putting down the teacup, Qinghe looked at the opposite side.

"You are the lead singer of Xichao Band. You used to mainly play post-punk. You have released two records and toured Europe." Qi Rui'an said, recalling while picking up food, "It was a six-city tour, right? I followed two games, once in Amsterdam and once in Leeds."

First the Netherlands, then the UK.

It was early days when the record was released. At that time, Xichao band had been spinning underground, and everyone in the team still had a sincere heart for rock and roll. The tour was a desperate decision of five people, and they invested all their money and did it.

Qinghe still remembers this tour and was deeply impressed by Amsterdam.That was the highlight moment of the West Dynasty tour. The location was in the concert hall, an indoor venue with 8000 people, and the shouts from the audience almost pierced the eardrums.After Amsterdam was over, Jiang Zi told her that the trip was worthwhile and that everything was worth it.

That was all she could remember, and she didn't know anything else, let alone Qi Rui'an, the audience.

Qi Rui'an continued: "I went with a friend, and I happened to be traveling there. This time, she recommended you, and there is another person, you should know, who also mentioned your band to me."

Qing He asked: "Who?"

Qi Rui'an said: "He Yuying, the one who will be the referee for you, I met the one at the club last time."

As for those two tours, Qi Rui'an actually can't remember anymore. He is not a rock lover. He was dragged to watch the show and patronize the live interaction. In the back of my mind.It was when He Yuying mentioned it to her friends about Xi Dynasty's past and achievements that he vaguely remembered it.

The performance in Amsterdam was indeed amazing. Even though the scene at that time has long been forgotten, the shocking feeling is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Knowing that He Yuying helped to recommend the slow train, Qinghe was a little surprised, after all, they were not familiar with each other, but she didn't get too entangled in these things, hesitated for a while, and asked: "Which friend?"

Qi Rui'an didn't hide anything, and said directly: "Besides your boss, who else can it be?"

Qing He was stunned.

Qi Rui'an said: "She used to pay attention to your band. It was a pity that she disbanded later..."

Qinghe didn't pay attention to what was said later, her relaxed nerves tensed up again, and her whole person was half a beat behind.She didn't know about this, she didn't know at all, Wen Ning never mentioned it, and she never even said the word "Xi Chao".

The following conversation continued as usual, Qing He was shrouded in an invisible net, knowing that this cooperation was closely related to Wen Ning, maybe this person was helping her again, but she still did not leave, but stayed, Sitting quietly opposite the group of Flying Culture, he listened to the words of the three of Qi Rui'an.

The middle-aged woman is smart, much more straightforward than Qi Rui'an, and she doesn't play the emotional card throughout the whole process. She mentioned Jiacheng and Neon, and revealed part of the inside story in her words.

As two rival companies with similar strengths, while Neon is launching new brands, Jiacheng Company is also gradually deploying. It has already signed two new-generation bands there, and plans to cultivate fresh blood to compete with them. Slow trains are not their best choice.Jiacheng is willing to sign the slow train, but the bottom line is that he intends to use Qinghe to create momentum. To put it bluntly, he wants the slow train to go to the sky first and let his former teammates fight each other, so as to create attention and enthusiasm. topic.

The slow train opens the way, followed by the new generation of bands, Jiacheng's calculation is smart, no matter what happens, he will not lose.

It is not difficult to guess this method, Qinghe knows everything in his heart.

The middle-aged woman was talking unhurriedly. After talking about this, she mentioned an original music program that was in preparation. Neon had already confirmed the candidate, and decided to let Kongyin lead the charge. Jiacheng also had plans to plug people in. .

Qinghe remembered that Jiacheng had vaguely mentioned this point, and Jiacheng planned to let the slow train participate in a certain program.She didn't think about it at the time, she thought it was just a part of the idolization route, but Kongyin was also there.

Teammates turn against each other, if this is on the show, it will definitely be singled out and hyped up, and it will not be bloody by then.In the era when traffic is king, the selling point of variety shows is entertainment. If the audience likes it, it’s about fighting and fighting. The program team doesn’t have to work hard to plan hits. Marketing comes first, and slow trains and empty voices go on stage. Station, that is a ready-made topic.

Jiacheng dug a small hole, just waiting for the slow train to jump into it.Maybe for others, since they have chosen to sign a contract, this kind of thing is insignificant, as long as they have exposure and resources, but Qinghe can't accept it. She doesn't want to mention Xi Chao again, and she doesn't want to be a resentful revenge Or, use the past as entertainment material, stage a competitive drama to please the audience, and satisfy some people's twisted peeping pleasure.

She made a decision with her former teammates and looked down on Deng Heng and Zhou Xi's behavior, but some things are in the past, there is no need for others to judge right and wrong, and she is not willing to use it to sensationalize, standing on the stage like a clown and letting netizens point and point .

The current online world is intricate and complex, and no one can predict what it will develop into at that time.Whether it is Neon or Jiacheng, they are all capital, and then the slow train and the empty sound will be pawns, and they will inevitably end up being manipulated.

The middle-aged woman, Biqi Rui'an, knows how to negotiate, so she analyzes the situation first, and then starts the real negotiation.

The conditions for the development of flying culture are good, but relatively, the murderers are also very ruthless and merciless.Starting in about ten years, Slow Train can operate independently, and the flying culture will not interfere too much with the freedom of the band. The copyright belongs to Slow Train, but in terms of sharing, flying culture accounts for the majority, and many expenses in the contract will be borne by Slow Train Responsible.That is to say, the two parties signed the contract in the true sense of cooperation, and the flight culture will support the slow train in the early stage, but in return, the slow train has to give up more than half of its profits.

To put it bluntly, it is the flying culture that invests, and the slow trains are the targets of investment. If they become popular, they will be a steady stream of cash cows in the future.

In addition, Qi Rui'an also put forward verbal additional conditions, except for cooperation such as commercial performances, Slow Train can no longer sign contracts with other music companies, and can only have the only "partner" of Flying Culture.

When he first came in, Qinghe still felt that the conditions were high. After hearing this series of conditions, he felt that there was not much difference between the two companies, and they were both masters of exploiting musicians without blinking an eye.The only thing that flying culture is better than Jiacheng is that it allows them to operate independently, and the rest is not as good as it.

She didn't agree immediately, and the reply she gave was still ambiguous, and she had to discuss it with Ye Xilin and Qi Er.

Qi Rui'an raised his glass to toast, and said cheerfully: "It's a happy cooperation."

Qinghe clinked glasses with wine, but didn't answer.

The hesitation was only for a moment. In fact, there is no need to ask Ye Xilin and Qi Er. The final result will not change. The choices of the three are the same.

Ye Xilin and Qi Er chose the flying culture, although Qing He didn't say it out loud, but he also chose it in his heart.

Qi Rui'an moved very quickly, sending someone over to deliver the contract almost the next day.And that night, Ye Xilin also declined Jiacheng Company.

Jiacheng Company did not expect it, how could they expect that they would refuse, thinking that other conditions were not agreed, the manager immediately called and said that apart from the independent operation, the rest can be discussed in detail.Ye Xilin was handling the wrangling, but Qinghe was not involved.

Flying Culture set up the company in Nancheng, and the three of them no longer had to pack their luggage.

Originally, Qi Rui'an planned to set up camp in City S or City G, but after careful consideration and various factors, he finally settled in Nancheng. City B is the paradise of domestic rock and roll, Shaanxi is the cradle, and Nancheng is a bridge for cultural input and output with strong inclusiveness.

Qinghe's mind was not on the signing of the contract, and she didn't take care of the team's work in the next few days. Before she turned the corner, she locked herself in her room to write things all day long, or went to Haijiao No. [-] to get rid of it. time.

This time it was indeed Wen Ning who was helping Qing He behind the scenes, otherwise Qi Rui'an would not have made such a big concession, but this matter still did not change anything, some things had already started to deteriorate, they had happened long ago, and the result remained unchanged.

Leaving Nancheng has always been a serious topic, and this kind of thing happened twice.

Cape No. [-] on weekdays is not as lively as weekends. The business is not deserted, but there are not many customers.

Qinghe doesn't drink other people's wine, and sits at the bar to let go of her thoughts, flicking her phone from time to time.When someone strikes up a conversation with her, she turns a deaf ear, as if she can't hear.

Almost drunk, take a taxi back.

The driver asked where to go.

She raised her head, pressed the back of her head against the seat, pinched her thirsty throat with her fingers, and blurted out: "Jiang Ting..."

Having said that, I haven't noticed anything wrong yet.It wasn't until the car drove outside Jiangting and opened the door that she realized it later and had to go back to the original road.

Habits are a terrible thing. Some behaviors are engraved in the bones, and it is difficult to find out if you do something wrong.

Then I took a taxi to the old house, and it was already too late to go back. Ye Xilin didn't wait for her, and the upstairs and downstairs were empty.Hei Ye strangled Qing He's throat, and unscrupulously manipulated her fragility.

Wen Ning seemed to have disappeared. After returning from G City, Qinghe never saw this person again.Except for that drunkenness, Qinghe went back again, but there was no one in the villa, and the other party was not there.

The maid aunt told Qinghe that this person went to the old man first, and then went on a business trip, and didn't say when he would come back.As for Uncle Yang, he has nothing to do here, and he has gone back to his hometown, and he probably won't be back until a while later.

Qinghe stayed in Jiangting for one night, but this time he didn't leave.

Wen Ning knew that Qing He had returned home, and her aunt notified him immediately, but that was all.

The stalemate lasted until mid-August.

I saw this person again in the western restaurant on Xinjie, near the piano shop before.Qinghe went to help Qi Er and Ye Xilin do some shopping, but unexpectedly she saw Wen Ning not far from the door.

After a long absence, this person was a complete stranger. A street away, Qinghe almost didn't recognize him, so that after a quick glance, she took two steps before stopping.

Wen Ning was sitting in a cafe on the street, near the outside, with his back to this side.

The tablemate with him is Lian He Min, whom he hasn't seen for a long time.

Lian He Min quickly spotted her, was slightly taken aback, exchanged a glance with her, then calmly withdrew her gaze, took a sip of coffee as if nothing had happened, and spoke to Wen Ning opposite without changing his expression.