"Manager Zhao..." Zhou Xiali finally came to her senses after Su Yu left.
"You haven't heard that song before, have you?" Zhao Yuan's expression returned to calm.
Zhou Xiali nodded, "No."
"Listen to it when you have a chance, and you'll know how foolish your actions today were!"
Shaking her head, Zhao Yuan got up and left the office, leaving Zhou Xiali alone, staring blankly.
After a long while.
She took a deep breath.
Unwillingly, she took out her phone and opened her email.
There was the song demo Zhao Yuan had sent her.
"Later"
She clicked on the audio file, and pleasant music flowed from her phone.
Her brow furrowed.
Then, her expression gradually began to change.
The arrogance on her face turned into astonishment, her eyes filled with disbelief.
The song finished, and she reopened the file to play it a second time.
Time slowly passed.
After an unknown amount of time, and after listening an unknown number of times.
Zhou Xiali was numb.
"No wonder the client was willing to change singers for this song..."
Zhou Xiali sighed softly, her hands slowly drooping. She didn't even notice her phone fall to the ground.
If I could have sung this song, I would definitely have been able to break free from the identity of an internet celebrity singer and truly enter the ranks of second-tier singers!
A voice in her mind kept repeating this to her.
But, just as Su Yu said, sometimes opportunities only come once.
She was the one who had personally rejected this opportunity.
"If only I had listened to this song earlier..."
Zhou Xiali mechanically stood up, bent down to pick up her phone, then sighed and walked out of the director's office.
...
Ten o'clock in the evening.
Su Yu's phone rang.
He glanced at it and let out a long sigh of relief.
"Account received 300,000 yuan, account balance 300,325 yuan."
It seemed that Xinghui's speed was not slow.
They had recorded the official version in half a day.
Normally, the client might have delayed payment for a few days, but this time, afraid that Su Yu would go back on his word, they paid immediately after receiving the official version.
The phone vibrated slightly.
It was a call from Zhao Yuan.
"Manager Zhao," Su Yu answered.
"Su Yu, have you received the money?"
"Yes, I just received it."
"By the way, I was busy with projects before and didn't have time to tell you. You are currently a junior producer, with a maximum of a 50% revenue share. If you want to earn more, you need to be promoted to an intermediate producer. The company's requirement for an intermediate producer is to have at least three songs with over a million downloads."
"What is the revenue share for an intermediate producer?"
"For your contract, an intermediate producer can get 60%, a senior producer 70%. As for a star producer, they not only get 90% of the copyright revenue but also company shares."
"Okay, I understand."
"Then get some rest early. Call me anytime if you need anything."
"Alright."
After hanging up, Su Yu took a deep breath.
On Blue Star, song downloads are uniformly one yuan. Writing a song with a million downloads, after deducting taxes, the singer's share, and other expenses, Su Yu's contract would yield over three hundred thousand yuan. This share was quite high.
However, this was just the share for a junior producer. If it were an intermediate or even a senior producer, they would receive more.
As for star producers, they would directly shed their employee status and hold company shares.
"I'll find a suitable opportunity to release 'What's the Big Deal'."
Last time, Su Yu completed a system mission and obtained a song element, as well as piano skills and a piano piece.
"What's the Big Deal"
This song was different from "Later." The entire song "Later" exuded sadness, while "What's the Big Deal" was the opposite; it was a light and heartwarming song.
The lyrics were straightforward but perfectly expressed a boy's affection for a girl.
It was a very suitable song for confession.
I'll see if there's a sweet drama that can be used for it later. If not, I'll release it as a single.
...
The next day.
At dawn.
Due to physical reasons.
Su Yu did not have to participate in military training.
Zhang Yang also did not have to participate in military training because he was taking care of Su Yu.
In the dormitory, Zhang Yang once again put on a handsome suit and styled his hair like an adult.
"Su Yu, are you okay on your own?" He came to Su Yu's bed.
"You're already dressed like this, does that question still matter?" Su Yu rolled his eyes at him.
Zhang Yang grinned at him, "Hehe, Mengting happens to be free today. We've arranged to go watch a movie."
Then he pulled out a condom from his bag, waved it in front of Su Yu's eyes, and continued, "If things go smoothly, Brother Yang won't be back tonight."
"Get lost..."
Su Yu kicked him with his foot, cursing with a smile.
This kid, the progress is too fast.
Meeting for the second time and already planning to get a hotel?
"Su Yu, it's not that Brother Yang is lecturing you, but your pace is too slow. You've been in an online relationship for three years without meeting, you should learn from Brother Yang..."
"If you don't leave, I'll go to the training ground for military training."
"Don't, I'm leaving, I'm leaving, okay..."
With that said, Zhang Yang darted out of the dormitory and didn't look back.
If Su Yu went for military training, his plan for the day would be ruined.
"This kid..." Shaking his head, Su Yu also got out of bed.
Zhao De and the other two were in military training, and Zhang Yang was out on a date, leaving him alone in the dorm.
Suddenly, he felt a bit bored.
What should I do?
"Let's try out the piano skills."
No sooner said than done.
After a simple wash-up, Su Yu left the dormitory.
Since Qingda is an art university, it has dedicated piano rooms that are open to students year-round.
However, it seemed he was unlucky, as the vocal music department was having a class.
As he walked, there were no empty rooms.
Until the end of the corridor, a piano room door was open.
Inside was a black piano. From its appearance, the material seemed to be solid wood. Faint patterns were drawn on its surface, like they were hand-painted.
This was a good piano.
Su Yu immediately saw that this piano was different from the others.
However, he was also a little puzzled, why wasn't anyone using such a good piano?
He walked around the piano and didn't see any "private use only" signs. Moreover, the piano stand had the logo of Shuangqing Academy of Arts printed on it.
This was a school piano, definitely not private. Only then did he sit down.
Su Yu raised his hands and placed them on the keys. A sense of familiarity surged within him.
He knew this was the professional-level piano skill given to him by the system.
However, even with professional-level piano skills, he didn't start playing immediately. Instead, he first familiarized himself with the piano, playing a few notes casually to get a feel for it.
He lightly pressed the keys.
A crisp sound rang out.
Su Yu couldn't help but praise that the sound of this piano completely surpassed that of ordinary pianos.
"Is this?"
"Lin Yanyu is practicing the piano?"
"It must be. The vocal music department has a class today, quickly, let's go take a look!"
"We get to see the goddess play the piano again, hurry up and get a good spot!"
"Damn it, who stepped on my foot!"
As the piano music sounded, the surrounding piano rooms fell silent.
Then, these students all came out of their classrooms, and in a short while, they had surrounded the piano room where Su Yu was, to the point of being packed.
At this moment, Su Yu was focused on feeling the piano and hadn't noticed the people outside the classroom.