"Mom, I think you should go to Xinghui," Lin Yanyu suddenly said.
"Yanyu, do you have a more suitable candidate?" Chen Rong asked, surprised.
After a moment's thought, she understood.
Lin Yanyu had been in Shuangqing City for a long time and had naturally interacted with entertainment companies here.
"I don't know much, but I suggest you go to Xinghui and look for a producer named Tingyu. He's very talented," Lin Yanyu blinked.
She herself was dealing with Xinghui for the first time.
However, she highly recognized Tingyu's talent.
She had been listening to "Later" and "What's the Matter" on repeat recently.
"Xinghui has indeed been strong recently, but it's all thanks to that Tingyu. The rest of them are just mediocre," Tang Feng frowned.
In the past month, Tingyu had suddenly emerged at Xinghui Entertainment, with two consecutive songs becoming hits.
However, apart from Tingyu, others' achievements were still not as good as those of Coast Entertainment.
Moreover, the company's scale was much smaller than Coast's.
"I think this Tingyu might be a pseudonym for some big shot. We might not have enough budget to find him," Tang Feng continued.
Lin Yanyu shook her head. "He's not using a pseudonym. He's just a junior producer."
"How do you know?" Tang Feng was taken aback.
Lin Yanyu replied, "Because he only charges 800,000 yuan to write a song."
"800,000 yuan???" Tang Feng exclaimed, murmuring, "How is that possible?"
Chen Rong, standing nearby, was also a bit surprised.
She knew her daughter's judgment. The producer her daughter recognized was only a junior producer.
This was truly strange.
"However, I believe his songs are worth more than 800,000 yuan, so I gave him five million," Lin Yanyu added.
This was her respect as a singer for a talented producer.
"He was offered five million yuan voluntarily..." Tang Feng's mind couldn't quite process this.
Listening to their conversation, Su Yu silently ate his hot pot.
But Gong Juren beside him was red-faced, trying to hold back.
He wanted to say that the "big shot's pseudonym" they were talking about was right here at the table, eating tripe.
But the words were on the tip of his tongue, and he stopped himself.
Just like Jiang Xiao'e, Su Yu had earnestly instructed him to keep a low profile and not reveal his identity when writing songs for him.
He had to obey Su Yu's words.
Even though revealing it now would be like a royal flush to Tang Feng, he could only keep it to himself.
"My memory failed me. You can ask Gong Juren about Tingyu. He sang that song 'What's the Matter'," Lin Yanyu suddenly remembered.
The original singer was right beside them.
Why were they all here making wild guesses...
"You're the original singer of 'What's the Matter'?" Tang Feng asked, looking shocked.
He had heard the song but hadn't paid much attention to who the singer was.
He never expected that such a good song would be sung by Su Yu's lackey...
This was hard for him to accept.
"Heh heh... Didn't expect that, did you?" Gong Juren chuckled at Tang Feng's expression.
Didn't expect that, I, Gong Juren, sang this song.
Oh wow, my first song became this popular, I'm so awesome, I'm going to puff out my chest for a moment.
"Little Gong, since you can sing songs written by that Tingyu, you must be very familiar with him, right?" Chen Rong was surprised by the coincidence.
The fact that her daughter was willing to spend five million yuan to have him write a song showed Tingyu's talent.
She was now very interested in this person.
"Ahem, familiar, of course, I'm familiar. Auntie, if you want him to write a song, you can try going to Xinghui. I think it shouldn't be a problem,"
In response to Chen Rong's question, Gong Juren quickly put away his arrogant demeanor and smiled as he replied.
He kept glancing at Su Yu beside him.
The latter was still expressionlessly burying his head in his meal.
"Chen Yi, although Tingyu can write good songs, it doesn't mean he understands opera. We're not writing pop songs this time. To promote opera culture, one needs to understand opera to write it," Tang Feng said urgently.
He hadn't expected to lose to Su Yu's lackey in terms of connections again.
This was making him question his life.
"You're right, but does your friend have any research on opera?" Chen Rong asked worriedly.
"Of course, he and I often discuss matters related to opera," Tang Feng nodded affirmatively.
Then, he added, "The mid-level producers in Shuangqing City don't charge as much as those in the capital. Negotiating for two million yuan should be fine."
Two million yuan?
Su Yu, who had been silent, suddenly froze.
He took out his phone and opened the calculator.
After dividing with the company and deducting taxes, he would receive over 800,000 yuan.
If he didn't go through the company and gave the song directly to Chen Rong, he would receive two million yuan.
However, this would only allow the song to be released as an internet song, and he would have no energy to maintain the copyright in the future.
He could only watch helplessly as it was pirated, as filing lawsuits against pirates would take a lot of time.
For future profits, he still decided to go through the company.
Calculated, the profits far exceeded selling the song directly, and it also saved him a lot of trouble.
"Alright, we'll go to Coast Entertainment after dinner," Chen Rong nodded.
Finding a mid-level producer for two million yuan was still quite worth it.
Moreover, Tang Feng was an opera actor himself, so his friend should have some understanding of opera.
This seemed like the best choice.
"Okay, I'll accompany you then," Tang Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Getting this done would also benefit him.
This was a task from the Opera Association. Participating in it would also accumulate some prestige within the association, which would add points during future appraisals.
At this moment, Su Yu suddenly put down his chopsticks.
He glanced at everyone and said with a smile, "Tingyu also researches opera, and he recently wrote a song about opera. You can use it directly."
"What? How do you know?" Tang Feng's eyes twitched frantically.
It had already been decided, why were you chiming in...
After being silent for so long, you suddenly spoke up at a crucial moment. Wouldn't it be better to just keep eating your hot pot!!!
Gong Juren, standing nearby, let out a long sigh of relief.
Brother Yu finally spoke, it feels so good!
If he didn't speak any sooner, this Tang Feng would have succeeded.
"Su Yu, can you tell me how you know?" Chen Rong asked with a smile.
"Sister Chen, I also work in the composition department at Xinghui. I'm a colleague of Tingyu," Su Yu thought for a moment and came up with a casual excuse.
He took on this job simply because he happened to have a suitable song.
"How about this, let's go to Coast Entertainment first, and then to Xinghui. We can compare the two and then decide,"
Chen Rong made a decision after some deliberation.
The problem that was originally tricky had suddenly become much simpler.
This made Chen Rong feel instantly relaxed.
"Okay, I'll accompany you then." Tang Feng's gloomy expression brightened again.
Su Yu nodded indifferently.
As long as Chen Rong came to him, he was confident he could win her over.
The song "Chi Ling" tells the tragic story of a performer who sacrificed himself along with the enemy for the sake of the country.
"Though lowly, I dare not forget my country; even if no one knows me." This lyric is undoubtedly a killer for opera singers.