For Li Qian's studio opening ceremony, a reporter suddenly rushed in to take pictures, which can only be considered a small episode.

  Because two security guards arrived in time, he didn't even take any pictures before being forcibly asked to leave.

  Of course, Li Qian did not know that the journalist had actually taken a photo of him talking face-to-face with He Runqing, and He only showed his side face, while he himself was facing the camera.

  Although this photo is almost worthless in terms of news value, and even more so because He Runkui's agent was also standing next to them and was photographed with half his body in the frame, and there were many people around and behind them who were also chatting, so even if Zheng Guochang wanted to say that this photo was a date or a secret meeting, it would be almost impossible. However, after many years, it became the only photo recording the grand opening of Li Qian's studio, and it became the starting point for the media circle to record Li Qian's artistic trajectory.

  Then, Zheng Guochang, who was not reconciled, was asked to leave the building by two security guards. On the side of the studio, a group of people who came to congratulate also chose to bid farewell one after another - they were originally just showing their faces, and since they saw that the other party was unprepared, everyone naturally knew what to do.

  Just then, Xie Mingyuan said as he was leaving, "When you have time, give me a call and we'll chat." That's still okay, but the key is that Watanabe Kazuya, whom I met for the first time, came up with a smile on his face and said, "Li Qianjun, see you again!"

  This remark, others, even Xie Mingyuan, couldn't hear anything out of the ordinary, but Li Qian and Qi Jie both immediately picked up on another layer of meaning.

  Finally, everyone left, and the noisy and chaotic studio became quiet again.

  Li Qian thought back to the people he had just seen and the conversations they had, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was off.

  Mr. and Mrs. Li were delighted to see their son's influence and status in this circle. Although he was quiet and seemed to be working alone, others still came over to congratulate him without being invited, which in itself represented their recognition of his son.

  Liao Liao, Huang Wenjuan and Qi Jie were also very excited.

  It's just that simple. Although the people who come have different attitudes and goals, it's an opening, after all. The more people there are, the livelier it is, and the livelier it is, the more popular it seems. Having a crowd... okay, although it doesn't necessarily mean that the studio's future will be smooth sailing, at least it's a good omen, right? That's something to get excited about!

  But Li Qian felt something was off.

  He almost shook hands with everyone who came to congratulate him. Also, most of them had a simple conversation, and bluntly speaking, the people who came today, although they have different positions in various subsidiaries and have a big gap in status, from Xie Mingyuan, the No. 1 in the industry, to some singers' agents, and some deputy general managers of medium-sized record companies, but these people came, basically representing all major domestic pop music companies with strength were present.

  Everyone's face was filled with smiles as they said: "Congratulations, congratulations, great opening!"

  Everyone smiled and said: "Qian Shao's studio is open for business. Hope to have the opportunity to cooperate in the future."

  Well, if you're just an ordinary independent musician, producer, or even just a songwriter, then this is obviously a good thing. It means that as long as you have something in your hands, many record companies will immediately compete to buy it - it's a win-win situation for both fame and fortune.

  But what I want to make clear is that I run a studio of my own.

  The studio will of course take on outside work, including selling songs, arranging music, producing and so on. But in the end, Li Qian will still have to insist on following his own path in making records.

  So many famous record companies in the industry have come on the scene, and what they represent is no longer just business. There's also pressure.

  If Li Qian's studio only does the upstream of record production, then it is one of the best creative studios welcomed by all record companies. If Li Qian's studio extends its hand to the midstream of music, that is, production, then everyone will become fellow competitors fighting for a share of the market.

  Fellow traveler, yet an enemy.

  Wang Jinglu himself was a bit distracted, so he didn't notice anything wrong with Li Qian for the time being. However, Qi Jie, who had been keeping more than half of her mind on Li Qian all along, soon discovered something was off.

  So, when everyone got on the bus to the restaurant and was about to celebrate, after getting off the bus and going upstairs, Qijie deliberately fell behind two steps, worried and puzzled, and asked Liqian in a low voice: "What's wrong?"

  Li Qian turned his head and smiled at her, saying: "Nothing's wrong! Even if something is wrong, it doesn't count as a big deal!"

  …………

  After a few days, when he walked into Zhou Wen's house again, Zou Wenhui's face was full of excitement.

  It's rare for Zhou Fen to water her flowers by herself, apparently, she is in a good mood.

  Zou Wenhui entered the door, and Wu Ma greeted him first. He smiled and said: "Wu Ma, have you cooked lunch? I'm here to grab a meal today."

  "Wu's mother immediately said: 'Then I'll make a few more dishes, Mr. Zou, please stay for dinner!'"

  Zou Wenhui smiled and nodded, then deliberately walked over to take a look at the small turtle under the corridor, before turning to Zhou Fen's side and saying with a smile: "What's up? You seem to be in a good mood?"

  Zhou Yan didn't even look at him and asked: "Who gave you a quote again? It's quite high?"

  Zou Wenhuai chuckled and said, "Where can it be? Although this circle is big and there are many temples, only a few places can really accommodate a great Buddha like you! I came today to tell you another good news!"

  Zhou Fen continued watering the flowers, still not looking at him, and simply said: "Speak."

  Zou Wenhuai smiled and opened his mouth to speak, seeing that the other person was watering the flowers so intently, he helplessly said: "I'm saying, can you put down this small pot first? I'll water it for you later, okay?"

  Zhou Fen paused for a moment, put down the watering can, although she still continued to hold it in her hand, but eventually turned her head to look at him.

  The two of them looked at each other, Zhou Fen was fine, but Zou Wenhuai was stunned for a moment.

  Then he looked at Zhou Fen, and suddenly turned his head to look at Wu Ma again.

  Turning back, he couldn't help but say: "It seems you're really in a good mood! This complexion, this smile... I'm saying, what good thing did you encounter? Tell me about it?"

  Zhou Yan smiled and tilted her head like a little girl, saying: "He's come to drink with me!"

  Zou Wenhui blinked his eyes and didn't come back to himself for a long time.

  He paused for a moment, furrowed his brow, "The one who sent you back when you went out to play? He's come looking for you again?"

  Zhou Fen heard that his tone was not quite right, but she didn't think much of it. She just nodded, with a sweet smile on her face, and said proudly: "He can hold his liquor, I pulled him along, refusing to let him leave. We drank two kilograms together, how clever I am! I poured him drinks while drinking less myself, as a result he probably had over 1.2 kilograms! In the end, he finally couldn't take it anymore and fell asleep directly! Haha! You don't know, when he sleeps, he's really honest, no matter how I arrange him, he won't wake up!"

  She didn't care that Zou Wenhuai's eyebrows were furrowed in an increasingly severe expression, and she asked Wu Ma with a grin. "Right, Wu Ma?" From the kitchen, Wu Ma responded with a smile.

  Zou Wenhuai's face sank, but he couldn't say anything in response.

  She's already divorced, and although she's just an ordinary person without a job now, with the money she made from selling albums in the past, considering her way of living that doesn't cost much, it's not like she'll run out of money to spend in ten or twenty years. And besides, she has plenty of time, so why can't she fall in love again?

  Besides, even if two people have been working together for many years and have a good relationship, this kind of thing still needs to be handled with discretion. As her agent, Zhou can trust him completely in other matters, but when it comes to her own love life and marriage, she obviously doesn't need or want him to interfere! —— Previously, when she was going to marry that old man as a concubine, she had only expressed strong opposition. The two of them almost fell out, which is the most obvious example!

  Moreover, the biggest problem now is that she doesn't have any intention of making a comeback at all! What's the point of talking about romance and stuff when compared to this? It seems less important, and it can be slowly persuaded later.

  After a pause, Zou Wenhuai forced out a smile and quickly changed the subject, saying: "Do you still remember that little genius I mentioned to you many times? The one who consecutively made Liao Liao and Wu Xingwu popular?"

  Zhou Fen's smile faded as she heard his words. She glanced at him and then turned around to water the plants with a calm demeanor.

  Zou Wenhui was taken aback at first, then he couldn't help but want to slap himself twice - this is simply a case of speaking of the devil! Who doesn't know that Zhou Yun's most hated words are "genius"?!

  So, he coughed twice, trying to cover up his embarrassment, and said: "That's what happened! His studio opened today, I went on your behalf to congratulate him. Xie Mingyuan from Sony, Watanabe and Yi also went, many people in the circle went, oh, right, Liu Mingliang's agent also went! And He Rongqing, remember I told you about her? She has already terminated her contract with Sony, and hasn't been seen much in the past half month or so, but today she also went! And Liao Liao, Wu Xing Wusu, Li Qian is their mentor, right? Oh, and those few male singers from Changsheng Records also went...

  Zhou Yu's action of watering flowers suddenly stopped for a moment.

  Then she slowly turned around and stared at Zou Wenhuai steadily.

  Zou Wenhui's eyes lit up at once, thinking that he had finally found something to interest Zhou Mei. He continued: "It was Mr. Xie who introduced us. When he heard I was your agent, he was very polite! You don't know how polite!"

  "I'm telling you, don't look at his young age, he's only been in the industry for about a year, but his status in the circle is not low. Think about it, this little kid wants to open a studio and didn't even send out invitations, yet Xie Mingyuan and Watanabe Kazuaki actually went together to give him support. And on Huage's side, they also sent over a vice president, that Shen guy! You can imagine how much they value him!"

  "I've been watching the big boss for a while, and I have to say that when he talks to others, although he's also polite, his attitude is completely different from when he talks to me! Why? Because he claims to be your fan!"

  He got excited, waving his arms and speaking louder, "He claims to be your fan, Mengmeng! Do you know what this means? I'm telling you, as soon as I mentioned hoping he could write a song for you, he immediately nodded in agreement, saying that if there's a suitable work in the future, he'll definitely let you review it first!"

  He seemed to be excited and didn't know what to say, after a while he finally calmed down, but still with an excited look on his face, waving his arms, saying: "Who is he? What does his work mean? I'm telling you, you haven't been paying attention to these things lately, but I've always been keeping an eye on him!"

  "With five songs, he made Liao Liao the new Heavenly Queen. Then, with his personally produced first album, he directly propelled Wu Xiong Su to become the country's number one girl group! The sales went crazy!"

  "As a result, Huage's side was foolish and complained that his share was too high, so they kicked him out. He then helped Liao Liao make an album, which is the recent hit "Tao Sheng Yi Jiou". Incidentally, he also destroyed Wu Xing Wu Su! They were more popular than Liu Mingliang in the first half of the year, and their song "Sister Stand Up" has probably sold 6 million copies by now! But within a week, while their new album was still hot, Liao Liao's "Tao Sheng Yi Jiou" directly cut off their sales!"

  He excitedly laughed and said: "You can imagine, his strength is really strong! I'm telling you, just with this song 《Tao Sheng Yi Jiou》, Liao Liao has a good chance of breaking 10 million sales! At that time, Liu Mingliang, Zhao Xinfu, they'll all have to kneel! At that time, Liao Liao will be the number one person in the domestic music scene!"

  He was so proud that he couldn't help but nod his head, as if the person who had brought Liao Liao to her current unbeatable state was him. After a pause, he said: "And what's even more amazing is that he's good at many different types of music, including urban love songs, light rock, and rock. He can play them all with ease! Now, he claims to be your fan and has readily agreed to write a song for you! Mei Mei, I'm telling you, his works are highly sought after in the industry. How about it? Are you reconsidering your comeback? With his songs, combined with your vocals and singing skills, who knows, we might even surpass Liao Liao!"

  He spoke with unbridled passion and extreme excitement for half a day, only to find that Zhou Mei was still staring at him with the same fixed gaze as before, without even a hint of change in her eyes or expression, and it wasn't until then that he finally realized something was off.

  She paused for a moment and couldn't help but ask: "Yan Yan, what's wrong with you?"

  ***

  There will be another chapter tonight!