Xinghui Entertainment.
As Su Yu and Gong Ju Ren walked down to the lobby, two front desk assistants quickly approached them.
"Teacher Ting Yu, you're here. I'll get the elevator for you."
"Teacher Ting Yu, have you eaten? The breakfast shop near the company has launched many new items recently."
"You haven't been to the company much lately. Everyone misses you."
Knowing Su Yu's gentle nature and lack of arrogance often found in geniuses, they found him very approachable, and thus, they chatted with him cheerfully.
"I've been a bit busy lately. Are there new items at Zhang Wei's shop? I'll go check them out later," Su Yu said with a smile to the two girls.
Under their admiring gazes, he entered the elevator.
"Teacher Ting Yu, can you give us an autograph later? All my friends are your fans," asked the girl named Xiao Mei nervously as the elevator door was about to close.
"Of course, no problem. I'll sign them when I come down later," Su Yu nodded with a smile.
He was quite familiar with the two front desk girls. When he first came for the interview, it was the girl named Xiao Mei who showed him the way. Su Yu would never refuse a small favor like signing autographs for them.
"Really! Thank you, Teacher Ting Yu!"
The moment the elevator door closed, Su Yu heard the screams of the two girls again.
"Ahhhhhh! Now I'll be the center of attention in my social media circle!"
"I have an autograph too, I'm the center of attention too."
"Then let's unfriend each other first, be the center of attention separately, and then add each other back."
"Hehe, that's a good suggestion!"
Hearing their conversation, Su Yu shook his head helplessly.
It's just an autograph, how could it make them the center of attention? If they wanted a photo, he could agree too. They were just little fans, and it was only right to help them boost their social media presence.
Exiting the elevator, Su Yu took out a USB drive from his pocket.
"Little Gong, I'm going to find President Zhao. You can head straight to the recording studio. With your current status, you probably won't have to wait in line," Su Yu said with a smile, handing the USB drive to Gong Ju Ren.
"Okay, then I'll go record the song first." Gong Ju Ren took the USB drive as if it were a treasure.
"By the way, your voice is excellent. For martial arts-themed songs like this, ask Teacher Zhang at the recording studio. He has a lot of experience with this genre. If this song becomes a huge hit, there will surely be many opportunities for game theme songs later. I plan for you to establish yourself in the industry with game and film theme songs, and then you can even be nominated for Singer of the Year with a unique niche."
In fact, Gong Ju Ren was very versatile and highly adaptable. It was precisely because he could adapt to many styles that he had never had a strong memorable point. Game theme songs or TV series theme songs had significant market appeal and natural exposure channels. Su Yu intended to build Gong Ju Ren's persona as a "theme song specialist."
Among the singers, Lin Yan Yu and Zhang Wei, after their two impactful songs in the city qualifiers, should be able to advance to Singer of the Year and Singer of the Year respectively. The remaining contenders for Singer of the Year were Gong Ju Ren and Jiang Xiao E. Both had followed Su Yu faithfully from the beginning and had worked very hard to hone their singing skills. Su Yu naturally intended to help them reach their dream positions. Zhao De and the others were the type who didn't have much ambition, so they could be considered later.
Lin Yan Yu and Zhang Wei had grown considerably. Su Yu's focus would now shift to Gong Ju Ren and Jiang Xiao E. With the current interest in the gaming industry and the rising popularity of martial arts themes, it was best to let Xiao Gong establish a foothold in this martial arts trend first.
Although martial arts songs were classified as traditional Chinese style in the market, they differed from traditional ancient style, emphasizing the "xia" (heroic knight-errant) spirit, the chivalrous aura of traveling the martial world with a sword. The game by Ah Bin and his team was called "Young Swordsman's Journey" (少年天涯). Su Yu learned from the background that it was a story about a young wanderer riding horses and traversing the martial world. The song he prepared was "Bright Moon, Distant Horizon" (明月天涯), which exuded both youthful spirit and martial world essence. Su Yu believed that Gong Ju Ren's style would be able to convey this feeling without any issues.
Of course, one song wouldn't be enough to build this persona, but Su Yu wasn't worried. If this song had a significant impact in the gaming industry, other game developers would definitely approach him, as there were many martial arts games in China. This would not only generate revenue but also increase Gong Ju Ren's fame. This was the path Su Yu had carefully chosen for him after much consideration.
"Nominated for Singer of the Year?" Gong Ju Ren stared at Su Yu blankly, his eyes suddenly turning red. So, Brother Yu had been considering him all along. So, in Brother Yu's eyes, he had a chance to be nominated for Singer of the Year.
"I understand. I will definitely work hard!"
At this moment, Gong Ju Ren felt an unprecedented conviction. Singer of the Year was his dream, which had always felt so out of reach. But hearing it from Brother Yu, that he had a chance to be nominated for Singer of the Year, it no longer seemed impossible. If Brother Yu said he could be nominated, then Gong Ju Ren would definitely become Singer of the Year!
After saying a few encouraging words to Gong Ju Ren, Su Yu headed towards Zhao Yuan's office. As soon as he entered the Composition Department, his old colleagues and the new recruits in the department surrounded him. Their eyes were filled with admiration.
Now, many producers were proud to join Xinghui's Composition Department. After all, Xinghui had produced Ting Yu, the youngest music god. As Su Yu's fame grew, more and more prominent figures joined Xinghui's Composition Department. In the past, Xinghui only had Su Yu's university counselor, Zhang Qin, as its sole ace producer, and she often wasn't at the company. The highest-ranking producers in the office were those like Old Yuan. Now, Xinghui had as many as five ace producers. These were all freelance producers who were drawn to Xinghui because of Su Yu.
After chatting with his colleagues in the Composition Department for a bit, Su Yu went to Zhao Yuan's office.
"President Zhao, do you like this song?" As he reached the door, he heard Zhao Yuan playing Lin Yan Yu's song "Loving You" (爱你). Even more surprisingly, Zhao Yuan had a sweet smile on her face. Zhao Yuan was known as the "iceberg boss," always appearing cool and aloof, maintaining a high-and-mighty persona, whether in public or private. Except for softening her tone when speaking to Su Yu, she wouldn't show a good expression to anyone else, not even Chen Yong.
"You're teasing me as soon as you arrive," Zhao Yuan blushed inexplicably and quickly put away her smile.
"Your song is very good. Riding on the popularity of this song, we've also made 'Compendium of Materia Medica' (本草纲目) and 'The Lone Brave' (孤勇者) popular again," Zhao Yuan said to Su Yu.
Su Yu nodded, "I saw the news this morning." He knew that the resurgence of "The Lone Brave" must be related to Xinghui. After all, without capital pushing it from behind, such pervasive popularity couldn't be achieved.