Backstage.
The lounge.
Zeng Hui’s assistant had already prepared the tea.
Seeing the way the two of them looked, Gong Ju Ren knew they had something to discuss, so he offered to go to the second floor to prepare for the press conference with A Bin and the others.
Su Yu and Zeng Hui went to the lounge.
They sat down on the sofa.
After pouring the tea, the assistant went to organize documents nearby.
“Teacher Ting Yu, I didn’t expect you to play our ‘Heroes’ game,” Zeng Hui said with a smile.
“Heh, I just play occasionally,” Su Yu vaguely guessed his intention.
“Playing occasionally and still getting a pentakill, Teacher Ting Yu is talented in both gaming and songwriting,” Zeng Hui continued to praise.
Su Yu, however, was not swayed. He got straight to the point and asked, “President Zeng, you didn’t ask me to come just to talk about these trivial matters, did you?”
“Teacher Ting Yu is a straightforward person, so I’ll be direct,” Zeng Hui took a sip of tea and then beckoned to his assistant.
Seeing this, the assistant quickly took out a stack of documents from his briefcase and handed it to him.
Zeng Hui took the documents, opened the cover, and spread them on the coffee table. “I wonder if Teacher Ting Yu is interested in this?”
Su Yu leaned closer to take a look.
“Theme Song Production Agreement?”
He frowned. It seemed that the World Championship for this year had already concluded.
Moreover, judging by this production agreement, it was an English song.
“This is next year’s theme song. We release a theme song every year for the World Championship. Previously, the songs were produced by foreign producers. This year’s World Championship happened to be held in China, and the theme song fell to us,” Zeng Hui explained with a smile.
“But I’ve never written an English song before. Why would you think of me?” Su Yu was somewhat confused.
He had always released Mandarin songs, and from the beginning until now, he hadn’t released a single English song.
Furthermore, he hadn’t really considered the foreign market yet.
The most important thing now was to win the championship of ‘The Masked Singer’.
Afterward, his father-in-law promised a honeymoon trip for winning the “Song God” title. He planned to use it after finishing the singing competition and take Lin Yanyu abroad for a vacation.
Work matters could wait.
“You are already at the pinnacle of domestic producers. You should consider developing overseas, as it is a broader stage. Those foreigners listen to Chinese songs only for their sound and cannot truly appreciate the brilliance of Teacher Ting Yu’s lyrics. We’re approaching you with a trial attitude this time. I believe an English song should be no difficulty for Teacher Ting Yu, right?”
In fact, Zeng Hui was not sure if Su Yu could write English songs, but as he said, it was always worth a try.
After all, Su Yu’s current popularity was even higher than Mo Yan’s, making him the undisputed top producer.
He was the most suitable candidate for the theme song.
“Our game has 180 million players worldwide, which can completely become a stepping stone for Teacher Ting Yu to go global,” Zeng Hui continued, seeing Su Yu’s silence.
He was unsure if Su Yu had aspirations to step onto the world stage, so his words were tentative.
He believed that if Su Yu had such aspirations, then the theme song for the game ‘Heroes’ would be the best way for him to reach the world.
This was because the game’s vast number of players was his backing.
However, Su Yu remained silent.
Zeng Hui’s heart sank by half.
Did Su Yu really not want to see the world stage?
He suddenly felt that his hurried arrival today was indeed a bit abrupt. Inviting a top producer like Su Yu should have been more formal. Perhaps this was what made him uncomfortable?
Thinking of this, Zeng Hui couldn’t help but curse himself for being impulsive today.
However, he didn’t want to give up just like that.
He took another sip of tea and chuckled, “Although our budget this time is not much, only 150 million, it’s considered a very high price domestically. I remember only Mo Yan received this unit price for writing a theme song for a foreign film…”
“150 million?” Su Yu’s eyebrows lifted, interrupting Zeng Hui.
This production fee was indeed considered the ceiling in China.
As expected of Tencent, they were truly wealthy.
“What is the theme?” he asked.
“We plan to make a theme song centered around legendary players…” Zeng Hui was overjoyed when Su Yu suddenly showed interest.
It seemed there was a turning point.
“Alright, find some time to come to Xinghui to sign with the company. I’ll inform them,” Su Yu readily agreed.
It was best to let Xinghui sign the contract. His current status not only allowed him to sign contracts outside, but it also made him avoid unnecessary trouble. Going through the company was the best method, and since Xinghui was almost his, it didn’t matter how it was signed.
This price was very attractive.
An English song with legendary players as the theme, wasn’t this just giving away money?
Zeng Hui was a bit dumbfounded when Su Yu agreed so suddenly.
However, he recovered in just a second. “There’s one more thing to clarify: the production will select one song from three producers, chosen by netizen votes. However, even if not selected, we will still provide a production fee of twenty million.”
After speaking, Zeng Hui looked at Su Yu, waiting for his reply.
“No problem,” Su Yu nodded.
For large amounts like this, this method was common in the industry, and he naturally accepted it.
Even if he didn’t win against others, there was still a guaranteed twenty million. Anyway, custom songs only cost five million now, so it was like picking up fifteen million, a sure profit.
“Haha, then I wish us a happy cooperation!” Zeng Hui breathed a sigh of relief and extended his hand to Su Yu with a smile.
“Happy cooperation!” Su Yu’s lips curved, and he shook his hand.
…
This new game launch conference.
It was a grand event for the entire game industry.
Not only were new games being released, but there were also game previews and events for popular games.
Many well-known industry bloggers would be present.
The rise of mobile games in recent years had also brought about significant reforms in the traditional game market, with many manufacturers shifting their focus to the mobile game market.
In the previews, five competitive mobile games had released their trailers.
However, the popularity of PC games was also not weak.
Especially two martial arts games that had just finished their closed beta tests: ‘Sword Journey’ and ‘Young Heroes’.
The former was from the veteran developer Shengshi, while the latter, although from a small studio, had excellent word-of-mouth during its closed beta. Despite a period of malicious negative reviews affecting its reputation slightly, the issue was not significant, and a group of loyal players was still awaiting its release.
“Have you heard? The theme song for ‘Sword Journey’ was produced by Teacher Li Feihong.”
“Holy crap, no way!”
“My friend got this internal news. Shengshi Games has paid a huge sum this time.”
“Teacher Li Feihong can be considered a professional theme song producer for games. His professional ability is undeniable, but his price is equally sky-high. I’m really surprised that Shengshi Games would invite him to write the theme song.”
“Actually, it’s quite normal. If they can’t compete with ‘Young Heroes’ in terms of the game, they have to find some way to make up for it with the theme song.”
“Then wouldn’t the theme song for ‘Young Heroes’ be completely crushed?”
After a piece of news spread.
Everyone in the industry began to discuss.
Everyone had played these games during their closed beta tests.
For these two games, who would be more glorious at today’s press conference would depend on their theme songs, which were crucial for their image.