Xuan Dong Entertainment.
This is the entertainment company Lin Yanyu is signed with.
She was directly accepted when she applied to be an artist.
Then, from releasing songs, debuting, participating in competitions, everything went smoothly. The company didn't provide her with much in terms of resources.
There was only basic promotion, and her fans voluntarily took the initiative to help her chart.
Throughout this journey, she had largely relied on her own hard work.
That's why, previously, she had to pay out of her own pocket to find Ting Yu to write a song for her competition entry.
However, thinking back now, the five million yuan spent was truly worth it.
She was still thinking that when she returned to Shuang Qing City, she must treat Ting Yu to a meal to express her gratitude.
Of course, she would bring Su Yu along as well.
After all, their relationship was now confirmed, and she didn't want any rumors to spread that could affect their relationship.
“Yanyu, you must remain calm later. Being scolded a few times is better than being blacklisted,” her manager whispered in her ear.
“Don’t worry, Fang Jie. Even if he wants to blacklist me, I’m not afraid,” Lin Yanyu shook her head, her expression relaxed.
“Yanyu, I’ve always been on your side. If the company makes things difficult for me later, you have to help me.”
Li Fang was the only one in the company who knew about Lin Yanyu’s background. She also knew that Lin Yanyu wanted to be independent and didn’t want to rely on family connections. However, if she were truly facing blacklisting, she definitely wouldn’t compromise.
At that time, she wouldn’t be affected, but her agent would be implicated.
Since she had made her choice, she would go all the way.
By clinging to Lin Yanyu’s influence, even if she offended the company, there would still be a chance to turn things around.
“Don’t worry, I remember that you didn’t report me or cause trouble back then,” Lin Yanyu smiled and then knocked on the director’s office door.
“Come in.”
After hearing the response, she took a deep breath and walked in.
“Director, you were looking for me?” she asked the middle-aged man in front of the desk.
“Lin Yanyu, explain yourself. Why did you confess your love?”
This person was Fan Jian, the director of the artist department at Xuan Dong Entertainment.
“Director Fan, when the company signed the contract with me, I explicitly stated that I have the right to handle matters concerning my love life. It was because of the company’s humanistic approach that I signed with Xuan Dong Entertainment back then.”
Fan Jian was taken aback.
That’s right, this contract from the company was aimed at newcomers without fame. Xuan Dong Entertainment adopted a broad net strategy: as long as the image and temperament were good, they would sign them and provide basic promotion. Only when there were signs of them becoming popular would the company pay more attention.
At that point, they would offer a different, standardized contract.
Lin Yanyu had achieved some success before, and the company had discussed contract changes with her several times, but she had no intention of modifying the contract.
In response, the company had simply adopted a cold-treatment approach, which was why she had no song to perform in the finals.
Then, she found Ting Yu herself to write “Blue and White Porcelain,” winning the championship in the finals. Just as the company was about to pay more attention, she directly confessed her love, catching the company completely off guard.
“Do you know what confessing your love in the finals means?”
Fan Jian’s eyes held a hint of anger.
“It means I have a boyfriend,” Lin Yanyu’s pretty face was filled with happiness as she thought of Su Yu.
Fan Jian was instantly enraged upon hearing this.
He slammed his fist on the desk and roared, “Didn’t you see the overwhelming scolding online? Is your mind only on your boyfriend?”
“Director Fan, the achievements I, Lin Yanyu, have today are thanks to my own strength. I know the rules of the entertainment industry, but since I’ve done it, I’ve also considered the consequences,” Lin Yanyu said calmly and unhurriedly.
“Hmph, what consequences did you consider? Did the company spend a fortune cultivating you just so you could fall in love?” Fan Jian sneered.
“Cultivating with a fortune? Where is this fortune?” Lin Yanyu retorted.
Since signing, other than normal artist management and some proprietary resources, the company hadn’t invested much in her.
Participating in “The Voice of China” was also something she did herself, from the preliminary auditions to reaching the finals.
The only thing the company did was arrange an agent for Lin Yanyu.
Then, seeing her becoming more popular, they started to allocate some resources to her.
“Heh, if you don’t change the contract, we can’t give you many resources either. This is perfectly normal,” Fan Jian’s expression turned somewhat ugly.
“There’s no need to change the contract, and the company doesn’t need to spend a fortune cultivating me. I think things are quite good as they are. Now, I only have one request: help promote ‘Blue and White Porcelain.’ Do you have anything else, Director Fan? If not, I’ll be leaving.”
Now, having won the championship of “The Voice of China,” she had gained many more resources.
Even without the company’s efforts, with the championship title and the song “Blue and White Porcelain,” she had the opportunity to rise to the ranks of top-tier singers.
“You still have demands? ‘Blue and White Porcelain’ will be heavily promoted once the company buys back the copyright. Such a good song should be heard by more people.”
Just as Lin Yanyu was about to leave, she suddenly heard Fan Jian mention buying the copyright for “Blue and White Porcelain.”
Her footsteps immediately halted.
“The copyright for ‘Blue and White Porcelain’ is with me,” she said, her voice growing cold, without turning her head.
“I know. Someone revealed that you only bought the performance copyright, and the rest is with Ting Yu. You’re really something. You spent five million yuan but didn’t buy the full copyright. If Ting Yu discovers the song becomes popular and sells the other copyrights to someone else, do you know how troublesome that would be? We are already communicating with Xing Hui, and I believe we can acquire the full copyright soon.”
Fan Jian leaned back in his chair, his tone carrying a hint of threat.
Once the copyright was in the company’s hands, with a little adaptation, it could be freely sung by others.
At that time, “Blue and White Porcelain” would no longer be exclusively Lin Yanyu’s.
Using the company’s resources for promotion, a cover version could quickly surpass Lin Yanyu’s original performance. There were many such precedents before. For artists who were not controlled by the company, the company would generally choose to blacklist them.
“Ting Yu won’t sell the copyright to you,” Lin Yanyu’s expression turned completely cold.
“You don’t need to worry about that. Transactions that cannot be completed are always due to insufficient price. Fifty million yuan for a song, I believe even a top producer would be tempted?”
Fan Jian reached for a cup of coffee on the desk and took a sip.
As long as the price was right, no business was impossible.
He had obtained Ting Yu’s information from a friend. This kid was just an intermediate producer and a freshman in college.
Although he was very shocked at first that a newcomer could write such a song with a classical style at its peak, he quickly became happy. Newcomers were easier to deal with than seasoned veterans.
For some reason, this time it was unusually smooth. Every time he encountered a problem, friends would kindly help him.
Through a friend’s connections, he had successfully contacted Xing Hui’s senior management and was now waiting for a face-to-face meeting with Ting Yu.
Lin Yanyu only spent five million yuan to have him write the song.
He believed that a budget of fifty million yuan would be enough for this Ting Yu to hand over the full copyright of the song.
“Then I wish you good luck,” Lin Yanyu said no more and turned to leave the office.
Although she hadn’t completely fallen out with the company, the gap was not far off.
Unless Lin Yanyu compromised and signed a contract akin to selling herself,
the company, after her confession incident, would likely blacklist her and find an obedient replacement to sing “Blue and White Porcelain” for her.
She needed to return to Shuang Qing City as soon as possible and buy the copyright for “Blue and White Porcelain” before the company could!