"Let's go."
Not long after.
A Ru walked over with a stack of materials.
Gong Juren nodded.
The two arrived at Zhao Yuan's office door.
"Behave yourself when we go in later. Regarding the copyright split, don't ask for the moon. Teacher Ting Yu's previous song was originally supposed to be sung by Zhou Xiali, but because she asked for too much, it was given to Jiang Xiao'e."
A Ru felt it was necessary to explain the situation to Gong Juren.
Anyone with eyes could see that the biggest reason Su Yu let newcomers sing his songs was that newcomers were cheaper.
From another angle, Su Yu was extremely confident in his own work and didn't pick singers.
The success of "Later" also reflected that he indeed had this capability.
"Thank you, Sister A Ru, for the reminder. If that's the case, it'll be easy. I don't want any split, it's all for Teacher Ting Yu."
Gong Juren smiled upon hearing this.
That would be too good.
He wasn't short of money; he lacked an opportunity to debut.
He didn't care about this copyright split at all.
"Heh, it's good that you have this understanding. Teacher Ting Yu isn't demanding. As long as your tone is suitable, it'll basically be fine."
A Ru smiled at him.
Then she led him into Zhao Yuan's office.
With A Ru's words, Gong Juren's heart was even more overjoyed.
...
"Manager Zhao, I've brought him."
Entering the office, A Ru handed the materials in her hand to Zhao Yuan.
Zhao Yuan looked up and glanced at Gong Juren behind A Ru.
Then she took the materials and looked at them.
Another freshman from Qing University?
Seeing Gong Juren's information, she looked up again in surprise.
Gong Juren stood behind A Ru, feeling Zhao Yuan's gaze, holding his breath, somewhat nervous.
He had learned about Zhao Yuan's reputation when he joined the company; she was known as the cold queen.
She was very strict with her subordinates.
He didn't want to provoke someone with such a personality.
He scanned the office with his peripheral vision.
When he saw Su Yu sitting on the sofa playing with his phone, he was stunned.
"Su Yu, stop playing and take a look at his information."
Just then, Zhao Yuan said softly to Su Yu.
"Oh, okay." Su Yu put away his phone.
He looked up and saw Gong Juren, who was staring in disbelief. He smiled and then took the materials from Zhao Yuan's hand.
"Ah, this..."
At this moment, Gong Juren's mind was in turmoil.
What was going on?
Wasn't Manager Zhao supposed to be an ice queen? Why was she speaking so gently to Su Yu?
Why was she giving my information to Su Yu to look at?
Could it be... he's Ting Yu???
In an instant, a thought that he considered absurd flashed through Gong Juren's mind.
Combining it with what A Ru had said earlier, that Ting Yu was also a student at Qing University, and a freshman at that.
Damn it! This kid is Ting Yu!!
It's over, it's over. I was just showing off in front of Su Yu earlier, how could he possibly let me sing his song now?
Gong Juren, Gong Juren, why did you have to act so arrogant?
A drop of cold sweat slid down the side of his face, and his heart felt half frozen.
"How much of a split do you want?"
Su Yu looked up at Gong Juren after reading the materials.
Gong Juren, who had already given up hope, was first stunned, then quickly said, "I don't want any split, it's all yours!"
"Go to the recording studio for a voice test," Su Yu nodded and said to him calmly.
Gong Juren looked at Su Yu in disbelief, then his face lit up with joy.
"Teacher Ting Yu... is that true? You're really letting me try out?"
He thought he had misheard, especially since he had offended Su Yu not long ago.
"What, you don't want to?" Su Yu raised an eyebrow.
"I want to! Of course I want to!" Gong Juren said, rubbing his hands.
Su Yu stood up, walked over to him, looked at the sweat on his face, and smiled, "Don't be so nervous, just perform well."
Instantly, Gong Juren felt a warmth in his heart.
He had been narrow-minded.
Su Yu wasn't holding a grudge against him for what happened earlier.
He was treating him as a regular collaborator.
Thinking of this, Gong Juren finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He extended his right hand and said to Su Yu, "Su Yu, I apologize for what happened earlier. I was wrong."
Fortunately, he had only been arrogant and hadn't had any serious conflict with Su Yu.
Since Su Yu wasn't holding a grudge, he offered a magnanimous apology.
However, Su Yu didn't shake his hand and instead looked at him with a half-smile.
"Ahem... shall we go for the voice test then." Gong Juren felt a little awkward. He remembered that he hadn't shaken Su Yu's hand earlier and gave a sheepish smile.
Just as he was about to retract his right hand, Su Yu took it.
While Gong Juren was still stunned, he chuckled, "I still like your defiant attitude."
After saying that, he patted Gong Juren's shoulder and walked out of the office.
...
Admittedly, Gong Juren's professional ability was quite strong.
Coupled with the fact that "What's Wrong" was not a difficult song, and the most important thing was emotional expression, there were no issues during the voice test.
After signing the contract with Su Yu, Gong Juren's face was beaming.
Just now, while singing the song, he knew it would become the next hit.
The melody was catchy, and the lyrics were very fitting for the current confession season event.
This event, barring any surprises, would achieve good results.
"Teacher Ting Yu... it's getting late. How about I treat you to hot pot today?" Outside Xinghui Entertainment, seeing Su Yu about to leave, Gong Juren quickly stepped forward.
He and Su Yu were of similar age, and calling him Teacher Ting Yu felt a bit awkward.
"Just call me Su Yu. I'll pass on the hot pot; I'm a bit tired and want to go home and rest," Su Yu shook his head and took out his phone to call a taxi.
The sun was a bit strong, and his low blood sugar was about to act up.
"I'll call you Brother Yu. Since you don't want to eat, Brother Yu, I'll drive you back. It's not a good time to get a taxi." Gong Juren thought about it and decided calling him Brother Yu was better.
Having finally established a good relationship with Su Yu, he definitely wanted to get closer.
"Okay, I'll trouble you then." Su Yu glanced at his phone; indeed, no one was accepting the ride.
"It's no trouble at all. I'm going back to school anyway, so we're heading the same way," Gong Juren said quickly.
Then he led Su Yu to where the cars were parked.
The Audi he had at the beginning of the semester was from his family. His own car was a Ferrari 911, shining a dazzling red under the sun, exceptionally eye-catching.
"No wonder you didn't want the split," Su Yu chuckled after seeing his car.
From this car, he could tell that Gong Juren was even wealthier than Zhang Yang's family.
"Heh, Brother Yu, you jest. Compared to money, I care more about the opportunity to debut. Honestly, being able to give me this chance, I, Gong Juren, am very grateful to you."
If it were any other time, Gong Juren would definitely have gone along with the conversation to brag about how rich and awesome he was.
But facing Su Yu, he no longer wanted to be so arrogant; instead, he lowered his posture and spoke his true feelings.
"Alright, then here's to a successful collaboration."
Su Yu nodded upon hearing this.
What he wanted was this kind of "tool," and Gong Juren fit the requirements perfectly.
He hadn't taken the previous boasting to heart at all.
Youthful exuberance and showing off were normal. An elder once said, "If you're not passionate, can you be called young?"
"Haha... Cheers to our collaboration!"
Gong Juren laughed heartily. He found that his mindset had changed after spending more time with Su Yu.
In his opinion, Su Yu was the kind of person who was nonchalant about everything and very sincere with others.
It was easy to get along with such a person; there was no need for suspicion or to tread on eggshells.
Brother Yu's spiritual realm was truly high.
In just a few hours, he was already won over by Su Yu's personal charm.