Su Yu had just walked out of Zhao Yuan's office.
He then saw Lin Yanyu distributing milk tea to everyone.
This girl was always very thoughtful, especially when it came to interpersonal relationships.
Knowing that Su Yu hadn't been to Xinghui for some time, she specifically went to the milk tea shop downstairs to buy milk tea for the composition department and asked the staff to deliver it.
As the composition department members drank their milk tea, they saw Su Yu emerge and began showering him with praise.
This was also why Su Yu didn't want to come to Xinghui. Sometimes, even if he hadn't changed, his identity had, and it made interactions less harmonious than before.
The older members of the composition department were still alright, but the newcomers were just too enthusiastic, overwhelming him. He didn't want to be flattered every day; it made him feel distant and bored.
After a brief chat, Su Yu and Lin Yanyu left the composition department.
As soon as they exited the elevator, they encountered a familiar face.
"Ting... Ting Yu Teacher!" Zhao Yihua exclaimed with great surprise upon seeing Su Yu.
"Huh, did you really get the job?" Su Yu was also a bit surprised to see Zhao Yihua.
Back when Xiao Gong sang "Luzhou Moon" at the Luzhou Tourism Association, Zhao Yihua had been sitting next to Su Yu. At that time, he had introduced Su Yu to many local specialties. Unfortunately, after the program was recorded, Su Yu returned to Shuangqing City and didn't have the chance to explore.
When Su Yu was leaving, he noticed Zhao Yihua's distinctive hoarse voice and encouraged him to apply for a singer position at Xinghui.
However, Zhao Yihua had lacked confidence back then, and Su Yu thought he wouldn't come. He hadn't expected him to actually get hired.
"Yes, I took your advice and flew to Xinghui the next day," Zhao Yihua replied.
"That's great. Being hired means your singing skills are up to par," Su Yu was confident in Xinghui's hiring standards.
Xinghui no longer needed people who just went through the motions; they only needed talented singers, so the hiring threshold was set quite high.
Even some second-tier singers without any special talents wouldn't succeed.
"I haven't thanked you yet. It was your encouragement that gave me the courage to try."
Zhao Yihua's dream was to have a song with his name written after the performer.
But because of his hoarse voice, he had been rejected by many entertainment companies.
It was Su Yu who told him that his voice wasn't a problem, but rather very distinctive. That's why he dared to apply to Xinghui. Indeed, during the interview, he didn't experience the situation of being eliminated as soon as he spoke.
They even praised his voice as distinctive, just like Su Yu.
This gave him more confidence to overcome his previous inferiority complex.
"Have you released a song yet?" Su Yu asked with interest.
"N-not yet, but President Zhen said he would ask the composition department for me after some time," Zhao Yihua said sheepishly, scratching his head.
Being part of an entertainment company meant having the opportunity to sing. The songs he had sung before didn't even qualify for music platforms. Now that he had a chance to fulfill his dream, he didn't mind waiting any longer.
"How about this, I'll send a song to Manager Chen of the Artist Department when I get back, and he'll contact you."
Su Yu felt that since Zhao Yihua's singing skills were good and he was now a signed singer at Xinghui, it was best to give him a song soon. After all, the earlier it was released, the earlier he could earn money.
With that, he patted Zhao Yihua on the shoulder and, to his bewildered expression, pulled Lin Yanyu away.
Zhao Yihua stood in place, staring at Su Yu's retreating back for a good ten seconds before pinching his thigh in disbelief.
Feeling the pain.
He covered his mouth and let out a silent, disbelieving scream!
Ting Yu Teacher said he was going to write a song for me just now!
Zhao Yihua actually gets to sing Ting Yu's songs!!!
He took out his phone from his pocket, wanting to post on social media, but then felt it wasn't appropriate. After struggling for a moment, he finally sent a message to his father.
"Dad! I'm going to release a song! And it's a song by Ting Yu!!!"
After sending the message, he felt that words couldn't express his excitement.
He sent another voice message: "That's right! This isn't a dream!!!"
...
After Su Yu gave the song "He Must Be Very Loved" to Zhao Yihua,
Manager Chen Tao of the Artist Department helped him arrange an appearance on a variety show.
A singer valued by Ting Yu would receive significant resources from Xinghui.
This time, the variety show was Zhejiang Satellite TV's "I'm Crazy for Songs."
This was also a singing competition program. Although it wasn't as popular as "I Am a Singer" or "The Masked Singer,"
it was still considered a mid-tier program among variety shows.
Besides a few regular guests,
the program invited two singers as special guests each episode.
"Old Liu, are there any guest slots available on your show recently?" Since this was a request from Su Yu, Chen Tao personally called the program team.
"Do you have a singer who wants to appear on the show?" Old Liu asked.
"That's right, we have a newcomer here who is preparing to debut on your show. Which episode has an opening?" Chen Tao got straight to the point.
"Regarding slots... it's a bit tight. Recently, several foreign companies have set up branches in China, and many trainees from abroad have returned. Our guest slots for the latter half of the season are almost fully booked," Old Liu replied with some difficulty.
Chen Tao frowned upon hearing this. He heard not-so-good news in Old Liu's words, not about the lack of slots, but about overseas entertainment companies.
Lin Yanzhi, returning from overseas, was definitely a sensation across the internet. Now, many foreign entertainment companies were competing for domestic opportunities. Was the revival of the Chinese music scene attracting the attention of foreign capital?
If that were the case, the landscape of domestic entertainment companies would undergo a major reshuffle.
Although Xinghui had the backing of Huangchao Entertainment and Ting Yu Jiangnan, it shouldn't be afraid of foreign entertainment companies.
However, the cake was only so big, and having it taken by others would naturally lead to losses.
He decided to inform Chen Yong and Zhao Yuan about this news. Xinghui should prepare to deal with the impact of these overseas companies early on.
"Old Chen, it's not that I don't want to help you, but those foreigners are rich and powerful. They used to pay singers to appear, but this time they directly used money to buy guest slots. I'm just a director..." Old Liu and Chen Tao were old friends. He thought Chen Tao's silence was because he was refusing and couldn't back down, so he didn't hide anything and explained the situation and difficulties to Chen Tao.
It wasn't that they didn't want to reserve slots, but they offered too much money...
At this moment, Chen Tao came back to his senses. He asked Old Liu with a half-smile, "Are there really no slots?"
Old Liu replied very firmly, "There really aren't any. We've been friends for over ten years, would I lie to you?"
Chen Tao said, "Then I'll look for other programs."
Old Liu breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm sorry about this. You know my difficulties. I'll come to Shuangqing in a couple of days to apologize to you in person!"
Given their ten-year friendship, he naturally didn't want this incident to create any rift in their relationship, which was why he had explained everything.
Chen Tao feigned regret, "What a pity. Ting Yu's new song was originally intended for your show, my old friend, for its premiere. I didn't expect you wouldn't have a slot..."
"What?" Old Liu exclaimed.
After a pause, he asked incredulously, "Who? Which Ting Yu?"
"Do we have any other Ting Yu at Xinghui?" Chen Tao couldn't help but smile.
"There's a slot! There's a slot in this episode!!"
Old Liu roared.
Ting Yu's new song!
Just those four words alone were enough. If there weren't any slots, he'd add one himself!
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