Chapter 29: Severing the Father-Son Relationship
After leaving the café, Wei Xiong came to Polygram, and Liu Zhizhe asked him to come, but he could probably guess what was going on. No, as soon as he sat down on the sofa, Liu Zhizhe put a cash check with three million Hong Kong dollars written on it in front of him: "Director Le told me, you want to advance a part of the share, there is no problem at all, this is three million Hong Kong dollars, if it is not enough, you can open your mouth at any time." ”
Smiling slightly, Wei Xiong was not pretentious, picked up the check and glanced at it and put it in his pocket: "Thank you Mr. Liu, I think it should be enough." ”
"There's nothing to thank, you deserve it. Liu Zhizhe sat down on another sofa next to him: "In addition to this matter, there are two other things that I came to you today, the first is that the company plans to release "The Legend of the Hungry Wolf" in Japan and South Korea, and Polygram has a complete sales channel in Japan, and distribution is not a problem at all; although PolyGram is not involved, South Korea can cooperate with domestic record companies. Judging by the album's current popularity in Taiwan and Southeast Asia, the prospect of landing in Japan and South Korea should be good. ”
Strong distribution channels are one of the foundations of PolyGram as a world-class record label, and it is also the primary reason why Wei Xiong chose to cooperate with him, so he naturally has no problem with the release of "Legend of the Hungry Wolf" in Japan and South Korea, but his expectations are not too high.
In terms of culture, Japan and South Korea are both lacking in Chinese culture like Southeast Asia, but in contrast, Southeast Asia is more influenced by Hong Kong culture and is more accepting of Cantonese, a regional language from Hong Kong, which is not the case at all in Japan and South Korea.
Japan has a strong economy, a much stronger culture than Southeast Asia, and is more resilient to external invasions, while South Korea is relatively closed, or xenophobic. Therefore, if it is a Chinese song, the phrase 'music without borders' may still apply, but it is difficult to say Cantonese songs.
"I'm okay, but I have other things to do in the future, and I probably won't have that much time to get involved in the promotion of the album. ”
"In terms of timing, it can be coordinated when the time comes. The other thing, now that your fame has opened up in Taiwan and Southeast Asia, and your album sales are steadily rising, should you think about a second album? ”
Having said that, Wei Xiong felt that he couldn't be too unkind, and Liu Zhizhe had just made it convenient for himself, and he still had to give face, so after only a little consideration, he nodded and agreed: "Okay, then sign it first, and the content will be as before." ”
Hearing this, Liu Zhizhe was immediately overjoyed, and immediately asked the secretary to draw up a contract...... When he signed the contract and left Polygram, it was already off work, and he originally wanted to ask Li Jiaxin to have dinner, of course, not to go to his apartment to cook by himself like last time.
Instead, find a quiet or secluded restaurant. But thinking that he hadn't been home since the album started to promote himself, he had to reluctantly dismiss the idea of dating.
Taking a taxi to his home in the middle of the mountain, the high-rise buildings on the side of the road gradually moved away, and he was getting closer and closer to home, but a nervous emotion slowly rose from the bottom of his heart, not the legendary 'close family timidity', but a little frightened by the old man at home who was feudal.
The reason for this has to start from the beginning, Wei Hongdao was born and raised in the mainland, affected by the environment, his thinking itself is more traditional, and he has been influenced by Chinese classical culture since elementary school...... Not to mention the stubborn old feudal, but it's not far off.
Later, although there have been some changes in Hong Kong, I am old and the logic of my ideas has been basically fixed, and the essence has not changed much.
This can be seen from the fact that he has always wanted Wei Xiong to inherit his mantle, but unfortunately Wei Xiong obviously has little interest in the Chinese medicine industry, so the two made a three-year contract. Originally, with his understanding of Wei Xiong, he still had a great chance of winning this three-year appointment.
But the facts let him know what cruelty is, Wei Xiong actually released a record without his knowledge at all, and it was still red and purple.
This immediately made him angry, not only because he lost the three-year contract at the beginning, but also because he was angry that his son actually went to be a singer, yes, he was a singer. In his eyes, the so-called entertainment industry is a circle composed of a group of actors.
And the opera is very lowly even in the lower ninth rate (in ancient times, all people in society were divided into three classes, the upper ninth rate, the middle ninth rate and the lower ninth rate, the opera ranked seventh among the lower nine streams, and behind it were only beggars and candy blowers, and doctors belonged to the middle ninth rate, ranked second, and even in ancient times it was a respected profession). Thinking that his son would rather be a ninth-rate actor than inherit the noble profession of traditional Chinese medicine inherited from his ancestors, he held his breath in his heart, and it was strange that he was in a good mood.
For example, when Lin Xueli called Wei Xiong, she said this: Your father is so angry that he can't eat for three days, and he said that he wants to cut off the father-son relationship with you.
Severing the father-son relationship!!
When Wei Xiong heard this, his jaw almost didn't drop, he really wasn't sure if Wei Hongdao really did such a thing, so he chose not to go home. As the saying goes, out of sight is pure, as long as you don't see him, the qi in Wei Hongdao's heart will naturally fade slowly.
"It's been almost two months, and the anger should have almost disappeared. ”
Muttering in her heart, before she knew it, it had arrived, and when the Filipino maid opened the door to let him in, Lin Xueli walked out of the restaurant quickly.
"Baby son, you're finally back. ”
is different from Wei Hongdao's subtle expression, Lin Xueli's expression can only be described as enthusiasm, and that baby son can explain a lot of problems.
"Why don't you call in advance if you want to come back, Mommy can also cook you something delicious, you see you, it seems that you are thinner than the last time you came back. ”
Wei Xiong habitually has black lines on his head, and he wants to say about his mother's excessive doting: Mommy, I've grown up, don't be a child when you are old. ”
But it's better to think about it, because experience has taught him - it's useless.
"Mommy, is Daddy there?" he said in a low voice, as if he was worried about being heard.
"You're eating, you'll have to be well-behaved later, you know. Lin Xueli's voice was also very small, and she knew by looking at her that the old man was really angry this time.
I'm going to cut off the father-son relationship, can I not be well-behaved.
"Got it. ”
The two walked into the restaurant one after the other, and when they saw Wei Hongdao sitting on the main seat, Wei Xiong shouted honestly: "Daddy." ”
Wei Hongdao glanced up, and then: "Hmph." ”
No more then.