"I'm sorry, Mr. Cao, a friend of mine." Fang Yan put down his phone and said.

"It's okay."

Lao Cao glanced at Fang Yan, and his stomach disappeared. His tense face stretched out, and he actually looked very kind. He found that he had nothing to blame Fang Yan. He sacrificed 5 years for the guilt of his beloved. In the eyes of adults, he is stupid, but he is also admirable.

The atmosphere in the office relaxed, and Lao Cao talked about Zhang Ruiwen, who sang in Jiangdong's bar street for another night yesterday, causing a sensation on the Internet.

"I should apologize to you for making his own decisions."

"It's fine."

"But I didn't stop him. It's good for him to go out and relax. In the past two years, he has been training hard, and I will tell you the truth, it is almost like going to prison. ”

Fang Yan nodded: "Well, he sings very well." ”

Cao Weiran thinks that Zhang Ruiwen's real value is not in music technology, but in creative ability. He knew that Fang Yan was also writing songs, and he also wrote a full album "The First Night" for He Yu. He wondered what the songs looked like.

He said: "You will be the two trump cards of ketchup in the future, and at the beginning, there will be some small friction internally, but I still hope to get along." ”

"Mr. Cao, I don't sign a contract with ketchup, is it okay?"

“……”

Fang Yan said: "I want to open my own company. ”

Lao Cao's smile was very bright, and he said, "Of course, this will not affect our cooperation." Your T-shirts are selling so well, and you were wearing them the other day. ”

"I'm thinking, starting a record label."

"Uh...... You can also. But not now. I think that when you have the strength to stand on your own in 3 or 5 years, of course I will bless you. Now, you don't know the basic business rules, the information is blocked, how can you fight with your bare hands? ”

"Hmm."

But times have changed.

Fang Yan didn't say much, he was indeed shallow and deep. The middle-aged man in front of him is at the helm of a record giant, not only an artist, but also a businessman. And he just wants to make music.

Lao Cao personally led Fang Yan and walked slowly in the work area, introducing the functions of various departments and introducing some important subordinates to Fang Yan. The working atmosphere of ketchup was lively, and the staff were very encouraged when the wizard arrived.

Fang Yan didn't leave a recording, and he didn't have lunch with Cao Weiran. He went out with his guitar on his back and sent a WeChat message to Qian Ning: "What's the situation with your grandfather?" ”

Qian Ning replied: "I really don't know. ”

Fang Yan took the bus to Coal Mountain Park, and when he got off the bus, the surging heat wave wrapped his whole body, and the sun baked the ground hot. He bought a cold Coke, pulled the tab, and stood on the side of the road and drank it.

Yuan Yuan sent a photo of her left foot wearing sandals and stepping on the grass. "Little toe hit," she said. ”

Fang Yan enlarged the picture, looked carefully at the little toe, the edge seemed to be a little red, and he asked, "Does it hurt?" ”

"It doesn't hurt."

Again: "Let's go shopping after dinner in a while." ”

"Okay."

"Are you coming?"

Before Fang Yan could reply, an unfamiliar mobile phone number called in, he picked it up, and there was a gentle woman's voice opposite, unable to hear her age, and asked, "Is it classmate Fang Yan?" ”

"I am."

"Hello. I'd like to ask you to do a show. Mr. Qian said, I have already contacted you. ”

Qian Lao ...... Strange name. Fang Yan knew that Qian Ning's grandfather was a big official, but he couldn't tell how big it was.

"Yes."

The woman said, "Where are you now, I'll pick you up." ”

"I'm at the gate of Coal Hill Park."

"Huh? Oh. Good. ”

In less than 10 minutes, a car drove by, and Fang Yan got into the car.

At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the same car drove to the entrance of the most lively commercial street in Yanjing, and Fang Yan quietly got out of the car. To the north is a wide pedestrian street, where the video of "Chinese Singer" is being broadcast on a huge LED screen, and the singing is wafting in the street, and many people are standing on the side of the road, staring blankly.

What a strange feeling.

Originally, this morning in ketchup, Cao Weiran suddenly mentioned the past of the year, and Fang Yan was a little uncomfortable. But now, his worries have been swept away.

He called Yuan Yuan: "Where are you?" ”

Yuan Yuan and Feng Lu were on the basement floor of a huge shopping mall, carrying a small bag and not buying anything, just wandering around. On Friday night, there were a lot of people shopping, Fang Yan was carrying a guitar, and he felt that the eyes of passers-by kept sweeping over him, so he took out his glasses and put them on.

"Are you waiting for me to carry your bag?"

"Hey, yes."

"Do your toes still hurt?"

"It hurts. Hit it several times, all in the same place. You see. ”

“……”

On the first floor of the mall, there is a green jewelry store with a sparkling diamond necklace in the window. Fang Yan wanted to go in and have a look.

"It's expensive here, it's expensive."

Fang Yan touched Yuan Yuan's hair and said, "I haven't given you a gift yet, and I want to buy one for my assistant sister." Let's ...... today Spend your money well. ”

Feng Lu glanced at Fang Yan suspiciously, saw that he was full of spring breeze, and asked in surprise, "You signed a contract with ketchup?" ”

According to the practice of Huaxia, when a brokerage company signs a contract with a big-name star, it will get a large amount of prepaid signing fee as the minimum fee for the contract. Some high-value singers and movie stars will have a signing fee of tens of millions. Of course, this money will be deducted from the star's income.

"No, I didn't."

"What's going on?"

"I met Mr. Cao from Tomato Sauce today, and he is very good, but I plan to start my own company. It has already been decided. ”

"Start a company?"

"Yes, work for yourself. When I returned to Jiangdong, I began to prepare. ”

Feng Lu tilted his head, unable to understand. Shouldn't you save some money when starting a company?

There were not many customers in the store, and a female clerk in a suit stood behind the counter and looked at Fang Yan with a smile. There are almost no customers who accompany two girls to the store at the same time.

"Look, look, big diamond." Yuan Yuan gently pulled the corner of Fang Yan's clothes and showed him a yellow diamond, set in a round ring of 18k gold, shining softly in the light.

The list price is 30,000 yuan, which is very beautiful. Fang Yan was just about to say "buy", but found that he had read it wrong, it was actually 300,000. He has about 180,000 in his card, and he can't afford it at all.

"Wearing this kind of ring makes people laugh." Yuan Yuan whispered, and then lay on the counter, moving slowly, and Feng Lu carefully selected.

"Sister Xiaolu, look, there are bigger diamond ......"

Pick and choose. The glittering key necklace, the bright golden medallion on the surface, the cross pendant studded with broken diamonds, and the twisted double rings, Yuan Yuan tried them on one by one, and the heads of the two were pressed together and discussed seriously.

The female clerk smiled and said, "Your complexion is very white, and it is suitable to wear such a small necklace." ”

"yes, yes."

Fang Yan leaned over and said, "Buy this." ”

"Wait a minute."

An hour passed. Fang Yan sat on the sofa in a daze, realizing that he had made a mistake.

The female clerk was very patient at first, but gradually, the professional smile turned into a forced smile, and her face was difficult to see. In the end, Yuan Yuan and Feng Lu didn't buy anything, they had seen enough, and pulled Fang Yan out.

Fang Yan was very dissatisfied and said to Feng Lu: "Eldest sister, how did you become an assistant. I want to give you a gift, is it that hard? ”

"Hey, hey." Feng Lu smiled happily.

Yuan Yuan glanced back at the spotlessly bright window of the jewelry store and said, "I don't like those very much...... Uh, something that sparkles. It's true. What I like is, well, those dark things. Like something you pop up. ”

"Something?"

Yuan Yuan stretched out her little hand and gestured and said, "That is, at the beginning of the night on the pedestrian street, you played Yang Zhenyu's guitar, and your fingers were like this, dangdangdang." I love that. ”

“……”

"Dangdang, dang." She said.

After a while, Jin Lichun called and asked Fang Yan if he was going to see the show. On weekends in Yanjing, there are a lot of performances by various underground bands, and it is very lively. Fang Yan said that he was shopping with his girlfriend and didn't go.

"There's a new piano promotion meeting tomorrow afternoon, do you want to go? Paul Green is coming. ”

"Uh-huh. I want to learn. "Paul Green is a veteran American rock guitar master in his 50s. Fang Yan likes his music very much.

"At 4 p.m. at the old cat. I'll send it to you in a moment. Jin Lichun said. Old Cat is the name of a live house, near the Drum Tower. Among Fang Yan's friends, Jin Lichun is more literary and artistic, usually likes to watch various performances, and plays a little piano himself.

"Okay, I'll see you then."

"I have something to do tomorrow, I can't go. Go on your own. ”

"Yes."

The restaurants in the mall were full, and the three of them didn't eat and continued to shop. Yuan Yuan and Feng Lu consulted each other and picked out a lot of clothes, and Fang Yan was responsible for swiping the card and carrying the bag.

"Thank you." Seeing Fang Yan buying clothes for himself, Feng Lu was embarrassed and whispered.

"What are you thanking for, assistants are like this."

“…… No way? ”