After no longer having to participate in the recording of the show, Li Shutang has a lot of idleness, and KS's daily work is also on the right track, and Li Shutang's previous plan to sign another music director has finally been finalized, and a lot of effort has been wasted to sign the most difficult musician in the industry.

Zhan Chong is actually very young, he is only 28 years old this year, but he has already been canonized in the music industry, he is a very good singer and songwriter. He debuted in a band when he was 17 years old, and after debuting for so many years, he has released less than 20 songs in total. He was so low-key that he almost couldn't find anyone, and he didn't appear in the public eye, but he quietly released a single every two years, and he didn't promote it, and he didn't care whether it sold well or not, which made the entire music industry explode again. A few years ago, Zhan Chong also served as a producer for newcomers, and as long as he has handled the works, they all have a good reputation and high sales.

In the past two years, Zhan Chong has not sung anymore, and he has not been a producer, and he has almost disappeared from the circle. How many people held piles of money and begged for a song that he had written and scrapped, and he refused to give it.

In addition to the fact that Zhan Chong can be so tough, there is also a reason why he has a very thick family background, whether it is money, fame or fortune, he doesn't care, he doesn't need to look at anyone's face, and he is serious about making his own music. He is like a great fairy who is truly in seclusion, and he doesn't care about what is happening in the outside world at all.

Such a person can be summed up in one sentence, he is not in the rivers and lakes, but the rivers and lakes have his legends.

In fact, Li Shutang can handle Zhan Chong, there is a very big advantage, the two are distant relatives, they have known each other since childhood, and according to the generation, Zhan Chong has to call Li Shutang uncle. And this year, Li Shutang also invested in the movies of the band members before the war rush, no matter what, if the war rush doesn't give face to others, Li Shutang's face still has to be given.

But Li Shutang also knows that even if he signs a war and rushes into KS, don't expect him to do much, in fact, it is just a gimmick, and everything is still done by others. If he is in a good mood once in a while, he is willing to write a song or go to the recording studio to guide the singer, and he has to thank his whole family.

Today, Li Shutang signed a contract with this legendary figure, and according to his meaning, he simply posted a press release on the company's official website, and the press conference was not held, and he had a meal with the company's senior management in the evening, and the matter was over.

In addition to the KS people who attended this dinner, there were also some solo musicians who set up their own studios, all of them are heavyweights, everyone has big wrists, and tonight's appearance is purely to give Li Shutang face, such a game, even a first-line singer wants to squeeze his head to come in and have a relationship, but Li Shutang did not arrange a singer, so he hoped that this group of top musicians could communicate well and create more benefits for him, a vulgar businessman.

There are many people at the dinner that Li Shutang has never seen, but they have all done their homework and know each other. There is a bald man in his fifties, Li Shutang, who pays special attention.

This man is Zeng Chengli, who is considered the top producer in the circle and the godfather of music. He has been retired in the past two years, but his status has always been there, and now many big names in the circle have been dug up by him, including Zhang Yuan, a third-line out-of-fashion singer who is not a big name.

Li Shutang didn't expect Zeng Chengli to take the initiative to talk to him, and after talking for a long time, he actually wanted to talk about Zhang Yuan.

Zeng Chengli drank a lot, was a little drunk, sat down next to Li Shutang, and said, "Mr. Li, hello, I recently watched the talent show you participated in. I didn't expect ...... You're so attentive and you're playing with those kids, haha. Now that the market environment is so poor, there are not many people who can support making music, you have a heart. ”

Li Shutang said sincerely: "Mr. Zeng is serious, I am just a businessman, it is always you who make music, what I pursue is not music, but the value of music creation." ”

Zeng Chengli raised his head and smiled, and said: "Mr. Li is really a straightforward person, he is right, you pursue value, and children pursue music, which is also a win-win thing, very good, very good." ”

"However, I also learned a lot from participating in this show, and I also experienced it deeply, and music really has the power to soothe people's hearts." Li Shutang couldn't help but think of Zhang Yuan's appearance bouncing on the stage, that kind of Zhang Yuan made Li Shutang forget a lot of troubles and impetuousness. After a pause, he continued, "Although I am a layman, I still respect people who make music seriously, and I hope to do my best to hear more good music in the future." ”

"Mr. Li, you are really good...... Not bad. Zeng Chengli hesitated for a moment, and then continued, "Mr. Li, I have something I want to ask you, but I'm afraid that I'm a little rude, and it's not good to ask more about your business." However, I am also so old, and I hope that Mr. Li will bear with me if I say anything rude. ”

Li Shutang lowered his head slightly and said, "Mr. Zeng, you are a senior, just say something directly, I'll listen." ”

"Then I'll say it. I've heard...... KS has considered and may sign a singer in this competition, so I want to ask, will there be hope for Zhang Yuan? ”

Li Shutang was stunned for a moment, and muttered a little in his heart. He knows a little about the grievances between Zeng Chengli and Zhang Yuan, it was Zeng Chengli who discovered Zhang Yuan back then, and at that time, Zeng Chengli used almost all the top musicians in the circle to help Zhang Yuan make his first single and album, and he had the grace of knowing Zhang Yuan.

Therefore, Zhang Yuan's works in the early stage are very high, and they are considered niche music of high-quality quality, and they are very well evaluated in the circle.

But in fact, Zhang Yuan was not a big hit at that time, but he was very well evaluated in the evaluation circle. Later, Zhang Yuan terminated the contract with the company, and the matter caused a lot of uproar, and Zhang Yuan was scolded for being ungrateful.

Later, Zhang Yuan signed a new company and began to write more popular and popular pop songs, at that time Zhang Yuan really began to become popular, and Li Shutang's earliest memory of Zhang Yuan began from that period. However, Zhang Yuan hadn't tasted enough of the sweetness of redness, and suddenly there were those unlucky scandals, and he was directly beaten down.

It is rumored that Zhang Yuan's scandals were done by the former company, saying that he directly packaged a copy of all Zhang Yuan's black materials and sent them to major media.

Therefore, the grievances between Zhang Yuan and Zeng Chengli should be very deep, and Li Shutang didn't understand what Zeng Chengli meant by this.

Li Shutang was stunned for a moment, and Zeng Chengli seemed to have seen his doubts.

"Mr. Li, I believe you also know about the things between me and Zhang Yuan, haha. You may not believe me when I say it, Zhang Yuan's kid, I really want him to be good. Zeng Chengli let out a long sigh and fell into memory, "You don't know, when I first met him, he was only fourteen years old, and he said that he dreamed of becoming a little ruffian, which made me laugh, haha." His talent was really amazing, and he was very smart, and because of that, I had very high expectations of him, so I was very strict with him at that time, and I often forgot that he was just a teenager. I remember that at that time, I asked him to practice the piano, record and write songs night after night, and I was anxious when he couldn't write it. ”

Li Shutang had never heard of this past, so he didn't say anything, just watched Zeng Chengli attentively and listened carefully. While listening and imagining, he could almost imagine the appearance of the fourteen-year-old Zhang Yuan, which was not much different from now, right? None of the years have changed, the years do not seem to have left their mark on him, he has always been a teenager at that time.

Zeng Chengli continued to smile and said: "He always scolded me behind my back at that time, and I caught him a few times, and he confessed to it, which was very funny." Later, I stopped scolding me, and I cried when I saw the day in the recording studio. The kid was so crying. ”

"Well, he's crying." Li Shutang remembered Zhang Yuan's red eyes, he loved to cry, and when he cried, he bit his fists and endured it, which was really distressing.

"He's also very smart, and since he was a teenager, he's been like a mirror in his heart. In fact, he wanted to terminate the contract at that time, in addition to being too strict with him and he couldn't stand it, there was another reason, it was also because this kid was thinking too long, he was only 17 years old at the time, and he saw him at the age of 27, he knew that if he had been taking such a high-end niche route, he would be able to become a particularly awesome musician, but he would not be able to make money. He told me that he could live for 200 yuan a month, but his parents couldn't, and he wanted to earn money to buy a big house for his parents. When he terminated the contract, the company also embarrassed him and lost all the money he earned, of course, I didn't make these decisions, I was only in charge of the music part, including when he happened later, I was already retired. Actually, I don't have any big enmity with him, it's all competition between companies. ”

"I can understand that he is a victim of competing interests."

"Right...... But back then, I blamed him, blamed him for wasting his talent, blamed him for not understanding what I expected of him. Many years later, maybe I am much older and calmer, not so resentful, but I appreciate him more, and I admire him who was only 17 years old at the time, so bold, clearly knows what he wants, and insists on terminating the contract with the company. Especially after seeing the trough period, he is even more ...... Alas, it's hard to put into words. This kid is still the same as he was back then. He is really a very good child, he has all the good qualities, he has been in the circle for more than ten years, and he can keep his heart pure as always, which is not easy. ”

"yes, it's not easy." Li Shutang's heart was a little touched, and Zhang Yuan's face seemed to appear in front of him.

Zeng Chengli smiled, then shook his head and said, "I'm old, and I like to talk nonsense...... Mr. Li, that's not what I'm going to say. I mean, from my professional point of view, he's really a genius, and it's better to praise him than to go out of my way to find new people. Just give him a chance and he will definitely show you the value you want. You can rest assured, I have been retired for a long time, and I haven't met him for ten years, and I don't have any interests in recommending him. I just don't want to see him like this, no matter how much he deserves to be liked more than the idols who are active now. ”