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After this "fan jumped off the building to commit suicide" incident, the time had reached more than ten o'clock, Chen Xiaotang finally calmed down the female fan, and then left the place of the incident and ran towards the Xiang~Hong Kong headquarters of Polygram Records. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Along the way, Chen Xiaotang and Huang Zhan, who came to connect, hurried slowly, for fear of being late; When they arrived downstairs in the office building of Polygram Records, several people rushed to the elevator like an arrow, and in the smoke and fire, several people were sweating profusely.

It was easy to get to the door of the conference room, Chen Xiaotang looked at his watch, it was a coincidence, it was eleven o'clock in two minutes!

Chen Xiaotang and Huang Zhan glanced at each other. I breathed a sigh of relief, and I was finally not late!

It is said that punctuality and trustworthiness are the most basic business qualities when doing business with Americans, and if a businessman is late or dishonest in his speech, it will be regarded as deliberate contempt and disrespect for the other party to the cooperation.

Chen Xiaotang and Huang Zhan adjusted their breathing at the door, and when everything felt fine, they calmly pushed open the door of the conference room, and walked in with a professional smile......

Half of the long conference table in the conference room was empty, and there were already a few people sitting on the other half. The one who was the head was the fat man Wang Jing, and then there were Gu Jiahui, Li Lizhi and other heads of important departments of Magic Shadow Entertainment, all of which Chen Xiaotang had asked them in advance to have a meeting today.

As soon as Huang Zhan entered the door, he saw that it was all his own people, and there was no outsider, so he breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, we're still early." ”

Chen Xiaotang also smiled with relief, after all, being late always gives a bad impression. It's good enough to be able to come there without any danger.

Huang Zhan and Gu Jiahui are old partners. As soon as they met, they started chatting, and the fat man Wang Jing and the thin man Li Lizhi were also a pair of happy enemies, and they couldn't help but start arguing, but Chen Xiaotang was so idle that it hurt.

I don't know how long it took, everyone chatted from full of interest to interested, and they couldn't lift their energy, but the door of the conference room was still quiet and motionless, not to mention people, not even a fly came in.

The fat man Wang Jing and the thin man Li Li survived the excitement, and began to fall asleep again.

Chen Xiaotang and Huang Zhan glanced at each other. I looked at the time, and it was eleven forty o'clock.

Without waiting for Chen Xiaotang to sigh, the fat man over there, Wang Jing, couldn't help complaining: "Pick, it's been forty minutes late." Hum! What a remarkable, such a big shelf! Even the king of heaven, Mike Jackson, is not such a big name! ”

The thin man Li Lizhi rarely stood on the same front as him, "That's it, what the hell, let us sit here!" We just don't have sincerity! ”

Chen Xiaotang had to smile and comfort them: "Forget it, let's have a meeting in a different place, it's rare for everyone to get together on time, isn't it?" ”

Everyone looked at each other, and they were a little angry in their hearts, but since Chen Xiaotang said so, they had to give up. So there was another one and no one and two more chats. Everyone felt depressed, and people kept yawning.

…… 12:20 min

Chen Xiaotang looked at his watch and shook his head helplessly.

The fat man Wang Jing and the thin man Li Lizhi next to him had fallen asleep on the table...... Recently, they have been busy preparing for "God of Gamblers" and haven't slept for a long time, especially if they want to mix in the entertainment industry, a major secret skill that must be learned is that no matter whether they are standing or sitting, no matter what environment or place, they can fall asleep when they want to sleep, and they can effectively recover their physical strength. If you don't even have this bit of effort, you won't be able to get along in this circle.

Huang Zhan looked at his old partner Gu Jiahui, and even he couldn't help complaining: "This Polygram person is too rude." It's okay to let you young people be hard benches, even our old people are bullied, his uncle! Old man Huang, who has always been known as a gentleman, burst into foul language.

"Forget it, Uncle Zhan, who let us have a beg? For the record's sake. Let's wait a little longer. Chen Xiaotang smiled reluctantly. Perked up a bit. Say to everyone, "Hey. Is there anyone who wants tea or coffee, I'm in for a treat. ”

Didn't wait for everyone to speak. The door to the conference room suddenly opened. Everyone was overjoyed, and they all straightened up, and before they could be happy, everyone sighed again.

It turned out that it wasn't Bruce at all, but a member of PolyGram's staff.

The young lady came in and saw Chen Xiaotang himself, first looked very surprised, and then said to him with some excitement: "Chen, Mr. Chen, have you booked a table in the French Western restaurant today?" The hotel will call you to ask if you need to leave your seat. Because they have already prepared everything and are ready to open the table, they have been waiting for you for a long time. ”

Chen Xiaotang smiled bitterly: "Have they waited for us for a long time?" Help me apologize to them and tell them to wait. ”

The young lady nodded and said that she would do so, but she did not leave, but gritted her teeth hard, and finally mustered up the courage to say, "Ahem, there is one more thing...... I'm a big fan of yours, and of course I love to hear your songs, so, you, can you sign me? ”

Chen Xiaotang was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Why not?" ”

Everyone didn't expect that there would be fans of Chen Xiaotang in Polygram, which shows the popularity of Tangzi today.

But they didn't know that it was because Chen Xiaotang was so popular that someone would deliberately frustrate his spirit.

At this moment, in a western restaurant.

A blonde guy was eating a steak leisurely, "Oh my god, the steak here is delicious!" What do you say, my dear? ”

Opposite him was a bewitching woman dressed in fancy clothes, with rolling eyes and a variety of charms.

"Come on, the steak here is good, people will come in the future!"

"Coming, coming! Ha ha! As long as you serve me well tonight with your beautiful little mouth, I will keep you and let you eat such a delicate steak! The ghost laughed lewdly.

"Nasty! You're so bad! The bewitching girl made a shy and charming look, but she remembered the moldy and disgusting "banana" in her heart, fuck you. Ghosts. If it weren't for the fact that you have money, who would serve you this!

Just as the dog man and woman were laughing, a guy with a middle score and a guy who looked like a copy of "Charlie Cao" stepped forward and asked the ghost guy quietly: "Mr. Bruce, the time is almost up, we have an appointment with the people of Shadow Entertainment, do you see if it's ......?"

"Oh no, let them wait a little longer, don't you see that I'm enjoying such a delicious steak?"

"But the person in charge of this negotiation is said to have Hong Kong ~ Hong Kong's recent popular superstar. It's very popular! ”

"Superstar? Big star? Popular? Damn, don't you know what we're for? We're just playing with the superstars, the big stars! Wasn't the guy like the guy they hailed as the god of song very arrogant before? But in the end, it wasn't for the money to sign a contract with our Polygram?! The ghost picked up a napkin and wiped his oily mouth. Therefore, the easiest thing in the world to deal with and buy is those so-called stars. As long as you give them enough benefits, they will obediently listen to you! ”

"Hehe, the boss is wise, he has figured out the temperament of these stars!" The remake of "Charlie Cao" patted the sycophants.

The ghost guy threw away the napkin very badly, "So, in my eyes, no matter how big a star is, it's the same, it's not a fart!" ”

Let's talk about it, Chen Xiaotang has finished signing. The young lady left happily, and when she left, she didn't forget to say, I will always support you, laughing!

As soon as the young lady left, the fat man said angrily: "I lost, who is it?" is still so thoughtful to serve him! It's all an hour and a half late. ”

Gu Jiahui said worriedly: "Is there something wrong with the other party, just call and ask?" ”

Huang Zhan nodded, and then called according to the recorded number.

Everyone heard that before Huang Zhan could ask a few words, Gui dropped the phone on the other side. Chen Xiaotang hurriedly asked, "What do you say?" ”

Huang Zhan threw the phone on the table with an expressionless face. said lightly: "People say that Bruce is not in the company early in the morning." This should be almost the time. And said that they are busy at all times, so let's stop calling. ”

"What?" The fat man was so angry that he slapped the table, and even Gu Jiahui, who was so good-natured, scolded in a low voice: "It's so annoying!" ”

Chen Xiaotang took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, suppressed his anger and said, "Okay." I'll wait for this Bruce to come today. See what he has to say! ”

……

Afternoon. 13：10。

A large pot of coffee on the table had been refilled twice, and everyone had drunk a full meal. After dinner, I don't feel hungry anymore.

Finally, just when Chen Xiaotang lost patience and was ready to announce that he would not wait. Suddenly, I heard footsteps outside!

Chen Xiaotang and Huang Zhan sat up straight at the same time, and the others who were not as good as the two of them had not yet reacted, only to see the door of the conference room slam open, and a white American with a height of about 190 cm strode in, followed by a guy with a middle head that looked like "Charlie Cao", who looked like an assistant.

The fat man Wang Jing and the thin man Li Li, who were still asleep, raised their heads violently and tried to drive away the tiredness.

A smile on his face.

"I'm Bruce. Maunau. The white man smiled mechanically with American enthusiasm and said loudly, "Hello, Chen! ”

As he spoke, Bruce walked over and symbolically shook hands with Chen Xiaotang, not even Huang Zhan paid attention to it, and casually pulled a chair and sat down.

His assistant said "hi" to everyone lightly, and then looked for a place to sit down, and while looking for a place, he said things like "Boss, that steak was really unpalatable, we'll go next time."

It seems that people have eaten lunch later, Huang Zhan glanced at Chen Xiaotang and crooked his mouth in displeasure.

"Chen, you are a good star, I don't deny this, but we Polygram are also big companies, and we don't just sign records with people...... As for you, it's okay," Bruce said as soon as he sat down, "but you have to hurry, Chen!" You know...... Uh, we're the kind of people who are always busy, oh yes, it's so busy......"

Listening to Bruce's words, especially when he said "sign a contract with someone casually", the smile that seemed to be not smiling, as if he was not talking about cooperation with a celebrity, but giving out expired flour and cotton clothes to third world countries.

The fat man Wang Jing and the thin man Li Lizhi and the others looked at each other angrily. All of them have iron-blue faces. Suppress anger and keep silent.

Bruce didn't seem to see their reaction at all, and didn't seem to need any explanation for being more than two hours late, he stilted his legs and urged with his chin high, "Oh, okay, come on, let's go!" Show me how you're going to get all those damn fans in Hong Kong to buy your records. ”

If he had been mixed up on the road back then, according to Chen Xiaotang's temper, he would have splashed a cup of cold coffee in front of him on his face, and then walked away. However, today, after all, his status is different, and the various interests to be considered are much more complicated.

He tried to calm his emotions as well. Take out a stack of planning copy prepared in advance. Give Bruce and his assistant two copies. All in English, of course.

Bruce took the five-page document, didn't turn it over, glanced at it and threw it on the table, and then made a gesture of invitation to Chen Xiaotang.

Chen Xiaotang took a deep breath again. I organized my thoughts in my mind, and then introduced him to the basic idea of the solo album "In My Singing" to be promoted in Hong Kong.

As soon as he said part of it, Bruce exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, no, no, no...... It's ridiculous. This will not work! ”

Chen Xiaotang suppressed his unhappiness and asked as gently as possible, "Is there any problem?" ”

Bruce patted the plan and exclaimed, "Oh, this is terrible. You see, we at PolyGram are experts in this area! You are using such childish propaganda! What is it to interact with the fans and get up close and personal with the fans...... Mysterious, you know? Mystery is the source of all miracles! So we're going to pack you well and focus our propaganda on emphasizing those aspects. Rather than emphasizing those hellish close encounters. ”

Chen Xiaotang and Huang Zhan exchanged glances helplessly. It was the most annoying thing they had ever imagined, and it still happened.

Chen Xiaotang struggled to organize the vocabulary, trying to make Bruce understand, and he explained, "Listen to me, sir. You should know that the Hong Kong music scene no longer needs singers who are pretentious, what they need is ...... Friends who can read their hearts! And every song I sing is also communicating with them, a kind of communication through singing, heart-to-heart communication! ”

"Bullshit communication! You don't release records to sell money?! Since you want to be a big singer, you must take money out of the pockets of the people who love you in a planned and step-by-step manner! Well. How to put it, it's a business, not an art, you know, my celebrity friend! ”

Chen Xiaotang was slightly angry. Especially his insult to his own songs and insults to his fans, "I'm sorry. Mr. Bruce, I can't agree with you, I think ......"

As soon as I said this, I only heard a rapid bell, and I don't know whose big brother rang.

Bruce's assistant picked up his big brother, picked up the phone as if no one was around, and laughed.

Chen Xiaotang had no choice but to stop and wait for him to finish calling

The remake of "Charlie Cao" said a few words, handed the phone to Bruce, and said with a flattering smile: "Take it, boss, it's that damn girl!" ”

Bruce smiled and took the phone and said a few words, then hung up, and then sat up straight absentmindedly and said to Chen Xiaotang: "By the way, what did you say just now?" Oh...... Come on, forget about those that don't matter. I mean you've got to change your plan, you're good at singing, and when it comes to putting out records, you're still a little bit tender...... In the end, I hope you can figure it out, dear Chen, that our common purpose is to make a lot of money in the record market and make back what we have invested in exponentially, not to engage in any bullshit, understand, baby? ”

With that, Bruce pushed the file to the side, looked at the time on his watch, and continued, "Okay then, you can have a few more days to fix this thing, but I have to say I'm sorry...... Because I really don't have time, okay? That's it, that's all for today...... I've got to go on a goddamn date......"

As he spoke, Bruce and his assistant stood up calmly, and didn't even shake hands with Chen Xiaotang, a "big star", but patted him on the shoulder very casually when he passed by Chen Xiaotang's side, and said, "Contact me again if you have something!" "We'll meet again! Bye! And they walked away together.

Chen Xiaotang and the others didn't move, and no one would stand up to see them off.

Huang Zhan looked at the time, it was not yet two o'clock in the afternoon.

Everyone spent all their precious time waiting for this group of Polygram people, and the meeting time left by the other party for Chen Xiaotang and others was less than forty minutes!

Since Chen Xiaotang became famous, when has he been so cowardly? Everyone looked at each other and read anger and humiliation in each other's eyes!

Is this the legendary Polygram that many Chinese people want to sign a contract? Is this the company in Chen Xiaotang's mind that created the heyday of the Chinese music scene?

originally thought that he was picking others, but on the contrary, he was nothing, but he was tricked by others!

Dignity! Face!!

When you have enough capital and create the value of capital, you can get dignity and face, and you can be respected!

Don't think that you are a big star, people will bird you, Hong Kong's big-name stars are in the sea, and people will catch a lot of them, who is rare about you.

Chen Xiaotang, Huang Zhan and the others sat quietly like this, and no one said anything for a long time.

After a long time, Huang Zhan said softly: "Old man, I'm hungry, let's eat!" Let's go eat barbecued pork buns! ”

"Yes, a good meal!" Chen Xiaotang Huo Ran stood up, his eyes were burning with fierce fighting spirit and sky-high fighting spirit, he said firmly and clearly, word by word: "Everyone, I, Chen Xiaotang, swear with my record that one day, everything we have endured today will be repaid by them a hundred times!" ”…… (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point () to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. )