69novels Chapter 37 Olive Branch
Chapter 37 Olive Branch
Early in the morning, the door beeped, and someone opened the door with a room key.
However, the homeowner was still trapped outside because he had carefully locked the door with a chain lock.
A cold voice rang out: "What's going on?"
"Uh...he's insured, so we need to drive slowly too!"
The hotel manager responded nervously.
Chen Fan had already woken up the moment the door was inexplicably opened.
His habit from his previous life meant that although he could fall asleep anywhere, he could wake up immediately at the slightest disturbance.
His sleep quality is exceptionally poor.
So when faced with the person who woke you up, and judging from the noise, it turned out to be a group of people, you naturally wouldn't give them a friendly look.
The hotel manager and the housekeeping manager spent a lot of time and effort to finally unlock the door.
Upon entering, they found the person they were looking for staring coldly at them as they burst in.
"How many years can you get for illegal intrusion?"
Chen Fan casually uttered a sentence, but it caused the expressions of the people opposite him to change drastically.
The three men and two women behind them frowned in unison upon hearing this.
Add a "troublemaker" label to Chen Fan's contract evaluation.
"It's a misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding, Mr. Chen!"
The hotel manager quickly stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "Someone at the hotel front desk was looking for you, but they tried calling your room for a long time and no one answered, so we had no choice but to resort to this!"
"There was no 'illegal intrusion' whatsoever!"
The room manager nodded in agreement.
Chen Fan, however, still didn't give them a friendly look.
If you can't reach someone by landline, you can still reach them by mobile phone; if you can't reach them by mobile phone, you can still knock on the door.
These people didn't even knock; they just opened the door!
Do you think he's easy to fool?
"Someone can just open my door whenever someone wants to see me? This person really has some nerve!"
Upon hearing Chen Fan's words, the hotel manager's face turned red.
He thought to himself: "That's quite the grand style!"
The boss's own son, you tell me, isn't that impressive!
Andy, seemingly summoned from behind the human wall, immediately squeezed through: "Yes, yes, yes! I'm the one with the big swagger!"
Chen Fan was so startled by the sudden appearance of this person that he didn't recover for a while. "You went to the front desk to look for me?"
Andy blinked and nodded without any hesitation: "Yeah!"
"And these...?"
"Oh! Let me introduce you!"
Andy volunteered to start the introduction.
The forty-year-old middle-aged man is Wang Kai from Fanxing Entertainment.
The woman in the red dress is Qi Fei from Guangyao Media.
The woman in the white suit is Bai Mei from Lingyun Entertainment.
The chubby one is Song He from Daxin Media.
Xu Fang from Yingyue Entertainment has really big dark circles under his eyes.
Of the five, Wang Kai, Qi Fei, and Song He are from top-tier record labels, the very companies every artist dreams of working for.
It's almost like you get a bonus just for signing.
The three who were praised immediately showed smug expressions, and the middle-aged man even walked in and sat on the sofa opposite Chen Fan.
The remaining two, although their companies are not in the top tier, are still well-known agents in the industry.
In short, it boils down to this: "Chen, they are all very strong! You should seriously consider this!"
"Did you bring all of these?"
Chen Fan didn't ask about the contract; instead, he asked Andy if he was one of the people Andy brought with him.
Andy shook his head repeatedly: "NO! I want you to sign with my company, how could I possibly bring you an agent!"
"Tell me your purpose, gentlemen?" Chen Fan nodded coldly, then turned to confront the group head-on.
"We heard that you haven't signed with a management company yet, Mr. Chen. Our company cherishes talent the most, so we've specially prepared an A-level management contract to show our sincerity."
"We at Yingyue are offering you an S-level agency contract. Mr. Chen, would you like to consider it?"
"Stars..."
"Ling Yun..."
"Xinda..."
As soon as Qi Fei spoke, everyone rushed to lay out their own contracts, and all eyes turned to Chen Fan.
What will this kid choose?
"Thank you all for your appreciation. I will be returning to school in September, and I have no plans to sign a contract before graduation!"
To everyone's surprise, Chen Fan directly asked them to leave.
Qi Fei's confident expression froze.
The words "Take a look at the contract first" were stuck in my throat.
This kid really knows how to choke someone to death.
She came with a mission, but it wasn't that she absolutely needed Chen Fan. There are plenty of promising contestants in the talent show, so why not find someone who is obedient and easy to control?
Qi Fei got up and left.
Bai Mei, however, advised, "Young man, what's more important than becoming famous? School doesn't have to be scheduled; you can study whenever you want. But opportunities to become famous are fleeting!"
The remaining three agents didn't speak, but their expressions of agreement betrayed their true thoughts.
Everyone agreed that there was nothing wrong with what he said.
In this industry, the earlier you become famous, the better. Even if you can't become famous, it's not bad to be a familiar face.
Chen Fan replied calmly, "The order of importance is different for everyone. For me, completion is more important. Please leave."
Upon hearing this, the group stopped pressing the matter.
They were simply surprised by Chen Fan's arrogance.
I don't even want A-level or S-level contracts, I'm just waiting to see which company can offer a higher contract!
As soon as the agents left, Andy immediately dismissed his hotel manager and room manager, and stayed behind himself.
"Hey Chen, do you know why they rushed over to you so early in the morning to sign a contract?"
After closing the door, Andy couldn't hold back any longer and whispered.
Chen Fan glanced at him: "There's more to the story?"
Andy immediately nodded: "Absolutely! That incredible Starry Sky International Music Festival abroad has opened up to China this year, oh my god!"
"These guys are like lunatics, grabbing men from everywhere to send to the competition!"
"It's good to get exposure, but those judges have always looked down on singers from our Chinese region, no wonder we can't get good results!"
Although Andy has a mixed-race appearance, he always identifies himself as "Chinese".
Chen Fan's focus, however, was: "What's this, a music awards ceremony? Is it very prestigious?"
Andy nodded vigorously: "Brilliant! This is the highest-level international music competition!"
"The important thing is that the organizers have never opened the selection process to the Chinese region before. This year marks the first time in their 20-year history that they have invited us. Don't you think that makes the competition even more prestigious?"
Chen Fan nodded, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
Andy, however, pulled him aside and started talking about the music competition.
On the other side, Wang Junhai was starting a video call.
He sat in a private room at the club, tapping his fingers lightly on the mahogany tabletop.
On the leather sofa opposite, sat a middle-aged man with blond hair and blue eyes.
The other person was dressed casually and was using a meat grinder, the noise of which caused the two people next to Wang Junhai to frown.
The person in the video is Anderson, who is ostensibly the Asia-Pacific head of the HIGN Music Copyright Fund.
They secretly provide "technical support" to help overseas capital harvest the Chinese music market.
The two people beside Wang Junhai are both notorious music critics in the industry.
The man with the refined air and gold-rimmed glasses is Lin Chuan, a well-known musician with over three million followers on Weibo. He is known for praising foreign music and criticizing domestic original works, and his famous quote is: "The Chinese music scene is more than fifty years behind Europe and America."
Another woman is Xu Man, a capable woman in her early thirties with short hair. After returning from studying abroad, she became a musician and released her own songs. She focuses on the "internationalization of music" route and has nearly ten million fans.
Her famous saying is: "It's not that the moon is rounder abroad, it's that the lights in China aren't bright enough."
Wang Junhai spent a lot of money to organize this gathering tonight.
Anderson demanded $5 before he would even begin to communicate with him, while the two men beside him offered $20 and $50 respectively, money that Lao Wu had already paid.
"Gentlemen, I've invited you here today to discuss something," Wang Junhai said, raising his glass.
"Is it about Chen Fan?"
Lin Chuan pushed up his glasses, a hint of disdain on his lips. "Teacher Wang thinks too highly of him. A country bumpkin, relying on a few songs to gain some popularity, does he really think he can rise to the top and become a phoenix?"
"Little did they know, this world is full of 'talented' individuals who are only famous for a fleeting moment!"