Chapter 151: Su Bai's Panic-Stricken Flight
When Su Bai discovered the sudden surge of posts and comments tagging him across the internet, he was not the only one to notice.
Several major shareholders of New Force Media & Entertainment had seen them as well!
Wang Lin immediately initiated a video conference for everyone.
Wang Lin: "Su Bai, this is a golden opportunity for us. You must seize it firmly. I can mobilize the resources of Tengfei Entertainment for you and have people write songs for you in large batches!"
"Then you can pick out a few whose artistic conception you find suitable, make some revisions, and they will effectively become songs written by you!"
Wang Lin's meaning was very simple. With so many people demanding songs from Su Bai, it would be impossible for him to write them all, even if he worked himself to death.
Therefore, Wang Lin's first reaction was to hire a large number of ghostwriters to produce rough drafts.
In the end, Su Bai himself would filter and revise them, transforming them into his own original works.
In truth, many entertainment agencies operated this way.
It could be considered an unwritten rule tacitly accepted by everyone in the industry.
Upon hearing Wang Lin's words, Zhou Yanran felt a brief stir in her heart, but she said nothing and simply looked at Su Bai!
She wanted to see how Su Bai would handle this.
Su Bai quickly spoke up: "No need! I can handle it all by myself!"
"You don't need to worry about the songwriting!"
"However, Wang Lin, you must handle the communication with all these seniors who have tagged me!"
"My intention is that I will write songs for everyone who has tagged me, but the timeline might vary. Some people's songs might be released sooner!"
"As for others, their songs might take a little longer!"
"After all, the songs I write are not suitable for everyone; some require careful refinement over time!"
In reality, armed with the experiences of his past life and the assistance of his system, Su Bai could find the most suitable song for everyone within a matter of hours.
However, Su Bai could not do that.
If he truly did so, he would be regarded as an absolute freak.
Moreover, doing it that way would yield zero long-term benefits!
It might trigger a temporary wave of hype, but once the craze faded, everyone would forget all about it!
Su Bai wanted to make proper use of the influence this event would bring him.
If managed well, it could sustain his popularity for three to five years!
It might even allow him to achieve legendary status!
At the same time, this would serve as a major boost to his cultural export efforts abroad!
Especially Zhou Mulun, who could be called the most classic representative figure of the Mandopop music scene.
Wherever there was Zhou Mulun, there was Mandopop!
This was no empty phrase!
Wang Lin: "Very well! I will start making arrangements immediately!"
Another thing worth mentioning was that Wang Lin currently took charge of the business department at New Force Media & Entertainment!
Although both Tiancheng Entertainment and Star Moon Media had acquired shares, Su Bai had argued that Song Liang needed to focus on Tiancheng Entertainment and Zhou Yanran on Star Moon Media, and that their energies could not be divided. Under this pretext, he did not let them get involved in the day-to-day operations of New Force Media & Entertainment.
Music creation and professional domains of music were Su Bai's responsibility.
Meanwhile, daily management and business coordination were handled by Wang Lin.
Wang Lin had engaged in similar work during her previous battles with Wangzhe, so she had plenty of experience!
Of course, during meetings, Zhou Yanran and Song Liang would also participate, but the two of them merely offered their opinions!
The specific execution plans were still decided jointly by Wang Lin and Su Bai!
Seeing how resolute Su Bai was about handling the songwriting himself, Wang Lin did not press the matter further.
Since Su Bai had said so, Wang Lin chose to trust him!
She believed Su Bai had the capability; she had only offered that alternative solution out of concern that the sudden influx of heavyweights asking for songs might put too much pressure on him.
Since Su Bai declined, Wang Lin would not dwell on it.
This had always been Wang Lin's style of conduct.
When encountering a problem, I will offer my advice. If you adopt it, I will execute it with full force; if you don't, it doesn't matter either!
With the matter of the songs basically settled, the video conference was concluded!
Watching Su Bai hang up the video call, Yang Mi appeared before him with a cheerful smile.
"That Wang Lin from your company is quite pretty!"
"Her aura is also very strong!"
Su Bai nodded and said, "You have no idea. When I first interacted with her, she wore a cold face the entire time!"
"So much so that for a long time afterward, I felt a bit intimidated whenever I saw her!"
"People coming from major conglomerates certainly have a powerful presence!"
"But after interacting with her more, I found that Wang Lin is actually quite approachable. Perhaps she's just used to being decisive and efficient, and that's always been her style of working!"
"Still, a woman like that possesses a unique charm."
Yang Mi stared at Su Bai with a teasing smile: "Oh really? Did your heart skip a beat?"
......
Su Bai was rendered speechless, wondering how she could relate everything to a heartbeat???
After this commotion, Su Bai's popularity soared to unprecedented heights.
For a time, the entire music industry and the entire internet were filled with Su Bai!
The drop in popularity that Su Bai had previously suffered due to credibility issues was completely reversed, erupting into explosive growth.
Meanwhile, the promotional video released by Yang Mi's studio during this period began to gain traction, and was directly reposted by countless netizens!
Soon, it climbed to the trending search lists across major platforms!
Shortly after, the assistant's call came through to Yang Mi's cell phone.
"Oh my god, Mi-jie, you are truly a prophetic genius!"
"How did you know Su Bai would skyrocket to fame tonight?"
"This wave of operation has directly saved us tens of millions in promotional expenses!"
Yang Mi asked with a chuckle: "Hehe, is Su Bai still somewhat useful after all?"
Hearing this, Su Bai was stunned and directly asked, "What do you mean I'm still somewhat useful???"
The assistant gasped upon hearing his voice: "Ah??? Mi-jie, it's so late, aren't you resting at home? Why is Su Bai with you?"
"Oh my god, you guys...?"
"I'm hanging up, I'm hanging up, I need to wash up and go to sleep!"
Beep, beep, beep...
Watching the little assistant hurriedly hang up the phone, Yang Mi looked at Su Bai with speechless amusement: "Look, we've been misunderstood. What should we do now?"
"In the middle of the night, just the two of us alone in a room, she must think we are..."
Cough, cough, Su Bai was suddenly choked by a mouthful of water and started coughing violently.
Then he glanced at the highlights of "Tomorrow's Light" currently playing on screen.
One segment happened to feature Hua Xingyu criticizing Zhou Buyi!
Watching Zhou Buyi being chewed out mercilessly by Hua Xingyu simply because he sang the song assigned to him, Su Bai felt a lingering sense of injustice in his heart despite having anticipated it.
"Did you seriously think about the inner meaning the lyrics were trying to express?"
"You just start blasting away right off the bat?"
This was the most brainless criticizing Su Bai had ever witnessed...
"Wanting to make money for fame and fortune is considered defiling music?"
"Weren't you trying to make money when you debuted?"
"How come I never saw you refuse performance fees during your gigs?"
"How come I never saw you waive ticket fees when you hold concerts?"
"I'm simply speechless..."
Watching Su Bai endlessly grumbling like an ordinary person, Yang Mi laughed uncontrollably.
"Hehe, this is the first time I've seen such a cute side of you!"
"Feeling indignant for Zhou Buyi from your company?"
It wasn't because Zhou Buyi was an artist signed to his own company that Su Bai was complaining; he simply found this kind of behavior deeply annoying!
Every singer had their own style.
Others hadn't judged you, yet you presumed to judge others!
"I heard the production team invited you to sing live at the finals?"
Su Bai nodded. This was the time slot scheduled by Wang Lin and the producers of "Tomorrow's Light"!
Originally, according to the plan by Yang Mi and director Tian Ye, they wanted Su Bai to perform at the opening of the first episode of the fourth season.
To bring a wave of traffic to the show.
Later, nobody knew how Wang Lin negotiated with the production team, but she managed to arrange for Su Bai to appear at the finals instead!
"Um, Mi, I'm going to sleep in the guest bedroom now. See you tomorrow!"
With that, Su Bai practically bolted toward the guest room as if fleeing for his life!
Yang Mi looked at the retreating figure escaping in a panic and burst into a soft laugh...
"Am I going to eat him or something?"