At noon, in the suburbs of the Imperial Capital, at Old Tao's home-cooked dish near the Lu Bai family.
This small restaurant with a shabby door and a small storefront had always been famous for its cheap and large quantity in the nearby residential buildings.
Sometimes, Lu Bai wanted to improve his life, so he would come to this restaurant to order a few dishes. The boss, Old Tao, was also from Dongbei. After a while, the two of them became familiar with each other.
When he saw that Lu Bai had come today, Old Tao, who did not have many customers, smiled and welcomed him. He did not go online much, so he did not know how famous Lu Bai was on the Internet. He only heard from his son that Lu Bai seemed to be a singing star.
"Xiao Bai, isn't it a little too low for you to treat someone to a meal in my lousy restaurant?”
"I'm fine."
"Haha, alright. I'll make you a few signature dishes later. If the amount of dishes is too much, I guarantee that I won't embarrass you!”
Old Tao was an honest big brother. In his understanding, the bigger the dish, the better. He did not know that those Michelin star restaurants would only serve a small amount of food. If they did not know better, they would think that it was leftovers for cats.
However, half an hour later, a big red Ferrari stopped in front of Old Tao's home-cooked restaurant. Old Tao was stunned.
When a fair-skinned beauty with long legs and sunglasses got out of the car, Old Tao was even more dumbfounded.
"Xiao Bai, this, this is the guest you want to invite today?”
"Yes."
When the beautiful woman in the sports car walked into the shop and took off her sunglasses, Old Tao almost blacked out.
Even if he didn't go online much and didn't pay much attention to the celebrity entertainment industry, he had still seen the big star Yang Xiaomi before!
Damn it, the guest that Lu Bai wanted to invite today was actually Yang Xiaomi!
The most important thing was that Lu Bai had chosen a small, shabby home cooking restaurant that cost less than 50 yuan per person to treat such a goddess to a meal!
"I... I'm going to cook…You guys chat... What do you want to drink, Xiaobai? You can just take it yourself…"
At this moment, Old Tao was a little skeptical about life. He really could not understand Lu Bai's operation. He turned around and went to the kitchen to cook with a dumbfounded expression.
At the same time, Yang Xiaomi, who walked into the shop, was also confused.
In the morning, she called Lu Bai and said that she wanted to meet him. Lu Bai said that the last time they met, she was the one who invited him for tea, so this time, Lu Bai was going to treat her to a meal.
Actually, before she came, Yang Xiaomi was already mentally prepared. After all, she knew that Lu Bai owed a huge debt of 600 million yuan. His pockets were clean and he was probably the poorest celebrity in the entertainment industry.
Therefore, she did not expect Lu Bai to treat her to a meal at a high-end place. Even so, Yang Xiaomi still underestimated Lu Bai's down-to-earth attitude. When she saw the faded signboard outside saying 'Old Tao's Home Cuisine', she felt uncomfortable.
To be honest, Yang Xiaomi had never eaten in such a small restaurant since she was young. The narrow storefront, the weathered signboard, and the mottled tile floor made her feel extremely unfamiliar.
Although the shop was quite clean and small, it was not dirty or messy, but it was still a little unbearable for Yang Xiaomi.
"Xiao, Xiao Bai, are you sure you want to eat in this restaurant…Why don't, why don't I treat you…"
Although Yang Xiaomi was not a poor person, she was a goddess who lived in the clouds. If you let her experience life at the lowest level, no one would be able to adapt quickly.
Lu Bai, on the other hand, acted as if nothing had happened and said calmly.
"This is it."
Lu Bai didn't like to owe others, and it was the same for treating others. There had to be a return. Moreover, Lu Bai was a little mischievous at this moment. He wanted to see what kind of state Boss Yang, the goddess, was in when she ate at a fly restaurant.
It was a wonderful experience to be able to pull the goddess down from the clouds.
Yang Xiaomi was also helpless, but after all, she had asked Lu Bai for help today. She could not change the place that Lu Bai had chosen. She could only wipe the stool with a bitter smile and sit opposite Lu Bai.
"Xiao Bai, the song you wrote for me,'The Offering of Love', has received a good response on the Internet.”
Yang Xiaomi was not a singer herself, and the TV series called Gong in this world had already been filmed and aired long ago. Therefore, this song of love did not become the theme song of that TV series, but was only a single for Yang Xiaomi to play.
However, because Yang Xiaomi was famous and had a lot of male fans, when this song was released, even though it was not a hit, it was praised on the Internet. There were also many people who said that Yang Xiaomi could actually become a singer.
There was even a music talent show called the Tomorrow's Child. Because of this song, Yang Xiaomi was invited to be a judge of the show.
Even though Yang Xiaomi was an actress herself and she wouldn't understand much as a judge, she was still pretty and popular. Even if she didn't speak, she was still the highlight of the show.
Therefore, Yang Xiaomi had spent two million yuan to buy this song from Lu Bai. It was not a loss. This song had doubled her already high popularity, and even Jia Xing Media's business had improved a little.
However, it was also because of this song that the groundless rumors had returned. Many netizens were gossiping about whether Lu Bai wrote this song for Yang Xiaomi to express his feelings and whether there was something going on between the two of them in private.
However, neither Lu Bai nor Yang Xiaomi had any reaction to these rumors, so the popularity slowly disappeared.
This time, Yang Xiaomi came to find Lu Bai because of the song.
"Xiao Bai, our Jiaxing Media has recently produced a historical drama called Three Lives Three Lives Ten Miles Peach Blossom.”
On the surface, Lu Bai only acknowledged it without changing his expression, but he knew in his heart that this Three Lives Three Lives was quite successful on the Blue Star. It was an important milestone work for Yang Xiaomi and Jiaxing Media.
Although the audience for this drama was relatively limited, and it was basically only loved by young ladies, it couldn't be helped that this group of young ladies was the main traffic on Weibo and other platforms, so it was very popular at that time.
" However, we don't have a suitable theme song for this drama yet. We've chosen a few songs, but we're not too satisfied with them. So, I was wondering if you have any suitable songs on your side, Xiao Bai…"
Once this person became famous in the industry, his works would not have to worry about selling at all. Business would take the initiative to come knocking on his door. Previously, Xu Zheng and the others were like this. Now, Yang Xiaomi's Three Lives Three Lives Ten Miles Peach Blossom was still like this.
"Xiao Bai, if you can come up with a suitable work, it would be best if it fits the theme of ancient style and love. We are willing to invest three million yuan.”
Boss Yang was indeed generous. He offered a high price that was rare in the music industry. It was even higher than the price of those creators who had been famous for decades.
Of course, Yang Xiaomi was not burning money. She offered such a high price because she knew that Lu Bai was talented. The works he produced were not bad. The worst was only the level of the song 'Love' that he gave her.
Secondly, Lu Bai was also very popular. His fans were mostly young girls. If he wrote the theme song for the drama, it would be a form of publicity for the drama itself. It might be better than spending money to promote it. Therefore, the three million yuan actually included some advertising fees.
Lu Bai didn't reject such a sum of money. Moreover, when Yang Xiaomi mentioned Three Lives Three Lives, he had already thought of which song to use.
"Sure, but the price has to be changed.”
Yang Xiaomi was stunned and felt a little uncomfortable. After all, three million was already a very high price. Although she knew that Lu Bai was very short of money, she could not be too greedy.
However, just as she was about to develop a trace of disgust towards Lu Bai, she heard Lu Bai say indifferently,
"Change the price to 1,998,000.”
Yang Xiaomi: "?????"
She had thought that Lu Bai was taking the opportunity to raise the price, but she did not expect Lu Bai to lower the price. Moreover, what the hell was 1,998,000? After being a capital for so many years, she had never seen such a cooperation with a price that was rounded up.
However, Lu Bai had been constantly refreshing Boss Yang's knowledge ever since they met. He would always do something that Yang Xiaomi did not expect, so Yang Xiaomi was a little used to it.
Geniuses were all a little strange. They did things differently from ordinary people. Otherwise, how could they be called geniuses…
However, Yang Xiaomi was a very curious person, so she looked at Lu Bai carefully for two seconds and smiled bitterly.
"Xiao Bai, can I ask you why this price is so high?”
Lu Bai asked for this price to avoid the system's forced repayment mechanism. Now that he had paid for Mother Lu's hospitalization fees and rent, he did not have much money left. Adding the 8,000 yuan, it was just less than 10,000 yuan. This time, his living expenses would be sufficient.
However, since he thought so in his heart, he definitely could not say that. Lu Bai said indifferently,
"It's nothing. It's our second time working together. I'll give you a friendly discount.”
“......”
Yang Xiaomi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She thought to herself,'If you really want a discount, isn't a 2,000 discount a little too perfunctory? That's three million yuan. A 20% discount is more than 200,000 yuan…'
However, seeing that Lu Bai had agreed to this cooperation, Yang Xiaomi was quite happy. After all, her Jiaxing Media had placed great hopes on the Three Lives Three Lives. For such a well-crafted TV series, the theme song naturally had to be written by a reliable person.
"Xiao Bai, I'm driving today, so I won't toast you with wine. There's tea in this shop, right? I'll use tea instead of wine to celebrate our second cooperation…"
"No, can I get you a bottle of iced red tea?”
Yang Xiaomi: "?????"
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