Song Ke and Deng Ziqi's managers left the meeting room to discuss the signing of the contract, leaving the two young people in the room some space to interact with each other. They felt like parents.
However, Song Ke, the male's " parent ", was so happy that he almost laughed out loud. On the other hand, Deng Ziqi's agent, the female's " parent ", was unhappy.
She admitted that Lu Bai was a very outstanding young man, but when she thought of the little cabbage in her field chasing after this little wild boar, she was furious.
It was the same for her to suddenly come to Imperial Capital to sign a contract with Wheatfield Music. No matter how much her manager persuaded her, Deng Ziqi was determined to come. In the end, her manager had no choice but to come with her. After all, she had been there since she was young. She knew that once a girl was in the "love brain" stage, no one could say anything.
Only Lu Bai and Deng Ziqi were left in the huge meeting room. Lu Bai was expressionless, looking like he was not easy to get along with. However, Deng Ziqi was already used to his appearance.
Lu Bai's coldness was not a problem. She just needed to be enthusiastic and proactive.
"Xiao Bai, that CEO Song seems to treat you very well…"
Lu Bai didn't respond to Deng Ziqi's question and asked directly.
"What about your original company? Would they be willing to let you go?"
The relationship between artists and companies was actually quite complicated. During the honeymoon period, they could be intimate with each other. If there was a foreign enemy, they could help each other. However, once there was a disagreement and they had to break up, they would completely fall out.
In the industry, because of the issue of termination of contracts, there were many celebrities who were sued by their companies for sky-high compensation fees. After all, those who opened entertainment companies were ruthless. If you wanted to make money for the company, you could be coaxed and given in. However, if you wanted to run away, then sorry, peeling off a layer of your skin was considered a light punishment.
If Deng Ziqi really fell out with her original company because of him, and was ruthlessly slandered, although she was willing to do it, Lu Bai would inevitably feel a little uncomfortable.
However, Deng Ziqi didn't seem to be very worried at this moment. He said with a smile.
"No, my contract with my original company was about to expire, and I was just about to find another company. I saw that your music in the wheat field was very good, so I wanted to come here and ask you to cover for me!”
Deng Ziqi spoke casually as if nothing bad had happened, but in reality, only she and her manager knew that this change of company had actually caused Deng Ziqi to lose a lot of things.
Deng Ziqi's contract with the former company was indeed about to expire, but after she refused to renew it this time, the former company directly fell out with her. According to the original contract rules, they even directly took away the copyrights of Deng Ziqi's previous representative works.
Although there was no sky-high compensation, this wave had caused Deng Ziqi to lose a large portion of her annual income. Right now, the only things in her hands were the song Lu Bai wrote for her and the song AINY that she composed herself.
Furthermore, the former company was so angry that they even cut off all of Deng Ziqi's endorsement contracts and commercial channels. It was equivalent to directly returning Deng Ziqi's overall financial strength to when she had just debuted. It was really a heavy blow.
However, Deng Ziqi did not hesitate. No matter how her previous company threatened her, she was determined to terminate her contract and run to the Imperial Capital to look for Lu Bai.
Because Deng Ziqi had thought it through very clearly. Lu Bai actually did not have any feelings for her, but she was already unable to extricate herself.
If she did not come to the Imperial Capital, she and Lu Bai would be separated from each other. Other than occasionally meeting on some programs, she would have almost no chance to interact with him. Even if she had made up her mind to pursue Lu Bai, there would be no room for her to express her feelings.
If it was a long-distance relationship, it had to be at least consensual. If it was a long-distance relationship and a one-sided love, then it was purely a one-sided love with no hope at all.
However, Deng Ziqi did not intend to tell Lu Bai what kind of price she had paid to find him because it had nothing to do with Lu Bai. She had chosen it willingly and could not use it as a means to move Lu Bai.
She did not expect that she could really make Lu Bai fall in love with her in such a short period of time. She just wanted to stay by this person's side. Being able to see Lu Bai every day was already a very happy thing.
"Sister Ziqi, it's not worth it. To be honest, I don't have any other thoughts before I pay off my family's debt.”
Being seriously liked by such a girl was actually a kind of pressure. After all, Lu Bai was not the kind of heartless scumbag who had no bottom line. Although he was usually cold, he was actually a very sentimental person.
"It's okay. I can wait. And Xiao Bai, actually, actually, I can help you pay off your debts. I'm not afraid of 600 million.”
Deng Ziqi's words were truly moving.
That was 600 million yuan. Although the internet had made everyone feel that ten small targets were not a big deal, there were not many people in the world who were worth 600 million yuan.
Such an astronomical figure was enough to make any girl dizzy and lose all hope. Even for celebrities, this was not a small number.
After all, other than those celebrities who would do anything to make money, it was not easy for normal celebrities in the entertainment industry to earn 600 million yuan through proper means, even if they were A-listers.
However, Deng Ziqi could seriously say that he was willing to help Lu Bai carry this mountain. Not to mention whether he could carry it or not, at least this courage and sincere heart were precious enough.
However, Lu Bai would never let others help him pay off his debts. Even if he could live with his conscience, the system would not be able to live with it. This was because the system's main mission stipulated that only the money Lu Bai earned to pay off his debts could be counted as the mission progress. Other people's help or gifts would not trigger the mission progress and would not be rewarded by the system.
However, if it was not for the system reward, Lu Bai would not have taken on this huge debt. After all, the Lu family's debt had nothing to do with him, Lu Bai Version 2.0…If he really ran away and did not care, the debt collectors would not be able to catch up to him.
Even though that was the case, Deng Ziqi's sincerity had indeed touched Lu Bai's heart. However, this did not mean that he would give up on his principles because of this.
"Forget it. If you've signed it, so be it. Then, are you going to move to the imperial capital in the future?”
Deng Ziqi was originally from Hong Kong. When he first debuted, he was also in the Hong Kong industry. However, in the past two years, the Hong Kong industry had become more and more popular. The mainland entertainment industry had risen rapidly and became a basic industry. Therefore, artists from both the Hong Kong industry and the gay industry were now willing to go to the domestic entertainment industry to develop.
"That's right. Anyway, my main business is in the mainland now. It's quite troublesome to fly back and forth all the time. Xiao Bai, where are you staying in the imperial capital now?”
Not only did Deng Ziqi want to be closer to Lu Bai in the company, but he also wanted to live closer to Lu Bai.
However, when Lu Bai thought of the old and run-down residential area he lived in, he had no intention of recommending it to Deng Ziqi.
"You can ask CEO Song to help you find it. He has a lot of connections.”
"Oh..."
"I'm the dividing line that leads to the imperial capital."
" Walk with me on the streets of Chengdu. Oh, oh, oh, until all the lights go out, we won't stop…"
At this moment, Lu Bai was in the recording studio at the headquarters. He had listened to the song that Zhao Lei had recorded a few times. Deng Ziqi was like Lu Bai's little follower, running over to join in the fun. After hearing the song, Deng Ziqi's eyes lit up as an expert.
"Sure, no problem."
This song was originally catchy and not difficult. In addition, Zhao Lei naturally had a sense of "fate" to this song, so there was nothing to pick on this version of the song.
However, after hearing Lu Bai's words, Zhao Lei did not show any joy or complacency on his face. He only muttered an 'oh' to himself. After all, this fellow's personality was like this. Only Lu Bai's comments on him were acceptable. If it was anyone else, he would not be convinced by anyone.
As for the famous singer Deng Ziqi, Zhao Lei only gave him a simple greeting and did not take it to heart.
"How's your food and accommodation? Has the company arranged everything?”
"Oh, it's been arranged."
Everyone in the company knew that Zhao Lei was personally recruited by Lu Bai from outside. He was Lu Bai's confidant and even personally wrote a song for him. Therefore, even if Zhao Lei was just a nameless newcomer, no one dared to make things difficult for him on account of Lu Bai.
Zhao Lei had been separated from the precarious life of a street singer for the past two days. He was not used to it. For a romantic like him, eating and wearing warm clothes was completely unnecessary.
To be honest, Zhao Lei was really like an eagle that could fly all over the sky, not afraid of the wind and rain. However, this eagle had already been subdued by Lu Bai, so it could no longer fly around like before.
Lu Bai did indeed have a special care for this guy. In his previous life, he was even a fan of this ballad prodigal. Although their identities had been swapped, Lu Bai's intimacy with Zhao Lei did not change.
"Since you're back in Imperial Capital, it's time for you to go home and take a look. Now that you're a signed artist with a serious music company, your family won't object to you doing music anymore.”
Zhao Lei was a native of the Imperial Capital, but he had been at odds with his family all year round. Even after returning to the Imperial Capital this time, he did not go home to visit. It was obvious how stubborn he was.
But now that Lu Bai had spoken, Zhao Lei could only go along with the flow and agree.
"Oh right, I'll be hosting Teacher Ziqi tonight. Come over and have a drink.”
Lu Bai, who had a huge sum of 9,000 yuan in his hands, was treating everyone whenever he wanted to. Of course, the place he was treating everyone tonight was still the home-cooked dishes of Old Tao…
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