Just as the undercurrents were surging on the internet, Lu Bai and Yang Xiaomi waited in the recording studio until 12 o'clock in the afternoon, but Zhang Bichen was still nowhere to be seen.
It had been more than two hours since the agreed time. This kind of behavior could no longer be described as being late. It was a blatant no-show.
Although Lu Bai was very calm about this, Yang Xiaomi was really angry.
What did Zhang Bichen mean? Looking down on Jiaxing Media? Looking down on her, Yang Xiaomi?
If you really didn't want to cooperate, you shouldn't have accepted the job. You were so happy when you accepted the job, but when it was time to work, you stood me up. You didn't even say hello. No one could tolerate this.
"Boss, the call went through. The manager said that Teacher Zhang Bichen wasn't feeling well today, so he was delayed.”
Yang Xiaomi's expression was a little ugly.
"So, do they mean they won't come?”
" Not really. The manager said that he would still be here, but I'm not sure when he'll be here…"
The assistant who was in charge of communication was also very anxious. After all, she had been with Boss Yang for many years. She knew that Yang Xiaomi's current expression was the angriest state. Once Boss Yang was angry, the consequences would be very serious.
As for the reason that Zhang Bichen's manager said he wasn't feeling well, it was just nonsense. Although he didn't directly say that he wouldn't be coming, he didn't even give a specific time. In other words, he wanted to make Jiaxing Media wait for him and let him come whenever he wanted.
This act of acting like a big shot was simply a provocation by name. Logically speaking, even if Zhang Bichen was an A-list female singer with a grand presence, he shouldn't have put on such an act in front of Boss Yang. After all, one of them had been in the film and television industry while the other had been in the music industry. They didn't know each other at all and had no grudges against each other. Boss Yang didn't even know why Zhang Bichen was doing this.
"Call them again and tell them that they don't have to come if it's still 1:30 in the afternoon.”
Yang Xiaomi was about to explode, but if she had to change people on the spot for this kind of pre-arranged recording job, there was no way to find one. After all, to be able to sing Cool required a very deep foundation in singing, and there were not many female singers with such good singing skills.
If Zhang Bichen really didn't show up, then all the preparation work that morning would be in vain. Lu Bai's wait would also be in vain. It would make Jiaxing Media seem especially unreliable.
Although Lu Bai was considered her friend and would not directly terminate the cooperation with Jiaxing Media because of this, the key was that Boss Yang felt embarrassed, especially in front of Lu Bai. Such a mistake made her really embarrassed and angry.
However, there was no point in being angry at this moment. After all, Zhang Bichen wasn't an artist under Jiaxing Media. He also had the capital behind him. Even if Yang Xiaomi wanted to teach her a lesson, she would have to wait for an opportunity to slowly plan it out in the future.
After the assistant left, Lu Bai and Yang Xiaomi were left in the nanny van. Seeing that Yang Xiaomi was silent with a straight face, Lu Bai, who was smoking, said calmly,
"Zhang Bichen isn't targeting you this time. He's targeting me.”
"What?"
Yang Xiaomi was a little confused and did not quite understand what Lu Bai meant.
After all, Lu Bai had only debuted for a short period of time. He did not seem to have any interactions with Zhang Bichen, let alone have any grudges against him. However, why did Lu Bai say that Zhang Bichen's act of standing him up today was targeted at him?
"You might not know, but Zhang Bichen has an underground boyfriend called Hua Chenyu.”
In this world, Zhang Bichen and Hua Chenyu's scandal had yet to be exposed. These two people had been hiding it quite well. Not only were the netizens unaware of it, but even those in the industry had never heard of them. It was the same for Yang Xiaomi.
As expected, the soul of gossip was an innate attribute of every woman, especially Boss Yang, who was very curious. When she heard Lu Bai say such a shocking news, even she, who was used to seeing chaos in the industry, was shocked.
"Really?"
In fact, Lu Bai wasn't sure if Zhang Bichen and Hua Chenyu were related in this world at first. After all, many of the timeline and events here were so chaotic that they couldn't make sense.
However, Zhang Bichen's brazen act of standing him up today and his seemingly unprovoked provocation made Lu Bai realize that this matter was probably directed at him.
In this way, the matter between her and Hua Chenyu was almost confirmed. After all, Lu Bai and Yang Xiaomi had no enmity with her at all. They did not even know each other. The only possibility for her to do this was to avenge her underground boyfriend, Hua Chenyu.
After all, the feud between Hua Chenyu and Lu Bai was no longer a secret in the entertainment industry. It was said that the previous online exposure of Lu Bai was planned by Hua Chenyu. Unfortunately, he failed to steal the chicken and ended up losing the rice. Not only did it help Lu Bai's reputation, but he was also attacked by Lu Bai's fans. He did not dare to open the comment function on Weibo for so many days, and his reputation in the industry was also quite bad.
It was impossible for Zhang Bichen, as his girlfriend, not to know about such a deep grudge. Now that she had the chance to take revenge on Lu Bai, she naturally wouldn't miss it.
Even though standing Lu Bai up wouldn't cause any substantial losses to Lu Bai and would at most waste some time, Zhang Bichen could still vent his anger symbolically. At the same time, he could also express to Hua Chenyu how much he loved and supported him.
Zhang Bichen didn't care if this would offend Boss Yang as well. After all, she wasn't in the film and television industry and she had the backing to back her up. What was there to be afraid of?
Lu Bai knew about the two's dirty business beforehand, so he could naturally guess it. Yang Xiaomi was a smart person herself. When she heard Lu Bai mention Hua Chen's language, she immediately realized Zhang Bichen's motive for doing this today.
If what Lu Bai said was true, then it wouldn't be strange. As for Zhang Bichen and Hua Chenyu, who seemed to have nothing to do with each other, getting together, Yang Xiaomi wasn't surprised. After all, she had been in this industry for a long time and all kinds of outrageous things happened. She had become numb to it after seeing too many of them.
"Then what are you going to do, Xiao Bai?"
Regarding this matter, Yang Xiaomi naturally stood on Lu Bai's side. Putting aside her personal relationship with Lu Bai, even Boss Yang could not tolerate Zhang Bichen's disrespectful behavior.
"Change the singer."
Since Zhang Bichen had taken the initiative to provoke her, Lu Bai naturally wouldn't allow her to do that. He definitely couldn't let her sing a song like 'cool' that was popular with whoever sang it, even if it was only the female part.
" However, the theme song is in a hurry. It'll be difficult for us to contact other female singers who are good at singing in a short period of time…"
This was where Boss Yang's dilemma lay. After all, most of Jiaxing Media's connections were in the film and television industry. He wasn't familiar with the music industry at all. Zhang Bichen had to rely on several layers of connections to get in touch with him.
If he didn't need Zhang Bichen, it would take up too much time to contact people. Three Lives Three Lives was about to be released. According to Jiaxing Media's original plan, the theme song and music video would be released first for publicity purposes.
Therefore, time was tight and the task was heavy. Changing generals at the last minute would easily cause problems. It was precisely because of this that Boss Yang had held back his anger just now. Otherwise, with her personality, she would have told Zhang Bichen to scram as far away as possible.
However, Lu Bai's expression did not change.
"I have a female singer. What do you think of Deng Ziqi?”
Yang Xiaomi was stunned. After all, she had heard about Deng Ziqi confessing to Lu Bai in public at the Masked King Arena. When she heard about it, she had mixed feelings.
However, it would naturally be best if they could invite Deng Ziqi to replace Zhang Bichen. After all, whether it was fame, status, or singing skills, Deng Ziqi, who was known as the Giant Lung Little Diva, was a level higher.
"But Teacher Deng Ziqi should be in Hong Kong, right? What if she has a lot of business recently and can't make time? We need this theme song in a hurry and can't wait too long.”
"Don't worry. She's in the imperial capital. I'll call her and ask her to come over.”
The matter of Deng Ziqi signing a contract with Wheatfield Music was still confidential to the public. Therefore, other than Wheatfield Music and Lu Bai, no one knew that she had come to Imperial Capital. Naturally, Yang Xiaomi did not know either.
However, Yang Xiaomi was still delighted when she heard Lu Bai's words. Her anxiety had also lessened a lot as she smiled.
"Then I'll leave it to you, Ha Xiaobai. Don't worry, we'll pay double the market price for Teacher Deng Ziqi's recording fees!”
Boss Yang was rich and overbearing. As long as it was a reliable cooperation, he would always give a high price, especially to Lu Bai. Now that Lu Bai had solved her urgent need, she naturally had to express her gratitude.
"After today's recording, I'll treat you and Teacher Deng Ziqi to a meal.”
"Oh right, I'll get my assistant to call Zhang Bichen and tell him that he doesn't have to come at all.”
Since she had already found Deng Ziqi, Mr. Yang no longer intended to indulge in Zhang Bichen's bad habits. Besides, with her personality, this matter was not over yet. She planned to spend some time thinking about how to educate Zhang Bichen after she was done with the Three Lives Three Lives.
However, Lu Bai stopped Yang Xiaomi.
"There's no need to tell her. We'll terminate her contract after Zhang Bichen arrives. She's just acting like a big shot anyway, so she'll be there sooner or later.”
Yang Xiaomi's eyes lit up, thinking to herself, Lu Xiaobai, you're still the more sarcastic one. This way, Zhang Bichen would only realize that he had been fired after he arrived late. It would be a better slap in the face.
"Alright, then I'll tell the assistant not to rush her. Tell her to come whenever she wants. Xiao Bai, but you're looking for Teacher Deng Ziqi at the last minute. Can she rush over so quickly? What if she's busy with something…"
However, not long after, Yang Xiaomi witnessed with her own eyes how powerful Lu Bai's words were when he spoke to Deng Ziqi…
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