181: Chapter 181 (Completed) What the hell?! Giving him 3 million a year for free?!

That middle-aged man was named Zhao Fei.

He explained with a solemn expression, carrying a hint of respect.

“Qin Xun is the vice president of a marketing company that's rising to fame; word is he might even be the real person in charge.”

“This month, he has turned the marketing world upside down.”

“For charity, he planned the 'Kneeling to Save Daughter' campaign.”

“To sell apples, with just the line 'Baby, Shuitian's apples, Shuitian's people,' he directly sparked over 4 million discussions on the internet.”

“As for marketing influencers, overnight, he turned a student who just entered college into a major influencer with 5 million followers.”

“That's the Xiao Ying Doll who was just singing 'A Song of Yearning.'”

President Li thought of the girl who had been shaking her leg while singing just now.

Her singing was decent, and she was good-looking.

But 5 million followers overnight?

Even Ye Lan's Douyin account only had a little over 10 million followers, which she had accumulated over nearly a year, and she had even bought quite a few fans.

If this kind of marketing strategy were applied to Ye Lan, wouldn't it solidify her status as a first-tier star, or even propel her toward being a top-tier star?

Zhao Fei glanced at President Li's expression and continued.

“Moreover... that song 'A Song of Yearning' was also written and composed by Qin Xun.”

President Li let out an exclamation of surprise.

“What?”

“The song 'Chengdu' just now was written and composed by him, and even that 'A Song of Yearning' was composed by him too?”

A surge of desire rose in his heart—a desire to obtain Qin Xun.

There are many people who are very good at composing, but not many who are this talented.

Many great composers often end up working behind the scenes because they lack personal charisma.

Even if some composers sing,

it's often a case of the song being famous while the person is not.

The kind that just can't be made famous no matter what!

But!

Qin Xun was definitely not that kind of person.

He was the type who, even if he were a complete airhead, could attract a huge wave of fangirls just with his looks and temperament.

Visuals plus talent—that's a winning hand!

President Li looked at Zhao Fei and asked.

“Is there really no possibility of poaching him?”

“A person's life is long; it's very normal to change careers.”

“The entertainment industry has fame, prestige, money, and women. Is he really not tempted at all?”

Zhao Fei's smile was bitter as he took out his phone, opened Douyin, and searched for 'Writing Songs for Huang Huai'.

He handed the phone to President Li.

After President Li finished watching, his expression was complex.

“This was also written and composed by him?”

Zhao Fei nodded.

He let out a long sigh.

“He's clearly born to be a star, so why is he doing marketing?”

“Isn't this a waste of talent?”

“Stars make so much more money.”

Seeing Zhao Fei hesitate to speak, he said,

“If you have something to say, say it.”

Zhao Fei said,

“President Li, this song was created by him for a Dudu Tea marketing campaign.”

“He did marketing for Dudu Tea and earned the company 10 million in less than a week.”

President Li: “...”

He now knew why Qin Xun was hard to poach.

If he wanted money, he could earn 10 million in seven days.

If he wanted fame, he was exploding with popularity in the influencer circle.

If he wanted women, who knew how many would be willing to throw themselves at him.

Everything he wanted, he could get through his own abilities without needing to ask others. Why would he bother being a subordinate at someone else's company?

President Li paced the office anxiously, then suddenly picked up his phone and dialed Ye Lan's number.

The call connected.

Ye Lan's voice sounded.

“President Li, I'm about to go on stage to perform. Is something wrong?”

President Li said, “Ye Lan, go invite Qin Xun to dinner and tell him that Orange Era wants to hire him as a music consultant.”

“3 million a year, no need to clock in, he can work from wherever he wants.”

As soon as these words were spoken,

everyone in the office widened their eyes.

This wasn't poaching; this was clearly just giving money away!

Ye Lan's voice sounded surprised.

“3 million a year? Without him having to do any work?”

“Giving him 3 million for nothing?”

“President Li, what are you thinking?”

President Li sighed.

“I know it's hard to truly poach him and have him work for Orange Era.”

“But I'm also afraid of him providing help to rival companies.”

“He doesn't have to write songs for us, but he shouldn't write them for other companies either.”

“So this 3 million is a protection fee.”

As soon as he finished speaking,

everyone in the office gasped.

President Li had always had a sharp eye. What kind of future did he see for Qin Xun that he was actually scared into sending a 3 million protection fee?

Ye Lan's voice sounded.

“President Li, I'm afraid I've disappointed you.”

“I just had my assistant invite him to dinner, and the guy flatly refused.”

President Li was stunned, and his voice grew loud with a hint of anger.

“You sent an assistant to invite Qin Xun?”

“Before you invite someone, can you do a background check and see what level of person Qin Xun is?”

“Would you dare to have an assistant invite me to dinner?”

“Would you dare to have an assistant invite the President of the USA to dinner?”

“Why didn't you go yourself?”

Ye Lan's voice also carried anger.

“Me go personally?”

“On what grounds?”

“I'm a first-tier singer, a stage headliner. Why should I personally invite a small internet celebrity doing a guest spot to dinner?”

Being talked back to, President Li's temper flared even more.

“Ye Lan!”

“You think your current fame is stable?”

“If Qin Xun wanted to, he could surpass you within half a year and leave you far behind.”

Everyone in the office lowered their heads, not daring to listen to the two big shots of the company argue.

Ye Lan was left speechless.

President Li was relentless.

“Ye Lan, do you believe that tomorrow, the discussion about 'Chengdu' on the internet will be more than ten times that of you, a so-called first-tier singer?”

Ye Lan was defiant.

“I don't believe it!”

President Li snorted coldly.

“Let's make a bet.”

“If it's more than ten times yours, you'll be responsible for bringing Qin Xun in as our music consultant.”

Ye Lan said loudly,

“Fine!”

“If it's not, I want you, President Li, to do a belly dance at the annual meeting!”

The call ended.

President Li sat and looked at the silent, head-bowed crowd and smiled.

“I'm going to win!”

...

Under the night sky.

Outside the Mango TV building.

Song Ying ran out quickly.

She had waited in the holding hall for a long time, and when she didn't see Qin Xun and the others return, she suddenly felt something was wrong and rushed all the way out.

She happened to see a pair of familiar backs getting into a taxi by the roadside.

The car started and sped away.

She chased after it.

“Brother, wait for me!”

“You two... you animal, wait for me!”

“Wait for me!”

After chasing for a while, the car completely disappeared from sight.

Song Ying crouched by the roadside, panting, looking down at the road with a sad voice.

“Brother, I'm just innocent and romantic, I'm not stupid!”

“I give so much, I can ask for nothing in return, but you can't treat me like a fool!”

She took out her phone, preparing to call Xia Ning to confront her, when she suddenly saw a WeChat notification.

[QX requested to add you as a friend]

Song Ying looked at 'QX' and immediately understood it was the pinyin abbreviation for 'Qin Xun'.

She was pleasantly surprised; she had finally gotten Qin Xun's contact information.

She hurriedly clicked to accept and immediately sent a 'crying hard' emoji.

[Why did you and that vicious woman abandon me in secret?]