209: Chapter 29 First Conversation

President of Unlimited Media Company frowned slightly. He knew about Young Master Ping and Tongxing Entertainment Company, but what he couldn't understand was how Chen Shaoping had his phone number.

He had followed "the singer & songwriter" and the National Day Gala from a few days ago.

Young Master Ping and Tongxing Entertainment had both truly shone.

But as for talking about cooperation, it seemed a bit early; besides songs, they didn't seem to have much else.

"Does Teacher Young Master Ping want to cooperate with us in terms of songs? If so, we really would have a basis for cooperation."

"I really like 'blessing' and 'actress' which you wrote."

Chen Shaoping mocked himself inwardly; it seemed he was being looked down upon.

The other party only valued the songs he wrote, or rather, thought he could only write songs.

"Mr. Chen, I'm in Room 208 of the Kyoto Ruijin Hotel. You're also at the Ruijin Hotel, aren't you?"

"Let's meet and chat. Whether it works out or not, it won't take much of your time."

President of Unlimited Media Company was startled, suspecting his whereabouts had been leaked.

After Chen Shaoping said this, he remembered that today was indeed the day for the live recording of "the singer & songwriter".

It wasn't strange for Chen Shaoping to be at the Kyoto Ruijin Hotel, and he certainly hadn't come specifically to find him.

"Alright! I'm in Room 286. Come on up."

After a brief discussion, it was decided that only Chen Shaoping and Li Qian would go up; too many people would seem impolite.

"Ding-dong, ding-dong!"

The doorbell rang. Chen Shaoping and Li Qian stood at the door of Room 286.

Li Qian gently gripped the hem of her clothes with her right hand, appearing a bit nervous.

After all, she had grown up watching TV dramas from Hong Kong Wireless Media; now that she was about to meet their president, it was hard not to be nervous.

The TV dramas of Hong Kong Wireless Media carried many beautiful memories for the post-80s and post-90s generations in the Mainland.

A man in his fifties, wearing a crisp suit with his hair combed neatly and meticulously, opened the door.

"President Chen, hello, I am Chen Shaoping."

"President Chen, I am Li Qian, the general manager of Tongxing Entertainment."

"Please come in, young friends. Knowing you were coming up, I've already brewed the tea." President of Unlimited Media Company smiled as he invited them in.

The three took their seats. After President of Unlimited Media Company poured a cup of tea for each of them, he immediately spoke.

"Chen Shaoping, since you mentioned cooperation, I wonder how you want to cooperate?"

President of Unlimited Media Company got straight to the point, his gaze lingering on him for a few seconds.

Chen Shaoping held his teacup, drained it in one gulp, and then spoke solemnly.

"I know what Hong Kong lacks right now are scripts—good scripts."

"As long as there are scripts, Hong Kong can still produce good work, and it wouldn't have been completely crushed by the Mainland all these years."

"Stop right there." President of Unlimited Media Company looked displeased; Chen Shaoping's words made him a bit uncomfortable. "Hong Kong hasn't had any hit movies or TV dramas in the last couple of years, but it's not to the point of being completely crushed."

"Please watch your wording when you speak."

The smile on Chen Shaoping's face didn't fade at all; it even became a bit gentler.

He rose calmly, his tone as flat as if he were stating a fact. "It seems Mr. Chen and I have different perceptions of the current state of the Hong Kong entertainment industry. In that case, there's no need to force a conversation."

"Even if we forced a cooperation, trouble might constantly arise later due to differing views."

Seeing Chen Shaoping get up to leave, Li Qian also stood up.

"As compensation for this abrupt intrusion, I will write a song for Wireless Media for free. This promise is valid for one year."

Chen Shaoping bowed slightly toward President of Unlimited Media Company. "I'm sorry for wasting your time."

"Let's go, Sister Qian."

Li Qian also bowed to express her apologies.

President of Unlimited Media Company hadn't expected Chen Shaoping to react this way to a casual reminder.

This was completely different from the attitude of Mainland entertainment companies that had previously approached him for cooperation.

Chen Shaoping spoke very bluntly, but what he said was indeed true.

Wasn't his own visit to CCTV this time also to seek a way to break the deadlock?

It was just that it was uncomfortable to hear.

A once high-and-mighty god was now being forced off the altar to accept the judgment of mortals.

Anyone would feel dissatisfied, let alone a god.

Besides, for some reason, people from Hong Kong naturally felt a sense of superiority when communicating with Mainlanders.

If such a mindset wasn't changed in time, Hong Kong would only sink further.

"Young Friend Chen, please wait!" President of Unlimited Media Company called out to Chen Shaoping, who had already walked a few steps away.

"Based on what you said, can I understand it as you having many scripts, and we can discuss cooperation based on these scripts?"

Chen Shaoping turned around, full of confidence: "Yes. If I really wanted to cooperate, I believe many companies in Hong Kong would be very willing."

"Such as Hejia Media, Huangying Entertainment Company, and so on."

President of Unlimited Media Company's heart trembled. This young man hadn't even shown him anything yet, but was already starting to apply pressure.

"Young Friend Chen, we've been talking for a long time, but you still haven't shown me anything sincere."

Chen Shaoping thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Chen, there is a completed wuxia novel on the Wodian Novel Website called 'the legend of the condor heroes', which I wrote."

"If you have time, I invite you to take a look. If you don't have time, you can have your subordinates evaluate it."

"I think you will like it very much."

He paused and then continued, "After reading it, if Mr. Chen is interested, we can talk in more detail."

"Alright," President of Unlimited Media Company responded.

As soon as the two stepped out of the room, President of Unlimited Media Company impatiently began searching on his phone.

Li Qian nudged Chen Shaoping with her arm and complained, "Da Ping, how many more things are there about you that I don't know?"

"What's the deal with 'the legend of the condor heroes'?"

"It's nothing, just something I wrote for fun when I had nothing to do," Chen Shaoping said nonchalantly.

"How are the stats?"

"They should be okay, I haven't really paid attention."

"I'll go take a look when I have time."

"Go ahead. It would be even better if you gave me some tips."

"That depends on how well you wrote the book."

"I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

After returning to the hotel room and resting for a while.

Chen Shaoping, Wang Bo, and Zhou Bule set off for the CCTV Tower.

Zhang Ying, Li Qian, and Yang Mengmeng headed toward the shopping mall.

The five groups of contestants remained largely the same, but Fang Mingjie was nowhere to be seen.

The contestants from Dahe Music had become Qu Yang, Cao Xiong, and a middle-aged man.

Time passed, and it soon came to today's topic-setting segment.

Through Host's introduction, Chen Shaoping learned that the middle-aged man from Dahe Music was named Su Zhi, a lyricist.

Judge Fang Wenshan smiled as he took the small ball with tonight's topic written on it and showed it to everyone.

Taking a deep breath, he said, "Today, I will reveal the final answer to everyone. I hope it's a fun topic."

Li Zhongsheng on the judging panel immediately asked, "What kind of topic is fun?"

"I thought the one from the first episode was very fun. It had a broad range and seemed easy to write, but in fact, it wasn't like that at all."

After Fang Wenshan finished speaking with a smile, the small ball in his hand was opened.

He first opened the slip of paper a little bit and squinted his eyes to look.

"Ah!"

"It's not what I hoped for!"

He sighed, and his disappointed expression made the audience laugh.

Someone with a loud voice shouted, "Hurry up, stop dawdling!"

Hearing this, Fang Wenshan opened the slip of paper and fully displayed it to everyone.

Two words were clearly written on it: Father.

The moment Chen Shaoping heard the topic, that classic and deeply moving melody surged in his mind.