175: Chapter 175: This condition is very tempting!

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When they came out of the mall, it was almost one o'clock.

Shen Qingxue took out her phone and glanced at the time.

"It's about time. Let's head to the agreed-upon café first."

"Alright."

Lu Li nodded, followed her to hail a taxi, and gave the driver the café's address.

"Um..."

In the car, Lu Li was still a bit preoccupied with the suit and couldn't help wanting to speak up.

Shen Qingxue tilted her head to look at him, waiting for him to continue.

"I'll pay you back for the money later."

Lu Li said with a serious expression.

Shen Qingxue glanced at him, didn't reply, and withdrew her gaze to look out the window.

The taxi slowly drove into the main road, and the streetscape outside the window began to recede.

Lu Li leaned against the seat, lowered his head to look at the light gray suit on himself again, and gently rubbed his fingers against the fabric.

Although expensive, it was genuinely comfortable to wear.

As for whether it was his illusion or not, that was another story.

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The taxi stopped at the entrance of the café.

The storefront was not big, but the facade was very clean. Behind the floor-to-ceiling glass windows were a few wooden tables and chairs, and the overall atmosphere was very comfortable.

Shen Qingxue pushed the door open and entered, with Lu Li following closely behind her.

A waiter stepped forward to greet them. Shen Qingxue reported Director Chen's name, and the waiter nodded, leading them to a private booth by the window.

Compared to other locations, the privacy here seemed to be much better.

Someone was already sitting in the booth.

He looked to be around forty years old, wore rimless glasses, and wore a dark blue Polo shirt. His temperament looked very business-like.

Seeing Shen Qingxue and Lu Li walking over, he immediately stood up with a smile on his face.

"Teacher Shen, Teacher Lu, hello! I am Chen Yuan from Tianlai Music. It's our first time meeting, please forgive me for not welcoming you properly."

Then he took the initiative to extend his hand.

Shen Qingxue removed her sunglasses and was about to extend her hand when she was beaten to it by Lu Li, who was quick-witted and fast-handed beside her.

Lu Li simply shook hands with Chen Yuan and nodded slightly.

"Director Chen, you've waited long."

"Not at all, not at all, it's only right. Hearing about someone as capable as Teacher Lu a hundred times is still not as good as seeing him once."

Chen Yuan noticed Lu Li's action and replied with a chuckle, then his gaze fell back onto Shen Qingxue.

He simply nodded at Shen Qingxue.

"Teacher Shen, I've heard so much about you! I don't know how many times I've listened to those songs of yours over and over again. It's truly amazing!"

Shen Qingxue simply nodded in acknowledgment.

"Director Chen is too polite. It's just that Lu Li writes good songs."

"Well, Teacher Lu's strength is indeed extraordinary. He can write like this just by casually jotting something down, so what would happen if he wrote seriously?"

Chen Yuan smiled, took up the conversation, and then turned slightly to make way.

"Please have a seat, the two of you. What would you like to drink?"

Shen Qingxue sat down on the inner side of the booth, and Lu Li sat down beside her.

"A raw coconut latte, thank you."

"I'll have a glass of lemonade."

Lu Li said to the waiter.

The waiter noted it down and turned to leave.

Chen Yuan sat down opposite them, placing his hands crossed on the table. His smile was still gentle, but there was a hint of seriousness in his eyes.

"Teacher Shen, Teacher Lu, since the two of you were willing to grace us with your presence and meet, I'll speak bluntly."

He paused for a moment, his gaze shifting back and forth between the two of them.

"We at Tianlai Music very, very much hope to reach a cooperation with the Rock Sugar and Pear Duo. Regarding the conditions, we are willing to make further adjustments based on the previous ones."

Shen Qingxue picked up the water glass in front of her, took a sip, put it down, and spoke in a leisurely tone.

"Director Chen, we have read the cooperation intent letter you sent us before, and it is indeed very sincere."

She paused and continued speaking.

"But authorization is no small matter to us. After all, as you know, our initial release was over at Qishui. No matter what, when you drink water, you shouldn't forget the people who dug the well."

"We cannot give exclusive copyrights; we can only offer a non-exclusive authorization..."

After hearing this, Chen Yuan not only didn't back down, but nodded repeatedly instead.

"Teacher Shen is entirely right. We have considered all of this. Moreover, Tianlai Music also loves to cooperate with artists of high quality. Even non-exclusive authorization is acceptable to us."

Then he reached out and pulled a folder out of the briefcase beside him, opened it, and pushed it in front of Shen Qingxue.

"You can take a look. This is our newly drafted cooperation proposal, with three additions based on the original one."

"First, even if it's non-exclusive, we can still give a homepage recommendation slot, not just during the new song release period, but as a long-term fixed entry point."

"Second, we will tailor a promotional plan specifically for Rock Sugar Pear, including special feature pages, exclusive interviews, and even concerts."

"Third..."

He paused, his tone turning serious.

"If the two of you are willing to sign, we can promise that during the contract period, for the first week of all songs going live, there will be full-platform splash screen ad promotions at least three times."

"And it will include the opportunity to hold an offline concert!"

Shen Qingxue's gaze fell upon the proposal without speaking.

To be honest, with these conditions laid out, she was very tempted.

However, even though the conditions were very tempting, she didn't rush to give an answer, because Lu Li was the true core, and she would only follow Lu Li's decision.

On the other hand.

Lu Li leaned against the backrest of the booth, crossing his arms, his gaze lingering on Chen Yuan's face for two seconds.

He thought much the same as Shen Qingxue; these conditions were indeed much better than the intent letter sent the first time.

But Chen Yuan being so proactive meant that they were indeed in urgent need of quality content to fill the gaps in their copyright library.

Under such circumstances, there was even more room for negotiation.

Of course, a person shouldn't be too greedy either.

One must reasonably knock... oh no, reasonably negotiate.

"Director Chen."

Lu Li spoke, his tone casual yet carrying a hint of seriousness.

"I've read through your proposal once, and it sounds pretty good."

He paused, the corners of his mouth slightly curving upward.

"But I have a question I'd like to ask..."

Chen Yuan leaned forward slightly.

"Teacher Lu, please go ahead."

Lu Li leaned against the back of his chair, thought for a moment, and then spoke.

"Are the conditions you mentioned limited only to existing songs like hair like snow and red dust inn, or do they include all our future original works?"

Chen Yuan was stunned for a moment, then laughed.

"Teacher Lu asks a very good question."

He directly flipped to the last page of the folder and pointed to a certain line.

"It is written very clearly in our proposal that the scope includes all original songs created and released by the Rock Sugar and Pear Duo during the contract period."