"How about we meet and talk?"
Wang Shu thought about it and said, after all, the matter of his price increase needed to be handled with caution.
Especially for such an old customer.
"Okay, let's meet at the old place!"
Zhang Liangying also said directly, and then hung up the phone.
Half an hour later.
Wang Shu brought Su Yao to the coffee shop.
They found Zhang Liangying's private room.
"What's wrong? You don't look too happy?"
Wang Shu pretended to be ignorant and asked Zhang Liangying.
"I've been eliminated, how can I be happy?"
Zhang Liangying replied with a frown.
"Eliminated? I told you not to buy my songs, and now you're eliminated, why are you looking for me?"
Wang Shu said with a bit of smugness.
"Humph, I don't think my song is bad, it's just that the other guy is too monstrous!"
Zhang Liangying pouted and said.
"Which guy? Is he as good as me?"
Wang Shu asked deliberately.
"How to say it, I think you two are quite similar, and I don't know who is better between him and you."
Hearing Wang Shu's question, Zhang Liangying couldn't help but ponder.
The guy wearing the monkey mask was very similar to Wang Shu.
Wang Shu was a genius songwriter, but she felt that the guy wearing the monkey mask was not inferior to Wang Shu in terms of songwriting talent.
"Then why are you still looking for me to buy a song? What if he's better than me, and your money will be wasted again!"
Wang Shu said with a smile.
"I don't care, anyway, I'm determined to enter the finals. Tell me, what's the price of your song now?"
Zhang Liangying looked directly at Wang Shu and said.
As long as the price was not outrageously high, she would pay directly.
After all, she had told that guy today that she would personally take off his mask and see his true face.
So, she was going all out.
"Considering you're an old customer, I'll increase the price by 50,000 yuan on the original basis, but I want 20% of the song's revenue share!"
Wang Shu said directly.
"550,000 plus 20% revenue share? This price doesn't seem unacceptable."
After hearing Wang Shu's price, Zhang Liangying secretly thought.
"I agree!"
Zhang Liangying said afterward.
"Huh? You agreed so easily?"
Wang Shu was planning to give the other party some time to consider, and he could make some concessions.
He didn't expect that the other party would agree so easily the first time he raised his price.
Was his price set too low?
Wang Shu was surprised.
"Okay, this is the song for you. Xiao Su, give her the contract!"
Wang Shu directly pushed the work he had prepared in his hand to the other party.
Then he asked Su Yao to hand over the drafted contract.
After Zhang Liangying received the contract, she directly signed her name.
Then she shifted her gaze to the lyrics.
"Li Ge?"
"At first I only believed
that feelings were great
Finally, I powerlessly saw clearly
that destiny was strong
......"
Looking at the lyrics, Zhang Liangying was stunned for a moment.
She couldn't help but look up at the young man in front of her again.
Just a few simple lyrics had already narrated a relationship.
"It's most lonely when you want to stay but can't
Only a farewell song remains of unexpressed tenderness
In the second before heartbreak, we tightly embrace in silence
With a heartbeat, I send you a sorrowful farewell song"
As she continued to read, she felt that this song was incredibly suitable for her.
Whether it was the explosive high notes or the lyrical voice, it was as if it was tailor-made for her.
She could even imagine herself singing this song on stage, and the audience would surely be amazed by her performance.
Wang Shu sat calmly in his seat, watching Zhang Liangying look at the lyrics with excitement.
"How is it?"
After a long while, Wang Shu asked, finishing his coffee.
"I love it, this song is great!"
Zhang Liangying looked at Wang Shu with admiration.
At this moment, she was completely captivated by the talent of the young man in front of her.
Although she had only cooperated with Wang Shu a few times, every time he produced such captivating work.
She even suspected that he was a mind-reader, knowing her preferences and thoughts.
"As long as you like it, remember to pay me!"
After hearing Zhang Liangying's answer, Wang Shu's lips curved upwards, and he stood up.
Then he left the coffee shop with Su Yao.
"Boss, why did you only raise the price by 50,000 yuan this time?"
On the way, Su Yao asked Wang Shu with some confusion.
"I just checked her information and learned that she is currently in a lawsuit with her company, and she is in need of money."
Wang Shu explained.
"You're not planning to sign her, are you?"
Su Yao suddenly realized and asked.
"What are you saying? I plan to sign her and have her work for me!"
Wang Shu corrected.
What did she mean by 'sign her'? Was he that benevolent?
"Isn't it the same thing? But she's already suing her company to leave. How could she easily sign with you?"
Su Yao asked with confusion.
"Bian Yuan was also hidden by the company for five years, and now he's still obediently working for me! He just transferred 300,000 yuan to me earlier!"
Wang Shu said proudly.
He was different from those companies. He was not a pure capitalist who only exploited his artists.
What he wanted was for every artist to have a free life, while his company could still profit sufficiently.
That was enough, so he believed that under his relaxed terms, many artists would come to join him.
Back at the hotel, Wang Shu continued to busy himself writing his novel.
He found that multitasking three works at once was already his limit, and even so, he would occasionally miss updates.
But he had thousands of popular books in his mind, and he only had two hands, so he couldn't copy them all out.
Moreover, these online novels were millions of words long, and it took a lot of time to transfer one.
So Wang Shu decided that he could take some time to transfer a few short masterpieces from his previous life.
Thinking about this, Wang Shu began to ponder which book he should transfer first.
After much thought, two words appeared in his mind: "To Live"!
That's right, it was the novel that made countless people weep.
This book had won many awards and had even been made into a movie by a famous director.
Most importantly, this book was basically a must-read for middle school students.
Its influence among students was comparable to some textbooks.
Even its author had publicly stated that he lived off "To Live."
"To Live" was only 130,000 words long, so transferring it would be effortless.
With Wang Shu's current writing speed, it would take about a week to finish this book.
However, during this period, he might have to put his ongoing novels on hold for a few days.
Wang Shu thought for a moment and decided to put them on hold for a few days.
Therefore, he directly posted a notice of leave for each of his three books.
The content was that he was taking a week off due to a family matter.
Afterward, he used a memory search capsule and then buried himself in writing "To Live."
"To Live" told the tragic life of a man named Fugui. From the young master of a landlord's family to his loved ones leaving him one by one, he was finally left with only an old yellow ox to rely on.
As Wang Shu recalled and wrote, the sky outside gradually darkened.
When Wang Shu came back to his senses, it was already past midnight.
......
Over the weekend, Wang Shu did not go out.
He stayed in his room, writing.
In two days, Wang Shu quickly completed 60,000 words of the book.
......
Monday morning.
He Guang drove to the hotel early to pick up Wang Shu.
Because today he was going to take Wang Shu to a seminar.
However, when he saw Wang Shu, he found him looking exhausted.
"Kid, how many all-nighters have you pulled?"
He Guang teased.
"Don't laugh at me, sir, let's get on the road quickly!"
Wang Shu said, yawning.
He Guang then smiled and motioned for Wang Shu to get into the car.
Then he drove Wang Shu to their destination.
......
"Director Chen, what does the military mean by this? They insisted on holding a seminar and even brought in an unknown scriptwriter. Are our reputations not enough?"
In the military conference room, two middle-aged men who had arrived early frowned in confusion.
One of them, a bald man, said to the other, who was older.
"We still have to go through the motions. After all, the outside world is watching everything now. The military is doing this, probably to shut up public opinion."
Chen Kai said after a moment of silence.
"Director Chen is right. I also think so. Otherwise, I really can't figure out why an unknown newcomer would compete with the two of us."
The bald man said directly.
In his opinion, with big directors like him and Chen Kai involved in this project, the choice would definitely be between the two of them.
That Wang Shu was surely just a runner-up.
"Director Xu, we still need to take it seriously. He might not be worse than us. Although I think our scripts are definitely better than his!"
Chen Kai reminded him, after all, this was the military's territory, and despite their status as big directors, their influence was insignificant here.
"I understand that. No matter who wins this project, we can cooperate."
Xu Zheng replied with a smile.
Then, two more people walked into the conference room.
One was He Guang, and the other was Wang Shu.
"These two are the ones who have entered the final review stage with you!"
He Guang introduced them as soon as he saw Xu Zheng and Chen Kai.
"Hello, seniors. I am Wang Shu, a new scriptwriter!"
Wang Shu introduced himself directly.
"Sit down!"
Chen Kai invited him.
"What are your representative works?"
As soon as Wang Shu sat down, Chen Kai asked directly.
"Representative works? Not yet."
Wang Shu replied somewhat confusedly, looking at Chen Kai's not-so-friendly gaze.