Chapter 87: Tang Guo Is Nothing!
Two days later, the featured slot on MelodyDaily was finalized.
Both parties formally signed the contract.
Star Orange Entertainment purchased a 15-day homepage rolling recommendation slot on the MelodyDaily music platform for five million yuan.
Subsequent renewals could be made at their discretion, depending on the results.
As a bonus, MelodyDaily would provide over two million additional smart recommendations of Qin Pei’s five songs, pushing them directly to users’ phones.
This arrangement could be considered exceedingly generous.
Typically, securing this kind of resource would cost around ten million.
Now, their expenses were nearly halved.
Both sides were quite satisfied with the deal.
Tang Guo’s headline appeal would bring traffic to the platform.
Meanwhile, the featured slot would give Qin Pei’s songs a better chance at success.
It was a mutually beneficial arrangement.
“On October 1st, a new song produced by Teacher Tang Guo will be released! Reserve your spot now to lock in the release time in advance!”
MelodyDaily moved quickly.
The day after the contract was signed, the homepage banner had already been created and placed in the featured slot.
By the end of that day, the number of reservations had reached five hundred thousand.
A result beyond all expectations!
-------------------------------------
“Star Orange Entertainment even bought a featured slot for Qin Pei? Ha!”
“Who does she think she is, thinking she can play in the big leagues? Isn’t she afraid of burning herself?”
“I won’t comment personally on this matter—let’s just say she’s got guts!”
“A third-rate singer from a third-rate company—who gave her that kind of confidence?”
“……”
Fans of Xi Siyuan scoffed at the news.
They flooded her microblog with comments:
“Idol, Qin Pei’s releasing a new song in October too, did you see?”
“What do you have to say about Qin Pei?”
“Please teach her a lesson and show her why the flowers are so red!”
“How dare a B-list singer meddle in our idol’s territory—she must be tired of living!”
“……”
Beijing.
Xi Siyuan scrolled through her phone with a blank expression.
The comments on Weibo were almost unanimously urging her to put Qin Pei in her place.
Any rare message expressing concern was simply ignored by her.
She had never taken Qin Pei seriously.
Even with Tang Guo backing her, she didn’t see any real threat.
What truly concerned her was Jiang Yan!
And besides that, another thorn in her side: Su Chen!
Though she didn’t believe the new song Su Chen wrote for Jiang Yan would have any real impact on her, if Su Chen decided to reveal certain matters from the past at this critical moment—
It would create enormous repercussions at a pivotal time.
And she would see her reputation utterly destroyed because of it.
“Still reading Weibo comments?”
Zhou Yuyan lounged comfortably on the sofa watching TV, her curvaceous figure on full display.
“In my opinion, Qin Pei’s really overestimating herself. Jumping in at this point won’t lead to anything good!”
With that, she sat up.
“Star Orange Entertainment may have once been one of the top ten entertainment companies, but it’s been in decline for years now!”
“It seems their staff has become quite mediocre.”
“Is there really no one with a brain left?”
“They still think they’re the giants they used to be?”
Xi Siyuan shot her a glance and spoke softly:
“I’m not worried about Qin Pei. What worries me is…”
“Tang Guo?” Zhou Yuyan interrupted before Xi Siyuan could finish.
“I’ll admit, he’s talented.”
“But even a good song depends on who’s singing it!”
“If it were you, I’m sure the results would be fantastic.”
“But with Qin Pei? Those songs are wasted on her!”
Xi Siyuan shook her head at this.
“Tang Guo is not that big a deal.”
“No matter how good the songs are, without the right resources and a matching singer, it’s hard to achieve anything on the Power Chart!”
“What really worries me is…”
“Su Chen…”
Zhou Yuyan’s expression shifted.
“Are you still hung up on that?”
“I told you, Su Chen doesn’t have what it takes anymore.”
“Didn’t you say yourself last time? His songs aren’t that good.”
She paused, as if something occurred to her, and glanced at Xi Siyuan.
“Oh? You’re worried about those things from school?”
She considered for a moment.
“You can relax about that. Even if he’s tangled up with Jiang Yan now, and has some connection with Lu Yuanqing, as long as he doesn’t have hard evidence, I can handle any fallout.”
“If he tries to stir up trouble first, then the outrage online will flare up! We can counterattack and turn the story around—it’s a familiar playbook, isn’t it?”
“Trust me, it’ll be fine!”
Xi Siyuan nodded, her expression easing slightly.
“You distracted me just now and derailed my train of thought.”
“Speaking of Tang Guo, after the new album is out, we should try to make contact with him.”
“Personally, I think his songs are quite good!”
Zhou Yuyan, seeing Xi Siyuan relax, switched to a lighter topic.
Xi Siyuan nodded in agreement.
“I’ve listened to all his previous work—he’s truly outstanding!”
“A remarkable composer!”
“It’s just that, for now, he doesn’t have the resources that match his talent!”
“If we could get him on our side, that would be ideal!”
“But Star Orange Entertainment is keeping a tight hold on him these days. He’s hard to reach.”
Zhou Yuyan laughed.
“As long as you agree, leave the rest to me. All you need to do now is eat well, sleep well, and rest!”
“October will be hectic—besides the press conference, you’ll have countless performances to promote the album!”
“You have to take care of your health!”
Xi Siyuan nodded at her words.
“When you reach the top tier and stand shoulder to shoulder with Jiang Yan, you’ll have even more options.”
“I will!” Xi Siyuan replied, her gaze firm.
She was a woman of great ambition.
Now, with her goal within reach, even someone as composed as she was couldn’t help but feel her thoughts begin to drift.
-------------------------------------
Ding!
You have a new message!
Su Chen unlocked his phone to see a message from Jiang Yan.
“Little brother, it’s been a few days—have you missed your big sister?”
He rolled his eyes and replied,
“Of course your little brother missed you!”
Hardly a second passed before Jiang Yan sent a mischievous emoji.
“Then should big sister come back to River City to see you?”
What is this woman up to now?
She should be busy these days—how does she have time for flirting?
His instincts told him something was up.
“Get to the point.”
He didn’t like beating around the bush and replied directly.
Sure enough, Jiang Yan’s next message came quickly.
“Do you have any more songs?”
“Could you write another one for your big sister?”