Monday morning.

  Jing City, Changsheng Records headquarters, general manager's office.

  Zheng Changsheng took over the few pages of sheet music, casually flipping through them, but his mind was actually not on the paper at all. Even his response was perfunctory. "Oh, okay, I know, I'll take a closer look later... Wait, how much? You just said... How much did you spend buying these songs?"

  Although producer Zhao Mei Feng was by her side, Liao Liao still looked particularly guilty, especially with Zheng Chang Sheng's performance, which made her even more guilty, and she barely dared to lift her head, only whispering: "Four million."

  Zhao Mei Feng, who had already learned about the whole thing, let out a faint sigh and subconsciously wanted to cover her ears with her hands. Of course, this was in front of Director Zheng, so she definitely couldn't do that, and could only turn her face away instead.

  Zheng Changsheng's eyes widened and he was stunned for a moment. Then, he slowly took a deep breath.

  "Liao! Liao!"

  The roar arrived right on schedule.

  Liao Liao shuddered at once - although she was usually easy-going, but facing Zheng Changsheng's mighty roar, she was also afraid.

  But it's strange to say.

  When she was still in Jinan, as soon as she woke up from a dream, the passion in her heart gradually faded away. She already understood what kind of situation she would face when she returned to Beijing. From then on, she began to feel anxious and worried, and on the way back to Beijing, she didn't even bother to look at the script, but instead kept discussing with her assistant how to deal with Zheng's scolding. Because of this, she didn't sleep well last night.

  But when it really came to this moment, Zheng finally burst out in anger. She looked up at Zheng Changsheng's face which had already turned red with rage, but suddenly she didn't feel as scared as before.

  "Director Zheng, don't get angry first, listen to me..."

  "What the hell!" Zheng Changsheng pulled his tie hard, then swung his hand and threw a few sheets of sheet music on the table, his fingers forcefully tapping on the paper. "Is he a god or something? 4 million for just five songs? 800,000 per song? And Mengmeng's song 'Rainy Day' was only 600,000! Liao, are you crazy or am I?"

  Although he didn't feel much fear in his heart, Liao Liao knew that now was not the time to speak out, so he could only lower his head and remain silent, putting on a obedient appearance.

  Zheng Changsheng stormed back and forth behind the large boss desk, suddenly looking at Zhao Meifeng, "Has the contract been signed?"

  Zhao Mei Feng shook her head, but before Zheng Chang Sheng's eyes lit up and he could say anything, she had already said: "It's no use, Liao Liao has already given the checks to others. I specifically called the finance department just now and they've already cashed the checks."

  Bang!

  Zheng Changsheng slammed his fist on the table.

  "You... you're really something! Liao Liao... you're so impressive! You're so generous! You're so awesome! I have to think thrice and deliberate five times before buying a song, but you, on the other hand, were given 800,000 production fees just to splurge like this? Swipe swipe swipe, writing checks, tearing up checks, pretending to be a big shot, feeling great, huh? That's 400,000! And you bring back these few crappy songs for me? Don't want to survive in the industry anymore, huh?"

  Liao Liao continued to lower his head and remained silent.

  Zheng Changsheng turned around and sat back in his boss chair, finding the tie annoying, he completely loosened it and threw it on the table. His fingers rapidly tapped on the desktop for a few seconds before he suddenly said: "Like this, I'll immediately call Attorney Gu to let his law firm take over. Anyway, since we haven't even signed the contract, we can directly sue him for fraud if he dares not to return the money!"

  As they spoke, he had already picked up the receiver and dialed the number.

  As soon as he heard him mention a lawyer, Liao Liao was already shocked and raised his head, seeing that he really wanted to make a call, he quickly ran over two steps and pressed down on the phone, "Director Zheng, don't..."

  Zheng Changsheng furrowed his brow and looked up at her, his eyes suddenly becoming sharp.

  If nothing's wrong, he can certainly chat and laugh with the artists under his label, and when he loses his temper, he will naturally scold loudly, but he always sticks to the point and never makes the person being scolded feel truly resentful - He's only in his thirties, and since entering the music industry, he has risen from scratch, spending only four or five years to bring Changsheng Records to where it is today. How could he possibly not have this ability to command respect?

  However, making friends with artists is okay, in fact, making friends with anyone is okay, but his authority within the company is absolutely not to be challenged.

  For example, absolutely no one dares to cut off his phone call that is about to be made!

  He looked at Liao Liao with piercing eyes, but his tone suddenly became somewhat gentle, "Liao Liao, listen, let go!"

  Liao Liao didn't dare to relax, nor did he dare not to relax. On the one hand, he said: "Wait, Director Zheng, take a look at the song first? If the song is no good, you can call this number... No, you don't even need to call and ask them if they want it, I'll pay the 400,000 myself, okay?" On the other hand, he looked back at Zhao Mei Feng for help.

  Zheng Changsheng's eyebrows slightly furrowed as he turned his head to look at Zhao Meifeng.

  Zhao Mei Feng said slowly: "Although this price is definitely outrageous, but those few songs I looked at, although they may not be worth this price, the quality is still passable, at least it's a mid-to-high-end choice. So, my intention... letting the lawyer take over isn't a good idea, right? It's not that this small author doesn't matter, offending him would just offend him, but I'm afraid if word gets out, it will harm the company's image. You also know that in this circle, many times contracts are signed after the fact, it's just become a custom, the circle is so small, no one dares to make trouble on this matter. So..."

  Zheng Changsheng heard this and slowly took a deep breath, turning his head to look at Liao Liao who was just a few feet away.

  Liao Liao looked at him with a hopeful face, and when he saw his gaze turn over, he quickly showed a pleading expression, saying: "Really, Director Zheng, I swear to you, I'm not messing around, I really super like these few songs!"

  Zheng Changsheng's gaze shifted back and forth between Liao Liao and Zhao Meifeng several times, slowly putting down the receiver. Liao Liao also quickly released his hand from pressing down on the phone and even took a few steps back.

  He took a deep breath, Zheng Changsheng silently picked up the score on the table, forcing himself to take a few glances, but he really didn't have a good feeling about this so-called masterpiece that came at such a high price. He just glanced over it hastily - after all, he had self-awareness. When it came to selling records, getting on music charts, and winning over the hearts of artists under his label, he considered himself an expert. But when it came to judging whether a song was good or bad, if you asked him to listen, he could give a somewhat reliable opinion. If you asked him to judge by looking at the score, that would really be beyond his capabilities.

  He then forced himself to finish the first page, and he threw the score back onto the desk, opened a drawer to take out a cigar, sniffed it at the tip of his nose, and carefully put it back.

  Then he said, "Liao Liao, since you joined the company, how I, your brother Zheng, treated you, whether I valued you or not, whether I supported you or not, you know it in your heart! So... this matter, I don't want to say more about it. Just one sentence: only this once, and not a precedent!"

  Liao Liao nodded hastily upon hearing this, "I guarantee just this once, just this once!"

  Zheng Changsheng looked at her quietly, nodded and said: "This 800,000 yuan, it was agreed that it would be your production cost. Alright, I won't interfere, I'll just look at the final product you give me. So, I don't care if what you bring back is a masterpiece or something created by a high school student... This album, do it well for me! ...Alright, all of you can leave now!"

  …………

  He carefully exited the door and carefully closed it, then let out a sigh of relief before suddenly clenching his fists and waving them in excitement, "I finally made it!"

  Zhao Mei Feng helplessly looked at her and said, "Let's go, back to the rest room."

  Then the two walked shoulder to shoulder, after a few steps, Zhao Mei Feng said: "Those few songs, I looked at them, they are definitely above standard, but I think... it doesn't seem much better than those songs you invited me to sing? You think so highly of them? Not afraid to make such a big hole?"

  Liao Liao stopped in his tracks and said with utmost confidence: "Zhao Jie, trust me, those few songs are absolutely worth it!"

  Zhao Mei Feng also stopped and looked at her, shaking her head with a bitter smile: "Do I believe you? What can I do if I don't believe you? Letting you make such a fuss, those songs will definitely not be able to be kept under wraps. You know that, Zhao Jie has always been open with you about everything, although I also had the intention of hiding a few songs from Le Ge, she's about to release an album soon... but mainly it was left for you..."

  "This is it, I reckon it won't take an hour for the whole company to know, Liao Liao spent 400,000 buying a few songs from a high school student, no need for others to say anything, just wait and see, today Zheng will take back those songs, as for your album...it was bought with 400,000, you can't not use it!"

  "You say, walking to this step, I believe you still don't believe in yourself, what's the use? I'll tell you, from today on, those waiting to see you make a fool of yourself will be the entire Changsheng Records! And when the news spreads out, it will become the entire music circle!"

  She patted Liao Liao's shoulder with a hint of disappointment in her eyes, "You... try harder! If this album ultimately fails... sigh..."

  After finishing speaking, she turned around to leave, but suddenly stopped and asked: "By the way, who will arrange the music? Have you thought about it? Should I do it, or will you do it yourself? Or else, I can help you find someone?"

  Liao Liao shook his head and walked up, saying sincerely: "Sister Zhao, thank you. I know what you've done for me, so don't worry, I definitely won't let you down! ... As for the composition, my 400,000 wasn't spent in vain either. The original author has already agreed to help me get it done first, and we'll see how it turns out later."

  Zhao Mei Feng nodded slightly upon hearing this, wanting to say something but holding back, smiled at Liao Liao and turned around to leave.

  What she wanted to say was: He's just a high school student!