Chapter 636 Visit
"That's a pity."
"Unfortunately, there's nothing we can do. We can't tie someone to our belt, right? But then again, he can't just leave whenever he wants. He must compensate the company for its losses, and we also have to talk about copyright and other things." Luo Yang said this, and Song Yuanchao nodded slightly, knowing that he had already made a decision and idea, so he didn't say anything more.
"Let's not talk about Zhang Minmin anymore. By the way, when will you give me your new song?" Luo Yang seemed not to want to make everyone feel bad because of Zhang Minmin's matter, so he started talking about other things.
"Do you think writing songs is easy? You can just write them down as you like?" Song Yuanchao rolled his eyes at Luo Yang. This kid was trying to wool him like a sheep. Ever since Luo Lin's first album, Luo Yang was like flour on his hands that he couldn't get rid of. He came to Song Yuanchao to ask for songs every once in a while. From that year to now, he has gotten nearly ten songs from him, and these songs have become the main classics in Luo Lin's albums.
Having tasted the sweetness, Luo Yang regarded Song Yuanchao as a treasure trove and would not stop until he had dug it all out.
Now he is getting excited again. Some time ago, he called Song Yuanchao to ask for a song, and Song Yuanchao had no choice but to agree to it. But not long after, this guy couldn't wait and started urging him.
"Haha, if you say there is, then there must be. I've been waiting for it. My sister is going to release a new album next. After this album is released, my sister plans to take a break, so new songs are very important."
"What? Is your sister planning to quit?" Song Yuanchao asked.
Luo Yang shook his head: "It's impossible to quit. In this industry, if you don't advance, you will retreat. If you retreat for a long time, no one will know who you are! But you also know my sister and brother-in-law. The two of them are rarely together and they are often apart. Now Mao Mao is not a child anymore. He can't stay in Shanghai forever, right? So my sister plans to return to Yanjing after this album is released."
"By the way, you didn't know yet, did you? My sister is leaving the group."
"Resign? The regiment is willing to do so?" Song Yuanchao asked in surprise.
"Of course she won't. She's the treasure of the regiment now. How could they let her go? But she's not resigning. The General Political Department wants someone. They want to transfer my sister there. Besides, she's a demobilized soldier. If she goes there, it's like she's resuming her military service. It's what she's always dreamed of."
Song Yuanchao suddenly realized that this was the case.
But this is just as Luo Yang said, Luo Lin will have better development in the General Political Department than in her current regiment, and Lin Yuhang and his wife are both military men, and although they are no longer soldiers, their feelings for the military uniform remain.
This kind of temptation was something Rowling could not refuse. Besides, by going to the General Political Department, Rowling could bring her children back to Yanjing and reunite with Lin Yuhang, which was also a good thing for the family.
"I see. I'll give it to you next week. By the way, I remember you said you wanted the Cantonese version? Now...?"
"It doesn't matter. This album will be released in Hong Kong first, and then in the mainland. The General Political Department will come later. There is no conflict between the two things."
Song Yuanchao nodded, and after thinking about it, he suddenly remembered a classic song. This was a Cantonese song that Song Yuanchao particularly liked in his previous life.
This song is "Take Care" by Sally Yeh. The song is very beautiful and the lyrics are touching. Song Yuanchao likes it very much and has listened to it countless times.
This song was first released as Wang Jie's "Say Take Care", but it became really popular because of Sally Yeh's Cantonese version of "Take Care".
Later, the movie "Mountains May Depart" chose this song as its theme song, and it became known to many young people and was sung again.
Rowling is from mainland China, so before, I couldn’t even understand her Cantonese, let alone listen to her.
But with Luo Yang's operation, Luo Lin started selling records in Hong Kong from the year before last. At that time, the records were naturally in Mandarin, but because of the special environment in Hong Kong, Luo Lin began to learn Cantonese.
This time, Luo Yang plans to release a Cantonese album for Luo Lin to increase Luo Lin's popularity in Hong Kong.
His company in Hong Kong found several famous local lyricists to write a few songs for Rowling, but Luo Yang was still not satisfied with these songs, so he found Song Yuanchao and asked him to help him find a solution.
Song Yuanchao suddenly thought of this song and had an idea in his mind. Since Rowling was going to take a break, she might not release a new album for about a year.
If one is away from the music scene for too long, one's popularity will decline. This song can give Rowling a chance to become popular in Hong Kong, and also make up for the loss of Zhang Minmin leaving Luo Yang's company.
After talking about Rowling, Luo Yang talked about his collaboration with Mr. Xie on a movie.
Song Yuanchao had known about this before, but he did not expect that the world would be so coincidental. The movie that had moved him to tears back then has now become a cooperative project for Luo Yang, thus changing history.
This movie can be said to be one of the best movies in the mid-1980s, and it is also a rare military film. Perhaps it was for this reason that Lin Yuhang asked Luo Yang to contact Mr. Xie and confirm the cooperation between them.
Song Yuanchao understood Lin Yuhang's thoughts very well, because many of the plots of this movie were experienced by Lin Yuhang himself. It can be said that many characters in the movie carried the shadow of him and his comrades.
In the previous life, although the film was excellent, some scenes were not satisfactory due to funding reasons. But now it is different. With Luo Yang's participation, funding is no longer a problem. Moreover, because of the cooperation of this film, Luo Yang's company has stepped into the film industry, which is a win-win result for both parties.
Luo Yang told Song Yuanchao that the filming had already started and according to the plan it would be completed in two months at most. The next step would be editing and preparation for release. The film would be available in cinemas in the second half of this year.
Hearing this, Song Yuanchao couldn't help but look forward to the release of this movie, and hoped to see it on the big screen as soon as possible.
It was almost evening when they returned to the hotel. Everyone was a little tired after the day. Song Yuanchao and Lin Yan returned to their room and were about to wash up when there was a knock on the door.
When he opened the door, he saw Ying Annie standing outside. Song Yuanchao was a little surprised. Ying Annie was now a bride-to-be and had been very busy these days. Ying Caixia and Qin Zhengguo had been helping out because they were relatives. Although Song Yuanchao was a friend, he was not a relative, so it was not easy for him to intervene in this situation and he had nothing to do.
"You guys are back?"
"Just came back, come in and sit down?" Song Yuanchao said with a smile as he opened the door. Lin Yan in the room heard the noise and came over. Seeing that it was Ying Anni who came, she greeted with a smile and asked her to come in and sit for a while.
“I won’t sit down anymore. Hello, Sister Yanzi. Sorry to bother you.” Ying Annie smiled and nodded to Lin Yan, then continued, “Well… I came to ask if Brother Song is free. My dad and my brother want to see you.”
"Uncle and big brother want to see me?" Song Yuanchao said with some surprise. Ying Annie nodded: "I went back to Nanjing to look for my relatives thanks to your help, and you also contributed greatly to everything that happened later. The current Si Te Company was also established with your help. My father and brother have known you for a long time, but have never had the opportunity to meet you. Before coming here this time, they said that they must meet you after coming here and thank you sincerely..."
"You are being too polite." Song Yuanchao waved his hands repeatedly: "Yanzi, Caixia, Zhengguo and I are all comrades, brothers and sisters. Our relationship is closer than that of family members. You are Caixia's sister, which is no different from our sister. Besides, uncle is Caixia's uncle, so we are not strangers. Besides, even if we didn't have these relationships at that time, I would still help, what do you think?"
"Even though they say that, they still think it's better to thank them in person. Sister Yanzi, if it's convenient for you, why don't you come with us? My dad and my brother are waiting for you."
Song Yuanchao and his wife exchanged glances. Lin Yan nodded slightly. Song Yuanchao smiled and said, "If that's the case, then go. How can we, the younger generation, refuse an invitation from an elder? Go back and ask your uncle and elder brother to wait for a while. Yanzi and I will come over after changing clothes."
"Okay, I'll go and wait for you." Ying Annie said happily, and then went back to the house. Song Yuanchao closed the door, shrugged at Lin Yan, and said with a smile: "Okay, don't rest, wash your face and change clothes first."
The two of them washed up, got rid of the dust from today's trip, changed into relatively formal clothes, and then went out.
Ying Shibo's room was at the end of the corridor, on the same floor as Song Yuanchao and his wife. However, compared to Song Yuanchao and his wife's room, his room was a suite with two bedrooms and a formal living room, more than twice the size of Song Yuanchao's.
When he arrived at the door, Song Yuanchao knocked on it, and the door opened quickly. It was Ying Annie who opened the door.
"Dad, brother, Brother Song and Sister Yanzi are here." Ying Annie saw Song Yuan coming towards them and quickly opened the door to invite them in, while turning around and speaking to the house.
Footsteps were heard , and Ying Anlun strode towards the door. He stretched out his hands to Song Yuanchao before he arrived.
"Mr. Song is here, welcome, welcome, come in and sit inside. Mrs. Song, you too, please..." Ying Anlun's enthusiasm was accompanied by impeccable etiquette and a broad smile.
After shaking hands and saying politely, Song Yuanchao and his wife followed Ying Anlun inside. After entering the door and walking around the entrance hall, they arrived at the living room where Ying Shibo was already waiting. Due to his physical disability , he was sitting in a wheelchair and waiting for them with a smile. When he saw Song Yuanchao and his wife, he greeted them politely.
"Uncle, you don't have to be so polite. If you are not feeling well, just sit down." Seeing Ying Shibo about to get up, Lin Yan stepped forward to persuade him. Ying Shibo nodded with a smile, and said a little embarrassedly, "As the host, I should greet you at the door, but my health is really... I can only say sorry to you..."
"Uncle, what you said makes us ashamed. You are the elder, and we should have visited you first." Song Yuanchao said hurriedly, and Lin Yan beside him said the same thing. Ying Shibo smiled and nodded, and said to his son and daughter who were also smiling beside him: "Guests are here, why don't you invite them to sit down and chat? Annie, go! Make some tea and bring it over. Use the tea leaves I brought back."
Ying Annie quickly responded and went to the small kitchen to busy herself. Ying Anlun sat down on the sofa with Song Yuanchao and his wife.
Before sitting down, Song Yuanchao took out a small gift and handed it to Ying Shibo with both hands, saying that it was a gift prepared for the elders and he hoped he would like it.
Ying Shibo was surprised and very happy to receive the gift. After politely asking Song Yuanchao, he opened the gift on the spot.
When he saw that there was an old jade in the box, Ying Shibo was slightly moved. He was a connoisseur of jade and could tell at a glance that this was a piece of Hetian jade with very good quality. Moreover, the jade was quite old, at least an antique from the mid-Qing Dynasty.
