Chapter 68

It was very clear that He Runqing wanted to take out her Chinese-style work before the majority of people had a chance to catch up, and before the entire market was fully awakened.

And Li Qian’s work... was obviously the first choice.

However, if she had come to Cao Zhan herself, it would have been easier to handle. Even if she had personally called Cao Zhan, or if she had asked Cao Zhan for her phone number and then called herself, Cao Zhan probably wouldn’t have felt so awkward or uncomfortable. Regardless of his status in the industry or his singing skills and fame, Li Qian clearly had no excuse to refuse.

But she chose to let her agent make the move, and even used this rather blunt method of repaying a favor, directly forcing Cao Zhan to ask her for the song.

Li Qian was very clear: She just wanted to ensure that it would definitely succeed!

Because no one knew what his plans were, except for himself.

With Liao Liao’s five songs making the charts, he had become famous in the industry, but he hadn’t signed with any record company and had no intention of debuting.

His interactions with Wu Xing Wu Su and Huage Records had only been for a few days, and they were still in Jinan, far from the center of the pop music industry, Shuntian, so the news hadn’t spread yet.

Who could guarantee that he wouldn’t choose to write songs only for Liao Liao?

After all, in this timeline, as well as in the other timeline where Li Qian had lived for decades, it was not uncommon for an author to write songs exclusively for a singer they liked.

Artists are inherently capricious!

Moreover, even if his songs could be sold to anyone, how could one ensure that what they got was his best work? How could one ensure that it would be a guaranteed hit?

Therefore... if they were going to make a move, they went all out!

No wonder Cao Zhan had been acting a bit strange all day!

No wonder Cao Zhan, who usually openly disliked any social engagements, had lowered himself to attend this not-so-important banquet!

When you need something from someone, you must show respect!

Actually, with the recent relationship between him and Li Qian, this matter could have been handled with just a greeting, and it wouldn’t be for free; he would definitely pay for it! But he still made a move that was clearly out of character... Clearly, Cao Zhan could guess their intentions and knew that they wanted a top-notch Chinese-style song from him.

And he was also very clear that, even after Liao Liao’s album was released, he might have tried to write such a song himself. So he knew very well how difficult it was to write such a song!

In short, the song they wanted was priceless!

Because he knew its value, Cao Zhan was so conflicted and troubled. Even if Li Qian had a work that met their requirements, who knew if he was saving it for Liao Liao?

Moreover, although Li Qian had written a song like "Unfinished Love," theoretically, he could write other songs in the same style, but... do you think a masterpiece is that easy to write?

The favor... was huge!

Of course, he wouldn’t understand, and even if he did, he wouldn’t believe that Li Qian had a bunch of Chinese-style songs like "Unfinished Love" at his disposal!

After thinking for a moment, Li Qian looked at the depressed Cao Zhan and couldn’t help but say, "After giving her this song, you should be able to repay the favor, right?"

Cao Zhan nodded, "Actually, it’s not really a favor... I just couldn’t bring myself to refuse when she asked... And I didn’t expect her to be so direct!"

Li Qian couldn’t help but laugh and patted his shoulder.

They were both men, and he could understand the feeling.

Most of the time, women often seem more emotional than men, but it’s often the case that when things end, they can quickly move on. On the contrary, men, especially proud men like Cao Zhan, often consider themselves smooth, and even if they no longer think about the other person, they still feel a bit hurt and a bit defeated when faced with such an unfeeling approach.

"It’s just a song, I’ll give it to you in a few days!" Li Qian said.

"The meaning in her words..." Cao Zhan was a bit troubled.

Before he could finish, Li Qian interrupted him, confidently saying, "I know, don’t worry. Tell them it won’t be any lower in quality than 'Unfinished Love'!"

Cao Zhan nodded, and after a moment, a forced smile finally appeared on his troubled face.

Li Qian put his arm around his shoulder, patted him, and had a comforting look on his face.

Neither of them spoke again.

However, the scene of these two men consoling each other was awkward, as there was a strange sense of dislocation between the one consoling and the one being consoled!

After sending the musicians and sound engineers away, Li Jinlong and the Wu Xing Wu Su girls were about to return to their room and pack up to leave when they unexpectedly saw this strange scene at the end of the corridor. The girls, in particular, immediately exchanged glances and showed strange expressions on their faces.

They had long heard of Cao Zhan’s name, so when Dabing caused trouble in the recording studio and Li Qian called Cao Zhan to save the situation, they were already shocked. Then, the familiarity between these two men, who were a generation apart, further surprised them.

After the shock, naturally, their curiosity was ignited.

So they stood at the door of the room, neither going in nor avoiding, just whispering to each other.

At this moment, Li Jinlong, who had returned a bit later, immediately instructed, "Everyone check if anything was left behind in the room. If not, we should leave and head back to Shuntian tomorrow!"

By this time, Li Qian and Cao Zhan had already turned and walked back. As they walked, they even made plans to see a movie together when they had free time, which made the conversation even more ambiguous!

Of course, in 1995, the concept of "bromance" was not well understood in China, and in the moral climate of the country, such a thing had little market, at most it was just a joke.

So at this moment, the Wu Xing Wu Su girls were merely curious and gossiping.

After Cao Zhan left, the group went back to the room and sat for a while before getting up to go downstairs together.

Xie Bing was originally walking with everyone, but as they walked, she somehow fell behind. When they got out of the elevator, she was walking side by side with Li Qian at the back.

Looking at Li Qian, who seemed to be deep in thought with a furrowed brow, Xie Bing suddenly mustered the courage and asked, "What’s wrong? Is there something troubling you?"

"Ah?" Li Qian was startled and came back to his senses, confused, "Troubling? What’s troubling?"

Xie Bing pointed to his face, "Your brow was so furrowed just now."

Li Qian smiled, but he noticed that the people in front of them seemed to have suddenly slowed down, and he felt a sudden urge to laugh.

Seeing Li Jinlong, who was looking down but clearly listening, he thought for a moment and said with a smile, "Nothing much. Cao Brother just said he received a call from He Runqing. She wants me to help write a song, and specifically a Chinese-style one, so... I’m a bit troubled. I’m busy with your album recently and don’t have much time to write new songs. But it’s also a matter of Cao Brother’s face, so it’s hard to refuse. Sigh!"

He Runqing asking Li Qian for a song?

And through Cao Zhan’s face?

A Chinese-style song? Hmm, probably something like "Unfinished Love"?

This is big gossip!

Li Jinlong’s heart skipped a beat!

Sure enough, as expected! With the success of Liao Liao’s five songs, Li Qian would definitely have people trying to get him to write songs for them in every way possible!

Look, even the Queen of Sweet Songs, He Run