Chapter 81

A few days ago, Wu Yifan personally went to the production team of "The Strongest Singer" to watch Lin Zai Shan's recording video.

Lin Zai Shan's "Hill" deeply touched Wu Yifan. If he had been sitting in Li Zongheng's seat that day, he would probably have turned around for Lin Zai Shan very quickly.

This former scourge of the industry used "Hill" to announce his return, leaving Wu Yifan truly impressed.

Later, when Lin Zai Shan recounted his past with his old guitar, the tone of his voice, which was both resolute and melancholic, did not move Wu Yifan much.

After all, Wu Yifan was a witness to the chaos Lin Zai Shan once caused.

Seeing Lin Zai Shan become what he is now, Wu Yifan felt more deeply: If only you had known this would happen, why did you act the way you did back then?

He was very concerned about whether Lin Zai Shan's personality had also been elevated from the depths like his music, but what Wu Yifan valued most was still Lin Zai Shan's musical talent.

As Li Zongheng said, "Hill" alone could explain a lot.

Such a song was definitely not something an ordinary musician could write.

Wu Yifan himself had written songs all his life. If he were to be honest, very few of his works could be compared to "Hill."

Yesterday, when he met with Li Zongheng to discuss Lin Zai Shan, Li Zongheng gave Lin Zai Shan this evaluation: "He is a gifted musician who took the wrong path in the past, which is a great pity. However, it is precisely because of this wrong path that he has accumulated a more profound musical talent. His voice is a rare type in the Chinese music industry, a gift from heaven. In his youth, his high notes were so bright that they made people very excited. Now, although his high notes are gone, the flavor that has settled after the vicissitudes of life is what every singer dreams of. His voice, once heard, can give people a strong sense of space and imagery. Such a singer is extremely rare, and the music industry can only produce one at a time, and we must not miss this opportunity."

Li Zongheng's high praise for Lin Zai Shan was somewhat unexpected for Wu Yifan. For many years, he had not heard Li Zongheng praise a singer so highly.

It seemed that Lin Zai Shan's live performance that day was even more infectious than in the recording video, even moving Li Zongheng. This was truly a remarkable performance.

After talking with Li Zongheng yesterday, Wu Yifan had a premonition that they might have found a great talent this time!

However, another comment from Li Zongheng about Lin Zai Shan made Wu Yifan a bit worried.

Li Zongheng felt that Lin Zai Shan was much more stable now compared to the past, but he still had a bit of a rebellious nature deep down, which was part of his innate personality and could not be completely erased. This was neither good nor bad; perhaps without this bit of self, he would not be Lin Zai Shan.

From the video, Wu Yifan also felt Lin Zai Shan's "personality."

During the team selection, Li Zongheng warmly invited Lin Zai Shan, but Lin Zai Shan actually rejected Li Zongheng!

This was something that most people could not understand.

Even if Lin Zai Shan had deep grievances with Li Zongheng in the past, after so many years, was he still holding a grudge?

Li Zongheng had put aside his pride and past grievances to recruit him—this was a master-level senior in the industry, extending an olive branch to him, and he refused it. Instead, he chose the least experienced Guan Yaling as his mentor. What was this old-timer thinking?

Wu Yifan could not figure this out at all.

From Lin Zai Shan's attitude that day, it seemed he genuinely wanted to return to the right path and not continue to cause trouble in the industry. If so, he should have chosen Li Zongheng. Why did he choose to join the Butterfly team?

Wu Yifan was determined to get to the bottom of this.

If Lin Zai Shan could bring unexpected surprises to Butterfly, Wu Yifan would not miss this opportunity. Even if the entertainment industry put pressure on them, he would not let go. If the group did not provide them with resources, they would have to fight for them. How could they easily give up?

Today, if Lin Zai Shan could impress Wu Yifan with his reborn talent and passion, Wu Yifan would defy the company's orders to ensure that Lin Zai Shan and the Butterfly team shine together.

8:50 AM.

In the meeting room, Wu Yifan and Guan Yaling discussed how they would communicate with Lin Zai Shan when he arrived.

"Xiao Wei, go downstairs and wait for Lin Zai Shan. If he hasn't arrived by 9:00, call him to remind him."

After sending Xiao Wei downstairs to wait for Lin Zai Shan, Guan Yaling took the opportunity to go back to her office to get her notebook, closed the doors and windows tightly, and secretly called Li Xiaoni.

It was almost 2:00 AM in London.

Li Xiaoni had heard that Butterfly had scheduled a meeting with Lin Zai Shan and was eager to see what Lin Zai Shan had become.

That afternoon, she had a long nap, and now she was wide awake, waiting to witness the miracle that Guan Yaling would describe to her.

"Big Sister, are you still awake?"

"I'm awake. I had a nap in the afternoon, so I'm very energetic now. Has Lin Zai Shan arrived?"

"He should be here soon. I'm going to start the video call, and we'll be connected. I'll bring my notebook to the meeting room, and you can witness Lin Zai Shan's rebirth."

"Ha ha, great, I'm already online. Start the video call."

After hanging up, the two women connected via video call on the notebook.

"You're dressed so conservatively."

Seeing Guan Yaling's attire in the video, Li Xiaoni smiled lightly.

This big-chested girl was wearing a deep yellow high-necked short-sleeved shirt made of high-quality silk, which was very thick and not see-through.

The top button of the collar was fastened, giving the impression of being very conservative and dignified at first glance.

However, due to her large chest, the shirt was stretched to reveal two smooth and undulating hills, full and inviting, creating a stark contrast of sensuality.

"I always dress like this."

"That's why you don't have a boyfriend." Li Xiaoni almost choked on her words as she teased Guan Yaling.

"Don't tease me! It's like you have a boyfriend."

"I would if I wanted one." Li Xiaoni's tone was that of a queen.

"The problem is you don't want one!" Guan Yaling stabbed back with a smile, then said, "I won't banter with you anymore. I'm going to the meeting room now. I'll minimize the video window on my side, so don't speak, or someone might hear."

"Got it, we'll communicate via text."

"Okay."

Due to some unknown reasons, Guan Yaling did not want others to know about her close relationship with Li Xiaoni.

When Guan Yaling returned to the meeting room with her 12-inch notebook, Lin Zai Shan had already arrived at Butterfly Records, five minutes early.

"Teacher Lin!"

Xiao Wei greeted Lin Zai Shan.

Lin Zai Shan was easily recognizable, even with his gray baseball cap, as his temples were still visible.

Xiao Wei had been at the recording that day and had seen Lin Zai Shan's performance. His沧桑的歌声和气质彻底颠覆了她对这个曾经的大恶棍的认识。

今天的林在山没有化妆，看起来比在舞台上老了很多，但也显得更有沧桑的味道了，他的样子和他的声音更匹配了。一件简单的白衬衫配着黑西裤，将他高瘦的身材修饰得非常挺拔硬朗。

“小薇？”

“对，我就是小薇，林老师您好，您来得很准时啊！”

“应该的。”

“那我们赶紧进去吧，我们公司的吴一凡吴总和雅玲姐他们都在会议室等着您呢。”

“好。”

林在山跟着这个穿着白色职业装、长相清甜的女生一起去了彩蝶的会议室。

李薇把林在山领了进去。

屋子里，以吴一凡为首，围坐着八个彩蝶唱片的制作人和工作人员。

其中，他们的老大吴一凡最为抢眼，比大胸的关雅玲还要抢眼很多。

林在山知道吴一凡，之前研究这个位面的流行音乐发展史时，他看过吴一凡的历史。

这位55岁的制作人兼唱片公司总经理，在这边的华语乐坛小有名气。

黄金时代，吴一凡为国娱唱片制作过不少卖座的唱片。他作词谱曲的音乐作品也有多首流传于世。

更厉害的是，他本人还发过3张唱片，销量都超过了50万张。

在那个最辉煌的时代，这个销量虽不算大卖，但也算是颇有人气了。

还有一点更厉害的，这吴一凡年轻时长得超级帅！和另一个位面的大帅哥吴亦凡有几分相似。

这个吴一凡也是粤州人，出自广城。

1米87的高个子，让这大叔即使年过50，身上仍有一种英伟挺拔的气场。

不像李宗恒和林在山都白了头发，吴一凡很注重自己的个人形象，头发染得特别黑，不允许有一丝白发出现，油光锃亮的梳着一个很有型的大背头，在复古中透着一丝唯我独尊的霸气。

他的面色略显憔悴黯哑，眼角的鱼尾纹雕刻着敌不过时光的印痕，但他整个人却并不显苍老，而是给人一种很硬朗的第一印象。

会议室中坐着的这些人，大部分都在现场或在视频中见过林在山的样子了，所以对于新进门的这个脱了帽子满头灰发的沧桑大叔，他们并不感到惊讶。

李薇把屋里的人都介绍给了林在山，大家简单地互相问候了一下，便都落了座，准备进入探讨的正题。

林在山正坐在关雅玲的对面，关雅玲早就把笔记本的摄像头翻到了林在山的方向，不过她没调整好位置，摄像头正照到林在山穿着白衬衫的胸口以及脖子，没照到正脸，连下巴都没照到。

李孝妮在电脑的另一端，简直要急死了！一直在视频软件中敲着字：“你这个大白痴！往上调调摄像头！你给我看他胸口干什么！……听到没啊！往上掰掰摄像头！……你在故意气我吗！大白痴，回话！”

李薇这时已经坐到了关雅玲身边，关雅玲不好把聊天窗口调出来，所以看不到李孝妮的催促。

李孝妮愤怒地发了几条消息后，终于气馁了，她猜关雅玲那边肯定是不方便动电脑，索性就不浪费精力骂那个大白痴妹妹了，先听听林在山说话好了。

这姐儿俩用的视频软件，特意调到了高保真的最高声效，李孝妮可以很清楚地在视频中听到林在山说话。

和她记忆中的林在山的声音有了很大的不同，这时的林在山，说话异常礼貌，口气异常平和，真的就像一个死过一次的人又重生了一样。

李孝妮从没有想象过，林在山会用这样的口气说话，这感觉怪怪的。

只听声音，她真不敢相信，这是她认识的那个林在山。