Seven years after transmigrating, he was cornered at the head of the bed by a cold and aloof empress

Chapter 54 Music Industry Mogul: Begging Lin Zhou to Debut! Name Your Price!

"Old man? Is there something good to eat?"

Su Qingge looked at Lin Zhou, who had a blank expression on his face, and almost choked on her own breath.

She even wanted to crack open the man's head to see if it was filled with paste or just recipes.

That's Jonathan Lee!

He's a pillar of the Chinese music scene, someone countless singers would respectfully address as "teacher." Yet, in Lin Zhou's words, he's just an ordinary old man asking, "Can I mooch a meal?"

"Lin Zhou, shut up!"

Su Qingge lowered her voice, pinched his waist hard, and gritted her teeth in exasperation:

"That's Jonathan Lee! The godfather of Mandopop! Back then, even the King of Pop, Andy Lau, waited outside his door for three days and three nights just to get him to write a song! And you...you actually asked him if he had any good food?"

"Oh, I see."

Lin Zhou nodded in sudden realization, then shrugged indifferently, "Looks like you're doing alright. You should not only have good food, but also plenty to eat."

Su Qingge: "..."

She completely gave up trying to communicate with this uncultured guy.

But the others at the scene had completely gone mad.

As that Weibo post gained traction, the entire online world felt like it had been hit by a depth charge.

In just ten minutes, the hashtag #JonathanLeeInvitesLinZhou# went viral and even caused Weibo's servers to briefly crash again.

At the scene, Zhou Lixing, who had been arrogant and waiting to see Lin Zhou make a fool of himself, was now as pale as paper and his body was as stiff as a piece of dried meat.

He stared intently at his phone screen, his fingers trembling uncontrollably.

On the screen, Li Zongsheng's Weibo post was particularly jarring, especially the last sentence—"Name your terms."

These five words were like five resounding slaps to his face.

"Impossible... How could this be..."

Zhou Lixing muttered to himself, his eyes vacant, "He's just a good-for-nothing who doesn't understand music theory. How could Teacher Li have taken a liking to him? The account must have been hacked, or there must have been some mistake..."

However, reality soon dealt him an even heavier blow.

"Ring ring—!"

"Ring ring—!"

The director's team's phones suddenly started ringing non-stop.

Not only director Yan Min's phone, but also the phones of the assistant director, the producer, and even several production assistants were all vibrating wildly at the same time.

The entire threshing ground instantly transformed into a telephone exchange center.

"Feed? Hello? Who is this?"

When Xiao Li, the head of the publicity team, answered an unfamiliar number, his face turned bright red after just a couple of sentences, and his voice cracked with excitement:

"Penguin Music? Vice President? You mean... you want to buy the exclusive rights to 'Simple Love'? The price is negotiable? Starting at five million?!"

boom--!

Although the surrounding villagers didn't understand copyright, they understood the phrase "five million".

Everyone stared wide-eyed at the lazy young man on the steps, as if he were a living god of wealth.

But it's not over yet.

"Director Yan! Director Yan!"

Another staff member rushed over, phone in hand, his face filled with terror. "It's the CEO of NetEase Cloud Music! He said that as long as Lin Zhou is willing to join, he'll get S-level promotional resources and a signing fee... eight figures!"

"And here I am too! KuGou Music!"

"This is Qianqian Music Player!"

Even more ironically, the most ironic scene unfolded.

The assistant director answered a phone call, listened for a few minutes, and then looked at Zhou Lixing, who was standing to the side, looking distracted, with a strange expression.

He covered the microphone and said awkwardly in a low voice:

"Um... Young Master Zhou, it's the artist director from your Dynasty Entertainment calling."

Zhou Lixing suddenly looked up, a glimmer of hope flashing in his eyes.

Could it be that the company is backing me up?

However, the assistant director's next words plunged him into the deepest abyss:

"Your company's director said... that you must sign Lin Zhou no matter what, even if... even if it means sacrificing some of your resources."

puff--!

Zhou Lixing felt as if he had been shot in the chest, his vision went black, and he almost vomited blood on the spot.

Is this the ruthlessness of capital?

One second he was the company's heir apparent, the next he was willing to sell even his own son's resources to poach Lin Zhou.

Su Qingge stood in the center of the crowd, looking at the man surrounded by countless halos and invitations.

Lin Zhou was still sitting on the stone steps, holding the wooden guitar in his arms, with a nonchalant smile on his face, as if the madness around him had nothing to do with him.

The sunlight shone on his hair, making it glow golden.

Su Qingge suddenly felt that Lin Zhou was so dazzling at this moment that she dared not look directly at him.

In these seven years, she won the Golden Melody Award and the Best Actress Award, and enjoyed countless applause and flowers. She always thought that she was the light of this family, someone that Lin Zhou needed to look up to.

But she only realized it now.

It turns out, this man wasn't incapable of shining.

He deliberately concealed all his sharpness for her and for this family, willingly becoming an unknown shadow.

He could become a sun even brighter than her whenever he wanted.

An unprecedented sense of pride welled up from the bottom of my heart.

Su Qingge slightly raised her chin, her gaze sweeping over those who had just been mocking Lin Zhou, her eyes filled with undisguised pride.

Look.

This is the man I, Su Qingge, chose.

No matter how unreliable or annoying he may be, the whole world will make way for him as long as he gets a little serious!

"Lin Zhou..."

She murmured his name softly, her heart skipping a beat for no apparent reason.

Just then, Director Yan Min, who had been in a state of high excitement, finally hung up the Nth call from the big boss.

He took a deep breath, his eyes gleaming, and clutched a stack of newly printed letters of intent. Like a hungry wolf spotting its prey, he charged at Lin Zhou without a second thought.

"Lin Zhou! Brother! Family!"

Yan Min was so excited that she became incoherent, grabbed Lin Zhou's shoulder, and shook him frantically:

"You've struck it rich! This time you've really struck it rich!"

"Do you know how many companies called just now? Do you know what terms they offered?"

Yan Min shoved the thick stack of contracts into Lin Zhou's arms, spitting as she spoke, her voice trembling as if she had won the lottery:

"This is from Tencent! This is from NetEase! This is from Rolling Stone! There are even offers to compose music for Hollywood films!"

"Just sign one of these documents, and you'll be rolling in money for the rest of your life!"

"Quick! Choose one! Which one do you want to sign? If you nod, I'll have someone call the legal department over right now!"