The next day.
Zhang Ye woke up around 5 AM in the morning and walked around his room with his hands behind his back. He walked from his room to the living room, then from the living room to the balcony, trying to come up with a solution.
His mother yawned as she opened the door and came out. "Whoa, what are you doing?"
Zhang Ye turned around and said, "Thinking about something."
His mother looked at her watch. "What time is it?"
His father also came out in his pajamas to have a look. "You're up so early? Do you want breakfast? "
"I'm not eating. Don't worry about me and go back to sleep," Zhang Ye said.
This time, the other contestants of King of Masked Singers had invited a huge lineup of guest partners. Although the name list had not been announced yet, Zhang Ye could already roughly guess who they were. They were all big name B-list celebrities, so if he wanted to clinch the title of Masked King, the choice of guest partner would be very important. He already had a candidate in mind. Among the people he knew, she was the only one who had nothing to do.
Yes, that person was Zhang Yuanqi!
The famous Heavenly Queen of the pop music and film industry!
This fellow had been stirred up by the netizens. Did they all think that he did not know any big name celebrities? But he had managed to find one this time!
An S-list celebrity!
One of the top few people in the entire entertainment industry!
How?
How was he supposed to invite her?
If it were anyone else, it would definitely be impossible!
There was no need to even think about it. S-list celebrities would never participate in a singing competition like this. It would be normal if they won, but it wouldn't look good if they lost, so there was no need for them to participate. At their level, there were very few things that could move them. That was why the most popular celebrity on the invitation list for King of Masked Singers was Li Yu, who was at the forefront of the B-list rankings. As for the others, they did not even dare to invite the A-list celebrities, much less the S-list Heavenly Kings and Queens. Beijing Television and the program team knew that it was impossible to invite these people!
It was the same in Zhang Ye's previous world. It was almost impossible for the popular Heavenly Kings and Queens to participate in singing competitions. Like Faye Wong, could she participate? Like Andy Lau, could she?
This was something that went without saying!
Fortunately, Zhang Ye quickly thought of a solution. He did not know if it would work, but with a thought, he immediately returned to his room and buried his head in thinking of songs. He thought of almost all the classic male and female duet songs from his world. Finally, he chose two songs and began writing out the lyrics and notation. Others might not understand Zhang Yuanqi, but he did. She appeared to be kind and nice to everyone, but in reality, she had a bad temper. He also knew Zhang Yuanqi's weakness, which was that a good song would attract her more than anything else.
He was busy until nine o 'clock in the morning when he finally finished.
Zhang Ye picked up The Clown's cell phone and called Fang Weihong.
Beep, beep.
Zhang Ye spoke very carefully and purposely made his voice rough, "Hello."
Fang Weihong said, "Hello, who is this?"
Zhang Ye: "Is it Teacher Zhang Yuanqi's manager, Fang Weihong?"
"I am," Fang Weihong said.
"I'm a clown." He went straight to the point.
Fang Weihong was taken aback. "The Clown? The Clown from King of Masked Singers? "
Zhang Ye said, "Yes."
Fang Weihong immediately said, "We've been trying to find your contact information. Sister Zhang also really wants to get to know you. She mentioned it to me a few times. Why are you contacting me? "
"I have something that I need Teacher Zhang's help with."
"What do you want me to tell her? Or you can contact Sister Zhang directly? "
"Well, how about this, I'll send two songs over first."
"Song?"
"Yes."
Fang Weihong lived up to her reputation as a top manager in the industry. As soon as she heard that, she could guess what was going on. "Are you doing this for the finals of King of Masked Singers? You can't be thinking of inviting Sister Zhang to be your guest partner, right? "
"Does Teacher Zhang have time?"
"I'm not sure about that. I need to check."
"Alright, I'll send the song over first."
"Then … okay, I can only ask for you. I don't know if it's okay or not. Oh right, you should have a lot of friends in the music industry, right? Why did you find Sister Zhang? "
"Why does everyone think I have a lot of friends?"
Hearing this, Fang Weihong also smiled.
That was right.
That might not be the case.
For example, Zhang Ye, who had a good relationship with Sister Zhang, was very popular and had a lot of experience. But his social relations were very poor. Almost no one in the entertainment industry liked him.
Fang Weihong said: "Alright then, I'll let Sister Zhang know."
"Thank you."
After hanging up, Zhang Ye quietly waited for the results.
Ten minutes …
Half an hour …
One hour …
However, before Fang Weihong's call came, Zhang Yuanqi contacted him. It was not to contact The Clown, but Zhang Yuanqi had pinged him on the chat app.
Di di.
Zhang Yuanqi: "Come out."
Zhang Ye was taken aback. He typed out a reply: "I'm here."
Zhang Yuanqi: "Were you the one who wrote The Clown's songs?"
Zhang Ye was taken aback.
Zhang Yuanqi: "He sent me two songs just now and I've seen them. They're very good. Tell me the truth, were you the one who wrote his songs?"
Zhang Ye played dumb. "Nope."
Zhang Yuanqi: "You're friends with The Clown? Are you on good terms? It's always so difficult for me to ask you for a song. How did you write so many songs for The Clown in one go? "
Zhang Ye laughed and said: "It really wasn't me."
Zhang Yuanqi: "He invited me to be his guest partner for the grand finals."
Zhang Ye: "Is that so?"
Zhang Yuanqi: "What do you think?"
Zhang Ye: "I don't know. If you think it's okay, then go. If you don't, then forget it."
Zhang Yuanqi: "When are you going to write another two songs for me?"
Zhang Ye coughed. "We'll talk about it in the future."
Zhang Yuanqi: "Just who is The Clown?"
Zhang Ye: "That's what I wanted to ask."
Zhang Yuanqi said stiffly: "Alright, I'm going."
Zhang Ye typed: "8."
Then Zhang Ye continued waiting. He really wasn't sure if he could convince Zhang Yuanqi, so he could only give it a try. If it really didn't work out, he could only introduce himself. With his relationship with Old Zhang and his reputation, he should still be able to get Old Zhang to help.
In the afternoon, Fang Weihong's call came.
Fang Weihong immediately said: "Is it convenient for me to ask who you are?"
"Can you keep it a secret for the time being?"
"It's like this. You should know that with Sister Zhang's status, it's impossible for her to participate in variety shows that are competitive in nature. Although your songs are very good, and Sister Zhang does lack some classic duet songs, but …"
"I know that."
"That's why I wanted to ask you about your identity. Sister Zhang's exact words were that if you were a friend of hers, she would be willing to help, but if it's just a collaboration, then …"
"I see."
"Do you know Sister Zhang?"
"… Yes."
"Are you two familiar with each other?"
"… Yes."
On the other end of the line, Fang Weihong was stunned.
They really knew each other?
And they were acquaintances??
Fang Weihong was a little unsure, but she couldn't just believe whatever the other party said. After all, this was not a small matter, so she asked: "Sorry for the abrupt question. What does Sister Zhang like to drink?"
The Clown answered: "… Alcohol."
Fang Weihong was stunned. "She rarely drinks alcohol."
The Clown said: "She drinks it often."
Fang Weihong fell silent. Zhang Yuanqi usually did not go overboard in public. It was the same with her normal friends, so there were some things that could not be heard from the news or the industry insiders. There were too few people who knew that Old Zhang especially liked to drink alcohol. Fang Weihong was one of them, so when she tried to blow up The Clown, she realized that he did not fall for it. Fang Weihong knew very well that The Clown really knew about this!
She was sure!
This was definitely someone Sister Zhang knew!
Who was this?
Who was it??
Fang Weihong wanted to say something but stopped. In the end, she let go of her intense curiosity. "Alright, I understand. I'll pass the message to Sister Zhang. Wait for my news."
"Alright, thank you."
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