That night.
Zhang Ye was lying on the balcony of the studio, watching the stars. He poured himself a glass of red wine and drank it. The breeze was quite cooling, but there were a lot of mosquitoes around.
With his own team, Zhang Ye did not need to worry about a lot of things. He was also happy to be free. His only regret was that he had spent too much money. Rent, renovations, equipment, utilities, staff salaries. Zhang Ye had to pay for all of this out of his own pocket. Just thinking about it made his heart ache. With such a big family to support, he would definitely have to work harder in the future. He could only bring everyone forward step by step!
What should he do next?
After resting for so many days, it was time to get back to work!
The window was pulled open and Chenchen looked out. "Zhang Ye, I'm going to sleep."
"Go to sleep," Zhang Ye said.
"Tell me a story," Chenchen said.
Zhang Ye rolled his eyes. "Go, go, go. Let Yang Shu explain it to you."
Chenchen curled her lips, "Zhang Ye, you're so lazy." She turned around and left.
Ha Qiqi also poked her head out and said with a wry smile, "Director Zhang, why are you still lying there? We're all so busy. "
Zhang Ye sat up. "Heh, I thought you guys had already knocked off. Why are you still here?"
Ha Qiqi said, "The studio has just opened for business, so we've been getting in touch with quite a lot of people. They're all looking for you to work with. Be it movies, TV series, song invitations, or commercial appearances, we've already received so many calls. But there aren't any particularly attractive projects for the time being. Even if you were offered a 10 million RMB salary to play the supporting male lead, I definitely wouldn't accept it."
Zhang Zuo also popped his head out. "Director Zhang, can you at least tell us something? Just what kind of job did you accept?"
Zhang Ye said, "A big job."
"What's a big job?" Zhang Zuo asked.
Zhang Ye laughed and said, "It means that the bigger the job, the better!"
At his level, he was basically one of the best in the country. Although he couldn't compare to those Heavenly Kings and Queens, he had long entered the domain of picking jobs. In the industry, there were people who chose jobs based on money. They would go to whoever paid more. There were also people who chose jobs based on their relationship. If they had a good relationship, they would help out. But for Zhang Ye, it was mainly based on his popularity. He would definitely choose whichever job that was bigger and could bring him more popularity and capital.
Suddenly, Little Wang shouted, "Director Zhang! Director Zhang! "
Ha Qiqi was startled. "What's the matter? Why? "
Little Wang ran over. "There's a big job! It's a big job! "
Zhang Ye asked with interest, "Tell me about it?"
Little Wang panted and said, "Someone asked you to sing a song!"
When Zhang Ye heard that, he was no longer in the mood. He shrugged and said, "Didn't I say it before? I don't write songs for people easily, unless our relationship is too good."
Little Wang said anxiously, "This is different!"
Ha Qiqi looked at her. "How much?"
Little Wang said, "I don't think they're paying."
Zhang Zuo didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "If you don't pay, you want Director Zhang to write for free? Do you know how much a song by Director Zhang costs? Even if it's Sister Zhang, she wouldn't ask Director Zhang for nothing! "
However, Little Wang's next words stunned everyone!
Little Wang said loudly, "The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games is here to request a song! The Olympic theme song! They said it would be used for the opening ceremony of the Olympics! "
"What?"
"What did you say?"
"Olympic theme song?"
"F * ck!"
"What a big job! Damn!"
"Aiyo, they're really looking for us?"
Little Wang said, "Really!"
Everyone got excited!
The Olympics!
This was the Olympics that was held once every four years!
The Olympics that would be broadcasted live all over the world!
Wu Yi said loudly, "Director Zhang, we must definitely accept this job! If we accept it, we'll do it even if we don't have to pay! This will have a huge impact on your reputation! "
Ha Qiqi said excitedly, "And they'll even have qualifications! If we do this, we can eat for the rest of our lives! I didn't expect that we'd get such a big job right after our opening ceremony! So many people are fighting to appear in the Olympic opening ceremony, but they don't even get a chance to do so! "
Zhang Ye narrowed his eyes, clearly not expecting that the Organizing Committee would come looking for him. He raised his doubts and asked, "There's only 13 or 14 days left until the Olympics start, right? Isn't the opening ceremony already prepared? They can't possibly be preparing for it at the last minute. They already won the bid for the Olympics many years ago, so how could they possibly be caught unprepared now? "
Zhang Zuo was taken aback. "Yeah, we're going to have rehearsals soon."
Little Wang said, "I don't know about that. I … I didn't ask."
Zhang Ye asked again, "They said they were looking for me to request a song?"
"Yeah," Little Wang answered.
Zhang Ye said, "They didn't say anything about it?"
Little Wang said in surprise, "I … don't think they said anything about it."
Zhang Ye nodded. "Did you confirm that it's from the Organizing Committee?"
"Yes, it's from the Beijing Organizing Committee," Little Wang said.
Zhang Ye said, "Alright, then tell them that this is not a small matter, so I'll have to think about it."
Little Wang was dumbfounded. "Think about it?"
Wu Yi nearly fainted. "You still need to think about it?"
"Director Zhang, this is such a rare opportunity!" Zhang Zuo also felt like he was going crazy. "This is the Olympics we're talking about! The opening song of the Olympics! What's there to think about? If we miss this opportunity, it'll be such a huge loss. Our country will probably only be able to host the Olympics once in a short period of time. It's our only chance to show our face to the world! Aiyo, you, what are you thinking? "
But Zhang Ye said, "Little Wang, let's just call them back."
"OK." Little Wang accepted the order helplessly and went to make the call.
Then Zhang Ye said to everyone, "It's not that I don't want to take on the job. Even if I have to lose money, I still have to do it. But think about it, even if I write a song, it doesn't mean that I'll be the one singing it, right? If I were to rush up and agree to it, and end up writing a song for them, who would I go to for help when it's time for the opening ceremony? "
Zhang Zuo analyzed, "That can't be. Since they've approached you, they probably want you to sing it, right?"
Zhang Ye waved it off. "There's nothing impossible about it. I've had too many dealings with this group of people over the years. Go through the news and see how many fights I've gotten into over such matters? How many people have I scolded? I'm more experienced than you guys in such matters, so we can't rush to agree to it. Let's drag it out for now. I'm guessing that something must have happened on their side and they'll have to change the song at the last minute. Otherwise, with my relationship with those people from the sporting world, do you think they would lower themselves to look for me? There must be something going on. "
Ha Qiqi was convinced. "What Director Zhang says makes sense."
Wu Yi said anxiously, "But what if …"
Zhang Zuo said, "Yeah, we can't let this opportunity slip away!"
Zhang Ye said calmly, "Let's wait and see. If it's really ours, it won't be able to escape! But then again, if there's really no song to sing for the Olympics in the end, even if they don't look for me to sing the opening song, I'll still have to write one. National affairs are more important than anything else, and this bro isn't that narrow-minded. It's not easy for China to host the Olympics, and the next one might be decades or even a century later. I can't let it fall into the hands of our generation."
What needed to be fought for must be fought for!
What needed to be done must be done!
This had always been Zhang Ye's style of doing things!
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Alright, it's time to knock off. Everyone has worked hard today."
After everyone left, Zhang Ye did not leave. He lay down on the balcony and switched on the lights. He picked up the score and twirled the pen in his hand before writing a few words.
"You and Me."
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