Chapter 164: Red Makeup

Chen Fang had not expected that in just half a month, Wang Situ would actually go participate in a variety show.

And it was even the same dating reality show he had previously participated in.

"She's willing to go?"

Chen Fang asked in surprise.

Given Wang Situ's personality, she would most likely have zero interest in this kind of variety show.

Xi Yuanyuan raised her eyes and glanced at Chen Fang. "If they offered you five million, would you go?"

"How much!"

In an instant.

Chen Fang stood up.

Holy crap!

Five million!!

If Chen Fang remembered correctly, his appearance fee for the last time he participated in "Let's Fall in Love Together" was only a few hundred thousand......

Chen Fang's heart grew unbalanced.

"Now the reputation of Future Stardom is getting better bit by bit, and Situ just won the championship on Starlight Road. Coupled with her family background setting her apart, 'Let's Fall in Love Together' has set its sights on the traffic surrounding Situ, which is why they are willing to fork out so much money. Of course, this also includes my continuous maneuvering and price-negotiation."

Saying this,

Xi Yuanyuan revealed a confident expression.

Look!

Her manager was still very useful after all.

Chen Fang sighed.

Forget it.

Wang Situ was one of their own people.

It was great that Wang Situ got to earn this money, especially since Wang Situ was currently in need of cash as well.

"Who is the male celebrity she's being paired up with for the fake romance?"

Chen Fang sat back down on the sofa.

Xi Yuanyuan pulled a sheet out of a stack of documents and handed it to Chen Fang. "A male artist from Dream Building Company. His recent popularity is quite high, and Dream Building wants to push him toward the position of a junior heavenly king. So they are just taking the opportunity of this dating show to draw closer ties with our company."

Chen Fang nodded.

Quite reasonable.

When he went to participate in the dating show, it was to fake a romance with An Tinghan from Dream Building Company.

This time,

Wang Situ was also pairing up with a male artist from Dream Building Company for a fake romance.

From this, it was not hard to see that Dream Building Company had the intention to draw closer to Future Stardom, clearly realizing that the current Future Stardom was different from before.

Xi Yuanyuan took off her glasses, her expression relaxing significantly. Leaning back against the chair, she closed her eyes and spoke, "I'm going to follow Situ to the filming this time, so I won't be at the company for the near future. You'll just have to handle things here by yourself."

Wang Situ was different from Chen Fang.

Chen Fang was a guy.

Moreover,

Xi Yuanyuan knew Chen Fang's personality very well—he was the type who would never let himself suffer a loss under any circumstance.

That was why she hadn't felt much worry when letting Chen Fang go to Yunmeng Island alone to record the show previously. But Wang Situ was a girl, and this time she was once again leaving Beijing to shoot elsewhere, so having someone accompany her made it safer.

Chen Fang finished the water in his teacup in one gulp and stood up. "Alright then, I'll ponder over a new song during this period, and by the way, discuss acting matters with Le Mi."

Xi Yuanyuan gave a soft acknowledgment.

Seeing this,

Chen Fang raised his foot and walked out of the office.

Xi Yuanyuan opened her eyes, watching Chen Fang leave.

Having not seen each other for so long,

he was actually in such a rush to leave.

You heartless jerk!

Not a shred of sentimentality.

Xi Yuanyuan thought with a depressed heart.

Chen Fang walked at a brisk pace.

Of course,

it wasn't because he didn't want to stay with Xi Yuanyuan, but rather because Xi Yuanyuan's condition was quite poor, and she looked like she hadn't rested well in a long time.

Instead of lingering in the office to chat, it was better to let her get some good rest by herself.

After leaving,

Chen Fang first went to Qian Youlai's office to chat for a while.

However, he didn't stay too long because Qian Youlai still had other matters to process.

All the way until noon,

after having lunch and making a phone call to Ji Mei, Chen Fang sat on the sofa in the recording studio and began pondering the matter of a new song.

"Plagiarize...... what kind of song should I write?"

Chen Fang crossed his legs and swayed them.

Matters concerning a scholar could not be called plagiarism.

Besides,

these songs were all from Earth, and the original authors surely couldn't cross over from Earth to China to sue him.

Suddenly,

Chen Fang thought of something.

[Operating Prop Card for Skilled Operatic Vocalization]

That's right!

He almost forgot about this.

Since he had drawn this prop card, he definitely couldn't just leave it unused.

Chen Fang continuously filtered through songs featuring operatic vocal styles in his mind. To be honest, back on Earth, Chen Fang hadn't been particularly fond of listening to operatic vocals, so his mental reserve was quite limited.

Having no other choice,

Chen Fang could only seek help from the system.

"System, recommend an operatic vocal song."

"Recommendation service is not provided."

"Ten thousand."

"Deal."

I despise you!

Stingy system!

Within just a few seconds, a virtual green screen appeared before Chen Fang's eyes, listing the titles of five songs featuring operatic vocals.

"New Imperial Concubine's Drunkenness"

"Peeking Through the Window"

"Red Chamber"

"Farewell to the Nine Gates"

"Song of the Pipa"

Looking at these five songs, Chen Fang fell into deep contemplation.

Good grief!

In his impression, he seemed to have only ever heard Li Yugang's "New Imperial Concubine's Drunkenness," while the other songs were somewhat unfamiliar.

Chen Fang tentatively spoke, "System, can I preview these five songs? I need to hear them to know which is good or bad; otherwise, how am I supposed to choose?"

The system agreed quite readily.

It seemed that

the face value of ten thousand yuan was still quite substantial.

Of course,

"New Imperial Concubine's Drunkenness" didn't need to be listened to.

Chen Fang had an impression of this song, so he abandoned it at the very first moment. His voice was vastly different from Li Yugang's, and his falsetto lacked feminine softness; this song did not suit Chen Fang's vocal cords.

According to the selection criteria provided by the system, these five songs were exceptional tunes filtered through multiple factors including playback volume, comment volume, and netizen preference across major platforms on Earth.

However,

the system still had a shred of conscience.

Perhaps the quality of these songs was inferior to the songs he had bought previously, which was why the system didn't blurt out a hundred million right off the bat.

A long while later,

Chen Fang finished listening to the other four songs.

The system played the original artist versions for all of them.

He had to admit,

all four of these songs sounded quite good.

Two female vocal tracks.

Two male vocal tracks.

The original artists of "Peeking Through the Window" and "Red Chamber" were female; the original artists of "Farewell to the Nine Gates" and "Song of the Pipa" were male.

If considered from the perspective of vocal range adaptability, Chen Fang should choose between "Farewell to the Nine Gates" and "Song of the Pipa" because their original artists were male, whose vocal ranges were more suitable for Chen Fang. But from a purely personal preference standpoint, Chen Fang liked the song "Red Chamber" more.

How should he choose?

After hesitating for a long time,

Chen Fang finally made up his mind.

"System, purchase 'Red Chamber'."

Chen Fang spoke in his heart.

In the end,

Chen Fang still chose to follow his own heart.

"Ten million."

"Deduct it."

The system was also quite accommodating and didn't open its mouth like a lion demanding an exorbitant price.

Ten million was considered a fairly reasonable price, at least in Chen Fang's mind, this song was worth roughly that much.

After all,

operatic vocal styles were truly not mainstream.

Chen Fang had lived on Earth for forty years and had never seen a single top-tier celebrity rise to fame based on operatic vocals.

"Purchase successful."

"The lyrics and composition of the song have been sent to the host's mind. Please check and receive them."

The system's voice sounded.

Immediately following that,

Chen Fang's phone rang with a banking notification sound.

Sigh,

another ten million gone.

No loss though!

Chen Fang had the confidence to earn back his capital—and even multiply his profits several times over—relying on [Mastery of Operatic Vocal Skill] and this song "Red Chamber".