Chapter 251: Da Yizi's Evening Dress

"You stay home and practice singing properly; I'm going to check out the recording studio."

Xu Yuexin neither affirmed nor denied, and said to Da Yizi.

It's just a recorder; there's no need to shuttle it back and forth.

If he really needs one, he can just buy another.

Xu Yuexin's spending outlook is very open‑minded; since his net worth has already surpassed a hundred million, there's no need to suppress himself materially.

If he likes something, he buys it.

After leaving Da Yizi's house, Xu Yuexin immediately headed to the various Cultural Troupes in Dongcheng District to inquire about renting a recording studio.

Soon, a municipal state‑owned Cultural Troupe replied, saying they were willing to rent the studio to him at three yuan per hour.

Xu Yuexin negotiated an eight‑hour rental and prepaid twenty‑four yuan.

The usage period was two weeks later, and Da Yizi still had to practice singing during that time.

…

Two weeks later, Xu Yuexin called Da Yizi's house on an early morning.

"Hello, how's the singing practice going?"

"It's done; we're going to the studio this afternoon, right?"

"Right, I'll pick you up at twelve at Tuanjie Lake, and we'll depart at one."

"Then why not come to my place earlier and have lunch?"

"Okay, I'll be there at eleven."

Xu Yuexin answered in one breath.

Around noon, Xu Yuexin arrived at Da Yizi's house and had lunch with her.

"Let's go; we'll arrive a bit early."

After the meal, the two rested on the sofa for a while, and Xu Yuexin suggested to Da Yizi.

"Hold on, I'll change clothes."

Da Yizi stood up and walked toward the bedroom, and a moment later returned to the living room fully dressed.

She put on the most beautiful pure‑white fox‑skin Coat, with a black evening dress underneath; the striking contrast made her figure exceptionally graceful, elegant and beautiful.

"It's not like we're filming a video; why dress so beautifully?"

As they were about to leave, Xu Yuexin asked, puzzled.

"We need a formal feel."

Da Yizi said earnestly, "Recording a song is especially important to me."

"Wearing a full set of formal clothes, I feel my performance when singing can be better."

"Oh… so it's called Sense of Ceremony, right?"

Xu Yuexin immediately caught on and said.

"Sense of Ceremony?"

Hearing this unfamiliar term, Da Yizi's eyebrows twitched slightly, then she smiled, "That word is nice, very fitting."

"It certainly is."

Xu Yuexin pushed open the door ahead, gently took Da Yizi's hand and said, "Let's go, madam."

After speaking, his other hand made an inviting gesture.

Da Yizi was thoroughly amused.

"Haven't seen you for half a day, you've turned into a gentleman."

Amidst chatter, the two went downstairs, got into a Mercedes, and Xu Yuexin drove Da Yizi toward the Cultural Troupe.

The Cultural Troupe wasn't far from the Tuanjie Lake area, and Xu Yuexin arrived shortly after.

When they arrived, the other party's studio happened to be vacant.

Xu Yuexin discussed with the troupe leader and decided to start recording early; of course, the usage time remained eight hours.

After entering the studio, the Cultural Troupe staff adjusted the equipment settings for Da Yizi, then told them they could start recording simply by flipping the switch.

Da Yizi put on headphones, tested the sound for a moment, then began to warm up her voice.

"On the road of life…"

"Hmm, the effect is quite good."

After just half a line, Da Yizi praised the studio's sound effect.

Then she sang the whole song, and after a few minutes removed the headphones.

"Play it back and see how it sounds."

Xu Yuexin said to the Cultural Troupe staff.

The troupe pressed a button, and the entire studio filled with Chen Yixue's singing. Her voice was extremely mellifluous; Xu Yuexin and the staff were entranced.

"That was truly beautiful."

When the piece ended, the staff sincerely praised, "This comrade must have been a professional vocalist before, right?"

"Her name is Chen Yixue."

Without waiting for Da Yizi to answer, Xu Yuexin announced her name.

"Oh, so it's comrade Chen Yixue."

"My apologies, my apologies."

The female staff immediately beamed, stepped forward, and shook her hand, saying, "One of the Three Golden Flowers of the Jingcheng literary arts scene."

"Nothing special, just rumors from outsiders."

Chen Yixue laughed graciously and shook hands with the female staff.

In fact, the version circulating outside was that of the three great beauties, but the female staff, for the sake of solemn wording, temporarily replaced it with Jinhua.

"The performance just now was pretty good; let's use this as the final version."

After shaking hands, Chen Yixue said to the staff.

"Alright, I'll make the Cassette Tape for you."

The staff immediately replied, "As you command."

Being able to sing it well in one go was something Xu Yuexin hadn't even thought of.

It seems this Sense of Ceremony thing really works.

At least Da Yizi changed into a new outfit, and her performance when singing improved.

In the afternoon, the two of them left the Cultural Troupe, carrying the finished Cassette Tape and several copies.

"When shall we notify those audio‑visual publishing houses?"

Da Yizi asked Xu Yuexin.

After the previous trials and tribulations, the two had already built a certain network in the song publishing world.

Just one phone call, and many audio‑visual publishing companies from all corners would rush over to discuss publishing with them.

"What do we need them for?"

"For publishing, of course."

Da Yizi was left a bit baffled by Xu Yuexin's words, "Don't you want to publish?"

"I do want to, but that doesn't mean we have to find someone else."

Xu Yuexin leaned against the Mercedes, propping his chin with one hand, squinting slightly as he said.

From now until the early 21st century, it has been the golden age of the Chinese‑language music scene.

In the era before the Internet took off, listening to music was one of the few forms of entertainment.

The profitability of the Music Publishing stage is self‑evident.

So…

Why can't he publish the songs himself and must go find others?

Da Yizi was very puzzled by Xu Yuexin's idea.

"We don't have a Publishing Qualification; besides seeking an audio‑visual publishing house, what else can we do?"

"The hermit has his own clever plan."

Xu Yuexin opened the car door and, winking at Da Yizi, said.

Da Yizi didn't know what idea Xu Yuexin was thinking of this time, but she was certain it was a notion beyond ordinary people.

"Tell me, what are you planning to do?"

"Find a qualified company to Gua Kao."

As Xu Yuexin started the car, he said, "We'll publish under their company's name, and later we can share a bit of the profit with them."

These days individuals still can't start a company, let alone obtain the qualification to publish music.

Thus the Hang-up Method proves useful right now.

"Which company do you plan to approach?"

"We'll try them one by one. As long as the other party is decent and the terms are acceptable, any company will do."

Xu Yuexin slammed the accelerator.

The Mercedes shot forward like an arrow, and once Xu Yuexin arrived home, he immediately dialed an audio‑visual company's phone.

(End of chapter)