Chapter 2044

Three people walked past Zhou Andong. Because the Heavenly Queen Faye Wong was dressed very low-key, no one recognized her.

Gu Bing poked Zhou Andong: "Do you recognize that woman?"

Zhou Andong nodded: "A Woman Easily Hurt, have you heard this song?"

"I've heard it!" Gu Bing realized: "The one that woman just sang?"

"Right!" Zhou Andong said with a smile: "She is also a Beijing native who settled in Hong Kong with her father a few years ago. If you paid a little more attention to the entertainment industry, you would know that she is very, very famous now."

Gu Bing asked very gossipy: "What is her relationship with Dou Xian'er?"

"Lovers!"

Zhou Andong said two words briefly, then stopped talking and strode toward the backstage area.

Dou Xian'er is the music director of Future Culture, and the Heavenly Queen Faye Wong will definitely be signed as well, so he naturally wouldn't gossip behind their backs.

Of course, if the two hadn't signed with Future Culture, it would have nothing to do with him, and he would definitely satisfy Gu Bing's gossiping heart.

"Tch!" Gu Bing muttered: "Forget it if you don't want to say it, as if I'm willing to listen."

Zhou Andong ignored him and was giving instructions to Yao Jun about the security issues for the evening, especially the sound equipment, which must be watched carefully.

As the two were talking, they arrived outside Tent No. 5 and heard Faye Wong's voice coming from inside.

"Mr. Ma, hello. This is Chen Guanhai, the Deputy General Manager of New Era Records, and this is Liu Na, the General Manager of the Artist Management Department of New Era Records."

Zhou Andong was just about to go in when he suddenly stopped, a strange smile appearing on his face.

Future Culture and New Era are not on good terms; one could even say they have irreconcilable grievances.

Because Yang Yuying and Mao Ning were artists signed to New Era Records, especially Yang Yuying.

Signed in 1990, New Era then spent a large amount of money on advertising to deeply package her.

Her personal album "Wind Contains Love, Water Contains Smiles" was released, with sales reaching 1 million copies, setting a domestic record for annual album sales by a singer.

Then there was Mao Ning, whose song "Waves Still the Same" sent him to the Spring Festival Gala. Just when the two were at the peak of their popularity, they suddenly jumped ship to Future Culture.

The boss of New Era was so angry he almost vomited blood, because when they were originally signed, they never thought about the issue of jumping ship, so the breach of contract penalty wasn't high.

Then, more and more singers from record companies jumped ship to Future Culture, and New Era Records took the lead in uniting with other record companies to take down Future Culture.

Then they discovered that the General Manager of Future Culture was Ma Xiaotong, and they backed down, but the resentment in their hearts had been bottled up ever since.

It wasn't until Kong Xinghua reached out his claws toward Future Culture that New Era saw an opportunity again, uniting once more to take advantage of this chance to help Kong Xinghua swallow Future Culture.

Of course, they weren't that kind-hearted; they still had soup to drink now. But once Kong Xinghua swallowed Future Culture, with the help of his own perfect management system and the support provided by Zhongbao, they might not even have soup to drink.

Therefore, what they had to do was take advantage of the opportunity while Future Culture was being suppressed and everyone was in a panic to carve up Future Culture's singers.

But they had wasted their efforts again, and when they saw the final result, they were almost scared to the point of incontinence. The brothers Kong Xingzhong and Kong Xinghua were arrested, and their lives were hanging by a thread.

Even that behemoth Zhongbao had its blood replaced, and several big figures who were high and unreachable in their eyes were all kicked out.

Although they didn't know the specific situation, there was one thing they were clear about: Zhou Andong's shadow was in this.

Afterward, New Era, including those other record companies, completely behaved themselves and began to reform their companies, learning from Future Culture by establishing artist management departments.

They made record sales data and commercial performance prices transparent and increased the singers' share ratio. Of course, once bitten, twice shy; they increased the breach of contract penalties for singers signed afterward.

Zhou Andong finally understood why, when Faye Wong proposed inviting Lei Feng to write a song, that Deputy General Manager Chen Guanhai had been so snide and provocative; the reason was right here.

However, how could they have come to Jiangzhou with Faye Wong? Was their relationship that good?

Zhou Andong strode into the tent: "Oh my, we have distinguished guests."

"Chairman Zhou!"

Dou Xian'er called out. Faye Wong and Liu Na hurriedly stood up. That Chen Guanhai hesitated for a moment, but finally stood up sluggishly as well.

"Hello, Chairman Zhou!"

Before Dou Xian'er could introduce him, Faye Wong was the first to reach out her hand.

"Hello!" Zhou Andong smiled and shook hands with Faye Wong: "If I had known the Heavenly Queen would come to the music festival, I would have had to let you go up and sing a song."

"It's not too late now." Faye Wong followed with a smile: "It's no problem whenever you say I should go on stage to sing."

"Weizi!" Zhou Andong looked at Dou Xian'er: "Look at how forthright your wife is, and then look at you. How much effort it takes to get you to go up and sing a song."

Dou Xian'er still shook his head and said faintly: "Wait until next year's music festival. When I have a work I'm satisfied with, I will definitely go up and sing."

Zhou Andong was very helpless regarding Dou Xian'er's persistence. Then, he turned his gaze to Liu Na and asked curiously.

"And this beauty is—"

Liu Na smiled and took a step forward, taking the initiative to reach out her hand to shake Zhou Andong's, and introduced herself: "Chairman Zhou, hello! My name is Liu Na, and I am the Manager of the Artist Management Department of New Era Records in Yangcheng."

"New Era Records." Zhou Andong had a look of sudden realization: "A very powerful company. I didn't expect you to have come to the music festival site as well.

I have truly been neglectful. Which hotel are you staying at? Let's have a meal together tonight. Everyone can take this opportunity to improve our relationship; perhaps there will be a possibility of cooperation in the future."

"No problem."

Liu Na felt a joy in her heart after hearing this and immediately agreed readily.

Not to mention how many benefits there were to getting connected with Zhou Andong, if she could take this opportunity to resolve the grievances with Future Culture, it would undoubtedly be a good thing for the company.

After all, Zhou Andong's influence was too great. Going against such a big shot was like throwing an egg against a rock; the final result would definitely be a broken egg and scattered yolk.

Hearing Liu Na act on her own authority, Chen Guanhai frowned. An unhappy expression flashed across his face, followed by a brilliant smile.

This guy reached out his hand and was just about to speak when he saw Zhou Andong turn around and walk outside.

"You guys chat. I still have something to do. See you tonight."

Chen Guanhai's face changed drastically, his outstretched hand frozen in mid-air, making the atmosphere in the tent suddenly become eerie.

The others looked at each other, as if no one had seen this awkward scene. Ma Xiaotong enthusiastically invited everyone to sit down.

"Chairman Zhou is indeed very busy. You should also know that he acquired Sony shares and became Sony's fourth-largest shareholder. After the music festival ends, he will go to Japan, and there is still a lot of preparatory work that hasn't been done."