Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

"Who said I would work for a lifetime? My contract will expire next year." Yu Dongqing said: "Besides, if I resign, I won't go to Xingcan. Why jump from one pit to another?"

In front of his friends, Yu Dongqing made it clear: "Now that I am resigning, I am not worried about having to pay the company for damages according to the contract. I just want to help Wu Lan. After all, they have taken care of me for ten years. If I were to be placed in Xingcan, I would probably He'd been fired a long time ago.

"Okay, okay, you have feelings for Wu Lan, haha."

Yu Dongqing glared at him, why did this sound weird?

"Okay, I'm going home. I'll go fishing when I have free time. I've become obsessed with this recently." Yu Dongqing said again.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yang said: "Hey, don't be in a hurry to fish. There is something else. July 15th is coming soon!"

"What happened on July 15th?" Yu Dongqing couldn't understand.

"It's the founding day of our Qingmang band!"

oh.

Yu Dongqing remembered that when he was a sophomore in college 18 years ago, just as he was about to go on summer vacation, the Qingmang Band was announced.

Yu Dongqing still remembers that day, the four of them held a small ceremony in an empty classroom at school, summoned some close classmates to witness it, sang a few songs, and finally went to a night market stall to drink beer and have a carnival. , all of them were drunk in the end.

Think about those days.

Idiot is so happy.

"What I mean is, let's celebrate this year too! We're still not old now. It would be a pity not to be able to sing when we get old," Zhang Yang said.

"how to celebrate?"

"July 15th happens to be a Friday. The four of us regrouped and went to Yimin's tavern to celebrate and perform!"

That's a good idea!

"Okay, I have no objection." Yu Dongqing agreed readily.

"Well, I'll contact Du Hui and Yimin to check their situation and try to succeed!" Zhang Yang said.

The matter was settled just like that. Zhang Yang would run the errands without Yu Dongqing having to worry about it. This was also his strength.

Two days later, Yu Dongqing was called to the office by Wu Lan shortly after she went to work in the morning.

"Dongqing, let me tell you good news." Wu Lan changed his usual frosty expression and said with a cheerful face: "The boss of the company has decided that in view of your recent outstanding work performance, he has decided to increase your salary starting from next month! A monthly increase of 8,000 Yuan!"

Ah?

Calculating his own salary, the monthly salary reaches 40,000, which is relatively high among ordinary employees within Jinye.

Of course, a salary of 500,000 yuan a year is really nothing.

But a salary increase is finally a happy thing. Yu Dongqing said thank you.

"Holly, there's something I don't know if I should ask?" Wu Lan, who always spoke crisply and clearly, suddenly became a little hesitant.

Yu Dongqing smiled heartily: "We have been friends for many years. Is there anything we can't ask? Just tell me."

"Didn't you have dinner with the music director of Xingcan at Yan Jingliang Restaurant the night before yesterday?" Wu Lan asked cautiously, and quickly added: "Don't get me wrong, I didn't spy on you, it was just a friend of mine who saw you. , I was a little curious and told me."

So this is what happened?

No wonder I was given a salary increase and a promise today, but I didn’t expect there was such a story behind it?

Yu Dongqing thought for a moment and understood the reason.

He was funny in his heart, but he said it very frankly.

"Yes, I was having dinner with Wei Kai, and Zhang Yang was with me. Wei Kai wanted me to switch jobs to Xingcan, so he specifically asked Zhang Yang to persuade me."

"This Zhang Yang is really humiliating. I had to say a few words to him when I saw him that day! How can I speak for outsiders?!" Wu Lan was a little dissatisfied.

Liu Yimin said that they are both members of the Qingmanglu band. They have known Wu Lan since they were in college, and they are familiar with each other.

After hearing what Wu Lan said, Yu Dongqing just smiled and said nothing.

"You didn't agree, did you?" Wu Lan's tone seemed a little nervous.

"No, I said I have no plans to leave Jinye now." Yu Dongqing told the truth: "If that were the case, I would have submitted my resignation letter to you long ago."

"Oh, Holly, I really saw you right!" Wu Lan suddenly let out a long sigh.

"Well, thank you. If it's okay, I'll leave now." Yu Dongqing stood up after saying that.

"Wait, there's something else." Wu Lan said quickly.

"What's up?"

"You have also seen that the song "Learning to Meow" that you wrote is very popular now. Ai Tong and Zhang Fan are rapidly rising in popularity. The company is planning to strike while the iron is hot and release an album specifically for them. What the company means is, can you Participate? Then write a hit song like "Learning to Meow"."

Do you want to write such a mouth-watering song?

If I write about Zhang Yang and Du Hui again, they will make me laugh to death!

Yu Dongqing decided to refuse.

"Wu Lan, you also know that writing songs requires inspiration. The weather has been so hot recently, and my head is like paste. I have written several songs in a row, and I have already run out of inspiration."

Regarding Yu Dongqing's words, Wu Lan was helpless.

She has known Yu Dongqing's temper for a long time, and you can't force him.

"Okay, I'll find someone else." Wu Lan didn't embarrass him.

Fortunately, we have already contacted another master composer in China, and summoned the company's best music producers to prepare a tailor-made album for the two of them, hoping to sell it well.

Besides, as soon as Yu Dongqing returned to the office, Li Wei came up to him.

"Congratulations, Brother Yu, I heard that your salary was increased? You want to treat me!"

Did the news spread so quickly?

But this Li Wei is a well-known inquirer in the office and always likes to care about these things.

"It has gone up." Yu Dongqing admitted openly: "Okay, then at noon, let's find another place instead of going to Liyuan Restaurant."

"Sister Yun, Brother Yu has received a salary increase, so we are going to treat him. Will you go?" Li Wei immediately took out his mobile phone and sent Luo Yun a WeChat message.

Of course Luo Yun would not refuse. After replying, she sent a private WeChat message to Yu Dongqing.

"I heard that the company is planning to take advantage of the popularity of the song "Learning to Meow" and create another album for the two of them. Holly, are you asking you to write another song?"

"Yes, but I refused." Yu Dongqing quickly replied to a WeChat message. "If I write a song like this again, my buddies will laugh me to death!"

Ah?

Luo Yun knew that Yu Dongqing had been in a band before, so he was probably talking about his group of friends. It seemed that one of them still ran a folk bar in Sanlitun.

Yu Dongqing's thoughts are not here now, because the four buddies have decided to agree to Zhang Yang's proposal to organize a concert to celebrate the eighteenth anniversary of the establishment of the Qingmang Lu Band.

The location is at Shili Peach Blossom Bistro.