Chapter 420 Xiaogang

Wang Zupei came back after vomiting first, holding the remaining half bottle of wine and said, "Come on, Zhou Yan, let's divide the last bit of wine."

Before Zhou Yan could say anything, Wang's mother said, "Stop drinking. I've already drank so much today. Don't cause problems with drinking."

This is not the first time that Wang’s mother has advised them not to drink, but Wang Zupei and the others did not listen to the advice before.

But this time when Wang Zupei heard what his mother said, he immediately asked for help, "Mom is right, Zhou Yan shouldn't drink too much when he comes home for the first time."

With that said, he put down the wine glass.

Having just gone to the toilet to vomit for a while, Wang Zupei must have sobered up a lot and knew he couldn't drink like this anymore.

Zhou Yan didn't want to drink anymore, so he followed his words and said, "Thank you for your understanding, brother. I really can't drink anymore. If I drink anymore, I will make a fool of myself."

"That won't make you look bad." Wang Zupei laughed, "I have nothing to do this afternoon. Let's play mahjong for a while. Do you usually play mahjong?"

"I rarely play, mainly because I don't have the talent."

"What kind of talent is needed to play cards? The most important thing for this thing is luck. We won't take the elders to play today, just a few of us juniors will play together. We will start when Zu An comes back."

Wang Zupei said that he would wait for Wang Zuan to come back to play mahjong, but after waiting and waiting for no one to come back, he got up to look for him.

After a while, Wang Zupei came back cursing, "Zu An, this guy has already fallen asleep."

"Second brother's drinking capacity is already a little worse." Wang Zuxian said.

"Okay, let's not take him with us. Let your eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law come over and join us at the table."

Then Wang Zupei called his wife and sister-in-law, and they had a mahjong table with Zhou Yan. Wang Zuxian did not participate in the battle, but just watched from the side.

In order to take care of Zhou Yan, they played the simplest kind of mahjong, with winnings, but not big ones.

Zhou Yan can play mahjong. His level is not high, but it is not bad either. At least it is better than Wang Zuxian. After all, he has a good memory and can remember what cards everyone played.

But today when playing cards, he didn't remember the cards at all. He didn't even look at what other people were playing, he just stared at the cards in his hand.

Wang Zuxian usually played cards by himself like a wandering soul, but now he was sitting behind Zhou Yan and became anxious. Seeing whether Zhou Yan should touch him, he was so anxious that he directly called Zhou Yan to touch him.

The sister-in-law joked with a smile, "Xiao Xian is not married yet, but he is attracted to Zhou Yan. Are you afraid that Zhou Yan will lose all his money and it will be difficult for you to get married later?"

"Xiaoxian himself is not so focused on playing cards." The second sister-in-law said.

Wang Zupei also laughed, "Xiaoxian, give Zhou Yan some advice. He is much better at cards than you."

"Isn't he drunk too much?"

"I think he is much more awake than me."

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "I usually fight less, so I'm a little confused. Brother and sister-in-law, please forgive me."

"We don't care. We are happy if we can win money."

"Yes, but Zhou Yan, don't lose on purpose."

"I would like to lose on purpose, but I don't have the strength."

Zhou Yan actually wanted to sleep at this moment. He was like this after drinking too much and was very tired. However, it was the first time he came to Wang Zuxian's house today and he couldn't go to sleep.

Playing cards with them now allowed him to clear his mind, which was considered a kind of rest.

After playing for about 40 to 50 minutes, Zhou Yan's mind gradually cleared up. Wang Zupei, who was sitting opposite him, was gradually getting tired. He was sitting there swaying and looked like he might collapse at any time. He was probably very sleepy.

Seeing him like this, his sister-in-law helped him and said, "Why don't you go to sleep too."

"No, I'm fine..." Before Wang Zupei could finish his words, his head sank to the table, almost hitting it, which startled his sister-in-law.

"Go to bed quickly."

Wang Zupei also felt that he could not hold on any longer, so he apologized to Zhou Yan, "I'm sorry, Zhou Yan, I'm going to take a nap first."

After Wang Zupei left, Wang's mother came over and asked Zhou Yan to go to the room to rest.

Then Zhou Yan went up to the second floor with Wang Zuxian and rested in the guest room.

The guest rooms were all covered with new bedding. Zhou Yan originally felt that his sleepiness was almost gone, but as soon as his body touched the bed, sleepiness came over him again.

Wang Zuxian poured him a glass of water and put it on the bedside table, then pouted and said, "Didn't I tell you before I came here not to drink too much? I have never seen you drink so much."

"The eldest brother and the second brother are so enthusiastic." Zhou Yan said while lying on the bed with his eyes closed.

"After drinking this time, I think they will hold back a little more next time. I originally said I would go out for a walk in the afternoon, but now I'm fine. You should sleep well, and remember to drink water if you are thirsty."

"Um……"

Zhou Yan responded vaguely, and then fell asleep.

Wang Zuxian tucked Zhou Yan's quilt beside him, and then did not get up and leave. Instead, he sat beside him and looked at Zhou Yan with his chin in his hand.

Although she complained about Zhou Yan just now, she knew that Zhou Yan behaved like this to leave a good impression in front of his family.

She had never seen Zhou Yan drink so much before. Normally, Zhou Yan would stop drinking when he was tipsy. He would always stay awake and not make any mistakes.

Today, when she saw Zhou Yan drunk and sleeping soundly on the bed, she felt that Zhou Yan was a little cuter than usual.

After sitting there in a daze for a while, Wang Zuxian got up and walked out of the room, then gently closed the door.

When she went down the stairs, Wang's mother looked up at her and asked, "Is Zhou Yan asleep?"

"Yeah, he fell asleep."

"How does he usually drink?"

"He drinks OK, but he rarely drinks, and not much each time."

"Zhou Yan looks quite reliable, and his words and actions are very decent after drinking." The second sister-in-law said.

"Yeah, he is a good drinker, but he still has a good alcohol tolerance. Both Ji Pei and Zu An vomited, but he can still hold on."

"That's true."

"Hey, Xiaoxian." The eldest sister-in-law looked at Wang Zuxian again, "After you get married, will you live in Yanjing or Jinling?"

Before Wang Zuxian spoke, the second sister-in-law took over the conversation, "Then you should live in Yanjing, after all, Zhou Yan works in Yanjing."

"I heard that the air quality in Yanjing is not very good."

"Actually, it's not bad, but sometimes it's not so good." Wang Zuxian said.

"Where does Zhou Yan live in Yanjing now?"

"He bought a courtyard house before and usually lives in it."

"Is it inconvenient to live in a courtyard house?"

"It's definitely not comparable to the newly developed commercial housing, but his courtyard house has been renovated well, and generally speaking there are not too many inconveniences."

"So after you get married, will you continue to live in that courtyard house?"

"I haven't thought about it yet."

The eldest sister-in-law said seriously, "You can't help but think about it. Zhou Yan's income should not be bad. You two will definitely have no pressure to buy a house in Yanjing. Buy a good house as soon as possible, so as not to be at a loss when the time comes."

"His brother built some houses in Jinling, and one is for us."

"Build a house in the countryside? Although the environment in the countryside is good, it is not convenient to live in."

"No, it's in the city. His brother also does real estate business."

"Oh, that's pretty good..."

Wang Zuxian chatted with her mother and two sisters-in-law in a casual manner. She also talked about the situation of Zhou Yan's family, but didn't say too much.

In particular, she did not reveal the scale of Zhou Yan's business.

…

Zhou Yan slept until five o'clock in the evening.

It was rare for him to have such a full sleep, and his sleep quality was surprisingly good.

He had been busy filming during this period, and he slept very little. Today was considered a make-up sleep.

During dinner, they had another round of battle, but after the fierce battle at noon, everyone restrained themselves a lot in the second round.

At noon, the table drank four and a half bottles of white wine, and the amount was greatly reduced at night, and the total amount was only more than one bottle.

After dinner, Zhou Yan stayed to chat for a while, and then got up and said goodbye.

Wang Zuxian also came out with him, and the two of them stayed in the small house she bought at night.

After returning to his residence, Zhou Yan took a shower first.

As soon as he came out of the bathroom, he received a call from Huanyin Xu Xiangjie.

After the call was connected, Xu Xiangjie apologized first, "Sorry, Mr. Zhou, I called you so late, did I disturb your rest?"

"What's the matter?"

"Mr. Zhou, do you know Seed Music?"

Zhou Yan frowned and thought for a while, then nodded, "I've heard of it."

He didn't know much about these music companies in Taiwan, but he had heard of Seed Music because he remembered that Tao Zhe was a singer of this company.

"They have a singer-songwriter under them, I think he's pretty good, and I want to sign him."

Hearing Xu Xiangjie's words, Zhou Yan narrowed his eyes, and many thoughts flashed through his mind.

He knew very little about Seed Music, but he knew that Tao Zhe was in this company.

Could it be that Xu Xiangjie wanted to sign Tao Zhe?

Zhou Yan didn't know when Tao Zhe made his debut, but he seemed to have never heard any news about Tao Zhe, so he shouldn't have officially debuted at this time.

"Who is it?" Zhou Yan asked.

"Zhou Chuanxiong."

Hearing this name, Zhou Yan raised his eyebrows.

Although not Tao Zhe, Zhou Chuanxiong is not bad either. I didn't expect Xu Xiangjie to find this guy.

"Is this Zhou Chuanxiong a newcomer?"

"Actually, he is not a newcomer. He was selected as one of the first candidate members of the Little Tigers in 1988, but he did not join for personal reasons. Later, he debuted alone and released his own album. It has been five or six years now."

"It has been five or six years since his debut."

This surprised Zhou Yan.

Zhou Chuanxiong is still quite well-known, but he should have become popular after 2000. I didn't expect him to debut so early.

It seems that he has not developed very well in recent years.

"He has a high output and has released many albums, but the response is average."

Zhou Yan asked curiously, "In this case, why do you want to sign him? A singer who has debuted for five or six years, released so many albums, but is not yet famous, what do you see in him?"

"He has a high output." Xu Xiangjie's answer was very concise.

"Is that the only reason?"

"Of course, in addition to his high output, some of his works are pretty good. I think the reason why he is not famous is because he is not on the right track."

Zhou Yan asked again, "It's just signing a person. You have full autonomy. Why do you ask me specifically?"

Huanyin has actually signed a lot of people recently. In addition to Wang Lihong and Mayday, there are also several newcomers. The signing cost is not high.

Although Zhou Yan does not know these newcomers, he has seen their performance videos. The level is quite good and can be cultivated.

"If I just sign him, I can decide for myself, but I hope to give him more resources, which is something I can't decide."

Xu Xiangjie can sign people by himself, but after signing people, how much resources can be allocated to them is not up to Xu Xiangjie.

"If you can't give him more resources, then there is no point in signing him. He is different from other newcomers. It is not suitable to spend time to cultivate him slowly. We need to start packaging him directly after signing him."

Zhou Yan didn't talk about resources, but just asked, "He is now a singer of Seed Music. Can you sign him? Since Seed Music is willing to release an album for him in these years, it means that they are very optimistic about him. Can they sell him so easily?"

"Mr. Zhou, you don't know." Xu Xiangjie laughed, "In fact, Seed Music has already wanted to terminate the contract with Zhou Chuanxiong, but I won't mention it now."

"How do you know?"

"Seed Music is a company under EMI."

Zhou Yan understood it all at once. Xu Xiangjie had worked at EMI for a long time before. He must have some connections at EMI and know some inside information.

"Are you planning to wait until Seed Music terminates the contract with Zhou Chuanxiong, and then you will take him over immediately?"

"No, I plan to take him over now."

"Why? Wouldn't it be more cost-effective to take him over after the contract is terminated?"

"Seed Music plans to terminate the contract with Zhou Chuanxiong after releasing his next album. I want to take him over now, and we will release the next album."

Zhou Yan was confused by Seed Music's actions. You say they are ruthless, and they are going to release another album for Zhou Chuanxiong, but if you say they are kind, they are going to terminate the contract directly after the new album is released.

Maybe there are some things in the middle that Xu Xiangjie doesn't know, but it doesn't affect them.

If they can really buy Zhou Chuanxiong at a low cost, it will definitely be a very cost-effective deal.

Xu Xiangjie is right. Zhou Chuanxiong has a very high output. In addition to the songs he sings himself, there are also many songs written for others.

Although most of the songs written for others did not make much splash, there were often some hits, such as "Notebook" written for Kelly Chen, "Flower Fragrance" written for Xu Shaoyang, and "Sellout" written for Na Ying.

Many people say that Zhou Chuanxiong's style of songs is too single, and they are basically all catchy songs, but it must be said that being able to write catchy songs well is also a skill.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yan said, "Sign him over, you can arrange the resources, just don't exceed Mayday and Wang Lihong." (End of this chapter)