You were supposed to have a fake marriage with the diva, so how did you become her father?

Chapter 15 Xu Manlin, the Washed-Up Queen

Stop thinking about 'Tomorrow's' true identity. The most important thing right now is to hurry up and record the song!

She immediately called Chen Jing: "Jing-jie! I found a song! A song that can definitely be a hit single, even better than Huang Wenshan's previous songs! Quick, contact the recording studio right away, cancel all other plans, I need to start recording the new song immediately!"

Chen Jing was stunned on the other end of the phone. She was discussing how to issue a statement to minimize the impact when she suddenly received a call from Shen Yuege: "Yuege, are you alright? At a time like this, where are you going to find a hit song so easily?"

Chen Jing thought Shen Yuege was under too much pressure and had broken down, so she started talking nonsense.

"It's true! I've already contacted them on Wanwan Music. Draft an electronic contract right away! It's true, I'm safe and sound, and the song is absolutely top-notch, trust me!"

Although Shen Yuege's words were somewhat incoherent, her tone was filled with undeniable determination and renewed vitality.

Hearing Shen Yuege's completely different tone, Chen Jing, though still skeptical, chose to believe her.

She paused the upcoming announcement and prepared to contact the recording studio.

"By the way, Sister Jing, let's use a different recording studio this time, not the same one as last time," Shen Yuege added.

Although Shen Yuege didn't say anything, Chen Jing already understood.

Shen Yuege suspected that the recording studio where she recorded the song last time had tampered with things, otherwise, how could her collaboration with Huang Wenshan, which was originally kept extremely secret, have been leaked in just a few days, and at the same time, fragments of her song had also been leaked.

Meanwhile, inside a high-end private apartment.

Xu Manlin leaned back lazily on her leather sofa, swirling the red wine in her hand, her face full of a victorious smile.

Two people sat opposite him. One of them looked haggard with sunken eyes; it was Huang Wenshan, who had announced his retirement from the music scene.

If Shen Yuege were present, she would recognize the other person as Shen Peng, the former owner of the recording studio.

He was the one who first sold Shen Yuege's new album information and snippets of her new songs to Xu Manlin at a high price.

But Xu Manlin didn't care about his exorbitant price. In her opinion, providing her with suitable intelligence was more important than anything else.

After Shen Peng left, only Xu Manlin and Huang Wenshan remained in the room.

"Teacher Wenshan, thank you for your hard work this time." Xu Manlin moved her red lips, her tone carrying a hint of condescension. "Don't worry, I will help you pay off your son's huge gambling debt. As for the smuggling of that batch of special items you were involved in before, I will cover it up for you perfectly, and I guarantee that no one else will find out."

Huang Wenshan suddenly looked up, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Xu Manlin, his voice slightly hoarse: "You promised me! I did everything you said, admitted to plagiarism, and permanently retired from the music industry! You can't threaten me with these things anymore!"

"A threat?" Xu Manlin scoffed. "Professor Wenshan, you're being unreasonable. We're in a cooperative relationship; how can you call it a threat?"

"From now on, you can just stay behind the scenes and be my personal music producer."

"Don't worry, you will receive every penny of the compensation you are entitled to."

"After all... you're a top producer, your retirement from the music scene would be a loss for the industry."

Upon hearing Xu Manlin's words, Huang Wenshan closed his eyes reluctantly, a hint of despair in his expression.

His son was gambling and womanizing abroad, accumulating huge debts. To fill the hole, he took a desperate gamble and got involved in smuggling and drug trafficking.

His life was already riddled with problems, and any one of the issues mentioned above, if exposed, could bring his career to an end. He had no other choice.

Now, he could only let Xu Manlin do whatever she wanted with him, and he had no room to resist.

"Shen Yuege should be completely cornered and powerless to turn the tide by now," Xu Manlin said smugly, taking another sip of red wine.

The recording studio owner, Shen Peng, had just informed her that Shen Yuege had cancelled her reservation at the recording studio and was no longer recording songs.

"This time, I'll step over Shen Yuege's dead body and see who dares to call me a washed-up diva! Who is the brightest jewel of Legendary Entertainment?"

Xu Manlin has already begun to fantasize about her album selling like hotcakes, and in the battle for the title of queen of pop, she completely defeats the popular singer Shen Yuege with overwhelming force.

Unbeknownst to her, Shen Yuege was at that moment recording "The First Dream" with Chen Jing in a new recording studio.

Because the song information released by "Tomorrow" was extremely detailed, she was able to record it directly upon receiving it, so the process went very smoothly. After just one take, the song was already very complete.

But Shen Yuege was still not satisfied. This song was hard-won, and she wanted to present it in the best possible way.

So she went back to the recording studio and recorded for two hours straight, recording the song more than a dozen times, finally settling on a recording that she was relatively satisfied with.

The remaining follow-up work was handed over to the company, and the issue of the title track for her new album was finally resolved.

Originally, they planned to release an album with ten songs, but because of Huang Wenshan's situation, even with the addition of the song "The First Dream," there are only eight songs left.

Eight songs are a bit perfunctory for an album, but there wasn't enough time left for her to add another song.

After the song recording was finished, Shen Yuege wiped her sweat and came out. Chen Jing was standing outside, talking to someone on the phone.

Upon seeing Shen Yuege come out, Chen Jing hung up the phone.

"Yuege, the company has already issued a statement on your behalf regarding the online rumors, so you don't need to worry."

"Okay, thank you, Sister Jing. Has the contract with 'Tomorrow' been signed yet?"

"It's already been sent. The recipient is probably signing it now; it should be done soon."

"Okay, send me a copy after you've signed it. By the way, what time is it now?"

"It's almost 6 o'clock, what's wrong?"

"Oh? Is it that late? Book me the earliest flight to Shanghai, and be quick."

"What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Oh, Sister Jing, stop asking and hurry up and book it for me, including the plane ticket back tomorrow morning."

After saying that, Shen Yuege hurriedly packed her things.

...

On Lu Ran's side, the colleagues in the short drama department were extremely enthusiastic about their work.

Lu Ran has finished writing the script for the short drama, and the remaining filming work has been handed over to other people in the department.

What? You're saying making short dramas is too labor-intensive? And the short drama department is short-staffed?

This is not a problem at all in the short drama department. Haven't you seen Tan Yu already recruiting people all over the company?

As long as you want to stay in Xingyao, who dares to disrespect Young Master Tan?

Therefore, thanks to the efforts of Star F4, the script progressed exceptionally smoothly.

Just as Lu Ran was about to leave work, Wanwan Jingting popped up a message.

It was a contract sent by Shen Yuege.

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