TYSBKMO **Chapter 41: I Will Always Be Your Solid Support**
**Chapter 41: I Will Always Be Your Solid Support**
That evening, Lin Chudong didn't join them for dinner. The film crew had a night shoot, and he couldn't spend the entire day there; he was just there to check on Lin Qiqi.
The girl who had been at the electronic keyboard hurried over, holding a pen.
“Fei Ge, my name is Li Xiaomai. Could you sign an autograph for me?”
Lin Chudong smiled and said, “Sure, Li Xiaomai is a nice name. Are you a professional?”
He didn’t seem to have heard the name before, but the young and pretty face was somewhat familiar.
“Yes, I’m a student at Beijing Film Academy, graduating this year. I’m here for an internship.”
“How much is your pay per episode?”
“Hehe, five thousand per episode.”
Lin Chudong’s eyes lit up. “Okay, let’s add each other on WeChat.”
This girl had a good appearance and a low fee; she might come in handy in the future.
Li Xiaomai was thrilled. “Alright, Fei Ge!”
After signing, Lin Chudong said,
“Qiqi, I’m leaving now.”
Lin Qiqi pouted, reluctant to part.
“When will you come to see me again?”
Song Jing said, “Qiqi, don’t be unreasonable. Fei Ge is also very busy with work. It’s not possible for him to visit every day!”
Lin Qiqi looked a bit disappointed. “Okay.”
Song Jing said, “Qiqi, be good. Once this film is finished, there won’t be any more commitments. You can rest for a few days, and then you can visit Fei Ge’s set.”
Lin Qiqi’s eyes lit up immediately. “Good idea!”
Lin Chudong smiled. “Alright, I’ll be waiting for you. Bye-bye.”
“Bye-bye!”
Lin Chudong went outside the film crew’s location to hail a cab. Throughout the ride, Lin Qiqi’s gaze never left him.
The director glanced at his watch and whispered to Song Jing,
“Sister Song, it’s getting late. We’ll run out of light soon!”
Song Jing helplessly replied, “Let the young lady send him off, then!”
The director, too, felt helpless. Big productions are a hassle for directors.
Lin Qiqi watched Lin Chudong get into the taxi, mumbling quietly.
“Why is Fei Ge taking a taxi…”
……
By the time they arrived at the music store, it was almost eight o’clock, and the store was filled with people.
There were six members of the orchestra group: a flute, sheng, piccolo, yangqin, konghou, and pipa.
These six were mostly older individuals, but they still had good energy and spirit.
There were also six vocalists, all young, likely new members of the opera troupe.
“Everyone, sorry for the wait. I got delayed by something. My apologies.”
Liang Yin and others looked at him oddly. “Fei Ge… never mind, we’ll talk later. Go ahead with the audition!”
Lin Chudong nodded and said, “Everyone, for the Mid-Autumn Festival gala the day after tomorrow, which will be broadcast live, we need professional musicians.”
“I’ll give you a score. Focus on the piano sound, and let’s sight-read it first.”
Sight-reading means looking at sheet music and converting it into instrumental performance.
In simple terms, it’s the level of playing a new piece for the first time.
These musicians had practiced countless pieces over the years, so their sight-reading ability gave a good indication of their skill level.
The old musicians began to sight-read. Lin Chudong walked over to Liang Yin and asked quietly,
“How much for these people?”
Liang Yin replied, “A total of sixty thousand, including rehearsal and performance. They’re at our disposal for these days. How’s their skill level?”
Lin Chudong nodded. “That’s sufficient.”
In terms of skill, Lin Chudong was definitely better. Just with a pipa, he could revolutionize the old musicians’ perspectives.
However, Lin Chudong couldn’t be in multiple places at once. With limited funds, it was impossible to hire masters everywhere, but this lineup was already quite good.
“Have the vocal group sight-sing as well!”
The sound echoed, and Lin Chudong nodded in satisfaction.
“Are they from the opera troupe?”
“Yes.”
“That’s good. We can’t have amateurs at the gala. If something goes wrong, they won’t be responsible. These opera troupe members depend on national support. If the gala makes them lose face, their livelihood would be at risk. They’ll handle it well. I’ll invite their troupe leader for a meal later and see if we can negotiate a better rate for long-term cooperation.”
Sixty thousand per performance is quite expensive. Fei Ge’s participation in music festivals was only a hundred thousand per performance.
Orchestras generally don’t have such high prices; a fee of over a thousand per person is already very good.
It’s likely that these people would be happy with twenty thousand per performance if they saw the boss’s ignorance of the market rates.
Soon, the auditions were over. The candidates were all good, well-trained, and suitable for accompaniment.
“Alright, that’s it for today. Everyone, take your scores home and familiarize yourself with them. Tomorrow we’ll rehearse all day, and the day after tomorrow, we’ll rehearse in the morning and then have a dress rehearsal in the afternoon.”
The dozen or so musicians left. Lin Chudong said, “Feifei, Xiao Jia, you two also practice well and don’t let us down.”
Both nodded. Since the two ladies were performing with the band at a live gala, they certainly couldn’t disappoint Fei Ge.
Liang Yin said, “Fei Ge, did you visit Lin Qiqi’s set today?”
“How did you know?”
“I saw a video on my phone where you were cursing. Is it real? Did you really curse Li Zhilin?”
Lin Chudong was taken aback. “Let me see.”
Liang Yin and Jia Lu began searching on their phones. Jia Lu frowned.
“It’s not there now. I really saw it earlier. Fei Ge, was it really you cursing?”
They didn’t think it was a joke and were quite worried.
Lin Chudong explained what had happened today. Everyone was astonished. Fei Ge was indeed powerful; even top stars could be criticized by him.
“When will this TV series air?”
Lin Chudong said, “In a few days. I’ve arranged a theme song for them, and we’ll record it after the Mid-Autumn Festival gala.”
“Once the theme song is recorded, it’s almost done. They’ll finish filming in a few days. Adding in post-production, it should be about a week.”
Jia Lu asked, “Fei Ge, will this show bring us any popularity?”
Lin Chudong smiled. “I only have a few minutes of screen time, so it won’t be much. If the theme song becomes popular, it might have some effect.”
It was getting late, so Old Chen and Jia Lu left for the night.
Liang Yin said, “Fei Ge, stay at my place tonight. I’ve arranged for workers to freshen up your room.”
Lin Chudong was surprised. “Is that appropriate?”
“It’s fine. My place is quite spacious. You can stay for a couple of days, and once it’s ready, you can come back.”
“Alright.”
……
That night, at Liang Yin’s home.
Entering the spacious house, Lin Chudong was a bit surprised.
“Boss Lady, I didn’t expect you to be so well-off.”
Liang Yin rolled her eyes. “Don’t mock me. It’s just a modest place.”
“You’ll sleep in that room tonight. Feifei and I will share a room.”
After arranging the rooms, the two ladies changed into pajamas and prepared some fruit, allowing Lin Chudong to enjoy a little fashion show of their sleepwear. It was quite a visual treat.
After eating the fruit, Jing Feifei said, “Fei Ge, Boss Lady, I’m going to bed now. You two chat!”
Once Jing Feifei went to her room, Liang Yin quietly took out a contract and a bank card.
“Fei Ge, the money from the mortgage on my house has arrived. I mortgaged three million two hundred thousand, and after deducting expenses like clothing, we have three million one hundred fifty thousand left.”
“This is all the company’s funds. I haven’t counted the instruments. This contract is for equity. Since the company had no money before, I didn’t prepare it.”
“Now that we have money, let’s sign it. Currently, there are two shareholders in the company: you and me.”
“I’m giving you fifty-one percent of the shares, and I’ll keep forty-nine percent.”
Lin Chudong was taken aback. “Boss Lady, I haven’t invested any money.”
Liang Yin said, “You’re contributing with your skills. Without you, there wouldn’t be this band. I only invested a little money. Compared to your talent, it’s nothing.”
Looking at the equity agreement, Lin Chudong felt a mix of emotions.
“So, you’re essentially giving me one hundred sixty thousand?”
Liang Yin smiled. “Hehe, it’s not a gift. We’ll still need you to earn money in the future.”
“Even if it’s a loss, it’s okay. I still have the music store.”
“Fei Ge, just go ahead and do your best! I will always be your solid support!”
(End of Chapter)