Middle Age: A Leisurely Life in the Entertainment Industry

Chapter 389 Wu Lan invites Yu Dongqing to dinner
"That song. It's not bad, but the lyrics are too straightforward, suitable for children to sing, not suitable for girl groups." Zheng Minzhen said.

"Originally, he sang it for his daughter." Wu Lan said with a smile, "His name is Yu Dongqing."

"I've heard of this name, and I heard that you are a famous musician in your country." Zheng Minzhen replied:
"See what you mean, do you want him to write songs? But I still suggest you find Korean musicians. They are more professional for girl groups. I know Park Jung Hae very well, so I can ask him for help."

Wu Lan knows that Park Jung Hae, a top Korean songwriter, is especially good at K-pop—a combination of electronic music, DANCE-POP, and hip-hop music, which is very suitable for girl groups to sing.

Wu Lan didn't say anything after hearing this.

Yu Tongtong has already had the summer vacation, and went to Qingdao, Dalian, with a few classmates to participate in the summer camp. This time, he will be with a few classmates, and parents are not required to go.

Mingmei was supposed to return home after graduating from the UK in early July, but she was dragged by the enthusiastic Elena to travel to Northern Europe, so she had to come back later.

Yu Dongqing was fine, the weather was hot, and the number of times he went fishing decreased, anyway, he was just a fake fisherman.

The band didn't have any activities. Originally, the Midi Music Festival also invited Yu Dongqing and the others, but the place where it was held was Taihu Lake, so it was too hot.

In addition, Du Hui took his wife and children back to his hometown at this time of year, either to his hometown Changsha or to his father-in-law Zhejiang, and there were not enough people.

The four-member band has been together for so many years, and the cooperation is quite tacit. It is very uncomfortable to have one less person.

I'd better stay at home and watch the old men play chess in Rending Lake Park when it's cold, or go swimming with Zhang Yang to feel comfortable.

At noon, Yu Dongqing woke up after taking a nap, and was about to call Zhang Yang to ask Zhang Yang to go swimming. Unexpectedly, the phone rang and it was Wu Lan.

Although Yu Dongqing and Wu Lan are alumni and used to be in the same company, since Yu Dongqing left, they haven't had much contact with each other.

Now Yu Dongqing basically entertains himself with music, or writes songs for the three singers in his studio, and rarely interacts with the bosses of these record companies, why is he suddenly calling now?
Could it be that her daughter is going to treat her when she is admitted to university this year?
Yu Dongqing thought and picked up the phone.

"Holly, are you busy recently?" Wu Lan came to speak Mandarin with Wu Yin on the phone.

"Hey, I'm not busy, you know I'm a lazy person."

"Are you free tonight? My treat."

"Your treat? Is my daughter admitted to university? What university?" Yu Dongqing asked.

"The first choice is Renmin University, and I don't know if I can be admitted."

"That must be no problem, tonight is a pre-request?"

"Oh, it's not that exaggerated, is it? A National People's Congress still needs to be pre-approved?" Wu Lan said with a coquettish smile on the phone: "Old classmate, long time no see, get together."

"Just the two of us?"

"Yeah, why, are you afraid?" Wu Lan asked back.

"Ha, look at what you said, what am I afraid of? It's not a Hongmen banquet, where, just tell me."

"How about eating crayfish at Hu Da Restaurant on Guijie Street?"

"Okay, what time?"

"06:30."

"OK!"

After hanging up Wu Lan's call, Yu Dongqing pondered.

Wu Lan is not the kind of woman who likes to invite a classmate to dinner alone, let alone a classmate of the opposite sex, there must be something wrong.

I guess it has something to do with the music.

In the afternoon, Yu Dongqing didn't drive, and took the subway directly to Dongzhimen, got off the subway station, and walked west.

In the evening, it was very lively here. When Yu Dongqing went to the Huda Restaurant near Beixinqiao, when she walked in, she saw Wu Lan sitting at a table by the window, and Yu Dongqing went straight to sit opposite her.

The two ordered a large plate of crayfish, Yu Dongqing drank beer, Wu Lan drank Arctic Ocean soda, and the two chatted while eating.

Talking about the recent situation of the two of them, Wu Lan envied Yu Dongqing's leisurely life.

"You can do it too. The child is going to college, and the two of you have nothing to do." Yu Dongqing peeled the shrimp and laughed.

"No way, the company is a mess." Wu Lan sighed.

"I know, you're a workaholic, Wu Lan, you invited me to dinner today, you shouldn't be talking about these things, this is not your style."

"Hehe, Dongqing, you still know me, so let me just say it. The company has formed a girl group. You should know about it, right?"

"I found out from Yimin that her daughter Xiaoqi also participated."

"Well, Xiao Qi has performed quite well in the group, especially her singing skills. I plan to let her take the C position in the future, lead singer, and assistant lead dancer, but please don't reveal this to Xiao Qi now, nothing has been decided yet. "

"clear."

"But we have a problem now." Wu Lan didn't beat around the bush, and said what she thought.

"So Dongqing, I want you to help write a song that will become an instant hit!" Wu Lan finally said.

In fact, when Yu Dongqing came, he had already vaguely guessed what Wu Lan meant tonight.

The two are alumni. When Yu Dongqing was in Jinye, Wu Lan took good care of him, not to mention that Liu Yimin's daughter was also in the regiment.

Based on this, I have to help myself.

"Okay." Yu Dongqing readily agreed.

The two chatted again, and Wu Lan said that this matter is according to your time, but as soon as possible, after you write it out, there will be choreography rehearsal.

"Okay." Yu Dongqing said lazily.

It was less than eight o'clock after dinner, Wu Lan said that she had to go to the company to handle some work, and Yu Dongqing naturally went back to her home.

Sitting on the subway, Yu Dongqing thought about it.

In fact, this is not a difficult task. In the original time and space, there were many Korean and Japanese girl groups, and many classic songs and dances appeared.

Just bring any song, of course he is only responsible for writing lyrics and arranging music, as for choreography, it's none of his business.

It's not in a hurry anyway.

Yu Dongqing is living a leisurely life here, but Wu Lan is of course still busy, and the focus of her work now is the girl group.

Now record companies are having a hard time, record sales are not as good as each year, and it is difficult for traditional singers to become popular. Everyone has launched idol groups, boy groups and girl groups, and the competition is very fierce.

This morning, Wu Lan handled some business in the office, so she took the elevator to the practice room on the seventh floor to watch the training of the women's team.

Seeing Wu Lan coming, Zheng Minzhen stopped the training, and said to her: "Director Wu, I was about to tell you about something. I got in touch with Park Zhenghai. He just wrote a new song, and he can sell the copyright of the song to we."

"Director Wu, you may not know that asking Park Jung Hae to write too many songs, this song was originally written for our domestic girl group, but for my sake, give it to us." Zheng Minzhen chattered endlessly.

Oh.
Wu Lan remembered this matter, Zheng Minzhen had said it some time ago, but she thought of Yu Dongqing at the time, so she didn't take it to heart.

Hearing what Zheng Minzhen said, Wu Lan hesitated and said, "I've already asked Yu Dongqing to write a song."

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