Chapter 156: Chapter 156: Investors Pulling Out?
“Bubble” was a song Wang Hao really liked, with its sorrowful lyrics that vividly captured the psychological state of feeling as though everything had burst like a bubble after a heartbreak, truly impactful.
At first, Du Zheyun listened and felt it was just so-so, reluctantly nodding, “The lyrics are on topic, I suppose…”
Bai Yaning, on the other hand, closed her eyes to feel the music deeply.
As the singing began, Wang Hao immediately remembered the feeling of his past heartbreak; a faint mist covered his eyes, his expression desolate and melancholic—brother could totally pass for a movie star!
The melody of “Bubble” was slow to start, very somber, then it began to rise higher and higher. Soon, Wang Hao’s voice started to escalate in pitch, as if to vent all the discontent and gloom in his heart!
“Beautiful bubbles, though but a moment of fireworks.”
“All your promises, though all too fragile.”
“Love is a bubble, if one can see through it, what’s there to grieve?”
At the beginning, Du Zheyun didn’t feel much for the song, but as Wang Hao’s voice soared higher, the song’s sadness gradually entered their hearts…
“All of it’s bubbles, just moments of fireworks.”
“All your promises, all too fragile.”
“And your silhouette, blame me for not seeing through, hence the sorrow…”
When Wang Hao sang here, his pitch was already very high. He sang with such passion this time, remembering so much.
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The girl he secretly loved in high school and never dared to confess to until graduation, her gaze towards him was like she was looking at a piece of wood… Thank you, because often, the saying that the youth should not be wronged due to poverty is not just an empty platitude…
Yang Tao, although our past burst like a bubble, it is precisely because of past sadness that there’s a future beauty, isn’t it?
Ice Princess, my big star, if there’s a one in a ten thousand chance, may I pursue you?
Wang Hao kept on singing, and by the time he reached the chorus, Du Zheyun and Zeng Wenhui were already too immersed to extricate themselves. Often, a song can clearly convey the singer’s mood. At this moment, that was Wang Hao. He used to be a nobody, hard to notice in a crowd. But now, he was no longer a loser.
This was his world! This was his stage!
He would soar on this stage, fly towards the limitless skies!
As the song quickly came to an end, when Wang Hao finally breathed out softly, Du Zheyun no longer held a trace of his previous disdain, clapping until his hands were red, loudly proclaiming, “Excellent song, what a song! ‘Bubble’, such a wonderful ‘Bubble’!”
“Fantastic song! Absolutely fantastic!” Zeng Wenhui also exclaimed, “The lyrics are sorrowful, striking straight into the soul, and the melody is great too, truly touching!”
“Wang Hao, I really can’t believe you’re only twenty-four this year!”
“Only twenty-four?!” Du Zheyun was now looking star-struck, excitedly saying, “Monster talent, absolute monster talent! I really can’t imagine you could produce such an amazing song!”
Zeng Wenhui, being experienced, asked Bai Yaning right away, “Miss Ice Princess, I must make a move first this time, I’ll offer four hundred thousand for the online streaming rights of this song! We can seal the deal right now!”
“This…” Bai Yaning looked at Wang Hao, “Teacher Zeng wants to buy the rights, and if this song goes online, it’s definitely going to be a hit, which would be good for your future.”
“Ah, I don’t mind,” Wang Hao shrugged carelessly, “after all, I have as many of these things as I want…”
“Really… that many?” Zeng Wenhui’s eyes widened, “Four hundred thousand per song to start! Can I reserve? Pre-order is possible, right?! I’ll offer four hundred thousand for each of your new songs! As many as you have, I’ll take them all!”
Zeng Wenhui: “Really!”
Wang Hao: “Okay, then I’ll give you another song!”
Zeng Wenhui: “Really?”
Du Zheyun’s expression turned serious, the monster talent was going to release a new song!
So Wang Hao began to sing, “Ah~ The Fifth Ring, you have one more ring than the Fourth~ Ah~~ Fifth Ring, you have one less ring than the Sixth~~~”
Wang Hao extended his hand: “Pay up!”
The final result was that Wang Hao, the clown, was kicked out with a smile by Bai Yaning—off to the restroom he went!
“Ah, four hundred thousand for a song, that’s fairly decent, hehe…” Humming a tune, Wang Hao strolled along the boulevard of the new era, in quite a good mood: “Everything’s going smoothly right now—Brother’s rich now! Wahahaha! Enough to buy two toilets!”
He was cheerfully taking a leak when suddenly his phone rang again.
“Who is it now?” He shook vigorously, shivered, and then pulled out his phone: “Hey, is that Little Yueyue? What’s up?”
On the other end of the phone, Little Yueyue sounded like a thief in action: “Hey, Brother Hao, did you step in dog poo today?”
“Definitely not,” Wang Hao, clutching the phone with his neck as he pulled up his pants: “What’s going on? You sound like you’re up to no good…”
“That’s great!” Zheng Yue screamed so loudly that Wang Hao almost dropped his phone into the urinal!
“Brother Hao, come to the set quick! It’s a big deal!” Zheng Yue called out in a rush: “If you don’t come now, our crew is done for! This is absolutely the most urgent matter! It’s critical!”
Damn, scaring people like that, are you serious?
“What’s actually going on?” Wang Hao fixed up his clothes and washed his hands: “You’re scaring me with all this alarming talk!”
“I’m not trying to scare you!” Zheng Yue said: “The investors are making a fuss about pulling out! You better come quick, Director Gao is being chewed out, the whole crew is scared stiff!”
I’m the jack-of-all-trades temporary worker of this crew; if the crew goes under, who’s going to pay my wage of four thousand eight hundred?
“Hold tight, just hold on!” Wang Hao shouted: “I’m on my way, whatever it is, wait for me to get there before you do anything!”
He hurried out the door to hail a cab, heading straight for the set.
The current location of the crew was within a medium-sized urban film and television base in Zhonghai City. As soon as Wang Hao got out of the car, he saw Zheng Yue and Ma Ming’s short and tall combo waiting at the entrance, hurriedly waving: “Little Yueyue, Ma Ming, I’m here!”
“Brother Hao! You’re finally here!” Zheng Yue almost flew over: “Quick, go check out the set, everything’s in chaos! If you don’t take action soon, our crew might have to disband!”
Is it really that bad?
“What exactly happened?” Wang Hao asked while walking: “It sounds so severe, what’s wrong with the screenplay, why would it disband? Can’t we just shoot as planned?”
“It’s not about the screenplay!” Zheng Yue said urgently: “It’s the investors! There’s not just your friend funding this film, but two other parties as well, and the budget has been burning through. The investors are struggling and are thinking about pulling out!”
Holy moly, investors pulling out? That’s a major crisis!
What’s the point of a crew that runs out of money to shoot?
The three of them headed straight for the crew’s location, and as soon as they walked in, they were met with a scene of utter gloominess. Everyone was hanging their heads in silence; the screenwriter Li Fei sat smoking in a chair, his ashtray overflowing with cigarette butts!
Wang Hao could tell at a glance that this situation was tricky!
“Teacher, I’m here,” Wang Hao hurriedly approached: “What’s going on inside?”
“Little Hao, you’re finally here!” As soon as Li Fei saw Wang Hao, his whole demeanor perked up. Not just him, everyone else came over as well, bombarding him with questions: “Mascot, you didn’t step in dog poo today, right?” “Our crew’s fate depends on you now!” “No one else has a solution; it’s all on you, Brother Hao, to fix this!”
Geez, suddenly it feels like the weight of the world is on me!
“Don’t panic, I’m feeling quite alright today,” Wang Hao looked around and asked: “Where’s Director Gao?”
“He’s inside, isn’t he,” Li Fei stamped out his cigarette decisively: “Little Hao, whether our crew can continue and whether Director Gao can be saved today, it’s all on you!”
But I’m just a handyman, earning a measly two thousand four a month!
You guys are giving me such an important task, is this really okay?!