Are you trying to force me to become a star?

Chapter 19 Signing the Contract

"Have you decided to sign with Canglan?"

"Yes, Sister Nan. You have no idea, Fengtai Group contacted me and said they were considering firing Wang Yizhen, and even wanted to bring Sun Dakang over to apologize. I was very moved. But I still promised to write a song for you, so I reluctantly chose Canglan. I sacrificed too much."

Nanfeng, perhaps recalling something pleasant, couldn't help but laugh on the other end of the phone: "Fire Wang Yizhen, and make Sun Dakang apologize with thorns on his back?"

"It's absolutely true. Let's not even talk about Wang Yizhen. Old Sun tried to sabotage me after the finals, so he had to realize his mistake, right? I said forget it, forget it. What's this talk about apologizing with thorns on his back? He's old, as long as he has the right understanding, that's enough."

Nanfeng's laughter never stopped; this junior brother was truly amusing.

Xu Jinyan continued, "No matter what, my decision to sign with Canglan is largely due to you. You'll have to protect me in the company from now on."

"My factor? How could my factor be involved? We haven't been in contact since the finals."

"Yeah, you didn't contact me because you didn't want to bother me, but that touched me, and I impulsively decided to sign with Canglan. Wasn't that partly your influence? And there's a lot of responsibility involved."

Nanfeng said helplessly, "Junior brother, once you join the company, who knows who'll be on whose side?"

Xu Jinyan said, "Of course you'll protect me. I'm unfamiliar with this place, and the entertainment industry is so complicated. What if I get bullied?"

Nanfeng said with a laugh, "You? You can be bullied? Aren't you afraid you'll give them a promotion?"

Xu Jinyan: "..."

It's unbelievable that such a small act of arbitrarily exercising power could have such a wide-ranging impact.

Nanfeng gave him a brief introduction to the company: "Once you join Canglan's music division, just work alongside Teacher Shen. He's well-liked, approachable, and likes to mentor younger colleagues. If you two get along well, no one in the music department will make things difficult for you. Music Director Chen Yunlu is a formidable figure, at the very top of the music industry; don't provoke him."

"The top layer?"

"That's right. Can just anyone become the music director of the four major record companies? They earned their positions through their own hard work and numerous works. If you can win their favor, you'll be able to dominate the Canglan Music Department at the very least."

Xu Jinyan looked at the positive emotions from Chen Yunlu in the system interface. Was this all?

Nanfeng continued, "The music department is alright, it's a group of behind-the-scenes staff and not that complicated. In the end, it's the work that speaks for itself. The artist department is much more complicated."

"The core department of the artist business division is the artist management department, which is divided into the brokerage department, business department, legal department, publicity department, public relations department, etc. Your singer contract is signed in the brokerage department, and all the singers and actors in the company are signed in this department."

"Those are all celebrities, each with their own agents. Some agents even manage multiple celebrities, so you can imagine the various entanglements of interests and frequent conflicts. But you're lucky; you're a creator, in the upper-middle range, but competition for other resources is always unavoidable."

Xu Jinyan listened and nodded from time to time. A big company, after all, what kind of big company wouldn't be complicated? Especially a celebrity company, tsk tsk, it's going to be even more exciting.

After chatting for a few more minutes, Xu Jinyan asked, "By the way, Sister Nan, do you know any reliable lawyers? I'd like to have one take a look at the contract Canglan gave me."

"Okay, I'll recommend someone for you. She's not only very professional and knowledgeable about the ins and outs of the entertainment industry, but she's also a very good friend of mine. You can go there now; she's in Zhonghai right now."

"OK."

Nanfeng hung up the phone, a smile still on her lips.

She never expected her junior brother to grow so quickly, being sought after by the four major entertainment companies right after his debut. She thought she would need to introduce him to some resources first. The reason she took such good care of him wasn't complicated; it was simply because her parents had taken great care of her during her lowest point.

……

……

Zhonghai, Xinrui Law Firm, meeting room.

"How about it, junior brother? Are you surprised to see me? You didn't expect that the lawyer I introduced to you would be me, did you?" Looking at the bright smile on the woman's face, Xu Jinyan was indeed a little surprised.

However, he did not answer. Instead, he looked at the woman in front of him carefully before smiling and saying, "Sister Nan, I missed you so much." As he spoke, he opened his arms and slowly stepped forward, seemingly wanting a hug.

Fan Bingbing's smile froze slightly as she thought to herself: Didn't Nanfeng say he was a simple junior brother? Does he really have a junior brother who says he misses you as soon as he sees you and wants to stick close to you?

Sensing the woman's subtle unease, Xu Jinyan was even happier. "My foolish yet beautiful ex-wife, I never imagined we'd meet like this."

Fan Bingbing was still debating whether to hug him or not, but what if he wanted to kiss her too? Who knows what their relationship is?

But suddenly, he saw the mischievous smile on Xu Jinyan's face and immediately realized that he had been seen through. He said irritably, "Nanfeng told you? I told her to keep it a secret."

Xu Jinyan lowered her arm, smiled and shook her head, "Sister Nan didn't tell me."

"Impossible! Even my mom couldn't tell the difference the first time, how could you recognize it at first glance?"

Xu Jinyan remained silent. Could he tell her that the [Emotional Network] showed Nanfeng was no longer in Zhonghai? So he casually said, "His demeanor seems a bit different."

Fan Bingbing squinted at Xu Jinyan, sensing something was definitely wrong. Either he was just making up an excuse to brush me off, or... their relationship was closer than mine with my mother.

Thinking of this, a playful smile appeared on her lips, then she put it away and said, "Alright, let me introduce myself. My name is Fan Bingbing, and I'm your senior sister's friend."

"Hello, my name is Xu Jinyan."

"Nanfeng told me about your situation. Did you bring the contract?"

Xu Jinyan handed over the contract, and Fan Bingbing immediately switched into work mode, as if she had become a different person, seriously and carefully examining the contract.

Time passed slowly, and Xu Jinyan sat to the side, watching her busy herself, her expression somewhat complicated.

Fan Bingbing helped me look at the contract—it was so funny, the convergence of the timelines was really inexplicable.

"What, you don't trust me?"

Xu Jinyan quickly laughed and said, "Sister Bingbing, don't joke around. You must be a professional, otherwise Sister Nan wouldn't have introduced me here."

Fan Bingbing chuckled lightly, "Let me tell you, if it weren't for Nanfeng's influence, I wouldn't have bothered taking this job at all." After saying that, she tidied up the contract and looked at Xu Jinyan with a strange gaze.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem with the contract?"

"It's not the contract that's the problem, it's you. How did you even negotiate such a contract?" As a seasoned lawyer in the industry, Fan Bingbing has seen countless contracts from superstars, movie stars, and top young idols, but he has never seen anything like Xu Jinyan's, which is practically equivalent to opening a studio within Canglan Entertainment.

So Xu Jinyan repeated the negotiation process and her own thoughts to Fan Bingbing in detail, because she couldn't be careless at this time.

After listening attentively, Fan Bingbing flipped through the contract to confirm several details. She knew that the more meticulous the preferential treatment, the more likely there was a trap. Nanfeng had entrusted her junior brother to her, so she couldn't afford to make a mistake.

Moreover, she personally hates those "dual contracts" that appear legitimate on the surface but secretly reap huge profits.

Half an hour later, Fan Bingbing breathed a sigh of relief. Her initial assessment was correct. "Canglan Entertainment is indeed very sincere. They have implemented all your requirements in the contract, and there are no hidden traps. This is a contract that is flawless and can be signed directly."

"That's good." Xu Jinyan nodded. He actually had his own verification method, which was to look at the emotional value received by the system. Neither the people of Canglan nor Fan Bingbing in front of him had much malice towards him, and even had a great deal of goodwill.

Otherwise, they would prioritize music above all else. Look at Canglan Entertainment—such a prestigious establishment.