Rebirth: An Outlier in the Entertainment Industry

Chapter 81: Hit by Sister Chang'e



Chapter 81: Hit by Sister Chang'e

Chapter 81: Hit by Sister Chang'e

"Get up! You lazybones!"

When Huang Yiliang opened his eyes, he saw a beautiful, smiling face, which immediately lifted his spirits.

"Kiss me—!" Huang Yiliang opened his arms.

Sister Yuanyuan didn't mind that he hadn't brushed his teeth when he woke up in the morning, and gave him a sweet kiss in a doting way.

This kiss wasn't just a single one.

Huang Yiliang then pulled Sister Yuanyuan onto the bed.

"No, I've cooked breakfast, let's eat breakfast first!" Sister Yuanyuan quickly said.

"I don't!"

"I'll eat you first!"

"Sister Yuanyuan, be good. I listened to everything you said last night."

What else could Sister Yuanyuan do but listen to her younger brother?

By the time Huang Yiliang ate breakfast, it was already lunchtime.

When Sister Yuanyuan came out of the bathroom, she had changed into a new set of pajamas, and her flushed face was so moist it looked like you could squeeze water out of it.

"Sister Yuanyuan, have breakfast!" Huang Yiliang said ingratiatingly as he got up and moved a chair.

Sister Yuanyuan rolled her eyes dramatically, clearly annoyed.

"I told you not to put it in, but you still did!"

Huang Yiliang chuckled foolishly.

He wanted to say that he would definitely be more careful next time.

But after thinking about it, I decided not to make any promises about this lightly.

In those final few seconds, who could resist? Of course, they'd desperately push it in.

"Sister Yuanyuan, I'm going back to school now. I'll drive your car back to you this afternoon," Huang Yiliang said, changing the subject.

Sister Yuanyuan shook her head: "I'm not in a hurry to get my car. You can drive it back to me whenever you have time."

Okay, when Yuanyuan isn't working, she prefers to stay at home most of the time.

"I'll be going now!" Huang Yiliang couldn't help but kiss Sister Yuanyuan again.

"Drive slowly!" Sister Yuanyuan kindly reminded her.

This older sister is remarkably not clingy.

Firstly, she has a habit of taking a nap.

Secondly, she is indeed in the most radiant and charming years of her life, but Huang Yiliang is also at his most vigorous age, and the ordeal this morning really exhausted her.

She needs to get some rest.

"How much? One hundred and four million?" Huang Yiliang slammed on the brakes.

With a loud crash, his car was rear-ended by the car behind him.

"You braked suddenly, which is why I hit you. You are fully responsible."

Before Huang Yiliang could get out of the car, a woman in high heels walked over and banged on the car door.

"Who taught you that if the car in front brakes suddenly and causes you to rear-end it, the car in front is fully responsible?" Huang Yiliang rolled down his window.

The woman's eyes widened: "If you hadn't braked suddenly, and I had been driving carefully, how could I have hit you?"

It just so happened to be a traffic light intersection, and the traffic police came over.

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Huang Yiliang stopped talking and let the traffic police argue with the other party.

"Sir/Madam, please show your driver's license and vehicle registration."

"And lady, please remove your sunglasses. I need to verify your identity."

When the woman took off her sunglasses, Huang Yiliang was astonished to find that it was actually Chang'e, the Moon Goddess.

However, at this time, "The Lotus Lantern" had not yet started airing, and the traffic police officer did not recognize that the other party was an actor.

"Madam, you did not maintain a proper following distance, which caused this rear-end collision. You bear full responsibility for the accident. Do you have any objections?" the traffic police officer said in a businesslike manner.

Chang'e's face immediately darkened.

"You...you shouldn't side with him just because he drives a luxury car. The accident happened because he braked suddenly first, and I couldn't stop in time, so we crashed."

Chang'e was so angry that her fingers trembled. She didn't dare to point at the traffic policeman, so she pointed at Huang Yiliang's nose instead.

Huang Yiliang didn't hold it against her because she was Chang'e, but he felt a little guilty for upsetting Chang'e.

He did brake suddenly, but he could come up with a whole host of reasons.

"Madam, I absolutely did not favor either party. The reason you rear-ended someone was because you did not maintain a safe following distance," the traffic police officer said seriously.

"Why should I? I've already made it very clear. If he hadn't braked suddenly, I wouldn't have hit him at all, and there wouldn't have been this traffic accident. And it's still my fault?" Sister Chang'e felt that this traffic policeman was simply unreasonable.

"Yes, it's still entirely your fault," the traffic police officer replied earnestly.

Chang'e's eyes widened.

Huang Yiliang realized that Chang'e was really furious.

He finally spoke, saying, "Fine, I'll take full responsibility. I'll use my insurance; I'm in a hurry. Officer, please issue the traffic accident liability certificate!"

"What do you mean by 'you're fully responsible'? It was your responsibility to begin with, okay?"

Chang'e retorted defiantly, "If it's my fault, I will definitely take responsibility."

Huang Yiliang and the traffic police officer exchanged a glance, and both were speechless.

"Um, Sister Chang'e!"

"You're also in the industry?" Sister Chang'e was taken aback when she heard Huang Yiliang's words.

The TV series "Lotus Lantern" has not been broadcast yet. If you are not an insider, and even less so an insider who has been to the set of "Lotus Lantern", you would not know that she played the fairy Chang'e.

"I guess so!"

Huang Yiliang explained to Chang'e, "The Road Traffic Law stipulates that the following vehicle should maintain a safe distance from the vehicle in front, sufficient to take emergency braking measures. If a rear-end collision is caused by failure to maintain this distance, the following vehicle shall bear full responsibility."

"Do I have to bear full responsibility just because the car in front braked suddenly?" Chang'e exclaimed anxiously.

"Yes, it means that no matter if the car in front brakes suddenly or under what circumstances, you have to be able to brake in time. This distance is the safe distance. If you keep a little further away from the car in front, you can brake in time." Huang Yiliang spread his hands.

Chang'e looked at the traffic police: "Is that so?"

The traffic policeman nodded: "Yes."

Chang'e wasn't an unreasonable woman. After Huang Yiliang explained it to her, she realized that it was true. Since her driving skills were poor, she should keep her distance from the other car. She couldn't expect the car in front of her to keep its distance from her!

"But why did you suddenly brake?" Sister Chang'e noticed a problem.

"I saw there were only 6 seconds left on the green light, so I braked," Huang Yiliang casually made up an excuse.

"You still have 6 seconds left and you're not crossing? There's not much traffic on this road." Chang'e was furious.

"I'm a newbie! I've only had my driver's license for a few months." Huang Yiliang spread his hands innocently.

Sister Chang'e:

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Could I blame him for being too cautious?

"So, how have you agreed on compensation?" the traffic police officer asked.

With a forced smile, Chang'e asked Huang Yiliang, "Your car must be very expensive, right?"

"More than three million!" Huang Yiliang was secretly delighted. He really didn't expect that Sister Chang'e would have this side to her in private.

"Ah—! More than three million? Are you talking about RMB? With that much money, you could buy a house!" Chang'e was utterly devastated.

Like Sister Yuanyuan, she is a relatively traditional performer. She did not sign with a company and worked in the artist department of BJ Film Studio after graduation. The advantage is that she has a stable job with a base salary and is not afraid of unemployment. The disadvantage is that in addition to the base salary, her pay is very low.

"How about we don't consider it half your responsibility, and we'll each pay for our own car repairs?"

The Moon Goddess said humbly, "I'll treat you to a meal."

"Officer, please issue a traffic accident liability certificate. I braked without reason, so I am fully responsible," Huang Yiliang said.

"Thank you, thank you!" Chang'e quickly said.

"Remember to treat me to a meal!" Huang Yiliang said with a smile after exchanging contact information with Sister Chang'e.

"Definitely, definitely! I'll treat you to two or three meals!" said Chang'e with a beaming smile.

"That makes five meals!"

"Alright!"

Huangliang Dream Music.

As soon as Huang Yiliang returned to his office, he called the finance department over.

Having inside connections is a great advantage!

While others only receive their ringback tone revenue share quarterly, Brother Li Huowang helped Huang Yiliang secure a monthly settlement.

But a share of over 100 million is just terrifying!

"Has the money been deposited?"

Huang Yiliang's voice trembled slightly as he said this.

Why bother being a director? He should just be a street performer.

Huang Yiliang no longer thinks online music is outdated.

If you ask him to sing "That Night" now, he will definitely start singing without hesitation.

"It's been deposited!" The accountant nodded excitedly.

Huang Yiliang checked the mobile network and found that seven of the top ten ringtone download charts were songs from his own company. In particular, the first and second place songs, "Love Transaction" and "Poisonous Perfume," accounted for half of the downloads in the top ten.

Huang Yiliang quickly dialed his good brother's number.

"Hey—! Brother Li, are you free tonight? Same place as always!"

"I'm busy. If you have time, it would be best if you came over to my place now."

Huang Yiliang immediately noticed something was off about his good brother's tone, so he quickly replied, "Okay, no problem, I'll be there in about an hour."

"Brother Li!" Huang Yiliang arrived at Li Huowang's office in just half an hour.

"Close the door!" Li Huowang said.

"Did you receive your ringback tone revenue share for this month?"

"Received, Brother Li, I am extremely grateful!" Huang Yiliang said with tears of gratitude.

He does have that much acting skill.

"Good to receive!" Li Huowang nodded solemnly.

"You're in big trouble."

"Our company is having a meeting to readjust the revenue sharing for ringback tones. Also, I can no longer give you preferential treatment in promoting ringback tones produced by your company," Li Huowang said in a low voice.

"Why?" Huang Yiliang asked hurriedly.

The profits from ringback tones are so incredible, he doesn't want to give it up. His obsession with ringback tones is now comparable to that of the spoiled rich kid Hu Hai.

"The money you make is making people envious. Yesterday, Rolling Stone, Sony, Warner, Emperor Entertainment, and even Taihe Rye Music, a local company in Beijing, boycotted your company's music."

"They banded together and voluntarily applied to our company to lower their profit-sharing percentage; they only want 40%," Li Huowang said with a grave expression.

"No, I've only been making money for a month, and they're already jealous. Have I ever uttered a sound while they've been making money for years?" Huang Yiliang was so angry he felt like his lungs were about to explode.

Cutting off someone's livelihood is like murdering their parents; these people are so damn despicable.

"There's one more thing. They've joined forces and are preparing to petition our senior management at China Mobile to remove your company's ringback tones. Otherwise, they'll stop providing all of their company's songs as ringback tones on our mobile internet platform."

After hearing Li Huowang's words, Huang Yiliang was so angry that his fingers trembled uncontrollably.

He suddenly understood how Chang'e had felt earlier.

This is outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!

After sitting in Li Huowang's office for a long time, Huang Yiliang finally asked, "Brother Li, could you help me arrange a meeting with the senior executive in charge of this area in your company?"

"Of course, we'd also like to hear your thoughts," Li Huowang nodded in agreement.

"By the way, there's a director in the upper echelons named Su. He has a middle parting and wears frameless glasses, so he's easy to spot. He strongly dislikes the pressure tactics of the major music companies. You could try to get his vote," Li Huowang added.

"Alright! Thank you, Brother Li. I won't thank you enough. I'll remember this and will definitely let you know if I need anything in the future," Huang Yiliang said, patting his chest.

"Then you should go back and prepare!"

The ringtones on Huangliangmeng Music were recommended by Li Huowang. The higher the number of downloads of the ringtones, the better Li Huowang's performance.

The people at the joint venture not only cut off Huang Yiliang's source of income, but also ruined Li Huowang's business.

Huang Yiliang did not reply to Huangliangmeng Music; instead, he went directly to Zhiyou.com to find Yang Hongfan.

Huangliangmeng Music's marketing department needs to rehire, especially top talent. They've already got offers knocking on our door, and those idiots in the marketing department have no idea.

"Mr. Yang, do you have any talent recommendations for managing a large company? Huangliangmeng Music needs a leader."

Huang Yiliang personally brewed tea for Yang Hongfan. He had originally intended to give the box of state gift tea to Huang Haidong, but now he was giving it to Yang Hongfan.

"Mr. Huang, you're too kind. This is tea presented as a national gift, isn't it?"

Yang Hongfan quickly picked up the fairness cup filled with tea, how could he let the boss pour tea for him?

"Stop with the formalities, this is a gift for you, let's get down to business!" Huang Yiliang said sternly.

"If that's the case, I do have someone in mind, but she has a rather strong personality, and her appearance doesn't quite fit the aesthetic standards of an art creation company—triangular eyes and a flat nose."

Yang Hongfan hadn't finished speaking.

Huang Yiliang clapped his hands and cheered: "It's better to be a little fierce, so you can control people. Looks don't matter."

"Shall I go and talk to her about the salary and benefits?" Yang Hongfan asked Huang Yiliang.

"Let her bring it up first, and I'll try my best to accommodate her," Huang Yiliang said after thinking for a moment.

After instructing Yang Hongfan to recruit people as soon as possible, Huang Yiliang went to Zhang Yadong's recording studio.

"Have you received any news about me being targeted by other music companies?" Huang Yiliang asked directly.

"What the hell?" Zhang Yadong was stunned for a moment.

He was sitting on the doorstep eating a boxed lunch, probably after arguing with Xu Cai Nu.

This guy has been eating boxed lunches for several days now.

Okay! Dong Ge is only in charge of music production, so he doesn't really know much about the shady dealings in the music industry.

Huang Yiliang just spent some money to inquire and found out that those top music companies were targeting Huang Liangmeng Music not only because they were envious of his revenue from ringtones.

Since its inception, Huang Liangmeng Music has not only failed to seek connections with any major music distributors, but has also bypassed traditional music distribution channels, directly releasing its songs online for free.

If they were just ordinary songs, that would be fine, but every song from Huang Liangmeng Music is a hit.

If everyone follows suit in the future, these traditional music giants might as well just close down.

"Want some?" Zhang Yadong asked.

There was a boxed lunch on the plastic chair next to him.

"good-!"

Huang Yiliang was indeed quite hungry.

The two men sat on either side of the threshold.

"I know about your relationship with Yuanyuan," Zhang Yadong suddenly said.

"???"

"She called to brag to me, saying I'm not even one ten-thousandth as good as you. Am I that bad?" Zhang Yadong said irritably.

"Well--!"

Huang Yiliang was completely dumbfounded.

Sister Yuanyuan is really... ugh! She's too ruthless!

"Maybe I'm just better!" Huang Yiliang patted Zhang Yadong on the shoulder.

"roll--!

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"No! I have something to do today, something important, I'm bringing you money," Huang Yiliang quickly said.

When it comes to the quality and efficiency of music production, you still have to find Dong Ge. Dong Ge can work overtime without sleep.

"Let's talk about it after we finish eating."

When Dong Ge heard that it was a serious matter, his attitude immediately changed.


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