Chapter 35 Establishing the Studio

The next day, Chenfeng Hotel.

Sunlight streamed through the curtains that hadn't been pulled shut, shining onto Li Suifeng's face.

After getting up and washing up, Li Suifeng found the hotel gym and worked out for half an hour. He returned to his room, showered, changed his clothes, and picked up his phone to send a message to Han Yayin.

She didn't reply, though. She was probably still asleep.

So, he opened Slang.

Because of Han Yayin's contract termination, all the major brands that had hired her as an ambassador were posting statements to terminate their contracts with her.

Li Xue's phone was blowing up. She had woken up early to reply to everyone one by one. Without the company's backing, she didn't dare to voice her anger at these brands for terminating their contracts.

By the end of the day, Han Yayin had completely become a free agent, and at the same time, she had lost all her resources.

...

As Li Suifeng scrolled, he saw that the Huanyin Entertainment official account had specifically posted a long article about revoking the rights to Han Yayin's songs.

Li Suifeng saw it and frowned. Usually, things like this were handled privately; bringing it to the public stage was just unkind. But this was the face of capital—it was clearly intentional.

Of course, An Qiuli saw it too, and it made her furious early in the morning.

So, she called Han Yayin:

"Hello, Qiuli."

Han Yayin had been woken up by the phone. Seeing it was her best friend, she immediately picked up.

"That former company of yours is really underhanded. Kicking someone when they're down after they've already left."

Han Yayin had long anticipated this kind of thing, but there was nothing she could do; she could only sigh.

"Yinyin, I have an idea."

"Qiuli, tell me, what is it?"

"How about I invest in you? We'll be our own bosses and start a studio."

"That wouldn't be very good, would it? I have nothing right now."

"Oh, we're best friends for life, why talk about that? Having you is enough. It's settled. Let's drag that guy Li Suifeng into it too, and we'll make it big ourselves."

Han Yayin caught the last sentence clearly, and her sleepiness vanished instantly.

"Li Suifeng? Why do you want to find him?"

Han Yayin asked, knowing the answer:

"Isn't he great at writing songs? If you bring him in, you won't have to look at the expressions of those composers anymore. Let him write songs for you."

"But Li Suifeng, he might not be willing to work for others."

"Who said anything about him working for others? Let him come in as a partner—it means equity for his technical contribution."

"Will that work?"

Han Yayin hesitated.

"We won't know if it works until we try. Don't worry, should I give that guy a call?"

After saying this, An Qiuli didn't know why she was so excited at that moment. She hung up on Han Yayin and immediately dialed Li Suifeng.

Seeing the caller ID, he answered in a second.

"Hello, Li Suifeng."

"Morning, Manager An. What brings you to call so early in the morning?"

"I have a plan. Do you want to hear it?"

Li Suifeng sensed something fishy and immediately refused.

"I'm not interested."

"You have to listen even if you're not interested."

An Qiuli's voice was very firm.

Li Suifeng felt helpless.

"Fine, go ahead."

"It's like this: I want to invest in Yinyin and let her start her own studio. What do you think?"

Li Suifeng immediately thought of this little rich girl's red ferrari and figured her financial resources should be sufficient.

"That's great, becoming her own boss. But why are you looking for me?"

"Do you want to come in as a partner?"

Li Suifeng didn't even think about it and refused directly.

"Although I'd really like to, my pockets are empty."

There was no other way. Li Suifeng also wanted to be his own boss, but he didn't have the capital right now. He only had eight hundred thousand left in total.

The royalties for those four songs hadn't arrived yet, and the appearance fees for the show would only be settled after the program concluded.

"Who wants your pocket change? I'm asking you to provide equity through your technical skills."

Wow, the young lady had quite a big tone. But on second thought, she really did seem to have the capital.

"Equity through technical skills? What kind of technical skills?"

"It just means you provide some songs and such for Han Yayin. I'll give you thirty percent of the shares."

Li Suifeng thought about it. He might not have anything else, but he had a system, which meant he had plenty of songs.

If it were someone else, they would definitely say, "Do you think good songs are as cheap as cabbage?"

Well, for Li Suifeng, as long as he had enough Heavenly King Points, they really were as cheap as cabbage.

"Thirty percent? Sounds pretty good. How much are you investing?"

"So you agree?"

An Qiuli was very happy, acting all surprised, and then said in a very pretentious manner.

"The budget isn't much. Let's start by investing two hundred million. If it's not enough later, I'll ask my old man for some more. Yinyin and I will each hold thirty-five percent."

When Li Suifeng heard this, he felt like he had been struck by lightning.

"How much? How much did you say? Two hundred million? Two hundred million is enough to start a company, and you're telling me you're opening a studio?"

"I don't intend to do it on such a large scale right now. Let's just start a studio to play around with."

"Stop, stop, stop. Manager An, are you here to tease me early in the morning? You? Don't drag me into you two playing house, okay?"

An Qiuli was immediately displeased.

"Who is playing house with you? I'm serious. I'm investing two hundred million first. I'm being serious."

Li Suifeng was numb and just gave up. It would be rude to refuse the sugar mama again.

"Alright then, I agree for now. Do whatever you want."

Upon hearing this, An Qiuli stood up immediately. Her long legs were dazzling, and there wasn't an ounce of excess fat on her body.

She was flat-chested, though—a pair of A-cups that couldn't be beat.

"Li Suifeng, it's a deal. Don't go back on your word."

"What's there to go back on? Do whatever you want."

Li Suifeng had a very good impression of Han Yayin, and he loved her by extension. At the same time, he also felt that An Qiuli was decent and shouldn't be trying to scam him.

Besides, in this matter, he was the one benefiting unilaterally; what could she possibly scam him out of?

Then, An Qiuli shared this good news with Han Yayin and An Qingtian.

After hearing the idea, An Qingtian felt much the same as Li Suifeng. Two hundred million to start a studio? Isn't that like using a cannon to swat a fly?

However, he doted on his daughter the most. It was just a mere two hundred million; she could do whatever she wanted as long as she was happy playing. He fully supported his daughter's idea and said that if she needed help, he should be called directly.

With her father's support, An Qiuli dumped her current work on the deputy manager and immediately applied for resignation.

The deputy manager was ecstatic. Previously, this manager had handled many things personally, and now she was finally willing to give him a chance.

That day, An Qiuli ran around everywhere. After completing all the formalities, she took her luggage and boarded a plane to Hangzhou.

On the other side, Manager Ma had also arrived in Hangzhou at this moment.

"What? You want to revoke Han Yayin's position as a mentor? But our procedures have already been arranged."

Director Liu Miao was very reluctant.

Ma Zhiqiang took a sip of water and added,

"The three of our companies have already reached a consensus on this matter. We agree to give you a bit more autonomy..."

Ma Zhiqiang walked out of the restaurant and made a call to tell Chairman Su Yunfeng the news, though Chairman Su Yunfeng was even more satisfied with his performance last night.

At this moment, Han Yayin and her manager and assistant were all in Li Suifeng's room, the four of them sitting around together.

Li Suifeng was looking over the contract, and after confirming there were no problems, he signed his name.

However, at this moment, Li Xue's phone rang. Upon seeing the caller ID, she answered it right in front of everyone.

"Hello, Director Liu, I am Han Yayin's manager."

"Yes, okay, we understand, we can understand."

After hanging up, Han Yayin couldn't wait to speak first.

"Sister Xue, what happened?"

Li Xue didn't look very good. To be precise, besides signing the contract with Li Suifeng today, nothing had gone smoothly.

"Our position as a mentor for 'National Star Promoter' has been revoked. Huanyin Entertainment is sending Shen Yue to replace you."

After hearing this, a forced smile appeared on Han Yayin's tired face.

"It's okay, I had already anticipated this."

Seeing Han Yayin's expression, Li Suifeng inexplicably felt a pang of heartache.

Then, a flash of inspiration hit his brain, and he told Han Yayin that he was going to make a call.

He went to his room, found a name in his contacts, and dialed it.