187: Come on, if you try to write it out, we can save effort.

Soon, the elevator doors opened, and a short-haired woman in an ivory white suit, looking to be in her forties, stood inside, smiling gently at him.

"Hello, Minister Bai," Chen Fang nodded to her and stepped into the elevator.

Bai Liya, the Minister of the Music Production Department, spoke, "Teacher Chen, long time no see. Wasn't the last time we met when you first joined the company?"

"Yes, thanks for your concern, Minister Bai."

"Are you going to the music production meeting for qin dynasty storm?"

"Yes, I am. Are you as well?"

"No, I'm not involved. Deputy Minister He is in charge of that. I'm just going the same way as you."

"I see." Chen Fang nodded.

After Bai Liya chatted with him for a few more sentences, the elevator arrived at the eleventh floor, and they both exited.

Bai Liya spoke, "Teacher Chen, your work is very good, but... I'm also considered your superior, so I'd like to give you a small suggestion."

"Please speak."

Bai Liya stopped, her expression slightly more serious, but her eyes still couldn't hide her admiration.

"Teacher Chen, I know you want to develop in all aspects, and the company leaders and I also see that you are indeed very talented. Everyone supports your comprehensive development, but, in my personal opinion, I think it might be a better choice to first focus most of your energy on one path."

"Your musical talent is exceptionally high, and you also graduated with a degree in composition and music theory. This path should be the easiest to succeed in. Once you reach the peak on this path, accessing resources in other fields will also be much easier."

"For example, if you first become a Heavenly King, and then approach film resources, you'll obtain very good resources. It will be much easier than climbing several paths simultaneously as you are now."

"I know you participate in variety shows and such to find inspiration. But a person's energy is limited. From scientific research and the experiences of predecessors, a good method is to allocate your energy in a 7:3 ratio between professional and non-professional fields."

"Of course, everyone is different, but I still suggest you make some adjustments."

Bai Liya smiled slightly as she said this.

Although Chen Fang didn't actually intend to follow through, he knew Bai Liya's intentions were good and replied, "Thank you, Minister Bai, I will think about it carefully."

Bai Liya nodded with satisfaction.

Regardless of whether Chen Fang made adjustments, at least his attitude pleased her.

"You go to the meeting."

After bidding farewell to her, Chen Fang walked into the conference room, greeted his other colleagues, and then walked to the window at the end of the table and sat down.

His gaze swept over everyone. Those who came today were all experienced composers who usually took on projects for first-tier singers or mid-to-high-budget TV dramas.

After Chen Fang chatted with everyone for five minutes, Deputy Minister He of the Music Production Department walked in to preside over the meeting.

Deputy Minister He's gaze swept over everyone, "Everyone should have heard the news that the Animation Department has very high requirements for the music of qin dynasty storm, right?"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Over the past half month, some of our colleagues have tried to produce demos and send them over, but the Animation Department sent them all back..."

Chen Fang heard Tang Chen mention this yesterday.

This animation and legend of fong sai-yuk were both invested in by the same patron. The reason they could appear in an era where wuxia had declined for many years was because the investors had a passion for it and wanted to revitalize wuxia.

This animation was only an A-level project, but the patron was truly a 'father,' a shareholder in a domestic technology giant.

Although Tianji Entertainment was a leader among entertainment media companies, it couldn't compare to a technology giant. The market value of large entertainment companies was often in the tens of billions, like Kiwi Fruit's market value this year, which was just over 10 billion. Technology giants, however, could reach the trillion-level.

To maintain good relations with the investor, and also out of the production team's own wuxia passion, the Animation Department had relatively high requirements.

Today, the Music Production Department had clearly invited lyricists and composers of a higher caliber than before to hold a meeting and take on the project.

Deputy Minister He continued, "Although we are not a specialized music company, our Tianji Entertainment's music center is considered a first-tier entity nationwide. We can't just hand this project over to outsiders, so we invited all of you to introduce their requirements and ask you all to give it a try."

The composer next to Chen Fang sighed, "Deputy Minister He, I think we should just find a song producer of Teacher Shen Si's level."

Deputy Minister He shook his head, "That's not suitable. After all, this is just an animation broadcast online. Inviting a song producer who writes for Heavenly Kings is a bit excessive. And the budget isn't that high either."

Everyone else frowned deeply.

"Deputy Minister He, their requirements for music demand innovation!"

"Yes, they want a martial arts feel, an epic sense, and also a tragic sense of destiny and a desolate feeling. This... there's very little of this style on the market now."

"Our current market focuses on music that evokes emotional resonance and expresses real emotions. There isn't much wuxia-themed music to begin with, and with the decrease in wuxia dramas, our wuxia-themed music in the last 10 years has become less 'jianghu-like' and more fantasy and sci-fi in style."

"That's right, we are all good at electronic national style, or grand epic styles. What the Animation Department wants should be the style from around the millennium. We still need to find the older generation to write it. Teacher Liu, can you write it?"

"No, I can't find that feeling anymore."

...

Deputy Minister He frowned slightly, "How about this, everyone do your best to write. Everyone has heard about this before, so I'm sure you've all thought about it to some extent. I'll give everyone a week for now to think it over. If you have good ideas, fill them in. Everyone can think about the benefits. If this song is well-written, the investor might really like it, and you can also gain another connection."

Chen Fang's movement of flipping through the music requirements for qin dynasty storm paused.

Connections? He planned to make movies later and also wanted to enter the capital market. Keeping this connection might come in handy someday, who knows?

"Alright, everyone go back and give it a try."

The others nodded helplessly.

Chen Fang also nodded along.

Deputy Minister He saw him nod and was a little amused, "Teacher Chen, you don't need to feel pressured. Just focus on recording the adventures. What I just said wasn't directed at you. I invited you here today just to meet everyone."

"Can I... not try?"

Deputy Minister He thought he wanted to write a few lines and then discuss with colleagues, so he agreed, "It's no problem if you want to write. Of course, I welcome you to come over next week to discuss."

"Deputy Minister He, may I ask what the budget is?"

"500,000."

"I see." Chen Fang nodded.

moonlight was of top-tier custom quality, so 500,000 was a bit too little. But if he only granted exclusive usage rights to qin dynasty storm, retaining rights for commercial performances, covers, music platform revenue sharing, etc., then it would be acceptable.

There were few such animations now, and qin dynasty storm was of good quality and the style matched. For moonlight, it could be considered a suitable home.

"Okay, I'll do my best."

Minister He smiled, "Relax. After the variety show ends next week, feel free to come over and chat."

The other composers, also not young, all smiled kindly at him, "Welcome, Teacher Chen." "Come over and chat more when you have time."

"Yes, thank you everyone. I had some ideas suitable for this animation before. I'll try my best."

A colleague next to him patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "Go for it! If you succeed, we'll save a lot of effort."

Everyone else also laughed.

Chen Fang secretly decided that he would make the demo of moonlight during these few days off, and then everyone could save effort!

Anyway, he had told Tang Chen before that he suddenly had inspiration while bathing in moonlight. He would just say he wrote it those two days, and it just happened to coincide. What a coincidence!