Music Festival Ticket!

Lin Chudong rolled his eyes, "What nonsense are you talking about? Hurry up and eat, stop flirting with girls!"

Jia Lu also realized she had said the wrong thing and quickly lowered her head, her face flushed red.

She had been overthinking things. Seeing Tian Yingxiong's demeanor, she assumed he was trying to flirt, and before he could even make a move, she had already revealed her hand.

Tian Yingxiong's gaze fell on Jing Feifei again. This girl seemed to be having a blast; she should be easy to flirt with.

"Girl, what kind of musician are you?"

"Rock keyboardist!"

"Wow, there aren't many girls who play rock, are there?"

"Less nonsense, let's play finger-guessing games!"

Jing Feifei stood up, one foot on the stool, and heartily began playing finger-guessing games with Tian Yingxiong.

After playing for a while, they had their wins and losses. Jing Feifei drank quite a bit, but her face didn't show it, and her heart rate was steady.

Tian Yingxiong's ears turned red from drinking. He said in a low voice, "What's this girl's deal? She's my type."

Lin Chudong patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't get any ideas about her. Be careful her dad doesn't buy your company and fire you."

"..."

After three rounds of drinks, Lin Chudong said, "Old Tian, you have other resources, right? Help me out."

Tian Yingxiong shook his head, "Stop kidding. I'm practically finished. What resources could I possibly have?"

Lin Chudong laughed, "Playing it humble, huh? I heard your maternal uncle is in the film and television industry?"

Tian Yingxiong was stunned for a moment, "You know that? You've really done your homework on me, huh? Heh, it's just a small operation, made a few TV series, only in the tens of millions, not reaching hundreds of millions. It's pretty average."

In the entertainment industry, there were plenty of TV series companies worth tens of millions. They had significant assets, but that didn't mean they could pour tens of millions into making a movie.

They only had that much money and couldn't go all-in. If they lost, the company would go bankrupt.

For companies like that, if they were to film a TV series, they could at most allocate three to five million.

Seeing Lin Chudong's serious expression, Tian Yingxiong asked, "What, are you planning to enter the film and television industry?"

Lin Chudong smiled, "No, just asking around. Could you recommend me on WeChat to your maternal uncle? I'll introduce myself and offer to write theme songs for his TV series."

Tian Yingxiong wiped his hands. "Yours is actually a proper matter. Fine, I'll help you make an introduction!"

If he hadn't had a few drinks, Tian Yingxiong wouldn't have revealed even this much.

Lin Chudong added him on WeChat, sent a greeting, and then continued eating.

It was too difficult to establish a foothold in the entertainment industry solely through music.

Before, Lin Chudong had only been restricted by the system. Now that the system's restrictions were gone, he could do whatever he wanted and venture into various fields.

Increased popularity would also help the band.

As they were now, they were still too fragile. Although they had accumulated some popularity, they couldn't withstand any storms.

Tian Yingxiong continued playing finger-guessing games with Jing Feifei. After a few rounds, he got drunk and ended up sleeping in Lin Chudong's dorm for the night.

The next day, Lin Chudong opened his eyes and made a lavish breakfast.

As soon as Tian Yingxiong came out, he saw the table full of dishes and was immediately shocked.

"Your band's food is like this? Then I'll pay some money and let me come eat here."

"Stop dreaming. I'm still short of a rhythm guitarist. If you come be my guitarist, I'll let you eat."

"Damn it, look at how insincere you are."

Wang Zhi got up, and the three of them ate a simple breakfast.

"Old Tian, find me a rhythm guitarist later. Someone cheap and obedient."

Tian Yingxiong pouted. "All the good things are yours. Find one yourself."

"Damn, you're really cold-blooded when you're not drinking."

"..."

"Don't leave today. Give me a special training session for the bassist. If you dare to run, I'll release the video of you flirting with Fei Fei yesterday and have the richest man in the world hunt you down!"

"Holy crap, Lin, recording that is a bit despicable!"

"I'm helping you out a lot. When you have time, write me a song. I want a duet, just like the one you wrote for Zhang Yao and Li Dan."

Zhang Yao and Li Dan were a famous couple in the entertainment industry. Lin Chudong had written a hit song for them, which made Tian Yingxiong extremely jealous.

"Write a duet for you? Who are you, a single dog, going to sing with?"

"That's none of your business. I'm going to create a CP."

"Alright, alright. Study the bass lesson properly, and I'll consider it."

Tian Yingxiong was forced to stay at the Piano Shop and tutor Wang Zhi for a whole day.

This guy debuted as a bassist, his fundamental skills were quite impressive, and he had many relatives in the entertainment industry, with abundant resources.

Otherwise, how could this brat win the Golden Melody Award!

Since he finally came for a visit, Lin Chudong had to squeeze every last drop out of him.

In the evening, they went to the Black Forest to perform as usual, treating it as band practice.

Videos of Da Fei singing at the bar had already started spreading online.

Sun Jie brought a short video to Shen Jianbin's office. "Brother Bin, look, Da Fei has fallen so low as to sing in a bar. Although Chengdu became popular, it didn't bring him much profit."

Shen Jianbin narrowed his eyes and said, "Da Fei has cooperated with us for three years, and only now do I realize I don't know him at all."

"When was this song Chengdu written? Does he have any other songs? Do you know?"

Sun Jie shook his head. "I basically have zero private communication with him, as you know."

Shen Jianbin slammed the table. "Damn it, he's been hiding things from us for so many years. It seems he's had other plans for a long time. It was right for me to fire him."

Sun Jie said, "Exactly. If this song belonged to us, we could have earned a lot."

Shen Jianbin said, "Forget it. He's just a contestant singing in a bar, no need to bother with him."

"Tell Wu Bo to prepare well. This music festival is his first stage appearance, and he must perfectly replace Da Fei."

If Lin Chudong were fired, he would have kept a low profile. He had nothing to worry about.

But now, this guy was appearing on variety shows and had a hit song. He was genuinely worried that Wu Bo wouldn't be able to handle him.

"Lin, I've sorted out the music festival for you. Although your band isn't famous, your ranking is quite early. The performance fee is fifty thousand for two songs, which is a good price. I don't need a red envelope; just treat me to a meal later."

"The boss of the music festival is surnamed Meng. I had to drink three cups of baijiu before he agreed to let you perform. Shouldn't you quickly call me Godfather?"

Lin Chudong held the phone and smiled upon hearing Tian Yingxiong's good news.

"I'll treat you to a meal another day. Goodbye."

Liang Yin immediately became excited. "Yay! We're really going to perform at the music festival! I'm so excited! There must be tens of thousands of people at the music festival, right?"

"About that, several thousand people. That's dozens of times larger than a small bar."

Liang Yin said, "I have to go now, I need to get busy with the costumes. I'll get you guys some decent performance outfits. I'm leaving, goodbye!"

Jing Feifei shouted, "Shopkeeper's wife, I want a studded leather jacket!"

Chen Jianguo said, "Xiao Lin, what song are you planning to use to go head-to-head with the Da Fei Band this time?"

Lin Chudong smiled, " 'Chengdu' is definitely a must-sing, but I'm planning to put it second."

"As for the first song, I'll give you a piece of sheet music later. A bar is just a small affair, after all. The music festival is my first comeback performance."

"We have to get the crowd hyped up. Old Chen, I'll be counting on you then."

Chen Jianguo patted his chest, "Don't worry, this old bone will see it through to the end!"

"Youngsters are full of vigor. It's good to have a rival. No matter who they are, I, Old Chen, will fight this battle with you!"