Kang Zhong left the office just as Qin Jiran arrived. There was only a week left until the charity concert at Tianhai, and Qin Jiran, as a special guest, had to perform. After much deliberation, he chose a song provided by Su Yanyi. Qin Jiran rarely sang, but his vocal quality was exceptionally good, so Kang Zhong had invited two vocal coaches to give him some guidance and had arranged for Qin Jiran to come over.
"Let’s head to the recording studio together; both instructors are waiting there," Kang Zhong said, checking the time—it was almost the appointed hour.
"Alright." Qin Jiran felt somewhat regretful for not having seen Su Yanyi and cast a longing glance in the direction of her office.
Kang Zhong also witnessed this moment and couldn’t help but feel amused as he teased, "Do you want five minutes to say goodbye to President Su?"
As both an agent and an assistant, Kang Zhong was naturally very reasonable, indicating that taking five minutes to meet was perfectly fine!
"No need," Qin Jiran glanced at Kang Zhong, knowing that he was again in the mood for teasing. The more Qin Jiran interacted with Kang Zhong, the more he realized that although Kang Zhong appeared astute and rational, in reality, he was quite sly with many schemes in mind, and even had a bit of a knack for gossip. However, Kang Zhong was also meticulous and capable, an excellent auxiliary talent. Having him by Yanyi’s side made her work much easier, which made Qin Jiran respect him greatly.
But respect was respect, and that didn’t include the desire to let the man enjoy the show for free. Although Qin Jiran wanted to see Yanyi, he didn’t want her to think he would delay professional matters for personal reasons.
Kang Zhong didn’t urge further, and the two of them headed to the recording studio downstairs. The two esteemed figures from the music industry were indeed waiting.
One was Qu Yao, a very famous music producer, and the other was Tian Xiao, known for his genius in music. They were both exclusive coaches for Splendid and had produced many classic songs.
"Brother Qu, Teacher Tian, thank you for your hard work." From the greetings, it was clear that Qin Jiran was more familiar with Qu Yao, as they had collaborated before. Several movies that Qin Jiran had filmed featured Qu Yao’s work for the opening and ending themes, whereas Tian Xiao came off as more of a stranger. However, Tian Xiao was said to have a strong personality and was very talented in music. He used to be a popular and powerful singer but turned to working behind the scenes for various reasons.
Both of them were around forty, and to them, Qin was surely a junior.
"Jiran, to work together again, I have high expectations for you singing this time," said Qu Yao, holding several music scores, clearly very satisfied with them. These were the songs provided by Su Yanyi.
"The song is great, why don’t you sing it once for us to hear," said Tian Xiao rather bluntly, but his eyes scrutinized Qin Jiran. He admired Qin Jiran’s acting but was doubtful of his singing skills.
In truth, Qin Jiran was just performing a song at the charity event—it wouldn’t matter if it wasn’t too bad as everyone knew he was an actor, not a singer. The problem was that Tian Xiao had always been strict, especially with great songs, he had higher expectations, believing that a good song should be sung by a good singer; otherwise, it was a waste.
The songs provided by Su Yanyi were undeniably excellent. Some of the melodies were even unprecedented in Tian Xiao’s experience, giving him insights just from looking at the scores, which naturally heightened his anticipation for the singer’s performance. However, knowing that the singer was not a professional, he felt worried.