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Chen Lang asked, "Is it because of the lyrics? If I only listened to the music without the lyrics, would it feel better?"

Li Xiuzhi tilted her head slightly, thought for a moment, and then said, "It has nothing to do with the lyrics, it's just... awkward."

"Because the songs I usually listen to are not like this."

Chen Lang smiled and said, "Of course it's awkward, because it's a new song, completely different from traditional repertoires."

"Moreover, the main purpose of this kind of music is to create a sense of novelty. It allows people who go to Guhonglou to drink to have a completely different experience than before. This will be considered as fulfilling its historical mission."

This is true. After all, no matter how ancient "Blue and White Porcelain" is, it was written by a modern lyricist and composer. The lyrics and music he wrote for modern people's tastes do not conform to the aesthetic tastes of the ancients.

When the ancients heard these songs, as Chen Lang said, they just listened to them for fun. They might find them interesting at first, but after a while they would return to the mainstream aesthetic.

This is like the "Yaoyao Chek Nao" of the Internet age. With the support of a number of variety shows, and the creation of a very popular meme by the person operating the sewing machine, rap became the most popular music on major music platforms for a period of time.

However, when the glamour has passed, it is still those "old songs" that dominate the music platform charts.

It takes a very long time to change the taste of an era, and it is impossible to do it with just one or two songs.

Chen Lang didn't have that kind of ambition. As long as he could bring a little bit of modern shock to the people of the Great Yan Dynasty, that would be enough.

Li Xiuzhi said, "If that's the case, then this song is quite good. At least I quite like listening to it."

Chen Lang said, "I will sing two more songs, you can pick one."

Then Chen Lang sang "Raining All Night" and Xu Song's "Broken Bridge and Snow".

Li Xiuzhi sat on the chair like a little fangirl, looking at her man with admiration in her eyes.

He is my God!

After some discussion, they finally decided to use "blue and white porcelain".

If the subsequent results are good, I will release the other two songs.

At this point, the publicity work is basically ready.

If we can finalize the promotional poster tomorrow, then everything will be ready, and we’ll just be waiting for the right time.

……

The next morning, Chen Lang came to Xie Qinghuan's residence early and asked her final decision.

Xie Qinghuan's answer did not disappoint Chen Lang.

She is willing to do this endorsement and has chosen a lifelong endorsement.

Chen Lang took out the contract he had written overnight and asked Xie Qinghuan to review it. If he was dissatisfied with some of the terms, they could discuss it.

After reading it, Xie Qinghuan agreed with most of the terms, except for one that she didn't quite understand.

"Mr. Chen, why do I need to inform you before I get married? If you don't agree, I can't even get married?" Xie Qinghuan said.

Chen Lang said, "Because after signing this contract, your words and actions no longer represent just you, but are related to the two products."

"If you fall in love with or even marry a man with a bad reputation in the future, it will directly affect the reputation of the product."

Xie Qinghuan bit her lower lip and said, "What if I insist on being with him?"

Chen Lang said, "That's a breach of contract. We can unilaterally terminate the contract and also have the right to demand liquidated damages from you."

Xie Qinghuan's expression changed slightly. "Does this mean that the rest of my life will be affected by this contract? I can't even marry freely?"

Chen Lang smiled calmly and said, "I trust Miss Xie's vision in choosing a husband. It can't be that bad, right?"

Xie Qinghuan was stunned.

"Miss Xie was born in a brothel, yet she manages to keep herself clean. This shows that she has extremely high standards for self-management."

"Even without this clause, Miss Xie would be extremely cautious in choosing a husband, and the partner she ultimately chooses would surely be a gentleman."

"So the restrictions this clause places on Miss Xie can be ignored."

Xie Qinghuan thought about it and it seemed to make some sense.

After all, after redeeming herself from the brothel, she had made a vow not to marry in her lifetime.

"Okay, I accept this too." Xie Qinghuan pondered.

Chen Lang said, "If you have no other comments, please sign, Miss Xie."

Xie Qinghuan picked up the pen and was about to sign when Chen Lang said, "By the way, I haven't asked Miss Xie yet if she has any objection to the payment method."

Xie Qinghuan said, "To be honest, I think it's a bit too much. Five hundred taels of silver is already a lot. There are additional rewards for every event, and you can also get the latest bras and a monthly share of Hongyanzui."

"Mr. Chen, signing this contract makes me feel like I'm dreaming."

Chen Lang said, "As long as Miss Xie doesn't scold me in the future, that's all that's fine."

Xie Qinghuan frowned: "Why should I scold you?"

Chen Lang smiled and said without explanation, "Sign it."

After Xie Qinghuan signed his name and pressed his fingerprints on the three contracts, Chen Lang gave one of them to Xiao Qi and asked him to submit it to the government office for filing. When he came back, he went to the painting academy and informed Ma Baoguo to bring his apprentice to come and paint.

After Xiao Qi left, Chen Lang said, "Miss Xie, I have a song here. You need to play and sing this little song on the stage on the opening day of Guhong Building."

Xie Qinghuan said, "Let me see the music score."

"Mr. Chen, it's clearly written in the contract. If it's a very... obscene song, I can refuse to sing it."

Chen Lang said: "Don't worry, this song may not be elegant, but it is definitely not related to vulgarity."

"But I don't know how to compose music, so when I sing later, I'll have to trouble Miss Xie to write down the music herself."

Xie Qinghuan: "Ah?"

"You sing?"

Chen Lang asked, "Why? Men can't sing?"

Xie Qinghuan said, "Not really, I just feel a little...that's all. Mr. Chen, wait a moment, I'll go get the zither."

After a while, Xie Qinghuan brought out his guqin and said, "Master Xie, please."

Chen Lang sighed and began to sing Blue and White Porcelain.

At first hearing, Xie Qinghuan felt that the song was indescribably strange, because the direction of the melody was completely different from the tunes he usually played.

But Xie Qinghuan's professionalism allowed her to suppress this strange feeling and carefully memorize the melody.

By the time Chen Lang finished singing, the entire music score was already in Xie Qinghuan's mind.

After all, she had been trained as a courtesan since she was young, so music scores were really no difficulty for Xie Qinghuan.

After Xie Qinghuan played it twice, he completely mastered the entire tune of Blue and White Porcelain.

Chen Lang couldn't help but give a thumbs up, "Thank you, Miss, you're awesome!"

Xie Qinghuan said, "Thank you for the compliment, sir."

"But sir, you have to sing it again, because I haven't memorized the words yet."

Chen Lang took out the lyrics he had written in advance: "They are all here, Miss Xie can try to play and sing by yourself."

Xie Qinghuan placed the lyrics under the zither, glanced at them, and said, "Then I will present my humble performance."