My agency went bankrupt before I even got on stage.

Yang Hongxia could hear the regret in Lian Xiaoyu's voice, knowing she wasn't lying; Lin Fan genuinely didn't want to enter the entertainment industry, and it wasn't Lian Xiaoyu making excuses. However, if he didn't want to now, who knew what he might do later? After all, people change!

Yang Hongxia wasn't in a rush. With Xia Yan and Lian Xiaoyu's relationship there, Xinghe Entertainment would have an advantage if Lin Fan changed his mind later. All she needed to do now was to continuously expand that advantage so that when Lin Fan wanted to debut, Xinghe would be the first company he thought of, and so would she, Yang Hongxia. That would be enough.

"It's a real shame that such a promising talent like Lin Fan isn't going to debut. You should try to persuade him again. Besides, he's still participating in shows, and young people are easily influenced by their surroundings. Who knows, he might suddenly change his mind at any time."

"I hope so."

Yang Hongxia changed the subject: "By the way, when will this song be finished recording? Have you decided on which platform to release it on after you finish recording? I have some connections with music platforms, so do you need my help to communicate with them to prevent a situation like what happened with NetEase Music from happening again."

Speaking of this, Lian Xiaoyu became excited: "Sister Xia, there really is something that needs your help!"

……

Lian Xiaoyu's matter is actually quite simple: she wants to help Lin Fan sign a contract with a music platform, including a clause prohibiting the suppression of song data in the contract, and also to secure better singer treatment for Lin Fan. After all, Lin Fan's data has already been suppressed once by the NetEase platform, and to avoid being suppressed again, he needs to negotiate with the music platform.

Lian Xiaoyu was worried that the music platform wouldn't give her face if she stepped in, so she wanted to use Yang Hongxia's name to gain an advantage in the negotiations.

To Lian Xiaoyu's surprise, Yang Hongxia simply replied, "I understand. Just wait for the contract to be signed. Leave everything else to me." She took on the entire task! This moved Lian Xiaoyu to tears, and she wished she could grab Lin Fan and beg Yang Hongxia to come crawling to her!

After all, resources and connections are the most important things in the entertainment industry, and that's exactly what Lian Xiaoyu lacks.

However, Yang Hongxia didn't see this as a big deal at all. She couldn't understand why, if a young lady like her wanted to promote an independent musician, she could just reveal her identity and sign a contract with a music platform! Why not take advantage of her good family background and instead go through all that trouble, only to end up owing someone a favor and asking her for help?

Yang Hongxia was puzzled by the peculiar thought process of this wealthy heiress, but she figured she might as well accept the favor offered. Besides, it was more accurate to say that this favor was owed to Lin Fan than to Lian Xiaoyu.

This was Yang Hongxia's own little scheme. After all, she already knew about Xia Yan's cover of "I Caught a Cold in That Corner." As Xia Yan's partner, this was just a small favor, but it would also please Lin Fan and win his favor. This would give Xinghe Entertainment a greater advantage if Lin Fan wanted to debut in the future.

Why wouldn't Yang Hongxia do something that would be perfect for both of them?

……

The two were discussing the issue of data suppression, and Jiang Jie, the person directly responsible for the data suppression incident and the head of the copyright department of NetEase Music, was somewhat uneasy at the moment.

Jiang Jie has always had the illusion that he is the god of independent musicians. Because the resources he controls are enough to decide whether a person ascends to heaven or hell.

This is a common misconception among many professionals: mistaking a platform for ability and experience for expertise. Jiang Jie, as the head of the copyright department of the largest music platform in China, wielded immense resources. It's impossible for him to lack ability, but Jiang Jie's mistake was that he gradually lost himself in the sea of ​​power and lust.

When he heard that the singer and copyright owner of "Keep Walking in the Rain" was the same person as the singer and copyright owner of "I Caught a Cold in That Corner," he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. This was a feeling he had never had before, as if something had slipped out of his control.

The data for "I Caught a Cold in That Corner" was suppressed. This kind of thing used to happen often, and even if people found out, it could be resolved by claiming a program error. But "Keep Walking in the Rain" is different. Even though the copyright for "Keep Walking in the Rain" hasn't been obtained yet, the song has already caused a sensation, and even official media outlets are praising it. If people find out now that they suppressed the data for "I Caught a Cold in That Corner," it will probably cause some trouble.

Jiang Jie was somewhat arrogant and power-hungry, but he was definitely not a fool; otherwise, he wouldn't be in his current position. He smoked cigarettes for ages in his office, finally gritting his teeth and picking up the phone to call Xiao Wang in the technical department: "Xiao Wang, restore the data for Lin Fan's song 'I Caught a Cold in That Corner' to normal!"

Wang Xiaoming from the technical department was slightly taken aback when he heard Jiang Jie's arrangement. Had his work been discovered? This made Wang Xiaoming a little flustered: "Manager Jiang, why do we need to restore the data for 'I Caught a Cold in That Corner'? Didn't you previously arrange for its data to be compressed to 10:1? It's only been a few days!"

"Just do what I tell you to do, stop with all the nonsense! I've noticed you're talking a lot of nonsense lately! It's not like this is the first time we've compressed and restored data! Just listen to me and do as I say, don't take yourself too seriously! If you don't want to do it, I'll find someone else to do it right away!"

Jiang Jie was extremely annoyed. This Xiao Wang from the technical department was causing far too much trouble. He would tell HR to fire him.

Wang Xiaoming hung up the phone, looked at the recording on his phone, and a hint of anger flashed in his eyes: "You forced me to do this. If you don't take me seriously, then I won't take you seriously either."

Wang Xiaoming, disregarding the need to recover the data for "I Caught a Cold in That Corner," first saved the recording to his computer, then emailed a recently made female friend: "SaSa, this is evidence of Jiang Jie suppressing data, and it's not the only one. I'll send you all the previous evidence later; you have to help me get revenge!"

Soon, the email came back: "OK, no problem. Protect yourself and resign as soon as possible. I'll arrange a new job for you right away and make sure you won't be retaliated against by Jiang Jie."

Wang Xiaoming breathed a sigh of relief and then shouted "YES!"

Several heads immediately popped out from the cubicle next door: "Xiaoming, what's wrong? Do you have a girlfriend?"

Wang Xiaoming chuckled, keeping his achievements and fame hidden.

Who says programmers are just suckers?

Who says programmers are always scapegoats?

Who says programmers are all single?

Programmers have their day too, you know?