Producer System: My Girlfriend is a Cellist-Chapter 191 - 160 Journey of Le Yun (Part 2)

"The two teachers, please come this way."

Under the guidance of He Zhichen and Pu Yidan, they walked through the lobby and took the elevator to the third floor.

Arriving at the artists’ department, this is the section of Le Yun that is responsible for the daily affair management of the artists, including their training base.

During the visit, idol trainees and some part-time workers occasionally cast curious glances.

"Who are those people? Chen and Dan are personally receiving them?"

"I can understand Chen, it might be someone he brought in, but for Dan to personally greet them is quite impressive, right?"

"They don’t seem to be trainees... Are they artists who have switched companies?"

"They seem quite young, but they are really good-looking....."

"..."

The part-time workers who were slacking off at work whispered to each other.

After a while, they passed a large wall.

On the wall were various "historical celebrities" of Le Yun.

There were official portraits of various musicians and music industry divas.

Among them, there were even well-known figures recognizable to someone like Lin Tian who doesn’t pay attention to the entertainment industry. The youth then exclaimed, "Oh~ so XXX is from this company."

However, he didn’t see any Rappers. Qingzhou City has many local Rappers; had Lin Tian seen any at this company, he would have likely had some stereotypes given his personality.

Seeing the various identities of the artists also made Lin Tian curious about Le Yun’s company operations.

"Do you guys cover every field?"

"At the start, Le Yun was a record company. It primarily handled the production and distribution of records. Later, the business expanded, and we began to sign some artists ourselves. Initially, the artists we signed were professional musicians. Qingjiang is a music-rich province, and through our collaborations with Xingye Music Academy and Qingjiang Music University, we signed many promising students. We focused on cultivating them into professional performers, which gradually built up the company, and we renamed it ’Le Yun Agency.’"

Pu Yidan recounted the history of the company, paused, and then continued,

"In recent years, the company has further expanded its scale and entered the film and television industry. Only then did we start to tentatively sign some young actors."

"I see."

Lin Tian pondered.

Starting from a record company, slowly transitioning to a music agency, and then to a fully-fledged entity covering various businesses.

From this history, it’s clear that when it comes to record distribution and nurturing professional musicians, Le Yun is indeed more knowledgeable than the average agency.

Especially since they started out by collaborating with music academies, it inherently feels more familiar to music students like Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu.

No wonder He Zhichen insisted on Lin Tian visiting. Seeing some things with one’s own eyes indeed gives a deeper impression.

Lin Tian looked towards Gan Yanyu, wanting to see Mr. Gan’s reaction.

However, the girl was just staring blankly at the people on the wall, expressionless, but seemingly lost in thought, not knowing what she was pondering.

Suddenly, Lin Tian remembered that Gan Yanyu had previously signed with a company and asked:

"Mr. Gan, what was the name of the company you signed with before?"

"Phantom Sound," replied Gan Yanyu.

"Phantom Sound, indeed it sounds like a place suitable for Teacher Gan Yanyu," said He Zhichen.

"What happened?"

"It’s not big, but it’s very good at nurturing musicians. They almost never sign trainees, only choosing promising new musicians. Their main business is arranging concerts, tours, festival performances, and participating in music competitions for professional musicians."

Lin Tian understood.

Different from large companies, it was a small but exquisite type, serving only professional musicians. Its business wasn’t broad, but it had a quite good reputation in certain circles.

"Enough about this, teachers, please come this way and have a look."

Following that, He Zhichen gestured with his hand, inviting them to move forward.

Further ahead were several small rooms. Every double door was labeled with a nameplate.

"Hot Melody," "Dream Move," "Shine."

These nameplates each represented the exclusive territory of a certain organization or studio.

Seemingly not wanting Pu Yidan to hear, He Zhichen intentionally slowed his pace, then whispered to Lin Tian:

"If Teacher Lin Tian and Teacher Gan Yanyu are willing to join us, with my endorsement, forming a duo and setting up a studio for the two teachers shouldn’t be difficult....."

"....."

Lin Tian was somewhat dazed.

Personal studios differ greatly from the usual signed artists in terms of operational management models, financial structure, contractual terms, etc., and can effectively operate independently of the company.

Usually, only industry-recognized and supported veteran artists are afforded such treatment, and crucially, it depends on whether their own brand has enough stable partners.

For Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu, while slightly falling short of such requirements, it couldn’t be said they had none at all.

Take "Moonlight and Cat," for example, which had already become a relatively well-known IP, and Lin Tian already had some steady advertisers when shooting videos.

Lettian Music Store is a typical example.

In the "E Minor Cello Concerto" and "Spanish Bullfighting Song," Lin Tian had collaborations, but since these were soft advertisements, they did not manifest very directly in the videos, and the profits were not high.

It was precisely because it was still at the stage of small ventures, lacking a major resource to prove themselves.

This is where a brokerage company comes into play.

If Lin Tian could sign successfully, with the support of the company’s bridge, Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu could confidently undertake larger business cooperations.

Even though joining such a company was not the ultimate goal for Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu, unavoidably, there would always be times when money was short. It wouldn’t be humiliating to take on some endorsements to earn money.

The existence of the studio would give Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu greater freedom; if they didn’t want to be in the public eye, no one could force them, which was very important to both of them.

Perhaps He Zhichen had this idea because, in his calculations, he believed the commercial value of the two was much stronger than it appeared on the surface.

It sounded good.

"Let’s wait and see."

Lin Tian did not rush to respond to He Zhichen.

But none of this had yet produced the level of desire in Lin Tian to "join immediately."

Moving forward, they passed by the practice rooms.

In one clear practice room after another, scattered apprentices and performers were training.

They were focused, engrossed in playing their instruments, completely unaware of the people passing by outside.

"Why are they all practicing alone?"

Lin Tian asked.

"We have very little intervention in the learning of professional musicians, even with newcomers, most of the time they need a quiet environment. What we need to do is to make musicians believe that ’just focus on performing, and leave the rest to the agents,’" He Zhichen said.

"....."

As a high school student, Lin Tian did not know how other companies handled this, but from what he heard here, he mostly agreed.

In his view, agents and studios should play such roles.

An adjuster, and a trouble-shooter.

Musical matters should be left for the musicians to resolve themselves.

Passing by a particular room, He Zhichen stopped again and began to introduce this and that, places where famous young musicians had trained. And that particular "this and that" was now an international music master, currently holding an important position in a Music Association.

Such talk might not mean much to others, including Lin Tian, but it had a significant impact on Gan Yanyu. freewebnøvel.com

Gan Yanyu thus leaned against the glass wall, her eyes widened, gazing lost in thought at everything inside.

Without a word spoken, she seemed to be paying more attention to everything here than anyone else.

Lin Tian wondered what Mr. Gan was thinking at that moment.

Lin Tian smiled, stopped in his tracks, and stood beside watching Mr. Gan.

"...."

Just then, like a ghost, He Zhichen appeared at Lin Tian’s ear.

"Teacher Lin Tian, if I may be so bold to ask... Do you have a secret crush on Teacher Gan Yanyu?"

"Ah?"

The change of topic came so suddenly that Lin Tian turned his head around, a bit bewildered,

"How did you know?"

"I’ve said it, an agent is the ’head of the family.’ I’ve been giving psychological counsel to young artists for many years and have extensive experience in this area... I can tell from a glance what little emotions artists have," said He Zhichen as he adjusted his glasses and a sly glint flickered in his eyes.

"Making a duo more harmonious and increasing the level of tacit understanding between the two is also part of an agent’s job."

"So, Teacher Lin Tian, if you’re willing to join us, I will do my utmost to help you and Teacher Gan Yanyu to be together..."