Chapter 15. Taking the first step (2)
"How did you even get that kind of injury"
Uncle Zhang said as he looked worriedly at me.
"I, I got into a fight"
"Fight! Who was the bastard who tried to harm you president?"
Zhao Tan said from the side as he swung his fist in the air. He was looking like he was ready to fight if I said him to.
"It's nothing serious! Just a small brawl"
I said as I shrugged but the truth was that I had bandages on both of my fingers and my cheek was also bruised.
It seems like when I broke that bottle, some glass shards hit my fingers. I didn't even realized it at that time.
"Well, how is the preparations going?" I asked Zhao Tan.
"Well, most of the employees that were left are from the A&R (Audio and Recording) team, that helped us quite a bit. We have already decided on the background music and we just have to record it"
"That's good but what about the physical album production?"
"Since, we have made some physical albums before, it was no trouble, the factory can instantly start making the copies but we first have to decide on the album name and it's design. We also have to set a price but I think the planning team already submitted a report regarding it in your office. Didn't you see that"
"No, I didn't, I was busy"
I said that it was just a excuse. I didn't even have tidy up my office, how could I see the report.
I have to work hard! This isn't a child's game now and I am not a protagonist, the entertainment industry works on choices and timing, not on luck.
As we were talking about the door of the meeting room suddenly opened and Bai Shu entered with a smile on his face.
I wondered if something good had happened.
"Pres-president, we, no, you did it. Lin Ru contacted me"
"Li-Lin Ru…..she contacted you"
I said with a shuttering voice. Lin Ru contacted him, did she decided to sign with us after I helped her, no her trauma was too big to just sign with us after only one incident.
"President Ren, I don't know what happened but she told that she wanted to meet you…..alone"
"Alone!"
What the hell is going to happen now! Although I wanted to sign Lin Ru for the album, I was close to giving up as time was running fast.
Global entertainment was really close to declaring bankruptcy.
The stocks are nearly dead. No one wanted to buy it and now, Lin Ru want to meet me alone.
When I looked at Uncle Zhang and Zhao Tan, their faces have some shock and they were whispering among themselves.
I wasn't not able to hear it properly as they were whispering in a small voice but I could decipher words like 'President Ren really is experienced' and 'I didn't think we will get our first singer this way'.
I really wanted to ask what they were talking but I just let it off as the reason why Lin Ru wanted to meet me was more important.
"Did she tell you why does she wanted to meet me?"
"No, she just called me and said she wanted to meet me"
"OK, there is a chance that she will be willing to make a contract with us, so give me a copy of contract and Composer Zhao…"
"Ye-yeah"
"Give me a copy of the guide version of the «The most romantic thing», it will be helpful later"
I can't miss this opportunity now, although I don't know the reason why she wanted to meet me, it can be about the contract.
I will have to do anything to make her sign a contract with me.
* * *
I was currently sitting in a private room in a relatively small restaurant.
Although it was small, the food was rather good and I have already visited this place a few times now, so I was familiar with the things.
Although I was familiar with things, It was the first time that I was eating with someone, especially when that someone is a beautiful girl.
Lin Ru was sitting across me. It has already been five minutes since we had met each other but apart from greetings, we didn't have talked much.
Rather than talking, she has been constantly talking glances at my bandaged fingers and bruised cheek.
After knowing that she wanted to meet me, I quickly set up a meeting place.
I wanted to meet at the company at first but I thought that she can feel uncomfortable there, so we decided on a restaurant but the mood was awkward.
"Um, sorry about last time and than-thank you for helping me"
Finally after seven minutes, she finally said some words and I quickly followed up.
"No, I did it because I wanted to. You don't have any fault at that. I just did it on impulse"
"No, the truth is that you really helped me, I was going probably going to cry if you hadn't confronted them"
What is this? It didn't feel like the usual Lin Ru I was talking to.
I have been observing Lin Ru for some days now and I know that she usually puts up a cold upfront.
Why was she so….meek today? Did she let her guard around me since I helped her?
"Um, about your injuries. Did it still hurt?"
"No, it's way better after I got a checkup with a doctor"
"It's good but um….here"
Lin Ru looked at me with some hesitant and probably a little embarrassment as he put out a box in front of me.
"Umm, it has some bandages and some creams that is good for injuries. I, I wanted to give something to you since you helped me but that's the only thing I thought that I can give you"
I checked the box filled with medicines and bandages in astonishment. The box have many different types of bandages with cute animal design and there was also a lot of variety of creams.
I would be really embarrassed if I really wore those bandages with animal designs.
Wait! That wasn't the problem here! The problem was Lin Ru.
She was acting too cute. Was she really that cute before. She was like a venomous snake before and now she was like a cat.
A small white cat!
How does she changed that much?