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Editor: Sai Hiroto

Hearing Cheng Lang's teasing, Meng Tianye took off his sunglasses uncomfortably, as if to explain, "I've been to White Jade Capital, and they said you're on vacation today and won't go to work."

So you came to the milk tea shop specifically to find him?

Cheng Lang glanced at Meng Tianye, pulled out a chair, sat down, and asked Meng Tianye, "Would you like to try the milk tea in our store?"

Meng Tianye frowned, a little disgusted, "I won't drink it. I don't like to drink sweet things."

"You're all here." Cheng Lang snapped his fingers and motioned to the clerk to make a cup of the store's special milk tea, "Just think of it as helping to promote our milk tea shop."

Meng Tianye snorted, "Then you have to do me a favor."

Cheng Lang smiled and said, "Tell me."

Meng Tianye looked at Cheng Lang and said nothing.

"What's wrong?" Cheng Lang grabbed a handful of pistachios on the table and asked while eating, "Do you still need to brew up your emotions and organize your language?"

Meng Tianye rolled his eyes and said, "You should know, right? I resigned from White Jade Capital and went to participate in the draft. Now that the competition has reached 50-30, the organizer came to me and said that if the players want to enter the top ten in the country, they must sign a contract with the organizer company.”

When Meng Tianye said this, he pursed his lips stubbornly, "I haven't decided yet whether I want to sign or not."

The clerk brings over the prepared milk tea. Meng Tianye stared at the milk tea and said quickly, "They will come to me tomorrow to discuss signing a contract. Can you go with me?"

Cheng Lang agreed immediately, "Okay."

"Ah?" Meng Tianye didn't react and looked at Cheng Lang blankly.

Cheng Lang repeated, "No problem."

Meng Tianye blinked and suddenly asked, "Aren't you curious and want to ask why I came to you and asked you to accompany me?"

"As I said, you help me promote the milk tea shop, and I'll do you a favor." Cheng Lang smiled, "Exchange of equal value. This is fair."

Meng Tianye looked at Cheng Lang angrily. He didn't know whether he was angry or a little disappointed, "So you're really not curious?"

"No matter what reason you have, you came to me, and I am willing to help you. This is the fact." Cheng Lang smiled, "But if you are willing to share your journey with me, I am all ears."

Meng Tianye snorted coldly, "I'm too lazy to talk nonsense to you."

"Remember what you promised me, I'll wait for you at the Star Edge Cafe opposite City X TV station at 12:30 noon tomorrow." Meng Tianye said and stood up directly. Before leaving, he didn't forget to take the cup of milk tea that Cheng Lang gave him.

Cheng Lang looked at Meng Tianye's awkward back and couldn't help but smile.

Shen Huaiyu came over and asked curiously, "Does Meng Tianye have anything to do with you?"

"The little boy is facing the adult world for the first time, and he feels a little unsure. So he wants to find a friend to help him become more courageous." Cheng Lang said with a smile.

"Then he really found the right person." Shen Huaiyu looked at Cheng Lang confidently and said excitedly, "My milk tea cream is ready. Do you want to try it?"

"Of course." Cheng Lang said with a smile, "I just happened to eat too much fish and meat at night. Drink some milk tea to relieve the tiredness."

After hearing Cheng Lang's words, Shen Huaiyu asked, by the way, "Is Old Master Qin's birthday party fun?"

"It's not just fun, it's really exciting." Cheng Lang sighed with a smile.

Shen Huaiyu was a little curious. Seeing that Cheng Lang had no intention of continuing, he didn't ask any more questions. He went to the back kitchen to get some tea utensils and ordered tea for Cheng Lang.

The newly developed milk tea cream is more delicate and moisturizing than the previous semi-finished product. After ordering tea, the pattern remains for a few minutes longer than the previous semi-finished product. The most important thing is that the tea soup is bright in color, silky, and soft in taste, with a faint hint of milk and a refreshing and mellow tea aroma. After one sip, the tea aroma overflows and leaves a fragrant aroma on your lips and teeth. Savor it carefully, and there is a hint of a sweet, milky aroma. Cheng Lang squinted his eyes slightly and praised, "It smells so good."

"Is it delicious?" Shen Huaiyu looked at Cheng Lang with bright eyes, "I also made milk tea powder. The taste is not as delicate and moist as milk tea paste. It may be a little sweeter and thinner. However, the brewing method is simple and convenient for takeout.”

Cheng Lang immediately said, "Let me have a taste."

"Wait for me." Shen Huaiyu ran back to the kitchen excitedly, made another cup of homemade milk tea powder, and hurriedly handed it to Cheng Lang.

Cheng Lang took a bite and found that it tasted sweeter. The milk flavor is also stronger than milk tea cream. Shen Huaiyu explained, "Because the milk tea is brewed from milk tea powder, the latte art is drawn directly from milk. Therefore, compared with the prepared milk tea paste, the taste will be sweeter. If the customer is in a hurry to take out and doesn't want to for latte art, they can also choose low-sweet milk tea.”

"Our Mr. Shen has very thoughtful ideas. The ways of drinking tea you mentioned are really in line with the operating conditions of our milk tea shop..." Cheng Lang praised without hesitation. She was showered with compliments, which made Shen Huaiyu blush.

"I have started to teach Yanyan how to make some tea latte art." Shen Huaiyu said with a blushing face, a little shy, "Next, I will continue to develop other flavors of milk tea, continue to improve the milk tea cream and the taste of milk tea powder, and strive to make better-tasting milk tea.”

"Come on, I believe you." Cheng Lang gestured to Shen Huaiyu with two thumbs up, "But before doing new research and development, we still need to obtain the patents for milk tea cream and milk tea powder."

When Shen Huaiyu heard this, he immediately asked seriously, "What do you need me to do?"

"It's very simple. Don't be nervous." Cheng Lang looked at Shen Huaiyu, who suddenly became nervous, and said with a smile, "We can just do it step by step."

Shen Huaiyu looked at Cheng Lang, who seemed carefree and didn't care about any problems and felt inexplicably relieved.

Early the next morning, Cheng Lang and Shen Huaiyu took leave and went to the patent office. They first completed and submitted some necessary application documents. The formulas of milk tea cream and milk tea powder were also filed. Near noon, Shen Huaiyu took a taxi back to school, while Cheng Lang drove his Wuling Hongguang to Star Edge Cafe for an appointment.

It was exactly 12:30 noon when Cheng Lang arrived at the coffee shop, and Meng Tianye had already arrived. No one from the brokerage company has arrived yet.

Cheng Lang looked at Meng Tianye, who was waiting for a cup of coffee to cool down, and sat down opposite him, "How long have you been waiting?"

Meng Tianye hesitated for a moment, "I came here at twelve o'clock."

Cheng Lang asked again, "Have you had lunch?"

Meng Tianye shook his head.

Cheng Lang pressed the summons bell, and a uniformed waiter came over immediately.

Cheng Lang flipped through the menu and ordered a six-inch black forest cake, two sandwiches, and a fruit snack tray. Meng Tianye looked at Cheng Lang with a dull expression, "Can you order so much and eat it?"

"Aren't you going to eat?" Cheng Lang looked at Meng Tianye, who was hesitant to speak and said with a smile, "Don't worry. I'll treat you to this meal. Let's eat some cake sandwiches first. After we finish talking, find a restaurant to eat."

Meng Tianye's face turned red, "Who wants you to treat me? I can afford a meal."

"Just treat me like I'm asking for help. I'll treat you to dinner and bribe you first." Cheng Lang said with a smile, "I searched online yesterday and found that the talent show you participated in was quite popular. You registered on Weibo before it started. Now it has nearly 100,000 fans. Although it is not as popular as those popular players, it is still somewhat famous. I would like to ask you to promote our milk tea shop."

Meng Tianye asked uncomfortably, "Have you seen my performance?"

"I've seen it." Cheng Lang said, "The four episodes are hundreds of minutes long, and you showed up for ten minutes? It's harder for me to find you than it is to find a needle in the sea."

Meng Tianye couldn't help but say, "Actually, I can sing quite well. However, there are a few scenes assigned to me by post-editing. Many of those contestants are artists who have already signed contracts with agencies. They are supported by agencies, so naturally, they have more scenes. "

"There are many scenes in the show, and there are many drafts outside the show. You can talk about things and talk about them, and the company supports you. So it is normal for people to have more fans than you and to be more popular than you." Cheng Lang concluded with a smile.

Meng Tianye became angry when he saw Cheng Lang's appearance, "You're here to make me angry on purpose, right? Why do you only gain the ambition of others and destroy your own prestige?"

"Hey, are you angry now?" Cheng Lang cut a piece of cake and handed it to Meng Tianye, "Here, eat a piece of cake. Eating sweets helps regulate your mood."

"I won't eat." Meng Tianye looked at Cheng Lang angrily and said, "Eating too much will make you look fat on camera."

"You are almost as skinny as a monkey." Cheng Lang advised, "Eat more. We want to go to the strong side. Being fat will make you appear more stable."

Meng Tianye couldn't help but curl up his lips and immediately turned his face serious, "What do you mean? Are you saying that I'm too ugly to be an idol?"

"Who said you are ugly? How could our front-runner White Jade Capital be ugly? The young man is cool and handsome, with eight-pack abs and mermaid lines!"

While Cheng Lang was talking, a man in a suit and combed hair came over and said, "Hey, this is quite rich. Young people are different, they really know how to enjoy it!"

Cheng Lang raised his eyes and asked, "Who are you?"

The man was stunned when he heard this and glanced at Meng Tianye subconsciously, "I am the agent of Star Entertainment Media. You can just call me Brother Zhang."

Cheng Lang looked at Meng Tianye and asked, "Is this the agency you were talking about?"

Meng Tianye couldn't figure out what Cheng Lang meant, so he just nodded numbly when he heard the words.

Cheng Lang sneered, sat back in the booth, and crossed his legs, "It turns out that your agency wants to sign my brothers. Didn't we make an appointment to meet at the coffee shop at half past twelve? What time is it now? Don’t you adults have to keep time when you go to work?”

Brother Zhang was stunned. He glanced at Cheng Lang and said with a half-smile, "You are young, but you are quite crazy."

Cheng Lang smiled and said, "Being crazy naturally has capital. Being young is a capital. Being handsome is also a capital. Being strong is even more capital. If you are handsome and strong at a young age, why can't you be crazy?"

"Okay!" Brother Zhang nodded, "It's interesting."

He took advantage of the situation and sat next to Meng Tianye, "What's going on? We haven't started talking yet. Why don't you give me a hint first?"

"You're telling the truth." Cheng Lang twitched the corner of his mouth and smiled, "You didn't show up when the time came, and you deliberately left us alone. You arrived just after the dishes were served. Where are you hiding?"

Hearing Cheng Lang's words, Meng Tianye's expression changed.

Brother Zhang shook his head, "This is a wrong idea. I came late because of the traffic jam on the road. I don't mean to deliberately expose you. You are young, so don't be so suspicious."

"Whatever." Cheng Lang said impatiently, "Didn't you say we wanted to sign a contract? Let's take a look at the contract."

Brother Zhang subconsciously looked at Meng Tianye. Meng Tianye looked like he was following Cheng Lang's lead, "Then let's take a look at the contract first."

Since Brother Zhang came here, he naturally brought the contract with him. But as soon as he showed up, the initiative was taken away by Cheng Lang, which inevitably made him a little unhappy. He took out a contract from his bag and handed it to Meng Tianye, "Let's take a look. Our company is also very sincere. As long as you agree to sign the contract, we will naturally give you more cameras during the show. In addition, there will be contact you for business and other cooperation. ”

Cheng Lang waved, "Show me."

Meng Tianye handed the contract to Cheng Lang. Cheng Lang sat in the booth and patted the seat next to him, "Why are you sitting next to him? We are in the same group."

Meng Tianye was speechless, then stood up and sat next to Cheng Lang.

After all this tossing, Brother Zhang became even more speechless.

Cheng Lang and Meng Tianye got together to review the contract. After two minutes, he raised his head and said, "Let's take a look first. We don't have time to take care of you. You can order whatever you want to drink."

Brother Zhang originally wanted to order a cup of coffee, but after hearing these words, he felt inexplicably depressed. He always feels like he ordered it after listening to Cheng Lang's instructions.

The momentum was inexplicably weakened again.

Brother Zhang took a deep breath and just called the waiter when he heard Cheng Lang say in a fuss, "The signing time is actually ten years? Oh my God. Is this a contract of sale?"

"The revenue will be divided into 28%? The copyright of the songs created by the artist during the contract period will be owned by the company? The right to use it will be decided by the company at its own discretion? That means that if Tianye no longer wants to work in your company one day, all the songs he created will have to stay in your company.”

“Even if he continues to stay in your company, it’s not up to him to decide whether he can sing his songs or not. Can your company even say that these songs were written by others? You can’t say anything about the restrictions. Is it like revealing commercial secrets?”

Cheng Lang directly withheld the contract, "Is your company's boss' surname Zhou?"

Brother Zhang didn't expect that Cheng Lang was so familiar with the terms of cooperation, and immediately explained, "Don't just look at this. If the company signs Tianye, they will also praise him. We will hold concerts for him, release albums, and also provide him with business cooperation..."

"What size of concerts, what budget of albums? What level of business cooperation? How many concerts per year? How many albums per year? Who is the producer of the album? How many business deals per year? Is the business cooperation method endorsement or promotion? Platform? Do you still need to sign the so-called pre-sale terms? That kind of junk business where you don’t have to pay the balance until the amount is reached?”

Cheng Lang didn't even give Brother Zhang a chance to speak, and said directly, "Then I can take over the job for him. I'm not as bad as you, so I don't even have to split the bill with him. I'll help him take over the job, and we two brothers—five to five is enough."

Cheng Lang slapped the table and said, "I said that you have been negotiating this contract for a long time, but there is no benefit at all except deception and exploitation. By the way, I didn’t even have time to ask, what are your company’s qualifications? How many years has it been established? How many celebrities are you bringing out? What resources are there? Can you get the theme song for a movie or TV show?”

“If we have this resource, can it fall on my buddies? I see that many singers are so poor now that they can’t afford to eat. They go to pick up merchants and perform acupuncture every day to make money. I said that the business cooperation you are talking about is not the same, right? A real estate company opens a business, a restaurant opens, and your singers are invited to sing a few songs. One hundred and two hundred thousand for a song?"

Brother Zhang suddenly lost his arrogance when he saw Cheng Lang finishing his work in one go.