Lin Shixuan walked into the coffee shop accompanied by a female assistant. After sitting down and waiting for almost twenty minutes, the guest she had arranged to meet still did not show up.
"Sister Xuanxuan, this Owen's score is too big, he is already twenty minutes late!"
The female assistant is called Xiao Rong. Although she has been in Lin Shixuan's work team for the past six months, it was only in the past two days that she was able to replace Sister Ying. She has been following Lin Shixuan and handling various matters for her.
The little girl had just started working. She was not only a member of Lin Shixuan's team, but also her super fan. She admired Lin Shixuan to the core. So when she heard that her idol personally called her to help, the little girl was so happy that she stayed up all night long.
of insomnia.
Because of this, when the guests Lin Shixuan invited did not show up, she seemed even more angry than Lin Shixuan.
Because in her opinion, Lin Shixuan is a big star who is currently popular. Normally, it is normal for a star of Lin Shixuan's level to be late for various events no matter what. But now it is the other way around, and the other party actually makes Lin Shixuan wait.
It lasted almost twenty minutes, which was simply too much.
In contrast to Xiao Rong's indignation, Lin Shixuan had always been calm. She drank coffee slowly, listened to the music in the cafe, and didn't even look out the window.
When the time came to 7:30, a white man, accompanied by a Chinese man, finally walked into the coffee shop. Then, they walked towards Lin Shixuan and the others under the guidance of the waiter.
"It's finally here. It's really shameful that we're half an hour late!" Seeing the white man, Xiao Rong muttered dissatisfiedly.
Lin Shixuan glanced at Xiao Rong, who stuck out her tongue and said with a smile: "Sister Xuanxuan, don't worry, I won't talk nonsense."
Lin Shixuan finally withdrew her gaze with satisfaction, then stood up and stretched out her hand towards the white man.
"Hello, Mr. Owen!"
The white man glanced at the assistant beside him. After receiving confirmation from the other party, he shook hands with Lin Shixuan and sat down directly.
His face was expressionless throughout the whole process, and he even rolled up his sleeves and looked at the time after taking his seat.
"Hello, Miss Lin!" The white man's assistant is a Chinese in his forties, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. He said with a smile: "I'm sorry, there was a traffic jam on the road just now, so I'm a little late."
"It's okay, please sit down!" Lin Shixuan responded with a smile and motioned for the other party to take a seat.
"Ms. Lin, Mr. Owen has a performance later, so time is very tight. I hope we can keep the story short and finalize the matter as soon as possible."
After taking a seat, the assistant immediately said.
Lin Shixuan frowned slightly, "What about tomorrow? Does Mr. Owen have any other arrangements during the day tomorrow?"
"Mr. Owen has a public performance tomorrow morning, but he can spare two hours in the afternoon to familiarize himself with the music score, so Miss Lin doesn't have to worry." The assistant said with a smile.
Xiao Rong on the side immediately looked anxious and almost couldn't help but want to interrupt.
Lin Shixuan pondered for a moment and said: "Isn't two hours too short? Although there is only one song, it is the first time for Mr. Owen and I to collaborate. We need a familiar process, and the melody of my new song is a bit complicated.
, it’s still quite difficult to play well.”
The assistant leaned back on the chair, with a reserved smile: "Ms. Lin, for ordinary pianists, what you said is no problem at all. But Mr. Owen is the gold medal winner of the International Piano Grand Prix.
For him, two hours is more than enough to get familiar with a piece of music, so you don’t have to worry at all. As for the coordination problem you mentioned, with all due respect, as long as there are no problems on your side, Mr. Owen will have absolutely no problems."
Xiao Rong on the side finally couldn't help it anymore and interjected: "What do you mean by this? Are you doubting Sister Xuanxuan's professional standards?"
Lin Shixuan turned her head and glanced at Xiao Rong, who frowned and had no choice but to close her mouth.
The assistant said: "Of course we don't doubt Ms. Lin's professional standards. What I want to say is that both Ms. Lin and Mr. Owen are highly accomplished artists. There will definitely not be much problem in working together. Two hours of running-in is enough."
Got it!"
Lin Shixuan pondered for a while and nodded, "Okay, I agree!"
The assistant smiled, lowered his head and came to the white man's side. He talked with him in English for a while, and then he said to Lin Shixuan: "Mr. Owen said that he wanted to see the score first."
Lin Shixuan glanced at Xiaorong, who immediately took out the music score from her bag.
After the white man read it, he said a few words to the assistant next to him.
"Mr. Owen said that he can play this song, so Miss Lin can rest assured!" After talking to the white man, the assistant said to Lin Shixuan.
Lin Shixuan's face showed joy, "That's good!"
"Ms. Lin, with all due respect, can you give me an accurate explanation of the remuneration now?" The assistant smiled and said: "After all, Mr. Irving's schedule for this trip to China is very tight, and we have to cancel a very important event arrangement.
I have to squeeze out time to accept your invitation, so it is better for us to agree on the price first, and we also hope that you can pay the remuneration in advance."
"You are so unruly, how can you pay the remuneration first?" When it came to her business scope, Xiao Rong immediately launched a counterattack.
The white man's assistant glanced at Xiao Rong, smiled at Lin Shixuan and said, "Does Miss Lin think so too?"
Lin Shixuan frowned slightly, then nodded and said: "There is no problem in paying the remuneration first. I believe in Mr. Owen's character. However, do you have a quotation for the remuneration amount?"
The assistant said: "Normally, Mr. Irving's appearance fee is about 500,000 euros, but this time because we have canceled a very important event arrangement, you must pay an additional penalty to Mr. Irving.
Added together, the total amount is at least 1.5 million euros. Of course, if you are willing to pay a higher price, Mr. Owen can also help you arrange this piece of music more perfectly."
Upon hearing this quotation, Lin Shixuan was immediately stunned.
Xiao Rong even shouted angrily: "One and a half million euros?! You are going too far. Even if the piano master Clayderman comes in person, it is impossible to exceed one million euros, not to mention that we only have one song here."
Song!"
The assistant smiled and said: "As I said just now, the letter you sent is too late. If Mr. Owen helps Miss Lin perform this concert perfectly, he must first cancel a very important event arrangement. We are in breach of contract."
First of all, the extra money is liquidated damages. Of course, if you think this price is unreasonable, you can continue to find other people, and Mr. Irving will not force it."