What's the situation?

It's been two or three months since the gathering, and the video's hype has long faded. How did Zhao Xiaodao get to see this video?

And even if he saw it, why does he seem a bit anxious?

As Lu Zheng saw the video, Lin Wan also saw it, "Zhao Xiaodao is looking for you."

"I see it." Lu Zheng nodded, typed a reply: @Zhao Xiaodao, I'm the one in the video, what's up?

Zhao Xiaodao replied instantly: It really is Brother Lu! Brother Lu, you're amazing!

After some praise, Zhao Xiaodao continued: Brother Lu, I wanted to ask if this music piece is your original work? Can I use it for a scene in my new drama?

Lu Zheng blinked, thought for a while, and dialed the phone.

"Brother Lu!"

"What's the situation?"

"Well..." Zhao Xiaodao quickly explained the whole story.

After finishing the shooting of his latest Immortal drama, Zhao Xiaodao entered a tense post-production phase, involving dubbing, music, and special effects.

Given Zhao Xiaodao's current status, the newly shot Immortal drama was entirely high-end, with premieres confirmed on two local TV stations and one online platform, making high requirements for hardware like costumes and props, and software like special effects and music.

Therefore, there was a scene where the male lead plays the guqin for the female lead, requiring a captivating guqin piece, one that was emotionally moving and ethereal.

To this end, the drama's music team produced eight guqin pieces, all of which were rejected. They invited three pieces from external sources, but none passed.

Then, a team member remembered this viral video from two months ago, spent some time searching on a small site, and finally found it.

The director immediately made the decision!

But then came the problem...

They contacted the video uploader, but he also didn't know how to contact the person in the video.

Without the creator's recognition and authorization, the drama couldn't use it recklessly, as it could cause legal disputes, which would seriously damage the drama's reputation. Moreover, this piece had been popular, and the time stamp was clear, making any lawsuits ironclad.

It's not like the old days anymore. Even novel platforms are now cracking down on piracy.

So the drama producers are trying to find the two people in the video for authorization while inviting musicians to compose music.

They hadn't found the people yet but discovered that the hired musicians couldn't capture the music's feel and essence like the person in the video.

Seeing the video comments praising the ancient piece's "mental realm," the director finally understood the meaning of the words "mental realm."

Thus, the director used all his connections to find the two people in the video, and naturally, Zhao Xiaodao also saw this video.

It's important to know, in the video, the lighting was dim, Si Lingxi only revealed a side view, and Lu Zheng was much farther away from the camera, just roughly visible. Even to familiar faces, it was hard to recognize.

Even Zhao Xiaodao wasn't sure at first, until Si Lingxi stood out with her waist-length hair, tall figure, and cool, indifferent attitude, jolting Zhao Xiaodao into realization.

Hence, the video and phone call were sent to Lu Zheng.

"That's how it is..." Lu Zheng nodded.

"Hehe..." A pleading laugh came from Zhao Xiaodao on the other side of the phone, "Brother Lu, save the day in the trenches, alright?"

"This isn't a big deal; feel free to use it." Lu Zheng said.

"Thanks, Brother Lu! By the way, Brother Lu, the director checked the copyright database and found it hasn't been registered, so he couldn't find your contact information." Zhao Xiaodao reminded, "Do you want to register it? Or you can sign a letter, and the producers can help you register it."

Lu Zheng pondered for a moment. He initially didn't bother to register, but if the music caught on with the drama and someone shamelessly registered it first, it would be quite annoying.

Even if Lu Zheng could resolve it, as for registration... hmm, it's probably technically erasable too...

"Is the copyright document needed for signing the contract?" Lu Zheng asked.

"Not necessarily," Zhao Xiaodao said, "You just need to sign a confirmation stating you composed the piece yourself."

Lu Zheng nodded, "Then I'll register it; it'll be clearer that way."

Zhao Xiaodao laughed cheerfully, "That's the best! Tomorrow, I'll bring the director to Hai City to have you sign the contract. The price will definitely be the highest in the industry. Oh, and also..."

"What's more?" Lu Zheng asked.

"Other musicians hired by the director couldn't play with your essence, so he wants to invite Brother Zhao to record it for them." Zhao Xiaodao said.

Lu Zheng nodded, "No problem."

"Thank you, Brother Lu!"

After chatting casually with Zhao Xiaodao, Lu Zheng hung up the phone and said to the group, "I'm going to register a music copyright."

Then he saw Shen Ying and Lin Wan already teaming up, Si Lingxi typing, with only Liu Qingyan timidly saying, "How about I go with Lu Lang?"

Lu Zheng nodded, "Qingyan is the best!"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!" 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Three figurative daggers flew over, Lu Zheng laughed heartily and took Liu Qingyan to change clothes and head out.

...

That night, Lu Zheng rewarded Liu Qingyan alone.

...

The next afternoon, Lu Zheng met Zhao Xiaodao and Director Zheng Kuo in a cafe near his community.

"Brother Lu!" Zhao Xiaodao got up early to greet him, waited for Lu Zheng to approach, then introduced, "This is the director of 'Biluo Song', Director Zheng Kuo."

"Little Saber!" Lu Zheng first greeted Zhao Xiaodao, then shook hands with the middle-aged man who stood up with Zhao Xiaodao, "Hello, Director Zheng."

"Hello, Mr. Lu!" Zheng Kuo shook Lu Zheng's hand tightly, "I never expected you to know Little Saber. If I had known earlier, I would have just contacted him directly."

On the way here, Zhao Xiaodao called him Brother Lu at every turn, so Director Zheng dared not look down on Lu Zheng at all.

Lu Zheng sat down, took off his backpack, and took out a document, handing it to Zheng Kuo, "This is the copyright document for 'Phoenix Seeking Phoenix' I registered yesterday."

"Alright alright!" Zheng Kuo received it with both hands, scanned it over, and set it aside. Before he could speak, Zhao Xiaodao and Lu Zheng were already chatting.

"Sister Wan didn't come?"

"It's Monday. She's working today." Lu Zheng said helplessly.

Zhao Xiaodao stuck out his tongue, "I don't even know what day it is anymore, and I forgot you don't work either."

Lu Zheng smacked his lips, unsure if Zhao Xiaodao's words were indirectly mocking him.

"Then... Sister Lingxi, Sister Ying, and Sister Qingyan?" Zhao Xiaodao blinked, probing.

Lu Zheng rolled his eyes, "They're all at home. Once we're done with business, you can come back with me."

"Ah?" Zhao Xiaodao's eyes widened.