Iris slept for a long time after completing the reports and sending them to Jin Liwei . She woke up a few minutes after noon in time for brunch .
As they ate, Dom informed her that JJ's people finally called in the morning while she was still sleeping and asked for a meeting to negotiate contract terms .
For the next few days, Iris together with Dom and her lawyer were busy meeting with JJ's team . Finally, they signed a contract that satisfied both parties . JJ's record label didn't make any public announcements that she signed under them as an artist as per her request .
Next order of business was to sign under a talent management company . She didn't plan on just being a musician after all . JJ recommended Bright Summit Entertainment Company, which was one of the top in the industry and also had the best relationship with his record label .
Although JJ worked with a lot of talented musicians from different talent companies, he liked working with artists under Bright Summit the best because they were the least troublesome . A big part of this was because Bright Summit protected its artists very well . Unless an artist did something unsalvageable, the company would use its full might and glory to ensure the artist's career .
When Iris went into coma after the accident, her father spent a huge amount of money to dissolve her outstanding contracts with her previous talent agency, record label and endorsements when she failed to wake up after three months .
JJ went the extra mile to contact someone he trusted from Bright Summit . After a few days of negotiations, Iris was already signing a contract with them . She was also given a new manager . Like before, this was not publicly announced as per her request .
The next few weeks were extremely busy . Iris worked personally with JJ and his team of experts at JJ's own studio to record all the songs she composed for her comeback album .
The other people working with them learned to cope (a . k . a . sit there quietly like statues) whenever Iris and JJ clashed like two evil dragons .
"Listen, Iris brat! I'm an award-winning music producer . I'm always right when it comes to music! I say we should change this part of the song to a faster tempo, so we should do it!"
"No, Mr . JJ . You're wrong . That's so stupid . Are you planning to make this into a disco song? Or maybe a dance song?"
"What did you say, you brat?!"
Another one… .
"Mr . JJ, this song doesn't need electric and bass guitars . The symphony orchestra is already more than enough . "
"Hai! You don't understand . The guitars add another dimension to the song!"
"What another dimension? Mr . JJ, they're just annoying background noise . "
"What did you say, you brat?!"
And yet another one…
"Mr . JJ, I want an acoustic guitar as accompaniment for this song . "
"Brat, it's better to keep this song as raw as possible and focus on the emotional impact of your vocals instead . No need for other accompaniment . Just the piano is enough . "
"Hmm…fine . But I still want to try another version with an acoustic guitar . Then we can just choose which version sounds better . "
"You brat! You don't listen to what I say!"
Although the two argued a lot because both were extreme perfectionists when it came to music, they would always find a way to grudgingly compromise with each other . These compromises always produced songs that left everyone in the recording studio, including Iris and JJ, in shocked amazement .
All 13 songs were successfully recorded and polished to their final versions . Next was shooting the music videos . Both JJ and Iris wanted to release the album as soon as possible, so they shot all the music videos for the 13 songs every day in just two and a half weeks .
Everyone was exhausted but seeing their artist Iris Long working nonstop without complaints, they gritted their teeth and worked just as hard .
After a two-day break, Iris was once again busy posing for the album's cover and promotional posters .
Finally, Iris' part in the album production was done and JJ's record label took over to put everything together . She felt so exhausted that just opening her eyes took extreme effort, but this was the first time in her two lives that she felt so alive . Her blood sang with excitement .
She could hardly wait to release her album and hear her music being played everywhere .
Almost two years since the accident and her abrupt retirement from showbiz, JJ's record label and Bright Summit Entertainment Company officially announced the upcoming release of her new album .
Their message was clear .
Iris Long was back .
Chapter end
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