"You brat!" JJ slapped his thighs. "Is that the reason why you’ve decreased your showbiz activities and took a backseat on your music?"
"Yes, Mr. JJ," Iris replied. Her voice was now very calm, even sweet.
Jin Liwei did an excellent job in calming her down with a kiss and a chocolate bar.
"Fine! I’ll forgive you for shouting at me just now. Hmph! Good thing that I, JJ, am a very understanding person! If it were another person, I would’ve already fired him or her for shouting at me like you did."
Iris only smiled and handed Jin Liwei the empty wrapper of the chocolate bar that she just finished. He unwrapped another one before giving it to her. She started eating the second bar while pressing herself closer to him who was now sitting on the arm of her chair.
"Hey, brat! Are you still listening to me?!"
She glanced at the scowling JJ. "Yes, Mr. JJ. I’m listening."
"Hmph!" He watched her eating the chocolate. "Tell me what type of food you’re craving. I’ll send some to you. Oh, right! I got the invite for next week. I’ll give you a care package curated for pregnant women to you then. But before that, can you at least tell me what I will be attending next week? The invitation doesn’t say anything!"
She didn’t reply but nudged Jin Liwei to answer instead.
"It’s a secret for now, Mr. JJ," Jin Liwei said. "Just please come. Xiulan and I will appreciate your presence on the day."
"Alright. Fine! Since my protégé Iris Long is asking me, JJ, so nicely, then I’ll make sure to come!"
"Thank you, Mr. JJ." Iris gave her music producer a bright smile.
"Let’s continue our meeting another day," JJ announced. "We’ve been at it for a few hours now. A pregnant woman should have lots of rest!"
"But we’re not done discussing—"
"We’re done for today!" JJ’s tone was final. He also gave a meaningful look at Jin Liwei.
He took the hint and told his baby girl, "Mr. JJ is right, love. Time to rest. You can continue your discussion another time."
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"In the meantime, I’ll re-think about the versions that I sent you today and consider your suggestions," JJ said. "But I just want you to remember that these songs are going to be sung by other artists, not you. We need to consider the version that will fit the artists’ personal styles the best. And also, not everyone can perform complicated vocal runs like you do. Sometimes we need to adjust our expectations.
"Like you and me, for example. I always expect a lot from you because I know that you can do everything that I ask of you. That’s not the case for some of my artists but I still work with them because they have their own unique strengths. But of course, that doesn’t mean that I’ll go easy on them. Hah! As if I, JJ, will do something like that! They still have to work hard in improving themselves while satisfying the high standards of being artists signed under my record label.
"My point is for you to let go of your tendency to control everything, especially since you’ve already decided to take a backseat and allow other artists to perform the songs that you’ve written. Trust me and let me do my magic! There’s no way that I, JJ, an award-winning music producer, would produce crap!"
JJ’s words made Iris ponder.
He added, "If you want more control, then sign up as a music producer next time. You have a bit of an experience producing with me before, so you already know what to expect. But for now, leave everything to me! Alright, brat?"
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