Chapter 22: Every family has a hard-to-read scripture
"If you sign a contract, how long is the contract? What about the damages? "
After sitting down, Chen Lixing stopped going around and asked directly.
Whether it is a brokerage company or a free agent, they sign people, of course, not for doing good deeds.
Artists packaging, promotion, publishing works, public relations processing... they cost money everywhere.
The money is spent so that you can earn it back twice.
To put it bluntly, this is an investment.
Investment will succeed and fail, so the relationship between artists and agents is quite subtle. Sometimes they are like foremans and workers, sometimes they are like eunuchs and emperors, and sometimes they are like friends...
The specificity depends on the status comparison of the two and the basis of cooperation. Some celebrities often use close people to be their agents, on the one hand because of trust, and on the other hand, it is also to avoid being rich.
It seems perfect if you make money by yourself, but in fact, once you are involved in interest disputes, you will eventually become uncommon and become enemies.
The most important thing is the broker's business ability.
With Chen Lixing's current situation and age, it is impossible for a big-name agent to come to sign him on his own initiative. If you want to debut, a newcomer contract is the best treatment.
But since Chen Lixing rejected that contract for the first time, he would not consider the second time again.
Therefore, after careful consideration, he felt that under favorable conditions, he could try Feihua to see if it is easy to use.
When Fei Hua heard that there was a show, she became excited. After thinking about it, she said, "I have signed a contract for five years and will be a million yuan in damages."
"Two years, 300,000. Also, I want to retain the freedom and decision-making power."
Chen Lixing directly expressed his request.
Fei Hua's fat face wrinkled into bitter gourd: "Mr. Chen, no, Brother Xing, it's really hard for me to do this."
Chen Lixing said firmly: "Anyway, that's it. If you do it, sign a contract. If you don't, I really don't need a broker now."
Feihua's face changed and she gritted her teeth: "Okay, just do what you said."
For the brokerage industry, it is really abnormal to have a treaty that cannot bind people. But in fact, Feihua himself has not paid anything.
If Chen Lixing became famous and became famous in the future, everyone would be happy, and it would not matter if he failed.
Since Feihua entered the industry, she has led more than a dozen new artists, but she has never achieved anything. Not many more than Chen Lixing.
He really has no one under his command now.
If an entertainment agent does not have an artist, is he still called an agent?
What's more, without the company's support, Feihua has very few resources in his hands and has no confidence.
He came to find Chen Lixing first and lost from the beginning.
After agreeing on the conditions, Fei Hua breathed a sigh of relief and rushed back to draw a contract and strived to get it done tomorrow so as to avoid long nights and dreams.
Chen Lixing returned to the backstage and felt a little proud. When he encountered something in the future, he could still wave his hand: "Talk to my agent if you have something to do."
Just feel happy when you think about it.
However, there is something about the agent, he doesn't want to tell Zhao Ziruo and others for the time being.
There is nothing to say specifically.
In Chen Lixing's opinion, things that have not been done need not be spoken by words; and if the things that have been done are happily nagging, isn't that just showing off?
For example, when he refused to sign a contract last time, no one except Guo Ai knew that this was the case. If Liu Hao knew about it, he would definitely jump up, thinking that Chen Lixing missed the opportunity...
What a great thing to sign a contract and debut?
How can I not sign?
As for selling "Yu Xiang", Zhao Ziruo has been talking about it for a long time, saying that he should keep it and let Chen Lixing do it himself.
It’s not that Chen Lixing doesn’t have this idea, but the actual conditions really don’t allow it.
To make a song professionally, the initial investment is quite expensive, so where does the money come from?
Even if he used Zhao Ziruo's money with shame, it would be no simple matter to sell it after Ge made it.
The possibility of losing money is higher.
He is just a famous amateur.
Whether a song can become popular or not does not rely solely on the quality of the song itself, but also on trends, opportunities, and promotional background.
For example, some songs were ignored when they were first released, but after a few years, or even more than ten years later, they were suddenly discovered because of an opportunity, and became popular...
Such things may sound absurd, but they are not uncommon.
Not only will people be born at the wrong time, but also literary works such as songs and art will be born at the wrong time.
Of course, Chen Lixing hopes that it will be popular as soon as it starts, with hundreds of thousands of dollars falling in one second, and then countless large companies cry and shouting to ask him to sign the contract...
Unfortunately, he does not have that kind of magical system that does not need to talk about any logical relationships.
Chen Lixing has to face the ruthless reality. What he needs now is to make money, not spend money.
The pit dug by my predecessor on my parents was already big and deep enough, and it must be filled back as soon as possible, instead of letting my temper do unreliable things.
This is the attitude that responsible people should have.
Besides, he has a big book in hand, and selling a song is just a drop in the bucket. After being interpreted by famous singers, the songs he sold can effectively enhance his fame.
In the entertainment industry, fame means too much.
By then everything will come naturally.
...
Feihua took a taxi home.
The so-called "home" is a two-bedroom rental outside the Fourth Ring Road. When I opened the door and went in, I saw my wife Zhou Yan leaning against the sofa, looking tired:
"Ahua, I have to pay the rent again tomorrow."
Fei Hua's full name is "Li Zihua". He looks old, but he is only 33 years old this year. He married Zhou Yan at the age of 28. Although his life is tight, it is still fulfilling and peaceful.
Two days ago, Fei Hua was fired by Huaxing Company and lost her job due to some incidents.
His unemployment brought crisis to this family.
"knew."
Fei Hua responded, changed his slippers and wanted to go to the study to get a contract.
"Ahua, how are you looking for a new job?"
Zhou Yan asked again.
"Wife, I don't want to find it anymore. I have been in this industry for almost ten years and I really have to see through it. I am a grandson all day long, and I have been rewarded by others. I have taken the blame for it. I have thought about starting a company by myself and becoming a free agent."
Zhou Yan looked at him in surprise: "You are crazy! What capital can you have to start a company? You don't even have an artist under your command now."
Feihua said: "I can't find it. I signed someone tonight. It's very good. I can write and sing. I'm optimistic about him."
"What's the use of you? How long does it take to train a newcomer to debut? How much money and energy will it take? If you lose your job, will you pay rent, water, electricity, gas, food, drink, and defecation?"
Every family has a difficult sutra to recite, but without exception, the word "money" is written in that sutra.
Fei Hua walked over, hugged her, and said with guilt: "Wife, I promise you that I will work hard, I will let you live in a big house..."
"You said this when we first got married, you said this the year before, you said this last year, and you said this the year, and now it's another year!"
Zhou Yan cried: "Actually, I don't want any luxury cars or big houses. I just want to have a home that really belongs to us. But now, I don't even dare to take a child! My parents are urging you, and your parents are urging you. I am 32 years old this year. I can't stand it, I really can't stand it."
She ran into the bedroom crying and closed the door Dali.
Feihua looked depressed and raised her hand and slapped herself hard. After a while, he walked into the small study room, sat down, and opened the contract paper.
I took out my phone again, clicked on a video, and soon a sentimental song floated out:
"Scratch a match, lit up the lazy night, spit out a wisp of smoke, and floated towards the half-closed window, you jumped into the wine glass, dreaming of drowning from now on..."
This video is the recent popular "The Collapse Moment of Top Ten Adults".
Watching the video and listening to the song, Feihua could no longer help and lay on the table and cried bitterly.
Chapter completed!