Chapter 12 Brokers
Peng Xiangming really didn't expect that things would progress so fast.
Of course, no matter how fast or slow, in fact, he has no room for interference and beak - the room is full of big guys, and it is difficult for him to talk to any one of them.
Even if people take a fancy to his three works, whether to buy them, how to buy them, what role to give him, and so on, all these problems, he, the person who holds the works, does not have the slightest right to participate in them.
Not to mention what kind of bargaining.
He could only wait for it to fall.
The bigwigs say what to do, then it must be done!
Because if you don't agree to do that, then you can get out of the way and play!
Do you think your work is awesome?
No!
Because your work doesn't have any irreplaceable attributes.
It's just a better option for the bigwigs.
Therefore, although after perceiving the embarrassment of the bigwigs, Peng Xiangming immediately chose to take the initiative, ruled out the possibility that was most likely to destroy this matter, and pulled Professor Huo Ming to his side to ensure that the matter finally succeeded - of course, in fact, it can also be said that Peng Xiangming took the initiative to join Professor Huo's side - but when things were guided in the direction he needed, he was very interested and did not say a word.
Things were quickly and thoroughly settled.
Peng Xiangming attaches great importance to this opportunity, for the bigwigs, it is really just a few words.
Professor Huo Ming pushed back for a while, but he couldn't push it off, and finally agreed to continue to serve as the music director of the first season of "Three Kingdoms", but the contract had to be modified.
Presumably, as the workload decreases, his remuneration will also be reduced.
Peng Xiangming was invited to serve as the deputy music director of the first season of "Three Kingdoms", and together with Professor Huo Ming, he was responsible for all the music affairs of the first season of "Three Kingdoms", and will publish an original soundtrack in the future.
Of course, three of his songs will be bought for use.
In fact, for him, selling these three songs, and selling them to the producers of "Three Kingdoms", and striving to make them the theme songs of this TV series, is already considered a success.
There will be a sum of money, and then the TV series will be broadcast, which will bring some musical reputation.
as well as some connections.
This has fulfilled all his expectations.
It's just that Long Wangshu, under the slightly complicated situation in the room just now, he quickly realized that he had the opportunity to take another step forward - not only to sell three songs, but also to participate in it himself, and participate in all the music and soundtrack work behind this TV series.
This is certainly an excellent job opportunity, and a learning opportunity.
Especially when he wants to go on the road of a musician, it is absolutely hard to buy an opportunity like this to be with a master musician, to observe and learn the whole process of his soundtrack, and to ask him a lot of musical questions.
Therefore, almost instantly, he reacted and decisively retreated.
It seems that he took half a step back, and did not fight for any music director, but asked to be a little helper for Professor Huo Ming, but in fact, for him, it was a big step forward.
And the final result was exactly what he expected.
............
The matter was quickly dealt with, and all parties had no doubts, that Mr. Jiang immediately waved his hand and left, and before leaving, he came over and shook hands with Peng Xiangming, very cordial.
He also shook hands with Lao Liu, and repeatedly said that if he had any shooting ideas, he could come to him as soon as possible.
In short, everything is covered, one does not fall, and then the first flash.
said that he made an appointment with someone to play ball together in the afternoon.
Then Director He pulled Lao Liu away, patted Peng Xiangming's shoulder before leaving, and said, "It's a junior, right? If you want to find a place to intern, come to me and give me an assistant!"
As soon as the two of them left again, Peng Xiangming was completely left alone.
Over there, the producer, executive producer, and Professor Huo Ming got together and didn't know what they were discussing.
For a while, Peng Xiangming felt slightly embarrassed, but he still stood still, smiling.
I didn't go, I didn't get up.
Listening to the ears, they seem to be talking about money.
After a while, it seemed that an agreement had been reached, and the producer surnamed Zhao came over first, shook hands, and said, "Next, the music of this play will be handed over to you and Teacher Huo, come on young man!"
Then Professor Huo came over and said, "Come on!
Peng Xiangming hurriedly took out his mobile phone.
The two added WeChat, and he asked with a smile: "Is there an agent?"
didn't wait for Peng Xiangming to speak, behind him, the female executive producer couldn't help but smile bitterly, and shouted aggrievedly, "Teacher Huo!" with a touch of indescribable helplessness.
Professor Huo Ming was unmoved, smiled, and said: "I am an old Jianghu, I have been dealing with their gang for many years, and I am not afraid that they will cheat me, so I will open the agent." What about you, find an agent to talk to, understand?"
"Oh, good!"
Peng Xiangming nodded.
He then said: "I have WeChat, I'll leave you a message when I go back, tell me about the location of my studio, come to me when I'm free, I'm very fun there, I have a lot of musical instruments, and I have a small recording studio." ”
Peng Xiangming hurriedly agreed again.
Then he looked at the female producer surnamed Liu next to him with a smile and said, "Everyone has money to earn, so they can always cooperate, don't bully other young people!"
The middle-aged eldest sister shook her head helplessly and smiled bitterly, "Teacher Huo, you touched your conscience and said, who have I bullied when I negotiate contracts with others?
Teacher Huo laughed and said, "Of course, your big bell is still very well-behaved, haha!
Then he patted Peng Xiangming on the shoulder and said, "Don't talk about it, we have an opportunity to go back and cooperate well." You find an agent first and get the contract done!"
With that, he turned around and left.
Only the eldest sister surnamed Liu was left, watching Professor Huo take the door and leave, spread her hands, and stretched out her hand with a wry smile, "Let's get acquainted again, my name is Liu Xingyu, and I am the executive producer of the drama "Three Kingdoms", and I am mainly in charge of finance and legal affairs. What about the situation, you have just seen with your own eyes, these three songs of yours, our crew wants, or you can find an agent, right? Still is...... Do you come by yourself?"
............
When Peng Xiangming went downstairs, it was less than half past two.
When he was in the elevator, his mind was still spinning about what had just happened in that big office, and it was only when he stepped out of the elevator, walked out of the lobby on the first floor, and came to the door that he suddenly came back to his senses.
I looked up at the sky.
The sun is good today.
That's ...... It's done?
After a few moments, he replied to himself, "Yes." That's it!"
Clenched his fists with great force, shaking in front of him.
As we all know, the first step is the hardest, regardless of what you do.
And if you remove the previous preparations, if you talk about this key step alone, you will probably use it yourself...... Fifty minutes.
Fifty minutes, this opportunity is yours.
He took a deep breath, and then a deep breath.
Then he suddenly realized that there was no parking lot in front of this building, and the parking lot was underground.
Zhao Jianyuan is still eating ashes in the basement.
But when he took out his mobile phone, he was the first to call Lao Liu, Liu Guanting.
"Hey, Master, why are you leaving? I can't find you...... No, you didn't have lunch, did you? I didn't either, or we ...... Oh, oh, oh, well, okay, okay! bye!"
Liu Guanting is almost at school.
Hung up the phone, Peng Xiangming thought about it, and pulled on the phonebook of the mobile phone for a long time, and finally fell to Liu Mi's phone, but his fingers hung on the dialed key for a long time, and he always hesitated.
After more than ten seconds, his hand finally fell-
"Hey, what?"
"That...... I want to ask you, what brokerage company do you sign for?"
"Haohui, what's wrong?"
"Oh, big company, huh?"
"Well, it's not small. What the hell is wrong with you? The sun is coming out of the west, not only is it calling me, but it's also caring about me?"
"Don't ask too much questions first, I'll tell you later, just tell me, is there any way to sign an agent?"
"You're going to audition, you're going to sign a contract?"
"No, I'll ask...... Why do you talk so much nonsense!"
"Okay, okay, I'm not. What's the point, you ask? Brokers, right? Let's put it this way, as far as I know, bigger is better, but bigger is not better. ”
If you don't say it's a senior sister, after all, in the first year, go out for a year early, this experience and insight will be different immediately, "A big brokerage company, its foundation is particularly strong." Not to mention anything else, it at least has dedicated legal counsel, all kinds of guarantees, and connections, which are all very useful, especially when an actor is just starting out, this kind of protection is really important, so that you basically don't get caught!"
"Of course, you'll be cheated by the agency!
"But this is still very important, the most important thing is the connection, this kind of connection, you don't know if you don't come out to take over the show, he can help you avoid a lot of trouble, and you can get a lot of opportunities that small brokerage companies can't get. ”
"Although it may be your turn to be a small actor, there will definitely be no big roles left, but even if it is this kind of small role, it is difficult for you to get it in a small agency. Because of that kind of high-quality big work, famous directors and the like, even if you go in and make soy sauce, it is more useful than you playing the leading role in a bad movie. ”
"The resources of these films, that is, their connections, are basically in the hands of a few big brokerage companies. You just count, those big directors on the first line, and those big stars on the first line, they are basically top-notch. Their agent is there, so of course their drama and the company are more convenient to get involved, isn't it?"
Peng Xiangming had been listening quietly, and only then could he interject, "Then why isn't the agent as good as possible......?" It's a bit counterintuitive?"
"Well, it's counterintuitive. But that's the way it is. There are several reasons for this!"
"A big-name agent is too busy, unless he likes you at a glance, is particularly optimistic, and throws resources at you, otherwise even if you sign it, it is estimated that he will not have time to deal with you, and then you will become no one to care. The two are...... The big-name agents are very controlling, and their wrists are also very powerful, anyway, it's ......"
She didn't need her to make it clearer, Peng Xiangming already understood.
"Well, I see. ”
"Well, that's it anyway, but ha, the more powerful the company, the bigger the agent, the more excessive the contract, anyway, it's all mutual, the more you give, the more you want. As I just said, it can help you directly shield a lot of troubles and pits, but it's a big hole in itself!"
"Well, that makes sense. Insightful you!"
"......Cut! What the hell is wrong with you? Are you going to sign an agency contract? Are you going to audition?"
"No, I'm here...... There are individual things that may need to be done with a broker or something. ”
"Really?"
Even if it was just on the phone, Peng Xiangming could clearly hear her excitement, "Hey, how about you use my agent?" Her name is Zhu Mei, she is a good person, her connections are okay, and her relationship with the media is also good, so I asked you to audition for that play, and this opportunity is what I asked her to help come." ”
"Oh......! Can I meet him first? uh, male and female?"
"Okay, I'll call her right away to make an appointment, girl!
"That...... I wrote a few songs, and I was selected by the crew of "Three Kingdoms" just now, maybe to do the theme song and ending song, and their crew wanted to ask me to be the deputy director of music, which is the soundtrack or something. As for me, I didn't sign the contract first, and I haven't talked about the conditions at all, so I thought about finding an agent or something first, and then negotiating, so as not to suffer a loss. Feed...... Hey, Lyumi, listen?"
On the other end of the phone, there was silence for a while, and then Liu Mi spoke: "Do you still write songs?"
"Hmm. I didn't know how to do it, so I wrote a few random songs, and they all fell in love, and if I wanted to buy them, I thought about it......"
"You can write songs?"
"I'll go, can you change the word? What's wrong with me writing songs?"
"Yes, you're a good piano, I've seen the video of your entrance exam......! You can actually write songs!Haha, it really made the crew of "Three Kingdoms" fall in love with it? It's 'that' the Three Kingdoms crew, right?"
"Yes!"
"Whew...... I'll call Sister Mei right away, wait!"
The phone hung up, and three minutes later, it came in again.
It is said that Sister Mei was particularly interested in Peng Xiangming, and she was chatting about other things, so she immediately pushed it and made an appointment with Liu Mi to meet at a café.
Lyome said, "Where are you? I'll take you there!"
Peng Xiangming told her that she and Zhao Jianyuan were together, and she could let him send her over, but she didn't insist anymore, she just said that she would send the address later, and then hung up.
When the phone hung up, Peng Xiangming took a few more deep breaths, then turned around and walked back, took the elevator directly to the underground parking garage - he saw Zhao Jianyuan smoking there from a distance.
Peng Xiangming walked over, and when Zhao Jianyuan saw him coming, he immediately stood up straight and looked at him.
The two soon came face to face.
Peng Xiangming smiled, clenched his fists, and said, "Lao Zhao, I'm going to start getting rich!"
Zhao Jianyuan was stunned for a moment, laughed slowly, patted the roof of the car, and said with a smile: "When you get rich, I will be a full-time driver for you!"
............
In just about 20 minutes, Zhao Jianyuan drove to find the café.
From a distance, Lyumie's Maserati was parked in the parking space outside, while herself, with a woman, was sitting outside the café under an open-air parasol.
They soon met.
This agent named Zhu Mei looks like he is not even thirty years old, with neat short hair, light makeup, and a very shrewd and capable appearance, and the first sentence he said when he met was very pleasing, "Wow, it's really handsome!"
When everyone was seated, Liu Mi beckoned the waiter to come over, ordered a cup of coffee for Peng Xiangming, and then stared at him again - from the moment she saw Peng Xiangming appear, she stared.
Everyone said a few polite words, and when it was time for coffee, Peng Xiangming said the general outline of the matter, including his own general needs, and the other party really responded positively as Liu Mi said.
"No problem! Over there, we are very familiar with each other, as long as you sign the brokerage contract with me, I will negotiate the contract for you, and I promise to get the greatest benefit for you!"
Peng Xiangming nodded and asked, "What about the conditions?"
Zhu Mei smiled when she heard this, hesitated slightly, and said: "What about your current situation, it is equivalent to signing with a job, and it is musical, and the treatment will definitely be a little different from our ordinary rookie actor contract." ”
Speaking of this, she hesitated for a moment before making a ruthless look, and said decisively: "In this way, I will give you a guarantee, and I will persuade the company to go back and I will do the work! As long as you sign it to me, I only want you to be six years, 40%! You must know that we sign a new contract and a standard contract, all of which start in eight years, 70%!"
Speaking of this, she pointed at Liu Mi and said, "You can also ask Liu Mi, is she, the situation is here, the appearance is good, and after graduating from the film school, it will be easier for us to push it, so the contract we finally gave is already very lenient, and I also helped her fight for the company." She's signed for eight years, 60 percent, right?"
Liu Mi nodded, and then looked at Peng Xiangming again.
Cannot take your eyes off something.
Coffee was served quickly, along with a plate of sugar cubes.
Peng Xiangming didn't move the coffee, and was stunned for a while before asking, "That...... Don't worry about the tens of percent, I just want to ask, is this tens of percent for me or for the company?"
Zhu Mei smiled, "Of course it's for the company! 40% of all your work income that has been taken care of and negotiated by our agent will be handed over to the company, and 60% will go to you, and you will be responsible for the taxes, understand?"
"I'll ...... Forty percent will be handed over to you?"
He looked surprised, and turned his head to look at Liu Mi again, "Yours is sixty percent?"
Without waiting for Liu Mi to answer, Zhu Mei smiled again, "Yes, as long as you are forty percent, it is because your job opportunity seems to be able to be won by yourself, and as soon as you get started, it is the soundtrack of a big drama like "Three Kingdoms", which must be less difficult for our agent. However, we don't take this money for nothing, let alone simply help you negotiate a contract and take so much, once you sign a contract, your appearance is here, I will definitely be able to help you win more opportunities! It is a lot of opportunities! Of course, in addition to this, I have to declare one thing in advance. ”
Peng Xiangming withdrew his surprised gaze and turned his head to look at her, "Huh?
That is to say, once you sign a contract, I will most likely recommend you to take on movies and TV series, your appearance is too good, it is a waste not to be an actor. So, your creator contract, your singer contract, and your contract as an actor, or even as a writer, director...... Liu Mi said, you are from the directing department of the film school, right? You have to sign it with me! You can get this preferential contract!"
Peng Xiangming hesitated for a long time and touched his chin, "Six years?"
Zhu Mei smiled, as if she had understood what Peng Xiangming meant, but she still nodded, "Six years." ”
“40%?”
“40%!”
"All Covenants!"
"All about! but ......"
After a pause, she said: "I dare to guarantee that among all the brokerage companies with a certain scale and influence, what I give you is definitely the best condition, if you don't believe it, you can just find other brokers to inquire, and then we will talk again! Of course, those small brokerage companies are not among them, but ...... Sign it to them, can you rest assured?"
Peng Xiangming nodded, basically without the slightest hesitation, and stood up, "Excuse me, goodbye!"