There is a saying in China called blessing and misfortune, but for Xiao Yao, it corresponds to another Chinese saying, called double happiness. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Just the morning after the "Riptide" dance team successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of the "National Street Dance Competition", the new Oscar nominations were released, and "TeenageVigilantes" received four nominations including Best Animated Feature, namely Best Feature, Best Visual Effects, Best Editing, Best Sound Effects, and the theme song "Immortals" Although it was not nominated for Best Original Song, producer Duran Waco sent Xiao Yao an exciting news through Keith Craig: the band "Immortals" was invited by the Oscar organizing committee to be the guest performer of this year's Academy Awards and perform the theme song "Immortals" of "TeenageVigilantes" live!

"Great, we're going to the Oscars, it's the Oscars!

After getting the news, the whole band was jubilant. Dean was so excited that he jumped up on the spot, picked up Xiao Yao and shouted. George and Mike weren't much better, copying the bass and the electronic keyboard, respectively, and playing a messy melody that they didn't know what it was. Even Samin, who has always been calm, was flushed with excitement at this time, looking at the laughing four with a smile on his face.

"Yes, you're not dreaming, if you don't believe it, I can give it to you, if you feel pain, it's not a dream, because you don't feel pain when you dream. Xiao Yao struggled to break free of Dean and said to him with a smile. Just now Dean hugged him and shouted, the two heads were relatively close together, and Dean's shouting shook his eardrums.

"No need!" Dean jumped away reflexively, he remembered that Xiao Yao was good at kung fu, who knew what the consequences would be if he gave him a treat.

"It's like a dream," Sarmyon said, "and Jan told me and Dean that we were going to the Oscars, and I thought Jan was dreaming, but I didn't expect it to come true. ”

"You already knew?" George and Mike stopped playing meaninglessly and looked at Xiao Yaodao.

"I just think it's possible. Xiao Yao smiled, "To be honest, when Keith told me, I was as excited as you are now. Although Xiao Yao had considered this possibility, he seemed to be right when he told Samin. But in the end, these are just a wishful thinking vision of Xiao Yao, and when these really become facts, Xiao Yao's first reaction, like them now, is unbelievable.

"Okay, now we can think about the future of our band. Xiao Yao and the other band members calmed down a little more and said to everyone.

"The future of the band?" everyone was immediately attracted by Xiao Yao.

"Yes, the future. Agent, record label or studio. Provided, of course, that you're going to make the band your future career. Xiao Yao nodded.

"I mentioned to you about the agent and the record company before, didn't you say that it wasn't time yet? Dean said with some hesitation.

"So do we. George and Mike nodded together.

"Now is the time. Xiao Yao said, "At the beginning, whether we signed an agent or a record company, our identity was just a new band with a little fame, and we were not qualified to talk about any conditions." But now it's different, we're now the highest-grossing animated film of the year, the theme song creator of the top three grossing films of the year, the top 10 on the Billboard singles chart, and it's confirmed that we want to perform live at the Oscars. This gives us a voice in the negotiations. ”

"But the most important thing is your own plan. Xiao Yao continued, "If you are sure that the band is your future career and want to plunge headlong into the music industry or even the entertainment industry, then an agent, a record company or a studio is a must. If you just take the band as an amateur hobby and want to play music carefree after studying, then let's go to the Oscars and continue to be a student band on campus, and find a performance opportunity when you want to perform, and play by yourself when you don't want to perform. ”

"I... I still don't know. This decision was hard for me to make. Dean said with a hard time.

"Do you want to go back and discuss with your parents and listen to their opinions?" Xiao Yao suggested when he looked at several people with embarrassed faces.

"No, I'd rather hear from you than from them. Dean said, "Normally, with the current popularity of our band, it should be a natural thing to sign a company into the entertainment industry." But... Don't say I'm not confident, if you're an American and you've been with us, I wouldn't hesitate to consider this band my career. But you're going back to China in half a year, and although Sarmien and I are both learning to write songs now, it's hard to talk about talent. After you leave, I really don't know if our band can still come up with good works, and what our future development in the entertainment industry will look like. ”

"yes, I'd like to hear from you too. Sarsion also said, "Maybe you are not particularly familiar with the American entertainment industry now, but when it comes to the various rules and operations in the entertainment industry, I don't think our parents know much about you, the second generation of Chinese stars." Didn't you predict exactly how we could be on the Oscar stage with this song? You explained to me the whole process and all the reasons why we were able to get on the Oscar stage that day, it can't be made up, right?"

When George and Mike heard Sarmeon say that Xiao Yao could tell the process and why they were on the Oscars, they also echoed Sarmien and Dean.

"Deciding someone else's future? It's too big a responsibility for me to take it. Xiao Yao smiled bitterly.

"We can enter the entertainment industry now because you have brought us to this point, and we dare not enter the entertainment industry now because you are going to leave us ruthlessly after half a year, these are all provoked by you, so you must at least give us a suggestion. Dean said with some scoundrels. It seemed that he felt that it was a little excessive, and he comforted us again: "You only need to give us advice, and it is up to us how to decide in the end, and you don't need to be responsible for it." ”

"Okay," Xiao Yao shook his head helplessly, "If I had to say anything, I could only take a conservative and compromise approach." ”

"What kind of conservative and compromise?" Dean asked.

"It's about finding a company with the most lenient conditions. Regardless of the length of the contract, it is important to ensure sufficient freedom. For example, how long you have to release a new song, how long you have to release an album, how many performances you have to perform every year, etc., you can't ask for any of these conditions. When you have a new song, I can help you release it, and when you don't have a new song, you can be patient and wait, and you will not interfere with and consume your original fame too much.

In short, look for the kind of company that has enough patience to give you time to grow. Of course, you can make some big concessions on other terms, even economic benefits. But you're all still students, at least you're going to college, and the financial side isn't something you need to deal with right away. Xiao Yao said what he thought.

"Is there such a company?" Samion frowned and looked at Xiao Yao. This kind of condition is a bit whimsical, right?

"Yes, but in Huaxia. My parents' studio can do that. Xiao Yao said, "But in the United States, I don't know if there is such a thing." ”

"Studio?" Dean's eyes lit up at the sight of the word. Keith Craig's "Daydream" band opened his own studio after his contract with the original record label expired last year, do you think he will agree to this kind of condition to sign us? ”

'I don't think he wants to sign us. "It's because he knows us, so he must know that the most valuable thing about our band at the moment is Jan, who wrote the song "Immortals." The couple and Yang are friends, and they know that Yang's identity is an international exchange student from Huaxia, and he will leave the band and return to Huaxia in half a year. What other reason does he have to sign our band that hasn't played in half a year?"

"I thought I could give it a try. Xiao Yao said, "Their "daydream" has existed for more than ten years, and has been popular for nearly ten years, and they are already the top band in the American rock music scene, that is to say, it may be difficult for them to make any breakthroughs in the future. But if they can bring out another top-notch rock band, that's a great achievement. We happen to be a rock band. Even without me, the name "Immortals" is loud enough, you are already a cut above other newcomer bands from the beginning, and at the same time you are very young, with great potential to tap into, and the future is full of infinite possibilities. ”

"You mean, not only for Keith's studio to sign us, but also for them to teach us and be our teachers?" Samion was the first to understand what Xiao Yao meant.

"Yes. Xiao Yao nodded, "In our Chinese martial arts novels, after a martial arts master becomes famous, he will focus on his own inheritance, and I think modern people and Americans should also have this idea." It just so happens that our band has the same configuration as their band, which is drums, keyboards, guitar and bass. It's not just you and Dean who can learn to compose from Keith, Dean who can learn to sing, but each of you can learn to play with the same instrument in their band. Of course, you'll have to find another guitarist. ”

"No, if we can do what you say, we don't take in guitarists anymore, I learn guitar from Keith. Keith was also originally a vocalist and guitarist. After you leave, we should not be performing in public for a long time, and with the current six months, I think I should be able to do that. If you get the chance to come back and play with us in the future, our band will be two guitarists and two vocals, and we'll be a four-piece band without you. Dean looked at Xiao Yaodao.

"We agree. The other three nodded.

"Thank you. Xiao Yao's heart swelled with emotion.

The band discussed it here, and all that remained was to convince Keith and his "Daydream" band.

To say that Xiao Yao, they figured it out quite accurately. When Xiao Yao said that "immortals" wanted to take the initiative to sign into Keith's studio, the expression on Keith's face was suddenly a burst of ecstasy. But then he took into account Xiao Yao's identity, and Xiao Yao naturally truthfully replied that he would return to China in half a year, and Keith hesitated. Then Xiao Yao brought out the theory that he would focus on passing on the succession after becoming a "master", and seemed to be moved by the sense of accomplishment described by Xiao Yao, Keith finally agreed to sign "Immortals", and will do his best to build it into a first-class rock band.

As for the eight-year contract proposed by Keith, it is not a problem if all other conditions meet the expectations of Xiao Yao and other members. Eight years later, even the eldest Sarmien was only twenty-six years old, which was the golden age. (To be continued.) )