Chapter 252 - Signing a Contract
Liu Jingxin had just finished listening to the album "Lost in Beijing" by the twisted machine in the car, and the car had already entered the Lingcheng branch of Qiao Yi Entertainment. He took off his headphones, pulled the curtain of the car window and looked out, and could still see models shooting outdoors, some of whom he had seen yesterday, but more of them were fresh faces.
Through Manan's introduction yesterday, he already knows that these models are all in the interview stage and have not really signed with the company yet.
Now, no matter which line it is, people will always see the bright light at the top of the pyramid, deliberately ignoring how difficult it is for so many low-level workers under the pyramid.
More and more people enter the industry according to their own preferences, and in the end they fight all over their bodies, but they can't exchange the future they look forward to, and they can only grow old in mediocrity and die with regrets.
These models are all working hard for their dreams at the best age of their lives, but there are only a few people who can really enter the big show.
Of course, this is not the saddest of all. The saddest thing is that the dream is shattered, and the person has not woken up yet.
Liu Jingxin empathized, if they didn't participate in "Singing Songs", if they participated but couldn't go so far, if they went so far but still no one supported them, I'm afraid they might not be able to persevere, right?
A year or two at most? Who knows?
Now, now that the opportunity has come, they must seize it without hesitation.
Even if they are burdened with ridicule and ridicule, even if they lose a lot of personal space and time under great pressure, even if they can no longer be as free as before, as long as more and more people can hear their voices, it will be worth it.
However, they also have their own bottom line, which must not be broken!
The car slowly stopped at the door of the three-story office building, and Liu Jingxin and the five people opened the door and got out of the car.
Yesterday, the woman in the black professional uniform was already waiting at the door, warmly approached them to the door, and led them to the conference room on the third floor again.
A short time later, Manan walked in with his assistant knocking on the door.
"How was your rest yesterday? You've had a lot of drink, haven't you eased up a bit?" Manan asked with a smile.
Zhang Xun smiled stiffly and said, "It's okay, that little wine is not a thing, I will sober up when I go back at night." ”
Da Yang next to him secretly pouted and glanced at him, which seemed to say: You just blow you!
After Manan sat down, Liu Jingxin directly entered the topic and asked, "Mr. Ma, have you read the contract?"
Manan nodded and said, "I've seen it, I'm looking for you today, the main thing is to make sure." ”
As for the part that the lawyer helped to change, Manan did not raise too many objections, and seemed to not care whether the company could control Friday in all aspects.
At dinner yesterday, Manan had promised to give the band a lot of creative freedom, and if he picked out the terms of the contract template today, wouldn't he be slapping himself in the face?
What Ma Nan mainly minded was the points raised by Liu Jingxin.
"I know you're worried that the band will be forcibly separated by human factors. But have you ever thought that if you sign in the name of the band as a whole, it is not only unfair to the company, but also unfair to yourself. To sign a contract in the name of the band as a whole, there must be a primary responsible person, and the others are only jointly and severally liable, which means that the company also lacks the necessary obligations to others. The reduction of responsibilities and obligations can lead to a very uncontrollable band. Take 10,000 steps back, respectfully, even if the company is willing to believe in you, and your brothers are willing to believe in you, I'm afraid you won't want to put everyone's interests in your hands alone, right?"
Manan's words made Liu Jingxin fall silent.
He really didn't think of this before, he just thought that the brothers had to be together, and now listening to Manan say this, it was as if he wanted to control the power of the band and wanted to control the fate of the brothers.
After thinking silently for a while, Liu Jingxin said: "Okay, we can sign a contract separately, but I hope that a clause can be added to the contract, and the company can't split our band for any reason." ”
Seeing Liu Jingxin's relief, Ma Nan nodded with a smile and said, "Of course, at least for the period that can be seen, the value of the five of you together is far higher than the value after you split." The company will have a plan for the future of each of you, and you are one in music, but you must become different individuals, which is in the interest of all of us. ”
Now that all the terms have been decided, only the last one, and the trickiest one, remains.
Manan said: "You want to sign for only three years, this time is too short, it is absolutely impossible." ”
Liu Jingxin said: "But ten years is too long, and we can't accept this." ”
Manan said: "You think so, within our contract, we have given you everything you want, interests, freedom and creative security. I can pat my chest and say that it is impossible for any company in China to give you such a contract. Well, there's no reason for you to jump to another company. If nothing else, unless you start your own company in the future, as long as you are still doing a band, you will definitely stay with us Qiaoyi. If you look at it this way, there is no difference between you signing for three years and signing for 10 years. However, this is not the case for companies. The company can't be sure of your future stay, if the company invests a lot of resources in you, and you run away when you can really bring benefits to the company, even I can't afford the result. ”
Liu Jingxin didn't expect to really sign for only three years, this content is like a sale, the other party bids, he pays back, and only then can there be a result that is recognized by both parties.
"Then sign for five years. Liu Jingxin suggested.
Ma Nan smiled and shook his head and said: "Impossible, the bottom line on our side is eight years, which is already the standard for our Qiao Yi to sign second-tier artists." ”
Zhang Xun asked curiously: "What about signing a first-line artist?"
Manan's assistant replied: "The first-line artists are either trained from below, or they already have their own companies, and even if there is cooperation, they will sign a public-to-business cooperation agreement." The situation is very complex and there is no fixed template. ”
Liu Jingxin and his brothers got together and discussed in a whisper for a while, and finally agreed to sign an eight-year contract. Anyway, they have creative freedom, if they are unhappy one day, it's a big deal to stop playing, make music collectively in a muffled voice, and don't cooperate with any activities to participate, it's a big deal to go back to the kind of life before.
All the terms of the contract are determined, the two parties sign an agreement and start the process.
Manan smiled and said, "In the future, we will all be a family, so I will arrange for someone to find you an agent......
Liu Jingxin interrupted: "We have an agent. ”