"It's just that we have the intention to sign a contract, we are not yet underage, and if we can't sign a contract, we have to sign an agreement of intent with our guardians. Cao Wu explained.

A woman named Niu Li contacted Cao Wenhao through the school, saying that she was the head of the agency department of Forest Music and wanted to sign the Black Hole Band.

Cao Wenhao asked her to talk in a restaurant, and after school, he picked up Cao Wu and a few people to go over.

Even if it was only the initial contact, Lele and Batu were already very excited, and even Lu Qingsong rarely showed a little excitement.

A serious third-tier music company is already a very distant and sacred place for ordinary people.

And in the minds of music enthusiasts, it feels like even the name is studded with gold edges.

After all, it's a big company that can train second-tier artists!

When she came to the restaurant, Niu Li was already waiting there in advance.

"Sorry, I'm late. Cao Wenhao smiled and apologized.

Niu Li got up and said with a smile: "I just arrived, I'm really embarrassed, I took the liberty of bothering and letting you break the bank." ”

"It's just a light meal, if you don't come, we'll have to eat! Haha! Sit!"

For Niu Li, who met for the first time, everyone was still a little restrained, and several children were embarrassed to sit in front of Niu Li, so Cao Wu and his father sat on both sides of Niu Li to accompany them.

Everyone sat down and began to serve, Cao Wenhao did not order many dishes, but everything was the characteristic of Xiangcheng.

The rule of Chinese dinner is that there is no business at the table, so everyone chats casually.

Niu Li was already young, and she was not much older than Batu, and she was also more talkative, so she took the initiative to ask the children to call her Sister Li, and the restraint of the first meeting was quickly washed away.

The little guys are very curious about the music industry, Niu Li is engaged in this industry, she is naturally well-informed, and she casually said some innocuous gossip, which made everyone laugh, and the atmosphere quickly became hot.

After eating, Cao Wenhao asked the waiter to remove the cups and plates, serve a pot of tea, and the topic naturally shifted to the signing of the contract.

"Mr. Cao, I came with the sincerity of the company this time. Niu Li smiled and talked eloquently: "I'll give you a brief introduction to our company first, so that you can know better." Our Forest Music was founded in 2002 by Wang Xiaolei, who started as a record company, and later switched to digital music before establishing Forest Music. ”

"At present, our main business is artist packaging and promotion, music planning and production, record distribution and promotion, advertising production and agency, performance planning and execution, performing arts agency and agency, media operation and communication, wireless value-added business, etc. ”

"From 02 years to the present, our company has cultivated a total of 47 third-tier artists and groups, and 5 second-tier artists and groups. Making Digital Records ......"

Roughly talking about the company's situation, Niu Li explained: "You are engaged in the dubbing industry, and you are in line with our music industry, so you know a little bit about it. If your child wants to work in the music industry, a good music company is very important. ”

Cao Wenhao nodded, digesting the introduction she had just made, Niu Li smiled and said to Cao Wu and the others: "Our company has a professional team of music producers, whether it is lyrics, composition, recording, arrangement, or post-mixing, mastering, we can assist you, which will save a lot of workload, you just need to perform." Of course, if you are a creative artist group, we will also respect your creative intentions to the greatest extent, as long as it does not involve some bad elements. ”

Although Lele didn't understand it very well, his eyes still lit up and he felt very powerful.

"If you can sign in to our company, we will have a professional publicity and promotion team to package and promote you, including music website network publicity, radio charts, TV station MTV delivery and interviews, print media, national KTV promotion, entertainment news releases and so on. In the future, when you officially undertake commercial performances, we will also have someone to take care of your performance planning and performance agency. ”

"Including in the event of copyright disputes, commercial disputes, negative news, we also have a professional legal counsel team to help you deal with it. ”

……

After a series of words, Batu has been completely blinded, and Lu Qingsong is no better, his mouth is half open, and his eyes have lost concentration.

At this time, Cao Wu, who had been listening quietly on the side, spoke: "Sister Li, do you have the contract template you prepared? ”

"Yes, I printed a few copies. Niu Li took out several contracts from her briefcase and handed one to each of them.

There are more than 20 pages of contracts in his hand, not to mention Lele and them, even Cao Wenhao was stunned.

Cao Wu took the contract and looked at the previous clauses casually, until he turned to the place where the breach of contract clauses and rights and obligations were placed, and he stopped and looked at it carefully.

The rustling of paper sounded, Niu Li was not in a hurry, and drank tea in small sips, with an elegant smile on her face.

After reading it, Cao Wu knew it in his heart, he closed the contract, put it on the table, looked up and asked, "Sister Li, is this a basic salary contract?"

With a stiff smile, Niu Li blinked, oh, and said with a smile: "That's right, I forgot to tell you, there are two kinds of newcomer contracts, one is the basic salary contract you see, and the other is the sharing contract." The basic salary contract will stipulate a certain base salary, but the subsequent commercial performance share will be lower, and the share contract will be relatively high. However, I have a lot of newcomers in our company who sign basic salary contracts, so I only played this version. ”

That being said, Niu Li secretly screamed in her heart, this kid seems to be knowledgeable, and the first question is directly asked to the root.

Although most of the newcomers in the company sign a basic salary contract, it is because most of the newcomers do not know how to do it, so they sign the contract in a daze, and when they regret it, it is too late, this kid is not easy to obscure!

Cao Wu nodded, accepted her explanation, and asked, "Then if it's a sharing contract, what is the proportion for us?"

Niu Li was afraid that she would lose too much, so she simply said directly: "Twenty percent." ”

Cao Wu said ambiguously: "The market price ......"

Niu Li's heartstrings relaxed, smiled slightly, and was about to speak, but Cao Wu continued: "But it's low." ”

Niu Li was stunned for a moment, shook her head and smiled: "It seems that Cao Wu knows more about the music industry, you just said that 20% is already the highest proportion of newcomers in the industry......"

"That's right. Cao Wu interrupted her again: "But you also said it, it's for newcomers." ”

Niu Lile: "I know, you recently released a new song, but the two songs are really only newcomers in the industry." ”

Cao Wu smiled and said, "I didn't say that we are not newcomers, but we are not ordinary newcomers. ”

Niu Li felt that the smile on her face was almost uncontrollable.

Cao Wu pushed the contract back and said, "We can't sign this contract." ”

"Why?" Lu Qingsong asked in surprise.

Cao Wu explained: "If you look at the rights and obligations, the restrictions on companies are only half a page, but the restrictions on artists are more than three pages, and the contract period is five plus two, which means that the contract period is five years, and there is a two-year priority renewal period, which is a bit long." ”

"Those regulatory restrictions are meant to protect artists, avoid negative press and maintain their image. Niu Li couldn't hold back, and hurriedly explained: "Moreover, the contract period of this five plus two is already low, and the average newcomer is directly signed for eight years." ”

Cao Wu knows that she is not completely telling the truth, the darkness of the music industry is not understood by others, doesn't he understand it?

The newcomer contract, commonly known as the sell-out agreement, can be said to be the cornerstone of most brokerage companies that have suddenly risen.

It's like picking up leaks in the antique circle, buying them for a small amount of money and selling them at a big price, and the ignorant newcomers are the leaks.

There are not a few celebrities who have been cheated by newcomer contracts, and the unequal binding relationship is also the basis for brokerage companies to hide newcomers.

But he doesn't blame Niu Li, in business, she is fighting for the interests of her owner, and she can't talk about right or wrong.

Similarly, Cao Wu is the leader of the band, and he also has to fight for the interests of his members to the greatest extent.

"That's why I said it's a bit long, not particularly long. Cao Wu smiled and said: "I'll just say it bluntly! First, we will only sign a share contract, and our share must not be less than 60 percent; second, the contract period must be signed once a year, and there can be a six-month priority renewal period; third, the company must not create characters against our personal wishes and hype up scandals; fourth, the copyright of all the works of the Black Hole Band must belong to the band; fifth, ......"

Every time Cao Wu said a word, Niu Li's face turned dark, and before he could finish speaking, Niu Li was already laughed at angrily.

"Impossible! Even the contracts of first-line artists are not signed like this!" Niu Li almost couldn't control herself and got up and left, this condition was simply a lion's mouth.

"Don't be in a hurry to refuse. Cao Wu smiled slightly and said, "In this way, our school will have an event tomorrow, which is the campus tour of the Gucheng Band." ”

"I've heard that. Niu Li suppressed her anger.

"Our band will perform a new song on stage tomorrow, and we sincerely invite you to come to the school to watch the performance, and we will talk about the contract after the performance, okay?"

Niu Li looked at the smile on Cao Wu's face and wanted to punch him.

She wanted to slap the table and leave, but for some reason, her legs seemed to be rooted.

What am I hesitating about? What am I fantasizing? She herself can't tell.

Gritting her teeth and barely squeezing out a smile, Niu Li said, "It's an honor, then I'll go to see your performance tomorrow." ”

Out of the restaurant, Niu Li declined Cao Wenhao's invitation to take her back to the hotel, took a taxi and left.

She really didn't want to be with the little rabbit cub with the lion's big mouth at the moment.

"Are you asking for too much price?" Cao Wenhao drove home.

Cao Wu seized all the time to write his homework, and replied without raising his head: "The price is all over the sky, and the money will be paid back on the ground." ”

"That's an exaggeration. ”

"Not an exaggeration. Cao Wu raised his head and grinned, "We're worth that price!"