Li Dong looked at the contract expressionlessly, he wanted to see how this bullshit contract was written.

After only turning a few pages, he didn't want to read it.

Is this a contract? This is a deed of sale, which is even more excessive than the contract of the stick in the previous life.

Not to mention anything else, it takes fifteen years just to sign the contract.

In addition, during the signing period, the singer has to fully explain his studies, whereabouts, friends, and family, and even *** must be reported, if he violates it, he will be hidden.

Any behavior of the singer must follow the company's regulations, work overtime at any time, do not turn off the phone, and prohibit love.

Even the speech, expressions, and small movements have to be planned by the company.

Is this still human, it's just a soulless walking corpse.

What's even more ruthless is that the singer does not have the slightest profit sharing in the first three years of signing, and the company pays the salary, but does not pay the four golds, and also needs to pay for makeup, transportation, accommodation and training expenses at his own expense.

Three years later, according to the singer's performance, the standard of profit sharing will be specifically negotiated.

The profit sharing between Haizhu Entertainment and newcomer singers, the first three years is "inverted ninety", that is, the brokerage company takes ninety percent, and the artist takes one percent, and then it begins to increase year by year.

These terms are hard and hard rules, and they cannot be changed, and they are simply not ordinary powerful and domineering.

Those entertainment companies in the previous life, compared to this world, were simply good people in the ninth world.

And like in the previous life, as long as you pay a high amount of liquidated damages, you can switch jobs to other companies, which will not be realized in this world at all.

This world entertainment market is very mature, and there is a well-established market mechanism, and the singer's contract period is only less than five years, and he can only contact other companies.

Although this is only an unspoken rule, it is also a red line in the industry, whoever touches it will die.

If it is violated, it will offend the anger of the public, anyway, in the future, this singer and the company will not have to mix in the future, and they will become rats crossing the street, and everyone will shout and beat.

Li Dong believes that this B-level signing contract should not be much different from the contracts of other entertainment companies nowadays.

Even He Guangwei's eyes were full of joy for Li Dong.

In fact, it is not difficult to understand that the entertainment industry in this world is too prosperous, and countless people have invested in this industry one after another, and the most important thing is talent.

And the huge market, even if the entertainment company exploits the artist like a bone sucker, it can still bring considerable economic benefits to the artist.

Thinking of this, Li Dong shook his head secretly, even if this contract was the A-level signing standard of those entertainment giants, he would not sign it.

He smiled and said, "Minister He, I told Minister Pei yesterday that I am in school now, and I haven't considered which entertainment company to sign up with." And also...... My songs don't sell ......"

Several people listened to Li Dong's words, and they were all stunned.

He Guangwei was also anxious, and hurriedly said: "Dongzi, going to school will not delay the signing, many students from various departments of the Royal Academy have already signed contracts with entertainment companies just after the end of their freshman year." ”

Li Dong said with a smile: "Brother He, I just want to concentrate on my studies now, I really have no intention of signing a contract, if I want to sign a contract in the future, I will consider Haizhu Company first." ”

He Congwen's face suddenly became gloomy, and he said with a straight face: "Li Dong, we Haizhu Entertainment are very sincere, if you give up today, I'm afraid it will be difficult to have this opportunity in the future." ”

Li Dong still shook his head with a smile.

"Li Dong, Haizhu Entertainment rarely takes the initiative to sign a contract with a newcomer, and this opportunity is rare. Zhou Hang felt that this young man didn't know how to lift.

"I forgot to tell you, I am also a shareholder of Haizhu Entertainment, and in addition to this Qing bar, I also run sixteen bars under my name, if you sign a contract with Haizhu Entertainment, I can assure you that you can sing in other venues in the future, and I will arrange the best performance time for you as much as possible. ”

Li Dong listened to Zhou Hang's words, and a monstrous wave suddenly set off in his heart.

Although Zhou Hang said it politely, he could feel a threat from the other party's words, since he could let you go to other bars to sing, of course, he could kick him out of the mandala bar.

It was only at this time that Li Dong understood where He Congwen's confidence came from.

At present, singing in the Qing Bar is Li Dong's biggest source of income, if there is no income, then Li Dong's life will be affected in the future, let alone continue to study at the Imperial Royal Academy.

To be honest, Li Dong really hesitated.

After all, singing in Qingba is the job he relies on to survive now, and once it is broken, he can't even guarantee the most basic income.

He once walked more than 100 bars in Kyoto Bar Street with a guitar on his back, and dozens of bars, bars and cafes in Kyoto City, but they didn't even give you the opportunity to audition, so he politely declined.

Now there is no shortage of singers, and it is definitely a bonus for him to be able to sing at Mandala Bar.

But even so, if he wants to sign such a deed of sale and become a slave of Haizhu Entertainment, Li Dong absolutely cannot accept it.

If he can't sing at the Qing Bar, can he still go to the roadside and the subway station to sing.

But if he signs this contract, then at least for the next few years, he will no longer be a person, but a walking corpse.

He has been relived once, he can play the guitar and sing, and he still has countless classic tracks in his head, even if there is no promotion from an entertainment company, he will definitely be able to mix up and become famous.

Thinking of this, Li Dong nodded firmly and said, "Thank you Haizhu Entertainment for your attention to me, I think about it, I still want to focus on my studies." ”

With that, he picked up the case and left the Mandala Bar.

Zhou Hang, He Congwen and others looked at Li Dong's back, and they all looked at him like fools.

"Lao He, let's find a resident singer tomorrow......"

He Guangwei was anxious when he heard this, and said angrily: "Old Zhou, do you know that since Dongzi sang in the afternoon, the turnover has more than doubled every afternoon. ”

Zhou Hang smiled and said: "I'm not short of that money, if he doesn't sign a contract, don't want to sing in this field." I know that you have a good relationship, so you can persuade him and let him sign the contract, then he can go to a few bars and bars below me, and he can go in the future. If you don't sign it, you can tell him that I'm in the Kyoto bar industry, and my words still have some weight. ”

He Guangwei stomped his foot and ran out of the Qing bar in a few steps.

Pei Qing shook his head and said: "Li Dong has a good appearance, good singing skills, and can write songs, the key is to be young." I've heard him sing, and I'm really optimistic about him, if he joins the company, it is possible to rush to the second line, or even the first line in the future. Lao He, can't the company give him an A-level contract. ”

He Congwen smiled and said: "There is no precedent for the company to sign an A-level contract with such a young singer. After all, many people who were talented when they were young and became mediocre as adults abound, and companies can't afford to take risks. The company gave him the opportunity to sign A, and other singers in the company will inevitably have ideas, which will inevitably affect the stability of the company. ”

Zhou Hang also nodded and said: "There are many talented people, as long as the company invests resources to vigorously promote, any one can be popular, and there is no need to put the treasure on him alone." ”

Pei Qing still wanted to say something, but although he has the title of deputy director of the artist department in the company, in fact, it is not nice to say, he is just a star agent, and he basically has no right to speak.

In fact, Zhou Hang and He Congwen, if they had come a little earlier and listened to Li Dong's live performance, they might not have the same attitude as they do now.

He Guangwei caught up with Li Dong out of breath.

"Dongzi, I said what are you good at, why are you so stubborn. ”

Faced with He Guangwei's fall, Li Dong was not angry.

He could see that the other party was really thinking about him, after all, from his point of view, signing a contract was the best choice.

But Li Dong would not choose this, and he couldn't explain it clearly, so he simply remained silent.

He Guangwei glanced at Li Dong, sighed, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Have you thought about it?"

Li Dong nodded heavily.

"Dongzi, that road is not easy to walk, there are many talented people, but in the end, a few people are famous, and most of them are not satisfactory. You are still young, take advantage of the age of thirty, work hard for a few years, and when you come out, with your conditions, at least a second-tier singer. Now those first-tier and second-tier stars who are popular, and even those superstars, which one is not so step by step. ”

He Guangwei's words can be regarded as digging out his heart and lungs, and it is really for Li Dong's good.

Li Dong said with a smile: "Brother He, I won't be here tomorrow, thank you for your continued care." ”

Listening to Li Dong's words, He Guangwei felt very uncomfortable.

Zhou Hang wanted to kick Li Dong away, he didn't know how to speak, but Dongzi seemed to see his concerns and took the initiative to raise it, which also avoided his embarrassment.

The more He Guangwei thought about it, the more he felt sorry for Li Dong, he thought for a while, then took out a business card from his pocket and handed it to Li Dong.

"Dongzi, you go to this bar to give it a try, the owner of this bar is one of my big brothers, and he owes me a favor before. I'll get in touch with him in a moment, and you'll try it in the evening. This bar is very large, if they can use you, even Zhou Hang can only watch. ”

Li Dong took the business card and said gratefully: "Thank you, Brother He, I will go." ”

Li Dong still attaches great importance to the next family that He Guangwei helped him contact.

He went to the mall to buy a sports hoodie, a pair of jeans and a pair of sneakers, which cost him more than a thousand in total.

Although he spent so much money at once, Li Dong still felt that the money should be spent, after all, he would often perform in the future, and he couldn't always sell goods all the time.

He also went to the side of the road to spend five yuan to get a flat haircut.

Not to mention, with a simple pick-up, Li Dong is indeed a lot more energetic than before.

As night falls, Kyoto's bar street comes alive.

It has the highest concentration of nightclubs in Kyoto, with more than 100 bars.

Kyoto was the cultural center of the empire, and the bar culture flourished.

The bars on this street are very decorated, and the bars are run in a variety of ways, each with its own characteristics.

The difference in decoration style also determines the choice of consumer taste, especially music bars, as well as some car bars, football bars, movie bars, artist bars, and museum bars.

There are all kinds of people who come to this street, most of them are literary and artistic youths, white-collar workers, artists, college students, people in the entertainment industry and idle people with financial ability.

Of course, the consumption here is very high, a glass of draft beer starts at 100 yuan, and ordinary people can't afford to spend it even once in a while.

Li Dong stood in front of the "Ye Weiyang" bar with the piano case on his back, took a deep breath, pushed the door and walked in.