Chapter 028: The First Wave of Contact
Cheng Weiliang had just walked to the exit of the square, and suddenly a middle-aged man in his thirties in a suit and leather shoes suddenly walked up. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
He walks firmly and calmly, and his appearance is quite personable, and it can be seen at a glance that he is a white-collar worker with a good life.
The middle-aged man came to Cheng Weiliang's side, stretched out his right hand to him, and introduced himself: "Hello! I'm Zhong Yihao, and I'm in charge of artist discovery at Polygram Records. What do you call you, Mr. Sunglasses. ā
"Hello, Mr. Zhong, just call me Ah Liang. Cheng Weiliang shook hands with the other party gently. Polygram Records, the most powerful record company in Hong Kong today! Cheng Weiliang thought that other small record companies would find him first, but he didn't expect to catch such a big fish first. It is worthy of being a big company that dominates the Xiangjiang record industry, and the news response is so sensitive to a little person like himself!
In the past two days, people from surrounding nightclubs and dance halls have come to the door, and there has been no movement from professional record companies. Cheng Weiliang estimates that it will take two or three days for his songs to spread through the word of mouth of hundreds of fans, and the word of mouth has spread to all corners of Xiangjiang layer by layer, before a record company will come to contact him. Unexpectedly, the first visitor turned out to be the industry's premier Polygram Records, and it came so quickly!
Zhong Yihao frowned secretly, but he didn't pay too much attention to it, as long as the other party didn't sign with other companies in advance, with Polygram's industry status, he didn't believe that a little rookie singer would refuse his invitation.
Zhong Yihao said: "This is not the place to talk, I have already booked a tea party nearby, it is better to go over there and we will talk carefully." ā
The two came to a nearby high-end teahouse with elegant decoration.
Zhong Yihao took advantage of the waiter's refreshments to secretly observe Cheng Weiliang. I found that the other party did not feel restrained in this elegant environment, and did not change his face at the high price on the menu when he ordered, as if everything was normal.
Zhong Yihao deliberately chose this high-end teahouse to test the singer's origin and identity. In his experience, people who have always lived at the bottom suddenly change to this unfamiliar high-level environment, and most of them will behave a little restrained and nervous, and it is relatively easy to trap them.
Brother Sunglasses' performance made Zhong Yihao a little unsure of the other party's background. If the other party comes from a wealthy family or has a decent job and a good singing voice, it is not difficult to join a record company, why would he go to a place like Temple Street to perform in a place like Temple Street? Could it be that he is really a wandering singer, doing some performance art that he thinks is very romantic?
If he is from the bottom, this casual and calm attitude shows that this brother with sunglasses has a very good psychological quality, such a person is not easy to talk about.
The two tasted a little dim sum, and Zhong Yihao saw that Sunglasses was slowly drinking tea, not cramped at all, and he didn't mean to speak at all, so he had to speak first.
"Brother Sunglasses, I believe you are so smart that you should be able to guess my intentions. Zhong Yihao wiped the corners of his mouth with a tissue and said, "Yes, I am in Temple Street, and I have observed that you sing very well and have the potential to cultivate." ā
"By the way, have you signed with other record companies?" Zhong Yihao looked at Cheng Weiliang with blazing eyes, his tone wanted to be as relaxed as possible, but it was obvious that he took this issue very seriously.
Cheng Weiliang shook his head slightly.
Zhong Yihao sighed secretly, and then asked: "Singing in a place like Temple Street is not a long-term solution after all." Polygram is the most powerful professional record company in Hong Kong, focusing on cultivating new talents, are you interested in joining us and becoming a full-fledged singer?"
With his hands folded and placed in front of the table, he looked relaxed and tidy, as if he would be interested in his invitation.
Hearing the invitation from the largest company in the industry, Cheng Weiliang did not show the enthusiastic expression that Zhong Yihao imagined. He took a sip of tea, put down the delicate teacup, and then said lightly: "I heard that newcomers will sign with professional record companies and will sign contracts for a few years, right?"
Zhong Yihao couldn't get what he meant from the other party's tone, and thought that the other party was a newcomer and should pay more attention to protection, so he replied: "When the company signs a newcomer, it usually takes two to three years, and those with potential will sign it for five years, or even seven years." For example, like you, the company should sign you for more than five years and focus on cultivating you! After that, if you perform well enough, the company is not unable to focus its resources on you and train you to become another Alan Tam! So you can rest assured that as long as you have the strength, PolyGram will definitely give you the best guarantee. With that, he smiled and picked up his teacup.
Sign for five years? As expected. Cheng Weiliang was silent.
Zhong Yihao saw that he didn't make a sound, thinking that he was weighing in his heart and needed to give the other party a space to think, so he gently changed the topic and said: "By the way, among the songs you sang, there are a few very good." One of them is called "Love When You Die", right? This kind of rock style song, although the mainstream listeners in Xiangjiang may not be very disappointed, but I still appreciate it. Can you tell me where these songs come from? Are you from Taiwan?
There are not many songwriters in Xiangjiang who can write a large number of excellent Chinese songs, plus Brother Sunglasses has always spoken Chinese, thinking about it, Zhong Yihao guessed that only Taiwan Island was more likely.
Seeing Cheng Weiliang raise his eyes and look at him, Zhong Yihao smiled lightly and said: "Is it your teacher or your surrounding acquaintances who created it? You are from a musical family, are you from a musical family, this time you secretly came to Temple Street to sing, are you worried that your family will know? Hehe, don't worry, I just want to meet with the songwriter to discuss the purchase of song copyright or Cantonese song adaptation rights." ā
The song I released first, you can guess it, just check it! Cheng Weiliang laughed in his heart. He did not answer Zhong Yihao's questions directly, but smiled and said: "I have never entered the record company, I heard that there are many rules and restrictions, I have always liked to be free, and I am currently singing very happily on Temple Street, and there are many fans who support me." Sorry, I'm not going to join a professional record label just yet. ā
Zhong Yihao frowned when he heard this, and said in a deep voice: "Every company has rules, and there are no rules. Young is the time to work hard, you have to think carefully, don't waste your musical talent! Do you want to be a wandering singer all your life? Don't you want more and more fans to hear your singing? Only by joining a record company can you realize the greatest value of your life! Young people, our Polygram's strength is one of the best in Xiangjiang, and good opportunities are not available at any time!"
"If Mr. Chung is here for today, then let's end our conversation. I still have something to do, take my leave!" Cheng Weiliang picked up the guitar, stood up and confessed, and walked away without hesitation. The time is not yet ripe for him to go into a deep conversation with the people at the record company.
"Hey, hey!" Seeing that the singer didn't mean to be pinched, but really wanted to leave, Zhong Yihao finally got anxious, got up and shouted at Cheng Weiliang's back: "Young man, you think about it carefully, join Polygram, I guarantee that you have a bright future!
Cheng Weiliang paused and turned around, Zhong Yihao thought he had listened to what he said, and hurried to catch up. "You can think about it slowly, you don't have to answer right away! Can you tell us who the author of those songs is? We want to meet him. ā
Unexpectedly, Cheng Weiliang smiled, and finally shook his head at him.
"Wait!" Zhong Yihao took out a business card from his suit, stuffed it into Cheng Weiliang's hand, and said, "This is my business card, you take it first." Go back and discuss it with your parents or relatives and friends, this is a major matter related to your future and fate, and you can't be hasty! ā
Cheng Weiliang took the business card and turned to leave.
Zhong Yihao shook his head behind his back and muttered to himself: "No wonder the paparazzi Chang said that this young man is difficult to do! The great opportunity is in front of him, why doesn't he seem to be tempted at all? These days, there are still people who don't want to be big singers and make a lot of money? Is he really the kind of performance artist who pursues individuality?"
"Hmph, I don't believe that there is no wind at all about this kind of musical work! Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines, and even farther away are just the Chinese areas of the United States and Canada, the author of the song, if you don't say that our company can still find it, at most it will take a little time to trouble! I won't believe it!" Zhong Yihao said ruthlessly. No matter what, let's go back to the company and report tonight's surprise discovery.
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