Chapter 20: The Choice (I)

"If you can, can you give me two days to think about it and give you an accurate answer?"

"Okay, Erya Xi you must give me an answer as soon as you think about it, and at the same time, please believe that we are really sincere."

The middle-aged man in a decent suit replied to Li Erya in a very sincere tone, and did not have the slightest impatience or unhappy expression because of Li Erya's ambiguous reply, after all, it is the president of a company, and this kind of cultivation is not something that ordinary people can have.

"I'm so sorry" The two stood up at the same time, and Li Erya bowed to the middle-aged man in front of him, and immediately watched him leave the café.

This middle-aged man is Han Shenghao, the president of FNC Company, and he is also the one with the highest status received by Li Erya these days, before him, S&M, JYP and other companies have sent people to come, but at most he is just a room manager, and seeing that Li Erya refuses to give a positive reply, he basically leaves with his sleeves up.

The champion of a small talent show also dares to negotiate terms with giant companies in the circle, which is undoubtedly a ridiculous thing in their eyes, and when they left, most of them cursed Li Erya in their hearts for not knowing the height of the sky.

Li Erya is not surprised by this, he came out of S&M Company, S&M Company has always had a very strong attitude in front of artists, and they are used to talking to artists with a high attitude, how can they talk to Li Erya, who can be said to be S&M's eliminator, with an equal attitude?

"But this is the most sincere one in so many days, right? It's a pity that I don't like the band" Seeing Han Shenghao's figure disappear at the door, Li Erya sat back in place, stirring the coffee in the cup in front of her, and said in a daze as she looked at the swirling coffee in the cup.

It's been 2 days since the end of "Superstark", and in the past two days, Li Erya has been constantly meeting with representatives of various economic companies, some of whom came to visit, and some of whom were recommended by MENT TV, after all, as the first champion of its program, MENT TV naturally hopes that Li Erya will become more and more popular, which can be regarded as promoting its own program in disguise.

Apparently, MENT intends to make "Superstark" a sign, and if Lear can succeed, the show will also be more attractive to the audience.

The condition proposed by Han Shenghao before is that if Li Erya agrees to join the FNC company, they will definitely tilt most of the company's resources to him and support him with all their might, but there is one condition, that is, Li Erya will make his debut in the form of a band with the other 4 trainees arranged by the FNC company, and it is said that the 4 trainees began to perform in Japan in the form of an independent band in September this year.

Not to mention whether the band is suitable for the domestic market in South Korea, as far as personal feelings are concerned, Li Erya also doesn't like to debut in a team way, which will involve a lot of interpersonal problems, after all, getting along with teammates on the same team is not a simple matter, and he has always stayed away from this kind of problem, so he hopes that a company can accept his solo debut.

Considering the current situation of solo singers in China, Li Erya feels that her idea seems to be a little difficult to realize, and she has to take one step at a time for the time being.

The elegantly decorated café has a dull hue like old sandalwood spreading out on the soles of your feet, and the wind from the air conditioner shakes the crystal chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, which are not turned on in the daytime when the light is abundant, but only jingle like wind chimes.

When Li Erya first came before, the sunlight through the floor-to-ceiling windows had just spread to his feet, and after a while, his whole body had been bathed in the sea of sunlight unconsciously, very warm, making people feel very comfortable, making people feel an urge to sleep, Li Erya closed her eyes slightly, waiting for the representative of the next economic company to come.

I don't know how long later, the door of the coffee shop was pushed open, and a figure appeared in the doorway, blocking out part of the sunlight.

Li Erya opened her eyes, and after a moment of haze, she was greeted by a very familiar face.

Unexpectedly, Yang Xianshuo actually came in person, and the two are very familiar with each other, in the audition stage of "Superstark", Yang Xianshuo was also one of the judges, and at the stage of 20 into 10, he privately invited Li Erya to YG as a trainee, but he refused.

Li Erya hurriedly stood up to greet Yang Hyun-suk's arrival.

"Senior, why are you here, if you want to see me, you can just call me over"

beckoned Yang Hyun-seok to sit down, and Li Erya called the waiter to ask her to replace her already cold coffee, and by the way, she also ordered a cup for Yang Hyun-suk.

"Hehe, it's not bad to go out for a walk, I've been in the company all day, I'm about to get sick, and I can't accept the old age."

"Senior, you are in the prime of life, isn't it too early to serve the old?"

"Then I'll take your good word, hehe"

While the two were talking, the waiter had already brought the coffee over and placed it in front of the two of them.

Picked up two pieces of toffee and put them in the coffee cup, gently stirring the coffee with a spoon, Yang Xianshuo glanced at Li Erya and said, "Erya, I won't say much about polite words, come to YG, I'm really optimistic, I promise not to perfunctory you like other economic companies"

Yang Xianshuo directly invited him to the point, Li Erya smiled, picked up two pieces of toffee and put them in the coffee cup, and thought about how to answer while stirring, but Yang Xianshuo did not urge him, took a sip of coffee and waited patiently.

"Senior, can you tell me about the conditions you gave, after all, you came here in person, so there must be no need to doubt your sincerity" After being silent for a long time, Li Erya raised her head and said.

"Hehe, since you asked, I'll tell you the truth" Taking another sip of coffee, Yang Hyun Suk put down the coffee and smiled, "If you come to YG, I can let you join BIGBANG and become a new member of BIGBANG, and I promise you to release a mini album before the end of the year to test the waters"

"If the response to the album is good, the company will help you with public relations, and strive to win 1~2 newcomer awards at the major awards at the end of the year"

"What do you think of this condition?" After speaking, Yang Xianshuo adjusted his sitting posture and looked at Li Erya, waiting for his reply.

Li Erya didn't speak, just glanced at Yang Xianshuo deeply, and it must be admitted that in front of Yang Xianshuo's offer, he Li Erya was moved.

This condition is the best these days, whether it is joining BIGBANG or agreeing to help release the mini album, it is very attractive to Li Erya.

After taking several sips of coffee in one go, he let the bitter taste melt in his mouth, stimulating his taste buds, and after a while, Li Erya asked, "Can I ask why you are so optimistic about me and give me such superior conditions?" ”

Why? That's not a good question to answer......

Yang Xianshuo sighed secretly, if it weren't for the special period, he wouldn't have given such lucrative conditions to a newcomer who just looked a little potential, but now YG is an eventful season and needs one or two things to cheer up the company's people.

For Yang Hyun-suk, who has had his high hopes for BIGBANG to become Korea's No. 2 boy band after two years of development, he thought that the domestic market in Korea had almost stabilized, so he decided to let BIGBANG expand into the Japanese market.

After all, compared to the small domestic market, Japan, the world's second largest music market, is more attractive to him, and things were originally developing according to his script, but who knew that something happened in the second half of the year that made him happy and worried.

TVXQ, which had been suppressing BIGBANG in China, suddenly started a contract termination turmoil, just like the myth of '03, it was precisely because of this incident that he saw the hope of BIGBANG becoming the No. 1 boy group in South Korea.

However, the focus of BIGBANG's activities has shifted to Japan, and YG has no choice but to cheapen JYP's 2PM and S&M's recently promoted Shinee.

Unwilling to give up the fat next to his mouth like this, Yang Hyun-seok hurriedly recalled Kwon Zhi-ryong in Japan and let him release his first solo album.

At the beginning, the momentum was good, but recently there was a scandal of 'plagiarism', saying that the title song of the album Heartbreaker was suspected of plagiarizing American singer Florita's rightround.

This completely exploded, Quan Zhilong's personal reputation plummeted instantly, becoming the target of everyone's siege, and the Internet was full of anti remarks, even if YG later went to the United States to collect evidence to prove Quan Zhilong's innocence, it could not make up for the losses caused by this 'plagiarism' turmoil.

Before the show ended, he privately invited Li Erya just out of appreciation for Li Erya, and now it is not the same as before.

Now Li Erya is a national topic, the limelight of "Superstark" has not passed, and the whole country is full of curiosity about Li Erya, and the rumors on the Internet about which agency he signed with have not stopped.

The most direct, Li Erya's three words, are the top 3 on the hot search list every day, you can see Li Erya's popularity at this time, although a large part of this popularity is fake, just like a rootless duckweed, but at least in the short term, Li Erya's limelight will not lose to other first-line idols.

If Li Erya is signed now, it will be able to divert the attention of the media, downplay the impact of Kwon Ji-ryong's plagiarism scandal, and at the same time, it can also consider letting Li Erya continue to develop and consolidate the domestic market as the spokesperson of BIGBANG, killing two birds with one stone.

This is exactly what Yang Xianshuo is thinking, but he obviously won't say it so bluntly, appreciate it, but the public and private are still separated, and saying this is equivalent to completely handing over the initiative of the negotiation to Li Erya, which is obviously what Yang Xianshuo does not want to see.

Pretending to be casual, Yang Xianshuo said, "Now you are responsible for this contract, and I have always emphasized that I appreciate you very much, and it is normal to give certain concessions to the people I admire, and I will not give such favorable conditions to others."

"Well, give me an answer, Erya" The warm sunlight spread behind itself, reflecting Yang Xiansuk's silhouette, and with a confident smile on his face, he adjusted to a more comfortable sitting position.

With such a big piece of bait, he didn't believe that Li Erya didn't take the bait.