On the first night of his meeting with Justin Bieber, Lin Mingyang sat cross-legged on the bed with his laptop in his lap while he was browsing several videos of Justin Bieber under his YouTube account. Xiao Jia has participated in many singing competitions and won high rankings. Bieber's mother posted clips of the game on YouTube, originally intended to allow relatives living elsewhere to see Bieber's performances, and the videos became the basis for Mr. Lin's references to Justin Bieber's talent for stage acting.

During the video playback, an idea suddenly popped into Lin Mingyang's mind, he picked up his mobile phone and dialed the phone of his agent Ex.

On the other end of the phone, Ex omitted all the polite words of greeting, and went straight to the point as soon as he came up: "Say, what's the matter?" ”

Lin Mingyang held his mobile phone helplessly, "You don't have to be so direct, right?" ”

"Under normal circumstances, you wouldn't call me at this time." Ex snorted angrily on the phone.

"So what should I do at this time?" Lin Mingyang asked curiously.

"Fooling around with a certain woman outside, I haven't seen your lace news in the newspaper lately, I'm a little unaccustomed to it!" Ex smacked his lips and made a joke by the way.

"Do I have that bad image in your mind?" Lin Mingyang rubbed his nose, there was no need for him to hide it in front of Ex.

"At least you're better off than Hugh Haynerf for not publicizing your 'great deeds'!" Aix unceremoniously compares Lin Mingyang to the founder of Playboy.

The more Exx talked, the more outrageous it became, Lin Mingyang didn't have time to continue to talk nonsense with him, "I'll tell you a serious thing, I found a boy, only 12 years old this year, he is very talented in singing, and his acting is not bad, I am going to let him play the leading role in my new film, you search for 'Justin Bieber' on youtube, you can find a video of him participating in a singing competition, I think he is a newcomer with great potential." ”

"So you want me to sign him?" has cooperated with Lin Mingyang for so long, and this tacit understanding is still there.

Lin Mingyang smiled and said, "How can I forget you if it's good?" ”

Ex thought about it for a while on the other end of the phone, he also wanted to expand his agency into the music field, so he gladly accepted Lin Mingyang's invitation and agreed to interview Justin Bieber together.

Although Justin Bieber was the only one who participated in the audition, Lionsgate arranged a small theater as the audition site, and the only judges in the audience were Lin Mingyang and Ackes, who came from Arkansas early in the morning.

Ex watched Justin Bieber's singing videos last night, even though those videos only had a few hundred views on YouTube. But when Acks heard Bieber's crisp singing, he felt that he was a rare genius. A keen professional instinct tells Ecks that Bieber has great potential and a malleable surname.

According to Ex's vision, a boy under the age of 12, without the support of Disney Channel, has never been on TV, and is just a nobody to the public. Even if his singing is beautiful, it's not enough to make the record company take risks. After all, it takes a lot of courage to release a record for a teenager who has not been tested by the market.

If he can successfully sign a contract with Justin Bieber today, Ex's first step is to recommend the boy to the director of Disney Channel, because he used to work at Disney and Exx has a lot of acquaintances there. And Lin Mingyang's relationship with Disney is still in the honeymoon period, as his agent, Ackes's status is naturally rising, and Disney even has some feelings to please Ex at this time.

Listening to his plan, Lin Mingyang couldn't help shaking his head, he didn't approve of Ex's route of conventional packaging child stars.

"While this kid lacks a television platform, the way to launch artists through talent shows like American Idol and Musicague is too old. Although I know that the kids who have been on the Disney Channel are talented, the public generally accepts them because they are 'child stars' or 'TV stars', followed by singers. The Disney Channel is a shortcut to success, but it can also be a bottleneck for later growth. ”

Lin Mingyang's analysis was not unreasonable, and Ex nodded, "Then do you have any good suggestions?" ”

"I chose him as the leading actor in the new film just to draw attention to him, and you should turn your attention to new media. You can post his new songs on YouTube for fans to subscribe to, or you can create a real and genuine connection with your fans directly from YouTube and Facebook in a freer way, and now you can accumulate popularity on the Internet and release a record when the time comes. ”

"Is it really possible to rely on the Internet?" Aix was still a little hesitant.

"You'll know if you've tried!" The reason was not explained, but Lin Mingyang's tone carried a very strong sense of confidence. Because Lin Mingyang knows that Justin Bieber's future road to fame is forged through the Internet, and his freshly baked music is the first time for fans to enjoy on the Internet. Company data shows that he has made nearly hundreds of millions of dollars for the company in just a few months, which is scary, but it is an indisputable fact.

Ex was still thinking about it, but Lin Mingyang saw Justin Bieber standing at the door and his mother, now Xiao Jia is not the unbeatable little king of the music world in the future, he was very young and took his mother's hand, and when he saw Lin Mingyang's gaze looking this way, he even moved his body behind his mother.

"You're Mr. Felix Lin!" Justin Bieber's mother pulled her son and walked quickly in front of Lin Mingyang, "Thank you so much for everything you have done for us, this is my son Bieber!" ”

She pulled out the boy who was hiding behind her and pushed it in front of Lin Mingyang. "Bieber, say hello to Mr. Felix!"

"Justin Bieber, nice to meet you!" Lin Mingyang lowered his body and stretched out his hand to Xiao Jia in a friendly manner, "Can we shake hands?" ”

"You know me?" The boy asked timidly.

"I've seen your singing video online!" Lin Mingyang nodded with a smile.

"Hello!" Justin Bieber shook hands with Lin Mingyang at this time, and his eyes flashed with excitement, "Can I ask you for an autograph?" ”

"Bieber!" The boy's mother rubbed his head, then smiled at Lin Mingyang and Ex slightly apologetically, "This kid is usually very introverted, but when he performs on stage, he is very open. ”

"So what are we waiting for?" Lin Mingyang pointed to the stage in front of him, "Hey, boy, can you sing us a song first?" ”

"Didn't you ask me to act in a movie?" Justin Bieber looked puzzled, and it could be seen that he was a very assertive child.

With a wry smile, Lin Mingyang had to explain: "This is a part of the audition, we want to see how your talent is!" ”

Without going backstage, the boy climbed up directly from the front of the stage and stood in the center of the stage, his face a little hesitant, as if he had encountered something difficult.

Lin Mingyang thought he was waiting for the soundtrack or wanted a microphone, so he had to explain again: "You can sing this part!" ”

Justin Bieber blushed and said for a long time, "I... I actually wanted to sing one of your songs, but..."

"It's 'baby', right?" Lin Mingyang had a sudden expression of realization on his face, "Okay, you can start now!" ”

At first, Justin Bieber was still a little nervous, but soon entered the state of singing, and I have to admit that the song "Baby" does have a unique flavor under his immature children's voice. After the singing, the first one to stand up and applaud was Ex, and Lin Mingyang did not skimp on his applause, but Justin Bieber on the stage was obviously a little confused, and he still didn't know who the uncle next to Lin Mingyang was.

"Mr. Ex is my agent, and he watched Bieber's online singing video, so he wanted to come and see the live version." Lin Mingyang introduced Justin Bieber and his mother.

Ex handed his business card to Bieber's mother, "Madam, I think your child is very talented in music, but needs more professional training. ”

The boy's mother nodded, with a very helpless expression on her face, "My ability is limited, and I can't send him to a professional music school for further study. ”

"I'm very bullish on his potential and I would like to sign Bieber to my agency if possible. I can invite music experts with different expertise and experience to tailor Bieber's music from multiple perspectives such as market positioning, song selection, professional vocal training, dance, etc., and I can also ask Bieber top pop producers to advise on his music. ”

The best job of an agent is to "draw a pie", and before signing a contract with an artist, they will paint an extremely beautiful picture of the future for the artist. Ex was very talented at it, and he spoke so wildly that Justin Bieber and his mother were fascinated by it.

Lin Mingyang, who was on the side, couldn't listen to it anymore, he coughed twice, and Ex stopped his boast unsatisfactorily, and then looked at Justin Bieber with a smile, "If you want, you can become our signed artist like Felix immediately, but if you don't do well enough, we will terminate the contract at any time!" ”

In the end, Ex didn't forget to play a trick that wanted to get away with it, but Justin Bieber's mother was still cautious, and she didn't immediately agree to Exx. However, the singing just now has made Justin Bieber audition, and he will stay in Los Angeles for the next period of time, and Ex is not in a hurry. Over the course of the next week, after several rounds of negotiations, Ex finally signed Justin Bieber, who was only 12 years old at the time, as his agent.

(To be continued)