Chapter 18: An Unexpected Handshake
After the New Year, the third brother left on the seventh day of the new year, and now with the help of the two brothers of the Hu family, the third brother is ready to do business outside Shencheng.
Sun Ziming and Juanzi stayed at home until the tenth day of junior high school, and they also hurried to Beiping, if they were a few days late, they encountered a wave of students returning to school, that crowded!
It was already more than two o'clock in the morning when I returned to the capital, and it was very cold in the capital in early spring. Hu Juan, who was tightly wrapped, still felt cold, as if she would freeze even a word.
"Ziming, here".
"Hey, wait."
Sun Ziming first stuffed Hu Juan into the Volga that He Qiangguo drove, and then went to put his luggage.
"What about them, third brother?"
"I went to Shencheng on the seventh day of the first month."
"Oh".
When she arrived at He's house and ate some hot noodle soup, Juanzi eased up, and Jiang Li, who arrived first, took her to finish washing, and the two went upstairs to rest.
"Ziming, are you sleepy?"
"Okay".
Zhang Hong heard Sun Ziming say this, and then saw that he was indeed not sleepy, opened his bag, and gave him the agreement with Zeng Li.
Sun Ziming looked at it, and it was not bad. The probationary period is three months, the monthly salary is 4,800 Hong Kong dollars, and after the probationary period is over, it rises to 8,000, and at least one song must be provided to the company every month.
"What about Juanzi?"
"It's talked, there's no problem with residency, and signing a contract depends on tomorrow's audition. But I don't think they will be embarrassed by Juanzi, Juanzi's timbre and voice line are quite good, and just those dozen tunes alone can force them to agree."
When Zhang Hong said this, he usually couldn't speak. When she doesn't speak, this girl is an angel, and when she speaks, she becomes a witch, and only the man in Shanghai can stand this sharp tooth. I don't know if the two know each other now, and whether they see each other or not.
"Let's go upstairs and discuss something."
Sun Zi Minghu suspiciously followed Zhang Hong upstairs, she really had something, and it was not good to talk about it in front of He Qiangguo.
At the beginning, it was said that Uncle Zeng had opened a record company by himself, and later joined Warner as a manager, which was also a last resort. Now, he has seen Sun Ziming's lyrics and composition ability, and his mind is alive again. He knew that it was impossible for him to gain Sun Ziming's trust in a short period of time, so he pulled Zhang Hong.
"I used to be a partner with you, and he was your and Juanzi's agent, responsible for all the business affairs of you and Juanzi. After accumulating some capital, everyone will leave Warner and do it themselves."
Sun Ziming looked at Zhang Hong suspiciously, he was not Zhang Hong in his twenties, if he didn't give a reasonable explanation, he wouldn't have hastily agreed.
"Sometimes, I suspect that you are not twenty years old, but forty! Why are you and that Hu Weiguo so mature as middle-aged people? ”
Zhang Hong threw a pile of materials to him funny, and Sun Ziming took it and was really shocked. The information is very detailed, and even the fact that he once served as an assistant to Shao Daheng in Hong Kong is clear. Now Sun Ziming is even more confused, what is Zhang Hong's family doing? I asked in my memory, and she was always silent.
"Don't think about it, my dad's name is Zhang Haowei, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."
"Vice Minister Zhang?"
"Now that I know the truth, I didn't dare to play with you."
That Zeng Li definitely didn't dare to play tricks, but where did he get so much confidence? Just those songs?
"Stupid! His manager is a nice one, but he is actually a talent scout, and his main job is to discover new people. Now he earns a little more than 5,000 a month, understand? ”。
Oh, got it. Regardless of whether he and Juanzi can be popular or not, just by selling those twelve songs, he can get a lot of commissions, of course, much better than being a talent scout!
"Okay, this used to be innocent and has a certain connection, so let him be our agent. I didn't think we would have to hire an agent one day."
Sun Ziming couldn't help but be happy, he never thought that with just a few songs, he could make a top student from Hong Kong Chinese University rush to be his assistant.
"Ziming, have you ever thought about being a singer?"
Sun Ziming hurriedly shook his head and refused, what are you kidding? I don't know how much I have. If you don't have those memories, you will be an ordinary person, and you can only be ugly when you stand on the stage!
Zhang Hong did not give up and continued to lobby. Sun Ziming's voice is quite distinctive, rich and slightly hoarse, and with strengthened vocal training, there is no problem in singing.
"Sister Hong, don't play me! Just my broken voice, a mouth is a ghost howling wolf, aren't you afraid of scaring people to death? ”
"Luo Dayou can sing with a broken voice like that, what are you afraid of? Trust me, you're actually better than him! Your voice is special, rough and high-pitched, as long as you are trained, you will be able to sing well! ”
Sun Ziming still refused, and Zhang Hong lobbied from the other direction.
"Have you ever thought about it, no matter how well you write your songs, you can earn more than a singer? Let's put it this way, the profit of a record is 10, the company takes 4, the singer takes 4, and the last one comes to you and you don't even have 1! Also, singers can make money through other performances and commercial activities, but what about composers? Nothing! Do you understand the difference? ”
After hesitating for a while, Sun Ziming still refused, it was easy to make money, but if he wanted to stand on the stage alone, he would be a little weak.
Zhang Hong sighed secretly, and had to come up with the last move, if he couldn't convince this kid, he would admit it.
"Don't you want to make a movie? Do you have any money? Connections? You don't have money, you don't have connections, who would invest in a composer to make a movie? If you don't have connections, who will help you distribute the movies you make? ”
"The film company!"
As soon as Sun Tzu said this, he knew that he was wrong. It's '87 now, and whether it's Taiwan or Hong Kong, it's still the era of rivers and lakes. It's okay to say that if you don't have any connections, let alone making a movie, even if you set up a stall, someone will ask you to collect protection money! Even in the next century, the unspoken rules are still prevalent, and without connections, you really can't get ahead!
Being a singer yourself, you can get a huge profit, and the most important thing is to gain fame! A song is popular all over the world, and everyone knows who sings it, but if you want to ask who composed the song and who wrote the words, ninety-nine out of 100 people don't know the way.
What is the most important thing in the entertainment industry? Fame! Third-rate actors are not talking about acting, they are talking about fame! How much does a supporting role with excellent acting skills cost? How many people know who is his surname?
Those hairy children who are confused in their acting skills, with a beautiful face or scandals flying all over the sky, how much can they get? And how many people are talking about their scandals?
"Got it? As long as you are a singer yourself, you will not worry about being popular with your talent. As long as you're popular, you can skip the toughest stages and do what you love! Ziming, there are not many decades in life, if you can become a first-class director at the age of thirty, why do you need to stay up until forty or fifty? No matter what kind of art, in addition to talent, practice makes perfect! ”
Sun Ziming nodded silently, these truths had already been thought of when he reacted that it was now 1987 and not 2013. The reason why Zhang Hong kept talking was because he was moved. This girl really sees herself as a younger brother like a powerful country, not only helping herself negotiate an agreement, but also helping herself consider her future.
"Okay, Sister Hong, I'll listen to you. Thank you! ”
"Thank you, silly boy. If you hadn't woken up Lily, my family's power would have been really hanging."
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Early the next morning, Zhang Hong took Hu Juan and Sun Ziming to audition. The result and the process made Zhang Hong right, Hu Juan stood in front of the microphone and just opened his mouth, Mr. Zeng and his colleagues sat up straight.
This kind of professional audition, Sun Tzu doesn't understand, but he can look at people's faces. From the increasingly excited looks of Mr. Zeng and his colleagues, he knew that Hu Juan's signing of the contract was a sure thing.
"Miss Hu, now try the high tone, don't use falsetto."
……
Finally finished trying the sound, Mr. Zeng's colleague said excitedly: "Mr. Sun, Miss Hu is indeed good, but the technique still needs to be polished." We can sign a contract and then train her for a month or two, what do you think? ”
"Okay, I personally have some things I want to ask, I don't know if it is convenient for Mr. Zeng?"
"Please".
The two came to the lounge next to it, and Sun Ziming just proposed the invitation of the agent and the fact that he wanted to be a singer, and got Mr. Zeng's consent.
"That's what I want to talk to you about, your voice has been trained to sing on your own. Of course, I also have selfish intentions, if you two can be popular, I am also a beneficiary, and the agent's income is much stronger than that of a talent scout! ”
Mr. Zeng is a very generous person, and the two reached a cooperation agreement, and he took the initiative to set the commission at 15%, which is a very generous price. (The industry is generally open)
People are kind, and Sun Ziming can't treat others harshly, so he hurriedly said that he would come according to the rules of the industry.
"Ziming, you're wrong, don't think you're taking advantage of me. In fact, I took advantage of you."
In Mr. Zeng's eyes, he really doesn't value that commission, he values Sun Ziming. Since the bankruptcy of the record company, Mr. Zeng has reflected on himself and found that he is not the material to be a boss at all, at least his business vision is problematic, and his judgment is not good.
Since the last time he saw Sun Ziming's 'talent' and bearing, he felt that this young man had a bright future. Now that he realized that Sun Ziming was a high-quality potential stock, Mr. Zeng began to inquire about all things about Sun Ziming, and the more he inquired, the more he felt that this young man was good. The talent is amazing, and it is rare that there is also affection. If that's all there is to it, Mr. Zeng might just want to be his agent.
But what happened later was beyond his expectations, he didn't expect this young man to command his third brother to start a business, and when the development was at its most prosperous, he did not hesitate to turn to legal business, he was simply a business veteran. If Sun Ziming is a middle-aged man like him, and it is reasonable, but he is only twenty years old, then there is only one explanation, this is a genius!
If he didn't know how to dig such an undiscovered mountain of gold in front of Mr. Tsang, he would have been rolling in a commercial society like Hong Kong for decades.
"Uncle Zeng, thank you for your respect, I hope I live up to your expectations."
"Ziming, although I am not confident in my vision of doing business, I am still very confident in my vision of looking at people!"