Time passed day by day, and soon approached the end of May.

It was a tumultuous Thursday, with two sports classes, four fights in a week between the basketball team and the track and field team. Because Liu Zhenghao led people to block Gao Xiang's grievances last week, Gao Xiang had to take people to find Liu Zhenghao's trouble almost every day. Not to mention Liu Zhenghao, even Gao Xiang himself made a cut on his head and received eight stitches, which shows how fierce the two sides fought. In the fourth middle school, Gao Xiang has Lin Ming's support, although Lin Ming does not end up in person, but he has many friends, and he calls a lot of people to help Gao Xiang every day, which makes Liu Zhenghao cry his father and mother these days, and he is often at a disadvantage.

But the force behind Liu Zhenghao, Li Mo, the boss of the eighth middle school, was almost broken by his family because of Fan Lei's incident, and now he is still grounded at home and not allowed to go to school, and his mobile phone is confiscated, so he can't help him at all. So much so that Liu Zhenghao had a pretty miserable time this time, not only Gao Xiang was-for-tat with him, but even people outside the school came to block him.

The main thing is that Gao Xiang and Lin Ming were chased and killed by Liu Zhenghao, which really annoyed the Eight King Kongs, in addition to Lin Ming, the remaining seven also have some acquaintances in the fourth middle school, plus their own power in the first middle school and other schools, the eight kings each call friends, and at most they can call hundreds of people to the fourth middle school to block the door, and the momentum is very huge. I came three times this week alone, and the first two times because the movement was too loud, someone sent a message to Liu Zhenghao and told him to run over the wall. But the last time was an ambush on the way home, less than 500 meters away from Liu Zhenghao's house, he was successfully blocked, and the sack was a beating, and his face was covered with blood, which was unbearable.

There is no way to take Hu Jie for the time being, after all, Hu Jie is a mixed society, his work and rest are different, and he doesn't have to go to school every day like a student, which is very regular. And Li Mo was temporarily confined and did not go to the eighth middle school to attend classes, so he couldn't do anything with him. But dealing with Liu Zhenghao is a piece of cake.

In addition to dealing with Liu Zhenghao, the album of Taomu Company has also made great progress. The two title songs are the top priority, and during this period of time, the New Era Band has been practicing almost all night, striving to pass it at one time, and the company has also specially invited the MV team to create a high-quality MV for these two songs, in order to achieve a blockbuster effect.

In addition, in order to make the quality of the whole album better, Liang Xiaoyue deleted a few songs of average quality, and reluctantly selected a few songs of medium quality from the company's music library to add them.

According to the schedule, preparations began in mid-May, and as the producer of the entire album, Liang Xiaoyue is expected to be released by early June. It seems that it only takes half a month to release an album, which is very fast, but in fact, this is because all the songs are written, and Peachwood Music only needs to make harmony, record songs in the studio, and shoot MVs. The most important link in the middle is also the most time-consuming link, writing songs and arranging songs, which is omitted from the province, if the time is not fast, then as a professional music company, it is too much of a failure. After all, some singers can release five albums a year, with an average of one album every two or three months.

This time includes the time to write songs, although this will lead to poor quality of the album, but it also proves that in addition to the time spent mainly on writing songs, in terms of actual recording, it will not be long.

Today is Sunday, May 26th. After class at noon, Lin Ming went straight to Taomu Company.

in the conference room.

Lin Ming officially attended a high-level meeting of Taomu Company, and now Taomu Music has four directors, although the scale of the company is not large, but the development momentum is very strong. Today is a high-level meeting, and some of its artists also came to participate, including Zhang Ziqi, the company's only quasi-first-line singer.

If you want to be famous in the entertainment industry, if you are lucky, you can become a first-list star overnight. Mao Buyi participated in the Son of Tomorrow that year, and a song to dispel sorrow made him famous all over the world. There are also big and strong people, we are different, we all say this truth. However, most of the singers are like the New Age Band, you can't say that they are inactive, and when it comes to singing skills and hard work, they are no worse than others. What these people lack is just an opportunity, like Zhang Ziqi, who was very lucky back then, was signed by Taomu in the first year of establishment when he was still in college, and as the first female singer to sign Taomu, most of Taomu's early resources were placed on her, and she also forced an actress to pile up.

So far, Zhang Ziqi has released five albums, although there are only six high-quality songs, but they have a certain degree of popularity and popularity, which is not comparable to the top king, nor can it be compared to the popular first-line, but the quasi-first-line level is more than enough.

"As you may have heard, our company invited a top songwriter to join us and became the fourth shareholder of our company. Let me introduce to you, Lin Ming, Mr. Lin. Mr. Lin will not only become the fourth director of our company, but also the music director of our company. Everyone applauded and welcomed. ”

Hou Wenhui sat in the main seat of the conference room, and took the lead in applauding after introducing Lin Ming on the left-hand side.

"Bang bang bang."

There was applause below.

The company's personnel are generally in charge of Liang Xiaoyue, although Zhao Bin is a legal person and accounts for the highest shares, but he has another business, except for the company's major events and the need to find relationships, he rarely appears in the company.

Other times, Hou Wenhui is responsible for business negotiations, activities, artist arrangements, and contact commercial performances and advertisements. So the real person in charge of the company is actually Hou Wenhui, after all, Liang Xiaoyue is only in charge of the company, while Hou Wenhui is in charge of the overall situation. This can be seen from the candidates who negotiated with Lin Ming's father at the beginning.

But it's really a big decision, of course, it's Zhao Bin.

Zhao Bin did not attend the meeting today, so the real company bosses are Hou Wenhui, Liang Xiaoyue and Lin Ming. The rest were department heads of the company and some artists attended the meeting.

Lin Ming stood up and said some high-sounding words: "Thank you, I'm very happy that Mr. Zhao and Mr. Liang invited me to join Peachwood Music, although our company is not large, but it is emerging and prosperous, and the weather is new, just like a young eagle, polishing its wings will soon soar into the sky." I joined the company at a critical time in the company's development, and I am fortunate to be there, and everyone is also lucky. I don't know if you have heard the news, if you haven't heard it, it doesn't matter, I say it again here, the company will support you from today, the music library has now updated a lot of high-quality songs, and when the time comes, Mr. Liang will take the lead to take everyone to the music library to choose songs, and strive to create a new high-quality album for everyone. I will promise that within the year from this year to June next year, the company's high-quality quality songs will increase to 100 for everyone to choose from. At the same time, I have discussed with Mr. Hou and Mr. Liang, and I will come up with a more high-quality contract for everyone, and I hope that everyone will work together for the company. I hope that by June next year, among the top 30 songs on the Chinese music chart from this year to next year, all the song singers will be your name, and all the song creators will be my name. All songs are produced by our company name. That's all I have to say, thank you. ”

The so-called three fires of the new official taking office, Lin Ming and Hou Wenhui and Liang Xiaoyue have long discussed, and their arrival is not only to add bricks and tiles to the Taomu Company, but also to bring hope to these singers. Because of this, the original contract is definitely no longer good, and if you want to keep these future big-name singers, you must come up with a new contract.

This kind of situation is very normal in the entertainment industry, the company takes out resources to make you popular, and when the contract arrives in two years, you will directly pat your ass and leave, who will pay for the company's losses at that time? So in order to keep these cash cows, new contracts are imperative.

As a terrible capitalism, Hou Wenhui wants to sign the kind of selling contract before these artists become popular, as long as they sign it, they will be equivalent to company slaves in the future, working for the company tirelessly.

But this point was vetoed by Lin Ming and Liang Xiaoyue, if a company wants to become bigger, it must not do this, because this is tantamount to killing chickens and eggs.

Liang Xiaoyue thought that the idea was to give everyone a more lenient contract, but the time limit was longer, and the profits would be divided more among the singers and behind the scenes, because in his opinion, people are nothing more than profit-seeking, as long as the company gives back some benefits to everyone, are you afraid that you won't be able to keep these stars? But this proposal was opposed by Lin Ming.

Lin Ming looks young now, but he has a lot of say in Taomu Music Company, and he said bluntly: "Everyone must have heard of the idiom of three days and four days, Mr. Liang thinks that giving artists a more lenient contract will make everyone grateful, in fact, doing so will have the opposite effect, because if everyone has a good contract, they will think of a better contract, and there will be trouble when the time comes." So I think there's a better way to regulate and manage artists. It not only gives everyone benefits, but also protects the interests of the company. It's too wide at once, it's too tight at once, and I don't think it can meet the needs of both parties. It's better to neutralize them and discuss a contract that everyone is satisfied with. ”

At Lin Ming's suggestion, the three high-level executives discussed the details of the contract for a long time, and finally came up with a plan that was satisfactory to the legal person Zhao Bin a few days ago.

The main thing in this meeting is to renew the contract for the artist.

Secondly, it is to distribute the songs.

When I heard Lin Ming announce the renewal of the new contract for everyone, the artists below talked about it, and Zhang Ziqi's assistant Bao Xiaomei raised his hand and asked: "Mr. Lin, can I ask, if the contract is too harsh, can I refuse to renew?" In the event of a refusal to renew, will the new songs you are talking about still be allocated? ”

"Of course not, because the company's resources are limited, it will definitely be given priority to the artists who are highly praised by the company. In my opinion, artists who can sign new contracts belong to the category of praise. However, don't worry, the contract won't be too harsh. ”

Lin Ming was wearing a suit and tie, and he couldn't hide his immature face, but he was in a high position, and his speech was clear, so he naturally had a sense of majesty, and he continued: "Not only will the contract not be harsh, but there will also be a lot of giving and giving back to everyone, which is the company's cultivation of you, and also because the company now has the ability and resources to support everyone." But the ugly words are ahead, I don't expect you to remember the help the company gave you after you become big stars, and the company has never considered that you will remember the company's kindness when you grow into a popular singer. Therefore, although the contract is not harsh, there will be more liquidated damages and statute of limitations. ”

"How long?" Bao Xiaomei said bluntly: "Ziqi's fame is not small, if she wants to go further, of course she hopes that the company's strength will be greater." If the company can't meet Ziqi's development now, I don't think you should continue to tie her up. After all, what if your promise is not fulfilled and you don't hold her up? At that time, she will not only have to stay in the company to work for the company, but also have to fall into the circle because of the decline in popularity. How big the loss is, everyone knows. ”

"I naturally understand this, people go to high places, and water flows to low places." Lin Ming said with a smile: "So today I want to explain to you that before renewing the contract, if you want to leave, the company will definitely not stay, and you don't even need to pay liquidated damages, because the company doesn't need to raise an immature white-eyed wolf." It's better to leave as soon as possible, lest the company pick her up, and it will be more harmful to the company if she leaves later. ”

"You don't have to pay any liquidated damages?"

Many artists couldn't help but be taken aback after listening to it below, and they whispered below. The contract between a music company and an artist is a two-way street, but that's on an equal footing. In Taomu Music, only a few second-tier and Zhang Ziqi have such an equal contract.

For example, how many resources the company should give them in a year, how much liquidated damages the company should pay for unilateral termination, and so on. But the contracts of the rest of the artists will be harsher, and the company will not have losses and compensation if you terminate the contract, while you will have to pay liquidated damages if you terminate the contract.

It may sound like an overlord clause, but this circle is like that, and if a newcomer wants to get ahead, you have to put in more effort and price.

Unless you have the talent of Dong Chou, you have to accept such conditions.

But now.

Lin Ming bluntly told everyone that they can leave if they want to, and there is no need to pay any liquidated damages. This is also what he discussed with several shareholders, in his opinion, if a company wants to grow, it must retain more excellent artists. And artists who want to leave every day, it is also a waste of resources to cultivate them, so it is better to let them go. Because these people will grow to a certain point in the future, they will not remember the company's kindness, but will bite back and cause more losses to the company.

Such examples can be seen everywhere in life.

As soon as he finished saying this, everyone was talking, and Bao Xiaomei said with a ecstatic face: "This is what you said, now she has three years left on her contract, but I think Ziqi is more suitable to be a free man." As a director of the company, you have to be responsible for what you say. ”

Lin Ming and Hou Wenhui and Liang Xiaoyue glanced at each other, turned around and smiled: "Be responsible, absolutely responsible, as long as you don't regret it in the future, everyone can go." ”

It was at this time.

A beautiful young man about the same age as Lin Ming suddenly stood up and said, "I won't leave, as long as there is singing, I won't leave the company." ”

That teenager is a member of another team in the company, the Youth Orchestra, and now the domestic pop music scene is slowly learning from a certain peninsula country to cultivate this kind of young idol team, such as the more successful Little Tigers in Baodao Province, 5566 and other groups. The established music companies in the north have not yet started in this regard, and the south is still quite quick to accept this pop culture because of its proximity to economically developed areas such as Baodao and Port City. So Taomu Company conducted a pilot and formed this youth orchestra last year. It's a pity that two albums have been pushed in a row, and the response has been mediocre. The company's decision-makers are already considering scrapping the pilot and disbanding their band.

But Lin Ming actually knows that although youth idol groups don't seem to have developed well in China in recent years, in another ten years, this kind of group will become a terrifying foreign force. Like the later TFBOYS, idol trainees, etc., it can be proved that idol groups can definitely be popular in China.

Strictly speaking, the super girl, super boy, etc., who will become popular in a few years, can barely get a little bit of the side of the idol team.

"Is he?" Lin Ming pointed to the young man and asked Liang Xiaoyue.

Liang Xiaoyue said: "Wei Ruikai, a member of the Youth Orchestra. ”

Lin Ming saw that there were several members of the youth orchestra sitting next to him, a total of five people, all of them were handsome beautiful boys. According to this era, it is a cream child, and in later generations, it is called small fresh meat.

"What about you? To go or not to go? ”

He asked the members of the youth orchestra around Wei Ruikai.

The other four teenagers looked at each other, first one, then two or three, and then all five of them stood up and said in unison, "Don't go, let's follow the captain." ”

"Good."

Lin Ming said with a smile: "From today onwards, your team will officially change its name to Youthboys, Youth Boys, no longer under the jurisdiction of the agent team, with a special agent, with assistants and nanny cars, and directly enjoy the treatment of first-line popular stars." After the album of the New Age Band is released, the company will officially praise you. ”

"Thank you, Mr. Lin." Wei Ruikai was overjoyed, he had no other ideas, his love for music made him come to Taomu Company, only to give him singing, give him a chance to let him come out, he was satisfied.

But Lin Ming still likes that someone can take the lead, and directly gives them the best treatment.

He definitely can't write the complete version of the youth exercise manual, but in the year when TFboys became popular, he could listen to a slow motion of his left hand and right hand everywhere on the streets, even if he didn't want to remember it, it was really difficult for him. As long as the melody and climax are brought out, the rest will be handled by specialized songwriters such as Liang Xiaoyue.

In addition to the youth exercise manual, Lin Ming can also create some songs that are more suitable for them to sing, so Lin Ming has no pressure at all to make this orchestra called Youth Boys popular.

"In addition to Zhang Ziqi leaving, is there anything else to leave? If you want to leave, it doesn't matter, you don't have to pay any price. ”

"Who said I was leaving?"

At this moment, outside the meeting, Zhang Ziqi, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up.

Bao Xiaomei looked at her in surprise. Zhang Ziqi is not tall, but he is very good-looking, the kind of jasper type of small family, leaning on the chair with his arms folded, he glanced at Bao Xiaomei and said: "I have today's results, all of which are the help of the company, I never thought that I would leave the company one day." ”

"Ziqi, are you stupid or not, everyone says that people go to high places and water flows to low places, Hanyu is now one of the top entertainment media companies in China, and it is your luck that they can take a fancy to you. Even if the music industry is not easy to mix in Hanyu, you can still take the road of film and television. But in Mahogany, do you have that chance? Taomu's development path is too narrow, and the future achievements are just a first-line singer, and if you continue to go up, you will not have any future. Bao Xiaomei said bitterly: "Now that Mr. Lin gives you the opportunity to leave, it is equivalent to giving you wings, leaving Taomu, you will really leap with a fish." Why hang yourself from a tree, let me go. ”

"Sister Mei, I know you are for my good. But I'm not leaving, people can't forget their roots. ”

Zhang Ziqi sternly refused: "Taomu Company picked me up in the most difficult time, and now I have a little achievement, and some big companies have begun to pay attention to me, and I can't leave at this time." If the contract conditions are harsh, I hope that the renewal time will be shorter, which can be regarded as my gratitude to the company, and when the contract expires, I will not owe anything from now on. If the contract is okay, I am willing to stay forever, after all, the company treats me well, and it is even more unlikely that I will leave at such a time. The company is now in a period of development, and I also hope to do my part for the growth of the company. Sister Mei, you know that I have a clear personality and grievances, so you don't need to persuade me anymore. ”

"This." Bao Xiaomei's face was helpless, Zhang Ziqi, as the company's only quasi-first-line, had his own personal assistant. As Zhang Ziqi's personal assistant, Bao Xiaomei is only responsible for her, and now Zhang Ziqi is not going to the company for the so-called kindness, and she can't help it.

After all, other big companies want her Zhang Ziqi, not her assistant.

"Not bad."

Lin Ming smiled and nodded: "Sister Ziqi can have such an idea, I am very pleased." Again, go and stay at will, if everyone has no opinion. So let's take a look at the contract first, sign the contract, and then talk about the distribution of songs. ”

The artists below stopped talking, and soon a staff member brought up a brand new contract.

Lin Ming said: "By the way, the staff went to change the contract period of the young boy from five years to ten years. To explain here, I didn't expect that the treatment of your young boys would rise directly to the first line, so it didn't take that long. But don't worry, look at the contract carefully, there will be a new one in it, and the company will directly praise you as a popular first-line singer. And participate in TV stations and variety shows no less than five times a year to maintain popularity, if you don't do that, you can ask for a unilateral termination. I don't think it's a onerous contract for such an arrangement. ”

This is because Wei Ruikai was the first to surrender just now, and Lin Ming gave them a reward for this team. Others are not so lucky, for example, the second-tier singer will promise him to go to the first line at most, and the treatment is not as good as that of a young boy, there is no unilateral termination of the contract, and the time will be signed for eight years. Zhang Ziqi's words are even longer, a full twelve years, but the condition given is that he will be a superstar.

What level is Uranus? Andy, Chou Dong, and Sister Fei are at that level, and it is easy for future generations to reach the first line, but to that level, it will take too much time to precipitate and accumulate.

But Lin Ming has this self-confidence.

Because it's 2002, he has 16 years to create high-quality songs for Zhang Ziqi every year to maintain her popularity. In the past sixteen years, he has been in the top few popularity rankings all year round, even if he is a pig, he can become a superstar.

Of course.

Except for a few people like Zhang Ziqi and young boys who are treated differently, the rest are not so good, for example, second-tier singers are treated to the first-line standard, and third-tier singers are mentioned to the second-tier. As for the unfamous ones like the New Era Band, except for the New Era which mentions the second line, the treatment of the unfamous is only slightly improved.

This is also in line with the previous discussion of the four shareholders, and they will not be too bad for them all of a sudden like Hou Wenhui, nor will they be too good like Liang Xiaoyue. area, but overall, it's still much better than before.

At least gave them some hope and also kept them in the company.