When we want to test the hardness of a piece of glass, then it is destined that the glass must end up shattering. Therefore, when suspicion arises, it is doomed that the accusation established for the other person in our hearts already exists.

As a singer whose fame has grown rapidly in the past month, Lin Shan has doubts about the ability of his agent.

As an artist, he has not announced for almost a month, and the money he originally received is about to bottom out in a blink of an eye, but his agent appeared in front of him in a luxury car with his sister, which made Lin Shan feel a big gap in his heart.

"This is Gu Xintong, she will be in charge of your brokerage business in the future."

Gu Xintong, a little girl, looks good and has a very good figure, but she still can't let Lin Shan go. Lin Shan once again felt Zhou Cheng's contempt for him from the bottom of his heart, and even felt that his side was like chicken ribs to Zhou Cheng, tasteless and a pity to abandon it.

In addition, Lin Shan suspected that Zhou Cheng was hiding something from him, and even cheating his own money.

Last time, Cheng Kai told Lin Shan that he licensed the song to several major music platforms for those fans to download, and the singer had a rebate, but this Zhou Cheng didn't tell himself.

Later, Lin Shan found someone to find out, although the rebate for each download was only a few cents, but there were too many people.

The song "Forceful Or" sung by Lin Shan is among the top few in the download charts of Qianqian Jingting, Kugou Music, and Baidu Music, with a total of 10 million levels, becoming the most popular song recently.

Lin Shan found that whether it was KTV, bars, or roadside singers, this song was being covered everywhere. The song can also be heard playing in the streets, barber shops, kiosks and even Internet cafes. But as the original singer, he didn't get any income from it.

At the beginning, Zhou Cheng told Lin Shan that he licensed this song to several platforms for free, just to get strong promotion from major platforms, but why did he Zhou Cheng quietly buy an Audi? Where does this money come from?

According to Cheng Kai's description to Lin Shan, as long as it is a song that can cause a sensation in some popular music programs, these platforms will help promote it for free, and now Lin Shan doesn't know who to believe.

With this suspicion, Lin Shan felt a little pimple in his heart, and he didn't even focus on the training on Feng Chong's side, until one day the two quarreled again over the right to sing a song.

"This song is not good, this is the theme song of Zhou Cheng's movie, which has been authorized to Wang Yang, and it will not be released until next year when it is released with the production and release of the movie."

"Isn't Zhou Cheng's song just for me? Why do you say no? ”

The quarrel between the two finally brought Zhou Cheng over. Zhou Cheng inquired carefully about Lin Shan and found out that when Lin Shan was preparing for Feng Chong's side, he saw the song "I Miss You" from Feng Chong's studio, and this song immediately attracted Lin Shan.

Lin Shan claims to be a folk singer, the last episode of the program was recorded, in order to become famous in one fell swoop, Lin Shan changed to sing the popular song "Live Hard", but Lin Shan's voice conditions are really not suitable. Some soprano Lin Shan can't sing, so he can only use falsetto. On the contrary, the song "I Miss You" is very suitable for Lin Shan's voice.

"This song can't be given to you!"

Lin Shan didn't expect that a rising singer would discuss with him, and Zhou Cheng would still veto himself in the same tone as before, and there was no room for explanation and buffer.

"What am I? Is it just a money-making tool in his hands? Lin Shan, who was unwilling, saw that there were still a few days to go before the monthly competition, and he didn't dare to offend Zhou Cheng too much, so he had to go home and vent to his girlfriend Fang Qianqian.

"Brother Cheng should have other intentions. After all, this song belongs to Brother Cheng, and it is right that he disagrees. Lin Shan's glass heart didn't even listen to his girlfriend Fang Qianqian's advice.

The confused Lin Shan found his fellow countryman Cheng Kai to complain, and Cheng Kai comforted him: "What does the agent rely on to make money?" For an artist of your level, an agent has to hold at least three to five in his hands to make money, and the agent will not put all the chips on an artist. There is an old saying in our hometown called casting a wide net and catching more fish. In this way, when the artist in his hand overturns, it will not affect his other income. ”

"Brother Kai, what about you? Did you bring several artists with you? ”

Cheng Kai shook his head: "No, I'm older, and my energy can't keep up." Chen Haoming was the last artist I brought, and after being taken away by the company, I was in no mood to bring it. Now I'm alone, that's why I'm so idle and can chat with you. ”

"Brother Kai, if Zhou Cheng really brings several artists, then what should I do now? Is it possible to find another broker? Lin Shan looked at Cheng Kai's eyes full of heat.

Cheng Kai shook his head and turned a blind eye to Lin Shan's overtures: "Don't think about changing agents, especially when you haven't really become famous yet." Even if you jump to other brokerage companies, they will also arrange you to a small broker, maybe you haven't developed better under Zhou Cheng. Instead, you should perform better now, strive to win the monthly championship of "Avenue of Stars", and then participate in a few more announcements to increase your fame, and then it will be the time for you to have a showdown with Zhou Cheng. ”

Under Cheng Kai's persuasion, Lin Shan suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart, but instead prepared for the competition more attentively, and kept silent about the song "I Miss You", because he knew that he was currently facing the most critical competition, and only when this competition was successful, could he gain more right to speak.

Seeing that Lin Shan was so obedient, Zhou Cheng drew another cake for Lin Shan when he took him to participate in the monthly competition, in order to increase his motivation to work hard: "As long as you can win the championship of the weekly competition of "Avenue of Stars" in today's competition, I will help you get a guest guest invitation to the latest variety show of Yanjing Satellite TV, so that you can maintain enough appearance rate." ”

"Yanjing Satellite TV's variety show?" Fang Qianqian, who was sitting in the back row with Lin Shan, was more excited than him: "If Shanzi can often appear on TV, he can also become a star by relying on his familiar face." ”

"Lin Shan is now a well-known artist." Gu Xintong, who was in charge of driving, explained to Fang Qianqian: "When the game ends today, the company will give him a notice." There have been a few performances on the side of Jiahe Advertising recently, and the appearance fee has been opened to 10,000 yuan per show. After this episode of the show is broadcast, the appearance fee will be doubled to 20,000 yuan. ”

"I heard that Chen Haoming's appearance fee is 500,000 yuan per game." Lin Shan was not as excited as Fang Qianqian, and said the news he got from Cheng Kai.

"Yes, Chen Haoming's appearance fee is 500,000 per game, which is what he should be worth after winning the championship of "Super Boy", and the appearance fee of the runner-up Su Chen is only 200,000. The two in third and fourth place are only 80,000 yuan. Gu Xintong thought that Lin Shan was unwilling, so he explained to him.

Fang Qianqian felt that the tone of the conversation was a little rushed, and said to Lin Shan: "20,000 yuan is a lot, and you only perform for dozens of minutes every time you perform on stage, which is higher than my two months' salary." ”

"I also want to earn more money so that you can concentrate on your studies and not be so tired." Lin Shan also realized that what he said just now was out of place, and explained along with Fang Qianqian's words.

Zhou Cheng didn't think much about it, thinking that he was really thinking about Fang Qianqian, and explained: "Lin Shan is now participating in the monthly competition of "Avenue of Stars", and 20,000 yuan per game is the value of your monthly champion. After he participates in a few more variety shows and increases his exposure, I can give him an appearance fee of 30,000 to 50,000 yuan. This is the current value of third-tier artists, if you want to earn more, then you have to work hard for Lin Shan, and every time you take a step up, your income will increase exponentially. ”

Gu Xintong drove while popularizing with Lin Shan; "Like Chen Haoming, they have also been very hot recently to get this appearance fee, this popularity will not last long, at most after New Year's Day, if there is no new performance, their appearance fee will be cut in half. At the beginning of next year, the new "Super Boy" selection competition will start to register, and their popularity will basically fade. At that time, the appearance fee will be about 350,000 yuan, or even lower. ”

In fact, Gu Xintong also ignored another issue and did not explain it to Lin Shan, and Cheng Kai also concealed this aspect at the beginning. That is, Chen Haoming and these people seem to have a very high income, but in fact, they can't get much money, and their share ratio with the company is 28 shares, and the company occupies 80%, which is why the company spends a lot of capital to push them to this position.

This sharing ratio will generally last for three years, and will only change to four or six or five or five after three years. If the position of these artists is unstable after three years, the company may abandon them and not provide support in terms of resources. After all, talent shows are emerging in an endless stream now, and these talent shows are like leeks, cutting stubble after stubble.