Huayu started from the fairy sword

Chapter 13 Brokerage Contract and Record Contract

The next day, in the morning.

Taihe Ryefield Music Company, Production Director's Office.

Gao Xiaosong, with a big head and a thick neck, sat on a high-back chair with a cigarette in his hand, pretending to be very professional, and looked at Cao Jun in front of him.

After Cao Jun explained his purpose, Gao Xiaosong saw that he brought a guitar and said, "Since you want to make a record, then sing a song first."

Cao Jun pondered for a while, and Gao Xiaosong's creative style should be more acceptable to folk songs.

You know, several campus folk songs created by Gao Xiaosong were also very classic and popular in the 90s, and they can be called the leading figures of campus folk songs.

In particular, the two songs "You at the Same Table" and "The Brother Who Sleeps on My Upper Bunk" have become popular all over the country.

Cao Jun withdrew his thoughts and said, "Mr. Gao, I will sing an original song of mine, "Miss Dong"."

Hearing that Cao Jun wanted to sing his own original song, Gao Xiaosong scoffed a little, and said to himself, with your handsome appearance, you probably haven't been dumped by women, and you haven't experienced the suffering in the world. What touching song can you write?

However, Gao Xiaosong said: "Then you sing first, I'll hear how you sing."

So, in front of Gao Xiaosong, Cao Jun plucked the strings of the guitar and began to sing "Miss Dong".

"Miss Dong, you never forget your smile
Even if you, like me, yearn to grow old

Miss Dong, you are beautiful when the corners of your mouth are down

Just like the clear water under the Anhe Bridge..."

Gao Xiaosong originally had no expectations of Cao Jun's creative ability, because he felt that Cao Jun's appearance looked more like an idol star than a powerful singer.

However, when Gao Xiaosong heard Cao Jun sing a few lines of the lyrics, he suddenly had a feeling of lightening up.

"Miss Dong, I am also a complicated animal
I said a sentence on my mouth, but I kept repeating it in my heart

Miss Dong, the night time of the Drum Tower is rushing

Stranger, please give me a Lanzhou..."

Speaking of this, Gao Xiaosong's face already showed an expression of appreciation, and he kept nodding along with the melody of the song.

Seeing Cao Jun holding the guitar and singing in front of him, Gao Xiaosong thought of an old friend named Zheng Jun.

In Gao Xiaosong's eyes, Zheng Jun, like Cao Jun, belongs to the kind of person who is very handsome and good at writing songs.

"So those may not be true, Miss Dong
You are not a female classmate with no story

I fell in love with a wild horse, but there is no grassland in my home

......"

After listening to Cao Jun sing the song "Miss Dong", Gao Xiaosong couldn't restrain his inner excitement anymore, and joked with a smile: "I can't play the guitar very well, and I can't sing well, but the song is well written and interesting. .”

"Especially your lyrics, which are written with a lot of aura. The three words female classmate are used very cleverly. This is the first time I have seen the three words female classmate appear in the lyrics. It is both straightforward and artistic. .”

"Falling in love with a wild horse, but there is no grassland in my home, you are not a female classmate with no story, etc. These few lyrics you wrote contain not only love, helpless emotional confusion, but also a feeling of melancholy and loneliness. Implied in the melody, it can hit the audience's emotional weakness and resonate..."

Listening to Gao Xiaosong's praising himself in a serious manner, Cao Jun felt a little smug, and I knew I had made the right bet;

He was thinking about one thing, but Cao Jun pretended to be devout, listening to Gao Xiaosong's comments.

After commenting on the song "Miss Dong", Gao Xiaosong drank his saliva, moistened his throat, and then said: "Sing me another song, if your song can reach the level of "Miss Dong", Teacher Gao will personally make the record for you!"

Hearing what Gao Xiaosong said, Cao Jun was also a little excited. He said to himself, this is not easy. I have a lot of good songs. I can sing you any song, and it will be better than "Miss Dong".

In fact, Cao Jun didn't plan to publish the song "Miss Dong", because he felt that the song "Miss Dong" might be difficult to catch on. After all, it is a folk song and the audience is relatively small.

However, whether a folk song is good or not depends entirely on personal aesthetics. There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's hearts.

After deliberating for a while, Cao Jun said, "Okay, Mr. Gao, I will sing you another original work of mine—"Zebra Zebra"."

Hearing the title of the song "Zebra Zebra", Gao Xiaosong found it interesting and immediately became interested.

Cao Jun lowered his head and began to play and sing:
"Zebra, zebra, don't fall asleep

Show me your wounded tail again

I don't want to touch the scars of your wounds

I just want to lift your hair

Zebra, zebra, you're back home

But I wasted my cold years
There is no door in your city, open it for me

......"

Hearing this, Gao Xiaosong's soft heart was already deeply moved.

"Zebra, zebra, you red from the south
Is it a moving story?

The actor next door, if you can't stay

who will sleep with you till dawn
Zebra, zebra, do you remember me?

I'm a fool who can only sing..."

After listening to the song "Zebra Zebra" sung by Cao Jun, Gao Xiaosong was very moved and couldn't help admiring: "You can write this song well, you are so talented, especially the lyrics, which are very interesting and wonderful. It's a lady, and it's a zebra, and you have such a good image, let me make your record..."

Seeing that Gao Xiaosong liked him so much, Cao Jun also felt very happy, but he didn't make it too obvious. He just smiled and said, "Are you the boss of this company?"

Gao Xiaosong was a little embarrassed, and said: "No, but what I say will definitely count in the company. Sign the contract today, and we will produce your record."

Before Cao Jun could answer, Gao Xiaosong picked up the mobile phone on the table, went outside the office, and dialed the number of the boss, Song Ke.

After the call was made, Gao Xiaosong couldn't restrain the excitement in his heart, and said straight to the point: "Hey, Lao Song, where are you? I picked up a treasure today. He is very talented, handsome, and the song he wrote is very special." interesting……"

Song Ke on the other end of the phone was busy making money and had no time to discuss music matters with Gao Xiaosong, so he said, "Xiao Song, I'm playing mahjong, you keep the person first, I'll go back later, that's it, hang up first Already!"

In other words, Ryefield Music Company has been unable to pay wages for almost three months. Fortunately, Song Ke's superb skills in playing mahjong have pulled the company out of hell at the poker table.

Gao Xiaosong didn't dare to disturb Song Ke's money, so he hung up the phone first.

Then, Gao Xiaosong asked his assistant to sign a record contract, returned to the office, and handed it to Cao Jun for review.

Cao Jun looked at it. This is a record contract, not including a management contract. He asked suspiciously: "There is only a record contract, but no management contract?"

Gao Xiaosong said calmly: "No, our company is only responsible for producing records, not for arranging performances."

It is worth mentioning that the recording contract and the brokerage contract, literally, are two different things.

A brokerage contract is a matter in which the brokerage company helps the artist arrange all the work, including commercial activities such as film, television, performances, and advertisements.

Record appointments only focus on the release of records and do not interfere with other matters. Nowadays, all-round stars usually have several owners, and they may also have appointments with different brokerage companies and record companies.

All in all, the record company is mainly responsible for the production and distribution of the singer's record, earning some record money, while the brokerage company is responsible for the contact and negotiation of the singer's work, mainly to earn a commission from the singer's performance.

(End of this chapter)