Chicago 1990

Taking the opportunity of eating pizza, Song Ya carefully inspected the corner of honor in the office. As a singer, Lao Qiao personally only had a suspicious trophy of 10,000 record sales, which he won in the 1960s.In other words, this second-hand store is likely to make Old Joe reach a new peak in his career as a singer. After he retired for many years...

It's no wonder that he just asked Pablo to'don't make things too complicated', and he is now even more than Songya looking forward to this song.

It’s true that Pablo is very strong, but Old Joe is the one who says this music company is the best. The boss’s performance now can be said to be very fanatical. After eating the pizza, he immediately went into rehearsal, and his attitude was better than that of Lori and Morgan. A lot of positive.During his free break time, he held the phone and kept asking drummers and keyboard players to accompany him. He also booked professional mixing studios with big companies. The schedule was very tight. Song Ya spent most of his time talking on the phone. money.

It is certainly good for Song Ya that Old Qiao spends his money in this way. Most of the interests of the two are the same.

But Pablo is different. In the general direction of Lori's new album, he has no conflict with Song Ya, but there is still the same old problem: the copyright of the lyrics.After he got angry and rushed out of Lao Qiao's office, he immediately found Lori and asked him to start trying to modify the lyrics without asking Song Ya's consent.

"Hey, kid."

In the office, Old Qiao brought Song Ya who had come to complain to the window, "Look at them, look at those girls..."

It’s getting late, but there are many men and women gathered in the open space in front of the underground nightclub across the street. They spontaneously form a few circles. From time to time, some people stand in the middle of the circle to perform various kinds of'Battle', whether it's rap or something The whole body twitching dance can make people exclaim and cheer from time to time, and the atmosphere is very hilarious.

"I can't see the face clearly..." Song Ya squinted and tried to distinguish.

"You didn't recognize people, idiot."

Old Joe pointed over there, "Let’s tell you this, our Eric, is the short and sly tuner, as long as you go down and open the door now, pick any girl in it, and tell her,'Hey , You sing very well, I am very optimistic about you, how about going upstairs opposite with me, let's record a song and try it... "like, what do you think will happen?"

"Beaten?"

"NO! I dare to bet with you that 70% of the girls there, no, 80% of the girls, even if they were nestled in the arms of their boyfriends in the last second, they would follow Eric without hesitation in the next second. , And then stripped naked in a few words in the studio, pressed on the sofa to change various positions X!"

"Uh……"

"What are those girls for? Huh? For what?"

"Singer dream?"

"Singer dreams, celebrity dreams, dreams that are noticed, dreams that are talked about, dreams that are sought after, dreams of care, dreams of luxury, dreams of exquisite life, women don't like these!" A lot of parallel comparisons were used, "Especially the women there. The underground nightclub hasn't opened yet, so they ran early and sang and danced and met friends everywhere to accumulate contacts, just for fun?"

"..."

Old Qiao looked helpless, "You kid was shrewd like a Jew in front of Pablo, how can he become so stupid now! They want to be in the profession! They want to be in the profession! If they sleep, they have the opportunity to do so, and they know exactly what they should do. How to choose, do you understand?"

Song Ya certainly understands that Lao Qiao’s example is nothing more than trying to make a deal between himself and Pablo as soon as possible. Indeed, he has not yet entered the business. Too much entanglement in economic issues may backfire, "I respect you, boss, But Pablo must take away my lyrics, it's really...unacceptable."

"If you take a step back, half and half, do you agree?" Old Joe made a new condition.

Song Ya considered the meeting and said, "OK." He nodded. Pablo didn't like him much, but he was satisfied with Old Joe's attitude.

"Okay, Pablo, let me say,

Old Qiao pointed to the phone on the boss’s desk, “I have to remind you that if it weren’t for the benefit of everyone, Pablo would definitely not play this way. He could follow you first and lie to you first. Sign a brokerage agreement with him before playing tricks! He has been very restrained, he has a gang background, and Lori has a gang background, so do I, and my music company also has gang shares. In the black area, you can’t expect a lawyer to follow you You can’t expect the police, you also grew up here, you should know..." He squeezed his hands into fists and gestured, "Come on, everyone still treats you as their own person now, and try to play as little as possible with the white tricks. ."

"I know."

Song Ya agreed and watched Qiao walk out of the office. He closed the door, found the phone number on Goldman's business card from his pocket, and dialed it.

"Hello, this is Goldman Law Firm. It is off work now. Please leave a message if you have anything..." The call was transferred to the answering machine.

"Uh...Mr. Goldman, I'm the last time I met Alex, Alexander Song, I have an urgent need to consult, if you answer now, I am willing to pay fifty dollars per hour..."

'Ka', there was a sound in the earpiece, "Hi, Alex, this is Goldman, how are you going to pay? I don't want to take credit here."

"Hello, Mr. Goldman, I will pay you cash or check as soon as possible, I promise." Song Ya replied.

"Chuck."

"what?"

"Chuck Goldman, just call me Chuck. If you have any questions, please tell me, I'll start timing."

"Okay." Song Ya told the other side of the situation he was facing.

"First of all, I don’t have the qualifications of an artist agent, and I don’t know how to do it. The industry you work in is very deep. What albums, singles, assortments, selections, compilations...all these, songwriters are different If you are not careful, you will suffer a loss, so I still recommend that you seek professional help."

"Secondly, I don’t know any professionals in your industry, especially those who can be active in Nancheng, but since you say you have nothing to trust, it’s better to trust the largest ones. Their power and professionalism There is definitely no problem with the manpower in Chicago. You can rest assured and save trouble. Of course, shop bullying is inevitable. For newcomers like you, they will probably charge the highest 10% commission."

"Third, don’t be afraid to sign a brokerage contract with someone. First of all, the brokerage contract will last up to three years. The law only allows you to sign a brokerage contract for a newcomer like you for one year. Just let him go. And if you are a minor, the law will be more inclined to protect you. Don’t be afraid that they will ignore you. According to you, the contract signing is about to be signed and the brokerage company can send someone over. With a 10% commission for nothing, they have no reason not to do it. Is there anyone in this world who thinks that there is less money? There are dozens of artists under the hands of many agents, and you are not much more."

"The last sentence is the same. After you enter the industry, you can strive to become a member of the Composers Association, which will benefit you more."

In the two consultations, Goldman mentioned entering the industry. Old Qiao also emphasized entering the industry. They all tend to enter the industry first. Song Ya looked at the men and women outside the window who were singing and dancing in the open air in the cold wind. , Finally made up his mind, according to the number provided by Goldman, dialed one of the largest artist agency in the country, WMA (William Morris Agency).

The communication with WMA was much smoother than expected. Song Ya was relieved, heaved a sigh of relief, opened the door and walked out of Old Qiao's office.

"how about it?"

Old Joe and Pablo were standing in the recording room and chatting, and it seemed that they were settled.

"Mr. Pablo..." Song Ya smiled apologetically towards Pablo, "My agent promised to come over tomorrow."

"This is not the end! Everyone work hard together to release the new feature as soon as possible!" Old Joe patted the shoulders of the two.

Pablo sullen his face, curled his lips and smiled half a minute later, stretched out his fist, Song Ya quickly touched him.