After failing the college entrance examination, he became a big star

Chapter 66 He Doesn't Need Me, I Need Him
Li opened his face with a wry smile. That night, he just slapped his head on the phone and said that the purpose was to make the other party quit. Unexpectedly, Qiao Li was serious. She met four of the six items, which showed her sincerity.

However, the two objections are what Li Kai cares most about.

The length of the contract period determines the extent to which the company controls him. Many artists are short-lived, and they are ruined by the contract period.

If Li Kai is a second-tier singer now, singers at this level in the circle are all on long-term contracts, and he doesn't have to be a horny head, but as a newcomer who has just entered the circle, it is definitely not wise to tie his hands and feet to death prematurely. lift.

And personal works are Li Kai's greatest competitiveness, which is equivalent to the trump card nirvana of a warrior, how can he deliver it to others?

"I can't promise."

Qiao Li thought that Li Kai would bargain, but she didn't expect to refuse so simply, her brows raised slightly: "Why? The company will only offer long-term contracts to newcomers who value it."

Seeing Qiao Li trying to reason, Li Kai sighed dully, and said bluntly: "Sister Li, let me just say it clearly, as a newcomer, I don't want to be trapped by a long-term contract right now, and I don't want to lose my songwriter." The price of rights and interests in exchange for the improvement of other contract conditions, these two points are what I value most, and it is precisely that Time Records is difficult to satisfy, while those second and third-tier record companies can satisfy me."

At the end of the sentence, he looked at Qiao Li with apologetic eyes, the meaning was obvious, and he unilaterally declared the failure of the negotiation.

Qiao Li's delicate lips parted slightly, and she seemed to want to say something, but found that she was speechless, because Li Kai hit the nail on the head, and what she said was so damn right.

Time Records, as a first-tier record company, has an attitude of looking down on singers below the first-tier, and pays special attention to the control of dominance. Long-term contracts are a means. Li Kai is not only a singer, but also a songwriter, and that has to be added. shackles.

In contrast, those second- and third-tier record companies are much more flexible.

In the singer's contract, raising the record fee and sharing ratio is already the extreme of Qiao Li's authority. She does not have this authority to change the terms related to the company's dominance, not to mention her, even the vice president does not.

But she just gave up like this, she was not reconciled.

There is no shortage of good singers in the music circle, but good songwriters.

It is difficult for second-tier record companies to retain second-tier singers, and it is difficult for first-tier record companies to retain first-tier mid-tier singers, especially those who have ambitions to hit the top-tier. In the final analysis, they are still limited by the resources of songwriters.

The songwriters in the circle are divided into six levels, newcomer, ordinary, senior, small coffee, medium coffee, and big coffee.

For newcomers, release within five songs.

Normal, release more than five songs.

Senior, at least two title songs on gold records.

Xiaoka, at least one platinum album title song, three gold album title songs.

Chinese coffee, at least one double-platinum album title song, three platinum album title songs.

Big coffee, at least one triple-platinum title song, two double-platinum title songs.

The title song here does not specifically refer to the first title of the album, but refers to the highest-ranked song on the two charts among all the songs included in the album.

Except for a very small number of independent songwriters in the circle, who only write songs for a certain singer or a certain studio, the others will cooperate deeply with a first-tier or giant record company, either directly signing their own, or giving priority to the supply of works, second-tier Even if the record company gets Chinese works, they will still pick the rest.

There are less than two big names in the whole circle, two of them are independent creators, one is Tianwang's studio, and the other is writing songs for Tianhou himself. The others are in-depth cooperation with one of the five giants, or they are shareholders themselves. Either sign the contract directly, or give priority to the supply of works. There are so many singers under the giant record companies, and there is almost no choice. The first-tier record companies basically cannot get the works of big names.

Songs make singers, and existing companies cannot provide singers with songwriter works that match them. For the future of singers, the only choice is to find another job.

In Time Records, the position of music director is vacant, and there are four deputy directors. Among them, Qiao Li is the weakest. At present, except for a retired singer who retired for three years and came back, the other singers are either newcomers or third-tier singers. At most will step into the second line.

The root cause is that her former owner, Dimei Records, was only a second-tier company, which led to relatively low-end network resources. Among the songwriters she could ask for songs and get the masterpieces of the other party, the tallest was just a small coffee.

If she wants to get rid of the unfavorable situation, and even counterattack the position of director, she urgently needs the help of a profitable songwriter, and those middle-class and big-name celebrities in the circle already have fixed partners. What I got was also a defective product picked by others.

Therefore, when she heard "Angel Among the Devils" sung by Yun Kai Group in the final of the Youth Song Contest, and learned that it was an original song, she left her work in Lima and ran to Nanshi.

Then she learned that the songwriter of "Short Hair" and "Angel Among the Devils" are the same person, which aroused her determination to win.

Li Kai is like a golden brick that has already exposed a corner in the sand. She has a premonition that if she misses it, she will regret it too late.

"He doesn't need me, but I need him." Qiao Li, who was silent, experienced a tangle in her heart that outsiders could not understand, and finally said this in her heart.

Afterwards, she raised her wonderful eyes, a flash of determination flashed in her eyes, she looked at Li Kai and said word by word: "I promise you!"

Li Kai was not mentally prepared at all, and his expression was a little dazed.

Qiao Li pondered: "The contract period is two years, and your work has the autonomy. However, if you want to sell it to other companies or singers, at the same price, the company has the priority. Test the waters of singles and album projects. According to the request, the record share is according to the plan I proposed, and for commercial performances, the record share is also referred to, [-], [-], [-], this is the limit I can decide."

She bit the accent on the last two words, and stared at Li Kai closely, with a fierce look in her eyes.

It feels like, I have already risked it all, and I am willing to pull the emperor off the horse. If you don't agree, or bargain again, believe it or not, I will cut you alive.

"Sister Li, apart from these, there are no special additions to other contracts compared to other singers, right?" Li Kai has not fully digested it in his heart, no, it should be said that it is a bit unbelievable.

Not counting his additional conditions as a composer, just based on the contract period of two years, plus other things, this contract is enough to catch up with the real second-tier standard.

"No." Qiao Li uttered two words, crisp and clear, like two beads falling on the jade plate one after the other.

(End of this chapter)