Lingzi is not too cold today

Chapter 206 Over the hills, although you are graying

JA District, Green Garden.

The room was empty, except for a bed, a writing desk, and a glass closet, there was only an acoustic guitar hanging on the wall, and a drum kit.

The most conspicuous thing is a row of crystal trophies placed in the glass cabinet.

Best Singer of the Year, Best Musician of the Year, Most Popular Male Singer in 2005...

The wind blew in from the floor-to-ceiling windows, and the paper manuscripts on the table were scattered all over the place.

The gray-haired middle-aged man rubbed his sore eye sockets, the wrinkles on his face and bloodshot eyes were full of fatigue.

Xu Sheng yawned and bent down to pick up the papers.

On it were written the lyrics of a song, written by himself.

After looking at it for a while, he was suddenly a little discouraged, crumpled up the manuscript and threw it into the trash can.

But after a while, Xu Sheng took it out of the trash can again, spread it out, looked at it carefully for a while, and extracted two lines of lyrics that he was satisfied with.

He is not a singer-songwriter, and he hasn't released a new song for a long time.

He was not very satisfied with the works produced by the lyricists in Gilt.

"Ah……"

Xu Sheng let out a long sigh of relief, leaned back on the chair, and looked at the building outside the window.

Fifteen floors, 140-square-meter house, 12-square-meter house price.

Xu Sheng repaid the loan for 20 years.

As the famous singer in the music world, his life is not satisfactory.

The only asset that can be sold is this house.

A contract bought out 20 years of his life.

Sometimes, when he looks at himself on TV, he also wonders if those people who are beautiful on the screen are also a mess in life.

Xu Sheng turned to look to the side, and there was a dazzling array of exquisite trophies in the closet, and with drooping eyelids, he looked at a contract on the table.

In other words, it was his contract of sale for the rest of his life.

He had naively thought that he had worked so hard for Jin Jin for so many years, and that the senior management of Jin Jin would give him the respect he deserved.

But he was wrong, capital has no friendship to talk about.

"Without our platform, you are nothing."

These words kept echoing in Xu Sheng's mind.

He knew that he needed gold-plated resources, and he also needed to cooperate with their outstanding musicians.

He alone cannot complete a high-quality song independently.

However, he felt that with his own ability, he should not only get this little bit.

Xu Sheng stroked his gray hair, his face showed pain, and he felt a little irritable.

Ding dong!
The doorbell rang outside.

Xu Sheng raised his head, a little astonished, came to the door and opened it.

He is no stranger to the person standing outside the door.

Zhang Yana has also cooperated with him in the past.

Beside her, there is a young man and woman.

"Rare guest, why do you suddenly want to come to my place?"

Xu Sheng was taken aback for a moment, then smiled.

"I want to talk to you about cooperation."

Zhang Yana took off her glasses and smiled slightly.

"For cooperation, then you can contact my agent."

"Today's matter is more important, so it is more sincere to visit."

Zhang Yana's eyes were full of meaning.

"Oh~"

Xu Sheng responded lightly, and suddenly understood.

"Okay, I'll call my agent right now."

"Come and sit first."

He has been in the circle all these years, so he is not stupid.

Xu Sheng called the agent in Liujin and asked him to come over quickly, and poured water for the three of them.

Seeing Xu Sheng pouring water for himself, Gongsun Jin was quite surprised.

This song king has no airs and is very easy-going when getting along.

"I like Ni's songs very much, and I have listened to each song many times."

Xu Sheng smiled slightly at Gongsun Jin, and then looked at Zhuang Xiaomeng.

Zhuang Xiaomeng sat beside Zhang Yana, a little nervous.

"Huh? Aren't you the daughter of Shi Qing's family?"

Xu Sheng looked at Zhuang Xiaomeng carefully for a while, and suddenly realized.

"Huh? Hmm."

Zhuang Xiaomeng blushed slightly and nodded.

"I said, no wonder you look so familiar. We met before when Shi Qing took you to a party."

"This child is a bit shy. Now she is a trainee agent, and I will take care of her."

Zhang Yana smiled.

"broker?"

Xu Sheng's eyes widened, and he couldn't believe his ears.

Why did Shi Qing's daughter become a manager?
"Well, kids, they just like to stick together."

As Zhang Yana said, she looked at Gongsun Jin.

"Oh~ I understand, I understand."

Xu Sheng looked at the two of them, and immediately showed a clear expression.

Chatting a few words, the atmosphere is also very harmonious.

Half an hour later, Xu Sheng's agent came from the company.

After entering the door, I saw Zhang Yana and Gongsun Jin, and I couldn't help being a little surprised.

"Brother Cheng, this..."

"Come and talk."

Xu Sheng just waved at her.

"okay."

Xu Sheng's agent is a young woman in her 30s, tall, with a good temperament, and a very extraordinary conversation.

"I won't say much outside the topic, I'll just get straight to the point."

Zhang Yana directly put Tong Fei'er's contract on the table and pushed it over.

"You should read the contract first."

After finishing speaking, she leaned on the sofa with a faint smile on her face.

Zhuang Xiaomeng watched from the sidelines, feeling a little admiring in his heart.

She thinks Zhang Yana is very attractive, especially the self-confidence and calmness that is revealed inadvertently, giving people the feeling that she is very mature and powerful, and she holds everything firmly in her own hands.

Xu Sheng and his agent looked at the contract, and the more they read it, the more surprised they became, and they asked questions from time to time.

"Is the income from records, concerts, commercial performances, and variety shows all [-] cents?"

"The platform only gets [-]%?"

Xu Sheng was surprised.

He has never taken such a high share in Gilt, and has been exploited to death by the Overlord Clause.

"Platinum first-line artists all share this share."

Zhang Yana said indifferently, and then looked at Gongsun Jin beside her.

"He is [-] points, and he still has platinum shares."

Xu Sheng then looked at Gongsun Jin, his eyes were moist, as if he had eaten a catty of lemon.

"I heard that you are sharing the gilt..."

Zhang Yana asked tentatively.

"It's also [-] points, but I got [-]."

Xu Sheng's voice was hoarse.

Gongsun Jin was also dumbfounded when he heard this.

Miserable! This is too miserable!
"Why would you sign such a contract?"

Zhang Yana was very puzzled.

"At that time, I was young and didn't know so many routines."

Xu Sheng supported his forehead with a bitter expression on his face.

In recent years, he and Liu Jin have fought many lawsuits due to interest disputes.

After hearing Xu Sheng's experience, Gongsun Jin couldn't help feeling a little sympathetic.

Compared with the gilded boss, Cao Wang has a conscience.

When talking about the copyright of the song and the length of the contract, Xu Sheng was also very satisfied with the Platinum contract.

"The contract is very good, and I am very satisfied with your conditions."

"but……"

Xu Sheng hesitated to speak.

"Is there anything inconvenient to say?"

Zhang Yana asked.

"It's mainly about liquidated damages."

Xu Sheng's agent said.

"There is a stipulation in his contract with Liu Jin that even if the contract expires, he will not be allowed to join any brokerage company within five years after the expiration. Otherwise, he will have to pay more than 8000 million in liquidated damages."

"The contract has been stuck, and I am also very embarrassed."

Xu Sheng also showed embarrassment.

"What if liquidated damages aren't an issue?"

The smile on Zhang Yana's face was still calm and confident.

When Xu Sheng heard this, he was taken aback for a moment, and then he and his manager looked at each other for a while.

"The copyrights of his previous songs belong to Gilt. Even if he signs a platinum contract, he may not be able to sing his previous songs."

"Even so, do you still want to sign him?"

Xu Sheng's manager looked at Zhang Yana.

"Isn't it an obvious question about the weight of the chicken and the egg?"

Zhang Yana smiled nonchalantly upon hearing this.

"One last question."

"If you guys can work it out, we'll jump ship to Platinum."

Xu Sheng's manager was also short of breath. He looked at Xu Sheng and was very excited.

Over the years, she has been hanging out with Xu Sheng, but the results are not satisfactory, and she has been trying to persuade Xu Sheng to quit.

A man lives between the heaven and the earth, how can he be depressed for a long time under the people!
A good bird chooses a tree to live in, and a good day chooses a master!
Now that she has a better platform and development opportunity, she will definitely not miss it.

In the industry, she is often asked.

"As the singer's manager, you must be doing well, right?"

Whenever she heard someone ask this question, she would burst into tears.

"Please say."

Zhang Yana spread her hands.

"Can you guys provide enough resources to Xu Sheng like Liu Jin did?"

"Gilt has the best composition and lyric team now."

As the agent spoke, she subconsciously looked at Gongsun Jin beside her.

To fight for the interests of one's own artists is to fight for one's own interests.

"As for those crooked melons and dates that are gilded, how can they compare with our crouching dragon and phoenix chicks?"

Zhang Yana curled her lips in disdain, and then looked at Gongsun Jin proudly.

Gongsun Jin always felt weird when Zhang Yana praised her as a crouching dragon and phoenix, but she couldn't tell what was weird.

Crouching dragon and phoenix chick, at least for now is not a derogatory term, right?
"Mr. Xu Sheng, what kind of song do you want?"

Gongsun Jin looked at Xu Sheng and asked softly.

"What kind of song..."

Xu Sheng narrowed his eyes, thought for a while, then went back to his room, took a bunch of manuscripts and handed them to him.

"I don't know how to compose lyrics, and write things indiscriminately."

"I made you laugh."

"I also really want to know what kind of song I want to sing all this time."

"But there is always a cloud of fog that has been lingering in my heart."

Xu Sheng was thinking while talking, trying to describe it in words, but he couldn't make sense out of it.

"I don't know if you can understand this feeling."

"Sometimes I feel that language is very weak. I just can't organize what I want to say."

"There are a lot of things I want to say, but I have been accumulating them and can't say them."

Gongsun Jin looked at the manuscript he was writing.

Some are lyrics, some are diary-like prose, and some are simple narratives.

"I'm old, but I still envy those young people."

"I went out yesterday evening and saw some middle-aged people toasting and drinking at the barbecue stand. On the table next to them were some school students. A group of people are decadent and sophisticated, and a group of people are full of vigor."

"Still at thirty, not confused at forty. I'm already forty, and I still have a lot of confusion about life."

Gongsun Jin thought for a while, and probably knew what song to write for him.

Especially when you see "I can't remember the last time, who gave me a hug".

He put down the manuscript, raised his head and asked, "Can I have paper and pen?"

"I also need an acoustic guitar."

"Have!"

Xu Sheng hurried into the room and brought a pen and paper, as well as the acoustic guitar he needed.

Gongsun Jin took the pen and paper and wrote two words on the paper.

"Hills."

Zhuang Xiaomeng was beside her and could see clearly.

Then, she watched Gongsun Jin raise his face and squint his eyes to think.

Then, he picked up the acoustic guitar and plucked it lightly.

The prelude is very light, like an old middle-aged man lighting a cigarette, enjoying the silence in the dead of night.

Xu Sheng couldn't help but feel a little lost as he listened.

After just plucking two chords, his thoughts were immersed in the sound of Gongsun Jin's guitar.

"There are still many things I want to say but haven't said yet. I am saving because I want to write a song."

"Let people sing softly and remember lightly."

"Even if you finally forget it, it's worth it."

Just the first sentence he spoke made everyone in the room fall into silence.

Everyone held their breath and listened quietly to Gongsun Jin strumming the guitar and humming softly.

This song is somewhat inconsistent with Gongsun Jin's previous style.

Like a middle-aged man who has gone through vicissitudes and read all kinds of things in the world.

"Maybe a drop of my thoughts in my life will merge into a river by luck."

"Then the two of us looked at the bend of the river."

"Finally dare to be bold and face the difficulties of life with a hippie smile."

Xu Sheng opened his mouth in surprise when he heard this. He never thought that someone could find the inspiration to write a song in such a short period of time.

"Maybe we haven't matured yet, we haven't realized it yet, and we're getting old soon."

"Though it's still alive in my heart, young man."

"Looking back frequently because of anxiety, asking ignorantly, and being ashamed to ask for help."

"Cross every hill tirelessly."

Hearing this, Xu Sheng sat up straight, his eyes were a little warm, and his vision became a little blurry.

These few lines sang to his heart at once.

"Over the hills, even though I have turned white."

"Chattering endlessly, the sadness I give from time to time."

"Before you see immortality as you wish, lose yourself first."

"Crossing the hills, only to find no one waiting."

"Never stop talking and never call back tenderness."

"Why can't I remember the last time, who gave me a hug, and when."

After Gongsun Jin sang a section, he quickly wrote down the lyrics on paper with a pen.

The first half of this song is relatively low and slow, like a young man slowly becoming old.

But after entering the chorus, Gongsun Jin's movements of plucking the strings became wild, and her singing voice became high-pitched.

Like a grand march, it stepped out of the low and slow prologue and entered the fierce and high-spirited "Fries", which is swift and enthusiastic.

It seems that a person who is still confused at the age of [-] is finally not confused.

It's like stepping out of life, from a depressed middle-aged man to a young man who is moving forward again.

When he finished singing the song and stopped.

Xu Sheng's eyes were filled with tears, and the manager beside him blushed with excitement.

Zhang Yana looked proud and surprised.

Zhuang Xiaomeng held her chin, smiled softly, and looked at Gongsun Jin with admiration.

"This... this song is like my life."

"Let me sing this song."

"Please let me sing this song."

Xu Sheng's voice was trembling, and before the manager finished speaking, he took the contract and signed his name.

Gongsun Jin smiled slightly, and wrote the tune on the paper, and arranged the music with the instruments to be used.

Xu Sheng stared at the manuscript, and looked at Gongsun Jin eagerly, for fear that it would disappear.

"The song is called 'The Hills.'"

"The hills...good name, good name."

Xu Sheng took the manuscript, looked at the lyrics and music on it, couldn't help laughing silly, his eyes were fascinated.

All he has left in his eyes is this song, as long as he can sing this song, it seems that all the previous songs can be put down.

If he had to sing only one song in his life, it would definitely be this "The Hill".

"If you like it, you can come with us to record songs in Platinum's recording studio now."

Zhang Yana smiled lightly.

"Ah."

After Xu Sheng put away the manuscript, he couldn't stop the smile on his face.

"I'll trouble you about the termination of the contract with Liu Jin. I'm going to practice singing now."

"it is good."

The manager couldn't help but feel a little helpless when he heard this.

For Xu Sheng, music is like half of his soul.

When I meet a song I like, I sing it all day in the recording studio, forgetting to sleep and eat.

Back in his bedroom, Xu Sheng looked at the trophies in the cabinet and suddenly smiled freely.

Platinum gave him a better contract, and gave him enough respect and freedom, fully showing his sincerity.

Compared with the contract of sale signed in Liujin, the platinum contract is simply an angel contract.

He's had enough of being oppressed by a vampire agency, why should he be exploited like a slave?

There is no place to stay here, but a place to stay!
(End of this chapter)