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Chapter 288 Want to sign me? What benefits?

"This host was breathing heavily on purpose and scared me!" Zhang Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, applause and cheers broke out from the audience, and the shouts of the audience instantly drowned out the entire studio.

Only among the thirteen expert judges, there were a few guys with very unnatural expressions.

In the vote just now, these expert judges voted for Wang Bo, but now it seems that their behavior at that time was simply a joke.

There are obviously very strong contestants but you didn't vote for them, but voted for the worse one. Do you understand music?
If Wang Bo only lost a few thousand votes, or even more than 10,000 votes, the expert jury that voted for him could still make up for it. But he lost 100,000 votes at once, how could he make up for it!
Wang Bo's number of votes is almost a fraction of Zhang Wei's, which means they are completely two different levels of contestants.

Such an obvious gap is a crushing victory, even an elementary school student can understand it.

However, those expert judges voted for Wang Bo. Being ridiculed after the competition was the least of his worries. He would definitely be suspected of shady dealings. Once such a thing happened, it would be like smearing yellow mud on the crotch of one's pants. It would be either this or that. There was no way to explain it at all.

The program team invited you to be professional judges because they valued your professionalism, but you formed a group to engage in shady dealings. How can the program team dare to invite you again in the future? If there are similar talent shows in the future, you will definitely be excluded.

Reputation is something that, once lost, is hard to get back.

It’s not that you can’t do things like doing shady things, but you can’t do it too obviously.

How can a talent show be 100% fair? How can there be no shady dealings? In some shows, as long as you pay the money, you can stand on the stage. The more money you pay, the longer you can stand on the stage.

There are also ways and means to do shady things. At the very least, you have to use some cover-up methods so that the audience can't see it directly.

Even if some viewers have doubts, they can only remain at the suspicion stage and cannot find any evidence. Moreover, the organizer can easily find an excuse to whitewash it. This is the correct way to engage in shady dealings.

If they don't even bother to cover it up, the show will most likely fail. The audience doesn't come to watch the show to see the contestants get ranked according to the predetermined order.

It is also for this reason that there is the story of "That summer, he defeated capital with his talent". It is not ruled out that this story itself is a form of marketing, but the strength of the contestants is indeed enough to break any shady dealings.

And how could a divine song of the level of "Onion" lose at such an amateur talent show as long as there is no shady dealings?

In the audition stage, the talent show of "Go Boys" is relatively fair, and those who can advance are indeed very talented contestants. Moreover, the SMS voting method can also avoid the influence of the judges to the greatest extent. It is simply whoever the audience likes more will advance.

The number of nearly 150,000 votes also broke the program's voting record. In the finals of several regional competitions that had already ended, when it came to the championship and runner-up, the contestants generally received 50,000 to 70,000 votes. Zhang Wei was able to get nearly 150,000 votes, all thanks to the help of several magical songs.

In this kind of amateur talent show, original songs are indeed a plus, and if the quality of the original song is good, it can attract a large number of fans overnight.

In the 2007 Super Boy talent show, Chen Chusheng sang more than one original song, and he eventually won the championship. The song "Has Anyone Told You" must have made a great contribution to his success.

What is even more impressive is Mao Buyi, who is praised for defeating capital with his talent. He sang the song "Xiaochou" and toasted with twelve glasses of wine, and was directly deified.

Most of the ordinary audiences in front of the TV do not have a high level of musical literacy, and many of them can only sing at the top of their lungs in KTV. For these ordinary audiences, it is the most amazing thing if an amateur contestant can bring a good original song.

In addition to original songs, another way to win the audience's favor in amateur talent shows is to sing high notes. No matter what the song is like, as long as you can raise your voice to the level of Vitas, you will be the most handsome guy in the audience.

It's the same reason. The general audience has no musical literacy. Many people simply think that the higher the high notes are, the better the singing skills are. It doesn't matter if you sing the bass accurately or the middle notes powerfully. Professional musicians can understand them, but the audience doesn't understand them at all.

So in the future "The Voice of China", a group of contestants will be singing high notes, such as E5 and F5, at the top of their lungs. The higher they shout, the better they will be liked by the audience, and the more popular they will be.

……

As the regional champion, Zhang Wei can directly advance to the national finals. There is still half a month left before the national finals, so Zhang Wei has enough time to prepare more than a dozen songs.

As the competition ended, staff from the organizer also came up to us.

"Zhang Wei, this is Director Hu Li from Xiaoxiang Entertainment's music department!" the staff member said, pointing at a woman in her early thirties.

"Fox?" Zhang Wei felt that the name was a pun, and then he began to look at the man in front of him.

This lady's appearance can only be described as ordinary, but her clothes are very fashionable and her face is heavily made-up.

As for women, as long as they are willing to spend time putting on makeup and dressing themselves up carefully, they will be very beautiful.

Director Hu came to Zhang Wei wearing high heels, looking down at him. Unfortunately, he was only about 1.5 meters tall, and with the high heels, he was half a head shorter than Zhang Wei.

This condescending attitude was instantly dashed.

However, Director Hu still looked up proudly, and said with an overbearing expression: "Zhang Wei, you probably haven't signed with a record company yet, right? But even if you have, it doesn't matter. Just breach the contract and sign with Xiaoxiang Entertainment instead."

A staff member nearby explained: "Xiaoxiang Entertainment is a subsidiary of Xiaoxiang TV. Its main business is artist management, music production and film and television drama production. This time, the talent show "Soon Come Boys" was created and operated by Xiaoxiang Entertainment.

Director Hu is in charge of music production. You are very lucky that she is willing to sign you. In the short term, she will definitely release an album for you. In the long term, if you perform well, she will definitely support you to become a popular singer in the future. "

Director Hu continued proudly, "Although you are a newcomer in this circle, you still have some potential. I think you still have some potential for development, so I will give you this opportunity."

Director Hu's arrogant attitude made Zhang Wei feel a little unhappy. He hesitated for two seconds and asked, "Director Hu, you just said that if I have already signed a record company and I breach the contract, who will pay the penalty?"

"Of course you have to pay for it yourself, but if you don't have money, we can advance it for you and then deduct it from your record sales." Hu Li said.

"You asked me to breach the contract but you don't even pay me the penalty?" Zhang Wei smiled slightly, revealing a sarcastic expression.

"You're a newcomer, how much liquidated damages can you get? When you become famous and make a lot of money, this amount will be nothing but a drop in the bucket!"

Hu Li continued, "We at Xiaoxiang Entertainment have resources and connections in the entertainment industry, and we have the support of Xiaoxiang Satellite TV, so we can always bring out a lot of stars. Being able to sign with Xiaoxiang Entertainment is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a newcomer like you, and it's something that others would beg for!"

"Then I have to thank you for your kindness!" Zhang Wei also lost his temper, first mocked, then shook his head: "I won't sign!" "Zhang Wei, you have to think clearly, we are Xiaoxiang Entertainment!" Hu Li still had an arrogant expression, she continued: "I know that you have some talent and have attracted some attention, but in the entertainment industry, talent alone is not enough.

Talented people also need a strong team and platform to support them, so that your career can go smoothly and you can have the opportunity to move to a higher level.

Over the years, I have seen many talented artists, but because they signed contracts with small companies without any strength, they have not been able to make a breakthrough after many years, and even ended up being lost in the crowd.

There are too many singers who are short-lived in the entertainment industry. If you don’t want to be one of them, signing with Xiaoxiang Entertainment now is your best choice.”

"You're not the only company in the entertainment industry with resources and connections. I can write good songs, so why should I be worried about not being able to find a good company?"

Zhang Wei smiled disdainfully, as if mocking Hu Li, "Have you figured out whether this is a buyer's market or a seller's market? Who holds the initiative?"
"This young man is not easy to fool!" Hu Li said in her heart.

Originally, she planned to use all three tactics to sign Zhang Wei in a lightning-fast manner. Hence, she looked down on him when she appeared on the stage and acted arrogantly when talking to him.

Hu Li felt that Zhang Wei, a complete amateur who had no previous record of participating in competitions, definitely knew nothing and could be dealt with by just scaring him a few times.

If it was a veteran who had participated in many singing competitions, Hu Li would definitely not use this trick, but would talk calmly.

But he didn't expect that Zhang Wei had seen a lot of the world, and these three tricks couldn't scare Zhang Wei at all.

The next second, Hu Li's domineering temperament instantly dissipated a lot, and a faint smile appeared on her face, and her tone became much kinder:
"I guess for a newcomer like you, the penalty for breach of contract is definitely not that high. How about this, I will discuss with the company and open a back door for you. We will help you pay the penalty for breach of contract. In this way, you should have no worries when signing with our Xiaoxiang Entertainment, right?"

"I don't have any concerns. I wasn't signed to a record company anyway." Zhang Wei replied with a smile.

"Then why are you asking about the penalty?"

"I'm a newcomer and I'm curious about the entertainment industry!" Zhang Wei still smiled.

At this time, Hu Li also realized that she was teased by Zhang Wei, but in order to sign this potential newcomer, he still patiently said: "Since you haven't signed a contract with a record company, then quickly sign this contract. In the future, you will become an artist under our Xiaoxiang Entertainment. We will provide you with a professional team, high-quality resources, extensive promotion channels, and personalized career planning!"

As Hu Li spoke, she took out a contract from her bag and handed it to Zhang Wei.

Zhang Wei did not answer, but asked: "What benefits can I get from signing with Xiaoxiang Entertainment?"

"I've already told you the benefits: a professional team, high-quality resources, extensive promotion channels, and personalized career planning. In short, we'll make you a big star!" Hu Li replied.

"Isn't this what entertainment companies are supposed to do? You should provide these to your artists, so this is part of your job scope. You don't do this for nothing, and your employees don't get paid. You can't treat your normal work content as a benefit to me!"

Zhang Wei smiled and continued, "I'm asking what benefits I can get, not what work you will do."

This one sentence instantly left Hu Li speechless, and it also somewhat broke her cognition.

In Hu Li's opinion, when a company provides resources to artists, isn't that giving benefits to the artists?

But according to Zhang Wei's logic, the company does this in pursuit of returns, and employees get paid for their work, so it seems that no one really owes anyone anything.

This time, Hu Li was unable to refute.

"This Zhang Wei is really difficult to deal with." Hu Li thought to herself, so she asked directly: "What benefit do you want?"

"Doesn't your company pay signing fees to artists?" Zhang Wei asked.

"You still want the signing fee?"

"It's okay to give me shares in the company!" Zhang Wei said shamelessly.

"You still want shares? Who do you think you are? Liu Huan? Han Hong?" Hu Li snorted coldly, and then said: "Even Liu Huan and Han Hong may not dare to ask for shares, let alone you are just a newcomer!"

"Newcomers don't have shares, so signing fee is fine! I'm not picky."

"We choose! There is no signing fee for newcomers!" Hu Li shook her head decisively.

"There is no signing fee!" Zhang Wei pretended to be disappointed.

"Although there is no signing fee, we will release a record album for you. If the album sells well, you will get a good share of the profits." Hu Li said.

“Other record companies can also release records for me!”

"Other companies don't have as many resources as we do! For example, if you are an artist under our Xiaoxiang Entertainment and you are about to release a record, we can arrange for you to appear on an episode of "Happy Camp". You should be familiar with the ratings of "Happy Camp". With such publicity, your record will definitely sell well." Hu Li introduced.

"That's a benefit, but releasing an album requires some time, right? Are there any benefits that are more immediate?" Zhang Wei asked.

"I said, there is no signing fee."

"I don't want money. I just want to ask, if I sign with Xiaoxiang Entertainment, can you guarantee that I will win the national finals?" Zhang Wei asked directly.

Upon hearing this request, Hu Li's face changed drastically. Zhang Wei's request was not only beyond her expectations, but also beyond her ability.

Even if there was something fishy going on in the national finals, how could she have the final say in who would be the national champion of "Go Go Boys"?
After taking a deep breath, Hu Li said seriously, "Our competition is fair and just."

"Director Hu, don't be nervous. I just want to test whether there is any shady dealings in your competition!" Zhang Wei continued with a relaxed smile;

"Since the competition is fair and just, I can't sign now. I think you will definitely give me better conditions after I win the championship, right? Maybe there will be a signing fee!"

(End of this chapter)