Rekindling the Youthful Era

Chapter 738 Sell Me at a Higher Price

Although Lawyer Tian knew that the relationship between Yan Zhusheng and Li Luo seemed to be unusual, he was never sure what their relationship was.

Therefore, when giving a contract, it is still necessary to give it according to normal conditions.

Especially for a singer like Yan Zhusheng, whose popularity mainly depends on the works of Yuan Wanqing and Chongran, his conditions are actually not much different from Ruan Lin.

However, considering the relationship between Yan Zhusheng and Li Luo, Lawyer Tian still made some slight improvements.

The contract is for three years, which is relatively short in the industry, but it also comes with a clause for automatic renewal upon expiration unless Yan Zhusheng himself raises an objection.

Then there is the content of exclusive agency.

All commercial activities of the contracted artists are fully represented by Reignite Culture.

Regarding the sharing ratio of relevant income, Lawyer Tian set a ratio of three to seven, considering that Reignited contributed more to the music aspect.

The company takes 70%.

Advertising endorsements are split 50-50.

If there is income from live broadcast rewards in the future, it will be split 70% to 30%, with Yan Zhusheng taking 70%.

Li Luo took a quick look at the contract and then said to Attorney Chao Tian, ​​"Let's change the profit sharing ratio to 70% and 30%, with Zhu Sheng taking 70%."

"Let me see." Without waiting for Lawyer Tian to nod, Yan Zhusheng took the contract first. Without even looking at it carefully, he asked Lawyer Tian for a pen and said, "That's it."

Yan Zhusheng quickly signed his name on the contract, blinked and looked at Li Luo beside him, and said seriously: "Okay."

Li Luo: "...Aren't you afraid that I will sell you out? You signed without even looking at it?"

"Where can you sell me to?" Yan Zhusheng asked with his head tilted. "If you want to sell me, sell me for a higher price, and then I will come here by myself, so that I can make a profit for free."

"Silly." Li Luo laughed and said, "Are you sure you don't want to change the above share?"

"It doesn't make much difference." Yan Zhusheng shook his head, "I don't want to waste time."

"Okay." Li Luo took the contract back and said to Lawyer Tian, ​​"That's it."

"Hmm..." Lawyer Tian was silent for a moment, and it took him a long time to react.

This was probably the simplest and fastest signing scene he had ever seen.

I originally thought that no matter how good the relationship between two people was, they would not just sign a contract that was casually drafted. They would have to negotiate the profit-sharing clauses and so on.

As a result, Li Luo wanted Yan Zhusheng to get a higher share, but Yan Zhusheng didn't mind at all and signed directly...

I didn't even read what the contract said.

By the way, why didn’t Yan Zhusheng sign directly into Yuan Wanqing’s own studio?
As Lawyer Tian was thinking, this question popped into his mind.

However, since Li Luo and the others didn't say anything, Lawyer Tian didn't ask any more questions.

Anyway, you can make money.

It's impossible that Li Luo is two-timing and dating Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng at the same time, right?
It's impossible even if you think about it.

One is Mr. Ying’s daughter, and the other is Yuan Wanqing’s daughter. Unless Li Luo is crazy, or Lawyer Tian himself is crazy.

Otherwise he wouldn't even dare to think about it.

……

After lunch, Li Luo prepared to receive Ruan Lin and Lu Yilan in the conference room.

Sitting at the head of the conference room, Li Luo looked at the spacious space and couldn't help but say, "Should we also have an office building in the future? Otherwise, we won't have a place to work after we recruit employees."

"Didn't Aunt Lin and the others renovate the breakfast shop into a company?" Ying Chanxi asked puzzledly.

"That place can't be used." Li Luo said with a smile, "It's just a small piece. If Ruan Lin and Lu Yilan saw it, they would doubt the strength of our company."

"Besides, that place is simply used to register the company address."

"I was mainly worried that my parents might become depressed one day and go back to running the breakfast shop, so I encouraged them to renovate the shop into an office."

"Now, one of them runs a hot pot restaurant, and the other goes shopping and playing mahjong with Aunt Cui every day. They both have their own things to do."

"The so-called office over there has now served its purpose. I can just let my dad rent it out and earn some rent from now on."

"Is that so?" Ying Chanxi suddenly realized, and then he said carefully, "How about Times Paradise? There are many floors of office buildings upstairs, and the rent should be much cheaper than here in the city."

"Hmm..." Li Luo pondered for a moment and felt that this suggestion was not bad. "As expected of our CEO, your brain works quickly."

Ying Chanxi blushed slightly at his praise and muttered quietly, "What's there to praise about this?"

While we were chatting, there was a knock on the door of the conference room.

When Lu Yilan and Ruan Lin walked in, Ying Chanxi stepped forward to greet them and took control of the situation.

Lawyer Tian accompanied them on the side, and Li Luo took Yan Zhusheng to sit aside, still not disturbing Ying Chanxi's performance.

Before this, the two sides had actually negotiated three or four times in the past few days.

After the final result was finalized, Lu Yilan finally decided to let her beloved daughter sign a contract with Chongran Culture.

To be honest, compared with the overall strength of the company, during the summer vacation, many brokerage companies that are far more powerful than Chongran Culture have contacted Lv Yilan privately.

But Lu Yilan didn't agree.

On the one hand, because Ruan Lin is still young, Lu Yilan is not in a hurry and wants to wait for the right price. She wants to sign a good price.

On the other hand, the more powerful the agency, the more stringent the conditions it offers.

The contract term generally starts at five years, and some large companies even offer seven or eight years, and some even directly ask for ten years.

Lu Yilan was not going to sign a contract to sell her daughter, so how could she agree to such unfair terms?

Not to mention those profit-sharing agreements, which basically start at a 30:70 split.

It is not uncommon to see a 28:19 ratio.

If Lu Yilan signed, Ruan Lin would probably be taken advantage of.

So this time after coming into contact with Reignite Culture, although their company itself is still in its infancy, it is more realistic.

The contract terms are relatively acceptable.

If the resources are provided internally by the company, such as Li Luo's projects like "Little Joy" and "Beginning", then Ruan Lin's income will be split 40% and 60% with the company, with the company taking 60%.

If the company connects with external businesses and projects and gives it to Ruan Lin to be responsible for, the split will be 50-50. In the future, if it involves income from live broadcast rewards, the split will be 60-40.

In addition, there are a series of more detailed terms that are still within Lu Yilan's acceptable range.

The most crucial point is that the contract is only for four years.

In other words, when Ruan Lin graduates from university, this contract will expire.

By that time, whether to renew the contract or find a big company to sell it for a good price will be in their hands.

Li Luo doesn't care much about this aspect. If the artist insists on leaving and the company insists on forcing him or her to leave, both sides will end up being unhappy.

Therefore, Li Luo did not restrict Ying Chanxi too strictly.

Four years is almost up.

According to his idea, if the situation continues to develop over the next four years, Ruan Lin and Lu Yilan might even ask for a contract renewal.

"I am really honored this time." After the signing was successfully completed, Lv Yilan walked to Li Luo with a smile and shook his hand. "I also hope that Mr. Chongran can take better care of our Linlin."

"She is now the second contracted artist in our company. There are only two of them in the entire company. Who else can we take care of if not her?" Li Luo said with a smile.

"The second one?" Lu Yilan was stunned for a moment when she heard this. "I remember your company was still..."

"Oh, she was just signed today, too. But she has no competition with Ruan Lin, so you don't have to worry." Li Luo pointed at Yan Zhusheng beside him, "She is pursuing a career as a singer."

Lu Yilan subconsciously looked at Yan Zhusheng, then reacted and a look of realization appeared on her face.

It turns out she is Yuan Wanqing's daughter...

Lu Yilan thought so in her heart and felt relieved.

Just a moment ago, she thought she was being tricked and was shocked.

However, the position of the heroine in "The Beginning" had already been written in the contract, so she didn't need to worry too much.

"The official filming of 'The Beginning' will probably start in December, and we will have two months in between to do auditions and other preparations," Li Luo said. "During this time, let Ruan Lin go back to class and study the character in her free time."

"The heroine's character is also an ordinary college student, which is very suitable for Ruan Lin."

"Just ask the assistant director for a copy of the script."

Li Luo knew that Lu Yilan had a good relationship with assistant director Chu Jiyong, so he said this.

"Okay, okay." Lu Yilan nodded repeatedly, "Then I'll ask Teacher Chongran to give me more guidance from now on."

"Well, it's a pleasure to work with you."

After seeing off Lu Yilan and Ruan Lin, mother and daughter, Li Luo and the others did not leave in a hurry, but waited in the conference room for a while.

Not long after, Yuan Wanqing brought Xiaowen and the studio member responsible for connecting with the Douyin team to the conference room.

After a brief greeting, Yuan Wanqing asked with a smile: "You have already read the conditions offered by Douyin. Do you have any suggestions?"

"Which contract does Aunt Yuan prefer?" Li Luo did not answer directly, but asked in return.

"Me?" Yuan Wanqing pondered for a moment, then said, "Maybe I'm old and more conservative."

"I downloaded the software you mentioned and took a look at it these days. I feel a little uncomfortable with it."

“But some of the stuff is still quite interesting, but it seems that more young people are playing it.”

"Do you think I will be popular if I join Douyin? If the effect is not good, won't it be ugly?"

“If I were to choose, I would probably go with a basic lightweight protocol in the early stages.”

As soon as Yuan Wanqing said this, Li Luo nodded, because the other party's choice was similar to what he guessed.

So Li Luo hesitated for a moment before slowly saying, "If it were my suggestion, I would probably recommend Aunt Yuan to choose the second option."

"An exclusive agreement?" Yuan Wanqing asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Yeah." Li Luo nodded. "Anyway, we can't sign the full agency agreement. We don't need to hand over the initiative to others. Even if it's just the operation and planning of short videos, it's better to keep it in our own hands."

"But with the current development trend of the Internet, short videos will only become more and more important in the future."

“So I thought, I can take a gamble.”

"Are you sure?" Yuan Wanqing said thoughtfully, "I've also been paying attention to this recently. In addition to Douyin, there are actually several similar apps on the market. They are also very popular, right?"

At this moment, Li Luo can actually give many reasons and causes to explain why Douyin has the greatest probability of surviving to the end.

After all, this is the confidence that comes from a reborn person.

But he knew it didn't matter.

"If Aunt Yuan is willing to believe me, then try talking to Douyin," Li Luo said. "If you still want to be relatively conservative, then it's okay to choose the first one. In the end, it's just a matter of how much profit you can make."

After hearing what Li Luo said, Yuan Wanqing also fell into deep thought.

But she didn't think about it for too long. She then laughed and said to the person who was in charge of connecting with Douyin: "Then let's do as Li Luo said and follow the second contract clause to continue contacting Douyin."

Li Luo got this answer and smiled: "Then please ask Xixi and Lawyer Tian to follow up. Doesn't Douyin want me and Zhusheng to be tied together?"

"Of course." Yuan Wanqing nodded in response. After finalizing the matter, she patted Xiaowen's shoulder and smiled at Li Luo and Yan Zhusheng, "I brought Xiaowen to you. I'll leave her to you from now on."

"Ahem..." Xiao Wen showed a reluctant expression on her face. She whispered a few words to Yuan Wanqing, then stood up and stretched out her hand to Li Luo, "Boss! Please give me more guidance in the future!"

"Sister Xiaowen will have to work hard in the future." Li Luo shook hands with her, "Lawyer Tian, ​​please draft an employment contract for Sister Xiaowen when the time comes."

"Okay, no problem." Lawyer Tian nodded in agreement.

"Zhusheng doesn't have much business for now. We'll have to see how the connection with Douyin goes in the future." Li Luo said to Xiaowen, "As for Ruanlin, you will be in charge in the future, but you have to wait until you join the team in December."

"During this period of time, you should accompany Xixi and do some work within the company first, and follow up on the Douyin matter by the way."

"Okay, I understand." Xiao Wen nodded seriously, "Do you need me to follow Zhu Sheng like I take care of Sister Qing?"

Li Luo did not answer, but looked at Yan Zhusheng.

"I'm about to get my driver's license, and you still have to buy me a new car." Yan Zhusheng blinked and said to Li Luo, "But we're still short of a driver."

Li Luo: "...Isn't this a bit too much of an order?"

"It's okay!" Xiao Wen's eyes lit up when she heard that she could be Yan Zhusheng's driver and maybe even have a chance to see Yan Zhusheng and Li Luo being intimate in the car. She quickly said, "I'm an experienced driver! I drive very steadily!"

(End of this chapter)