I became financially independent right after entering college.

Chapter 73 But I refuse

Tan Xuan was surprised, and Zhao Lin was also surprised, because she represented Haidie.

In Greater China, how many people who study pop music and aspire to work in pop music-related fields can refuse the invitation from Ocean Butterflies?
"Bai Chou, are you really not going to reconsider this? This is one of the best music companies in Greater China. Before you arrived, Manager Zhao told me about his general plans for your future.

You will definitely become a star, a big star, with a large following, luxury cars and houses, and you can easily earn money that ordinary people can’t earn in several lifetimes…”

Seeing Bai Chou reject Zhao Lin without hesitation, Tan Xuan acted even more anxious than Zhao Lin and Bai Chou. Having experienced the torture of reality, she knew how hard it was to get such an opportunity.

Why did she apply for the journalism major? Was it for the conscience of a journalist?
Of course not. I want to enter a glamorous and high-end industry, get a good job, and earn more and more income...

It's just so realistic.

But reality taught Tan Xuan a hard lesson. The real news industry and media industry were completely different from what she had imagined. They were bloodier and darker...

The darkness was too much for her to accept, so she returned to her alma mater in disgrace and hid in the ivory tower to work as a counselor.

Now, her students have opportunities that are countless times better than she could have dreamed of. They can become big stars and make a lot of money. Just by nodding their heads, they can one day live the life she could only dream of.

But Bai Chou refused.

Zhao Lin glanced at Tan Xuan in disbelief as she was trying to persuade Bai Chou to make a lot of money and become a star. "As a counselor, you don't even know the family conditions of your students?"
However, considering that Tan Xuan has to teach several classes and the school has just started, it is understandable that Tan Xuan does not understand.

Zhao Lin smiled and interrupted Tan Xuan in time, saying, "Teacher Tan, you're definitely not going to persuade Bai Chou with this."

"What?" Tan Xuan was a little confused. I thought there was nothing wrong with what I said.

Zhao Lin crossed her legs, picked up the coffee cup in front of her, and quickly glanced at Bai Chou: "The shirt, belt, and boots are Hermès, and the denim jacket and pants are Versace. They are all the latest models this year. The price of the whole outfit is about 6 yuan.

Some students do rent some big-name costumes for the sake of performance effects, but few of them also rent shoes and belts.

In addition, the earphones hanging around the neck look familiar. They seem to be the Odin that JJ has been using recently. The price of the public model seems to be 30,000 yuan.

"Student Bai Chou's family background should be quite good, right?"

As Haidie's agent, Zhao Lin is naturally quite familiar with luxury clothing brands.

Sixty thousand dollars for an outfit?

And a pair of headphones worth 30,000 yuan?

Tan Xuan turned her head in disbelief and looked at Bai Chou beside her, glancing him up and down. "Is your family so rich?"

"Yeah." Bai Chou nodded. If a small amount of pocket money every year is not considered rich, then there will not be many rich people left in the world.

After thinking for a moment, Bai Chou turned his head and asked Tan Xuan in a low voice, "I remember there were fashion magazines on your desk, right?"

"The fashion magazines I read are mainly aimed at women, and they mostly feature affordable luxury brands. There aren't many articles about world-famous brands...

Besides, what serious counselor would pay attention to what the male students in the class wear? "

Tan Xuan argued awkwardly, her cheeks turning an awkward red, her voice getting lower and lower. It was so embarrassing that she actually used making a lot of money to persuade a rich second generation.

Tan Xuan was becoming increasingly embarrassed, and this time she was completely silent. Man, what can I say?

"In fact, there are many second-generation rich people in the music and entertainment circles, such as JJ, Ronald Cheng, Kelly Chen, Wu Zun, Raymond Lam...

Our company has worked with JJ before, and he's a music lover. We've also collaborated with some casual film and television artists many times."

The knowledgeable Zhao Lin knew exactly how to convince Bai Chou, a wealthy second-generation man with no shortage of money. Xiaoxiao changed her approach and said, "Your singing skills don't seem to be something you can practice casually. This proves that you have indeed thought about working in pop music and becoming a singer.

In that case, there's no reason to give up so easily, right?

I can decide to sign an agency contract with you first. This agreement will not force you to work around the clock like those hardworking people in the entertainment industry. The requirements for song release frequency, announcements, and event attendance will be more relaxed than those for other singers.

Even in the early stages, you will basically not be assigned any formal job, but will be sent to Haidie Forest Conservatory of Music for further studies.

Just treat it as a hobby, maybe you'll fall in love with music again and want to continue being a singer or a star?"

Zhao Lin patiently persuaded him and said that the most important thing now was to sign Bai Chou first. People's ideas will change, especially at Bai Chou's age.

Even if Bai Chou's thoughts do not change, what if one day in the future Bai Chou's family falls on hard times or he doesn't make as much money, and he needs to bear more financial pressure? This is very likely to happen.

As long as we sign a long-term contract with Bai Chou, there is no need to worry about Bai Chou's lack of motivation in the future.

"I'm sorry, Manager Zhao. I might change my mind someday, but right now I really don't want to be a singer anymore, not even for fun.

Thank you very much for your support, but I have something else to do now, so I'll excuse myself first."

Bai Chou, who had no intention of signing the contract, rejected Zhao Lin again, said hello to the counselor Tan Xuan beside him, and stood up and left very decisively.

As soon as Zhao Lin mentioned signing the contract, he knew what Zhao Lin was planning. He knew it was definitely a long-term contract without asking.

In addition, Bai Chou was also skeptical about what Zhao Lin said about "easier announcements and activity arrangements compared to other singers."

Capital has no conscience, Bai Chou firmly believes this. Music companies are also capital. What they really pursue is never to create art, but to make money through the art of music.

Bai Chou was very clear about his own strengths and weaknesses: he had no creative ability and could only write lyrics for catchy songs, but his voice was particularly good, he was young, his singing skills were good and there was room for improvement, and his appearance was very outstanding...

Such a singer cannot become a producer like Jay Chou, JJ Lin, and Xu Song, and it is almost impossible for him to become a true pop king.

But making money is simple: first buy a few popular songs and release them as singles, then, while buying popularity and operating, frantically perform at various events, accept announcements, appear on various variety shows, and even cover other singers' famous works on music variety shows...

As long as it is operated according to the normal model, it is almost certain to make a profit.

If Bai Chou were the boss and signed such a singer, he would definitely build him according to this model, using various terms and conditions to coerce and lure him to work around the clock to make money for him.

He believed that Zhao Lin must have seen this point and wanted to use this model to promote him, so she took the initiative to invite him to join Haidie: Who doesn't like to pick up money?

In this case, even if he just wanted to have fun, Bai Chou didn't think it was necessary to talk more with Zhao Lin or even sign a contract, so as to avoid any further arguments in the future.

(End of this chapter)