The upgrade starts with the anchor

Chapter 121 120. Slave contract, you are responsible for everything?
After it was confirmed that Wang Xiao would join Good Voice, Hu Xiaocheng and Ma Hua quickly asked the program crew to send Wang Xiao a standard contract!
If the candidate is determined early, the program team will also make arrangements early.

So, as soon as Wang Xiao and Zhu Ziqi returned to the rental house, they received a standard contract from the program group!
Wang Xiao just turned on the computer, went into Shenbing's own live broadcast room and looked, and found that the black screen live broadcast room still has a popularity value of more than 500 million, ranking first on the current Shenbing platform, and the number of online users may be nearly [-]. The dense barrage never stopped.

Wang Xiao didn't show up in the live broadcast room, but just observed the situation and saw that most of the bullet screens were looking forward to his new song, and wondered why Wang Yiyun took down all songs, etc. Basically, it didn't exist Spray his barrage.

"Just wait for brother Xiao's new song."

"Brother Xiao, I can't find your song on Wangyi Cloud?"

"Brother Xiao, Kaiguo and Shark also invested 500 million yuan to build a school. What do you think?"

"Anchor, hurry up and sing live."

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Because of yesterday's experience, Yue Ya'er and Mu Xizi were afraid that there would be many sailors and trolls to lead the rhythm today, so they guarded the live broadcast room and found that the sailors and trolls were gone, so they talked immediately Chat and interact with other people.

Wang Xiao remembered that the gift money that was to be refunded to them last night had not been paid, so she immediately transferred the money to the two of them on Q.

Yue Ya'er quickly replied: Brother Xiao, are you so serious?
Mu Xizi: Weeping, trembling!
Wang Xiao: Hurry up and accept it. If you don’t listen to me next time, then I’ll give you back double, so you can earn my money. You can also make money by tipping the live broadcast.

Yue Ya'er quickly accepted: Brother Xiao, there will be no next time.I heard that the Voice program group has come to Rongcheng, have you been looking for you?
Mu Xizi also accepted the transfer, and then remained silent.

Wang Xiao replied to Yue Ya'er: Still talking, not finalized yet!

Yue Ya'er: Brother Xiao, come on, with your strength and such a nice voice, if they don't choose you, then they really have no eyes.Last year, the champion of Shenzhou went to the international competition to get No.3. With your strength, Brother Xiao, you will definitely be able to get No.1 and win glory for the country.

Yue Ya'er's confidence in Wang Xiao is not at 01:30, but a mindless belief.

Wang Xiao: Thank you, I will try my best!

He was a little helpless.

Sometimes, most people want to win glory for the country is powerless.

Many people's enthusiasm for winning glory for the country will instead be exploited and intimidated by the real power faction, and become a weakness to be exploited, and finally pay a huge price to go to the international market to win glory for the country!

Zhu Ziqi was quickly browsing the details of the contract, and said in a low voice: "I heard a few years ago that the program contracts of The Voice are becoming more and more domineering. Bullying people is simply selling one's body."

Wang Xiao looked at Zhu Ziqi: "What's the deal?"

Zhu Ziqi read: "After the contestants sign the contract, all actions need to obey the arrangement of the program group, even the selection of songs is the same. You must obey the arrangement of the program group, but there is a process of negotiation. After determining the songs to sing , the program group will purchase the copyright for the cover of related songs, and the copyright fee should be partly paid by the contestants themselves. income……"

Wang Xiao frowned and asked, "Is it because of that incident three years ago?"

In the past, China’s copyright awareness was very weak. Various variety shows and evening parties could cover anyone’s songs if they wanted. Other people's works are used to make money, and no fees are paid to the original singer and the copyright party.

Three years ago, copyright began to tighten.

Several singers who sang other people's songs on variety shows were sued by the original singers, and the copyright owner finally won the lawsuit, and was compensated for all the illegal income of the infringing singers, as well as part of the infringement penalty fees!

Since then, the copyright of songs has become more strict. All variety shows need to communicate with the copyright owner in advance and pay the corresponding copyright fee!

This has caused the production costs of some music variety shows to skyrocket.

The Voice program group is no exception. During the past three years, it will pay for the copyright of the songs sung on the program every year. .

However, at that time, the Voice program group had been popular for several years and had an absolutely strong attitude. The program group even asked the contestants to pay part of the copyright fee. This part of the fee could be paid to the Voice program group slowly when the contestants became famous.

After all, the contestants who have just participated in the Voice program group are basically not famous, buried talents, and they will have a sense of surprise after such an appearance.After participating in Good Voice, they will get more or less good development and have the ability to pay for this part of the fee.

And Wang Xiao also saw relevant news at the time, it seemed that the Voice program group wanted to take it all, and required the final top three contestants to sign with the company where the program group was located, and become its contracted singers, and the ratio was very high. High, but encountered strong backlash, so let it go, and did not implement it.

In short, in one sentence, the winner wants to take all the upstream and downstream, and the weak have no bargaining power. They either join in and be exploited or leave.

Zhu Ziqi pointed to a line of text and said: "Hehe, look here. All the works created by the contestants during the program will be automatically owned by the Good Voice program group. The contestants can share the copyright for commercial performances, but they cannot authorize others to use it. ..."

There are also a series of unilateral overlord clauses...

Wang Xiao said directly: "Don't look at it, I can't agree to these conditions. Reply to them, if the contract can't be changed, then there's no need to talk about it. It's just a matter of being on the show."

Others don't know the value of his songs, but he himself knows it very well. They are all classic songs from another parallel world, and they are all popular works that have been proven by the market. Their long-term value is immeasurable.

Now he has already earned a lot of exclusive copyright fees, and he will continue to earn a steady stream of income in the future!

You invited me to the show and ended up devouring all my work?Work for you for nothing?

nonexistent.

Refuse!

According to what Wang Xiao said, Zhu Ziqi quickly replied in the email: "Sorry, this contract is too unfair to us. We hope to renegotiate the details of the contract."

The other party did not respond.

Zhu Ziqi didn't care.

Wang Xiao is not a wandering singer who can't afford to eat, or an ordinary person who desperately wants to become famous, and his desire for a good voice is not so strong.

Wang Xiao thought to herself, it's better to call Xu Jing to explain, after all, the other party came all the way to see her, if she just silently refused, it would be unreasonable.

The phone is dialed!

Connected soon.

Wang Xiao said, "Hello, Mr. Xu, I'm Wang Xiao!"

Xu Jing was chatting with some friends at the Conservatory of Music at the moment. He didn't go to the audition, and said very politely: "Hello, Wang Xiao, I'm waiting for your evening live broadcast. Last night's song Dawn is very good. I am looking forward to your new work today."

Wang Xiao said with a smile: "Thank you, Mr. Xu, for your support. I am also very happy that you like it. I want to talk to you about the Good Voice program. We just received a contract from the program team. This contract is a bit too uncomfortable. To be fair, my agent and I felt that there was no way we could agree."

Xu Jing came to the corridor outside, frowned and asked in doubt: "Contract issues? What are they specifically?"

Wang Xiao said carefully: "It is about copyright and management. It is impossible to completely obey all the arrangements of the program group. The program process can be obeyed, but even the selection of works must be obeyed? Then what is needed is not the singer's music. People are just a puppet tool for singing. Also, regarding the copyright of works, it is required that the copyrights of all works during the program should automatically belong to the program group... Mr. Xu, this is too overbearing."

"You know, I like to sing my own songs. Doesn't that mean that I have given all my songs to the program group? Then I would rather never participate in this program. It's not interesting. This is not making music, nor is it Digging up buried good voices, it's taking slaves."

"To be honest, I understand a little bit. Why the quality of Haosheng's players has plummeted in recent years. Last year's champion only won No.3 in the World Championship. Of course, there are factors of foreign xenophobia. But our own players It is also a fact that the strength is too weak. I don’t think any musician with ideals, strength, and confidence will agree to such a contract.”

Wang Xiao's words made Xu Jing's expression a little ugly. He was just one of the hired producers, not a decision-maker, but a role like a consultant.

Regarding the contract, he has never been involved in it, and he doesn’t know about it. He just occasionally saw some gossip news about the contract issue when the players and the program group were fighting each other, but he never paid attention to it because of the number of conflicts. Still too few, only one or two players do it now and then.

Most people choose to suffer in silence, thinking of becoming famous through this platform, and then jumping out.

In fact, this is not only a problem of good voice, but also a common problem of other variety shows that have been popular for several years!

Because the show has been a hit for several years in a row, with brand bonuses, the producers have maintained a strong position, and they can take advantage of the contracts!
However, The Voice program is definitely the darkest, bar none!

Because most of the players with good voices are newcomers who are not well-known, or losers who failed in their debut, and have no bargaining capital!
Most of the other variety shows invite big-name celebrities, or former big-name celebrities, so the other party still has the capital to bargain and will not be overwhelmed by the producer.

Moreover, there are so many programs of the same type nowadays, if your contract is too bullying, star singers with capital will go to other programs of the same type, and you can shop around.

There is only good voice, there is no discussion about bullying newcomers, and few similar programs have not been done, far from the influence of good voice, especially after last year's international competition, the international response is very strong, good voice is almost in the music talent show. It is thriving, which also makes the producer even more domineering.

Unless you have a strong background, you will be exploited.

Xu Jing said in a low voice: "I don't know about the contract for the time being. I'll ask the program team, and then discuss it with them and let them communicate with you!"

Wang Xiao smiled and said: "Thank you Mr. Xu for your concern and love for me. However, I don't think it will be troublesome for Mr. Xu. They are unlikely to modify the contract for me alone. Also, the program group is so strong, so am I. Eat soft but not hard, if I add it, there will be friction in the future, it will be bad. So, I won’t go.”

Xu Jing said seriously: "You don't have to worry. With your strength, you should participate. You are invited by me. If anyone makes things difficult for you, you can tell me directly. I will go to them to talk about your contract. , don’t say give up.”

Wang Xiao froze for a moment: "Well, well, then I will trouble Mr. Xu."

To be honest, Wang Xiao didn't expect Xu Jing to be so obsessed with letting himself join The Voice, and he himself was not so obsessed.

"Well, wait for my news."

After Xu Jing said a word, he put down the phone and went to find someone from the program team.

At the same time, he also used his mobile phone to ask the people from the legal department of the program group to send him a standard contract. A strong player!

Others have the strength, and they can live on. If they can't play an online celebrity live broadcast, why should they come and be your slaves?

However, he also saw another contract, which was for the players selected from the Conservatory of Music this year. This contract is much more normal. Although there are some relatively strong restrictions, it is not a pure squeeze contract, but a cooperation contract!
Wang Xiao is not from a big-name music academy, nor does he have someone behind him, so they naturally cannot give preferential treatment, it is directly a slavery-style contract!
In the sound audition, several professional musicians were inspecting the ten contestants from the Conservatory of Music, among them was Chen Xiaoyue!

Ma Hua, Hu Xiaocheng, and Zhang Yufeng stood in the background watching.

Xu Jing walked over angrily, glared at Hu Xiaocheng and Ma Hua and said, "You guys made the standard contract for newcomers?"

Ma Hua and Hu Xiaocheng looked at each other, then Hu Xiaocheng nodded and said: "We discussed and formulated it with the people from the legal department, and everything complies with the regulations."

Xu Jing sneered: "Hehe, what regulations do you meet? Is it in your own interest? Treat the players as slaves? As bad as you can? I said that the quality of the players has plummeted in the past two years. In the end, they all refused, so the problem lies here!"

MCA said forcefully: "Mr. Xu, this is agreed by the group and the TV station."

Xu Jing looked at the two and said in a deep voice, "Wang Xiao is not a newcomer, is he?"

Ma Hua shook his head: "He hasn't debuted, and he hasn't released a record, so why isn't he a rookie? Mr. Xu, we have our own process system!"

Xu Jing: "Then Wang Xiao now has millions of fans and 200 million live streamers online, so he is not qualified to negotiate a contract?"

Hu Xiaocheng: "Old Xu, revising the contract is not in the interests of our company."

Xu Jing: "Then believe it or not, I'm going to expose the contract to the media now, and see what audiences across the country have to say?"

Hu Xiaocheng and Ma Hua's expressions changed at the same time.

Zhang Yufeng, who was watching the excitement, also had serious eyes.

It's good that this kind of contract is not exposed, everyone agrees.

Once exposed, this kind of man-eating contract will be sprayed to death by public opinion.

Hu Xiaocheng also said seriously: "Mr. Xu, you are also one of the producers. If it is exposed, you will also be affected."

Xu Jing looked at the other party without any hesitation: "Then I will retire in the future, and I want to show the whole country how you bully people, and how you only care about benefits and not other things!"

Zhang Yufeng came out to smooth things over: "Mr. Xu, Manager Hu, Manager Ma, don't get angry, it hurts your body! Then, let's discuss with Wang Xiao on the program team and modify the contract for him alone, how about it?"

Xu Jing didn't speak.

Hu Xiaocheng rolled his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "He feels that he is very powerful. If he wants to modify the contract, he can become a collaborator. Then after he joins the program group, he will be responsible for all the logistics, vocal training, soundtrack, costume props, cover singing I am responsible for the copyright of the song, and the program team does not care about it."

Xu Jing was speechless for a while after hearing Hu Xiaocheng's words, he could not agree to this condition on behalf of Wang Xiao.

Because it's hard!
When masters sing on stage, they need to prepare a lot in advance, such as costumes and props, live music, etc., and the program team will have a special person in charge, so there can be no mistakes.

And after joining the tutor group, the tutor will give guidance and the like, and help canvassing votes.

The most important thing is the copyright of cover songs.

Without copyright, you can only sing your own songs on stage, otherwise you will be sued for compensation if you cover other people's songs on TV commercial performances without authorization.

If Wang Xiao was responsible for all of these, he would definitely have widened the gap with other players!
Moreover, Wang Xiao must not be able to handle so many things by himself!

Zhang Yufeng said: "Old Xu, Manager Hu, I think, how about you send these conditions directly to Wang Xiao and let him think about it? If not, you can discuss it again, right? Manager Hu, Manager Ma, you should know, How terrifying is Wang Xiao's popularity now, with more than 200 million online users, and he is the number one anchor promoted by our Shenteng Group, and he is highly valued within the group. We Shenteng Music just won the exclusive copyright of all his songs. Tonight It will be launched, and you will know when you look at the data.”

"It is also a huge highlight for The Voice that he can join the program of The Voice!"

Hu Xiaocheng thought for a while and nodded: "Okay, I will let someone talk about the contract with Wang Xiao! If you don't want to pay, then you are not entitled to enjoy it. If he asks a lot, then I can only let him take care of everything. Our program team and He is the purest cooperative relationship, Mr. Xu, isn't this oppression and bullying?"

Xu Jing snorted coldly and didn't speak.

(End of this chapter)