Rock and Roll: Glorious Years

A few minutes later, DULUDULU's people arrived. Bian Lang had his hair in a bun, and the other party recognized him at a glance.

But when he saw that there were other people around him, his enthusiasm subsided a little.

The visitor was Chen Bing, the deputy director of DULUDULU's copyright department. He immediately referred to his company as "Little Bilibili" (a derogatory term for a small, unreliable website), which immediately put the atmosphere at ease.

After politely confirming that it was convenient to discuss business, Chen Bing directly stated his purpose: he was there for the copyrights of "Those Without Ideals Don't Get Hurt" and "The Hand Tractor Driver".

On Earth, copyright control is very strict, and the public has a strong awareness of copyright. Bilibili, similar to the original site, is also a hub for various derivative and parody videos. Previously, Bian Lang's "Those Without Ideals Don't Get Hurt" was on the copyright petition list of various content creators, and the same goes for "The Hand-held Tractor Driver" this time; some people have already started threads directly including their copyright department.

However, Bian Lang's two songs not only lacked audio sources, but he himself had only posted performance videos on Weibo, which were only allowed to be reposted and not authorized for fan creation. Crucially, Bian Lang also lacked a manager. Since "Tractor Band" was in talks with Bilibili about online streaming rights, Zhou Mo introduced him to them.

I don't understand this area at all, so I can only listen to the other party's proposal first.

Chen Bing didn't waste any time and directly showed the plan to Bian Lang.

There were two plans: one a buyout and the other a revenue-sharing deal. As Bian Lang instinctively picked up the revenue-sharing plan to examine it closely, Chen Shuting spoke up at the opportune moment: "I wonder what your company's projections are regarding the user base for derivative works based on Mr. Bian's works?"

Chen Bing was unsure how to answer this question.

Chen Shuting pointed to the little witch next to her and said, "Director Chen, this is also a content creator on your platform, the little witch who became popular through live streaming by Teacher Bian."

When the little witch heard that she had been called out, she quickly stood up and greeted Chen Bing.

Chen Bing now feels like he's been tricked. He thought that coming to Lucheng to find Bian Lang would bring him more favorable terms for the company, but now that there's a content creator and someone who acts like an agent, it's a completely different story.

Bian Lang basically remained an observer after that, only offering his opinion when discussing the crucial issue of price. In the end, the copyright for Bian Lang's two songs was successfully negotiated at 10 yuan per year, along with a large amount of promotional resources and an invitation for Bian Lang to join Bilibili.

Bian Lang naturally did not refuse, and even asked the little witch for some resources, which moved her so much that she made a vow to follow him for life!

After Chen Bing left, Chen Shuting explained, "In the long run, the revenue-sharing model will definitely be more profitable. Right now, your popularity hasn't spread beyond your niche, and that algorithm is too complicated, plus it's hard to verify the accuracy of the numbers, so..."

After listening, Bian Lang thought to himself, "Wow, how much are you planning to charge for this order, Sister Chen?"

Chen Shuting didn't expect Bian Lang to be so straightforward. Before speaking, she had never thought about making this money. She just wanted to do him a favor and pave the way for discussing the contract later. But Bian Lang's directness made it clear that he didn't want to owe him this favor.

"This afternoon tea was originally supposed to be my treat, but now Teacher Bian will have to pay the bill!"

Bian Lang did not respond. He took out a Yuxi cigarette and rhythmically tapped the butt on the cigarette pack, watching the tobacco slowly sink in the cigarette. He had already made up his mind.

"Sister Chen, I'm not going to beat around the bush with you anymore. I'm planning to sign Nanyin, but I want you to be my manager!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Shuting was also surprised: "Good lad, I haven't even figured out how to sell you for a good price, and you're already eyeing me." Thinking this to herself, she politely declined, saying, "Teacher Bian, I admit that this suggestion is very attractive to me, but I'm already used to being a freelance agent, I'm sorry."

Bian Lang knew that this kind of thing couldn't be settled in one go, and it wasn't necessarily going to be Chen Shuting in the end, so he wasn't in a hurry: "My idea is to talk to Nan Yin. After I join, I'll set up my own studio, not for tax evasion, of course..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Shuting began to gain some understanding of Bian Lang beyond his musical talent.

Studios are not a new thing on Water Blue Star, but most of them are run by actors, celebrities and idols. Pure singers and musicians running studios are really rare.

Given Bian Lang's current status, he's only just begun to emerge, let alone in the entire entertainment industry, or even in the music or rock scene. For him to have this plan at this point, she didn't know whether to call him ambitious or what…

"Okay, I'll seriously consider it!" Chen Shuting didn't refuse. After all, Bian Lang himself might not know, but Chen Shuting was very clear that those big entertainment companies were already preparing to sign Bian Lang.

Bian Lang naturally agreed to the little witch's request, but since he hadn't released an album yet, he could only use the autograph as an IOU for now.

Before the signing was even finished, Liu Yao arrived with her agent. Her agent was quite surprised to see Chen Shuting there: "Sister Yao, when you're negotiating the price later..."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing!"

After exchanging greetings, Liu Yao didn't mince words and, right in front of Chen Shuting, directly offered to split the rights to the cover version of "No Place to Hide" 5/5.

"Whatever price Sister Yao says, that's fine. But I have one condition: the arrangement has to be mine." Bian Lang agreed immediately. Compared to a 5/5 split, giving her a buyout would not only generate revenue, but also create an additional layer of connection between him and Liu Yao!

Liu Yao was decisive: "Okay, then you record it and release it first. There's something else, I have a concert in Kunming in September, if you'd like to be my guest performer!"

"Okay, thanks in advance, Sister Yao."

"He's a straightforward person, unlike those shallow-minded guys. Oh, and there's something else. I'd like to ask on behalf of the company: would you like to join Chuangmei?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Shuting exclaimed that it had come far too quickly. He had just been wondering what Bianlang was like, and now Chuangmei had already come knocking. Chuangmei was an internationally renowned record company, and its branch in China was among the top in the entertainment industry. Magic Disc was just a junior company compared to Chuangmei.

"If I can own the copyright myself, I'll sign it immediately." Bian Lang wasn't joking, but Liu Yao felt that he was indirectly refusing. Because even she didn't have 100% control over the copyright issue.

"Okay, I'll go back and pass on the message. My agent will contact you about the contract later!" He turned to leave, but after only three steps, he turned back and said, "Well done what you did today!"

Just as Liu Yao left, Lin Yaorong arrived. Seeing that there were other people around, he chatted with Bian Lang for a few minutes, expressed his desire to collaborate on "Cold Rainy Night," and then they exchanged contact information before he left.

One after another, these successes have made Chen Shuting, who was initially confident in signing Bian Lang, start to panic!

Pan Jianhu arrived shortly after, which made Bian Lang suspect that the group had planned this together.

His purpose in coming was obvious, but he was a little surprised to see Chen Shuting there: "Shuting, what brings you here?"

Chen Shuting is starting to waver a little: "Teacher Bian wants to collaborate with me to set up a studio."

After weighing the truth of these words in his mind, Pan Jianhu smiled and said, "That's great! This should be the first time our independent music company has a personal studio! With Bian Lang's talent and Shuting's connections and abilities, I believe it won't be long before we can create an independent label under Nanyin!"

This was partly true and partly false, and Bian Lang's reply was also quite interesting: "You two chat, I'm going to attend Beyond's farewell dinner."

He had just stood up when he saw Huang Kai sneaking over by himself.

Seeing Pan Jianhu there, he didn't stand on ceremony and went straight up to ask, "Bian Lang, have you found a bassist for your band yet?"

"What, do you have a friend who recommended you?" After finalizing the studio plan, Bianlang could never have too many good musicians.

"If you agree, I'll go back and leave Demon City and terminate my contract with Demon Disc!"

When Huang Kai said this, all four of them, including Bian Lang, were stunned.