Chapter 15 Entrance

Taking the opportunity of eating pizza, Song Ya carefully inspected the honor corner in the office. As a singer, Lao Qiao personally only has a 10,000 record sales trophy of suspicious origin, which he took in the 1960s. That is to say, this second-hand shop is likely to bring Old Joe to a new peak in his career as a singer, after he retired for many years...

It's no wonder he told Pablo just now to 'don't make things too complicated'. He is probably looking forward to the release of this song even more than Song Ya.

It’s true that Pablo is very strong, but Old Joe is the only one in this music company. The boss’s current performance can be said to be very fanatical. After eating pizza, he immediately went to rehearsal, and his attitude is better than Lowry and Morgan. Positive a lot. During the free break time, he holds the phone and keeps making appointments with drummers, keyboard players and other accompaniment, and also makes reservations for professional mixing studios with large companies. The schedule is very tight, and Song Ya spends most of his time talking on the phone. money.

It is of course a good thing for Song Ya to spend so much money on Lao Qiao, and most of the interests of the two are the same.

But Pablo is different. He has no conflict with Song Ya in the general direction of Lowry's new album, but there is still the same old problem: the copyright of lyrics. After he rushed out of Old Joe's office in a rage, he immediately found Lowry and asked him to start trying to modify the lyrics without Song Ya's consent.

"Hey, kid."

In the office, Old Qiao pulled Song Ya, who came to complain, to the window, "Look at them, look at those girls..."

It was getting late, but a lot of men and women gathered in the open space in front of the underground nightclub across the street. They spontaneously formed several circles. From time to time, some people stood in the middle of the circle and engaged in various 'Battles', whether it was rapping with hands gesticulating or The twitching dance of the whole body can make people marvel and cheer from time to time, and the atmosphere is very exciting.

"I can't see the front face clearly..." Song Ya squinted her eyes and tried her best to distinguish.

"I didn't let you know anyone, idiot."

Old Joe pointed over there, "Let me tell you, our Eric, that short, skinny tuner, just go down and open the door now, pick any chick in here, and say 'hey , you sing very well, I am very optimistic about you, how about going upstairs opposite with me, let's record a song and try...', what do you think will happen?"

"Beaten?"

"NO! I bet you that 70%, no, 80% of the girls there, even if they were snuggled in the arms of their boyfriend one second, they will follow Eric without hesitation in the next second. , and then in the recording studio, he stripped his clothes in a few words, pressed him on the sofa and changed various positions X!"

"Uh……"

"What are those girls for? Huh? For what?"

"Singer dream?"

"Singer dream, celebrity dream, dream of being noticed, dream of being talked about, dream of being sought after, dream of being cared for, dream of luxury goods, dream of exquisite life, don't women just like these!" Old Qiao Using a lot of comparisons, "Especially the women there, the underground nightclub hasn't opened yet, come here early to sing and dance there, make friends and accumulate contacts everywhere, is it just for fun?"

"..."

Old Qiao looked helpless, "You kid was shrewd like a Jew in front of Pablo, how can you be so stupid now! They want to enter the industry! They want to enter the industry! If they have a chance to enter the industry after sleeping, they know exactly what to do. How to choose, do you understand?"

Of course, Song Ya understands that Lao Qiao's example is nothing more than trying to facilitate a deal between himself and Pablo as soon as possible. Indeed, he is not yet in the industry, and being too entangled in economic issues may be counterproductive. "I respect you, boss, But Pablo must take my lyrics away, it's really... unacceptable."

"If you each take a step back, half and half, do you agree?" Old Qiao put forward a new condition.

Song Ya thought about it for a while, "OK." He nodded. He didn't like Pablo very much, but he was very satisfied with Old Joe's attitude.

"Okay, over there Pablo, I'll say,

You call a lawyer now and we'll get everything done ASAP! "

Old Qiao pointed to the phone on the boss's desk, "I have to remind you, if it weren't for the fact that this matter is beneficial to everyone, Pablo would definitely not play this way, he could follow you first, lie to you first Sign a brokerage contract with him and play tricks! He is already very restrained, he has a gang background, Little Lowry has a gang background, so do I, and my music company also has gang shares. In the black area, you can’t expect lawyers to just follow you You can't expect the police to be like you, you grew up here too, so you should know..." He clenched his hands into fists and gestured, "Take it easy, everyone still treats you as one of their own, try to avoid the tricks of white people .”

"I know."

Song Ya readily agreed, watching Lao Qiao walk out of the office, he closed the door, found the phone number on Goldman's business card from his pocket, and dialed it.

"Hello, this is the Goldman Law Firm. It's off-duty time. Please leave a message if you have anything..." The call was transferred to the answering machine.

"Uh...Mr. Goldman, this is Alex I met last time, Alexander Song. I have an urgent need to consult. If you answer now, I am willing to pay fifty knives per hour..."

'Crack', there was a sound from the receiver, "Hi, Alex, I'm Goldman, how are you going to pay the bill? I don't accept credit here."

"Hello, Mr. Goldman, I will pay you cash or check as soon as possible, I promise." Song Ya replied.

"Chuck."

"what?"

"Chuck Goldman, just call me Chuck, if you have anything to consult, just tell me, I'll start the timer."

"Okay." Song Ya told the other party the situation she was facing in detail.

"First of all, I don't have the qualifications of artist management, and I don't know how to do it. The industry you are in is very deep. What albums, singles, platters, collections, compilations...all of these, the songwriters are different. If you are not careful, you will suffer a loss, so I still suggest you seek professional help."

"Second, I don't know any professionals in your industry, especially those who can be active in Nancheng, but since you said that you have no one to trust, it's better to trust the biggest ones. Their power, professionalism , There must be no problem with the manpower in Chicago, you can rest assured that it will save trouble. Of course, it is inevitable for the big shop to bully customers, and they will probably charge a commission of up to 10% for a newcomer like you."

"Third, don't be afraid to sign a brokerage contract with someone. First of all, the general brokerage contract is up to three years. The first brokerage contract for a newcomer like you is only allowed to sign for one year by law. If you encounter a fake broker, it will be a one-year period." Man just let him go. And you are underage, if something goes wrong, the law will be more inclined to protect you. Don't be afraid that they will ignore you. According to you, the contract is about to be signed, and the brokerage company can send someone there. They have no reason to refuse to take 10% commission for nothing. Is there anyone in this world who thinks the money is low? Many managers have dozens of artists under their hands, and one more than you is not too many."

"The last sentence is the same. After you enter the industry, you can strive to become a member of the Composers Association. The benefits will be even greater then."

During the two consultations, Goldman mentioned entering the industry. Just now, Old Qiao also emphasized on entering the industry. They all tend to enter the industry first no matter what. Song Ya looked out the window again at the men and women who were singing and dancing in the open space in the cold wind , finally made up his mind, according to the number provided by Goldman, dialed the number of one of the largest artist agency in Mimi, WMA (William Morris Agency).

The communication with WMA was much smoother than expected, Song Ya was relieved, and let out a long sigh of relief, opened the door and walked out of Lao Qiao's office.

"How about it?"

Old Joe and Pablo were standing outside the studio chatting, and it seemed that they had reached an agreement.

"Mr. Pablo..." Song Ya smiled apologetically at Pablo, "My manager promised to come tomorrow."

"This is the end! Let's work together to release the new album as soon as possible!" Old Qiao patted the shoulders of the two.

Pablo kept a stern face, and half a minute later he curled his lips and smiled, stretched out his fist, and Song Ya quickly touched him.