Chapter 181 Conditions for signing a contract with Universal
"Then I think we can talk about the conditions for signing, such as asking me to rejoin your company's future idol event, what benefits will it do to me? And what kind of contract did you prepare for me? I'm very curious!" Chen Chufan smiled on his face after getting the answer from Tom Jackson.
"Actually, the contracts signed by singers at record companies are similar. In front of Marshall, I can't deceive you. Especially for newcomers like you who are just starting out, you don't even have your own agent to negotiate conditions with the record, so let's not worry about the complicated word games first. It's better for you to talk about it first. If you are willing to agree to my request, what conditions are needed! As for the contract issue, someone will come to discuss with you." Tom Jackson said sincerely.
Marshall also nodded with consent, "Tom is right, it is indeed too early to talk about the specific contract signing now. That is a headache, you'd better leave it to a professional person to solve it, Chen!"
After hearing the explanations of the two, Chen Chufan felt that he was indeed a little naive. He smiled embarrassedly before saying, "Then I'm not polite. Mr. Jackson, it's okay to let me rejoin your company's future idol plan, but Kalman must apologize to me in public. In addition, regarding the distribution of the revenue of the record, I hope it can match the current online sales performance of my songs. Also, um? That's all right?"
Chen Chufan suddenly realized that it was a technical job to put forward conditions, but after saying two things, he felt that there were no conditions to put forward.
"Just these two?" The simplicity of the conditions proposed by Chen Chufan made Tom and Jackson a little surprised. This was too smooth, right? The first one was something the company had already thought of. As for the second one, the company even offered record sales and recording, copying, channels and promotional costs, the 50 income could belong to Chen Chufan.
"Of course, if you sign a contract with your company, you must specify the provision that it is not allowed to return to China to develop in any form!" Seeing Tom Jackson's unexpected face, Chen Chufan also realized that the conditions he proposed might be too simple, and he quickly added.
"Are there?" Tom Jackson's face became even more bizarre. It was too easy to deal with newcomers because they wouldn't come up with anything incredible to make things difficult for themselves.
"What else? Let me think about it!"
This kind of question and answer like squeezing toothpaste made Chen Chufan feel good. Because this gave him plenty of time to think, he adjusted his sitting position and pressed his entire back on the comfortable sofa chair. His fingers began to unconsciously tap the armrest of the sofa.
Until two annoying figures suddenly flashed in my mind, Chen Chufan suddenly asked, "Well, by the way, I want to ask, if I temporarily join the future "idol event", how will the ten songs that were originally selected be arranged?"
"This? You can postpone it later and add a song to the record. This is not a problem. Of course, your song will be the title song of the record." Tom Jackson explained with a smile.
Hearing Tom Jackson's explanation, Chen Chufan's eyes lit up, his black eyes shone with playful brilliance, and a strange smile appeared on his face: "But, I think it's good to have ten songs and one record! We people in Z like even numbers! Good things are in pairs!"
"Then do you mean?" Tom Jackson looked at the young man who suddenly smiled and asked slightly uneasy. He was afraid that the young man would ask for another strange request to start the trial competition would be a waste of time and energy.
"What I mean. Since my song was selected as the main theme, of course I should have beaten the song that was originally ranked No. 1. I remember that the original number one was a single from a two-year-old group. If their song could be taken down and the two conditions I just met, I would agree to sell the copyright of the song's record to future idol activities, how about it?" Chen Chufan was not in a slight way and simply expressed his thoughts.
As the original number one of the "future idols", Tom Jackson, the two Korean teenagers combinations of Park Jung-won and Choi Qinghao, certainly had heard of them. He didn't think too much about Chen Chufan's sudden idea of harming others but not being selfish. He knew the meaning of "Ya Yi" without thinking about it. He knew that he must have known that something unpleasant happened between the boy in front of him and the two. But what does it have to do with him?
They are just two Koreans with average potential. If you replace them, you can replace them.
So Tom Jackson also had a relaxed smile on his face, "Then, the deal is done! I hope we can have a happy cooperation! Also, we can talk about the specific contract matters in a different time. If you have a familiar lawyer, it's best, but he can help you review the contract and give you advice!"
"Okay, Mr. Jackson, I hope we can cooperate happily!" Chen Chufan sat upright and nodded at Tom Jackson with a smile.
Seeing both of them showing satisfaction, Marshall also said with satisfaction: "It seems that you have reached an agreement. So should we celebrate? How about having a drink?"
One is a newcomer who has risen strongly under his support, and even a young man who is very fond of his appetite. The other is his old friend. The fact that the two of them can cooperate and win-win is certainly something worth celebrating in the old man's eyes, so he turned around and walked to the bedroom to take out a bottle of exquisitely packaged champagne.
"Bollinger in 1989 should be your treasure, right? You are so generous!" Chen Chufan's eyes were so good that he saw the brand and vintage of champagne in Marshall's hand from a distance, and couldn't help but exclaim. He was familiar with the history and identification methods of many famous wines, but he had never really tasted them once.
"Chan, it seems that you are a good person too! Haha, this is one of my collections. I brought two bottles. But today we can only drink one bottle, and there is one bottle that we have to leave for tomorrow's premiere to celebrate!" Chen Chufan called out the name of the wine in one sip. The preciousness of the wine obviously made Marshall even happier, and he could hardly close his mouth.
"Gary, it seems that I'm really here right today. It's not a common thing to be able to drink your treasures!" Tom Jackson also joked beside him.
After the three of them shared half of the bottle of champagne, Tom Jackson got up and said goodbye. He perfectly completed the tasks assigned by the company, and the next step was to fulfill the promise. These needed to be arranged in advance, so he was still very busy.
When only Chen Chufan and Marshall were left in the room, the conversation between the two seemed much more casual.
"Your decision is surprising, Chen! Why are you in a hurry to return to China? Believe me, if you stay in Country M for two to three more years with your conditions, you will have great gains!" Marshall's voice was full of regret, which shows how high he had for the young man in front of him.
Chen Chufan took a sip of the wine that had been holding in the wine glass in his hand. The rich and mellow aroma fermented in his mouth. After savoring the unique aroma of high-end champagne for a moment, he swallowed the champagne in his mouth with satisfaction and said honestly: "Actually, my ideal is to sing in my native language, so I am really sorry Mr. Marshall, I disappointed you! Well, I am also a little homesick."
Marshall laughed silently when he heard this, and then he realized that the boy in front of him was just a 20-year-old child. What else could he say when facing a homesick child?
"I still say the same thing, your future is up to you. But it seems that I have been wasting you for nearly a month in vain!" Marshall's tone still seemed to regret playing games, "If I had known that you would have returned home so soon, there was no need to refrigerate you until after the premiere."
"No, Director Marshall, I think this is good. You must know that if it was exposed earlier and I was facing the media, I wouldn't even know what I should say." Chen Chufan said sincerely. He could feel that the old man in front of him did it for his own good, but unfortunately he could only let the old man down.
"Okay. I won't talk about this anymore. You have made up your mind to return to China. Then let's develop well after going back and don't waste your talent. By the way, where is your luggage?" Marshall seemed to notice that Chen Chufan came to his room empty-handedly.
"I came with a friend. He took my luggage to the room to rest first!" Chen Chufan replied quickly.
"So are you ready for the clothes you need to attend the premiere tomorrow? You won't be ready to wear this outfit to attend the premiere, right?" Director Marshall asked casually as he looked at Chen Chufan's simple and bright jacket.
Although the expression on director Marshall's face was very casual, Chen Chufan realized that he had overlooked another seemingly important issue. Since childhood, Chen Chufan has always dressed casually, and this casualness has continued to this day, which has become a living habit. However, it is obvious that this habit can no longer adapt to Chen Chufan's identity at this time.
"Do you mean to wear a suit? It's still early, I think I still have time to buy two sets of clothes." Realizing his mistake, Chen Chufan couldn't sit still.
Chapter completed!