Taking advantage of the opportunity to eat pizza, Song Ya carefully inspected the honor corner in the office. As a singer, Lao Qiao only had a 10,000 record sales trophy of dubious origin, which he won in the 1960s. In other words, this second-hand store

It is likely that Lao Qiao will reach a new peak in his singing career, after he has retired for many years...

It’s no wonder that he just asked Pablo to ‘don’t make things too complicated’. Now he is probably more looking forward to the release of this song than Song Ya.

It's true that Pablo is very powerful, but Old Joe is the one who has the final say in this music company. The boss's current behavior can be said to be very fanatical. After eating pizza, he immediately threw himself into rehearsals. His attitude is better than that of Little Lori and Old Morgan.

He was very active. During his free time, he kept making appointments with drummers, keyboard players and other accompanists on the phone. He also made appointments with major companies for professional mixing studios. The schedule was very tight. Song Ya listened to him talking on the phone most of the time.

They're all talking about money.

It is certainly a good thing for Song Ya that Lao Qiao spends so much money. Most of the interests of the two are consistent.

But Pablo was different. He had no conflict with Song Ya on the general direction of Lowry's new album, but there was still the same old issue: lyrics copyright. After he got angry and rushed out of Lao Qiao's office, he immediately found Little Lowry.

, let him try to modify the lyrics without asking Song Ya's consent.

"Hey, kid."

In the office, Lao Qiao pulled Song Ya, who had come 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 circles to engage in various 'Battles', whether they were gesticulating with their hands, rapping, or...

The twitching dance of the whole body can make people exclaim and cheer from time to time, and the atmosphere is very exciting.

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

"I didn't let you recognize me, idiot."

Old Qiao pointed over there, "Let me tell you this, our Eric, the short and skinny tuner, just needs to go down now, open the door, pick any girl here, and say to her, 'Hey

, you sing very well, I'm very optimistic about you, how about following me upstairs, we record a song and give it a try...' or something like that, what do you think it will be?"

"Beaten?"

"NO! I dare to bet you that 70%, no, 80% of the girls there, even if they were clinging to their boyfriends one second, they would follow Eric without hesitation the next second.

, and then he stripped me naked in a few words in the recording studio, and pushed me on the sofa in various sex positions!"

"Well……"

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

"Dream of a singer?"

"The dream of a singer, the dream of a star, the dream of being noticed, the dream of being talked about, the dream of being sought after, the dream of being cared for, the dream of luxury goods, the dream of exquisite life, don't women just like these!" Lao Qiao

I used a lot of parallels, "Especially the women there. The underground nightclub has not yet opened. They come there early to sing and dance and make friends and build connections. Is it just for fun?"

"..."

Old Qiao looked helpless, "You kid was as smart as a Jew in front of Pablo, how could you become so stupid now! They want to join the industry! They want to join the industry! If they sleep, they will have the opportunity to join the industry, and they know very well what to do.

How to choose, do you understand?"

Of course Song Ya understands that Lao Qiao cited this example just to facilitate a deal between herself and Pablo as soon as possible. Indeed, she has not yet entered the industry, and being too entangled in economic issues may be counterproductive, "I respect you, boss.

But Pablo must take away my lyrics, which is really... hard to accept."

"If you each take a step back, half and half, do you agree?" Lao Qiao proposed 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 Lao Qiao's attitude.

"Okay, Pablo, I'll tell you, call the lawyer now and we'll get everything done as soon as possible!"

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 never play this way. He could just go along with you first and lie to you first.

Sign a management contract with him and then play tricks! He is already very restrained. He has a gang background. Little Lori has a gang background. I do too. My music company also has gang shares. In the black area, you can't expect a lawyer to just follow you.

You can't expect the police to be the same. You grew up here, so you should know it well..." He clenched his hands into fists and gestured, "Relax, everyone still regards you as one of their own, and try to play as few white people's tricks as possible.

.”

"I know."

Song Ya agreed immediately and watched 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 Goldman Law Firm. It's off-duty time now. Please leave a message if you have any questions..." The call was transferred to the answering machine.

"Uh...Mr. Goldman, I am Alex, Alexander Song, whom I met last time. I have something urgent to consult. If you answer the call now, I am willing to pay fifty dollars per hour..."

‘Click’, a sound came from the receiver, “Hi, Alex, I’m Goldman, how are you going to pay the bill? I don’t do 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 ask, just tell me and I'll start the timer."

"Okay." Song Ya told the other party everything she was facing.

"First of all, I don't have the qualifications to be an artist manager, and I don't know much about it. The industry you are in is very deep. What about albums, singles, platters, selections, compilations... all of these, songwriters are different.

If you are not careful, you will suffer a loss, so I still recommend that you seek professional help."

"Secondly, I don't know the professionals in your industry, especially those who can operate in Nancheng. But since you said you have no one you can trust, it's better to trust the ones with the greatest strength and professionalism.

, there will definitely be no problem with the manpower in Chicago, you can rest assured, and it will save you trouble. Of course, it is inevitable that the store will cheat customers, and for a newcomer like you, they will probably charge a commission of up to 10%."

"Third, don't be afraid to sign a brokerage contract with someone. First of all, the average brokerage contract can be up to three years. The first brokerage contract for a newcomer like you is only allowed by law to be signed for one year. If you encounter a cheating broker, it will be one year at most.

Just tell him to get out. And if 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 will send someone there.

They have no reason not to do it even if they get a 10% commission for nothing. Are there people in this world who have less money? Many agents have dozens of artists under them, and one more for you is not much."

"The last thing I say is that after you get into the industry, you can strive to become a member of the Composers Guild, and the benefits will be even greater."

In both consultations, Goldman mentioned entering the industry. Lao Qiao also emphasized entering the industry just now. They all tended to enter the industry first no matter what. Song Ya looked out the window again at the men and women who were braving the cold wind and singing and dancing in the open space.

, finally made up his mind, and dialed the number provided by Goldman, one of the largest artist management companies in the United States, WMA (William Morris Management Company).

The communication with WMA was much smoother than expected. Song Ya was relieved, breathed a 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 recording room chatting, and it seemed that they had reached an agreement.

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

"That's it! Let's work together and release the new album as soon as possible!" Lao Qiao patted the two of them on the shoulders.
Chapter completed!