Thinker in the entertainment industry

Chapter 148 148. Contract

It is not uncommon in South Korea to become famous because of a certain program, a certain song, or a certain stage. Whether you can take advantage of the victory to stabilize your position or even reach a higher level depends on each person.It is also a girl group that became popular in a small company because of a divine comedy, crayonpop quickly fell, and exid has gained a foothold in the front line, which is a clear example.What kind of people who come out of the talent show can be mixed up in the end depends on strength and luck. In the first season of "kpopstar", the first runner-up and the third runner-up, the champion Park Zhimin and the third runner-up Bai Yayan signed with JYP, and the runner-up Li Xiayi went to YG. The two of jyp debuted as a duo 15;&, and didn't make much splash. After Li Xiayi debuted in YG, she quickly won the first place with "1,2, 3, 4, [-]".However, in YG, which is famous for "returning to a millennium and waiting for a return", Li Xiayi has not returned for a long time after her brilliant debut.Bai Yayan's solo activities this year, the self-composed song "I knew it was like this, why did I do it at the beginning" started with mediocre response, but later it succeeded in counterattacking, and there is great hope that the music source will enter the top ten of the annual list.Park Jimin, who was the champion at the beginning, became the one with the worst development.From these ups and downs, we can see that what it was like at the beginning has nothing to do with its later development.

The same is true for being able to push unknown people to the well-known song festivals "Show Methemoney" and "Infinite Challenge". River and the faces...the developments in the future are different, and it is not something that "Infinite Challenge" can control. The same is true for "Show Methemoney". The third season of the first three seasons is the most popular. The champion Bobby has not yet debuted, and the runner-up is Iron. The first "Poison Gas" is very popular, and there is no movement now, not to mention Vasco and Cjamm in the semifinals, and loco in the first season and madclown in the second season were not well-known when the results of the competition came out, and then one signed aomg, one signed a starship, now the popularity is very good.The popularity of the fourth season is even higher than that of the third season, but no one can tell what kind of development these popular players will have in the future.

Just like Song Minho, although he said "Anyway, the winner is Song Minho" all day long, and the sound source of the songs he sang in the competition is also very good, but his group winner, as a new group that debuted at the end of 2014, Haven't returned for almost a year.

Not to mention others, a rapper's performance in the competition and even popularity are greatly affected by the strength of rap, but whether they can be mixed in the mainstream in the future depends on the response of the work. What kind of songs basick and cknut will produce in the future, and what kind of reaction they will have, is still hard to say at the moment.

So Zheng Zhiyong would say that "showmethemoney" is over (as is the song festival), but what follows is a new beginning.

When ushering in a new beginning, the first thing he has to do is very important-sign a contract.

"I've never seen you in such a situation, so many things happened before signing the contract." An Shuojun said.

Zheng Zhiyong: "As a thank you, which clause should I compromise on?"

Zheng Zhiyong appeared in "Show Methemoney" and "Infinite Challenge", CJ did not play any role in it, but the care he received in the editing of "Show Methemoney" was contributed by An Shuojun, and later when he had accidents one after another , CJ also helped him inquire about the news and said hello, and also contacted dispatch. This was beyond their prior agreement. Logically, Zheng Zhiyong should express his gratitude.

"I want you to thank me, who told you to think about changing the contract?" Seeing Zheng Zhiyong's half-joking and half-serious expression, An Shuojun had no choice but to respond angrily, "Here is the contract, look Bar".

Zheng Zhiyong was a trainee in SM, and started working in Cube when he graduated from university. He is no stranger to contracts signed by idols, but now he signed with CJ as a well-known and powerful musician, that is Another story.

The huge cost of cultivating and promoting trainees has been saved, so there should be some discounts on the contract.

Zheng Zhiyong has also known about this type of contract, and even went to see the terms of roykim Kim Sang Woo and Kim Sang Woo's good friend Zheng Junying when he signed with cj three years ago, various divisions and schedules. I can accept it, and he has no objection to the regulations that the lyrics must be "reviewed" by the company before releasing the song. As far as the lyrics he wrote, the company should be mentally prepared, but there are some things that need to be made clear: "The company What's the bottom line?"

"Speak less of words like "richman"," An Shuojun said with a tangled expression, "If you hadn't happened to be busy at that time, you would have been scolded to death for saying words like that, you know."

Zheng Zhiyong smiled without saying a word.

But An Shuojun didn't want Zheng Zhiyong to really take the idol route that no one can offend, then Zheng Zhiyong would lose a very valuable feature: "The level of "Iwanttosay" is still okay, just like you said , Make sure that your position is not a problem, and be mentally prepared for the impact and consequences, I don’t want to invest a lot of resources, you retired because of a lyric.”

Zheng Zhiyong was powerless to refute these words, "Understood", he continued to look down, "The contract period is three years?"

"I want to sign for a longer time, but the company's habit of signing a famous singer is three years. You know Roykim well, so you should know it." An Shuojun said this, and threw a question to Zheng Zhiyong "Bait", "When the three-year contract is about to expire, your lyrics can be a little bolder".

Zheng Zhiyong who didn't expect to come out this time: ...

"Any comments about the contract?"

"No." Zheng Zhiyong said honestly that there was nothing wrong with the contract An Shuojun gave him, and he would not cheat him. There was no need for him to bargain with An Shuojun for this trick.

"In order to prevent you from thinking that I am using the power of the superior to oppress you, before you sign, I want to tell you one thing." When Zheng Zhiyong was about to sign his name, An Shuojun stopped him, He smiled and said, "CJ intends to go further in the hip-hop field, can you make a connection with aomg?"

"How much cooperation do you want?"

While Zheng Zhiyong asked questions, he lowered his head and signed his name on the contract.When An Shuojun saw this scene, the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up again: "Leave the external promotion to us - this is a win-win situation."

"I understand", Zheng Zhiyong closed the pen cap, smiled, and said, "The result is not guaranteed, and, emotionally, I'm still leaning towards Brother Zai Fan."

An Shuojun didn't mind, and smiled confidently: "I know you are good friends, but like I said, it's a win-win situation."

Zheng Zhiyong's signing was uneventful. He and CJ had contacted early on and understood each other's needs very well. One of the two parties was an entertainment company with a strong capital backed by Dashu, and the other was an up-and-coming musician who had already made a name for himself. , There is not much energy to calculate partners.

The contract had just been signed, and An Shuojun hadn't come up yet, so he was about to discuss with Zheng Zhiyong about the following activities.They talked about some "not important business", such as CJ's "attempt" against AOMG.

No matter how good the hip-hop momentum is, CJ is not tempted just by seeing a label.I cooperated with hilite because paloalto has a strong desire for the mainstream, and I fell in love with aomg because of the strength, route, and appearance of the rappers of aomg.Although the little yellow song is not as easy to be accepted by the mainstream as tablo's line, it is still not bad. The single "mommae (body)" released by Park Jae-bum before is worthy of the name, and the sound source performance is very good.As for strength and appearance, it's hard to say which one is better if you have good looks but no strength or strength but no good looks. It's better to have strength and good looks than strength but no good looks, but it's an undeniable truth.

CJ's resources plus aomg's people, make the cake bigger and divide it up, this is their plan.

In addition, Zheng Zhiyong also heard a very important news. An Shuojun took the initiative to say: "Do you have any plans to appear in variety shows? There are more resources for variety shows recently."

"Why?" Zheng Zhiyong asked casually.

"Jung Joon Young is leaving."

"Ok?"

"His contract is about to expire. Didn't I say it's usually three years?" An Shuojun seemed not to see Zheng Zhiyong's frightened face, and said calmly, "He did a good job in the cj variety show. , but the music is a bit limited, he said he wanted to change the environment, I want him to stay, but I may not be able to make a move."

Zheng Junying, who was born in the fourth season of "Superstark", is considered to be the best-developed one among CJ's "insiders". He has cooperated with CJ for three years, and CJ has given him a lot of resources. Variety shows "Two Days One Night" and "We Got Married" There are also a lot of other scattered, film and television drama resources. Zheng Junying just starred in the Korean drama "thelover".So even though he knew that Jung Joon Young, who wanted to be a bohemian rocker, might have some restrictions in terms of cj music, Jung Ji Yong didn't think in the direction that Jung Joon Young would leave.

"There is no conflict during the cooperation. After the contract expires, if you feel that it is not suitable to continue, then let's get together and break up." An Shuojun said kindly and meaningfully, "Since the contract has been signed, the people in the company you Let's get to know each other too, do you have Kim Min Jae's phone number?"

"Have."

"That's good, I just need to give you the manager's phone number," An Shuojun said, "They're all young people, so it's okay to contact them by yourself?"

An artist like Zheng Zhiyong who has become famous and has a lot of experience is naturally different from idols who debuted when they were underage. The manager that cj arranged for him was to handle some trivial matters that the artist didn't need to intervene. He didn't have any power to make decisions, and it didn't matter who was in charge.It's just that according to the principle that one thing more is worse than one thing less, it is better to have a decent relationship with colleagues than to be at odds with colleagues.

But... Before stepping into a new workplace, Zheng Zhiyong wanted to go home once.

August has passed, and the "thinker" that has been on na|ver's hot search column for a long time will eventually be replaced by new keywords.This is inevitable in the era of information explosion.Zheng Zhiyong left such a deep impression on the people of the whole country, and the sound source results of his three songs are still full of stamina. This is already a very good result.Neither Su Jingshi nor Zheng Zhiyong himself had thought of it beforehand.

"I don't dare to say anything about music," Su Jingshi said with emotion, "In the past, I thought that the songs you wrote were so good that no one appreciated them, but now I think... are there too many people who appreciate them? Your work should not be so popular, right?"

"There are not many people who resonate with them. Most of them just think the melody is good. Idols sing love songs all day long, and not all fans have been in love." Zheng Zhiyong said.

Su Jingshi nodded, her eyes moved down quickly, and she read the contract brought back by Zheng Zhiyong at a glance: "It's okay, cj is quite generous. If they become stingy, you may have to go to aomg."

Regarding his mother's joke, Zheng Zhiyong smiled reluctantly: "I thought about Cube at the beginning... Now I feel that I really did something wrong." He didn't sign a management contract with Cube, but out of emotion For the sake of factors and safety, the ties are still broken.

"The cube is a bit messy, I've heard it too," Su Jingshi sighed, she and Hong Shengcheng are old acquaintances, Hong Shengcheng retired to the second line due to illness, and the company he founded with one hand became like this, it is impossible to say Pleasant, "you'd better not meddle... it's okay if you want to meddle".

"Huh?" Zheng Zhiyong was a little confused by Su Jingshi's sudden change of words.

"Make a decision and bear the consequences, as long as you can do these things, if the basket is not too big and you can't handle it, Mom will cover it for you."

Although she and her mother are not the same way, they are mother and son after all, Su Jingshi's seriousness and sincerity at this time will only make Zheng Zhiyong feel even more wrong: "What's wrong, mom, can you tell me directly?"

"Not for the time being," Su Jingshi said with a smile, "In order to maintain my authority in front of you, I have to think clearly about the issue before I speak to you."

In Zheng Zhiyong's view, even if he didn't hide the fact from his family about such a big deal as signing a contract to become an artist, he should have said something after it was done. Judging from his mother's reaction, he should have done nothing wrong with this matter. But there seems to be something wrong elsewhere... Where is it?

Zheng Zhiyong was at a loss.But since Su Jingshi said that, he couldn't ask further questions.Later, Su Jingshi said that she wanted to listen to the detailed version of his experience in the past two months, and Zheng Zhiyong had no time to think about that.From the premiere of "showmethemoney" and the recording of "Infinite Challenge" ballad festival, so many things happened in just two months, enough to make his mouth dry.

Even though the dust has settled now, Su Jingshi's expression is not relaxed after listening to the story: "We don't deal with public opinion much, so we can't help you with it. Your eldest sister may be better, what's the matter?" If you are not sure, you can discuss it with her."

In the eyes of his parents, he is still the most unreliable one, and Zheng Zhiyong no longer cares about it. Anyway, he is talking about Zheng Xiyuan and not Zheng Taiyong, so he naturally readily agreed.

——Then that night, Zheng Taiyong contacted him.