Entertaining Children

"Sister Zhi, Gong Chen, you are here, please sit down!" After Xiao Yao led Zheng Yuzhi and Gong Chen into Xiao Siqi's office, Xiao Siqi, who was originally sitting behind the desk, also enthusiastically got up and greeted them, letting them in. On the reception sofa in the office.

"Gong Chen, you're going to record with Xiao Yao later, so I won't go around the bush, I'll just say it straight." After some polite greetings, Xiao Siqi also got straight to the point, "I said before that I want you to change jobs, Gong Chen. I don’t know how you think about the matter of coming to our studio?”

"Xiaochen also told me about this," Zheng Yuzhi said first, "Actually, in my opinion, I hope Xiaochen will switch to your studio. After all, Xiaochen has signed a contract with AMG for two years and has always been It wasn’t until I collaborated with Xiao Yao on those two songs on the show this year that I really gained some fame. AMG is a big company with many big names and fierce competition. In fact, many good resources are not available to Xiaochen. On the head. On the contrary, it is your studio. Although it looks small, the strength revealed is not to be underestimated. And we can also see that Mr. Xiao, you value Xiaochen very much. The voice is also very appreciated.”

"Thank you, Sister Zhi, for your compliment to our studio." Hearing Zheng Yuzhi's words, Xiao Siqi's face immediately showed joy. Xiao Siqi wanted to poach Gong Chen to find a new job, so naturally he would not be ignorant of Gong Chen's situation. This Zheng Yuzhi, like his former manager Xu Ting, is an independent manager affiliated with a brokerage company. He always considers the interests and development of the artists under him. more influential on artists.

"Mr. Xiao, don't be too happy too early." Unexpectedly, Zheng Yuzhi continued, "I just said my thoughts. Xiaochen is a tough kid. I can only help her analyze the pros and cons before she makes a decision. Help her strive for the best interests after she makes a decision. But she has to make the specific decision.”

"Oh? This is quite similar to Xiao Yao. No wonder the cooperation between the two is so in tune." Xiao Siqi's smile restrained a bit, but he still smiled and looked at Gong Chen who had been silent since he sat down, and said, " What about Gong Chen's own thoughts? It's not that I insist on forcing you to express your opinion, but your decision is related to our future work arrangements, so I need to get a clear answer from you today."

Gong Chen hesitated for a while before saying, "My idea is rather... awkward."

"Let's talk about it, I have a hunch that I might like it." Xiao Yao also smiled and said.

"As for AMG, my opinion and Sister Zhi's are somewhat different." Gong Chen said, "I signed a contract for two years, and it's true that it didn't become very popular, but I don't think it's because of AMG's unilateral reasons. Part of my energy cannot cooperate with the company's various arrangements like other singers in the company. The competition in the company is huge, and it is true that I have not given me any good works that are particularly suitable for me in the past two years, but I think the company treats me well. not bad.

I've been on fire lately,

Although it is indeed the reason why Xiao Yao's two songs made me win two championships in the show, if the company hadn't recommended me to that show, I would never have had the opportunity to know Xiao Yao and let him hear me Naturally, I won't have the fame I have now. "

"There is some truth to what you said." Xiao Siqi and Xiao Yao both nodded and said. For such a grateful girl, they couldn't blame her for the idea.

"I admire Xiao Yao's talent very much, and I also think your studio is very strong." Gong Chen continued, "But I don't want to change jobs, especially now that I have just gained a little fame. The company has worked hard for me in the past two years. There is a lot of investment in my body, and I don't want to leave without any return. My contract with AMG still has two years left, and I want to continue to execute it. But in the remaining two years, no matter what I do I will not renew my contract with AMG if it is popular or not. After two years, if you are still interested in me, I will be very willing to sign with you. It does not matter if you are not interested in me by then, I will look for it again Other companies are fine."

"Your idea is very risky." Xiao Siqi laughed, "To tell you the truth, the biggest reason we are interested in you is that Xiao Yao appreciates your voice. You know, he just got into the acting department of Shenxi, He will definitely be filming in the future, and he also said that he wants to be a director. Two years later? Even I don’t know how much enthusiasm and energy he will have on music at that time.”

"It's okay," Gong Chen smiled, "Even if Xiao Yao doesn't make music anymore, you and Mr. Shen are also great creators. It's not that I can only sing songs written by Xiao Yao, and I can feel Xiao Yao’s passion for music, even if he engages in other careers in the future, he will not give up music easily. Even if no company is interested in me after two years, it doesn’t matter. I am an undergraduate student in the School of Foreign Languages, even if I can’t be a singer Yes, I shouldn’t starve to death. I like to sing, at worst, I can sing and have fun after finding a normal job to support myself. Posting singing videos on the Internet or doing live broadcasts can also let others hear my singing. "

Gong Chen's words made Zheng Yuzhi, the manager beside him, smile wryly, but Xiao Siqi gave a thumbs up with a smile and said, "This mentality really sounds like Xiao Yao. Since you don't want to quit now , then I won’t force it, let’s wait two years and see.”

"Then what about the copyright of the two songs?" Zheng Yuzhi asked again with concern. Although Gong Chen said that, as a manager, she didn't want Gong Chen to give up his career as a singer easily. Now Gong Chen's popularity foundation is already good, as long as she maintains it well in the past two years, even if she doesn't renew her contract with AMG, she won't worry about not being able to sign with other record companies after two years. And now the first step to consolidate popularity is naturally Xiao Yao's two songs.

"It depends on Xiao Yao." Xiao Siqi glanced at Xiao Yao and said, "The copyright of the song is all in his hands."

Xiao Yao pondered for a while, and said to Gong Chen: "Let's talk about the song "I Can Only Get Here With You" first. Although your performance on the show was even better, I gave this song to Chen Chen, not you. He alone The song "There is a kind of warmth called sisters" sung with Fan Linxuan in the song is also in this mode. I plan to release a few more songs of this type, find different female singers to cooperate with him, and make him a piece like this A mini-album in the style of the song you all sang together has already been counted in advance by me."

"As for the song "faded," Xiao Yao continued, "you should be able to feel that I have a special preference for this song. Although you are the singer, I want to put my brand on this song, Let me have a stronger sense of existence in this song than you, so I can’t give you this song. Similarly, I will also release some songs of this type, and I will also cooperate with other female singers to This model will produce a mini album. I may ask you to cooperate with me in the next songs, and I hope you will not refuse by then."

"Is this because the two songs are out of play?" Zheng Yuzhi's face suddenly became sad.

"Okay, I'd love to cooperate with you." Gong Chen said indifferently.

"Of course, I don't want the popularity you've managed to accumulate on the show to just dissipate." Xiao Yao said with a smile, "I'll write two more songs for you, and I'll keep all other business The copyright can be sold to AMG at one time, and let them release the single for you. These two songs are of the same type and style as "faded", and the overall feeling may be a little worse than "faded", but this Both songs are Chinese songs, and the audience's acceptance should be higher than that of English songs like "faded", so after it is released, the sales and commercial performance opportunities in China may be better than "faded". Production Now, if you and AMG are willing, I can help you make these two songs myself."

"Really?" This time, Zheng Yuzhi and Gong Chen showed surprise expressions together.

"Yeah." Xiao Yao nodded, "But I may still need you in the next weekend. In addition to the recording of the electronic version and the string version of "Faded", I also plan to record two versions of this song MV, the string version of the MV I need you to participate in the performance."

"There is no problem with the time, and I am willing to participate in the MV." Gong Chen hesitated, "But I have never filmed or studied, and I am not sure if I can meet the requirements of the role in the MV."

"You don't have to worry about that." Xiao Yao said with a smile, "In this MV, you are just singing scenes, all you need to do is show your performance on stage. This MV will be directed by myself, and I am also the first As a director for the first time, let's have a rookie director with a rookie actor, so you don't have to worry about being scolded badly."

"Wait," Xiao Siqi finally couldn't help interrupting Xiao Yao, "What are two mini-albums, two new songs, and a MV? This is different from what we discussed yesterday. Why did so many things pop up all at once? "

"It just popped up suddenly." Xiao Yao looked at Xiao Siqi and said, "I have more work plans, aren't you happy?"

"Of course I'm happy, but you're about three months away from the college entrance examination. Will it delay your studies?" Xiao Siqi said.

"Hasn't Xiao Yao already passed the art examination of the acting department of the Shenxi Opera?" Zheng Yuzhi interjected doubtfully, "The cultural score requirement of the acting department should only be more than 300 points. I heard that Xiao Yao's grades are very good , shouldn’t be a problem, right? Is it really like the media said, Xiao Yao still wants to get the first place in cultural points?”

In addition to professional course examinations, art colleges also depend on the culture score of the college entrance examination. It's just that for the vast majority of art candidates, the cultural score requirements are not high. Strictly speaking, Xiao Yao, who won the first place in the art examination of the Shenxi Opera Department, cannot be regarded as the real champion. Only those non-fresh students who have taken the college entrance examination can be sure that they are called so. Because if Xiao Yao's college entrance examination scores did not meet the requirements, he would not be able to enter Shenxi to study, and the so-called No. 1 scholar would naturally become a joke. However, for Xiao Yao, a well-known top student, almost no one thinks that Xiao Yao's cultural achievements will not meet the requirements. Not to mention, many people also expect Xiao Yao's college entrance examination results to break the cultural achievement record of art school students. .

So far, the record for the highest score of art school candidates in the college entrance examination is still held by a boy named Yao Wenyu who was admitted to Yandian Literature Department five years ago, with a total score of 572 points. Among the child stars who debuted since childhood and the art school students from the second generation of stars, a girl named Yu Xiao had the best score in the college entrance examination, with a total score of 543 points. The media generally believe that, if there is no accident, it should not be a big problem for Xiao Yao to break Yu Xiao's record. What they are interested in is whether Xiao Yao can surpass Yao Wenyu's score and set a new record, or even go further to break through the 600-point mark. close.

Xiao Yao and Xiao Siqi smiled at each other, but did not answer Zheng Yuzhi directly. Xiao Yao's plan to win the first prize in the college entrance examination is known only to the Xiao family, and they don't want to reveal it to outsiders yet.

"It won't affect it," Xiao Yao said to Xiao Siqi, "I told Gong Chen just now that all she wants is her weekend time. Except for Gong Chen's two Chinese songs, the others will not be released in a hurry. The mini-album is a long-term plan. Just use the weekend and take your time."

"By the way, as a director, didn't you say that you planned to shoot a short film during the summer vacation? Why do you want to shoot a MV again?" Xiao Siqi nodded first, and then asked.

"The plan to make a short film during the summer vacation remains the same, but I just had the idea of ​​making an MV for "faded" again." Xiao Yao laughed, "Anyway, it's my own song, so I can shoot whatever I want, just treat it as a song. I practiced my hand in advance for the short film of the summer vacation."