10. Director Zhao
"Dongdongdongdongdong..."
"Please come in."
"Supervisor, I've brought the person." Lin Chaomu pushed open the door and went in, and Ang Lee followed. The office was bigger than the house in his hometown in his previous life.
"I didn't expect that the person who could create such a good work was actually a freshman. He was so young and promising." The supervisor was a bald middle-aged man. While talking, he stood up from the office chair and welcomed Ang Lee to the hospitality area.
"The supervisor respects me so much." Ang Lee said modestly, taking a cup of hot tea.
"My surname is Zhao, just call me Manager Zhao. I have someone contacted you before. Does it mean that you have considered it? Become a signed singer in our team." Manager Zhao went straight to the point.
"Yeah. I've already considered it." Ang Lee nodded. There was nothing worth considering.
"Singers and artists don't have any big deals in their daily lives, and they won't waste your study time. They can't be used for the company in normal times. They will only be a little busy when they are on the charts, because they may have to cooperate with the company to do some publicity. At other times, they are mostly free and do not need to check in."
Manager Zhao said with a smile that singers and artists are much more idle than other artists in the entertainment industry, and the bigger the brand, the more idle they are.
"Where is the performance appraisal?" Ang Lee had no expression. When he joined the company, he said it was a big deal of fantasy, but after signing the contract, a lot of nonsense and rules are common in the professional field.
"The performance appraisal of newcomers has two indicators. One is the indicator of the songs they produce. I have to see at least one demo sample in a month, and the other is the profit effect after the song is released, just these two."
Manager Zhao looked at Ang Lee and said, thinking in his heart that this child is really just a freshman?
Let’s not talk about the calmness that Ang Lee shows that does not match his age, but more importantly, his experience in the workplace is also very experienced. First, he will ask about performance appraisal and be able to make the most psychological preparations.
Because no matter how high his salary is, as long as you can’t pass the performance appraisal, it will be useless.
"Okay, I also want to ask about the commission question outside of basic salary." Ang Lee nodded and was acceptable.
This performance appraisal is quite clear. If it is a complete song a month, most singers may not be able to do it. Apart from himself, the demo sample is just a simple inspiration. You can just use a guitar to sing two lines of dreams.
However, if you handed over the things to Manager Zhao, who is the editor-in-chief, does he think that you are perfunctory and it is another matter?
As for the profits after posting songs, I can only speak with my strength.
"The commission is also clear. There will be detailed explanations in the newcomer contract, which are roughly divided into two types. If you create it yourself, then you account for 30% of the total copyright income. If you create it in a cooperative manner, then the copyright belongs to the company, and the singers account for 10% of the profits of singing income."
"Of course, you can also contact me to talk about buying out of the original lyrics and music, so that all future returns have nothing to do with you."
Manager Zhao was concise and Ang Lee understood it all at once. What made him a little happy was that this parallel world had quite perfect copyright protection measures, and the proportion of income to original creators was also quite high, accounting for 30% of the total copyright income, which was already a lot.
And this is just a newcomer contract. If you are a big star, there will be other contracts, but this is not what Ang Lee is considering at the moment.
“The contract is a minimum of several years.”
"The shortest is one year." Manager Zhao was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Ang Lee to ask such a question.
"Then can I sign for one year?" Ang Lee said after thinking about it.
"Yes, but I want to remind you in advance that the year is very short, and the company doesn't even have time to pack it for you." Manager Zhao tapped the sofa and said with a squint.
In terms of the contract signing period, newcomers usually have four years to base their foundation, because if the singer is good, the company needs to spend time investing in packaging and publicity, and it will be one or two years after the profit.
So they will try to extend the contract signing period so that they can have the confidence to train a new person. If the signing time is too short, the company will become a little famous after just being trained, and the singer will not renew the signing, and the company will lose the biggest loss.
Of course, companies are not fools. The shorter the contract time, the company generally does not consider tilting resources on them, unless they are already famous and fan base, so that they can make profits without packaging after signing the contract.
Manager Zhao’s kind reminder is actually to warn Ang Lee that if you sign for one year, the company will not pay attention to you, which means you can only sit on the bench for one year and can do nothing.
"It's okay, I'll sign for a year." Ang Lee smiled and nodded.
He actually understood the various things in his heart.
"It seems that the song "Mom and Dad" is completely your own original, otherwise you wouldn't have such confidence." Manager Zhao not only did not get angry, but also laughed.
Most newcomers who enter Yinhai to sign a contract are eager to sign for ten or eight years, and the longer the better. After all, it is easy to enjoy the cool under the big tree, but the young man in front of him plans to sign the shortest contract.
This can only explain one problem. If Ang Lee doesn't want to sit on the bench, he is really capable. Combined with the conversation between them after entering the door, this young man obviously belongs to the latter.
He knew that Ang Lee signed a one-year contract not because he would leave one year later, but because he had enough confidence in himself that he could sign a contract that would benefit him more in a year.
This kid is an ambitious person! Mr. Zhao thought to himself that he hadn't seen such a young man in a long time.
"Okay, thank you supervisor, I can sign the contract now." Ang Lee nodded and smiled. It was a pleasure to chat with smart people. They didn't say it clearly, but they all knew what the other party was expressing.
"Okay, welcome to be a member of our Jinglu team. I hope you can produce works as excellent as "Mom and Dad" in the future. As long as you have the same level as this, you will get what you think of in a year."
Manager Zhao stood up and stretched out his right hand and said, "He has a keen sense of smell for the music circle. The song "Mom and Dad" will become a popular song in the future, although it is only on the first day today.
"It turns out that our name is Jinglu Team. It really doesn't sound as domineering as the Qilin Team." Ang Lee stretched out his hand and held it with him. He remembered calling him before and said that their team had two first-line singers. The team was called Qilin Team.
"I don't have much competitiveness, so I don't publicize it. I also hope that one day I can speak it proudly when introducing others." Mr. Zhao patted Ang Lee's shoulder and said meaningfully.
Chapter completed!