The reason why Shen Liang refused to sign the contract was very simple. It was because there were a few traps in the contract.
The first trap was to buy out all of Shen Liang's works in two years and pay one million yuan in one go. Within two years, Shen Liang had to write at least 30 songs, and the quality had to be up to standard.
Paying one million yuan in one go was indeed very tempting for a rookie producer. After all, the income of a lyricist was not much compared to a singer. Five hundred thousand yuan a year was already quite a lot. However, Shen Liang honestly did not care about this little bit of money at all. He thought to himself, I'm a person with a debt of more than 400 billion yuan. I bought a watch last year!
As for the last sentence,'Thirty songs must be of acceptable quality.' How would the quality be determined? Who would be the one to determine the quality? If the other party said that the quality was not up to standard, then you would have worked for nothing for two years. If you went to court again, not only would you not get a million yuan, you might even have to pay them money.
The second trap was that the contract mentioned a person named Li Ye. The general meaning was that this album was co-produced by Shen Liang and Li Ye.
Towards this point, Shen Liang was even more disdainful. What was co-production? Even though the contract was written in an understated manner, it was not the case when it came to actual matters. When the time comes, you'll be the one doing the work, writing the lyrics, and composing the music. When the CD is released, you won't be the first name to be signed on the producer's column. Who knows, your name might be squeezed into some corner.
What was that? After all, he was a producer, so it didn't matter whether it was before or after. After three to five years, everyone might still remember who the champion was, but who would still remember who the runner-up was?
There was nothing new under the sun! Shen Liang understood the plot behind this. He knew that it was not easy for a producer to become famous. If he were to become second place, what would he do? If Shen Liang were to sign this contract, then he would really be an idiot and a bastard.
Shen Liang refused to sign the contract. Su Hen sighed softly. Actually, he had just gotten the contract and had not looked at it yet. When he heard Shen Liang's refusal, he asked Shen Liang for the reason.
"Reason? The reason is that your agency is insincere and treats me like an idiot. If that's the case, I don't think there's a need for us to work together anymore.”After Shen Liang said this, he directly made the two points that he was unhappy about clear.
" This…" When Su Hen heard Shen Liang's words, he also looked through the contract seriously. He thought to himself that the first thing that Shen Liang said that he was unhappy about was actually a very tempting thing for other newcomers. Of course, Shen Liang was arrogant and did not like to be restrained by others. It was understandable. Based on the standard of the first song, one million was indeed too low.
"This is negotiable." Su Hen patiently said to Shen Liang. Right now, she did not dare to offend Shen Liang in the slightest. As for the second point, Su Hen said,"Teacher Li Ye is also involved…I don't know about that. I'll ask the higher-ups about it.”
After Su Hen said this, he did not hide it from Shen Liang. Instead, he called the person from her management company in front of Shen Liang. After two minutes, Su Hen hung up. He said to Shen Liang," The higher-ups said that if we use a newcomer as the chief producer, it might affect the sales. If we let Teacher Li Ye be the chief producer, the sales can at least be guaranteed." This is also Teacher Li Ye's support for us.”
Shen Liang was a transmigrator, so he did not know what Li Ye did for a living. However, from what Su Hen said, it seemed like Li Ye was a famous music producer in this world. Otherwise, Su Hen would not have said anything about helping him.
Needless to say, Shen Liang also understood. This album was made by Li Ye as the chief producer while he was the co-producer. However, the lyrics and music were all written by him. It was obvious that the senior was bullying the junior. This was the same as a university professor stealing his own student's thesis. The way he ate was too f * cking ugly!
A trace of a smile appeared on Shen Liang's face. This smile wasn't because he was happy, but because he was extremely unhappy in his heart. He looked at Su Hen and said,"What Teacher Li Ye?" Where did this dog come from?"
Hearing Shen Liang curse, Su Hen was slightly surprised.
Su Hen's reaction was an extremely normal reaction. Although Shen Liang was talented, Li Ye was still someone who had established himself in the industry. He had produced at least 40 to 50 albums. Among the top 100 most popular albums in China, three of them were produced by him. With such results, he could be considered a gold producer. If this person wasn't Shen Liang, but another newcomer lyricist, after receiving such 'proposal', his first reaction would most likely be that he was overwhelmed by flattery and was more than happy to receive it.
But Shen Liang was a person who did not know how to appreciate favors!
Shen Liang slowly stood up and said indifferently,"If you think he can help you, why don't you just ask him to help you make a new album? Why did you come to me?”
" Actually…" Su Hen wanted to say something, but Shen Liang did not have the patience to listen. He was even too lazy to use his mind reading skill."I'll say this. If you want me to help you release an album, take out a sincere contract. Otherwise, there's no need to talk about it."
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