Chapter 34: A Good Horse Never Turns Back (Please Read!)

"Yes, it is my indifference that makes you feel so lost."

In the hotel's practice room, Feng Shiqi stopped singing here and looked at Bai Xingjian with a strange expression.

"Why are my lyrics so bland and completely different from yours?"

“Because that’s how it’s designed.”

Bai Xingjian said with a smile: "The audience will feel that it is very novel to suddenly connect a rap with a spoken part, and this part also fits the female singer's personality very well."

Feng Shiqi stared at him suspiciously: "Are you really not afraid that I can't rap?"

"That's not true!"

Bai Xingjian shook his head. "Rap isn't that difficult. With Sister Qi's talent, she will definitely be able to do it with a little training. But it won't be used in our song right now."

Feng Shiqi smiled and nodded, obviously agreeing with this statement.

Seeing this, Bai Xingjian continued, "When singing this part, your voice could be a little colder, like the disdain a woman has when she looks at a man, right?"

At this point, he pondered for a moment, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "It's the disdain and dominance of the queen beauty, the indifference that looks down on the world."

Feng Shiqi was a little dazed, then smiled and said in a teasing tone: "So you like this kind of tune? I didn't realize it, Ajian!"

Bai Xingjian was confused and explained, "This is a piece of music! What do you mean I like this tune?"

"I understand, I understand. It's a musician's personnel matter. How can it bring in the creator's preferences?"

Feng Shiqi was trying hard to hold back her laughter, her big eyes almost narrowed into crescents.

Bai Xingjian was speechless. He took off his headphones and quickly hung them around Feng Shiqi's snow-white and slender neck. Then he walked out of the practice room and left a message:
"You practice slowly here first, I'll go out and rest for a while."

Feng Shiqi's eyes widened with anger, and he shouted, "Bai Xingjian!!!"

After coming out of the practice room, Bai Xingjian had a smug smile on his face, but soon, the smile disappeared.

The reason was simple: Bai Xingjian saw an old acquaintance, Zhao Jiao, wearing a professional suit.

"Hey, Bai Xingjian, wait a minute!"

Zhao Jiao had been waiting here for nearly an hour. Now that she saw the real person come out, she finally breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly trotted forward in her high heels.

"Is there anything wrong?" Bai Xingjian had an indifferent expression. Naturally, he did not have a good face towards his former agent.

Zhao Jiao didn't care at all and said with a smile: "I'm here to see you on behalf of Qingmu Entertainment. Can we talk somewhere else?"

Bai Xingjian took one look at her and roughly knew what was going on.

"Just me? Don't I need to wait for everyone to arrive?"

"No, no, no." Zhao Jiao waved her hands quickly, and said enthusiastically, "There's a conference room not far away. Can we go over there and talk?"

Bai Xingjian did not refuse. To be honest, he was quite curious.

After entering the meeting room, Zhao Jiao took out the contract from her briefcase while speaking.

"I was wrong in the past. Sister Zhao wants to apologize to you and hope to get your forgiveness. But it has already happened and no matter how much I say, it will not help. So I implore you to take a look at this contract. Qingmu Entertainment really hopes you can come back and is sincere."

Zhao Jiao handed the contract to Bai Xingjian: "I admit that I made a mistake before. I'm sorry. I hope you can consider this contract carefully."

The attitude is very polite and pious.

"People go to high places and water flows to low places. It's human nature, it's the same for everyone." Bai Xingjian didn't say much, he took the contract and started reading it.

Zhao Jiao smiled: "Although this is true, this contract will definitely surprise you."

Bai Xingjian did not comment and concentrated on reading the contract.

then……

It really surprised him.

In this contract, the artist's share is 40%, which is commonly known as a : split.

For example, you attend an event and the organizer contributes 10,000 yuan.

Then Bai Xingjian will get 4,000 and the company will get 6,000. Is this conscience?

Very conscientious!

After all, Bai Xingjian is only an artist who has been in the industry for three years and is not very famous.

Aoki Entertainment's offer of a 4:6 split shows its sincerity.

And this seems to be just the first three years.

Bai Xingjian raised his eyebrows and continued reading.

The contract term is ten years in total, with a 40:60 split in the first three years, a 50:50 split in the middle three years, and a 50:50 split in the last four years based on negotiation based on the wishes of both parties, with the minimum split not being less than 50:50.

After reading all this, Bai Xingjian just wants to say one thing.

——What kind of magical contract is this?
If this contract had been signed in the past, Bai Xingjian would have definitely signed it with his eyes closed.

But now?
A ten-year contract is too long.

"How is it? Are you satisfied?" Zhao Jiao asked with a smile.

Bai Xingjian nodded, raised his head and glanced at her: "This contract is indeed surprising and unexpected."

Zhao Jiao smiled even more: "Do you want to sign it now? And this is just a management contract, the music copyright contract can be signed separately."

Generally speaking, when a company signs an artist, it only has a full agency contract, and everything the artist owns belongs to the company, including the creative rights.

Music copyright contracts, or record contracts, are only available to some artists who have a say.

Take Lu Han for example, his agency contract is managed by One Heart Entertainment, and his record contract is signed with Feng Hua Qiu Shi.

But not everyone is Lu Han and has the opportunity to choose.

What Zhao Jiao said just now really touched Bai Xingjian's heart.

In his eyes, the distribution of profits is not important; the ownership of the music copyright is the most important thing.

But I didn’t expect that Aoki Entertainment had even considered this point. It’s really exciting.

Bai Xingjian was somewhat tempted and wanted to sign.

It’s a pity, why is the company that offered this contract Aoki Entertainment?
If it was Redwood Entertainment or Bluewood Entertainment, maybe he would really consider it seriously, after all, the contract is really good.

As for Aoki Entertainment?

Bai Xingjian doesn't want to meet Wang Yaqi and the others every now and then, and doesn't Li Zhenxi have a brother-in-law who is a senior executive at Qingmu Entertainment?
If I really go, I might get a lot of criticism. Why would I do that?
So Bai Xingjian never thought about returning to Qingmu Entertainment from beginning to end.

And there is an old saying that goes well.

——A good horse never turns back to the old pasture.

You ignored me before, but now I don’t want to see you at all.

Seeing that Bai Xingjian was just surprised and didn't make any move to sign, Zhao Jiao became a little anxious. She asked:

"How are you thinking about it? Do you want to sign it now? Or do you want to think about it for a while longer?"

Bai Xingjian shook his head and refused directly: "I will not sign this contract."

Zhao Jiao was stunned, and then asked in a surprised and shocked tone: "What?! You won't sign such a contract? Don't you think the 40% to 60% split is not enough? But won't it be 50% to 50% after three years?"

Bai Xingjian glanced at her, stood up and prepared to leave: "The terms in the contract are very good, but I refuse to sign for another reason."

Seeing him so determined, Zhao Jiao's face suddenly turned cold, and her attitude was completely different from before: "Bai Xingjian, you have to think about it carefully. If you reject our Qingmu Entertainment, no other company will offer such a contract. Besides... do you really think you deserve this contract?"

"so what?"

Bai Xingjian asked with a smile, then walked out of the meeting room without looking back.

Zhao Jiao slammed the contract on the table and said angrily, "You are so shameless! I want to see how you sign next!"

(End of this chapter)