Chapter 291 A Counterattack
Zhang Wei had a lot of divine songs in his mind. When he was thinking about which one to choose, Hu Li came to the door again, with a contract in her hand.
"Zhang Wei, although you ranked last in this week's quiz, I think you still have some potential for development, so I recommended you to the company, and the company finally decided to give you You have a contract."
Hu Li said and handed the contract to Zhang Wei.
"Director Hu, then I really have to thank you!" Zhang Wei pretended to be grateful.
Then he took the contract, opened it and read it, and thought to himself: "The front foot just set a quiz for me and came last, and the back foot came to sign the contract. Do you really think I am a novice?"
The previous details were directly skipped by Zhang Wei. Zhang Wei focused on the contract length and income distribution.
The term of this contract is eight years, which means that if it is signed in 2007, it will expire in 2015.
Seeing this number of years, Zhang Wei felt that there was no need to look at it any longer. An eight-year selling contract was really too long.
As a singer, there are generally three types of contracts: three years, five years and eight years. There are ten-year contracts in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
The first contracts of new singers are usually five-year or eight-year contracts. Three-year contracts are very rare because when a new artist debuts, the company has to pay to package him. It takes two years for the new artist to become popular, so it is not Maybe only a three-year contract.
Hu Li offered an eight-year contract, which was reasonable, but it was already the upper limit in the entertainment industry.
This is probably equivalent to when you go to work and the company pays you social security according to the minimum standard. If you say it is illegal, the company does not break the law. If you say you are willing to do so, you will definitely not be willing to do so.
But so what if you are not willing to do so, as you do not have the ability to get better rewards. Your job threshold is low and your labor output is small, so you deserve to be squeezed, because there are many cattle and horses who want to be squeezed. There are 1.4 billion people, and every line of work is involved to death. You have no bargaining power.
If your job threshold is high and your labor output is high, such as a first-class algorithm programmer or a first-class chip engineer, how dare the company not to pay you full social security? If the year-end dividend is even less than one cent, you won’t be able to retain people!
So remuneration depends on the value of your labor and your work threshold.
When this rule is applied to Zhang Wei, Zhang Wei will definitely be dissatisfied!
The songs I have come up with are all divine songs. Any one of them can be popular all over the country and stay on the hit charts for a long time. This means that the value of my labor is higher. Please pay me social security according to the minimum standard. , then I definitely won’t accept it!
Eight years is not impossible. With a signing fee and a higher record share, you also need greater autonomy and more resources.
For example, if I don’t want to participate in an event, I don’t have to go; if I want to participate in an event, the company has to get me a ticket, and the number of seats at the event cannot be low; if When selecting certain awards, or there are some good performance resources, such as the Spring Festival Gala, which can improve my performance, the company has to use resources to win for me.
In other words, Zhang Wei wants to be treated like a big shot.
However, it is definitely impossible for Xiaoxiang Entertainment to give Zhang Wei the treatment of a celebrity. Zhang Wei knows this very well.
So Zhang Wei laughed and said: "Director Hu, this contract has so many pages, I have to read it carefully. Why don't you leave the contract with me first, and I will reply to you after reading it? "
"When can you finish reading it?" Hu Li asked immediately.
“I will definitely watch it all in a short time. I still have to prepare for the competition now, and I have to participate in group rehearsals tomorrow, and I also have to record the song’s MV. I definitely don’t have that much time to read the contract. No matter what, I have to wait until next week. Let me answer you!" Zhang Wei said with a smile.
"Next week?" Hu Li frowned slightly and continued: "You are in last place in this week's quiz and are already on the verge of elimination. You have to understand that if you are eliminated in this week's competition, Then your commercial value will be greatly reduced. It’s hard to say whether the company will still be willing to sign you by then. If I were you, I would sign the contract as soon as possible while the company is still willing.”
"Thank you, Director Hu, for reminding me, but you can't sign a contract randomly. If your company is unwilling to sign me in the end, it can only be blamed on my lack of ability and limited level!"
Zhang Wei deliberately Putting on a low-profile posture, his purpose was to paralyze Hu Li and make her feel that it was still possible to sign him according to Xiaoxiang Entertainment's existing contract conditions.
After all, at the national finals stage, if you participate in one more game, the commercial value will be higher. If Zhang Wei shows his refusal to sign the contract now, maybe the program team will really come up with one Don't do it at all, and use shady activities to eliminate him.
At that time, Zhang Wei will lose the stage to continue to show himself, and the fairness of the program will be questioned. This kind of fish is dead and the net is broken, and Zhang Wei will not benefit.
Therefore, at this stage, we need to give some hope to the entertainment company, and hold them in check first. Zhang Wei can also participate in a few more competitions and perform a few more divine songs. Only when he becomes famous can he have the capital to demand better contract terms.
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The next day is the stage rehearsal of the show. According to the arrangement of the show, the thirteen contestants will sing a song together at the beginning. This song is called "Hello! Mr. Superboy" ", Zhang Wei listened to it again, English mixed with Chinese, but it didn't sound right to his ears.
As for Chinese lyricists, don’t challenge English lyrics when you have nothing to do. They are nondescript. Wouldn’t it be nice to learn more from Fang Wenshan!
The other song is "I Shine the Most", which is the theme song of this talent show and will be sung together by all contestants after the first round.
What made Zhang Wei feel most uncomfortable was the performance costumes, which were really unconventional. The white top is paired with a silver oversized lapel, and the pants are also silver. The silver mentioned here is the kind of bright silver that even car wraps are too bright to put on.
In Zhang Wei's opinion, wearing this outfit, singing and dancing on the stage, not only looks cheap, but also really looks like a killer performance.
But at that time, the aesthetics was at this level, and even the host of the show wore similar colors.
Moreover, the level of makeup at that time was not good, and the lens did not have beautification or filter effects. In addition, the lighting effects on the scene were relatively average. Even people with fair skin would look a bit dark when they put on this outfit. If he were smaller, he would look like Song Xiaobao.
But to be honest, this kind of stage effect is really full of amateur feeling. The so-called peasant singers who are packaged on the Avenue of Stars are all wearing sheepskin waistcoats and big straw hats, and they don't look as amateurish as this.
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"Director Hu, take a look, this is the song submitted by thirteen contestants." A song list was handed to Hu Li.
"I miss you every day, love you everything, tuberose, kiss goodbye, Neversaygoodbye..." At a glance, they are all relatively familiar songs.
Finally, Hu Li saw an unfamiliar song title: "Unfortunately No If". Looking at the contestant who applied, it was Zhang Wei.
"Is Zhang Wei's song an original song again?" Hu Li immediately had a hunch in her heart that this might be another top love song.
"Have you sent the music and lyrics?" Hu Li asked.
"It has been delivered. After all, it is a live broadcast, and the original songs need to be reviewed in advance." The man said and brought a brown paper bag, took out a piece of paper and handed it to Hu Li.
As a music director, Hu Li must have professional musical attainments. She hummed a few words to the score, and she felt more and more that the music was really good.
The melody is melodious without losing its appeal. The tempo is not too fast, but it has a sad atmosphere. It is very suitable for lyrical songs. The big octave jump in the climax instantly increases the appeal. This is Emotional expressions will be strong and direct.
Just by humming the score, Hu Li judged that the rhythm of this piece, from the foreshadowing atmosphere at the beginning to the tense expression of the climax, should be very suitable for singing a love song.
After all, it is JJ Lin's composition, and his level must be top-notch, at least a few levels higher than Hu Li's.
As for the lyrics, they are traditional love song lyrics, which are between pass and good, not to mention amazing.
After all, it was 2007, an era when divine songs were produced in large numbers. Looking back at the top lyricists at that time, they all wrote classic lyrics. Musicians of that era tasted fine chaff.
Lyrics like "It's a pity there is no if" are very beautiful to listen to now and can definitely be called excellent. However, in 2007, lyrics of this level really couldn't be given high marks. Just ordinary love song lyrics.
Just the line "The sky is blue waiting for mist and rain, and I am waiting for you, and the smoke is rising thousands of miles across the river." This is the lyrics of 2007. How can you compete with lyrics of this level?
After reading the score and lyrics, Hu Li sighed slightly, but after reading the song "Unfortunately No If", she was already sure that Zhang Wei would definitely advance to the next round.
"This is not possible. He must sign the contract as soon as possible."
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At eight o'clock in the evening, the game officially started, this time it was still live. live streaming.
After the opening performances of the thirteen contestants, it was time for the host to beep, and they began to introduce the rules of the competition.
Today's game is 13 to 11, which means that two players will be eliminated.
Zhang Wei, who ranked last in the quiz, had to go to the waiting area to wait in the midfield PK after singing the self-rescue song.
The other twelve players will be divided into two teams for a competition. Then based on the votes of the audience, the team with the highest number of votes will advance directly, and the team with the lowest number of votes will also have six players. Midfield PK.
Among the seven people in the midfield PK, the person with the highest votes can be directly promoted, and then several judges can also choose one person to be directly promoted, and the person with the lowest votes will be eliminated and become the thirteenth.
The remaining four people will enter the next round of PK, and one more person will be eliminated. In the end, 11 people will be left, which will be the top 11 in the country.
But there is also good news for Zhang Wei, that is, he will sing a self-help song first, and then it will be the turn of other singers to divide into two teams for a competition.
The earlier you come on stage, the sooner you can express yourself, and the canvassing time will be longer, which is considered to be more advantageous.
The winner of the weekly quiz has an opening bonus. He can sing a song first. After he finishes singing, it is Zhang Wei's turn to appear. Standing in the center of the stage, Zhang Wei adjusted his breathing and quickly entered the singing state.
When the piano prelude ended, Zhang Wei started his singing with a soothing voice:
"If you miss all the mistakes you can afford to make, you should still have time to regret it. If you don't tell everything, that small storm will be passed with a smile. In the face of feelings, talk about yourself, and you have to muddle along. Better than..."
The first few lyrics have already mesmerized the audience. At the same time, Zhang Wei's voice changed and the song entered its climax.
"It's all my fault. I was silent when I shouldn't be silent, and weak when I should be brave. If it weren't for me, I would have misunderstood myself as free and easy, which made us sad. But you were the one back then, and I am now, if I had never lived..."< br>
After the climax, the audience was completely silent. Everyone was deeply immersed in the song, with no other distracting thoughts in their hearts.
After the first verse was sung, orchestral music suddenly appeared amidst the simple piano accompaniment, intertwined with the piano melody. The whole song became instantly richer, and the layering of the music also increased by several dimensions.
At the same time, in the interlude, the drummer also started to move. With the classical percussion, the emotion of the music began to brew, paving the way for the climax that followed.
As the interlude ended, Zhang Wei sang again: "If I had known you earlier, then you, the willful one, might have met the mature me later, but, OH!"
This time, it reaches a climax with only four short lyrics, but unlike before, this time there is richer accompaniment, the melody of the song becomes more infectious, and the music becomes more tense.
This makes this song more emotional, and the audience seems to be brought into a romantic and sad story, giving them a sense of empathy and immersion.
This is the power of love songs!
Love songs can often vividly display complex emotions such as love, lost love, longing, etc. through delicate and affectionate lyrics. Emotional experiences such as love, lost love, expectations, memories, etc. are common to all human beings. Love songs contain these elements and are more able to penetrate into the hearts of the listeners and arouse the resonance of the listeners.
Also because love songs can show basic human emotions, they are more likely to trigger listeners' personal memories and remind them of their own love stories or experiences.
After decades of life, we have many common experiences.
For example, when you are studying, you will cheer because there is no homework today, you will complain because the teacher drags the class, you will find excuses not to do recess exercises, and you and your classmates even made mistakes in the college entrance examination. asked the same question.
Another example is when I was working, I was picked on by customers, made things difficult by my supervisor, stumbling upon my colleagues, and even tried to find excuses to ask for leave and not go to work. Office workers do different jobs but always find the same clients, supervisors and colleagues.
But everyone's emotional experience is different and unique. It is different from other experiences and is unique to them.
So a good love song can always make people look back on those unique and most unforgettable experiences!
In this kind of competition, once you resonate with the audience, it means that the votes will come in droves.
Listeners may not vote for this song, but they will definitely vote to commemorate that special memory!
Finally, the song ended with the phrase "It's a pity there is no if", but the scene was full of expressions intoxicated in memories.
Obviously, the audience at this time was still immersed in the song and had not yet calmed down.
Seeing the reaction of the audience, Zhang Wei also took a deep breath. He already had a premonition that the promotion should be stable.
This is JJ Lin’s divine song. In this kind of competition, it would be unreasonable to fail to advance!
In this kind of audition competition, whose song is guaranteed to advance, Zhang Wei’s first reaction was to think of only two people, one was Jay Chou and the other was JJ Lin.
Among the male singers in the Chinese pop music scene, apart from the old-timers, Jay Chou is considered the only one. This should not be too controversial. In the era when Jay Chou dominated the major charts, the only one who could have a foothold on the charts was JJ Lin.
JJ Lin's love songs can always delicately capture the subtle changes in human emotions. Whether it is sweetness, sadness, nostalgia or relief, you can all find resonance in his singing.
To put it simply, it is very heart-wrenching!
His love songs, sweet songs can make people feel the sour smell of love, and goosebumps will fall all over the floor after listening to them; sad songs can make people cry immediately, and goosebumps will disappear after listening to them. It can fall to the ground.
And this song "Unfortunately No If" is the masterpiece of JJ Lin's love songs. When this song was released, it directly dominated many charts and won various song awards.
The reason why Zhang Wei released this song was not only to advance, but also to leave a deep impression on the audience. After all, this is the first game of the national finals, and it is important for the audience to remember themselves.
In this regard, Zhang Wei's name has an advantage. After all, no one knows a few people named Zhang Wei.
But the key is to see whether the song is good or not.
JJ Lin has many good love songs, but they will make people feel heartbroken after listening to them. This song "Unfortunately No If" should be among the best.
There is no impression more profound than the feeling of heartbreak!
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Backstage, the other twelve contestants who were preparing to take the stage all had solemn expressions on their faces. Zhang Wei's divine song instantly made them realize that this was an extremely powerful opponent.
In the previous 48-hour breakout match, all other players in the Beijing Division have been eliminated. Zhang Wei is considered the only one in the Beijing Division. Therefore, the other twelve players have never competed with Zhang Wei on the same stage, and naturally they have no experience. The pressure of living the Divine Comedy.
Furthermore, Zhang Wei was the last one to come to the boys' college. He didn't form a clique and was not familiar with the others, so he was naturally classified as a marginalized person.
But now everyone has discovered that the marginalized person may be the most fierce one among them.
There are also original singers among these twelve contestants, as well as veterans of talent shows. They know very well that bringing original songs of this level will attract many fans.
And this is precisely a talent show that relies on SMS voting to determine promotion. Attracting fans also means that the number of votes will be very high!
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At the same time, in front of the TV, countless viewers were also fascinated by this song.
A certain program director from the TV station next door stared at the TV with a shocked expression on his face.
“Damn it, are the entry standards for “Fast Boys” so high? The program started with original songs of this level. Those who didn’t know thought it was the Golden Melody Awards ceremony! If Xiaoxiang Satellite TV If we play like this, how can we do talent shows in the future?”
The show started off so well, which obviously shocked the program director.
"Watching TV, just watching TV, why are you still swearing, you have ruined the child!" A woman's voice sounded from the side, it was her own yellow-faced woman, wearing a facial mask and coming from the bedroom Come out.
Looking at the yellow-faced woman who was giving him a slap in the face, the last sentence "It's a pity there is no if" appeared in the mind of the program director, and his first love also appeared at the same time. lover.
"It would be great if I could never do it, but it's a pity that there is no if..." The program director subconsciously picked up his mobile phone and voted for Zhang Wei.
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The program director was just one of the people in front of the TV who was moved. Apart from him, there were thousands of viewers who had been moved by those lyrics.
Before this, they did not know Zhang Wei, or the Zhang Wei they knew was not the Zhang Wei on TV.
But after singing "Unfortunately No If", they remembered the most common name "Zhang Wei", then took out their mobile phones, edited the player number "13", entered the number again, and clicked Sent.
This vote is not only for the song "Unfortunately No If", but also for my past self, for my past silence, my past weakness, and for my immature self. , for the freedom and ease that I once mistakenly thought, and the what if!
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The scene has entered the stage of judges’ comments.
"Zhang Wei, you really did not disappoint us, you really brought us a new surprise!" One of the judges looked very happy.
In the previous quiz, the judges were forced by the program team's request to give Zhang Wei the last place. It is impossible to say that the judges were so calm in their hearts.
Although peers are enemies, when you really meet a talented junior, you will still have some love for talent.
What’s more, no one wants others to judge them. The program team is very shady and interferes with the judges’ decisions. Although the judges can’t resist, they are definitely unhappy in their hearts!
Even Emperor Jiaqing doesn't like his father, the Supreme Emperor! If the emperor is like this, let alone us mortals?
Now Zhang Wei has made a big comeback with a divine song, and the judges also feel elated after being suppressed.
Just listen to this judge continue to say: "Every note of your song seems to be given a soul, and it can directly hit the softest part of my heart. Every turn and every ups and downs in your song, I can't resist it. If I were to comment, I have only two words: perfect!"
Another judge also said immediately: "Zhang Wei, your song is more than just a musical performance! The performance is a dialogue between the soul. The piano in the front is as delicate as silk, and the strings in the back are as passionate as fire. I have been completely conquered by you.”
The judges’ praise, It attracted cheers from the audience, and this kind of comments coming from the mouths of professionals was an advertising effect in itself, and it also gave the audience in front of the TV the motivation to vote.
In the backstage of the vote counting, Zhang Wei's number of votes soared rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, it had exceeded 200,000 votes!
(End of this chapter)