Starting with Super Girl, he began to train the Chinese entertainment industry.

Chapter 22: Tianyu's Outrageous Contract
"Fellow fans, great news! Zhang Liangying's original song 'East and West' is now available on Kugou Music, but it's a pre-recorded version..."

"Ahhh, it sounds great, I just listened to it."

"It must be played on a loop."

"This must be a recording of the top 20 to top 10 competition. My God, who is so smart as to record it?"

"I wish there was a 'The Ambitious'."

"My God, just now, the ringback tone for 'East and West' was launched!"

"Holy crap, it's really online! I'm going to activate it right now."

"It's only 2 yuan, I support Liangying."

"Hey everyone, if you're a fan of Liangfen (a type of cold noodle), download the ringtone!"

"..."

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

Countless fans promoted it on Baidu Tieba, forums, and QQ groups.

In just one day, "Dongxi" reached a staggering 10+ downloads on mobile, a speed comparable to that of a popular singer.

Beijing.

Upon receiving the data, the owner of Taihe Wheatfield immediately called Zhang Lu and asked him to discuss the contract for "The Ambitious One" with Shen Qing and Zhang Liangying.

Zhang Lu was in Shanghai and couldn't return to Hangzhou for the time being, so he called Shen Qing.

"Shen Qing, I have some good news for you. The 'East and West' ringtone downloads have surpassed 10. I feel like it's going to be a hit of the year..."

"By the way, you absolutely have to sign me for 'The Ambitious One'!"

"What? You're having dinner with people from Tianyu Media? Okay, I'll talk to you in detail when I get back to Hangzhou the day after tomorrow. Remember not to fall into any traps."

"..."

After hanging up the phone, Shen Qing took a sip of Longjing tea.

Two people were sitting opposite her. One of them was Wang Han, and the other was someone from Tianyu Media. It was the first time Shen Qing had met him.

Wang Han laughed and said, "Congratulations! 'East and West' has broken 10 downloads in less than a day. It's definitely going to be a hit. I'll download it to support it too."

The vice president of Tianyu Media, surnamed Yu, laughed and said, "I'll download it too, to support our beautiful actress. After all, we're all family now, haha..."

Shen Qing and Zhang Liangying exchanged a few polite words.

Subsequently.

Shen Qing and Zhang Liangying continued to look at the contract in front of them.

Mr. Yu: "I never expected that the musical genius behind Zhang Liangying is actually an 18-year-old boy. It's really surprising."

Wang Han: "President Yu, you have no idea. When I found out that Shen Qing wrote a song for Zhang Liangying, I was even more surprised than you."

Mr. Yu: "Haha, that's genius."

Wang Han: "..."

The people from Tianyu Media traveled all the way from Changsha to Hangzhou, not just to have a meal with Zhang Liangying, nor to praise Shen Qing.

Their goal was to win over Zhang Liangying.

As is well known, Super Girl is a program jointly produced by Hunan TV and Tianyu Media, and Tianyu Media is actually an enterprise invested by Hunan TV.

How could Tianyu possibly let go of such promising talents?

After all, EE-Media is an artist management company...

……

Shen Qing wasn't very educated and had never properly signed any contracts in his previous life, so the contract process seemed to be very slow.

As for Jane Zhang, she didn't understand it very well either.

Half an hour had passed, and the two of them had only read less than a third of it.

However, this kind of thing cannot be rushed. After all, a single word in the contract could be a trap that could ruin a singer's career.

Another reason for the 'slowness' is that Shen Qing is acting – he deliberately puts on a show that we are very happy to discuss the signing.

This was done to lull the people of Tianyu into a false sense of security.

It takes one day to delay.

If Shen Qing rejects the contract as soon as Tianyu presents it, then Tianyu will definitely not let it go.

They even orchestrated a scheme to eliminate Zhang Liangying.

That would be too great a loss.

They will at least have to wait until after the Hangzhou regional finals—once the national finals are underway, they won't dare to go too far.

Even if they deliberately lower Zhang Liangying's SMS votes to the lowest possible level, the audience judges will still be discerning when she's on the PK stage, and she won't be eliminated directly.

"A 10-year contract..."

"The revenue will be split 8/2 for the first three years, and the percentage will be increased depending on the situation in the fourth year..." "If the company does not agree, the artist may not terminate the contract."

"The company can unilaterally announce the termination of the contract."

"When an artist has to terminate their contract due to their own reasons, the penalty is 50 times their previous year's income. Even if the termination is due to the artist's health, the penalty is still 30 times their previous year's income..."

"The copyright belongs to the company. Even songs written by Jane Zhang herself belong to the company..."

"Artists are not allowed to bypass their company to sing songs written by other artists..."

"If the company suffers reputational and financial damage due to the artist's actions, the artist shall bear all losses..."

"Artists must follow the company's arrangements and may not refuse the schedules and commercial performances planned by the company without a valid reason; otherwise, it will be treated as a breach of contract..."

"..."

Shen Qing was stunned.

The more I look at this contract, the more alarmed I become.

What the hell is this artist contract?

This is practically a contract of servitude!

Even in ancient times, gentlemen weren't this picky when buying servants!

Shen Qing felt a surge of anger rising within him, and he really wanted to beat the people from Tianyu Entertainment to death.

He now finally understands why Sun Shaoan, the "Northwest Beating King" in "Ordinary World," would beat Xiulian so often.

Who wouldn't be furious after reading this contract?
Shen Qing scratched his head, smiled, and said, "President Yu, the contract is too long. Liangying won't be able to finish reading it in a short time. Why don't you let her take it home to look at?"

Mr. Yu hesitated for a moment, then said, "Alright, Liangying, go back and check first, and give me an answer tomorrow... Is morning okay?"

The old fox surnamed Yu knew there were too many traps in the contract.

He was also afraid that things might change if he waited too long.

Therefore, all I wanted was for Zhang Liangying to sign the contract as soon as possible.

Mr. Yu: "I forgot to tell you, you know Li Yuchun from the Sichuan region and Zhou Bichang from the Guangzhou region, right? They are very popular, and their contracts were signed a couple of days ago."

Shen Qing: "Don't worry, Mr. Yu. I'll go back and talk to Liangying. She also thinks highly of Tianyu's strength. We'll get back to you soon."

Mr. Yu: "Xiao Shen, you might not know this, but all 15 contestants in the Super Girl national finals have to sign an agreement with the production team... Once some of them make it into the top ten, they'll have to sign artist contracts with EE-Media..."

Shen Qing: "???"

Knowing Shen Qing would be surprised, the man surnamed Yu shrugged and said with a smile, "Young man, please understand. It's not easy for us to spend money and effort to organize a competition, so signing a few artists is reasonable, isn't it..."

Shen Qing: "Haha, that makes perfect sense."

Zhang Liangying wanted to speak, but Shen Qing stopped her.

At times like this, arguing with someone surnamed Yu is pointless.

As for Wang Han, he didn't say a word.

Wang Han knows perfectly well what kind of contracts Tianyu Media has.

If he speaks out now, he, as the middleman, will be implicated if these artists have conflicts with their companies in the future.

……

Back to the hotel.

Shen Qing threw the contract into the trash can and couldn't help but curse, "Idiot company, even a dog wouldn't sign this contract."

Zhang Liangying pulled him along, her brows furrowed, and said, "But Qing, if we refuse, won't they deliberately target us?"

Shen Qing nodded: "Of course it will, so we'll delay it as long as we can."

Zhang Liangying hugged Shen Qing and said, "Don't feel pressured. It's okay if I don't make it into the top ten. As long as we work hard, we can definitely succeed."

Shen Qing patted her on the back: "Don't overthink it, just focus on singing."

If I remember correctly, Zhang Liangying did sign a contract with EE-Media in her previous life, but she tore it up as soon as the competition ended.

This indicates that Tianyu's contract has significant loopholes.

Otherwise, Zhang Liangying wouldn't have been able to escape so easily.

Shen Qing thought for a while.

The next day, I called Chen Liang, the president of the Zhejiang University Music Society.

He explained Zhang Liangying's situation and asked Chen Liang to help contact top students from the law department of Zhejiang University so that professionals could review Tianyu's agreements and contracts.

Coincidentally, the Tianci Music Society has law school graduates with master's and doctoral degrees.

Shen Qing and Zhang Liangying met with Chen Liang at noon.

Chen Liang brought seven or eight people with him, all of whom were from the Zhejiang University Law School, including undergraduates, master's students, and doctoral students, and even a lecturer.

I'm asking this online, it's urgent: Can this team outperform Tianyu's legal department?
(End of this chapter)