Entertaining Children

  Chapter 211 The Future of the Band

   There is a saying in Huaxia called Fu Wushuang Zhi, misfortunes never come singly, but for Xiao Yao, it corresponds to another Chinese saying, called Double Happiness.

Just in the morning after the "Rapid Stream" dance team successfully qualified for the top eight of the "American Street Dance Competition", the new Oscar nominations were released. "TeenageVigilantes" won four items including the best animated feature film. The nominations are Best Feature Film, Best Visual Effects, Best Editing, and Best Sound Effects. Although the theme song "IMMORTALS" failed to be nominated for the best original song, the producer Duran Waco passed it. Keith Craig sent Xiao Yao an exciting message: "Immortals" was invited by the Oscar Organizing Committee to be the guest performers at this year's Oscars ceremony, performing live the theme song "IMMORTALS" of "TeenageVigilantes"!

   "Awesome, we are going to Oscar, this is Oscar! Tell me this is not a dream!"

After    got the news, the whole band was in jubilation. Dean jumped up on the spot with excitement, hugged Xiao Yao and shouted. George and Mike didn't get much better either. They picked up the bass and the electronic keyboard respectively, and played random melody that they didn't know what it was. Even Samien, who has always been calm, flushed with excitement at this time, and looked at the laughing four with all smiles.

"Yes, you are not dreaming. If you don't believe me, I can give it to you. If you feel pain, then it is not a dream, because dreaming will not feel pain." Xiao Yao struggled. Freed from Dean, he smiled and said to him. Just now Dean was holding him and shouting, and the two heads were closer together, and Dean's yelling shocked his eardrums.

   "No need!" Dean jumped away reflexively, but he remembered that Xiao Yao was good at martial arts, and who knew what the consequences would be if he was given it to him.

   "It's really like a dream," Samien also said, "Yang once told me and Dean that we would go to the Oscar site. I felt that Yang was dreaming, but I didn't expect it to come true."

   "You knew it a long time ago?" George and Mike stopped their meaningless playing and looked at Xiao Yao.

"I just think it's possible." Xiao Yao smiled, "To be honest, when Keith told me, I was as excited as you are now." Although Xiao Yao considered this possibility, he told Samien At that time, it seemed to be right. But in the final analysis, these are only Xiao Yao's wishful thinking. When these have really become facts, Xiao Yao, like them now, has an unbelievable first reaction.

   "Okay, we can now think about the future of our band." Xiao Yao told everyone after the band members' excitement calmed down a little bit.

  "The future of the band?" Everyone was immediately attracted by Xiao Yao.

   "Yes, in the future. Agents, record companies or studios. Of course, the premise is that you plan to make bands your future career." Xiao Yao nodded.

"I told you about the agent and the record company before. Didn’t you say that it’s not time yet? Now that I talk about it, I suddenly feel a sense of unreality floating in the clouds. I don’t know what to do in the future. ." Dean hesitated.

   "So do we." George and Mike also nodded together.

"Now is the time." Xiao Yao said, "Whether we signed an agent or a record company, our identity was just a new band with a little fame, and we were not qualified to negotiate any terms. But now it's different. We are now the best-selling animated film this year, the creator of the theme song of the top three movies at the box office of the year, and the Billboard singles chart has entered the top ten. We are sure to perform live at the Oscars. These allow us to have enough voice when negotiating. ."

"But the most important thing is your own plan." Xiao Yao continued, "If you are sure that the band is your future career now, and you want to plunge into the music circle or even the entertainment circle, then your agent, record company, or A studio is a must. If you just take the band as an amateur hobby, and want to play music carefree while reading, then let’s go to the Oscars to enjoy the scenery, and then come back and continue to be a student band on campus. When you want to perform, look for performance opportunities by yourself, and when you don’t want to perform, just play by yourself."

   "I...I still don't know. This decision is very difficult for me to make." Dean said still embarrassed.

  "Would you like to go back to discuss with your parents and listen to their opinions?" Xiao Yao looked at the embarrassment of several people, and suggested.

"No, compared to them, I want to hear your opinion more." Dean said, "Normally, with our band's current popularity, signing the company into the entertainment industry should be a logical thing. But...don't Say I am not confident. If you are an American and have been with us, I would definitely consider this band as my career pursuit without hesitation. But you will return to China in half a year, even though I and Sammy Well, now I’m learning to write songs, but talent is hard to say. After you go, whether our band can produce good works, what will our future development in the entertainment industry look like, I’m really do not know."

"Yes, I also want to hear your opinion." Samien also said, "Maybe you are not very familiar with the American entertainment industry, but when it comes to the various rules and operating methods in the entertainment industry, I think Our parents don’t know much about you, the second generation of China’s stars. Didn’t you accurately predict that we could be on the Oscar stage with this song? You explained to me the whole process of being able to be on the Oscar stage that day And all the reasons, it's never made up, right?"

  George and Mike heard Samien say that Xiao Yao was able to tell the process and reason of their Oscars, so they also echoed Samien and Dean brothers and sisters.

   "Determine the future of others? This responsibility is too great, I dare not bear it." Xiao Yao smiled bitterly.

"We can enter the entertainment circle now because you have brought us to where we are now. If we dare not enter the entertainment circle now, you will leave us cruelly in half a year. These are all caused by you, so you must At least give us a suggestion." Dean said rascally. It seemed to be too much consciously, and he said with comfort: "You only need to give us suggestions, and the final decision is our own. You don't need to be responsible for this."

   "Okay," Xiao Yao shook his head helplessly, "If you want me to say it, you can only take a conservative and compromised approach."

   "How conservative and compromised?" Dean asked.

"It is to find a company with the most relaxed conditions to sign. Regardless of the length of the contract, you must ensure enough freedom. For example, how long must a new song be released, how long must an album be released, how many performances must be performed each year, etc. None of these conditions can be required. When you have new songs, you can help you release them; when you don’t have new songs, you can wait patiently, and will not interfere with and consume your original reputation too much.

  In short, look for a company that has enough patience to give you time to grow. Of course, you can make some big concessions on other conditions, even economic benefits. But you are still students now, at least you have to go to university, economics is not an issue that you need to face right away. "Xiao Yao said his thoughts.

   "Is there such a company?" Samien frowned and looked at Xiao Yao. This condition is a bit whimsical, right?

   "Yes, but it's in China. My parents' studio can do this." Xiao Yao said, "But in the United States, I don't know if there is such a thing."

  "Studio?" Hearing this word, Dean's eyes lit up. "Kees Craig's "Daydream" band opened its own studio after the expiration of the original record company contract last year. Do you think he might agree to this condition and sign us? Now the entertainment industry wants He is the one who knows our band best."

"I don't think he would want to sign us." Mike shook his head. "Because he knows us, he must know that the most valuable thing our band currently has is Yang who wrote the song "IMMORTALS." They The couple and Yang are friends, knowing that Yang is an international exchange student from China, he will leave the band and return to China in half a year. What reason does he have to sign our band that didn't have Yang in half a year?"

"I think I can give it a try." Xiao Yao said, "Their "daydreams" have existed for more than ten years and have been popular for nearly ten years. They are now the top band in the American rock music scene, that is to say, I am afraid it will be difficult for them to make any breakthroughs in the future. But if they can bring out another top rock band, this would be a great achievement. We happen to be a rock band. Even without me, "Immortals" The name is loud enough. You have been a bit higher than other rookie bands from the beginning. At the same time, you are very young, with huge potential to be tapped, and the future is full of infinite possibilities."

   "You mean, not only let Keith's studio sign us, but they also need to teach us to be our teacher?" Samien first understood Xiao Yao's meaning.

"Yes." Xiao Yao nodded, "In our Chinese martial arts novels, after a martial arts master has become famous, he will focus on his own successor problem. I think modern people and Americans should also have this kind of thinking. The configuration of the band is the same as their bands, with drums, keyboards, guitars and bass. Not only you and Dean can learn to write with Keith, Dean and Keith learn to sing, each of you can follow them The musicians of the same instrument in the band learn to play. Of course, you have to find another guitarist to come in."

"No, if it can be like you said, we will no longer recruit guitarists. I learned guitar from Keith. Keith was originally also a lead singer and guitarist. After you leave, we should have a long period of time. Time will not be public performances, plus the current half a year, I think I should be able to do it. If you have the opportunity to come back and perform with us in the future, our band is a double guitarist and a double vocalist. Without you, We are a four-piece band." Dean said, looking at Xiao Yao.

   "We agree." The other three also nodded.

   "Thank you." Xiao Yao was moved in his heart.

  The band has negotiated here, and all that is left is to convince Keith and his "Daydream" band.

  To say that Xiao Yao and the others are quite accurate. When Xiao Yao said that "Immortals" wanted to take the initiative to sign into Keith's studio, the expression on Keith's face was a burst of ecstasy. But then he took into account the question of Xiao Yao's identity, Xiao Yao naturally answered truthfully that he would return to China in half a year, and Keith hesitated. Then Xiao Yao moved out his theory of focusing on succession after his "master" became famous. It seemed that he was moved by the sense of accomplishment Xiao Yao described. Keith finally agreed to sign in "Immortals" and would do his best to put it into practice. Become a top-notch rock band.

  As for the eight-year long-term contract proposed by Keith, it is not a problem if other conditions have met the expectations of Xiao Yao and other members. Eight years later, even the eldest Samien was only twenty-six years old, which was the golden age.

  (End of this chapter)