Chapter 315: Don’t you still know which company we are?
The good person Zheng Yuzhen calls is naturally the faceless man who participated in "The Masked Singer" with Yu Feifei.
The other party's agency actually took the initiative to contact her.
And the other party can find a way to find his contact information, which proves that the company still has a lot of energy in the entertainment industry.
Like ordinary small companies, there is basically no way to get the contact information of Phoenix Entertainment artist agents.
Unless the other party gives it himself.
"The Faceless Man's agency asked us to go to Chengdu to discuss signing a contract."
Hearing Zheng Yuzhen's words, Yu Feifei was a little surprised.
"Rongcheng?"
There are actually quite a few brokerage companies in Chengdu.
After all, it is considered a new first-tier city, and it is indeed developing well in all aspects.
Of course, by far the most famous company in Rongcheng is Tongji Entertainment, which has grown rapidly in recent years.
The faceless man couldn’t be Xu Ji, right?
Yu Feifei and Zheng Yuzhen both thought of this possibility.
But it was quickly rejected.
After all, there is already a huge debate on the Internet about who is better at writing songs and who is more talented, Xu Ji or the Faceless Man.
If the faceless man is really Xu Ji, then it can only be said that most people have been fooled.
When it comes to the future development of Yu Feifei and herself, Zheng Yuzhen naturally does not dare to neglect the signing of the contract.
Then I bought a plane ticket to Chengdu for the next day, and took Yu Feifei with me to discuss the contract.
In fact, Yu Feifei doesn’t need to go there, after all, it won’t be of much help.
All matters are decided by Zheng Yuzhen.
But Yu Feifei doesn’t have any announcements now. She has nothing to do, so she just went with her to see how the new company where she might work in the future goes.
"If nothing else, it should be Snow Cat Entertainment."
"After screening all the companies in Chengdu, only Snow Cat met the requirements."
"The resources in all aspects are quite good. Although the company is not as big as the three major companies, it is still considered a first-class entertainment company in the entertainment industry."
After getting off the plane, Zheng Yuzhen said to Yu Feifei beside her.
She checked all the brokerage companies in Chengdu yesterday, and there were not many companies left that she finally settled on.
After all, in her opinion, if the company can produce artists like Faceless Man, the company should be strong in scale and strength.
The Snow Cat is considered the strongest in all aspects.
"Sister Zheng, if it's not a snow cat, would we still sign it?"
Yu Feifei asked.
Zheng Yuzhen hesitated for a while, then answered:
"If the company's scale is okay, we can consider it, and it doesn't have to be Snow Cat."
"Of course, if the company is that kind of small workshop, there is no need for us to stay."
"After all, a small company like that must put its few resources on faceless people. We only went there to drink soup. There is no need."
Zheng Yuzhen and Yu Feifei got into the taxi together, and then gave the driver the address they got yesterday.
Naturally, the driver didn’t recognize Yu Feifei, who was wearing sunglasses and a mask.
Although Yu Feifei is now a first-line singer, she is at the bottom in terms of popularity and popularity.
Although you will be recognized by people when walking on the street, it is only by a small number of passers-by. Most people actually do not have that much energy to pay attention to and remember these celebrities in the entertainment industry.
When we arrived at our destination, we found an inconspicuous commercial building.
Moreover, the building itself has been around for some time and looks a bit shabby.
Zheng Yuzhen's mood instantly turned cold.
Mainly because such an office space also directly reflects that the company's strength is obviously not very strong.
After taking the elevator to the 18th floor, which was the address given by the other party, Zheng Yuzhen became more determined.
Because this company's office doesn't even have a brand, it looks like a small workshop.
If she hadn't come all the way and it wouldn't be polite to leave directly, Zheng Yuzhen wouldn't actually want to waste this time.
After all, this kind of small company, even if it has a faceless person, is actually not very attractive to Yu Feifei and her now.
Although the Faceless Man is now compared with Xu Ji, Zheng Yuzhen knows very well that the gap between the two is still huge.
After all, Xu Ji founded Tongji Entertainment, he is the boss, and he has become one of the most influential capitals in the entertainment industry.
As for the faceless man, he is just an artist. The most he can do is rely on "The Masked Singer" to become a shareholder of the company.
In the final analysis, they are no different from most artists in the ordinary entertainment industry.
"Who are you looking for?"
Zheng Yuzhen was a little surprised when she entered the company, because the decoration inside was indeed quite good.
It’s not as bad as outside.
I just don’t know why the other party is not even willing to hang up the company’s brand.
After all, these facade things are indispensable, right?
"I am Zheng Yuzhen, I should have made an appointment with your Mr. Wang."
Not long after, a man came over.
Judging from the voice, it must be the person who spoke to her yesterday.
"Miss Zheng, Miss Yu, please come with me."
The other party brought the two of them into the company, and Zheng Yuzhen seemed a little surprised when she saw the valuable professional recording studio inside.
This doesn't seem to be the other party's company headquarters, but rather a place specially used for singers to record songs?
"Mr. You, Miss Zheng and Miss Yu from Phoenix Entertainment are here."
When the two of them entered the office, they found a young woman of about the same age sitting opposite her, who looked to be in her thirties.
Is this the boss of Faceless Man Company?
Why do you look so young?
But as far as Zheng Yuzhen knows, among these brokerage companies in Chengdu, there is no one named You.
Zheng Yuzhen was full of questions at this time.
On the contrary, Youman looked very calm when he saw the two people coming, and looked away from the computer in front of him.
In fact, Youman was a little surprised when she heard Xu Ji say that she was going to sign Yu Feifei.
First of all, Yu Feifei is not an outstanding singer. Among first-line singers, if you are willing, with the reputation of Tongji Entertainment, you can actually choose from quite a few.
Secondly, if she remembers correctly, Yu Feifei and Sha Yetong actually had some conflicts before.
According to Xu Ji's past behavior style, it is impossible to consider this alone.
"Miss Zheng, Miss Yu, I'm sorry to ask you to make a trip."
"The main reason is that I have a lot of things to do recently, so I can only trouble you to come to Chengdu."
Youman said hello politely first, and then went straight to the point and asked:
"Ms. Zheng, can you take a look at the contract you signed with Phoenix Entertainment?"
"After all, if you sign a contract with us, it will be considered a breach of contract."
Zheng Yuzhen was actually quite familiar with this, and she quickly took out the contract from her hand and handed it to the other party.
But she is still curious, which company does the faceless man belong to?
Youman opened the contract and read it patiently.
In fact, the main issue is liquidated damages.
When Yu Feifei entered Phoenix Entertainment, she only had a B-level contract, and was later promoted to A-level.
As one of the top three companies like Phoenix Entertainment, it is naturally impossible to set such exaggerated and sky-high liquidated damages. After all, the company's own reputation has to be taken into consideration.
And Yu Feifei is indeed not qualified for Phoenix Entertainment to take her so seriously.
But after all, it is one of the three major companies, so liquidated damages are still unlikely to be very low.
If you add up all the miscellaneous things, if Yu Feifei wants to terminate the contract and is not affected by the non-competition contract, she will have to pay Phoenix Entertainment more than 7 million in one time.
For a first-tier singer, this is actually an expense that can break his muscles and bones.
Of course, generally speaking, liquidated damages are borne by the next company the artist finds.
Or the company will bear most of it, and the artist will bear the rest.
But obviously Tongji Entertainment is different from other companies.
After Youman put down the contract in his hand, he said:
"Ms. Zheng, regarding your contract with Phoenix Entertainment, you need to resolve it yourself."
"That is to say, we will not bear the liquidated damages."
As soon as You Man finished speaking, Zheng Yuzhen's expression changed.
Mainly because of this condition, she had never thought of it before coming here.
And more importantly, there is no such precedent in the industry.
Yu Feifei is not the kind of has-been artist who has been completely frozen. She cried and begged to sign a contract with them.
Although it was indeed Yu Feifei who took the initiative to ask, but even so, not helping to pay the liquidated damages is a bit too bullying, right?
"If you are so insincere, I think there is no need for us to continue talking."
Naturally, Zheng Yuzhen couldn't agree, so she gave a very firm answer, and then prepared to leave with Yu Feifei.
"I don't know why Ms. Zheng thinks we are insincere."
"But this is indeed our company's policy."
"A first-line artist came to us before. Although it is not convenient to disclose his name, I am sure that his reputation and other aspects are better than Miss Yu's."
"He also voluntarily paid liquidated damages, but we actually didn't agree."
"So"
What Youman said is actually true.
In her opinion, there is really no need to sign Yu Feifei.
If we can agree on it, we will sign it according to Xu Ji's idea. If we can't agree on it, there is no need to continue the discussion.
Of course, as for paying liquidated damages, the company actually doesn’t have such regulations, but Youman simply feels that he doesn’t want to pay this unjust money.
Now the company's finances are already tight. Although the impact of seven million is not very big, she still holds the idea of saving whatever she can.
Who knows that the boss of the company is a spender? Youman feels that if he doesn't think more about it, sooner or later the capital chain will be cut off by Xu Ji.
It can only be said that as a manager, she has a lot more worries than the two bosses.
As for Zheng Yuzhen at this time, after hearing what Youman said just now, she almost didn't think much and judged that the other party must be bragging.
A-list singer takes the initiative to ask for a contract and pays the penalty out of his own pocket?
The other party really dared to say such a fantasy.
"Mr. You, you don't need to talk about things like this that you don't know are true or false, right?"
"If we can really talk, let's talk about something practical. We can't give in on things like liquidated damages."
"If not, we can only say goodbye."
Youman was obviously stunned for a moment after hearing this.
Then she suddenly remembered that she was currently in one of the recording studios of Tongji Entertainment. The address and other information were kept confidential, and there was no company sign outside.
"Ms. Zheng, don't you still know which company we are?"
Seeing the unexpected expression on Youman's face, Zheng Yuzhen couldn't help complaining: "There's not even a brand, how can we know there's a ghost?"
But she suddenly remembered something.
I paid tens of millions in liquidated damages just to join the other party’s company.
There seems to be such a special existence in the entertainment industry.
And this is in Chengdu. It seems that the manager of that company also has the last name Youlai?!
"Tongji Entertainment?"
Zheng Yuzhen asked with some uncertainty.
However, these words surprised Yu Feifei, who had been listening silently.
Is the Faceless Man an artist from Tongji Entertainment?
Real or fake?
No! If the faceless man is from Tongji Entertainment, then the most likely possibility is that the faceless man is Xu Ji?!
Youman didn't explain much at this time, but said:
"Ms. Zheng, you can think about it."
"If the issue of liquidated damages still doesn't work, we won't keep you."
"I have a lot to do, so I won't deliver it in person. If you are not in a hurry, Manager Wang will entertain you."
After Youman finished speaking, he quietly waited for Zheng Yuzhen's answer.
But what surprised her was that after figuring out that they were coming from Tongji Entertainment, Zheng Yuzhen answered without hesitation: "We agree!"
In fact, Zheng Yuzhen is still very confused inside.
Mainly because of her old memories with Sha Yetong.
But even knowing this, being able to sign a contract with Tongji Entertainment was something Feifei and she had never dared to imagine before.
As for the issue of liquidated damages of 7 million, although it is very heartbreaking, Yu Feifei probably can’t afford it herself and needs her help.
But in her opinion, these are actually worth it.
Zheng Yuzhen's decisiveness surprised Youman.
Obviously, the decisive refusal was not due to the issue of liquidated damages, but because I didn’t know it was Tongji Entertainment and felt that the company was not worth paying for the liquidated damages at its own expense.
Once you know this, you will no longer be short-sighted and focus on immediate interests.
Instead, he made a decision directly.
"This is a contract. If you think there is no problem, you can come to me directly after you terminate the contract with Phoenix Entertainment."
"By the way, before that, I would like to trouble you two to sign a confidentiality agreement."
After hearing Youman's words, Zheng Yuzhen actually felt a little impulsive.
Because she didn't discuss specific contract issues with the other party just now. Instead, she kept talking for a long time about who would pay the liquidated damages.
After hearing that it was Tongji Entertainment, I agreed on impulse.
Zheng Yuzhen had heard before that Tongji Entertainment’s contract was very shady, with commissions as high as 90%.
But Zheng Yuzhen would naturally not believe such exaggerated rumors.
But after signing the confidentiality agreement and opening the formal agency contract, she was mentally prepared.