Ordinary Road 2010

An Ran is obviously not a social type, so Peng Yuchen took the lead and explained for her: "Teacher An is also teaching at the Rongcheng Conservatory of Music, and she is fully responsible for the training of our trainees in Rongcheng."

"Mr. An worked as an artist for a while in her early years, but her development was not very smooth because of her personality. Although she is unknown in foreign countries, she has become a well-known celebrity in the circle with her extraordinary professional strength since she retired from the background. .”

"What I would like to introduce to you is that many famous artists have been or are receiving her guidance. This is the pinnacle of our company."

Gu Changge didn't doubt this resume, and she didn't go around in circles:

"Mr. Peng, Teacher An, I came here today mainly to know whether you have the strength to take charge of my daughter's acting career."

Peng Yuchen leaned forward: "Ms. Gu, of course our answer to this question is yes."

"When you came in just now, you may have noticed that the company did not choose a location in the bustling CBD. The current office area is limited and there are few people."

"But I want to explain to you that this is only temporary."

"Because there are no artists under the company, it means that there is no income, so we only maintain the minimum staff to ensure the normal operation of the company."

Ms. Gu Changge really didn't dislike her, she was the one who really did business.

Obviously there are only three or two companies with cats and dogs, but she insists on renting a river view in Lujiazui, but she turns around and leaves.

The kind are mostly financial crooks.

"Huashan Road is not a rural place."

The word "countryside" is very interesting in Shanghai, Peng Yuchen and An Ran looked at each other, very pleased that Gu Changge is a person who knows the goods.

"Ms. Gu, one of the important reasons why the company chose this location is that it is relatively close to Shanghai Drama Academy."

"Just talking about this can lead to a topic for us today. Next, I would like to invite Mr. An to introduce the company's training system."

An Ran nodded at Gu Changge, and took up the topic without exchanging pleasantries:

"Mr. Peng told me that Ms. Gu is very concerned about the company's trainee training, so let me come here to explain."

"Our company's training base is located in Rongcheng, and resources rely on the Rongcheng Conservatory of Music. What we provide is not so much practice as education."

"You should have heard of Rongcheng Conservatory of Music. It is one of the eleven professional conservatories in China. Many well-known artists were born during the draft era, for example..."

Gu Changge interrupted: "You don't need to memorize the alumni brochure."

An Ran actually appreciates this highly efficient conversation style, and continued calmly: "Well, there are currently twenty or thirty trainees in Rongcheng, who are carefully selected from various majors in the college."

"It's me who is in charge of this job, and I can guarantee that they are the best."

"In addition, as you saw just now, we also have a practice room in Shanghai, which is mainly used to accommodate the winners of the several trainee recruitment activities organized by the company before."

This time it was Peng Yuchen who added: "These activities are mainly for practicing after the establishment of the company, and the level of recruits varies."

"I can honestly say that the essence of the company's trainees is almost all in Chengdu."

Ms. Gu Changge noticed this "almost".

An Ran went on to introduce: "The company's training strength in Shanghai mainly comes from the nearby Drama Academy, and they will come to the company's practice room to give guidance."

Ms. Gu Changge heard the difference.

In Rongcheng Conservatory of Music, they can directly select people, but in Shencheng, they can only go out of the school to guide. The key is whether there is a formal cooperation that the school recognizes or even participates in.

It seems that the company renting here is a bit of a fake tiger.

"In short, I want to emphasize that the company has the ability to provide very professional training. Originally, I hoped to meet the real person today and make a detailed practice plan for her."

Gu Changge explained: "Mr. Peng did make this request to me, but Xiaowei is still in school today, but I brought some video materials of her past performances."

An Ran shook her head: "Let's see and talk."

Not long ago, I was preparing an application for a music specialty student, and I had something ready-made. Ms. Gu Changge took out the materials of Gu Caiwei's previous performances in the choir.

"Mr. An, which one do you want to watch?"

"The most recent one."

At the beginning of the playback, Peng Yuchen stretched out his finger: "This is Gu Caiwei I'm talking about."

An Ran had actually noticed Gu Xiaohua, the lead singer, before she pointed it out, and immediately cheered up:

"The image is very good."

It may be the habit of being a teacher, she always has a tone of criticizing students.

She was actually a bit annoyed at being called over overnight, and it wasn't until this moment that she understood why Peng Yuchen insisted on signing this girl so desperately.

The video is not long and ends in a few minutes.

"I accepted this trainee, but it's a pity that she didn't come. I need to see her before giving her a more detailed test."

An Ran felt a little happy to see Lie Xin.

"I heard that you also learned to dance?"

"I learned classical dance for several years when I was a child, but I didn't continue to dance after middle school."

Of course, Ms. Gu Changge would not specifically mention the first prize in a school-level aerobics competition as an honor.

An Ran was a little regretful: "There's no need to read the ones from five or six years ago, but it's better to have a foundation than not."

"Is this the end?"

Peng Yuchen explained from the side: "Ms. Gu, you can completely trust Teacher An's vision."

Gu Changge was noncommittal, and asked another question: "Mr. Peng, when will your girl group debut?"

"Our plan is within two years, and the company can't just sit and eat forever."

"Mr. Peng, I haven't been idle for the past two months. I heard that some new companies are preparing for girl groups like yours recently?"

This time, An Ran took the initiative to answer: "A person who can't even dance properly, and dare not turn on the mic when singing, what kind of artist is he?"

"It's just rotten fish and rotten shrimp."

This character...

interesting.

Peng Yuchen had been observing Gu Changge's reaction, and only now did he confirm that he had made the right move to call An Ran over.

She analyzed Ms. Gu Changge's experience and preferences, and predicted that she might fall in love with An Ran.

Sure enough, Peng Yuchen smiled: "Teacher An is very similar to you, that is, you all have very strict artistic standards."

Chapter 149 Dreams set sail

To be honest, Ms. Gu Changge's impression of An Ran is much better than that of Peng Yuchen, but she is not the kind of character that shows emotions.

She left soon after the meeting.

But not long after, specifically during the New Year's Day holiday, she reappeared in Peng Yuchen's not-so-luxurious office.

Today's battle is much bigger. On Gu Changge's left is his daughter Gu Caiwei, and on both sides is a woman in a suit and leather shoes, with a serious expression.

On the side of Iron Beast Entertainment, Peng Yuchen is in the middle, her partner An Ran is on the right, and a middle-aged woman with glasses is on the left. They are dressed very casually.

Seven women, a conference table is full.

Peng Yuchen thought today was a relaxing meeting, so he pointed to the stranger opposite: "May I ask who these two are?"

"Please allow me to introduce myself."

One of them took the initiative to say: "My name is Xiao Jing, and I am a partner of Lin'an Shilin Law Firm, responsible for representing Ms. Gu Changge's legal affairs."

"The one on the far right is my senior sister Hu Jing from the Law School of Zhijiang University. She has many years of practice experience in Shanghai and has made great achievements in the field of artist management contract disputes."

"We are entrusted by Ms. Gu Changge to review and witness the signing of the contract between your company and Ms. Gu Caiwei today."

Lawyers are also a big industry, and laymen who have no contact with them can easily mistake them for the same type of work.

For example, in addition to the favorite litigation lawyers in film and television dramas, there are also many specialized non-litigation lawyers, that is, lawyers who do not appear in court at all. These people may have been practicing for many years and do not know which way the court opens.

From a professional point of view, many well-known barristers actually only focus on a very narrow subdivision field, and serving limited clients is enough to support themselves and their teams.

In terms of geography, due to various reasons, many lawyers have their own comfortable scope of practice and do not like cross-border litigation.

In short, there are great differences and high barriers between lawyers and lawyers.

Lawyers like Gu Meimen, who can take any case and win any case as long as they give money, only live in TV dramas.

The real world does not allow such a powerful lawyer to exist.

So Gu Changge entrusted Xiao Jing, his friend and lawyer, with today's matter. Xiao Jing was relatively new to this field, so he found another fellow from the same school as foreign aid.

Of course, Peng Yuchen would not be frightened, and made a joke:

"We just signed a small trainee contract. I didn't expect Ms. Gu to be so grand. No wonder we took away our contract sample that day."

She gestured to the woman wearing glasses on the left: "This is the legal director of our company. What advice do lawyers Xiao and Hu have?"

This time, lawyer Hu Jing on the other side spoke. She took out an annotated version from her briefcase and handed it to the other side:

"I reviewed the contract according to Ms. Gu's entrustment and requirements, and formed a total of [-] opinions, of which..."

"Wait a minute."

Peng Yuchen stopped directly, and said to Gu Changge:

"Ms. Gu, you brought these two big Buddhas here today, just to say that your daughter can't be manipulated casually. I understand that."

"But I want to tell you that I didn't intend to bully your daughter, because our goals are the same."

"I don't think this Lawyer Hu's opinion needs to be read anymore. You let these lawyers pick their words here, and they can argue all day casually. I believe this is not your intention."

"Then let me make a statement. The contract you see is our standard contract for all contracted trainees, and it treats all trainees equally."

"Except for the conditions I promised you to guarantee Gu Caiwei's debut, no other word or punctuation mark can be changed."

"The fees of these two barristers should not be cheap, let's hurry up."

Xiao Jing and Hu Jing looked at Gu Changge at the same time. They had communicated with each other before they came. At this time, they saw Gu Changge nodding before putting away the version with seventeen comments.

Hu Jing took out a clean contract again: "Ms. Gu, from my professional opinion, this contract is still a relatively standard artist training contract as a whole."

"Because the contract clearly stipulates that the training service provided by Party A is free, and it will only be deducted from the income after starting performing arts activities, commonly known as debut, so there is no trap."

"But I would like to remind you that the biggest risk of this contract is that it has very strict exclusivity clauses."

"In other words, before this contract expires or is terminated, your daughter cannot carry out performing arts activities on her own, nor can she sign any similar agreements with other performing arts agencies, otherwise she may face high liquidated damages and more legal penalties. Recourse."

"Considering the duration of this contract, it means that your daughter's acting career is basically tied to this company."

"Please consider carefully."

Peng Yuchen explained: "The company has invested resources to train trainees, and the minimum guarantee is that they cannot make wedding clothes for others, which is fair."

This time, Gu Changge glanced at his daughter sitting beside him, and Gu Caiwei nodded solemnly.

The subsequent signing process was uneventful. After Gu Caiwei wrote the pen, she felt a special sense of ritual. This was the first formal contract with legal force that she signed after she became an adult.

After finishing business, several lawyers left first. Today is still a holiday.

Gu Caiwei, mother and daughter, and Peng An were left, Gu Changge suddenly asked: "Mr. Peng, what do you think of this boy Lin Yi?"

She wasn't looking for the bottom line, she had already confirmed that Peng Yuchen and Lin Yi were strangers before they met on National Day the last time they came.

Peng Yuchen misunderstood what she meant: "I have a deep impression of this boy, but before the company's first girl group debuts, I don't plan to recruit male trainees."

"I mean, does his relationship with Xiaowei have any influence?"

This question made Gu Caiwei prick up her ears.

Peng Yuchen thought about it: "In principle, the company does not interfere with the private life of trainees, but I hope you can keep the scope of knowledge as small as possible."

This is already a concession for her, and this is not the case for other trainees Peng Yuchen.

Gu Changge understands that this is actually a delay. After all, Xiaowei's relationship is very unstable at this age. Maybe they will quarrel after two months?

She knew that her daughter and Lin Yi were still very measured in school. If Gu Caiwei, the school belle, hadn't received too much attention, she would have been almost as silent as those sneaky "underground stalls".

An Ran terminated the chat: "Let's go, the contract has been signed, let's do a detailed test, and I'm going to make a practice plan for you."

The four walked out, and met a girl with cute canine teeth in the corridor, and said hello respectfully: "Mr. Peng, Mr. An."

When she looked at the other two people curiously, the mother and daughter were also observing her.

Peng Yuchen introduced: "This is Xu Yali, one of our trainees. Like Gu Caiwei, she is still a senior high school student. She will be a companion in the future. Let's get to know each other."

Gu Caiwei and the girl introduced themselves to each other, exchanged contact information, and then she said goodbye and walked to the practice room.