I became a music industry godfather by writing confidantes.

Chapter 151 11

"11 nominations! Luckily I had the foresight."

Looking at the latest Golden Bell Awards nomination list on her phone, Qi Qiao couldn't help but feel compelled to make a small contribution to global warming.

As the agent of rising star Xu Xiao, she naturally knew about the agreement that Jin Shi and Yang Du had just signed. To be honest, even as a seasoned agent who had seen many ups and downs in the industry, she was still so shocked by the details of the agreement that she couldn't speak coherently for a long time.

That's the master tape copyright, the most important and core interest in the music industry system.

In all those years, this was the first time she had ever seen such a young producer take away the master tape copyright from Kingstone. You know, all the producers she knew before were big shots who owned labels and had been in the industry for countless years.

Thinking of this, Qi Qiao's thoughts suddenly paused.

She suddenly realized a problem, or rather, many people in the industry seemed to subconsciously overlook Yang Du's professional abilities because of his young age.

It's like meeting a beautiful new colleague for the first time. Your eyes are naturally drawn to her pretty face, and then you're naturally captivated by her outstanding appearance.

Only after working together for a long time will you suddenly realize that this person is not only outstanding in appearance, but also in speech, manners, knowledge, and work ability.

Age has become Yang Du's most deceptive form of protection.

However, regardless of the circumstances, the fact that they extended a cooperation invitation to Yang Du before this already impressive list of nominees was announced suggests that Yang Du should have been able to sense their sincerity.

Once the Golden Bell Awards conclude a month later, Xu Xiao's album promotion can begin, featuring a tagline crafted by Golden Bell Award winner Yang Du.

And a significant portion of the credit undoubtedly goes to her, the agent.

Qi Qiao let out a long breath, finally feeling a sense of triumph and satisfaction.

Sure enough, as long as she wasn't fooled by Yang Du's deceptive age, her professional level was still outstanding; the previous ones were all accidents!

"Eleven nominations? Have the Golden Bell Awards judges gone mad? Is it really necessary to so blatantly promote a newcomer who's just starting out?"

Gao Yang, the manager of Gu Xingran, one of the Four Little Heavenly Kings, couldn't help but curse as he looked at the newly released list of nominees.

Of course, he also knew that this wasn't because the judges had gone mad, but rather because the industry recognized Yang Du's professional abilities.

The Golden Bell Awards nomination list is generated through a peer nomination system. After the application list is released, tens of thousands of peers will select their five favorites, and finally the top five with the most votes will be included in the nomination list.

In this process, each judge can only make selections based on their own profession.

A singer can only be nominated for singer-related awards, and a producer can only be nominated for producer-related awards.

Of all the awards, only Album of the Year is open to nominations from everyone.

While cursing, Gao Yang felt that his decision to secretly swindle Yang Du a while ago was absolutely correct.

It's a pity that it didn't have much impact on Yang Du, as Zhang Jun himself crashed and burned first.

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Looking at her furious manager, Gu Xingran felt a bittersweet feeling that was both strange and familiar.

When he first entered the industry, he experienced the harsh realities of human relationships.

Someone pointed at him and said that he would never amount to anything in his life, and that he should go home and learn a trade so that he might be able to get married.

Some people assert that with your talent, it would be quite an achievement to just make a living in this industry; it would be difficult for you to stand out.

But he refused to give up and gritted his teeth and persevered.

It took him ten years to go from an unknown nobody to a rising star.

Later, countless newcomers and fans took him as a role model, saying that he was a typical example of a grassroots person who made a comeback and worked hard to change his destiny.

The most common label surrounding him is always hard work, hard work, hard work.

However, effort is worthless in the face of talent!

For example, right now.

If Yang Du wins the Golden Bell Award —

If his first solo album is a huge hit—

If he also becomes a superstar—

It wasn't that Gu Xingran was impatient or afraid of challenges; it was simply that Yang Du had progressed too smoothly and too quickly!

By the time he realized this was a threat, Yang Du was already standing not far from him.

The more Gu Xingran thought about it, the more his dark thoughts grew. Compared to Yang Du, all his efforts, perseverance, and never giving up over the past ten years were a joke.

He thought, "I can't just sit here and wait to die."

"We can't just sit here and wait to die," Gao Yang said.

"11 nominations! Ahhhhh!!!"

When Yang Du received Tao Cheng's call, the first thing he heard was a scream that completely betrayed her diva-like image.

He reluctantly moved the phone a little further away, picked at his ear, and vaguely recalled that Tao Cheng had a similar reaction last May when the first day's results for "Flammable and Explosive" came out.

"Senior, I'm not bragging, but judging from the online hype, we'll be walking the red carpet together. Be careful, I might steal your thunder!"

"Haha, go ahead and grab it, go ahead and grab it. I'm counting on you to get me trending on social media later."

"What's a red carpet appearance compared to what she's got? She's probably hoping you'll make some sales at the Golden Bell Awards right now." Hong Jie's voice could be faintly heard on the other end of the phone.

That's true.

On the surface, Tao Cheng herself only won four awards: Album of the Year, Female Singer of the Year, Producer of the Year, and Best Pop Singer Performance, which seems slightly inferior to Yang Du's exaggerated 11 nominations.

However, compared to producers, singers in front of the stage benefit more than those behind the scenes.

In fact, whether it's the media's daily publicity or the public's information-gathering habits, in the music industry, the artists who hold the microphone and sing are always the ones who receive the most attention.

Taking the Song of the Year as an example, assuming that "Painting Heart" ultimately wins the award, in the public's eyes, it is Jiang Yan's version of "Painting Heart" that won the award, and Jiang Yan is awesome.

Even though according to the Golden Bell Awards rules and industry consensus, the Song of the Year award is given to the songwriter and composer, in the eyes of the general public, this honor is already tied to the singer.

They didn't care who the lyricist and composer were; all they knew was that Jiang Yan had won a major award.

Similarly, if Yang Du's Golden Bell Award trophy is related to "Swallowtail Butterfly," then Tao Cheng, as the singer, can genuinely share in the glory.

However, what excited Tao Cheng more than these things was the pride she felt in having the best eye in the world.

Back then, Huo Xintong from Beijing Conservatory of Music introduced Yang Du, who was then a junior in college, and the song "Flammable and Explosive" to her. Amidst a chorus of doubts within the company, she stood up against the majority and specifically named Yang Du as the single's producer.

That led to his soaring flight to the heavens.

What does it mean for a talent scout and a thoroughbred horse to complement each other?

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Yang Du and Tao Cheng chatted for a while longer before Yuan Xiuqing, covering her phone, quickly walked over.

"Senior, I have something urgent to attend to, I have to hang up now, we'll continue talking later—what's up?"

Yuan Xiuqing handed over the still-connected phone: "It's a call from the Golden Bell Awards organizing committee; they've invited you—"

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