"If the new band starts activities, Chuhua, your original idol group will be fine, right?"

"It's okay, Xiaoxiang, I will arrange the schedule, you don't have to worry." Chu Hua responded with a reassuring smile.

Xiangzi paused and continued to probe: "Can I ask, Chuhua, approximately how many years have you signed a contract with the firm?"

"Three years."

Chu Hua said in a meaningful tone, "If I don't renew it, my contract with the entertainment agency will end at the end of this year, but... no, it's nothing."

Xiangzi understood the meaning of the former's words and gave a deep interpretation.

First of all, Chuhua was expressing her desire to leave the Sumimi group and focus on her own band.

Secondly, the three-year period means that the entertainment agency did not value Chuhua herself at the beginning, and only trained her to debut with a trial mentality. The agency prepares many girl idol groups like this every year, and abandons those that fail, so they signed such a short contract.

The last "but" is reminding Xiangzi that there are obstacles in this matter.

If Chuhua were to leave, her original agency would certainly not be happy to see her cash cow go. They would threaten her with a non-compete period, forcing her to renew her contract for the sake of her band's activities. (During the non-compete period, artists are prohibited from working in related industries.)

In short, although Chuhua seems glamorous at the moment, its situation is actually not free. It is like having a chain around its neck by the agency.

This is also the norm for idol artists in the entertainment industry. After all, Chu Hua is an outsider with no background at all. From training to debut, everything was arranged by the agency. Unless he or the influence behind him is strong enough to ignore the restrictions of the contract, he can only obey the arrangements of his agency.

"I understand."

Xiangzi stared at the other side with a serious face, "Chuhua, are you willing to...give me the rest of your life?"

"Huh?" Chu Hua was surprised. He didn't expect the other party to say this. The topic jump was too big.

"Chuhua is unwilling?"

"No, Xiaoxiang." Chu Hua's happy smile was a little twisted, "I am honored to receive such an invitation."

"That's good."

Xiangzi nodded. This gave her another goal on her way forward, which was to help Chuhua break free from this "chain" and then...

Hold it in your own hands!

Chapter 56 The First Pot of Gold

The next day, in the conference room of the Pastel*Palettes band building.

After a series of negotiations and necessary procedures, Tian Nalin was finally able to sign the contract.

"Mr. Tianna, please review this contract. If you have no objection, please sign it here."

"Ok."

After reading it carefully several times, Tian Nalin signed his name in the Party B column and pressed his fingerprint, completing the copyright transfer of the song and the accompanying dance.

According to the agreement, he will receive a total transfer fee of 60 yen, equivalent to about 3 RMB. This is a good price for a newcomer who is not very famous. You should know that an ordinary pop song in the original Blue Star domestic market is only worth a few hundred yuan.

To be honest, Tian Nalin originally thought that according to the traditional unruly skills of Bang Bang Agency, the price would be lowered to a few thousand yuan. Now it seems that he was preconceived.

After deducting the relevant income tax, Tian Nalin actually received only 48 yen. This made him suddenly understand why some celebrities evade taxes. No one would be willing to pay such a tax rate.

But think about it from another angle, this song was originally imported by him, which was a no-cost business, and more importantly, he gained the friendship of the girls, so he made a fortune no matter how you look at it.

After signing the contract, Tian Nalin just walked out of the meeting room and met the girls led by Maruyama Aya, and the producer Higashinakano Nao was standing next to them.

"Good morning, Mr. Tenna, you have worked hard." Maruyama Aya greeted him with a slight bow.

"Good morning, everyone. Thank you for your hard work." Tian Nalin smiled and returned the greeting. "Thanks to your recognition, I was able to get this opportunity. Thank you very much."

Wakamiya Eve quickly said, "No, it's just that Tenna-san's songs are just great."

Yamato Maya agreed, "That's right. I believe that Mr. Itenna's talent will shine no matter where he is."

Hikawa Hina even said with a bright smile: "Mr. Tenna, even my sister thinks the video you posted online is ridiculous~"

Bai Lu Qiansheng did not speak. The girl had her signature smile on her face and carefully observed Tian Nalin's every move, as if she wanted to see through his character.

"Thank you all for the compliments. Actually, compared to the music producers of your company, I still have a lot of shortcomings." Tian Nalin also praised Higashinakano Nao.

The latter waved his hand and said, "Mr. Tianna, don't be so modest. I don't have any talent for composing music."

After a few polite exchanges, Higashinakano Nao clapped her hands and said, "Alright, everyone, go practice. I need to talk to Mr. Tenna about something."

"Okay, then we'll take our leave."

After the girls left, Higashinakano Nao extended her hand again and said, "Mr. Tenna, please come this way."

"Ms. Higashinakano, please go first."

Tian Nalin followed the other party to an office, and the two sat down and began to talk about business.

"What do you think of the band Pastel*Palettes, Mr. Tianna?"

"Ms. Maruyama and the others are great, and Ms. Higashinakano is very experienced as a former idol. I believe everyone will win the Tis Idol Festival championship."

Feeling that he wasn't just being polite, Higashinakano Nao sighed, "Mr. Tenna really has a lot of confidence in us."

"Is Dong Zhongye in trouble?" Tian Nalin asked knowingly.

Being familiar with the development of the plot, he knew what the other party was worried about. They were afraid that Maruyama Aya and others would bear too much trust and expectations of fans, and eventually, like the Marmalade idol group, would be crushed by these heavy hearts.

"It's nothing. I just want to hear Mr. Tenna's true thoughts. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you." Nao Higashinakano laughed off the topic and then talked about work in a formal tone.

"Mr. Tianna, are you interested in continuing to contribute to Pastel*Palettes in the future?"

"If possible, of course I'm willing to do it." Tian Nalin responded without surprise.

With his current demonstrated abilities, he is able to do the work of four people, including writing lyrics, composing music, arranging music, and choreography, and his level is quite good. Naturally, capital will choose a more cost-effective option.

"Thank you for your support, Mr. Tianna. Our performing arts agency is looking forward to your new work."

After saying that, Higashinakano Nao stood up. Tian Nalin understood that this meant she was seeing him off, so he also stood up and shook hands.

"Thank you for this valuable opportunity."

Tian Nalin was overjoyed. With the entertainment agency as his financial backer, he could now quit his convenience store job and have plenty of time to concentrate on studying every day.

...

In the afternoon, Tian Nalin came to RiNG early with his guitar case.

In the cafe on the second floor, he met Tatsuki Shiina and Deng Takamatsu who had also arrived early, as well as Rakuna Kaname from Matcha Buffy. The only missing member was the unknown bassist.

"Hello everyone."

After saying hello, Tian Nalin sat down next to Yao Lenai, who glanced at him and concentrated on eating his "cat food".

Shiina Riki was helping Toyama Kasumi at the bar and ignored him.

Among the three, only Takamatsu Deng, who was sitting opposite, responded.

"Lin, good afternoon."

"Is Deng writing lyrics?" Tian Nalin asked, looking at the notebook in front of the girl.

"Ah."

Gao Songdeng nodded his head innocently, "This is the song I wrote for everyone."

"I understand. Please keep up the good work, Mr. Deng." Tian Nalin smiled with satisfaction like an old father.

【Dengbao finally started to step onto the Lamp God's Long Stairs, how great!】

Hearing the inner voice, Gao Songdeng blinked in confusion, but did not ask any more questions and continued to concentrate on his creation.

Tian Nalin took out his cell phone and sent a message to the convenience store to tell them that he wanted to resign so that they could recruit new employees in advance.

After a while, a cool woman with unique outfit entered the cafe carrying a guitar case. Who else could it be but Hachiman Kailing?

Seeing his friend coming, Shiina Tatsuki raised his hand and said, "Please wait a moment, it will be ready soon."

"Ah."

Hachiman Kailing tapped her snow-white chin, then turned her gaze to the left and said to Tian Nalin who had been staring at her:

"can I help you?"

"I'm sorry Ms. Hachiman, I didn't realize you were Ms. Shiina's friend."

"So that's how it is. You are Mr. Tenna. Thank you for your guidance." Hachiman Kailing replied in a clean and low voice.

"This is my side." Tian Nalin stood up and introduced Yao Lena and Takamatsu Deng to the other party.

After everyone got to know each other, Tatsuki Shiina put down his work and took everyone to the recording studio that had been booked in advance, and then took out their respective instruments and connected them to the power supply.

"this."

Lixi placed the music stand in front of Hailing, who looked at the music score displayed on the tablet and tried to play a passage on the bass.

"Nice feeling."

Seeing that the other party was fine, Li Xi walked back to the drum set, picked up the drumsticks and prepared to start.

Seeing this, Tian Nalin also comforted Gao Songdeng beside him, "Deng-san, please don't worry about singing. We are just here to help with the accompaniment recording. We are not here to replace Su Shi-san and Chihaya-san."

"I understand Lin, thank you."

Chapter 57 Hai Xi/Cat Lantern

As Kaname Rakuna's guitar played a powerful melody first, everyone played "Mulu Ya" again.

This time, with the bass connecting the beat and melody, the whole song has a more three-dimensional feel, as if it has a foundation that makes it more solid.

When Le Na was asked to sing the high notes, even Hachiman Kailing, who was also in charge of the 30-member band, showed a look of surprise on her face. It was the first time she had heard a song of this style.

But even so, Bafang Hailing's movements were not disordered at all, and he was as calm as a rock.

When the song ended, she looked at Shiina Riki and said, "It's a very unique song. I'm done with it."

Li Xi took out the recorder and set it up. "You play the accompaniment first, and I'll record it."

"Yeah." Then Hachiman Kailing began to play the bass part solo.

Tian Nalin saw the concise and tacit communication between the two and thought to himself, "Rikki and Hailing are a perfect match. It's a pity that Soyorin is already in the band, so Hailing can only wear a lace headband."

Hearing this, Li Xi turned around and glared at him, which made Tian Nalin feel a little puzzled.

[Rikki, why is she glaring at me? Did I play it wrong? This shouldn't be the case...]

Looking away, Li Xi sighed helplessly. As expected, she still couldn't get used to this guy.

And what's with the nickname given to Su Shi? It's as tasteless as a certain pink-haired person.

A few minutes later, Hachiman Kailing successfully finished playing the bass accompaniment of "Muluya".

Shiina Riki turned off the recorder and said, "That's enough, Hailing, go and do your own thing."

"Okay, you can call me if you need anything." Hai Ling took off the bass without hesitation and put it in order.

At the same time, Tian Nalin complained inwardly, "Rikki, Rikki, I turned down an invitation and rushed over. Do you really think I'm here to help? Hailing just wants to play in a band with you."

Li Xi's pupils shrank, and after a moment's hesitation, he said, "Hai Ling...if there's nothing else, I have another song I'd like to trouble you with."

Hai Ling paused while packing up her equipment, and a smile appeared on her lips.

"it is good."

Seeing this, Tian Nalin said excitedly, "That's it! I didn't expect Rikki to finally get it today. It's really not easy to make something blossom."

Tsk!

Li Xi suppressed his impatience, came to him with the recorder and put it down heavily, "It's your turn, hurry up!"

"I understand." Tian Nalin savored the shyness on Lixi's face and felt happy.

But when he started playing the rhythm guitar part of "Mulu Ya", Yao Lenai actually started playing along.

Li Xi immediately turned around and shouted, "Wildcat! We don't need you to play now."

"?" Yao Lenai looked at Lixi with confusion, unable to understand why the other party forbade her from playing with her friends.

Tian Nalin mediated, "Are you thirsty, Ryuna-san? How about asking Takamatsu-san to take you to buy some matcha?"

"Okay." Kaname Lenai put down the guitar and turned his gaze to Takamatsu Deng.

Following Tian Nalin's inner suggestion, the latter said, "Xiao Lenai, let's go together."

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