The Three Years Contract Chapter 5

Olivia Liang was also a little excited, and said, "We have a guitarist, a lead singer, and I can play drums a little bit. If we hire a keyboard player, we can make our debut!"

Kevin Wang said, "Yes!" The thought of being Dafei's guitarist made Kevin Wang's blood boil. The talent he had practiced for more than ten years was finally put to good use!

"Da Fei, what's going on?"

Ethan Lin sat on the sofa and said.

"Don't get excited. I'm here to apply for the position of guitar teacher. There's no rush to form a band."

Olivia Liang sat directly next to him, like two majestic mountains approaching him, making it hard for Ethan Lin to breathe.

"Of course I'm not anxious! This is your most difficult time. As your fans, we must help you!"

Ethan Lin said, "Help me fully? Really?"

"real!"

"Okay, let me tell you about the plan."

Ethan Lin crossed his legs and his expression turned serious.

"First, you need to register a company. It doesn't cost much."

"The main expense of forming a band is definitely the musical instruments. You need at least three performance-level electric guitars, one acoustic guitar, a keyboard, an electric piano, a drum set, a bass, and effects, etc."

"Most of these things are available in your store. Although they can save you a lot of money, they are also your costs. According to preliminary calculations, the most basic ones are around 300,000 yuan. If you open a piano store, the cost will be 250,000 yuan. This is the minimum configuration."

"The second expense is the musicians' salaries. I'm the lead singer, so I don't need a basic salary. I only need a 15% commission on the performance fees, which is a big saving."

"But the salary of a guitarist who can perform on stage is at least between 10,000 and 20,000 yuan. Of course, the level of the musician is also linked to the salary. You get what you pay for."

"First, we need to find a drummer, a lead guitarist, a rhythm guitarist, a bassist, and a keyboardist, with a salary of more than 10,000 yuan. This is the most basic. We also need a trumpeter, a violinist, a harmonica, and other musicians. The salary must be at least more than 100,000 yuan per month."

"The initial investment is 250,000, and the monthly expenses are 100,000. If there are performances, the appearance fee for a new band is at most 2,000, and they have to pay for their own travel and accommodation..."

Ethan Lin's words made Olivia Liang's ambition shrink little by little.

"With your fame, how could your appearance fee be only 2,000?"

Ethan Lin said, "I have signed a contract. I cannot use the name Da Fei in promotions, so even if I am included, the appearance fee will not be too high."

"Then can't we write about the former lead singer of the Big Fly band?"

"That's fine, but if your company isn't strong enough, the organizer will still lower your appearance fee, because with our current strength, we don't have any performances at all, so don't even mention 2,000, even if they give you 1,000, you have to take it."

Olivia Liang's enthusiasm was immediately extinguished. She worked 100,000 yuan a month and had some savings, but it seemed that they would not be able to last for a few months.

Can we turn things around in a few months?

It seems unlikely that Ethan Lin can rely on him alone!

Seeing that the two of them had calmed down, Ethan Lin smiled.

"So there's no rush. I'll teach first and earn some living expenses first."

Kevin Wang was a little dissatisfied, "Brother Fei, you have seen my level, can I really not be a guitarist?"

Ethan Lin shook his head, "If you want to join a band, you can change to bass."

Kevin Wang was stunned for a moment, "I don't want it, the guitarist is so handsome, but the bass is boring!"

Ethan Lin patted his shoulder earnestly and said.

"You study guitar hard, and the world just gets one more guitarist."

"But if you switch to bass, there will be one more band in the world, think about it."

After Ethan Lin finished speaking, Kevin Wang was silent for a long time, walked to the corner quietly, and picked up a bass.

He has some basic knowledge of bass and has worked as a bass teacher before, but he is definitely not as good as a professional musician.

Ethan Lin simply wrote a teaching plan and asked Olivia Liang to post it on their door.

"Guitar crash course, learn to play and sing for 3,000 yuan, complete in one month."

This teaching plan left Kevin Wang speechless. He was strongly against quick learning, but since the other party was Dafei, he couldn't say anything.

Olivia Liang was serious about forming a band. Although Ethan Lin poured cold water on her, she still felt there was a chance.

I watched the highlights of Dafei's band overnight, as well as Dafei's solo guitar, drums, piano, harmonica, horse-head fiddle...

Dafei seems to know everything. He can produce beautiful melodies on any musical instrument.

With a lead singer like this, she doesn't believe that forming a band can lose money!

Ethan Lin lay in the dormitory, quietly waiting for the treasure chest to be opened.

The dormitory environment is pretty good, clean and tidy, but other than that it has no other advantages. There is not even a small window, which is very depressing.

Fortunately, Ethan Lin is not picky and has lived in the worst environments, so this is nothing.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Ethan Lin pushed open the door and saw a woman who would not even drop biscuit crumbs on her feet.

A loose pajamas concealed her figure, otherwise it would be easy for people to have unhealthy dreams in the middle of the night.

"Madam, what's up?"

"Da Fei, I've made up my mind. I want to support you in forming a band! I can provide you with one million yuan as start-up capital. I also have a house to mortgage, plus all the musical instruments in my shop. Is that enough?"

Ethan Lin was stunned for a moment. The proprietress was a rich woman.

How many people running physical stores these days can come up with a million in cash?

Even though a family has a lot of money nowadays, it is actually all tied up in their house. Not many families have hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash in the bank.

"almost."

Olivia Liang was overjoyed to get Ethan Lin's consent.

"So where do we start?"

"Come in and sit down first."

The two of them sat on the bed. As soon as Olivia Liang sat down in her loose pajamas, it immediately followed the shape of her body. The curve was so eye-catching that it was impossible not to look away.

Ethan Lin raised his head and tried hard not to look.

"Tomorrow you go register a company, and then prepare to release a song first, and then release the song "Chengdu" that I sang today."

Anyway, it's just registering a company, so it doesn't matter who the legal person of the company is. He just needs this start-up capital.

We will sign the copyright contract when the company has more funds in the future.

Ethan Lin only has hundreds of thousands of yuan now, and Olivia Liang wants to invest one million yuan plus a house. With this funding ratio, he feels embarrassed to ask for controlling rights.

However, he couldn't have the final say in the company and repeat the same mistake, so he decided to make some money first before signing the share certificate.

As for the subsequent song copyright issues, we will talk about it when the time comes. In short, Ethan Lin must not suffer the same loss a second time.

A shareholding, a copyright, must be firmly held in his own hands.

I still remember that after Ethan Lin obtained the system three years ago, he kept signing in until the last day three years later, when he was given a fictitious gift package.

The world's entertainment system has been destroyed by eighty percent.

In other words, most of the well-known songs that Ethan Lin is familiar with are not available in this world. Any song he picks out can cause a sensation in the music industry.

Of course, if you want to make a splash in the music industry, you also need a platform.

Singing on the streets will only cause a stir among the urban management staff.

Olivia Liang didn't know much about this, "How much does it cost to release a song?"

"If it is a normal release, with lyrics and music, professional arrangement, performance, harmony, recording studio, music version number and other things, it will cost at least hundreds of thousands."

"But I can take care of all these things by myself. You just need to take care of the recording studio and the promotion after the production is completed."

"About 70,000 or 80,000."

Olivia Liang finally breathed a sigh of relief, "That's not bad, this little money is no problem, your song "Chengdu" is very nice, it will definitely become popular!"

Ethan Lin smiled faintly. Before the world was created, Chengdu was a must-learn song for every guitar lover.

Many music stores have attracted countless students by offering the slogan "Learn Chengdu in 30 days".

This song "Chengdu" may not necessarily make their band popular, but it will definitely save music stores across the country.