Chapter 3130 3132【Art pressure is a professional】


    The acquisition was completed quickly.


    ??Rod Stadt is willing to stay as the record company manager, after all, Xiang Nan has given him too much.


    Annual salary of 150,000 pounds, plus 2% profit sharing.


    At the same time, the per capita annual income in London was only 30,000 pounds.


    Rodstadt knew what was good, so he readily agreed.


    In fact, the main reason why he wanted to sell Delos Records was because the company was not making money.


    He was afraid that if he didn''t sell it, he would eventually lose all his original capital.


    And now that he has money to make, why doesn’t he stay?


    …


    On the day the transaction was completed, lawyer Anthony Renner introduced Xiang Nan to Rod Statt.


    ?? Xiang Nan also met Rod Statt in person for the first time.


    I have to say that his appearance is very much in line with the appearance of an average middle-class white man.


    ?Especially a pair of eyes, bright and sharp, very tasteful.


    "This is my friend. He is very interested in music. I hope you can help him." Anthony said to Rhodes.


    "Boss, I want to remind you that when doing business, you must consider interests first. I don''t recommend that you act emotionally." Upon hearing this, Rhodes said to Anthony.


    ??He does not want the company''s business to involve too many personal emotions, because it can easily lead to impulsiveness and eventually lose everything.


    ?He himself is a good example. For the sake of his friends, he went to great lengths to praise his child. As a result, he wanted to change jobs as soon as he became famous, causing him to lose a lot of money.


    With such a lesson learned from the past, he naturally did not want Anthony to be emotional and make the same mistake as him.


    “It doesn’t matter, just give it a try.” Anthony insisted.


    After all, he is not the boss, he is just a lawyer on behalf of the company. And his boss Xiang Nan insists on being a singer, so what can he do?


    Rod Stadt could only nod in agreement, and then looked at Xiang Nandao, "Since you said you are interested in music, let me ask you, can you play an instrument, can you write lyrics and compose music? Have you attended a music school? Well, do you have relevant performance experience..."


    ?Being a singer is actually not an easy task because the competition in this industry is so fierce.


    In European and American countries, vocal music is a required course in schools. In the United States, in order for a child to graduate from high school, he or she must master two musical instruments. Therefore, being able to play guitar and violin is not a rarity.


    Furthermore, in European and American countries, if children like to engage in literature and art, they will have many opportunities since childhood.


    ??For example, join the church choir, join the school choir, perform at various community activities... As long as you are willing to perform, there are many opportunities for learning and performance.


    Unlike in the Mainland, children are still mainly focused on academic performance. The older they get, the less extracurricular activities they lack. Even if I loved literature and art as a child, I still had to give in for my grades in the end.


    Therefore, in European and American countries, there are many people with versatile talents and rich performance experience. As a result, it is naturally more difficult to stand out.


    So Rod Stadt is not very optimistic about Xiang Nan.


    …


    Xiang Nan saw that he looked down on him, but he was not angry.


    Speaking for myself, I also hate being blocked by others.


    ?So in order to win Rhodes'' favor, he quickly came up with several songs he had written, including "weareyoung", "sugar", "youarebeautiful", etc.


    "Mr. Start, these are some songs I composed myself. Please take a look." Xiang Nan said.


    ??Rod Statter was not too surprised when he saw that Xiang Nan actually produced a work.


    Because songs can be divided into good and bad. It does not mean that a song is good just because it is written. Those music school students don’t have a pile of songs in their drawers, but there are only a few that can be used. Writing a song is not that easy. First of all, it must be pleasant to the ear. No one will spend money on a song of noise.


    The second thing is to be groundbreaking and bring something fresh to the audience. Otherwise, even top singers will be quickly abandoned by the market if they always repeat their own routines.


    In addition, it must also be artistic. Even if a buzzword song becomes popular for a while, it is difficult to stay popular for a long time. After this gust of wind passes, it will be unsustainable.


    So if possible, it’s better to put out some songs with depth.


    ?Like The Beatles'' "Yesterday", Pink Floyd''s "Wish You Were Here", and Bob Dylan''s "Knock on Heaven\''s Door", decades have passed and they are still sung endlessly.


    ?But Rod Stater did not think that Xiang Nan had this kind of strength.


    ?But for Anthony’s sake, he still took a look.


    …


    ?After watching the first song "Idugupadiamond", Rod Statt realized that he seemed to have misjudged it a little. This song was obviously a good song.


    He then continued reading, starting with "sugar" and continuing to "rolling in the deep". Rod Stadt''s eyes almost never left the score.


    When Xiang Nan saw this, he knew he was sure.


    ?It’s no wonder that the songs he produced are all top-notch songs, all of which have won Grammy awards.


    ??As long as Rodstadt knew his stuff, it was impossible not to see the value in these songs.


    ?Of course, if he really doesn''t know the goods, Xiang Nan will have to consider whether to change his manager.


    After all, he doesn’t want to cooperate with a blind man who has no aesthetic skills.


    ?About half an hour later, Rod Statt finally finished reading Xiang Nan''s songs. Then he looked at Xiang Nan up and down in surprise, "Are these songs really composed by you?"


    “Why, have you seen these songs elsewhere?” Xiang Nan asked.


    “No.” Rhodes shook his head.


    ?These songs are of really high quality, like gold buried under the sand, which cannot be hidden at all.


    ??If he had really seen these songs, he would have bought them and released them.


    "That''s it, I wrote it." Xiang Nan nodded.


    “Incredible.” Rhodes looked at Xiang Nan and couldn’t help shaking his head.


    Xiang Nan wrote these songs really well, but he had never heard of him before.


    Xiang Nan seemed to fall from the sky, which really made him unbelievable.


    "Are these songs available? Are you willing to sign him?" Anthony didn''t know much about music composition. Seeing what Rhodes said, Anthony couldn''t help but ask.


    "Of course, unless I''m stupid." Rhodes said immediately, and then he was surprised, "I didn''t expect that with such a talent like yours, you have been unknown for so many years."


    ?As Xiang Nan can write such a good song, it stands to reason that he should have been discovered by a record company long ago. Why has it been such a waste until now and still has to rely on the back door?


    “This was not my interest before.” Xiang Nan waved his hand.


    ??Rod nodded and asked no more questions, "These songs are all very good. Okay, then I will sign you."


    “Thank you, thank you very much.” Xiang Nan smiled.


    "Dan, congratulations~" Anthony also breathed a sigh of relief, congratulated Xiang Nandao, and then held Rhodes'' hand, "Thank you for helping me. Cultivate him well, he will not disappoint you. "


    “Don’t worry, I will.” Rhodes nodded.


    (End of this chapter)