Chapter 9

Could it be that he saw through it? Yan Jianghua frowned slightly. This was something he hadn't considered before. In his view, Tang Feng should have signed the contract without hesitation, but he didn't expect Tang Feng to refuse outright after reading it.

"Can you tell me why? If there's anything you're not satisfied with, just say it, we can still negotiate!" Yan Jianghua, of course, wasn't going to give up so easily, and asked.

"First, the copyright issue! I can't possibly agree to this!" Tang Feng said, holding up one finger.

Yan Jianghua's frown deepened, but he didn't say anything, gesturing for Tang Feng to continue.

"Second, if I want to look for other work, I need the approval of Starlight Stage. I can't possibly agree to this. I'm signing a contract, not a contract of servitude!"

"Third, if the first two points are resolved, there's still the issue of the contract duration. Five years is too long. I believe a one-year contract would be more beneficial for both parties!"

"If these three points can be resolved, then I will sign. Otherwise, I'm sorry, but I won't sign!" Tang Feng said, looking at Yan Jianghua.

The reason he was still willing to negotiate was that he wasn't sure if this was something Yan Jianghua had planned from the beginning or if all the streaming contracts had these clauses.

After hearing all of Tang Feng's concerns, Yan Jianghua's composure and calmness were long gone, replaced by a deep frown. He hadn't expected Tang Feng to see through it all.

Indeed, this contract might be good for others, but for Tang Feng, it was equivalent to a contract of servitude. However, if these clauses weren't there, why would Yan Jianghua personally negotiate with Tang Feng?

"Amending the contract is impossible. I can't make an exception for you. You can check; all the contracts for Silver-level and above streamers have these clauses. It's not targeted at you. Keep the contract and think it over carefully! Call me when you've made up your mind!" Yan Jianghua said, putting on a smile again.

"Alright! I'll think it over! I'll take my leave for now!" Tang Feng didn't want to make things worse, so he smiled and took the contract with him, but he had no intention of signing it.

Watching Tang Feng leave, Yan Jianghua's expression darkened, and he coldly cursed, "What a piece of work, giving face and not wanting it!"

The meeting with Yan Jianghua had completely ruined Tang Feng's good impression of Starlight Stage, and by extension, his view of the entire Starlight Group.

He wasn't stupid. Offering him such a contract was clearly a trap. He could imagine that things wouldn't end here.

Back home, Tang Feng turned on his computer and saw that his live streaming chat room had been frozen!

Tang Feng sneered. It came so quickly!

He checked his account, intending to withdraw the star coins, but found that the account was also frozen!

It seemed that Yan Jianghua was trying to force him to comply. But he was too naive if he thought this would make Tang Feng give in.

Sure enough, Tang Feng's phone rang at that moment.

"Is this Tang Feng? How are you considering it?" Yan Jianghua asked in a friendly tone.

"Rest assured, I won't sign this contract!" Tang Feng said coldly.

"Young man, you need to think long-term. Starlight Stage is a subsidiary of Starlight Group. Think it over and call me when you've made up your mind." With that, Yan Jianghua hung up.

Tang Feng could clearly hear the threat in Yan Jianghua's words, especially the mention of Starlight Stage being a subsidiary of Starlight Group!

Starlight Video!

"Manager, this is strange. That video chat room was shut down, apparently by the official Starlight Stage!" A content editor who was monitoring the situation reported in surprise.

"The chat room was shut down?" Yan Wenhe was also taken aback. How could it be shut down? After all, that video had set a record for Starlight Stage, with 30,000 viewers during non-broadcast hours. It was a groundbreaking achievement, and it was just shut down like that?

"Have you found the contact information for that streamer yet?" Yan Wenhe asked, frowning.

"Well... no, but I left my number with one of the guardians in his live stream!" the content editor said.

"Alright, as soon as he contacts you, notify me immediately!" Yan Wenhe said.

However, his frown deepened quickly. Something about this didn't feel right. Were the people at Starlight Stage all idiots? How could they shut down such a popular video? Did something happen today?

...

"Is this Mr. Liu Jie from Reku Music?" Tang Feng called the Reku Music editor.

"Yes, yes, I'm Liu Jie. Are you Feng Shao? Is this your phone number? It was really hard to find you!" Liu Jie's voice was full of surprise.

"It's me!" Tang Feng said with a smile.

"Here's the thing, Feng Shao, I've listened to your two songs, and they are absolutely rare gems!" Liu Jie said, calming down.

"Hehe, thank you for the compliment!" Tang Feng enjoyed the feeling of being valued!

"Here's the thing, I want to ask if the copyrights for those two songs are still in your hands?" Liu Jie asked.

"Um, yes, they are!" Tang Feng said.

"That's good. By the way, have you registered the copyrights?" Liu Jie asked again.

"Copyright registration? What's that?" Tang Feng was a bit stunned. Copyright registration? He really didn't know.

In the previous life, in Huaguo, piracy was rampant, and copyright registration was of little use. Those who wanted to pirate would still do so.

And in this world, Tang Feng wasn't in the industry before, so he hadn't paid attention to this aspect and didn't know that original works needed to be certified.

"Ah? You don't know?" Liu Jie was also taken aback. He had just asked out of habit, not expecting Tang Feng to be unaware of these things!

After Liu Jie's explanation, Tang Feng realized that the importance of copyright in this world was beyond his imagination. For original songs, after creation, they needed to be registered with the music association and submitted for review. After approval, a copyright certificate would be issued. This certificate would be required for any collaboration with music companies.

Liu Jie also reminded Tang Feng that the talk show program could apply for a copyright for variety shows, and if someone pirated it, legal action could be taken.

After Liu Jie's explanation, Tang Feng realized that the importance of copyright in this world's Huaguo was beyond his imagination.

In the music industry, in the previous life, singers couldn't survive on selling records and had to make money through concerts, endorsements, and commercial performances. But in this world, it was different.

In this world, new singers usually release their new songs online first for sale. If the sales performance is good, they might release physical records.

Moreover, no one could perform commercially in public without the original author's consent!

In a sense, the original creators in this world were fortunate, as they didn't have to worry about their hard work being stolen.