The Four Horsemen Ride Again

"Hi, Jon. I'm William. You must be Miss Merlin Fox. You're even prettier in person than on MTV."

William greeted them politely, every inch the business elite. After exchanging a few pleasantries, he said, "Mr. Jon, your circumstances make you a good fit for our company's B-tier artist contract. Of course, Miss Merlin is also a promising newcomer, and we can offer her a C-tier contract for promotion."

"We'll handle Mr. Jon's contract with the other agency. None of that will be a problem."

As he spoke, he took out two contracts from his briefcase and handed one each to Jiang Hao and Merlin.

The two of them accepted the contracts and read them carefully. They were fine, with no exploitative clauses—just standard artist contracts.

Still, Jiang Hao had a lawyer review them again before signing. He had not signed the contract to make money, but to promote himself more effectively and earn fan points.

After the contracts were signed, William put them away and asked with a smile, "Jon, your new song has become very popular on several major websites. For an independent production, its current performance on the US Pop Music Chart and the Billboard Hot 100 is already remarkable."

"Next, we'll package and promote the song. I believe its ranking will make another big leap. It would be even better if it could enter this year's Grammy Awards."

"But one work is still too little. Do you have anything new lately?" William asked.

Jiang Hao had considered this question long ago. Since he had already embarked on the road of plagiarism, he might as well go all the way.

"Yes. I came up with another new song these past few days, but it isn't finished yet. It should be about done in a few more days. I'll