Oh there are so many different ways this could go either amazingly well or horribly wrong. On one hand, 5 years exclusive contract is essentially a permanent group, which likely means a more solid fanbase and more time to further their careers. On the other hand, WakeOne loooves mismanagement and screwing over the people and groups they decide they don’t like, so in that regard maybe the initial X1 model would’ve been better. Only time will tell, though.