Chapter 52: Gambling

"A good partner is one who talks about ideals and money with you, and one who only talks about ideals and doesn't want to give you money. ”

Huang Maung tasted Jiang Hongfei's words, and then said: "Mr. Jiang has his own understanding of cooperation." ”

After tasting Jiang Hongfei's words again, Huang Maung said again: "Then can I think that Mr. Jiang values profit more than fame?"

Jiang Hongfei smiled and said: "I naturally value fame, but compared with fame, what I like now is real benefits." ”

Jiang Hongfei said again: "Let's tell you the truth, I have confidence in myself, I think I will be famous in the world sooner or later, so I am not in a hurry to seek fame now." ”

Huang Maung didn't know where Jiang Hongfei's self-confidence came from, he only knew that if Jiang Hongfei didn't seek fame and profit, then he was really not very good at controlling Jiang Hongfei.

After thinking about it, Huang Maung decided to be open and honest: "Then Mr. Jiang, how are you going to cooperate?"

Jiang Hongfei didn't bother to go around in circles, he said directly: "I make this album myself, you Warner are responsible for production and publicity, how do you share it with other links, I don't care, I want to divide 10% of the records and tapes, and I want five cents for CRBT download." ”

Huang Maung immediately got up and said, "Mr. Jiang, I don't think you have the sincerity to cooperate at all, even if you serve as a producer, write your own lyrics, compose your own music, and sing your own songs, then you can get six percent, how can you get ten percent?" I will say another thing you don't like to hear, I don't deny that you have a certain talent, but in terms of market positioning, I am afraid that you may not be able to touch it accurately, so we Warner will match you with a professional producer, in addition, in terms of lyrics and songs, it is safer to use a songwriter who has long-term cooperation with our Warner. ”

Huang Maung said: "Mr. Jiang, you can't just consider the problem from your point of view, you know, the cost of producing this album is paid by us Warner, and the risk is borne by us Warner, to put it mildly, if you lose money with Miss Lou and Miss Zhao's album, you pat your ass and leave, can't we bear this loss?"

The six percent given by Huang Maung is calculated by treating Jiang Hongfei as a pure newcomer (new producer, new composer, new lyricist, new singer).

This can't be said to be yellow and black, but the market is priced like this, as a newcomer, don't say these to you, just don't give you at all, just give you a chance to become famous, it's also normal.

And what Jiang Hongfei wants, on the surface, is almost comparable to the price of top producers, composers, lyricists, and singers in the industry.

This is simply unacceptable to Huang Maung.

Seeing that Huang Maung seemed to have the intention of turning around and leaving, Jiang Hongfei said: "Mr. Huang, don't be impatient, please listen to me finish speaking." ”

This bit of politeness, Huang Xiang still has it.

Therefore, Huang Maung took a deep breath, and then pretended to be calm and asked, "Mr. Jiang, what else do you have to say?"

Jiang Hongfei said in a calm tone: "I always believe that only fair cooperation is the basis of cooperation, so, Mr. Huang, you may have misunderstood, I don't want to ask you Warner as a newcomer for first-class producers, composers, lyricists, and singers, I am not so ignorant of the rules, nor so short-sighted." ”

Huang Maung was a little puzzled: "Then how did Mr. Jiang come out of this ten percent?"

Jiang Hongfei said: "I served as a producer, wrote my own lyrics, composed my own music, sang my own songs, and in addition, I invested my own money to produce this album. ”

As soon as I heard that Jiang Hongfei was going to invest his own money to make this album, Jiang Hongfei wanted 10 percent, which was really not much, and not only was it not much, but it also suffered a little loss, after all, the money for album production accounted for at least 5 percent.

After listening to what Jiang Hongfei said, Huang Maung thought for a while and said: "Mr. Jiang, I am clear about your talent, but the release of the album still needs to be predicted by the market, one step forward is a genius, and ten steps forward may be a madman, so I still suggest that you should consider using our professional producers from Warner, and also consider co-writing the songs on this album with songwriters who have long-term cooperation with our Warner." ”

Jiang Hongfei said: "Mr. Huang doesn't need to persuade me anymore, I have made up my mind." ”

After a pause, Jiang Hongfei said again: "In addition, I must emphasize that my two albums, you Warner must give us omni-channel release." ”

"Omnichannel?"

"Two Shots?"

Huang Maung was stunned and said, "Mr. Jiang, you are not making one album, but two albums?"

Jiang Hongfei said as a matter of course: "Of course it's two albums, one for Fei Fei and one for me." ”

Lou Fei didn't expect that Jiang Hongfei would give her a separate arrest!

At this moment, Lou Fei couldn't have forgotten how excited and sweet she was!

Huang Maung glanced at Lou Fei, and then persuaded him euphemistically: "Mr. Jiang, I suggest from the perspective of a professional musician that it is best to release them one by one, yes, you and Miss Lou have great potential, but two albums are released together, the risk is too great, and you have to be the producer, write the lyrics, compose the music yourself, and sing by yourself, I am afraid that you will ......."

Jiang Hongfei interrupted Huang Maung and said: "You don't have to worry about this, I have already prepared the songs, and I will try to get these two albums out within half a month, and then hand them over to you for post-production." ”

"Recorded in half a month?"

"Or two albums?"

Huang Maung couldn't believe his own ears!

You know, an album is usually made up of three to fifteen songs – most mainstream artists have ten or one or two more.

In this way, not much, even if there are seven or eight songs on one album, two albums are about fifteen songs.

Jiang Hongfei has to record fifteen songs in half a month, which is equivalent to recording one song a day on average.

Moreover, this refers to the case of ten songs.

So what if Jiang Hongfei wants to make ten or more albums?

It's impossible to do it in half a month!

Therefore, Huang Maung said: "Mr. Jiang, don't be kidding, it is impossible to record two albums in half a month, even if it is barely recorded, it will definitely not guarantee the quality." ”

Jiang Hongfei heard this and said with a smile: "Then how about we make a bet?"

Huang Maung asked, "What bet?"

Jiang Hongfei said: "If I produce two albums with quality and quantity within half a month, and I will be divided with two more cents from CRBT, if I can't do what I say, I will listen to Mr. Huang, and the contract will be drawn up by Warner, how about it?"

Huang Maung has been in the industry for almost 20 years, what kind of talented genius has he never seen?

Therefore, Huang Maung did not believe that Jiang Hongfei would be able to produce two albums in half a month.

Moreover, in the past, the income of CRBT was not much.

In addition, Jiang Hongfei took out all the bets to listen to him.

Therefore, Huang Maung thought for a while and said: "Okay, as long as you can produce two albums above the level within half a month, I promise to fully promote your two albums, and you will be given a song by downloading this piece." ”

After the departure of many Warners' divas, the distribution resources were seriously vacant (which is why Jiang Hongfei was willing to cooperate with Warner), Jiang Hongfei believed that as long as he could produce high-quality albums, Huang Maung would definitely fulfill his promise.

Moreover, Jiang Hongfei is not a rookie who has just entered the rivers and lakes, he will use legal weapons to restrain Huang Maung.

Jiang Hongfei did things most simply, he directly called Dong Ni and asked Dong Ni to come over and make a gambling agreement for himself.

Warner is in the magic branch, Huang Maung came to the branch this time to do business, as for signing Jiang Hongfei and Lou Fei, the two newcomers, it was just a matter of the way - it's just that Huang Maung never thought that Jiang Hongfei was Jiang Chengzi, and he was willing to pay for his own money to make a record to cooperate with them Warner, and he dared to bet with him!

Huang Maung made a phone call, and the people from Warner Modu Branch came over with a team of lawyers.

Actually-

Huang Maung said that he could wait a few days before signing the VAM agreement.

But Jiang Hongfei asked that the VAM agreement be signed today no matter how late it was, on the grounds that he didn't want to take advantage of Huang Maung.

Jiang Hongfei is of course an excuse, his real purpose is actually to be afraid that Huang Maung will react, and the reason why he engaged in this gambling agreement is to make profits from the ringtone.

All in all, at Jiang Hongfei's insistence, Huang Maung, who didn't see the problem no matter how he looked at it, finally signed this gambling agreement with Jiang Hongfei......

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