Chapter 55: Negotiation
"RayRay, can you wait for me outside, I have something I want to talk to you about. ”
In a word, the atmosphere of the office suddenly changed.
Thundercloud was stunned for a moment, wanting to answer but not knowing how to say it appropriately, Kevin was obviously stunned for a while, and it seemed that he didn't expect Tony to say it so bluntly to his face.
What does that mean?
Want to poach my people in front of me?
"Oh my God, look at the expressions of the two of you, haha, that's funny!"
As soon as Tony's words came out, he saw the expressions of the two people froze, and he couldn't help laughing.
"Dude, you've signed at least a five-year contract with RayRay, right?
As the owner of the label, Tony certainly knows that no matter which company cultivates new talents, the terms and constraints of the contract will definitely make the opponent who wants to dig into the wall extremely painful.
Otherwise, the talents that he has worked hard to cultivate with resources will be easily poached by his opponents, which boss would do such a stupid thing?
Tony wasn't, and Kevin certainly wasn't.
Of course, it's not completely impossible, it's just that the sky-high compensation will discourage the vast majority of labels that want to poach people.
At the very least, the current thunderclouds are not worth the price of any label at all.
"How come, Tony, you think too much, will there still be this kind of problem in the relationship between the two of us?"
How could Kevin admit what he thought in his heart, but instead laughed the same way, completely blocking all possibilities of poaching people.
"RayRay, don't think about it, I want to talk to you about more possibilities in house music, your talent in the house genre is truly enviable. ”
Tony's tone was clearly immensely admired for Thundercloud's talent, as if the song Five Hours had given him a great shock.
"OK, of course. ”
With a sigh of relief, after understanding Tony's intentions, Thundercloud looked forward to it even more.
It's a great opportunity to talk to a world-class DJ like Tony about music!
He nodded quickly, pointed to the door, and motioned for himself to go out first, and he would wait for you outside.
"Kevin, you're a big deal!"
Seeing Thundercloud close the door, Tony turned his head and said with some emotion.
This super-rich second generation, who was one of his fans a few years ago, did not expect that in such a short time, with extraordinary talent and abundant funds, he almost completely subverted the long-standing traditional model of the electronic music industry.
Whether it's the first time in the previous months, the mega-scale that raised the number of Rave to 10,000 people, the huge one-day super carnival party that was held at a huge expense, and even the first use of the term electronic syllable.
And now it has shocked all the top labels, shocked the entire electronic music industry, and simply broke everyone's imagination to hold a world tour of such a scale!
This is the first time that electronic music has appeared in front of the public in such a flamboyant way!
In the past, electronic music was almost hidden underground, not accepted by the mainstream society and the public, and even had a strong prejudice.
Think of electronic music as just the negative energy of sex, alcohol, marijuana,, indulgences, etc.
But now, driven by Kevin, there has been mainstream media coverage, and there is also the recognition and cooperation of the top luxury brand - the French Maison.
Soon there will be another electronic music storm sweeping the world around the world!
Which label and DJ would be able to turn down such an opportunity?!
Only a super-rich second generation like Kevin has the ability to hold a tour of this scale!
"Don't talk about Tony, look here, I haven't had a good night's sleep in months. ”
Kevin couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, and pointed to his already obviously blackened eye bands, signaling that it was too much pressure to hold such an unprecedented crazy party.
Just think about how huge and cumbersome it would be to coordinate itineraries and performances in a total of 12 countries?
"With great power comes great responsibility. ”
Tony shrugged, and the words caused both of them to laugh.
"Seriously man, I need your help right now. ”
After brewing the coffee, Kevin put the cup in front of Tony and said with a serious face.
"I understand, that's why I'm here today. ”
Tony naturally knew what Kevin meant, and that was also what he came here for today.
And not only that, as far as he knows, seven or eight top electronic music companies such as windmill labels and prayer labels have reached a preliminary agreement with the Death Poets Society, and their outstanding artists will have the opportunity to appear on the performance stage of this world tour!
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shake his head, just last year, Dead Poets Society was just a small label focusing on the Dubstep style, and few industry bigwigs paid attention.
It wasn't until the Timely Xingle International Electronic Music Festival a few months ago that the signboard of the Dead Poets Society was instantly launched!
At that time, only some artists of the windmill label were on display, or Kevin paid a high price to invite them, but now?
In just two months, everything has changed.
Countless top electronic music companies have lowered their arrogant heads and taken the initiative to find the Death Poets Society to seek larger-scale cooperation, and even themselves, after comprehensive consideration, finally had to visit in person.
"In fact, we have officially signed cooperation agreements with two major labels, Windmill and Prayer. ”
Hearing this, Tony's right hand, which had just picked up the cup, couldn't help but shake slightly.
He couldn't help but glance up, but he didn't interject with patience.
"Tell me what you think, old man. ”
After Kevin finished speaking, he slowly picked up the cup and blew carefully and gently, and then carefully took a sip of the hot Blue Mountain coffee, which was his favorite taste.
"All the artists under the Magic Cat will be on the stage at a price less than one-third of the performance price. ”
Tony was silent for a moment, then took the lead in making concessions.
At present, the most important source of income for artists under electronic music labels, including the top 100 DJs, is not from the royalty income of songs, but from the performance fees of offline clubs.
Major clubs in various countries, that is, the most famous nightclubs and bars in the region, also like to invite famous DJs to the scene, and the price of tickets, minimum expenses, and even drinks will be greatly increased on the night.
The increase depends on the fame and strength of the invited DJ, the greater the fame, the higher the appearance fee, and the higher the club's consumer-facing fees.
So why are DJs squeezing out their heads and wanting to enter the list of the top 100 DJs, without him, fame can bring the most direct returns and benefits.
And this is also the most important source of income for their survival, and it is also the main source of income for the label they are in.
For example, if Thundercloud is now invited to perform live at a well-known club, then a portion of all his performance fees will be used as a share of the Dead Poets Society's label.
Similarly, the Dead Poets Society naturally has the obligation to help Lei Yun arrange his schedule, connect with performance invitations from major clubs, and even assign assistants to assist Lei Yun to better complete the performance schedule arranged in advance.
Tony is doing the same thing right now.
Before he came, he had already decided in his heart that no matter what, he would never be able to lower than half of the normal performance price!
"Man, we're all busy, let's just get straight. ”
Kevin didn't seem to hear Tony's offer, smacking his lips like a retrospective, but the next sentence exploded in Tony's ears like thunder!
"Outstanding artists of all labels must not exceed one-third of the performance price in order to be on the international stage of timely music!"