Chapter 181: Under the Contract

Li Yanhong arrived half an hour early, and Xia Ge came downstairs to pick her up.

Today, Li Yanhong is dressed very professionally, and the red Lamborghini he drove over, and his aura is very strong.

Tony, who accompanied Xia Ge to pick up people, was all stunned, and when he saw Xia Ge and Li Yanhong talking and laughing, Tony was even more worried.

I hope the signing will go smoothly later.

Xia Ge introduced Tony: "This is my aunt, Li Yanhong." Auntie This is Tony, Sony's music producer. ”

Li Yanhong took off her sunglasses, shook Tony's hand with a smile, and let it go with a touch.

She had seen a lot of the world with John, so she didn't have a trace of apprehension about Sony's people. said very calmly: "Let's go, I'll help you look at the contract." ”

No pleasantries, straight to the point.

Tony had no choice but to take the two back to the reception room, this contract was naturally Sony's standard contract at the beginning, and it would be best if Xia Ge didn't find a loophole in the contract and signed it directly.

The room was filled with the sound of turning papers, exactly two copies, one for Xia Ge and one for his aunt.

Half an hour later, Li Yanhong frowned and motioned for Tony to go out for a while, she planned to talk to Xia Ge alone.

After Tony left, Li Yanhong said: "Xiaoge, this contract is very standard, but there are several key questions, and no answers have been given. ”

Xia Ge watched for a long time and didn't find any loopholes, Sony helped him record a song and release an album, and divided it into 40%, which was still the result of his original arguments.

"Auntie, you teach me. Xia Ge hurriedly said.

Li Yanhong flipped through the contract, then pointed to the middle page and said: "There is no problem with sharing, but there is no guarantee in the contract that Sony will give you promotional resources." It is said that it is responsible for all expenses, but there is no specific standard. There is no time to specify when the share will arrive. If Sony wants to get stuck with you, you only need to misrepresent the marketing expenses, or delay the distribution of the split for a year or two. ”

"There is also copyright sharing, they only have a small share of the copyright money, this contract is very pitiful!"

Xia Ge was blindsided after listening to it, and it seemed that the contract was quite normal, and there were so many traps. Originally, he was going to ask a legal counsel to help him read the contract.

But who knows if the person invited will be so attentive to show him the contract, fortunately, there is an aunt here.

"Then it seems that Sony can't cooperate, so pit. I almost believed them. Xia Ge said indignantly.

"No, their channels are still very strong, and if you release an album and let them take care of everything, there will be a lot of things left. It's just that I have to refine the terms and conditions in it, and leave it to me to talk to them. Li Yanhong said confidently.

After reading the entire contract just now, she can still see that Sony has some sincerity, but there are also pitfalls. As long as she modifies and modifies, it is very suitable for Xia Ge.

Calling back Tony, Li Yanhong said the problem again.

Originally, Xia Ge and Tony reached a cooperation intention in China, and Tony also found the bottom line in the manager. So after Sony Music's legal counsel came over, the new contract was negotiated quickly.

Two hours later, a brand new contract was born.

"It's 40% unchanged, and you can use Sony's devices to release albums at will, and hit the charts first. If 1 of the 10 songs enters the top 20 of the announcement chart, 50,000 albums will be released, the top 10 will be 200,000 copies, the top 5 will be 500,000 copies, and the top three songs will all have million sales. Therefore, Sony will also advance funds to give Xia Ge 1 million copies, and use its own channels to help sell them. Tony said.

Xia Ge is quite satisfied with this, and the most important thing is to stipulate the capital indicators for advances. The publicity fee is also clearly marked, and Xia Ge will only carry out it if he agrees.

Don't be afraid that in the end, Sony will give a sky-high publicity fee to eat Xia Ge's share.

"Most of them are in your favor, and Sony takes up 3% of the profits, do you have any comments?" said Tony, pointing to one of the terms.

Originally, Sony wanted 5% of the copyright income, including paid downloads from music stores, as well as covers, film and television references, etc.

In the end, Xia Ge gave up other conveniences provided by Sony, such as pick-up and drop-off, hotel services, and other messy things before talking about it.

Strictly speaking, Xia Ge and Sony are really pure cooperation. It's just that the cooperation is relatively close, if you want them to help arrange TV shows, such as talk shows, etc., Xia Ge has to pay separately. Originally, these were free.

"I will arrange for you to interview the whole of the United States on the radio in 15 continents of the United States and hit the charts. Now all you have to do is record two or three songs, start running the itinerary, and try to get it done in a month. Tony laughed.

Xia Ge nodded, the hard days are coming.

Under Li Yanhong's reassuring eyes, Xia Ge signed his name on the two contracts.

may be because of Xia Ge's change of contract, and the original leadership meeting was also canceled.

Xia Ge and Sony Music collaborated, entirely through Tony. Tony is also responsible for everything.

made an appointment to start recording songs tomorrow, and Xia Ge and Li Yanhong went downstairs together. Today, I continued to go back to my aunt's house to eat and drink, and I didn't live in the hotel.

Everything was moved back to his aunt's house and put it away, and then he had to drive around in the car. Tony will arrange for an assistant to join him and introduce the radio station personnel to Xia Ge.

Wait for the new song to be released for a while before giving some interviews.

After Xia Ge left, Tony returned to Colin Bryan's office to report on the signing results.

"There will be a recording tomorrow and I will fully cooperate with him. However, when he plays the charts, he will arrange some medium-sized radio stations, and when he finishes playing the charts, he finds that there is no effect and wants to be on TV shows, so I will quote him at the most expensive price. Tony said with a straight face.

He didn't want to do that, but that's what the manager meant. I had to do it.

Colin Bryan saw that Tony was a little emotional, stood up and gave him a cigar, patted him on the shoulder and smiled: "It's all to get him to sign a contract, and you don't want to see him really hot and run to work with other people, right?"

"Aren't you afraid that he's going to go viral?" Tony couldn't help but say.

"I expect him to be a small hit, if that song is sung by a white person, it has the potential to be in the top ten, and even if we give him the best resources, he will only be about 20 at most. ”

"That's it, if he is popular, we will make money, and if he is not popular, it is his own hard work, our company will not have any losses, and I still hope that he will be popular." Colin Bryan sat back in his boss's chair, lit his cigar, and took a deep breath.

"I see....... Tony said with some disappointment.

"Tony, I've got you a white guy who makes an album for him, maybe another superstar. Xia, there is no future. When he has some achievements and is willing to give in, then he can be released back to Asia. Then you can also be worthy of his trust. Colin Bryan let out a puff of white smoke and said lightly.

"Well, I really think he has the potential to become a global superstar...... ”

Tony shook his head and sighed.