Chapter 389: Independent Label
In the boring chicken soup, it is often said that "when you can't move forward or backward, go to the side", although there are beautiful words that are not suspected of backache when you stand and talk, but in this situation, you might as well borrow it for the time being.
It is impossible to give up the production rights of Satomi Natsukawa.
With the obstacle of Kensei Mitsui, he couldn't sign Satomi Natsukawa to his office for the time being, and in this case, he specially helped her sell to being and Sony, in order to get her production rights.
Don't underestimate singers with a small audience, such singers, as long as they can ensure the quality of the songs, die-hard loyalty will always be stable, although they can't earn a million royalties, but there is always a steady stream of income.
Through the mainstream record company to make her debut, he to serve as her producer, although the fixed record royalties will not be particularly substantial, but the status of the producer allows him to directly participate in the record profits.
In this way, it is still a safe profit and no loss.
What's more, he has a bunch of Okinawan folk songs in his hand that no one sings. Songs that no one sings are no different from paper when they are there. Satomi Natsukawa happens to be a singer who lacks original songs, and the two of them work together without suffering.
If it weren't for this, how could he have done so much for Satomi Natsukawa?
It is dangerous to step on three boats, and if one of them is unstable, you will only fall into the water. In that case, it is better not to get on the boat at all. Or be a little more daring, a little more whimsical, and make a boat with your own hands.
The practice of not getting on the boat, Ye Zhao had already used it before his debut, that is, to ask the underground record company to release an underground single through them.
But in this case, it means nothing to Ye Zhao.
paid out of his own pocket to send her underground singles, helped her accumulate popularity, gain attention, and successfully signed a record company, but in the end, did she not want to go back to the original situation of pedaling three boats or doing charity?
Hurry up and pass it.
The way to the left is also impassable. Then, there is only the right way left.
It is also the most whimsical and unreliable way to do it, and that is to make a boat by yourself and set up an independent label by yourself.
and then put Satomi Natsukawa on his own independent label.
It's a great wish to run your own independent label.
Although there are many singers who are smooth sailing, there are obviously more singers who keep trying in order to get a chance.
Mai Kuraki, who was rejected by H!P, became a popular singer who was crowned the year when she arrived at Giza. Ayumi Hamasaki, who was hidden by Colombia until the end of his contract, went to Katsuto Matsuura and became a diva.
and the one who sent samples to countless record companies and was rejected, and was finally taken in by Nagato Daiyuki, and became the main composer of Giza.
In short, perhaps the relationship between singers and record companies also pays attention to feng shui and fate, although talented people will be scrambled, but not as long as they have talent, they will successfully get the opportunity.
In Ye Zhao's eyes, he is a person who is a jade, but in the eyes of being and Sony, he may just be an ordinary stubborn stone.
Pushing newcomers is also very similar to playing gambling stones.
The record company should carefully select the stones based on the experience of gambling stones. After all, this kind of thing is rare, and it is precisely because it is rare that as long as there is a case, it will be talked about.
There are two different options for being an independent label. One is to play by yourself behind closed doors, in which case it will be completely underground. As for the second, it is to find an owner for himself and attach the label to the name of a big record company.
But now, although the idea has appeared, no matter what kind of independent label it is, Ye Zhao can't do it.
Because he still has a personal record appointment on him.
These are two completely different things from being a producer for a singer from another company, if you stand on your own with a contract, I'm afraid you don't want to eat a lawsuit until your stomach is swollen and you can't digest it.
With that, things are back to square one.
However, although there is a suspicion of wasting effort, here in Ye Zhao, a new way of thinking has been developed through this time for the sake of Satomi Xia Chuan.
His contract with Being ended in August 1997, of course, it is impossible to wait until August to talk about renewing the contract, after all, the record company only dares to continue to invest if the contract with your record is secured.
1997 is destined to be a year of large-scale exodus of being singers, although 1996 has just passed a little more than half, but there are already a lot of singers who have publicly stated that they will not renew their contracts.
Among them are also two teachers on Ye Zhao's music path, Tetsuro Oda and Masao Akashi.
Affected by such an atmosphere, even Ye Zhao himself couldn't help but think about where he was going to go.
It's quite safe to stay in being and not move the nest, especially for Nagato Daiyuki. After all, he is now one of the top cash cows in the company, not only making a lot of money, but also contributing music to its singers.
But for Ye Zhao, staying here actually has no special benefits, and he is even constrained.
In a company like being, which is already equivalent to a "singer family", it is okay to make a small fuss, and it is not feasible to expect to develop a new force, in which case, it is no different from rebelling in front of the parents.
For Ye Zhao, who is actively moving closer to the producer, this is no longer a good choice.
But this kind of thing is not something that can be changed with a pat on the head. And after changing to a new owner, there will be a lot of troubles in the corresponding way, including how to deal with the relationship with the old owner.
And now, the inspiration brought to him by Satomi Natsukawa is equivalent to throwing out a third option in addition to his initial two choices of "staying" and "changing jobs".
This choice sounds both plausible and fanciful, but when you think about it, it can be quite doable.
In any case, it will be half a year from now to submit a renewal request from being. For Ye Zhao, this "buffer period" is a great thing.
With this time, he can calmly examine the current situation, understand the various process matters related to the establishment of an independent label, compare the advantages and disadvantages of each of these three options, deduce its specific feasibility, consider whether to go it alone or take refuge in one party, and then make the final choice after careful consideration.
Self-reliance is, of course, the freest way to go. But without a doubt, it's also the hardest path to take.
Until then, the matter of Satomi Natsukawa really has to be put aside. However, putting it aside does not mean giving up on her, after all, she is the source of Ye Zhaosheng's idea of self-reliance. 2k reading web