In the cover part of the concert, the selection of songs was concentrated in the songs he provided to the singers who served as producers for himself.

As for the pieces that were scattered for other singers, this time they were not part of the selection.

Of course, although the words are their own and the songs are also their own, if you want to sing these songs at the concert, you still have to pay the copyright fee to the music association.

As for how much of these copyright fees go into the music association's own pockets, how much will go to the record companies that hold the distribution rights and use rights, and even how many will eventually change hands back to themselves...... I don't know that.

has been a singer for three years, and I don't know how much royalties I have eaten, but even so, every time I mention this so-called "copyright ownership", Ye Zhao is still one head or two, and I can't say it clearly.

It's a good thing that the copyright system is in place, otherwise life as a musician in Japan wouldn't be so pleasant, but sometimes it's a real annoyance to be unclear about the problem.

……

Time passed slowly, and the originally empty whiteboard was gradually filled with notes with the names of the songs. The venue has been upgraded from a small venue of two or three thousand people to a large venue of 10,000 people, and the repertoire of the concert has also increased accordingly.

While arranging the sequence, occasionally Ye Zhao or the staff would discuss again because they felt that the two pieces were put together and the connection between the top and bottom was not smooth enough.

In addition to determining the order of the song, there is also a discussion about how to interact with the audience when a certain piece is sung.

This concert is still consistent with being's consistent style, simple to save money, and of course, it can also be said to be safe

For example, in the early stage of discussion, in the choice between the three-sided and four-sided stages, the stage effect and safety issues were first considered, and the traditional three-sided stage was used.

If you want to talk about the four-sided stage, if you do it well, the effect will not lose to the three-sided stage, and it will even be surprising, but some old-fashioned long-term families are fortunate to still pursue the principle of "not leaving the back to the audience", and no matter what the four-sided stage does, it will let the audience on a certain side see the singer's back at a certain moment.

In addition, the four-sided stage has higher requirements for fire safety, which will undoubtedly add more manpower to the concert.

The producer of the concert is Daiyuki Nagato, who has the final say, and finally decided on a plan for the three-sided stage.

After discussing the order of the songs, the next thing to discuss is the band and the backing vocals.

The main team of the band is still the musicians from the first concert, and considering that they have already worked together before, it is easier to run in now.

In addition, Tokunaga Xiaoren, who had just joined Being not long ago, also became a candidate musician for the band under the recommendation of the company, and the reason why he did this was nothing more than to train him.

For this matter, Ye Zhao has nothing to do, and the right is to help bring the trumpet.

"Then there is the selection of the backing vocals, and the audition will take place in two days......"

This time, Mika Kawashima's own band, Feel So Bad, also happened to be in the middle of the tour, so she didn't come over to help again. Therefore, this time, the lineup of Woo Sing was all selected from the company's internal woo staff.

On the day of the audition, Ye Zhao still had to come forward by himself, and now he only agreed to come down for the time being, knowing that there was such a thing.

A solo singer who works alone, in these matters, can only discuss with the staff.

Holding a discussion meeting like this reminded Ye Zhao of the situation when he discussed the details of the tour at the meeting with a limited band of Okuda Minsheng and Kuramochi Yang before.

"Finally, there are some design drawings around the concert, please take a look at them. Before the meeting ended, the staff sent the design drawings of the perimeter.

If you just sell tickets, there is probably no concert that can make a profit. If you want to make a lot of money, you still have to rely on the peripheral and subsequent release of the videotape.

And the surrounding area is the most profitable part of it. An ordinary pen, or a T-shirt, as long as it is related to the concert periphery, will immediately double its value, and it will also trigger panic buying.

"It's amazing......" took the folder and looked through it, Ye Zhao couldn't help but sigh.

It's not about how beautiful the surrounding design is, but about the wide range of the surrounding area. Hats, T-shirts, and towels are just standard, and others like picks, guitar-shaped accessories, folders, etc., are all included.

When he looked at it, Ye Zhao still thought in his heart a little nonsensically, I want to thank the company, and I didn't get mad enough to hit the surrounding ideas on things like shoehorns......

Of course, although the surrounding things are all-encompassing, there are still things to do. So, don't worry about this embarrassing product.

Even if it really appears, as a singer, you still have the right to refuse.

You have to do the harmony audition, you have to meet with the band, you have to go to the studio for the first rehearsal, and you have to rearrange the songs...... These are the things he wants to do in relation to music.

Confirm the costumes for the concert, check the physical objects around you, go to the hospital regularly from now on to take your throat, and do physical training...... These are things he wants to do outside of music.

Being a studio singer, whether it's hibernation at home or going to a small island to practice, you have plenty of time, but as long as you have a concert, you can't live a leisurely life.

The next day, the first-week sales of the planned album "Message" were officially released.

When the sales were made, although others were still in the recording studio, it was not being's recording studio, so there was no conscientious staff who came to show him the sales list in the first place.

Of course, Ye Zhao himself didn't particularly care about the sales performance of this album, even if it was the first planned album released under his name.

However, in his opinion, such an album with the participation of big-name singers, the signature of him as a gold medal producer, the quality of the songs is also high, and there is also a best-selling pilot single, the basic disk is still very stable.

"Okay, let's get some rest. By connecting the microphone in the recording room, Ye Zhao gave the command for intermission.

At this moment, Satomi Natsukawa has been singing in the studio for two hours.

The song "Auspicious Sea", which will be released as a debut single, has already been recorded, and what is being recorded now is the track of the singles and albums that will be released in the future.

Let Satomi Natsukawa make his debut, which is the first time he has really taken all the shoulders from planning producer to executive producer, so Ye Zhao has also poured a lot of energy and expectations into her.

"Thank you, Miss Natsukawa. ”

"Thank you...... You are, excuse me. ”

Satomi Natsukawa once had a failed debut under the name of Hoshimiri, and before this debut, Ye Zhao also discussed with her whether to debut under her real name or to debut under a stage name again.

The ownership of Semisa's stage name belongs to her original record company, Poli Kanin, and all the songs she sang under Seimirato's name have been sealed - even if this stage name is not taken back by Poli Kane, since she is going to make a new debut, it is impossible to continue to use that name.

"Continue to use Satomi in the first name, how about changing the surname to 'Xia Chuan'?" Ye Zhao proposed.

"Satomi Natsukawa?" she still uses the real name of Satomi Kaneku, and after reciting the name back and forth a few times, she chose to accept it.

In order to let her get used to her new name in advance, now, in the recording studio, Ye Zhao and the other staff have changed their names to call her "Miss Xia Chuan".

Of course, although this recording studio is not being's, it won't be Ye Zhao's, it's just a temporary lease. When it comes to buying a recording studio with a lot of money, he doesn't have the determination of Kitagawa.

Even if he did have the money to buy a recording studio, he couldn't spend it on these irrelevant places when a work was not released and the future of the label was unknown.

Even if it was Being, it was not until the establishment of the Being Dynasty that the recording studio belonging to the company was bought. Another reason why Kitagawa is so generous is because Denis is a kingdom.

After the greetings, Satomi Natsukawa did not rest, but first confirmed the recording she had just made, and then listened to Ye Zhao point out some deficiencies and things that needed to be corrected.

During this time, Yuri Nakamura silently acted as a listener by the side, secretly remembering their conversations.

After Nakamura Yuri signed the contract, Ye Zhao acted quickly and immediately arranged for her to help Satomi Natsukawa. On days when there is recording, I help with chores, and when I don't have recording, I go to class.

As for the future, Ye Zhao has also decided that he will let Yuri Nakamura go to him to do chores while he is doing the arrangement, not only that, but he also plans to wait until she accumulates a period of experience and when the time is right, discuss with his teacher Masao Akashi, who has become a freelance arranger, and ask him to help bring new people.

Anyway, whoever is used as an assistant is used. Besides, Masao Akashi, who has become a freelance arranger, takes orders from the entire music industry, and the number of songs he handles every year is quite considerable.

In the future, regardless of whether Yuri Nakamura will debut as a singer or not, in short, Ye Zhao will train her as an all-round talent.

"Miss Xia Chuan, what day does the dragon boat in Okinawa start this year?" After confirming the recording, it was time to rest, and Ye Zhao asked her.

"Hmm......" Satomi Natsukawa thought for a moment, "this year, it should be June." ”

The dragon boat climber in Okinawa, also known as the dragon boat race, is held on the fourth day of May in Okinawa Prefecture every year at fishing ports throughout Okinawa Prefecture.

"yes? It's better to avoid this time, otherwise you'll just bump into the tourists. Ye Zhao said casually.

"What?" Satomi Natsukawa was a little confused.

"By the way, I forgot to tell you," Ye Zhao knocked his forehead and said with a smile: "Actually, it's the MV of the song "Auspicious Sea", and I plan to take you to Okinawa to shoot it then." ”

"Eh, you're going to Okinawa to shoot a music video?"

"That's it," Ye Zhao nodded, "Because the lyrics just mentioned the dragon boat, I remembered to ask you about it." ”

"I want to go back to Okinawa to shoot the MV...... It's really grand. Satomi Natsukawa is still digesting the last news.

As a singer who made his debut, the treatment given by Ye Zhao is very generous.

I heard that when Ai Hui helped Alain make the MV of his debut single, he spent 15 million yen in one go, of course, Ye Zhao would definitely not come up with 15 million yen to help Satomi Natsukawa shoot the MV of his debut single.

Even if I decided to go to Okinawa to shoot a music video now, it was not for the sake of putting the finished product on TV as a commercial to broadcast such a luxury, but for another purpose.

"Miss Natsukawa, about your debut single......"

"Yes!" mentioning her debut, Satomi Natsukawa put down the cup in her hand and sat upright.

"I'm going to do it differently, we're not going to make CDs. Speaking of this, Ye Zhao glanced at Satomi Natsukawa, because of his speech, Satomi Natsukawa's expression became very nervous.

He slowly said what he really thought, "I want you to release your debut single in the form of a VHS single. ”

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Coming out of the studio, going to the parking lot, and just getting into the car, Takahashi Ryuya opened his small notebook and reported to him: "The phone call from the office, the sales of "涙のふるさと" this week are 174,000 copies, ranking third on the list, and the cumulative sales have exceeded 870,000 copies. ”

Then came the first-week sales of "Message," which sold 462,000 copies, and of course, the first move was the number one. ”

Hearing this number after number coming out of Takahashi Ryuya's mouth, Ye Zhao's heart couldn't help but feel very wonderful.

In another 20 years, those who can exceed 100,000 copies in cumulative sales can already be regarded as popular people, but in this era, there are hundreds of thousands of millions at every turn, and everyone is still accustomed to this.

In the future, the total sales ranking, the mountains that are difficult to climb are all accumulated in this era of explosive sales.

Ye Zhao, who had already known it in his heart, didn't have much reaction to the performance of this planned album, but just accepted it normally.

A project album is like a limited band, and it's a place where you can leave your solo state behind and do what you want to do. If you just work with best-selling artists, then you will lose a lot of fun.

"Message" is his first project album, and there may be a second or third album in the future, and the object of the collaboration and the content of the album are uncertain.

So, although it is good to have good sales, even if the sales are not good, he will not feel sorry. You have to find the latest chapters by yourself to read books?