[34] Signing matters

Kong Jing warmly greeted the two into the reception room, invited them to sit down, and personally took out the tea leaves and cups in the cabinet and made three cups of tea.

Kong Jing himself sat down and looked at the two young people sitting on the fabric sofa in front of him.

Hu Yiting leaned on the white sofa cover but did not open his mouth, he knew that it was time to listen to Kong Jing. Tong Mu sat next to Hu Yiting, which means that it is all up to Hu Yiting to make his decision.

Kong Jing carefully looked at Tong Mu, then turned his head to look at Hu Yiting, then turned to Tong Mu, and finally turned his gaze back to Hu Yiting, thought about it carefully, lowered his head and blew on the teacup, took a sip and said: "You have made a special trip from Hui Province to Pengcheng this time, which is the importance of our publishing house, and I understand this intention." ”

Hu Yiting looked at Kong Jing with a kind smile.

Kong Jing continued: "I listened carefully to the songs you wrote before, and I thought the things were very good, with beautiful melodies and elegant styles, which were very suitable for publication, so I decided to buy the lyrics of those eight songs at that time. ”

"But today I met Tong Mu himself, on the one hand, I am very happy, and on the other hand, I also feel that these songs should indeed be sung by Tong Mu himself. ”

Hearing Kong Jing's affirmation of Tong Mu, Hu Yiting turned his head to look at Tong Mu with a smile, and saw that she was also smiling in her eyes, and his heart was suddenly full of happiness.

Kong Jing continued: "However, it's one thing to buy a song, and it's another thing to package a singer to release an album. I don't know if you want to sign a contract with us, are you ready to become a public figure?"

Tong Mu said: "I listen to Hu Yiting." After speaking, he looked at Hu Yiting.

Hu Yiting nodded to Tong Mu, and then said to Kong Jing: "Director Kong is quick to talk, and I will talk frankly about our ideas."

As Tong Mu's creative partner and her agent, I hope to fight for her best interests.

First of all, at this stage, the songs we create can only be sung by Tong Mu, and I will not authorize anyone else to sing them, so if Tong Mu can't sign a contract, I won't sell these lyrics and songs. ”

Kong Jing looked at Hu Yiting with a little surprise, nodded, and motioned for him to continue.

"In addition, in the future, I will be the sole agent of Tong Mu for the signing and negotiation of the contract and the qiē matters related to the copyright. I have a principle for signing contracts, which is that child pastors do not participate in any unofficial and non-commercial private entertainment. ”

Hu Yiting nakedly explained to Kong Jing: "I know that public figures need to attend some occasions to cooperate with publicity, but we will never accept other occasions that have nothing to do with publicity, such as drinking for companionship, or some activities that spend a lot of money to have fun." ”

After listening to Hu Yiting's explanation, Kong Jing nodded approvingly, and said, "Hu Yiting, don't worry, our Pengcheng Audio-visual Publishing Company is a regular enterprise, not the kind of small group that is indiscriminate. Our superior units are Pengcheng Cultural Bureau and Pengcheng Film and Television Group, both of which are formal enterprises. It is true that some small companies now use female stars to play some marginal balls in order to expand their profits, but that is also agreed by the agent, and there is rarely force. ”

After speaking, Kong Jing smiled and said to Tong Mu: "Tong Mu, you are really lucky to have an agent and creative partner like Hu Yiting, now some girls want to be stars, even if the agency company lets her ...... Forget it, let's not talk about this dirty thing. ”

Tong Mu put his hand on Hu Yiting's knee in front of Kong Jing and said, "Hu Yiting is my boyfriend, of course I am very relieved." ”

Kong Jing was surprised and smiled: "I see. ”

Next, the three of them began to discuss issues such as music creation, although Hu Yiting is a layman, but fortunately, there is a child pastor, and he just pretends to listen to opinions with an open mind.

Hearing Hu Yiting say that he was only sixteen years old, Kong Jing didn't believe it at all, and after Tong Mu confirmed it, Kong Jing accepted this reality in surprise.

Knowing that the two of them actually dropped out of school in Pengcheng, Kong Jing felt that his head was going to be big. If it weren't for the fact that the artistic level of the album is really high, and Tong Mu is so potential, Kong Jing almost wants to refuse to sign a contract.

He also heard that the two were staying in a hotel at their own expense, and Kong Jing offered to let the two live in a guest house under the Cultural Affairs Bureau for free at the publisher's expense.

"I started to make a plan in the afternoon, and I should be able to get the approval of our general manager this week, and I am expected to be able to sign a contract next week at the latest. During this time, I will first introduce you to a few vocal teachers, and first go through the songs of your album and let the teachers guide you. In addition, I will contact the band again, and you and Tong Mu will communicate with the band about the score of the soundtrack you have created, and start rehearsing to prepare for the recording. ”

Hu Yiting said: "Then how long do you estimate it will take to finish recording?"

"The band rehearsal and vocal coaching will be completed in a week at most, mainly to get acquainted with each other, let the band understand the singer's habits, and then the band will go into the studio to record, and then the singer will record, plus the post-production zuò, it is estimated that the sample tape can be obtained in two weeks. In short, it will not be more than a month at the latest. ”

"So fast!" Hu Yiting was a little surprised.

Kong Jing said proudly: "This is the speed of Pengcheng, time is money, and I can't afford it." ”

Hu Yiting thought: "No wonder those celebrities want to release records as long as they have a little fame, it turns out that the operation cycle can be so short! Songwriting is undoubtedly the most challenging, but once you have the lyrics, the singer can play it as a karaoke. As for sales, it's either fame and hype, or it's all about the quality of the songs. It's no wonder that the record industry has played well, which is equivalent to a Taiwan money printing machine. ”

Hu Yiting said: "Director Kong, finally I want to ask about the remuneration. ”

Kong Jing nodded heavily and said: "If you don't mention what I have to say, since these lyrics and songs are all album tracks tailored for Tong Mu, then after Tong Mu signs the contract, these lyrics and songs will be counted as the company's purchase from you for Tong Mu." I will still pay you according to the first-class remuneration, 900 yuan for the lyrics of each song, 900 yuan for the song, and a total of 14,400 yuan for eight songs. ”

Hu Yiting's face did not change, but he was happy that the economic situation of the two could be improved immediately. When Tong Mu heard that eight songs could be sold for 16,000, he looked at Hu Yiting with his eyes open stupidly, suspecting that he had heard it wrong.

Kong Jing didn't know whether the two of them were happy or too little to react, and explained: "The remuneration standard of our special zone is much higher than that of the mainland, although it cannot be compared with the Hong Kong side, but it is already twice the minimum wage standard of Pengcheng. ”

Hu Yiting nodded, he was most concerned about the signing fee of Tong Mu.

Kong Jing continued: "As for the signing fee of Tong Mu, I don't think it can be too expensive, after all, she is a newcomer and has not had any fame before, so according to the current domestic practice, the salary is about higher than the minimum wage, but it is not high, about 400 to 500 yuan per month, our publishing company has a dormitory and canteen in the Cultural Affairs Bureau, you can eat and live, what do you think?"

Kong Jing added: After all, the salary can still be increased according to the results in the future, but after all, the contract workers do not have a formal establishment, and the salary is not high. ”

Hu Yiting nodded: "Actually, I am more concerned about album income than salary, and I hope to sign a sharing agreement to get rewards according to record sales." ”

Kong Jing said: "That's for sure. Let me give you a rough explanation, the sharing contract given by our Pengcheng Audiovisual Publishing Company to the contracted singers is generally like this, first of all, before the album is determined, a one-time bonus of five times the salary of the contracted singer is given, of course, this can also be negotiated, but it must be lower than the social singer we invited, after all, the contracted singer usually takes the company's salary. ”

Seeing that Hu Yiting nodded in agreement, Kong Jing continued: "Divided into this piece, there is no division for less than 50,000 sheets, 5 percent for more than 50,000 sheets, and 10% for more than 100,000 sheets. ”

Hu Yiting was a little blind at this time, he really didn't have much understanding of the cultural industry, but his intuition told him that this share ratio was low.

"This percentage is too small, I think 20% is acceptable, and I am confident that it will reach more than 500,000 tickets. ”

Kong Jing said with a smile: "Hu Yiting, I tell you from the perspective of a professional, the music quality of your album is indeed very high. However, firstly, the campus theme is relatively unpopular, and secondly, mainland singers are not popular.

You see, Liu Huan is famous, right? The album sold only two or three hundred thousand copies. After all, the most sought after singers in the market are Hong Kong and Taiwan singers, and their styles are also biased towards love, metal rock, and electronic dance music.

And the overall style of your album is classical, I think the market is there, but it is not big, 50,000 copies are possible, the market operation is a fight, 100,000 copies are also possible, but it is more difficult to reach 200,000 copies, 500,000 copies, ......"

Kong Jing shook his head again and again when he thought of this, and said with a smile: "Haha, if you can really sell 500,000 copies, it will be a sensation throughout the country, and of course you can divide the profit into two percent." But I tell you that Jacky Cheung's new album "The Legend of the Hungry Wolf" last year only sold 800,000 copies in the mainland, of course, this has a lot to do with the rampant piracy in the mainland. ”

Kong Jing talks about music endlessly, quoting classics, worthy of being an insider, but Hu Yiting is very clear, each of his eight songs is a classic, and it is the famous track of those first-line singers in later generations, in 1995, when the record industry has not been defeated by Internet piracy, it is definitely not a problem to sell 500,000 copies.

Hu Yiting asked: "Director Kong, you didn't count the sales of Hong Kong and Taiwan?"

Kong Jing said: "Hong Kong and Taiwan? Taiwan basically will not import the records of mainland singers because of political reasons, and Hong Kong is the world of Cantonese songs, even in our Guangdong Province, Cantonese songs are more popular." ”

Hu Yiting asked: "Then do you have any channels for distributing Taiwan? Taiwan's record market should not be small. ”

Kong Jing said: "If the sales are good, we can negotiate with a record company in Taiwan to sell the copyright, or find a Hong Kong company to entrust an agent to distribute it."

But if the sales are not high, it is simply impossible. After all, the market is only so big, and consumers only have so much money in their pockets. ”

Hu Yiting said: "Thank you, Director Kong, just have your words, I have confidence in Tong Mu." ”

Tong Mu said a little embarrassedly: "I don't have so much confidence myself, it's good to have a class." ”

Kong Jing hurriedly said: "Tong Mu, you must have confidence and show your style." Record sales are one thing, revenue is another. I'm very confident in the quality of the songs on this album, and I believe that once it is released, the sales will not be too bad, and the most important thing is that you will be able to take on all kinds of performance opportunities and receive dividends from the company's karaoke system, so the future is bright. ”

Tong Mu nodded as if he didn't understand. Hu Yiting smiled silently, he knew that the future that Kong Jing said must be "money" when he wrote it down. The Chinese mainland market is indeed different from the mature markets in Europe and the United States, and Chinese mainland singers cannot rely on records to make money, but on various performances.

Kong Jing thought for a while, and said solemnly to Hu Yiting: "Hu Yiting, although you are the agent of Tong Mu, you are underage, and you cannot be used as an agent in law. According to the "Notice of the State Council on Accelerating and Deepening the Reform of the System of Art Performance Groups" issued by the State Council in 88, it is required to standardize the performance agent system, so the economic agent of Tong Mu still needs to be attached to our company, of course, this is only nominal, after all, if the agent does not have a power of attorney, he has no right to sign any contract for the actor. ”

Hu Yiting nodded, thinking: "There has been chaos everywhere these days, what if there is a contract, as long as the actor refuses, the contract is not binding at all." In recent years, mainland singers have changed jobs frequently, which is as lively as rural temple fairs, and the Chinese singing company has been overwhelmed by the fact that the young singers who have worked hard to train have breached the contract and jumped ship, and they can't manage it, and the legal contract is almost a dead letter. ”

He thought: "In short, as long as Pengcheng Audio-visual Publishing Company is trustworthy, Tong Mu and I will be benevolent and righteous to the end, if not, then we'll see." ”