Chapter 123 Internal Agreements
Li Yu was confused by the two of them. What does it mean to "it's me who joins, and it's not me who join"?, why did Lin Youjia get involved with Liu Pian again?
Lin Youjia, a singer, Li Yu has also heard of it, but the popularity of the song "Friend" is too high, terrifyingly high, he lives in the music circle, and it is difficult to hear it. After coming and going, I naturally know this singer.
It's just that people's songs are not rock 'n' roll style, and he doesn't pay much attention to them.
"You guys.... What the hell are you talking about? Why can't I understand it?" Li Yu looked confused.
Liu Cheng gave Liu Pian a look and asked him to explain by himself.
"Because, Lin Youjia is me, I am Lin Youjia. Liu Pian squinted her eyes and said.
Well?
In an instant, Li Yu's eyes widened!
What are you kidding? Liu Pian is Lin Youjia?
He suddenly remembered that Lin Youjia's true identity had always been a mystery, and almost no one knew it.
Don't....
"Are you really Lin Youjia?" Li Yu said in disbelief.
"Of course it's me. Liu Pian replied calmly, "Lin Youjia's songs are all recorded by me looking for Uncle Liu, if you don't believe it, you can ask Uncle Liu." ”
Li Yu cast a puzzled look at Liu Cheng.
"It's true. Liu Cheng nodded, relieved, he found that it really took a little courage to tell this secret that had been hidden for a long time.
Li Yu: "......"
After being speechless for a long time, Li Yu linked the identity of the mysterious singer on the Internet with Liu Pian, and now that I think about it, Liu Pian and Lin Youjia's voices are indeed quite similar.
It's just that who would associate Lin Youjia and Liu Pian, two unrelated identities?
"Uncle Li, tell you this, don't tell anyone about it. Liu Pian reminded.
"Don't worry, I know it. Li Yu nodded, he is bold, but it doesn't mean that he doesn't have a heart, he is not a big-mouthed person, he knows what to say and what not to say.
"Liu Pian, you still tell me, what is the matter with you joining our band?" Li Yu was puzzled, this was his biggest doubt.
"I just want to go to the rock circle and sing. ”
"Huh, it's that simple?"
"It's as simple as that. Liu Pian said simply, it's not complicated, it's just that it's his vest that sings. "Playing rock music, you can't play it alone, I want to find a band to play with, so I found you, Uncle Li. ”
Rock music is indeed difficult to play alone, and this is also for Mao to play rock all over the world, more than 95% of which exist in the form of bands. Indie musicians, almost no one plays rock.
Hearing this, Li Yu still felt a little sudden. It's not that he doesn't believe in Liu Pian's strength, it's that this reversal is a bit too big. And people came in as Lin Youjia, which has another problem.....
"You said that you entered the band as Lin Youjia, so as soon as you go on stage, won't others know that you are Liu Pian?"
"It's easy, isn't it all over with a mask?"
Li Yu: "......"
Liu Cheng: "......"
Well, it does seem like it's a no-brainer.
"Uncle Li, how is it?" asked Liu Pian.
Li Yu was a little hesitant, he couldn't see Liu Pian clearly, and he didn't know what Liu Pian's joining would bring to the band, and in what capacity did Liu Pian join the band?
Plank spanker?
Lead singer?
Or is it just a behind-the-scenes songwriter?
Listening to Liu Pian's previous meaning, he was going to participate in the singing, so he would definitely not stay behind the scenes.
Secondly, if Liu Pian writes a song and sings it with the band, who does the copyright of the song belong to?
Li Yu knows that the owner of the copyright of the song has always been the creator, even if other people in the band help him interpret it, the copyright still belongs to others, and the income from copyright still belongs to others.
Only the creator is automatically granted copyright-related rights
It often happens that bands with solo creators split the revenue equally among each member when they were in the early stages of their careers that only made money from live performances. After that, to everyone's delight, the band gained momentum, released a record, used a song on the TV show, and started playing a single on the radio...... But all of a sudden, creators started getting paid while the other members didn't.
In some bands, the main creator drives a small car, and other members take the bus from time to time, and this imbalance eventually leads to the dissolution of the band.
Liu Pian's creative ability, Li Yu has to admit that whether it is Lin Youjia or himself. But Liu Pian's joining, while bringing vitality to the band, will also bring a lot of troubles, these troubles are not solved, and finally the band will collapse from the inside, and the worst case is that Liu Pian and the rest of the band will drift further and further apart, and finally separate.
At the beginning, Liu Cheng had a very unpleasant quarrel with Cheng Kai because of the copyright of the song, and finally broke up unhappily.
Li Yu does not want to see this situation happen again.
He told the two of them some of his thoughts, and Liu Cheng learned that he was silent, and Liu Pian also had a headache.
He has never played in a band himself, and he is not aware of these troubles, and the consequences of too much wishful thinking are that there is no beginning and no end.
"Liu Pian, think about it, joining the band is not a very casual thing, there are many things to consider, and some things will even affect your life. ”
Li Yu said sincerely, "I also want to go back and discuss it with the other brothers in the band, after all, this is not a trivial matter." ”
"Let's think about it, and in the end, even if we are not in a band, you can rest assured, when you want to record a song in the future, you can come to us in the studio at any time, and we will be happy to help. ”
Liu Pian looked pensive and nodded.
Beside him, Liu Cheng was convinced of his big brother's character, if he were to become some greedy and shameless captain, I am afraid that he would have been eager to pull Liu Pian into the band, and then try his best to squeeze Liu Pian's talent. He is only eighteen years old, and he doesn't understand the dangers of the rivers and lakes, and in the end, he is afraid that he will be sold and still help count the money.
However, Liu Cheng has too many worries, although Liu Pian is not very old, but after all, the family is engaged in law, his parents are working in the court, and Aunt Xu has opened her own law firm. Under the influence of his ears and eyes, Liu Pian still knows some legal knowledge, and he really pulls his skin, relying on a few parents behind him, he is absolutely not intimidated.
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This time, no result was discussed, and both sides were ready to go back and think about it. After Liu Pian returned to school, she called her parents directly and asked about some matters related to the copyright of the song, and then called Xu Rong and asked her how to deal with the copyright of the band's songs.
After listening to Xu Rong, he first emphasized one point:
Copyright is absolutely indivisible!
The copyright of Liu Pian's own songs must not be divided into other members of the band! Not at all!
Second, make another internal band agreement.
"In short, Liu Pian, you don't want to divide the copyright, but you can divide a part of the income brought by the copyright, and the other members have contributed to it, and it is understandable to get some of the income. Xu Rong explained to Liu Pian very seriously: "In this way, you will have absolute dominance in the band, the copyright in hand, and you don't have to worry about the trouble caused by copyright disputes." ”
"Another advantage is that if the revenue is divided well, the band will last longer, because everyone has a reasonable income distribution and will not be distaught. ”
Liu Pian listened a little big, "It feels so troublesome." ”
"A little more trouble now can avoid more trouble later. Xu Rong said with a smile, "Little friend, Auntie is thinking about you wholeheartedly, you have to know how to appreciate it." ”
Liu Pian was embarrassed, "Then why don't you help me get a template for the internal agreement..."
"Okay, it's a small thing, but how do you thank Auntie?"
"When "Dark Wars 2" is released, I invite you to watch the movie. ”
"So stingy, kid, you're a big boss now, and you've made so much money, and you don't even invite your aunt to a delicious meal?"
"Please, please, okay..."Liu Pian was speechless, Xu Rong had never had the slightest consciousness as an elder in front of herself....
"Hehe, that's pretty much it. Xu Rong smiled happily and asked, "By the way, what band are you going to join?"
"The Buddha said, "Don't say it, don't say it." ”
"If you don't say it, you won't say it, why are you as stingy as your mother?"
Liu Pian: "......"
Cut, I'm not as money-savvy as my mother....
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The next day, Xu Rong made a template for an internal agreement and passed it to Liu Pian.
In the agreement, Liu Pian is not explicitly specified, but for the owner of the band, whoever creates a song, the copyright of the song belongs to whom. The other members may receive a share of the income from the copyright.
As for some teams' businesses, such as concerts and the like, the income is divided equally.
A concert is a concert, and copyright income is another matter. Copyright revenue is the revenue that comes when a song is downloaded, streamed, used in a movie, or used in a variety of other ways. In the case of concerts, there is no such thing, everyone works together to make a good performance, and the proceeds are equally divided.
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On the ninth, Liu Pian and all the members of the Legend Band got together to discuss the matter.
After Li Yu went back to discuss with them that day, everyone had no opinion on Liu Pian's joining, who doesn't welcome a talented and powerful singer? It's just a matter of benefit distribution, and everyone hasn't decided yet.
If this aspect is not taken care of, they would rather not let Liu Pian join in to ruin the harmony within the band.
"Uncle Li, this is a solution I have come up with. Liu Pian handed each member a copy of the internal agreement.
Li Yu looked at it carefully.
Xu Rong has gotten a lot of copyright agreements, and the band agreements are similar, so there is no problem for her.
Regarding copyright, it belongs to the creator. If more than one person is creating, there is also a detailed copyright division in the agreement. Of course, Liu Pian doesn't need to think about this, and he doesn't hesitate to collaborate with others to create songs.
The copyright income is 60% for the creator and 10% for the other four members of the band. Then there is the commercial business carried out by the team, which is divided equally between everyone, and the last part is used as a fund for the band's activities, which is used to supplement the instruments and production equipment, and is used for public use.
There are many more details left, but the main copyright issues and income distribution have been resolved, and the rest are minor.
It is the first time that Li Yu and the others have seen such a detailed agreement, and almost all the issues they have considered are clearly written on paper, and there are many details that they have not noticed.
When they saw that the proceeds of commercial performances were divided equally, they were happy to accept it, because they had done it that way before. It's just that they don't understand the division of copyright revenue.
Ya, why can the creator get 60%, and others can only get 10%?
That's a difference of more than five times, isn't it?
"Liu Pian, everything else is fine, it's just the copyright income..."Li Yu didn't finish speaking, a little embarrassed.
"It's not negotiable. Liu Pian said without hesitation, "The creator worked hard to write a song, it's okay to take a little more, right?"
"But that's too much, isn't it? The song was written by the creator, but when it came to making the song, everyone contributed to it, right?"
"That's more?" Liu Pian pretended to exaggerate.
"Yes, everyone has contributed, so take one percent. ”
"The song book was written by the people themselves, and it stands to reason that all the copyright income should belong to others, and he has the right not to share it with everyone, and it is already good to share a part of it. ”
Hearing this, everyone fell silent. There is really nothing wrong with this, the creators of the other people have divided a part of it, and they have already taken into account the friendship, in order not to let the rest of the band have an unbalanced psychology, which will lead to the collapse of the band.
It's a bit like the difference between mental and physical work.
"Besides..."Liu Pian added, "This article is not aimed at me, it is aimed at everyone, you will write songs in the future, and the copyright income will also be sixty percent." ”
Liu Pian changed her concept like this, and everyone's hearts instantly balanced a lot. That's right, with your ability, you can also get sixty percent of the songs you write.
After a long time, Liu Pian smiled and said, "Everyone, what do you say?"
"I have one more question. Li Yu asked.
"Speak. ”
"Which band position do you want?"
"Lead singer!" Liu Pian narrowed his eyes and replied decisively.
Li Yu and the rest of the band had expected this answer for a long time, and there was no surprise. With Liu Pian's singing skills, they are not the lead singer, so they are strange.
Several members of the band raised their heads and focused their eyes on Li Yu's face.
"Captain, you decide, I have no opinion on Liu Pian's matter. ”
"I don't have a problem with that, it's a reasonable distribution. ”
"Captain, no matter what you decide, I support you!"
Liu Pian also put his expectant eyes on Li Yu.
Uncle Li, I have already given you the opportunity, and it is up to you whether you can grasp it or not.
In the end, Li Yu looked at a few teammates, then gently put down the agreement, nodded heavily, and said with a smile: "Liu Pian, welcome to join the Legend Band!"