Chapter XVIII Copyright Issues
Han Chengjun said: "Let me think about it, Uncle Man, can you find me a pen and paper, I have an idea now." ”
Li Xiuman is not strange now, he is used to it. He silently found a pen and paper for Han Chengjun, and just watched Han Chengjun write hard.
Han Sung-joon thought about a lot of songs in his heart. There were so many popular songs in his previous life that he didn't know which song to choose as his debut song. He thought about using Justin's "BABY" song, but he denied it. After all, he was going to make his debut in South Korea, and the first song was plagiarized from a foreign language song, which is really a bit risky in this country with narrow national sentiments, and it may have an impact on his future path.
As for Chinese songs, he also thought about plagiarizing, but if he wanted to translate Chinese into Korean and keep the general meaning similar, it might take longer.
After thinking about it, I decided to use Bigbang's divine comedy "Lies" as my debut song. This song is Bigbang's famous work, its melody is extremely toxic, and combined with its dramatic and enjoyable music video, it has become popular all over Korea, and both adults and children can basically hum two sentences.
However, the song was caught in a plagiarism storm at the time, which was later clarified. This made Han Chengjun have no psychological pressure, and it didn't matter if he copied it back and forth. It's just that this song is a song from Bigbang in July, and I don't know if it's coming out now. It doesn't matter, whoever sings it first is whoever, anyway, you don't have any evidence that I'm plagiarizing or misappropriating.
After Han Sung-jun wrote down the song, he handed it to Lee so-man. Just at a glance, Li Xiuman saw the extraordinaryness of this song, which is a catchy masterpiece. It's just that he feels a little pity, if this song is used in his debut song, it's really a bit overkill.
Li Xiuman said: "Cheng Jun, there is no doubt that this song is a good song that can be accepted by the public and has popular characteristics, but is it a bit of a waste to use this song as a debut song?"
Han Chengjun pondered for a while, he knew that this song was released in 2007, and if it was not released soon, it would fall into a state of misappropriation, so he said to Li Xiuman: "Uncle Man, if you don't use this song as your debut song, I can write another one, but the song "Lies" must be followed and released immediately in the regular album, and the time is very tight." ”
Li Xiuman felt very strange and didn't understand where the time was tight, but he didn't ask, just said: "That's no problem, but since you're going to make your debut, you always have to sign an artist contract." ”
Next, Li Xiuman sent someone to arrange preparations for Han Sungjun's debut. Han Chengjun said: "Uncle Man, in this case, I will start a gang with you today, and strive to write another song today." ”
Li Xiuman nodded and said happily: "That's no problem, I'll ask someone to make you a bento and bring it to you." I believe in your strength, come on. ”
Since he didn't use "Lies" to make his debut, what should he choose? Han Sung-jun thought for a while, and suddenly thought of an episode in "Runningman" in his previous life, which was a song by Buskersasker called "First Love".
This song is not a passionate dance song, but a lyrical song with a fast tempo. After listening to it, it makes you feel a sense of comfort and satisfaction, and it is also a rare good song. Coupled with the storytelling of the MV, it was shortlisted for many awards such as the 2013 MAMA Best MV, so this song became Han Sungjun's second choice for his debut song.
Han Sung-joon made some small changes to the song to make it more suitable for SOLO singers to sing. After all, in the previous life, this song was sung by a group, and there are always some places that are not suitable. He smoothed out some of the treble parts and lowered the pitch to give the song a bland narrative feel.
At noon, Han Chengjun hurriedly ate a box of bento and continued to devote himself to the cause of plagiarism. By the time "The First Love" was finished, it was already evening. He looked up and found that Li Xiuman was still in the company, without the slightest intention of leaving, and had been waiting for him.
Han Chengjun was very moved, no matter what other reasons, there was someone waiting for him, and this sense of happiness overflowed in his heart. He stood up and said to Li Xiuman: "Uncle Man, I have already written the tune, you can take a look first, if you are not satisfied, I will take it back and change it." ”
Li Xiuman took a cursory look at it, and had a general impression of the whole song, and said to Han Chengjun: "Well, although this song may not be as popular as "Lies", it is also a good song, and it is very suitable to make a Taoist song. How is your health now, and if you can, I want you to go to the studio in two days to record. ”
In order not to disturb Han Sungjun's train of thought, Li Xiuman only asked people to bring the artist contract now and sign a contract with Han Sungjun.
Li Xiuman said: "Cheng Jun, although I am very close to you, we still have to do business." This is your artist contract, you take a look, if there is any problem, let's negotiate. ”
Han Chengjun picked it up and took a look, and the sales split of the album on it turned out to be 3:7. He knows that generally only the album share of more popular singers can reach this ratio. Why Li Xiuman is so good to himself, he has always had questions, but he has never understood the essentials. If it's because he thinks he can be popular, that's right, there's no reason to think that his other singers can't be popular, and he didn't sign such a contract in the first place.
There are also the following issues such as song copyright, which are also very relaxed, and all the song copyright income belongs to themselves. It can be said that S.M's training of a singer like himself is simply "losing money and making money".
Forget it, if you can't figure it out, don't think about it first, with your own strength, can anyone in this world be able to harm yourself?
Han Chengjun signed the contract, and listened to Li Xiuman say to himself: "Chengjun, you should stay with Sunny and them for the next two days, and after I arrange an agent for you in two days, I will go to record." ”
Han Chengjun agreed, and said respectfully: "Uncle Man, then I'll go back first, and you can rest early." Li Xiuman bowed slightly, and Han Chengjun retreated.
Han Chengjun returned to his residence, ate a simple meal, and sat cross-legged on the bed to practice. When it was about ugly, Han Chengjun slowly finished his work, washed up, and went to bed. In his current realm, he still needs to rest, but the rest time is greatly reduced compared to ordinary people. Although he can now keep his body clean for a long time, he is still used to resting after washing.