Chapter 35: Song Proportions
Xiao Qian has a lot of confidence that it will be difficult for the other party to refuse, after all, the conditions she opened are still good.
The Virgo woman likes to be in control, even at a small coffee table, and she is unleashing a certain powerful aura, consciously or unconsciously.
And then take the initiative and the upper hand in the negotiations.
Looking at Li Jie, who was deep in thought, she couldn't help but take a sip of tea from her teacup and asked, "Mr. Li, if you want, we can initialize an agreement now, and the specific conditions can be negotiated." ”
Li Jie smiled noncommittally: "Oh, Mr. Xiao also brought an agreement?"
Although the aura shown by the other party is very strong, it is useless for Li Jie.
In his previous life, as the king of killers, he had seen too many dignitaries and celebrities, celebrities and presidents, even those strong women with a net worth of billions of dollars, Li Jie didn't care at all.
He was able to accept the other party's invitation to come over, not because of how beautiful Xiao Qian was, but because of Yu Xin's relationship, that's all.
"Of course!"
Xiao Qian took out a contract from the bag next to her and handed it to Li Jie: "Mr. Li, you take a look first, if you have any questions, just ask me." ”
Li Jie quietly took over the agreement and read it carefully.
He also had a lot of contact with contracts in his previous life, after all, in the killer industry, many times it is still done by looking at the "task".
So Li Jie reads the contract very quickly, basically at a glance and ten lines.
The content of the contract is nothing more than some binding interests, the responsibilities and obligations that artists and companies must abide by, as well as the penalties for violating the regulations, etc.
Li Jie read the more than a dozen pages of the contract in just three minutes.
"Mr. Li, how do you feel?" Xiao Qian smiled and said to Li Jie: "We are still very sincere at Universal Music, right? As long as Mr. Li agrees to sign the contract, in addition to the benefits you deserve in the contract, I can also pay you a one-time signing fee of 500,000 yuan." ”
Xiao Qian's self-confidence is confident, because there is no signing fee for ordinary artists to sign a contract, even if they are third-rate stars in the music world, they can't reach this price.
She was able to take out 500,000 at once, which also took a fancy to Li Jie's potential, after all, an original singer is hard to find in the music world.
The most important point is that through Li Jie's clothes and the bicycle he rides, coupled with his experience in the underground passage, Xiao Qian understands that this person is very short of money.
A wandering singer, after a year of hard work, it would be good to be able to save 30,000 or 50,000 yuan.
500,000 is basically an astronomical amount for most ordinary people, and she believes no one will say no.
Looking at Li Jie, the corners of Xiao Qian's lips hooked up a faint smile, a smile that won the battle!
Li Jie nodded and said, "This contract is okay..."
What he said was the truth, Xiao Qian's contract did a good job, such as showing a generous attitude in the most important share ratio.
Although Li Jie's song "In the Spring" is already very popular on the Internet, after all, he is only a newcomer now, not even a third-rate singer, Xiao Qian can still take out 500,000 yuan at once, which is very good, which she understands.
Seeing Li Jie nodding, Xiao Qian's smile became brighter and brighter.
But Li Jie's next sentence made her face stiffen instantly: "But I can't accept it." ”
"What?" Xiao Qian thought she had misheard: "You don't accept it?"
She thought that Li Jie might bargain with her on some specific terms, but she never expected that she would refuse directly, and it was very simple not to talk about it!
Forgive Xiao Qian for her momentary gaffe, even if she has seen too many storms, she is really surprised at this moment.
You must know that she offered a signing fee of 500,000 yuan, doesn't this person know that this is already the highest price that the agent can give, or does he still want to open his mouth?
Facing Xiao Qian's stunned and questioned, Li Jie smiled slightly and said: "Mr. Xiao, there is no problem with your agreement, I believe that he will sign it without hesitation to any singer who gives it to the land, and I refuse this contract purely for personal reasons." ”
Li Jie is telling the truth, from the standpoint of an unknown newcomer, this contract is worth it.
If he didn't have Xi'er, maybe he would have signed it.
But he has Xi'er, once he signs this contract, he will lose a lot of freedom, and he needs to obey the arrangements of the signing company in all aspects, so how can he take care of Xi'er and grow up healthy and happy with her?
Only two lives can understand the value of family affection, and Li Jie really looks down on the entertainment industry, if he wants to become famous and make money, he can write a few books casually and have no worries about food and clothing.
Most importantly, he doesn't like to be in the spotlight all day, plus the agreement stipulates that 70% of the copyright of any work he creates during the contract period belongs to the contracted company.
How could Li Jie agree?
"For personal reasons..."
Xiao Qian was very helpless about Li Jie's explanation, but when she noticed Xi'er beside Li Jie, she suddenly understood: "Is it because of your daughter?"
Although she has been in contact with Li Jie for a short time, she can feel Li Jie's deep love for her daughter.
Li Jie smiled and said: "It's not all, Mr. Xiao wants to sign me, and I'm also very tempted." But with all due respect, I don't have much ambition as a person, and I don't think much about fame, so I'm sorry I won't sign an artist contract with you, and I don't need you to train me to be a singer.
If Mr. Xiao is still interested in talking, we can cooperate in another way, I can write a song for you, 500,000 yuan a song, if I can help you sell a platinum record, again, on the basis, I ask for a 40% share. ”
"500,000 yuan for a song, 40% share?" Xiao Qian was taken aback, "This is too much! ”
Forty percent is indeed high, as far as the domestic music scene is concerned, first-line singers can only get 15 to 20 percent, and the high share of 40 percent is not nothing, only a few emperor superstars can enjoy this treatment.
"Mr. Li, is this share ratio too much you want?" Xiao Qian could not agree to such harsh conditions, although Li Jie could write the popular "In the Spring", but who dared to guarantee that the next song he wrote would be popular? After all, we all know that creation is a particularly boring thing
"As far as I know, Universal Music hasn't released a platinum album in many years, right?" Li Jie said sharply.
These problems were all told to him by Yu Xin on the way to come, although Universal Music has developed very rapidly in recent years, due to the rise of online download songs, record sales have been weak.
With the free music available on the Internet, today's listeners rarely spend money to buy music to listen to, even if a CD costs only twenty or thirty yuan.
Behind this lifestyle progress, physical records are facing the dilemma of continuous decline in sales and even about to withdraw from the stage of history.
A few years ago, an album sold millions of sales, and it hasn't been seen for a long time.
Xiao Qian nodded silently, she did not deny Li Jie's words, after all, this was the truth.
However, even so, Li Jie's share ratio is too high, which is not something she can casually agree to as a director, and she still has a question mark about Li Jie's "talent"?
Whether the other party can write a good song, if it is only a song "In the Spring", it is not worth the price at all.
Of course, Li Jie understood Xiao Qian's psychology, so he didn't talk nonsense, he stood up and walked directly to the piano in the center of the coffee shop.