Chapter XXVIII

South Korea is short of supplies, and food and drink are quite expensive, only soju is cheap, not much more expensive than mineral water. The "national liquor" Zhenlu, which costs more than ten yuan, is suitable for any occasion, and it is only about 20 degrees, and can be drunk by both men and women.

Fun fact: IU is actually the spokesperson of Zhenlu wine, and the avatar occupies the entire bottle. The big IU poured the small IU into his stomach, which was very joyful.

Lin Dong, who couldn't eat seafood, had to eat white rice with pickles, and he was full after a while. Then I could only sit in place and hold the wine glass in a daze.

Liu Renna's ability to observe words and colors is really not low, and she soon discovered Lin Dong's abnormality. "Lin Dong, why don't you eat? Is it because I don't make it tasty? ”

"Seafood allergies."

Hearing this, the people at a table who were feasting all turned their heads to look at Lin Dong, feeling a little weird, are you fooling us? Can't eat seafood but have to buy seafood for a big meal?

"Allergies, you still buy seafood?" Soya has always said something, and the word reserved never appears in her dictionary.

Lin Dong was silent, we can't say that we don't have enough money and can't afford to buy other meat. "It's good that you eat happily, I've been in Kimchi Country for a while, and it's all up to you to take care of me, thank you very much."

Lin Dong raised his glass to toast, intending to stop the topic and reveal it.

"I heard soya say that you went to register three songs today, do you really have an idea to develop in terms of creation?"

Here Lin Dong used drinking to divert the topic, but over there Kim Jong Kook used the topic to divert the matter of drinking. A man who aspires to live to be 200 years old, a small drink is already very face-saving. Want to pour him wine? Is being a vegetarian when a tiger? Well, Golden Tiger seems to be a vegetarian.

"Yes, I still need Brother Zhong Guo's help in this matter." Lin Dong also saw Kim Jong Kook's attempt to hide from drinking, but drinking was all based on preference, and there was no need to force it.

Kim Jong Guo has a health habit of eating less and eating more often, and big meals are dispensable for him, "Then go to the studio and talk, and bring your songs." ”

JK Entertainment's office has a small recording studio, or a small karaoke room, which is not badly soundproofed, as a place for Kim Jong Kook and Soya to practice their songs. The two big men simply left the three big and small beauties and left the table.

IU had something to say, but her mouth was so full that she almost didn't get swallowed. "Ahem, ahem!"

"Be careful when eating seafood, what can you do if there are fish bones?" Liu Renna gently patted IU's back like a mother taking care of her daughter.

"Don't they like me to be a guest? Why did you walk away halfway through eating? ”

IU's parents once vouched for others, but the borrower ran away, and the IU family could only take on a butt of debt. When I was a child, I went to visit any relatives, and IU was an unwelcome existence, so I was sensitive to other people's opinions.

"It's because I like you that I show such a casual side. If you hate it, it's time to sit here and do things in a serious way. Crazy fan Soya immediately explained, for fear that IU had some bad thoughts.

"Oh, I see." After getting a reasonable explanation, IU was completely relieved, possessed by the god of food, and continued to fight at the table.

Liu Renna is still very happy to see her craft being sought after. But it's a good Ji friend, it's used to damage and complain. "They must be frightened by your starving look."

"Ernie's cooking skills are so good, that's why I ate so much." IU was a little embarrassed, and the palms of his hands made a slight movement.

"I ate a lot for lunch yesterday, and it's still the same today, overeating is the easiest way to grow small meat. When you want to manage your body, it depends on what you do, and it is easy to lose weight when you eat. The words are complaining, but they are full of concern.

"I really envy the little dinosaur's physique that doesn't get fat no matter how much it eats." IU looked dejected, and the eating movements on his hands also slowed down, apparently being told by Liu Renna that he was in the sore spot.

A 17-year-old secondary school girl, she is at an age where she is innocent and wants to try everything. Moreover, IU has been suffering and tired since he was a child, and now he has finally mixed it up, but he is under various supervision, and he is not happy to eat and drink spicy food, so it is a proper cup.

Soya, a brain-dead fan, couldn't see that IU was unhappy, so he hurriedly offered a plan: "IU senior, don't be afraid." Lin Dong oppa will be a massage technique that can lose weight. ”

IU's already big eyes immediately stared as big as bull's eyes, "Really? ”

"Presumably, probably, maybe true. Because when the headhunting company recruited him to be a fitness coach, he once introduced Lin Dong oppa to this kind of weight loss massage. It's just that no one has really tried it, and my uncle doesn't need to lose weight. "Even if Soya wants to try it himself, the tiger Zhong Guo who protects the cub will definitely not agree. This massage or something, is it a casual play between the opposite sex?

"Ernie, are you kidding me? Now it's to eat or not to eat. Moe God IU said very depressed, but her hand did not stop, and her actions already represented her heart.

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There was a lot of laughter and fun outside, and there was a peaceful atmosphere. In the recording room, it was a little depressing.

"The quality of the songs is very high, but the prospects are unpredictable." Once the king of the song industry, Kim Jong Kook's opinion is still somewhat authoritative.

"Why?" Lin Dong is also counting on these songs to dig out the first pot of gold.

"The quality of the song is one thing, but the more important thing is the promotional packaging. These songs of yours are obviously solo songs, not group songs. ”

Lin Dong wanted to write the team's song, but it was too difficult. The choreography should take into account the movement of each member, and the arrangement should be coordinated with a variety of different electronic sounds. Lin Dong, who is learning to write songs, can have fun. If you divide those things out for others to complete, the copyright will have to be divided a lot. It's rare for a group songwriter to do it alone.

Kim Jong Kook didn't know the reason behind it, and continued to explain: "Now there are a lot of people in S.M's company from Girls' Generation and boy group Super-Junior, and when I first debuted in the group, there were only 2 or 3 people, is it really because of music? No, no, no, the more important function of the current combination is to attract fans, and after passing the packaging, fans in all aspects can take care of it, and there is always one that suits you. And no matter how good the quality of solo songs is, after all, there is only one person, and the fan group is too single, and it is much more difficult to promote it than a group group. ”

"My plan is to vote for "Good Day" to the LONE company where IU is located, and they have the largest music source download platform in Kimchi Country, and there must be a problem with the promotion of it, and there is absolutely nothing to recommend or something." Lin Dong said his thoughts, the female devil Renna has given up this song, so after returning to the origin, it will definitely not be confused.

"That's a good one. Are the other two songs also for IU? "Loen's name, how could Kim Jong Kook not know it, it is a bull x who can be stiff with S.M. blocked S.M singers for several years, and made S.M's music source download very poor, relying on fans to sell physical CDs to make money.

"The style of those two songs is not suitable for IU, I am planning to give "My-Destiny" to Zhong Guoge and "Goodbye" to Soya." This is Lin Dong's plan, the quality of both songs is very high, and no matter how bad the sales are, they can still increase their attention.

"What?" Kim Jong Kook was taken aback, his current focus has shifted to variety shows, after all, the music industry is now in charge of the team, and an old man like him has no way to live. "You're not kidding. In the last century, my albums sold more than a million copies, but now I can't sell 20,000 or 30,000 copies. Now it's the time to fight for popularity. ”

"Anyway, the songs are for you, if you don't sing them, let them never be released." If there is revenge, it will be avenged, and if there is kindness, it will be repaid. It has always been Lin Dong's principle of life.

Kim Jong Kook resigned several times, and Lin Dong was as hard as a stone.

"Okay. "My-Destiny" was handed over to me, but Soya's singing skills couldn't handle "Goodbye". You'd better find someone else. Kim Jong Kook came up with a compromise.

"I can't sing now, so I'll leave it until she can sing, can't her singing skills improve?!" Lin Dong had already decided that he was going to pull them along, so there was no reason to give up halfway.

Kim Jong Kook has a big head for a while, and it's a pity that a good song is handed over to the half-hung soya like this. What kind of character does Soya have, can Kim Jong Kook still be unclear? I entered the entertainment industry purely because of playfulness. There is no shortage of her share at home, just as she is happy.

"Then let's make it clear first. If you have a single, you don't have to think about releasing a CD, you only record one song, and you can't even recover the cost of selling CDs. You can understand this. ”

Lin Dong nodded, selling CDs is about physical objects, and it is a complete waste of resources to only record singles on a CD.

"Then the song can only be monetized through the sound source. In terms of benefit distribution, there is nothing to talk about about the audio source platform and network providers, which add up to about 45%. The rest are songwriters, singers, agencies, producers, and so on. ”

"Brother Zhong Guo, just say it directly. Needless to say, go into such detail. "If it is to sell "Good Day", Lin Dong may be careful, but for the song to Kim Jong Kook, he doesn't think too much about making a profit, it is almost enough.

"9% of the revenue from the source download is 9% for the creator and 4.5% for the singer, which is the market price. Let's follow the rules of the industry. But after subtracting the producer's share, JK Entertainment only charges the cost of the agency's income, and the rest is still for you. ”

Where would Lin Dong agree, if he did this, it would become taking advantage of Kim Jong Kook, and he would repay the favor. "Half of it. After all, the initial investment is based on the accounts of the brokerage company, and the later publicity is also carried out by the brokerage company. ”

"But JK Entertainment, you are clear, how can you have any publicity ability, you know how many employees in my company are." Kim Jong Kook's JK Entertainment is actually an empty shell, without any outward expansion function. It's just that some things are handled in the name of a company, and a company has to be registered.

"Okay, if I put the song elsewhere, I can only get 9% of the creative share." If you calculate it this way, if you leave it to Kim Jong Kook to sing, Lin Dong actually accounts for a higher proportion. But without publicity, it's hard to say how much money you can actually get.

"Okay. Then leave it to me to talk about the producers, and try to keep their share as low as possible. "Old Jianghu Zhongguo still has some confidence. In this circle, there are many independent production studios, and you can always find a cheap one if you talk slowly.

When the dust settles, Lin Dong should think about how to publicize it. A song can't just be put on the Internet and sell well. "my-destiny" was originally the theme song of the TV series, and it was also a popular TV series with explosive ratings in Kimchi Country; In this case, this song did not rank on the music source list. It's not a theme song now, and if you don't do it again, you'll lose money if you don't do it well.

Lin Dong thought of the most popular trick in China, gossip propaganda! Low cost and quick effect. looked at Kim Jong Kook with bad intentions, plotting something.