Chapter 218: Whose Family Falls Flowers?
divided into sales, neither of them expected Liu Yufan to think of such a way.
Of course, this method also exists in the record industry, and for some particularly excellent works, the owner is not willing to sell the copyright at one time, but uses the copyright of the work to join the sales share. There is a certain risk in doing so, if the song does not sell, the author may not get much money, after all, such sales are generally relatively low. But if the tune is a good seller, then the author will be rewarded handsomely, and the more records are bought, the more the author will be rewarded.
"New Kangding Love Song" is undoubtedly a very good work, after listening to the tune, Li Yi and Ji Yun have a rough evaluation of it in their hearts, and at this moment they heard that Liu Yufan wanted to sell through the copyright of the song, and the two of them were only a little surprised in their hearts, but they did not show an expression of refusal. Obviously, as far as the song itself is concerned, it is worth Liu Yufan's action.
It's just that, from their own point of view, they still hope to buy out the surname once, which can save a lot of trouble.
"Mr. Liu, the sharing model you just mentioned, as lawyer Huang just said, does exist, but I don't recommend you to do it. Because there is a certain risk in this, no one can predict the sales performance of a song, and the proportion of the author in the sales share is generally relatively low, and after deducting some taxes and fees, the final result is not much, and it is probably not as good as the income you get from a surname buyout, so from the perspective of an industry insider, I suggest you think about it again. Ji Yun said very earnestly.
To be honest, Rolling Stone is a big company, and when Ji Yun negotiates on behalf of Rolling Stone, she rarely speaks with such a very sincere attitude, and the reason why this is so is because Liu Yufan's strength before is enough, which makes her put the other party on an equal footing. For some authors and authors who really have strength and potential, Rolling Stone has always been sincere.
"Manager Ji, if I cooperate with Rolling Stone in this way, how much profit can I share from the sale of a record." Liu Yufan asked with great interest, and was not affected by Ji Yun's words just now.
Hearing that Liu Yufan was still obsessed with this issue, Ji Yun was not annoyed, after all, people would consider problems from their own standpoint, so she would do the same.
"One percent, no more than three percent." Ji Yun gave a number.
In fact, this number is watery, although what she said is also a normal value, but in fact, for some particularly excellent works, after evaluation, it can account for five percent or even higher.
It's just that Liu Yufan was surprised when he heard this number.
"So little?" Hearing that he could only account for one to three percent of the profits, Liu Yufan was surprised and also felt very dissatisfied. It's completely different from what I've seen in the novel. Thinking of those protagonists who have mastered technology, which one is not a cow coaxing accounts for 60 or 70 percent? At least 4 or 15 percent or something, no matter how powerful it is, there are even 95 percent of it, leaving only a small sip of soup for others to drink, and people have to be grateful to Dade for tears of fart, how can they become a pitiful one percent when they come here? In other words, although the things developed by my brother are artistic products, unlike those high-tech things, the difference is a little too big.
Seeing Liu Yufan's surprise, Ji Yun just smiled, and then said: "Mr. Liu, it seems that you don't know much about some of the rules of the record industry, you can ask Mr. Li, he also makes records, and I think he is also clear about the question you just asked." Ji Yun said, turned to look at Li Yi, who was sitting on the side and had not spoken.
Hearing Ji Yun throw the words on himself, Li Yi nodded and said: "Mr. Liu, what Manager Ji said just now is right, a record company needs to pay a huge amount of work from the purchase of copyright to production to sales, plus advertising and other links, if you use the copyright of the work to participate in the sharing, the proportion of the final sales profit will indeed not be very large." The ratio of one percent to three percent mentioned by Manager Ji just now is indeed the common value of the industry, of course, if you insist on this way of sharing, our Times Records can give you the highest point, three percent, but the risk is still very large. The profit of a record is deducted from copyright, cost, publicity and other expenses, and the gross profit is only a few dollars, and you are just a single, even if it sells a million copies, the profit you finally get will be deducted from personal income tax, which is ultimately equivalent to this number, of course, the sales I just talked about are only the most ideal state. After all, it's a difficult goal to sell more than a million people with just one single. You must know that now in China, the problem of piracy is also very serious, a best-selling record, in the best state, sales only reach hundreds of thousands, piracy will rob the rest of the market. When Li Yi said this, his expression was somewhat helpless. For these record companies, piracy is the most hated thing. The losses incurred every year due to piracy are enormous.
Looking at Ji Yun, the other party was obviously also very angry about this question, but his face was full of helplessness.
After listening to Li Yi's words, Liu Yufan nodded, then looked at Ji Yun and said, "Manager Ji, just now Mr. Li said that the record of their era can give me up to three points, I don't know what about you?" ”
"Mr. Li, although I admit that your new work "New Kangding Love Song" is indeed a very good work, but Rolling Stone has very strict regulations for music works that adopt this mode, for new works like you, I can only say that one percent, this is the standard that can be given to you within my authority. Of course, Rolling Stone's sales channels are huge, which is an advantage, but as Manager Li just said, you are just a single, and you must compile a hybrid CD when it is really sold, and the sales prospects are not optimistic, and it is likely that the income you will get in the end will be far lower than the income from the sale of your surname copyright. After Ji Yun finished speaking, he stopped talking.
Listening to Ji Yun's words, Liu Yufan smiled bitterly, these two still looked interested just now, but when it came time to really negotiate, they didn't suffer at all.
How should you choose? The Rolling Stone is a behemoth, and when you pull out a hair, it is thicker than the thigh of Times Records, but people are only willing to give one point, but Times Records is full of sincerity to give three points, but with the scale of their company, will there be good sales results?
"Hey, why are you so entangled? Isn't it just a tune? With the goods in his head, how can he stop at this "New Kangding Love Song"? What are small companies afraid of? Don't you have confidence in what you've written? The aroma of wine is not afraid of deep alleys, so how about gambling on this song? Thinking of this, Liu Yufan was suddenly arrogant, and in a flash, he had already made a decision.
Seeing Liu Yufan raise his head with a smile, the two experienced negotiators knew that the other party had already made a decision in their hearts.
"Manager Ji, I'm sorry, although Rolling Stone has always been a company I admire, and cooperation with Rolling Stone has always been my hope, but the conditions you gave me can't be satisfied, so I can only look forward to our next cooperation." Liu Yufan said, got up and stretched out his hand to Li Yi and said, "Mr. Li, I hope we will cooperate happily again!" ”
Seeing that Liu Yufan was still entangled just now, and made a decision in an instant, both of them were a little stunned. How did they know that the person in front of them was a reborn person, and there were so many new masterpieces in his mind that he didn't worry about running out of creative inspiration. If you were a normal musician, you would never dare to gamble so rashly with your proud work.
The unexpected expression on Li Yi's face flashed, and then it was replaced by joy, these days' worries came to naught at this moment, this "New Kangding Love Song", I finally got it. Although the price paid is a bit high, it is within the range that you and the company can afford.
Watching the two of them shake hands, Ji Yun's face remained unchanged, although she felt a little regret in her heart, she didn't feel too lost, for her, this was just a small negotiation that didn't even count as a loss, the Rolling Stone was too big, and it was nothing to miss one or two songs with potential.
Of course, Ji Yun finally regretted his decision today, but that was a few years later. After all, at this time, no one expected that this guy in front of him was a super musical genius with perverted growth value.
"Mr. Liu, it's a pity that we couldn't cooperate, but I still wish you better and better on the road of music, and I hope that we will have the opportunity to cooperate in the future." Ji Yun shook hands with Liu Yufan very politely, and his demeanor was just right.
"There's going to be a chance." Liu Yufan said with a smile. It's just that he himself didn't expect that another encounter with Rolling Stone would be another dramatic way.
At the end of the negotiation, Ji Yun did not achieve her goal, and left after the end. As soon as she came out of the Yafan celebration, she simply reported the situation to the company with her mobile phone, and her tone was very calm, as if she was talking about a trivial matter, and then rushed to the goal.
On the other hand, Li Yi, who successfully negotiated, set up a sumptuous banquet in the best hotel in Fu'an to entertain Liu Yufan and Jiang Ya, and celebrate the success of the cooperation at the same time.
"Hehe, Xiaoya, next time your little lover has something good, let him just say it to our family Xiaoyi, it's all a family, what else to see, you have to negotiate or something, make it so raw, don't you say?" During the banquet, Li Xiaoling said with a grin.
"Eat vegetables! So many good things can't stop you! Jiang Ya replied to her unceremoniously, and then took a large piece of braised pork and stuffed it into the plate in front of Li Xiaoling.
"Look at your weak heart, it's what it is, you are allowed to do it, and no one is allowed to say it." Li Xiaoling teased.
"If you want to go to war, just say it, Li Xiaoling!" Jiang Ya's tone was not good.
"Okay, I won't tease you, look at you like that, let's drink one and drink another!" Li Xiaoling said with a grin.
"Hehe, look at how good the relationship between the two of them is. Come to Yufan, Brother Li respects you and celebrates the success of our cooperation! Li Yi said with a smile.
"Cheers!" Liu Yufan raised the wine glass in front of him with a smile, touched it lightly with Li Yi, and drank it all.
(To be continued)