Chapter 50 Manuscript Fee (Ask for Collection)
"Okay, I'll be right over." Han Jin nodded.
When he returned, he saw that everyone was dumbfounded, looking at him in disbelief.
"Ah Jin, are the three of them really your master?" Lin Lizhen asked in a hoarse voice, feeling that her breathing was a little unsmooth.
She originally thought that Han Jin was just a newcomer who came to intern, but she never expected that he was not a newcomer, but a powerful person with a great background.
Huang Zhan, Gu Jiahui, Luo Wen, as Zhou Xingchi said, these three people are among the best figures in the Xiangjiang music scene. How could Han Jin and He De actually worship the three of them at the same time, this is unknown so far.
However, what Lin Lizhen knows is that Han Jin must not be treated as a newcomer in the future, otherwise his three teachers will be powerful, and even Boss Shao will be shaken.
"Ah Jin, you're so good!" Zhou Xingchi looked at him with envy, he really couldn't figure out how this little junior brother could be so powerful and be able to worship those three teachers.
It's like being accepted as a godson by the great director Zhang Che a few years ago, it is certain that it will definitely be popular.
"I said a long time ago that Ah Jin wouldn't lie, you just don't believe it." Zeng Huaqian smiled happily and said, "Ah Jin, I have long said that I believe you, and you really didn't disappoint me." β
"Yes, thank you." Han Jin smiled, "By the way, producer, if it's okay, I'll go first." β
"Oh, let's go, let's go. Don't keep them waiting. Lin Lizhen said with a smile.
Han Jin nodded, and after saying goodbye to everyone, he hurriedly rushed to the recording studio.
"Whew! Unexpectedly, in the small temple of our "43o Shuttle", there is such a big Buddha as Ah Jin. Zhang Guoqiang said with a smile.
"That's right, strange, why do you say that Ah Jin's life is so good, and he can worship the three of them as teachers? It sounds like a myth. Zhou Xingchi sighed and said.
"What's incredible, Ah Jin is actually very capable, you will know later." Zeng Huaqian said with a smile.
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Han Jin followed the visitor and walked to the recording studio, which belonged to Huaxing Records.
"Hello three teachers!" As soon as he entered the door, seeing Huang Zhan, Gu Jiahui, and Luo Wen, Han Jin hurriedly smiled and bowed.
"Hehe, you kid is so breathless, if we don't send someone to find you, you don't want to come to see us?" Huang Zhan said with a smile.
Han Jin waved his hand when he heard this, "How dare I, I just don't know when the teacher will have time, so I don't dare to come over and disturb rashly." β
"Well, you have a point." Huang Zhan listened to his explanation, nodded with a smile and said, "Come, sit!" β
Han Jin thanked the teacher and sat down with a smile, "I don't know what the teacher told me to do?" β
"Oh, yes, here's this." Huang Zhan said as he took out an envelope from his pocket and handed it to Han Jin.
Han Jin took it, opened it and saw that it was a thick pile of money, about two or three thousand Hong Kong dollars.
"Teacher, this is ......" he asked in surprise.
"Oh, this is your payment for writing the lyrics and composing the theme song of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes: Huashan on the Sword"." Gu Jiahui explained with a smile, "Go back and wait for Luo to release the record and hold a concert...... You'll continue to get royalties. β
"Silly boy, do you understand, do you want me to explain it to you again?" Huang Zhan said with a smile.
Han Jin naturally understood these things, but seeing that Huang Zhan was so enthusiastic, he couldn't help but put on a gesture of listening to his ears, "Teacher, I really don't understand, you can help me explain." β
"Well," Huang Zhan nodded with satisfaction, looking like a teachable child, "Those of us who write lyrics and compose music, after writing the tunes and lyrics, we naturally enjoy the copyright and use rights of the works. You know that, right? β
"I seem to understand a little." Han Jin hurriedly responded and said.
"Well, if someone wants to sing a song you wrote, they have to buy the right to use it from you first. You get the idea, right? Huang Zhan asked with a smile again.
Han Jin nodded hurriedly, "Understood." β
"Good!" Huang Zhan smiled, "You can sell this right to use it casually, he can sing it, I can sing it, but I have to give you money." Got it? β
"Oh!" Han Jin smiled, "I see." β
"Well, as for the copyright of the work, when the person makes a record, holds a concert, or attends an event, you can get your part of the royalties by virtue of the copyright of the work. Radio and television stations will also pay you royalties if they use your songs. Huang Zhan laughed and said, "Understood, right?"
"Understood." Han Jin nodded, with a look of sudden realization, "Teacher, if that's the case, then I'm not rich?" One song sells for so much money! He smiled innocently.
"Little fool, how much money do you make now, you can't find the north with pleasure." Huang Zhan said with a smile, "Luo Ji earns hundreds of thousands of dollars from an album, so that's really making money." β
Luo Wen listened to Huang Zhan's revelations, and couldn't help waving his hands again and again, "Although I earn more, I also have more places to spend money." They also need to support agents, assistants, and backup dancers...... It's not like you, you're all alone, making your own money and spending it yourself. β
"Okay, in front of the disciples, the two of you can say a word less." Gu Jiahui waved his hand, and then said to Han Jin, "Ah Jin, you wrote the lyrics for "Always Hello in the World", and you and I jointly composed the music, so you account for three-quarters of the copyright, and I account for one-quarter." β
"Teacher, this is not good, I just write casually, I can't ask for so much." Han Jin hurriedly excused himself when he heard this.
"It's okay, it's okay. What should be yours is yours, and the teacher will not take advantage of you. Gu Jiahui waved his hand and said with a smile.
Han Jin was immediately moved when he heard it, he had rarely seen such a principled musician.
In later life, he wrote so many songs and made so much money for the company, but he could only get a meager income. Now that I think about it, I was really stupid at the time.
"TVB has decided to adopt this song, and this money is what they pay you." Gu Jiahui said, "Although you can still get royalties in the future, to be honest, with the current environment in Hong Kong, that royalty is actually not much." β
Han Jin couldn't help but nodded, he knew that Hong Kong's record market was actually not big, and if it sold 25,000 copies, it would be considered a gold record, and if it sold more than 50,000 copies, it could be called a platinum record.
In contrast, in the United States, sales of more than 500,000 copies are considered gold records, and sales of more than 1 million copies can be counted as platinum records. Looking at the simple numbers, the market is at least twenty times different.
If we talk about the real number jΓΉ, in fact, the difference is even greater. Mainly reflected in the copyright protection, in the United States, the copyright of songwriters is protected by law, and no one is allowed to use it for commercial purposes at will.
This ensures that the interests of songwriters are not compromised, so that they can devote themselves to the creation without worries.
Relatively speaking, the scale of the record market in Hong Kong is small, and the awareness of copyright protection is not strong, and piracy, misappropriation and other infringements are strict. Songwriters often receive very little royalties, making their income very meagre.
Lin Xi, a famous "god of words" in Hong Kong, has complained many times that the remuneration is too cheap, and he has given up on this industry, and will reduce the number of creations year by year.
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