Chapter Eighty-Three: My Chinese Heart
It's one thing to record a song, it's another thing to actually make a soundtape.
Li Le, who came out of the soundproof room, immediately asked the question he was concerned about, "How long will it take to engrave it into an audio tape?" ”
One staff member responded: "It doesn't take much time, the master is easy to complete, and the recording of a song is when it is recorded in the studio." Now that all three songs have been passed, if I work overtime, I will be able to complete the master tape tomorrow. ”
Music mastering can't be used directly for playback, but it's important because audio tapes require a master tape to record music.
Li Le nodded and said, "Don't rush, just take your time." Li Le is indeed not in a hurry, because the time to leave Hong Kong with him is really not short.
"Li Sheng, I don't know what your plans are for the next three songs of Lu Dao?" Taking advantage of the interval, Zhou Xingping finally asked the question he was most concerned about. In the past few days, Zhou Xingping has also been to the recording studio many times. Regarding the three songs that Li Le wants to record, Zhou Xingping has long known the truth.
The moment he saw the three songs, Zhou Xingping had the idea of getting the copyright in his hands. It is said that music has no borders, although Li Le sings Chinese songs, but Zhou Xingping still hears and sees the good. My Chinese heart, with you all my life, and you at the same table, the meaning of each song is different, and it is also very good. Zhou Xingping said that such a song must be very popular when it is released. In the mainland, the three songs will also be more popular.
The song was about to be completed, but Li Le did not put forward his views on the future direction of the song, which couldn't help but make Zhou Xingping a little anxious.
"Mr. Zhou, what do you think?" Li Le asked rhetorically. Of course, Li Le knows Zhou Xingping's thoughts very well, he recorded the song, and it did mean that it would be released, and it was okay to hand it over to Warner Hong Kong for distribution, but Li Le would not bring it up first. Li Le will still fight for his own interests.
What is the purpose of recording my Chinese heart? In order to let more people hear about it and arouse patriotic feelings. Recording my Chinese heart is also Li Le's attempt to do the mainland a favor before Hong Kong's return to the motherland. The recording of my Chinese heart is not for Li Le's own collection, he wants to release it, and Li Le also thinks that my Chinese heart should become a song that can be heard by anyone who is Chinese.
"Of course, we'll do it." Zhou Xingping thought in his heart, but he still sat down and said a little tactfully: "Li Sheng, do you think this is okay?" Our Warner channel is also good, how about handing over the song to us for release? You can rest assured that your interests are absolutely guaranteed. ”
The three Warner employees listened to Zhou Xingping's words and looked at Li Le with some expectation. They are all professionals, and of course they know that the three songs are good. If Li Le really handed it over to Warner for distribution, they would not be able to get a lot of rewards.
"Okay!" Li Le said very casually, his words did not wait for Zhou Xingping and the four of them to be overjoyed, and then Li Le said: "My Chinese heart can be handed over to you for distribution, but I hope that Warner can really work hard, after all, it is really a good song." ”
Zhou Xingping listened to Li Le's words, obviously frozen, but he quickly reacted and said: "We all know that my Chinese heart is a very good song, and we don't need Li Sheng to say it, we will also promote it well." After a pause, Zhou Xingping asked with some embarrassment: "Li Sheng, is it difficult to have you and your table mates in your life!" Do you have any plans for them? ”
Li Le just agreed to release My Chinese Heart, and did not agree to the other two songs. According to Zhou Xingping's own thoughts, he wants to win all the distribution rights of which song.
Li Le shook his head and said, "I don't want to release you and you at the same table in my life. ”
Li Le said that he would not issue it, Zhou Xingping was stunned, he didn't expect Li Le to think like this.
Li Le explained: "I want to give two songs to Lily, and I don't have the idea of releasing them. As he spoke, Li Le smiled at Wang Li. At this time, Wang Li's face was also flushed. You must know that as Lu Dao gets closer and closer to Li Le, it is rare for him to be as shy as he is today, and it is very rare for him to happen to Wang Li.
Zhou Xingping looked at Li Le and then at Wang Li, he opened his mouth to persuade Li Le again, but in the end he still couldn't say it.
"Li Sheng and Miss Wang have a really good relationship." didn't persuade each other again, Zhou Xingping just praised the relationship between Li Le and Wang Li.
"Li Sheng, we will soon talk to you about the issue of my Chinese heart, and our Warner will definitely give you satisfactory conditions." Zhou Xingping knew that Li Le had agreed, but they didn't say that they could rest easy, after all, the conditions of Hong Kong Warner were not good, and Li Le could also choose to cooperate with other companies.
Zhou Xingping's speed is indeed very fast, and the day after recording the song, he took someone to find the apartment where Li Le and Wang Li live now, and talked to Li Le about the release of My Chinese Heart.
In terms of my Chinese heart release, Hong Kong Warner should be very optimistic, and the conditions are also very strong for Li Le. In the event that Warner promised to win over my Chinese heart for global distribution. Li Le also knows that Warner has that ability, as long as my Chinese heart grades are good enough. However, in terms of my Chinese heart, Li Le is a little dissatisfied.
Warner gave Li Le 3% of the income in Asia, and as high as 50% outside of Asia. Maybe it's because of the influence of Zhu Xian's high share, the share given by Warner is a big existence, but Li Le feels that it is nothing. Li Leming knew that my Chinese heart is very popular with Chinese people all over the world, especially overseas Chinese. In terms of income, of course, Li Le also wants to get more.
At work, Zhou Xingping is also dedicated to Warner Hong Kong. He saw that Li Le was dissatisfied with my Chinese heart sharing, and explained: "Li Sheng, this kind of sharing is already very terrifying, I haven't seen anyone with such a high music share, even if it is the king of the world. ”
Li Le laughed when he heard it, he did know that what Zhou Xingping said was true. It's like singers such as Xu Guanjie and later Zhang Xueyou, it is very rare to have a 10% share in music distribution. A singer doesn't get much interest in selling albums at all, and some of them are very few. The later singers all seem to be very rich and good, but they all earn from concerts based on their fame, and the real income is not in the sale of albums.
"I'm not a singer, your Warner conditions don't satisfy me, I just don't release it, and I'm not short of money." It's not that Li Le doesn't talk about it, it's that Li Le doesn't talk to Warner, and the head office of Warner Hong Kong is Warner Group! To make foreigners' money, Li Le has no pressure at all.
Although Li Le was waiting for the price to sell, after analyzing the market prospects of my Chinese heart, Warner still endured the pain and increased the chips. Asia is divided into 60%, and overseas final income is 90%, which is what Warner finally gave to Li Le. Giving so much income to Li Le, Warner really can't make much money, and the only thing that really earns the most is the reputation that my Chinese heart will bring to them in the future.
After putting away the documents signed by Li Le, Zhou Xingping smiled and said: "Li Sheng, what you said is right, you are not a singer, you are more treacherous than a real businessman." To give you this contract, we at Warner are going to bleed. ”
Work is work, personal friendship is personal relationship, Zhou Xingping is very clear, Li Le strives for the interests of the song Zhou Xingping feels that there is nothing strange.
"To each according to his needs." Li Le also smiled, he was very happy about the contract.
"Then I'll go back and arrange the distribution of my Chinese heart first, and I'll hand it over to you tomorrow with you and your master at the same table for the rest of my life." After speaking, Zhou Xingping left in a hurry with the staff. It took so much effort to sign the copyright of my Chinese heart, but Zhou Xingping wanted to let others hear my Chinese heart as soon as possible.
That is, on the day that Li Le signed the agreement with Warner, under the work of Warner Hong Kong, my Chinese heart quietly appeared on some radio stations. My Chinese heart was pushed out by Warner Hong Kong in the fastest time.
"The rivers and mountains are only in my dreams, and the motherland has ......"
My Chinese heart is like a pebble thrown into the calm lake of the Hong Kong music scene, and it ripples slightly at the first time.