Chapter 20: Song Negotiations
The five documents correspond to Li Le's five songs. Li Le did not refuse the documents handed over by Zhou Xingping, he also wanted to see how much Warner Hong Kong paid in exchange for the copyright of his songs.
"The voice of the prodigal son."
"Half a pound and eight taels."
"Under the Lion Rock."
"Iron Heart."
"What do you want in your life?"
The five songs were picked out by Li Le at will, although the five songs Li Le is not all familiar, but in the memory of his mind, Li Le does know that the five songs are not very simple, they are all very famous Hong Kong golden songs in the original historical trajectory, and they are also very suitable for the present.
As far as Li Le knows, half of the five songs are the entry of the singer Xu Guanjie, and there is a movie of the same name. Iron Blood Pill Heart, the famous theme song of the Condor Archery. Under the Lion Rock not only has the film and television of the same name, but also symbolizes the spirit of Hong Kong and has the reputation of the song of Hong Kong.
Anyway, the five songs are very classic in memory, although those classic film and television dramas in this life did not appear with the songs, but classics are classics after all. It may affect some of the achievements of the song itself, but it won't be huge.
Li Le is very vulgar now, and the first item is to open the price of the song first. After reading the copyright price of the song, Li Le frowned. Because the price of the five documents is almost the same, and Li Le is not satisfied with the price given by Warner Hong Kong. Each song is less than 5,000 yuan, only 3,050 Hong Kong dollars, and Li Le doesn't feel that it meets the value of five songs.
"Even if the five songs are not as powerful as later generations, they won't be worth the price." Li Le said to himself in his heart.
Zhou Xingping kept staring at Li Le, and when he saw that Li Le frowned after reading the five documents in a hurry, he knew that Li Le was not satisfied with the price they offered. After adjusting his taste, Zhou Xingping said solemnly: "Li Sheng, what do you think of these contracts?" ”
Li Le thought for a while, looked at Zhou Xingping and said, "Mr. Zhou, your Warner's sincerity doesn't seem to be very high. Among Li Le's best plans, the five songs should sell for a total of more than 60,000 Hong Kong dollars. Now the exchange rate between the Hong Kong dollar and the mainland currency is equal, which means that Li Le hopes that the five songs can get about 60,000 yuan.
Li Le understands very well that the value of five songs is far from worth this, but in the current situation that money is more valuable, and he is considered a newcomer, Li Le can only think of this. Therefore, Li Le's lowest bottom line is at least 60,000 yuan to sell the copyrights of five songs.
"If nothing else, your price is too low for me to give you five songs. If you don't want to, I'm sure other music companies will have musicians who know the goods. ”
Li Le quickly withdrew from the direct one, and by the way, threatened Zhou Xingping that they were not the only music discovery company in Hong Kong.
Li Le was taking advantage of the situation, but Zhou Xingping had to fall in. As soon as he heard Li Le finish speaking, Zhou Xingping was also nervous and anxious. He was in a hurry to find Li Le himself, not because he wanted to buy the copyright of the song first. Zhou Xingping also secretly blamed himself in his heart, and the five copyright transfer documents were exactly what he had prepared before he came back. Before he met Li Le, he thought that the things on the document were enough to deal with Li Le, and when he added some more prices, he would definitely be able to get Li Le's favor. It's a pity that things were unexpected to him, and Li Le was not as easy to deal with as he imagined.
Zhou Xingping himself was more sure of Li Le's idea of throwing five songs to other companies, and he said with some eagerness: "Li Sheng, the price given by our Warner is already very high. Come to think of it, you're a newcomer after all, although ......"
Seeing that Zhou Xingping wanted to use Li Le as a newcomer to lower the price, Li Le interrupted without waiting for Zhou Xingping to continue: "I don't know if Mr. Zhou will buy a bad song of a celebrity at a sky-high price!" Or do you want to buy a classic song that is not from a famous artist at a higher price? ”
"Of course it's ......" Following Li Le's words, Zhou Xingping opened his mouth and continued, but he quickly reacted and stopped his words, looking a little embarrassed. Zhou Xingping knew that no matter what aspect he considered, he would choose the latter in Li Le's mouth.
"Just look at Mr. Zhou's appearance and know what you think." Li Le smiled, and he continued: "As the music director of Warner Hong Kong, Mr. Zhou must have a good vision. One thing I want to know now is, how does Mr. Zhou feel about the five songs I submitted to your company? ”
Li Le forced Zhou Xingping step by step, not giving Zhou Xingping extra time to think about it.
Li Le didn't deceive the other party anymore, after all, the five songs were placed there, and Li Le didn't say any lies. Zhou Xingping may bow his head, but it can only be said that he has lost in the negotiations.
"Although Li Sheng's five songs are not really produced, it can be seen that they are not simple." Regarding the fact that there are five songs, Zhou Xingping did not avoid it.
"Mr. Zhou has a good eye, so do you say that the price you give is in line with their value? If 3,005 can buy a song of this level, then I will buy it too, after all, I can make seven or eight times as much money as soon as I sell it. Li Le praised it first, and then changed his words and expressed his dissatisfaction in a playful manner.
Zhou Xingping was really embarrassed, he said embarrassedly: "After all, Li Sheng, you are really a newcomer, and we need packaging, publicity, and printing for our distribution, and we also have a lot of risks in this series." For Hong Kong now, they are all accustomed to accepting what they are familiar with. ”
"Mr. Zhou may know more about the situation of these five songs than I do, after all, I am not a professional musician. Although I don't know much about the Tao, it is a classic for a classic. I don't think you need to spend a lot of money on it, and the people of Hong Kong will be able to accept them. Not only that, but the singers of these songs are likely to be promoted because of this. After a pause, Li Le continued: "Let me make it so clear, Mr. Zhou, if you Warner don't have 60,000 yuan, I will definitely not hand over the five songs to you." I think it's better to wait until you discuss it before contacting me! ”
Li Le gave the ultimatum and made it look like he was leaving.
Zhou Xingping let Li Le leave at that moment, and when he saw this, he hurriedly said: "Li Sheng, don't worry, we can talk about the price slowly." "I have already got the effect I need, and Li Le doesn't really want to go. Li Le's means are not easy to say, but commercially necessary acting is needed, if a company wants to develop, who does not need to put on a layer of hypocrisy.
Seeing that Li Le was stopped by himself, Zhou Xingping thought for a while and said: "I also know that our Warner is less, so I will go down here, and we will give you at least 60,000 yuan in exchange for the copyright of five songs." After a pause, he seemed to be worried that Li Le would not believe it, and he explained to Li Le: "I still do the things on the records and songs in our Hong Kong Warner. Zhou Xingping didn't say that he bought five newcomers' lyrics and songs at such a high price, and there was a lot of pressure. In fact, what made Zhou Xingping make such a decision was precisely because he thought that the five lyrics and songs written by Li Le were very good and promising.
"Hmm." Li Le's performance has eased up accordingly.
"Then Li Sheng, take a look at it again, if there is nothing, we can sign the contract by changing the price."
Li Le nodded, and looked at the contract on the table seriously. Although Li Le only values the price of the songs the most, now Li Le also thinks of their future value. In this regard, Li Le also hopes to get the benefits he deserves.
After carefully reading the contract, Li Le asked: "If the copyright of the five songs is sold to you Warner, can I use them, I'm talking about commercial." ”
"What Li Sheng said is an unspoken rule on the surface, you were not in our industry before all. Yes, you're the songwriter of the songs, and of course you're free to use them, and we don't stop too much commercially. If it really comes to that time, Li Sheng can just explain to us Warner, even if he doesn't say anything, it's not a big deal, so these things are not clearly written down in the contract. "Now he is very enlightened in the music industry, not as desperate as later generations.
In later generations, whether it is a word or a song, as long as the copyright is sold, the author will not have the right to them. If it is used commercially, then the songwriter is infringing. The lyrics and songs written by myself are still infringing, don't be surprised that it is impossible.