Chapter Twenty-Six: Crazy Money
Su Yang is not very interested in the affairs of the entertainment industry.
However, I am extremely confident in the economic benefits created by the song baby.
After all, in memory, it swept the charts, became Bieber's famous song, and made it win a series of honors, and in 2010, it was directly announced by the Recording Industry Association of America to be certified by the Recording Industry Association of America, and it also became the best-selling digital music of all time. Just this point can imagine the economic benefits it brings.
However, Su Yang is not so arrogant that he can get about 10 million income for this song, which is unrealistic, but there should be a few million.
And what if it's five songs?
In another week, baby's power has been shown, appearing at the top of the major lists. The number of downloads and the speed of transmission are very emotional. The name of the Divine Comedy appears for the first time.
And Warner Records is not stupid, closely following this general trend, baby has released four singles made by Su Yang one after another.
Because of the baby's benefits, the number of downloads of other songs has spread although it is baby. But all of them have entered the list, and the number of downloads is also extremely amazing.
For a time, Bieber became the hottest newcomer king in the world. Advertisements are non-stop, and the money is soft.
At the same time as Bieber's fire, the record industry also noticed a name, zero, a figure who created the Bieber phenomenon.
They all inquired about what Zero was sacred according to their respective channels.
Because I had never seen this person before. They also didn't think that this Zero would be a Chinese, so their main search direction is still Europe and the United States.
Warner also saw Su Yang's strength through these songs, and they invited Su Yang, hoping to sign a contract with them, but Su Yang refused, and in this case, Su Yang likes to play low-key.
Of course, they are very happy about this, only they can contact Su Yang, and the cooperation between them in the future is not as guaranteed as signing a contract, but it is not bad.
Su Yang also took the initiative to ask how much Warner Bros.'s total income from these songs would be. And the results showed that Su Yang himself was too optimistic.
Ten million dollars is not a small amount, and it is not something that can be obtained with a few songs, even if it is a song that is popular in memory and cannot be popular.
It's just that there is less than a week left before the agreement with Lin Ranran, and Su Yang doesn't want to break the contract himself.
There seems to be no way out.
I got in touch with the Warner contact again.
What Su Yang took out this time was no longer a tune, but a script.
A script "Inception" that is destined to sell well all over the world.
Su Yang remembers that when he was in college, he saw crazy comments about Inception on the news. Reports are everywhere, no matter which website they can see, and they are all praised.
When I was in college, I didn't spend my time watching movies or eating at night. If it's a top student, you should study together. It's just that Su Yang was obviously not a top student at that time.
So Su Yang and his girlfriend watched almost all the hot movies during that time.
And of course Inception didn't miss it, for the tense and suffocating rhythm movie, Su Yang's glasses almost didn't miss a shot, Su Yang can be sure that he has never watched a movie more serious than Inception.
So when he thought of writing the script again, Su Yang directly thought of Inception.
"Surprisingly, Zero, you would take the initiative to contact us."
"I just want to work with you again, and I need a little money." Su Yang didn't want to hide it, and he said it very bluntly.
"Money? Haven't we already sent you your expenses, all $3.17 million, and you should receive about $2,300,000 later. Aren't that enough? If you really need more, we're here to help. ”
Su Yang heard what Warner over there meant, and was willing to lend money to himself, but in this era, the most difficult thing to repay is personal debt, and he shouldn't borrow money unless he has to. Money is easy to repay, but human favor is hard to repay.
"No, thank you for your kindness. I just wanted to ask if there's any interest in movie scripts. Although there is a difference between Warner Records and Warner Films, after all, they are both under the same company, and when Su Yang contacted this contact person during this time, he probably understood that this contact person belonged to the head office, so it would be easier to contact him in this way.
"Zero, don't you tell me you can still write scripts?" Obviously, the contact person over there was surprised by Su Yang's words.
"Yes, I used to write idlely. I'll send it to you to see what the script is, and if you're satisfied, we'll talk about cooperation. Su Yang said, and sent the document over.
"Okay, I'm looking forward to seeing what your work will do, and I'll get in touch with you as soon as possible."
In the afternoon, there was only a six-hour gap between them, and the message was replied there. Obviously, the people over there value Su Yang very much.
"Zero, I can't believe that you can still write a script, and the plot is still so exciting, you are a master, I really don't know if I have the honor to meet you in my life. Can't you really think about working in our company? There was some compliment in the contact's words.
But I can also hear it, obviously the people on Warner's side really value this script, and in my memory, Warner's investment in this script cost about 180 million US dollars, and all kinds of big names are out, not just valued. In the case of an economic crisis within Warner in 09, they also took out so much money, you can imagine how high their expectations are for this movie.
"Then let's talk about cooperation. Eight million dollars, plus 8 percent box office dividends, if you can, then this script is yours. Su Yang said very directly.
The contact person over there was also taken aback by the price Su Yang called, if it was in front of Su Yang, because it was not in front of Su Yang, so he on the other side of the ocean could only be in front of the computer, scolding Su Yang for being a vampire and a greedy person.
"Zero, your offer is a bit high, you see, three million dollars, plus a 5% box office dividend, what do you think? That's the biggest concession I can make. ”
"No, I won't compromise on my terms, if not, then I can only find another partner."
As soon as Su Yang finished saying this, the communication tool immediately rang again.
"Zero, you wait, I'll report to the people above, I can't decide your price, but I'll try my best to help you get it, you give me another half a day, after all, we're happy to cooperate, aren't we."
"It's good, but it's only half a day."
Half a day later, on time, the reply given by the side was yes, but they also gave a request.
After all, Su Yang is the creator of this script, so he has to give advice during the filming of the script, or if there are any requirements for the script itself during the filming process, Su Yang must try his best to help.
For this, Su Yang still agreed. First, Su Yang directly proposed the candidates for the director and main actors. said that these people are more in line with the image of the protagonist in their minds.
Of course, this is a recommendation, and the specific ones on Warner will decide for themselves.
Su Yang got the money, and at this moment, the number displayed on Su Yang's account reached 11.17 million US dollars.
directly transferred the money to the account provided by Lin Ranran. And Lin Ranran's side of course will not let Su Yang suffer, she is not a shameless person, she directly said that she would transfer 51% of the company's shares to Su Yang out of the 81% of the shares of the entertainment company left by her father, and she left 30% of the company's shares. In other words, from this day on, the entertainment company changed hands.
For Lin Ranran's kindness, Su Yang accepted it with peace of mind.
The entertainment industry is a place where you can make money.
Su Yang turned his head again
(Well, can I ask for a recommendation vote?) )