Chapter 9: Parents are great
Zhang Yi walks on the country road, when it is dry, it is dusty, and when it rains, it is full of mud, and every family in the whole village raises cattle, and some also raise sheep, and you can see cow dung and sheep dung everywhere on the road, forming a unique scenery!!
When Zhang Yi was walking and still thinking about what to eat at home, he suddenly heard a burst of women's crying and several men's beating and scolding. The man's name is Hou Jianguo, the woman is a mute and doesn't know the name, the eldest son Hou Liang, the second son Hou Gang, the family has never been in a good mood. Hou Gang's mother is farming, cooking, laundry, and everything, and the slightest mistake is that she was beaten by Hou Jianguo, and Lao Tzu continued to beat her two sons after beating them, which is like a fight with slaves.
Although this mute man can't speak, he cries sadly and tears heartbreakingly, this man is lazy and lazy, Lao Tzu never works, and all the burden of the family is on this woman who can't speak. The two sons have never been to school, and they have been stealing chickens and dogs since they were children, "the so-called foot in the kindergarten and kicking the nursing home!" "Do all kinds of bad things, this father and son are the most hated people in the village. Zhang Yi remembered that this poor woman died within a few years, I don't know how she died, but it can be regarded as a relief! This family fell from heaven to hell all of a sudden, and there was no way to slowly get rid of their bad habits, and their two sons also went out to work, and in the end they didn't go to prison to stay, which proves that they are not bad.
Zhang Yi showed a firm gaze, after returning home, he must write a speech that is very famous in later generations, the legend is that millions of people cry more than once, not bragging, I have also seen it, it is indeed touching.?
In life, our parents give us everything, but our children often ignore the importance of it, and there is a little girl who quarrels with her mother.
Her mother told her: "Child, you are in high school, your mother has been laid off to work as a cleaner, only 500 yuan a month, and your mother is so sad that you have so few grades in the exam!" ”
The daughter said, "Mom, I didn't mean to, was I sloppy!" ”
"Kid! If my mother is sloppy, I won't give me a penny! "This abominable daughter slammed the door and ran away from home! 、、、
As the so-called children travel thousands of miles, mothers are worried, and mothers are not worried! You have to treat your parents well, don't know how to cherish them if you lose them, and don't let others say, pity the hearts of parents all over the world!?
The post-80s generation is happy and unlucky, and the happy thing is that when I was a child, I had food and clothing and never went hungry, and I watched TV and cartoons, and I had a good life. Unfortunately, with the rapid rise in prices after the reform and opening up, the post-80s generation has become the backbone of the wealth creation team, they not only shoulder the basic labor force of the prosperity and strength of the motherland, but also shoulder the most basic earning ability to support their families and improve the living conditions of their families. Perhaps everyone was born thinking that the world existed for him alone, and when he realized that he was wrong, he began to grow up.
Another day began, and the first thing I did when I went to school was to write the blessings on the New Year's card, Zhao Pingli, Zhang Yulin, Zhang Xiaoming, Hou Meng, Wang Chengyu, etc. Every student with a good relationship gave one, and everything that should be given was sent, and what should not be sent was also sent, and now Zhang Yi is really not short of those few cents.
The next thing is to go to school and go home step by step, and finally received a letter a few days later, those songs were successfully registered, Zhang Yi waved his fist excitedly and was very happy, he put his heart in his stomach without being hacked, and now he can finally sell the songs, and Zhang Yi will have money.
found the address of Rolling Stone Records, Rolling Stone is really in full swing now, and many of Zhang Yi's idols are Rolling Stones, so the influence on Rolling Stone is still very good. sent those lyrics and music scores, of course, Zhang Yi is not so stupid, the so-called harm is indispensable, the heart of defense is indispensable, only the beginning of the lyrics and music scores, not all, Zhang Yi is still going to start waiting boringly.
"Zhang Yi, the head teacher is looking for you!" At this time, the squad leader Zheng Jian just walked in from outside the door, walked in front of Zhang Yi and said.
"Okay, got it, thanks!" Zhang Yi nodded, what is the head teacher Gao looking for him this time? Forget it, let's go check it out first. When Zhang Yi arrived at the office, the door was open, Zhang Yi knocked on the door and walked in, only to see the head teacher Gao Shan talking to a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes, and stopped together when he saw Zhang Yi come in.
"Zhang Yi, you're here, this is Manager Li of Rolling Stone Company!" Mr. Gao introduced him, but in fact, he didn't know what the purpose of this person was, so he just briefly introduced it.
Rolling Stone Records! Zhang Yi was a little excited when he heard it, did the lyrics and music scores he sent finally respond? That's good news!
"What a young and promising person!" The middle-aged man looked at Zhang Yi with some surprise, he could write such a song at such a young age, he was really talented, it was really unexpected by him, he thought he was a teacher at this school, but he didn't expect it to be a student.
"Hello, I am the general manager of Rolling Stone Shenzhen Branch, my name is Li Xuhui!" The middle-aged man stretched out his hand and shook Zhang Yi and said.
"Hello, I'm Zhang Yi, it's a pleasure to meet you!" Zhang Yi said neither humbly nor arrogantly, putting on a businesslike appearance.
"I don't think it's appropriate here for what we're going to talk about, how about a different place!" Zhang Yi looked at Teacher Gao, and said without wanting others to know about it.
Zhang Yi didn't want to be so high-profile, but as everyone knows, this has made Mr. Gao very curious, who has never heard of the name of Rolling Stone, I believe that every friend who listened to pop music in the 80s had inseparable feelings for Rolling Stone. In the past 20 years, Rolling Stone Records has not only represented the largest record company in Taiwan, but also recorded the golden years of the entire Chinese music scene, and recorded the glory and dreams of a generation. Luo Dayou, Li Zongsheng, Zhou Huajian, Ren Xianqi, etc. are all representatives of Rolling Stone Records, and the artists under Rolling Stone Records in history are even more famous, Zhao Chuan, Wu Bai, Zhang Xinzhe, Zhou Huajian, Lin Yilian which is not the king and queen of the Megatron Chinese entertainment industry.
Of course, the people of Rolling Stone Records are naturally famous, but it is generally difficult for companies of this level to have any intersection with ordinary people, and it is the general manager of the Shenzhen branch who came to Zhang Yi in person, what did Zhang Yi do that is worthy of the general manager of Rolling Stone Records to come to him in person? Although Mr. Gao has all kinds of questions, he is not easy to ask about other people's privacy, not to mention that neither of them wants to tell him, and he has to generously express that he doesn't care.
Zhang Yi took Manager Li to the playground, and many students came and went around when they saw Zhang Yi walking with a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes, which immediately attracted a lot of curious eyes.
"When I was a student, I always miss it!" Li Xuhui said with a smile, looking still envious.
"Yes!" Zhang Yi also said with a smile with him, at this moment, in fact, his mood is the same as Li Xuhui, but his luck is better and he can do it again.
Li Xuhui didn't call him classmate Zhang when he saw Zhang Yi at a young age like ordinary people, but called Mr. Zhang very solemn, this is the case in business, there are no permanent friends, only eternal interests. They tend to divide their friends and interests very clearly, and they will not take a step beyond the thunder pool.
What Zhang Yi wants to know most now is the situation of those songs, so he didn't pretend to be deep, and asked directly, which is more in line with his age. "This time, Manager Li came all the way from Shenzhen to Longzhou, probably for those songs!"
"Exactly!" Li Xuhui said with a smile, of course, he hoped that Zhang Yi could not hold his breath and ask first, otherwise he would be very passive, which is very crucial to discussing business.
"I listened to these songs of yours and liked them very much, this is indeed a rare good song!" Li Xuhui did not hesitate to praise at all, in fact, these songs are very important to their head office, and they have repeatedly asked to win them.
"I came here in person this time to discuss the copyright buyout of these songs, if you have any requirements, you can mention them now, and I will definitely agree to them within my ability." Li Xuhui looked at Zhang Yi, but he was actually afraid that he would make some more troublesome requests, which he couldn't do, so there would be no way to complete this task.
"One price, 50,000 per song!" Zhang Yi said categorically, in fact, this price is indeed a bit too high, but doing business is to ask for a price and pay back on the ground, if you start low, you will not be able to sell at a good price.
"Oh, these songs, our company can only produce 20,000 songs at most, maybe you don't know the current market, the highest net worth of newcomers is only 20,000!" Li Xuhui cut the price by 30,000 at once, and when he saw Zhang Yi's bid, he already knew in his heart that he would definitely bleed this time.
"But the quality of their songs, I think Mr. Li should be psychologically aware!" Zhang Yi said confidently, although he didn't know much about these things in the entertainment industry. But Li Xuhui thought that he could be fooled by his words, then he was very wrong, the audio-visual products of later generations were booming, and the music company also made a lot of money, if there was no piracy, I believe they could earn hundreds of millions of dollars with an album, which is similar to robbing money.
"What is the quality of these songs of mine, I don't think I need to repeat them, otherwise Mr. Li wouldn't have made a special trip to do it once?" Zhang Yi was not in a hurry at all, and now he also understood that Manager Li was here to deliver money, but it was up to him to be reluctant.
Li Xuhui was stunned, he didn't expect Zhang Yi to be so sophisticated, he didn't have the youth that a student should have, he originally looked at Zhang Yi's age and dress. Although he shouted Mr. Zhang, he inevitably had a trace of contempt in his heart, which is also an old problem of the Chinese people, that is, he has no hair on his mouth and is not able to do things firmly or is looked down upon by his appearance. Zhang Yi is so young, maybe these songs can be done for 20,000 yuan, which is undoubtedly a huge amount of money for a soil bun farmer, he should agree immediately, why didn't he play cards according to the routine at all, and finally stuck to him, am I not able to keep up with the times or are these soil buns progressing too fast?
In good conscience, 20,000 yuan a song is indeed the top price for a songwriter, but Zhang Yi is like a veteran who has been in the shopping mall for a long time, and he is not panicked at all, and he is not worried that this negotiation will fail.
"To be honest, your reputation is really not high, we still have to consider whether these songs can sell well!" Li Xuhui also has no time to think about his bargaining power, and the most important thing now is how to buy the copyright of these songs at the lowest price.
"Mr. Li, don't bully us farmers who don't understand anything, for consumers, whether the song is good or not, it is the singer who sings is the most important thing, you must know that consumers will not pay attention to songwriters at all!"
Zhang Yi continued with a smile in his eyes: "I can use these songs as the title song, with these songs, plus some other passable songs, you can create a few albums, are you afraid that you won't be able to sell them?" ”
"You know a lot about record labels!" A trace of consternation flashed in Li Xuhui's eyes, he didn't expect Zhang Yi to be so easy to fool, he knew a lot of things, and it seemed that he couldn't do it without bleeding this time.
"In this case, Mr. Zhang should know that the luxury of an album is certainly very important, but it costs money to create, package, and promote this series of things, don't you say?" Li Xuhui still didn't give up and continued to show his eloquence.
"But the quality of the song is fundamental, and the Rolling Stones must have been brilliant for decades, so you won't know this! The song is not good, no matter how good the packaging is, it will be abandoned by everyone, let alone making money. If you want to make money on an album, it's undoubtedly all in the songs, I am very confident in these songs, and I think Mr. Li should also know it very well! Zhang Yi was unmoved, and he didn't want to lower the price.
"Mr. Li, don't think that I don't know the market, now a well-known musician, the price of lyrics or music has exceeded 100,000, I only want 50,000!" Zhang Yi now wants Li Xuhui to know that this price is already the price of Chinese cabbage, and he must accept it when he sees it, otherwise the consequences will be difficult to control.
"Now Mr. Zhang is still a newcomer! The price we are offering is already very high. Li Xuhui instantly pointed out Zhang Yi's death hole, that is, you are still a newcomer and have no reputation.
"It's true that I'm not a musician yet, but Mr. Li, if I'm a well-known musician now, is it possible for you to get these songs from me at a wholesale price of 50,000 each?" Zhang Yi said unhurriedly.
It's true, the value of these songs is far more than that, 50,000 yuan per song is definitely the price of cabbage, but now there is no way, who made him not famous, and he can only admit it in the face of this situation.
"Mr. Zhang is really real, I don't even know how to refute it!" Li Xuhui said with a smile.
"If the Rolling Stone isn't happy with my songs, I think Warner, Universal, and Sony will be interested in these songs too!" Zhang Yi is not in a hurry at all, no one wants good songs, not only these music companies are looking for them, but some singers will buy them at a high price as long as they like them.
Li Xuhui's face suddenly changed, now that the record market is hard to find, it is already a little sluggish, and his task is to win the copyright of these songs, it is really difficult to ride a tiger, mainly because of his own self-righteousness, who can blame him?