The next morning, Kang Jianfei was drawing a storyboard script in his office, and someone from Popular Records came.

The person who came was carrying a briefcase, only about twenty years old, wearing a blue suit, took out his business card and said: "Hello Mr. Kang, contemptible Deng Yiming, the current general manager of Fengxing Records." ”

"Please take a seat," Kang Jianfei took the business card and looked at it, he had already learned some information about Fengxing Records from Wang Jing yesterday, and asked, "I don't know what the relationship between Mr. Deng, the owner of Ludao Fengxing Records, is with Your Excellency?" ”

Deng Yiming explained: "That's my father, he had a stroke in bed a year ago, and now I take care of the popular records. ”

In order to act as an agent for the release of the soundtrack of "Happy Ghost", the general manager was asked to come in person, and it seems that this popular record company is not declining at all.

Nine years ago, Zheng Shaoqiu's first album "Lover is Married" was released by Fengxing Records. At that time, the popular record company was at its peak, and many well-known singers were under its umbrella, and they had partnerships with TVB and Lishi.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, and in 1971 TVB established its own record label Huaxing. After the overseas monster Polygram acquired Hong Kong Diamond Records and reorganized into Hong Kong Polygram, it vigorously seized the market and singers, and the performance of Popular Records plummeted.

A year ago, the owner of Popular Records suffered another stroke in bed, and his son Deng Yiming, who studied in the United States, hurriedly returned to Hong Kong to take over the company. The company was originally in turmoil, but now the boss is paralyzed, and no one has confidence in the son, and most of the employees and singers are gone at once.

Now there are more than 10 employees left in the entire popular record company, but fortunately, the original distribution channels and relationships are still there, and occasionally take on some agency distribution and production business, so as not to go bankrupt immediately.

Kang Jianfei asked Hu Juncai to make Deng Yiming a cup of tea and came in, and then left him in the office to listen. This is cultivating Hu Juncai's ability, and how much he can learn depends on his personal understanding.

Kang Jianfei said: "Yesterday, Wang Jing told me about your company's intentions, do you have a good relationship with Wang Jing?" ”

Deng Yiming explained: "TVB has cooperated with our popular record company since the establishment of the station until the establishment of Huaxing Records. Uncle Tianlin also met my father at that time, and Ah Xiang (Wang Jing) and I were still classmates. In fact, I called Mr. Kang a few days ago, but you refused, so I wanted to contact you through Ah Xiang. ”

"Oh, is there such a thing?" Kang Jianfei really forgot, he actually had a plan for the original soundtrack of "Happy Ghost" in his heart, so when he contacted his record company these days, Kang Jianfei ignored it.

Deng Yiming could only smile bitterly at Kang Jianfei's pretending to be confused. He Deng Yiming is also a rich young master who grew up with a golden key, and he has been superior in fine clothes and jade food since he was a child. But now that my father is paralyzed in bed, the company's debt is as high as more than 4 million, Deng Yiming hurried back to Hong Kong to take over the mess before he finished reading the book, and he had to laugh in front of Kang Jianfei, a "big director".

Hu Juncai listened to the two chatting next to him, and refilled them with tea from time to time. It sounds like both of them are talking about some things in the Hong Kong music industry, and they don't get to the point at all.

It wasn't until more than ten minutes later that Deng Yiming asked: "I wonder if the two young ladies Li Saifeng and Wen Bixuan can sing?" ”

Kang Jianfei asked rhetorically: "Didn't Mr. Deng find a suitable singer?" ”

Deng Yiming shook his head and said: "There are also two signed female singers in my company, but they are not suitable for singing this kind of youthful and sweet song." Moreover, I think Li Saifeng and Wen Bixuan are already famous, and if they are asked to record records, sales will definitely increase greatly. ”

Kang Jianfei smiled: "Mr. Deng is ready to sign their record contract? What a vision. ”

Deng Yiming went around for a long time, which is the purpose. He plans to sign the record contract of Li Saifeng and Wen Bixuan, it doesn't matter if he can't sing, he has some professional singing training, anyway, the two girls are still young, and there is a lot of room for growth and development in the future. It's just that he didn't expect that as soon as he mentioned it, Kang Jianfei saw through his purpose at a glance, which made Deng Yiming both surprised and embarrassed.

Kang Jianfei said: "Fengxing Records can sign them if they want to, but in the next ten years, I want 15% of their record income, and if Fengxing Company wants to hold a concert for them, I will also pay 10% of the concert income." ”

"It's impossible, it's too much!" Deng Yiming stood up in annoyance, he felt that Kang Jianfei was playing tricks on him.

Kang Jianfei said with a smile: "Mr. Deng, don't be impatient, listen to me analyze it carefully with you, you will feel that this point is not much." ”

Deng Yiming thought of the company's predicament, sat down with anger, and said, "You say! ”

Kang Jianfei stretched out a finger and said: "First, Wen Bixuan and Li Saifeng are popular with me, saving you a lot of money for packaging and publicity, and Fengxing Records has picked up two star singers for nothing; Second, I will continue to make movies for them in the future, and their fame will become bigger and bigger, which you have taken advantage of; Third, and most importantly, I signed ten-year long-term contracts with Wen Bixuan and Li Saifeng, and they didn't dare to sign record contracts without my consent. If you don't agree, you'll have to pay a penalty to poach them. But will they come with you? And do you have the money to pay liquidated damages? You poached them, and you don't have the music copyright of "Happy Ghost", what's the use of you taking them? ”

Deng Yiming's face was red and white, he just came to the door because of the box office success of "Happy Ghost", otherwise there are many beautiful girls, how can he be optimistic about Wen Bixuan and Li Saifeng alone.

"Mr. Kang, you want too many dividends, which are beyond my bottom line." Deng Yiming said with difficulty. There are many companies that are eyeing the distribution rights of the soundtrack of "Happy Ghost", and Kang Jianfei can change to other companies at any time, but his popular record of Deng Yiming has no better choice.

Kang Jianfei asked, "Then Mr. Deng, how much do you think is appropriate?" ”

Deng Yiming saw that there was still something to talk about, so he cheered up and said: "The record income is 5%, and the concert income is 2%. ”

Kang Jianfei smiled: "How is it possible? I'm not a philanthropist. ”

"But I'm not a money-printing company!" Deng Yiming is 21 years old this year, and he is inevitably young and vigorous, and Kang Jianfei's lion mouth has made him can't help but explode.

In the process of record distribution, the seller has to take about 3% of the profit, and the remaining 2% is about 2% to the singer, songwriter and taxes, and the gross profit of the popular record company is more than 50%.

Now Kang Jianfei wants to share nearly one-third of the record company's profits, and cut out the publicity, production and distribution costs, Fengxing Records may not make as much money as Kang Jianfei, because Kang Jianfei also has another brokerage share and song copyright income, how can this not make Deng Yiming angry?

Kang Jianfei saw that Deng Yiming had some signs of losing his mind, and said with a smile: "Otherwise, I won't be separated from the concert or something." I want 12% of the record dividend, and I promise that there will be a sequel to "Happy Ghost" in the future, and its soundtrack will be made by Popular Records. ”

Deng Yiming was calculating the gains and losses in his heart, but he still felt that Kang Jianfei's asking price was a bit high, and his bottom line was actually 10% of the record dividend. Deng Yiming tried in vain to retreat and said: "Mr. Kang, why don't we talk about the agency release of the original soundtrack of "Happy Ghost" first?" ”

Kang Jianfei directly shook his head and refused: "No, the original soundtrack of "Happy Ghost" should be bundled with Wen Bixuan and Li Saifeng. ”

Deng Yiming looked disappointed, the company's millions of debts made him very unconfident in negotiations, in line with the idea that it is better to earn less than not to make nothing, he nodded very aggrievedly and said: "Okay, I agree to Mr. Kang's proposal to share 12% of the record sales." ”

Kang Jianfei looked at Deng Yiming like a defeated rooster, and said with a smile: "After negotiating the business, why is Mr. Deng unhappy?" Actually, I still have a proposal, I don't know if Mr. Deng wants to hear it? ”

Deng Yiming subconsciously asked, "What proposal?" ”

Kang Jianfei said: "I propose to make Wen Bixuan and Li Saifeng into a combination, and call it the Happy Girl Group." ”

It's not popular to engage in groups now, so Deng Yiming asked inexplicably: "Is it to form a band?" ”

Kang Jianfei shook his head and said: "It's not a band in the traditional sense, it's a singing group, a singing group, and all the members in it are lead singers." In the future, my company will make a sequel to "Happy Ghost", and the Happy Girl Group will continue to add new members. Even if Li Saifeng and Wen Bixuan stop singing one day, the group of happy girls will continue. ”

Deng Yiming felt that Kang Jianfei's proposal inspired him a lot, but he was not sure whether it would succeed, so he couldn't make up his mind for a while.

Kang Jianfei continued: "The Happy Girl Group focuses on youth, campus, and beautiful girls, and is mainly aimed at school students and some social teenagers. This is a group of girl idols, their clothes must be youthful and fashionable, and their every move in the future will be imitated by teenagers all over Hong Kong and even all over Asia. In addition, in addition to the theme song of the movie, I will write a few songs for them every year. ”

Kang Jianfei's words made Deng Yiming's heart skip a beat, especially the sentence "Let young people all over Hong Kong and even all over Asia compete to imitate it", which hit Deng Yiming's eagerness to restore the company's past glory. As for Kang Jianfei's commitment to writing songs, Deng Yiming has no doubts, because all the songs of "Happy Ghost" are original by Kang Jianfei.

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