Chapter 678 Limited Group Copyright Storm
It's March.
The limited group talent show variety show produced by Chaoyin Culture's main investment began to be recorded, and among the contestants who participated in the show this time, five were members of the fluorescent girl.
The Fluorescent Girl's contract expired last year.
Before the contract expired, Chaoyin Culture began to contact the more popular members of the fluorescent girl.
Chaoyin Culture opened a very attractive contract, and even promised to limit the number of group seats and wrote it into the contract.
The more popular members, including Zhou Xueyan and Ren Qianqian, were all moved by Chaoyin Culture and participated in this limited group draft called "Chasing the Light of the Stars".
Last year, before the contract expired, Fang Xing and Tong Fei had a meeting with these people.
Fang Xing saw from their expressions that they didn't want to renew the contract, and they were already moved by Chaoyin Culture.
Later, Tong Fei inquired from the side and learned that Zhou Xueyan and Ren Qianqian had already signed a limited group agreement with Chaoyin Culture at that time.
In fact.
If Fang Xing and Tong Fei were ruthless at that time, they could have made a fuss with the contract before it expired.
However, Fang Xing always felt that the company and the artist were actually a cooperative relationship, and it was better to get together and disperse.
Moreover, in the group of fluorescent girls, there was no big vocal in the end.
Among the Sky Girls, at least there is a Shen Xiyin who can sing.
The group of girls in the fluorescent girl, although Fang Xing has always arranged vocal lessons, but there is really no big vocal.
Therefore, in the end, after the fluorescent girl held a farewell concert, it was disbanded.
……
The fluorescent girl disbanded, and Radiant Entertainment implemented Fang Xing's meaning, not discrediting the members, but only pulling with the members, as it should be.
Therefore, there were no rumors of tearing between the company and the members of the girl group.
However, there were some contradictions among the members.
After all, among the nine fluorescent girls, Chaoyin Culture poached five to participate in "The Light of the Stars".
In addition, during the existence of the group, there were differences in popularity and resources, and small groups were formed within the group, and only after the dissolution did people dare to express dissatisfaction.
On the whole, the fluorescent girl has a beginning and an end.
Tong Fei finally issued an announcement, wishing the members a better future.
……
Now Chaoyin Culture's "Light of the Stars" has begun to be recorded, and the contestants invited by this show are all idols who have been popular or are becoming popular.
Therefore, when the show began to prepare, it was already very popular.
Now that the recording begins, there are all sorts of show tidbits coming out.
At the beginning, it was still spread among fans, and gradually began to spread to the whole network.
Chaoyin culture began to market, hyping up all kinds of news.
One of the hot spots is naturally the five fluorescent girl members including Zhou Xueyan and Ren Qianqian, and the gossip topic of Radiance Entertainment.
All kinds of entertainment self-media began to issue press releases to hype up the topic.
[The fluorescent girl has come to an end and set sail with the light of the stars, is there a problem with the operation of Radiant Entertainment? ] 】
[The members of the fluorescent girl broke the news that Fang Xingjiang Lang was exhausted and couldn't come up with a song that continued the popularity of the girl group, which led to the disbandment of the team. 】
[Fluorescent girl thanks her mentor Fang Xing, why did the once smash hit girl group disband? ] 】
[Fang Xing has been awake for four years, and he has not released a song to the fluorescent girl, which eventually caused the fluorescent girl to go their separate ways. 】
[Zhou Xueyan and Ren Qianqian will participate in "Star Chasing Light" even if they give up renewing their contracts, why has Radiance Entertainment lost its attractiveness? ] 】
At the beginning, when "Persian Cat" became a street song, the popularity of fluorescent girls used to be the ceiling of domestic girl groups, and the song was very popular.
Back then, Radiance Entertainment was the company that all idol groups yearn for.
But.
As Fang Xing focused on TV series, then got married and had children for two years off, he began to make movies and make animated films after returning.
Due to the change in the focus of work, Fang Xing did not have much energy to focus on the operation of the girl group, and there were fewer songs.
It's not that Ray Entertainment hasn't given songs to fluorescent girls, and new songs are produced every year, but there are no songs that can get out of the circle.
As the contract of the fluorescent girl is about to expire, resources are reduced, and natural popularity plummets.
This is also a reason why Zhou Xueyan, Ren Qianqian and others are unwilling to renew their contracts.
They used to stand on the highest stage and were the envy of all idol groups, but then their popularity declined, forming a huge gap.
At this time, Chaoyin Culture stepped in and took out a group contract.
Zhou Xueyan and Ren Qianqian finally chose not to renew their contracts, signed with Chaoyin Culture, and participated in "The Light of the Stars".
After all kinds of news were hyped up, it caused a great sensation in the fan circle.
Because of these gossip news, some of them directly refer to Fang Xing for four years, and he has not released a song for the fluorescent girl.
Fans began to spray Fang Xing for treating idols harshly, wasting four years of youth for Zhou Xueyan and others to be worthless.
This gossip news, if you insist on it, actually makes sense.
Because Fang Xing got married and had children, he took a break for two years, plus he filmed "Mountains and Seas" before the break, and "Crazy Stone" after returning.
Added up, it's been four years, and I haven't personally made a song for a fluorescent girl.
But the problem is that the fluorescent girl has not released songs in the past four years, and there are new songs every year, but the producer is not Fang Xing, but Radiance Entertainment has another music producer to order.
The song is out, but there is no fire, and there are many reasons for this.
Even the most popular idol group dare not say that every song is popular.
Multiple reasons coincided together, and as a result, it was fabricated by the media into Fang Xing's mistreatment of fluorescent girls, resulting in a decline in the popularity of fluorescent girls, and gossip that Zhou Xueyan, Ren Qianqian and other members were forced to leave.
As soon as this gossip came out, fans all pointed the finger at Fang Xing.
The fanatical fans of Zhou Xueyan, Ren Qianqian and others began to feel sorry for their idols while waking up.
In the first episode of "Chasing the Light of the Stars", he began to cast wildly, and the popularity of the two people rose to the first and second places on the popularity list.
……
After this kind of news turned around a few times, it finally reached Fang Xing's ears.
However, Fang Xing has always ignored this kind of gossip news.
Moreover, Fang Xing was sprayed all the way, so he didn't care at all.
It's just that the gossip news hyped by the media is getting more and more excessive.
[After the disbandment of the fluorescent girl, Zhou Xueyan and Ren Qianqian were no longer allowed to sing classic songs such as "Persian Cat". 】
[Fang Xing's hegemonism? The fluorescent girl sings the song of fire, and the members are not qualified to sing it. 】
This topic became hyped, and fans exploded even more, going out everywhere to crusade against Fang Xing's hegemony.
According to the contract, the copyright of "Persian Cat" is in Ark Culture.
Artists from other companies need to find the copyright department of Ark Culture to purchase the right to use this song before they can sing it.
This song is indeed the most popular song of the fluorescent girl, but Zhou Xueyan and Ren Qianqian have signed a contract with Chaoyin Culture to participate in the recording of "Chasing the Light of the Stars".
Not surprisingly, Zhou Xueyan, Ren Qianqian and others will eventually form a limited group of star-chasing girls.
This group belongs to the Chaoyin culture.
Therefore, if you follow the contract, you need Chaoyin Culture to negotiate the copyright of the song with the copyright department of Ark Culture.
There's nothing inherently wrong with that.
However, in the eyes of fans, it became Fang Xing's suppression of Zhou Xueyan and Ren Qianqian, and they couldn't even sing their popular songs anymore.
……
That.
When Fang Xing attended the animated film exhibition of "Nezha's Demon Boy Descends to the World", he was questioned by reporters.
Reporter: "Fang Xing, it is rumored that you forbade Zhou Xueyan and Ren Qianqian to sing "Persian Cat", is there such a thing?" ”
Fang Xing: "The copyright of the song is managed by the company's copyright department, I never ask, as long as people who are a little more professional, they will not ask this kind of question." ”
That's true, but fans don't care.
Reporter: "Are you sure there is no ban?" It is rumored that Zhou Xueyan and Ren Qianqian did not sing the previous group song on the first stage of "Chasing the Light of the Stars", did you lie? ”
Fang Xing: "Is it necessary for me to lie about such a trivial matter?" ”
Reporter: "Is it possible that your company's copyright department understood your idea and banned Zhou Xueyan and other former fluorescent girl members from singing the previous group song?" ”
Fang Xing: "I haven't received any information on this. ”
Reporter: "In other words, you are not sure, then there is a possibility that your company's copyright department will ban the song, right?" ”
Fang Xing is really not very sure about this question.
Because he rarely cares about the work of the copyright department, such a trivial matter is not his responsibility in the first place.
Fang Xing did not give such an order, but he was not sure whether the company's copyright department had done so.
After thinking for a while, Fang Xing replied, "As long as the members of the Fluorescent Girl want to sing, I will let them sing." ”
Reporter: "In other words, if former fluorescent girl members such as Zhou Xueyan and Ren Qianqian want to sing songs such as "Persian Cat", you will agree, right? ”
Fang Xing frowned, he didn't think it was a big deal to sing to them, and said directly: "Okay, I'll just put the words here." As long as you are a former member of the fluorescent girl and want to sing a group song, you can go directly to the company's copyright department. I speak, go according to market standards. ”
After this news was released, it quickly rushed to the hot search.
Because of this topic, it involves the question of whether singers and artists can still sing their previous songs after leaving their original companies.
The topic itself is highly discussed.
Because more than one singer and artist has encountered this kind of problem.
In fact, in the entertainment industry, there are many such cases.
In the case of contract law, the copyright owner has the right to decide.
If a singer or artist wants to sing a previous song, then go to the copyright owner to buy the singing right.
Of course, it is very common for the original company to prohibit him from singing because of a contract between the two parties.
From a legal point of view, there is no problem in doing so.
However, from a human point of view, it will be unacceptable to fans.
After all, fans like idols and the songs they sang before, but suddenly one day, idols can't sing the songs they used to sing.
Therefore, after Fang Xing's interview was posted on the Internet, it caused widespread discussion:
[Really? FX isn't fooling people, is it? 】
[The first stage of Zhou Xueyan and Ren Qianqian is not the previous group song, it is obvious that the Ark culture does not allow it to be sung, FX must have lied. 】
[I don't think it's necessary. Fang Xing has taken all the actors, and it is not the same track as the idol group at all, is it necessary to lie about this little thing? 】
[Who knows how sinister FX's heart is, otherwise why would the fluorescent girl disband? ] 】
[Wait and see, if Zhou Xueyan and the others still can't sing the group song in the second issue of "The Light of the Stars", it must be that the dog thing FX is lying again. 】
……
After this topic was stirred, the senior management of Chaoyin Culture held a meeting to discuss this matter.
Because Fang Xing promised in public that Zhou Xueyan and other former fluorescent girl members can sing the previous group songs, as long as they follow the contract according to the usual standard.
In other words, as long as you come forward as Zhou Xueyan and others and talk to the copyright department of Ark Culture, you can buy the singing rights of songs such as "Persian Cat".
This incident has been of great help to the popularity of "Chasing the Light of the Stars".
Just think about it a little.
Zhou Xueyan, Ren Qianqian and others sang "Persian Cat" on "The Light of the Stars", and the popularity of singing other songs is obviously not of the same magnitude.
Liu Rongxuan, director of Chaoyin Culture Artist, raised a question at the meeting: "Do you want to sing "Persian Cat" on the show, if you sing it, it will definitely increase the popularity of the show, but the program we do also uses the songs of Ark Culture, isn't it a bit bad to say?" ”
He Hongtu, the big boss of Chaoyin Culture, clapped his hands and said: "Sing! Heat is the biggest truth. In the entertainment industry, it is who is popular and who is justified.
"Buy all the singing rights of those songs in "Persian Cat", and give me the popularity of "Chasing the Light of the Stars".
"I want the hottest talent show in China, I want a phenomenal one, and I'll send someone to talk about copyright now."
……
The next day.
Qiao Yinghong came to Fang Xing's office, handed over a document, and said: "Boss, two days ago, you replied to reporters that you wanted Zhou Xueyan and her to sing the previous group songs, but Chaoyin Culture really came to buy the right to sing." ”
Fang Xing didn't even look at the document, so he handed it back and said, "Then let them sing." ”
Qiao Yinghong frowned and said, "But, in this way, wouldn't these songs become the help of the program of Chaoyin Culture?" It is estimated that Mr. Tong will also be unhappy. ”
The second-generation fluorescent girl group trained by Tong Fei is ready to make its debut, and at this time, singing the song to the limited group of Chaoyin Culture is equivalent to finding a strong competitor for the second-generation group organized by Tong Fei.
In this matter, Tong Fei is very calm, as long as it complies with the law, it is reasonable to suppress the opponent.
In fact.
This is what entertainment companies do.
Fang Xing replied casually: "After all, it used to be our artist, so let's leave some affection." I want to make the road wider, and we don't make money from it. ”
Now, the track of Ark Culture has nothing to do with idol groups.
Chaoyin Culture can only engage in idol groups, and has no other ability, so it can only keep pushing idols and then make a fan economy.
Ark Culture is completely different, and now it is a giant company that spans the three fields of film, television and music, and has achieved great success in all three fields.
It also has subsidiaries at the level of Nebula Animation and Nebula Special Effects.
Since the box office of "Nezha" reached 4.5 billion, the valuation of Nebula Animation in the investment industry has exceeded 6 billion.
Qiao Yinghong saw that Fang Xing had already decided, so she nodded and agreed: "Okay, I'll arrange it like this." However, the contract will stipulate that only former members of the Fluorescent Girls can sing. In addition, on Mr. Tong's side, I will appease the boss. ”
Fang Xing smiled and said, "It's okay, if Mr. Tong is angry, just let her find me." ”
……
As expected.
When the second episode of "Chasing the Light of the Stars" was recorded, it was really on the song "Persian Cat".
And after Tong Fei heard the news from people in the industry, a call went directly to Fang Xing's private mobile phone:
"Fang Xing, what the hell are you doing? Chaoyin Culture has a limited group, and you also send them songs. I thought you were answering the reporter's interview, just talking about fun, you really came to me, right? ”
Fang Xing said with a smile: "Why is Mr. Tong so angry? ”
Tong Fei: "Can I not be angry?" The second-generation group on my side is about to choose a song to debut, you are doing this for me now, what is the benefit of the second-generation group being confused? ”
Fang Xing: "Isn't the second-generation group choosing songs, I'll release two songs, it's always okay, right?" ”
Tong Fei's eyes lit up when she heard this: "What you said, don't regret it, I'll go over and listen to your sample immediately, where are you now?" ”