Chapter 19 Gambling
When it comes to Chinese rock, there is one person who absolutely can't be left behind, and that person is Xu Wei.
"Rock Poet", "Soul Singer", "Forever Boy" ...... These are all names given to Xu Wei by fans, which shows how charming his music is.
Unlike ordinary rock singers, Xu Wei's song style is mostly folk rock, which doesn't sound heart-rending screams, and some just have the peace of going through vicissitudes.
Fang Yan is a rigorous person, and for this cooperation, he checked some relevant information in advance.
At present, the situation of the Red Star Music Production Company can be said to be surviving, and its singers are basically some small people who are not in the stream, and the only one who can handle it is Xu Wei.
However, this can be used, which refers to the future and beyond.
The current Xu Wei is just a downcast who failed to release his first album, and because of his own pressure, he also suffers from depression and wants to commit suicide by jumping off the building several times.
Through the preliminary research, Fang Yan was prepared foolproof, and the five songs he came up with were all prepared for Xu Wei.
"Blue Lotus", "Free as the Wind", "Once You", "Born Like a Summer Flower", "Fly Higher".
Among them, the first three are Xu Wei's future classic songs, which are applauded and popular, and have won many awards.
The fourth song "Life is Like a Summer Flower", Pu Shu's future representative song, won the Top Ten Chinese Song Awards, and was later selected as the promotional theme song by the movie "I Am Not the God of Medicine".
The fifth song "Fly Higher", the work of Wang Feng, the "half of the country" in the music world, has been selected as one of the top ten most popular golden songs of the year on the Chinese song list, and it is also a well-known famous song.
With these Wang Bang, Fang Yan didn't believe that Chen Jiantian was not moved.
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"Awesome...... What a song! ”
After Xu Wei got the lyrics and score, his eyes suddenly lit up and he was completely attracted.
These songs, especially the first three, the more Xu Wei watched them, the more he liked them, and he couldn't put them down.
"Don't be stupid!" Chen Jiantian said with some amusement: "Go and prepare the musical instrument and let Mr. Fang sing it!" ”
"Okay, right away!"
After a while, Xu Wei prepared the instrument, Fang Yan cleared his throat with some embarrassment and began to sing.
"Nothing can stop you, your yearning for freedom, your imaginative career......"
The first song is "Blue Lotus", this song has no grandiose words, no passionate tunes, the whole is a calm and peaceful style, but it has shocked the hearts of countless people and gives people strong strength.
"I'm here, I'm here, as short as a shock, as gorgeous as a summer flower......"
The next song is "Born Like a Summer Flower", which is inspired by Rabindranath Tagore's "Born Like a Summer Flower", which has a beautiful poetic meaning, everyone's life is short, but we can live a wonderful life.
"I'm going to fly higher, fly higher, dance like the wind, break free from my arms......"
The last song is "Fly Higher", this song reverses the previous style of music, and sings with impassioned lyrics and songs with majestic vitality.
"Fly Higher" can be said to be suitable for all ages, and it is a must-have track for major evening parties.
Hearing these songs, Chen Jiantian's heart was shocked like a sea of mountains.
Each of these songs is a rare classic, and it can be used as the title song of an excellent album.
What's even more surprising is that these songs are all written by Fang Yan alone.
At this time, on Fang Yan's body, Chen Jiantian saw a trace of Huang Jiaju and Dou Wei's shadows.
"There are really geniuses in this world!" Chen Jiantian muttered to himself, unable to calm down in his heart for a long time.
"Mr. Chen, how do you feel?"
Fang Yan's words interrupted Chen Jiantian's contemplation.
"I don't have to say, it's amazing!"
Chen Jiantian hurriedly gave a thumbs up and said happily: "Mr. Fang, I want all these songs, you can make a price!" ”
"Okay, then let's talk about it!"
Fang Yan smiled slightly, sat opposite Chen Jiantian without hurry, and the two began to negotiate.
"Mr. Chen, what price are you going to offer?"
Chen Jiantian pretended to sigh and said: "Mr. Fang, although your song is good, as a newcomer in the industry, you are not famous, and I can't give a high price." ”
NND, you old fox, you're going to keep the price down at the beginning!
Fang Yan showed a smiling expression: "Then how much are you going to bid?" ”
Chen Jiantian stretched out two fingers: "20,000 for a song, a total of 100,000, what do you think?" ”
This price is not bad for newcomers in the industry, but for Fang Yan, it is too low.
Fang Yan shook his head helplessly, and said with something in his words: "It seems that the music industry is sluggish, I should be my director in peace, anyway, writing songs is just my hobby." ”
Fang Yan was talking while packing up the lyrics and scores, looking like he was leaving.
"Don't, there's something to discuss!"
Chen Jiantian hurriedly stopped Fang Yan and said, "Do you have any opinions and ideas to raise!" ”
Seriously, Chen Jian was really afraid that Fang Yan would leave, after all, they just said that the director is the business.
The current situation was that he was asking Fang Yan, not Fang Yan begging him.
"Mr. Chen, I have a suggestion, I don't know if you dare to accept it?"
"Just say it!"
Seeing that the fish was about to be baited, Fang Yan couldn't help but show a wicked smile.
"I want to sign a VAM agreement!"
"VAM agreement?!" Chen Jiantian asked in confusion: "What kind of VAM agreement do you want to sign?" ”
Fang Yan said seriously: "I'll give you the song, and I'll be the producer." If a song reaches the top 10 on the music charts after it is released, then you have to give me a big prize. ”
"On the contrary, if the song I write does not make it to the top 10 of the music chart, then I will only charge half price, a total of 50,000 songs to sell to you!"
In fact, what Fang Yan wants most is a share, not a bonus. But helplessly, songwriters and producers in the Chinese music industry have no right to share.
The current industry rule is to directly pay songwriters and producers a one-time payment.
"Mr. Fang, you are too bold, aren't you afraid of losing betting?"
Chen Jiantian was a little moved, the temptation of this almost white prostitution was too great.
Fang Yan smiled and said nothing, for him, excellent songs are not valuable, and he can think of many of them casually.
In addition, Fang Yan has the confidence to win the bet, after all, the songs he wrote are all classics that have been tested by the market.
Through this cooperation, Fang Yan is also preparing for opening a small record company in the future.
In these years, the record company is too profitable, as long as there are a few popular singers, they can easily earn tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of yuan.
Fang Yan wants to grasp the last peak of the physical record industry, enter the market as soon as possible to make money, and make a lot of money.
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After some bargaining, Fang Yan and Chen Jiantian finally reached a VAM agreement.
For songs written by Fang Yan, as long as they enter the top 10 of the monthly music charts in the first three months after their release, they will have a bonus.
10th-6th place: 50,000 yuan for each song.
5th-2nd place: 100,000 yuan for each song.
1st place: 150,000 yuan.
At first glance, this bonus is quite a few. But if you think about it carefully, Chen Jiantian is not a loss at all.
If the song really makes it to the top 10 of the chart, then the record company as an investor will make a lot of money.
On the other hand, with the blessing of popular songs, singers can also receive high prices when they go to commercial performances.
"Mr. Fang, do you have any other conditions?"
Fang Yan nodded and said, "I have two simple conditions, first I want Xu Wei to sing my songs. ”
"That's fine!" Chen Jiantian nodded immediately, he originally wanted Xu Wei to sing.
"The second point is that as a songwriter and producer, I plan to use a stage name, hoping that Mr. Chen can keep my identity secret."
"Uh......" Chen Jiantian thought for a while and said, "It's easy to say this, there are many stage names used by people in the industry. ”
So far, the cooperation has been fully discussed.
In terms of the production time of the song, because the Spring Festival is coming soon, the two sides have set to start at the end of February.
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Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it's winter vacation.
Fang Yan packed up his belongings and embarked on the long-awaited journey back home.