Chapter Fifty-Three: Rather Die and Live in Silence!
The decline of the Chinese music scene and even the world music scene is due to the phenomenon of "cover singing to death the original song".
Especially those grassroots who have no background and explode inspiration to write a good song, they can't keep the right to cover their songs many times, and then they are staged in an embarrassing situation of "the cover is more popular than the original song".
Qi Luo signed a contract with Xinghai Records, and he also showed his superb talent, and Xinghai Records will definitely protect him well in this area.
But there will also be times when large companies fall short.
For example, Zhu Xianhai's operation team just wants to publicize and take revenge on Xinghai Records for their revenge in the past few days.
Unexpectedly.
This Weibo triggered the fate of a group of insiders.
Dou Jinchen: "As long as it is not on commercial profit, I personally think that the release of cover versions should not be restricted." β
Liu Yiting: "I don't sing in commercial performances, I don't sing in variety shows, and I can't sing on various stages, but I think it's acceptable to record my own version out of love." β
Lin Lin Shinuo: "Hehe, making your own cover version is not for commercial gain, but it's not for fans to release it to major platforms?" β
Zhang Yihan: "Personally, I still feel that it must be authorized, of course, if it is an ordinary audience, it can be accepted. β
At the beginning, it was Dou Jinchen and Liu Yiting, who signed with Lantian Entertainment, both of whom are first-line singers, and the latter is also a vocal music student who has returned from studying abroad and is known as a "creative talent".
Then Lin Shinuo and Zhang Yihan came out to speak for Qi Luo, they are a series of Xinghai Records.
And finally......
"Covers that don't make money are private entertainment."
"Yes, if Zilo releases a digital album, I will definitely buy it, can't I sing and play if I buy it?"
"Sister Nuo has said that other singers cover Arlo's songs just to attract fans, and you still talk nonsense with your eyes open?"
"Then what is Zilo afraid of? If he sings well, he doesn't need to worry about others surpassing him when they sing. β
", this wave of I support the boxing champion, why should other singers cover the songs that people have worked so hard to write?"
The fans were divided, and everyone was divided into two factions.
One faction is that the cover is reasonable, I buy your album, I can't sing it yet? And I'm not covering for the sake of making money, it's not about passers-by and stars.
The other school of thought believes that public figures must obtain copyright when they cover their songs, because they release their cover versions to attract fans, and fans are to make money, and there are commercial interests in this.
By the time Qi Luo knew the news, Weibo had already quarreled.
He could see at a glance that there was a driving force behind this matter.
The industry defaults that as long as the singer debuts, he must obtain authorization to cover it.
Now this group of singers who are strong and reasonable, they are really shameless.
But acquiescence is just acquiescence, this is an unspoken rule, people don't want to abide by it, and Xinghai Records can only send a lawyer's letter when it finds one case.
The lawyer's letter has been sent too much, and it feels as if Xinghai Records is "destroying" the harmony of the music world, and it seems that they are the ones who make mistakes.
That's ......
"Ah Luo, don't take a stand, just let the company handle this matter."
When Qi Luo was thinking about giving a reaction, the agent Zhou Liping quickly arrived.
Seeing that Qi Luo had already picked up the phone, Zhou Liping first trembled, and then found that there was no response from Qi Luo on Weibo, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Who's messing with me?"
Qi Luo has been exposed to a lot of filth in the entertainment industry during this time, and the first sentence asked the key.
"Lantian Entertainment, Wheat Ears Music, as well as Kiwi Fruit and Modu Satellite TV are all biased towards you licensing the contestants of "The Strongest New Voice", this matter is very complicated......"
Zhou Liping Balabala said a lot.
Zilo frowned and fell into a brief silence.
This kind of thing is actually related to his too much limelight.
If Qi Luo is just a good song, in fact, the music industry recognizes this kind of thing that makes a song famous.
But he couldn't resist posting three songs in a row, monopolizing the top three on the new song list, and the general list also started a sprint.
And there is.
Everyone in the industry knows that he Zilo, in addition to these three songs, has some good songs waiting to be released.
Who can withstand it?
Who can not be greedy?
You Qiluo have so many good songs, why don't you cover one or two songs for everyone?
Everyone is helping you become famous and making the song more famous.
From Zillo's point of view, this is a swarm of flies that see the cake and can't help but want to pounce.
If he carries out cover authorization, it won't take two or three days for a large number of people to jump out of the original song.
And then what?
There are many versions of covers, and many listeners may not even know who the original singer is.
At that point, the benefits that Zilo can get will be almost halved.
He would be stupid to let go of the cover license.
It's just that......
"Modu TV?"
Zilo asked first.
The agent nodded.
He asked again, "Kiwi video?" β
Zhou Liping nodded again.
"Heh, what do they want?"
There was a resentment in Qi Luo's heart.
His cooperation with Modu Satellite TV has always been very good, and Kiwi has also eaten the "paint" popularity of "Blue and White Confrontation", and these two companies actually want to push him to loosen his mouth and authorize the cover, which can definitely be regarded as a stab in his back.
"It's not Modu Satellite TV, it's Director Meng who wants you to authorize the songs to other players in the program group, and it's best to let your opponents in every issue sing your songs and PK with you."
Zhou Liping frowned: "Kiwifruit's request is excessive, they ask for some singers to be added to "The Birth of an Album", and these singers can get permission to cover your songs. β
"I see."
Zilo took out his phone again, thinking in his heart.
Zhou Liping knew the bad dish at a glance: "Ah Luo, don't be willful this time, there is also a publicity factor in this." β
"Hmm."
Zilo shook the phone around as a toy, gave a perfunctory reply, and then opened the system interface.
Superstar Compensation Systemββ
Player: Zilo
Fans: 847191
Credits: 1654
Function: [Lottery]
Items: Song - "To Everyone Who Knows My Name", Song - "If There Is an Afterlife", Song - "Flammable and Explosive", ......
It's just that a day has passed, and his fans have risen by more than 10,000 again.
The points are only a little more than a thousand.
And.
[The number of your followers is -1, and you gain 1 point.] γ
[The number of your followers is -1, and you gain 1 point.] γ
β¦β¦
Most of these points are brought about by this round of "cover" controversy, and there are a large number of "cover reasonable" supporters in Qi Luo's fan base.
This second.
Zilo was a little nervous.
He himself, and even he thinks that as long as the entire music industry is a normal person, it is reasonable to agree with the view that "ordinary listeners can cover songs casually without making money, and public figures must respect originality".
If the original creator writes a song with a popular trend and is taken by a big star to the so-called "unprofitable cover", and then not only does not indicate the original song, but also promotes the draft of "so-and-so sings XX songs like heaven" all day long, it is killing people invisibly.
This is not right!
If the original singer is unwilling to authorize the cover, and a group of so-called stars still run to use ordinary listeners to force it, it is not only bad, but also a little pus.
"Mr. Xining has a poem that says: Rather die than live silently!"
"I can show my heart and earn some points, don't I dare to shoot?"
"Labor management, you fart publicity!"
Zilo still saw his heart clearly.
Before he got the system, he thought that the originality should be respected, and there was no reason for the system to let go of this good opportunity to "dissuade" fans who did not agree with the three views.
Under Zhou Liping's melancholy and worried gaze, Qi Luo logged in to his Weibo account.