Fast forward to October, after a long and busy day, the preparatory work for the album "Shen Miaomiao" was finally completed.
For the release of the new album, Li Jie did not let Silence take the route of signing a singer.
Although large companies have stronger publicity capabilities and more resources, they also have more restrictions such as rules and regulations.
Where in the world is there a free lunch?
If Silence signs with a major record company such as Rolling Stone or Warner, it will inevitably sign a series of unequal treaties.
Including but not limited to income commissions of 73% and 82%, management contracts lasting five to eight years, ownership of song copyrights, etc.
In short, once you sign a contract, in a sense, the singer's time no longer belongs to you.
After all, capital is all about profit.
After signing the contract of prostitution and becoming popular, most people will rush around every day for various announcements, business performances, acupuncture tours, autograph signings and other activities.
These are undoubtedly what Li Jie does not want to see.
If he stood silently, he would earn the money.
Large record companies generally help newcomers in two ways. One is stronger publicity channels, and the other is a stronger music library.
Especially the latter, the temptation is greater for newcomers, especially non-creative newcomers.
Looking back at Shen Mo, what she lacks most is good songs. With her brother here, she doesn't have to worry at all.
As for the problem of publicity and distribution channels, they don't have any resources at all.
Independent singers are originally a form of collaboration.
The cooperation method Li Jie and others chose this time was outsourcing, that is, the recording and recording of the album were all done at their own expense.
They just use the record company's promotion channels.
Of course, using publicity channels is certainly not free.
In this way, no matter whether the sales of the record are good or not, the record company will make a guaranteed profit. Moreover, the larger the distribution company, the stronger its bargaining power.
Li Jie and the others signed a contract with Rolling Stone Records this time. In addition to the necessary publicity expenses, Rolling Stone would also take a commission.
For every record sold, Rolling Stone takes 30% of the proceeds.
A total of 300,000 copies of the new album "Shen Miaomiao" were recorded, all of which were paid for by Li Jie himself. The total cost was about one million.
At first, when the head of Rolling Stone Records in Mainland China learned that Li Jie had prepared 300,000 records, his eyes almost popped out of his head.
In his eyes, this is simply a prodigal act!
What is the concept of three hundred thousand pieces?
Some A-list singers release albums but they can't sell that much.
As powerful as mainland diva Naying, her album "The Darkness of Night" released in 1995 only sold a few hundred thousand copies.
However, after listening to the demo of "Shen Miaomiao", Xiao Yu, the head of Rolling Stone Records, fell silent.
Although the Rolling Stones have only entered the mainland market not long ago, as a senior practitioner, Xiao Yu’s musical literacy is not bad.
Especially for pop music.
Of the ten songs in the "Shen Miaomiao" album, at least six can reach the level of golden songs.
Invisible Wings, Aurora, Lost Beauty, Don’t Want to Understand, A Diao, First Dream, any of these songs can be chosen as the title song of the album.
The moment he saw the demo, Xiao Yu even felt a trace of regret in his heart.
When he signed the outsourcing agreement, Xiao Yu was still very happy. Who wouldn't want to do a business that is sure to make money without losing money?
But after listening to the demo, Xiao Yu suddenly felt like he had picked sesame seeds and lost the watermelon.
Careless!
If I had known that the quality of the album was so high, I would have signed Silence no matter what. Even if I broke the rules and gave the new talent the highest standard, it was not non-negotiable.
However, there is no regret medicine in the world.
A contract written in black and white is not a fake.
In addition, as a major record company, Rolling Stone cannot ruin its reputation for a few songs.
If he dares to do anything, and doesn't want outsiders at all, the head office will make him miserable.
On this day, Xiao Yu made an appointment with Shen Mo again. Since Shen Mo was still in school, Xiao Yu did not make an appointment with her to the company, but made an appointment with her at a coffee shop near Yangyin.
"Miaomiao, Teacher Erjun, have you asked for help?"
Xiao Yu is very, very concerned about 'Er Jun', who has almost arranged the entire album. Compared to Silence, the record company prefers 'Qu Dad'.
The value of an excellent songwriter's output is far higher than that of a singer.
After all, good songs can make people happy.
Without excellent works, it is difficult for ordinary singers to get ahead, except for those big guys with incredible singing skills.
If the singer cannot succeed, the record company cannot generate returns, and sometimes it cannot even recover the cost.
In addition, the investment of signing a songwriter is far less than the investment of cultivating a singer.
"He refused."
Shen Mo shook his head directly: "He doesn't want to sign with the company."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu became anxious immediately. The new album has not been released yet, and Erjun, a talented songwriter, has not yet been noticed by other peers.
Therefore, now is the best opportunity to sign a contract.
Once a new album is released, ordinary fans may not care about the songwriter behind the song, but their peers will definitely notice.
At that time, facing competition from many peers, the difficulty of grabbing people will rise sharply.
"Miaomiao, have you told Teacher Erjun about the conditions we offer?"
In order to sign 'Army', the price offered by the Rolling Stones was not low. In addition to the fixed annual salary, the Rolling Stones also provided a copyright sharing clause.
Generally speaking, it is almost impossible for a 'newcomer' to obtain copyright income. Only star producers can obtain such terms.
But there are always exceptions to everything, and it is not impossible for an excellent creator to make exceptions.
Anyway, the copyright income is not much, and this thing is also a check-type thing. It will only be given if the income is generated.
"Sorry, Mr. Xiao."
After saying that, Shen Mo silently took out a book from her bag.
"Mr. Xiao, have you read this book?"
Jin Yu lowered his head and glanced at the cover.
"Dragon 6"?
Then, Xiao Yu looked at Shen Mo with doubts on his face.
What's the meaning?
Silence pursed her lips and pointed at the author's name on the cover.
"Look here."
Following the sound, Xiao Yu was immediately stunned.
"They are the same person?"
"Um."
Shen Mo smiled humbly: "They are the same person. Also, let me introduce you again. Erjun is actually my younger brother."
"Your brother?"
Xiao Yu looked at Silence with a surprised expression.
As a partner, he certainly knows the capital information of Silent Silence, who is only nineteen years old this year.
If 'Erjun' is the younger brother, he will naturally be younger than Silence.
Those were written by an eighteen-year-old boy?
is it possible?
Could it be that the mystery lies in this book?
"Dragon"?
It seemed like he had heard of it somewhere, but for a moment, Xiao Yu couldn't remember it.
However, one thing he can be sure of is that people who don't care about him have heard of the name, which means that "Dragon Clan" is not an unknown person.
"Then I have to appreciate your brother's masterpiece."
Immediately, Xiao Yu put away his surprise and picked up the book with a smile.
(End of chapter)
