Old Huang rubbed his hands before picking up the composition book. In his opinion, the composition book in front of him was no longer a book in a purely physical sense.
But a shining gold mine.
It is obvious to all how much money singers make.
Although you won’t earn much from releasing an album, the added value is high. A popular first-line singer can earn anywhere from tens to hundreds of thousands for any commercial performance.
The prices for singers from Hong Kong and Taiwan are even higher.
There is nothing we can do about this. Who made the music scene in Hong Kong and Taiwan develop earlier and make more famous singers?
Just like actors in TV series and movies, actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan are paid higher than those from mainland China.
Cheng Long and Li Lianjie are two kung fu superstars. Cheng Long's salary is about 5 million, and Li Lianjie's salary is about 3 million, bracketed by US.
Of course, Cheng Long and Jet Li are special cases. After all, they also have a certain appeal in Hollywood, but even if they are excluded, the salaries of Hong Kong and Taiwan actors are still very high.
For a person like Liu Dehua, who is good at film, television and singing, his salary for a single movie is about 8 million Hong Kong dollars.
Apart from the first-tier stars, the second-tier and third-tier artists in Hong Kong and Taiwan also earn millions in salary.
Actors on the mainland are paid only tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. When the national treasure actor Li Xuejian was filming The Water Margin, his salary was only 400,000.
In terms of acting skills, Li Xuejian can at least scorn a large number of Hong Kong and Taiwan artists, if not all Hong Kong and Taiwan artists. But even so, the salary of a mainland actor like this is not comparable to that of second- and third-tier actors in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
The shooting cycle of a film and television drama is usually measured in months. When Li Xuejian starred in Song Jiang, he stayed with the team for more than a year.
Over a year, the salary was more than 400,000 yuan. For ordinary people, it is already considered a high salary among high salaries, but in the actor industry, it is not too high.
On the other hand, well-known mainland singers make money much faster and more efficiently than well-known actors.
A commercial performance costs 80,000 yuan. If a singer works harder and attends two or three shows a day, his daily income will be 240,000 yuan.
Of course, this 240,000 yuan is not the singer's net income, but also needs to be divided into dividends with the brokerage company and the agent.
But the share ratio for famous singers is usually relatively high. Even if it is 50-50, they can still get 120,000 yuan.
A more diligent A-list singer can earn millions a year from commercial performances alone, with basically no effort.
In addition to commercial performances, singers also have income from commercial endorsements, album sales shares, work copyrights, advertising fees, concert shares, etc.
In 2000, Xu Huaiyu, who was at the peak of his debut, earned more than NT$200 million for the Rolling Stones in just one year, which is about NT$50 million when converted into RMB.
A singer can support almost half of the company by himself, which shows how quickly singers make money.
At that time, the Rolling Stones were in a serious financial crisis due to the 1998 financial crisis. The emergence of Xu Huaiyu not only saved the Stones, but at least brought back a piece of old blood for the Stones.
Most importantly it boosted confidence.
At some moments, faith is more precious than gold.
"good!"
"The lyrics are so well written!"
On the side, Lao Huang finished reading the lyrics of "When You Get Old" and slapped his thigh suddenly.
"Especially this one."
"When I am old, my eyebrows are downcast, the lights are dim, the wind is blowing, your news, this is the song in my heart."
Although Lao Huang doesn't understand the music very well, as a senior editor, he can understand the lyrics.
This song is like a refreshing poem, affectionate and beautiful. Even if it is just read aloud gently, it can touch people's hearts.
"Actually, this is an adaptation."
"Adapted?"
Lao Huang's eyes widened and he said in disbelief.
"You actually adapt other people's works?"
Li Jie shrugged his shoulders with an indifferent expression.
"Others have written well, and it's normal to adapt it."
"The original work is the poem "When You Are Old" by the Irish poet Yeats."
Hearing the poet's name, Huang was stunned for a moment, even though Yeats had won the Nobel Prize for Literature as early as 23 years ago.
But in China, Yeats's poetry is still a niche work for the time being.
Even though Huang has been involved in the publishing industry for many years, he has never heard of Yeats.
"correct."
As he said this, Li Jie did not forget to remind him.
"Old Huang, remember to contact Mr. Yuan Kejia. There are several sentences in this poem that borrowed the old man's translation."
"Don't forget to pay the copyright fee."
"Also, if the album is published, don't forget to clearly explain the original author, translation, and compilation in the introduction of the CD."
Although the current copyright awareness is still relatively low, and the lyrics of "When You Get Old" are different from those translated by Mr. Yuan Kejia.
But you still need to be reminded.
The fruits of other people's labor need to be respected.
In addition, for those songs that Li Jie "borrowed", he will also compensate the original singers in the future, and then write a few original songs to compensate.
With his level of creation, it is not a problem to maintain the same level, not to mention the few songs that go beyond "borrowing".
"good."
Of course, Lao Huang would not refuse Li Jie's proposal.
It is better to disclose some things voluntarily than to be discovered afterwards. Once the label of 'plagiarism' is attached, it will be difficult to take it off again.
Anyway, the copyright fee is not too expensive. If it costs several thousand yuan, it will only cost tens of thousands yuan at most.
To sacrifice one's reputation for a small amount of money is definitely a penny gain.
Especially for a young writer like Wei Jun, the label of plagiarism is absolutely unacceptable.
"Can I copy these songs?"
"You don't need to copy the whole thing, just a part of it."
Seeing Li Jie's confused look, Lao Huang took the initiative to explain.
"That's right. I came here today mainly to discuss something with you."
"Warner contacted me yesterday. They very much hope to sign a release agreement with us for the next album."
"The terms offered by the other party are very generous."
"All agency distribution fees are waived, and publicity and promotion will be carried out in accordance with Warner's internal A-level standards."
"They only charge 20% of the album's revenue for the entire album."
"certainly."
"The other party also put forward another condition. If your sister is willing to sign with Warner, Warner can provide a signing fee of eight million."
"In addition, it is divided into seven and three."
"Seven of us, three of them."
"However, I personally suggest that if Miaomiao has no intention of developing like Hollywood, it doesn't matter whether she signs with Warner or not."
"hey-hey."
Having said this, Lao Huang suddenly let out a few proud smiles.
"Weijun, if Warner sees this composition book, hey, it's not impossible to waive all fees for the next album." (End of Chapter)
