"Wang Xuan, are you really willing to sing this song to me?" Lin Rui asked excitedly, still worried about gain and loss.
Because he knows what a song like this means. If this epoch-making song were sung by him, it would be certain that he would become the king of singers, and he might even suddenly rise to the upper echelon of kings of singers.
"I originally wrote this song for Brother Rui. It's up to us whether we like it or not. Of course it's not free. Now we can talk about the price and cooperation methods." Wang Xuan said with a smile.
"Wang Xuan, as long as you are willing to give up, the price can be whatever you want." Li Tao interjected. He also knows what the song "East Wind Breaks" means. I also know what a top singer means to Tianyu Entertainment.
"It doesn't matter if you open it casually, just follow the market price." Wang Xuan said.
"Market price..." Li Tao was speechless. Where did such an epoch-making song get the market price? If this kind of song could appear easily, would it be called epoch-making? Therefore, Wang Xuan's words made Li Tao a little embarrassed.
In fact, it is still a matter of reputation. If "East Wind Breaks" was written by a top songwriter, Li Tao would not hesitate to pay a sky-high price, because top songwriters can generate a popularity bonus for the song.
But Wang Xuan is a newcomer in the world of composing, so the popularity bonus can be ignored, but Wang Xuan cannot be treated as a newcomer. Can you treat him as a newcomer if he can make such an epoch-making song as "East Wind Breaks"? They know the goods. Before writing the song, I knew that "East Wind Break" would help Lin Rui firmly ascend to the throne of the singing king...
"Wang Xuan, there are two ways for songs to be sold on the market now, one is the full copyright buyout model, and the other is the sharing model. There are two types of sharing, one is a guaranteed share, and the other is a pure share. Which one do you want? ?" After thinking about it, Li Tao asked.
"What's the price for buying out the full copyright? What's the way to share the rights? Brother Tao, you haven't made it clear how you want me to choose?" Wang Xuan asked.
"Okay, I'm sorry I didn't explain it clearly. The full copyright is bought out. After the buyout, the songwriter only has the right to sign, and the other copyrights belong to the buyer's company, so the price is generally higher. A while ago, top composer Li Gang gave full copyright to the song king Chen Hao The song "White Moonlight" costs 6 million before tax. If you choose to buy out the full copyright of "Dongfeng Po", how about I also offer you a price of 6 million before tax?" Li Tao said.
Wang Xuan nodded secretly when he heard this.
Before coming to Tianyu Entertainment, he had learned about the situation of composers in the Chinese entertainment industry.
Generally speaking, for a newcomer in the composing industry, one song costs between a few thousand and 100,000; for a slightly famous songwriter, one song costs between 100,000 and 300,000; for a senior songwriter, one song costs between 300,000 and 300,000. to 600,000; for a higher-level ace songwriter, the price of a song is between 600,000 and 1 million. On top of ace songwriters there are gold medal songwriters, and the price of a song ranges from 1 million to 5 million.
Finally, there is the top songwriter, known as the "Music Dad" in the industry. For this type of songwriter, a song costs at least 5 million, and they are often expensive but not marketable. Because when a songwriter reaches the position of "Qudad", ordinary songs can no longer catch his eye. He will not ruin his reputation. The songs produced by Qudad must be high-quality.
6 million before tax, this is the price that only top songwriters can get. Considering that he is still a newcomer, the price offered by Li Tao is quite fair and he is very sincere.
"What about the share?" Wang Xuan asked.
"The sharing is divided into a guaranteed share and a pure share. If it is the song "Dongfeng Break", I can give you a guaranteed share of 2 million + a 5% share of the net income generated after the album is released. The pure share is 8% of the net income generated after the album is released. %. There are two sharing models. The copyright of lyrics and music also belongs to the company, and the author only has the right to sign. It depends on your choice." Li Tao said.
Wang Xuan thought about it in his mind after hearing this.
The guaranteed share requires a net income of 8000W to receive 600W. The net income is 80 million W. If operating expenses and platform expenses are added, the actual sales must at least double, let’s count it as 160 million.
The current digital album market in China is about 10 yuan per piece, which is equivalent to selling 16 million digital albums to receive 6 million...
Of course, the actual situation is better. Because Lin Rui wants to prove to be the king of Taoist songs, he can't just take the digital album route. The physical album must be online, and the sales volume must be good. At least it must be a platinum album, let's count it as 1 million copies. The current market price of physical albums in China is about 60 yuan each... which is equivalent to the sales of 60 million physical albums.
Based on this calculation, if it is a guaranteed share, the digital album must sell 1,000,000 copies... before Wang Xuan can receive 6,000,000. Using a similar algorithm, with pure profit sharing, 9 million copies of the digital album must be sold before Wang Xuan can receive 6 million.
1000W photos, is it difficult? It's still difficult. However, Wang Xuan has confidence in the song "East Wind Breaks". The sales of digital albums of some awesome people on the earth are often tens of millions or even over 100 million. How could Wang Xuan not have confidence in "Dongfeng Po"? What's more, there is also a song "Half a City of Smoke and Sand" with a movie bonus.
After calculating, what Wang Xuan most wanted to choose was pure profit sharing. Considering that his current "bag is cleaner than his face", Wang Xuan finally chose to guarantee a minimum share.
"In the same way, "Half City of Smoke and Sand" can also give you two options. Buy out the full copyright for 2 million, with a guaranteed share of 50,000 + 1%, which is equivalent to the two songs "Dongfeng Break" and "Half of City of Smoke and Sand" Choose a guaranteed share for each song, and you can get a guaranteed share of 250W + 6% share of the net income after the album is released." Li Tao said.
"Both choose a guaranteed share. But I have a condition. All the copyrights of these two songs can be given to Tianyu, but I retain the performance rights of the songs. It is impossible that I don't even have the right to sing the songs I created. Of course, For my own use only." Wang Xuan said.
"Okay." Li Tao nodded.
"Also, if I have new songs to record in the future, I hope to be able to borrow Tianyu's recording studio and musician team. Of course, it is not free. I can pay the rent and the musicians' remuneration. In exchange, if there are suitable songs in the future, Under the same conditions, I can give priority to Tianyu." Wang Xuan proposed another purpose.
"That's no problem. I actually have a better suggestion. Wang Xuan, come to our Tianyu Music Department. With your composing talent, it would be a pity not to come to our music department." Li Tao suggested.
"Thank you Brother Tao for your kindness, but I have no intention of developing further in the composing world. If I have the opportunity, I will debut as a singer." Wang Xuan declined.
"Then I suggest you come to our music department. First of all, signing a songwriter contract with us will not affect your debut, and it may even be more convenient for you to debut. Let's put it this way, do you think it is easier to debut as an amateur, or as a top songwriter? Is it easy to debut with an identity?" Li Tao asked again.
"Of course it's easy as a top songwriter." Wang Xuan said.
"That's alright, come to our music department, you can get a lot of orders that you can't get outside, and quickly accumulate fame. Sign a songwriter contract first, and then sign an artist contract when you want to make a debut," Li Tao said.
"Forget it, I'm not used to working from nine to five every day." Wang Xuan shook his head.
"Wang Xuan, there is no need to worry about you. Working nine to five is the treatment of a low-level songwriter. If you are willing to join Tianyu, you will get the contract of an ace songwriter at least. This is because you have few songs for the time being. As long as If you write three more songs of the quality of "Half City of Smoke and Sand", I can help you apply for a gold medal songwriter contract. If you can write three more songs of the level of "East Wind Break", I can help you Applying for a contract with a top songwriter is not a problem at all. Composers above the ace level do not need to work, they only need to complete a certain amount of tasks every year, and no one cares about what you do at other times. Don’t doubt it, our company is above the ace level "The songwriters who are famous for their work are always missing almost every day. Don't ask, just go out and collect music for inspiration," Li Tao explained.
"Sounds good. If I sign a songwriter contract, what will happen to the copyright of the songs I create?" Wang Xuan asked.
"According to the provisions of the "Copyright", the copyright of the work for work is enjoyed by the author, but the company has the right to priority use within the scope of its business. In other words, the copyright of the work belongs to you, but the company has the right to priority use within the scope of the business. Therefore, The income generated will be divided according to the proportion agreed upon when the contract was signed." Li Tao explained.
"What about the share ratio?"
"Ace songwriters are tasked with writing twelve songs that can be ranked in the top 100 of the best-selling list every year. The salary is 50,000 monthly salary + 5% of the revenue after the songs they create are released online. Gold medal songwriters, every year The task is to write 3 songs that are in the top 30 of the best-selling charts and 7 songs that are in the top 50 of the best-selling charts. The salary is 100,000 monthly salary + 10% of the revenue generated after the songs created are released online."
"Understood. But I need to think about it seriously. Let's sign the contracts for "Half City of Smoke and Sand" and "Dongfeng Po" first." Having said that, Wang Xuan was actually moved. He was considering whether to sign with the company yesterday, and after thinking about it all night, the answer was yes.
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