Chapter One of the Night - Chapter 108

   Chapter 108 Harvest

   “Zhenghua, look, this is our ‘Chime’ recording studio!”

  Qiu Jianfeng pushed open the door and walked in with a group of people behind him. Several people who were discussing the matter turned around and stood up. Qiu Jianfeng’s assistant had already snapped and turned on the headlights of the recording studio.

   instantly illuminates the entire studio.

  The decoration is luxurious and atmospheric.

The interior of the    core studio is in the shape of a large bell.

Qiu Jianfeng said with a smile: “It can be said to be one of the top recording studios in the world, and within our Venus, it is also one of the three largest recording studios. Not only is it not worse than the two studios in Modu, it is even better. , you don’t want to go to the magic capital to record songs, just come to this studio to record, I guarantee the effect is the best!”

   After he finished speaking, several people over there had come over and greeted him one after another.

It seemed that there was no one worthy of his introduction, so he just pointed at Xu Zhenghua and said with a smile: “This is Xu Zhenghua, you all know that? Great talent! He will come over to record the song next, so please help him. “

   So several people hurried up to shake hands, looking surprised.

  The fact that Zhenghua Music signed a long-term distribution agreement with Venus Records has not been publicized so far. Even inside Venus Records, most people still don’t know about it.

“Hello Hello!”

   Xu Zhenghua shook hands with everyone humbly.

   Then he said to Qiu Jianfeng, “It’s really good, and it looks awesome at first glance. But this time, I just want a smaller recording studio for practice. This one must be expensive!”

  The two parties are only cooperating, Zhenghua Music can use the studio of Venus Records at the internal price, but the internal price also costs money after all.

   And the top studios are more expensive.

   Like this, the top-ranked recording studios that can be ranked in the world are all priced by the hour, even if the internal price is more than 1,000 per hour!

   No matter how fast you are, recording a song in three days will cost 30,000 to 40,000 yuan for the studio alone!

It is said that when many big names in the industry record songs, they directly cover the studio. After an album is recorded, the cost of the studio, as well as the cost of musicians and staff being on call at any time, add up to millions, or even two or three million. .

   Xu Zhenghua will not be so extravagant.

   He never thought he was doing something creative.

   has never had the so-called sense of mission in artistic creation.

   Production only.

   Just make money.

   Qiu Jianfeng laughed, “Yes, yes, I’ll take you there right away!”

   So a large group of people went out noisy and came to another recording studio.

   This shed will be much smaller.

   But it is still the kind of sparrow with all the internal organs.

  Xu Zhenghua was very satisfied, and gave Da Liu a wink to see the recording facility. Da Liu looked around and secretly raised his thumb. So Xu Zhenghua decided on the shed on the spot, half a month in advance.

   Then he started chasing people.

   It’s really now that school has started, so he can only practice in his spare time, plus the studio is so expensive, it hurts to rent it.

   Before he left, Qiu Jianfeng held his hand again and said, “Get your contract done as soon as possible. Don’t wait until the recording is started and you can’t figure it out. Copyright problems will be easy to cause trouble at that time.”

“Understand!”

  Xu Zhenghua replied without hesitation, “Don’t worry, it’s coming soon!”

   So Qiu Jianfeng said goodbye and left.

   Guan Yulan followed her out. She needed to represent Xu Zhenghua to negotiate the price with the staff here.

When she came back after a while, she reported with a smile, “It is indeed the internal price. This shed charges 180 yuan per hour, but if the shed is rented, they will charge for 10 hours a day. There will be no discount, 1,800 a day, 27,000 for half a month.”

  Xu Zhenghua complained, “It’s so **** expensive, I don’t even want to give you a fruit plate or something!”

   Guan Yulan smiled and did not express her opinion.

   She has really made a lot of money recently, and obviously she doesn’t think that 20,000 to 30,000 yuan in half a month is too expensive.

   She takes one tenth of the money Xu Zhenghua makes, and another tenth of the money Jin Xiaoqing makes.

   Not to mention anything else, the money earned from the song “Thousand Thousand Que Song”, including the record sales and commercial performances, has now reached at least more than 30 million, and she takes 1.9% of the record sales, plus commercial performances…

   For this alone, she has earned over one million.

   If you count it all, in recent months, she has earned far more than 2 million in the account – of course, it will not be all hers, the brokerage company behind her will provide a lot of support, so it is necessary to take 40 to 50%.

   But that’s not a lot.

   She has been planning to go see a house recently.

   Of course, even Xu Zhenghua wouldn’t really be able to afford such a small amount of money.

  This slot was specially spit out for Guan Yulan.

   Easy thing to do.

  Although the copyright issue of An Xiaojing’s new song has not been completely settled, and his singer contract has no hope of solving it with 1.5 million, from today, Xu Zhenghua will start preparing for the album.

  Da Liu was busy debugging the equipment one by one, Guan Yulan sat down on the sofa.

  Xu Zhenghua went into the studio, tried a piano inside, pulled the hanging microphone in front of him and fixed it, and tried to sing a few lines to find the feeling of singing.

  The original owner had received several professional vocal trainings before, but that was just the basics.

   After Xu Zhenghua crossed over, although he was always quite busy, the two things he never forgot were practicing the piano and practicing the voice—he was a little despised by the training that the original owner received.

Because it is obvious that he thinks that this singing method is not as good as those who have heard it in his mind. In fact, although he did not understand it before, once he listened and studied with his heart, he would quickly I found that the original singing is also improving all the time.

   As far as the music scene in another time and space is concerned, the singing styles of singers before 2000 are obviously not as advanced and resonance as those of many singers who have risen after 2000.

   And even those who debuted before 2000, many are gradually improving and gradually improving their singing.

   In fact, it should be that the technology of sound mixing is getting more and more powerful.

  Lin Junjie, for example, is an example who has a great sense of resonance as soon as he debuts.

   His mixed voice in the treble area, especially the full and solid feeling of his chest voice, is particularly awesome.

   Another example, Sun Nan, is an example of singing better.

   As soon as he debuted in the early days, he was known for his powerful resonance and the high brightness in his voice, but even if he sang after 2010, the resonance was obviously more advanced.

   Then of course you have to learn good things!

   So he has been practicing quietly in recent months.

   Of course, the vocal method and breathing method taught by the teacher during the training are still a good foundation.

The    piano sounded very quickly, and he played very seriously.

   and sing.

   The sound is not loud, and the intention is very delicate.

   is singing “Jiangnan”.

   A song that the project will use.

   After singing a song, I feel pretty good about myself. Of course, it’s worse than the original song.

   Suddenly, Da Liu was knocking on the glass outside, gesturing with both hands. Only then did Xu Zhenghua notice that he was not wearing headphones, so he laughed and grabbed the big headphones and put them on.

   Da Liu walked back, put on his earphones, and pressed the call button, “It’s alright now, can you hear me?”

   Xu Zhenghua gave a thumbs up.

   So he cleared his throat, made a gesture outside, and played “Jiangnan” again.

   This time, the treatment was flawed, but it was not as good as the last time.

   But he still stopped and ran out to listen to the replay.

   The flaws are more pronounced in monitor-grade headphones.

   But it is not surprising at all, he has already produced four songs for others, and he is very experienced.

   “The equipment is ok.”

   He took off his earphones and said with a smile.

  Da Liu said: “After all, it is the sixth largest in the industry. Even if it is a small shed, the equipment is very good.”

   asked very seriously: “Zhenghua, is this your new song just now?”

   “Well, one of them, how does that sound?”

   “It feels…very awesome! The transition in the middle…very gorgeous feeling!”

“Hahaha!”

  Xu Zhenghua laughed a few times, and was noncommittal about his evaluation, then turned back.

It seems that in this time and space, at least in the Chinese music world, I have never heard of the so-called “R&B”. The industry in the beautiful country is not bad, there are many people, and there are many dark-skinned brothers, but in the whole country In terms of the status of the world, it is obviously far inferior to that other time and space.

   Their music is far less awesome than that in another time and space.

  In black music, what is really famous all over the world is jazz.

   But honestly, it doesn’t matter.

   In this time and space, maybe “R&B” is not called “R&B”.

   And even if it doesn’t discuss the style at all, “Jiangnan” is a good song, there is no doubt about it.

   When I listened to “Jiangnan” at the beginning of the year, Xu Zhenghua really liked it, but then he really got tired of listening to it. Because this song was really too red, too red, too red!

   It is red to the whole street.

  Xu Zhenghua was tired of listening to it and couldn’t listen to it for many years.

   But at this time in another time and space, when I heard this tune sing from my mouth, I somehow felt a sense of reliving my memory.

   Xu Zhenghua likes this feeling very much.

   quickly got to work in earnest.

   Mainly through this song, to find that great feeling of mixed resonance.

  Da Liu also works very seriously.

   Obviously cherished this opportunity.

   He can be regarded as the most useful person since Xu Zhenghua entered the record business. This guy is actually limited in his ability to talk about a certain item, but he can’t help being a generalist.

   Of course, more importantly, he expressed his desire to take refuge very early.

   At this time, it is necessary to employ people, and Xu Zhenghua is of course the first to think of him.

   Of course, a non-disclosure agreement must be signed.

   In the evening, the cell phone that Guan Yulan kept received a call from Yuan Wei.

  This girl may have sensed that the opportunity is coming, so she is very annoying.

   Let Guan Yulan get rid of it.

   Stayed in the recording studio until after eleven o’clock at night, and found a restaurant halfway through. Everyone ate supper together. Guan Yulan was responsible for sending Da Liu home, while Lu Liguo sent Xu Zhenghua back.

   Along the way, Xu Zhenghua closed his eyes and thought silently.

  His practice in recent months has been very effective, but in fact, he does not intend to completely imitate someone’s voice style.

   Such as JJ Lin.

   This voice has a good reputation in the music world and is considered to be a “walking CD”. The brightness and resonance of his voice are indeed good, and the texture is full, but it is still not necessary to completely learn from him.

   is best for you.

   The most important thing is… He Lin Junjie only needs to sing his own way, or at most the way he will choose, it is enough, but Xu Zhenghua’s optional range is dozens or hundreds of times larger than his.

   Completely went his way, but instead became a cocoon.

   His voice is definitely fine to sing love songs and pop songs, but what about you let him sing “Being Ashamed” and “Swing Together”?

   Let’s stop cooking!

   It is still necessary to master it and get out of your own voice and resonance style.

   At present, Xu Zhenghua chose for himself the idea of ​​​​the weak.

   is to preserve the sound characteristics of the body vocal cords as much as possible, and on this basis, try to achieve that kind of high-level resonance – like Zhou Shen, and like Li Jian, they are all super masters of the weak mix.

   Of course, their voices are too delicate and clear, and they are not the same as themselves.

   But the technical route will be very similar.

   “Husband, are you back?”

  An Xiaojing is at home.

   opened the door and saw that it was Xu Zhenghua, and quickly opened the door with a smile on his face.

   “Why… so happy?”

   Xu Zhenghua was surprised.

   She didn’t say it, but she was really happy.

   Xu Zhenghua quickly understood.

   Because Yuan Wei called again and asked when he would be back.

   He never lied about this kind of thing, he just said that he was on the second floor and had just arrived home.

  Yuan Wei was very disappointed and hung up the phone with an “oh”.

normal.

   It seems that neither of them have felt it yet, but in fact, he has already arranged the class schedule for them.

  One three five, two four six!

  After finishing things, An Xiaojing came over and started to polish the album again.

  She has probably heard from He Jianliang that she has prepared eight new songs for her album, so she has been grinding for the past two days.

  How thoughtful and thoughtful the service should be.

   I didn’t even study the script of the TV drama I just got.

   After all, for her, acting is a play, a cameo, and a crossover, and the albums that have been put on the agenda are her life and foundation.

   But this kind of thing, Xu Zhenghua is also very clear.

So he comforted her, “Don’t worry, they’ll finish talking right away, sign the contract when they’re done talking, and then you’ll have all your eight songs.” An Xiaojing should be really anxious, but after hearing Xu Zhenghua say this, she Still maintaining restraint, he changed the subject with a promise.

very smart.

  …

   “Hello Zhenghua!”

   Far away, Zhao Qubing has opened his arms and smiled brightly.

  Xu Zhenghua smiled and gave him a big hug, “Hello! I have admired it for a long time!”

   “I’ve been admiring it for a long time!”

   He smiled politely, and after releasing it, he stretched out his hand again and shook hands with An Xiaojing, “Hello, Miss An!”

   “Hello, go sick brother!”

“It sounds awkward, right? You can call me Brother Kun. I was called Zhao Kun when I was a child, but I was not in good health all the time. I had a serious illness and continued to have a high fever. Later, my grandfather asked someone to do the math for me. , said it was a bad name, so he changed it for me, and as a result, my body got better since then, so I have been using it all the time. It is the name of ‘Qubing’. It feels awkward!”

   is indeed the one with the best reputation among the new generation actors.

   Up close, he looks more handsome than on the TV screen.

   It’s just that he looks a little shorter, about 175, and it’s a little dark.

   But still very handsome and handsome.

   is the type that is a little feminine, but definitely not a motherfucker.

   That pair of peach blossom eyes is really emotional.

   The key is to look at people and things. This person’s impression is also very like a spring breeze.

   The three of them quickly went to the sofa and sat down.

   Surrounded by brokers.

   Today’s meeting is very important to everyone.

  The three wins.

   And soon, the fourth party came.

   A typical combination of four wins.

   Today is a multi-party signing ceremony.

  Because there will be a lot of people coming, in addition to artists, managers, assistants, and lawyers from all parties, it also includes three film and television companies and two record companies—Kojima Records, and its parent company, Xipo Records.

   Of course, if Zhenghua Music is also counted, it is actually three record companies.

  There is no room for it in a small place. As the main partner, Kojima Records simply rented a medium-sized conference room in a five-star hotel to hold this signing ceremony.

   There are many contracts to be signed.

   Zhao Qubing made a singer appointment with Kojima Records, An Xiaojing signed a film contract with the crew of a play jointly invested by three film and television companies, Xipo Records signed a song licensing contract with a film and television company, and so on.

   In Xu Zhenghua’s mind, these are actually the periphery.

   must be in He Jianliang’s heart too.

The real core of    is that Xu Zhenghua will sign a nine-song licensing agreement and a work agreement with Kojima Records in one go—An Xiaojing has seven songs exclusively, Zhao Qubing one, and the two collaborate on one.

   All are written, composed, arranged and produced by Xu Zhenghua.

   and hidden in the corner are the eight new songs that An Xiaojing sang and participated in. The newly established Zhenghua Music will occupy 49% of the copyright rights.

Of course, Kojima Records still occupies the bulk of the copyright, so the copyright of these works, in a factual sense, still belongs to them. Zhenghua Music can only be regarded as a “co-producer”, and a small part of the copyright interest is divided. That’s it. And the contract will also stipulate that the issuer of these works is still Xipo Records.

The interests of all parties are firmly bound together through this series of dazzling cooperation contracts – and for this reason, it is really affecting the whole body, and no one is worried about signing it alone. We simply gathered everyone together, and in the presence of all relevant parties, the results of the previous discussions for several days were implemented on paper one by one.

   Everyone greeted each other, introduced each other, and chatted quickly.

   The previous all kinds of torment and all kinds of interests pulling, at this time, no longer exist.

   Mr. He from Xipo Records and Mr. Zhou from Kojima Records also came over in person to help out the signing. Everyone sat down together and met with Meimei.

   Now is the busiest time for lawyers.

  The contracts negotiated in the early stage still need to be reviewed one by one at this time.

   Jiang Liangyun brought an assistant today.

   For more than an hour, a group of senior management of the record company and film and television company, as well as Zhao Qubing, An Xiaojing and Xu Zhenghua, sat on the side drinking tea and chatting.

   Wait until the lawyers are completely busy and inform their employers that they can sign the contract, and the signing ceremony officially begins.

   So a group of start signs.

  An Xiaojing got the female No. 4 in the new drama “Dongfang Qingwei”, which will be starring in Zhao Qubing. It is said that she will play the heroine’s good friend, and she has a lot of serious roles.

   Then she got the eight new songs she had been thinking about these days.

   Zhao Qubing received a signing fee of 1 million yuan and officially signed a singer contract for two albums for four years. And won the right to sing a single “Half Moon” that Xu Zhenghua specially created for him.

   In addition, he will also debut by singing with the popular singer An Xiaojing, which is also a big gain.

   Kojima Records had the biggest harvest.

   signed Zhao Qubing, stabilized An Xiaojing, and won nine new songs by Xu Zhenghua.

   He Jianliang laughed from ear to ear.

   He made it all happen.

   This will be an absolutely shining page in his career.

   But the film and television side will never suffer.

  Because An Xiaojing and Zhao Qubing’s new song “Obviously Love You” will become the promotional song and ending song of their new drama, but the copyright fee paid is only 150,000.

   In addition, An Xiaojing has a very good reputation recently. She is very popular and has a very good personal image. It is also a good announcement for them to play a supporting actress who does not need much acting skills.

   What’s more, she has some cameo intentions, and the salary is very low.

   In short, everyone is happy.

  Speaking of which, Xu Zhenghua was the one who took out the most things and gained the least.

   But he was still satisfied.

   This time, it’s not just a few long-term meal tickets.

   More importantly, we started to establish a cooperative relationship with Xipo Records.

Although it only accounts for a small part of 49% of the copyright of the eight songs, despite the repeated whitewashing in the contract, indicating that Kojima Records is still the main interest in the copyright, it is an undeniable fact that Xipo Records owns nearly half of it for itself. Copyrighted works are distributed.

   is a great start.

   It makes the newly established Zhenghua Music not only depend on the release of Venus Records, but also does not have to go all the way.

   Of course, in the near future, half of the copyright of the eight songs will make Zhenghua Music occupy nearly 40% of the copyright rights in An Xiaojing’s album that will be released this year.

   Specifically, 39.2%!

  ”Wake Up Your Ears” is bound to be a big-selling album.

   Xu Zhenghua’s estimate for it is that the sales of five platinum started – that would mean as high as 80 million, or even 100 million in sales.

  As the copyright owner, Zhenghua Music and Kojima Records will share the 20% to 25% gross profit of this album belonging to the producer—about 20 million!

   And back to himself, some of the disadvantaged royalties that “Short Hair” got when it was in its infancy, were also fully recovered on the singles “Wake Up Your Ears” and “Coward”.

   For other works, he is the composer, arranger and producer, and still takes 15% of the royalties.

But on “Wake Up Your Ears”, his royalties finally broke through the ceiling, reaching 18% in one fell swoop, and on “The Coward”, it was also as high as 16.5% – which just made up the 10.5% of “Short Hair” to 15%. %.

   He personally will take up to 15% of the royalties for this album of An Xiaojing.

  As a whole, Zhenghua Music and Xu Zhenghua will directly take about a quarter of the revenue from An Xiaojing’s album!

   is a very satisfying proportion.

  How many senior musicians have written a lot of good songs in their lifetime, and how many big-name singers have been famous for eight years and ten years, and even have their own independent labels, that’s all.

   A person who takes one-fourth of the profits from a commercial record is already close to the ceiling of the industry – and further up, it is already a matter of capital and has nothing to do with personal ability.

   Seeing that the signing was completed, everyone raised their glasses together, and the sound of clinking glasses was everywhere.

   Everyone congratulates each other.

   After tossing around, Xu Zhenghua walked over to He Jianliang with a glass of wine.

   “Mr. He, happy cooperation!”

   “Ah, hahaha, Zhenghua!”

  He Jianliang was smiling, turned around, and immediately held Xu Zhenghua’s hand, his smile became even brighter, “Happy cooperation!”

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  Although there is no monthly ticket list, it is still the beginning of January. I hope everyone who has votes can vote for two, thank you!

   (end of this chapter)