I am the savior of China Entertainment

Chapter 93 The Argument over Copyright Fees

Although I don't know what the boss Penguin Ma is up to, but maintaining independence and integrity is exactly what Li Hyuk wants to see.

After discussing the company matters, Fan Nuoxuan chatted with Li He about the English song and the repercussions it caused.

"Now we have more than 100 million netizens petitioning on Weibo in our studio, wanting you to sing the full version of "Thinking Out Loud", and there are even petitions from overseas fans." Fan Nuoxuan said.

"Overseas netizens? They also come to join in the fun, do you know who I am?" Li He rubbed his nose.

"Now is the era of the global Internet. If there are any good songs, they have already spread through the Internet. I think you can make this song and I will promote it commercially." Fan Nuoxuan suggested.

Li He's song publishing copyright and digital distribution rights in mainland China belong to QQ Music, and the physical copyright is held by the studio itself.In Hong Kong and Taiwan, it was distributed by Starlight Records.

In other regions, the Asian copyright is owned by Sony Music, and there is no authorization for regions outside of Asia.

If Li Hyuk produced this song, he would definitely seek distribution rights in Europe and the United States.

Whether it is continuing to cooperate with Sony or changing a partner, it is a good channel expansion for Fantasy Studios.

Following Fan Nuoxuan's suggestion, Lee Hyuk completed "Thinking Out Loud" in a few days and planned to release it on February 14, Valentine's Day.

Because this song is a cover and re-creation, fearing that some people have ulterior motives, Fantasy Studio only adopts the strategy of free digital version distribution.

However, on QQ Music, VIPs are still required to listen.

QQ Music will settle the settlement with Fantasy Studios according to a certain listening ratio. The formula is very complicated.

To put it simply, it is about [-] cents for every [-] listeners, which is only an ideal way.

Originally, I planned to shoot the MV, but the release time is very close, so Li Hyuk planned to talk about it when he had time!
On February [-]th, the sixth episode of "I Am a Singer" was broadcast as scheduled. Compared with the previous episode, this episode was less explosive. After all, the previous episode had Li Hyuk's original songs.

Zhou Yawen has returned to Shanghai from the marriage urging scene in her hometown, and made an appointment with her girlfriends to watch TV together at home.

She who followed "I Am a Singer" program because of Lee Hyuk expressed a little disappointment after watching this episode.

It's not that the singers sang badly, on the contrary, everyone sang very well, including Lee Hyuk who sang "Love Me and Don't Go", which gave everyone a different feeling.

However, ears who are used to listening to new songs still hope that Lee Hyuk can bring new works.

The same is true for Zhu Xiaoqiang, a programmer who works in Beijing. Since the end of last year, Zhu Xiaoqiang has become a fan of Li He, and he plans to invite a girl he likes to watch Li He's concert together.

Satisfied with the surprises and touches brought by Li He, and accustomed to him continuously releasing new songs, Zhu Xiaoqiang is not satisfied with Li He continuing to cover old songs.

After watching this episode with low interest, Zhu Xiaoqiang turned on QQ Music, intending to continue listening to the album "Jay".

Unexpectedly, after opening the APP, there will be a big recommendation on the homepage.Lee Hyuk's poster and new song appeared, and it was "Thinking Out Loud" which was petitioned by netizens.

Zhu Xiaoqiang was very pleasantly surprised. He never expected that there would be such a surprise. However, the song is still gray and can only be unlocked at twelve o'clock in the morning.

The same is true for Zhou Yawen, who found a surprise when she opened QQ Music, so she quickly notified the fans in the group.

Fans have already received the news that tomorrow happens to be Valentine's Day, and Lee Hyuk's song is just right.

The young couple Chu Bei, Nan Qiao, who came back to Shangcheng from their hometown, naturally noticed Li He's new song, and Chu Bei smiled: "Honey, this song is coming out, you can't shirk it now, learn it for me This song, I want you to sing it to me tomorrow."

Nan Qiao's face collapsed, it seemed that he couldn't escape this damn love song after all.

Although Li Hyuk has many genres and genres, fans now generally recognize Li Hyuk as a master of love songs.

After twelve o'clock in the morning, "Thinking Out Loud" was officially released, and the huge traffic almost crushed QQ Music.

So many fans just want to listen to Lee Hyuk's new song, that's all.

Don't think this is an exaggeration. At the moment when good music is scarce, fans' hunger and thirst cannot be satisfied. Otherwise, Li Hyuk's debut album would not have sold more than 100 million copies in mainland China alone.

Finally heard the new song, Zhou Yawen even had the urge to cry, Li He's song reminded her of a boyfriend she had made before.

The love at that time was as beautiful as described in Li Hyuk's lyrics. Memories came to my heart, and Zhou Yawen shed tears unconsciously as she listened.

Zhou Yawen was not the only one who felt the same way. After listening to the song, the fans left their own comments in the comment area, either sad or sweet.

"This song really brings back so many good memories about him. (Although we are not together now) But the memories will come back after listening to it, thank you Jay."

"It's really a confession song, very romantic. I want to learn this song and sing it to the girl I like."

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh my god it's so good, most of my playlists are fast-tempo songs, but this song really attracted me deeply! I used this song as the background at the wedding It's music hahahaha!"

"Every time I think about how people fall in love with each other, it may be because of this feeling of liking. It makes me lose my mind, and I am trapped by you without hesitation, surrounded by you, good song."

The impressions of the fans attracted fans who also felt the same to continue to participate in the discussion on the topic of love. In just half an hour, "Thinking Out Loud" was covered by thousands of floors.

However, there are also some discordant voices among them. Regarding the discussion of the VIP issue, a small number of netizens think that the song is good, but the VIP fee is very reasonable.

The key is that what these netizens say is well-founded and has been recognized by many people.

For these people's claims, the majority of netizens also refuted them.

"Hand out your hands and get fucked, other singers don't waste energy writing and producing songs? You listen to it for free, what do singers use to make money?"

"Just go out and turn left if you don't like it, no one is forcing you to become a member, right?"

"QQ Music is not owned by your family. They don't need money to buy copyright?"

"Nowadays few people buy CDs and cassettes, what do singers and companies rely on to make money, and if you don't let them make money, who will release new songs.

If you don’t want to consume, you will go back to the era when piracy was rampant and mice loved rice. Spending money to listen to songs is like spending money to buy anything. "

There are also people who hold opposing views, but there is a feeling of changing the topic. Some netizens said: "How expensive is copyright, tell me? Isn't a technological monopoly a monopoly?
Then why is it required that the theory of relativity belongs to the whole world?Again, monopolistic behavior is no longer right, not a copyright issue. "

"QQ Music monopolizes you to find QQ Music. Why do you demand that other singers exhaust their talents to create good songs for free?"

"The theory of relativity was developed by Einstein after exhausting his whole life!"

"Isn't it intentional? Relativity is science, but music is science? Can this be the same?"

"Of course it's different. Human beings can live without music, but they can't live without the theory of relativity."

"The barista is terrible. The theory of relativity is so awesome. Why don't you study it, but let us entangle with us about monopolizing music fees and other issues. You are so great, is it meaningful to discuss these things?"

"I'm happy, you can control..."

Netizens from the two parties quarreled forever on this topic, and there will always be many idle people on the Internet.

If the quarreling continues until World War III breaks out and the world is destroyed, it probably won't stop.

The issue of music copyright fees and copyright monopoly is a matter of opinion.

Not to mention Li Hyuk, even QQ Music itself can't decide, and the Ministry of Culture, Scissors, can't do anything unless the anti-monopoly strikes hard.

However, as a singer and beneficiary of the copyright, Li Hyuk definitely hopes that the music copyright will be charged, otherwise the music he creates can be listened to for free, so what will he eat and drink?
The premise of artistic pursuit is not to worry about survival, and money is something that no one thinks too much.

(End of this chapter)