The opening of China Entertainment Group gave Jay Chou a head-on confrontation

Chapter 756 He still has to thank us

To survive in the country, there is a hurdle that the government can never get around.

Even as strong as Da Ma, before getting the invitation letter and stepping into this threshold, he can only sit aside like a minion during the meeting.

Even if we only look at the entertainment industry, even Shan Ji knows that if he wants to get along well in the circle, he must step over this threshold.

Zhou Yi is destined not to be active on the front line in the future. The capital problems have been solved, and now the only thing left is his official position.

The Music Association is the fastest ticket he can get now, and it is also the one with the most advantages.

You should know that his introducer, Sister Hao, is still in a slowly rising position in the Music Association. It will not be until the next term, which is 09, that she will officially appear on the list of the second-in-command of the Music Association.

His requirements are not very high. He just needs to wait for the next Music Association to ascend with him and become the second-in-command mascot - if that doesn't work, he can just wait for the next after that.

He is still young and can wait.

"The sixth national conference of the Music Association will start on December 12 and end on the 14. The new board of directors and senior management team will be elected at that time. Remember to attend then."

Qian Jiang took out the notebook at hand and told the time: "The award ceremony for the top ten outstanding young people will be held a month later, on January 05, 1."

Zhou Yi nodded: "Okay."

Now that I think about it, my good sister might have already decided at that time to promote me to the position of consultant, so she told him in advance to make time at the end of the year to attend the meeting.

Very good, very energetic!
After confirming his attendance with Qian Jiang, Zhou Yi, who rarely showed his joy, was about to leave when he unexpectedly received a call from someone -

Zhou Yaping, who had met him once at Huayi.

"?"

Due to the angle, Qian Jiang was a little confused about the note: "Your friend?"

"No, a music businessman."

After briefly telling Qian Jiang about his encounter with Zhou Yaping at Huayi, Zhou Yi pressed the answer button under Qian Jiang's thoughtful gaze: "Hello?"

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"How about it?"

Birdman Art Promotion Co., Ltd., inside the office.

Seeing Zhou Yaping hung up the phone, Pang Long, who had been waiting for a long time, could no longer hold back his expectations and hurriedly asked.

"It's not a sure thing. There's hope that Warner will help with the distribution."

Zhou Yaping was very excited.

As long as there is no refusal, it is equivalent to agreement. The only difference is how much benefit is given up.

For Zhou Yaping at present, what he longs for is to regain his glory and regain his former popularity in the music industry. One is Huayi, which has little experience, and the other is the dominant Warner.

Even a blind man knows who to choose between the two, as the resource allocation of both sides is not at the same level.

Pang Long's heart, which had been in his throat, suddenly fell back into his stomach, and he let out a long sigh: "Huh..."

To be honest, he really never thought that one day he would be able to connect with someone like Zhou Yi and have a relationship with a giant like Warner.

"If the Two Butterflies album is given to Warner for distribution, the profit-sharing ratio with Huayi will definitely not apply."

Their distribution contract with Huayi Music is the traditional 46-point split in the record industry - Birdman Arts as the producer accounts for 4 points, and Huayi Music as the distributor accounts for 6 points.

If this happened to Warner, a 37-to-82 split would be good, and a more domineering split would be -to-. After all, Pang Long is not a singer of Warner at all, and Warner, as the distributor, has to undertake all his publicity and distribution channels.

Once the album became popular, Warner Bros. didn't get any of Pang Long's benefits, including endorsements and other things.

As for ringback tones, at present, except Zhou Yi himself, no one else can challenge China Mobile, not even Sun Yanzi, so this is actually easier to solve.

"This song...why do I feel like it's a little off?"

Warner, Zhou Yi Office.

Qian Jiang, who had specially found the data for "Two Butterflies", frowned so hard -

This song, like "Love Song in a Cup of Water" and "Blowing Eyes", is a song from the TV series "10 Letters" which was broadcast in October this year, but so far, it has not made any splash.

Maybe it’s because the A4 paper is not long enough and there are not enough of them, the ranking of this song cannot be seen on the printed list at all.

Not only the songs, but also "281 Letters", Liu Xiaoqin's comeback work that claims to expose the darkness of the entertainment industry, has been ignored. Now that it has been broadcast, there is no ripple in the public opinion field.

The gossip that the general public is more concerned about is obviously whether Liu Xiaoqin was force-fed eclairs in prison. After all, this female star is a household name - although she was a bit old when she went in, it's possible that she had a craving for eclairs.

"Does he have any good songs in his album? Otherwise, I don't think it's a good decision to distribute his album as an agent."

"The name of his album is Two Butterflies, what do you think?"

Different from Qian Jiang's pessimistic mood, Zhou Yi was smiling happily instead.

Qian Jiang also has his reasons - how can I believe the poor performance of your hit song "Two Butterflies" by Pang Long?
This is not a pure money-losing product.

No wonder they had to go to a newly established record company like Huayi to release the song. It was because they had just been established and had no albums or people, so they wanted to release the song. You should know that there are some small and medium-sized record companies in the mainland now. I'm afraid they would reject the song directly after seeing the performance of the title song.

“Are you sure you want this album?”

"Why not? The song 'Two Butterflies' is not popular now only because Zhou Yaping no longer has the resources to promote it. The song lacks a lot of channels for exposure."

Zhou Yi shook his head: "It's still his own fault. If he had behaved like a good person before, with his status back then, he wouldn't have been left without a single person willing to lend a hand."

The failure of the TV series also buried the only channel that gave "Two Butterflies" high exposure.

"You think so highly of this song?"

Seeing that Zhou Yi's attitude was not a joke and he had no social skills, Qian Jiang's expression suddenly became serious: "If that's the case, then I will ask for copyright sharing."

If a song is favored by Zhou Yi, then I will definitely get the copyright if I get the chance.

It is definitely impossible to buy out the film, but it should be 100% no problem to ask for copyright sharing. This is an interest that Warner can strive for as the stronger party.

As for physical records, Warner, as the distributor that bears all the publicity and recording costs, takes 8% according to the practice of major international companies;
In terms of ringback tone, 15% of China Mobile's fixed expenditure is taken by the SP service provider, 30%, and Warner and the producer Birdman Arts share the remaining 55% - in theory, it should be 55 points.

However, Warner's current strength was enough for Qianjiang to make an overbearing request of 73 points, Warner 7.

This is the price of coveting Warner’s resources and seeking cooperation with Warner.

The weak Warner at the beginning of the century has long disappeared, and the current Warner (China) is terrifyingly strong in the Chinese-speaking world.

"It sounds okay. You can ask someone to negotiate. The ringtone business must be won." Considering the brilliant achievements of "Two Butterflies" and "Home in the Northeast" in the ringtone field, Zhou Yi still wants the ringtone revenue.

What era is it now? Why are we still listening to traditional albums?

"What about the physical ratio? Does it need to be reduced?"

"It doesn't matter whether the price is reduced or not. I guess it will just be a symbolic struggle. He will have to thank me if I get 8%." As if he had thought of something, Zhou Yi said with a sly smile after putting his things away and walking out of the office.

Nowadays, there are only a small number of people who can make money by releasing hit records. Artist management is the gold mine that produces a steady stream of gold coins.

Of course, this is based on the premise that no one knows how popular "Two Butterflies" will be.

Huayi, a newly established music company, was able to take off directly due to the album "Two Butterflies". One can imagine how great the potential of this album is in the sinking market.

"Then I'll go and customize two contracts and have someone take them over for the discussion."

"give it to you."

When he walked out of the elevator, Zhou Yi felt like he had picked up several hundred million on the road. He was in a good mood. While humming a song, he saw a familiar person after going downstairs.

Ok?
"Brother Yi."

"Brother Yi."

"Brother Yi."

Two staff members from Warner's Artist Department greeted the "acquaintance" with long bangs. The latter was very excited: "Brother Yi, thank you for signing me. I will work hard..."

Deng Wenbin had just joined Warner for a few days when he met the god of Warner Records in person. He was so excited that he almost bowed three times and his hands were so nervous that he didn't know where to put them.

"...Come on, Xiao Deng."

Although it felt a bit strange, Zhou Yi still gave the future Hou Xian some encouragement - that is, the occasion is not right now, otherwise he would have to say that the future is his.

After all, after he enters retirement mode, Warner will have to rely on the new people he signed.

"After you selected the demo last time, someone from the company contacted him. If I remember correctly, he signed an 8-year contract, two of which were training periods. Although he has the ability to compose, his singing skills are too poor, so he must be trained."

After going downstairs, Qian Jiang called up the database in his mind and talked about some details about Hou Xian being signed to Warner.

For an old record company like Warner, singing skills are something that still need to be considered to some extent.

Zhouyi: "..."

He suddenly remembered something -

It seems like all the potential singers who may have a chance to be signed by him to Warner in the future have terrible singing skills?
If that day ever comes, Warner Training Class will probably become a "holy land"...

Three hours later, Zhou Yaping, who was in the office, received a call from Warner.

He was very surprised, surprised that Zhou Yi was so concerned about his request.

I'm afraid this is not a special case that needs to be handled with priority.

Who said this week was difficult to get along with?
Isn't this very friendly!
Zhou Yaping, who had expected Warner's conditions, readily agreed to sign, and at the end he did not forget to sigh -

The record didn't even get 91 points, and the ringtone only got 73 points, which left some points for Birdman Art and Pang Long himself. He is a decent person.

Zhou Yi, thank you!

After spending a long time with Pang Long, he also picked up a Northeastern accent.

(End of this chapter)