The God of Conducting Starting from Absolute Pitch

Chapter 387 Sky-High Contract
Chen Qiu could clearly feel everyone's attention on him.

Indeed, the existence of the Harmony Symphony Orchestra is too special and too unique.

Currently, each of the top four symphony orchestras in Haicheng has a large number of supporters behind it.

For example, the Haicheng Symphony Orchestra is supported by the city of Haicheng and some local enterprises in Haicheng.

Haicheng Philharmonic Orchestra is supported purely by Haicheng local enterprises and some individuals.

Haicheng Opera House Symphony Orchestra...

This one is a little special, as it is considered a state-owned enterprise, especially after it absorbed the Haicheng Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra and the Haicheng Municipal Symphony Orchestra. Now in Haicheng, this orchestra can basically be considered the largest government symphony orchestra.

There is no opportunity for any individual or company to invest in this.

Among the symphony orchestras that originally existed in the top five and now only have four left, the Harmony Symphony Orchestra is the most special one.

There is no funding behind them.

If it's the government, is it possible to have a Haicheng Conservatory of Music?
But there is no investment from Haicheng Conservatory of Music.

They can only be counted as a small sponsorship.

And the sponsorship amount is very small, basically negligible compared to the orchestra's funding.

Corporate capital injection is even more illusory.

No company has found an opportunity to invest in the Harmony Symphony Orchestra.

All of their operations rely on their audience.

This kind of audience-oriented operation, coupled with the fact that Chen Qiu and other people in the orchestra are too elusive.

This leaves many companies at a loss as to what to do with the Harmony Symphony Orchestra.

To be honest, there are really many companies that want to invest in the Harmony Symphony Orchestra.

First of all, investment in this kind of culture can be counted as charitable donations, and such charitable donations can also be tax deductible at the end of the year.

In addition to tax cuts, companies can obtain some concert tickets to give to their employees as employee benefits.

If these orchestras are pretty good and the companies give them enough money, you can also name the orchestra or their concert hall.

Of course, you can also print your company’s advertisement and name on the program.

Use advertising to increase the popularity of your band.

of course!

The premise is not to do too much, so as not to disgust the audience.

I didn't hear anything at the concert, and it turned out to be all ads.

This is not worth the gain.

all in all.

Basically, this type of investment can be considered a stable investment and will not result in significant losses.

This is the main reason why everyone welcomed Zhao Yi when he came out to chat with the investors.

After all, who doesn’t like a business that won’t lose money?

And now, Zhao Yi brought over Chen Qiu, the most mysterious and popular conductor of the Harmony Symphony Orchestra.

Everyone's favorable impression of Zhao Yi increased several levels.

At the banquet, no one showed any particular excitement, but it was obvious that everyone had their own ideas.

After the banquet, before he even left, Chen Qiu received several invitations.

I hope he can go and have a good chat about the subsequent development of the band.

For example, corporate capital injection.

This injection of capital is more of an investment than spending money to buy the Harmony Symphony Orchestra.

So Zhao Yi said that Chen Qiu could discuss related matters with these companies as confidently as possible.

Don't worry too much.

At the same time, after this banquet, Zhao Yi also took Chen Qiu to check his connections in state-owned enterprises and ask if Haicheng had any ideas.

For example, opening a channel for the Harmony Symphony Orchestra, or joining the operation of the Harmony Symphony Orchestra.

But the answer is rather regrettable.

Zhao Yi took Chen Qiu to go there several times, but Haicheng did not give a definite answer.

For them, the Haicheng Symphony Orchestra and the Haicheng Opera House Symphony Orchestra are enough for them.

As for the Haicheng Harmony Symphony Orchestra, apart from instructing them to set up some necessary organizations, they didn't say anything else.

Apparently, they didn’t care for the Harmony Symphony Orchestra.

This indifference made Chen Qiu feel a little uncomfortable, and he almost planned to directly change the Haicheng Harmony Symphony Orchestra to the Harmony Symphony Orchestra, and just call it HSO.

However, considering that the Haicheng Symphony Orchestra is also called HSO, Chen Qiu retracted his idea.

If two bands have the same name, then basically only one of them will survive.

Or it could be another weak branch, and when this name is mentioned, it is not well known to others.

Chen Qiu and Zhao Yi did not want to see this situation.

If there is no deep hatred between the two, there is no need to make things so rigid.

Especially when Zhao Yi had been introducing those funds to Chen Qiu.

Faced with those people's indifference, Zhao Yi showed a little regret.

He is just an ordinary conductor.

Although he may have some influence in the music industry, he is just an ordinary person in front of those people.

So it was clear that he couldn't be of much help.

After he had a few rounds of talks with Chen Qiu, he gave up struggling and let Chen Qiu go alone to talk to those companies to see if he could get some benefits.

Among that group of people, Chen Qiu actually found someone who had a strong desire to invest.

Long Yuxuan, head of Lianhe Group.

The focus is on the real economy, responsible for mineral development and transformation, processing plants, agricultural products, and heavy machinery manufacturing.

Recently, we moved our company from Yuezhou to Haicheng, preparing for transformation and starting to get involved in financial investment and international logistics.

The registered capital of the group is 20 billion, paid-in.

This time, he came with other people. He just wanted to join in the fun and didn't know much information about Chen Qiu. He just heard that many big shots were coming and that he had some connections in the literary and art circles, so he came.

After all, as the boss of Yuezhou, he is very interested in this kind of cultural circle, but unfortunately he has never had the opportunity to set foot in it, so he just simply appreciates it instead of investing.

Naturally, he didn't expect that he would encounter such a big fish this time.

A top symphony orchestra in Haicheng with no capital involved.

Say something.

If it wasn't for the fact that the person who brought him here was his friend and business partner, and the fact that they had a close business relationship, the kind that shared weal and woe and would not harm him unless it was necessary, his first reaction would be that this was a scam against him.

After all, this is too outrageous.

A symphony orchestra ranked among the top three in China's most developed cities.

There is no money or support behind it?
Can you believe this?

It's like we have a new company listed here, it was founded by a few very awesome people, it has a bright future, and its current valuation is over hundreds of billions. There is no one behind it, but there are funding problems.

Now as long as you invest a few hundred million, you will definitely make a fortune in the end!

No matter how you look at it, this looks like a pig-killing scam!
Anyone with a little common sense would find this company trustworthy, right?
This was Long Yuxuan’s first impression of the Harmony Symphony Orchestra.

Therefore, when everyone was discussing the Harmony Symphony Orchestra, he was holding his mobile phone and searching for information about the Harmony Symphony Orchestra.

The more I looked, the more surprised I was.

Then he put down his phone and began to observe Chen Qiu.

He felt that these people might be working together to deceive him.

There is too much information on the Internet.

It's like a full-scale drama.

Even Chen Qiu's resume came out.

Every detail at every moment.

Just like a living person.

You can't see any fake feeling.

This is too horrible.

The ability to forge information so that it doesn’t look fake is a bit terrifying.

He even began to doubt whether he was overthinking.

In fact, this is a real attempt to attract new capital injection, rather than a pig-killing scheme.

However, he was still a little hesitant.

After all, the information on the Internet can only be used as a reference and its credibility is really too low.

Especially some encyclopedias.

Those encyclopedias are all lies.

It’s not like he hadn’t spent money on Baidu’s paid ranking before, so he knew the twists and turns involved best.

He doesn't even believe in some news advertisements.

How do you say that?

Studied journalism.

News can be beautified.

He can only use these things as a reference, it is impossible for him to believe them all.

So he began to observe Chen Qiu.

Take a closer look at Chen Qiu's character.

Compared with the information on the Internet and the news I got from other people that I don’t know where it came from.

He decided to trust his own judgment of people. He was able to build such a large enterprise, and many of his investments were investments in people, not investments in a particular enterprise.

As the saying goes, low-level investment invests in companies, mid-level investment invests in industries, and high-level investment invests in individuals.

He believed in his own judgment of people.

As long as there is no problem with your judgment of people, then there should be no major problems with your investment.

Besides, investing in the literary and art circles is exactly what he has always wanted to do.

This type of investment is also one with relatively low risks, and he can stop it in time.

Even if we make a loss, it would only be a few tens of millions a year.

Well... a loss of tens of millions.

Long Yuxuan's budget allows a maximum of 5000 million yuan a year for investment in the arts and literary circles. This is like pocket money and can be used at will without the need to hold a meeting for approval.

If you want more, you need to go through the company's account and then hold a meeting for approval. The process is very cumbersome, and what Long Yuxuan hates most is trouble.

With this mentality, Long Yuxuan nervously made an appointment to meet Chen Qiu.

The meeting place was not set anywhere else, but at his home.

For him, who was born in Yuezhou, this kind of family dinner is always the most important.

He also told his wife about this, so his wife went out to buy the freshest seafood soup several days in advance to prepare to treat Chen Qiu.

Time soon came to the time agreed upon by Chen Qiu and Long Yuxuan.

5:30 pm.

Chen Qiu stood at the door of Long Yuxuan's house, tidied his appearance a little, and after confirming that there should be no problem, he slowly exhaled.

In recent times, Chen Qiu has met with many people and talked with many people.

He was not particularly satisfied with the conditions offered by everyone.

Or they simply want to get something for free, such as exchanging resources. They don’t give a penny, but just help promote through their own means in exchange for advertising for the Harmony Symphony Orchestra.

Or they want to see if they can pay for the sponsorship.

For example, it could be called XX Harmony Symphony Orchestra, removing the name of Haicheng in front.

What’s even more outrageous is that some people who want to spend money directly call themselves Haicheng XX Symphony Orchestra.

Although Chen Qiu was indeed tempted by the money they wanted to spend, he absolutely did not want any changes to the name of the Haicheng Harmony Symphony Orchestra.

This is the only thing he insists on.

With this insistence, fewer people are willing to invest.

The only things left are some prices that were not negotiated very well and both parties are still haggling over them.

Chen Qiu had no way to deal with this.

If the band wants to develop, there are basically only two ways.

First, increase ticket prices.

Chen Qiu is still struggling with the orchestra's ticket prices.

The lowest ticket price is 168. Wouldn’t it be too expensive if all ticket prices were raised to a higher level?

After all, even if the orchestra sells out all the tickets, the revenue for a performance is only 10.

Minus the 5 given to the musicians.

After deducting operating expenses and some costs from the remaining 5.

In fact, there is not much left.

If you want to add more people at this price, it will be even more difficult.

After all, adding more people means more people coming in to share the money.

It also means that everyone’s salary will be slightly reduced.

He calculated that according to the current situation, in order to ensure the previous income of the band members, the maximum number of people in the orchestra could only be maintained at about 50, and no more than 60.

If there are more, everyone’s salary will be reduced.

It is also difficult for the orchestra to offer additional bonuses and benefits to its members.

There may even be cuts to benefits.

It was really difficult for Chen Qiu to do something that was a bit like betraying his band members.

This looks a bit too much like a black-hearted boss.

Chen Qiu can't do this.

So, if you want to develop, there is only the second way.

Find someone to inject capital.

If there is extra money, the band's income will not just stop at 10 per show.

Then the funds that Chen Qiu can control will be much more.

He can also use more money to attract more musicians and promote the development of the orchestra while ensuring the current salaries of everyone.

This is why Chen Qiu kept looking for people to talk about the issue of capital injection.

Chen Qiu calculated it.

If we calculate based on everyone's current salary, the average member earns 8k per month, the deputy principal of an instrument earns 10k, the principal earns 15k, and the chief principal earns 20k.

There are 16 chiefs, 16 deputy chiefs, and 1 chief executive, with a total of 113 people, and the monthly salary is 106 million.

The current gap is about 50 per month.

Therefore, the orchestra needs to get at least 600 million in investment.

If possible, 1 million per year would be best.

This way they can also give the band members some bonuses at the end of the year.

Chen Qiu felt the pressure.

He exhaled slowly, looked at the door in front of him, a smile returned to his lips, revealing the same smile he had at the banquet before, and reached out and knocked on the door.

dong dong.

"Coming~"

After just two clicks, a gentle voice was heard from inside the house.

A slim woman opened the door, looked at Chen Qiu, showed a gentle smile, and nodded at Chen Qiu.

"Commander Chen Qiu is here? Brother Xuan is waiting for you inside,"

"Brother Xuan?"

Chen Qiu was stunned, then he thought of the name of the big boss, Long Yuxuan, and walked into the door and said to the woman with a smile.

"Brother Xuan shouldn't have waited too long, right? After all, I'm a guest, and it's not nice to keep the host waiting."

"It's okay, it's just a family dinner, don't be nervous."

The woman smiled gently.

She took Chen Qiu, who was wearing shoe covers, and walked into the house. Nine completely different seasonal dishes were already placed on the dining table.

From those swimming in the sea to those running on the land, all were served on the table.

Long Yuxuan was sitting opposite. When he saw Chen Qiu coming, he laughed out loudly twice, walked towards Chen Qiu, shook Chen Qiu's hand, and asked about his well-being.

"Commander Chen Qiu, it's been a long time since we last met. Your presence here really makes my humble home shine! Come, come, come, take a seat."

Long Yuxuan took Chen Qiu to sit down.

The woman who had guided Chen Qiu before came into the house and handed a bowl of soup to Chen Qiu.

Seeing Chen Qiu's puzzled expression, Long Yuxuan smiled at him.

"This is the soup my beloved wife made especially for you. Try it and see if it suits your taste. After all, we are all from Yuezhou and come to Haicheng to do business. We don't understand the taste of Haicheng, so we only make some home-cooked dishes from Yuezhou."

"Yes, very good, very tasty."

After Chen Qiu took a sip, his eyes lit up, he drank it all in one gulp and exclaimed in praise.

After drinking the appetizer soup, the woman brought Chen Qiu a large cup of soy milk, smiled at the two of them, and went back to the room first.

It was obvious that Long Yuxuan had done his homework in advance.

He knew very well what Chen Qiu liked and what he disliked.

Even the dishes on the table were basically made to adhere to the Cantonese style as much as possible while avoiding Chen Qiu's dietary restrictions.

Long Yuxuan’s warm hospitality made Chen Qiu pick up his chopsticks and start eating with relish.

I have to say that Long Yuxuan’s considerations are indeed very thorough.

The freshly ground soy milk he made was very much to Chen Qiu's liking. After drinking it, Chen Qiu even wanted to ask Long Yuxuan's wife how the soy milk was made.

Long Yuxuan obviously noticed this. He smiled and asked his wife to help Chen Qiu prepare some more soy milk so that Chen Qiu could take it back later.

Neither party directly discussed the subsequent capital injection at the beginning.

Until they were both satisfied with the food and drink and had almost finished their meal.

The two of them came to the tea room on the side.

Long Yuxuan carefully closed the door, making sure that their voices were not heard by others, then he came to sit next to Chen Qiu and lit the sandalwood.

The aroma is overwhelming.

In the smoke, Long Yuxuan asked Chen Qiu with a smile.

"Conductor Chen Qiu, you should be clear about the purpose of my inviting you here this time, right? So, you can just give me a price, a sincere price. If the price is right, we will sign a contract. My requirements are not high. So, you can come to our annual meeting at the end of the year to perform. Reserve a few tickets for us during normal times. If possible, do some publicity for us. What do you think?"

"Yeah, that makes sense."

Chen Qiu looked at Long Yuxuan's smiling face, thought for a moment, then pointed a finger at Long Yuxuan and said cautiously.

"Then I want this number."

Long Yuxuan was stunned.

"Ah? 1 million???"

(End of this chapter)