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Chapter 165 Deal
But that was just the beginning.

After listening to the song, he became acutely aware of one thing without changing his expression.

This song has the potential to be a big hit.

If it was not a newcomer who sang the song, but Jerry Huang, it would have been difficult for it to top the Billboard singles chart. After all, with the last album, Billboard seemed to be intentionally or unintentionally suppressing the young people in front of them, resulting in only one number one single from the last album.

But there is a high probability that the first three will be fine.

Considering the current time point, there are still about twenty days before Christmas, so releasing this song can be said to be twice the result with half the effort.

"Jerry, let me hear your terms."

"Our company wants a 60% share?" Huang Ze asked for a sky-high price.

"We are only responsible for providing distribution channels? You take care of the promotion?" Jerry smiled. "Or we can take on the responsibility of promotion. After deducting the promotion expenses, we can split the profits according to the profits. Warner gets 40% and your company gets 60%. "

"I don't think either is a good choice." Huang Ze shook his head slightly.

It’s very difficult to find publicity on your own.

I only know some reporters and media people, and I know print media, radio stations, and televisions that promote products. I don't know how many radio stations there are in a big city.

They are a large propaganda department with offices in every city. How many nails can one person hammer in with his whole body?
Moreover, others have long-term cooperation with the media. Some media even have the same parent company as Warner Records. The quotations cannot be compared, and the difference may be as much as double.

Besides, if I talk to all the media one by one, Christmas will be over by then.

As for asking Warner Records to reimburse them for the publicity expenses in the end, this is worse than the previous option.

Maybe the sales of the records won’t be enough to cover the advertising expenses.

In the end, you still have to pay out of pocket!
After all, the famous "Harry Potter" negative profit incident in the previous life was caused by Warner.

Warner Pictures and Warner Records all belong to the same mother.

Huang Ze decided not to test the other party’s accountant’s accounting skills.

It is very likely that you will die if you try.

"Then this split is impossible." Jerry still smiled, "You need to adjust your expectations."

Miller straightened his back, leaned forward and said seriously.

"Jerry, the revenue of a video store or record store is about 30% of the sales price. You want 60%. Our final profit may not even be 10%. This is the only condition I can give you."

"We can't lose money to publish it for you, right?"

"I won't do a business that will lose money, even if my father's father comes over!"

"Just tell me a number." Huang Ze raised his chin.

"If you find a company to press the record yourself and only use our channels for promotion and distribution, I can give you 45% of the revenue."

"If we were to do it all, Huang, it would only be 40 percent."

"Leaving aside the advertising costs, we deserve the profits, and this is definitely not a very harsh clause."

"Jerry, this is a friendly price given to you because we are old friends and you are a top singer of Warner Records."

"After all, Maria is just a new artist. If you release a song after your contract expires, we can give you a little more leeway."

"You know, it's not the same difficulty to promote a new singer as it is to promote an established singer. Many of your fans will even go to music stores from time to time to see if you have released any new songs."

"But I wrote the lyrics and composed the music for this song, and even contributed my first MV directorship. These are all gimmicks," said Huang Ze.

"Yes, I know." Miller spread his hands. "That's why I give such a share. If it were other foreign companies, do you believe that they wouldn't even get 35%? " "Okay, I'll think about it." Huang Ze ended the meeting.

Then he spent money to hire a lawyer who specialized in this field and was a negotiator, and continued to negotiate with Warner Records.

As for other companies, Huang Ze will not consider them until his contract expires.

This wolf is a wolf, and it is also a not-so-strange wolf.

If it were any other company, since your contract is not with me, it would be a one-time deal and I could be more greedy than this wolf.

After four days of negotiation, perhaps the other party was also worried about the passing of Christmas, so they lowered their conditions a bit and finally reduced the share to 43%.

Warner will be responsible for publicity and promotion.

But there is a condition, Huang Ze needs to attend a week-long book signing with Mariah Carey.

Huang Ze agreed without thinking.

Being idle is also idle.

After all, Mariah Carey is the future number one star of her own record company.

In order to make a good start, so that I can successfully implement the girl group plan and introduce more singers to make money for myself, I'll just have to work hard. If I'm not tired, who will?

Who makes me the boss of the company?

As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw hundreds of people waiting for me to serve them in terms of food, drink, defecation and urination.

"Oh, I'm really worried sick." Huang Ze sighed in his heart, "It's a pity that I can only wear eight sets of clothes for four seasons, and I can't even bear to use Maotai to wash my feet."

……

As soon as the contract was signed, the Warner Records machine started to turn quickly.

In less than a week, one hundred thousand singles were ready to ship, and Huang Ze started a book signing event with Mariah Carey.

With Jerry Huang's reputation as a lyricist, composer and MV director, even though the singer is just a newcomer, many fans came to the signing event.

Some were there to express their unconditional support for Huang Ze, while others were curious about what kind of song Huang Ze would write for a female singer. In short, at a quick glance, there were at least several hundred people waiting.

"Jerry, can you pull me up?" The car stopped and Mariah Carey stretched her hand out of the car with her palm straight.

I don’t know if he really needed it, or if it was a big diamond ring he bought after getting the signing bonus.

Huang Ze had no idea what to do with this person's personality. After pulling her out of the car, he couldn't help but tell her, "When reporters ask you questions, be careful and think before you answer."

"I understand, Jerry." Mariah Carey smiled, "How to deal with reporters is something I think about every day."

"Well, if a reporter asks you if you are confident that you can surpass Madonna, what should you say?"

“I don’t know her.”

"Hmm?" Huang Ze glanced sideways. Can you use Mazhe again?
You are a singer, not a philosopher.

Don't always talk nonsense like that.

"Haha, I'm just joking. Don't be angry. I will be humble when the time comes." Mariah Carey blinked and walked in with Huang Ze. Perhaps she inherited her mother's genes, she was not at all stage frightened in front of the flash lights, but instead became more confident.

"Jerry, this is the first time you've written a song for another singer. Is she your lover?"

(End of this chapter)