Unscientific Movie King

Chapter 145: You choose the idol
Qin Chuan's talent in music is no less than his acting talent, and is even stronger.

Cai Yinong had thought about signing over the copyright of his music before, but Qin Chuan didn't know what to do. He either kept delaying or tried to smooth things over, passed the buck, and was vague.

I just won't sign it no matter what.

Now he wants to sign a contract with another company, what does Cai Yinong think?
Qin Chuan smiled and said, "Mr. Cai is very generous. He was able to start such a big company from scratch. I believe he must have this kind of tolerance."

"What if there isn't?" Jinlian asked back.

Qin Chuan took a puff of his cigarette and said, "My music was not signed with the company in the first place. I signed with someone else, which makes sense."

If Cai Yinong is reasonable, then he will still take some feelings into consideration. But if they are hostile to each other, then there is nothing to talk about.

Jinlian laughed angrily: "Okay, I can see that your wings are strong enough."

Qin Chuan said seriously: "Tangren is my alma mater, and you are my guide. I will not forget my roots."

"Sister Jin, I am only seeking the greatest benefit for myself within a reasonable range. Do you think I have done anything wrong to anyone in this matter?"

"No, you did the right thing. I saw it from the first day you signed the contract. You are not an ordinary person. You have the character of an ancient man."

"Who?"

"Lu Bu."

Qin Chuan: "..."

This metaphor is so damn similar.

"Sign if you want to. I don't care about you. It's not me who will offend Mr. Cai later. Be prepared and take care of yourself."

Having said that, Jinlian had nothing more to say and picked up her bowl to eat again.

But I don’t have much appetite now, it doesn’t smell good anymore.

After Jinlian left, Qin Chuan kept waiting for Cai Yinong's call, but it never came.

The next day, evening, at the same restaurant as last time.

Qin Chuan and Long Danni met for the second time.

"I have considered your request carefully. This is the first draft of the contract. Please take a look."

Long Danni handed over a contract of more than 20 pages, and Qin Chuan took it and looked at it carefully.

While he was watching, Long Danni said, "Let me pick out a few key points for you. First, after signing with Tianyu, you must terminate your share of the singing performances with Tangren."

"I know it's hard for you to say. Someone from Tianyu will hand it over to Tangren."

Long Danni has already found out that Qin Chuan’s previous profits from commercial performances or side gigs were all shared with Tangren.

In this regard, Qin Chuan suffers a loss, as the company takes advantage of his performance fees of millions every year.

If he signs with Tianyu, it means that Tangren will never be able to get any benefits from Qin Chuan's performances in the future.

This move was a bit cruel. Worried that it would be difficult to explain to Qin Chuan and Cai Yinong, Long Danni didn't make things difficult for him and simply handed over the sugar man herself.

"Okay." Qin Chuan nodded and said only one word.

His music contract is not with the company, but he gives the company a share of the money from his annual performances. In this respect, he is doing his best for Tang Ren.

"Secondly, after the handover is completed, the music-related profits will be divided between Tianyu and you. I won't calculate the net profit. We will just split it 50-50."

Having said that, Long Danni was waiting for Qin Chuan to ask questions, or to get furious.

Because now Qin Chuan's share of the sugar man is 30% to 70%, and 50% to 50%, which means he is getting worse and worse.

But Qin Chuan didn't ask, his eyes were still on the contract, and he said lightly: "Continue."

"The reason why it's 50-50 is because you take music copyright very seriously. You want music ownership, that's fine, but the split can only be 50-50. That's the bottom line of the company."

"And the ownership rights only apply to the songs you wrote the lyrics for and participated in composing."

Qin Chuan changed his posture, leaned on the chair with one hand, nodded and said, "Okay, I have no problem with that."

His request is for copyright. It is not possible that his songs will no longer belong to him after signing a contract with the company.

Tianyu wants to make money and profit, so it is not too much to get an extra 20% in the share after giving up the copyright. The amount is just right. If it is a little more, Qin Chuan will not do it.

"Third, regarding the contract period, we plan to sign a ten-year contract. If either party unilaterally breaches the contract, they will be required to pay 50 million in compensation."

Ten years is a long time for a singer, equivalent to a lifetime.

Fifty million, this is even more cruel. Qin Chuan is now considered a second-tier artist. He can’t earn ten million even if he works himself to death in a year.

According to the current market conditions, it would take at least ten or twenty years to save that much money, excluding the share of food and drink.

Tianyu’s meaning is very clear. If you breach the contract, you will lose everything and return to the pre-liberation era overnight.

Qin Chuan was also a little scared when he heard this. He closed the contract, put it on the table, crossed his fingers, and said with his legs crossed: "I understand the contract term and liquidated damages. I don't mind even if you offer 10 billion."

"But no matter how much the penalty is, it has to be reasonable and in compliance with the law. You asked for such a harsh price, so what is the corresponding treatment?"

The contract was too long and he was too lazy to read it.

He just wanted to know why Tianyu asked him to pay 50 million yuan in liquidated damages.

This price is considered high among first-tier artists.

Long Danni took the contract, turned to the last few pages, and put it back in front of Qin Chuan.

"This is Tianyu's sincerity. You can go on stage to sing at this year's Xiangnan TV Mid-Autumn Festival Gala and New Year's Eve. The same will be true for next year's Lantern Festival Gala and the Golden Eagle Awards Ceremony."

"Also, the Happy Boy championship is yours, but this is not written into the contract. It's just an agreement under the table."

"Of course, these are just appetizers. The most important thing is to release an album. Collect all your previous songs and release an album. The company will hire a top music team to help you re-record songs, compose music, produce music videos, and the company will be fully responsible for sales channels and publicity. You don't have to worry about anything."

"We will let you go to Happy Camp to promote it, and Shonan TV will also do a separate interview for you."

"This is just the first album. In the next two years, the company will make another one tailor-made for you. If the result is good, we will hold a concert."

"The rest, such as song awards, publicity, magazine interviews, and movie scripts, are all basic benefits. The details are all in the contract. You can take your time to read it."

"In short, Tianyu dares to offer a penalty of 50 million, which is definitely worthy of the investment in you."

Qin Chuan put on a smile, picked up the contract and looked at it again. It was indeed similar to what Long Danni said.

The biggest benefit is probably exposure.

He appears in various evening parties and the most popular variety shows of Xiangnan TV several times every year, and his appearance rate is comparable to that of a host.

With such a huge traffic, it is hard not to be popular. This is the origin of the star-making factory of Shonan TV.

"Boss Long, aren't you afraid that I won't make any money and the company will lose money if you do this?"

"To be honest, this contract for you is tailored based on the treatment of first-line artists. It's a ten-year contract. The company may suffer losses in the first three years, and only start to make a profit after three years."

Qin Chuan said: "Then I have lost seven years, right?"

The corner of Long Danni's mouth twitched: "You can't say that, it's all mutually beneficial and win-win."

Qin Chuan sat up straight: "I will be honest with you. Ten years is too long. Seven years at most. After seven years, we will decide whether to renew the contract based on the satisfaction of the cooperation."

"I am not satisfied with the liquidated damages either, it's too high, 30 million is enough." "I don't need you to make the final decision for Happy Boys, you should know my strength, as long as there is no shady dealings, I can still win the championship on my own."

"Regarding the second album, I will finish writing it within two years. I guarantee that the quality will be no worse than the current songs. The company should not make trouble for it. Just do a good job in sales channels and publicity."

Qin Chuan leaned back in his chair, looked at Long Danni straight in the eye, and continued, "To be honest, I don't necessarily attend parties, award ceremonies, variety shows, etc. I'm usually busy filming."

"Singing is just my side job. I do it when I have free time."

"If your company is willing, we can sign a contract for a few years to test the waters. If the cooperation is satisfactory, we can renew the contract."

"If you can't accept it, forget it. I'll find another one."

Qin Chuan fought back all the powerful moves that Long Danni launched.

Tianyu demanded a sky-high penalty for breach of contract because he wanted to help produce the album, build stage resources, and also decide the champion.

Qin Chuan said directly that he would write the lyrics and compose the music himself and write the second album so that the company would not cause trouble.

He doesn't care about the predetermined championship, he can get it himself.

She didn't care about stage resources as she was busy filming. Especially the sentence that singing was just a side job and she could just do it casually was a dead end for Long Danni.

Other artists signed various unequal contracts with tears in their eyes in order to climb up the ladder.

Qin Chuan is different. He looks nonchalant. He signed with Tianyu simply to make some money. He has no interest in becoming the leader of the Chinese music scene and surpassing Jay Chou.

Ten years was reduced to seven years, and fifty million was reduced to thirty million. The price reduction was too violent and Long Danni could hardly bear it.

This contract itself leaves room for bargaining, but I didn't expect Qin Chuan to be so ruthless.

"Qin Chuan, it's very difficult for me to handle you like this."

Qin Chuan stood up, took out a cigarette from his pocket and put it in his mouth.

Long Danni pressed the table down.

"It's okay. Even if the deal doesn't work out, there's still friendship." Qin Chuan didn't overturn the table. He lit a cigarette with a lighter and said, "Mr. Long, you've worked hard these past few days. We'll have a chance to work together again in the future."

If you don't overturn the table, it's no different from overturning the table.

Long Danni just questioned, and Qin Chuan directly told her to stop talking.

This behavior almost made Long Danni think that her Tianyu was no good. How could a second-tier artist dare to be so arrogant?

The second round of negotiations between the two ended in failure.

Long Danni still handed the contract to Qin Chuan and asked him to go back and think about it.

Another week passed, the registration for Happy Boy was about to close, and there was still no news from Qin Chuan.

Finally, Long Danni could no longer sit still, so she called a meeting, revamped the contract, and went to Peiping again.

The contract term is seven years and the penalty is 30 million, which is the same as Qin Chuan said.

However, there is one more clause: the sales of the second album cannot be lower than the first. If it is lower, the contract will be signed according to the terms of the first version.

A good contract turned into a gambling agreement.

If Qin Chuan loses, the contract term will be increased by three years and the penalty for breach of contract will be increased by 20 million.

The next day after Long Danni handed the contract to Qin Chuan, Qin Chuan brought his lawyer to meet her to sign the contract.

The next day, when Qin Chuan came to Tangren Film and Television with the contract, Jinlian was sitting in the office listening to music with headphones on.

Qin Chuan walked back and forth in front of her, but she pretended not to see him.

"Sister Jin, I signed with Tianyu."

"Ah~ah~Every night I think of my mother's words, and my eyes sparkle with tears."

Jinlian turned the boss chair, turned her back to Qin Chuan, closed her eyes, and hummed a song.

Qin Chuan turned to her and continued, "It's a seven-year contract, and the penalty is 30 million."

"The stars in the sky are silent, and the baby on the ground misses its mother."

"We also signed a bet. If the second album's sales are not as high as the first, the contract will be renewed for three years, and the penalty will be increased by 20 million."

Jinlian waved her hand: "Don't tell me, you are quite capable anyway, I don't understand these things."

"If Mr. Cai asks me later, I know nothing. You did all this by yourself. It has nothing to do with me. You can communicate with her on your own."

Qin Chuan said calmly: "Both publicly and privately, I should tell you when the contract is signed."

"You did a great job, great, good!" Jinlian gave a thumbs up and said, "Even if I were on the field, I wouldn't dare to say that I could negotiate the contract so well. You have surpassed me."

"There's no need to tell me. This is your private matter. Oh, Mr. Cai called."

The phone on the table vibrated, and Jinlian turned on the speakerphone: "Boss Cai, do you have any instructions?"

"Give me orders, I'll give you orders! Jinlian, how do you do things? Did you know that Qinchuan Music was signed to Tianyu?"

"They came to me with a contract and said that they would not give the income from commercial performances to Tangren anymore, and asked me to hand over the work!"

Jinlian took off her headphones, her eyes widened, and she said in surprise: "When did this happen? I don't know. I didn't know anything about it."

"What are you doing as an artist director? You don't even know about such a big thing?"

"I really don't know, Mr. Cai, I think this little bastard has grown wings, so just ban him. He will be a nuisance if he keeps him around anyway."

Qin Chuan knew that Jinlian was narrow-minded, but he didn't expect her to be so vindictive and to want to ban him right away.

If I had known this would happen, I should have let her take off her clothes and jump off the balcony last time.

"It's not necessary to ban him. The company still needs him now." Cai Yinong was silent for a while and then said, "But we have to teach him a lesson."

"From now on, all of Qin Chuan's work will be stopped. Don't give him any work in the next six months."

Jin Lian looked at Qin Chuan worriedly and said to the phone, "It won't take half a year. Just stop for two or three months to scare him. Don't delay Tianwai Feixian."

At the beginning of the year, there was also a movie called "The Fairy from the Other World", which was specifically dedicated to Qin Chuan.

He can join the team once his leg injury heals.

If the production is stopped for half a year, this play will really be missed.

"No, I won't give the title of Tianwai Feixian to him. I'll give it to Hu Ge. I want him to know that it is the company that made him successful, not him. I can promote Qin Chuan, and I can also promote a second one..."

After chatting for about ten minutes, the phone was hung up. All the conversations were about dirty tricks against Qin Chuan.

Jin Lian then said to Qin Chuan: "You heard it all. We stopped working for half a year. The leading actor is gone. You chose your idol yourself."

Qin Chuan let out a long sigh: "It's expected, not surprising. It's you, Sister Jin, who has a sharp tongue but a soft heart."

Jinlian lay in the boss chair and said leisurely, "After all, I have raised you with all my heart and effort, and I don't want you to die like this."

"But it seems to be of no use. Some people have to be left alone."

Qin Chuan smiled confidently and said, "Don't worry, Sister Jin. In half a year, President Cai will personally invite me back to act."

(End of this chapter)