Unscientific Movie King

Chapter 32 The Pattern Opens
Zeng Yi was delighted: "So you are willing to sign the contract?"

"It's a big matter. I'll go back and discuss it with my parents."

"Of course I will wait for your call."

Qin Chuan and Huang Bo walked out through the back door of the dance hall.

"Your parents are dead, aren't they? How can you discuss this?"

"Yeah, so there's no room for negotiation."

Qin Chuan had no plans to sign a contract with Golden Age because the platform was too small. Although it was called a music company, it was actually the size of a dance hall.

In the early days, Phoenix Legend lived a hard life, so there were no resources to support them.

Besides, he doesn't plan to be a professional singer. With Nuoju, he can go further on the path of an actor and achieve greater success in the future.

Like I just said, I came here for the interview simply to earn some living expenses when I have no work.

There is still a long time before Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils is broadcast. He can't be idle during this period and has to find something to do.

If the singer line can be developed in the future, acting will be the main focus, with singing as a supplement.

The most important thing is that he knows only a limited number of songs, and they will run out sooner or later.

It's not as real as being an actor. As long as you are famous and have representative works, you can still make a living from this even if you are in your fifties or sixties.

At the entrance of the alley, Qin Chuan and Huang Bo took out the money from their guitar bags and counted it, a total of five thousand eight.

Qin Chuan put the money in his pocket excitedly: "This makes money just as fast as being an actor."

"It's much better than I thought." Huang Bo said seriously, "Are you really not going to sign with Golden Age?"

Five thousand eight hundred a day, even if you give 30% to the dance hall, you still have about four thousand, and you can easily earn one hundred thousand a month.

The bonus period of a song is limited, but no matter how limited it is, it is not a problem to make money from it for a year or two.

That's millions.

Even Huang Bo, who had seen a lot of the world, was still a little uneasy.

Qin Chuan shook his head: "No."

"Why?" Huang Bo was a little confused.

Qin Chuan looked at him and said, "Golden Age's plate is too small. Once you sign the contract, you will be tied to it. How can you have time to film in the future?"

"And 5,000 a day is not my goal."

If he really can't continue his career as an actor, perhaps Qin Chuan will consider signing with a strong record company, but it will definitely not be the Golden Age.

The platform is important.

Zeng Yi is still the music director now. Before long, he will have to change jobs and "run away from home" with Linghua.

Under such circumstances, how could Qin Chuan dare to sign with Golden Age.

Five thousand yuan a day is indeed not bad, but compared with two million and eighty thousand, it is still too small.

Huang Bo was shocked: "Five thousand a day is not enough, then what is your goal?"

Qin Chuan laughed loudly, put his guitar on his back, and said in a very childish way: "My goal is the sea of ​​stars."

The two men walked to a night market stall. Qin Chuan treated them to skewers, and Huang Bo ordered a case of beer, intending to rip him off.

While eating the skewers, Qin Chuan asked, "Brother, do you know of a reliable recording studio?"

Huang Bo only took a second to react: "Are you going to record the Drum Tower?"

Qin Chuan nodded: "Yes."

Huang Bo didn't understand: "You already have a new partner? That's not right. If you have a new partner, they should be the ones to take care of finding a recording studio."

Once you record something, you have to publish it. You can’t just record it for yourself.

But since I have signed a contract with a company, I don’t need to ask him for such trivial matters as introducing a recording studio.

Qin Chuan shook his head: "I haven't signed a contract with the company."

Huang Bo was curious: "If you're not signed to a music company, there's no point in recording. How can you do the post-production yourself, release the album yourself, and do the promotion yourself?" He had heard of singers who could write the lyrics, compose the music, and arrange the music all by themselves.

But it is absolutely impossible for one person to release a record by himself.

You have no idea about sales channels and promotion channels.

Just like an actor can direct and act in his own film, but he certainly cannot edit the film, compose the music, negotiate with theaters for distribution, and approach companies for publicity by himself.

"Why not?" Qin Chuan said while gnawing on his kidney.

"Because you don't have three heads and six arms."

"Brother Bo, you have a misunderstanding. Do you have to sign a contract with a record company to release a song? Is it true that you can't release a song without a record company?"

"Of course you can." Huang Bo said firmly: "You can find a recording studio and upload the song to the music website on the same day you finish recording."

Qin Chuan smiled and said, "Yes, that's what I thought."

Huang Bo was anxious: "But we can't make money this way."

In the late 3s, the birth of MP dealt a devastating blow to music albums, and massive piracy became rampant.

Since the beginning of the millennium, the Internet has grown wildly, with hundreds of music websites on the market, and no one knows what copyright is.

If ordinary people want to listen to music, they can just search it on the Internet. Not only can they play it, but they can also download it locally and put it in a portable player or a car USB flash drive folder, and play it while driving.

What, I have to spend money to buy the genuine product?

Can I blow you up with the dog head?
In recent years, people who play music have been crying, but netizens are happy because they can hardly afford to eat.

Now Qin Chuan said that he would post the song online. To put it bluntly, it was like throwing a meat bun at a dog.

"Brother, open up the situation." Qin Chuan finished eating his kidneys and then ate leeks: "The most urgent thing is to gain popularity."

"When the popularity and fans accumulate to a certain amount, we can monetize it. Then we can take on advertisements or find a new agency, and we will have the capital to negotiate."

Piracy is rampant. This is the trend of the times and no one can change it.

If musicians want to survive, they have to adapt.

Releasing songs for free, accumulating fans, and monetizing traffic is a very common strategy in later generations.

This is what internet celebrities do.

After gaining traffic, they sell goods through live streaming, reap the profits, and make money from merchants, making money from both ends.

Qin Chuan didn't think about cutting leeks from his fans. He just wanted to make some money from businesses after he became popular. It would be easier for him to get along in this circle if he became well-known.

Huang Bo tried his best to digest the meaning of Qin Chuan's words, thought for a while and said: "Let's not talk about whether it makes money or not. If you just release the song for free, how long can the popularity last?"

"Three months or six months?"

"Half a year later, the popularity is gone. What can you do to replace it? Can the second song still be of the same quality? If not, who will still know you?"

The Internet has limited memory, and no one will remember a singer for a lifetime because of one song.

There are too many singers who are only a flash in the pan.

The second song wasn’t a hit, and the third song wasn’t a hit, so it basically became just like everyone else.

Qin Chuan didn't care: "Who knows? Maybe when I go to the toilet in the middle of the night, inspiration will burst out and I can write a song that is no worse than Gulou."

If one song can't sustain popularity, then try two, or three.

If he releases one song a year, Qin must have millions of fans.

With such a huge fan base, he is always supported whether he is filming or singing.

Unable to persuade him, Huang Bo sighed: "Just be willful."

Even though the current music market is not as good as before, with the song "Gulou", Qin Chuan can easily find a music company to package it and release an album to make one or two million.

Make some money and you will never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of your life.

"Come to school and see me next week, and I'll take you to the recording session."

(End of this chapter)