Unboxing, Director!

Chapter 79: Damn, it’s too early to sign
After studying the contract with the legal team for a whole day, Lu Jiang finally agreed to Zhou Jianhui's contract renewal.

The reason is simple, the other party really gave a lot.

This signing fee is essentially free.

It does not affect the usual album commission or something like that.

Lu Jiang had actually thought about quitting Warner and starting his own business with Locke Anluo as his base.

In the past two years, Rock Anluo has grown a lot. Although its distribution channels have not been able to extend to Hong Kong and Taiwan, and it is not a giant in the mainland, if Lu Jiang devotes himself to it, the overall development will be very rapid.

But he never made up his mind, mainly because he had not found suitable management talent.

In the era of physical records, a good helmsman is extremely important to a record company.

Just look at Zhou Jianhui and you will know.

In addition to his ability to judge people, he is also three streets ahead of Li Chao in handling all kinds of matters.

But even so, I am always told that I am not capable enough.

Plus, Warner has offered such a high price now.

Lu Jiang had even less reason to leave.

Of course, this does not mean that Lu Jiang will directly give up Locke Anluo.

It can still sign other singers in the future.

The era of ringtones in mainland China will arrive in two or three years. Daolang, Phoenix Legend, Pang Long and others are all treasures worth a lot of gold coins.

Lu Jiang has actually asked Li Chao to start paying attention. By then, even if he only digs up one, it will be a huge profit, and management will also be easy.

Having said that, Lu Jiang signed, and the purple treasure chest on Zhou Jianhui's head fell down.

At the same time, Zhou Jianhui also directly handed over a check.

RMB 50 million, paid in one lump sum, and tax paid by the client.

After calculating the taxes, you will have to pay about 1600 million.

But you don’t have to rush to pay taxes, after all, it’s only the beginning of the year.

In this case.

The current cash in Lu Jiang's hands minus the two million reserved for the Hope Primary School and the 750 million for the courtyard house.

In addition to the fees for newly signed advertising endorsements, commercial performances after the Spring Festival Gala, endorsements before the New Year, concerts, albums, and the proceeds from "Spring Pig".

There is a total of about 4100 million in cash.

Plus these 50 million.

So it’s less than 10 million away from the golden finger upgrade!
Fast, too fast!
At this time last year, Gold Finger had just been upgraded and its assets were only 10 million.

As a result, they are starting to make a movie before even starting filming the first TV series?
Lu Jiang decided that since he was going to be a director, he would become the highest and biggest film director!

So the next step is to make a concerted effort and try to get the 10 million before the end of summer vacation.

After signing, Lu Jiang and Zhou Jianhui talked about the signing ceremony.

A 100 million yuan contract renewal cannot be simply signed and called it a day. Of course, a big press conference must be held.

Lu Jiang agreed, and after the matter was settled, the two began to discuss business plans such as the new album and upcoming concerts.

First is the new album.

The new specialty has only one purpose: to seek stability.

To maintain popularity, just like Ren Xianqi before him, he needs to stabilize after becoming the new king.

Currently, Zhou Jianhui already knows that Lu Jiang has 5 more songs.

Actually there are 6 songs, but one of them, "Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth", has already been used in the Spring Festival Gala.

The remaining five songs are "Luzhou Moon" revealed by the producer of the Big Winner program.

The white work "Broken Bridge and Remaining Snow" came out when Tang Wei starred in "Not Drunk".

The MV is from Xu Gao’s concert version, but the song is really good.

With just two Chinese-style songs, sales are already guaranteed, which is Lu Jiang’s “card”.

"BJ One Night" is a blue work from Ning Hao's "Want Lu Jiang to Introduce".

One of Ashin's representative works, this is a cover of Chen Sheng's song, and Lu Jiang has already obtained the copyright.

This song has a very nice flavor when sung in this era. When Ashin's song came out, it was a huge success. But after a few years, the flavor of "BJBJ" prevailed.

The two white reward treasure chests from Chen Hao, the first one opened "Stubborn", one of Mayday's representative works, a must-order song for countless boys and girls in KTV.

But compared to this, the work that came out of Chen Hao’s second white feedback treasure chest was really amazing.

That is "Blue Lotus" from Xu Wei. The MV is also a concert version, but the quality of the song is top-notch!
It ranked in the top three of the Chinese pop charts in 02 and is a shining pearl in the history of Chinese rock.

When Zhou Jianhui heard this, he kept his mouth shut for a long time. It was the biggest reaction Lu Jiang had ever had since they met.

Of course, no matter how big the reaction is, it can’t be bigger than Li Chao’s.

Li Chao cried while helping to compose the music, cried while helping to compose the music, cried while listening to the finished product, and finally cried while listening to it all day long when he took it home.

A day later, he told Lu Jiang that his rock dream had come true and he had nothing else to worry about and would just follow Lu Jiang from now on.

It was not until this time that Li Chao was completely bound to Lu Jiang. Then Li Chao handed over the Rock Anluo Company to Lu Jiang, and the shares were redistributed. Lu Jiang had 8 and he had 2.
Therefore, even if the new album only contains this song, Zhou Jianhui’s goal of “maintaining his position” has been successfully achieved.

But since there are other new songs, Lu Jiang and Zhou Jianhui will certainly not be satisfied with just maintaining their position.

So in addition to these five songs, Zhou Jianhui also prepared two more for Lu Jiang.

That is the Cantonese version of "Ten Years" and "Exclusive Memories", and the lyrics were written by a Hong Kong gold medal lyricist named Lin, who was also the original lyricist of these two songs.

So in the end, the titles of the Cantonese versions of the two songs remained the same as in the original time and space. "Ten Years" became "This Day Next Year", and "Exclusive Memory" became "I'm Not a Great Man".

I don't know if the lyrics are original.

As long as the quality is OK.

The sales of these two songs by Yuan Shi Kong are very good in Hong Kong.

At present, Lu Jiang’s popularity in Hong Kong is actually lacking.

To Hong Kong fans, Lu Jiang is relatively unfamiliar, and some Hong Kong fans are even hostile to him because of the influence of Bi Wang.

Moreover, Lu Jiang’s operations in Hong Kong in the past were basically zero.

Only sold albums, never set foot in the market.

He has never held any autograph sessions or concerts. His popularity is a mystery.

This is also the reason why Zhou Jianhui decided to include Cantonese songs in his new album.

Now that the new album has Cantonese songs, the Hong Kong market can be further opened up.

The Hong Kong market is still very important.

First of all, the market size is good, the album unit price is high, and the piracy management is okay.

Another thing is that Hong Kong has a Hong Kong Coliseum, also known as the Hung Hom Stadium, which is one of the most iconic performance venues in Asia. Being able to hold a concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum is a high recognition of the singer's strength and influence.

This place can accommodate very few people, probably only a little over 10,000.

Therefore, many singers hold many shows in a row and use the number of shows to show their performance.

Currently, there is only one mainland singer who has held a solo concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum, and that is Cui Jian. His solo concert in 1994 marked the entry of mainland rock music into the international stage.

The second one is Yehenala, but it hasn’t opened yet.

If Lu Jiang can become the second one, it goes without saying that at least the mainland media will be very excited.

But now Lu Jiang doesn't seem to be qualified enough.

Don’t mention him. It was the same with Ren Xianqi two years ago. He was very popular in mainland China, Taiwan and Southeast Asia, but he was always not so popular in Hong Kong.

It was not until the year before last when he released a separate Cantonese song album, which increased his local popularity, that the sales of his other albums in Hong Kong saw a significant increase.

After that, the box office of "Wish Upon a Star" had a considerable box office foundation, and finally there was a small boom.

Even so, he has never held a concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum.

Although Lu Jiang had no intention of relying on Hong Kong for his film career, he did not really have any longing for the Hong Kong Coliseum.

But seeing that the combined sales of his first two albums in Hong Kong didn't exceed 30, he must be unhappy. How much money would he lose?

So this time, Lu Jiang planned to put the "Viva" he had just acquired into it, and then officially raided the lair of the King of Force.

This song is actually a perfect match for Nicholas Tse.

The music style is very wild, and the king is also very wild.

Lu Jiang's image is relatively quiet.

But there is no other way, he has no other Cantonese songs.

Just relying on two old songs always lacks the quality.

But overall, the problem is not big.

His average popularity in Hong Kong means that Hong Kong fans are unfamiliar with him.

Strangeness can create miracles.

If it really doesn't work out, Cantonese songs can always make more money in Hong Kong, so it's not a loss.
The ninth song is "You Are a Song in My Heart" which came from Gao Xixi's second blue feedback treasure chest.

This is a love song by Leehom Wang, a duet between a man and a woman, very sweet.

But if a solo version is released and the lyrics are slightly adjusted, it can also be defined as a song to give back to fans.

The implication is that the fans who have always supported me are the songs in my heart.

Now that Lu Jiang has won the championship with his third album, it is time to stabilize his popularity and seek to reach higher levels.

Among them, stabilizing old fans is very important.

With this song and a heartfelt confession, the proportion of old fans repurchasing the new album will be guaranteed.

At the same time, the song also contains Hokkien pronunciation, which can be regarded as a way to give back to fans in Fujian or Taiwan.

Lu Jiang’s last concerts in Xiamen and Taiwan were extremely popular, so we need to maintain them well.

In addition to these nine songs, Lu Jiang has three more in his hands.

Zhang Tong's green treasure chest opened "The Shepherd of Keketuohai"

The blue quality "Wrong, Wrong, Wrong" at the bottom of the old box.

And the "Little Love Song" that came out of Gao Yuanyuan's purple "Make Friends" treasure chest.

Lu Jiang doesn't plan to sing the first two songs. When I get a new treasure chest in the future, I'll see if I can synthesize other good songs.

Let’s put “Little Love Song” in the next album.

After discussion, Lu Jiang's fourth album will include a total of 8 songs, in addition to "Little Love Song", "The Shepherd of Keketuohai", "Wrong, Wrong" and "Stubborn".

The next album has been confirmed to include "Little Love Song" and "Stubborn".

With these two songs, even if there are no other good songs in the next album, the quality is still guaranteed.

What we want is a steady and long-lasting flow.

8 songs in the new album have been confirmed.

Then came the concert arrangements.

Concerts are more comfortable than commercial performances. There is no need to drink or smile, and there is no risk to life and dignity. Most importantly, it makes more money and can better demonstrate popularity.

The new contract also includes profits from broadcasting and advertising sponsorship, as well as guaranteed income.

So for a concert with the same capacity of 50 people and the same ticket price, the average profit per show can be at least % more than last year.

This is related to the upgrade of the golden finger, and Lu Jiang takes it very seriously.

We already tested the popularity last year, so we’ll make it bigger this time.

We strive to bring the average number of attendees per concert to the top level among Chinese singers or even set a record.

After all the discussions were over, Zhou Jianhui left happily with the contract.

Only then did Lu Jiang take out Zhou Jianhui's purple treasure chest.

No hesitation, just turn it on.

As a result, after a flash of purple light, a strange thing appeared.

You are beautiful

Has it ever won the first place on the Billboard charts in many countries including the UK and the US?

Lu Jiang slapped his thigh immediately,

Damn, this contract was signed too early!
(End of this chapter)