Chapter 806 Record Dividend Controversy
Also in the past few days in late February, Leslie Cheung's new album - "Monica" was officially released.
Although the term "hot listing" has been overused in the future and is nothing new at all, it is just a marketing tool. However, in 1981, when superstar Leslie Cheung released an album, there is only one word to describe it - —Hot!
The classic "Monica", which originally appeared on the 1984 "Leslie" album, was now singled out by Yin Jun as the title song for Leslie Cheung's album. Its status and power have not changed at all.
First of all, Zhang Guorong likes it very much.
Today, Zhang Guorong has not suffered any setbacks, everything is going smoothly, and the gloomy side of his character has not appeared. He is completely a sunny and cheerful boy.
The song "Monica" was Leslie Cheung's comeback in his previous life, kicking off his career as a superstar. Even Leslie Cheung's longest-used and last English name, Leslie, also contains the meaning of "Monica". "The name of this album.
Originally, the original singer of this song was a Japanese singer. It was released around 1983, and it became popular all over Japan at that time.
Leslie Cheung's manager, Mrs. Chen Shufen, happened to be traveling to Japan. She heard this song and thought it was very suitable for Leslie Cheung, so she bought it and asked Zheng Guojiang to write the lyrics again. She spent 6,000 yuan, which Mrs. Chen paid for herself. , and finally this classic Cantonese song was born.
The overall rhythm of "Monica" tends to be light, bright and dynamic, and paired with Leslie Cheung's handsome and sunny temperament, it is definitely the perfect match.
This was true in the past life, and it is even more true in this life.
Leslie Cheung almost didn't hesitate and simply took "Monica" as the name of his album. That means there is no MV in the form of it yet, otherwise he would definitely have to record an MV to show off his style.
Even so, "Monica" has shown overwhelming momentum since its release. As the dynamic singing of "Thanks, Thanks, Monica, who can take your place..." from the audio and video record store sounded, the sales volume on the first day in Xiangjiang was as high as Breaking through the gold medal, reaching a terrifying record of 27,833 photos.
Because it was released simultaneously throughout Asia, and PolyGram has strong distribution capabilities, in addition to Xiangjiang, "Monica" also exploded in the market in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and other places.
After Zhang Guorong’s continuous efforts in the past two years and the emergence of various bonuses, the statistics on the first day were simply shocking!
189392 photos!
Although this number is not completely accurate, it is basically reliable.
The album sold nearly 200,000 copies in one day. Such a super record is beyond the reach of even Xu Guanjie and Xu Xiaofeng. The only person who can beat Leslie Cheung is global superstar Teresa Teng.
Teresa Teng has not released a Chinese album. If she had released it, let alone 200,000 copies a day, it would be no problem to release 500,000 copies a day.
First of all, Japan has to get rid of more than 200,000 copies for her. It doesn’t matter whether it is in Japanese or not, as long as it is the singing voice of Deng Tianhou.
PolyGram was overjoyed at this moment and invested heavily. They bought advertising space in the next day's newspapers and news to warmly celebrate Zhang Guorong's "king's capital"!
The sales volume on the next day also stabilized at around 160,000 copies, which gave everyone involved in the production of "Monica" a reassurance.
According to this trend, the sales volume of "Monica" will exceed 3 million copies, which is no problem at all. It is even very likely that in two or three years, it will exceed the terrifying sales volume of 5 million copies.
Although compared to Teresa Teng's "The Goddess in the Toilet", which sold more than 20 million albums in Japan alone, Leslie Cheung is still far behind, but not everyone is Teresa Teng, and that's not true for everyone. Not everyone can enjoy the treatment created by Yin Jun.
Although Zhang Guorong is a young man, a little arrogant and rich and exaggerated, he is definitely not a brainless person. On the contrary, he has the dignity and self-cultivation of a rich young man, and does not have so many dark, vicious and exaggerated thoughts.
Yin Jun was able to help write songs whenever he asked, but Zhang Guorong was too late to be grateful. How could he care about these things?
Once the sales volume comes out in two days, the overall situation is basically decided.
Ordinary fans are happy, but they are only rejoicing because of their idol's popularity.
But those who are even happier are those in the music industry.
Because they know their stuff.
Judging from the popularity of Leslie Cheung's albums, they can keenly sense that the hot era of records seems to have arrived!
Once the economy develops and people who live affluent lives like listening to pop songs and are willing to buy albums, other singers will also benefit. When the album sells well, record companies, distributors, etc. from top to bottom will All can make a fortune.
However, many record companies are also dissatisfied, including PolyGram.
That is the exaggerated condition that Kirin Records gives to songwriters. They actually want the songwriters to share the profit dividends! ?
Although lyricists only account for 1%, and songwriters account for about 1.5%-2%, which do not account for a large proportion of the total dividends, this is an unprecedented first time!
It was so good in the past. The average lyricist wrote lyrics and lyrics for one to two thousand songs, and the composer wrote two to three thousand songs. The better ones only cost three to five thousand, and the most expensive one cost eight thousand.
Now it’s troublesome. Not only do you get basic songwriting fees, you can also enjoy a share of the overall profits. This is equivalent to grabbing meat from the record company’s mouth. Of course they are not happy!
When it comes to PolyGram abroad, it is actually calculated based on the base price plus dividends.
The records and singles that Yin Jun produced for Teresa Deng were all priced at this price, bringing Yin Jun an income of more than 10 million US dollars.
However, foreign companies are not good things. They are all for profit. As long as the law does not provide for them, they can do any bad thing.
Xiangjiang's patent laws and regulations do not restrict the protection of the rights and interests of songwriters, so they just follow the Romans and follow the cheapest buyout price.
Kirin Records took the lead and proactively paid dividends to songwriters, which was obviously going against everyone.
However, although the major record companies were not happy, the songwriters were very supportive, including many singers who nodded in praise.
"What? You asked me if this dividend system is good? What do you think? This is the first time that I, Lao Huang, have been writing lyrics for so many years and I have the right to dividends. I can earn more money to buy wine and have fun. What's wrong with that?" The unabashed old man Huang answered the reporter.
"For decades, the system of songwriters participating in record dividends has been implemented abroad for decades. From now on, Xiangjiang is on the right path. I think it is very good and can inspire more outstanding songwriters. Inspiration, so that everyone can hear more beautiful melodies." Gu Jiahui, who is more subtle, said.
"As a lyricist, my price five years ago was 500 yuan for a lyric, and now it's only 2,000 yuan. But look at how crazy the housing and commodity prices in Hong Kong have increased now? Our efforts are obviously as good as The income is disproportionate. I hope everyone can learn from Kirin Records and treat songwriters with sincerity. This is the best way to develop." Zheng Guojiang, a famous lyricist, said.
"Everyone knows that in addition to singing, I also write some lyrics and music for myself and for my friends. But now that Jun Shao is doing this, I am afraid that fewer people are willing to come to me and invite me to sing. But I don't do it at all. I'm not sad, but more happy. Because this is a great thing for all songwriters. There may be short-term pain, but the future is definitely bright!" Xu Guanjie, a generation of singers, responded to the interview.
"Oh, I think Arjun is a very courageous person. What's wrong with doing this? Songwriters work so hard, and we all see it. Why can't we share the profits with them? At least I do. Support!" Zhang Guorong did not hesitate to support his friend in front of the camera, regardless of the expression of the PolyGram boss behind him.
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Seeing that the hype is so hot, it seems that it is an inevitable trend to increase the salary of songwriters, but if you look carefully, except for Kirin Records, no record company has spoken, and you will know that things are not that simple.
Yin Jun didn't take it seriously when he saw it.
Any move to change the tacit understanding that has been formed for a long time will not be achieved overnight, it will have a process.
To put it simply, there are still many people in Xiangjiang who run red lights indiscriminately. This is because there was no such thing as traffic lights before. In their eyes, the previous disorderly state was the most comfortable, so they did not care about these traffic regulations.
But twenty years later, there will be no red lights for locals in Xiangjiang. This is the power of education and subtle influence.
The same goes for the record industry.
Perhaps at the beginning, due to huge pressure, major record companies will only increase the price symbolically by 1,000, 2,000, 3,000, 5,000... Such prices are definitely not expensive for dividend rights, but in the long run, they will definitely There are constant changes.
Especially Yin Jun knows that in the next 15 years, with the popularity of the Hong Kong film industry, it will inevitably lead to the popularity of the record industry, and Chinese songs will definitely spread throughout Asia and even with the singers from Hong Kong and Baodao. further afield.
Under such a good background, if record companies can make so much money, they will inevitably give up part of the profits to these behind-the-scenes staff.
At that time, songwriters can gradually get the treatment they deserve - the right to receive dividends.
Of course.
Now if these record companies don't follow suit, it will definitely be an advantage for Yin Jun.
They don't know that the Hong Kong music scene will soon usher in a violent explosion that will last more than ten years. Record sales will continue to increase and the profits will make people laugh in their dreams.
Once they maintain such a stingy attitude, seeing these songwriters under Yin Jun's banner continue to receive high dividends, with dividends of 50,000, 100,000 or more put into their pockets, do you think those Xiangjiang or even Will the musicians in Baodao be moved, and will they rush to write songs for the singers of Kirin Records?
With carefully written lyrics and music, paired with suitable singers, and excellent production, Kirin Records will certainly achieve the desired success.
If it does well, Kirin Records will become the largest record company in the Chinese-speaking region and even in Asia within three to five years, surpassing PolyGram, EMI and Universal Music!
I believe that if that day comes, the people in charge of these record companies will definitely regret it because of their short-sightedness and stinginess!
In any business, it is okay to be frugal, but stingy is definitely not advisable.
Especially in this turbulent era of fierce competition, if you lose the opportunity to develop into an industry giant because of a small amount of money, you will definitely regret it when you look back when you are old!
Opportunities never wait for people.
Only when the opportunity comes to you and you grasp it tightly can you soar into the sky! !
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(There have been a lot of rewards these days. You also know that I have been working very hard recently? ^_^)