481 The Great

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How much courage does it take to make an experimental album that goes against the market trend? How much courage does it take to separate from the record company and independently produce a unique album that carries a dream?

The album "Don Quixote", without any record company contract guarantee, George paid $150,000 out of his own pocket and put it into production. George is just an individual, not even an independent record company. Once "Don Quixote" can't find a record company to buy a contract and cannot release it, then George will face the danger of losing everything.

Not only that. Even if "Don Quixote" was signed, the record company was willing to pay for the production of the album, and George took more risks than that.

As Matthew just said, on the contract, it is stipulated in black and white that the budget for the album is $150,000. production cost.

But what about the production cost over budget? Under the contract, Renly is not required to pay. In other words, the excess will be paid for by George himself.

In fact, going over budget is almost a certainty. Although it is said that it is relatively cost-effective for independent musicians to produce albums, just like independent films, many costs in the production process are unavoidable. Even if it is just the most common pop album, the cost is between 200,000 and 300,000, and the space that independent musicians can save is really limited.

This also means that George is ready to pay for it.

That's not all, the rules for the royalty section continue the pattern.

After an artist signs with a record company, in addition to the upfront payment, they can also make money through royalties. Generally speaking, the royalties for newcomers are 10% to 15%, for middle-level singers 16% to 18%, and the top singers get 2%. ten.

According to the contract, Renly can reap 15% of the album's royalties, which is almost the highest amount a newcomer can get. Renly couldn't help thinking of what Andy had said. He hardly expended any effort, and George took the initiative to give the highest level of treatment. what does that mean?

This means that when signing with the record company, as a producer, George will take the initiative to get this percentage of treatment for Renly, without even needing Andy to come forward.

In addition to artists, producers also have the right to share royalties. However, unlike the film industry, the income of producers is not paid by the record company, but by the artist. The producer's fee can be divided into two parts, one is the advance payment, and the other is the royalty distribution.

According to the current market situation, the average cost of hiring a producer is about $70,000 to $90,000, while for a top producer like George, the cost is only high; and the producer's royalties are relatively fixed. Twenty-five percent of the artist's royalty income, after conversion, is about 3 to 5 percent of the album's overall royalty income.

Judging from the terms of the contract, George only requested normal royalties based on the average market price, but did not mention the advance payment.

Not to mention the famous top producer like George, how to calculate the cost is more appropriate, even if the market price is 70,000 to 90,000, George did not mention it at all, and it was completely free to do white labor. Apparently, after deducting this fee, this saved almost a third of the cost of "Don Quixote"'s album budget.

Not only that, the premise of the royalty dividend is that the album can be listed and sold. As for the income from the 3% to 5% royalty dividend, it depends on the market sales performance of the album. However, "Don Quixote" is another album that completely ignores its commercial potential...

"I just wanted to make a real album."

Renly couldn't help thinking of George's words, and it was only now that the deep meaning of the words became clear.

Even if there is no record company signed, even if the family goes bankrupt, even if there is nothing, George will finish the album "Don Quixote". Stripped of commercial considerations, stripped of career achievements, and stripped of realistic compromises, everything is only related to art, persistence, and life pursuits.

It is not so much a job as a rekindled dream. George, who has retired for three years, once again showed an indomitable and unstoppable momentum, which is enough to move people.

This "sincere and sincere" is as heavy as a thousand pounds.

As a human being, Renly thinks that he is persistent enough, hard enough, and determined enough on the road of chasing his dreams; but the world is so big, there are people outside people, and there are mountains outside the mountains. In George, Renly really saw that. Dedicating everything to the madness of his passion for his career, he couldn't help being awe-inspiring.

Music has always been an interest for Renly. It was, is, and will be in the future. His passion comes from acting, and that will not change, just like George.

Acting, this is the dream worth pursuing all his life, his goal is to be like George, thirty years later, forty years later, and even the day before the end of his life, he can still stand on the stage, focus on Among his favorite performances.

At one time, he thought it was unrealistic idealism that only existed in Japanese hot-blooded comics, and there was no room for dreamers in real life; but now, Renly met George, and he really saw it Dreams come true version, when ideals meet reality, this time the ending is happy.

When Renly nodded and agreed to make an album, the reason was actually very simple. On the one hand, it was his hobbies, trying some brand-new challenges and getting involved in different fields of life; The joy and excitement of meeting another fellow traveler led to this project.

But now, Renly was starting to re-examine his attitude.

It shouldn't just be a hobby, it shouldn't just be a dream, for George, it's a rave party, a party that burns lives and releases souls.

After experiencing countless vicissitudes and witnessing countless ups and downs, George's life has entered the second half. It is very likely that this will be the last recklessness in his life. The splendor and youth of a lifetime bloomed completely, just like the fireworks display on July 4th. Hundreds of flowers bloomed, drums were loud and colorful, and all the magnificence was released in an instant, magnificent and magnificent.

It was such an honor to be a part of this carnival dancing party, and it could even be said that it was the most touching moment in Renly's two lives so far. Even the performances of "Buried Alive" and "Crazy in Love" are incomparable. Because Renly not only saw a craftsman dedicate his life to his dream, he became a part of it. Once in a lifetime.

Whether or not it's Renly's only album, no matter what the future holds for this album, no matter what the future holds, all he needs to do now is put his heart into it and that's it. Unreservedly, attentively, and completely self-absorbed, according to my own ideas, I integrate my own artistic understanding, my own soul resonance, and my own life understanding into this album, hand in hand with George and Herbert , to complete the creation of this artwork.

Like every previous exploration of acting skills, moths flew into the fire, burning and releasing as much as they wanted.

In the distant future, when Renly looks back on his life, he will be thankful that he made the album "Don Quixote" and, more importantly, participated in every detail of the production process. This will become a part of his life, belonging to his original intention, to his dream, and to himself.

George Slender, who would have thought that he would become the first life mentor of Renly II?

The mood slowly settled down, like lemonade gradually cooling in his hand. In the cold and quiet of midnight, Renly felt heavy and light. He raised his head, looked at Matthew, and changed the subject, "So, you mean, can this contract be signed?"

Matthew could capture the light between Ren Li's eyebrows, wise and vicissitudes, not bright, but always with an unquestionable firmness.

The Renly in my memory seems to have never changed, that firm and upright figure, always standing in front, bravely facing the storm, chasing his life recklessly. Such a Renly makes people look forward to it. Involuntarily, he wants to follow in his footsteps, move forward, move forward, explore the unknown in the mist, and imagine what kind of magnificent and peaceful it is. Thrilling.

"Of course." Matthew replied with a smile, "However, I don't know much about the professional content. I'm not sure if the figure is reasonable, for example, the album production cost of 150,000 is more or less. ; For example, the tax dividend ratio between you and George, whether this is in line with the industry standard. In these cases, you need to confirm with Andy, if there is no problem, you can sign at any time. "

Renly retracted his chin, "Andy agreed to all these numbers." Thinking back at this time, Andy's playful tone on the phone at that time, and Matthew's teasing today, Renly couldn't help but smile, It is estimated that Andy was also frightened by George's boldness at the time, "Give me the contract."

Renly folded his legs, sat up straight, reached for the contract, placed it on the coffee table, ready to sign - but he had no pen at hand.

For such a scene, Matthew was not surprised at all, he took out a pen from the inner pocket of his suit and handed it over. Renly glanced at it and chuckled, "How old is your birthday present?"

"Eleven." This was Matthew's birthday present from Renly on his eleventh birthday. In the blink of an eye, it has accompanied him for ten years.

Opening the pen, Renly quickly signed his name on the various pages of the contract. He will never be absent from this party of chasing dreams and burning lives.

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