Li Fan had a wry smile on his face. He just patted his head on the phone that night in order to make the other party give up. Unexpectedly, Qiao Li took it seriously. Four of the six items were met, which showed his sincerity.

But it happened that the two objections were what Li Fan cared about the most.

The length of the contract period determines the company's control over him. Many artists are short-lived and are ruined by the contract period.

If Li Fan is now a second-tier singer, it is a rule in the industry that singers at this level have long-term contracts. He does not have to stand out, but as a newcomer who has just entered the industry, it is definitely not wise to tie his hands and feet prematurely.

Lift.

Personal works are Li Fan's greatest competitiveness, which is equivalent to a warrior's ultimate trump card. How can he hand it over to others?

"I can't agree."

Qiao Li thought that Li Fan would bargain, but she didn't expect that he would refuse so simply. She raised her eyebrows slightly: "Why? A long-term contract means that the company attaches great importance to you. Many singers can't even ask for it, and your works are sold to the company.

, the company will pay according to the market price, and your personal interests will not suffer any loss."

Li Fan said bluntly: "It should be said that only if I sign a long-term contract will I be valued by the company, and I am the songwriter of the song "Short Hair", which is what you really value, Sister Li."

Qiao Li's eyebrows raised even higher. Before she could speak, Li Fan sighed and said calmly: "Sister Li, let me make it clear. As a newcomer, I don't want to be trapped in a long-term contract right now, nor do I want to lose my life."

The rights of songwriters are exchanged for the improvement of other contract conditions. These two points are what I value most, which is precisely what Time Records cannot satisfy, while those second- and third-tier record companies can satisfy me."

At the end of her words, she looked at Qiao Li with an apologetic look, which meant clearly that she unilaterally declared that the negotiation had failed.

Qiao Li's pretty lips opened slightly, and she wanted to say something, but found that she was speechless, because Li Fan hit the nail on the head, and what he said was so damn right.

As a first-tier record company, Time Records has a condescending attitude toward singers below the first-tier level. It attaches particular importance to the control of leadership. Long-term contracts are one method. Li Fan is not only a singer, but also a songwriter, so that also needs to be added.

shackles.

In comparison, those second- and third-tier record companies are much more flexible.

In the singer's contract, it is the ultimate authority of Qiao Li to increase the recording fee and share ratio. She does not have the authority to change the terms related to the company's dominance.

But she wasn't willing to give up like that.

There is never a shortage of good singers in the music industry, but there is a shortage of good songwriters.

It is difficult for second-tier record companies to retain second-tier singers, and it is difficult for first-tier record companies to retain first-tier and mid-level and above singers, especially those who have ambitions to hit the top-tier. In the final analysis, it all depends on the resources of songwriters.

There are six levels of songwriters in the industry: newcomers, ordinary people, experienced people, small people, medium people, and big people.

Newcomers, release less than five songs.

Normal, publish more than five songs.

Senior, with at least two gold album title songs.

Xiaoka, at least one platinum album title song and three gold album title songs.

A medium-sized artist, with at least one double-platinum album title song and three triple-platinum album title song.

Big name, at least one triple platinum album title song, two double platinum album title songs.

The title song here does not specifically refer to the first hit of the album, but refers to the one that ranks highest on the two charts among all the songs included in the album.

Except for a very small number of independent songwriters in the circle, who only write songs for a certain singer or a certain studio, the rest will cooperate deeply with a first-tier or giant record company, either directly signing a contract with the label themselves, or having their works given priority to second-tier record companies.

Even if a record company gets a piece from a Chinese artist, it will only pick out the rest.

There are less than two big names in the entire circle. Two of them are independent songwriters, one for One Day King's studio and the other one who writes songs for One Day Later. The others have in-depth cooperation with one of the five giants, or they are shareholders themselves.

Either I sign the contract directly, or the works are given priority. There are so many singers owned by giant record companies that there is almost no chance of picking the ones left. First-tier record companies basically cannot get the works of big names.

Songs make singers successful. Existing companies cannot provide singers with matching songwriter works. For the sake of their future, the only option for singers is to find another job.

Within Time Records, the position of music director is vacant, and there are four deputy directors. Among them, Qiao Li is the most vulnerable. Currently, the singers under her, except for a has-been queen who came back after three years of retirement, the other singers are either newbies or third-tier singers.

At most, they will step into the second line.

The root cause is that her previous employer, DiMei Records, was only a second-tier record company, which resulted in her relatively low-end network resources. Among the songwriters and songwriters she could arrange songs for and obtain their masterpieces, the highest one was just a small celebrity.

If she wants to get out of a bad situation and even counterattack the position of director, she urgently needs the help of a successful songwriter, and the middle-class and big names in the circle already have fixed partners. Even if she gets online, she can

What I got were also defective products picked up by others.

Therefore, after hearing "Angel Among the Devil" sung by the Yun Fan Group in the finals of the Youth Singing Competition and learning that it was an original song, she immediately dropped what she was doing and Qianli Zhaozhao ran to Nanshi.

Then she learned that the songwriter of "Short Hair" and "Angel Among the Devil" were the same person, which aroused her determination to win.

Li Fan was like a gold brick that had already exposed a corner of the sand. She had a hunch that if she missed it, she would definitely regret it.

"He doesn't need me, but I need him." Qiao Li, who was silent, experienced some inner struggles that were unknown to outsiders, and finally said this in her heart.

Then, Miao Miao raised her eyes, and a flash of extreme determination flashed in her eyes. She looked at Li Fan and said word by word: "I promise you!"

Li Fan was not mentally prepared at all, and looked a little dazed.

Qiao Li mused: "The contract period is two years, and you have autonomy over your work. However, if you want to sell it to other companies or singers, at the same price, the company will have priority. Test singles and album projects will all be based on yours."

The requirement is that the record split should be based on the plan I proposed. For commercial performances, it should also be based on the record split, 4.5, 5, 5.5. This is the limit of what I can do."

She emphasized the last two words and stared at Li Kai closely with a fierce look in her eyes.

It feels like I have risked my life to bring down the emperor. If you don't agree or bargain again, believe it or not, I will chop you alive.

"Sister Li, apart from these, other contracts don't have any special extras compared to other singers, right?" Li Kai hasn't fully digested it in his heart. No, it should be said that it is a bit unbelievable.

Not counting the strings attached to him as a songwriter, the two-year contract, plus other things, is enough to catch up with real second-tier standards.
Chapter completed!