Cao Jun asked doubtfully: "Why don't you make a brokerage agreement? Can the company make money in this way?"

Gao Xiaosong said: "Yes, but now we want to be a pure record company, only responsible for producing records, and we don't plan to set up a management department for the time being."

Cao Jun didn't quite understand and asked curiously: "Is Pu Shu a signed singer of your company?"

Gao Xiaosong replied: "Yes, Pu Shu is not only a signed singer of our company, but also the first signed artist of our company. He has been signed with us for almost 10 years."

Cao Jun then asked: "Then he didn't sign a management contract with you?"

Gao Xiaosong smiled helplessly and said: "Well, I signed it, but the problem is that he won't come out to perform at all now. If he signed it, it's the same as if he didn't sign it."

Hearing Gao Xiaosong's answer, Cao Jun was also happy. Buddhist people like Pu Shu are really rare.

After all, in this materialistic era, many people believe that money comes first. If you have money, you can have almost everything.

But there are always a small number of people who have very little need for money and are more immersed in their own love.

Gao Xiaosong lit a cigarette and continued: "So we don't plan to sign any management agreements with artists for the time being. We will just make records honestly and sell as much as we can."

"Xiao Cao, please read the contract carefully. If you don't understand anything, you can ask me. If you think there is nothing wrong with the contract, just sign it. I promise, I will help you make a sensational record in the Chinese music world."

"Okay, then let me take a look." As he said that, Cao Jun began to read the contents of the contract carefully.

Unlike Pu Shu, who has no desires or desires, what Cao Jun is most concerned about is not how good this record is, but he wants to know what percentage of the tax returns he can get from selling a record, and what he can ultimately get.

How much does it cost.

Money is the one thing that Cao Jun cares about most now, everything else is nonsense.

Generally speaking, of the income from a record, the singer himself can get 20%-40% of the royalties, the songwriters, producers and other creative staff can share 5% equally, and the rest goes to the record company.

This is the era of physical records, and some of the industry rules in the United States have been inherited by the Hong Kong and Taiwan music circles.

Therefore, in the Chinese music scene of the 1990s when physical records were at their peak, it was still very profitable to write a hit song.

For example, Zhang Huimei's first two albums "Sisters" and "Bad Boy" achieved sales of 1.1 million and 1.3 million copies in Baodao respectively, while sales across Asia reached 4 million and 6 million respectively.

Of course singers make a lot of money, but the creators of songs also get a lot of income.

For example, Tu Huiyuan, the composer and producer of "Listen to the Sea" once said that the song "Listen to the Sea" alone brought him more than 10 million yuan in royalties, and over the years, there will be a steady stream of royalties.

Pay it over.

But this premise is that the entire industry has established good genuine sales habits and a complete royalty payment and distribution system.

However, our mainland music scene has not established a good copyright distribution system for a long time. Of course, this problem is a long story. In the entire era of physical records, piracy has been very rampant.

Moreover, various sales channels, publishing and distribution units will also conceal the true sales volume, which will lead to some songs being very popular in the market, but what is the true sales volume of the record company, or in other words, informing the singer, the sales volume that needs to be allocated royalties to the singer

very few.

For many songs that are sung by the whole people, the singers do not get much royalties, and the songwriters get even less.

Mainland China's music scene has never established a complete royalty distribution system. The corresponding workaround is that singers make up for the lack of royalties through commercial pursuits, while songwriters simply give up royalties (they don't get much money anyway).

), which are directly converted into production costs.

Therefore, in the Taihe Maitian record contract, Cao Jun saw that his record share was only 8%. He felt very puzzled and asked: "Teacher Gao, why is my record share so small? Only 8%?"

Gao Xiaosong said dumbfounded: "8% is too little for you, but 8% is really a lot. This is already the share of the first-tier singers, and our company's share is less than 10%."

Cao Jun asked in confusion: "What about the remaining 80%? Who gave it to?"

Gao Xiaosong said bluntly: "Distributors, record stores, publishing houses, etc..."

Cao Jun was speechless. If he had a shitty record, he might as well just open a restaurant, at least he could still make half the profit.

Of course, complaints are complaints, Cao Jun doesn't really want to work in a restaurant, he will definitely release a record.

Gao Xiaosong saw that Cao Jun was a little reluctant, and then persuaded him: "Xiao Cao, don't think it's too little. Don't you know that Japanese singers' record royalties are really little?"

"Their royalties for Japanese singers are less than 1%. You still have at least 8%, plus 1% for composing music and 1% for writing lyrics. That's 10%. We are already interested in you."

It turns out that in Japan, the income from a record is divided roughly like this: 54.6% to the record company, 30% to the record store, 9% to the producer, 1.7% to the composer, 1.7% to the lyricist, 1.7% to the publisher, and 0.4% to the RB Music Copyright Association.

%, singer 0.9%.

However, in his previous life, Cao Jun had heard that cell phone ring tones were extremely profitable, and many online singers had made a fortune from cell phone ring tones.

Thinking of this, Cao Jun asked curiously: "Teacher Gao, apart from selling records, does the company have no other business that can make money?"

Gao Xiaosong thought about it seriously and muttered: "Yes, there is, but this business has not yet been launched. Whether it will make money in the end is still unknown for the time being."

Cao Jun then asked: "Can you tell me what your business is?"

Gao Xiaosong said frankly: "I don't know much about this matter. I only know that we are cooperating with China Mobile. I won't tell you how to make money and whether it can make money. Let's wait until Lao Song comes back.

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Cao Jun thought for a while and realized that the business Gao Xiaosong was talking about was most likely a mobile phone ringtone, so he nodded: "Okay, then I'll wait for him to come back."

Gao Xiaosong became a little anxious when he saw that Cao Jun was reluctant to sign the contract. He didn't want to miss such a good seedling, or he might become the next Pu Shu.

Seeing that Cao Jun was indifferent, Gao Xiaosong couldn't help but ask: "So... do you sign this record contract? If you sign it, we can start recording the record early tomorrow morning."

In fact, from the beginning, Cao Jun had no hope of making much money from selling records.

Because in this day and age, as long as a record becomes popular, within a few days, pirated copies will flood the market.

In addition, the Internet provides free downloading and listening to music, so not many people are willing to spend money to buy records, and they have become accustomed to listening to free music.

Therefore, Cao Jun believes that if he really wants to make a lot of money from music, he still has to rely on performances and mobile phone ringtones. These two are the most important ones and are likely to make him the first pot of gold.

In addition, this is just a record contract, not a contract of betrayal. Cao Jun thinks it is acceptable, and it is no big deal if he signs it.

Moreover, the two songs "Miss Dong" and "Zebra Zebra" are not Cao Jun's secret weapons, they are just appetizers for Gao Xiaosong's performance.

Cao Jun is not smart, but he is not stupid either. It is impossible for him to open up his heart and soul as soon as he meets Gao Xiaosong and bring out his favorite songs in front of him. His idea is to use good steel on the blade.

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Without much hesitation, Cao Jun said simply: "Sign, sign immediately. Teacher Gao is here to escort me. There is no reason not to sign. To be honest, I am here for you, Teacher Gao."

Gao Xiaosong was used to flattering others, and he was rarely flattered like this. He suddenly felt like a spring breeze, and said with a smile: "Haha, I love hearing what you say! It sounds so comfortable!"

Seeing Cao Jun pick up the pen, Gao Xiaosong said with a smile: "Hurry up and sign it. I have already thought about it for you. You can sing folk songs. I will help you make a pure folk record. It will definitely be popular!"

After Cao Jun signed the contract, Gao Xiaosong said solemnly with a smile on his face: "Okay, Xiao Cao, from now on you will be our own member of Maitian Music. In the evening, Lao Song and I will invite you to Sanlitun to play."

Seeing Gao Xiaosong smiling like a 300-pound child, Cao Jun also smiled and nodded: "Okay, I will listen to Teacher Gao's arrangements tonight!"
Chapter completed!