Chapter 213 Should I Pay the Copyright Fee? (3/3 Ask for a Monthly Pass)
Still back to the question of whether to poach people from Guangdong TV Station!
But this time, Yang Qian underestimated the importance Jin Ke attached to him, and he didn't know that because of his uncontrollable exchange with Ma Donglan just now, his impression in the hearts of Ma Donglan and Jiang Yufeng was far beyond that of an ordinary little singer.
Jin Ke turned around and started discussing with Ma Donglan and Jiang Yufeng:
""Song of the Times" is a program on Guangdong Satellite TV, right?"
"I met with their director and Director Lou yesterday. We should be able to talk about it."
“It’ll be okay if the schedules are different.”
"The broadcast times should not overlap. I had no impression of it before."
What Jin Ke said he had no impression of was not that he had never heard of the program "Song of the Times" at all. What he meant was that the variety shows broadcast at the same time had a ratings ranking, and Jin Ke was paying attention to the ratings of his own program.
At that time, I did not see "The Song of the Times".
This means that the broadcast times of the two programs do not overlap, so the possibility of the recording times overlapping is even lower.
"Xiao Yang, we can discuss and coordinate the schedule of "Songs of the Times" you mentioned. Don't worry about it. Moreover, the stage of "Chinese Voice" has never been limited to new singers who have never debuted. Like the first season
At that time, Li Liang and Zi Wen were already well-known musicians in the industry before they participated in our show."
These two examples of Jin Keju are actually contestants who have been developing in the music circle since then. They cannot be said to be very popular, but they are relatively well-known and their works are well-known.
What’s interesting is that even though they are just Xiaohong, they are still more popular than the champions of that year!
Why does this happen?
This is not only related to the singer's character and ability, but of course it is also inseparable from the agency they signed with!
"Director Jin, I heard that the previous champions of "The Voice of Chinese" and other good contestants have signed a contract with Dream Music?"
Yang Qian asked another very pointed question. After hearing this, Jin Ke looked slightly embarrassed.
There is indeed such a situation. "Chinese Voice" is jointly produced by Magic TV and Starry Sky Production Company. Starry Sky Production Company has a very strong background and can join hands with many domestic TV stations to produce variety shows, even CCTV and Guangdong TV Station.
, all cooperate with them.
Dream Music was hired by Starry Sky Production Company to sign contracts with good contestants from talent shows.
It is similar to Tianyu Entertainment in southern Hunan. Both are a big pit. However, Tianyu Entertainment has produced several top stars, and Dream Music is really a big pit that you can only get in but not get out of!
With a large number of excellent student resources, they do not arrange any training or good variety show resources. They only try their best to arrange business performances for the students and treat the students as cash cows.
What is even more outrageous is that a previous judgment document was revealed, which also made people see the cruel side of Dream Music's exploitation of students.
One of the contracts it signed with the students was that during the contract period, the artist must unconditionally perform 20 commercial performances for them every year, and then they will only be given a performance fee of 5,000 yuan per performance, before tax!
It can be seen that with these contracts, Dream Music does not need to consider cultivating artists at all. It only needs to squeeze out the residual value of these students during the contract period, and when these students still have some fame.
How is this dream music? This is a company that suffocates dreams!
Yang Qian did not point out the problems of Dream Music, but Jin Ke knew it. He also knew that with Li Guangmin and Chai Jiang here, Dream Music must not have the idea of squeezing Yang Qian!
"Actually, the contract can be negotiated. Xiao Yang, your situation is quite special. You can sign a contract with Dream Music for one or two years. It won't be long. In fact, it's just a matter of meaning. I can ask them to remove some clauses for you.
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Jin Ke hesitated for a moment and decided to set a precedent for Yang Qian, but the hole should not be too big or too obvious.
There are too many interested parties behind Dream Music!
"Director Jin, you see, this is also the second reason why I can't participate in "The Voice of Chinese". I have opened an entertainment agency in Shanghai with Dai Yuni, who is also my girlfriend, called Qian.
Yu Media and Qianyu Media will be responsible for taking care of all our acting work!"
"Although it is a fledgling company and does not have many resources, it is our own company after all, so I will not change my contract with Dream Music!"
Yang Qian expressed his attitude clearly this time.
He didn't believe that Jinke would break Dream Music's ten-year monopoly on the "Chinese Voice" championship for himself, a young singer who was not yet 100% sure of winning the championship!
Sure enough, Jin Ke fell silent, and Jiang Yufeng and Ma Donglan didn't speak, because they actually represented the forces of Shanghai TV.
Jin Ke is different. Although he is also closely related to Magic City TV, he does not have a staff after all. Instead, he has a contractual cooperation relationship with Starry Sky Production, so he will naturally consider Starry Sky Production more in terms of interests.
Some.
Of course, it depends on the situation. For example, right now, "The Voice" is in a critical situation. If Jin Ke wants to keep his show and his position as the chief director, the balance in his heart may be tilted a little!
"Xiao Yang, please finish your third reason! As I said before, it all depends on man-made things, and many things can be discussed!"
Jin Ke decided to understand all of Yang Qian's concerns and weigh them.
"The third reason is that if I participate in the competition, will the copyright of the music I sing in the competition belong to the program team or to me?"
The reason why Yang Qian asked this is because "The Voice of Chinese" is also an old gangster!
Many times, the works of singers were used without any prior notice, and they were used directly for infringement. Even if the singers later spoke up to defend their rights, they would pretend to be deaf and dumb and not respond.
However, Jin Ke had some misunderstandings when faced with Yang Qian's questions.
"Of course the copyright of the song still belongs to you, Xiao Yang. The program team only uses the audio of your singing in the program..."
Jin Ke smiled.
This means that the program team will keep the singing audio in the competition as their own, so there is no need to think about the income in this area - from the details of the live version audio of the previous "Chinese Voice", you can see the record company that produced it
It’s dream music!
"The copyright of the live version belongs to the production company behind the program? I have nothing to do with the income generated in the future?"
Yang Qian asked back.
"It is true, but this is not just what we do on "The Voice", it is the same for all variety shows. We have also invested a lot of manpower, material resources and publicity resources."
Jin Ke was embarrassed.
Not all, there are some variety shows that are more kind and give greater respect to singers and copyright owners.
But profit comes first, and most variety shows still forcefully keep the copyright of the live version in their pockets.
Yang Qian was noncommittal about Jinke's explanation, but he raised a question from another angle:
"If that's the case, then should the program team pay me the copyright fees for the songs themselves when they use the songs I sang on the show?"
This question even made Jiang Yufeng and Ma Donglan's smiles freeze.
Only now did they really take a look at this young man who looked very young and had no experience.