"Have we paid these music critics?" Yan Hu couldn't understand.
"Of course not." Song Yu asked, "Why do you want to give money to others?"
To be honest, do music critics have an influence? Of course they do, but they are not as big as imagined.
Otherwise, "Little Apple" would have been unable to sell.
As for "Big Fish", Song Yu was not surprised.
This phenomenon also occurred in previous lives.
When Zhou Shen sang "Big Fish", his reputation was actually average, but it still aroused carnival among music critics.
It can only show that the perfect combination of the song and the singer is really good enough.
"Yes." Yan Hu was amazed, "I really didn't expect Zhu Chen to have such a big influence."
"Why didn't you say that the song I wrote was good?" Song Yu shrugged.
In this heat, the one who benefited the most was not Zhu Chen, but him.
The first is that he proved his creative talent, the second is the division of songs, and the last is the list of invited songs sent by Yan Hu.
In the past, although there were people who invited him to sing songs, most of them were second-rate singers, and a small number of them hoped that he could write another song "The Lonely Warrior".
But now it's different, kings and queens of heaven began to invite him to sing songs.
One of them I had dealt with was Bai Xiang, whom he met on a variety show.
Generally speaking, kings and queens are backed by large companies and have wide connections. Unless they are particularly short of songs, they will deal with it internally.
"Do I need to say this?"
Yan Hu secretly flattered him.
After seeing his new album, he already believed that Song Yu was a god.
Why is God God?
It's because he did something incomprehensible.
For example, "Nocturne" and "East Wind Breaks", he didn't understand how Song Yu wrote them.
"Do you want to write the songs invited by these two people? Ten million songs is already the market price of a gold medal songwriter in the industry."
"I'll think about it." Song Yu replied casually.
The singing fee of 10 million is indeed a lot.
Because except Song Yu, no one can guarantee that his work will be a hit.
If he wanted to write, he would either choose a song that was of decent quality but difficult to become popular, or he would attach transaction conditions.
"I remember if Bai Xiang's contract expires this year?" Song Yu asked.
"Why do you ask?"
Yan Hu looked at him in surprise, "You don't think you can poach Bai Xiang like you poached Zhu Chen, do you? Please, that's the Queen of Heaven, please wake up."
"Just give it a try, she's just a has-been queen."
If it was a king like Wang Zhi who was in his prime, Song Yu would naturally have no idea.
Bai Xiang now sings one song every two to three years, which is a state of health preservation.
The value created for the company is no longer what it used to be.
There are rumors in the entertainment industry that she had a quarrel with the company over the contract amount.
"Her contract expires in October."
Yan Hu shook his head and said, "But I don't think it means much. You should understand that after you are over fifty, it is difficult to have suitable songs."
The reason for Bai Xiang's semi-retirement is not that her voice is not good, but that her singing is not good.
She no longer sings love songs or anything like that.
There are relatively few other songs of excellent quality.
Plus, as I get older, I don’t have much effort, so I just muddle along.
Yan Hu mainly didn't believe that the 20-year-old Song Yu could write any profound songs.
"It's okay, I'll find time to talk to her."
Song Yu didn't take it too seriously.
If it works, he does have some songs.
If it fails, it will be Bai Xiang's loss, not his.
Seeing his reaction, Yan Hu knew that it was a temporary idea, so he didn't think about it again.
"I have something interesting that I need your help with."
"What?"
"The English version of "Little Apple."
Yan Hu took out his mobile phone and showed him the screen, "Do you know Lianmei Entertainment?"
"I've heard of it." Song Yu nodded.
In this world, although Daxia has the largest market, it is followed closely by Aramco, Euroleague, Mao Xiong, Sakura, Korea, etc.
United Artists Entertainment is one of Aramco’s eight major entertainment companies.
"They want to spend 15 million to buy the English copyright of "Little Apple"." Yan Hu asked, "How about it?"
"A bit less." Song Yu shook his head, "If they agree to leave the composition, arrangement, lyrics and singing to us, then it's not bad."
In a previous life, "Little Apple" was a hit in the United States and even won awards.
Fifteen million is the singing fee, which is acceptable.
"Is this okay?" Yan Hu felt that the conditions were a bit too much.
"Go and talk." Song Yu waved his hand.
After Yan Hu left, he received another call from Huang Hao.
I'm here to complain.
His new songs hit "Little Apple" and "Big Fish" one after another, and both were produced by Xingdong Entertainment.
"It's uncomfortable, brother."
Huang Hao's tone sounded very miserable, "Twice, exactly twice, I met a singer from your company, especially "Big Fish" was written by you."
"Little Apple" was also written by me.
Song Yu consoled him and said, "It's okay. Anyway, you're not far behind from being number one on the list once or twice."
As a rock veteran, Huang Hao deserves all the honors he deserves.
It's just that in the past two years, rock music has not been very popular, resulting in him being one last time away from becoming the king.
"That's what I said, but I can't accept being defeated by two newcomers twice. I need compensation. How about it? Write a song for you, Brother Hao."
The picture is poor and can be seen.
Are you leaving it here waiting for me?
Song Yu twitched his lips and asked, "What are the conditions?"
"Eight million for singing invitations. You know, rock and roll has limitations, and there are relatively few that can become popular."
Huang Hao was afraid that he would misunderstand, so he added, "No matter how much you say, my company will not do it."
"How about we change the conditions? Our company invites you to come over and sing."
Song Yu pondered for a moment.
Huang Hao took him to the Lotus Music Festival, which really helped.
It's okay to give a song, but you have to change the mode.
In other words, Xingdong Entertainment made him a tool and paid him singing fees.
In this case, after putting it on the music platform, you only need to give him 10% of the profit.
Of course, the eight million singing fee will no longer be available.
"...?"
Huang Hao was stunned for a few seconds after hearing this, "Are you so confident in your song?"
"Of course I have confidence in my own songs."
Song Yu smiled and said, "You can ask your company's wishes."
Generally speaking, it will not be agreed.
This is purely a wedding dress for Xingdong Entertainment.
In a sense, it can be considered a polite refusal.
After the call with Huang Hao ended, Song Yu rushed to the nearby music video shooting scene.
The old alley from the last "Nunchaku".
Because the scenes in "Nocturne" and "East Wind Break" are equally applicable.
The former is modern and the latter is the Republic of China.
The mv story is not particularly strong either.
It’s naturally not difficult to take pictures.
The director is Zhuo Muquan.
Although music videos and commercials are the most disliked among directors, no one can struggle with money.
Song Yu invited him out of sheer laziness.
After shooting the music video, you can continue shooting the TV series, killing two birds with one stone.
"Nocturne" and "East Wind Break" were shot very smoothly, but "Fairy Tale" was more troublesome.
There was a kiss scene in the original version, but it was removed by Song Yu.
When talking about actors, kissing scenes are unavoidable. There are many people who can actually kiss.
But he didn't have this idea.
If I have a girlfriend in the future, I always feel that something will go wrong.
After all, he is a pure lover, and he should avoid lightning when he should.
But even if the kissing scene is removed, it is still a challenge for Xi Wei. This chapter has been completed!