277 We are close friends, master and apprentice and scandal
Accepting Jaylen is actually not a simple matter.
First of all, Wu Zongxian is a hurdle that cannot be bypassed.
If Jiang Yan wanted someone directly from him, given Wu Zongxian's shrewd attitude, Jiang Yan would most likely not be able to get him today.
However, in the original time and space, Mr. Wu encountered an economic crisis in 2002 and had no money.
So they packaged and sold Jay Chou, who was already famous at the time, and a number of other singers.
It was only sold for NT$300 million, about NT$60 million.
And this also caused Jay Chou and Wu Zongxian to fall out.
One is emotional, the other is just business.
If Jiang Yan takes him down at that time, this business will be a bloody profit.
But some things don't work out that way.
If Jiang Yan had not crossed paths with Jay Chou today, things would have been fine, but now that they have crossed paths, many things will be different in the future.
Let’s talk about Wu Zongxian,
Jiang Yan is completely sure that when he returns to Wanwan, his big mouth will definitely tell the truth about his admiration for Jay.
International superstar Jiang Yan appreciates him, and he is also a member of Wu Zongxian's staff. It would be strange for Jay to not make his debut earlier.
There is a huge difference between debuting one year earlier and debuting one year later at this turn of the century.
The most important of these are the costs and benefits of releasing records.
This year, online MP3 players haven’t come out yet, so releasing records is still a profitable thing.
But by next year, online music will begin to take over, and the profit margins of album distribution will decline rapidly.
This is also the reason for Mr. Wu’s economic crisis in 2002.
Among the group of singers in the company, he and Jay were the only ones making money, and the others were all misbegotten. How could they not lose money?
In addition, Jiang Yan also considered that if he took Jay under his wing, it might be a good thing for him, but it might be really stressful for Jay.
If he doesn't succeed, people will say that he can't succeed under Jiang Yan and is useless.
he succeeds,
People will also say that it is Jiang Yan’s contribution.
Jay is also extremely talented,
If it were an ordinary singer, it would be fine, but for someone like Jay Chou,
Who knows what undesirable things will happen over time.
So the matter of accepting Jaylen,
It's actually quite complicated.
After thinking about it again and again, Jiang Yan felt that another method would be the most appropriate.
So he dragged Jay to find Mr. Wu.
Wu Zongxian was chatting with Wang Jing and others at the moment.
This guy is actually pretty good, but he has a big mouth.
"How was the chat?"
When Mr. Wu saw Jiang Yan coming, he asked directly.
Just as Jiang Yan thought, if Jay can really be appreciated by Jiang Yan, the benefits to him will be huge.
So when Jiang Yan saw him like this, he really determined his next plan.
So he then said directly to Mr. Wu:
"Mr. Wu, I want this person, please give me a price!"
Wu Zongxian was stunned when he heard this, and then the calculations started to click in his mind.
In less than a second, he was sure that Jaylen couldn't give it.
No amount of money will be given unless it is a sky-high price!
After making up his mind, he pulled Jiang Yan aside and said:
"I'm very optimistic about this kid, and I don't want to sell it."
"Just tell me the number." Jiang Yan said nothing nonsense.
"This is so embarrassing..." Mr. Wu said with his eyes twitching.
"One million US dollars." Jiang Yan directly shouted the price.
"This won't work, his mother and I promised." Mr. Wu shook his head.
"Two million." Jiang Yan continued to shout out the price.
"Oh, Mr. Jiang, you are making things so difficult for me!" Mr. Wu continued to shake his head.
Two million US dollars was already a lot, but he still felt it was not enough. He waited for Jiang Yan to continue bidding.
However, Jiang Yan gave up:
"Hey, it's a pity. It seems that this business is no longer possible."
This made Mr. Wu suddenly dumbfounded.
Why don't you go ahead and get another one million, no, five hundred thousand will be enough.
Unfortunately, Jiang Yan had already made up his mind, and he said with regret: "Forget it, if you don't want to give it to me, I won't force it, but you have to agree to me on one condition."
"What conditions?"
"You ask him to come and study with me for a while. I am very optimistic about him."
"Really?!" Mr. Wu was immediately ecstatic.
This is exactly what he meant.
Being able to study with Jiang Yan for a period of time is a gold plating. Jay has a bright future.
So he agreed directly.
Jiang Yan was happy, but he also made three stipulations: not to over-hype, not to rush to release an album, and he would have priority to sign contracts in the future.
Mr. Wu agreed after thinking for a while.
Except for the last one of these three things, which he thought was unlikely to happen, he actually agreed with the other two.
So the matter was settled.
On the surface, Jiang Yan actually suffered a loss.
But Jiang Yan feels that for people like Jay Chou, interests are always inferior to feelings.
Let Jay "study" with me for free for a year. There is no binding of interests, only mutual appreciation, and no expectation of reward.
When Jaylen becomes famous in the future, what he gets from this is far more important than the benefits.
Sure enough, after Jay knew that Jiang Yan did not ask for anything in return and only hoped to teach him, he respected Jiang Yan even more.
"Brother Yan, thank you."
"Thank you, I just can't afford it."
"Thank you anyway." Jaylen smiled and continued to thank.
This was the first time he smiled today.
Jiang Yan smiled and waved his hand: "Then you should study hard, Hua Liu will be relying on you in the future!"
"What about you?" Jaylen asked.
"Me? Of course I will be an extra."
"Ensemble?"
"Yes, this is the first lesson when you come to me. You will know it when you return to Hengdian!"
"...Oh well."
Jay's matter was settled, and later Jay recommended Wenshan to Jiang Yan, the master.
Jiang Yan looked at the thick book of lyrics and was naturally "interested", so he agreed that Wenshan could go to Hengdian to learn from him.
At this point, Jaylen's affairs have been settled in a non-interest-related manner.
In Jiang Yan's opinion, this result is the best. There is only a close friend and master-disciple relationship, and nothing else.
Maybe there will be a good story left in the future.
As for future competition?
Jiang Yan has already decided that after the cooperation with Warner is over, he will slowly stop doing music.
In the final analysis, he still makes music for the sake of progress, and the progress of music videos is far less than that of movies and TV series, so why bother always taking up time.
Afterwards, Jiang Yan chatted with Wu Jing and others about the movie for a while, and then the group set off for the awards ceremony.
Today is the 18th Hong Kong Film Awards Ceremony.
This award ceremony was said by the media to be the least suspenseful one.
Because the landmark movie "Infernal Affairs" appeared, and there were no good rivals in the same year.
So Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Original Film Music are basically locked in.
It’s not that the rest are not good, but they are a bit light compared to the above four items, but they are also very likely to be taken over by “Infernal Affairs”.
Of course, the lack of suspense does not mean that the ratings will be lower.
Because if he succeeds in all four of these, Jiang Yan will be able to come on stage at least twice.
Jiang Yan, screenwriter and project initiator of "Infernal Affairs".
He is also an international superstar who has made waves in the European and American pop music circles.
Its popularity may still not be as high as that of the Four Heavenly Kings in Hong Kong, but its popularity is definitely the biggest, and it is the kind that breaks through the sky.
Why, because in addition to Jiang Yan's own fame, scandals also broke out today.
And the target of the scandal is actually Wang Fei.