Two days later, "Faded" appeared on time at the Audi headquarters in Germany. After hearing Taylor Masefield's voice, Hartman was immediately shocked. He thought it was a no-brainer, so the song was decided.
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Subsequently, German Audi began to cooperate with record factories.
In less than three days, the single ep album of "faded" was put into the production and release process.
Generally speaking, the capacity of an EP album can accommodate about three songs, but with the development of technology, the capacity of optical discs has already exceeded the previous fixed constraints.
When many singers release EP singles, in addition to the main title song, they will also include more singles, sometimes up to nine, which is almost equivalent to a formal album.
But the more songs there are, the higher the production cost of the CD is.
After all, it is an ep album, so the price cannot be compared with the official album.
Therefore, single EPs containing nine songs are not common. EP albums on the market, in most cases, range from one to three songs.
EP album, which is a mini album, is a preliminary process for many singers to test album sales. If the EP album sells well, it is foreseeable that the subsequent official album will have a hot sales volume.
The ep album is a species created to maintain continued popularity and attention. It is a music product in the form of a singer releasing one or two songs every now and then. It is a kind of "you don't have the patience to listen, and I don't want to invest so much."
The genre change of "making money" is a technique recognized in the music industry to adapt to the times.
Since I chose "Faded" sung by Taylor, everything had to follow formal procedures.
After some negotiation, Germany's Audi finally bought the lifetime use rights of "faded" for US$300,000. At the current exchange rate, US$300,000 is equivalent to 2.6 million RMB.
The content of the contract includes the lyrics copyright fee of "Faded", production fee, and singer Taylor's signing fee. Of course, if it is just this, "Faded" obviously cannot sell for the high price of 300,000 US dollars.
Because even in the European and American music circles, it is very rare for a song to cost up to 100,000 US dollars.
Therefore, in the contract, the German case also added a music video shooting, naming Li Qing to perform it in person. In other words, nearly two-thirds of the cost of this song was used to pay Li Qing
Performance fee.
Li Qing naturally accepted it happily. He was the spokesperson of Audi and got two hundred thousand dollars for free. Of course he was very happy.
However, what makes him more discouraged is that with the three hundred thousand US dollars, the subsequent sales of this ep album basically have nothing to do with Hanhai.
No matter how popular this mini-album is, the final proceeds can only flow into Audi's pockets.
Li Qing didn't have any extravagant expectations about this. The song "Faded", whether it was publicity, marketing, or later charting operations, was entirely promoted by German Audi alone, and he had no reason to intervene.
It is worth mentioning that according to He Jiahao, the song "Faded" is likely to be released on Christmas Day, and under the operation of Germany's Audi, Taylor's first solo show is also likely to appear.
The stage in Times Square, USA.
Times Square in New York is the Times Square that Chinese people often talk about.
Artists who can land in Times Square on May Day are not world-class superstars.
What's more, on this special day, December 31, 1999, there were countless world stars who wanted to appear on this stage.
If Taylor can really appear on this stage, the price paid by German Audi behind the scenes is not small.
This news is not very certain, but it makes Li Qing look forward to it very much. When He Jiahao mentioned this in the email, his attitude was a little wavering. Finally, during the phone call with Li Qing, he bluntly asked whether Taylor can appear in Times Square.
It also depends on the sales of the "faded" ep album on Christmas Day.
If Taylor's song can attract countless European and American fans, if Taylor can really land on the stage of Times Square, then Taylor will inevitably become the most valuable artist in the world from being unknown now, even if
Neither Bao Yunyun nor Cai Li can compare.
Li Qing was looking forward to this day very much.
However, before that, he still had to fulfill his promise.
After filming the music video for "Qili Xiang" in Provence, Li Qing quickly went to Germany to film "Birch Forest".
Compared with the romance of "Qili Xiang", which is like first love, the MV of "White Birch Forest" seems a bit heavy.
The story background of this song in the past life comes from a folk song in the former Soviet Union.
Its inspiration comes from the story of a Soviet soldier during World War II.
In 1944, during the summer of World War II, the Soviet Red Army was pushing the German army out of the border step by step after a bloody battle.
On the western border between the Soviet Union and Poland, the German army knew that their defeat was certain, but they still wanted to make a final struggle.
Under the cover of night, soldiers from a certain Soviet reconnaissance team began to penetrate deep into the German border defenses in order to obtain important information...
After achieving important results one after another, the German army discovered their traces and realized that the intelligence had been leaked. The German army leader was furious and issued three emergency orders in a row, dispatching more than 10,000 troops to search and destroy this reconnaissance team.
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During the encounter, this reconnaissance team lost a radio station that could send intelligence to the outside world. In order to report important information to the Soviet army in a timely manner, the team returned to the enemy's hinterland and took the risk to seize the radio station.
After a night of fierce fighting, the soldiers of the reconnaissance team suffered heavy injuries, but they finally captured the radio station they wanted.
However, their whereabouts were leaked at this time, and all hiding places were sealed. In the end, they hid in a cabin by the river. While waiting for the German troops to surround them from all directions, they relied on the radio to successfully send intelligence to the outside world.
At this moment, fierce gunfire broke the silent forest...
Although the enemy's plan was transmitted to the military headquarters and to the Supreme Command, the young scouts also sacrificed their precious lives...
At the same time, a young girl was watching foolishly under the birch forest in her hometown.
A year ago, she silently watched her lover go away with the army. On that day, she carved her and her lover's names on the birch tree, fully expecting her lover's triumphant return.
But a year later, it was still the same place. Although the army was victorious, his lover never came back.
This is the background story of "White Birch Forest" and the plot of the music video that Li Qing is preparing to shoot. The scene is not grand, but the actors are not careless in preparing all aspects of the props.
Before heading to Russia, Hanhai had already signed a contract with a small Russian performing arts company. After Li Qing and others arrived at the location, the two parties immediately started shooting the music video.
Soldier uniforms from World War II, several young Russians, and a beautiful Russian girl.
The director of this music video is still Kang Lianshun. Kang Lianshun has experience in making similar films, so he doesn't find it difficult to deal with the somewhat complicated plot of this music video.
Li Qing does not need to appear in any plot. He is equivalent to God's perspective in the MV. Although he will appear in the camera, he is like a historical passerby, walking through the fierce battlefield, death and life in the murmuring song.
time line, walking through the birch forest.
Thank you silently for the ten thousand rewards, and thank ishero123 for the reward. The author's head was a little hot a few days ago, and some of his words were inappropriate, which affected the mood of some readers. I'm sorry... I will try my best to update...