264 Fortunately, I am China Entertainment, not Korean Entertainment
After staying in the hotel for one night, Cao Xuan saw Zhou Jianhui having breakfast downstairs early the next morning.
"Good guy, this guy flew here overnight to block me."
Cao Xuan and Zhang Chong complained and walked over: "Mr. Zhou, why are you here?"
"If you don't come over, I'm afraid you'll run away."
Zhou Jianhui picked up the tablecloth and wiped his mouth, looked at Cao Xuan and said seriously: "Stay, Warner can't live without you, and you need Warner too."
Cao Xuan was silent and waved for a glass of milk: "Jiang Yue has also told you about Sony's conditions. There are a lot of people outside my house, and I can't be emotional."
"The conditions can be negotiated."
Zhou Jianhui didn't make any meanderings and went straight to the point.
After Cao Xuan participated in the event in South Korea, his next stop was Japan, which is the home base of Sony. If he and Cao Xuan cannot reach a tacit understanding before then, then the battle for Cao Xuan for Warner will be really doomed.
That's why Zhou Jianhui came to South Korea overnight. Not only him, Adam, the president of Asia, is also coming to South Korea now, and even the US headquarters has specially sent senior officials.
There is only one purpose, to keep Cao Xuan!
"The signing fee is 80 million, and I am still coordinating and will increase it for you as much as possible. Even if it cannot reach Sony's 100 million, other places will compensate you."
"The signing fee is just a small thing."
When Cao Xuan heard that Warner's price was comparable to Sony's, he simply ignored it and raised the key points.
"Sony promised to help me enter the Japanese market, Brother Zhou. This is the most important music market in Asia. Even the big names in Europe and America dare not underestimate it."
"No matter how big the Japanese market is, it is not bigger than the United States and Europe. I have already talked with the head office and will do my best to help you enter the European and American markets, and not only the music market, but also Hollywood."
Cao Xuan raised his eyebrows, and Zhou Jianhui was overjoyed when he saw his reaction. He had worked with Cao Xuan for a long time, and he knew that Cao Xuan preferred being an actor to his music dream.
He was very depressed before this, always feeling that Cao Xuan was wasting his musical talent, but now it has become a decisive trump card.
"The parent company promises that after your album enters the European and American markets, the various resources it will receive will be no less than those of Madonna and Linkin Park, and it will be included in the movies produced by the parent company. You must know that "The Matrix" and "Harry Potter"
, we can all fight for it.”
Zhou Jianhui drew a big picture, and even compared Madonna, the mainstay of Warner Records, with Linkin Park, which has become a mess in the past two years, and also threw out Warner's two major IP movies in Hollywood.
“Are there any Asian characters in Harry Potter?”
Cao Xuan is not stupid either. Just listen to these words and it may not be fulfilled anyway. If he were Zhou Jianhui, he would dare to make an Asian version of Superman and Batman.
But there is one thing to say: Warner is indeed a big company in Hollywood, and the same is true in the music field.
Let’s not talk about the movie for now. With Cao Xuan’s current confidence, it’s hard to say if he can get the resources to match the level of the pillars, but it’s very promising to get the first-line resources.
The European and American music circles have strict barriers. Even if Cao Xuan has a lot of classic songs, he still needs the support of a major company.
Although Sony is not weak in the United States, it is still worse than Warner. As for the Japanese market, Cao Xuan wants it, but it is not a necessity.
If the United States can become popular, as an Asian, it will be easy to counterattack the Japanese market.
Therefore, the Japanese market presented by Sony is an important weight in their view, but in Cao Xuan's view, it is just a tool for negotiation and a tool used to obtain more favorable terms.
This tool faces Warner and other powerful record companies in the United States.
Warner is fine wherever it goes, but perhaps out of stereotypes, they always have a mediocre response to Cao Xuan's entry into the European and American markets and don't pay much attention to it.
Cao Xuan also intended to use this contract renewal turmoil to stimulate Warner. Of course, Sony's conditions are also very generous. If Warner can't do it, then he will really quit.
But now that Warner has reacted and shown sincerity, Cao Xuan is still willing to continue talking with Warner.
Zhou Jianhui was keenly aware that Cao Xuan's attitude had relaxed, which allowed him to further confirm Cao Xuan's purpose.
Entering Europe and America!
He has reached the top of the Chinese music scene, and is also considered to be at the top in Asia. Whoever can help him enter the European and American markets can take this money-spinner under his wing.
Zhou Jianhui relaxed a little. As long as Cao Xuan's purpose could be confirmed, the rest of the negotiation would be easy, no matter how much concessions he made.
At the same time, Zhou Jianhui also reflected on himself.
In fact, we can't blame him. He is the vice president of Asia and president of China. He focuses his attention mostly on Asia and ignores Cao Xuan's desire for external markets.
This negotiation made Zhou Jianhui realize that there was no stopping Cao Xuan from wanting to go to Europe and the United States. Since he couldn't stop him, he would go along with it.
Even if Cao Xuan hits a wall in Europe and the United States, at worst, exporting to export will still be a selling point.
After that, the two people chatted for a while, but Zhou Jianhui did not discuss the specific details. This needs to be negotiated slowly in the future.
But he understood what Cao Xuan was thinking, and began to talk about how Cao Xuan entered Europe and the United States, further improving Warner's impression score.
"You have talked about releasing an English album and single before. How are you preparing now?"
"I plan to make an EP (small album) first, with about three songs. The songs have been written and pre-production has begun. After finishing the Spring Festival Gala, I should be able to finish it."
"Then I want to enjoy it."
Zhou Jianhui had a smile on his face, but secretly scolded himself for being sloppy. Cao Xuan EP was almost ready. It could be seen that he had made a lot of preparations in private, but he didn't notice it.
Fortunately, the relationship between the two parties is good, and Cao Xuan intends to give him a chance, so there is still room for redemption.
If something bad had happened before, I'm afraid Cao Xuan would have been ready to join hands with Sony by now.
………
Cao Xuan had other activities to do later, so he didn't stay long and left in the car after eating.
Logically, Zhou Jianhui should also accompany him, but he is currently busy in a meeting with Adam and the head office executives who came later, so he just excused himself as something else.
Cao Xuan didn't care what happened to Zhou Jianhui. The initiative in the negotiation was now in his hands, and his mentality was not as stable as usual.
Yesterday, JYP vice president Lee Chae Young showed her schedule to Cao Xuan in the car.
This time Cao Xuan was in South Korea for about a week, six days in Seoul and one day in Busan.
There is no way, South Korea's economy is mainly in Seoul, and foreign stars come to promote, basically in Seoul and Busan.
The same goes for Japan behind Cao Xuan, which is almost all focused on Tokyo, and there are almost no itineraries to other places.
In one week, Cao Xuan held five book signings, one press conference, two commercial activities and two variety shows
It's rare for Cao Xuan to go overseas for promotion. Whether it's the organizer or the contact unit, Warner wants to squeeze him dry...
Like today, Cao Xuan held a book signing at Seoul University during the day and attended the official press conference for his visit to Korea and the full release of his new album in Korea in the evening.
When we arrived at the gymnasium where the Seoul University autograph session was held, there were already several thousand-meter-long queues lined up at the door. Cao Xuan roughly calculated that there were at least 1,000 to 2,000 people.
“Am I so popular in Korea?”
"Yes, Mr. Cao's songs are very popular among our domestic fans. Previously, in a ranking of Koreans' favorite foreign male singers by KBS (one of South Korea's three major TV stations), you ranked second among all singers.
Good results.”
"Who's number one?"
"Michael Jackson."
"That's okay."
Cao Xuan ended the topic very self-awarely, but he was still a little surprised by his popularity in Korea.
Before, he had no intuitive idea of what music charts or what was popular in Asia. When he came to Korea and saw so many fans, he felt a bit like an Asian king.
The official arrived and the stadium began to let people in. Many Korean fans entered the venue shouting slogans.
Cao Xuan was putting on makeup backstage, so the others couldn't quite understand it, but Cao Xuan (??) could quite understand.
In addition to Cao Xuan, there were also trainees and artists arranged by JYP backstage. Cao Xuan asked and found out that these were specially for him to warm up the scene.
As a courtesy, Cao Xuan went over to say hello after finishing his makeup, and saw the group of young Korean artists hurriedly stood up and bowed respectfully.
"Senior Cao Xuan."
Good guy, Cao Xuan almost thought that he was too skilled when he came to Japan...
However, he soon realized that this was Korea's generational culture, which is the so-called seniority based on seniority, age and status. The younger generation must respect the older generation. The older generation can scold and reprimand the younger generation, but the younger generation cannot resist.
This culture of orderly hierarchy is essentially influenced by Confucian culture.
Frankly speaking, this culture has merits, but South Korea is a bit pathological.
There is nothing wrong with respecting the elderly and loving the young, but we cannot blindly emphasize the so-called seniority. Some elders are worthy of respect, and some elders should even be spurned.
Overemphasis on seniority can easily create barriers to advancement and bullying. Cao Xuan has every reason to suspect that this is a deliberate means to control subordinates.
But this has nothing to do with Cao Xuan. He is not in the Korean entertainment industry, so this model cannot be applied to him.
Cao Xuan was also glad that he was in the Chinese entertainment industry. If he were in the Korean entertainment industry, he probably wouldn't have been able to get through on his own given his background. Even though he had a temper, he couldn't stand someone bossing him around every day.
"Thank you all for your hard work. Thank you very much."
"This is what we should do."
Cao Xuan expressed his gratitude to these Korean artists, who responded respectfully. They were still busy, so after a brief chat, Cao Xuan walked away.
Before leaving, I also gave small gifts, such as crystal and silver bracelets or small medals, which had many personal elements of Cao Xuan, such as star patterns, models of Cao characters, and silver medals with lyrics printed on them.
The price is not expensive, but it is exquisite and commemorative, and it can be considered a thoughtful gift.
Every time Cao Xuan goes out for an event, he will specially prepare some of these bracelets, his signed albums, and signed photos, and give them as gifts at the right time.
After the main actor left, the Korean artists finally became more active: "Senior Cao is really gentle and speaks sincerely,"
"Wow, this gift is very beautiful, and it has the shape of [Cao]. Oppa is so thoughtful."
"Senior Cao Xuan is so handsome, I'm in love with him."
"I heard that Oppa will have an autograph session later. I want to apply to follow the performance so that I can always see him."
"I also want to apply."
"You guys go ahead and dream. If our company hadn't cooperated with Senior Cao, and there weren't many artists in the company, there wouldn't be a chance for trainees like you.
You know, there are many teams that have already debuted outside and are eyeing Senior Cho’s autograph session. I heard that SM, YG and other companies are contacting the president. This is an Asian superstar, so show your qualifications."
There are some knowledgeable people in this group who have exposed the illusions of a few people.
Foreign monks like to chant sutras. This is not only common in China, but also in Korea.
Previously, the news of Cao Xuan coming to South Korea was widely reported by the Korean media, which called it a pop music whirlwind from China, exaggerating and praising Cao Xuan's achievements.
By doing this, the Korean media are essentially promoting themselves. After all, the visit of Asia's top stars to South Korea also proves South Korea's status.
At the same time, the Korean media's campaign also expanded Cao Xuan's popularity and influence in South Korea.
The number one singer in China, with over 10 million album sales, and an Asian superstar. Even Korean fans who don't know Cao Xuan will be confused and suddenly feel confused.
In the past two days, Cao Xuan's visit to South Korea has become a hot event in South Korea. Many entertainment companies have also taken notice of the news and plan to let their artists establish contact with the Asian King.
This is not only a promotion for our company's artists, but most importantly, it is likely to allow us to enter the Chinese market.
China's economy may not be particularly developed yet, but it cannot support its large population base. For Korean entertainment companies, China will be a huge blue ocean that is difficult to refuse.
"Let me tell you a secret. Senior Cao is not only a very famous artist, but also an outstanding businessman. He owns a well-known film and television company in China, and his net worth is several times that of our president."
After the insider said this, the small dressing room was suddenly filled with a smell called "ambition"...
