Although he is not a legal professional, he has been bound by contracts before, and his memory can be said to be crazy to supplement legal knowledge for a period of time, so he is more or less familiar with the relevant legal traps. He looked at them at a glance.
Focus on staying at key points.
After a few minutes, he took a deep breath and put down the document bag.
This contract is excellent for him. It can even be said to be one of the best contracts on the market. Universal Records is also very sincere, but all the prerequisites are based on Zheng Qian's ability to write every month.
On condition of five songs.
And these five songs must be approved by the music director.
In addition, as long as Zheng Qian is willing, the additional songs he creates on the basis of the five songs per month can be made into a personal album, and then Universal Music will fund it and help Zheng Qian release it.
But again, the premise of everything is to create five songs that satisfy the music director every month.
This is obviously one of the traps.
In addition, this contract will last for five years. Within five years, all announcements by Zheng Qian will be bound to Universal Music.
This is the most difficult thing for Zheng Qian to accept.
His experience is unforgettable. It can even be said that if he had wanted to, he would have chosen a large company like Huaying Media to develop his career when he returned to China a year ago instead of working with Lin Qianqian and Ren Xinsan.
People start from a small new company.
After all, outsiders still don’t understand you.
The most important thing is that Zheng Qian is actually not very optimistic about the record industry.
At this stage, piracy of various music sources is rampant on the Internet. Today, with the birth of MP3 and even the increasingly intelligent mobile phones, the record industry can be said to have declined. Zheng Qian loves music, but in fact he does not really want to tie himself to the music world. Music may
It's just a stepping stone on his road to fame.
Nowadays, copyright is not as formalized as it will be more than ten years ago.
Only first-line popular singers like Andy Lau and Wang Fei can get a share of the record industry. Even if they are as good as Wei Yehong, they are lucky to be able to make back their money by releasing records in the mainland market. But the advantage is that countless pirated records and audio sources can
It would be a consolation to further her fame.
Zheng Qian put the document bag on the table and shook his head slightly: "I'm sorry, Mr. Wan, I don't want to change jobs at this stage. No, I can definitely tell Mr. Wan because I have had the experience of being hidden by a brokerage company before.
The yearning for freedom far exceeds that of others, so I don’t want my destiny to be in the hands of others, and in Yuexiang Entertainment, I can enjoy freedom to the greatest extent."
Wan Feng looked at Zheng Qian, opened his mouth, and finally sighed.
He wasn't actually too surprised.
Prior to this, at the company's internal meeting, he suggested changing the contract period to two years or even one year. However, this proposal was opposed by other executives at the meeting. The artist was worried that he would be restricted, but
Universal Music is even more worried that after spending all kinds of resources to promote advertising, artists will abandon them and jump to other companies.
Therefore, signing every five years is a decision discussed by all senior executives.
It's just that Wan Feng didn't expect that Zheng Qian was so taboo about the length of the contract. He was really bitten by a snake once and feared for ten years.
But he really appreciated Zheng Qian's talent, so after repeated persuasion to no avail, he regretted and suddenly changed his tone: "Maybe we can try cooperation first, such as buying your original songs. Don't worry, as long as the quality of the work is
For songs that are excellent, similar to "17 Years Old" or even "Really Love You", the price we offer is definitely higher than any other financier on the market."
Zheng Qian pondered for a moment and suddenly said: "Actually...Mr. Wan, we can cooperate. I can let your company distribute my EP records as an agent. What do you think?"
Although piracy is rampant in the mainland market, in Hong Kong and Taiwan, there is a high awareness of authenticity. Today's record market is still warm, and even for the entire Southeast Asian market, there are still many opportunities to explode.
Zheng Qian didn't want to lose this opportunity. After all, he was already quite popular in Hong Kong.
If you add another fire, maybe it can burn more vigorously?
Wan Feng smiled, he could see Zheng Qian's thoughts.
In fact, he didn't resent Zheng Qian's ambition, which didn't matter at all.
Just like the conditions hidden in the contract, as long as your work is good enough, all problems will not be a problem.
Moreover, he felt that Zheng Qian was very smart and did not act like a giant baby with his mouth, asking the record company to release an album. He had seen too many talented newcomers with big mouths, ignorant and ignorant.
But Zheng Qian was different. He just cautiously proposed to collaborate on an EP.
The so-called EP is a mini album, commonly known as a small disc. It usually only contains three to five tracks, no more than eight at most, and is relatively short, usually around 15 to 20 minutes.
A real album, called an album, generally contains at least 10 tracks, and there is no upper limit.
The production cost of the latter is obviously much higher than that of EP records.
Wan Feng really admires Zheng Qian.
He thinks Zheng Qian is so smart.
And he is very optimistic about Zheng Qian's future development. If it were an ordinary person, he would have left at this moment, but now he is willing to give Zheng Qian this opportunity. Only a true musician knows the path he is walking on.
How lonely.
"If you can still write a high-quality song of the level of "Really Love You", and it is a Cantonese song, then all problems will not be a problem."
Wan Feng looked into Zheng Qian's eyes, "I'm sorry if I can't write it..."
Zheng Qian had no chance to put pressure on Wan Feng. He looked at the assistant: "Miss Sally, can you help me find a guitar next door?"
Sally looked at Wan Feng, then nodded obediently, and then pushed the door open and left.
Wan Feng was stunned at this moment: "You already have inspiration? Impossible, in such a short time... is it a song you wrote before?"
Zheng Qian nodded: "Yes, it's called "Broad Sea and Sky"."
Wan Feng thought the song title sounded familiar, and suddenly he realized: "Isn't this the song you just sang in the finals?"
"Well, the name is the same, but the content is different."
Zheng Qian raised the corner of his mouth.
Wan Feng felt the blood boiling in his heart.
He is a music director with high musical attainments and is known as a genius in the Hong Kong music scene. Otherwise, he would not have been hired as the music director of Universal Music. He can hear the greatness of the song "Really Love You".
He also came from the rock wave at the end of the last century. For such top rock songs, he is really excited and trembling from the bottom of his soul.
Therefore, he looked at Zheng Qian in a new light because he could understand the talent of the singer who composed "Really Love You".
After a while, Sally came back, and Song Weifeng came with her.
At this moment, Song Weifeng was holding a guitar in his hand. He looked at Zheng Qian curiously and asked, "The guitar you want?"
"Yes, Director Song, you haven't gotten off work yet?" Zheng Qian said with a smile.
Song Weifeng sighed: "I was about to leave when I saw Miss Sally looking for a guitar on the way. Shouldn't I bring it to her myself?"
In just a few words, he knew that Zheng Qian was going to sing a new song, and immediately refused to leave.
Zheng Qian didn't pay much attention, but after playing the guitar, he played a few notes happily, tuned the piano a little, and said to Wan Feng: "Start?"