The last time he collaborated with DG to record a Mozart record, the organizer of Qin Jian's contract took care of everything for him, thanks to the Mozart Competition.
When signing the contract, all the details had been negotiated, and the old bartender just accompanied him to the DG company to take a look.
He did not get a share of Mozart's records, so the organizers of the Mozart Competition directly paid him a moderate fee in the form of a buyout along with the bonus.
At that time, the organizer of the competition stated to Qin Jian, "The value of this CD is more in a commemorative sense."
And DG, which owns the lifetime copyright of this record, has only released an extremely large number of films on the market.
However, on major digital music platforms, the sales of this album are pretty good.
But the matter of dividing money has nothing to do with Qin Jian.
This time is different. This is the first time he has signed a record deal with DG unilaterally.
....
Qin Jian rushed from one Western restaurant to another Chinese restaurant.
Duan Ran and his daughter had already eaten half of their meal when Qin Jian came and added a pair of bowls and chopsticks to the table.
Duan Hong was no longer an outsider in Qin Jian's heart. He didn't move his chopsticks after he sat down. Most of his thoughts were asking the other party about the record contract.
Duan Hong answered Qin Jian's questions one by one. As an experienced person, he knew what Qin Jian's current problem was.
A normal question - a young man who has just won a super international award faces confusion about starting his career.
He is willing to help others with this.
Duan Hong explained in detail to Qin Jian the various details of 'signing a contract with the record company', and little fat Duan listened very carefully.
Duan Hong gave examples of the development paths of some famous pianists who are similar to Qin Jian's current situation.
Among them, he mentioned one of Qin Jian's idols, Maurizio Pollini.
Among the major names in the modern piano world, Pollini is definitely the performer who can meet the needs of all modern styles and represents the spirit of this era more than any other pianist.
This master's career also began after winning the Chopin Competition.
"After winning the championship, Pollini did not sign a long-term contract with a big company, nor did he immediately go on a world tour and start a so-called big career."
Duan Hong specifically pointed it out here, as if he was reminding Qin Jian of something.
"On the contrary, he spent several years continuing to learn and polish his works. When he appeared on the world stage again, the whole world fell in love with him, and then he successfully became a true grand pianist."
At the same time, Duan Hong also cited other examples, "Not every Chopin champion can resist the temptation of becoming famous after winning the award."
Duan Hong did not directly name these people, "But they are all big stars now. With such high appearance fees, the income from recording records is even more considerable, but their performances are really not interesting today."
At the end of the discussion, Duan Hong returned to the topic when he and Qin Jian had dinner for the first time.
"In the final analysis, this question depends on how you plan your career path."
"You must understand that successful pianists and award-winning pianists are essentially two different concepts."
As an elder, if he should give any advice, he has already given it.
From his point of view, he never wanted Qin Jian to be blinded by the temporary fame and fortune. He hoped that Qin Jian could use his age advantage to continue to specialize in skills.
Qin Jian knows this very well. Winning the grand prize does not mean success. "I understand, Uncle Duan, don't worry."
Seeing Qin Jian's attitude, Duan Hong smiled and nodded,
After a pause, he continued: "I have just told you the process of signing a record. You don't have to worry about the security of DG's contract. When signing the contract, you just need to remember the three points I told you.
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"As for the share of income from record sales, 32% of the share is already the ceiling that Party B can get in the classical record industry. This shows how much DG attaches importance to you."
"As for the issue of brokers, my suggestion is that if you don't plan to be involved in too many commercial activities in the next year or two, don't think about it for the time being."
After listening to the conversation, Qin Jian picked up the wine glass again and said, "Thank you, Uncle Duan. I'll toast you with this glass again."
The two men were about to clink glasses when Fat Duan, who had been quiet for a long time, suddenly spoke.
"So what exactly does an agent do?" she asked seriously.
Duan Hong looked at Duan Ran, smiled, and said: "An excellent agent can double an artist's worth."
"Hmm~"
Little Fatty Duan nodded thoughtfully, thinking about how to become an excellent agent.
How could Duan Hong have imagined that his daughter would have such a question in her mind? He answered the question and looked at Qin Jian, "Come on, Qin Jian."
‘Bang’
A crisp toast ended the meal.
...
After the second lunch, Qin Jian offered to accompany Duan Ran and Duan Hong to the airport. This initiative made Little Fatty Duan very happy.
After the three of them got off the bus outside the airport hall, Qin Jian left on the pretext of using the restroom, leaving the remaining time with the father and daughter.
When Qin Jian didn't come and rushed to the restaurant, the father and daughter had already finished what they needed to say.
Duan Ran told Duan Hong that she would stay at the school when she returned to Paris this time.
Duan Hong understood that Duan Ran was preparing for the second concert at the beginning of the year, so he could only encourage him.
He didn't want Duan Ran to graduate early, but it didn't matter even if he said so.
"Hey." Duan Hong sighed.
"What?" Duan Ran asked fiercely..
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Duan Hong: "There is no chance for women to stay in college."
Duan Ran turned his head away with a slight sound and remained silent.
Duan Hong smiled, looking at Duan Ran's little girl appearance in front of him, he felt a little more comfortable.
At this moment, Qin Jian came back.
Seeing Qin Jian coming back, Duan Hong lowered his head and looked at his watch.
"It's almost time. I'm leaving. You two go about your business."
As he spoke, Duan Hong picked up his suitcase and waved at the two of them.
"Qin Jian, come to Paris when you have time and take you to eat fresher oysters."
Qin Jian thought about the first time the two had dinner. He still remembered the oyster that could squirm after being dipped in lemon juice.
"Uncle Duan, have a safe journey."
After saying that, he also bowed his hands.
"Bye~"
Duan Ran naturally took Qin Jian's arm and waved his hand.
Duan Hong raised his hand and turned to the airport.
...
On the way back to the meeting.
"Where are we going now?"
"Where do you want to go?"
"Wherever you go, I want to go."
"Then go back to the hotel."
"Why are you going back to the hotel? It's only three o'clock."
"Uncle Duan told us to hurry up and get busy with our business, hurry up and go back to sleep."
"............Aren't you...are you tired?"
"I'm tired, so go back to sleep!"
"..."
"Ha ha ha ha--"
"...You deliberately."
........
The two of them did return to the hotel, and Qin Jian didn't fall asleep on purpose.
He really didn't intend to sleep, but as soon as his head hit the pillow, he was overcome by drowsiness.
Duan Ran had no choice but to lie aside obediently and followed him to sleep with his lips pouted.