Chapter 148 Why Bother!

Tuesday, July 19, at 10 am.

Huage Records, the second meeting room.

The company's regular meeting, which was supposed to be held on Monday morning, was pushed back to today by Huang Dazhong directly because of the release of Dongguan Bookstore's sales rankings yesterday, because he was in a state of mind and emotion at that time, and he really couldn't preside over the meeting.

Right now in this conference room, there are nearly two senior managers of Huage Records, including the production department, publicity department, distribution department, back office department, artist management department, brokerage department, training department, legal department and other departments. Ten people sat around a long conference table. Huang Dazhong was sitting in the first position on the left, and the chair in the middle of the top was vacant according to the usual practice, because it was reserved for the father of Huang Dazhong, who was still nominally serving as the chairman of the company.

At this time, the manager of the brokerage department was speaking——

"... Tenglong's old money was found yesterday morning, because Wuxing Wusu was busy making a new album at that time, so the company decided not to accept commercial performances for them for the time being, so I pushed everything else, but Laoqian at that time The quotation given is really high, three songs for one song, one million yuan, and Lao Huang has been a partner of our company for many years, so after asking Mr. Huang for instructions, I signed six games with him on behalf of the company. This is the only commercial performance contract signed by the company for Wu Xing Wu Su in the past two or three months."

"At the time, I must have considered that after Wu Xing Wu Su finished the promotion of this album, it would be easy to run down. After all, there are only six shows, and the old money customers are still relatively high-end celebrations. Yes, it is more in line with Wuxingwusu's identity and market position. I remember that Laoqian was grateful to me at the time, but now..."

"Old Qian came in the morning and insisted on treating me to dinner at noon, but I treated him to a meal instead, but he continued to follow me in the afternoon, hoping that I could annul that contract no matter what. , because according to him, the quotation given by the inviter has plummeted, and the price has fallen very badly. Let alone 1 million games, even if it is 500,000, he can barely keep his money. Only 400,000 can be barely small Earn a little, so if he really sits down the six games based on 1 million, he will lose 3 million at once! For him, this is not a injury, at least it is a hemorrhage..."

Huang Dazhong kept his eyes closed all the time, listening to his rambling talk, he frowned helplessly, opened his eyes, glanced at the ranking on the table in front of him inadvertently, and almost subconsciously locked on the dazzling sales figure , his brows twitched a few times unconsciously, and the impatience in his heart suddenly became stronger.

So he waved his hand, interrupted the manager of the brokerage department, and asked directly: "So? What do you mean?"

The manager of the brokerage department hesitated for a moment and said, "So... I think it is possible to cancel the contract signed with Tenglong?"

Huang Dazhong waved his hand again, tried his best not to get angry, but he felt that the tendon between his eyebrows was twitching violently and twitching. He said: "Abandoned, of course it must be abolished! Our Huage is the kind of money that extorts money from other performance companies. Is it a company? It’s a matter of a few million at the top, so how can you insist on it and smash your own brand name?”

Having said that, he waved his hands impatiently, "Abolish, abolish!"

The manager of the brokerage department seemed to be relieved when he heard the words, nodded and said "OK", then sat down obediently and did not speak.

At this time, Huang Dazhong couldn't care less about whether there was something tricky between him and that old Qian. When the water was clear, there would be no fish. He knew this kind of thing early on, and he couldn't find it out! At this time, he was obviously concerned about another issue, so he asked, "What did you just say? Only 500,000 a game can he just keep his capital?"

The manager of the brokerage department nodded immediately when he heard the words, and said: "Yes! When Wu Xingwusu was preparing the album, because he would definitely not be able to accept work for a period of time, so 800,000 one show, 900,000 one show, or even The old money called out 1 million games, and there are various prices, and they are getting higher and higher. Uh... When "Let Me Fly" was first released, it was last week, and Dongguan Bookstore just came out for a week. In the week when the sales volume was close to 30,000, someone had already called for 1.2 million games, but at that time, it was because Wu Xing Wu Su was doing publicity, so you said, if you don’t sign it, I didn’t sign it. But now..."

"After finally getting rid of the old money yesterday, I made two phone calls and asked, er, in short, I said that the album promotion of Wu Xing Wu Su is almost done, and I can accept commercial performances next, and those performance companies will They all said that it is possible to sign, but the price needs to be discussed again, and it must not be based on the quotation they gave before. Moreover, some people specifically proposed that if they want to sign, the songs and repertoires for each show must be provided by them. specify..."

"This thing was originally a convention. When a singer comes on stage, he must sing his most popular and everyone's favorite song. So it was originally a discussion on the spot, and it can be decided by asking the inviter's intention. But now, I Presumably, what they mean is...or is the album "Sister Sister Stand Up" more popular?"

"Also, what Lao Qian said is basically correct. The quotation they gave is about 300,000 to 400,000 for one game. Even at this price, the other party is a little hesitant. They say that if they sign the contract, they can only sign five games at most. Because The ups and downs of Wu Xing Wu Su are too scary, and they are not sure how much appeal the five of them still have in the commercial performance market."

As he listened, Huang Dazhong subconsciously closed his eyes again, and just leaned on the back of the chair. After the manager of the brokerage department had finished speaking, he sat up straight weakly, nodded, and said, "Don't ask, don't ask any more after that, the more you ask, the more the price will drop! Stop first, and take a break." Slow down, slow down and talk again!"

After a pause, he took a deep breath, glanced at the dozens of faces on both sides of the conference table, and asked, "Then, is there anyone else who wants to say something?"

The scene was silent, and no one made a sound.

After a pause, the manager of the production department suddenly said, "If no one said anything, then, Mr. Huang, let me tell you about Zhao Jiyu's preparations for this album?"

But Huang Dazhong waved his hand directly when he heard the words, and said: "I will talk about other things later. There is only one topic in today's meeting, and that is to discuss what to do next!"

The manager of the production department had no choice but to nod when he heard the words, and remained silent.

So, next, the entire conference room fell into a strange silence again.

After a while, Huang Dazhong helplessly turned his head to look at Du Xiaoming who was sitting opposite him, and asked, "Old Du, when it comes to making music, you are an expert and you have the most right to speak! How about you tell me?"

Du Xiaoming paused when he heard the words, twisted his buttocks, sat up straight, and slowly said: "Wu Xing Wu Su, um, this fall is a bit miserable, but, after all, their previous popularity is still there, so , I don't think it's irreparable! It's just... I'm not sure what is suitable for them now. And, after all, I was the producer of their last album, and this album failed , part of my responsibility..."

Huang Dazhong hurriedly waved his hand to interrupt him, "Don't say this, now is not the time to ask about responsibility, the key for us now is how to save the current situation! If you want to talk about responsibility, I am the most responsible! It is me I insisted not to share with others, that's why I got to where I am today!"

Although Huang Dazhong said this, the starting point was really to reassure Du Xiaoming. After all, he knew better than anyone else that the sales of "Let Me Fly" plummeted for two consecutive weeks and fell so badly. Popularity has also reached the point of being directly cut in half, and the immediate priority is really not to pursue responsibility.

But... Although it was just words of comfort to others, as soon as this matter was mentioned, he couldn't help but subconsciously glance at the leaderboard on the table. Then, there was another burst of uncontrollable throbbing pain in his heart!

There is no doubt that "Let Me Fly" is about to hit the street. The sales volume has plummeted for two consecutive weeks. Let alone an expert, even a layman can tell that there must be a problem with the quality of the album and the song itself.

You talk about fame, Wu Xing Wu Su is so popular, you talk about publicity, Huage Records directly allocated 1.5 million promotional funds for this album, and this money is enough for two or three newcomers to produce a full set of albums and publicized it.

However, it just hit the street!

For this album, Huage Records invited famous experts in the circle all over the place. No matter the lyrics, music, arrangement or choreography, they spared no expense to create it with care, and even dispatched the company's music director, Du Xiaoming, who is an expert in the industry. It can definitely be said that it is a work of conscience to personally supervise the production... It can be said that no one hopes that Wu Xing Wu Su will continue to be popular with this new album and continue the sweeping momentum of the previous album than Huang Dazhong.

But even so, it still flutters so ugly!

Looking back, what is the reason?

The only reason that Huang Dazhong could think of in his heart was - the absence of Li Qian!

That's right, it's because of him!

So, hit the streets!

And Huang Dazhong himself knows that, in fact, within Huage Records, the results of Wu Xing Wu Su's two albums before and after that are there. Comparing them, they are so eye-catching. Therefore, the importance of Li Qian is fundamental. There is no need to emphasize anything. The reason for the failure of "Let Me Fly" is also something that everyone in the company knows well.

But what makes people worry is that in fact, Li Qian was very willing to join at the beginning. It was him who insisted on kicking him out, which abruptly ruined this cooperation!

Now think about it, why bother!

At the beginning of the negotiation, the other party was asking for a 4% or 5% share, and according to the report of the person in charge of the negotiation, according to what the other party's agent revealed at the time, the other party wanted this The share is purely to save face, even if it is as low as 2%, the other party is not unacceptable.

Only two percent!

Even if an album sells 10 million copies, how much is 2%? It's only about two million! What's more, even if it is sold according to the posture of "Sisters and Sisters Stand Up" and Liao Liao's "The Sound of the Waves", it will exceed 5 million copies in half a year, and it will be about 8 million copies in two years. May sell 10 million copies! Well, it's only eight million copies, and the 2% share is not even two million!

Thinking about it now, even if I only got one title song from Li Qian at that time, what if I paid an extra two million?

As long as the album sells well, or, even if it doesn’t, as long as the diving is not so strong, don’t just lay down the five elements and my elements like now, then it’s only two million, and it’s just a few commercial performances money?

But...why was he so mad at the time, insisting on refusing to give Li Qian a share?

Maybe it's because I have too much trust in Hua Ge's internal production capabilities?

Or, did you underestimate Li Qian's ability to turn stones into gold?

Well, well, if you think about it carefully, none of this is the key, the most important thing is probably that he directly let him take 15% of the share of the last album. If it sells 8 million copies, it will be solid More than 14 million, this flesh-cutting, I felt so distressed at the time! That's why I made up my mind at that time, no matter what, I will never give him a share!

But now it's good, he was kicked out of the game, and he really saved a lot of money, at least he didn't have to give his share.

However, looking at the straight-line decline of the album "Let Me Fly", even if the aura brought by the album "Sisters and Sisters Standing Up" to Wuxing Wusu will not completely fade away, the popularity will at least be cut in half. So, it is estimated that in the end, "Let Me Fly" can barely break through two million? Get a double platinum record?

I reckon it's the best!

Well, well, the production cost of this album is more than 2 million yuan, and the publicity funds have already been spent more than 1 million yuan, plus the share of Du Xiaoming, the producer, um, these costs alone have already exceeded 4 million!

Then, although Huage has its own complete set of factories, it can make records for itself, so the cost is definitely lower, but the cost of a cassette is about 80 cents. Six yuan a piece is sent out, and the profit is five yuan. , if two million copies are sold in the end, the total revenue will be about 10 million. First, the cost of more than 4 million will be cut, and then the sales share to be paid to Wuxingwusu will be cut, which is 10% of the price. That is 2.4 million!

Therefore, in the end, the profit that actually goes to the Huage Records account... is about three million yuan if it is exhausted!

And at the time of the last record, even if it was just the profit from selling the album, Li Qian wanted to get a big piece of the fat from it, but it was almost the same as the company's side! Even with a 50/50 split between the two parties, that album could bring the company more than 15 million net profits! Not to mention that what Huage earns is not just the albums, but the commercial performances that are getting more and more expensive, and there are too many to keep up!

So... 2 million album sales, double platinum, for other singers, it must be very happy, but for Wuxingwusu and Huage Records, this is definitely a loss that makes people want to commit suicide A deal!

There is no need to distribute more than 14 million to Li Qian, but the company has made at least 10 million less than Wu Xing Wu Su's last album!

Moreover, if the loss in commercial performances due to the sharp drop in popularity of Wu Xing Wu Su is included, this figure will even quadruple!

Adding these two sides together, for Huage Records, it would be a major loss of tens of millions!

No one knows, since last Monday's sales rankings came out, seeing that "Let Me Fly" was directly cut in half by Liao Liao's "The Sound of the Waves", until now, Huang Dazhong has been unable to sleep almost all night, Even if I toss on the woman until midnight, I am too tired to hold on and fall asleep, but I always wake up at four or five o'clock. And every time I wash my hair recently, the hair falls out like a lot...

If you really say that you just love money, it's not enough. The most regrettable thing is that Wu Xing Wu Su, a bright star with a bright future, was ruined so abruptly!

This is the biggest capital in his mind to challenge Sony!

For the company, their existence and their popularity are not just the huge income brought by the annual albums and commercial performances. Their popularity can provide the entire Huage Records with an extremely stable position in the market. foothold.

For a big record company like Hua Ge, whether this foothold is firm or not is a matter of life and death!

But what can he say now?

At the beginning, he insisted on excluding Li Qian from the share, but his opinion, you know, even Du Xiaoming persuaded him at that time, even "As for how to straighten out the future development path for the five elements, I am not as good as Li Qian." "The words have been said, and I have repeatedly persuaded him to think twice, and the five elements and my principles are even more outrageous, so that he has to give out a little reward in the end to forcefully suppress the temper of those girls. So, things are now , besides blaming yourself, who else can you blame?

Now that I think about it, I gave Li Qian the 2% that was rewarded to Wuxingwusu back then, and everyone continued to cooperate and make money together, and Wuxingwusu would not lose his temper, so everything would be fine. ?

... ... ...

These things, these thoughts, and these unspeakable regrets are like poisonous snakes, gnawing at Huang Dazhong's heart all the time, but at this time, despite all the regrets, in front of so many company subordinates, his performance is only mere He frowned and paused for a moment.

Then, he continued: "So, Lao Du, don't mention the responsibility or not. Tell me, is there any good way?"

Du Xiaoming nodded, and said slowly: "If you want to find a way...you can start to heal the disease wherever you caused it!"

Seeing that Huang Dazhong frowned slightly when he heard the words, he continued: "As far as I know, the contract that Liao Liao signed with Changsheng Records at the beginning was only for two albums, and it has been released by now, that is to say, she is basically She's a free person now! And her relationship with Li Qian...is very good!"

Hearing these words, Huang Dazhong's eyes suddenly lit up.

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