After failing the college entrance examination, he became a big star

Chapter 154
Qiao Li stared at him for a while, then nodded slightly, and raised three fingers: "You have to come up with three songs in total."

Li Kai raised his eyebrows: "To the other party? Who is the other party? Free or paid?"

Qiao Li shook her head lightly: "For the company, the other party is a singer under Rolling Snow, who is not sure yet, there is a temporary vacant show on the Spring Festival Gala, um, about four minutes, if it is just enough for the price of a song, 6 songs, the standard for a top-notch small coffee."

Li Kai was silent for a moment, with a chuckle on the corner of his mouth, and slowly said: "Mr. Qiao, do you think this price is reasonable?"

Without Qiao Li answering, she snapped her fingers and said, "The first song I released, "Short Hair", sold 8.5 yuan. Sister Ning's single "I Hope I Live Long" has sold 16 yuan so far. Tan Guangyue's There are two songs in the album, and more than 29 have been allocated so far, and one song in Xu Qiaoling's album, and more than 25 have been allocated so far."

"Li Li." Qiao Li interrupted him, with a serious look, and said in a concentrated voice: "I understand what you mean, the actual price of your work is much higher than 6, but the chance of going to the Spring Festival Gala cannot be measured simply by money. It took a lot of human affection to win this opportunity.”

Li Kai said calmly: "Should I pay the bill?"

Qiao Li was taken aback for a moment.

Li Kai continued to speak slowly: "Mr. Qiao, I am a signed singer of the company. Whether it is record production, publicity, sales, including future commercial performances, endorsements, etc., the company should bear all costs. That's right. Bar."

"That's right, but the Spring Festival Gala"

"But the Spring Festival Gala is an extra resource, right?"

Li Kai let out a sigh of relief and said, "Then...forget it."

Li Kai's heart is a little gray. It's not that she has an opinion on Qiao Li, but on the company. After all, Qiao Li is only the deputy director of music, and she can make decisions about the department's affairs, but the decision-making power of the company does not belong to her.

Yes, the company is not obligated to provide resources outside of the contract for free. If a singer wants to get it, it is understandable to pay some. Originally, the relationship between a singer and the company is a transaction.

But everything must have a degree.

In the circle, there is a default measurement standard for the price of songwriters' works, which is even prior to the corresponding price of the coffee position, that is, the price of the previous song.

Not talking about Xu Qiaoling, just talking about Tan Guangyue, according to the forecast law of 2.5 to 3.5 times the total record sales in the industry in the first month, taking the lowest 2.5 times, Li Kai's first month's share will be more than 29, and the total share will reach 72.5.

One song, that is more than 36.

The company only gave him a price of 6 yuan for one song, which was a full 30 yuan less, and 90 yuan for three songs.

It is equivalent to the opportunity of going to the Spring Festival Gala, which requires him to pay 90 at his own expense.

What is the total cost of his new album?At first it was 80, and later it was mentioned as a million. It was used for publicity, which is about 90.
What is the biggest purpose of going to the Spring Festival Gala?And not to promote his album.

Is this a bit of a joke?
The atmosphere became cold.

Qiao Li looked a little helpless, she was silent for a while, and then said: "Li Kai, I know you are uncomfortable, but for your album, you should give in a little bit."

Li stared at her: "Some steps can be waived, but some steps can't be waived. I can cede a share of the record share. This is the limit, and the autonomy of songwriters, I will not trade it."

Qiao Li opened her mouth dumbly, then closed it again, with a look of confusion between her brows and eyes. After a while, she opened her mouth again: "The first-line publicity fee standard starts at 120 million, and Liu Ming's amount is likely to reach more than 150 million. The 60 publicity fee is too little."

Li stared blankly: "60, how is it possible, my total fee is not a million."

Qiao Li pressed her hand: "Listen to me, when your album project was approved, the fee was set at 80. Later, I promised you a million, but now the higher-ups haven't approved it."

After all, he handed Liu Mingliang's sales forecast form to Li Kai: "Take it, I'll fight for it for you, and you should consider it."

Seeing Qiao Li unilaterally end the conversation, Li Kai got up and left without saying anything.

After Li opened his eyes and left, Qiao Li closed her eyes and rubbed her temples with her two index fingers. After a while, she slowly opened her eyes, picked up the phone on the table, and dialed a number.

There were a few rings on the other end, and when it was connected, a thick voice came: "Who is it?"

"Mr. Ren, I'm Qiao Li."

"Joe, what's the matter?"

"I've already talked to Li Kai."

"Oh, then I'll make a call with Xiao Gao later, specifically, you communicate with him."

"Li Kai refused."

There was an abrupt silence on the other end.

"Mr. Ren, I know that the Spring Festival Gala opportunity is hard to come by, and I don't want Li Kai to lose this opportunity. However, this must respect his own wishes in the end. He is willing to give up a little bit of the record share."

Qiao Li thought about it and said, "I think, if not."

Mr. Ren suddenly interrupted: "Qiao Li, I know you value Li Kai very much, and he is indeed very talented, but you can't treat one more favorably than another."

Qiao Li frowned: "Mr. Ren, I will talk to Li Jian again tomorrow about the Spring Festival Gala. I think his promotional expenses should be increased. He won eight awards at the two awards ceremony. The company has made great contributions, so the company should be rewarded no matter what.”

Ren Zongman said: "I don't deny this, and I'm also considering giving him an extra bonus."

After a pause, the conversation changed slightly: "But the fee for the album has been fixed from the beginning, and Lao Luo came to talk to me a few times, and it was you who personally agreed to transfer Chen Guang to your staff. Let him choose one, originally Ning Lan had already negotiated, but suddenly changed his mind, if Li Kai's album is more unusual and increases the fee."

Mr. Ren sighed, and his tone softened: "A company has dozens of singers, and I also have my own difficulties. We must consider the overall situation, and all aspects must be relatively balanced."

Qiao Li still wanted to fight for it, but Mr. Ren took the initiative to end the call: "You can talk to Li Jian again, the opportunity to go to the Spring Festival Gala only comes once a year, and it's not just if you want to go, as long as he sings three songs , and he still pays according to his actual position in the circle, which he can't accept, isn't it a bit petty and coquettish? I have an appointment, so let's do it first."

After the call ended, Qiao Li covered her forehead with disappointment and helplessness on her face, and let out a long sigh.

the other side.

In a lounge, there were only Li Kai, Ni Houdao, and Su Ting.

Ni Houdao is Li Kai's exclusive producer, and temporarily acts as a manager. Su Ting is his assistant, his right-hand man at work. Li Kai did not hide from them, and truthfully told the content of the previous exchange with Qiao Li.

Ni Houdao's face darkened slightly, his eyes flickered a few times, and he pointed to the point: "The company is thinking about your work."

Li Kai nodded in agreement, with a clear attitude: "I cannot hand over the autonomy of songwriters."

There are some things that it is impossible to think about deeply when communicating with Qiao Li. After he came out, he thought about it carefully, and when he thought of the conversation that Assistant Gao had with him on the plane, he could naturally detect some deeper meanings.

"Of course." Ni Houdao affirmed first, and then sighed: "However, to be honest, this kind of thing is not uncommon in the industry. Compared with the company, singers are ultimately in a weak position."

Li Kai smiled, his expression determined!

Su Ting said indignantly: "Even if you don't make it to the Spring Festival Gala, what's the point of deducting promotional resources? Brother, since you won four awards at the Billboard Awards, the whole company has been spreading the word that the promotional expenses for your album are at least Start with a million."

"Later, you came forward to accept an interview with a reporter, and it was even rumored that your album promotion fee would be on the same level as Super First."

"Now, it suddenly becomes 60. Isn't this pure heart embarrassing you?"

Managers and assistants are not only the spokesperson of the artist, but also the eyes and ears of the artist. The manager is the outside, and the assistant is the inside. This is the practice in the circle.

"Face is just a trivial matter now, the point is this."

Ni Houdao clicked on the sales forecast form: "Liu Mingliang is already a top-notch player, and the quality of his album is unquestionable. The fan club is just an additional promotional resource for him. The real promotional cost is two or three times that of yours. To be honest, I'm not at all optimistic."

"me too."

Li Kai closed his smile. Publicity is a very important part of record sales.

60 publicity expenses, the minimum standard for the front line, is not bad in the usual schedule, but it is not enough to be in the same period as Liu Mingliang.

To put it bluntly, if Liu Mingliang's publicity expenses reached 200 million, his publicity could be covered directly.

Yes, as long as the song is good, it is impossible to be buried, but after the piracy protection period, if it is slowly discovered by fans, the lost sales will not be made up.

In the previous life on Earth, there were many such examples. The typical one is "Twilight", which is extremely popular in the mainland, but the sales volume of the original album has hit the street!

"Duh!"

While chatting, there was a knock on the door, Li Kai called to come in, the door opened, and Li Xiaxing hurried in.

Li opened his eyes to see her face, and joked: "Sister Li, what kind of happy event did you meet, did you pick up money on the way?"

Li Xia shot him a look: "There is a happy event, not mine, but yours. You picked up a big ingot this time."

As he said that, he handed over a newspaper and exclaimed exaggeratedly: "The latest issue of Huanxing Entertainment News was only published 10 minutes ago. You are going to the Spring Festival Gala."

Li was stunned for a moment, took the newspaper and glanced at it. The second page of the newspaper was not long, but the headline was very eye-catching: The Newcomer King on the Spring Festival Gala!
The content in it is not detailed, but it is mentioned that the news of Li Kai's Spring Festival Gala has been confirmed by Time Records, as well as the confirmation from the Spring Festival Gala.

Li Kai's brows frowned little by little, and a flash of fire flashed in his eyes!
This is forcing him to submit!

Ni Houdao leaned over to look at it, and his face became gloomy. With his rich experience, how could he not understand that it has not been published in other entertainment newspapers, and there is no related report in the entertainment news at noon.

However, it directly appeared on the Huanxing Entertainment News, the most authoritative Huanxing Entertainment News, which is the number one in sales in the country.

Since the roll call is confirmed by Time Records, there is absolutely no fake.

If in the end, Li Kai did not make it to the Spring Festival Gala, it would be a huge blow to his personal reputation.

Li Kai's fans must have been very happy to learn that Li Kai was going to be on the Spring Festival Gala, but in the end he didn't make it. The loss can be imagined, and there will definitely be various speculations and rumors in the circle
The company's move was clearly to force Li Kai to submit.

Su Ting didn't think too deeply, but after reading the report, her little face was also cold, because Li Kai couldn't make up her mind, such a report was tantamount to misleading Li Kai's fans.

Li Xia is also a human being. Looking at the faces of the three of them, she noticed that something was wrong. She wanted to ask Li Kai to treat her to dinner, but the words came back to her stomach, and tentatively asked, "What's the matter?"

Li opened his eyes to look at her, loosened his brows a little bit, shook his head and said, "It's nothing."

Say, get up.

Ni Houdao and Su Ting also stood up. Li Kai looked at them, smiled, and pointed to the sky: "I'll go up and talk to Mr. Ren."

(End of this chapter)