1990: Starting from Baojia Street

Chapter 17 How to calculate the licensing fee?
"Zhou Yan?" Hou Xiaoxian looked surprised: "Didn't that little brother just say that he was a composer?"

"Well, he is the assistant of our music director Zhao Jiping and is responsible for following the group. The reason why I chose him is because the feeling when he plays the flute is very consistent with my imagination of Chen Feipu. Let him play it, and then it will be perfect Could give some hand shots.”

The original actor Chu Xiao doesn't know how to play the flute, so during the filming, he will definitely not give too careful hand shots. Now that Zhou Yan is cast, there is no need to worry about this. When the time comes, just let Zhou Yan play the flute realistically. .

Hou Xiaoxian also realized it later. No wonder Zhou Yan said just now that he had been thinking about the scene where Chen Feipu played the flute. It turned out that he was going to play it.

Zhang Yimou said that Hou Xiaoxian also agreed. Zhou Yan is quite tall and handsome, which really fits the role of Chen Feipu. Not to mention playing the flute, he is completely professional.

"Have you tried it on him?" Hou Xiaoxian was still a little worried.

"No, but I asked Assistant Director Gao to give him acting guidance. Chen Feipu doesn't have many scenes, so it will definitely be fine."

Since Zhang Yimou said this, Hou Xiaoxian would naturally not say anything more. Talking too much would be annoying.

"In this case, all the actors' problems should be solved, then when are you going to officially start filming?"

Zhang Yimou smiled and said, "I was about to tell you this. Now I have decided to officially start shooting in ten days. All the preparations on site are in place. Counting the time, by the time it is finished, it should also snow here. , we will make up for the snowy scene when the time comes.”

Hou Xiaoxian nodded, "Okay, we will officially start filming in ten days."

……

After dinner, Zhou Yan was in the room tinkering with the quilt Liu Qing bought for him from the county. When he came here before, he only brought a mat and quilt.

Now it's starting to get a little cold here at night, and I can't stand it with just a mat.

While he was tinkering, He Wuming, who was originally writing in regular script, suddenly said, "You played a piece of music this afternoon that I haven't heard before."

Zhou Yan raised his head and looked at He Wuming. They had been roommates for such a long time, and they had not talked as much as Zhou Yan and the crew chef Fatty He. It was rare for He Wuming to take the initiative to speak like this.

"Which song are you talking about?"

"The song before "Happy Encounter"."

Zhou Yan raised his eyebrows, He Wuming not only had sharp ears, but also remembered clearly.

"You are talking about "Ode to the Lotus"."

"Song of Lotus?" He Wuming frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly raised his head, "Did you write it yourself?"

"hold head high."

Zhou Yan nodded, then continued to tinker with the quilt with his head down, but after waiting for a long time, He Wuming didn't say anything. He looked up at He Wuming again, only to see He Wuming looking at him blankly.

"what happened?"

He Wuming came to his senses and shook his head, "It's nothing, the music is very good."

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "That's too much praise."

After that, neither of them spoke, and the room fell into silence again, but Zhou Yan was used to it. He Wuming was a cold-blooded guy. He wondered if the cold feeling in the past two nights was because He Wuming was in their room.

After a few minutes, there was a knock on the door.

Zhou Yan raised his head and asked, "Who is it?"

"Me." Zhang Yimou's voice sounded.

Zhou Yan threw away the quilt and ran to open the door. Zhang Yimou was standing at the door wearing a single coat.

Zhang Yimou had no intention of entering the room. He first raised his hand to say hello to He Wuming, and then said to Zhou Yan, "Zhou Yan, come out. I have something to tell you. By the way, bring the flute."

"Okay." Zhou Yan ran to get a flute. He directly took the bangdi he played in the afternoon because he had already guessed what Zhang Yimou was going to say.

Wearing slippers, Zhou Yan followed Zhang Yimou out of the door.

The two went up to the corridor on the second floor. Zhang Yimou stood still and asked, "Did you compose a piece of music today?"

Zhou Yan raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and he knew that Zhang Yimou was really here for "Ode to the Lotus".

"Yes, it is a piece of music composed casually. The title of the song is Ode to the Lotus, which was given by Director Hou."

Zhang Yimou was a little surprised. He had never heard Hou Xiaoxian say this.

At this time, night was falling and the lighting in the corridor was very poor. Zhang Yimou didn't see Zhou Yan's slightly raised corners of his mouth, and Zhou Yan didn't see the surprise on Zhang Yimou's face.

"Songlian is a very good name." Zhang Yimou nodded, "Can you play it again for me to hear?"

"No problem at all."

Zhou Yan prepared for a while and then played "Ode to the Lotus" again.

Although the piece "Ode to the Lotus" is played with a bangflute, it is a bit rough and bold, but it also has a touch of softness from southern flute music, like the fallen leaves in autumn, sad but light.

When the song started playing, Zhang Yimou had already decided to use this piece of music, but he still waited patiently until Zhou Yan finished playing it before speaking: "We want you to authorize us to use this piece of music in "Raise the Red Lantern" "Inside, are you willing?"

"Of course it's no problem." Zhou Yan said cheerfully, "This song was originally composed for the first encounter between Song Lian and Chen Feipu. If it can be used in the movie, it will be a perfect song for this song."

"Okay, I'll discuss it with Director Hou later. You wait for my news."

Then Zhang Yimou said nothing more, and the two of them went downstairs and returned to their respective rooms.

……

The next morning, Zhang Yimou and Hou Xiaoxian met again.

"I heard "Ode to the Lotus" and it is indeed very suitable. However, how to calculate the licensing price depends on you, the producer, making the decision."

Hou Xiaoxian thought for a while and said, "I don't know much about the market conditions in the mainland."

"It's hard to say how much this kind of licensing is. If it's included in all the soundtracks, it really doesn't cost much. But Zhou Yan has the music now. We want to license it. There is no fixed price."

Zhang Yimou said this because he wanted to give Zhou Yan more money. If he told the truth, it would be great if Zhou Yan could get three to five hundred. After all, the song was only used in the movie for a short time, and Zhou Yan was a newcomer, so the licensing fee could not be high.

Hou Xiaoxian nodded, "How about five to six thousand yuan?"

This price was lowered by Hou Xiaoxian based on the situation in Taiwan. Five to six thousand to license a song is definitely not high in Taiwan, and it is relatively low within the normal range.

Zhang Yimou's brows twitched, "Are you talking about RMB or Taiwan dollar?"

"CNY, of course."

Zhang Yimou shook his head. Although he wanted to give Zhou Yan more money, five or six thousand yuan was not enough. They only gave the original author Su Tong four thousand yuan in licensing fees for adapting this movie. Wouldn't it offend Zhou Yan to pay five thousand yuan for one song? ?
Besides, if you pay [-] to [-] for this piece of music, how much will you pay for Zhao Jiping’s score later?

After pondering for a moment, Zhang Yimou suggested, "Let's do this. The licensing fee will be 400 yuan, and then Zhou Yan will be given an additional salary of [-] yuan per month, starting from the day he joins the group, and then an additional [-] yuan musical instrument subsidy will be given to him."

Calculated this way, Zhou Yan could get about 3000 yuan to [-] yuan. In fact, this was quite high, but Zhang Yimou thought that since "Ode to the Lotus" was named by Hou Xiaoxian, it would be okay to give it a higher amount.

Hou Xiaoxian said he had no objection, "Okay, I'll do as you say."

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