Chapter 493 Cooperation(1/2)
Unexpectedly, Bruno Mars is actually a chatterbox.
When I saw Shi Zhenqiu, I never stopped talking.
"Hey man, the song you sang is really great. I understand, you haven't released it yet, right? How about it, can you sell it to me?"
Shi Zhenqiu was a little confused and was not very adapted to Americans' straightforwardness.
But he still knew what the other party meant.
I must have watched TV yesterday and happened to see my performance on that small radio station, and I was attracted by my singing.
Thinking about it, the original singer of "uptownfunk", especially the original producer Mark Rosen sitting next to him.
Musicians all have commonalities, especially the music that originally belonged to them, which can definitely awaken the factors in their bones.
However, Shi Zhenqiu was a little hesitant when he heard that the other party wanted to buy a song.
After all, he knew the achievements of this song. If he sang it himself, then all the honors and interests would be obtained by him.
"This...sorry, I need to consult my company."
Shi Zhenqiu did not refuse immediately, but changed his statement.
He couldn't explain exactly why.
I just instinctively felt that if I had released this song myself, it would not have been so smooth.
Of course, it is better to consult experienced seniors for things that you can’t understand.
He asked Bruno Mars and the other two to sit for a while, left the living room with the phone, and called Yoon Jong-sin.
It was already early in the morning in South Korea, and the elderly felt lighter, and Yoon Jong-shin had already gotten up.
"Well, Zhenqiu, aren't you in the United States? Are everything going well?"
Shi Zhenqiu smiled.
"Everything is fine, brother, don't worry. By the way, how about 93line?"
This time it was Yoon Jong-shin and laughed.
"Do you still have to worry? The combination you planned and the songs you made. You don't know how popular they are now. So far, they have got three ones. I discussed with Leon, S.m, and I felt it was almost done and planned to let them end the event next week."
After hearing this good news, Shi Zhenqiu was finally relieved.
Think about it, it would be strange if the power of 93line and "Magic Girl" was not won.
However, Yin Zhongxin’s idea is also correct. After all, mystic89 company has been doing too much recently, which makes others breathless.
Even if leon and s.m companies help share the pressure, it is not easy to do things.
What's more, a month later, T-ara will have to return with the last part of the Pure Trilogy. In general, give others some way to survive so that they will not become the target of public criticism.
After learning about the situation of 93line, Shi Zhenqiu informed Yin Zhongxin of the situation here.
"Brother, I have two American musicians here. They want to buy my songs. But I want to release them myself. What do you think?"
The other end of the phone was quiet for a while. After a while, Yoon Jong-shin asked in surprise: "Buy your song? in English?"
Shi Zhenqiu had already said before that he was an American musician. Then there was no need for him to buy Korean songs, and he couldn't sing them.
"Well, yesterday I participated in the recording of a local American program and performed an English song. It was created by me, but it has not been produced yet. I didn't expect to see it by local musicians and like it very much. I ended up chasing it here and want to buy it."
I heard that American musicians like Shi Zhenqiu's works, Yoon Jong-shin is so envious and jealous.
"Ah, are you going to the world?"
Shi Zhenqiu smiled proudly and asked quickly: "Brother, you haven't told me yet. This song is very good. Can I release it myself?"
"Of course... it won't work."
Yin Zhongxin breathed heavily and almost flashed Shi Zhenqiu's waist.
"Why?"
But Yin Zhongxin makes a lot of sense.
"Oh, boy, no matter how good your songs are, I ask you, do you have European and American distribution channels? Do you know European and American publishers? Don't you know them? Then how do you promote and promote and distribute them? And you have no popularity in Europe and the United States. Who will notice it when the work is released?"
Yin Zhongxin asked several questions in a row, completely dispelling Shi Zhenqiu's enthusiasm.
Because he knew that what Yin Zhongxin said was true.
Just like when he first embarked on the path of music producer, he was still a person with nothing in the European and American music circles.
In such a situation, it is definitely a joke to want to count on a good song and break in.
"Boy, listen to me. Since someone wants to buy it, you can just sell it. Not only can you get a huge production fee, but you can also gain popularity in Europe and the United States with the help of others."
Europe and the United States have better protection of copyright than South Korea, so here, big-name music producers are very good.
As long as Shi Zhenqiu can use songs to help Bruno Mars become famous this time, there will never be few people who come to ask for help from him to write songs in the future.
Over time, after the connections and network of relationships were established, he would release records in Europe and the United States by himself, which was a natural result.
Shi Zhenqiu is not a greedy person, so he has always been very rational. After listening to Yin Zhongxin's analysis, he knew that this is the best way to do it at present.
But okay, "uptownfunk" was originally a song by Bruno Mars, and now it is a return to the original owner.
Back in the living room, Shi Zhenqiu clarified his thoughts.
"Bruno, I'm glad you enjoyed my songs. Although we're not very familiar, I think we might have a pleasant collaboration."
Seeing him stretching out his palm, Bruno Mars and Mark Rosen finally got happy.
Holding with Shi Zhenqiu, Bruno Mars danced excitedly.
"Man, I don't know how to thank you anymore. Thank you for your recognition of me, and you also know that I am still a newcomer and are eager to become famous as women."
His humorous words made everyone smile.
Since he made it clear that both parties had the idea of cooperation, Shi Zhenqiu stopped beating around and began to enter the topic.
"Then Bruno, let's talk about the business. If you want to buy my song, what price do you plan to give?"
This is really an extremely important matter.
Bruno Mars and Mark Rosen gathered together for a long time before Bruno put on a sincere face and expressed his thoughts.
"Man, maybe you don't know. Although I like this song, I don't have much money. What if I can, how about a half million dollars?"
Bruno Mars really likes this song. When I first heard it, I instinctively felt that this song would definitely be popular.
He then recommended the song to Mark Rosen, the famous producer who also believed that the song had the potential to become popular.
Then, the problem arises.
Bruno Mars has no money.
At this time, he was not the later Mars Brother, but a newcomer who had just been signed by a record company. He was still in the stage of writing songs for others.
So if Bruno Mars takes advantage of his family's wealth, he will be able to pay up to $500,000 in purchase fees.
Although 500,000 US dollars is already a lot, it will be 500 million if it is converted into Korean won.
At least Shi Zhenqiu is now popular in Korea, and even making a song cannot reach this price.
But don’t forget that this is the United States, and the market size of pop music is not comparable to that of South Korea. Moreover, the producers here have a high status, so the costs are naturally rising.
For $500,000, that's just the price of a junior producer.
But Shi Zhenqiu has made a name for himself in Asia and has been greatly recognized, and is not a newcomer.
And as expected, the cost of $500,000 is too small no matter how you calculate it.
Because when he said this, Bruno Mars was very hesitant and shy, and he didn't know how many times he had asked God, hoping to witness the miracle.
Unfortunately, the miracle did not happen, and Shi Zhenqiu was very calm.
"Bruno, I believe you really like this song. But I have to say that the fee of $500,000 can't show sincerity."
This is what Bruno Mars knew, and his expression became even more bleak.
"Hey man, why don't you do that, give me some time and I'll raise money. I just hope you can leave this song and don't sell it to others?"
He had made up his mind to take all his gambles and must win this song.
Since you don’t have enough money, then go and borrow it.
Although he has no money, he knows many powerful people in the circle, and those are rich masters.
But Shi Zhenqiu waved his hand and stopped him from thinking.
"Bruno, listen to me. I don't have much time to stay in New York, maybe I'll be back in a few days. If that happens, running back and forth for a song will be too troublesome for me. We have to think of another way to be able to have the best of both worlds."
Bruno Mars and Mark Rosen looked at each other, and they really couldn't imagine that there was any way to have the best of both worlds.
Shi Zhenqiu smiled slightly and came up with his own ideas.
"In this way, if it costs 500,000 US dollars, it can be regarded as my production fee. I will help you produce the song in the shortest time. As for the copyright fee I deserve, it is better to do this. After this song is released, 10% of it will belong to me."
Shi Zhenqiu didn't see any production fee of millions of dollars.
Because compared with the income of this song, this production fee is nothing.
To be continued...