Chapter 56 Join if you can’t beat him
Chapter 56 Join if you can’t beat him
Zuo Ziyan guessed correctly.
As a friend of her cousin, Zhao Mingrong has liked Wei Linyuan for many years.
A big part of the reason why I asked my family for money to invest in starting this record company was because of Wei Linyuan.
Unfortunately, the other party already had someone in her heart. They had been in a long-term relationship since college and eventually got married successfully, leaving him no chance to snatch her away halfway.
There are many types of being a spare tire.
For example, although Zhao Mingrong has a great affection for Wei Linyuan, it does not stop him from being a playboy. He goes to the bars in Lan Kwai Fong to drink three or four days a week. This year, he even opened a nightclub with his own money. He lives a very free and easy life.
Boss Zhao's original intention of wanting to meet Fan Wumian was just to help cousin Zuo Ziyan.
Although Mingrong Records Company is not large in scale, it generally only cooperates with singers and bands that are already famous or have a certain reputation. Its main business is concentrated in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia. It is not good at casting a wide net to support newcomers.
Because investing for newcomers is quite troublesome, not only is the risk of failure high, but the returns are also very uncertain.
So after the price was announced, Boss Zhao actually didn't care much whether Fan Wumian nodded in agreement or not.
After all, whether you help or not is one thing, but whether you appreciate it or not is another.
Every year, a large number of talented singers emerge, but only a few of them can truly become famous. Even if they successfully release best-selling albums, there are many examples that they ultimately become short-lived.
Working with a newcomer is far less safe than working with a singer with a solid foundation.
At this moment, Boss Zhao has actually made up his mind that "as long as he doesn't lose too much money, it will be very good." Between buyout and agency, he also hopes that Fan Wumian will choose the former.
Ask the reason.
The main reason was that they were worried that the album would not sell well after it was released, and that they would lose face in front of Wei Linyuan. The money was not that important.
Think clearly about how to operate so as to maximize the benefits.
Fan Wumian was too lazy to create more trouble for himself. After all, even with his connections, he could only get this much. If he went to find a record company to cooperate with on his own, it would probably be worse than now.
At least looking at Boss Zhao's personality, although he is a bit arrogant, he seems to have a good temper and it is relatively free to work with him.
He made a decision immediately and said to Boss Zhao:
"I want to choose a cooperation method where I can get a dividend of HK$3 for every album sold, but can I only authorize the distribution rights of physical albums outside of the mainland?"
After listening to this, Boss Zhao instantly guessed some of his thoughts and asked with a smile:
"Why, do you think your album will sell well and you haven't given up on the mainland market yet?"
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Zuo Ziyan was worried that the deal would fail, so she chimed in and told Boss Zhao:
"Fan Wumian will record a few Mandarin songs in his album. Maybe he will have a chance to try his luck in the mainland. Mr. Zhao doesn't seem to care much about the mainland market anyway. This is our first cooperation, so why not just leave it at that. If he becomes very popular in the future, it will also be beneficial to your company."
At this moment, the cell phone on the desk rang.
After Zhao Mingrong took a look at the call, he just made up an excuse and said, "I'm on the way, I'll be there soon!"
Then, he looked at Zuo Ziyan and said:
"That's fine. Wait for everyone else to get to work tomorrow and find a time to come over and sign the contract."
"I should have treated Miss Zuo to a meal, but today is really unfortunate. My friends are still waiting for me at the yacht pier. There have been schools of fish around Tung Lung Chau these days, and someone even caught a grouper."
"If I don't hurry over, I'm afraid I'll have no choice but to swim to join them."
Before Fan Wumian could speak, Zuo Ziyan said with a smile:
"No need to bother. Thank you, Mr. Zhao. You can go ahead and do your work. Oh, by the way, when the album is released, how many copies will be produced for the first batch?"
Boss Zhao had not yet listened to the complete album. When he learned that it actually included several Mandarin songs, he thought that there might be a chance to open up sales in Taiwan and parts of Southeast Asia, so he answered while packing up:
"We will print 5000 copies for the first batch to test the waters. Anyway, the processing and production speed is very fast. When the time comes, we may need to participate in some activities for publicity, such as going to radio stations and shopping malls to do some promotion."
Fan Wumian was speechless.
He was obviously the real boss, but Boss Zhao and School Beauty Zuo subconsciously bypassed him.
While going downstairs, they quickly finalized some details.
Although he seemed to have a low sense of presence, today's meeting was very easy and smooth because Zuo Ziyan took over.
I have to admit that soft rice tastes really good.
After arriving in the basement.
Boss Zhao waved his hand and said hello, then got into a blue Lamborghini and drove away. He looked quite handsome as he rubbed the steering wheel with one hand. When Fan Wumian saw him, he said with emotion, "No wonder he is so casual. Is it profitable to run a record company?"
It's a rare opportunity to close a deal in person.
Even though she was just working for free, Zuo Ziyan still felt a great sense of accomplishment and seemed quite happy.
She didn't quite understand the situation, so she just answered:
"It should be pretty good. I only know that the rent of this office building is not cheap. Besides, the Zhao family is in the shipping business. Back then, they were known as the 'Four Shipping Kings of Hong Kong City' along with three other families. One of them was the old shipping king Bao."
"I have never heard of this Zhao Mingrong. Maybe she is from a side branch. The relationships among members of a large family are so complicated that it is difficult to know them all."
"Where are we going later? Let's go sit in a cafe and plan your campus version of a solo concert. Also, I need to make a poster for your album. Since I'm helping you promote it, and the dean of discipline only gave me a total budget of 2000 yuan, I'm sure you'd be embarrassed to charge me more."
Fan Wumian understood.
She was referring to the service fee that was promised to her on the phone earlier.
He was not so poor that he would not spare even the smallest expense. Fan Wumian said, "Of course. Thank you for today. How about treating you to lunch at noon?"
Making an OK gesture, Zuo Ziyan nodded:
"No problem. I just happen to know of a new restaurant that has just opened. It's not even 10 o'clock yet. Please accompany me to the mall to buy a pair of driving shoes. I'm learning to drive in advance and will take the driver's license test when I turn 18. Have you taken the test yet?"
“There is no test, but it will be offered.”
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When I accompanied Zuo Ziyan to the mall, the number of people turning back to look at her was astonishingly high.
Fan Wumian's mind was not entirely focused on "how to cling to rich women".
I am still considering how to proceed in order to bring out the true value of my first album.
Think about it.
He felt it necessary to go north in person, spend money to acquire a ready-made small or medium-sized processing base, and prepare production and wholesale channels in advance.
The master tape of the album has not yet been completely recorded.
There were no samples available for copycats on the market, and in the early days the supply was "exclusively monopolized".
With the funds Fan Wumian has on hand, he can at least stockpile and produce 10 to 15 albums in batches.
There are mostly no problems with production, the technical threshold is relatively low, and there is no need to consider terminal retail.
The focus at the moment is how to get wholesalers to pay the money and help them digest these albums across the country to avoid wasting money on them.
He felt that his advantage was that the albums he produced were legal and compliant with regulations, and he did not have to worry about his business being raided during surprise inspections.
This also means that not only can we find ways to cooperate with pirated wholesalers who have great power and extensive sales channels, but we can also try some formal sales channels.
The reason why they only want to take advantage of the profits from the upstream "production and wholesale" link of the industrial chain is because of the rampant pirated and counterfeit albums.
Even the major record companies were troubled by this, and Fan Wumian had no way to protect his rights.
Since you can't beat them, you might as well join them.
Assuming the cost of producing an album is 2 yuan and the wholesale price is 5 yuan, the gross profit is 5%, which is much better than selling it half and giving it away for free or directly handing the copyright to the record company.
At this moment.
Seeing that Fan Wumian was a little absent-minded, Zuo Ziyan wrinkled her nose and asked curiously, "What are you thinking about? How do these shoes look on me?"
Fan Wumian finally came to his senses and said to her:
"I was thinking, you are so outstanding, how should I work hard to be a better match with you. With your looks and long legs, even if you go out stepping on two pieces of watermelon rind, no one will say you don't look good."
As soon as these words were spoken, the female clerk was immediately amused.
Zuo Ziyan was also at a loss for words, with the corners of her mouth curled up as she replied:
"You're so smooth-talking. Do you want to make me fall to my death? Just buy this pair. They're quite comfortable. I want to try high heels again. I've always wanted to wear them, but they're too tiring to walk in."
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The female clerk looked at Fan Wumian and said jokingly:
"Don't worry, if you get tired, just let this handsome guy carry you on his back. It will definitely be very romantic."
Fan Wumian:
"???"
(End of this chapter)