Chapter 296 The arm cannot twist the thigh

Chapter 296 The arm cannot twist the thigh

Chapter 296 The arm cannot twist the thigh

this era.

Many people have been brainwashed and still firmly believe in the island country's "craftsman spirit", and their underwear has not been taken off yet.

How could Fan Wumian be so childish?

When he learned that Sony Pictures Entertainment was preparing to shoot "Spider-Man 3" recently, it was likely to cooperate with its sister company Sony Music to steal the copyright of the song "something just like this" from him at a low price.

He just subconsciously felt that everything made sense and was very consistent with his stereotype of the island country.

If you think deeper.

He didn't know when Sony Pictures Entertainment took a fancy to this song.

Suddenly I felt that the new album "That Girl" had particularly low sales overseas, which might be related to this incident. I had already started to suppress my psychological expectations in advance.

The reason for thinking this way is mainly because Sony Music's sales channels are spread across dozens of countries and regions around the world, and the songs included in the album "That Girl" are obviously very popular on Youtube and the Pirate Bay free resource website.

It seems a bit unreasonable to sell only tens of thousands of physical albums.

The song "Jar Of Love" is almost the theme song of Youtube, and almost every netizen who has used Youtube has heard it.

Another song in the album, "Wellerman", adapted from a New Zealand sailor song, also became a "YouTube hit" with its brainwashing melody and remained on the hot search list for several days.

Coupled with the popularity brought by "A Quiet Place", even if we only consider the Asian fan groups in North America, the sales of the physical album should not be so pitiful.

At this moment.

After hanging up the phone with Britney Spears, Fan Wumian continued to ask Zuo Ziyan through the computer screen:

"Have you heard anyone discussing my new album at Cambridge?"

"Of course, my Chinese classmates all like it very much. I mentioned it to you before. I also saw a foreigner playing and singing your "Memories" on the lawn."

"Especially the title song 'That Girl'. After listening to it, a noble lady from a duke's family came to me to ask about you and asked if you and I were in a relationship. It was obvious that she was very interested in you."

"I praise your song and your talent. Are you satisfied?"

Zuo Ziyan's tone was strange.

Especially when the "noble lady of the Duke's family" was mentioned, she felt a little sour.

Because the other party came from the Grosvenor family, he had a great background and family background, and was also very rich, owning real estate, land, securities, artworks, etc. worth billions of pounds.

Apart from her appearance, Zuo Ziyan felt that she was completely crushed and she could understand how other girls felt when they looked at her.

".Ayan, you've learned bad things. You never told me about this. Now is not the time to be jealous. I suspect that I was tricked by Sony. Maybe they falsely reported the album sales, or they didn't help with the promotion at all. No wonder they didn't urge me to cooperate with the sales."

Under the premise that Sony Music and Sony Pictures are in collusion, Fan Wumian feels that his speculation is not groundless.

Seeing that he didn't care about the Duke's daughter at all, Zuo Ziyan felt a little strange and asked:
"Aren't you curious about who she is? Her family is super rich. Even though she can't inherit the title, she's still very powerful."

Fan Wumian replied calmly:

"What era is this now? The British Empire, which never set, has long been reduced to its afterglow. They colonized Hong Kong in the early years and influenced many people imperceptibly. You must not be brainwashed. Isn't it better to stand up and be a human being?"

"If I need money, I can earn it myself."

"Even though they have a noble title, they may not get more money than you. You are an only child, so all the wealth from both sides of your parents will be given to you."

"That's true. Many families have fought over property and there has been chaos. They all envy me for not having brothers or sisters."

Done.

Zuo Ziyan was happy again.

After listening carefully to Fan Wumian's analysis of the cause and effect, she helped to wipe the information off the Internet and keenly noticed something wrong, so she told him:

"On Amazon, only 1000 albums were sold. Many comments below mentioned that they were out of stock and asked where to buy the album. Don't you have a limited supply overseas?"

Fan Wumian dozed off again:

"It's not a lot. We only gave Sony Music 30 copies, but it's not a small amount. We haven't even sold out the stock yet. Why is there a shortage?"

Zuo Ziyan searched other keywords and found that there were many messages asking where to buy "That Girl". The comments below also said that the store did not sell it and it could not be found online.

She analyzed:

"There are two possible reasons for this. One is that the actual sales volume is higher than the number Sony Music told you. The other is that they deliberately held back the inventory and did not help you sell it on the market."

"The problem with the former is that after the figures are falsely reported, there is no way to return the inventory to you. It seems more likely that they are deliberately holding back on sales."

"But why is Sony Music doing this? Do movie companies pay a lot for theme songs? Is the profit from selling the album not as good as the money saved by lowering the price?"

"." When you open a business, you will inevitably encounter various scams.

It is because there are too many intrigues that Fan Wumian does not like to handle business matters personally.

For example, the several companies under his control.

Some salesmen of Yaomei Culture took kickbacks to make a profit and even tried to steal albums and cooperate with counterfeit dens. However, security guards found CDs under their crotches.

Shanzeiwang Media also has crew members who bully some extras. There was a casting assistant who stalked a girl who was not from an academic background, but was unable to arrange a role for her, and was reported by the other party in an anonymous letter.

There are more and more projects under his charge, and Fan Wumian is already so busy just assisting that he has no extra energy to manage many things.

He had already considered what Zuo Ziyan said, and said with emotion:

“No wonder when cooperating with foreign companies, everyone prefers to pay a high one-time buyout price instead of adopting a profit-sharing model. The waters are really deep here.”

"I am very rich, and Sony Pictures is also very rich. Three of the eight major Hollywood film studios have been acquired by Sony, and Spider-Man is a key project. I am afraid that they are very optimistic about this song, but are worried that I will not sell it if the price is too low."

"Maybe there are people who are playing dirty tricks, holding back on selling legitimate albums and selling pirated copies privately, bypassing the company and putting the profits into their own pockets. The copyright of a hit song in Europe and the United States can make millions. If they are not allowed to buy out the copyright, and give me a sum of money every time it is played, Sony Pictures will feel the pain."

Zuo Ziyan didn't quite understand the situation, so she thought for a moment and asked:
"So what are you going to do? Can you cancel the cooperation with Sony Music in advance?"

"I need to study the contract. Every time the company's legal department sends me a pile of contracts to sign, how can I remember every single one of them?"

Fan Wumian said self-deprecatingly:

"Even if they really caught me, what can I do? My thin arms can't twist my thighs, and overseas is not my home ground."

As one of the top five record companies in the world, Sony Music Entertainment's influence cannot be underestimated.

Sony Pictures Entertainment's strength is even more exaggerated.

After spending billions of dollars to acquire Columbia Pictures in the early years, it also acquired MGM last month.

United Artists was acquired by MGM in the 1980s, which means that three of the eight major Hollywood film studios are now owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Its markets cover dozens of countries and regions, with annual box office and peripheral copyright income totaling tens of billions of dollars. Like Disney, it is a "dominant" player in the global film and television industry.

Even if Fan Wumian used cheats, he would still not be as good as others who had accumulated decades of profound knowledge for a while.

If he chooses to make a big deal out of the matter and completely break up with Sony, leading to a strong ban by Sony, Fan Wumian will most likely not be able to continue in the entertainment industry. He will have to change his career and make a living by guarding his 10% stake in Penguin, and he will no longer be able to make money in the international market.

He felt that the price for the overseas distribution rights to A Quiet Place was extremely high.

In fact, in the eyes of companies like Sony Pictures, Disney, Time Warner, and Universal, it is just a small project, equivalent to asking Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie and others to make one or two movies.

How can you not guess what the result will be when the egg hits the stone?

Therefore, Miss Zuo comforted her by saying:
"You are not a god, so how can everything go your way? Every time my parents go to a land auction, they can only let big families like Cheung Kong, Sun Hung Kee, and Kowloon Cang pick up the good land, but they can't do anything about it."

Without a smartphone to entertain himself, Fan Wumian went to bed early and was forced to adjust his schedule.

At this moment, he was listless and said to Miss Zuo:

"I can't break up with them, but I can still keep the copyright of my songs. If they don't help me promote them, I'll think of a way to do it myself. Anyway, I can't make much money from physical albums, so if I lose them, I'll make some money from managing the copyrights."

When working with these big companies, you are restricted in everything. The industry is so complicated that it is no wonder that singers who have made a name for themselves prefer to continue their activities as independent musicians.

Zuo Ziyan was in front of the computer, changing her clothes and saying:

"When you refused a large signing fee, I thought you were stupid, but now I see that you are really smart. I have to go to Paris this holiday to attend an event held by Lancome, so I can't find you. How about you come to Paris to find me?"

Fan Wumian is not afraid of flying, but jet lag is a headache:

"You can go next time. You're about to have your winter break anyway. Many directors in the fashion industry are not normal in their heads. You must not shoot some weird commercials."

"I see. Do you still remember that female model? Tell me the truth, have you ever watched her video online?"

"No."

The so-called female model.

It refers to the fact that some time ago, a French advertising company, when shooting an advertisement for a perfume brand, directly let a beautiful female model wear high heels and walk naked on the street, thereby expressing the concept of this perfume being "full of charm and ultimate temptation".

Regardless of the true situation, the advertisement and the female model became popular.

Then there were "copycat" advertisements, which found more than a dozen beautiful female models, standing naked on the street with the depilatory cream brand logo on their chests.

This is very French.

Zuo Ziyan happened to pass by the scene and told Fan Wumian about it as a funny thing.
(End of this chapter)