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Chapter 13 Half a Step to a Millionaire

"Huang Ze?"

"it's me."

"I've heard a lot about you. We two are from China Singing Society. My name is Xie Kun." The leader was a man in his thirties who was already extremely smart, but still stubbornly kept a few strands of hair to show his self-esteem. After confirming Huang Ze's identity, he immediately came over and extended his hand.

"I'm here to ask you to sing a song." My mother, who was sitting on the sofa, reminded me without any emotion.

"That's right!" The bald man Xie Kun nodded, "We think your talents are more than that."

“The song ‘Tomorrow Will Be Better’ that you wrote is really great!”

“I listen to it every day.”

"There is a feeling of an open sea breeze blowing towards us, which will surely lead us to a better tomorrow."

“The music is also quite novel.”

"How about it? Are you interested in collaborating with us?"

"Don't worry, you don't need to resign. It will just take up your free time. Of course, if you want, you can transfer your organizational relationship."

"That's not necessary." Huang Ze blurted out.

The reason why he wrote songs and sang was more to make movies as soon as possible.

Don’t even think about asking him to give up movies and become a full-time singer!
Even if Jesus comes, it won’t work, I said.

"Okay." Xie Kun still had a smile on his face, "When do we start working on the album?"

"There's no rush." ​​Huang Ze glanced at his mother.

My mother understood what I meant and played the villain. "It seems that you haven't talked about the treatment yet, right?"

"You can't let my son work for nothing, right?"

"Well, I heard that the factories you guys are singing in have not stopped working recently, and the electricity bills have increased a lot."

"A tape is two dollars and a half. You've sold hundreds of thousands of them. You can keep selling them in the future."

"Millions of plates, tens of millions of plates is not impossible."

"You make millions of dollars, but if you don't let my son eat meat, you can't leave him even a bowl of soup, right?"

"Mom, don't say that." Huang Ze glanced at his mother, gave her an encouraging look, and then shook her hand and said, "She came here specially, she will definitely not let me work in vain."

"Yes, we can give you this amount for this album!" Xie Kun smiled and held up two fingers, "Two thousand yuan."

"Because we want you to work with Mao Aming to fully transform the influence of the song "Tomorrow Will Be Better" into sales of the new album."

"You have to leave her one copy."

"I'll write the lyrics and compose the music." Huang Ze said.

"Is that so? We do believe in your ability, but there will still be an audit. If the lyrics and music can pass our audit and be used in the album, we will give you 500 for each song. In addition, we can promise to recommend you to Director Huang Yihe, the chief director of the Spring Festival Gala."

"make a deal."

These days, the price is like this.

If you want a higher rate, or even a share of the profits, you can just forget about it.

Absolutely impossible!
It's better not to dwell on it and maintain a good relationship.

Besides, just one song "Tomorrow Will Be Better" is not convincing enough, so Huang Ze still wants to take advantage of this opportunity.

It’s for money and also for the Spring Festival Gala.

If I could sing a song from my album at the Spring Festival Gala...

It is no exaggeration to say that this is enough to make you instantly famous in the country.

You get recognized when you walk down the street.

As for whether this recommendation to the Spring Festival Gala director is just empty talk.

Huang Ze felt that it shouldn't be the case.

Because the two share a common interest.

If you can become popular, your albums can also sell more. This can be a business worth millions, or even tens of millions.

Is this still not motivation?
Given the strength of Shanghai Zhongchang, there is still a chance to recommend it.

"I wish you a happy cooperation?" Xie Kun stretched out his hand and shook hands with Huang Ze again. "Then please take some time to come to our place and decide how many songs you want to use. Then we will settle the payment with you."

"I have a condition. Our cooperation only includes the domestic song distribution rights."

"No problem." Xie Kun didn't intend to sell it abroad. How could music tapes earn foreign exchange? As for the rest, what if they were used? Everyone did it, so he agreed readily. "This is the deposit."

He took out two hundred yuan and gave it to Huang Ze, asked Huang Ze to write a receipt, and signed a simple contract, agreed on some conditions, and then the two left contentedly. Watching the two people go away, Huang Ze closed the door, turned around and went home, and saw his mother staring at him with her chin up, as if thinking about something.

"Mom, what are you thinking about?"

"You said that your father and I don't have artistic talent, but how come you have it? And so much of it?"

"My dad is from the Shanghai Film Studio!"

"Does one need to have artistic talent to work at the Shanghai Film Studio? He's just an accountant." Mom curled her lips.

"Mom, then I have to ask you." After saying something extremely disrespectful, Huang Ze took advantage of his mother's lack of reaction and went straight back to his room.

Sitting at the table for a while, Huang Ze tapped his fingers on the table and thought about what songs to put on his album.

Considering the times and the fact that this is happening in the country, it’s okay if it’s a bit too flashy.

Also, he followed the example of many other artists and didn't pay copyright fees, he just copied the music and wrote the lyrics.

It’s not like I can’t copy the song?

There are so many songs in my memory, there is no need.

After thinking for a while, Huang Ze picked up his pen and started writing lyrics.

"Dark black eyes."

"And your smiling face."

"It's hard to forget you and the change in your appearance."

"The old times are so fleeting, they just slip away..."

This song "Love Song 1990" by Luo Dayou is a song that Huang Ze has liked for decades.

Just like a glass of wine, the more you taste it, the better it gets.

The more you taste it, the more delicious it becomes.

Out of respect for him, Huang Ze also copied "Tomorrow Will Be Better" from him, so he decided to copy it again.

Since he copied it, it’s his own song that he likes, so he copied it again, "Your Appearance".

It’s difficult for others to write songs, but for Huang Ze, writing songs is like writing an essay, he just writes.

But, it happens again and again.

If it happens again, it would really be too much.

The third song, change of actors.

Considering the impact on the Spring Festival Gala, Huang Ze composed a song that appeared in the Spring Festival Gala in his previous life.

"The Waves Remain".

The songs from the 93 Spring Festival Gala in my previous life became instantly popular all over the country after they were performed.

Mao Ning also became the male god of a generation.

It's just a pity...

After writing these three songs, Huang Ze considered a possibility: what if these three songs don’t become popular?
Yes, they are indeed very good songs, all of them are classics.

But who says classics have to be popular?

Songs are no different from movies. If someone else sings them or the song is sung at a different time, it may not become popular.

In the past, there were many cases where the original author’s songs did not become popular, but became popular after being covered.
After all, this is my first album that I want to use to lay the foundation for making money, so I can't take such a risk.

It would be best to make a song with a high enough chance of becoming a hit.

First think about the main group of people who buy cassettes: young people who have purchasing power and like to follow trends.

The maximum age should not exceed thirty years.

So what is most touching to them in the depths of each other's memories at this age?

It must be love!

It is better to love but not be loved.

Once you get it and it becomes the daily necessities of life, that love will be completely worn out.

But if you cannot be loved, it will become a permanent regret in your heart.

Especially after you get into the daily life of being with the person you are with, there are bound to be some bumps in the road. You will wonder, would things be different if you had been with her back then?
And when the breakup with your ex is not due to emotional problems, the regret will be even deeper.

(End of this chapter)