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Chapter 30 I also earn foreign exchange (please read it later)

Inside a residence on Hong Kong Island.

A woman in her thirties who looked a bit fierce and had the temperament of a strong woman took the music tape she had just received and put it into the radio with a hint of expectation.

That tape was Huang Ze’s new album.

She had heard a long time ago that a young creative singer had emerged in the mainland.

She had heard those songs before, and the ones she wrote were really good!

In her opinion, even though she didn't think the song "Xiao Fang" was that good, it was indeed catchy enough.

If these songs were really written by that young man, his talent is limitless!
Maybe he will be a new music godfather like Luo Dayou.

Unfortunately, the relationship was tense at that time.

Taking Huang Ze's identity into consideration, and the fact that she had just discovered a female singer named Ye Qianwen, as well as her concerns about Huang Ze's talent, she let it go for the time being and prepared to wait and see. She also had her subordinates investigate and keep an eye on him.

Now, hearing that the second album was out, his subordinates immediately asked someone to buy the album back from Guangzhou.

After pressing the play button, Wu Zhengyuan, general manager of Warner Music Hong Kong, folded his arms, closed his eyes and listened carefully.

Listen to each song one by one.

After listening to the last song, Wu Zhengyuan's eyes opened.

“The last four songs are not suitable for Hong Kong Island, but the first five songs still have popular elements!”

“It can be said that every song is a classic.”

"It's not just that he can be popular in the mainland."

At this point, Wu Zhengyuan's expression became more and more amused, "I actually wrote all the lyrics and music myself!"

"If I debut as a singer-songwriter in Hong Kong, I may be able to make it even if I sing in Mandarin!"

"Fans are always more tolerant of singers who write and sing their own songs."

"And it looks like everything is about to be settled."

Wu Zhengyuan turned his head to look towards the north and nodded thoughtfully.

"It won't cost much anyway, so I can take a gamble."

"If we can find a Luo Dayou, it might be possible to overshadow PolyGram."

……

to be frank.

Huang Ze thought that someone from Hong Kong Island would come to see him.

After all, those songs are copied and are masterpieces that have stood the test of time. They are so popular in China. If they are not blind, they should not miss them.

But I didn't expect them to move so quickly.

It’s been less than two weeks since the new album was released and they came to find me. I don’t know where they found it, but they actually found me directly at home.

"Hello, Huang Ze. We are from Warner Records Hong Kong Island. You can call me Lao Chen or Brother Chen."

The speaker was a man in his thirties with long hair, speaking fluent Shanghainese.

"Hmm?" Hearing this voice, Huang Ze subconsciously thought that the other party was speaking Cantonese, and wanted to communicate in his mediocre Cantonese, which was enough for a conversation. It took him two seconds to realize what was going on, and his eyebrows raised.

"Haha."

The middle-aged man surnamed Chen knew the reason for Huang Ze's expression and explained with a smile, "My parents were both born and raised in this city. When they were at home, they spoke Shanghainese."

"Well, we are half fellow villagers!" Huang Ze nodded, but he was concerned about something else, "How did you find my home?"

"The world is actually not that big. I found a relative, and my relative found a friend, and I found out where your home is."

"I hope you won't blame us for coming here uninvited. We at Warner Records are also eager to recruit talented people!"

"Can I ask, do you have a long-term contract with Zhongchang?"

"Haven't you checked it?" Huang Ze didn't believe that the other party would come to him without even knowing this.

"Ha ha……"

"Let me ask you another question. Do you own the copyrights of all the songs you created, except for those in mainland China?"

"exist."

"Shall we just talk about inviting you to join Warner Records?"

"Let me make it clear in advance that I will not resign from Shanghai Film Studio!"

I haven't been a director even once.

If "The Spring of the Underachievers" can achieve good results, Huang Ze will be able to become a director.

You can also get to know Marco Muller through Shanghai Film Studio and get a chance to go to the Venice Film Festival.

Huang Ze will not give up easily. If he misses it now, when will he have such an opportunity again?

Therefore, Huang Ze did not waste the other party's time and directly put the conditions that he could accept on the table.

"Or, I'll take a leave and go to Hong Kong Island. If I can't take a leave, you guys have to come here, and we'll find a recording studio to record songs tonight."

"If you can accept it, let's continue our conversation. If you can't accept it, then I'm really sorry. I made you come here for nothing."

"Not negotiable?"

“Nothing to discuss at the moment.”

"How long is it for now?"

"No way to answer that." Huang Ze smiled and shook his head.

I really don’t know how long it will last.

This is a question that has no definite answer.

"Let's talk about other issues first. As for the conditions you mentioned, I need to make a phone call to confirm with Hong Kong Island."

"can."

“This is the contract you have.”

"Do you need a lawyer?"

"Let me take a look myself." I have seen a lot of contracts in my previous life. Besides, in this country, many things have not yet been legislated. If you are really annoyed, just come and sue me if you are not satisfied.

From start to finish.

Huang Ze pointed to the terms and conditions one by one and started talking to him.

"First of all, I am not a new artist anymore. You should all know how popular I am in China. Those songs are all proven, and I am the songwriter myself. So I cannot accept this share. I need to raise it by at least 10 percentage points."

"Secondly..."

The conversation lasted until after ten o'clock in the evening, when both parties finally reached an agreement on all the terms.

The signing fee is HK$50,000.

Three albums in five years, with no less than thirty songs, and the production costs will be borne by Warner Hong Kong Island.

Except for the four military songs, the mainland copyright of other songs was retained, and an album was produced using the songs Huang Ze had released before.

For future songs, as long as the lyrics and music are written by Huang Ze, Warner will only own the copyright outside mainland China.

This is easier to discuss because Warner cannot make money in mainland China even if it has the copyright.

If you cooperate with Huang Ze, you will be paid 10,000 yuan, but if you copy their songs, Warner will not get a penny.

Finally, the three albums each get 20% of the sales, etc.

In terms of treatment, Huang Ze also knew that he needed this opportunity to make money so that he, as a reborn person, could accumulate the first pot of gold as soon as possible so that it could snowball. Therefore, he did not ask for too much. The focus was on getting the other party to agree to his prerequisites.

Never give up on movies.

"Okay, I understand. Brother Huang, I will report to Hong Kong Island when I get back. I will come to you tomorrow night and give you an answer."

"Okay, then walk slowly."

……

The next evening, the other party came with a revised contract.

I read it once and it was indeed written according to what I said yesterday.

The other party actually agreed, and Huang Ze subconsciously took another step forward and added a penalty clause.

On the third day, after discussing with the Hong Kong side, Chen Xing proposed a penalty of 6 million Hong Kong dollars. Huang Ze bargained for a long time and finally got it down to 4.5 million Hong Kong dollars.

The other party was satisfied. This penalty was very high. No superstar could afford it. Huang Ze could accept it and believed that his value would soon exceed this number.

So the two of them made an appointment and found a law firm in Shanghai to sign the contract.

Huang Ze also received the 50,000 Hong Kong dollars.

After weighing it in his hand, Huang Ze was delighted, "Brother, this can be considered as earning foreign exchange!"

"It's a pleasure to work with you!" The middle-aged man surnamed Chen smiled and stretched out his hand. "We will be working together in the same company in the future."

"By the way, do you have time recently? If possible, it would be best to take a month off. We will wait for you in the mainland for two weeks."

"If I can't get leave, I'll ask the company to send a production team."

"But I think it would be best if we could hire one. Our company's equipment would be better."

"Let me try." Huang Ze said.

"Okay, we'll wait for you. If you have any news, call the hotel, or you can come to the hotel directly to find us."

(End of this chapter)