Chapter 69: Is it difficult to participate in Kangxi Lai Le?

  One should know when to advance and retreat in all things, especially when visible benefits are right in front of you, it's even more important to learn how to choose.

  Wu Yifen is undoubtedly a very successful woman who knows how to make choices. After briefly recalling someone's talent and external conditions, she immediately retreated and said: "Xiao Tang, are you willing to give us Foma the Southeast Asian distribution rights for your first album?"

  She doesn't even ask for exclusive signing and distribution rights anymore, she just wants to get the exclusive distribution and sales rights in Southeast Asia.

  Because of Zhang Shuang's third album mainland release, Fumao Records still collaborated with other mainland record companies! Too obsessed with pursuing the whole contract except for a slightly bigger name and more shares, actually didn't have much effect. It's better to make good use of the Southeast Asian record distribution rights that are destined to be explosive, and then take advantage of his popularity to become famous in the industry while also "luring" several excellent newcomers to join the company.

  This is Wu Yifen's final plan.

  As a senior director of a record company, Wu Yifen would certainly pursue the maximization of benefits. Since it is impossible to get the full contract from this young man in front of him, as long as he can get a share, it's actually not bad at all.

  Moreover, she firmly believes that someone who has been refused several times will eventually agree. This is a kind of negotiation, even in psychology. Repeatedly refusing others is the best choice made with integrity, but the refuser will still feel a little guilty, feeling like they have gone too far.

  So, when negotiating, it's like pursuing a girl, you have to be persistent and never give up. If this time is not successful and is rejected, then come again immediately. Even if this time is still rejected, don't worry, continue to work hard... As a result, many seemingly impossible collaborations that everyone thought would not succeed were successfully achieved.

  As expected, Wu Yifen's request immediately put someone in a difficult position. He furrowed his brow and said: "Although I've never signed a contract before, I also know that singers can only sign with one record company, right?"

  "No, what you're talking about is Angela's type of contract that specifies a certain number of albums to be released within a certain time limit."

  Wu Yifen was overjoyed and immediately explained: "However, this kind of contract is generally for new artists. Take the Heavenly Kings and Queens, they often sign a production and distribution contract with a record company, and such contracts even have options. For example, our main distribution channel at Fuma is in Southeast Asia, and we don't have extensive cooperation channels on the mainland yet. So, if we were to sign a recording contract with Liu Dehua, we would specify in the contract that our company is responsible for production, but only for distribution and sales in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. Other regions such as Europe, America, Korea, and Japan would be handled by Liu Dehua's own agent, and they would be happy to do so, after all, this is the best way to maximize profits!"

  "Is there such a way?" Xiao Sa Ge and Gao Yan were both taken aback, asking in unison "Are you willing to do so?"

  That's Liu Dehua's album, it's bound to be profitable, you can't make a big profit from it?

  "No way, who made them a big brand, there are always record companies waiting for him to nod in agreement? Wu Yifen smiled a bit bitterly, nonsense, if Fu Mao was one of the international four major record companies, such as Time Warner, Universal or Sony, how stupid would they be to offer such conditions?"

  "Haha, isn't that the treatment of a top-notch celebrity?" Gao Yan suddenly laughed and said: "Not yet officially signed and debuted, but already received such superstar treatment, Xiao Tang, are you going to defy the heavens?"

  Xiao Sa Ge was speechless. Although he was very happy to receive this treatment, if possible, he would rather directly sign with a big-name record company and just focus on singing, without having to worry about anything else. How simple and easy that would be?

  "That's right, Xiao Tang indeed deserves this treatment." Wu Yifen said bluntly: "Our signing method is very simple. As long as Xiao Tang guarantees that he will listen to our arrangements during the release of his new album, participate in various influential variety shows and radio broadcasts in Taiwan and Southeast Asia, and actively participate in various autograph sessions and promotional events, it's all right."

  "Sorry, I'd like to ask a question first!" Xiao Su Ge said: "Is your company, Fu Mao, really capable in Taiwan and Southeast Asia? Can you guarantee that I can smoothly appear on authoritative shows like 'Guess' and 'Kang Xi Lai Le' that are popular across the three regions?"

  "This point can not only be guaranteed, but we will also write it into the contract!" Wu Yifen let out a sigh of relief and patted his chest with a loud laugh: "You can ask your girlfriend about this, she's often on Taiwan's major variety shows, hmm, except for 'Kangxi Lai Le' which is scheduled to be recorded next month, she's already participated in all the others!"

  "Really?" Xiao Sa Ge looked at Zhang Shuang naturally without avoiding: "What Fen Jie said is right, isn't it?"

  "It's really like that!" Zhang Shuang nodded in agreement: "A few days ago, my agent just told me that I will be back to participate in the recording of the show before October 10th, but it's with Cai Yilin together."

  He didn't get the superstar treatment? Xiao Shuai felt a bit unhappy because he had also watched several episodes of "Kang Xi Lai Le" online and found that ordinary stars usually went in groups or followed big stars to gain fame, while only true superstars could get the privilege of being interviewed alone on this variety talk show.

  It seems that she saw something, Wu Yifen smiled and said: "Actually, 'Kangxi Lai Le' is not that easy to get on, after all, the development of Taiwan's entertainment industry is more advanced than the mainland. So in Taiwan, there are many big and small stars, and the main variety shows are just a few, even if you don't talk about relationships, just count the queue, it's still very hard to get to your turn."

  She paused, looking at Zhang Shao-huang and said: "You can ask Angela about this. We've helped her with PR many times before. This time, her album sales are still very hot, with a chance to break 2 million copies, so she finally moved the leaders of Zhongtian Comprehensive Channel and the program team to agree to let her go record the show with her good friend Cai Yi-lin."

  "Pretty interesting! Can you make some money from notification fees?"

  Xiao Sao Ge suddenly burst out laughing, he couldn't believe that Zhang Shaohan, who is now a first-rate star, would also have to wait in line for this variety show. He used to think that the stars were the ones sending out invitations and paying money to appear on the show, but it turns out that the stars are actually begging to be on the show!

  "The TV show team would of course give a notification fee, and during the promotional period, artists are mainly seeking help from others, so they only get less than 2000 Taiwan dollars for transportation costs..." Wu Yifen immediately explained: "Then, invited artists can be divided into four levels. The lowest level is those who have just debuted and have no fame at all, and may receive around 3000 new Taiwan dollars. Next are those with a little fame, third-rate celebrities, who can get around 6000-8000. The third type is second-rate small-time celebrities, who can get around 12000-15000. Those like Angela, if not during the promotional period of an album, can at least get around 30000. Those higher than her would depend on who it is, whether it's a movie star or a singer, or even someone who has developed in all aspects, and the highest can even get up to 100000 new Taiwan dollars."

  "That's not a lot, is it?!" Gao Yan said in dismay: "This little money is not enough! The exchange rate between NT and RMB is 1:4, right? After spending half a day, I only earned 250,000? It's not even worth doing a commercial performance!"

  As he spoke, he happened to pull out a stack of red RMB from his bag and handed it to Xiao Sao: "Little Tang, take this, it's your pay for tonight." He also smiled complacently: "Fortunately, my brother was quick to act. If I had waited until after tonight to invite you, the price would have started at 20,000 yuan at least!"

  "This, so much?" Wu Yifen and Zhang Shaohuang both felt unbelievable, because they really didn't expect that a wandering newcomer singer who hadn't even signed a contract yet could actually earn NT$40,000 to NT$50,000 in just two hours with one performance!

  "Haha, you don't know how popular Xiao Tang is in our Chongqing right now!" Gao Yan put the banknotes in front of Xiao Liang Ge and sat down again to explain: "You just need to go back and check today's afternoon edition of the Chongqing Evening News, and you'll find that Xiao Tang has already caught the attention and curiosity of at least tens of millions of people in Chongqing. That's why he was able to attract tens of thousands of onlookers and cheering fans during his performance just now."

  "Xiao Tang, it seems you're really suitable for this line of work!" Wu Yifen nodded in admiration: "Think carefully about it, I'm genuinely interested in acquiring the distribution rights for your work in Southeast Asia."

  After finishing speaking, she stood up and looked at Zhang Shao-huang who was somewhat excited: "Angela, we really need to go back and rest now, or you won't be able to get through tomorrow afternoon!"

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