Chapter 296 Who gave Ying Zhicheng’s guitar?

Chapter 296 Who gave Ying Zhicheng’s guitar?

In the eyes of Lin Xiuhong and Li Guohong, Li Luo has indeed shown amazing talent in less than a year.

I wrote a few songs on hand, one of which was "Rings of the Year" and was popularly sung by Yuan Wanqing, which really surprised both the couple.

Later I heard that several of Li Luo's other songs had also been bought by Yuan Wanqing. The couple only thought that the other party might have taken a fancy to the popularity of "Annual Rings", so they simply bought Li Luo. Among the remaining songs, maybe one of them will become a hit?

But...

A whole new album.

Nine songs.

All created by Li Luo?

This is completely different from what was said above!

Even for very well-known singers and songwriters, it is rare for an album to be created entirely by the same person.

Let alone a high school student.

Xu Rongsheng and Cui Suling next to them were also as surprised as Li Guohong and his wife at this time.

After all, in Xu Rongsheng's opinion, although Li Luo may indeed have a talent for writing songs, an occasional song is still acceptable.

He is more aware of Li Luo's attainments and level in online literature under the Internet paradigm.

But he never expected that Li Luo also had such a talent in song creation.

A very well-known singer can actually be given full control over the production of his new album.

This is no ordinary trust.

"You may not know too well." Ying Zhicheng coughed twice, glanced at Li Luo with complicated eyes, and then explained, "The previous song "Rings of the Year" can also be said It became popular through the traffic of the TV series "Yao Chi Xian Yuan"."

"But the song "Waiting for You After Class" released by Li Luo a while ago was sung by himself, Xuanfa said. The only channel was his novel itself."

"But even so, the song "Waiting for You to Finish Class" still rushed to the top of the new song chart, and within a week, it firmly occupied the top spot. The top three positions.”

"So Wan Qing discussed with me, including Li Luo's own suggestions, and we initially determined the promotion plan for the new album."

At this point, Ying Zhicheng also laughed a little, and was very satisfied with this plan. I sigh for being bold and avant-garde. After all, this is a publicity angle that is difficult for normal people to think of.

“To put it simply, when Wan Qing’s new album is released, in addition to the normal publicity process, Li Luo will also have the heroine release the new album simultaneously in the book.”

“Book The inside and outside work are carried out simultaneously, and they cooperate with each other to promote each other."

Hearing this, Li Guohong and others suddenly looked surprised, and then they suddenly realized.

"This is really interesting." Xu Rongsheng couldn't help but say, "This kind of publicity plan... It's a pity that I am not a teacher of communication, otherwise I will definitely let students pay attention to your case. If it can succeed, At least I can write a few papers."

Hearing this, Li Luo immediately twitched his lips, thinking that Uncle Xu really refused to let him go...

Why does everything happen? Want to write an essay?

No wonder Xu Youyu had a headache when he mentioned Xu Rongsheng in his last life.

Originally, I was worried about what to do when my writing of online articles was exposed.

Later, after the family accepted her daughter's writing of online articles, Xu Youyu had to worry about what to do as her father always used her books as examples and wrote one paper after another.

It’s just that in this life, I stood up for my senior sister and was picked up by Xu Rongsheng as thesis material.

Thinking of this, Li Luo also had a headache, wondering if he should find a chance to recommend "The Age of Literature" to Uncle Xu.

You can't always put yourself in the position to bear injuries, so Xu Youyu can just hide behind him and output?

It’s somewhat unfair.

"So how are you preparing for the remaining three songs?" Yuan Wanqing looked at Li Luo with some expectation in her eyes, and said with a smile, "The six songs given to me earlier, the album recording It's almost finished, but if it's going to be a competition, the arrangement still needs to be adjusted."

"Well..." Li Luo didn't want to be too shocking, so he kept controlling the frequency of his songs.

At this time, there are still more than three months before the kick-off show on August 21st, not to mention the last three songs. We really have to wait for Yuan Wanqing to sing them in the subsequent show. No matter what, they have to be It was around October.

So Li Luo was not in a hurry and just said: "I already have an idea, but I haven't finished writing it yet. Anyway, I will definitely get it done before August."

"Okay." Yuan Wanqing nodded with satisfaction. , and then asked curiously, "But, you said you have an idea, what exactly is it?"

When Yuan Wanqing asked, Li Luo immediately pondered, then turned to look at Ying Zhicheng, and asked in a low voice: "Uncle Ying, do you have any specific terms in the contract with the program team?"
< br>"For example, is there a rule in this competition that you will definitely lose or something?"

"Can Aunt Yuan be allowed to compete normally?"

Listening to what Li Luo said, Ying Zhicheng immediately understood what he meant, glanced at Yuan Wanqing, and then said with a smile: "Wanqing told me before, so when we negotiated the contract, we also discussed it with him."

"The competition can go on normally. As long as she performs well and gets the top four votes in the current period, she will be considered successful."

"But at the beginning, the opponent just wanted to find an ordinary kicker. , I never thought about changing people.”

“One of the participating singers discussed with the program team that due to scheduling reasons, they might not be able to appear in the next few episodes.”

“ So we are just in time."

After receiving this reply, Li Luo laughed, then looked at Yuan Wanqing, coughed twice and cleared his throat: "I checked the date before, if Aunt Yuan can If you stick to it, the penultimate program seems to be during the National Day holiday?"

"Hmm..." Yuan Wanqing took out her phone, pondered for a moment, checked it, and nodded, "Yes. It’s October 2nd.”

"For the first of the three songs, just write a song that is more about the feelings of family and country, okay?" Li Luo asked, "Has Aunt Yuan tried this before?"

Yuan Wanqing frowned , shook her head, but then relaxed: "You can give it a try."

When she first debuted when she was young, the company created a sweet persona for her, so the songs she sang were either It's a sweet little love song, or a little girl's lovelorn song.

Now she is older. Although she still looks about twenty-six or seven in her thirties, she is no longer a little girl after all.

So the overall style of the new album that I just came back with is more mature.

As for the six songs Li Luo has given her so far, they are basically not the type of songs she sang when she was young. They can be regarded as a transformation direction after her comeback.

"However." Yuan Wanqing reminded, "This type of song has advantages and disadvantages. You should try to write it out as soon as possible and let me take a look."

"Okay." Li Luo clicked. He nodded, and then said, "As for the next two songs, if Aunt Yuan can make it to the finals..."

"Um..." Upon hearing this, Yuan Wanqing suddenly laughed and shook her head, "I feel like I'm not very hopeful. It’s great if you can succeed in the competition.”

“Don’t belittle yourself,” Ying Zhicheng said, “Listen to Li Luo’s thoughts.”

"My idea is very simple." Li Luo laughed, pointed to Yan Zhusheng who was sitting obediently next to him, and said, "If we can really enter the finals, how about asking Zhusheng to come on stage to help during the singing session?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned for a moment.

Yan Zhusheng also blinked, unable to react for a moment.

It was Yuan Wanqing who came to her senses first and asked doubtfully: "Are you sure? What song must I sing with a bamboo sheng?"

"There is a song in my mind, although it is still It’s not yet ready, but I think it’s very suitable for Aunt Yuan and Zhu Sheng to sing together.” Li Luo smiled, “And the mother-daughter duet should also be very effective. But it depends on what Aunt Yuan and Zhu Sheng think about it. Wait for that song. After the song is written, it is not too late for you to make a decision.”

Now, Yuan Wanqing does not dare to underestimate Li Luo, especially if the song is written by someone else, and he will definitely have his own unique understanding.

Yuan Wanqing glanced at her daughter beside her, and seeing her eagerness to try, she laughed and said, "Okay, let's see when the time comes."

Li Luo nodded with satisfaction and finally said : "As for the last remaining song, I think it should be very suitable for Aunt Yuan herself."

"Then I'll look forward to it." Yuan Wanqing laughed.

She was considered a person who had seen strong winds and waves, but facing Li Luo, when he said these words, she couldn't help but look forward to it.

I hope she won't be too disappointed.

"So..." At this time, when Li Guohong saw that they had finished chatting, he couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Can you let us listen to your songs first?"

"Okay." Yuan Wanqing nodded, "But it's better to have accompaniment, right? Well... singing a cappella is not impossible."

"Wait!" Ying Chanxi stood up on his own initiative and trotted towards the piano He left the room and turned to Yuan Wanqing and said, "Auntie, wait a moment, we have a guitar here that you can use."

"Oh, that's fine." Yuan Wanqing nodded, and saw Ying Chanxi coming out of the piano room He took out the expensive guitar and handed it to his hand.

But after Yuan Wanqing hugged the guitar and subconsciously observed it, the expression on her face was stunned.

Then she turned to look at Ying Zhicheng, narrowing her eyes slightly, with an unexplainable look in her eyes.

Ying Zhicheng was a little unresponsive, and he didn't understand what Yuan Wanqing's look meant at first.

But when his eyes fell on the guitar in Yuan Wanqing's hand, he was startled for a moment, and then he couldn't help but ask: "Xixi, isn't this the guitar I keep at home? ?"

"Yes." Ying Chanxi nodded innocently, "What's wrong?"

"No...so when did you bring it here?" Ying Zhicheng asked quickly.

“I brought it here last year.” Ying Chanxi pointed at Li Luo, “Li Luo can play the guitar. I thought he might want to use it, so I brought it here. Military training just started last year. When he was a kid, he still held this guitar and sang on the playground of our school."

"Oh~" Yuan Wanqing nodded and chuckled, "I brought it last year. "

"Cough, cough..." Ying Zhicheng coughed a few times and quickly changed the subject, "Sing, sing, I have to go back to the company in the afternoon after singing for a while."

"Okay." Yuan Wanqing hummed softly, holding the guitar and strumming the strings. Then she calmed down and stopped worrying about it with Ying Zhicheng for the time being. As the rhythm gradually picked up, she began to hum softly.

It is the song "Light Chaser" that she likes better.

Soon, the living room was immersed in Yuan Wanqing's singing.

Halfway through the song, she turned to Yan Zhusheng and winked, gesturing for her to join in.

At the end of the song, Li Luo also sang along, and Yuan Wanqing played the guitar to accompany them.

After singing a few songs, Li Guohong and others were also filled with emotion.

"It's really good." Li Guohong patted his son on the shoulder and said, "You are lucky to be able to write a song for Aunt Yuan."

"You can't say that." Yuan Wanqing laughed. Said, "I also want to thank Li Luo." After saying that, Yuan Wanqing handed the guitar to Li Luo's hand, and then said: "You can continue to use this guitar."

Hearing Yuan Wanqing suddenly say this, Li Luo was stunned for a moment. After taking the guitar, he looked down at the guitar, then at Yuan Wanqing, then turned to look at Ying Zhicheng aside, and fell into deep thought for a while.

Could it be...

"Ahem...this guitar was given to me by Wan Qing before." Ying Zhicheng coughed and explained in a low voice, "But I don't use it normally. Come on, it’s okay for Xixi to give it to you.”

“Yes.” Yuan Wanqing said with a smile, “The guitar is just for playing. Your uncle Ying is usually very busy, so he probably doesn’t have much time. It’s just right for you.”

After hearing what these two people said, Li Luo finally came to his senses and then managed to smile twice.

Since Yuan Wanqing said so, Li Luo was not polite to them.

But in his heart, Li Luo still broke into a cold sweat for Ying Zhicheng.

The gift given by my partner was lent to other boys by my daughter... After Uncle Ying returns this time, will he be teased by Aunt Yuan?

But they are both grown up, so they shouldn’t be angry over such a trivial matter, right?

Ying Chanxi on the side was very confused and couldn't help but look at Yuan Wanqing and then at Ying Zhicheng.

A year ago, she might not have thought much about it, but then Li Luo told her that this guitar was quite expensive, and the normal purchase price would start at less than 10,000 yuan.

Could this be a random gift from a normal friend?

But considering that Aunt Yuan is not short of money, and she is an artist in her father's company, it is not incomprehensible to please her boss...

Just at the thought of a woman giving such an expensive gift to her father, Ying Chanxi frowned slightly, feeling a little uncomfortable.

But after all, Dad and Aunt Yuan were friends in private, so it was hard for Ying Chanxi to say anything.

“Speaking of which, there is one more thing.” Ying Zhicheng looked at Li Luo, then looked at Li Guohong, and reminded, “Li Luo’s income is quite high now. What is my suggestion? You'd better set up a company for him."

"He currently earns several million a year and pays tax directly according to his personal tax rate, which is a bit of a loss."

"Although the company's tax is a little higher than that of a normal individual, it is definitely better than a large personal income like his."

"And after having a company, some things will be convenient. I will sign a contract with him in the future. Agreements and other matters can also be accounted for directly to the public. "

"Including Li Luo's royalties, if you ask your website that writes online articles, you should be able to change the contract signed by the individual. You can sign an agreement with the company.”

“Or you can sign an agency contract with the established company in your own name. There should be many ways.”

“This is exactly what I am doing. I also want to sign another overall contract with you regarding the production of the new album, and clarify some copyright and sharing details."

"You can see when you are free, and you can register the company first. "

Li Luo reacted after being reminded by Ying Zhicheng.

To be honest, the tax rate set by the state for the author’s personal remuneration is actually not high.

Like last year, excluding the income from selling his songs, his income from royalties was probably only a few hundred thousand.

If this income were paid to ordinary workers, the taxes they would have to pay would also be quite high.

But he pays taxes at a constant tax rate of about 11%, and even according to national policies, there are corresponding tax refund benefits at the end of the year.

But this year, things are different.

Because since February, his monthly income has increased to hundreds of thousands. Even if you don’t look at the income provided to him by Huayue Film and Television from the new album, just from royalties, it is estimated that in one year It's several million.

If the tax rate is calculated based on personal remuneration, then at the end of the year there will not be a tax refund, but a tax payment will be made honestly.

Thinking of this, Li Luo also nodded: "Well, I will go back and ask the editor to see if there is any precedent in this regard. As for the company's affairs..."

" You are not yet of age, so your parents have to handle this matter," Ying Zhicheng said, "If Lao Li is not familiar with it, I will ask my secretary to work with you. Registering the company is quite simple."

"Okay, I'll think about this matter." Li Guohong also heard the importance of this matter, nodded immediately and said, "But I won't bother you first, I'll ask my brother, he used to do business , The Industrial and Commercial Bureau here should have some connections."

"That's okay." Ying Zhicheng smiled, then patted Li Guohong on the shoulder, "Now that Li Luo has made a difference, you two are not messing around. That breakfast shop happened to be a company. I usually help Li Luo sign contracts and so on. I also provide some salary for myself and my sister-in-law. I can also help him avoid taxes, so I won’t have nothing to do.”

Listening to what Ying Zhicheng said, Li Luo thought this was a good idea.

As soon as the store was purchased and the company was established, my parents had nothing to do, so they went to the store for a walk to see how the business was going.

Go to my uncle's milk tea shop to order a cup of milk tea, blow on the air conditioner, and chat.

Li Luo had something to do here, so he asked his parents to sign the contract for him, which was something to do.

Thinking of this, Li Luo grinned, patted Li Guohong on the shoulder and teased: "Dad, you will also be the general manager of our company in the future. You will be on the same level as Uncle Ying. You can puff up your chest even when drinking and bragging. Ah."

Hearing this, Ying Zhicheng couldn't help laughing, and then laughed.

Li Guohong blushed at what he said, and said angrily: "You are not ashamed, you are just a small company, how can you compare with Lao Ying and others."

"That is different. Ying Zhicheng laughed and said, "I am just a high-level wage earner working for shareholders. A little equity dividend is the limit."

"Your Li Luo, if you continue to publish your songs in the future. Wan Qing's singing has become popular, and I guess many people will come to him privately to invite him to sing."

"Now this book is also a hit, and there may be a chance to sell the film and television rights in the future. "

"I have inquired before that the current copyright fee for a work of his level is in the tens of millions at least."

"Once your company is established, With Li Luo as a cash cow, the valuation will not be low.”

When Ying Zhicheng said this, both Li Guohong and Lin Xiuhong were a little dizzy, feeling as if they were about to fly into the sky all of a sudden.

On the other hand, Li Luo remained awake. He coughed twice and reminded: "The online articles I copy are all entertainment works that exist in reality. The copyright is still difficult to sell and it is easy to have disputes. "

"That's right." Ying Zhicheng pondered. He hadn't thought of this before, but then he said, "But there are many original songs in your book, right? ?"

"In fact, it can be released separately. Please pay attention when adapting, and copyright issues can be easily avoided."

"Even..."

Speaking of this, Ying Zhicheng's heart skipped a beat, and he actually felt a little moved.

Li Luo's novel, which he also asked his secretary to investigate, is now very popular on Qidian.com.

Qidian is now backed by Penguin, which is the largest men’s website in China.

For any book that becomes popular on the Internet, the copyright price remains high.

"I'm Really Not a Celebrity" is an ambiguous copyright dispute. If you really want to sell the copyright, it's not impossible to sell it.

When Ying Zhicheng said this, Li Luo suddenly remembered.

Although when he entered the industry, there were basically no entertainment-themed popular books that could sell film and television rights.

Even just talking about urban themes, very few can be sold. This theme is mostly reserved for female channels, and male channels’ urban stories are rarely considered when purchasing copyrights.

But in the early days, that is, at this stage, many film and television companies actually did not understand the specific chemical reaction between online literature and film and television, so they still purchased many popular books. copyright.

Among them was an entertainment-themed novel. Even though it was later blocked, the film and television rights were still sold, and it was even made into a TV series.

Thinking of this, Li Luo felt a little excited.

And Ying Zhicheng has similar thoughts to Li Luo.

Huayue Film and Television has entered the field of TV dramas in recent years, but it is actually a bit acclimatized.

Although it has produced one or two hit TV series, as well as some fan-oriented movies and TV series, it is far from being able to gain a firm foothold.

The previous "Yao Chi Xian Yuan" had a mixed reputation, but its income was supported by two young actors. It was not a huge profit, but it was acceptable.

When there is another urban romance drama "The Rest of My Life with You" during the summer vacation, I don't know how it will perform.

But judging from the popularity of Li Luo's novel, the plot should be pretty good, right?

I don’t know what will happen if it is made into a TV series.

With this thought in mind, Ying Zhicheng's thoughts became more vivid.

However, these ideas were not very mature yet, so he did not continue.

Then the four families chatted on the sofa for a while. At about two o'clock in the afternoon, the parents left one after another.

Out of Bihailanting, Ying Zhicheng’s driver was already waiting downstairs.

Yuan Wanqing opened the car door first and got in before Ying Zhicheng could open the door for him.

Ying Zhicheng quickly got into the back seat from the other side and explained in a low voice: "I usually leave it at home. I really don't know when Xixi brought it here."

"I'm not angry." Yuan Wanqing crossed her arms and looked out the window indifferently, "You don't need it anyway."

"Ahem... you can't say that." Ying Zhicheng took the initiative to pull Yuan Wanqing's hand over and hold it, "After all, it is your birthday gift to me. How about I find an excuse to let Xixi get the guitar back?" ?”

“Forget it.” Yuan Wanqing laughed and shook her head, “I will pay attention next time and try to give you something you can use. Just think of that guitar as a gift to Li Luo.”< br>
"This way..."

"That's good." Yuan Wanqing turned her head and blocked his mouth, and then said, "A gift is just a gift, there is no need to attach too much special meaning to it, you want If you want, I’ll give you something else next time.”

The driver sat in the driver’s seat and turned a deaf ear to the conversation in the back seat, pretending not to hear anything and driving steadily.

On the other side, Yan Zhusheng watched Li Luo carrying the guitar back to the piano room, and couldn't help but whisper to him: "Next time it's your birthday, I'll give you a new guitar."< br>
Li Luo: "...isn't this guitar good? Your mother gave it to you specially."

"After all, it belongs to Uncle Ying." Yan Zhusheng said seriously, "I will give it to you again." One, so that this guitar can be returned to Uncle Ying."

"What did you say?" Ying Chanxi asked curiously after he had just gone to the toilet.

"It's nothing." Yan Zhusheng shut up immediately when he saw Ying Chanxi approaching.

(End of chapter)