Chapter 150: Sharing and Comics
While Xu Liang was happily turning Yuan Feng off, smoke filled the office of the president of SM Company.
Li Xiuman and Han Zhengying looked at the documents in their hands, with hesitation and a hint of anxiety on their faces.
“From the information found on the Internet, Hongmeng Company is indeed as strong as the other party said.
The business is spread across East Asia and Southeast Asia, especially the other party just acquired it from the American Excite company last month , acquired their Asian business, and reached a cooperation with SoftBank,” Han Zhengying said.
"So you tend to cooperate with the other party?"
Li Xiuman asked.
“At present, this is the most beneficial option for us. Through the other party’s online channels, we can increase a large amount of revenue.
Even if it is not as much as the other party said, but even if it is only Half, 500 million won, is also an important income for us.”
He thought well. In fact, the only people who can pay for Korean songs are the South Korean market, and some Japanese and Wanwan markets. .
Let alone 500 million won, it would be great to have 100 million won.
Lee Soo Man nodded slightly and said with some worry: "I'm afraid that online channels will impact offline record sales."
"I'm worried too. But this is the general trend of world music development. , not to mention us, even the five major music giants cannot avoid it.
Looking at the development trend of Napster in the US music market, MP3 music is destined to be the future. ”
Lee Soo Man also knew that the general trend could not be changed.
What's more, Hongmeng Music is better than Napster. It also gives a share of the original music payment, instead of blindly infringing and piracy.
"Then let's talk to Hongmeng Company again." Li Xiuman said.
After they compromised, Han Zhengying formally formed a negotiation team the next day and started negotiations with the negotiation team organized by Sun Mingzhen.
Every addition or subtraction of a point can lead to huge differences.
After talking for nearly a week, the sharing agreement was finally finalized.
According to the sales volume of each single, it is divided into four levels: 100,000, 300,000, 500,000 and 1 million.
If the number of downloads does not exceed 100,000, 19% will be allocated to SM Company and 9% to Hongmeng Music.
If the number of downloads exceeds 100,000 and is less than 300,000, we will be divided into 28%: SM Company 2nd and Hongmeng Music 80%.
If the number of downloads exceeds 300,000 and is less than 500,000, we will get a 70-30 split, three for SM and seven for Hongmeng Music.
If the number of downloads exceeds 500,000 but is less than 1 million, we will be divided into 40 and 60: SM Company 4 and Hongmeng Music 6.
With more than 1 million downloads, it will be split 50-50, 50-50 between both parties.
After the two parties signed the agreement, SM Company also officially withdrew the lawsuit from the Gangnam District Court in Seoul.
With this agreement in hand, Son Mingzhen went to negotiate with music companies such as JYP and YG. With the precedent of SM Company, the subsequent signings were relatively smooth.
Because at this time, online sharing agreements are still new and not everyone understands them very well.
A limited number of websites are still free for piracy, so it is easy for Hongmeng Music to obtain exclusive network authorization.
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“When will your sister arrive?”
Xu Liang was wearing an apron and holding a spatula in his hand.
In order to entertain his sister-in-law, he planned to cook a sumptuous dinner himself.
“I just got on the subway when I made the call. It should be soon.”
Sun Mingzhen looked at the time and said.
"Okay, then I'll hurry up and fry the last few vegetables."
"Yes."
After agreeing, Sun Mingzhen leaned against the kitchen door and looked inside. Busy Xu Liang has a happy smile on his face.
Except for not being able to really get married, and spending less time together and more separation, this man is almost a perfect husband.
Now she is very happy with her choice.
Not only has he made a leap forward in his career, he has also satisfied his own ideals.
Life also becomes rich.
If I have any regrets, it’s that the man is too powerful and I can’t stand it. From this perspective, it is a good thing to get together less and stay away more, and you will also have time to recover.
Ding dong….
There was a knock on the door.
Sun Mingzhen quickly turned on the video intercom.
A young and energetic beautiful girl is waving her palms inside.
“Onie, is it me?”
Sun Mingzhen quickly went over and opened the door.
"Onie."
The girl rushed over excitedly, hugged Sun Mingzhen, and laughed and jumped.
"Okay, okay, you are so old, but you are still so childish."
In fact, this is not the first time Sun Yanzhen has come here.
But when I came here before, Xu Liang was mostly not there.
After the excitement of meeting, Sun Yanzhen looked inside curiously.
“Onie, where is my brother-in-law?”
“He heard that you came over and was cooking in the kitchen.”
“Wow, my brother-in-law is so successful in his career, he still has Can you cook?”
“He is a good cook and the Chinese food he cooks is very good. You will know after you try it.”
"Then I want to have a good taste."
Sun Mingzhen smiled and touched her hair, took her hand and walked inside.
“Let’s go, I’ll take you to meet him.”
The girl followed him with expectation.
Come to the kitchen door.
The range hood was too noisy, and the kitchen was far away from the entrance door. Xu Liang didn't hear the two sisters talking. Now it was different at the door.
Turning around, a young girl with a beautiful and pure appearance wearing a pink down jacket, tight-fitting jeans and snow boots came into view.
The appearance seemed familiar to him.
But I couldn’t remember who it was.
“Oppa, this is my sister Yanzhen.”
Sun Yanzhen quickly bowed and saluted.
"Hello, brother-in-law."
Xu Liang smiled and said: "Welcome to my home as a guest. My hands are not clean, so I won't shake hands with you."
" Brother-in-law, it's okay," Sun Yanzhen said politely.
"Mingzhen, take Yanzhen around first. I have another dish, which will be ready soon."
Sun Mingzhen nodded and took her sister to the living room. It didn't take long, and Xu Liang prepared the last braised eggplant.
“It’s time to eat.”
The two sisters came to the restaurant and looked at the full table. Sun Yanzhen exclaimed.
“It’s so rich.”
"Taste my craftsmanship."
Xu Liang handed over the chopsticks.
After saying ‘thank you’, Sun Yanzhen took a piece of beans and put it in her mouth.
"Brother-in-law, your skills are great, much better than Ernie's."
"Go, I can't stop you from eating." Sun Mingzhen said angrily.
Sun Yanzhen stuck out her tongue and buried her head in eating.
"By the way, Ernie, brother-in-law, I got the role."
Sun Yanzhen said happily.
"What character? A corpse? Or a mute?" Sun Mingzhen said sarcastically without mercy.
Sun Yanzhen has known for a long time that her sister is not satisfied with her entering the entertainment industry. She is used to being hit often, so she is not angry.
"This time I have lines and I will play a role in the new movie "Secret" directed by Park Ki-hyung. By the way, Unnie, I gave myself a stage name.
Son Ye-jin.
Ou Does it sound good to you?”
Xu Liang was shocked when he was eating. He subconsciously looked up at the smiling girl on his right and suddenly understood.
“No wonder I felt familiar at first, but I didn’t expect it was Son Ye-jin.”
Now she is only eighteen years old, with a face that is so tender that it can be squeezed out of a first love, far less charming than the charming look she later had.
Looking at the two sisters fighting, I couldn't help but think.
“This world is really small.”
After dinner.
Xu Liang returned to the study to deal with work emails. The two sisters cleared the dining table and washed the dishes and chopsticks.
After watching for a while, Xu Liang took out his cell phone and dialed.
It didn’t take long before the call was connected.
“President.”
Hideo Fukunaga’s voice came over.
“Has a comic website been developed?”
Fukunaga Hideo responded, "It has been tested several times and no BUG has been found. It is ready to be launched on the market."
"Very good."
"Contact Comics Impurities immediately and buy their Online copyrights don’t necessarily have to be popular works, second-level ones are also fine. First, fill in our comic inventory. "
"Also, Japanese comics. With the development of the industry, I believe there are many people who cannot publish their own comics. Our comics website has just been established, so it is destined to be unable to compete with the influence of magazines that have been established for many years
So these marginalized people in the comics industry are the ones we are fighting for. "
"President, these people are not of high quality and it is probably difficult for them to make hits. "
"That's what I say, but there are only a handful of people who have become famous in one painting. Most of them have accumulated experience and accumulated experience.
So don’t dislike those who are not good at drawing now. There may be the next Osamu Tezuka and Akira Toriyama hidden in them. ”
“I understand. ”
Xu Liang continued: "Anyone who likes comics and has a certain foundation can draw comics on our website.
Those who draw better can be recommended for display on our homepage.
< br>Twenty or thirty episodes will be released on a paid basis, and the author will share it with us in proportion.
As for the specific amount of the free part, you can decide by yourself.”
Wait for Hideo Fukunaga to digest it. Afterwards, Xu Liang continued.
"Our website has a relatively small audience in the early stage. After the comic is put on the shelf, the income of the comic author may not be too much. You can discuss a basic guarantee plan with the people in the company.
For example, daily updates should be no less than twenty-eight days, and the number of updates No less than 3 pages, or 5 pages; you can get a salary of 10,000 yen, or 20,000 yen.
As for the specific number of pages and the price, you can discuss it and decide according to the situation in Japan. ”
Xu Liang’s strategy is basically based on the strategies of domestic comic websites and novel websites.
However, after a detailed analysis of the specific situation, the general strategy is the same, but the specifics must be decided by Hideo Fukunaga and others who understand the national conditions of Japan.
"President, I will have a meeting tomorrow to resolve this matter."
"Don't beat your head and make a decision, find a few more low-level comics people and do a questionnaire."
"Understood. "
"Also, after the website is officially launched, the "Death" painted by Xinmei must be placed in the most conspicuous place on the website."
"Yes." br>
Fukuda Shinmi's "Death" is very good, and he liked it anyway.
If done well, it might be able to bring a lot of traffic to the new comic website.
“Hi.”
“How many members does Hongmeng Music Network have now?”
“There are currently 790,000 people.”
“It’s a bit sparse.”
“Most of the company’s music sources are old songs, which makes it difficult to attract young people. In addition, it has only been launched for a short time, and it has not established trust among independent musicians, so members The number of people is limited."
Xu Liang nodded slightly, "How are the preparations for the offline Hongmeng Music Company?"
"There are currently two male and two female singers signed. I bought the rights to adapt some popular Chinese songs and are currently adapting them.
It will be officially released in another half month. ”
Hongmeng Japanese offline music company mainly does the work of adapting popular songs.
Try the waters first and do not rule out entering the Japanese music market in the future.
“Although Hongmeng Music and Hongmeng Comics are very important, you must keep in mind that 'Bing' is the focus of Hongmeng's development, and most of the company's resources must be placed on it.
If Comics and music are developing very well, but if Bing fails, it is a failure," Xu Liang emphasized.
“Understood.”
After instructing Fukunaga Hideo, Xu Liangcai hung up the phone.
Then process the following emails.
(End of this chapter)