Chapter 138 The First Chinese Volume
Yang Ye, Deng Lijun, and Zheng Donghan were sitting together drinking tea.
Deng Lijun said: "Donghan, Aye and I don't plan to renew our contract."
Zheng Donghan sighed and said: "I have guessed it a long time ago. You two parents-in-law are planning to Forming a record company? "
Yang Ye said: "I am a film company, and the movie must have a soundtrack, theme song and so on. It is very reasonable to form a record company, right?" >
Zheng Donghan said: "It's very reasonable!"
Deng Lijun said: "Donghan, will you do it with us?"
Zheng Donghan let out a sigh and said with a smile: "You two can just go on your own. , you still want to take me away?"
Yang Ye said with a smile: "Why else are we sitting here drinking tea with you? We have already gone on a date!"
Zheng Donghan complained. : "Praise sex over friends!"
Yang Ye said seriously: "In the Eastern Han Dynasty, without bragging, Lijun is one of the best singers in the entire Chinese world. And I am one of the best creators in the Chinese world. As for You, she is the most outstanding singer I have ever seen. The manager is also very accomplished in music. The three of us can definitely create a legend for Chinese music.”
Teng Lijun said, “It’s better to be your own boss than to work for others.” >
Zheng Donghan thought for a few minutes and said: "How to divide the spoils?"
Yang Ye knocked on the table and said: "That's right. Our record company is composed of the three of us as the core. I invested 1.2 million, accounting for 60% of the shares. You and Lijun each invested 400,000, you accounted for 25% of the shares, and Lijun accounted for 15% of the shares."
Zheng Donghan said with a smile: "You are quite nice. Hey, why should I get 10% more for the same amount of money?”
Yang Ye said: "I have a film company to be busy with. Lijun is a pure singer, so the daily management of the company basically falls on you. You should get 10% more. As for why I take the majority, because I There is a Baiyang Film Company. If Baiyang Film Company releases soundtracks in the future, our record company will be responsible for it. This is a huge business, and I will take the lion’s share. It’s reasonable, right?”
Zheng Donghan said: "It's very reasonable!"
Yang Ye and Xia Meng previously opened a film company together, and Xia Meng only held 10% of the shares.
In commercial real estate, Lin Baocheng only holds 15% of the shares, and he also spent a large amount of money to participate in the shares.
When he opened a brokerage company, Yang Ye hired Chen Ziqiang as the manager and only gave him 3% of the shares.
Now that he is here with Zheng Donghan, he has to give up 25% of his shares. Is he worth so much?
Of course it’s worth it!
Zheng Donghan is a generation of wizards and the most powerful operator in the Chinese music industry.
In his heyday, more than half of Hong Kong's first-line red stars were in his hands, including Leslie Cheung, Alan Tam, Winner, Tsui Siu-fung, Jacky Cheung, Liu Hua, Lai Lai, Beyond, Faye Wong, Grasshopper, etc.
He is in charge of the Chinese-speaking area of the international record company. He also owns PolyGram, New Arts, PolyStar, Shanghua, Foremost, etc., and owns almost half of the Chinese-speaking market.
Japan, which has taken over the world's second largest music market, has raised Universal Music's market sales in Japan to the second place in just one year.
Managing EMI China, within three years, China EMI, which was originally ranked fifth, became the first in market sales.
With Zheng Donghan as manager, unification of the Chinese music industry is just around the corner.
I won’t talk about these far-off things. He is now in charge of PolyGram and is doing a great job. If you just give him three melons and two dates, why should he come out to start a business with you?
Yang Ye and Deng Lijun are full of sincerity, and Zheng Donghan has nothing to say. Although Yang Ye and Deng Lijun think Zheng Donghan is a generation of geniuses, in Zheng Donghan’s eyes, Yang Ye and Deng Lijun are even more unparalleled geniuses. , guarding these two people can ensure your own prosperity and wealth for the rest of your life.
"Okay, I'll do it with you!" Zheng Donghan said.
“That’s right, cheers!”
The three clinked their glasses happily, and Yang Ye said, “Isn’t the Wenner Band due this year too?”
< br>Zheng Donghan said: "Yes."
Yang Ye said: "In our company, we only have Lijun as a signature female singer, and there is no leading male singer. I think Allen is good and worth cultivating. I want to recruit him." How about coming over?”
Zheng Donghan said: "Aren't you the leading male singer?"
Yang Ye smiled and said: "I'm not a serious singer, I can play occasionally."
"You mean to let Wen Na disband? ?”
“There’s no such thing as a band that doesn’t break up?”
“That’s right, I’ll talk to him!”
"If Allen is willing to come, we will personally produce an album for him!"
Because Yang Ye traveled through time early, his ammunition arsenal is nearly unlimited, and he has classic songs from all over the world at his fingertips.
Let alone making one album for Tan Yonglin, it is more than enough to make a hundred.
Zheng Donghan said funny: "Why did you drag me in?"
Yang Ye said: "The company belongs to everyone, I can't do it alone."
"I feel like I'm on your pirate ship!" "Waiting to get rich!"
The three discussed for a while. In order to unify the brand, the new record company will be called Baiyang. Recorded.
Zheng Donghan resigned when he returned, and then made preliminary preparations for Baiyang Records.
Although it is a new company, the three founders are all giants in the industry, so things that are difficult for others are easy for them.
For example, the distribution network in Nanyang can be established quickly as long as Zheng Donghan makes a trip.
In order to make Baiyang Records a hit, the company's first venture will be to create a classic record tailored for Teresa Teng.
How to create it, what style of music to use, Cantonese or Mandarin, the three of them discussed it for a long time.
Yang Ye suddenly thought of something and said: "Lijun, you remember that you have a lot of calligraphy and painting collections at home, and they are quite good."
"Yes, what's the matter?"< br>
Deng Lijun liked these things very much and would buy them when she saw them. Yang Ye also gave her some as a gift.
“Oh, I have been thinking about something recently. Chinese classical poems are very artistic. Those poems were originally meant to be sung, but unfortunately the singing method has been basically lost. If you compose music again... No Do you know if there is any selling point?"
Zheng Donghan was interested and asked: "Is there any work? Come and listen to it."
"Yes, there is. I will hum a few. "Listen to the sentence."
Yang Ye cleared his throat and sang softly: "When will the bright moon come? Ask the sky for wine. I don't know what year it is in the palace in the sky, but I want to ride the wind back. . It's so cold in the high place. It's like dancing in the human world. There should be no hatred in the dark room. People have joys and sorrows, and the moon waxes and wanes. This matter is difficult to solve in ancient times. I hope we can live together for a long time. ”
After Yang Ye finished singing, both Deng Lijun and Zheng Donghan looked at him stupidly and said nothing. Yang Ye said in astonishment: "Doesn't it sound good?"
"No, it sounds good, I want to cry a little!"
Deng Lijun's reaction was very intense. She likes these classical things very much, and now Yang Ye actually set the classical poetry to a new song, and sang it so beautifully and movingly. She felt as if the song grew from her soul. As soon as she heard it, she fell hopelessly in love.
When Zheng Handong listened to this song, he couldn't help but praise: "Young Master Yang, you have composed the classical poetry that has been passed down in our country for thousands of years and expressed it with modern music. It is really a wonderful idea. If it is recorded into a record, , will definitely resonate with the audience.”
After hearing this, Teresa Teng nodded repeatedly and echoed: “I think overseas Chinese actually value China’s traditional culture. For example, Mr. Lin Lianyu of Malaysia, for We have struggled for a lifetime to preserve Chinese education. Although these poems are very old, they are in the blood of our nation. It will be a blessing if they can be rejuvenated. ”
Yang Ye said: "But this is very risky. No one has done this before. After all, this is our record company's entrepreneurial project. If it fails, it will cause a lot of damage not only to our company, but also to your reputation. You need to think clearly." "
Teng Lijun said without hesitation: "I really like this song, and I don't think it will fail! If it fails... Bah, if you think it won't work, you won't bring it up at all. , you are making fun of me!”
Deng Lijun reacted and angrily went to scratch Yang Ye. Yang Ye jumped up and ran away. The two of them chased each other and started flirting. Zheng Donghan simply couldn’t see it. , he said helplessly: "Hey, can you please consider my feelings?"
"Lijun, Lijun, let's stop making trouble first, don't push Dong Han to death." Yang Ye quickly begged for mercy.
“What does it mean to be exhausted?” Deng Lijun let Yang Ye go and asked strangely.
"Uh..." Yang Ye just remembered that there are no singles yet, and words like "dog food", he quickly said nonsense: "If I talk nonsense like this, why don't you stop!"
"Cunning !”
The three sat down to continue the discussion, and Yang Ye said that he would select 12 popular Song lyrics, compose them, and record them into a collection called "A Touch of Love".
Zheng Donghan felt that this album was so ancient that he could dress Teresa in ancient costumes and asked a photographer to take a photo album and make it into a picture album, which would be included with the album.
Teng Lijun also suggested that it is possible to draw a Chinese painting that complements each poem, so that a strong contrast can be formed between contemporary and classical paintings.
Yang Ye thought this suggestion was a good one and asked: "Lijun, I see there are many paintings by Lingnan painter Shan Boqin in your collection. How about we ask him to paint them?"
Three people After discussing for a long time, Zheng Donghan stayed for dinner before going back.
The result of this discussion was naturally that the number one specialty in the Chinese music world was born five years in advance.
How awesome is this album? After its release, sales exceeded five million copies, bringing Teresa Teng's career to its peak.
In the following forty years, it has been reprinted more than forty times, and has enjoyed everlasting popularity. It has been the first choice album for reissued albums by Universal Music Company over the years.
This album was also released to Japan, France, Germany and other places. It is called "the most dreamy album" in Japan. Its total sales volume cannot be calculated at all.
In the original time and space, the birth of this album was very tortuous. At the beginning, Singaporean advertising man Xie Hongzhong accidentally had the inspiration to compose the music of Li Houzhu's "Crying in the Night".
Then the idea of recording classical poetry and music into a record came up. After a year of hard work, no one was willing to do it.
Later, he met Zheng Donghan in Singapore. Zheng Donghan thought the idea was interesting and suggested that Teresa Teng sing. They found Teresa Teng, who liked it very much, so they invited the most powerful musicians in Hong Kong and Taiwan at the time, including Huang Zhan, Liu Jiachang and others to compose the album, which eventually became the number one Chinese music specialization.
But now, Yang Ye has taken all the credit for himself, hoping to create this god album with one person's efforts and create a myth for the opening of Baiyang Records.
This...is the happiness of Mr. Wenzhao!
(End of this chapter)