Dongshan has played the role of 429 copyright again

In the entertainment industry, singers and actors make more money, in fact, this is a topic that has been debated, actors can get a salary of 10 million US dollars for a movie, but it is difficult for singers to sell 100 million copies of an album, and even if they sell 100 million copies, they will have to be divided into dividends, and it will be even more rare in the hands of singers.

In fact, strictly speaking, if a singer has a good business, he will make more money than an actor in the short term, and an actor will make more money in the long run. The income of a singer is generally divided into three parts, albums, concerts and advertisements.

The first is the album income, which is the same as the theory of the movie box office, the album income must be shared by the distributor, the producer, the singer, the distributor and other parts, generally speaking, the singer's share is between 5% and 20% 'wave', and the remaining part is divided among other links. Album revenue is the main source of revenue for record companies, but for artists, album revenue is the most basic and only a small part of the total revenue.

If a singer wants to rely on albums to make money, it is estimated that he will starve to death, and the real money is made in the latter two areas.

In the European and American entertainment circles, artists rarely take on advertisements directly, because artists generally believe that advertising is detrimental to their image, and before the 21st century, artists taking on advertisements were even considered a degenerate and cheap expression, even after entering the 21st century, there are still not many artists who are willing to appear in advertisements. So the singer's advertising is mainly about product placement, similar to shooting a music video using a car of a certain brand, or a sponsor of a concert tour, and making their songs the background music of the advertisement, this type of advertising can often bring huge income to the singer, which is not inferior to the salary of second-tier actors.

Concerts have always been the most profitable part of singers, a six-to-nine-month tour, the income is very easy to cross the threshold of 10 million 'door', and it refers to the singer's income after deducting all aspects of dividends, and even many popular concerts, the number and time will be extended, the attendance rate is guaranteed, and it is not impossible to earn more than 100 million. In addition to concert tours, large and small commercial performances are also a large share of the revenue.

Therefore, singers never release albums to make money, but to win enough attention to prepare for the subsequent advertisements and concerts. At this point, in fact, the model is the same as that of the film production company, because the box office dividends of the film production company need to be shared with the distributor, the theater chain, and the crew, so there is not much left of the box office in the hands of the film production company, and the ability to protect the capital is earned, and the real money made by the film production company is the follow-up video tape rental, cable TV replay, and peripheral products, which accounts for almost 80% of the income of the film production company. The same goes for singers.

There is one exception, and that is copyright income. Copyright is a very special part, as a kind of intellectual property, the copyright owner has full rights to dispose of the work, and the income is naturally part of it. First of all, there will be a fee for copyright in the process of album production, which is divided between the distribution company and the songwriter; Secondly, in the process of disseminating the song, whether it is broadcast on the radio, on television, or in movies or advertisements, simply put, as long as the song is played in any public place, the corresponding copyright fee must be paid, and this fee belongs to the copyright owner.

The most famous example in music circles is the "Happy Birthday Song", which can earn an average of one million dollars a year, so that the copyright owner Sámi Publishing can have an additional income every year, and in 1988, Sámi Publishing sold the remaining 22 years of the copyright to Warner Communications for a high price of 28 million dollars, and the copyright income generated by the song will go to the latter in the future.

Therefore, copyright is basically equal to money. This is also the reason why EMI Records will set up the "door" of the record department and the "door" of the copyright department, and with the rise of the Internet era, the value of copyright is getting higher and higher.

In 1985, Michael Jackson became the owner of the Beatles rights to Apple Records Appie. record), which bought the rights to the Beatles' songs for $50 million; By 201, the copyrights were worth $700 million, and Michael had to sell them for cash in order to ease his bankrupt brokerage. This shows the infinite value hidden in copyright.

In terms of copyright income, it is generally divided into two parts, distribution royalties and performance royalties, the distribution royalties are divided equally between the songwriter and the distribution company, and the ratio of 50% to 50% is the legal hard "sex" provision, in order to protect the rights and interests of songwriters; Performance royalties are divided between the song performer, the record label and the distribution company, and this part can be negotiated, and generally speaking, this part of the income of the song performer will 'wave' between 5% and 25%.

In Roger's opinion, it is already great for a rookie band like Glory to Die to have 5% of the performance royalty, but now Henry actually proposed to own 25% of the royalty, which really surprised Roger. But what is even more unexpected is still to come, Glory to Death has registered all the copyrights, which makes people fall through the glasses.

It's too bold for an underground rock band to let go of registering the copyright of the songs they wrote. You know, many underground rock bands don't have enough to eat, where do they have spare money to register copyrights, and registering copyrights costs a lot of money, and they have to pay a certain fee every year. No band can be sure if they have a tomorrow, and who wants to 'spend' an unnecessary sum of money to register a copyright? Most underground rock bands have a work ethic and disdain to plagiarize or plagiarize other people's creations, so even if they don't have a registered copyright, they rarely have a creative dispute

But glory to death is not according to common sense, but it can be seen that the band's self-confidence may of course be as an actor Hugo has so much money that there is no place to 'spend', so now Roger must consider, because this issue involves the production of the entire album, whether he wants to use Hugo as the album producer? If the answer is yes, then the proportion of royalties will definitely go up a bit relatively speaking; If the answer is no, the royalty percentage will go down, but will the overall quality of the album not be guaranteed enough?

Roger had to register the copyright from Hugo for this action, hoping to get a glimpse of the addition of "second chances (. ba。 annger)", how many excellent tracks the band has that deserves the company's investment. The increase in the proportion of performance royalties is actually a trust in the results of the album after its release, and Roger needs to make accurate judgments.

In fact, Henry has been paving the way for the Glory to Death band to win more benefits from the beginning, provided that he has absolute trust in the strength of the band, so he has increased the weight of the band in Roger's mind step by step for the camp, and the ultimate goal is to be able to grab a large piece of 'meat' from the performance royalties. The reason is very simple, the higher the band's income, the higher the 'draw' of his agent, of course, and of course, Henry is also adding weight to his own signing glory to death.

Hugo was well aware of the importance of these large corporations and Roger's vigilance, but even so, Henry quietly completed the paving and gradually approached his ultimate goal. It was interesting to stand on the sidelines and watch Henry's negotiation process, and sure enough, the 'confrontation' of smart people could not see the 'spark'.

Roger groaned for a moment and gave his answer, "Ten percent." ”

There is no need for Roger to make a decision today, he can let the band go back, dry the band for a few days, and then fight for more initiative for the company, after all, the band is just a newcomer, but EMI Records is one of the top five record companies in the world, they have such capital, but Roger doesn't want to do it. The main reason is that the glory to death is on the news of the "New York Times" today, which of the competitors of EMI Records is not a human 'spirit', and Henry's connections are wide enough, it is not difficult to change a company, if there are other competitors to join, it is the band that takes the initiative.

This is also the reason why Roger is now in a slightly awkward and passive position.

Henry shook his head, he looked at Roger nonchalantly, "How many years have we known each other, are you sure we're going to slowly tug of war one hundred, one percent?" There's a bunch of young people watching. Henry has always spoken at this rhythm and in this tone, but at this time it is full of ridiculous bad taste, which makes people laugh, "Well, fifteen percent, but we only sign a contract for one record." ”

"You're kidding me, aren't you?" Roger didn't even think about it, and directly refused, "Fifteen percent, three record contracts." After he finished speaking, Henry sneered directly, but Roger's expression did not change much, and he thought about it carefully, "Two record contracts." "That's the bottom line for EMI Records, and if Henry doesn't agree again, Roger would rather look at the cards in the hands of his competitors.

Henry pursed his lips, obviously still not satisfied with the result, but he raised his eyes and glanced at Hugo, who saw the 'shrewdness' in Henry's eyes. Hugo immediately realized that this condition was luxurious for a rookie band, and Hugo listened to Henry say, "The decision is yours, what do you think?" ”

Roger was a little surprised, Henry was willing to give the decision to the band himself, which is really rare, generally speaking, after the band and the agent negotiated, the agent negotiated the conditions, and the band was dissatisfied with the situation and then discussed after going back, of course, the rookie band is basically the agent in charge.

But Henry's next sentence made Roger's jaw dislocate, "I'm not your agent anyway." ”

Daddy, the negotiations just now are all ...... Wasted? Roger knew that he was completely swept away by Henry.

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