Rebirth of the Almighty Internet Celebrity

Chapter 104 The Divine Comedy Wholesale

"The film's box office prospects are bleak. At this point, there is no way to remedy it."

Wu Xia analyzed very pragmatically: "If I were you, the only thing I would consider at this time is not to increase the promotion of the film, which is 'don't cry without seeing the coffin'. It is different from expanding the loss..."

"As long as you still have a little conscience, you should stop all promotion of the film. Cut off all expenses for the film. For example, behaviors such as spending a lot of money to buy the 'theme song' for the film can be stopped!"

Liang Teng was dumbfounded.

He stared straight at Wu Xia.I thought, "What is wrong with her? I signaled her to negotiate a higher price for the song with Hua Yishan. But she was encouraging Hua Yishan not to buy the theme song of the movie at a high price. Because the movie is destined to In the case of blood loss, if you spend an extra dime on the film, you will lose an extra dime..."

"It's not that these reasons are wrong. But which side do you stand on, General Manager Wu? Others can persuade Hua Yishan like this. But when you Wu Xia said this in front of me, doesn't your conscience ache? "

The more I think about it, the more uncomfortable I feel.Even if Wu Xia was the most pleasing beauty Liang Teng had ever seen, Liang Teng still couldn't bear it.

Forget it once, but Wu Xia is not a "first-time offender" in Liang Teng's mind, but a "repeat offender".He always remembered how she quickly produced the first video of "Little Liang Building a House" behind his back.

That time, I was magnanimous and didn't care about her.What else is she not satisfied with?What else do you want?

"I set my heart on the moon, but the moon shines on the ditch." This is what Liang Teng is feeling at the moment.

It can be seen from this that Liang Teng's resentment towards Wu Xia was not eliminated, but only suppressed.

Of course Wu Xia wouldn't be short-circuited and say something like that.

She knew Hua Yishan too well.

Hua Yishan's personality is too strong, and she will never do that kind of "give up halfway".

Even if she knew that the movie she was filming was going to be a loss, she would still work hard until the last moment when the movie was removed from theaters.

Not to mention the post-production publicity of the movie, it costs the investor's money, so it's relatively painless to lose money.Even if it was Hua Yishan's own private money, she would not shrink back because of this, and turned to desperately reducing the promotional expenses.

Wu Xia didn't just make this judgment based on "intuition".

There is solid evidence to prove Wu Xia's judgment on Hua Yishan.

For example, in order to buy the movie theme song composed by Liang Teng, Hua Yishan flew over directly by plane.Isn't that enough to explain the problem?
Is that the performance of a person who gave up on himself and gave up promoting movies?
If you don't give up the movie, what should you do?

That nine-year-old dog-blood movie really does not see any signs of a box office hit.

Wu Xia stood in Hua Yishan's perspective, thinking carefully about what to do next?
The final conclusion reached was surprisingly consistent with Hua Yishan's: it must win in overseas film festival awards!

The most authoritative overseas film award, the Academy Awards, has never been won by a domestic director.Among them, there are various factors such as art, concept, political, political interference, and appreciation, which can be described as many obstacles.Wu Xia didn't think Hua Yishan, a new director, could break through many obstacles with a bad film and win the Oscar against the sky.

The remaining one with the most weight, which some domestic directors have won, is the Grand Prize at the Naguna Film Festival.

Wu Xia conducted an in-depth analysis of the awards set up by the Guna Film Festival one by one, and it seemed that Hua Yishan had no hope of winning.There is no hope at all.

When thinking about the last "Best Original Music" award, Wu Xia's heart moved, and his thoughts suddenly became clear.

She guessed right away, how Hua Yishan will fight for her movie in the end.

That's why Wu Xia has unparalleled confidence in Liang Teng's movie theme song, so she can easily see through Hua Yishan's true thoughts.

Knowing this, Wu Xia can confidently and boldly encourage Hua Yishan to reduce all publicity expenses with a sense of ridicule.

The last conscience must be preserved, and for the film investor, if you can save a dollar, you can save an extra dollar.

Although Hua Yishan is not afraid of Wu Xia knowing, her goal is to use the "Best Original Music Award" at the "Guna Film Festival" as the last "figure leaf" for the film.

But with Hua Yishan's strong character, of course, the less people know about this kind of thing, the better.

Liang Teng and Principal Li are relatively strangers; Qi Dahai and Qi Qi's father and daughter are more familiar, and Hua Yishan knows that they belong to the type of big mouth who can't hide their words...

So besides Wu Xia, Hua Yishan doesn't want anyone else to know her true intentions.

When Wu Xia spoke insincerely, advising her not to "waste money buying theme songs for movies", Hua Yishan put on a serious expression seemingly solemnly, but in fact replied insincerely: "I was lucky to grow up in a wealthy family. We got rid of the shackles of money early on. Shouldn’t we work hard to pursue our ideals? If we care about the gains and losses in everything, how can we be worthy of our background?!”

Wu Xia wasn't surprised by her answer, but she had to put on a shocked expression.

This kind of disguise is a test of the acting skills of Miss Wu who is usually very honest.

"What do you mean, do you continue to buy the theme song at a high price for the movie you directed?"

"It's not just the theme song that needs to be purchased at a high price," Hua Yishan sang high-pitched: "I will complete all post-work related to the film, such as publicity and promotion, according to the highest standards. I will try my best not to leave any regrets."

Qi Dahai thought to himself: You don't have any regrets, but the investors will die of regrets.Why did you blindly choose you as the director?

Hua Yishan said loudly: "The audience can choose not to watch my movie. But I will not give up the last faint hope for the movie!"

Wu Xia looked touched, turned her head to Liang Teng and said, "Director Liang, seeing my good friend's perseverance in art, see if you can write a few more songs for her."

"In addition to the theme song that I have already written half of, the movie also has an ending song, an interlude, background music, and a cappella song sung by the male and female protagonists in the play... why don't you write them all. This is also regarded as Finally save a movie of my good friend!"

"Ah." Liang Teng was surprised that Wu Xia would make such a suggestion.

I didn't know what to say for a while.

Hua Yishan also looked at Wu Xia in surprise.

She carefully looked at Wu Xia's expression at the moment.

"Wu Xia has always been ice-snow and smart. She must not have seen through my true intentions. No matter what, she must win the 'Best Original Music' award at the 'Guna Film Festival' for the film!? Otherwise, why would she be so enthusiastic to greet me?" Bao Dalan, want this guy named 'Liang Teng' to contract all the music production for my movie?!"

Hua Yishan kept paying attention to Wu Xia's expression repeatedly, but she really couldn't see her true thoughts.

Hua Yishan couldn't help but wondered in her heart again: Could it be that she really just felt that she had to help me improve the quality of the movie within the scope of her ability.Did you suggest that Liang Teng contract all the music production for the movie?

Thinking of this possibility, Hua Yishan swallowed back the rejection words "Other soundtracks for the movie have been decided" that had just come to her lips.

No matter, no matter whether Wu Xia has seen through her movie or not, she is targeting "the best original music at the Guna Film Festival". As long as he makes a move, he will definitely surpass the original soundtrack of the movie.

If Wu Xia had been touting someone else, Hua Yishan might not have chosen to believe her vision so soon.

But Wu Xia strongly recommended Liang Teng.Liang Teng has already composed half of the movie theme song, and Hua Yishan has also listened to half of the theme song.There are only two words for this feeling: "Shocking"!
Judging from Hua Yishan's perspective, although she has only listened to half of Liang Teng's songs, that half of the divine song alone surpasses all the "soundtracks" that have been preliminarily determined for the movie.

Not afraid of not knowing the goods, but afraid of comparing goods.

In the beginning, the soundtrack of the film was like the "appendix" in the human body. If there is more, there is no more, and if there is less, there is no less. Therefore, Hua Yishan did not intend to waste too much time and money on film soundtrack.Hua Yishan mainly plans to use the budget for film music for the "theme song".

As for the other accompaniments, they are just fine.

In a sense, Hua Yishan is not a playboy who doesn't understand housekeeping at all.

It's a pity that people's calculations are not as good as heaven's calculations. Now the movie's box office is in jeopardy. Only the soundtrack is left, and there is still a glimmer of hope to win the "Best Music Award".

The situation has changed so rapidly, Hua Yishan naturally has to adapt to the changes. "Advancing with the times" has increased investment in film soundtracks.

If Liang Teng, a musical genius and songwriting geek, did not appear, Hua Yishan's efforts to win the "Best Original Music Award" overseas may be just a waste of time.

However, Liang Teng, who was carrying the stunning Divine Comedy, appeared, which made Hua Yishan see that she was getting closer to the international award than ever before.

The local advantage in an unfavorable situation is so obvious.

Hua Yishan can't grasp the last straw that God left her, that's her own problem.Stop complaining and complaining about others! ! !
After figuring out this key point, to be honest, Hua Yishan was really moved.

So even though she had doubts about Liang Teng's virtue in her heart, Hua Yishan recognized his talent in lyrics and music as early as when she first heard half of the Divine Comedy.

If she can really convince this guy to contract all the music production for the movie, Hua Yishan feels that her chances of winning the "Best Original Music Award at the Guna Film Festival" will increase by more than a hundred times.

Don't know if this guy is charging a high price?

Hua Yishan never thought that someone would help you for free.Not even for Wu Xia's sake.

"I am very satisfied with the movie theme song written by Boss Liang. Now I only see half of it. If Boss Liang can complete the whole theme song within a week, I can sell it according to the popular song "Mouse Loves Rice" The price, to pay you."

Hua Yishan no longer deliberately avoided the topic of "movie theme song".

Previously, it was emphasized that the movie box office may be terrible. This prediction not only reflects the objective facts, but also a strategy of "price negotiation".

Seeing that the movie box office itself is hard to guarantee, most people will ask you to pay a high price for the theme song regardless of the reality?

Hua Yishan did not want to lower the price of the Divine Comedy, but she had to be wary of Liang Teng "having the Divine Comedy" and asking her to pay a high price uncontrollably.

Later, Wu Xia proposed to subcontract all the soundtracks of the movie to Liang Teng. In this way, the scope of cooperation will be wider, and to a certain extent, it will be guaranteed that the Divine Comedy, which is the "movie theme song", will not be sold at a low price or be too expensive.

So Hua Yishan stopped hiding it and offered to test Liang Teng's reserve price.

Wu Xia really doesn't know much about many trivial matters in the entertainment industry.

Hearing Hua Yishan's quoted price, Wu Xia couldn't help muttering: "Is "Mouse Loves Rice" an online song? Then how much did it sell for after transferring the copyright? Such an ugly song title probably didn't sell for much. Refer to it? It’s not okay to sell it too cheap. This is the theme song of a movie, and it’s also a masterpiece of genius that can become the Divine Comedy in my mind. Selling it cheap is a sin, and it’s disrespectful to the Divine Comedy!”

Before Hua Yishan could speak, Liang Teng interrupted and said, "I remember that the copyright of "Mouse Loves Rice" seems to have been sold for 500 million yuan."

Wu Xia stopped talking immediately.

What Hua Yishan meant was to use 500 million yuan to buy the copyright of the movie's theme song.

This price was actually within Wu Xia's initial estimate.She originally wanted to negotiate with her best friend on the basis of the "reserve price of 500 million."

If the negotiation results are optimistic, a premium of 1.5 times to more than 700 million is possible.

But Hua Yishan already has an intuition that the probability of the movie hitting the market is as high as [-]%, and she has turned her energy to competing for the "Best Original Music Award at the Wana Film Festival".

This means that she will definitely ask Liang Teng to compose all the soundtracks for the film in the end.

The overall soundtrack will not require you to reach the super high level of "theme song" for each song.But even if the other soundtracks are relatively inferior, they will give a rather high price (the details need to be discussed).Therefore, in terms of the transfer price of the theme song, there is no need to raise it so high.

Hua Yishan smiled: "Wu Xia, don't you pay much attention to songs that become popular on the Internet? Although this song "Rat Loves Rice" doesn't sound special, it became popular when it became popular. It only became popular after it became popular. The transfer of copyright makes it easy to value.”

"Boss Liang's theme song for the film, we all think it is more than a lot of popular songs. But after all, before it is released on the market, I don't know if it will really be popular? In the film and music circles, it is an example of whether it is a hit or not. Not a few."

Wu Xia said confidently: "What you are talking about is an example of an ordinary good song. The classic divine comedy written by Director Liang has reached the point where there are no 'accidents'. It is destined to be popular. And it is not an ordinary one."

"I'm also optimistic about this song, so I offered a copyright transfer fee of 500 million before it was tested by the market." Hua Yishan made a special reminder.

Wu Xia thought for a while, and thought to herself that Dong Liang had entrusted her to act as an agent for the transfer of music copyright from the very beginning.Now even if he saw the intended buyer, he didn't say a word about the money and let me negotiate the price.This trust cannot be betrayed.

Thinking of this, Wu Xia simply quoted a copyright transfer price of 600 million.

Regardless of whether the other party accepted it or not, Wu Xia sold the "Divine Comedy" at the price offered by the other party without even raising the price. It made Director Liang feel like you didn't do your best at all.

If the price is raised, even if the other party refuses to agree.It is also the result of your hard work.Dong Liang is also easy to accept.

In addition, if you raise the price here, and the other party still closes the deal at the price you gave before, you will definitely feel that you have taken advantage.As for the prices of the other "movie soundtracks" we will talk about next, we will naturally give you a favorable price.It won't get too stuck.

But quite unexpectedly, Hua Yishan didn't hesitate too much about Wu Xia's offer of "600 million" movie theme song.

He bowed his head for a little thought, then nodded in agreement.

She only emphasized one point, as long as she guarantees to complete the creation of the entire song within seven days, she will buy the theme song at a price of 600 million.If you have no objection, you can draw up a contract after dinner and sign the transfer agreement.

After signing the music copyright transfer agreement, the money can be transferred immediately.There is no problem with a one-time payment of 600 million.Hua Yishan expressed that she completely believed in Wu Xia.

Liang Teng was a little overjoyed that a song could really sell for 600 million.

Of course, he is not ignorant of some singers who can sell millions of copies of their records with just one popular song.That profit reached tens of millions.So I spent millions of dollars on songs, and still made a lot of money.

The point is, without having worked with you before and not knowing how much profit your song can generate, few companies or individuals are willing to spend millions to buy a song.

If it wasn't for Wu Xia's relationship with Hua Yishan, a "high-quality buyer", and her own special requirements for songs, it would not be so easy to sell a song for a sky-high price.

In addition, Liang Teng's "Divine Comedy" came easily.Not to mention selling 600 million, Liang Teng would be quite satisfied if he could sell it for more than [-] million.

After all, there are still a lot of "Divine Comedies" that Wu Xia will be optimistic about in his mind. If he can find a long-term and stable buyer, Liang Teng really doesn't mind offering a "wholesale price".

Liang Teng said to Hua Yishan solemnly: "Don't worry. It won't take a week. I guarantee that I can finish the entire song within three days. And the quality and quantity will be guaranteed."

"That's good." Hua Yishan nodded.

Wu Xia is also satisfied that a song can sell 600 million.

At this moment, she felt that she had finally created some wealth for the company.In the past, although he gave advice to the company, and even used Liang Teng's name to rush to produce and publish the first phase of "Xiaoliang Building a House", but all of these were nothing more than small troubles.

Now that he finally completed a "600 million business", Wu Xia felt that he was worthy of Director Liang's trust and his annual salary of one million.

Wu Xia hit the iron while the iron was hot, and asked again: "What about subcontracting all the soundtracks for the movie? Are you willing to subcontract all of them to Director Liang? If you agree, what will the price be?"

"Of course I believe in Boss Liang's talent in music creation. Without an amazing talent, it is impossible to create such a shocking theme song."

Hua Yishan said slightly hesitantly: "It's just a matter of composing so many songs at once, and the writing time is still very tight. In this case, the quality of the songs created will probably be high or low. This is normal. , it has absolutely nothing to do with Boss Liang’s level. But just because the situation is complicated, it is difficult for me to give an estimate.”

"It's okay. Let's talk slowly about a price that everyone can accept."

Wu Xia said: "The quality is high or low, which involves the issue of investment risk. Risks are everywhere, and it's not just about buying songs. Right? As long as you are willing to sit down and talk, you can always reach a happy result. .”

"That's good." Hua Yishan said: "Then let me tell you how many pieces of soundtrack are needed. An 'ending song' is definitely unavoidable. A piece of background music is definitely indispensable. The male and female protagonists need each For a song that expresses your mood, you can send screenshots of this part of the video to Boss Liang to help stimulate creative inspiration... I think it is necessary to create four more songs."

Wu Xia tentatively said: "Do you need Director Liang to compose four more songs? You use a lot of songs, and you have had good cooperation before. Otherwise, Director Liang will write all the remaining four songs for you." [-]% off? How about it?"

Hua Yishan looked at her with the eyes of a weak and intelligent child: "420% discount, 1680 million per song. Four songs are [-] million. Do you think it is possible?"

Wu Xia was a little embarrassed.

But he still insisted: "You don't know that Liang Dong wrote songs entirely out of interest. Originally, he wrote two or three songs out of interest in a year. He had to create four or five songs in one go within a very short period of time. The first high-quality song is a kind of suffering, a kind of creation that exposes the liver. More than 400 million songs are really not expensive."

Hua Yishan said indifferently: "They can all have the level of the theme song, it's really not expensive. It can be called a 'cheap sale'."

Wu Xia stopped talking.

No matter how confident she is in Liang Teng, she can't guarantee that he can create five "divine comedies" in a short period of time.

In Wu Xia's impression, the [-] version of "Dream of Red Mansions" has dozens of accompanying songs, large and small, all of which have reached the "classic" level.Not a single song was written.

But for those dozens of accompanying songs, the creation of the songwriters lasted seven or eight years.

How much time can I give Liang Teng to compose songs now?
There will definitely be seven or eight days.

No matter how much, it's hard to say.

"Then give me a price. How much can I get for these four soundtracks?" Wu Xia threw the problem back.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was silence in the box.

Wu Xia and Hua Yishan fell into silence for a moment.

This is a difficult problem.

To "quote" without seeing the song, it's hard.

Liang Teng had been watching the scene for 5 minutes, and he spoke slowly.

With a low voice that contains a sense of vicissitudes, he sang a cappella in a low voice:

"Wandering, on the road, do you want to go? Fragile, proud, that was my appearance..."

Hua Yishan and Wu Xia suddenly heard him singing a cappella, and felt a sense of inexplicability.

"Boiling, restless, where am I going? Mysterious, silent, are you really listening to the story?"

Hua Yishan, Wu Xia, Qi Dahai, Qi Qi, and Principal Li all suddenly came to their senses: Liang Teng is composing a song!

But why does this song sound a bit weird?

Qi Dahai, Qi Qi, and Principal Li found it a bit difficult to accept: they were singing a cappella before, but listening to it, it’s okay to call it “singing softly”.

It doesn't seem like singing, the style of the song is too weird.

These few people heard that a song by Liang Teng was under their noses, and it sold for a high price of 600 million. In the middle, it must be very pleasant to hear.

I not only envy Liang Teng's creative talent, but also his ability to attract money!
However, soon there was an opportunity to listen to Liang Teng's songs with his own ears.

But why Liang Teng composed and sang this song on the spot, weird?

Hua Yishan and Wu Xia's music appreciation level is far higher than the three of them.

As soon as I heard the beginning of Liang Teng's singing, I was fascinated by it.

In his previous life, Liang Teng may have been in tune with the interpretation of this song because of his own experience. It feels like this song was specially composed for him.

This song has always been one of his favorite songs.

Although Liang Teng hadn't sung this song for a long time, he only sang a few lines now, and soon he became emotional, and he sang with great concentration——

"I have crossed mountains and seas, and I have also crossed mountains and seas of people. Everything I once owned has disappeared like smoke in a blink of an eye. I have been disappointed and lost all directions. Until I see the ordinary, that is the only answer."

"When you're still fantasizing about your tomorrow, will she be better? Or worse? It's another day for me."

"I once destroyed everything about me, I just wanted to leave forever. I once fell into the boundless darkness, trying to struggle and couldn't extricate myself. I used to be like you, like him, like the wild grass and wild flowers. Desperate, longing, and crying Smiling ordinary..."

"I have asked all over the world, but I have never gotten an answer... Somehow this is me, the only way to go, time is speechless, like this, tomorrow is already here. The road blown by the wind is still far away, yours Where did the story go?"

After singing, Liang Teng was still immersed in a faint sadness for a long time.

Difficult to extricate themselves.

Qi Dahai, Qi Qi, and Principal Li, the three vulgar bastards, only know how to appreciate the most upbeat part of the song—"I have crossed mountains and seas, and I have also crossed mountains and seas of people. Everything I once owned is gone in a blink of an eye Floating like smoke. I was once disappointed and lost all direction. Until I saw the ordinary, that was the only answer."

Listening to this song, they all trembled, and there was an indescribable depression.

The rest of the lyrics were sung a cappella like recitation, but they didn't quite appreciate it, and it felt weird.

He must be very surprised: Why is there such a huge gap between the essential part and the "foreshadowing part"?
Hua Yishan and Wu Xia could hear the whole song enigmatically, and felt extremely shocked.

Although they were born into wealthy families, they encountered many setbacks after leaving society.And if you have experienced frustration, this song will be particularly easy to resonate with.

Wu Xia couldn't help but muttered: "It's so well written. It can definitely be called a classic. Did you write Dong Liang's song before?"

Liang Teng said cheekily: "That's right. It was created when I fell into a trough in my life."

"600."

Hua Yishan exhaled suddenly, and said to Liang Teng and Wu Xia seriously: "Sign this song with a price of 600 million. I want to use it as the ending song. If the other three songs can reach this level , I will not be stingy with money."

(End of this chapter)