Chapter 44: Win-Win

"Xu Bo."

Dong Yu repeated this ordinary name softly, and a wonderful feeling rose in her heart.

Through Lu Chen's narration, the image of a wandering singer who was free and unrestrained was clearly outlined in her mind.

In his forties and fifties, he still had no place to live, no savings and no home. He had a beard and a face full of frost and vicissitudes. He wore a set of ragged clothes and old pants, holding a guitar worth less than three hundred yuan and singing in the wind: "If one day, I leave quietly, please bury me in this spring!"

All doubts seemed to have answers.

Sister Na said with emotion: "I really want to meet this person, Xiao Lu, and invite him to the bar if I have a chance."

Lu Chen smiled and said: "I don't know where he is now, and I don't even have his phone number."

Qin Hanyang regretted: "What a pity!"

It's really a pity!

Dong Yu and Su Qingmei looked at each other, and the former said decisively: "Blue Lotus, 200,000, we want all the copyrights, of course the right of authorship is still yours."

The price of 200,000 for a song is really high, reaching the level of industry bigwigs, and it is really incredible for a newcomer.

But Lu Chen is wise in that the condition he proposed is to buy out all the copyrights, which means that other interests involved in this song will have nothing to do with him after the buyout, and he will not enjoy any benefits.

A good song, especially a classic work, is actually a small gold mine. As long as you are good at mining, you can create a lot of wealth.

It can be used as the main song of an album, or directly released as a single, it can be made into a ringtone download, and at the same time, it can be paid for network authorization. If you are lucky enough to be noticed by a film and television company, it can be used as a theme song.

In addition, there are adaptations and covers. Powerful music entertainment companies can squeeze the value of a song to the extreme!

The most important thing is the influence on the singer himself.

It used to be common for a song to make a singer, and it still exists now!

If Lu Chen gave up these rights, then the price of 200,000 yuan would become acceptable. You know, those industry bigwigs and even many songwriters would ask for the right to share the profits and retain part of the copyright.

He nodded and said, "That's what I want."

Lu Chen certainly knew the importance of copyright, but for him at present, those long-term benefits were too vague. It was really unrealistic for a newcomer to share the cake of an entertainment media company.

The shrewd "glasses girl" in front of him would never agree to the profit-sharing terms.

So it was enough for Lu Chen to ask for a tough price, and through this transaction, he had established his own high-end signboard in the circle. If others wanted to buy songs from him, please refer to it!

How embarrassed are you to take out 30,000 or 50,000 yuan?

No matter how many good songs Lu Chen remembered, he would not sell them cheaply, and he would even ask for a share in the future!

Dong Yu acted very neatly. After finalizing the deal, she immediately called her company's lawyer and signed a formal contract on the spot.

After the signature was completed, the after-tax amount of 200,000 yuan was immediately deposited into Lu Chen's bank account.

Lu Chen borrowed a laptop from the other party, logged into the "Greater China Music Library" account, and transferred the copyright of "Blue Lotus" to Qingyu Media Company through the online platform, thus completing the entire transaction.

Although the fees of "Greater China Music Library" are high, its service is really thoughtful and complete. Even if Lu Chen transferred the copyright for the first time, it only took a few minutes to complete it.

This also made Dong Yu and others look at him with a higher opinion, because very few newcomers are willing to spend money to register the copyright in "Greater China Music Library" because they cannot guarantee that their works can earn back the price they paid.

Lu Chen is bold and ambitious, but his mind is meticulous and meticulous, and he has considered all aspects.

Such a young man has a bright future!

"Happy cooperation!"

Dong Yu stood up and took the initiative to extend her hand to Lu Chen: "If you have any good songs in the future, please give priority to Qingyu Media!"

Lu Chen shook hands with her and smiled: "Happy cooperation, Qingyu Media is a powerful and courageous company, I look forward to working with you again."

It doesn't cost money to say nice things, so Lu Chen is of course happy to make a good relationship with the other party.

In the circle, connections are really important.

So he pretended not to see Su Qingmei who was sitting next to him and rolling her eyes.

Among the people present, Gan Kai was the happiest. With this song "Blue Lotus" and the two famous works originally invited as the basis, publishing and producing an album is really not a dream.

For countless singers and bands in Beijing, releasing an album is probably a lifelong dream!

So he also stood up and expressed his goodwill to Lu Chen.

The atmosphere at the table was harmonious. Chang Wei held champagne and said to Chen Jianhao with a smile: "Old Chen, we have finished the discussion. Now it's your turn. We have paid so much. How much are you going to give Xiao Lu for the song "Spring"?"

Originally, this matter was between Lu Chen and Chen Jianhao, and there was no need to discuss it here.

But Chang Wei had a grudge against Chen Jianhao. If Chen Jianhao had not expressed his support for Lu Chen on the spot and given Lu Chen enough confidence, then Qingyu Media might have won both songs, or would not have to pay such a high price to buy "Blue Lotus".

Chang Wei and Qingyu Media have a vested interest.

So Boss Chang wanted to squeeze Chen Jianhao and deliberately let him set a price. Anyway, he couldn't get it cheap!

Dong Yu, Su Qingmei and others were also very curious.

Even Lu Chen couldn't say it now.

He was a person who clearly distinguished between gratitude and resentment. He sold "Spring" to Forget-Me-Not first of all to thank Chen Jianhao for giving him a job with a good income when he was in the most difficult time.

Of course it won't be given away for free, and Chen Jianhao won't take it for free. As for the price, it's really negotiable.

Lu Chen only needs to sing the song "Spring" once. It's too vicissitudes and not suitable for young singers. Even if he can interpret it well enough with the help of Xu Bo's memory, it's not his style after all.

Giving it to Chen Jianhao is also giving it to Qin Hanyang and the Wandering Band, taking care of all aspects of favors.

But now that Chang Wei has directly dragged it out, Lu Chen can't say that I have to sell it cheaply, wouldn't that be squeezing Chen Jianhao with the former?

But what kind of person is Chen Jianhao, how could he be stumped by such a small trick of Chang Wei?

He smiled and said, "It's vulgar to talk about money. I'm not going to pay a penny."

The light counterattack made everyone stunned.

If I don't pay a penny, will I take it for free?

Chen Jianhao immediately revealed the answer: "Xiao Lu, didn't you say you wanted shares of Forget Me Not? Then I will exchange 5% of Forget Me Not shares for this song, how about that?"

5% Forget Me Not shares!

This answer was so unexpected that even Lu Chen didn't expect it.

Lu Chen did say he wanted to buy some shares of Forget Me Not from Chen Jianhao, but it was just a joke at the time. It was his way of expressing his willingness to remember his roots, but Chen Jianhao actually remembered it.

Chang Wei was stunned for a moment, then gave Chen Jianhao a thumbs up: "Old Chen, that's great!"

Among the people present, he undoubtedly knew Chen Jianhao best.

If the Forget Me Not Bar is counted as fixed assets, it is only one or two million at most, because the venue is rented, unlike Blue Lotus, which owns the land, so 5% is really not much.

But Chen Jianhao has been running the bar for so long, and the bar has always been doing well, with a fixed and loyal customer base.

If he transfers the bar now, there will definitely be people vying for three or four million, and the net profit will be hundreds of thousands a year!

5% of the shares may not sound like much, but it is a long-term benefit.

Chen Jianhao is willing to give up some shares to Lu Chen, obviously not to buy "Spring", because Chen Jianhao can easily pay hundreds of thousands of dollars, his real intention is to keep Lu Chen.

Keeping people does not mean letting Lu Chen sing in the Forget-Me-Not Grass all the time, that is simply impossible, but to use Lu Chen's signboard to enhance the reputation of the Forget-Me-Not Grass bar!

The brighter Lu Chen's future is in the future, the more light Forget-Me-Not Grass and Chen Jianhao will get.

And all he has to pay is 5% of the shares.

A win-win deal!

Chen Jianhao smiled and asked Dong Yu, "Boss Dong, can I borrow your lawyer to draft a contract?"

Dong Yu certainly would not refuse this small request.

She also admired Chen Jianhao - there are still dragons lurking in the underworld!

Sister Na smiled at Lu Chen and said, "Congratulations, Boss Lu!"

Lu Chen smiled bitterly, feeling like he was being forced to do something he was not supposed to do.

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(End of this chapter)