15 Chapter 14: Iron Dumbbell_1
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Holy crap, this young man!
Faced with Lin Yuanâs initiative to volunteer, Olâ Zhouâs gaze was as bizarre as everyone elseâs. His mouth slightly agape, he suddenly forgot to respond for a moment. The only thing still instinctively functioning was his brainâ
Was he just calculating money?
Was he just planning to give the singer a 0.5 share?
No famous singer would accept this kind of distribution ratio. Twenty percent of 0.5, this is a typical pittance, only small singers or newcomers who just debuted would accept such a low proportion of a songâs profitâ¦
No, no, no!
What the fuck is I thinking about?
Olâ Zhou tried hard to control his scattered thoughts and mildly convulsing mouth corner.
He cleared his throat gently, selecting his words: âItâs good for a young man to be energetic, but the job we have isnât something an average newbie can handle. Certainly, Lin Yuan, you are not an ordinary newbie, but we still need to pool our ideas. So, within a month, everyone send me a sample, including the others on the tenth floor. Everyone must hand in a sample.â
He couldnât dampen Lin Yuanâs enthusiasm.
With everyone else groaning in dismay, Lin Yuan stepped up to take on the challenging task of composing, a behavior worthy of encouragement. So thereâs no way for Olâ Zhou to utter any criticism.
As for the conversation between Lin Yuan and Zheng Jing in the group chat today, Olâ Zhou naturally was aware, but wouldnât blame Lin Yuan for it.
Because Olâ Zhou is well-acquainted with a few of the companyâs maestros.
All of the maestros have very strange personalities.
Take Zheng Jing for instance, sheâs a composer on maestro level, but she rarely composes on a day-to-day basis. Instead, she has a fierce passion for painting and has even privately funded her own art exhibitionâ
As if composing was just a side gig for her.
Although Lin Yuan was not a maestro, judging from the personality he had shown so far, there was not much difference between him and the maestros.
So Olâ Zhou wasnât fazed by it.
However, the reason this unorthodox newbie, whose personality has similarities with many maestros, was so proactive â was that born out of his passion for creation or the allure of the five million?
It seemed questionable no matter how he thought about it.
Well of course, although composing is for art, most people ultimately work for money, which is understandable.
However.
Lin Yuan whipping out a calculator to calculate the share at the meeting was probably a first in the history of Starlightâs composition department.
Not just Olâ Zhou.
Everyone in the conference room was full of questions but didnât know where to start.
Especially Wu Yong and Zheng Han, who sat on either of Lin Yuan, they were completely dumbfounded.
Everyone finally came to a conclusion when they thought about the way Lin Yuan talked to Zheng Jing in the group chat today:
A gifted young man, Xian Yu?
No, heâs just a simpleton.
With that thought, Lin Yuan suddenly seemed cute?
At the very least, he was genuine.
As everyone came to this realization, the room gradually erupted in laughter. The atmosphere in the meeting room relaxed, and even someone teased Lin Yuan, âDonât forget to treat us all to coffee when you get the bonus!â
âOkay.â
Lin Yuan hesitated for quite some time before finally agreeing.
Everyone burst out in more hearty laughter.
There was no mockery, on the contrary, everyoneâs laughter was filled with a sense of goodwill, especially the female members, their expressions were full of warmth.
Well, Lin Yuan is just a sophomore college kid, isnât he?
And a rather good-looking lad at that.
However, joking aside.
No one seems to believe that Lin Yuan would be able to win the contract.
Can a newbie, who is still learning sophomore basics, accomplish something that not even the ace arrangers of the tenth floor could?
Dream on.
In this conference room, no composer would deny the quality of âLife Like a Summer Flower.â
However, among those dozen plus arche composers, each held more than one successful song in their portfolio.
Any of those representative works in their portfolio could easily rival âLife Like a Summer Flowerâ in terms of success!
If not, how could they be the companyâs aces?
â¦
Lin Yuan, of course, didnât know what everyone was thinking. Right now, his mind was filled with the thought of earning five million, even though he could only take fifteen percent of those earnings.
After the meeting ended,
Lin Yuan didnât leave straight away. Instead, he asked Olâ Zhou, who was packing up, âDirector, where do I find singers?â
âSingers?â
Olâ Zhou frowned and said, âArenât you planning to take Qi Continentâs task? Your primary task now should be writing the song. If you come up with a good song, then you can look for a singer. If the song you write isnât up to standard, then whatâs the point of looking for a singer now?â
Olâ Zhou didnât really hold out any hope for Lin Yuan to write a good song.
But he hoped Lin Yuan would grasp the basic order of creating a song.
After all, he had high hopes for Lin Yuan; given that his song, âLife Like A Summer Flowerâ showed promising potential, which is why he insisted on requesting Ms. Zhao for Lin Yuan.
âSo, how do I find a singer after writing a good song?â
Lin Yuan had no choice but to ask for a fallback plan. He couldnât possibly reveal that he had already written the song, could he?
That would be too suspicious.
After some thought, Olâ Zhou said, âUsually, if you want to find a singer to collaborate with, youâll need to contact the artist department and fill out a form. If youâre looking to collaborate with some of the top-tier artistes in the company, youâd definitely need to apply in advance, and then I would personally communicate with themâ¦â
Lin Yuan nodded.
Olâ Zhou seemed to recall something and said, âI almost forgot about your relationship with Ms. Zhao. Even if the contract isnât approved, if you really want to release a song, just look for Ms. Zhao. Sheâs in charge of all the singers in the company, but thatâs provided your song passes the companyâs review and is worth releasing!â
âOh.â
Lin Yuan nodded.
After leaving the conference room, he returned to his seat and immediately called Ms. Zhao to enquire about finding a singer.
âLooking for a singer?â
Ms. Zhao laughed, âI didnât expect you to be so prolificâ you have new work already? Alright, tell me, what kind of singer are you looking for?â
âIâm looking forâ¦â
Ms. Zhao interrupted Lin Yuan, âNever mind, Iâll send some information and audio samples of our newer singers who arenât busy lately to your email. With your understanding of music, you should be able to find the right person. Once you find someone, leave the rest to me. As for top-tier singersâ¦â
âWhat about top-tier singers?â
âTop-tier singers have high standards for songs.â
âHow high?â
âLetâs put it this way: unless the song you write can match the level of âLife Like A Summer Flowerâ, they basically wouldnât consider it. Typically, top-tier singers look for the companyâs top composers for songs. After all, theyâre top-tier singers, and their income isnât something second-tier singers can compare to.â
Lin Yuan was wary, âIncome?â
Ms. Zhao laughed, âYou donât think all singers only take 0.5% of 20%, right? Thatâs the price for small-time singers. For those highly sought-after singers, their share would be higher, almost splitting evenly with the composer. For the top singers, their share can be 1.5% of 20%, leaving only 0.5% for the composer.â
âI need a tool!â
Lin Yuanâs train of thought immediately cleared.
Ms. Zhao couldnât help laughing, âYou really have been led astray by that group in the composing department. I wonder who was the first to call the singers from our artist department tools. But let me remind you, some songs arenât easily held to by minor singers. In the future, as you grow, you shouldnât refuse to collaborate with big-name singers just over income.â
âAlright.â
Lin Yuan said, âThank you, Ms. Zhao.â
Ms. Zhao said, âNo need to thank, goodbye.â
A few minutes later, a large number of audios arrived in Lin Yuanâs email. The material and audio of a total of 106 people were included in it.
Let the work begin.
Lin Yuan put on his headphones and started listening to the vocals of these 106 people one by one.
Unlike âLife Like A Summer Flowerâ.
The song âBig Fishâ that Lin Yuan wanted to release couldnât just be sung well by any random person.
Well, definitely not Sun Yaohuo.
After all, not everyone is Zhou Shen.
Lin Yuan wasnât confident that he could immediately find such a pleasant voice, so he had to scout for candidates beforehand.
In case he didnât find anyone, he had a fallback plan.
That was to find a female singer whose vocal range was similar to the original singerâs, and use some technical means to make up for itâ
Get to know the million-dollar sound engineer.