Chapter 87 Shooting an MV

  The Huaxia Music Original Competition, which has been going on for several months, officially came to an end with Zhou Yifan winning the championship.

  Media reviews, the biggest gain of this competition is probably the appearance of Zhou Mi Fan. This ordinary singer with no background and no power added a bright landscape to the entire 2012 Federation.

  "Congratulations, congratulations."

  Zheng Wenhao and Sun Li sent congratulations to Zhou Yifan on PP information.

  "Thank you."

  When he saw himself getting the championship, Zhou Fan was equally excited.

  Of course, he was excited, but it wasn't because of this honor. He was thinking about whether these 10 million could be transferred to his account quickly.

  Probably thinking of Zhou Fan's thoughts, Zheng Wenhao directly said, "Later I will ask the finance to transfer 1 million to your card."

  "Zheng Ge, you are really a parasite in my stomach."

  Zhou Fan burst out laughing.

  "Haha, looks like you're short of money, we won't delay you here."

  Zheng Wenhao burst out laughing.

  He's not a petty person, thinking back to how Zhou Fan had borrowed money from them before, he felt that Zhou Yifan shouldn't have much money. Plus, as an ordinary person, in terms of creation and other aspects, he also needs a large sum of money. Transferring 1 million yuan early on would be considered giving Zhou Fan a good impression. Moreover, Zhou Yifan's appearance has been very helpful to their Huaxia Music Originals website, so this 1 million yuan is well spent.

  "By the way, have you considered plans for the future?"

  At this time, Zheng Wenhao asked about Zhou Yifan.

  "There isn't much consideration for this at the moment."

  Zhou Fan didn't tell the truth.

  He had actually thought it through, and at the beginning of next year's spring break, Zhou Fan would take a leave from school and travel around China for half a year. By the time of the college entrance exams, he would be back. The reason for making this decision was that on one hand, Zhou Fan wasn't too familiar with this world yet, and he wanted to find an opportunity to explore it. On the other hand, Zhou Fan also wanted to use this half-year period to gain inspiration for his own creations.

  Of course, this can't be said to Zheng Wenhao.

  "Hey, brother, I think you should consider the long-term. After all, this Huaxia Music Competition is just your first stop. It can even be said that it's not even the first stop, it's just a network. To truly enter the music circle and become an artist, you should arrange your future time well."

  "Ah, thanks for reminding me, Brother Zheng, I will."

  Zhou Fan nodded.

  "Alright, that's too far ahead, I won't mention it. Everything in the future still depends on yourself. Now let me tell you about some near-term plans. We're planning to release a music album for you, what do you think?"

  "Album?"

  Zhou Fan didn't understand at first.

  "Of course, to become a real singer, no matter what, you must first release your own album. And the sales volume of the album has always determined the value of this singer. Although you haven't formally joined a record company, we also think that taking advantage of your current popularity, releasing your first album is a good idea. Moreover, with these four songs, "Lan Lian Hua", "When You're Old", and "Tong Nian", I guarantee they will definitely be bestsellers."

  At this point, Zheng Wenhao had a little excitement.

  These four songs, to be honest, each one can be a hit single for an album. Some well-known singers often have only one or two impressive songs out of ten or more, and the rest are just fillers. Even if they have good songs, they save them for the next album. Zheng Wenhao's intention was also like this, but thinking that Zhou Yifan had just debuted, he should make a big impact. Releasing four classic songs at once would likely have a great effect.

  "Okay, I agree to release the album."

  In his past life, he played music for decades and didn't release an album. A music album still has its appeal to Zhou Fan.

  "But..."

  "But what?"

  Zheng Wenhao hesitated for a moment, but still said, "What you want to say is the profit distribution issue on the album? Don't worry, since we have always chosen to cooperate before, then we will always be equal partners. The 50-50 split we mentioned earlier, our side currently has no opinion and will not have any opinions in the future."

  In fact, new artists entering a record company can't possibly have such a 55% share. New artists who have just entered the record company probably only get around 20-30% of the share. Of course, some well-known artists may even be able to take more than half, 70%, or 80% of the album's profits. However, if they take too much in this regard, then in other concerts and commercial activities, they will have to greatly reduce their share. Previously, Zhou Fan and Zheng Wenhao only had a cooperative intention, and it is unknown whether Zhou Yifan will cooperate with Zheng Wenhao in future concerts and commercial activities.

  It's precisely with this in mind that if it weren't for this, never mind 50%, even a profit of 70% or 80% would be released by Zheng Wenhao.

  "I don't have much of an opinion on this particular aspect."

  For this division, Zhou Fan was still relatively satisfied. Moreover, in this cooperation, he also had some recognition of Zheng Wenhao. After all, being able to sign such a relaxed cooperation with himself, probably except for Zheng Wenhao, there wouldn't be one in the entire Huaxia. Even in the entire Earth Federation, there wouldn't be one.

  "What did you say?"

  "What I want to say is that it's not convenient for me to shoot an MV."

  "Isn't it inconvenient to shoot an MV?"

  "This... isn't filming an MV, how can we release the album?"

  Zheng Wenhao retorted.

  Is it like releasing a cassette tape decades ago?

  If so, tapes are better without images, just record good sound is enough.

  Yes, cassette tapes were a symbol of an era, but that's all in the past. With the development of the times and technology, the era of cassette tapes has ended, and now it's the era of CDs. Of course, perhaps in the future, such CDs may also disappear. However, under a large number of copyright protections, records are still healthy.

  Of course, ordinary CDs do not have images. But when it comes to shooting MVs, that is the combination of image and sound, or can be called VCD, but now many people still call it CD discs.

  "Uh, that's not what I meant. What I'm saying is, I don't have to participate in the MV shoot, you can find someone else to film it. Or, we could just use some animated clips instead."

  Zhou Fan said weakly.

  He knew that this request he put forward was a bit excessive, after all, which MV shooting didn't have the director on set.

  "I really want to say, you're simply a monster."

  Zheng Wenhao couldn't understand why some singers didn't want to participate in MV shooting.

  To know this is not only a chance to make money, but also an opportunity to promote oneself.

  As long as these records sell well, the singer in the MV will become a popular star.

  If you don't take a photo, even if these songs are very popular, they probably won't know who you are.

  One day you go to attend a concert or something else, and fans don't even recognize you.

  "Sorry, Zheng Ge, I also know my request is a bit strange. How about we postpone the MV shoot for now and do it when I have time? Or, I can take less of the share, how about 30%?"

  Zhou Fan didn't want to become famous so quickly, now that he's famous, it will bring a lot of trouble for himself. However, Zhou Fan still feels that there are many things he needs to do. For example, he still needs to constantly enrich himself. Songs are just one aspect, apart from this, there is literature, and even more importantly, there are movies, TV... all these things, Zhou Fan needs to learn.

  If he suddenly became famous, Zhou Fan thought that if he went to focus on studying these things, it would instead bring a lot of trouble.

  After much deliberation, Zhou Fan still decided to temporarily resist the temptation of fame and not appear in the public eye for the time being.

  "Alas, I'm speechless. Who told me to know you? This time I'm unlucky, running into a scammer like you. If you're not coming, just don't come, I'll think of something on my end. As for the split, forget about 30-70, let's just do 50-50."

  Zheng Wenhao readily agreed, and Zhou Fan was overjoyed. "I really can't thank you enough, Brother Zheng."

  Zhou Fan burst out laughing wildly.

  It works this way too.

  Isn't this making a fortune without saying a word?

  Anyway, Zheng Wenhao was able to agree, and Zhou Fan was still very happy.

  "Oh, I almost forgot, C TV station wants to do a personal interview with you. Luckily I didn't agree, if I did and you didn't go, I'd lose face. Or should I just reject them for you?"

  "This one, if it's going on camera, I think I'll pass. However, if it's a written interview, I can still accept it."

  "Okay, I'll tell them later."

  Zheng Wenhao had no choice but to take Zhou Fan.

  I really don't know what Zhou Fan is thinking, a singer who doesn't want to be famous, this is just too strange.

  Is it really going to make a mysterious king popular in the future?

  Well, this doesn't seem bad either.

  After finishing the proper business with Zheng Wenhao, that afternoon, a C journalist added Zhou Fan on PP.

  "Hello, I'm a reporter from C TV station. The other day we did an episode of 'Our Childhood' and the public reaction was very good. Especially for your song 'Childhood', many people called to ask what the name of that song is."

  "Yes, I've watched this episode and it's done very well."

  To be honest, Zhou Fan didn't really have any feelings about it, but nice words can still be said.

  "Really? I originally wanted to come directly to your place and conduct a full interview with you. I believe many people will be interested."

  "This is a bit inconvenient for now, I'd rather not have an interview with cameras."

  Zhou Fan still refused.

  Even so, he knew that C television station had always been well-received.

  "What a pity, you don't know, your song 'Childhood' is being sung by everyone in the whole of China. Whether it's on the streets or in parks, whether it's in hospitals or schools. Especially in schools, elementary and middle schools, almost half of the music classes are teaching this song 'Childhood'. Can't you reconsider?"

  "Sorry, is it really inconvenient?"

  Zhou Fan was helpless.

  Opportunities like this are rare, but I can only bear with it.

  "Alright, let's get down to business."

  Seeing Zhou Fan's repeated refusal, C journalist had no choice but to conduct a written interview.

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