If he wrote high-quality songs with the stars and the sea, recorded them in an album, and then used his own fame, it would be no problem for this album to sell four or five platinum records.
When Cheng Shufen heard that she would be the one to host all of Deng Lijun's concerts in Hong Kong, her heartache instantly eased. She thought quickly and thought about the pros and cons of the matter.
Cheng Shufen nodded and agreed, saying, "I can continue to arrange Mandarin songs for you with Xingchen Haihai.
However, Xingchen Dahai mentioned in the letter that the rights to the lyrics and music belong to him. Also, you've all seen the quality of the songs Xingchen Dahai wrote, so I'm offering him the highest price in the industry: 60,000 yuan for nine songs."
Cheng Shufen quietly raised the price of composing the lyrics for "Starry Sea" by 15,000 yuan. After all, the money was paid by the other party, so it felt good to use other people's money to do a favor.
Sixty thousand yuan in 1976 was a huge fortune, equivalent to the purchasing power of millions or even tens of millions in later generations. However, for people like Cheng Shufen and Deng Lijun in Hong Kong, such a small amount of money was nothing.
"Money is no problem, and it's also no problem if the copyright of the lyrics and music belongs to Xingchen Dahai." Deng Li agreed to these two requests without even thinking about it.
“Okay, before the album is released, we will formally sign a contract regarding the copyright and fees of the lyrics and music.
These seas of stars are entirely under my charge." Cheng Shufen smiled with satisfaction.
This time, she was looking forward to Xingchen Haihai’s reply.
"Sister Cheng, Xingchen Dahai is not from Hong Kong, right?" After finishing the business, Deng Lijun asked indirectly.
"Yes, that's right, so it's inconvenient to contact us. It takes one or two months to communicate back and forth." Cheng Shufen did not hide anything. Some information can be found out by anyone who is interested.
"I'm really curious about who this Starry Sea is."
"We'll have a chance to meet each other later."
........。
By the time Zhang Qiurui received Cheng Shufen's reply, it was already the end of July.
Zhang Qiurui and her friends had already had their summer vacation and went back to the production team to earn work points.
The Zhang family knew that Zhang Qiurui had good grades. Not only did he win first place in an essay writing competition, but he was also personally invited by the principal of Yucai High School to enroll without taking an entrance exam. He had a bright future ahead of him. After graduating from high school, he could at least become an employee, or at least make money by writing articles.
Zhou Guihua is now satisfied with every aspect of her little girl: she is filial, has a good personality, is good at studying, can write articles for publication in newspapers, and can make money.
Therefore, after Zhang Qiurui returned to the production brigade, she did not require her daughter to earn work points. If you want to, you can go. If you don’t want to, just stay at home and study, and occasionally help with housework.
As for the mushrooms in the county, her second sister-in-law, third brother, and third sister-in-law took care of them, so she and Mingqi didn't have to worry about them.
At noon that day, Zhang Wenmin suddenly came back.
"Third brother, why did you come back suddenly? Have you eaten?" At noon that day, when the Zhang family was preparing to eat, Zhang Qiurui asked with some surprise when she saw her third brother come home.
"Not yet? I'm delivering a letter to you. Don't you have time to eat?" Zhang Wenmin wiped the sweat from his forehead and handed the letter he brought back from the county today to Zhang Qiurui.
Zhang Mingqi also had the good sense to pour water and serve rice to her third uncle.
"Thank you, Third Brother." When Zhang Qiurui saw two letters, she didn't know what she was thinking about. She quickly took them and a look of joy appeared on her face.
"Qiu Rui, Ming Qi, Ming Ren should go to the county to study. If Ming Ren should be asked to work, let him do it. If he refuses, come back and tell me, and I will deal with him.
"Mingqi, you should also pay attention to your brother's grades. Don't waste money and learn nothing." Gao Erping admonished her sister-in-law and daughter during the meal.
“Don’t worry, Mom, I will take care of Mingren.
Besides, there isn't much work to do in the county, and Second Aunt has almost finished it all." Zhang Mingqi nodded sensibly.
"I've finished my meal and am going back to my room." After receiving the letter from her third brother, Zhang Qiurui was still thinking about reading it. She quickly ate a few mouthfuls of rice, finished her meal, went back to her room, sat at the desk, and first opened the letter written to her by People's Literature.
The letter talked a lot about how after the publication of "The Convenience Store of Sorrow", readers were discussing the novel enthusiastically, and letters flew to the editorial department like snowflakes, and the staff of the editorial department were very busy.
Although "The Garland at the Foot of the Mountain" did not receive as much response as "The Convenience Store of Sorrow", it still resonated with many readers. Many letters contained deep respect and remembrance for the heroes.
The letter also complimented himself, and the implicit meaning was nothing more than two words: commissioned article.
In fact, Zhang Qiurui had already written the manuscript for People's Literature.
"The Chief Justice of the Great Song Dynasty" has eight chapters and eight short stories, totaling 180,000 words. I also wrote a letter to People's Literature, saying that my inspiration has run out and I have to go out and look for inspiration. I will not publish any new works this year.
After writing the letter and putting the manuscript of "The Chief Justice of the Great Song Dynasty" in it, Zhang Qiurui opened the letter sent by Cheng Shufen with a little excitement.
Cheng Shufen wrote back to her, and the first part of the letter mentioned 60,000 yuan for writing lyrics and composing music, which made Zhang Qiurui happy. The letter also stated that Cheng Shufen was willing to find newspapers and magazines in Hong Kong to publish her novel.
There was also a contract for Deng Lijun to sing Mandarin songs. In addition, Cheng Shufen also wanted to sign herself as a full-time lyricist and composer for Huaxing. The letter also revealed that Huaxing wanted to set up a record department to sign singers, and asked herself what she meant.
After reading to the end, Zhang Qiurui realized that Cheng Shufen was trying to trick him.
What I mean is, after I sign the singer, can you still write more popular songs to support the singer's development?
If it works, Huaxing will set up a record department and sign singers. If not, then forget it.
Zhang Qiurui couldn't help but smile confidently. She wasn't limited to just a few songs; her musical library held countless classics waiting to be presented to the world.
Zhang Qiurui took out a pen and paper, thought carefully for a moment, and then began to write back to Cheng Shufen.
Zhang Qiurui directly refused, saying that he would not sign with Huaxing for the time being, considering his age and distance, but he tactfully told Cheng Shufen that he might sign with her in the future, but now was not the best time.
As for Huaxing, it can sign a singer and set up a record department, preferably signing one man and one woman. If a suitable singer cannot be found, Zhang Qiurui also suggested that Cheng Shufen could go to the singing competition held by Hong Kong Radio to select potential newcomers.
Newcomers have strong shaping abilities and huge potential, and can be trained by themselves.
Zhang Qiurui remembered that someone won the runner-up in last year's ATV Asia Singing Contest and then made his debut.
In later life, Zhang Qiurui admired him more, but after various things happened, he died young. In later life, he did not sign Cheng Shufen at first, and he was always tepid. After signing Cheng Shufen, he soared to fame.
If he had signed a contract with Cheng Shufen at the beginning of this life, perhaps his future situation would be completely different.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com